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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Had Signed the Report.

Disagreement TO the conference re-
port was requested by two Of the Ser
ate conferees. Mr. Smith of Georgia
and Mr.. Smith of South Carolina. both
of whom had signed the report rec
ommending the compromise Mr.. Smith
of Georgia explained that he was
moved to sign the report because it
was found that in the agricultural bill
there was small proportion of clerks
between $1,000 and S1,5o0 but he had
found that the proportion was larger
in other departments of the govern
ment.
IF you send this conference report
back to u.s. said Mr.. Smith. you will
get report which will come nearer TO
embodying the provisions of the Smoot
amendment.
MIR. Smoot said that. whatever is done.
he hoped the clerks of $3.50 and under
would get X per cent increase
Mr. Smith of South Carolina said that
if the conference report were sent back he
would take the action as instruction TO
the conferees to stand by the Slnoot
amendment. He said the House con-
ferees had declared that the House would
not accept the Smoot amendment and the
House had subsequently justified that
claim by a majority of eiehty-five on
roll call affecting the question.
He said the compromise proposed by the
pending bill would give about $4,000. 00o
Increase for all the departments, and the
action thus taken would serve as guide
for the conferees now considering other
bills
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Pessimistic Dispatches From
Vienna Said to Forecast
Break With Austria.
APPEAL TO CONGRESS is
REGARDED AS CERTAIN
Shelling of Americans on Norwegian
Ship Dalbeatie Adds Gloom
to Outlook.

A ieeling of llopefulness in re-
gard to the international situation,
with which some administration
officials have been imbued the
past two days, disappeared IN
large measure today.
As a result, il seems almost GER
tain that President Wilson will
60 before Congress before the ses-
sion ends 10 Law German and
other foreign affairs before that
body. and ask for additional au-
thority to protect American sea-
men and ships against the Ger
man submarine menace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Nation Faces Emergency.

In his telegram TO the interstate com
merce commission Mr.. Griffin gives
synopsis of the one sent to the rail-
road presidents. aud asks:
None of the cures offered by the
commission or the railroads themselves
have been or can be effective 1t is a
fact beyond dispute that industrtals
generally are operating at from goo to
800 per cent above normal, and secur-
ing such equipment as needed 1t is
very apparent. therefore. that prefer
ence is given to freight paying the
greatest revenue.
I'VE are confroned with a national
emergency. I request in behalf Of the
people of this country that the com
mission forthwith issue an order In
line with the request that 1 have made
of eastern roads
t9tlure to secure such an order as
indicated is likely to result in a sta.e
OF riot and anarchy throughout this
country. and the consequences of the
same Will be directly chargeable to the
interstate commerce commission and
the railroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Berlin's Ship Casualty List.

bEhLlN. feDruary II. Uy wireless TO
Sayvi1le. n. "a large number of hos
tile vessels. among them an Italian
transport crowded with men. have been
sunk in the barred zone in the Medi-
terranean during the past few days. the
other ships sunk by submarines are
enumerated by the news agency as fol-
lows:
1.-TWO armed steamers of 5000 and
$500 tons respectively. with important
cargoes for SalOniki-
Italian steamer Oceana. 4.200 tons.
"Freueh steamer Moventaux. 5000
tons.
French sailing vessel Aphrodite. 500
tons. with iron for Italy
The newspapers" observes the
Agency. mote that the real submarine
successes undoubtedly have been much
larger, as the majority of the sub
marines have not yet reported. In ad-
dition, the paralysis of neutral naviga-
ton must be taken into consideration
The Italian steamer Oceania. Of 42I7
tons gross. left New York. January 81
for Gibraltar.
The French steamer Mont Nentoux. OF
3,233 tons (probably the vessel men
toned by Berlin), was last reported
leaving Cardiff on December for 4
port not stated.
Centurion Also Sunk.
LONDON, February 21.-Lloyds an
nounced that the British sailing ship
Centurion has been sunk. Her crew was
landed.
Lloyds announced this afternoon that
the British steamship Brigade. of 425
tons gross. had been sunk
The Centurion was a vessel of 1895
tons, built in Glasgow In 1891. She
was last reported as having sailed for
London. from Pensacola. December ri
No Americans in Crew.
NEW YORK. February a1.-Tbe
Oceania, one of the ships reported by
Berlin as having been sunk, left here
January % with cargo of grain Tor
Genoa. She was cleared by Benham &
Boyesen. as agents for L. Pittaluga
owner. Since the beginning OF the wal
all Italian ships have been under con-
troll of the government The Oceauia
was commanded by Capt. Massa. Sc
far as local agents of the line know
there were no Americans among her
crew.
Once American Vessel.
ST. JOHNS, n. F., February 21.-Capt.
Bradbury of the Newfoundland schooner
Rose Dorothea reported to the owners
here that the vessel had been sunk by
a German submarine and the crew
landed at Lisbon. The message, sent
/ from Lisbon. gave no other details
London dispatches yesterday gave the
schooner's name as Dorothy. The Rose
Dorothea, which was returning from
| Oporto. Portugal, with fishery salt, for
merly was owned at ProvincetoWn
Mass, but was bought last year by
Campbell * Mckay of this city to en-
gage in the fish carrying trade between
ST. Johns and European ports.
Three Arrivals From War Zone Ports
NEW YORK. February 21-Thre.
vessels from war zone ports arrived
today and three. one American, sailed
The Luciline, from Dartmouth Febru-
ary Z, and the Maiden from Glasgow
the same day, both flying the British
flag, and the Argentine steamer Raw
son. from Weymouth via. Fayal, arrived
The Standard Oil tanker Standard
sailed, destination not announced. The
| Norwegian steamer Kolaastind left also
for an unnamed port. and the Nor
wegian steamer Ferro put out for Bor-
deauX.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Items Still in Dispute.

