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Probably Heartily Glad.

In View Of what is now proposed by
the parkway commission, it is not to be
doubted that the two distinguished
senator's who participated in this col
loquy have reason to be heartily glad
that The confercCS on the part Of the
House We're not willing to trust the
park commissioners and the commits
sion of fine arts
1t is understood that the action of
the Rock creek and Potomac parkway
commission in recommending the elimi-
nation of strips of land along Ashmead
place and 10th street. which were in
cluded under the original plan of Con-
greSS, has been induced by the erection
of four small houses at the corner of
Belmont road and 10th street on = part
Of the land originally TO be taken.
These houses have not yet been com
pleted. Having been commenced over
two years subsequent to the original
act of Congress dealing with this park
way project tMarch 4. 1879, il is per-
haps fair to assume that the owner felt
justified in making some use of his
property because of the great delay on
the part of the government in taking
1t. II is certain. however. that these
four small houses could be acquired
under condemnation proceedings at a
Evening star., 1916-03-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.


Nnrl'i, Is IIEBEBN GIVEN THAT NORFOLK
,'arri,,.,,, ~ Si,rt " ~ far one share Of
>,c,h issucd Inn. 20 Is9i in thu name Of
Nlt I, I, IiupL,r IN. tur l..u lost hs. been
...raplod On tIts Stock hooks Of the Norfolk
.n' Ns>'iSiSh N'Tain,"nl' f il I'M b.
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'I,'.'i. :. -" -. ~ - -
THT ,\NTAI. MEETING or THE STOCK
h,d"r~ "f the Great Tails Power Company.
Tor ~" "l"' ton ~ directors ana IN" trahSa'
f''n "i >H'H "tn"r business as may hr"l'rS
'.in" '"i"r' SAH hi""'inS' VII WI " nri'' n; me
1",G. al l.. ',.lork noon
: H. BOWEN Secrrtarr.
sr.rttr tp...il1.. 81 In. .fnrLbodrr, Of lin,
arlington fl-.. Tu-,rYn,,, trtut,iuy Tor the
n,trI.t of col .ulhrl 4, called and viii I've
i-ti .t ,l,. ...,,,,,.. ~ ,,tir,. N Iin5 r,pu.
'ar>'Ia, 'j'- 45'', day Of trrir iai6. Al
"lhgr, = ~ ,o,in~>. sf ip.nTancr against
Na'r" "n disg"9' 'nn"d and ;'ll outstanding
tt"r Ir' maintained and lis funds Kept invested
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Eyesores Near Bridge.

In other words, the plan of the com
mission excludes from the parkway, by
which il is proposed to connect Rock
Creek Park and Potomac Park. strips
sufficiently wide. along Ashmead place
between the Woodward apartment
house and the Bristol School and thence
along 10Th street between AShmead
p1ace and the old Calvert Street bridge,
to make possible the erection of dwell
ings or apartment houses. the rear of
which with all the ugly paraphernalia
unavoida bly, associated with back
yards-ash cans. garbage cans. clothes
lines. etc.-will be jammed up against
the bridge and must prove an eyesore
Certainly a policy which. after the
erection of magnificent bridge at
enormous expense. would permit 1t to
be made invisible and smothered by in
congruous surroundings, would lack
both coherency and consistency.
The plan of the parkway commission
will not only be unfortunate in its con-
sequences if carried out--being in utter
disregard of the natural boundaries con-
Stituted by the existing streets immedi-
ately adjacent to the bridge and which
were the boundary lines of the proposed
parkway in the original map-but
would seem TO be in defiance of the will
of Congress as expressed in section -
of the public buildings act of March a..
1913 providing for the acquisition of
the lands necessary for the connection
of the parks.
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Was to Take in Property.

