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Evening star., 1916-06-26

Mark F. Finley, jr.. a teacher OF the
Central Higf. School. is to spend his
summer vacation in the service of
Uncle Sam. He is said to be the first
public school teacher in the District
to enlist during the present activities
as a member of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia
Mr. Finley yesterday afternoon visited
the recruiting station at 1925 Pennsyl-
vania avenue and signed his enlistment
pape-s. He has been assigned to the
hosrital detachment of the Sd Infantry
All day yesterday the stations on
Pennsylvania avenue and at 18th and
L streets were kept open. There were
many to epply for enlistment papers
and in a number of cases recruits were
accepted Others. however. were re-
jected.
"Too Short and Too Heavy"
One applicant at the Pennsylvania
station this morning measured con-
siderable about the girth and appeared
to be about four feet FIVE inches tall
He declared he wanted to enlist. You
are too short and too heavy for your
left the place declaring that if volun-
teers are called for he will be among
the first.
I'm until noon today there were but
two enlistments at the armory station,
5th and x streets. They were James j.
Flaherty. Ill Az street southwest
and Frank Simmons. jr., of Ills Sth
street southeast.
Enlistments Recorded.
The enlistments received at the Penn
sylyania avenue station today were
Charles Wolfe. 1903 f street; Oscar Beall.
Shepherd road, D. c.; John r. ludlow.
1s45 sth street northeast: Paul Asimaker,
Glen Echo, Md James F.. Norris, Rock
Point. Md; Raymond S. Parks, 1850 JEFF
street; Henry A. Hall. Bristow. Va: Les
lie A. Dix, l025 Kenyon street; John H.
Hadder, 431 10th street: William Wirdig.
1900 u street; Franklin II. Bean, 18th and
F streets; Owen P. Mead. 1852 Warder
street: Joseph NJ Regan, 2314 Nichols
avenue southeast; Daniel P. Lyons. 52S
41b street southwest; Daniel Webster.
Anacostia, D. G.
Enrollments Yesterday.
The enlistments yesterday at the
Pennsylvania avenue station were AL
bert E. Telfnger. Oxon Hill, Md;
George K. Barham. 54 Jackson street
northeast; James Gaylor. I'LL 18th
street; Henry w. Brown. 24s 18th
street southeast; David Harris, 1920
Orleans street. Baltimore, Md: George
Lee, 1865 9Th street; James w. Gray
Potomac, Md; Archie NJ. Peisch, Yer
million S. D.; William z. Draine, All
6th street; Bordie Porter. 1920 New Jer-
sey avenue southeast; John J. Allen,
91l Desmore court southwest; Benja-
min Mudd, 1853 31st street.
Those Sent to Fort Myer.
From noon to closing time Saturday
night the following had been passed at
Evening star., 1916-06-26

John Black, retired f1nancier and busi-
ness man of Baltimore. died at his
home, Edgewod farm, Randallstown.
He was eighty-four years old.
Evening star., 1916-06-26
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RIPON, WIS.,, WOULD DIVERT $4,000 BUILDING
FUND TO AID IN EQUIPPING NATIONAL GUARD

Rather than have $4,000 public building, citizens of
Rpon, Wis., said to be the birthplace of the republican party.
asking the the money for preparedness
Senator usng of Wisconsin today received telegram from the
Rpon Commercial Club and 456 citizens asking that the 5000
appropriation made by Congress be diverted help pay for
equppng the National Guard preferably the aviation service
Evening star., 1916-06-26
Men Measured Today.

When each man was examined To-Day
he was measured for a uniform, and
within twenty minutes after the last
man was reported physically fit by the
surgeons the acquisitions were on the
way to the depot quartermaster at Fort
Myer to be filled.
There are seventy-fve men in this
Signal CORPS Company, and 1t expects
to go away at full war strength. IL
will take sixty-five saddle horses Tor
this command, four draft horses for the
wire carts and twelve draft mules Tor
the field wagons. The wire carts are
now in camp, ready to go to the train.
and the wagons are at the 1st street
armory ready for shipment. :,
The men of this command are all wen
drilled and are familiar with their work
Eighty per cent of them, it was estimat-
ed last night, are thoroughly familiar with
all details of signal work, while 20 per
cent are technical men, such as telegraph
and telephone men and linemen.
That a high opinion of them is enter
tanned by the officers of the regular serv-
ice is indicated by the fact that early In
the summer they received orders to report
to the graduating class at the Army war
College to accompany these officers on a
tactical ride and to set up and MAINTAIN
the lines of communication for them.
However, the graduating class was called
to the border before the orders could be
executed
Evening star., 1916-06-26
Volunteers Case Different.


