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The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
CONGRESS PLANS PROBE
INTO GASOLINE PRICES
House Subcommittee Will Consider
Resolutions and Trade Commits
sion's Report.

The various resolutions proposing
an inquiry into the rising price of
gasoline were placed in the hands of
subcommittee yesterday by the
House Committee on Mines and Min
ing. Representative James. of Michi-
gan; Van Dyke, of Minnesota, and
Garland, of Pennsylvania, were ap-
pointed on the subcommittee.
There are two resolutions before it.
One, introduced by Representative
Randall, proposes that the Federal
government take over the entire oil
output of the country and operate
wells and refineries. Another, offered
by Representative Carter, of California,
calls for an investigation by the Bu-
rueau OF Mines.
The subcommittee will consider the
report soon to be made by the Federal
Trade Commission upon the same sub
ject before determining what action
shall be taken.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
Miss Maude Gilbert Returns
AS Leading Woman at Poll
Actress Will Resume Former Position Next Monday in
''Cothes" Miss Rittenhouse Will Go to New Polls
Theater in Baltimore, Which Has Just Been Leased.

Sylvester z.. Poll, proprietor Of Polls
Theater, has added to his chain OF the
aters, making twenty-eight in all, hav-
ing leased the Academy of Music, Bal
timore, which he win open next Monday
night with a stock company.
This announcement has been author
lied by General Manager James
Thatcher, who stated last night that the
circumstance would bring a new leading
woman to Polls here in the person Of
Miss Maude Gilbert, who is credited with
being the most popular leading woman
ever identified with the Poll forces. Miss
Gilbert played at Polls last year and
left the company during the summer to
accept a contract from a motion picture
company
1t was a matter of regret to Mr.. Poll
that he permitted the movies" to out
bid him for Miss Gilbert's services. and
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
ELIZABETH v. BROWN
MEMORIAL PLANNED
College Women's Club Will Establish
G. W. U. Scholarship to Honor
Former Washington Teacher.

Members of the College women's Club
of the District are raising a fund of
5000 with which to establish an Eliza
beth v. Brown scholarship at George
Washington University. They will ask
the school teachers of the District, who
were among the thousands of friends of
Miss Brown, to contribute small amounts
toward this plan to give educations to
students in the university's Teachers
College.
A committee consisting of Miss Ella
Given,- chairman; Mrs. John R. wey-
rich, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. John
Cummings, Mrs. William H. Heron, and
Mrs Susie Root Rhodes, was appointed
to raise and administer this fund. Mrs,
Weyrich's address is 400 NJ street north
west
While the memorial has been inaugu-
rated by the College women,s Club. that
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29

the announcement of her return is de-
clsred to be the result of Mr.. Polls
determination to retrieve his stars from
the screen. The leasing OF another the
alter at this time makes the return Of
Miss Gilbert to Washington possible.
Miss Florence Rittenhouse will close
her engagement as leading woman at
Polls next Saturday night. and will be-
come the leading woman Of the Poll
Players in Baltimore.
Miss Gilbert is well remembered by the
playgoers of Washington. not only on
account of her local stock engagements.
but for the wide range of her activities
in playing leads in a number of the big
road productions. Miss Gilbert came
direct to Washington from Los Angeles,
and put in a busy day yesterday in the
local stores preparing for her opening
performance next Monday night in
Clothes"
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
80 Men Held Up by Masked Robbers
Open $3.50 A. M.

New York. March 2s-Six masked high
legged gambling house in this city early
today and obtained money and jewelry
estimated at $500. Displaying revolvers,
three robbers guarded the victims while
a fourth secured the loot. Two con-
federates waited outside in an automo-
bile, in which the hold-up men escaped
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
WHY HAIR FALLS OUT

Dandruff causes a feverish irritation
OF the scalp, the hair roots shrink.
loosen and then the hair comes out
fast. To stop falling hair at once and
rid the scalp of every particle of
dandruff. get 25-cent bottle of
Danderine at any drug store. pour a
little in your hand and rub we'll into
the scalp. After a few applications all
dandruff disappears and the hair stops
coming out.-Adv
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
War Costs Norway 1856 Ships.
Close $3.50 P. M.

