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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
FINANCE COMMISSION TO SAIL.
U. S. Representatives on Friendly
Mission to Central America,

NEW ORLEANS. La, January 81
Arrangements were completed here to-
day for the sailing from this port,
Tuesday, of the six members of the
financial and commercial commission
to Central America, appointed by Sec
retary McAdoo as the United States
representatives of the interests which
FABRICATED in the Pan-American Finan-
cia1 Congress held in Washington last
May.
The purpose of the trip is to return
the visit of the Central American dele
gates who attended the congress in
this country, and to develop closer
commercial and friendly relations be-
tween the United States and Central
American republics.
The members of the party, who carry
credentials from both Secretary Nc
Adoo and Secretary Lansing, will leave
on the steamer Abangarez Tuesday.
going first to Havana and then to
Panama. They plan to return to this
country in April.
Five of the American representatives
attended the sessions of the national
foreign trade convention here TINS
week. The party will be composed OF
I'smar c. Ouintero. New Orleans: J. P.
Finley and Ernest Ling. New York
CITY: John Clausen, San Francisco: t.
Z, walker. San Fernando, Cal, and
Roger w. Babson. Wellesly HIS
Mass.
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TAU BETA PI SOCIETY
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS
DR.. S. w. Stratton Named as Presi-
dent-committee to Plan for
Annual Dinner.

A meeting Of the local Tau Beta Pi
Society, an honorary technical frater-
nifty with members from twenty-eight
OF the leading universities of the coun-
Try. was held last night at the Raleigh
Hotel. Officers were elected and in.
stalled. as follows: DR.. s. w. Stratton
president: g. p. Robinson. vice presi-
dent: II. J. Jackson. secretary; F. r.
Squair. treasurer. and c. S. Grover, ed
i,or of the societys magazine. the Bent
Twenty-four members were present.
There are at present about ninety
members in the Washington association,
which recently has been granted a
charter by the executive council.
Following the regular business before
the meeting a committee was appoint
ed TO arrange for the annual dinner to
be held at the University Club early
in March.
Brief addresses were made by c. A.
HellInan. who described recent visit
OF the local association 70 the naval
observatory; II. j. Jackson. who re-
lated certain humorous Incidents of n
trip to the San Francisco exposition,
and g. w. Atkinson, who reported on
the sixteenth annual convention of the
society, held last fall in San Francisco.
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ALLIES WILL SPEED UP
MAKING OF MUNITIONS

PARIS. January "a commission
consisting OF David Lloyd George, min
lister of munitions: Andrew Bonar Law,
secretary for the colonies: Gen. Sir Will
liam Robertson. Gen. du Cane. Ian Nc
Pherson and Col Arthur Lee, arrived
here from London last night to discuss
with Albert Thomas, under secretary of
war. and his associate experts the sub
Ject of speeding up the production Of
munitions and closer cooperation be-
tween Great Britain and THaneA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
Congressman Gets Stolen
Race Horse Out Of Pawn

It developed in the House yes
terday that Representative van
Dyke Of Minnesota is the first and
only congressman to be asked to
get horse out Of pawn. The Min
nesota man received a letter from
prominent constituent Of his
city. stating that q colored man.
who had been arrested here for
murder committed in Florida, had
shipped a stolen race horse to this
city, and that it was 'in hook" for
express charges. Mr.. van Dyke
Investigated and found that the
horse had won 204 cash prizes out
Of POT races. He paid the express
charges, got the horse. and then
sold it for the owner to Special
Policeman Haynes Of this city.
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Many Civilians Interested.
IT, MINISTER, ON SHIP,
PROTESTS MAIL SEIZURE

NEW YORK, January 2s.-An in
formal protest against the seizure of
mail from the Holland-America line
steamship Rotterdam by British au-
thorities in the Downs was filed with
the boarding officers by Dr. Henry Van
Dyke, United States minister to the
Netherlands, who was passenger
aboard the steamer. he announced upon
the arrival of the vessel here tonight.
All Mail Aboard Seized.
Heretofore the British have been
Selling all mail from Germany and
Austria, and a portion of that from
neutral countries. but all the mail on
board the Rotterdam was taken, in
GLIDING 104 bags from Holland and
twenty-five from Switzerland. There
were in all 70S bags All mail. includ-
ing that from neutral countries, was
also from the Holland-Ameri-
can liner Noordam, which arrived here
earlier in the day.
Or. Van Dyke stated that his protest
was informal as the seizure took place
outside his diplomatic jurisdiction.
Handed Gard to Officer.
II handed my card to the boarding Of
ficer in charge" he said. with my
verbal protest. and requested that he
communicate the same to his command
ing officer"
Dr. Van Dyke said that he had left
his post at The Hague to visit the
United States ION a business mission"
the nature of which he declined to dis
cuss He added that he probably would
go to Washington Monday, and that the
length of his stay here was indefinite.
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by E. q. Ballinger. John German CON-
tributed funny stories.
List Of Guests.
Those present included:

