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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Sales of Vessels Reported.

Sales of vessel property employed in
traffic on Chesapeake bay and its trib-
utaries, recently made, were recorded
in the customhouse at Baltimore in
the past week as follows:
Three sixty-fourths of schooner Ed
win and Maud, IFS tons. from C. C.
Paul & Co. to Theodore H. Rohde, S.
Three quarters of schooner E. NJ
Skinner. seventy-two tons, from E.
Milton Skinner to Edgar NJ. Skinner,
IS; all of same from Edgar NJ. Skinner
to John L. MARITIME of fredericksburg,
Md. IS.
Gas schooner Delta, thirty-four tons,
from Allen r. Adams to the Charles
Wacker Company, S.
Schooner Rhoda Virginia, eighteen
tons. from James NJ. Monroe to Robert
Fisher, $500.
The Edwin and Maude and E. NJ
Skinner are we'll known traders to this
port,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
CARNIVAL IS PLANNED.
Arrangements Nearly Complete for
Fete at Silver Spring.

Arrangements are nearly complete
for carnival to be held for the toin,
benefit Of the Silver Spring volunteer
fire company and the Ladies' Co
operative Improvement Society of Sill
yer Spring, on the campus at Senator
Blair Lees home. opposite the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad station, Tues
day and Wednesday. from to - pm.
a military drill and sham battle will
be two OF the features Games and
contests, including foot races. sack and
potato races and pie-eating contest
also are on the program. Dancing will
be one Of the attractions, and the Girl
Scouts are TO give special drill and
demonstrate frst aid treatment
Booths of the nature generally found
at carnivals will be open. Admission
20 the grounds will be free In the
event Of rain the affair is to be post
poned one week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
SMALL FIRES REPORTED.
Children Believed to Have Started
One Playing With Matches.

Children playing with matches are
believed to have caused a fire in the
playroom on the second floor of the
home of ]. Cassin Howard, 1902 18th
street. last evening. About s25 damage
resulted.
An oil stove exploded yesterday after
noon in the home of Dennis Foley, I27
Anacostia road southeast. and caused
a fire which did about $50 damage. No
2 chemical engine company extin-
guished the flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals,

Schooner Centurian, at 18th street
wharf from Colonial Beach with empty
cases and bottles; schooner Josephine
Smith. light. at 18th street wharf to
load bricks and building material for
Nomini creek, Va; steamer Southland,
from Norfolk and Old Point to the Nor
folg and Washington Steamboat Com
pany; steamer Gratitude, from Potomac
wharves to the Potomac and Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company; United
States Army steamer Capt A. M.
Wetheril1, from Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt.
Departures.
Schooner S. T. White, light, from the
Eastern branch for a lower river point
after wood for this market; schooner
Oakland, lime from Alexandra for
Maryland point; powerboat Daisy, from
Alexandra for Pennington, Md, with
merchandise; steamer Northland for
Old Point and Norfolk; steamer North
CUMBERLAND for river wharves and Balti-
more; steamer Majestic for Potomac
landings as far as Nomini and Lower
Machodoc creeks; United States Army
steamer Wetherill, for Fort Hunt and
Fort Washington, with army stores and
passengers.
Tugs and lows.
Tug Louise of Baltimore is reported
due here with Standard Oil Company
barge laden with oil in bulk; tug Mi
nerva arrived at Georgetown with
lighters; tug Winship arrived with coal
boats bound up the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal; District of Columbia tug
Louise arrived towing lighters laden
with stone for public road work; tug
Herbert arrived at Georgetown with
sand and gravel laden lighters from
digging machines opposite Alexandria;
tug John Miller arrived in the Eastern
branch with sand and gravel laden
lighters: tug Eugenia arrived at Alex
dria with lighters.
Memoranda.
Schooner Mabel and Ruth will load
lumber at Newbern. N. c., for the deal
ers here; schooner Centurian is char
tered to load bricks at Alexandria for
Nomini creek points; schooner s. L.
Bowen has arrived at Maryland point
from this city; schooner Josephine Keas
turn; schooner Marsh. schooner Pryor
and sloop Ethel are in Nomini creek to
unload bricks and building material
from this city; schooner Joseph keas
is due here with cord wood from a
Potomac creek point; schooner Silver
Star Is loading lumber at a river shore
for the dealers here: schooner Bertha
May is due to sail from Potomac point
with cord wood for the dealers here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Two Homes Burglarized.