openhasen. March 28.-One hundred and
thirty-six Norwegian and Swedish ships
have been sunk by torpedoes or mines
since the outbreak of the war, according
to the Tidenstegn. Ninety-six were Nor
wegian and forty were Swedish. Twenty
seven Norwegians have been killed and
100 Swedes.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
Bonar Law to Attend War Meeting

London, March ga. Bonar Law, sec
rotary OF state for the colonies, an
nounced in commons today that he had
been invited by Premier Asquith to at
tend the allied conference in Paris along
with Walter Runciman, president of the
Board of Trade.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29

ton and Julius I. Peyser and GeOTE'
N. Robinson as slteTnates.
Chairman James u. Proctor. formel
Assistant District Attorney, appealed
for a more active interest among 81
classes Of citizens in the choosing o
delegates
Frank J. Hogan. promised to work 70
d plank in the republican platform pledg
ing that party to favor the franchise 70
the District. The REORGANIZATION tick
et was enthusiastically endorsed. Com
mittces were appointed TO interest III
citizens OF Mount Pleasant and Column
bia Heights in the primaries, which ar
TO be held in April
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
Mother Ends Life With Child,

Lancaster. Pa. March 2s-After writ,
ing farewell note to her mother saying
she was weary of life, Mrs. Charles
Lightfoot turned on the gas in the room
OF her n-year-old son Harold early today
and lay down beside the boy. Their bod,
les were found several hours later.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29
HOGAN WILL WORK FOR
SUFFRAGE IN DISTRICT
Pledges Himself to Efforts Toward
Securing Plank in Republican Ma
tonal Platform Favorins Vote.

Under the auspices Of the Federated
Republican Club Of the District. meet
ing was held last night at Arcade Hall
Fourteenth street and Park road. in the
interests OF the election Of Frank J.
Hogan and DR.. f. D. NiHistOn as dele
gates TO the Republican National ConN en-
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29

nuorescent microscope, invented by
an Austrian scientist for use with ultra
violet rays, enables the recognition of
differences in matter not perceptible by
ordinary light.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29

club hopes that many other organizations
with which Miss Brown was affiliated
will join in this movement TO do honor
to the memory of one whose life was
devoted SO much TO the interests of
others.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-29

To increase the volume Of sound from
photograph a Partisan has invented
an instrument that will play three records
simultaneously.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
Cyclone Sweeps
Over st. Thomas,
Doing Big Damage

St. Thomas, Danish West Indies,
Oct. ia cyclone swept over St.
Thomas Monday night and yesterday
morning, with disastrous results. Al
most every building in the city was
damaged, and some were destroyed.
There are many homeless persons and
it is probable some form of public re-
lief measures will be necessary. The
damage thus far reported runs into
the hundreds OF thousands of dollars.
So far as is known there was no loss
of life.
The storm began Monday night, and
after an interval of calm, it began
again with increased fury. Trees we're
uprooted and much damage was done
to shipping. The Hamburg American
line steamers Calabria and Tasgen-
wald, and the Danish dredge St. Hilda
we're blown ashore. The Calabria
probably is a total loss. The Danish
motor-steamship Anholt and the Dan
ish barkentine, Thor, were wrecked
and the entire fleet OF small craft, as
we'll as the recently completed har-
Dor, will afford heavy damage. The
electrical coal conveyors on the har-
Dor front were destroyed
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
England to Issue
More War Bonds

London, Oct. 1.-THE House of
Commons today began consideration
of the problems resulting from the
war, with the introduction by Premier
Asquith of new vote OF credit for
9300,000,000. Under the procedure of
parliament, this step permits men,
bers to discuss any subject.
The vote of credit is the thirteenth
since the outbreak OF the war, bring
ing up the total to G3,132,000,000 As
today's credit vote is expected to last
only until the end of the present
year, another request will be neces-
sary before March, but in view of the
statement made yesterday by the
chancellor of the exchequer, Reginald
McKenna, there probably will be no
fresh public borrowing in the shape
of a long term war loan at present,
as the country's needs are being met
by revenue from taxes and by short
dated notes. The latest 6 per cent
exchequer bonds yielded more than
G20,000,000 last week. Financial cir
cles, and particularly holders of 4H
per cent war loan and other lower
priced issues, which recently have
fallen to a discount, are hoping the
premier will make some statement re-
garding the possibilities OF conversion
of their holdings into a new loan
when such an issue is considered.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
GERMAN CASUALTIES
RUN INTO MILLIONS
Thirty. Two Thousand Killed
and as Many More Taken
Prisoners in September.
FROM THE OFFICIAL LISTS