The Senate amendments still in dis
agreement are as follows: For two in
specfors al sl.2oe each for the enforce
reut of the child labor law. taking the
place Of two privates of the police force
detailed under existing law for this
work
For the Gallineer Municipal Hospital
For the acquisition of a park in Kiln
gle valley.
For reduction Of the tax rate on
intangible personal property
For the increase of wages for Dis
trict employees.
For damages, TO pay Thomas w and
Alice y. Keller for ground taken in square
No. 2S3S. $500
The conferees agreed to the Senate
amendments relating TO the assessors
office, including the provision that the
charge Of all records i'm any way rela:-
ing TO the collection of taxes and as
sessuents now preps red and kept in
the office of the assessor. and that the
collector of taxes shall hereafter take
charge of the duties heretofore required
of the assessor in relating TO the prep
aration and issuance OF tax hills and
bills for special assessments
The Senate amendment creating an
license bureau was agreed
to.
The Senate amendment providing that
any member of the excise board whose
nomination has been rejected by the
Senate shall cease to hold office and
that no money carried by the bill shall
be used 10 pay his salary. was adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Another Case Added to List.

Sinking by Gunfire from German
submarine of the Norwegian ship Dali
bcatie. with two Americans aboard, was
added today TO the State DEPARTMENTS
list of Germany's alleged illegal acts,
which are slowly accumuiating and
testing the patience of the government.
Consul Frost reported from Queens
town that after the ship was sunk last
Saturday the men were rescued, but
their lives were endangered by shell
fire before the crew had gotten away in
boats. and by drifting about at sea for
nearly eighteen hours.
The dispatch follows:
Norwegian steamship Dalbeatie, sl9
tons, coal. Glasgow to Gibraltar, sunk
: am. 18th, by shell fire. thirty miles
off Fastnet. Carried neither gun nor
wireless stopped engines upon first
shot, but was shelled without pause
while abandoning ship. No injuries. no
cifer aid.
Weather heavy. swelis. light wind,
clear sky. boats rescued 1880 am, 18th,
LITER burning nareS.
Two ,alive americans. Frank Wood.
Iohn ,5Gerra. Of whom former is in
hosnisaI at Schulz, acute bronchitis.
rf,,.e.l -, s...cS,y,d Iooc \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
81. 900 for Transportation.

For transportation for pupils a.
tending schools for tube-cular children
1000 is allowed Provision is MADE
for the admission to the public schools
without payment OF tuition. FOR tl.-
children OF officers and men in the
United States Army and Navy stationed
outside The District The Senate
amendment providing that subscriptions
of money shall not he solicited for in
the public schools. except for purposes
authorized by the board of education
upon the recommendations of the su-
perintendent of schools, WAS agreed to-
An important amendment of the Sem
ate, which sought to have the surplus
revenue of the District apply to the
Districts half of the funded debt of the
District was stricken out in confer
ence- This course was followed largely
in order 10 avoid a long controversy
between the Senate and House. and be
cause of the short time remaining be-
fore the close of this session of Con-
gresS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
To Avoid Extra Session.

