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Evening star., 1916-04-17
REPRIMANDED BY PRESIDENT.
Lieut.. Col. Goodier Recently Tried
in Aviation School Case.

President Wilson today administered
reprimand to Lieut.. Col. Lewis E.
Gooder of the judge advocate generals
department. stationed at headquarters of
the western department, San Francisco.
for alleged Interference with the admin
istration of the aviation school at San
Diego, Cal The President acted in con-
formity with the recommendation of the
Secretary of War, and in accordance with
the findings and sentence of the court
martial by which the officer was tried
1t is expected that action in this case
will! be followed by orders for the re-
organization of the Aviation Corps
charges against which recently were
investigated by board of officers at
the War Department consisting of
Gems. Darlington. Mccain and Macomb
Upon the action of the War Depart
ment may depend the outcome of the
effort of Senator Robinson of Arkansas
to have Congress investigate the Avia-
ton Corps The senator's resolution
ordering an inquiry has passed the
Senate and now is pending in the
House.
1t was introduced with a speech in
which Senator Robinson made sensa-
tlonal charges against Lieut. Col
Reber. head of the corps, and Capt
Arthur S. Cowan. commanding the avi-
alton station at San Diego. Cal. and
made public Photographic copies of let
ters exchanged between these officers
Secretary Baker this afternoon will
issue a statement on the subject
Evening star., 1916-04-17
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
VOTES HORSE SHOW CUP
Formal Endorsement Given to Cam
paign for Bringing Excursions
to Washington.

The Chamber of Commerce through
ITS executive committee today voted
to provide cup as one of the prizes
to be contested for at the National
Capital horse show to be held in this
city soon. Each year the chamber
provides a cup for the show.
The executive committee instructed
Secretary Grant to write a letter of in
dorsement to a local concern engaged
In the business of increa sing neWspa per
circulation by Offering trips to Wash
ington as prizes. In connection with
the contests full page articles about
the National Capital are printed and
it was the consensus of the committee
that these constitute good advertising
for Washington.
y The committee voted to forward to
the board of directors. wit: its ap-
proval, resolutions introduced by A
Leftwich Sinclair favoring an increase
of two in the number of judges of the
Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumba
report from the outing committee
was received in favor of a trip to Bal
timore by rail and return to Washing
ton by boat. The matter is to be left
70 the fuli membership of the chamber
for decision
suggestion from an electrical con-
Germ that the chamber provide a large
electric American flag sign to be erect
ed on the front of the District building
was referred to committee.
Evening star., 1916-04-17

Miss Estelle Wheeler, superintendert
of the infant welfare stations of tra
Washington Diet Kitchen Association
and chairman of the committee on pro-
gram for Washington's baby week.
May 6-l3, has consented to serve on
the board of judges which viii maka
the awards in the prize poster contess
to he held under The auspices of Tha
Evening Star in connection with ths
approaching campaign.
Clifford X. Bergman. head of the art
department of The Star, is tho second
Of the judges, and the name of the
third will he announced later. Nj.
Bergman will represent the profession
of the artist and cartoonist in making
the awards. while Miss Wheeler VIII
Judge the offerings from a utilltariau
standpoint and regarding their value
to the campaign itself in the actual
work to be sccomplished-tha of saw
ing babies and making better hahie
The theme of the posters submitted
may be either general or specific ana
there are no restrictions as to the leg
ends. rhymed in prose, which the
designs may bear.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
WAR RAISES PRICE OF BIBLES.
Cost of Publication Much Greater
Than Heretofore, It Is Stated

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE price Of
Bibles has increased and is likely to
advance still further because of the
war Statements issued by religious
publication societies show that the ex-
pense of publishing prayer books, hym-
nails and other religious volumes is 3"
much larger than heretofore that buy
ers have been obliged to pay nearly
double the prices of last year. This Is
due mainly to the advance in the cost
of paper. ink. leather and glue.
The American Bible Society an
nounceS that the stock of Bibles in
European languages. imported from
Germany prior to the beginning of the
war, is now approaching exhaustion
and the society does not know when 1t
can be replenished.
The Methodist Book Concern says its
bills for white paper will increase THIS
year s130,000 and the cost of other
materials $4,000.
These conditions affect the usual
heavy sale of religious publications ~
Easter The price of Easter music *
less affected because orders We're given
long in advance.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
PLAY" ENDS IN DEATH.
Young Man Shot by Companion Fol.
lowing Period of Skylarking.

