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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-06
PoWYS CANCELS LECTURES
BLAMES LOEB GAG RULE


BLAMES LOEB GAG RULE
Gag rule of Jacob M. Loeb and
other trustees of the Hebrew insti-
tute is challenged again. John Cow
per PoWys came to town yesterday
and found out all about how Loeb,
with others, had barred the doors and
shut out speakers and audience from
the Schmidt-Kaplan meeting last Au-
gust. So then Powys called up Phil
ip L. Seman, secretary of the insti-
tute, and said:
Cancel my dates for lectures at
the Hebrew institute. 1 have learned
the facts and l must refuse to appear
on your platform so long as its pres
ent policy obtains of suppressing the
freedom of speech"
In the West Side auditorium last
night an audience of 300 had come
to hear Powys. who has pulled cash
from the University of Chicago and
from Harvard and Yale, also from
Oxford university, England, as star
platform man. l. B. Lipson, one of
the trustees who voted with Jake
Loeb to keep out organized labor
speakers from the institute, told the
audience that Powys had fancied
grievance and would not speak.
That the president of the school
board of Chicago, powerful politi-
clan, should go as far as Jake Loeb
did in the Schmidt-Kaplan meeting
was a surprise to Lecturer Powys.
He learned that all arrangements
had been made for a meeting in the
Hebrew institute, where speakers
we're to tell the story of the Schmidt
Kaplan case as it looks to the struc-
tural ironworkers' union. Trustees
of the institute issued sudden order
that no such meeting should be held.
A big crowd found the doors locked
and the meeting shut off.
Powys learned that Jacob LIE Bos-
ky, one of the trustees of the Hebrew
institute, had resigned, after sending
a hot letter tO tho other fr11ctnpc cav
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-06
BITS OF NEWS

U. G. Des Portes, banker, Winns-
boro, S. c., came to Chicago with his
wife in search of health. Both dead
of heart disease two days after ar
rival.
First train run over new 81" eIeva-
ton between Wilson and Howard avs.
today.
Mrs. Frank Buck, who writes dra-
matte criticism for the Daily News
under name of Amy Leslie, being sued
for divorce by husband, who charges
cruelty.
VIM. Burkhardt, reputy commits
sioner of public works, operated on
for appendicitis.
Serious delays on all 81" lines this
morning result of air brakes freezing
under sudden temperature drop.
-O-O--~.>
The Christmas mail was IS to 40
per cent greater in volume this year
than ever before, according to reports
to the postoffice department.
1870
Bay City, Mich.-Pitcher king"
Cole of New York Yanks died at his
home here today of cancer of lungs,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-06
MINE OWNERS FAIL TO SHOW UP
MAY RESULT IN STRIKE

Absence of Western Pennsylvania
coal mine operators from conference
of miners and operators of four
states held at Great Northern hotel
today promoted doubts of settlement
of new wage scale in time to prevent
strike in bituminous fields. New
scale must be signed by April to pre-
vent general walkout.
Pres. John White, miners union,
is doubtful of successful adjustment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Turks Report Killing
of 1000 British and
5000 Russ Soldiers