It is believed today that President
Wilson viii not take this step within
forty-eight hours. except in case of an
overt act but that he viii do Sc be-
fore this session of Congress ends
That he will endeavor to avoid calling
an extra session of Congress to deal
with foreign affairs now seems certain
Administration officials believe that
the calling of an extra session of Con-
gress at this juncture in international
affairs would be greatly n,isunder-
stood abroad and might be greatly mis-
understood in this country
The public here. as well as abroad.
might regard the calling OF an extra
session as a war measure, whereas the
Presidents purpose in going before
Congress, it is believed. either now or
later. unless an overt act Should oc-
cur. would have nothing like q var
measure back of it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Other Amendments Adopted.

Other Senate amendments were adopt
ed as follows: Three members of the
board of examiners. steam engineers.
are provided, instead of two. The
present automobile board is done away
with. An amendment exempting prop
erty of the d. y. r. recently acquired
from taxation. An amendment pro-
viding an increase in the fees allowed
for copying papers filed for record in
the Office of the recorder of deeds.
The Senate amendment increa sing
the annual license fee on automobiles
OF more than 80 horsepower TO $40 wa<
agreed to. Under the bill as it now
stands each motor vehicle of not more
than "a horsepower and not exceeding
80 horsepower must pay an annual lii
cense fee Of So. of "A horsepower or
less SO and So for each motor cvcle or
similar motor vehicle.
The Senate amendment providing
that the law to repave and widen 18th
street northwest between Pennsylvania
avenue and + street should be sus-
pended until March L. 1918. was
amended by striking out this provision
and inserting n substitute which would
compel the owners of the property
along the street to modify the roofs OF
the vaults under the sidewalk at their
own expense so as to admit the widen
ing of the street to seventy feet
For Street improvements.
The following Senate amendments for
suburban street and road improve
ments were agreed to: Northwest and
northeast. Longfellow street from 5th
street to Concord avenue (formerly
Oregon avenue). Concord avenue from
Lonsfellow street TO Kennedy street.
and Kennedy street from Concord ave-
nue. to 1st street northeast. grade and
improve, s25.SOO: northwest and north
east, Concord avenue from LIST place
northwest to Blair road northeast,
open. grade and improve. $1,000: north
east South Dakota avenue. Bladens-
burg road to Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, grade and improve, $4,000, north
east Vista street, South Dakota avenue
to Franklin street. grade and improve.
$500: northwest, Albemarle street
from Connecticut avenue to 3Sth street,
grade and improve, $4,000: northwest,
wyoming avenue between 23d and 24th
streets. grade and improve. $500:
northwest. 33d street. Rittenhouse
improve, sl2,60O: northeast, 61st street.
East Capitol street to Eastern avenue,
grade and improve. $4,000; northwest.
street. 18th street to Crescent
place, pave. $500: northwest. Crescent
place, east of Belmont street to end OF
pavement, pave, $500.
Another Senate amendment agreed to
directs the District Commissioners to
suspend all proceedings looking to the
of land for the widening
IF Woodley road. outlined on tho
permanent system of highways. Tho
following amendment was adopted:
That in all proceedings for the OPEN
ug, widening or Strengthening of al
eys and minor streets. and Tor the es-
OF building lipes in the
=
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
TURNS DOWN REPORT.
OF THE CONFEREES
Senate Rejects Compromise
en- Agricultural Bill Provision
for Salary Increases.
QUESTION AGAIN IN AIR