The map referred to in this act de
finng the limits of the property or prop
critics to be included in the proposed
parkway shows that the same was to
take in practically all of the property
bridge on the west the Calvert Street
bridge on the west. the Calvert street
bridge on the north. 10th street on the
east and Ashmead place on the south.
the only exceptions being the Woodward
apartment house. standing at the inter
section of Ashmead place and Connect
cut avenue. and the three beautiful
residences standing at the opposite cor
ner of the area described, across the
Connecticut Avenue bridge Since the
inclusion of these properties was not
essential to the carrying out of the in
tent Of Congress, neither of them i'm
pinginG upon the bridge in any hurtful
way. and since their acquisition would
involve an expense out of all proportion
70 any advantage derivable therefrom
the reasons for their omission from the
plan would seem obvious enough. But
il is quite clear that Congress never in
tended to spoil the whole plan by omit
ting any other portions of the tract in
question, and that no authority has ever
been granted the Rock Creek and Poto-
mac parkway commission so to do.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
Congressional Enactment.

1t was in response to the specific sue-
gestions Of the park way commission. as
already pointed out. that Congress, IN
the sundry civil hill of March 3, 1915
,Public No. 26;. SiXty-third Congress;
H. r. oI3ISr. enacted clause; TO en-
able the commission TO submit map
showing in detail survey of the lands
needed and indicating the changes pro-
posed thereby. compared with the
man on file in the office of the enSi-
neer commissioner of the District of
Columbia dated May ! 18th. 1911.
1t is interesting to observe that tins
item as il passed the Senate. LETT the
lines of the proposed parkway to ne
fixed finally by the parkway commls-
sion, largely. il seems. out OF consldera-
tion for the fact that this would eN-
now turns out the House conferees
were insistent upon report beng
submitted to Congress by the com
mission showing exactly the changes
which it would recommend IN the oTISI
nal pan. In this connection an inter
esting colloquy took place on March i,
1915. between Senator Lodge and Sena-
tor Martin. as follows.
'Nr Lodge-Mr. President. have
been told that a conference report on
tho sundry civil bill has been presented
to the Senate and read.
Mr. Martin-of Virginia. Ii has
Mr.. Lodge did not hear It, ana so
should like TO ask the Senator from
Virginia about on" senate item IN
which | feel a great deal of interest.
wish to ascertain what has peeh cone
with it. ! refer to the amendment re-
1atinp TO the extension of the parkway
connecting the Potomac River Park
with the Rock Creek Park. What has
been done with that amendment
MIR. Martin of Eirsiniaa,Ll VIII -. say
Ito the senator from Massachusetts
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Change Is Suggested.

In a letter addressed to the Speaker
Of the House of Representatives under
date Of May %. 1914. the chairman Of
the parkway commission a.ked author
ity Of Congress 80 to amend the map
on file in the office of the Engineer
Commissioner Of the District of Co
lumbia. dated May II. 1911, as to ex-
CIude lands not needed and to include
lands needed for the execution of a
plan for the said parkway approved by
the commission of fine arts" etc. In
asking this authority the commission
specified III considerable detail the rea
sons prompting the request. II was
shown that the acquisition of the
mouth Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal. AS provided for under the orig
NAL plan was impracticable because
the expense would be very great per
maps in excess Of the total amount
authorized" and further because the
owners Of this canal contended that
condemnation proceedings against
them for the possession OF their canal
mouth would be ineffective"
Evening star., 1916-03-29
SPIRITUALISM.

MEETING TONIGHT.
TEST SERVICE AT s-25c-
ZA\CIG'S TEMPLE,
9o2 I4th ST. NV.
y It's. JANE T.. MALTBY. SPIRITUAL MEDIUM
1l12 10th st NV. Meetings. Mon. p.m.:
Wed and Fri. : 30 pm. &c. message -
each. Daily IeadinSs. 81. North S20:.
Evening star., 1916-03-29
APROTEST AGAINST
CHANGEDPARKP PLAN
C. D. Drayton Fears Connecti-
cut Avenue Structure Will
Be Made Obscure.
VITAL FAULT IN MAP OF
PARKWAY COMMISSION
Erection of Dwellings and Apart
ment Houses Certain to Prove
Inharmonious.

