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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
ORCHESTRA TO BE ENLARGED
District Building Organization to In
clude Those Not Municipal Employ

The District Building Orchestra is to
be enlarged SO as to include persons
not necessarily employed by the mu-
nicipality. This decision was reached
following a rehearsal of the orchestra
in the Thomson School building Tues
day night, under the leadership of DIR.
Hamlin E. Cogswell. director of music
for the public schools. The interest in
orchestral playing aroused by DR.. Cogs-
we'll Is given as the reason for en-
larging the organiZat ton.
Under his leadership the orchestra.
which will be limited to fifty or sixty
players, will offer a splendid oppor-
turity to it's members to become ac-
quainted with the best Of orchestral
music, and for that purpose it will
have access not only to the conductor
select library of music, but to the two
hundred and more pieces formerly used
by the Georgetown Orchestra. The
names of those who may wish to join
should be sent to DR.. Cogswell. at the
Wilson Normal School. or Walter c.
Allen. at the District building. From
these. together with the forty names
already on the list. the membership
will be made up SO as to form well
balanced orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
No Difficulty in Recruiting.

There is no difficulty in recruiting
colored regiments says the letter. 1t
discusses the fine record made by the
colored soldiers of the army since the
days of the civil war. and states that
there have been fewer assertions from
the colored regiments than from the
white The colored soldiers are much
better fitted for service in the tropics
than the white, the records have
proved. the letter asserts. In conclu-
sion. it says:
When ten regiments and several
units of artillery were added to the
army in 1901 the colored citizens of
America were deeply offended that Sec
rotary Root failed to recommend the
establishment Of any colored regiment.
Now that the question Is before
congress again, the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People urges that the right of these
100000 citizens to participate to the
full In every phase of our national
life be recognized by designating two
of the artillery regiments and two of
infantry. Of those about to be created
by Congress- as open tor enlistment to
colored Americans.
IF hyphenated citisenship is a weak
ness of the body polite why insist
that ten million men and women must
remain Afro Americans unto the fourth
and fifth generations?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
ERNEST SCHILLER KNOWN
TO u. S. AUTHORITIES
Under Surveillance From Time to
Time by Department of JUS
tice Agents.

Ernest Schiller. the young German
who held up the captain of the British
steamer Matoppo on the high seas and
was landed yesterday in Jail at Lewes,
Del. has been under surveillance from
time to time by Department of Justice
agents.
He is not believed to be of wholly
sound mind. Officials said today that
while he had not participated before
in Illegal acts, of German sympathizers
in this country he had been associated
with men known to be Of dangerous
tendencies and had therefore been re-
corded in the department files. Officials
believe that Schiller's confederates will
be arrested soon.
Schiller may be tried in a court of
the United States for piracy. Some of
ficials are of the opinion that the sec
ton of the criminal code which pro-
vides that any person who has com
mitted piracy on the high seas and is
afterward brought or found In the
United States may be imprisoned for
life. covers the case.
The question probably will be turned
over to the Attorney General for con-
sideration before decision Is reached.
If Schiller is not tried for piracy his
eXtradition to Great Britain proba bly,
will be urged by the British embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31

Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania OBJ
jected to the preamble of the MARITIME
resolution. which stated in effect that
the Standard Oil Company controls the
situation and forced the prices up. He
pointed out that to adopt the preamble
would be to place the senators on rec
ord as accepting this statement as a
fact In support of the contention by
Senator Oliver that the preamble should
not be adopted, Senator Lodge Of Mas
sachusetts said: II thought the Stand
ard Oil Company had been broken up
through decree of the highest court.
This preamble practically says that the
action of the court had not dissolved
the Standard Oil Company and that 1t
is still in existence"
Il can't see any reason for timidity
in arraigning the Standard OIL Com
pany," responded Senator MARITIME. God
knows it has not been solicitous of the
rest of the people.
I do not think any one doubts that
Standard Oil is a monopoly" said Sena-
tor Hastings of Wisconsin. but II
there is any one in whom such doubt
fingers. | would suggest that he read
the testimony before the Indian COM
mittee of this Senate, and learn OF the
natter of-fact way in which witnesses
testify and senators accept that the
Standard Oil Company was in abso-
lutte control of the development of the
oil fields in Oklahoma"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
Senate Fails to Pass Preamble
to Resolution for Investiga-
ton of Gasoline Price.
PRODUCT NOT MENTIONED
IN THE PART ADOPTED
Senator MARITIME to Call Up Measure
at Earliest 0pportunity-Said to
Admit Trust Exists.