The home of John F. Jameson, 2231
Q street. was entered by a burglar
Yesterday. Members of the family are
out of the city and it is not known IL
anything was stolen. Entrance was
gained to the house by cutting a panel
in the front basement door.
Mrs. Annie Voght of apartment os.
216 New York avenue. reported some
one entered her apartment yesterday
and stole jewelry valued at about $40
Entrance was gained by means of a
duplicate key.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
TREATIES DISCUSSED
BY SENATE COMMITTEE
One Between This Country and Co.
lombia Not Likely to Be Rati-
fled at This Session.

The new political treaty between
Russia and Japan. the commercial con-
vention negotiated at Paris between
representatives of the European allies
to promote mutual trade welfare, and
the long pending treaty between the
United States and Colombia were sub
jects of consideration by the Senate
foreign relations committee yesterday.
With respect to the Colombian treaty
through which the United States would
pay to Colombia $4,000, 900 for the par
tition of Panama, members of the COM
mittee concluded that ratification at
this session of Congress would be i'm
possible Senator Stone. chairman of
the committee. said that a two-thirds
vote in favor of the treaty could not be
procured under any circumstances no
matter how much it's ratification is de-
sired by the administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Will of Julia A. Higgins Filed.

The will of Julia A. Higgins. dated
December IS, 1915, has been offered for
probate. She leaves SIS each to her
sons, John H. and James A. Higgins.
and $50 to her son James w. Higgins
The remaining estate Is left to her
Ethel M Higgins. Mrs. Jessie
c. jackson Is named as executrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Estate Nearly $1Oo.Coo.

The estate left by the late Dr. Francis
Sorrel is valued between $4,000 and
100000. according to the petition for
the probate of his will filed yesterday.
The estate consists entirely of stocks
and bonds. there being no real estate.
Attorney b. d. Boteler represents the
executors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Interest in New Treaty.

No action was taken on the new
foreign treaties. but the committee
evinced much interest in the Russian
Japanese alliance. Reports thus far re-
ceived indicate there is nothing in the
treaty which would endanger the in
tegrity or the open-door in China, but
Definite information regarding all de-
tails of the alliance is awaited.
The trade treaty negotiated by the
European allies at Paris, which is di-
rected chiefly against the commercial
interests of the central powers, may
have an effect upon the foreign trade of
the United States. For this reason the
foreign relations committee is anxious
that the State Department forward as
soon as possible a complete copy of the
treaty. The President was requested
more than a week ago in resolution
to communicate to the Senate as early
as practicable all facts that may be OBJ
tanned relating to the agreement and
how it may affect the interests of the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
The Star by Mail

~E sure to have The Evsnin1
and Sunday Star follow you.
- In most cases The Star viii
os at the breakfast table the
next morning, and always give
all Of the latest news from WASH
ington OF the day before. The
address may be changed a. fire.
qusntly as desired by giving the
old as well a. the now address.
The price of The Star by mail
daily and Sunday 10 90 cents per
month, In advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
The Vacation You Are Planning

will be delightful and beneficial il
spent in the glorious mountains of
western North Carolina. Asheville and
other resorts in Land of the Sky"
$1,000 round trip. Special excursion July
2S- Limit, 8 days. Southern railway
Consult agents for details.-Advertise
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Tug Edith G. winship in Service.

Repair work to the tug Edith God
dard Winship has been completed at
Georgetown. and the vessel has re-
turned to service towing coal-laden
boats for the Consolidation Coal Com
pauy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

Flowers for July Weddings.
Beautiful flowers and artistic decora-
lions furnished by Guide, 1914 St.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
P. T. Moran Booked for Address.