To IN" EDITOR Of The star:
The plan recently submitted to Con-
gress by the Rock creek Yd Potomac
parkway commission, the details OF
which were published in The Evening
star of February 23. 1916, while com
meridable in most particulars, really
threatens serious Impairment of the
scheme as originally proposed by Con
crcss itself
In the great structure spanning ROCK
creek known as the Connecticut Avenue
bridge. many aver that Washington
possesses one of the most beautiful
bridges in the world. And yet the
plan submitted by the parkway COM
mission proposes to obscure this won
derful bridge and to make the view
therefrom uusightly and inharmonlous
by excluding from the new map the
land abutting on Ashmead place and
2Oth street as shown on the original
map, and thus permitting the erection
of small dwellings, or apartment
houses, in such close proximity to the
bridge that it may not be seen from
the only vantage points from which 1t
would he possible for the public to
enjoy view of II.
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CONSULT THE ZANCIGS.
PALIiSTS. PSYCHICS READINGS. Sl.o0.
STUDIO. gOi 1fu ST. NV. Phone N. 44l9-
fAsE YOUE HAND READ BY MR.. DAOUD.
the well known scientific palmist.
Readings. 81. only by appointment.
Phone North 1I3U Studio. 16Z2 q st. NV.
Evening star., 1916-03-29

The commission also pointed out that
in similar way the portion of the
property Of the Washington Gas Light
Company which is involved. if obtained
by condemnation. would cost very
large sum. owing to the existence Of
Evening star., 1916-03-29

great number of mains under the sur
face and certain of their buildings and
plant above ground. we'll as the
waterfront rights. The commission
stated in this competition that for these
and other reasons Condemnation in
this case also would be ineXpedient.
other difficulties in the way of car
rying out the original plan were spcct-
fed in detail as a reason for the grant
of the authority requested by the COM
mission. But no suggestion WhatSo-
ever was made as to amy change. or the
need of any change. IN the proposed
taking of property near the Connect
cut Avenue bridge. Indeed, in the re-
port recently submitted by the park
way commission to Congress. wherein
the proposal is made for the first time
looking to the elimination which is so
obviously objectionable. this bridge is
spoken of as the dominating" feature
and tits said that whatever can be
done to improve its terminals would
contribute toward the artistic effect of
the whole"-yet, quite inconsiStentlE,
plan is proposed which will unavotd-
ably convert this dominating feature
into comparatively obscure one.
Evening star., 1916-03-29

374,516 in the total assessed valuation"
The tract referred TO in this article as
essential to the protection of the Con-
necticut Avenue bridge constitutes
very small portion of the total reduc-
tion in area and in expense which is
proposed to be accomplished by the new
plan of the commission Surely that
Evening star., 1916-03-29

will OF Mrs. Lucy Carnegie. sister-fn.
law of Andrew Carnegie and one OF
the wealthiest women in Pittsburgh.
has been filed here for probate. The
document gives her estate. which 10 ss-
timated to he worth from $4,000, 900 -
SIS 600 00n TO her FIVE children.
Evening star., 1916-03-29

li+;aaaI o~aonso +bus an+ai1ed 70 the
government should not exceed 100000
at most $4,000
Would Re False Econom,
Certainly il the project is to be car
ried o,,+ Of all congrees Will not nermit
SO sish' an aooitioiial eApehSe ~ NJ
in the way of carrying it out in sat
isfsctorv and reasonable manner. II
-. 80 49,
"ouiu oe =" tiehiei'uous io'' w ''e ~"
ttonal Capital to have TINS whole
scheme marred by the sacr1hce or what
would be one of its most useful fea-
lures for 1t is entirely proper so 70 re
gard the protection OF 'he CotineCticut
Avenue bridge, Which "ouio be almost
loSt as an opJect OF oedu'H uHoer tne
pldn OF the pdrN"dH 'oi'i'',ss 10
eXpend nearly si;"oo'oon on thlS nriose:
one OF ,ne most heau'iiui structureS OF
IT'S kind IN existence, ana ahotner large
Evening star., 1916-03-29