LA PLATA, Md, April i7.-Harry
Gwynn of Rock Point, Md, was shot ana
killed on boat in the Wicomico river
Saturday afternoon while in company
with three other oystermen. Reynolds
Hancock, a member of the party. was
arrested by the sheriff of Charles county
and is being held in Jail here 10 await
the verdict of the inquest.
According to the account of the shoot
ing obtained by the county authorities,
Turner and John Alvey and Hancoc,l
and Gwynn. all young men, left Rock
Point in a boat to go to Chaptico, ST.
Marys county. 1t is said they obtained
some whisky. While on the boat they
began pushing one another about, and
finally the play of Hancock and Gwynn
led to blows and the death of Gwynn.
1t is alleged that Hancock secured
Winchester rifle belonging to Turner AL
vey, which was in the boat. and fired
on Gwynn when he was only ten feet
away An effort made to take
Gwynn to the shore and summon med
ical aid but he died before landing.
When arrested Hancock was asleep on
the boat He had bruises on his head
and claimed that he shot Gwynn in self
defense and after Gwynn had attempted
to throw him overheard. A number of
bruises were also found on the dead man.
Gwynn was shot through the stomach.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
American Officials Skeptical.

The attitude of American officials
: frank skepticism to watchful waiting.
. Gen. Bell admitted he was a skeptic.
as did Consul Edwards in Juarez, who
said he had received message from
chihuahua city early in the day in
which no mention of Villa was made.
ON the other hand Gen. Gavira and his
staff freely accepted the story of Villa s
death as true and expressed the high
est qualification over the news.
Shortly after the first messages were
received in Juarez hugles blew a trium-
phant fanfare outside Gen. Gavira s
headquarters and the roll of drums
summoned the soldiers to hear the
news. A column of troops was quickly
formed and. headed by the bugIers
marched down the sunny. dusty streets
toward the plaza. The news flashed
from one end of JuareZ to the other
and throngs of civilians Joined the pro-
cession in its triumphal march.
If Villas body has been brought to
San Antonio preparatory to shipping it
, to Chihuahua city, as reports here
state. confirmation of the news should
he received shortly from Gen. Pershing
San Antonio is on the Mexican North
western railroad fifty miles west of
Chihuahua and is the point through
which the American troops passed after
crossing the great continental divide
in their drive south following the bat
tie at Guerrero 1t is one of the
points on Gen. Pershing's lines of COM
States soldiers is presumably on duty
fhere
Evening star., 1916-04-17
DISCUSS soUTH's INTERESTS.
Conference on Community and Eco.
nomic Topics at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS April 17-General
and committee sessions of the southern
conference for education and industry
and auxiliary organizations opened here
today with discussions of community
work. recreation, church and school
work, economics and subjects dealing
with agricultural and Industrial prob
lens.
The conference will continue through
Thursday and will consider many topics
related to development of southern in
terests and resources. Election Of off,
GERS is set for tomorrow.
Among the organizations holding
their annual meetings in CONJUNCTION
with the conference are: Southern In
dustrial Council. Southern Agricultural
Association, Southern Educational
Council, Conference of Southern Wom-
en-, League of Southern Writers and
annual conferences of southern col
leges, teachers and city, county and
state super;ntendents of education.
Several hundred delegates from vir-
tually all southern states had reg
istered for the opening meetings.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
DUTCH IN NEW PROTEST.
Said to Have Demanded Restitution
of Mails Seized by British.

BERLIN, April Il, by wireless to Say
ville.-A second protest against de-
tentIon Of mails by the British author
ities. with demand for indemnities
is said by the Overseas News Agency
TO have been made by the Dutch gov
ernment The Dutch note is in reply
to the memorandum addressed by the
entente allies in answer to the COM
plant of neutral countries with re-
spect to the delaying of mail.
The Dutch government refers to the
assertion in the communication of the
allies that the German and Austro-
Hunga rian naval authorities are re-
sp"nsible for the destruction of yari-
Gus mailboats without warning, and
replies that the mail lost in this man.
ner was destroyed in consequence OF
acts of war. and not by unlawful in
reference with mails. Holland points
out that the British government has
detained large quantity of mail. in
Guiding registered letters containing
valuables. 1t demands restitution of
the detained letters and iudemnities.
= similar note. the news agency says,
has been sent by Holland to France.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
GREATER LAWBREAKERS.
Bachelor Criminals 0utnumber Mar
ried Men Two to One.

