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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
BILL PROVIDES $25O,QQO-
TOWARD MARYLAND ROAD
Senator Smiths Measure Contem.
plates Thoroughfare From
Here to Annapolis.

Senator John Walter Smith OF Mary
land today introduced in the Senate a
bill to aid the State of Maryland in the
construction Of military and post road
to be known as the National Defense
highway, connecting Washington Nith
ANNAPOLIS, the capital of Maryland. and
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
The bill was referred to the Senate
committee on post Offices and post
roads.
1t provides for the expenditure OF
s25O,OOO by the Federal government
to aid in the construction of the high
way, Maryland already having made
provision for it's share Of the expense
The maintenance OF the road is not
TO be charged in any way to the fed
eral government except so far as any
general appropriation may be made for
a national system of highways. 1t is
TO be a military and post road for the
transportation primarily of military
supplies and postal matter, but the
United States is not to assume juris-
riction over that part of the road lying
in Maryland.
The actual construction Of the high
way is to be under the supervision and
control of the highway commissioner of
Maryland. but the Secretary of Agri-
culture may inspect or ca use an in
spection of the road building to be
made at any time he sees fit The
payments by the federal government
are to be made on warrants issued by
the Secretary of Agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
COMMITTEE CONSIDERS
DISTRICT DELEGATE BILL
No Action Taken on Poindexter
Measure, However-Meeting
Again Next Week.

The Poindexter District delegate bill
was before the subcommittee on judi
ciary of the Senate District committee
today for further consideration, and
considerable progress was made with
it. The subcommittee will be called to-
gether again early next week, accord
ing to Senator Pomerene of Ohio,
chairman, in the hope of being able to
finish UP the work of revamping the
measure.
Senator Pomerene said following the
meeting that no action had yet been
taken by the subcommittee on his sug
gestion that the District be allowed a
delegate in the Senate as well as in
the House. the original provision in
the Poindexter bill.
The subcommittee has before it also
the Chamberlain resolution providing
for constitutional amendment which
would permit the residents of the Dis
trict to elect senators, representatives
am members of the electoral college.
but the resolution was not taken up at
today's meeting.
The Poindexter delegate bill is over
fifty printed pages long. and the sub
committee is going through it very
carefully in order to make it as perfect
g possible. In addition to providing
for the election by the residents of the
District Of delegate to the House
with power to speak on the floor of the
House in the interests of the District.
but without a vote. the bill also pro-
vides a general plan for elections in
the District, including presidential
preferential primary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
DEADLOCK TPOSS|BLE
ON LOUIS D: BRANDE|S
Two Democratic Senators on Judici
ary Committee Undecided Wheth-
er to Vote for Him.

While the presumption has been that
the administration would be able to
line up the democratic members of the
Senate judiciary committee in favor of
the confirmation of Louis D. Brandeis
as associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States. it was
learned today that two of the demo-
cratic Senators on the corS1mittee have
by no means decided they will vote for
Mr.. Brandeis. These two senators are
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia and
Senator Shields of Tennessee.
If either one of the two senators
should dacide that the confirmation of
Mr.. BranGers should not be recon-
mended to the Senate. it will be i'm
possible to get a favorable report on
the nomination from the judiciary COM
mittee. it is said, since the eight re-
publican members are opposed to con-
f1rmation, and if one democrat Joined
them the vote would be a tie, to 8.
with all members of the committee ac-
counted for.
The eight democratic members of the
committee. other than Senators Smith
and Shields. are said to favor the con-
firmation of Mr.. Brandeis. 1t Is pos
sible, however. that the discussion of
change the opinion of the senator's for
or against Mr.. Brandes. The consider
alton of the nomination will begin in
full committee next Monday, and it ia
expected that it will continue for some
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
HANGS HIMSELF IN BELFRY.
Sexton of St. Pauls Chapel, New
York, for 81 Years, Tires of Job.