P. T. Moran, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce, has accepted an invi-
tation to deliver an address at a tour
nament to be held in Mclean, Va, Au-
gust /. Five thousand or more persons
are expected to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
To Garry Live Fish.

The car is specially designed for car
rying live fish long distances. In the
center of it, running lengthwise on
each side, are insulated tanks with a
total capacity for 100 ten-gallon cans
in which to transport fish. During
transportation the fish will be furnished
with oxygen and fresh water by means
of air and water pumps. operated by
six-horsepower steam boiler. The boiler
will also furnish heat to the car, but
in addition to this Independent heating
system the usual train attachment for
heating the car from the locomotive is
provided for.
Tanks for carrying a reserve water
supply are located beneath the car, and
an ice box of a capacity of one ton of
ice provided. In addition to the facili-
ties for the transportation of fish the
car is fitted with living accommoda-
tons for a crew of five men. a cooks
galley. an Office and space for dining
room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
Rev. ]. M. E. Mckee Convalescing.

a patient in Garfield Hospital for the
past three weeks. is now convalescent
and expects to return home at a very
early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
SPECIAL CAR De LUKE
TO CARRY LIVE FISH
One Built for Bureau of Fisheries
and Is Now at Union Station.
Entirely of Steel.

new special steel car de luxe has
recently been put into commission by
the bureau of fisheries, and now awaits
the first shipment of the favored few
Of the flnny tribe at the Union station.
The car was delivered to the bureau
and accepted in May, but has since
been at Wilmington, Del, installing
special equipment preparatory to being
placed in commission. A crew of FIVE
men will be assigned to the car at
Washington, they being transferred
from one of the old wooden cars which
has been in the service of the bureau
for twenty-five years.
The car is entirely of steel. includ-
ing all interior bulkheads. partitions.
doors, berths, lockers and water tanks,
and is thoroughly insulated by the
latest improved method to insure
against heat and cold. 1t has a length
of sixty feet one-half inch over ends of
body plates. and standard width of
ten feet. The weight of the car with
equipment is 100000 pounds. and is
designed to carry a load of $4,000
pounds including water, fuel. ice and
other supplies, making it's total weight
when loaded 1875, 900 pounds, or ninety
two and one-half tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09
CITY ITEMS.

Don't Delay Longer I'm Sending Your
carpets and rugs to Conger's to be thor
oughly cleaned and stored for summer
months. Phone w. SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-09

Water Color Papers. Schmidt. 1922 18th.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
WOMEN WILL SUPPORT
HUGHES FOR PRESIDENT

women will inevitably win the undy.
women voters. Will the democrats
give this great opportunity to the re-
publican party?"
Miss Martin is directing efforts to
raise $780, ,GG0 campaign fund for the
womans party. Anticipating no sat
isfactory action from the democrats.
Miss Martin stated that plans have
been practically completed for
vigorous campaign by the woman's
party in the twelve suffrage states in
favor of the republican party.
81 myself am a democrat" said
Miss Martin. Il would like to vote for
President Wilson. But as a member
of the woman's party my first inter-
est is to secure national woman suf.
frage."
Two organizers of the woman's
party and of the congressional union
for woman suffrage have actually
been at work for months in each of
the equal suffrage states. One is in
charge of state headquarters and
works in cooperation with the state
and congressional district chairmen.
The second organizer travels around
the state and arranges meetings for
corps Of speakers routed from na-
tional headquarters in Chicago.
Miss Martin expects the conference
of the woman's party in Colorado
Springs August 1912 formally to de-
clare for Hughes. Afterward the
woman's campaign will be directly
pointed to help elect him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
THE FIRST CONGRESSWOMAN
MAY COME FROM KANSAS