The Senate failed to put the MARITIME
resolution, directing an investigation OF
the high price of gasoline by the Attor-
ney General, through its final parlia-
mentary stage yesterday afternoon, and
therefore the resolution is expected to
come up again. The Senate adopted the
resolution, but the preamble. asserting
that the Standard Oil Company was a
trust and was responsible as such for
the high price Of gasoline, was not
voted upon finally. Until the preamble
is acted upon or amended and adopted,
the resolution is not complete, especial
ly the body of the resolution does
not mention gasoline" at all, but
merely refers to it as an article"
Senator MARITIME has announced that
he viii call up his resolution again at
the earliest opportunity, which prob
ably will come during the next morn
ing hour" of the Senate. The Senate
took a recess last evening until today.
which does away with the morning
hour today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
ASQUITH TO REAFFIRM
PLEDGES TO ITALIA}S

ROME. March 3l.-Herbert H. AS
auth, the British prime minister. is ex-
pected to arrive in Rome today from
Paris. where he has been attending the
allied conference. His visit here will
be chiefly for the purpose of reaffirminS
to the people of Italy the pledges taken
by the allies at the Paris conference,
but he also will discuss with the
Italian ministers questions chiefly af-
fecting British and Italian relations,
especially freight rates. the supply of
coal and wheat. and the participation
Of British merchantmen in Italian COM
merce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
WANT -FOUR REGIMENTS
OF ALL COLORED MEN
National Association Members Ad-
dress Pleas to Senate and House
Military Committees.

The National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, with
headquarters In New York. has ad-
dressed to the Senate and House COM
mittees on military affairs an urgent
plea that in the formation of additional
regiments for the army under the
pending army bills two new regiments
of infantry and two regiments of artil-
lery be recruited from the colored men
Of the country. Under existing law
there are two colored cavalry regiments
and two of infantry.
The president of the association is
Moorneld Storey OF Boston and the
treasurer is Oswald Garrison Willard
of New York. Among the vice presi-
dents is Archibald H. Grimke of this
city.
In its letter to the committees the
association points out that the adju-
tant general cf the army has stated he
doubted If $4,000 regulars could be
recruited he limited States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
J.H. SURRATT NEAR DEATH.
Last Survivor of Those Arrested f0
Plot Against Lincoln III.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. March 3l.-John Har-
rison Surratt, the last survivor of those
arrested for completely In the plot to
assassinate Abraham Lincoln. but who
was subsequently, released. is critical
ly ill at his home. 1904 West Lanvale
street Mr.. surratt Is suffering from
euro-pneumonia. and the end is looked
for at any moment by the members OF
his family and the physicians in
charge.
Mr.. Surratt was connected with the
Baltimore Steam Packet Company I'M
til last August, when he retired from
active business.
Mr.. surratt's family consists of his
wife, Mrs. Mary V. Surratt; a son,
william H. Surratt. a Baltimore attor-
ney, and three daughters, Mrs. w. S.
Dalton of Kensington, Montgomery
county; Mrs. p. L. Weller of Wheaton,
Montgomery county. and Mrs. j. F.
Hardy, jr.. of Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
IS GIVEN A BIG BOOST
Total of $1,000 Raised for Associa-
ton in Charge of Work in
Virginia Mountains.