NEW YORK. April 6.-Under the bel
fry of old st. PauFs chapel the sexton
hanged himself today. Philip G. Wal
ter. tiring, as he had recently COM
planned. of the monotony of his posi-
tion after thirty-one years of service
at the famous edifice at Broadway and
vesey street, climbed upon a piano
stool which he had placed upon a ta-
BILE. fastened a sash around his neck,
tied the end of this cord to the stairs
leading to the belfry and kicked the
stool from under him.
Discovery of the sexton's body was
made by an assistant who found pad
upon which Walter had written in
structions for the finder to climb to the
room beneath the belfry.
Walter was fifty.five years old,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
TOLEDO STILL WALKING
AS SETTLEMENT NEARS
Negotiations for Ending of Strike
Proceeding Satisfactorily-Car
Line Receiver Not Named.

TOLEDO. Ohio, April 6.-Appoint-
ment of a receiver Of the Toledo Rail-
ways and Light Company was post
poned today until Saturday by Federal
Judge John NJ. Killits. Toledo will con-
tinue without car service until that
time.
The court granted the postponement
upon representation by company Off
cials and the city attorney that the
deadlock over the right of the car men
to wear the union button has been
broken and that negotiations are pro-
crossing satisfactorily on a proposed
contract of twenty-five sections be-
tween the company and the men. The
men receded from the position that
they would not present their contract
until the company conceded their right
to wear the button.
Secret conferences on the contract,
which continued until midnight, will
be resumed this afternoon.
Judge Killits announced from the
bench that IL a receiver Is necessary
Capt John Craig of this city would be
appointed. Capt. Craig for many years
was president of the Toledo Ship
building Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
BRITISH MOTORISTS HIT.
New Taxes Will Kill Pleasure Rid.
ing and Cripple Industry.

LONDON, April 6-Motorists are
greatly perturbed over Chancellor OF
the Exchequer Mckenna's new taxes
on automobiles, which, according to
trade circles, not only will kill pleas
ure riding. but go far toward Gripping
the industry for a long time to come.
The new scale doubles the tax on cars
of sixteen-horsepower or under, and
trebles the tax on cars of over sixteen
horsepower. The new tax will hit the
American cheap cars more than Brit
ish ones. as virtually all the American
machines here come within the cate
CORY of sixteen-horsepower. The tax
will probably mean a. big drop in the
price of secondhand machines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
Colonial Questions,

AS to colonial questions the chancel-
lor quoted Bismarck to the effect that
the fate of colonies were decided on
the continent. He asserted that Ger
many's enemies were now actively en-
gagged in inventing new formulas in
order to maintain the spell of illusion.
hatred and deception which binds them,
cf all the nations in the war" he
continued, only Germany has been
threatened by her enemies and by their
responsible spokesmen with anninila
ton. with partition of her realm, with
destruction OF her essential political
and economic forces. no matter wheth-
er they call them PRUSSIA nism or mill
tarism or barbarism. The forces which
before the war bound together the
anti-German coalition were lust of
conquest, lust of revenge and jealousy
against German competition in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
FORD LEADS SENATOR SMITH.
Wins Presidential Primary Nomina-
tion. According to NeWspapers,

DETROIT. April 6.-Detroit newspa-
pers which compiled returns Of the
presidential preference primary held in
Michigan, Monday, were agreed today
that Henry Ford of Detroit defeated
United States Senator William Alden
Smith ST Grand Rapids for the repub-
lican nomination by a majority of from
$500 to 4,50O. An extremely light vote,
probably not more than 10000, was
cast.
Incomplete returns from seventy-six
OF eighty-three counties compiled to-
day gave Ford 5000 and Smith 57.749.
The state board of election canvass
ers will meet at Lansing in about two
weeks to count the ballots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS


The subcommittee. on judiciary
of the District committee worked
on the Poindexter District dele
gate bill. but without completing
the measure.
Senator John Walter Smith of
Maryland introduced a bill au-
thorizing the expenditure of
$250.000 to aid in building a high
way between Washington and
Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
Historic Troop Offers Armory,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 6-The
LIST City Troop. Philadelphia IS exclusive
and historic military organization, to-
day volunteered the use of its armory
and agreed to provide instructors from
its ranks for men who desire to receive
Instructions as private cavalry SOL
diers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
Government Monopolizes Bread,