CONSTANTINOPLE. February Il, via
London. f2:33 p.m.-The losses of one
of the British expeditions in Mesopo-
tamia in battle with the Turks near
Ratiha. west of Korna. amounted to
1000 officers and men, according to an
official announcement given out by the
Turkish war department under date of
February Is.
The statement also says that the Rus
slams lost 5000 men in killed in three
day battle on the Caucasian front.
The text of the statement follows:
"Irak front-One of our seaplanes
few over the enemy artillery positions
at kut-E1-Amara. successfully drop
ping twelve bombs. which had great
effect.
AFTER his defeat In the battle near
Batiha. west of Korna. the enemy left
many dead on his road of retreat. The
enemy losses in that battle as estab-
lished UP to the present amounted to
1000 men and 800 animals
Caucasian front: In the fighting
which has been in progress during the
last three days despite cold weather
and snow the enemy lost 5000 dead
"Dardanelles: A cruiser. a monitor
and torpedo boat of the enemy on
February 13 fired twenty shells on
Tekke Burnu and then withdrew before
the fire of our coast batteries. The fire
of the warships did no damage.
Near Alden, in the woods between
Sheik Hosman and Eluaile. an enemy
reconneitering detachment was am
pushed. nearly all the men being killed.
Those who escaped fled in the direction
of Sheik Hosman, leaving behind all
their baggage,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
NOT PERMITTED TO VOTE
AT THE PARTY PRIMARIES
Court Denies Illinois Women Right
to Aid in Choosing National
Convention Delegates.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, February IL
Women of Illinois are denied the right to
vote for delegates and alternates to ma
tional nominating conventions, state CEN
trail and precinct committeeman. in dec-
sion handed down by the state supreme
court.
The decision held that although the leg
islature had the right to give women slf-
frase it had not yet done so. and it was
not within the province OF the court TO
write the privilege into the law.
The decision was made in denying the
petition for a writ of mahdan1us filed by
]. r. Garrettson of Springfield against
Charles w. Byers. clerk of Sangamon
county. to force him to put the names
of candidates for these Offices on the
womens ballots.
The date of the primaries at which nat
tional convention delegates are to be
chosen is April II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17

ton of the Black sea, which enabled
the army to receive q plentiful supply
of provisions and munitions. The num-
her of men garrisoning the Turkish
position before the recent retreat
of the Turkish army was estimated
at 10000. These numbers are believed
to have been considerably augmented
by the falling back of the Turks upon
this position.
1t was before Erzerum that the Rus
slams suffered defeat in the Russo
Turkish war. Since then strong line
OF forts has been constructed on the
ridge i'm front of the city, greatly
strengthening the position. The failure
of the efforts to stop the Russian on
slaught along this ridge is pointed to
as evidence of the vast recent improve
ment in the Russian artillery.
The victory. has been received here
with the same spirit of enthusiasm as
marked the fall of Przemysl. nearly
year ago. Contrasted with the taking
of that fortress, which entailed long
and painful investment, Erzerum is the
first instance of strong fortress being
taken by a whirlwind assault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
D. c. SHOPG|RLS' PLIGHT
IS TOLD BY MISS EALK
She Relates Their Struggles to Live
on Less Than Sc
q Week.

The average person does not realize
the struggles to live of women in
Washington who are getting less than
IS a week wages. declared Miss Zip
Falk. in the course of an address on
the minimum wage, before the civic
section of the Twentieth Century Club,
at meeting held this morning in the
lecture room of All Souls Church, 18th
and l. streets northwest Lieut. e. T.
Steever. u S. A., discussed the Wyo-
ming plan of military education in the
District schools.
2 Miss Falk told her hearers that the
average wage of saleswomen in retail
stores in the District of Columbia is
1855. and that the greatest number of
woman employees are getting between
81 and IS per week wages
Wages are low in Washington" she
said. Something must be done to
trict'
commission, and answered arguments
made unfavorable to minimum wage
boards in existence elsewhere.
Urges Wyoming Plan.
The Wyoming plan of military edu-
cation is a voluntary one, Lieut. Stee-
Yer declared-the only plan that suits
the genius of the American people
The citizenship training going on in
the high schools of Wyoming. he said
trains the boys not only for national
defense. but for moral. civil and edu-
cational preparedness
The Wyoming plan does not make
soldiers" he said. TT makes citizens
and citizens are able to defend their
country in time of need"
American boys are good winners he
declared. and this idea is kept INNER
most in the plan. the game" idea be-
ing brought out strongly. Lieut.. Stee-
yer made strong plea for a single
standard Of morality. and said great
emphasis is laid on this in the plan Of
education of which he is Spokesman
ms address made a most favorable i'm
,fession upon the women present
Mrs Gilbert Grosvenor, chairman ~
the civic section of tho Twentieth Ger.
fury Club, presided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Card Party for Mountaineers.