A benefit card party and dansant was
given yesterday afternoon at Rausch.
er's by the Association for Industrial
Education in the Mountains of Vir.
GINA. Those in charge state that the
benefit was huge success. the receipts
for the afternoon having been approx.
mately $4,000.
Flowers were donated from the White
House nurseries and the florists Of the
city. Bouquets were awarded those re-
celving the highest score at cards. and
refreshments were served.
The proceeds from the benefit will be
used to send ambitious boys and girls
from the mountains of Virginia to the
Blue Ridge Industrial School, Green
county, Va Should pupils show an APP
tltude for higher educat ton the associa-
tion VIII endeavor to provide means
MRS. woodrow Wilson is honorary
president of the association. The other
omcers are: Mrs. Claude Swanson, presi-
dent; Mrs. H. L. Rust, vice president
Miss Flora Wilson. secretary; Mrs. Will.
liam e. Fendall, recording secretary
and Mrs. E. E. Meredith. treasurer.
Some of Those Present.
Among those present were Mrs. and
Miss Boiling, Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. Reed
Mrs. Covington, Mrs. Robb, Mrs. Howry
Mrs. MARITIME. Mrs. Cummings. Mrs
Towner, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Dent, Mrs
Dunn, Mrs. Britton. Mrs. John E. Os-
borne, Mrs. Folk, Mrs. L. H. Quirillo
"a ict, IL
Ewen Thornton, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs
Gorgas. Mrs. Wood. Mrs. p. Devereux
Johnston, Miss Flora Wilson, Mrs. Bar
nett, Mrs. Robert Russell, Mrs. John
Joy Edison. Mrs Bo Sweeney. Mrs
Samuel Graham, Mrs. Charles B. How
~. Mrs. Walter Wells. Mrs. Victor
Kaufman. Mrs: Copley. Miss Agnes
Har, Wilson; Miss Bagley. Countess
Miss Hattie Bowie. Mrs. Byron An
thony. Mrs. Arthur Anthony. Miss Edna
Anthony, Mrs. Gordon Lee, Mrs. H. H
Royal, Mrs. Charles Gilbert. Mrs. Elisha
2. Meredith. Mrs, G. W: TAYLOR, Mrs
Miss Emily Chase. Mrs. John South
gate Tucker, Mrs. P. ]. Rammage, Miss
Blanche Baker. Mrs. Pryor. Miss Leo
nora Preston. Miss Emily Fair, Mrs. T.
Turner Smith, Miss Nancy Washington
Weeks, Mrs Archibald Hall. Miss Bes-
sic johnson. Mrs. Burnett. Mrs. Will
liam caches F'endell. Miss Fendell,
Mrs. Bryant of Alexandria, Mrs. Thomas
Hardy Taliaferro, Mrs. Abram Lisner,
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran. Mrs Nc
Farland, Miss Armat. Mrs. Ida Hill
Bowie, Mrs. May Morris Amber, Mrs.
William Orme, Miss Jane Mason Gibbs,
Miss Latting of Florida, Miss Louise
Marshall, Mrs. John Temple Graves,
Mrs. Bradley Davidson, Mrs. Leland
Stanford CONFESS. Mrs. William Nc
Courtney, Miss Muncaster, Miss Chinn,
Mrs Samuel Spencer, Mrs. Thomas II.
Tolliver, Miss Watkins and Mrs. Ash
nun Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31

George W. Ballenger. seventy-two
years old. for fifty-five years an en-
pIoye OF the Washington navy yard.
died Wednesday night at his home, TBS
9Th street southeast, after an illness of
about six months.
Funeral services are to be held to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock at st.
Peters Catholic Church. where high
requiem mass will be sung. Interment
is to be at Mount Olivet cemetery.
Mr. Ballenger for forty years was
foreman in the ordnance department of
the navy yard. Besides his wife. Mrs.
Ella G. Ballenger, the following chill
dren are living-James E. John B. and
J1llwood Ballenger. Mrs. Susie Foster.
Ella G. Neubeck and Estelle Biebertz.
Seventeen grandchildren are living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
MANY AMENDMENTS
TO ARMY MEASURE
Senate Faces Task of Smooth
ing Out Conflicting Views
of Members.

organization bill was resumed today
the Senate faced the task of smoothing
out conflicting views of many sena-
tors as expressed in scores of amend
within twenty-four hours
Senator Cummins of Iowa was the
most prolific in his suggestions. He
offered more than thirty amendments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
STARVATION NOT FEARED.
Austria Hungary Has Ample Stores,
Says Count Tisza,

BERLIN. March 31.-The Berlin Lokal
Anzeiger publishes an interview with
Count Tisza in which the HUNGARIAN
prime minister is quoted as saying that
no starvation menaces Austria-Hun-
gary as the country has ample provls-
ion in stock as well as a splendid crop
outlook.
Count Tisza declared that Germany
and Austria Hungary. who had fought
shoulder to shoulder. would form Q
close economic pact after peace was
reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
Members of Committees.

Mrs. Bunkley was chairman of the
young ladies' committee for the dam
SAINT, and was assisted by the follow
ing: The Misses Overman, the Misses
Burleson. Miss McCumber. Miss Hem
boldt, Miss Graves, Miss Hendricks.
Miss Burdett. Miss Reed. Miss Dorothy
bennett, Miss hitchcock. Miss Orme,
Miss Dunn. Miss Owens Miss lie Seur,
Miss Mason, Miss Wyath. Miss Stone.
Miss Finley, Miss Douglas, Miss Van
Winkler and Miss McChord.
william Payne Meredith was chairman
of the mems committee. assisted by DR..
Breckenridge Bayne. DR.. Glass Spen-
Ger. DR.. Gordon, Myron Parker, Ralph
Hill. Wilmer Boiling, Britton Brown,
Capt Ridley, Capt McLane. Capt. Glen
non, Weldon Bailey, Douglas Hillyer,
Paymaster Conger. DR.. Hughes. DR..
John Briscoe, Spencer Gordon. Lyman
Pratt, Marcus Jordon. Thaddeus
Thompson, Mr. Mcclellan. Hugo de
Pena, Mr.. Satio. Robert Patterson and
Ashton Chaplain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
Shows Standard in Control.