London, Oct. ll.-German casual
ties from the beginning Of the war to
the end of September were 3,s56,0lS,
according to an official British COM
pilation as given out here today. The
statement says:
"A report, compiled from German
official casually lists, show the total
German 'casualties in September az
l7o,6S4, bringing up the total since
the war from the same source to
3,556,0l8."
The full text of the statement, is
sued by the British official press bu-
reau, follows:
German casualties, exclusive of cor
rections, reported in the month of
September in German official casualty
lists, we're:
Dead, 32,2S2.
Prisoners and missing, 32,259.
Wounded, 1888.
"These, added to those reported in
previous mr. 1ths, including the correc-
tons reported in September, total
since the war:
Dead, 870,l82.
Prisoner and missing, 42s,829.
Wounded, 2,257,007.
"The figures included all the Ger
man nationaities: Hessian, Bavar.
ians, Saxons and Wurttemburgers.
They do not include naval casualties
or casualties among the colonial
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
Sixteen Thousand
OF Serbs Without
Food or Support

Belgrade, Oct. l0.-(Via London,
Oct. ll.)-The food supply Of the
American Red Cross Relief commits
sion will be exhausted bv the end of
November, and the commissions re-
lief work in Serbia will then cease, ac-
cording to DR.. Edward Stuart, direc-
tor of the commission. Roumania's
entrance into the war, making It I'M
possible to get food, and lack of sup
port on the part of the people Of the
United States, are given by DR.. Stuart
as the responsible causes. f'-r
So far $3.50 tons OF food have been
distributed about Belgrade, in addition
to carloads of clothing. The number
of persons dependent on the commits
sion is 10000. The Austrian govern
ment has arranged to supply free food
to 10000 people after the commission
ceases its work and will give pensions
to another 10000. This will leave TO-
900 unprovided for.
DR.. Stuart said the Red Cross had
been able to tide the Serbians over
the bad time while crops were grow
ing, and that food was rather plentiful
in Serbia now, although clothing was
still much needed.
The commission will return to the
United States early in December.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
National Guard
Must Have All It's
Equipment on Hand

Washington, Oct. l1.-Regulations
made public today by the War de-
partment detail what equipment mill
tary organizations must show at the
inspection to be held in January, Feb
ruary and March in order to share in
federal appropriations for the main-
tenance OF the state troops.
By the terms of the army reorgani-
cation act, any National Guard unit
which does not have full quota OF
ordnance and quartermaster's equip
men will be debarred wholly or in
part from receiving from the United
States any pecuniary or other aid,
benefit or privilege" The circular
issued today stipulates that the equip
ment must include emergency rations
and supplies for each man, to be kept
constantly on hand for use in the
event OF mobilization, besides the
usual personal equipment and COM
plete outfit kits, signalling apparatus,
intrenching tools and medical sup
plies. The department points out that
the duty OF exhibiting this property
to the federal inspectors, properly
stored and marked, will rest upon the
state authorities.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
F, H. Woods Heads
Commercial Club

Lincoln, Oct. l1.-(Special.) Frank
H. Woods, president OF the Lincoln
Telephone & Telegraph company, was
elected president of the Lincoln Com
mercial club at meeting Of the board
OF directors this noon.
Mr.. Woods election followed the
annual meeting OF the board OF direc-
tors yesterday, at which new mem
bers to the board were elected.
B. A. George was elected vice presi-
dent Of the club, the place formerly
filled by Mr.. Woods, and Charles
Stuart was elected treasurer.
Walter S. Whitten was reelected
secretary for the eleventh year.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
PROTECTION FOR
AMERICAN LIVES
THE WORLD over
Hughes Tells People of West
Virginia His Stand On
Things Having to Do
with Americans.
is FOR THE UNITED STATES
Is Not Tied Up by Agreements
or Mixed in Intrigues with
Anybody,
SITS DEMOCRATIC POLICY