body has practiced enough economy
without this.
CHARLES d DRAYTON.
Evening star., 1916-03-29

comparatively small cost. even should
full value be allowed therefor. The ad-
ditional expense thus entailed to the
government should not exceed 100000
at most, S35,o0o.
Evening star., 1916-03-29

Mrs. Lucy Carnegies Will Filed.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 29-The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
CONFIRM REPORT HEIR
OF SULTAN WAS SLAIN
Travellers From Constamti-
noplr Say Envcr PaSIa Is
Blamed for Assassination.
Specoi Cabie D>spafch TO Tar Sr>

l.uNp"N. Feb a--D.spa,ch.s from
Athens quote neutral travellers arriving
from t"nstantinople AS confirming the
reports that Prince Yussouf Izzedin. heir
apparent 10 the Ottoman throne. was
murdered ~ the instiga,ion OF Enver
Pasha and his supporters.
The travellers say III" assassins Sc zed
the Prince in the corridor OF the palace
while h" was going TO his bath and that
there was tremendous struggle, as
bruises On III" Princes body showed
Marks on his throat suggested that he
was half strangled before he was over
come When he was unconscious. ac-
cordng to these stories. the assassins
opened vein in his arm and allowed
him to bleed to death
The Athens correspondent ~ the Daily
Man says the body was sent secretly
the same day 10 Lule Rurgas. where
Enver rasha had gone a few hours pre-
viously. and later was brought back to
'unstantinoplc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
REDMOND PLEADS FOR MEN.


l.oNpoN. Feb is. John t.. Redmond
issued :, manifesto to-day appealing to
young lrishmen to keep the Irish rcgi-
mcnts AZ full strength,
For the first time in history" MIR
Redmond says in the manifesto, I'VE
have huge Irish army in tho field.
We have kept our word. fulfilled our
trust. definitely accepted our positions
and have undertaken the obligations Of
a sclf-governcd unit among the ma
Hons which make up the empire. one
more duty is to he fulfilled We have
10 maintain the Irish army at tho
front, We must not and will not toler-
ate the idea of our Irish regiments
being reinforced by any but Irish sol
diers Ireland must maintain the Irish
regiments until victory Is won.
"bur gallant countrymen at the
front have commissioned me to make
this appeal They appeal through me
to farmers, labrers. artisans. to every
class of our people, not TO desert them
| promised them that Ireland would
stand by them. Win YOU fulfil the
promise I'm up the reserve battal-
ions, Your brothers in the trenches
not only are urholding the honor of
Ireland b"forc the world they are
stru tiou. murder. sacrifice. "ontisrution
ot the lands Of IN" Irieh farmer and the
wrr'king of the property and PROS
prriiy of svery class Of our popuia-
tiun"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
FARRAR AND CARUS0
IN A WAR OF WORDS
Prima Donna and Tenor Clash
OFF Stage Over Scene in
Carmen"

