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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
new CURRENCY SYSTEM
IS PLANNED IN MEXICO
National Bank Resembling q. S.
Reserve Method Il Part OF
the Proposition.

Ell PASO, Tex, February 21.-The
plan for new currency system In
Mexico. including the establishment Of
national hank under conditions re-
sensbling the federal reserve system of
the United States. and new currency
issue. retiring the present deprecated
Carranza currency. has been presented
to the first chief of the de facto gov
eminent by his financial advisers. ac-
cording to a Mexican official who ar
rived here today from Guadalajara
The new system, it is said, would be
based upon the $3.50, 100000 metal re-
serves said to be neId in Mexican
blanks.
Carranza Currency to Be Retired.
he retired gradually. a moratorium
having been suggested by the de facto
governments financial advisers to pre-
vent the liquidation of debts in the
present fiat money, pending the estab-
lishment of the new issue of notes as
legaftenders.
The ,national bank, which would be
known as the Bank of Mexico, would,
under the plan as outlined. have CAPT.
tai stock of 250.0o0.OoO pesos. The gov
eminent would subscribe one third, or
approximately $685., 900 pesos, and the
member banks the remaining two
thlrds. TIE latter would be required
to subscribe in proportion to their
present reserves of metal money. The
government the financial advisers say
would pay its assessments "as far as
practicable in metal money and guar
antee the remainder by pledging half
OF all export duties on precious metals
and taxes on oils, which are to be paid
in gold.
Government to Control Bank.
The government would control the
Bank of Mexico, which would have the
sole right to issue currency.
This new issue would be guaranteed
by the metal reserve and further sup
ported by bonds of the department of
the interior bearing 3 per cent inter-
est.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
shepuard Resolution Laid Aside.

The Sheppard joint resolution for ma
tion-wide prohibition did not come I'D
for consideration at today's meeting of
the Senate judiciary committee as had
been expected The committee laid it
a side to take up other business, which
II had agreed to consider at the meeting
TODAY. The resolution will not come be-
fore the committee again until next Mon
day, 1t is probable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
GUSHING THE RED CROSS.
Bucharest Says Germans Expell
American Missions From Serbia.

PARIS. February GA dispatch to
the Havas Agency from Bucharest
dated Thursday says:
The German authorities are expell-
ing the American Red Cross missions
from Serbia"
The last Serbian soldiers remaining
in Albania have now been landed at
Corfu. says a dispatch from Corfu un-
der date of Friday. The dispatch adds
that the entire Serbian army is now out
of danger.
ATHENS, February 10. via Paris,
February 21-George l.. Lorillard,
American charge dafaires to Serbia.
has gone to Corfu to rejoin the Serbian
governmo0t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
CHURCH TO BREAK GROUND.
DR.. S. M. Newman and H. Martin
Williams to Be Speakers.

DR.. s. M. Newman, president of How
ard University. and H. Martin Williams,
reading clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives. are scheduled to speak at
the ground-breaking exercises for the
new Mount Olive Baptist Church.
1875 9Th street northeast. tomorrow
afternoon at 1890 o'clock.
A brick structure with a gray brick
front will take the place of the present
wooden building, which has been
standing there for forty years. The
building is expected to be completed
about the middle of August or the
1st of September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Government to Control Bank.
CANADIAN PLANT BURNS.
Factory at Moncton, N. B., Sustains
About 100000 Damage.