SYDNEY. N. S. W., April 5, via Lon
don, April 6. 1903 a.m.-The lesisla-
ture has passed a bill which estab-
lished a monopoly in bread making and
the selling of bread in New South
Wales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate,
Met at noon.
Resumed discussion Of armv
reorganization bill.
Senate,
Houses

Resumed discussion of army
reorganization bill.
House,
Met at II am.
Meat packers opposed Borland
inquiry resolution before iudi-
ciary subcommittee.
Debate continued on rivers and
harbors appropriation bill.
Fortificattons appropriation bill.
the largest Notifications bill in
the history OF Congress, reported
by Chairman Sherley.
Flood control committee agreed
to consider in a general bill the
forty-hve-million-dollar project
for the Mississippi river and S5,-
100000 for the Sacramento river
against floods. the vote on adop-
ton OF the bill to come later.
Rivers and harbors appropria-
tion bill discussion continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06


Ell PASO, Tex, April 6.-In-
timations in Washington that the
Carranza government might soon
indicate to the American govern
ment that the troops pursuing
Villa were futilely following a
cold trail and that the de facto
government would welcome the
return of the United States troops
to their own country occasioned
no surprise in Ell Paso today.
There have been insistent re-
ports here that the de facto GOV
ernment looked with disfavor on
a further pursuit OF Villa because
the presence of American troops
on Mexican soil was proving an
embarrassment. These reports
could not be confirmed because
the Mexican officials both here
and in Juarez said the questions
OF a diplomatic nature must be
considered by the government
heads at Queretaro.
Difficulties Are Increasing.
Army officers here say that while the
difficulties of the Villa hunt increase
daily. and that it may be weeks before
he is captured. the pursuit will be re-
lentlessly continued until the word
comes from Washington to withdraw
the troops.
Twenty Apache Indian scouts passed
through here today, en- route to the
front, where they will try to pick up
Villas trail The Apaches made an un-
broken ride of sixty miles from Fort
Apache to Holbrook. Ariz.. and then
did war dance before taking the train.
Forces Are Nearing Parral.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. April e-The
most advanced cavalry detachments en-
gagged in running down Villa were be-
yond communication today and at Gen.
headquarters it was believed
they already were as far south as
from where trails extend to-
ward Parral. Only unofficial and con-
flicting reports as to Villas where
abouts have been received.
Gen. Funston and his staff officers
place most credence in the report that
he was in the vicinity of Satevo Tues
day and travelling south or southeast
From Satevo the American forces
with reports for transmission on the
regular telegraph lines. The local au-
,horities in Mexico have persisted in
their refusal to accept coded mes
,ages from officers of the punitive ex-
pedition.
Eagerly Await Pershing Dispatch.
Headquarters was without informa-
ion today which would be of use in
solving the mystery of the where
A bouts of Villa. 1t is believed in off
dispatch wfll throw light on the mat
er. The field commander has not been
,eard from since Tuesday.
Gen. Funston was advised last night
n a telegram from the War Depart
nent that the government is continu-
ng its representations to Carranza
n an effort to reach Satisfactory un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
Wish as to Future Europe.

The chancellor's outline of what Ger
many wished Europe to be In the fu-
ture has attracted great interest.
This new Europe" he said, in many
respects cannot resemble the past. The
blood which has been shed will never
be repaid and the wealth which has
been destroyed can only slowly be re-
placed. But howsoever this Europe NAV
be. ~ must be for the nations that in
ha bit il land of peaceful labor tn.
peace which shall end this war shall no
a lasting peace. 1t must not bear the
germ Of new vars, but must provide
fo' all peaceful arrangement of Euro
pean questions"
The chancellor declared that England
wished an end to the war after peace
but wanted to continue the commerciai
war with double violence, adding.
First the British endeavor to destroy
our military. and then our economic
policy Everywhere there is brutal lust
o. destruction and OF annihilation and
ifuplous will in an unbounded lust of
oomIuaton. to cripple nation of 10
100000 people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
FIELD MARSHAL DIES.
Sir Charles Henry Brownlow in
Many British Campaipns