NEW YORK. April 17.-Unmarried
men as lawbreakers outnumber mar
ried men two to one in the annual re-
port of the district attorney of New
York county. This relative proportion
was maintained last year. when 2.4si
single men. as compared to 1.2ii mar
ried men. were arraigned in the crimi-
nal courts. The proportion of men ar
raigned as criminals in the last ten
years is even more to the disadvantage
of the bachelors, as 22,33l of them were
accused, while only s,492 married men
were charged with crimes.
More crime was committed by per-
sons between the ages of twenty-"ne
and thirty than by those of any other
ages. Few men past seventy were con-
victed.
The records show that criminals are
becoming more economical and are m
creasing their demands for free counsel
to be assigned by the courts Except
in murder cases. the lawyers so assign
ed receive no pay.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
Three Medals Are Awarded.

Dr. William H. Welch of Baltimore.
president of the academy. in present
ing his annual report at the opening
session made announcement of the
award of medals to Clifford Pinchot.
former government forester, for dis
tingushed public service in organizing
and directing the movement for the
systematic conservation of the natural
resources of the United States. and to
Cleveland Able for distinguished pub
lie service in establishing and organ
izing the United States weather serv-
ice.
The award of medal to Prof. Armin
O. Leuschner of the University of Cali
fornia for skill and ability in super
vising the preparation of tables of the
Watson asteroids. involving original
methods and leading to results of much
value to celestial mechanics" also was
announced. Actual presentation of the
medals. however. will take place later
on during the meeting.
A feature was the presentation of
paper by DIR. Jacques Loeb of the Rock
efeller Institute of New York, in which
he announced that recent experiments
conducted by him in the artificial Gre
alton of frogs had confirmed the belief
Evening star., 1916-04-17
JUDGES FOR BABY WEEK !
POSTER CONTEST NAMED
Miss Estelle Wheeler, Clifford K
Bergman and One Other to
Make Awards.
Rules for The Stars Baby
Week Poster Contest

All contributions must he re-
ceived at Baby week headquar-
ters. .2S 18th street northwest.
by midnight Of Saturday. May q.
Posters submitted must not he
less than I4x22 inches nor more
than i5x25 inches in size.
Either bInrk-and-w or col
ORR are acceptable.
Posters submitted must deal In
some way with the furtheranre
of the educational end of tho
coming campaign.
The first prize. S25. Is for the
best design submitted by per-
son not in the public schools.
The second prize. St5. Is for the
best design submitted by high
school pupil. and the third. $40,
for TINT submitted by a pupil Of
the graded schools.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
BAR SPEAKS IN EULOGY
OF JUDGE C. ". ATKINSON
Exercises in Honor of Retiring Mem
ber of United States Court
of Claims.

Expressions of esteem from distn-
guiShed eNponents of the law. both within
the service of the federal government and
in the Bar Association of the District Of
Columbia marked the ceremonies held this
morning at the United States Court of
Claims in honor of Judge George w. At
kinson, who retired upon completion of
ten years of service with that tribunal.
Speakers representing the government
and the bar in practice before the court
were Assistant Attorney General Huston
Thompson and Solicitor General Davis of
the Department of Justice. Richard Ran
doph McMahon and Harry Peyton.
Tribute by Mr.. Davis.
"As a citizen Of West Virginia ! am
glad to testify to the esteem and pride in
which Judge Atkinson is held in his own
state and to announce that commonwealth
as ready to receive him back as one of
its most honored sons,' said Mr. Davis.
who welcomed the retiring judge back to
the ranks of his chosen profession. Judge
Atkinson was recently elected president
of the Bar Association of West Virginia.
Harry Peyton. acting for A. A. Hoehl
ing president of the District associa-
and regret on behalf of the bar of the
Court of Claims, which were accepted
by Chief Justice Campbell in brief
speech. IN which he paid tribute to
Judge Atkinsons character, both as a
man and jurist: reviewed the
pleasant relations existing between
him and the other members of the
court and expressed the best wishes
of the tribunal a whole for his fu-
ture well being and prosperity.
Judge Atkinson Responds.
Judge Atkinson declared the ten
years spent on that bench the pleas
ATTEST and most profitable of his whole
life. Judge Howry. retired in 1915 after
many years service, sat with the court
this morning.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
TO ELIMINATE CONGESTION
Trunk Line Railroads and Steamship
Companies to Co-Operate on Freight.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Announce-
ment was made today of a cooperative
movement by the trunk line railroads
and the steamship companies which
own vessels in coastwise and foreign
service for the purpose of seeking to
eliminate some of the causes of freight
congestion along the Atlantic seaboard
representatives of the roads and the
steamship companies will confer at the
Trunk Lines Association headquarters
here tomorrow. Shippers were not in
vited to send delegates.
Among the subjects to be discussed
is that dealing with the per diem
charge which railroads now are COM
PEELED to pay under tariffs filed with
the interstate commerce commission
when coastwise steamers are not ready
to unload cars at the ports. The rail
carriers are seeking to have this charge
placed upon the steamship companies.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
M. E. BISHOPS IN SESSION.
Prepare for General Conference of
Church Next Month.