Those present included:
E. c. Brandenburg. c. F. Crane. r. n.
Harper. Theodore w. Noyes, William T.
Galliher, E. F. Colladay, J. Harry Cum
bingham, Walter H. Klopfer. William D.
West, C. j. Gockeler, Cuno H. Rudolph.
J. H. Small, A. A. Birney. Frank r
Reside, Edward f. Clement. Walter A.
Brown. John Poole, James F. Oyster,
George w. Harris, E. c. Graham, Frank
Sebring, William NJ. Shuster. E. r.
Brooks. H. c. Bangs. F. E. Cunning
ham. Louis c. Wilson. Fred J. White,
William A. Rogers, c. H. Pardoe, e. p.
Ayre. A. r. varella, H. F. Almond, =.
E. Ramey, George Pitt, John Cherry, e.
w. Huguely. H. E. Claf1in, L. A. Dent,
Lee Combs. E. K. Staley, l.. Perry West,
c. B. Asher. l.. H. English, c. P. Raven
burg. G. H. Markward. c. B. Lyddane,
l.. Pierce Boteler, Theodore NJ. Judd.
Paris E. Brengle. H. c. Duffey. Clar-
ance Ahalt B. A. Mattingly, William f.
Burnes, J. S. Dunn, Charles A. Watson.
George NJ. Fisher. Bert v. Wolfe. John
R. Ergood, Carroll Smith. d. D. Rams
dell, E. H. Maltby, o. r. Evans. N: A.
Weller. James Kelly, Elmer Espey. Will
liam Clabaugh, c. J. Waters. Odeu
Smith, George H. Macdonald. John Cor
man. E. G. Ballinger. Arthur Pierce,
Byron Blodgett. r. l.. Conner and James
Young.
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PLEAD GUILTY AND PAY FINES
Women Assessed 500 Each tus u
legally Selling Liquor.

SEWARD, Alaska. January 2S.-Twenfy.
sipht women arrested on a charge of SELL
ing liquor at Anchorage. the principal con-
struction camp of the government rail-
road. pleaded guilty and were fined 500
each, it was learned here today. :
Under the rules Of the Alaska engineer
ing commission and stipulation included
in deeds to town lots at Anchorage the
sale of liquor il prohibited. s---cssss,.ss :.
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SOCIETY FOLK SEE
SOME FINE RIDING
Gather in Force for Hunt Club
Event at Fort
Myer.
GET FREQUENT THRILLS
IN JUMPING CONTESTS
Miss Edythe Howard Has Two Hard
Falls From the Duke of
Norfolk"

Spectacular and skillful riding con-
tributed by some of the stellar per-
formers Of Washington's horsy set
and Fort Myer troopers entertained a
big gathering of society folk at the
Riding and Hunt Club of Washington
last night.
From saddle canters to jumping feats
and musical drills to bareback riding
the program provided an exhibition of
Workmanship rivaling any previous en-
tertainment given by the club.
The balcony encircling the arena was
packed with members of the club and
guests. who were given frequent
thrills when the jumping contest was
staged. Miss Edythe Howard, riding
Duke of Norfolk. in this class. got two
hard falls at the first hurdle, but pluck
lily remounted each time, and would
have made a third attempt but for the
interference of the judges.
Mrs P. L. Thurber, wife of Lieut..
Thurber of Fort Myer, captured the
blue ribbon in this event. She took
her mount, Victor. twice over the
course and made practically a perfect
score.
Another representative Of Fort Myer,
Capt. c. S. Haight, on Obey. got within
the ribbons in the jumping contest,
winning third place. Miss HiIda Rams
den Sykes horse, Toronto, ridden by
Cap. ridden by Robert H. Chapman,
fourth
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GERMAN SUBMARINE
SEXES DANISH SHIP