Plans for the card party and dance
to be given the afternoon of March 30.
at Rauscher's. by the Association for
Industrial Education in the Mountains
of Virginia, were completed at meet
ing held yesterday at the home of Mrs.
claude A. Swanson, 2136 street
northwest Miss Flora Wilson, secre-
tarv of the association, was appointed
chairman of the committee on tickets.
Mrs. Swanson is general chairman.
The meeting was devoted entirely to
mans for the coming entertainment,
which is to be for the benefit of the
mountain children whom the associa-
tion is educating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
PROMOTIONS PROPOSED
IN APPROPRIATION BILL
Certain Clerks in Library of Con.
gress May Be Benefited on Mr..
Putnam's Showing.

Promotions for practically every clerk
now receiving less than $500 a year in
the Library of Congress have been pro-
vided for by the legislative. executive
and judicial appropriation bill. which
has been completed by the subcommit-
tee and will next go to the full appro-
priations committee of the House.
1t is understood that the showing
made by Librarian Putnam when he ap-
peared before the subcommittee was SO
conclusive as to convince the members
that the work in that institution war
rants an improvement in salaries The
increases made average about SIS a
month for all those affected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Lincoln's Love, Her Theme.

The love Of Abraham Lincoln for his
mother. Nancy Hanks" was the sub.
ject of an address by Miss M. Evelyn
Sims at Lincoln day celebration of
members OF Lincoln Post. G. A. r., and
their wives and children. held last night
In G. A. r. Hall. Other papers read
were: THE Boyhood Of Lincoln" by
J. H. Perkins: "A Brief Sketch of Lin
How Lincoln Grew to Fame" BY
Abram Myers: the Gettysburg address,
by J. NJ. Pipes, and q closing address by
Rev. Charles e. Fultx. Mrs. H. B. Smart
"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
Coal Operators and Miners at Odd.
as to Wage Scale.

MOBILE. Ala. February 1.-THE
subcommittee of operators and miners
of the central competitive bituminous
coal fields to which had been commit
ted the task of arranging new wage
scale for western Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, has been unable
to reach an agreement, and will report
to the full joint conference this after
noon its failure to make a settlement
The joint conference will likely de-
clare a recess OF ten days or two
weeks. the next meeting to be held in
a northern city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
The Counterfeit Lacks
the Ring

Throw a bogus coin on the
table and it quickly betrays it
self.
1t may look just as good, but
the ring is lacking-it won't
pass.
lust think of this smile
when the dealer offers you
something just as good"
Up-to-date merchants ban
this practice and customers
properly view it with distrust.
When you see an article adj
vertised in The Star, ask for it
by name and insist on getting
what you ask for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Blaine Club Gives Smoker.

Five hundred members of the Blaine
Inyincible Republican Club gathered for
the annual smoker of the organization at
the Fishermen Temple Tuesday night.
Addresses were delivered by w. Calvin
Chase, DR.. J. r. Collins and others.
mot a sound of approval was uttered
or heard for his ticket" 1t In reported.
when one speaker made pdea for the
bull moose party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
SEES GRAVE RESULTS
FROM BREAK WITH j. S.
Manager Of German Shipping Com.
pany Cites Possible Plight
Of Teutons.

LONDON. February 17.-An Amster.
dam dispatch to the Exchange TeIe-
graph Company says that the man.per
OF one OF the greatest German shipping
companies. in an interview in the Bre-
men Tageblatt. expresses a most pes.
simisiic opinion concerning the e,-
fsc;s OF possible berach of rex ,,on.
between Germany and the United
States. This shipper. who. tho disnatch
says. il believed to be Albert RalI,n
director general Of the Hambur~-
American Steamship Company, is quot
cd as follows:
america would have q most serious ef-
feet. All Americas money and mum.
uons would be at the disposal ~ IN.
entente allies.
Might Induce Attack.
We should have to take over the
feeding of the Belgians. and America,
attitude probably would induce other
neutrals to attack US. All our ships
would tiaaIly be interned In American
ports. This would represent taktns
away enormous wealth from us,
Our plight would be most din3cult
When the war Is over Germany will
nave TO replenish her stocks of raw ma
terials- Do not let us entertain any
illusions with regard to England. She
viii continue commercial warfare Ions
after military operations are over. She
viii lake away all our trade with South
africa and Australia. and it will take
years Tor our passenger service te
reach a condition anything like thai
which existed before the war"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Proposed Post Office Changes,