Senator Hastings said in the hearings
regarding the Usage Indian oil lands
it was shown that the Standard Oil was
in the saddle and controlled not only
the production. but the sale to the con-
sumers Independent producers he
said were independent only in the tax
ing of the oil from the ground
When the hour of o'clock arrived
the army bill automatically came be-
fore the Senate and the MARITIME resolu-
ton went over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31

sequent legislation" he said. The bill
as now before the Senate Is the best Il
was humanity possible to devise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE Tablets.
Dfuggists refund money II 1t fails to cure. E. W.
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Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31
Provides for Education.

Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia in
troduced his plan for an educational
course of ninety-six hours a month as
part of the regular army drill. Most
Of the other changes referred to details
Of the organization of the respective
branches in the service.
Senator Thomas. addressing the Sem
ate on the bill, urged its adoption as
reported by the committee. 1t was free
from partisan bias, he declared. and the
fruit of many weeks hard labor by
members of the committee.
IF there prove to be few defects in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31

to remedy what he considered defects.
Senator's wadsworth. Pomerene. Smith
of Georgia, Hardwick and others had
amendments
Senators Cummins. Pomerene and
Wadsworth each had plan to create
section of the general staff of five
experienced officers of the National
Guard. Their amendments were nearly
identical. One amendment. by Senator
Cummins, would abolish the proposed
volunteer army by striking out the
| section of the bill which would create
it. He also would extend and strength
| en- the National Guard provisions.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Two Kearney Normal
Teams Lose Debates

KEARNEY. Neb.. March A.-(special.)
The Kearney Normal debating team
lost in the debate held here last night
with the Hastings college. the decision
of the judges being unanimous for the
visitors. The question argued was, Re
solved. That a Minimum Wage Law
Should Be Established by the State Gov
ernments."
Kennedy, Robinson and Harding repre-
sented Hastings and the Normal was rep
resented by Miss Florence Kellogg, Lewis
and Forsythe. The urges were Judge
Mould of Lexington. Rev. Mr.. Buckner
of Aurora and superintendent Wendland
of Minden.
The Normal team going to Grand Island
lost the debate there, also. The home
team debated the negative, and the trio
going to Grand Island argued the af-
firmatlve of the question. Prof. George
Martin of the Normal accompanied the
team to Grand Island.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Nebraska
ONE PRRTY ENOUGH,
AYERS SECRETARY
Pool Declares Candidates Of Parties
that Do Not Affiliate Must
Go it Alone,
ONE DISTRICT STILL IS MINUS


tFrOm n starr COTTeSPonutNAsl
LINCOLN. March 24-(Special.)-
candidate for office on one ticket has
any right to appear as a candidate for
office on another ticket, according to Sec
retary OF state Pool. and whenever a
protest is entered against such double
representation. the secretary of state will
hold that the word affiliation simply
means that man cannot affiliate with
more than one party.
The matter came up on the protest
of F. p. Corrick, state chairman OF the
progressive party against the names of
republican and democrats going on the
progressive ticket. Some Withdrawals
had been made, and the matter finally
dwindled down to consideration of the
names of Congressmen Sloan and Kin
kaid. who as republicans had been filed
for places for congressional nomination
on the progressive ticket by bullmoose
petitions and acceptance of the same had
been received.
Poor Raises Bar.
Both had been the candidates of the
bulmoose party in two previous cam
paigns and no objection had been made.
However, Mr.. Pool holds that as the
national organization of the republican
and progressive parties do not affiliate,
candidates for office are barred from
affiliating.
Hover, while republicans are barred
from the bullmoose ticket, moosers can
run on the republican ticket, and such
will be the case in the instance of A.
II. Bigelow Of Omaha, candidate for con-
gress In the Second district. who late
yesterday accepted a filing for his name
to go on the republican ticket for con-
gress, and as no one took enough inter
est in the matter to protest, the prim-
ary ballot will show the name of Mr.,
Bigelow on the republican ballot con-
testing with Judge Ben Baker and David
Mercer for the nomination.
In the case of c. H. Sloan and NJ. P.
Kinkaid, there were no candidates for
congress in their districts on the pro-
gressive ticket.
The same old farce of peoples inde-
pendent filings on the democratic ticket
will still continue, although that party
has no organization and mighty few
followers.
District Lacks Candidate.
The Seventy-sixth representative dis
trict will have no candidate for nomina-
tion for that office on either of the six
primary ballots, no one having sent in
their filing to the secretary of state
The district comprises the counties Of
Banner, Kimball, Cheyenne, Deuel. and
Garden, represented in the last session
by William L. Bates of Lodge Pole.
Newspaper notices indicated that Mr..
Bates had filed for the republican nomi-
nation with the county treasurer of his
own county but no receipt for the filing
fee or filing has ever reached the secre-
tary of state and so no name will ap-
pear on the ticket.
II Mr.. Bates had really made his filing
in HIS home county and paid the filing
fee and the official had neglected to for
ward the same to the secretary of state,
it is possible that mandamus proceedings
might compel his name to be placed on
the ballot. However. that would be up
to Mr.. Bates TO take action If he so de-
slider.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
GET RID or HUMORS
Hoods Sarsaparila ts the Medicine to
Take-Makes Pure Blood.