The question of proposed increases in
the government clerks salaries again
was thrown in the air by the action
today of the Senate in sending back 10
conference the agricultural bill con-
ference report which carried com
promise on the salary increases that
would have served as guide in the dis
position of the question in all the other
appropriation bills.
The compromise proposed to increase
by 10 per cent all salaries up TO s1,oee
a year and per cent all salaries be
tween $1,000 and $500.
BY vote of 72 to 4. the Senate
rejected this compromise. The motion
to send the bill back to conference was
made by Senator Hoke Smith of
Georgia, who is strongly opposed to
granting any increases in salaries at
the present time.
Regarded as Vote of instruction.
He said later that he regarded the
vote of the Senate as an instruction TO
the Senate conferees not to go beyond
the Smoot amendment. which provides
Is per cent increase for those receiving
salaries of $3.50 year and less, and 10
per cent for those receiving salaries
from $3.50 up to and including $1,000
He said that while 1t had peen
found that the compromise contained
in the conference report on the aSrl-
cultural bill called for smaller eN-
penditure than would the Smoot
amendment in connection with that
particular bill. on tho other hand. II
this compromise proposition were appued
TO all the appropriation bills 1t would
increase the expenditure by some Slo."""--
900 over what the Smoot amendment
would cost the government for Increases
in wages
The Senate and House. therefore. are
still deadlocked over the question OF
salary increase for the government
clerks and for the District employees.
the Senate having by its vote today de
termined to stand by the Smoot amend
ment. while the House has voted TO
stand by it's own original proposition
of a 10 per cent increase in salaries up
to $1,000 and per cent increase
from 81 200 up to and including slSoo
When the conferees on the agricul-
turai appropriation hill reported a
compromise with the House on the
salaries carried by the bill. discussion
of the clerks calaries proposition began
Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
WEATHER.

Cloudy and somewhat warmer to-
night and tomorrow; lowest tempera-
ture tonight about freezing.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending p.m.: Highest, 49. at 4:30 pm.
yesterday; lowest. 81. at am. today.
Full report page 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Urge Immediate Action.

The women vigorously urged inrn edi-
ate relief measures. They pointed out
that the city has authority TO buy food
for patients in hospitals and declared
it had equal power to appropriate sums
| to be used to buy food for persons i'll
for want of nourishment
Money is lying idle in the city
treasury while poor people are starv-
ing" Marie CAM. a member of the In
dustrial Workers of the World. told the
mayor. Take it. Mr.. Mayor. and use
it to buy food for the people
you are asking me to violate the law.
and you did not elect me to do that"
the mayor replied
The mayor asserted that state and ma
tional governments We're the only au-
thorities able properly to deal with the
food situation. and urged the commit
tees to use their influence on their state
Legislative representa- tives to enact laws
which would enable the city to estab-
lish public markets, SO that food specu-
lators would be eliminated. and the city
be given power legally to control food
prices.
Led by I. W. w. Worker
Earlier in the dav groups Ct women
attempted to gather in an East Side
public square. but the police forced
them to move on.
They assembled later. hnWever. nea.,
city hall. led by Marie CAM.
Miss CAM was arrested yesterday for
addressing the hundreds of housewives
who made the first demonstration at city
hall She was released on her plea that
she urged the women not to resort to
violence.
Wild Meeting of Protest.
One Of the widest protest meetings
the city has ever known broke up early
today after making arrangements for
a great parade of women and children
to march all day through Wall street
and at night through 5th avenue. AS
vet no date has been set for these pa
rades. The organizers say they expect
to have several hundred thousand
women and children in line.
A thousand or more women attended
last nights mass meeting ana at least
5000 more fought to get into the hall.
Two hours elapsed before there was
order enough for the transaction of
business.
Ask President to Aid.
The following appeal to President VIII
son was carried with shout:
I'VE, housewives of the city of New
York, mothers and wives of workmen.
desire to call your attention. Mr.. Presi-
dent, to the fact that in the midst of
plenty, we and our families are facing
starvation.
The rise in the cost of living has
been SO great and uncalled-for that
even now we are compelled to deny
ourselves and our children the neces-
saries of life.
I'VE pay for our needs out of the
wages of our husbands, and the Amer
ican standard Of living cannot be main
tanned when potatoes are cents q
pound, bread, 6 cents; cabbage, 20
cents; onions, IS cents. and SO forth
I'VE call to you, Mr.. President, in this
crisis that We are facing to recommend
to Congress or other authority measures
for relief" K.3
A movement has been started to call
a strike of school children living in the
tenemente on the ground that the high
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Three Arrivals From War Zone Ports
Less Than One Ship
in Every 100 In and Out
of British Ports ost

The British embassy has issued a
statement declaring that Germany's
lContinued on Second pare / ------
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Basis for Optimism.