Senator Hitchcock insisted, however,
that volunteers would not be entitled
to government aid for their families.
! The government, he said, would owe>no
such duty to a man who volunteers as
distinguished from the man who is
drafted.
Reverting to the Senate committees
plan for the discharge of guardsmen,
Senator Hitchcock urged that the
scheme placed their discharge merely
within the discretion of the Secretary
of War, and furthermore might deprive
the guard of 10 or Is per cent of its
force, to be supplanted by green
men,"
Senator Works declared he would
have considered the drafting of the
consideration of the army reorganiza-
ton bill asked to be subjected to
draft in time of need.
Senator Reed supported Senator
Hitchcock in his fight for government
maintenance for the needy families Of
the guardsmen.
Senator Reed Voices Views.
THE question is, what shall we do
our rights trampled upon?" said Sena-
tor Reed. THE answer is. call upon
the best organization suited to meet
that situation. Shall We say to this
organization that has done more than
the rest of US that 1t must go to war
without provision being made for their
families, just because its members
volunteered in the guard perhaps years
ago?"
The citizen who stays at home and OBJ
jects to paying a paltry sum to the fami-
lies of those who go forth to sacrifice
their lives to their country. if need be-"
declared Senator Reed. in concluding lis
a coward, a poltroon and unworthy to be
citizen of the United States
Vigorous applause in the galleries. call
ed forth by the senator's denunciation,
was suppressed by the presiding officer
calling for order.
Would Decline the "Charity."
Senator Chamberlain expressed the
belief that there was not a member of
the guard in Oregon or Nebraska who
would accept the charity" proposed,
and he challenged it's advocates to pro-
duce a single letter from a guardsman
asking for a million dollars to support
their families. On the other hand he
said from time immemo-ial the guard
had appeared before Congress asking
that in time of need they be called
into service ahead of volunteers
Senator Blair Lee of Maryland told
the Senate the action Of the Senate
committee in striking out the million
dollar aid for dependent families was
bad enough. but its course in author
izing the discharge of those having de-
pendent families was "abominable"
He said he had been inquiring about
the facts among the ranks of the Mary
land guard, and he had found 25 per
cent of the enlisted men of the guard
would be let out by the discharge
provision. and so per cent of the nom
commissioned officers. So crippling an
army on the way to the front, he said
was monStrouS.
Evening star., 1916-06-26
Has Efficient officers.

The organization is commanded by
three efficient officers. Capt. Terry has
been in the District National Guard for
twenty-one years, and has an enviable
record as commanding officer of the
signal company. He enlisted in the
guard in 1895, in Company 3. of the old
battalion of engineers. serving as an
enlisted man until June IL, 1906, when
he was commissioned first lieutenant
in Company K, LIST Infantry. He served
there until he was detailed as regi-
mental commissary. and later did duty
as a battalion quartermaster. In Feb
ruary, 1911, he was transferred to the
signal company as hrst lieutenant.
and July -, 1911. was commissioned
captain in the same organization, being
the first captain of the company. He
has headed the organization since that
time.
Capt Terry has seen border service
before. Shortly after he was commIs-
stoned in 1911 he was sent to San
Antonio. where he served in camp
with the Signal Corps Company under
Capt George Gibbs. now at the War
weeks, when he was ordered home.
having completed the detail.
During the Spanish American war
he was a corporal in Company E, 1st
District of Columbia Volunteers. He
was transferred to the regular army.
and served in the Hospital Corps un-
til mustered out November "a, 1898, at
Huntsville Ala. He saw service at
number of the concentration camps
scattered through the south. but did
not go to Cuba.
Capt. Terry is native OF Mount
Vernon. Ind, where he was born in
January. 1875.
Second in Command.
The second in command of this or
eanization is Lieut.. George NJ. Lands.
Heis a native of Urbana. Ohio. where
he was born June "a. 1874. He served
in the National Guard of Ohio one year.
in the infantry. and holds discharge
signed by former President Mckinley.
who was then governor of the state.
He then went to Chicago. ILL.,. where he
enlisted in the field battery. and later
came to Washington and enlisted in
the field battery under Capt. Marion
and was later commissioned second
lieutenant. He resigned this commits
sion and was out but four months when
he again enlisted and later transferred
TO the Signal Corps. His present COM
mission dates from July IL, 1911.
The third officer is Lieut.. Russell NJ.
MacLennan, whose whole service in
the guard has been in the signal
branch, in which he was commissioned
in 1911.
Evening star., 1916-06-26
Mr. Gore Renews Opposition.

