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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
EVANGELIST SEES EVIL
IN DANCING AND CARDS
Gypsy Smith Says Many Would
Turn the Church Into
Carnival.

IF some of you could put into OPP
Grafton your ideas about the church
you'd have bridge party at one end
of it. a dance hall at the other and
prize ring in the middle
Evangelist Gypsy Smith, jr., in his
sermon last night in the big tabernacle.
in this fashion characterized many peo-
pie in the world today in what is de-
clared one of the most forceful SER
mons he has delivered in the present
series of meetings.
you say Il was born with the devil
in me-" he ayerred, but let me tell
you that you can be born again with
the devil outside of you. God Almighty
doesn't ask the person about the start
he had. He asks about the finish"
The evangelist took his text from
1 Samuel, 1922: Behold to obey is
better than sacrifice, and to harken
than the fat of rams" and throughout
the discourse made special appeals 70
his hearers to turn from evil ways ana
obey the teachings of the Master"
He answered many who give excuses
for not affiliating with the church.
some say that environment causes
them to be unregenerate," he said. IF
you become a Christian you change tho
environment. If you quit drinking and
quit going to the saloons. then you
change the environment. Man makes
his own environment.
Then you say there are hypocrites
in church
Il know it. Any man with a bank
roll and two or three suits of clothes
can get into the church. But the width
of the doors of the real church are the
same as the cross of Calvary.
IF you want a perfect church go TO
the South Sea Islands and build one
and even then it will not be perfect
with you in it. / praise God that
though there are no perfect churches,
there is a perfect Christ.
There are some people who say.
The Sermon on the Mount is good
enough for me-
But they don't live the Sermon on
the Mount. To live 1t you have got to
live on the mount instead of in that
filthy pigsty you now live in. II you
live that sermon you will be saved
eternally.
"If 1 had never seen a horse you
would bring be out the finest you
knew, and say, This is a horse But
you bring out the most Weakened,
bony old thing you can find
The evangelist also discussed certain
social pleasures which many church
members say have no harm in them.
such as dancing and card playing.
These were declared by the evangelist
TO be ''insidious evils, which are killing
the spiritual force in church members"
Delegations from the street railway
car barns. w. c. T. L.. Philathea and
Baraca classes and other church or
CARNATIONS were at the meeting. which
one of the leaders afterward declared
was a joy to behold"
At noon today, 1t was announced by
the chairman of the publicity commit
tee. Rev. T. e. Davis. that Evangelist
Smith had not chosen his topic for this
evenings sermon and probably would
not until later in the afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
France Appeals to Peasants.

PARIS, February 21.-An appeal to
French peasants of both sexes to help
in solving the food problem has been
issued by the ministry of agriculture
and will be placarded in every country
district. The appeal calls on the coun-
try people to sow as much grain as
they can and wherever they can, so
that 1.-The sowings of the spring of 1917
may prepare the harvest of victory"
The document concludes: ITO work,
then, with all your energies! You are
working for French victory and French
peace The country counts on you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
PLAN COOPERATION
OF j. S. INDUSTRIES
Organizations for Promotion of
National Defense and Mo-
Utilization Combine.
ADDRESS BY H. E. COFFIN

Organizations for the promotion or
national defense and mobilization of
Industrial interests allied themselves
in a cooperative movement when the
National Committee of Patriotic and
Defense Societies was organized at the
New Willard Hotel today. The commit
tee had delegates from organizations in
all parts of the country. officers are
to be elected this afternoon.
The constitution adopted today re-
cites that the functions of the organi-
zation are advisory and that no action
is binding on the constituent organiza-
tions. Its purpose is to bring patriotic
and defense organizations in closer
with the Council of Ma
tional Defense. Practically all of the
morning session was taken up with the
adoption of the constitution and by
laws.
The need for a mobilization of the in
dustrial forces was pointed out by
Howard E. Coffin, member of the ad-
visory committee of the council of ma
tional defense. He said that Germany
was no better off than other countries
at the time the present European con-
fiict began. except that she had
larger army and a supply of munitions.
The country however, was not indus
trially organized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Mexican War Room" Abandoned.

One of the results Of the re-establish-
ment of amicable relations with the Mexi-
can government was the removal today of
the war news room established at the
time of the seizure of Vera Cruz in the
corridor just outside the Office of the Sec
rotary of War. The room was provided
with war maps and data, telephone
booths, typewriters, etc, and was as
signed to the use of the newspaper men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Washington Portrait Brings $6,675.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, February 21.--
portrait of George Washington by
Charles Wilson Peale brought $3.50
at sale here yesterday of furniture,
paintings and colonial relics. Tho
leather trunk which Washington had
through the greater part of the revolu-
ton was sold for $500. and a portrait
of James Monroe, painted by Rem
brandt Peale, brought $500. Repre-
sentatives of the society which cares
for the relics of Washington and the
home at Mount Vernon bought several
articles which belonged to the 6rst
President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Ships Crews Destroy All But Hulls.