1t is understood also that no great
increases will be found in any other
portion of the bill, but that the COM
mittee has learned from the Post Office
Department officials that beginning
with the next fiscal year a large num-
Der of changes will be made in that
branch Of the government.
These changes will result, it is said,
in promotion for great number of
clerks. and that the advances are the
result of carefully worked out merit
system based on the recommendations
of the efficiency commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
EXCISE BOARD IN THE RIGHT.
SAYS GEN. ROBERT G. SMITH
Replies to the Attacks Made by Those
Who Seek to Prevent His
Confirmation.
Confirmation.

serve liquor in more than fifty places.
Inc excise board did not believe, how
ever that Congress intended that a
splendid hotel with forty-seven or
forty eight rooms should be entirely
deprived of the privilege of maintain
ing plain bar, while alongside of it
might stand one-room building
wherein the law would permit intoxi-
eating liquors to be dispensed. OF
course. 1t always has understood that
under no conditions would liquor be
dispensed in the rooms for guests in
hotels with less than fifty rooms.
Ihere are no more privileges attach
ed to the bars located by the board in
hotels with less than fifty rooms than
to those located in buildings that are
not hotels at all. 1t was to the class
of hotels with more than fifty rooms
where liquor may be dispensed in any
or all Of those rooms that the board
referred to in its rules. Hotels as such
are the only hotels which CA serve
liquor in rooms for guests. and they
are the only hotels which as such
have any connection with barrooms To-
Gated therein.
Hence, believing that 1t was correct
ly expressing the intention of Congress
the excise board ruled that no license
shall be issued to hotel. as such.
having, less than fifty bedrooms for
guests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Objection to Tinkham Bill.
Likely to Get Together.

Commissioner Newman is understood
to have pointed out this feature to
Representative Tinkham, who is said
to have agreed that 1t would be unfair.
The impression at the District building
is that the commissioners ana mem
the matter will be able to get together
on a bill that will meet their respective
, views.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Might Induce Attack,

A suspension bridge in Bavaria has
but Yne tower, the cables at the other
end being anchored in q high rock
biaE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Thinks Judgments Warped.

Every man who has to date spoken
before this committee in opposition to
my confirmation is an uncompromising
believer in prohibition. While 1 have
no quarrel with them on that account I
do not believe that they who accuse
me of unfairness in my decisions are
capable of judging this question fairly
/ believe that the law was passed in
the interest of the whole community
and not of any one set of individuals,
and the board has tried and / have
tried to be fair to both sides of the
ever-present controversy that wages
about us. l have conscientiously and
carefully weighed the merits and de-
merits of every case which has come
before the board. and ] have given my
vote for or against as ! believed it was
just to do. ] would not respect myself
if had acted otherwise. and l will not
sacrifice my self-respect by yielding to
clamor. nor allowing my judgment to
be swayed by any attempt to intimi-
date or terrorize me. from whatever
quarter or at whatever time such at
tempts may come
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Licensing of Hotels.

The statement Of Gen. Smith. after
discussing provisions of the present and
past laws. then goes on to say:
THE previous excise law gave all
proprietors of hotels having twenty
Ave rooms for guests or more the
privilege to sell or dispense intoxicat-
ing liquors during hours when ordinary
barrooms must be closed. and bestowed
in addition the privilege Of distribut-
ing Intoxicating liquors in every room
of such hotels. Under this law a great
evil arose. Indiscriminate Sunday SELL
ing to other than bona flde guests is
said to have become very prevalent.
The present excise board believes that
the purpose which Congress had in
no license shall be issued to a hotel
having less than fifty bedrooms for
guests, nor to any hotel the character
Of which or the character of the pro-
prtetor or manager of which is shown
10 be Objectionable to said board, was
that such a practice as has been de-
scribed as existing under the old law
should be abolished.
ITO one who reads and studies the
excise law in it's entirety 1t will be ap-
parent that clear distinction has been
drawn therein between a plain bar
room license and one which carries
with 1t added privileges, such as do
those located in restaurants and hotels
having more than fifty bedrooms. The
barroom licensee establish more than
one bar under his license, and the
sale or dispensing Of liquors. except in
cases of hotels. restaurants and clubs,
shall be confined to tho room in which
said bar is located
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
CIVIL SERVICE IN D. c.
WATTS ON Mr.. NEWMAN
Action in Matter Not Likely Until
He Has Recovered From
Illness.