LONDON, January pa Reuter- dis
patch from Copenhagen says the Danish
steamer Vidar, bound from Copenhagen
for British ports with provisions. was
seized today off Elsinore by a German
submarine The steamer was taken
southwark. probably to Swinemuende.
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MINES ARE ANCHORED
IN GULF OF GASCONY

PARIS, January 2s.-spanish ships
arriving at vigo. Spain, according to
a dispatch frono that city to the Havas
Agency, report encounterins mines an
chored in the gulf Of Gascony. far from
French territorial waters. Two Span
ish ships were recently sunk by these
mines, which. It 10 asserted. must have
been placed by veHels carrying neu-
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College Gets Second Gift of 500, 900

ST. CHARLES. Mo-. January "a
second gift of 100000 has been given
to Underwood College here by James
Gay Butler, a retired tobacco manu-
facturer of st. Louis, 1t was announced
today by DR.. John L. Boomer. president
of the college. q Presbyterian school
for girls.
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FIRMLY UPHOLDS
us. MEXICO POLICY
Senator Owen Also Would
Submit Question of Making
War to the People.

NEW YORK, January 29.-United
States Senator Robert l.. owen of Okla
homa. a democrat, speaking before the
Republican Club here today. vigorously
upheld the Mexican policy of the Will
son administration. advocated submit
ting referendum to the people when
the country is threatened with war and
proposed a world agreement to boycott
any nation seeking territorial conquest.
He urged, also, that the United States
government build up an army of de-
Tense by employing the unemployed
young men. at a living wage, to be-
come proficient in military training, as
we'll as to develop the roads and other
resources of the country.
Opposes Present System.
The present system of enlisting re-
cruits in the army, declared Senator
Owen, is not effective.
I'VE take any unemployed boy willing
to take s13 month and board he
said I'VE ought to take our unem-
ployed young men at a fixed minimum
wage scale and teach them to make
living while teaching them the
in the United States a million young
men who. if the government would
promise to instruct them four hours
a day. would gladly join the colors and
would form a most valuable army in
case of need"
There are 100000 miles of roads to
be built. he said. and these young men
could be employed half their time in
doing that work.
Reference to Mexico.
Referring to Mexico. Senator Owen
aid:
"AN South American diplomats have
been urging the authorities not to set
the precedent of intervention. With all
North and South America gathered to-
gather under the ideal to preserve
American soil we may well pause be-
fore invading a weak neighbor.
While expanding large sums for pre-
paredness, Senator owen believed the
United States should make a reasona-
BILE appropriation for advancing the
cause of world peace by promoting the
boycott idea where greed for territory
is the avowed purpose of a nation.
United States Judge Henry d. Clay
ton of Alabama, who followed Senator
Owen. declared:
You can discuss peace with a neigh
Dor who has a double ba rreled shotgun
a little higher plane if he knows
you have one at your house, too. The
greatest degree Of preparedness can be
attained by building up vigorous
America
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MRS. AGNES R. SULLIVAN
INJURED BY MAIL WAGON
Driver of the Vehicle Detained by
Police-Other Street
Accidents.