MONCTON. N. B., February 21-Fire
OF undetermined origin last night
destroyed the main building of the
Record Foundry and Machine Company
here. causing a loss estimated at near
ly 100000. The flames spread rapidly,
but were confined to the one building
in which were located the offices, sales
and shipping department and nickel
finishing branch of the company.
The buildings of the munition plants
and others on the premises which are
being fitted as barracks for an over
seas battalion in training here were
not damaged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
THIRTY-FIvE MADE I'LL,
Medical Attention Sought by Guests
at q Church Supper.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, February I'll
Mystery surrounds the illness Of thirty
five persons who were compelled to ask
for medical attention after attending a
church supper in Carnegie. near here
Opinions regarding the cause differ. One
physician who attended, number of the
victims said he believed they were suffer
ing from ptomaine poisoning. while an
other physician said the symptoms were
similar to those of arsenic poisoning
Among the victims was Burgess r. +
Hardy. 1t is said that all the victims will
recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
WASHINGTON IS TO HAVE
BABY WEEK CAMPAIGN
Reduction of Infant Mortality in
District Object-Commissioners
Are Interested.

Washington is to have baby week
campaign. in the cause of reducing in
FAINT mortality in the, District.
Plans for the campaign will be discuss
ed at a meeting to be held Thursday in
the auditorium of the Y. NJ c. A. build
ing. The District Commissioners have is
sued invitations to President and Mrs
Wilson and about 700 Washingtonians to
attend the meeting
The District heads were interested in
the undertaking by the District of CO.
lumbia Federation of Women's Clubs.
The General Federation of Women's
Clubs and the Childrens Bureau are
cooperating in arranging for a ma
t1onal baby week" campaign. which
Will be observed in about 1000 cities
this spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
So for Soleing Old Shoes.

Correspondence Of tie Associated Press.
VIENNA. January 25.-Shoe leather
has become so scarce in Austria that
the shoemakers demand So for soleing
an old pair of shoes. Hundreds of
children are unable to go to school
because they have no shoes. which cost
anywhere from So to IS pair Shoes
with wooden soles have been introduce
ed from Germany, but even these cost
from s120 to So a pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Need Forcibly Shown.

The need of a campaign for the saw
ing Of babies is being brought home
very forcfbly to all thinking people by
the great waste of life in the warning
countries stated the District Fedora
ton in a letter to the Commissioners
asking their support in the movement
THE first step in the preparedness
of nation is the care of it's babies.
Infant mortality has decreased largely
in the last five years through intelli-
gent work in this direction. but there
is much yet to be done"
1t is stated that the purpose of the
campaign is twofold: first, to give the
parents of a community an opportunity
of learning the facts with regard to
the care of their babies. and, second, to
bring home to every one in a commu-
nifty the Importance of the babies, the
facts relating to the babies of that
special community. and the need of
permanent work for their welfare
March Ali has been suggested as the
time for the nationwide campaign. 1t
is expected that this date will be adopt-
ed for the local propaganda
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Mrs. Estelle Lamb Dies in Hospital

Mrs. Estelle Lamb, sixty-six years
old, PA H street northwest, died at
Emergency Hospital this morning about
o'clock. While under the care of a
physician at her home yesterday morn
ing she fell out of bed and suffered
from shock. Coroner hewitt deemed an
inquest unnecessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
ASQUITH ASKS COMMONS
FOR HUGE WAR CREDITS
More Than Two Billion Dollars
Provided for in Two Votes
Presented.

LONDON, February p. 4:1o pm
Premier Asquith introduced two votes
Of credit in the house Of commons to-
day. The premier's speech was con-
fined entirely to the financial aspect of
the present situation. no reference be-
ing made to military affairs in general.
The first vote Of credit was on the
supplementary estimate for the cur
rent fiscal years, bringing up the total
war expenditures for the year to
f1,42o. 100000. This appropriation is for
f120,0O0.o 900. The second vote. to pro-
vide funds for the first part Of the
financial year beginning April l.,
amounts to 3o0.O00,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Held for the Grand Jurv.

Richard Meredith pleaded guilty to a
charge of depreciation on private prom
erty today in the Police Court and was
held for the action of the grand jury in
$1,000 bonds. The defendant, who was
arrested by Detective Dellamico of the
ninth precinct, is charged with entering a
vacant house owned by H. G. Wagner and
with stealing plumbing and gas fixtures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Rurgomaster Max Not Freed.