Clarksburg, w. Va, Oct. III
Charles E. Hughes told an audience
which gathered at the station here
today that in his stand for the pro-
lection of American lives. property
and commerce he had no agreements
with anybody
IL stand for American rights
throughout the world, without fear or
favor" Mr.. Hughes said. II have no
understanding, no agreements, no in
trigues with anybody, but ! stand for
the interests of the United States and
the protection of American lives,
American property and American
commerce throughout the world.
Our friends on the other side talk
about their policy. particularly in
Mexico, as though il were policy
OF peace" Mr. Hughes continued. 1T
has not been a policy Of peace. 1t
has been policy of destruction OF
the lives and property Of American
citizens because of the withdrawal of
protection that should have been ae-
corded"
For Protecting Tariff.
Mr.. Hughes spoke for protective
tariff, asserting that in its applica-
ton he would not aid any particular
sort Of American citizens at the ex-
pense OF the others"
The nominee assailed the admins.
trat;an IN for the ena artfreu 0f the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
Mexican Affairs e,.........,
Are Talked Over
By Commission

Atlantic City N. J., Oct. IL
Schooled by General Taskert H.
Bliss, assistant chief OF staff Of the
American army, the American mem
bers OF the Mexican-American joint
commission met Carranza's represen-
tatiyes today for a further considera-
ton Of the different plans suggested
for prote ton Of life and property
along the Mexican border. When an
agreement on some plan is reached it
is probable that It will be composite
plan in which the good points Of all
that have been suggested are incor-
porated.
Both American and Mexican COM
missioners professed belief in the
final agreement on some feasible plan
OF border control, but none was will
ing to prophesy conclusion Of their
deliberations on the subject for some
days.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
Nebraska Man Direct from Battle
Front Tells of the Great World War
DR.. Phil M. Dale, for Fourteen
Months in the Hospitals of
France, Gives Views
and Experiences.
SAYS BREMEN WAS CAUGHT

"lt is now only matter OF killing
Germans and reducing the number in
the field" this is the way the British
and French officers view the great
war in Europe at present, according
to DR.. Phil NJ. Dale of Chicago, for
merly of Greenwood, Neb., who was
in Omaha yesterday fresh from four
teen months OF hard work in the
British surgical service in France.
DR.. Dale was on his way to Green
wood to visit his mother and the rest
of the family before returning to Chi
cago to resume his regular practice
there. He went to France with a
large unit of surgeons and nurses,
which Dr. Murphy of Chicago organ
ized and placed at the disposal of the
British in France.
"The allies do not consider the
present gains on the western front
Of great importance in themselves"
says DR.. Dale, but they figure it
is the start of great movement that
will gain momentum as it proceeds.
"The allies have plenty of men in
the field now and they figure that if
it be necessary they can give man
for man in the matter OF losses and
yet beat the Germans easily in time" !"
The doctor tells an incident OF con-
versation between a British officer
and wounded Prussian officer
We'll, how is the war coming out?"
asked the Briton of the Prussian Of
ficer, who spoke perfect English.
"Oh, well, | don't know yet" an
swered the Prussian.
"Ah, come out of it," said the Eng
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
TEUTON TROOPS ARE
CUT OFF BY FRENCH
Allies Gain Some New Positions
in Fighting South of the
Somme.
GERMANS ARE IN vosGEs

Berlin, Oct. 1l.--German troops in
salient projecting toward the town
Of Vermandovillers, on the battle
front south of the Somme river, have
been cut off by the French forces, it
was stated in the German official
statement, given out today.
Pursuit Of the secoEA Roumanian
army; beaten by the Adstfo- -Gerniahs
at Kronstadt, in Transylvania, con-
tinues, according toethe German off
cial statement, issued today. The Rou-
manians, the statement adds, also
have been defeated in the Alt val
ley.
The invasion of Roumania by Aus
trian and German troops has begun,
says the Overseas News agency. The
Bavarian troops which captured Roth
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
Germany Gets in Line
For New War Loan