Mrs. Agnes r. Sullivan, wife OF
Michael D. Sullivan, real estate dealer
residing at 32SS N street northwest
last night about $3.50 o'clock was
knocked down by an auto mail de.
Livery wagon at New Hampshire ave-
nue. and Q street and seriously in
jured She was taken to Emergency
Hospital by Henry E. Davis, 1881 18th
street northwest, who happened tc
reach the scene of the accident shortly
after Mrs. Sullivan was hurt. Mr.
Sullivan accompanied his wife to the
hospital.
Edwin C. George, Cherrydale, Va.
operator of the mail wagon. was de-
tanned by the police to await the re-
suit of the injuries Mrs. Sullivan re-
ceived. He did all he could to assist
Mrs Sullivan after the accident hap
pened and accompanied her to the hos
pital, where he was arrested by De-
tective James Springmann. The de-
tective went with him. over his mail
route and later took him to head
quarters.
Chauffeur Fails to See Her.
Mrs. Sullivan, who was on her way
to visit friends, had alighted from her
husbands automobile shortly before
the delivery wagon appeared, and was
crossing the street when she was
knocked down. The chauffeur said he
did not see Mrs. Sullivan until she
stepped in front of his wagon.
AS quickly as he realized she had
been injured, George ran up the street
calling for help, and Mr.. Sullivan. who
heard his cries. returned and found his
wife on the street bleeding from severe
scalp wounds and suffering intense
pain from other injuries.
Mr.. Davis appeared and Mrs. Sulli-
van was hurried to the hospital. II
was suggested at the institution that
a wheel of the vehicle probably passed
over Mrs. Sullivan and that she may
have suffered internal injuries.
Other Accidents Reported.
Two automobiles yesterday afternoon
were damaged as a result of a collision
at Vermont avenue and X street. One
was operated by George Davis. 221S
18th street northwest, for H. r. Burton,
and the other by A. C. P. Shoemaker,
it's owner.
street northwest, riding in an invalid's
chair in front of 1928 K street last
night. was struck by an automobile
owned and operated by r. c. Matthews,
1S47 X street northwest. and was in
jured. She was taken home by the oc-
cupant of the automobile.
A carriage owned by Morris w. Spen-
Ger, 1909 Connecticut avenue, last night
was struck by an automobile and DAM
aged to the amount OF $25. The car
rage was in front of it's owners prem
Uses when damaged, and the owner OF
the car is being sought by the police.
Two Persons Injured.
Joseph b. Junghans. thirty years old
3725 Georgia avenue, was knocked
down by an automobile last nigh,
while crossing at Mount Vernon place
and 7th street and injured about the
head He was taken to Homeopathic
Hospital.
John Hayes, sixty-two years old, OF
Central Union Mission, last night was
knocked down by an automobile while
crossing the street near Thomas Circle
Massachusetts avenue and 14th street
He was taken to Homeopathic Hospital
and treated for badly lacerated
wound of the scalp and other injuries
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Others Likely to Be Approved.

Other bills on which action of favor
able character may be expected in
clude the following:
To regulate the taking Of cash retents
on contracts for work for the District
government, specifying a sum Of money
that must be put up for assurance Of
good work.
To authorize the Secretary of the In
terror to transfer land for a public high
way known as Nichols avenue.
To authorize the commitment Of con-
victs to the reformatory whenever deemed
advisable instead Of to penitentiaries.
To authorize the Commissioners to
grant leave Of absence with pay to per
diem employees.
To authorize the Commissioners to
mako a sale Of the Industrial Home
School grounds and to purchase another
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PLANS NAVAL RESERVES
Movement to Develop Corps in Chi
cago Approved by Secre-
tary Daniels.

CHICAGO, January 29.-In response
to a message from residents of Chi
cago and Lake Forest regarding plans
for development of the Naval Reserve
Corps in conjunction with national
preparedness for defense, Josephus
Daniels Secretary of the Navy, today
telegraphed his approval of the move
ment.
Secretary Daniels message said that
a bill had been introduced in the Sem
ate for the development of the naval
reserve embodying the establishment
of central training camps where bust
ness men and college and high school
students may receive training which
would At them for service.
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Speed Up Turk Farmers.

Germans. says the correspondent, are
everywhere speeding up the Iurkish
farmers The correspondent talked
with many German on-commlssioneo
officers who are teaching these farmers
and who had come to the train to near
the latest gossip. The writer also met
German commercial men. engineers anu
military officers at every turn. peht On
the task of Germanizing Turkey.
The railways in Turkey are described
as good but slow. EVERYWHERE the cor
respondent saw long trains fllied with
new railway, telephone and brldse ma
terials and numbers of new locomo-
tives which were said to be destined
for the new line to the SueZ canal.
Certainly" says the correspondent,
the Germans have spurred the Turks
to enormous activity along military
and industrial lines.
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Bridge Bills Taken Up.

The Commissioners also took up yes
terday the bill to transfer control of
the Aqueduct and Highway bridges to
the Commissioners At present the jur-
isdiction is divided. The War Depart
ment has the piers of the Aqueduct
bridge and the Commissioners have the
top, to use an expression of one Of the
Commissioners. Some of the members
of the subcommittee have said they be-
lieved the bridges ought to be either
completely under the Commissioners or
completely under the War Department
The proposed changes which will
permit the erection of a city refuse
disposal plant. and the bill to allow the
District to do its own street cleaning
work in case contractor defaults, re-
ceived consideration. the committee
listening with great interest to what
was said about these measures.
The committee also considered the
old bill ito require the recital of the
real consideration in deeds of property"
which has been a bone of contention
between some Of the real estate men
and officials of the District building.
1t requires that in every real estate
deed there shall be stated the exact
sum Of money involved in the transact
ton, and will enable assessors to get
an accurate line of values.
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Lines Now Are Menaced.