LONDON. April 6.-Field Marshal Sir
Charles Henry Brownlow. the oldest of
the British field marshals. died yester-
day at Bracknell, Berks.
Sir Charles Brownlow was born in
1881. and took part in many cam
paigns in India and China. He was
aid de camp to Queen Victoria, 1869
1881. He was appointed a field marshal
in 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
Easter Shopping

The stores were never
more attractive than they
are at this time. Every
where there is evidence of
busy shoppers. 1t is natural
for these people to read the
advertisements that appear
in The Star of all of Wash
ington's best shops.
Yesterdays Advertising
Local Display
q. Lines
The Evening Star. =. .21,573
ed Newspaper. ...... o,273
sd Newspaper. ...... 6,512
4th Newspaper. ...... 4,4o8
2o,1e3
1880 lines in excess of
other three papers combined.
The Star is the market
place for both buyer and
Seller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
Concur in Chancellor's View.

Dr. Peter SPAIN. leader of the Cath
olic center party, and Friedrich Ebert.
socialist leader, delivered speeches In
the reichstag concurring in the views
which DIR. Won Bethmann- -Hollweg, the
imperial chancellor, had expressed. the
Overseas News Agency says. Herr
Ebert said that Germany's enemies and
especially the socialists in enemy
countries declined peace and asked for
the annfhilation of Germany and that
therefore it was the duty of Germans
to stand firmly by their government
and their country.
With regard to the question of an
nexations. Herr Ebert pointed out that
Germany could not give back the
freed Polish, Lithuanian and other
provinces to the reactionary Russian
yoke and that this is to be understood
in the light of the chancellor's declara-
ton that Germany does not want to
crush other races but wants basis
for the peaceful development of Eu-
ropean civilization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06

worlds markets. During the war they
have remained powerful with the gov
ernments of our enemies in spite of all
defeats.
This is still the object and aim of
the war alike in St. Petersburg (Petro-
grad), Paris and London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
Future of Belgium.

BERLIN, April 6. by wireless to Say
Vile. y. Two statements in DR..
Won Hollwegs speech in the
reichstag have attracted especially
the attention of the public, the first be-
ing that in which he alluded to the
submarine warfare and the relations
of Germany with the United States. and
the second being that intimations re-
gardlng Germanys peace terms. when
FOR the first time he referred to the
possibility of Germany withdra &
from Belgium. which. however, he said.
must he new Belgium. His words
IN this latter connection are interpreted
ss an affirmation that Germany would
not evacuate country where the blood
of her sons had been shed without re-
reivins necessary guarantees regarding
ITS future, and that the new Belgium
must include a special disposition for
the Flemish portion of the Kingdom
a hint of the nature OF which is re-
Sarded is being given by the chancel-
Tor use Of the word "Netheriandish -
He spoke of the necessity of assuring
To the long oppressed Flemish inhab-
itants an opportunity for DEVELOPMENT
ore the basis OF their Netherlandish Ian
guage and characteristfoA'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
GERMANY IS READY
TO MAKE PEACE, IS
DIPLOMATS CLAIM
New Teuton Envoy to Norway
Says Only Antagonists
Want to War to End.
FEELING NOW RISING
AGAINST PRUSSIANS
Christiania Papers See Effort to Al
lay Rising Resent
ment.
BERLIN TALK OF PEACE TERMS
lntimations of Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg Attract Atten-
tion of the Pub
lie.
FEELING NOW RISING
AGAINST PRUSSIANS
BERLIN TALK OF PEACE TERMS

CHRISTIANIA, via London.
April o.-"Germany is ready to
make peace, and the chancellor
has Officially said that any rea-
sonable peace proposal will be
considered" saws DR.. Michahelles,
the new German ambassador to
Norway. in a morning news
paper. 1t is our antagonists
who want to fight to the bitter
end. the ambassador adds.
Discussing the recent develop
ments i'll the submarine warfare,
DIR. Michahelles says: From the
point of view of the neutrals there
has been no change in Germany S
submarine policy. 1t is still Ger
manys aim to make proper al
lowances for the rights of neu-
trails
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
Anti-German Feeling Rises.