LONDON, February 21.-Reuters
Amsterdam correspondent says that it
has been learned that the report of
Adolphe Max, former burgomaster of
Brussels, had been released by the Ger
mans and sent to Switzerland as I'M
founded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Decision Against Greeks,

ATHENS, February 20. via Paris,
February 21.-Garrett Droppers, Ameri
can minister to Greece. who was ap-
pointed arbitrator between the Greek
government and the British naval mis-
sion over the Interpretation of a con-
tract, has rendered a decision in favor
of the naval mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
NOTED GUARDS DIE.
Reynolds and Chase of Biddle Broth
ers Fame Suecumb in Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. February 21.-
Charles Reynolds and Frank A. Chase,
both of whom were guards at the ALLIE
gheny County Jail when the Biddle
brothers made their sensational escape
years ago, died within few hours of
each other last night.
Reynolds. an inside guard. was shot
thrown over a railing to a floor below
and locked in when he attempted to
stop the flight of the brothers. Chase
was a guard at the outside door and
was relieved of duty after the prison
ers got away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
RATCHET IN BOTH HANDS.
Colored Man on Anacostia Bridge
Held for Mental Examination.

Stanley Duell. colored, twenty-five
years old, carrying a Ratchet in each
hand. yesterday afternoon attracted at
tention of persons on Anacostia bridge
and was arrested by Policeman C. R..
Brown.
I'm going to have these hatchets
blessed in the waters of the river"
Duell is said to have told the police
man.
The colored man told the policeman
that he had driven nine nails in two
trees In Anacostia to prevent the sap
from rising. He failed to explain what
prompted him to do so.
A charge of insanity was preferred
against Duell and he was sent to Wash
ington Asylum Hospital for observa-
ton as to his mental condition. The
police learned that he borrowed one of
the hatchets at a barber shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Gap" Anson's Wife Dead.

CHICAGO. February 21.-Mrs Virginia
NJ. Arson. wife Of Adrian c. ("Cap'') An
son. former manager of the Chicago Ma
tionals and for years the most widely
known ball player, died at her home to-
day. She was fifty-six years old. Inter-
ment will be in Philadelphia, her former
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
STEAMER GOES AGROUND.
The Middlesex Strikes Shoal While
Heavy Sea Is Running.

VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass. February
21.-The steamer Middlesex. Norfolk tn
Boston. went aground early today on
Cross RIP shoaI while a heavy sea was
running, according to a wireless message
from another steamer to the coast guard
cutter Acushnet, which hastened to, the
assistance OF the grounded vessel
A later message received by the own
ers Of the vessel said she was fast on the
sandy shoal. but was in no immediate
danger, and that the cutter probably
would doAt her at high tide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
HIS ATTEMPT TO APPEAL
OPPOSED BY GOVERNMENT
Council for David Lamar Applies to
Supreme Court for Order to Com
pei Reinstatement.

Counsel for David Lamar, the So
called wolf of Wall street." convicted
in the federal court of New York of
impersonating an officer of the United
States in an attempt to defraud ]. p.
Morgan & Co. and others. today APP
piled to the Supreme Court of the
United States for an order to compel
the circuit court to reinstate Lamar's
appeal from the district court which
was recently dismissed.
Lamars attempt to appeal. his coun-
sci said. had fallen between two courts
the circuit court of appeals and the
Supreme Court-because he had filed an
appeal with each.
Execution of Sentence Asked.
The circuit court dismissed the ap-
peal because an appeal had been taken
to the Supreme Court; the Supreme
Court dismissed it for lack of juris-
diction.
The government opposed the appli-
cation and asked that steps be taken
at once to send Lamar to prison. He
was sentenced to serve two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
MOVE BY ENTENTE
ALLIES IN GREECE
Berlin Hears of Intention to
Take Over Railroads and
TeIegraphs. !