A German interviewed said the in
activity of the entente allies In the
west had enabled the Germans to mem
ace the lines of communication to In
dia. AS curious instance OF the d.
plomacy of the Germans the corre-
spondent relates the appearance OF OF
ffcers in the streets of Constantlnopie
i'm civilian clothes when ordinarily
they never lay off their uniforms. one
German officer explained this fact by
saving: we do not want the Galata
bridge to look like Inter den Linden
all the time ,oo
Franch prisoners at Konieh, Asia MI
nor, who were totally neglected. They
had little food he says. and We're oy
ing like flies. The camp is described as
filthy beyond description. The lack OF
food was due to a general food scarcity.
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correspondent was able to talk to all
classes of the people without suspicion.
Turco German detectives are Persia,
the Caucasus and Egypt. Regarding
the advance of the British toward Bag
dad. prominent Turk Is quoted as
having said to the correspondent:
I'VE were very frightened when we
heard the British were coming. as our
defenses were in bad condition and
contained a few old guns. But when
force was small we took courage anu
held ii In check until reinforcements
arrived Now. thanks to Allah. they
reinforcements are too late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
Secret Hearings Held.

The hearings before the Senate bank
ing and currency committee on the
nomination of Thomas D. Jones of Chi
cago to be member OF tho federal re-
serve board, which was finally with
drawn after strong opposition had
made Itself felt, were behind closed
doors, but the Senate eventually made
the hearings public in printed form.
Usually subcommittees report at the
end Of q week to the full committee.
but in this case, whore strong oppo-
sition has been manifested already to
confirmation OF Mr.. Brandsis, the sub
COMMITTEES may take considerably more
time.
While the hrst surprise over the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Brandeis had sub
sided by last night. and while some
Of the democrats In the Senate who
were at first inclined to oppose con-
nrmation had cooled on. tho opposition
to Mr.. Brandeis in some quarters had
not lessened and plans were under way
to fight tho nomination to the end.
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FIGHT UPON bRANDE|S
PLANNED BY SENATORS
Many of His First Opponents "Cool
Of"-Subcommittee to Con-
slider Nomination.

The nomination of Louis D. Brandeis
of Boston as associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States will
advance a step toward action by the
Senate tomorrow. when 1t probably will
be referred to a subcommittee of the
Senate judiciary committee for consid-
GRAFTON and report to the full committee
The acting chairman Of the judiciary
Senator Overman of North
Carolina, announced last night that
unless he was otherwise ordered by the
committee he would appoint a subcom-
mittee of Ave to consider the nomina-
ton when the full committee meets
tomorrow morning.
According to custom. hearings will be
held by the subcommittee. but whether
they will be public has not been an
nounced. 1t is highly improbable, how
ever. that the hearings will be public.
since IT is not the practice to hold pub
lie hearings on nominations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
Applause for Crane.

Charles F. Crane. chairman of the
present membership committee. was
given an ovation whom he arose to add
his word OF tribute for Mr.. Colladay.
Tribute 70 the 1916 committee was also
given ~ J. Harry Cunningham, secre-
tary of ti'e board. and Others
Particu ally novel wers tho menu
cards. in the form Of an Indictment Of
Mr.. Colladay ain the supreme court Of
the Board Of Trade. case of member
ship committee agt. Edward r. Cola
day. flied January 20, 1915, Richard L.
Conner. clerk"
Attorneys for committee" - tho
committee ON arrangements-consis
of Charles J. Waters, chairman; Odell
8. Smith and George H. Macdonald.
Attractive musical numbers were
given during the evening by James
Young. accompanied by Byron Blodgett.
and by WILLIAM Ciabaugh. accompanied
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Outcome of Conference.

The message to the Secretary was the
outcome of conferences participated in
by residents of Lake Forest and Chica-
go, which included such men as Harold
Mccormick, ]. Ogden Armour and c. II.
Fitzhugh. William NJ. Lewis. mayor of
Lake Forest. said tonight that the plan
of those interested included the forming
of two camps for the training of men,
such as the camp at Fort Sheridan,
where recently business men of Chicago
were given military instruction.
Many Civilians Interested.
Mr. Lewis said it was believed that be-
tween 5000 and 5000 civilians would
take part in the naval reserve plan when
the time for instruction arrived. 1t was
proposed, he said, to have two camps, one
for business men and the other for col
!ege and high school students. Naval Of
ficers would direct the operations, he
said.