Senator Gore at once renewed his at
tack on such relief by asking Senator
Hitchcock IL he would continue the $50
a month provided for the needy family
of a guardsman, as proposed by the
House. II the guardsman be killed, and
II so why he would give such a family
$50. although the widow of a civil war
veteran receives only s12. Senator
Hitchcock responded that he was TAX
ing care of the duties that confronted
him today and not considering perma-
nent pensions.
AS to the Senate committees plan to
discharge soldiers whose families were
in need. Senator Hitchcock said soldiers
would be humiliated and probably open
to ridicule and contempt If they accepted
the opportunity of Withdrawing from the
army in face of the enemy.
Senator Hitchcock, when asked IL
volunteers would not have to be given
relief for their families also IL called
into service for the Mexican emergency
declared the Secretary of War had in
formed him this morning that there
was no present intention to call for
volunteers or additional National
Guard
Evening star., 1916-06-26
Upper Chamber at Noon Gives
Unanimous Consent for I'M
mediate Consideration.
elimination OF 100000
RELIEF FUND IS ATTACKED
Criticism By Mr.. Hitchcock of Com
mittee Action Is Answered by
Mr.. Gore.

Unanimous consent for immediate
consideration Of the House resolution
as amended by the military affairs COM
mittee authorizing the President to
draft the National Guard into the serv-
ice of the federal government was
granted by the Senate at noon today.
After Senator Chamberlain had
moved to recede from the committee
amendment eliminating the provision
that militiamen should not be retained
in the service more than three years.
Senator Lee of Maryland demanded the
presence of quorum. When the chair
announced quorum Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska launched an attack on the
committee amendment striking out the
House appropriation of $1,000, 900 for
relief of dependent families of enlisted
militiamen.
Senator Hitchcock said that the coun-
try, if 1t did not owe the duty to the
National Guardsmen. owed it to their
families to see they had bread and
butter. 1T would be barbarous to
leave them to local charity" he said
1T is enough to require men to risk
their lives instead of requiring their
wives and children to go to the poor
house."
Evening star., 1916-06-26
Members of Company Muster
ed in and Are Ready to
Start for the Border.
ORGANIZATION HOLDS HIGH
RANK AMONG GUARDSMEN
Some of Men Cannot Be Retained,
for rs More Than Needed
Have Been Received.

officers and men Of the Signal Corps
Company of the National Guard OF the
District of Columbia were mustered
into the regular army today ana are
ready to start for the Mexican border
within three hours.
In the quarters of this company.
which are on the race track or Fort
Myer. and near the main entrance TO
Arlington, there was much preparation
last night. Enlistment papers were De-
ing gone over. under the direction OF
Can't. o. C. Terry, who commands the
organization, to see that they were all
in good form, and data for the muster
blanks, which will be filed IN the rec
ords of the War Department. were be-
ing prepared.
The company was mustered III
at full strength. but some OF the
men now serving with it will not Dc
able to go to the border. owing to the
fact that Capt. Terry has twenty-five
more men than he is allowed. These
were enlisted in order to have enough
in the event that some of the men are
turned down upon their physical ex-
animation.
Every detail for the muster had been
completed before taps was soundeo at
10 o'clock last night. There Will pc
little delay, if any. in re-equipplng the
men They now have olive-drab
wooden uniforms. and these will nave 10
be changed for the olive-drab cotton uni
forms which are more desirable 1oF
tropical service.
Evening star., 1916-06-26
Text Of oficial Statement.

Apart from lively artillery activity
at places and some fighting by small
detachments. nothing Of Importance
has occurred on the northern portion
OF the front.
Army group OF Gen. Won Linsingen:
To the west of Sokul. near Zaturze,
stubborn engagements continued sue
cessfully for us.
The number of prisoners and the
amount of booty taken since June Is
has increased to sixty-one officers.
11.097 men. two cannon and ffty-four
machine guns
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-25
EXPRESS ROBBERS
RIDE INTO CHICAGO
Loot Safe, Overpower Mes
senger and Jump OFF in
Heart of City.