parties. She sought the nomination
on the democratic ticket out of sheer
gratitude she says.
'"The democrats gave the Kansas
women the franchise and / could not
do anything else than be democrat;
besides 1 don't believe in the tariff
anyhow" she said.
DR.. Harding was born in Springfield,
Ohio, in 1859. Her girlhood was spent
in Lafayette, Indiana. In 1882 she
was graduated from the Hahneman
Medical college, Chicago and at once
came to Topeka, where she has been
foremost among Kansas reformers.
"E have been a suffragette for fifty.
nine years, my parents knew Susan B..
Anthony intimately and I could not
have been anything else had wanted
to-" DR.. Harding declared. Il have
never married and am thankful for
that, too. 1t is such terrible risk
While have the name Of being q
very brave woman. was never brave
enough to take cruise on the sea OF
matrimony"
II DR.. Harding is nominated, she
will campaign against u. r. Anthony,
Leavenworth, who the republicans
have named for congress from the
first district.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
Interstate Commerce Commis.
sion Makes Decision in. ILL
nois Passenger Fare
Case,
BRIDGE TOLLS FIGURE IN
Rates Arc Held Unreasonable Bo
tween ke0ic6< and 1llinois
Points. on tho
Alna.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3@The Bust.
ness Mems League Of St Louis won
most Of its contentious In the Illinois.
passenger fare case, decided by tho
interstate commerce commission to-
day.
The decision viii result in sweeping
reductions OF passenger fares through
out Illinois.
The commission held:
Passenger fares between st. Louis
and Illinois points are unreasonable.
insofar as they exceed q "a cents
per mile basis, plus q reasonable toll
for crossing the Mississippi river.
Existing bridge tolls for crossing
| Mississippi at st. Louis and at Keo-
kuk, Iowa, are reasonable
Passenger fares between st. Louis
and Illinois points are prejudicial to
st. Louis in favor of East st. Louis
to the extent that they exceed fares
between East st. Louis and the sa-;,
Illinois points by more than rea:on-
able bridge toll.
Bridge tolls excluded, fares be-
tween ST. Louis and Illinois points
are prejudicial to st. LOUIS in favor
of Chicago.
Keokuk fares are decided as fol.
lows:
Between KeOkuk and Illinois points
fares held unreasonable In SO far as
they exceed "a cents per mile basis,
plus the Mississippi river toll.
Fares to Illinois points are prejudf-
cial to Keokuk to the exteut that they
exceed the fares from points opposite
Keokuk to the same points, by moro
than reasonable bridge toll.
Bridge tolls excluded, the fares be.
| tween Keokuk and Illinois points are
prejudicial to Keokuk In favor OF
Chicago where the distances are prac-
tically equal
The intrastate intermediate passen-
ger fares on the Santa Fe between
Chicago, st. Louis and Keokuk are
held to impose an unlawful burden on
| interstate commerce.
The carriers are ordered to remove
the determinations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
". Eva Harding, Reformer
and Suffragette, Perhaps
Received Nomination.

TOPEKA, Kansas, August 3.-Dr.
Eva Harding. leading woman physi.
.lan in Topeka, Kansas, reformer, suf-
ragette since babyhood and first wo-
man seeker for the nomination for
congress, wondered today If she real.
" had been nominated. The Kansas
PRIMARIES were held two days ago but
tne count has been so close and SO
SLOW that the official count probably
VIII be necessary to decide the con-
test.
would like to know IL have
peen nominated" Dr. Harding told the
united Press this morning when in.
,ormed that the race was still close.
Topeka minister. Rev. H. j. Cor.
VINE. is DR.. Harding's opponent for
he democratic nomination in the first
confessional district
". Harding is the first woman to
seek the nomination for United States
Ongress on either of the two major
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
Contribution of $10O, 900 is to
be Made to the
Republicans.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 3-One hun
dred thousand dollars and the in
fluence of the national woman's
party will be cast into the balance in
favor of Chas. E. Hughes and against
President Wilson, if the democrats
fail to pass a suffrage amendment at
the present session of congress. Miss
Martin, of the womanis party, stated
to the United Press today:
1--WE must judge the democratic
party on its performance and the re-
publican party on its promises. Just
as we hold President Wilson to a
strict accountability for his suffrage
record, so we viii hold Governor
Hughes to his promise of national
suffrage if he is elected.
''The leaders of the woman's party
are no babes in the woods. We real
ize that politics and hope of victory
may have had great deal to do
with the change in Governor Hughes
toward favoring national suffrage.
But we have not even a promise from
the democrats.
1--WE have every confidence that as
leader of his party, Governor Hughes
will keep his word. The party that
secures the political freedom Of all
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
COMING STRIKE
IS A MENACE
Threatened Trouble is Problem
Which President is At
tempting to
Solve.
CONFERENCE Is CALLED
Nation Wide Tic up Of Transportation
VIII Rescuit II the
Mon Cult
Work.
CONFERENCE Is CALLED
CBy Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correapondant