The optimism which collapsed today
has been based on several collateral is
sues in foreign affairs One has been
the fact that. notwithstanding Ger
many's threats. there have been so far
no outstanding instances of frightfui<
ness against American ships and
American lives. Another has been the
belief that the Americans kept prisoner
in Germany. after they were captured
on the Yarrowdale. have been released.
There have been other phases of the in
ternational situation. similar to these.
which have made for hopefulness.
But this hopefulness is yielding in
the face of the pessinlistic tone of dis
patches today from Vienna. in which
it is said that the Hungarian
government, in response TO the note
presented by Amba ssador Penfield, be-
lieves that it is not bound as to the
future in submarine warfare. and that
previous assurances from AuStro-Hun-
gary have been based on cases that
actually have occurred in which Ameri-
can ships and American lives suffered.
Hopefulness is yielding, too, in the face
of dispatches saying two Americans
were fred on when the Norwegian
collier Dalbeatie was sunk Saturday.
Other phases of the situation are COM
ing up, and still others may come up
at any moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Austrian Situation Delicate.

The Austro- Hungarian situation Is
any of the diplomatic negotiations of
the United States have been since the
war in Europe began. The United
States government. not only for the
sake Of the many Americans in Austria
Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey, who
have not yet left those countries, but
for the sake of humanity in general,
because of the great numbers of pris-
whom the United States Is watching,
has been extremely reluctant to sever
diplomatic relations with Vienna. If
such u break should come. a break
would come. too. il is believed. with
Bulgaria and Turkey.
These are among the problems the
President is facing. There is no way
OF knowing what he would take up
with Congress in case he should de-
eide to go before that body although
there is ground for the belief that he
would not enter publicly into a discus
sion of the details of these foreign re-
lations with various countries. and
would confine himself perhaps to sug-
gesting that the present Congress
clothe him with blanket authority to
protect American lives and shipping, as
well as make arrangements for pos
sible appropriations, in case he should
see fit to use either or both.
Administration officials believe to-
day that notwithstanding the pacifist
talk that has been heard. there is not the
slightest doubt. that Congress would sup
port the President fully. freely in an
American way.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
vivian Martin nj The Palace.

If you are vivian Martin admircr.
you can imagine how delightful she In
as a ragged little "newsie." dressed AZ
a boy. That's her part in her latest
picture. In which she appears today
and tomorrow ut the Palace, and In
The Trouble Buster" she Is as APP
pcaling as ever. Altho you know eN-
actly what's going TO happen, there
are some novel situations and the
story Is sweet an wholesome.
don't suppose anybody has forgot
ten "Rehecca of Sunnybrook Farm"
this early. | don't think I'll ever for
get the enjoyment it gave me. Wen.
we're in Cor another swell treat when
Little Mary Games back to the Palace
Sunday in "The Little Princess The
story Is very much like that OF Re
becca" and the part Of Sara Crewe fit5
Mary Pickford just as snugly as any
thisg could. Glancing the story over,
II looks to be overy bit as good as
Becky.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
Jane Grey IL Good.

The feature of "Hcr Fighting
Chance" ut the Majestic today is tho
very admirable and sympathetic act
ing OF Jane Grey. II is her first ap'
pearance in pictures and she is Just as
artistic as she Is on the stage. Her
acting Is cXquisitely natural. Tho next
impressive thing is the dominating
work of Percy Standing In the heavy
role This stalwart fellow looks like
another Herbert Bosworth and acts
like him. Tom Holding. as the hero
is u new one on the screen but does
his bit satisfactorily. 1t is good
strong cast.
All scenarios written around the
Canadian northwest" seem to have q
considerable similarity but "HeI
Fighting Chance" is different In that
a member of the celebrated mounted
police produces the villiany instead OF
helping squelch 1t. The story Is care
fully drawn but rather obvious. a
pleasing virtue. however. is that you
are jumped into the thick of the plot
right off the reel and don't have tc
wait ustil reel or two OF fillum has
been exhausted before getting an idea
of what all the trouble Is about.
The production IL we'll finished and
full OF snow from u to z and the Pho
Biography excellently done. "Her Fight
ing Chance" is the first "Foursauare'
picture that has been shown in Tulsa
and the new company appears TO have
plenty OF talent on its staff.