A solar plcxus wallop delivered ny
Carmen TO Don Jose jus, as the Don wac
uttering one OF his renowned high notes
during the performance OF Carmen" At
the Metropolitan Opera House on Thurs
day evening resulted in a wordy wrsngle
between Miss Farrar and Mr. Caruso
behind the scenes after tho performance,
according 90 news which became known
Yesterday, and WAS the topic OF lively
gossip in tho theatre district last night.
At any rate, the wallop Is said to be at
least one Of the incidents which led TO
a verbal passage OF arms between Mr.
CarusO and Miss Farrar In the wings.
II was lust after the scene In the gypsy
camp when Mr.. Caruso as Don Jose
.hrows Carmen to the ground and at
tempts to throttle her. In this case. II In
said, Carmen refused to be throttled and
punched Don Jose AS he essased a high
note. The two singers met after the act
as they we're proceeding to their dressing
rooms.
This is supposed to be an opera
house and not moving picture studio"
Mr.. Caruso remarked to the prima
donna as ne passed.
"Weli." Miss Farrar is reported Ia
have retorted, III you don't like my
Carmen that's not my fault Mr., Gatti
can get another Carmen " he likes
ION the contrary. my dear Mrs. Te'le-
gen." the tenor IS said TO have replied.
"Mr. Gatti can get another Don Jose
Members Of the company who had
overheard this conversation and wished
to prevent a repetition Of the scene Just
enacted before the footlights. decided
that II was about time for them to in
terfere. They made their presence
known by discreet coughs and the two
principals, after glarinE at each other
for a moment, passed on.
Mr.. Caruso is said to have unburdened
himself Of some OF his feelings to ms
bosom friends after the show. IN
stronger language than he used to the
prima donna, but his exact words could
mt he Learned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
HARDEN VOICES new
THREAT AGAINST US.
Noted Writer Says Germany
Is Ready for Another Cam
paign Of "Frightfulness."
WARNING FOR ALLIES
Now or Never Is Time to Make
Peace. Declares Editor Of
"Zuhunft."

!.nNpoN, Feb. is--The London rimes
t;c'o -. Maxlnilian Harden in his
weekly rapc- %. Zpaanu. The German
vublicist warns the Allie parts aulsriy
Gfea; Britain. thai " they .e!use % dis
cuSs peace terms now Germany wl! he
compelled 10 carr oil the war IN future
with every possible means at h"r dis
posal' and that no stars and Stripes
WI, protect a snip in the war zone"
Six months ago. Harden argues. Ge
many might have been content with
holding what she had conquered and
maintaining a defensive position. The
factor that now compes her TO resume
and continue the offensive. he explains. ls
principally the danger OF the Allies spy
ing out every feature of our system.
military and economic AZ present. lie
asserts. Germany is not suffering want.
but the danger OF real want may creep
urpn us IL We let IT." lie continues.
"a third harve~t would he more dif-
ficult than the second !, would ue d.fii-
cult to make good our supplies. not %
men but Of important raw materials. and
our expenditure OF money would Increase
immosierately.
After three years of blockad" others
would occupy those places In the markets
from which II seems impossible that Gers
man trade should be expelled. Dare We
watt No.
Harden warns the Allies that '"here -
still a short space Of time in which Ger
many might come to terms and mat
her enemies might without loss OF Noror
still make "A decent and enduring peace"
~ little disarmament. a little inter
national socialism and proposal To pool
war expenses" Harden SAYS. are 'sug-
gested as having to NJ included in the
peace terms. "lf these proposals are
refused he declares Germany will
have paid the last debt she owed tn.
world and humanity and can proceed tC
he more frightfui than ever with COM
plete Indifference - tine views ~ neu-
trails. especially the United States.
"If ihere must be death We Will de-
termine the hour II a DISPUTE with tho
United States can he covered over witt
any respectable formula there need he
no splitting OF hairs" Otherwise. how
ever. he asserts. Germany. mot tired. no,
afriad," will have TO wound Great Brit
aims heart with submarines and air
craft
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
ENGLAND now CALLING
FOR AMERICAN SHARES
Holders Urged to Sell or De-
pOSit on I.Oan-Purrha>e
RumOr Is Denied.
sproai Cobs Despatch 10 THr St>.