The newspapers. commenting on the
ambassadors statement with regard to
submarines. saws that he thus seeks to
allay the anti-Lerman feeling which
has been rapidly rising in Norway re-
Gently owing to the losses to Nor
wegian shipping. According to the
newspaper eleven Norwegian ships
have been torpedoed without warning
in the past few days. and in the dis
asters twenty Norwegian sailors have
lost their lives. The following edi-
torial from (name of news
paper deleted by censor) is charac-
teristic of the utterances of other lead
ing papers:
Germany in the past year has re-
celved numerous notes from President
wilson 1t is evident that she has no
more fear of little Norway than of
great America and feels safe in her
encroachments upon our small nation,
which only wants to live in peace
She may be making mistake how
ever. for it may be of Importance dur
ing the last desperate struggle wheth-
er neutral nations look with trust or
spite toward Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-06
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy and colder tonight and
tomorrow; moderate northwest winds.
Temperature for twentyfour hours
ending pm: Highest. 63, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, AS, at am. today.
Full report on page 20.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-12
KOVEL NEXT STOP,
 IS RUSSIAN CRY
>GermanS Admit Foe Is Now on His
 Way to Important Point

London, July 12.-The German of fciaI communication at last admits that the fighting on the Stokhod line ,iS approaching Kovel on both sides of the railway. It is now clear that the drive in the direction of KoVel has brought the German offensive at Lutsk to a standstill and, according to the Russian communication, the Germans have brought up strong re- Inducements to defend the Stokhod line and KoVel. General Brusiloff however, now has the impassa ble Pinsk marshes covering his right flank and is in a position to outf1ank the German defenses of Kovel.
 Much comment was caused here by the German denial of an alleged Russian claim that Pinsk had been evacuated, as no such claim has yet been made in the Russian official dis patches.
 a The huge conf1agrations south of the Kovel railway noted in the Russian communication, are regarded in Pe- trograd as having been caused by the Germans to cover their own retreat and impede the Russian advance,
New Britain herald., 1916-07-12
WILL FIGHT WHITMAN
Democrats and Progressives in New
 York State to Clasp Hands and

New York, July 12.-On the heels of an announcement that there would be a democratic conference or unoff- cial state convention in Saratoga early in August to adopt a state platform and possibly to consider candidates for the state ticket, there came yester- day a call for the progressive state committee to meet in Syracuse on Sat urday, July 22. These two meetings prior to the fall primaries are looked upon as possibly foreshadowing a tic-progressive fusion on the state ticket.
 Already the New York county pro- gressive committee by a practically unapimous vote has indorsed the can- didacy of Judge Samuel Seabury of the court of appeals, who in some quarters is regarded as the proba ble democratic nominee for governor The state committee will have submitted to it a resolution of similar purport.
 The possibility that there might be coalition of democratic and pro- gresslve forces against Gov Whitman aroused republicans yesterday Gov. Whitman, who is in this city, saw sev- eral of his political friends, including prominent progressives, all of whom came away fron him with the inn presslon that the governor was much alarmed at the outlook.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-12

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New Britain herald., 1916-07-12
RICHTER IS "BIG BILL"
Elected Grand Exalted Ruler After
 Close Contest at Baltimore

Baltimore, July 12.-Edward O.. Richter of New Orleans was elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks over Lloyd Maxwell of Marshalltown, Iowa, at the annual convention of the order The contest was said to have been the closest in the history of the organi- zation. Boston was selected for next years convention.
 The other officers elected were: Esteemed leading knight Morris O'De1l, Camden, N. J.: esteemed loyal knight, E. R. Ingersoll, Seattle, Wash;