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, April 1.-THE
semi-annual conference of the bishons
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
opened today at Linden Hall, the home
of Mrs. Sarah Boyd Cochran, whose
guests the bishops will be until April
rs, when 1t is expected the work of the
conference will be completed.
The opening sermon was delivered by
Bishop Joseph F. Berry of Philadel
phia, almost all of the thirty members
of the board being present. The bish-
ops. who have supervision over ap-
proximately $4,000 clergymen of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. will de-
vote the greater part of the meeting TO
the preparation of the episcopal ad-
dress to be delivered at the general
conference to be held in Saratoga
Springs, n. Y, next month.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
PLAN FEATURES FOR WEEK.
Members of Home Club of Interior
Department to be Entertained.

been arranged by the officers of the
Home Club of the Interior Department
for the members of the club during the
current week. A lecture, illustrated by
motion pictures, on Life in the Camps
of the Belgian Refugees" will be de-
livered at the club tonight by Prof
Albert van Hecke. The pictures show
how the funds sent by America have
been spent, and many hitherto unde-
veloped phases of the life of the refu-
gees.
Tomorrow night there will be an il
Illustrated lecture by Senator Wesley l..
Washington" On Wednesday night
the Home Club players will present a
fantasy entitled "Shakespeare's Daugh-
ters.' On Saturday evening the regu-
lar club dance will be held.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
Switzerland Nav Buy Ships.

PARIS, April 1.-THE Havas corre-
spondent at Bern telegraphs that the
project for the purchase of trans
atlantic steamships by the Swiss gov
ernment to enable it to bring in the
nations food supply under the protec-
ZION of the Swiss f1ar has been taken
up by the federal council. The ship
ping requirements of the entente pow
ets are so great that Switzerland is
finding serious difficulty in importing
the necessary supplies
Evening star., 1916-04-17
BRITISH BATTLE WAY TO KUT.
Gen. Sir Percy Lake Reports Prog
ress Along Banks of Tigris.

LONDON, April 17.-Further progress
in the efforts of the British army ad-
vancing up the Tigris to the relief of
the force besieged at kut-El -Amara
Is reported in the following official
statement:
Lieut. Gen. Sir Percy Lake reports
that April IA heavy gale blew all
day. On the 18th gradual and steady
progress was made on the right bank
and the enemy's advanced lines were
driven in and occupied The enemy
left many dead and a considerable
number of prisoners in the captured
trenches.
"a heavy rain fell the night of April
14-l5. On the 18th the weather was
fine, but hazy."
Evening star., 1916-04-17
No Report Since Guerrero.

Finally. and a point upon which the
greatest emphasis is laid. is that
nothing has been known of Villa
since the battle of Guerrero. at which
time reports of his being wounded
were accepted by Gen. FershinG and
other American officers. IT he had con-
tinued south. as was assumed. he must
bX this time have reached either Tor
reon or Durane" City in which event
some news of his movements would al
most positively have become known.
only one message was received IN
Juarez giving any details of the sup
posed finding Of Villas body. This
message was unofficial and was sent
to private individual. According to 1t,
Villas death and burial We're revealed
by former colonel of the bandit band.
who had been captured and was under
sentence of death.
This colonel offered to show his cap
tors Villas grave in return for his
life He led a detachment of carranza
soldiers. under the command of Col.
Cavazos. to San Francisco BorJa, a
small town. thirty miles south of
Cusihuriachic. with which it is con-
nected by vague and deserted trail.
Near this lonely spot the carranza SOL
dIerS are said to have eNhumed the
body of the bandit. one leg was said to
have been swollen to enormous size and
to be in such a gangrenouS condition
that there was no douht as to the cause
of death.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
CROWN PRINCE REPORTED
NEAR DEATH At VERDUN