BERLIN. February 81, by wireless to
Sayville.-"Reports from Constantinopls
state" says the Overseas News Agency.
that, according to official kilograms
from Athens, the ministers OF Great
Britain. France. Russia and Italy an
nounced to Premier Skouloudis that the
entente council in Paris had ordered
the military occupation OF all the Greek
railroads and Geographic stations in
Thessalonica and Morea by entente
troops. The ministers let 1t be known
that in case Greece did not submit vol
unfairly to the measure force would be
used
Military Council Called.
"A Greek military council. the dis
patches add. was Immediately convoked
for discussion of the new situation
Morea is the ancient Peleponnesus.
the peninsula which forms the south
ern part of the kingdom of Greece.
separated from the Hellenic mainland
by the CULTS of Patras. Corinth and
Aegina. Thessalonica is one OF the
several names of Saloniki, which has
been an entente allied base for many
months, and in the region of which the
entente powers have massed strong
lions.
Greeks and Bulgars Clash.
LONDON. February 21-Patrols of
Greeks and Bulgarians fought a sharp
after the Bulgarian patrol crossed the
frontier, according to Saloniki dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Company.
The Bulgarians were forced to retire.
leaving two men killed. One Greek
soldier was wounded.
According to the same dispatch Gen.
Sarrail. the French in-chief
in the east. has gone to Athens. where
an audience with King Constantine has
been arranged. The greatest impor-
lance is attached to the visit. which.
it is believed, will mark important de-
velopments in the relations between
Greece and the entente allies.
Greek Cruiser at Durazzo.
PARIS. February 21-Ths Greek
cruiser Helle has arrived at the Al
bantam port of Durazzo to protect the
Greek residents in that city and the
districts in case the Bull
garians should succeed in entering the
city. says the Rome correspondent of
the Petit Parisien.
In the Austro- Hungarian official re-
port dated February 20 it was stated
that an advanced Italian position had
been taken by the Austro- Hungarians
near Bazar-Sjak, which lies about six
and one-quarter miles to the northeast
of DuraZzo. 1t had previously been
in the Austrian official
ports that the Bulgarians in Albania
were operating against Avlona, about
eighty miles south of Durazzo.
The Greek cruiser Helle was formerly
a Chinese warship and was purchased
by Greece from China in 1914
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Ammunition Store Blown Up.

LONDON, February 21.-Three Bulga-
rian officers and forty soldiers have been
killed or wounded by the explosion of the
chief ammunition store at Nish. says an
Odessa dispatch to the Daily Mail. Fifty
Serbian residents of the town have been
arrested charged with completely in the
affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
WOULD ASSIST SCHOOLS
IN MILITARY TRAINING
Representative Scott Offers Resolu-
ton for Investigation by Con-
gressional Committee.

What may be done to assist schools
throughout the country to give their
students rudimentary military instruc-
ton where this may be desired is to
be the subject of an investigation by
three senators and three representa-
tives. if Congress adopts a resolution
which has been introduced in the
House by Representative r. X. Scott
of Philadelphia. The resolution pro-
vides for the rendition of a report to
Congress "as to the feasibility and
means to encourage such instruction..
Under the Scott resolution the mill
tary affairs committee of both the Sem
ate and House would be directed to
each designate three of their membe
to serve on this joint subcommittee to
investigate the advisa bility of and of
determining the best methods for the
encouragement of such training in the
public schools.
Thinks Plan Could Be Outlined.
Representative Scott, in speaking of
his resolution, said that he has been
impressed with the possibilities offer
ed by military training part of
the curriculum in the high school
grades of the public schools. He be-
lieves that a congressional committee
by careful inquiry into the subject could
readily determine a plan whereby en-
couragement and assistance could be
offered by the government to school
authorities in the various cities. towns
and country school districts of the ma
ton which would tend to do wonders
in the way of establishing "a citizen
ry trained to arms.
Representative Scott says he has been
inn ri h.
lie school authorities throughout Penn
sylvania and that there are movements
already under way in certain school
districts for the organization of cadet
corps in the high schools. He contends
that it is not alone for the instruction
in military tactics that the school au-
thorities and the general public is be-
coming interested. but also for the rea-
son that it is recognized that such
training is of material benefit to the
youth in teaching obedience and other
desirable moral qualities. besides fur
nishing excellent opportunities from a
calisthenic standpoint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Rev. Isaac Crook Dies in Spokane.