Until the return to the District build
ing of Commissioner Newman, who is
confined to his home by illness. the
question of recommending a civil serv-
ice law for the District is not likely
to be taken up by the Commissioners
1t is regarded as certain that the
District heads will endeavor to bring
about the passage of such law, but
whether they will recommend a bill
of their own or some measure to be
introduced in Congress which sub
stantially meets their views in the
matter remains to be determined
Objection to Tinkham Bill.
The Commissioners favor separate
District civil service system, but are
expected to recommend that examina-
tons for local government positions
be conducted by the United States civil
service commission.
The Commissioners objection to the
Tinkham bill, which would place en-
ployes Of the District under federal
civil service, is that under the appor-
tionment given the various states few
residents of Washington would be ap-
pointed to local jobs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17

ter and ability who had been known to
practice initiative. And these with WASH
ington friends were alone responsible for
my appointment. In fact, 1 did not know
Mr.. Tumulty. who was very young man
though he may have known me by repu-
tation. ] never spoke to him while I re-
sided in Jersey City, nor do I know what
clients he had while practicing there as a
lawyer. 1t has never been my honor to
be able to state that l know the Presi-
dent: I have met him once or twice at
purely formal functions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Studied Intent Of Congress.

Under this provision Of the law q
hotel with more than nifty rooms may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
No White House influence.

Another matter which I wish strong
ly to bring to the attention of the
committee is that never. at any time,
directly or indirectly. has the Presi-
dent or his secretary requested or sug-
gested any action regarding the dis
position of a single liquor license.
DIR. MacMurray stated that I pay
more attention to the property values
and the men in the liquor traffic than
to opposing grant of licenses. 1 will
state that while I have a proper re-
gard for the rights of property. I have
never allowed it to influence me in
favor of a licensee where conditions
seemed to warrant and require ad-
verse action.
Several places were mentioned which
the witness, DR.. MacMurray, stated
the board had not been required to
license This might be said of every
licensed place in the District of Co
lumbia. for the board is not required
to license single place. 1t does not
follow, then. that the board has I'M
justly licensed them. Nevertheless. it
has reduced the number of barrooms
to 272. and, with no restriction placed
by law upon the number of wholesale
licenses which it may grant. it has
steadily decreased their number from
lis to eighty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
Method Of Measuring.

In answer to question by Senator
Phelan. Gen. Smith said that the board
had reached its decisions by the right
angle measurement for distances, and
that this method was in accordance
with the traffic regulations OF the Dis.
trict.
Senator Phelan asked IL the board
found q violation of the law would il
be the temper of the board 10 rectify II.
THE board would ne glad to remedy
any error" said Gen. Smith. but none
has ever crept in
Gen. Smith said. when questioned by
Senator Phelan regarding the testimony
Of Rev. Dr. MacMurray, charging that
Gen. Smith had acted in excise matters
to please the President and Secretary
Tumuity: II regret very much the
reference which has been made here
to the President or to his secretary. /
never met the President on business or
Indirectly"
He added that he had never talked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-17
to the President except twice. and both
times on social occasions.
Retired From Business in 1905.


Il did not know the Presidents sec
rotary in Jersey City" continued Gen
Smith. He was a boy. l knew his
father. In 1906 l retired from business
and moved south. / have been without
any business until I received this APP
pointment.'
Gen Smith then gave the names of
a number of New Jersey officials who
had recommended his appointment.
Did the Presidents secretary recon-
mend you for appointment" said SEN
ator Phelan.
Not at my instigation." said Gen.
Smith. IF he did SO it would have been
at the instance of the gentlemen whose
names / have given you. l have not
sought to be reappointed."
Did the secretary to the President
ever request any favors Of you?" asked
Senator Phelan.