Berlin, Oct. ll.-A bill for a new
war credit of l2,000,00O.O0O marks will
shortly be submitted to the Reich
stag. The bill has only precaution-
AIRY character. but is deemed neces-
sary, because the margin between the
credit granted to June, 1916, totaling
2,000,000,0O0 marks and the 47000,-
100000 marks raised through the five
war loans has become rather small.
The new war loan is not expected
to be floated before spring next year,
as the government hopes to get along
until then with the funds on hand and
the help Of short-term treasury notes.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
National Live
Stock Exchange
Makes Rate Protest

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Ma
rional Live Stock exchange COM
planned to the Interstate Commerce
commission today that the rates
charged by the eighty-six principal
railroads on stock, feeder cattle, sheep
and hogs, were unjust and unreason-
able, and should in no case exceed -
per cent OF the rates charged on tat
tened stock intended for slaughter.
The exchanged sked the commission
to establish new rates from the mar
kets at Chicago, New York, East St.
Louis, South St. Paul, Omaha, Sioux
City, South St. Joseph, indianapolis,
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Jersey City,
Denver and other cities, to all points
east OF the Mississippi river and north
of the Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
Eight Hundred at 4
Grand Lodge Session
Of Degree Of Honor

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 11.-(Special
Telegram )-Nearly 800 delegates are
attending the sessions of the grand
lodge of the Degree of Honor here
.oday.
The grand lodge went on record to
continue biennial sessions instead Of
meeting every three years, as pro-
posed at the last convention. Mrs.
Mayne Cleaver will be opposed by
Miss Theresa Hemple Plattsmouth
Tor the office of grand chief OF honor,
the nominating committee reported
his afternoon.
Miss Rose Herrick for grand re-
corder will have no opposition. In
her report, Mrs. Cleaver, the grand
chief, suggested that applications for
insurance be discouraged from mem
bets in i'll health. The question will
probably come up at the business ses-
sion OF the lodge. The reports of all
officers showed the lodge was in
.Lourishing condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
CHURCHMEN HEAR
BASE BALL SCORES
Result of Worlds Series Game
Announced at Meeting of
Episcopalian Divines.
NEW HEADS ARE CHOSEN

ST. Louis, Oct. 1.-THE Rev. DR..
Alexander Mann of Boston, Mass,
was reelected president of the house
deputies of the Protestant Episcopal
general convention here today He
was opposed by the Re-. James E.
Freeman of Minneapolis. The conven-
ton met in triennial session today.
DR.. Mann was first elected president
of the house Of deputies at the con-
vention in New York in l9l5. Or.
James McNaughton, director Of Bi-
tynia High school, Constantirople,
spoke at mass meeting tonight. He
described the conditions of Armenian
Christians in Turkey as comprising
the darkest page in Christian history
at should be noted that the figures
do not constitute an estimate by the
British authorities. They merely rep
resent the casualties announced in the
German official lists. Also that the
casualties are those reported during
the month Of September and not re,
ported as having been incurred in
September" 49,.
and said that more than million ma
tive Christians in Asia Minor were
facing death from starvation and ex-
posure.
DR.. McNaughton made an appeal
for the observance of October 81 and
q, as Armenian and Assyrian relief
days, pointing out that President Will
son recently issued a proclamation
asking the people Of the United States
to set aside this day.
Notes given the result of the worlds
series ball games were passed among
the delegates in the house OF deputies
this afternoon. The Massachusetts,
delegation manifested much enthusi-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-12
Three Pacific Coast
States Republican

Chicago, Oct. l1.-W. A. Gilmore,
who was a delegate to the last repub-
lcan national convention, told Off
cia1s at western republican headquar-
ters that he believed the twenty-five
electoral votes of the three Pacific
coast states would be cast for Hughes
and Fairbanks.
q have just returned from a trip
through Oregon, Washington and
California and | am certain that the
old breach OF 1912 has been practic-
ally healed and that the republicans
and progressives will enthusiastically
support Hughes and Fairbanks" said
Mr.. Gilmore.