[By Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a prob
lem, tremendously dangerous in
both It's economic and political as
pects," faces President Wilson j.
the threatened strike of 100000 rail-
road trainmen, according to admin.
1stratfon officials today.
The matter is now directly before
the president in the form OF a letter
from Chairman Harry A. Wheeler, of
the railway committee Of the United
States chamber Of commerce. The
letter urges an inquiry on behalf Of
the administration to Investigate the
impending crisis. Scores OF informal
requests for action also have been
received.
However until the trainmen's strike
vote is counted-expected August =
the president probably will decide no
course of action.
From an economic standpoint, the
strike, If called, would assume cat
aclysmic proportions in the belief of
officials here. 1t would completely
tie up freight traffic throughout the
country, ha1ting grain shipments,
food and supplies of all kinds to an
extent and with results impossible to
forecast.
The smaller towns would suffer
most it is believed-particularly those
who are not self supporting or with
in territory supplying food. Min
ing towns, where supplies for only
two or three days are kept, would be
in immediate danger Of starvation or
complete business collapse as Its
people left for other points. Losses
according to government officials
would mount into hundreds Of mil
lions Of dollars.
From a political standpoint, the
presidents position in attempting to
bring about an adjustment of the diff
ficulty is full of dynamite" accord
ing to his advisors.
President Wilson today requested a
conference with Commission Cham
bers Of the United States board of
mediation and concilation, presum-
ably to discuss the threatened strike
Of the big four brotherhoods Of rail-
way men which would cause a ma
tion-wide tie UP Of transportation.
The trainmen say they won't arbi-
trat and the railroads say they won't
yield: Should the president, by shirt
sleeve diplomacy, demand arbitration,
he would face resentment of several
hundred thousand laboring men.
If he fails to bring about arbitrar
ton or settlement, he will find him
self faced by paralyzed Transports
tion system resulting in tremendous
business confusion and vast suffer
ing.
Hence, friends Of the president are
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
ANOTHER RAID
BY zEPPEL|NS
Squadron Of Six or Seven Air
ships Hurled Bombs
Down on East
England.
NO DAMAGE REPORTED
British Official Report says Raid
Was Without Results and
One ship Was
Damaged.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-The fourth Ger
man air raid on British east counties
occurred early today and like previ-
GUS excursions Of like character, re-
suited in little damage, according to
first Official reports.
Six or seven Zeppelins formed the
squadron. They dropped "a consider
able number" Of bombs, according to
the war Office statement, but exact
reports of any damage have not yet
been received. 1t is reported one Of
the raiders was hit and badly dam
aged by anti-air craft guns.
British patrols sighted the Zeppe-
Inns very coon after they reached
points over British soil and anti-air
craft guns opened at once The dirig-
ibles flew at heights of from 5000 to
5000 feet.
In the fourth air raid II less than
seven days. British patrols were able
to sight the aerial invaders before
they passed over British soil. Warn
ings were sent broadcast over all the
east coast counties long before the
dirigibles appeared over head.
The nights air raid damage was
astonishingly small" said statement
from the war Office later in the day.
mine horses were killed and three in
jured."
The official statement said the
counties OF Norfolk, Suffolk, Esse:
and Kent were all visited by the air
raiders. At only one point did they
penetrate far inland. About eighty
bombs were dropped in all, at what
military object or objects was not ap-
parent. British crews operating anti
aircraft guns claimed one or two hits
of the Zeppelins."