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-TWo masked
men held up the express messenger
on the Chicago Il Northwestern rail-
road train No. sos after it left Bar
rington, Ill, and in thirty min
utes run to Chicago rifed the eX-
press car safe of cash estimated at
$1,000, selected the valuables they
wanted from the packages and
dropped off the train when 1t reached
.ClybOurne Junction. switching stop in
the heart of this city.
The express car was operated by
the American Express company The
holdup was not discovered until the
train reached the downtown station.
The train crew found the messenger,
w. +. Carter, strapped to his chair
gagged and half conscious. The hold
ups had strcwn the floor of the car
with checks and securities and after
getting all negotiable securities es-
capped without leaving any apparent
trail
There were between 10 and 100
packages of valuables In the express
safe and all were examined carefully
by the robbers. Officials of the eX-
press company said it was impossible
to determine how much had beer
taken until these all were checked up
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-25

ity; representatives will come direct
from the people. IT will enable tho
shippers to have their complaints
heard once each month, and in their
own state and by the very men who
Will finally pass on them; IL would
lesul; in getting decisions within SIX
ty davs of filing OF complaints in or
dirary cases. and within six months
even in the most complicated.
Economy u Reason.
1t is also set forth in the commit
tees report that it will result IN much
economy to the litigant, because II
Will save expensive trips to Washing
ton, To take up the matters with the
commission or with the suspension
board; ana most Of all as important,
II will be a democratic measure and
VIII offer a de-central,2cd rate con-
troll. as much as they need de-cen-
traliZod money control, provided they
aV Old the conflicts of authority and
secure uniformity at the same time.
1t is charged that the eastern states
are lropounding federal regulations
Of all rates before the congressional
committee. The plan. such as sug-
Sested in the report worked out by
j. II. Johnston, traffic manager of
the oklahoma Cotton Seed Crushcrs
ASSOCIATION, in which he was assisted
by r.. n. Adams, traffic manager of
the Tulsa Traffic association. and "
V Hardie, traffic manager of the Ok
lahoma city Traffic association.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-25
FRENCH HURRAH
FOR AMERICANS
Cheers Follow Speeches
Telling of American
Aid to France.

PARIS. Nov. 24.-(6:45 p. m.f.-
The great amphithcater Of the Sor-
bonne with seating capacity of
$500 had not been crowded since
Theodore Roosevelt spoke there sew
eral years ago as II was today when
a brilliant assemblage of Frenchmen
and women assembled to give evil
dencc of their recognition Of what
Americans have done Cor france.
The audience which was composed
of those who had been assembled by
invitation, was largely persons of dis
tinction. The stage was occupied by
members of the French academy, the
official representatives of President
Poincare. members OF the cabinet
many ladies and officers in uniform
When the band of the Republican
guard played the Star Spangled Ban
tner the entire audience arose and re-
NAMED standing until the American
national anthem was finished. Ther
rousing cheers VIDE given for the
United States
The reading of teleerams of salu
tation from Americans was greeted
with applause as also were references
to the Individual cases of devotion ant
sacrifice by Americans made by Alex
andre Mlleraud, and Emile Boutroux
who presided.
After the more formal part of thu
program had been carried out a poem
by Walt Whitman was read. AnotheI
poem entitled "To Our Friends II
America" which was written for thu
occasion, also was read.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-25
Twenty = eight Candidates
Are the Brunt of Activi-
ties at Grand.
WAS GALA OCCASION
More Than Two Hundred
Took Part in First AZ
fair of This Kind.