Dry. moist scaly teter. pimples. boils.
and other eruptlons come from humors
which may be either inherited, or ac-
quired/ through defective digestion and
assimilation.
To treat these eruptions with drying
medicines is dangerous.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the old reliable
medicine. helps the system to discharge
the humors and improves the digestion
and assimilation.
Get Hoods Sarsaparilla from your drug
gist It may be confidently relied upon
10 do its work. II purifies the blood
tones the stomach and builds up the
whole system. II goes to the roots Of
diseases. and its beneficial results are
permanent II sets things to rights in
the system. Remember TO ask for Hoods
Sarsaparilla, because nothing else can
take its observation-disclosures
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
HARTMAN THINKS TWICE
AND REFUSES TO RUN
From a staff correspondent1.


LINCOLN, March 24.-(Special Food
Commissioner c. e. Harman will not be
a candidate for the democratic nomina-
tion for governor. In refusing to accept
the filing Mr. Harman says in part:
Many matters are now pending in the
department, which require my personal
attention, and some of them will un-
doubtedly result In prosecutions, and for
this reason, IL for none other. l feel that
] would be derelict in my duty II / did
not give these matters my personal atten-
tion and which ! could not do IL l be-
came a candidate for office. l feel that
] should continue the work that l am
deeply interested in and thus give TO the
PEOPLE OF this state my best efforts In
their behalf until my term of office as
deputy food. drug dairy and oil COM
missioner has expired.
am grateful to those who have urged
me TO become a candidate, since the fill
ing was made. but feel that / can render
greater service to this administration, my
party and my state by sticking to the
job l now hold.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Nebraska
Prairie Fire Burns
Over Large Area
in Lincoln County

NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. March "a
During the high wind of Tuesday a
prairie fire broke out near Naxton and
burned south to Somerset. on the Bur
lington railroad. Much loss of stock and
buildings is reported. the exact amount
of which is unknown.
Thomas Griffith, ranchman. was
caught by the fire and badly burned.
but is expected to recover. Among the
heavy losers are Gus Malone and +. w.
Yonker, both conducting horse ranches
in that neighborhood. other losers we're
J. Wagner. new 400 barn. and T.
Sykes, houss and barn.
A fun report of the damage has not
been learned owing to the destruction
of the telephone lines by the fire.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25
Four Hundred and
Twenty-Five File
at Scott's Bluff

SCOTS BLUFF, Neb.. March "a
Especial Telegram.)- -Four hundred and
twenty-five filings we're made here on
the fifty~one irrigated farms under the
extension Of the government canal. There
were over seventy on one track The
drawing is to take place at Alliance to-
day. This city is still full of land men
seeking desirable investments.
ALLIANCE. Neb., March 24.-The land
drawings to settle conflicts in filings on
farm units" under the new irrigation
ditch known as the high line lateral OF
the Pathfinder dam project, began this
afternoon. All the forty-three units"
each containing forty TO 1870 acres OF
irrigable land. are involved. Filings began
last Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-25

The Salt Lake club to which BilI Ken
worthy reverts under the peace agree
ment may protest the signing of this ex-
outlaw by Oakland