GENEVA. April IL, via Paris. 500
p.m.-The report reached here today
that the German crown prince had an
other escape from death or injury re-
Gently on the Verdun front.
Accompanied by his staff and a num-
Der OF correspondents, he approached
within range of heavy French gun,
one of whose shells exploded near the
party. 1t is said several persons were
wounded slightly. and that others, in
cluding Col. Mueller. correspondent of
the Berne Bund. were knocked down.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
GREATER I. C. C. APPROVED.
House Passes Adamson Bill, Which
Now Goes to Senate.

The Adamson bill to enlarge the IN
terstate commerce commission to nine
commissioners at $4,000, with author
ity to subdivide the commission into
three or more sections for distribu-
tion of it's work, was passed today by
bill was urged by President Wilson on
account of the increased business of the
commission.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
Exploration of Pacific Topic.

Exploration of Pacific Topic.
Most of the morning and early after
noon sessions were taken up with
symposium on the exploration of the
Pacific, conducted by William NJ Davis
of Cambridge, Mass.
The need for an international move
ment for a comprehensive exploration
of the Pacific ocean, vast undertaking
which would extend over many years,
was pointed out in this discussion. The
facts were developed that notwithstand
ing the great and growing economic
Importance of the Pacific ocean, rela-
lively little is known as to it's depth,
temperatures and other characteristics
of Importance to commerce and naviga-
tion. we'll as to science.
The program of the morning included adj
dresses by Jacques Loeb and s. J. Melt
ger of the Rockefeller Institute Edmund
4 Wilson of Columbia University, New
York: Victor G. Vaughan of the Uni
versity of Michigan and c. Schuchert of
Yale University. DIR. Simon Flexner. head
Of the Rockefeller Institute. New York,
who was to have spoken on Finer Mech
anisms of Protection from Infection" was
unable to appear. He will make his ad-
dress later. it announced
American research is much less known
abroad today than it is entitled to be.
Sa lid President Welch. in the course of his
address and he went on 10 express the
hope that the recent establishment by the
academy of a monthly scientific journal
called THE Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences will accomplish
much in making known abroad the results
OF American scientific work
The afternoon session began at 2:3O
o o'clock and the reading of papers was
continued. The first William Ellery
Hale lecture. by Henry Fairfield Os-
born, president of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History. will be de-
| livered tonight at o'clock. The sub
| ject for the address will be THE Origin
| and Evolution of Life on the Earth"
| The lectur. will be followed by a con-
vcr"azIonc in the art gallery of the
| muscu';..
Evening star., 1916-04-17
REV. DR.. S. w. OWEN DEAD
Pastor of Lutheran Church in
Hagerstown Nearly Half Century.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. April 17.-Rey.
B,. S. w. owen. for nearly forty-seven
years the pastor of st. Johns Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church. of Hagerstown,
twice the president of the Maryland
Synod Of the Lutheran Church AID at
one time president of the general synod
of the Lutheran Church of the Unit ed
states. died at his home here yester,!ay y
Death was due to senile gangrene. He
was seventy-nine years old.
DR.. owen was born in Scranton
county, Pa. in 1897. He was presi-
dent of the board of directors of Sus-
quehanna University. His father was
Presbyterian and he was one of thir-
teen children. Four of his brothers
died in the ministry of the United
Brethren. the Methodist Episcopal and
Baptist churches.
Evening star., 1916-04-17
IMMIGRATION BILL REPORTED,
Measure Placed Before Senate With
Literacy Test Included.

The House immigration bill, contain
ing the hard fought literacy test. but
with amendments which are said to
meet President Wilson's objection to
the section excluding political Offend
ers. was reported to the Senate today
with recommendation for passage
The Senate immigration committee
considers the House provision exempt
ing persons who committed or advocat-
ed purely political offenses too broad
and amended the section to exclude
such offender if his offense was
felony.