There were great "doings" at the
Grand opera house last night when
a5O prophets assembled along the
slppery banks OF the river StyN, the
stomping grounds of the Saba Grotto
No. 5S, NJ. O. V. Z. r.. r., during
their big ceremonial and roundup
which had been heralded broadcast
ana which brought prophets from IA
radius OF fifty miles to the big event.
There was merriment, just as had
been advertised, and there were those
VINO furnished the merriment for 9TH
ers at personal sacrifices (f their
physical and facial conditions at the
end OF the affair could be taken as 4
barometer).
There was many a deep laid and
dirty plot staged by the corps of post
graduate anarchists, well trained for
the occasion. and what they failed
to do in the way of bombing black
handing and whtecapp,ng the High
monkamoo, they successfully staged
for the crowned heads of the Wallets
and the cracked heads of the velvets.
Big Parade II Feature.
The whole business started by a
parade through the principal streets
of the city, led by a band Following
the arrival of the mcrrymakcrs at the
opera house, "A business session of the
order was held, lasting an hour.
After this sterner work an hour
was given to a ceremonial. during
which 2S candidates We're taken into
! the order. This hour of ceremonial
was followed by an hour of events
not on the program, but in which tho
entire gathering took place. 1t was
sharp 10 o'clock when the presiding
officer announced that the events Of
the revels were in order and the final
stage of the first of the Saba Grotto
was being written
The following arc the candidates
received into the order at last night :
ceremonial followed in turn by the
cast of ceremonial exercises:
j. II. Rowlett, jr., y. ID. Young, Il.
5. Sanders. c. Field, c. =. Chauteau,
L. O. Shide, r.. G. Carter, II. II. Evans.
X. w. Smith, II. 5. Ayers, J. w. Ken
nedy, T.. b. Glen, j. a. Johnson, w.
l. Oliver, J. J. DeShaue, j. Borochaff,
c. Il. Jones. X. II. Rayburn, l.. Ever
EFT. H. a. stephens, f. NJ. Henshaw
IN. w. Dickson. +. Johnson, A. shaw
w NJ Herriff, T. Il. Busch L. J..
Doyle and X. Il. Barrett.
The Tormcntors.
His royal nibinski Dr. W. Forrest
Dutton; MinoS. chief justice, Henry
10. Green: master of ceremonies, Mar
tin Il. Walker; his majesty Mokanna
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-25
DEMOCRATS HOPE
TO KEEP CONTROL

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a, 1Demo-
cratic leaders in the house encouraged
by the prospective seating of Repre-
sentative Kelly of Pennsylvania pre-
dicted again that the final counts IN
the Second Michigan and Third New
Jersey districts would add them to tho
Democratic column. With the votes OF
London, Socialist, and Randall. Pro-
hbitlonists, upon whom they counted
they expected 2lS votes for the organ
ization fight against 2l7 for the Re-
publlcans which includes one Inde-
pendent one Progressive-P Protectionist
and two Progresslyes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-25

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tho realm. IL. W. Parks. standard
bearer, Charley G. Dean captain Of
the guard, John MeiSenbaoher; rad
ladeen, grand chamnoilIln' NcN.
James j RecdN; lthadamanthuS.
David faSteIiS .le' ,"nu ~. ~.
We H,HN; AttiTu -; 'i"i ,, iS,rst
william " Stles' 'haoS' Leon o,tS'
DOOM 1i,al pv''Hn' I"Stpi, '.,r
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-25
Committee Prepares Report
to Present to Federal
Commission.
TO ELIMINATE WORK
Plan Seconded by Eastern
States Would Not Do
Down Here.

Acting on instructions receiver at
convention OF Oklahoma shippers held
In Oklahoma city on November 10.
committee composed of j. IL. John-
ston T.. n. Adams and w. V. Hardie,
has prepared and submitted to the
shippers and members of the federal
congressional committee what is
termed the Oklahoma plan for the
regulation Cf both state ard inter
state rates and pamphlets of this plan
have been printed and are being
placed in the hands of all those inter
cstcd.
The objection The committee OF
traffic experts raise to the proposed
federal board for regulating both
state and interstate rates is that 1t
will work an untold hardship on the
state OF Oklahoma and other COM
monwealths. because of inability to
secure rapiG action in appeal cases
and in the presentation of complaints
to the federal commission.
Dual Plan Proposed.
In their report, the committee goes
on record as being in favor OF the
dual plan, or control of the strictly
state matters by the authorities of
the several states. but in the event
this plan is not acceptable a regional
commerce commission is suggested,
which will harmoniously blend with
the central control and state repre-
sentation head.
1t is suggested in .he report that the
interstate commerce commission he
retained under the name of the ma
tional commerce commission, with
power to hear and determine all APP
peals from the district or regional
comm ssioners. 1t is also suggested
that districts or regional commerce
commissions be created, with power
to determine and fix all freight. pas
senger express AMI telephone and
telegraph charges.
Districts Proposed.
\ Plea is made that the districts he
composed OF states contiguous to each
ether, where traffic conditions are tC
great extent similar. Each commits
son should take up matters either or
complaint or upon its own motion.
Appeals from the decision of the
various districts could lie with the ma
tonal commission, and In case of al
appeal by either the carrier or ship
per the mandate of the district com
mission should prevail until the de
termination of the appeal
An argument favoring the regiona
commission over the enlarged inter
state commerce commission, the com
mittoc in its brief cites the following
elimination Of conflict of responsible