LoSpoN, Feb 18th, Official press
bureau announced to-day that Regina Il
McKenna, Chancellor Of the I.Ncheuuer
has written letters inviting al, the banks
to Join in urging their customers to ofte-
their American securities 10 the Treas
ury for sale or deposit on loan whether
or not they are included in the Treas
ury's purchase lists.
An early opportunity Will he given
for depositing securities f- .oans. the
terms Of which already have been pub
lishcd.
Dispatches to the effect that J. T.. Nor
gan went to London FOR tn. purpose Of
taking over the British Governments
entire holdings of American securities AT
a price 10 pr' cent. below the ruling
price on the New York stock Exchange
are said to he absolutely without foun-
dation. 4 member Of J. u, Morgan &
Co issued the following statement :;
"Thpre Is no truth in the report that
there is "A plan being considered to take
over In bulk a large portion Of the vari-
GUS American securities that ar" peing
mobiiizcd In London,
London dispatches yesterday con-
tanned the report that Mr. Morgan had
warned Chancellor Mckenna against
dumping more than half a billion do
lars worth of American securities. as
apparently contemplated in the British
plan. on the American market.
II was pointed out by British huan-
cial men that Wal Stree, had been
goyged with American securities from
abroad ever since the beginning Of the
war and that. although further guam
titles could he absorbed within reason,
they could not he assimilatcd in great
volume at the present time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
RADIUM LURE COSTS
VIOLINIST $4,000
GaitZ-lIOcky Victimizcd by
Swindler With Worthless
Mining Stock.

Publicity given to fake gambling
houses and "sick engineers" in mining
schemes did not prevent Grcgor 4. Gaits-
Hocky, a violinist at the Plaza Hotel.
from dropping 350.o00 in return for 25,-
600 shares of worthless mining stock.
and he sat a detected man in Judge
Rosalsky's part OF General Sessions yes
arraigned for sentence In the hope that
he might see the man who had so easily
induced him to part with his life savings.
The yioiinist has spent many sleepless
nights and travelled several thousand
miles since he met In a brokerage office
in West Forty-fourth street late in De-
cember IA dapper young man who said
his name was Harry Clifton lie told
him about the stock Of the Consolidated
Radium Mining Company that was on
the market a, 5? a share and confded
that he knew "A man in Philadelphia who
would buy the entire block OF $4,000
shares for $3.50 a share.
Right here the violinist became inter-
ested. lie had played the market and
he still held title to some stock. He sold
this and then he went to the savings
bank and withdrew all Of his money. ON
his way out he met his old friend Fritz
kreisler. the violin viruoso, and con-
fided to him that he would soon be able
to lay away his violin and bow and live
In comfort.
Krelsler warned Gaitz-Hocky to be
careful and the interview ended. The
victim did not have enough money by
$1,000 to buy the $4,000 shares Of stock.
SO he negotiated A loan Of $1,000 with
the Union Trust Company. Then clifton
and Gaitz-Hocky went over to Philadel-
pha to meet Thomas Kenney, or Brad
ley, AZ he WAS also called, who would
buy all Of the stock.
The pair stayed over night there and
in the evening attended IA performance
OF '"rhe Bubble" The following day
II was arranged that the stock should be
expressed to the home office In Denver
to be properly transferred and then the
deal would be consummated. After
few days the bundle Of stock WAS re-
turned as not having been called for and
that was tho last the complainant saw
of the men In the case, lie had parted
with his money and had bundle Of
worthless paper.
After looking the Thompson-Ci Ciiroux
band over Gaitx-HOcky sadly shook his
head Of long hair and said that none
Of the men he had seen had swlndled
him. He did learn that kenney or
Bradley was a notorious mining swim.
dler. Detectives are looking for him.
Thompson. who pleaded guilty TO
stealing $4,000 from Henry Gallant. a
6t. Louis pawnbroker. was sent to Sing
Sing yesterday for five years. lie has
been convicted three times. Louis Weiss
who shared well In the scheme. got two
years and James Morris. 20 years old
WAS let on with suspended sentence
George Pohlman and Sam GirOux went
to the penitentiary, where they may he
kept for three years.