SPOKANE. Wash, February 21.-Rev.
Isaac Crook, eighty-four years old.
former president of Ohio University at
Athens. Ohio. died suddenly at his home
here last night. Death was due to heart
trouble. The Rev. Mr.. Cook was a min
ister in Cincinnati for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
TWO PAY DEATH PENALTY.
Pennington and March Electrocuted
for Staying S. L. Pinkerton.

BELLEFoNTE, Pa. February FL
Roland S. Pennington and George H.
March were today electrocuted in the
deathhouse of the new penitentiary near
here for the murder in November, 1913,
of S. Lewis Pinkerton in Delaware
county.
A hard fight was made to save the
men, their case having been carried to
the board of pardons five times. PEN
nington is said to have been the first
person of Quaker extraction to suffer
the death penalty in Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
Discusses Building Program.

To complete the proposed fve-year
building program for the navy. Capt.
Bristol said. a total expenditure Of
nearly s23.00O.00 on air craft would
be required. With the fleet, he said,
there would be 1876 aeroplanes, Is dirt-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
LUDWIG BRAUN DIES,
Bavarian Battle Painter Succumbs
at the Age of Eighty.

LONDON. February 81. 6:25 AIM
Ludwig Braun. the Bavarian battle
painter. has died at the age of eighty.
according to an Amsterdam dispatch to
the Central News.
In 1859 Ludwig Braun went to Paris
and studied under Horace Vernet. the
famous painter of military scenes. He
was present in the Franco-Prussian
war OF ls70-71 as official painter and
his most noted productions have had
to do with incidents of that period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21

Capt. William Lauder, marine en-
gineer and architect of wide reputation.
died at Norfolk, Va. He was born in
Nova Scotia seventy years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-21
NEW GERMAN TAXATION
TO HIT WAR PROFITS
Fear Expressed That More Than so
Per Cent May Be
Exacted.

BERLIN. February 90. via London,
parts of the governments tax meas
ures have been submitted to the
bundesrath, but strict secrecy is pre-
served regarding their nature. 1t ap-
pesrr. however. that the bills have
been designed to furnish 100000, 900
marks of new revenue. The publication
OF the new measures probably will be
made before the reassembling of the
reichstag. March IS.
1t In Assumed that the chief feature
of the fiscal Legislation will be a tax
on extra wartime profits. IS already has
been decided in principle, by requiring
corporations and firms to reserve so
per cent of their increased earnings
for future taxation.
Enormous Profits Shown.
That rich yield from this tax may
be counted upon is shown by the an
nual report of a number OF companies
which laid aside 100000 to 100000
marks for reserves under the law.
There has been much agitation
among commercial classes against the
government taking the entire so per
cent. but there is small prospect of this
nnding acceptance by the government.
IT is even feared that a higher rate
than so per cent may be adopted, and
the executive committee of the German
chambers of commerce has been argu-
ing against higher rate.
within a week several company re-
ports have shown remarkable in
creases in profits that made a bad inn
preston, bourse operators fearing that
such evidences of getting rich quick
may tempt the government to decide
on higher tax on war profits
New Taxes Proposed.
1t is understood that among other
taxes to be proposed are levies on gas
and electricity for illuminating pur-
poses.
The Tageblatt learns that the next
war loan. which is expected to fall
around the end of March, will include
an increase of Az per cent treasury
notes redeemable at par. The issue
price is expected to be a trifle above
go