German crews who damaged their
vessels in Honolulu harbor when rela-
tions between the United States and
Germany were broken off destroyed even
the scientific instruments. A report to
the Department of Commerce says only
the hulls escaped. Steamboat inspec-
ton service employees who went aboard
the vessels at the request of customs
officials, found all boilers, engines and
pumps damaged beyond repair and
chronometers and barometers smashed
with sledge hammers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
PAY |NCREASEF|GHT
At CRITICAL STAGE
Neither House Nor Senate
Shows Disposition to Recede
From Announced Position.
TEST ON SMOoT PROVISION

As the session of Congress comes to
zontal increase is narrowing down to
a struggle of most interesting char
acter, the situation being that the con-
ferees on the five appropriation bills
carrying the raise amendments" must
come to an agreement to avoid utter
failure. The House sticks to the 80 and
10" per cent raise. while the Senate
gives every indication of standing firm
on the Smoot amendment giving raises
only up to the $1,000 class. 1t was
learned today that the senators who are
preparation bills have determined to
make the big fight when the Legislative
appropriation bill conference report is
taken up in the Senate.
Reason Back of Decision.
The reason is plain. The legislative
bill carries provision for the great body
of government clerks, and therefore
carries the largest amount in specific
salaries, and the horizontal increase
would require a greater sum in the
legislative bill than in any other bill.
or perhaps greater than in all the
others combined. Therefore senators
are waiting to fight the thing out with
the House on the legislative bill. If the
Smoot amendment wins on the legisla-
tive bill it is likely the Senate will
cling to the same principle on the four
other bills on which the salary propo-
sition is pending.
House Apparently Firm.
The House position seems to be
strongly intrenched- The Indian ap-
preparation bill carries a salary raising
section, and the House by a vote of two
to one instructed its conferees to re-
main fast by the and 10 per cent
raise. The District bill now has a 5
and 10 per cent amendment by instruc-
tons to the conferees representing the
House. The agricultural bill has a
combination of the Smoot amendment
and the House section, which can be
easily Strengthened out; and the sum
dry civil bill has been reported with
the 5 and 10 per cent provision.
The Legislative bill, however, will be
the mark to point the way; and govern
ment clerks will know what to expect
from each house by the way the men,
bers treat the clerks. section in that
bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
New Passage Through Arctic.

NEW YORK, February 21.-The
National Association of Manufacturers
announces that two vessels now under
construction in Norway will leave the
United States in July for direct voy
age to northern Siberia over a new
and safe route through the Arctic
ocean. Jonas Lied, F. r. G. s., man
a einr director of the Siberian Steam
min and Manufacturing Company,
Ltd. now is in New York, the annunce-
ment says, to acquaint the shippers and
exporters OF this country with the pos
sibilities of this new ocean pathway TO
rivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
SCHOOL BOARD TROUBLES
CALLED MERE PAANTOMS
Rev. DR.. Van Setback, Jr, Contra
diets Some Impressions of Edu-
oational Service Here.

That he had found many of tho DIM
culties of which he had been warned
when he accepted a place on the board
OF education merely phantoms, was
brought out by Rev. DR.. John Van
schaick, jr.. president of that body, in
an address before the Western High
last night.
ashington is an especially diff
cult field from a school viewpoint l
nave been told said DR.. Van Schaick.
we have Congress, they say, watching
with jealous eyes; suspicious Of wha I
is done, anxious to control all patron
age. We have the Commissioners. thew
say, anxious to regain power over the
schools, appoint the board of education.
and through the board of education die
tate appointments of teachers. We have
the everlasting negro problem taking
our time and energy and using up our
strength, they say.
1T is also alleged that one man who
served here went away remarkins, to
be superintendent in Washington is hell
on earth!'
Now take my testimony for what It
is worth:
I'm eight months no senator or repre-
entative has asked of me an Improper
thing. nor have 1 heard of any improper
request being made of any member of
the board, or school official by anv officer
or the government. Such recommenda-
tons or requests as have been made by
members of Congress have been recon-
mendations which I would gladly print
in all the newspapers. They have been
in direct compliance with the law which
Congress itself has established govern
ing the appointments in the public
schools of the District
No oficia1 Interference.
'In the past eight months no Dis
trict Commissioner has made any re-
quest for any appointment, or any favor
of any kind in connection with the pub
lie schools. This may sound strange
to some people who attacked the mo-
tives of the Commissioners last year.
They have not made the slightest. eff
forts to control my actions in any way,
nor the actions of any other member
of the board, in SO far as l can learn,
or of any school official. On the con-
trary, they have placed all the re-
sources of their great offices freely at
our disposal
They have exercised the power
vested in them over appropriations.
over construction, over buildings and
grounds, with the greatest delicacy
and consideration, with the most gen.
erous regard for the opinion of the
school authorities, and with an untiring
determination to build up the school
system of Washington. The auditor,
the health officer and every other Dis
trict official likewise have worked and
are working, loyalty and intelligently,
for the schools.
1.-The so-called everlasting negro
problem Is a problem full of genuine
pleasure for any man who loves our
community and our country. It is a
problem because the colored people
take such a deep, personal interest in
the schools. They are all watching
everything which goes on. This is ex-
actly as 1t ought to be. When / get to
the point where I become impatient
with genuine interest on the part of
any of our citizens in the school sys-
tenn. then I shall get of the board Of
education
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
1000 KILLED OR HURT
IN RUMAMAN WRECK
Men and Women Battle Each Other
as Flames Eat Tele-
scoped Train.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 81, by wireless to
Sayville.-There were approximately
1000 persons killed or injured in the
recent railroad accident near Chirurcha,
in northern Rumania, according to the
Moscow newspaper Russkoye Slovo, as
quoted by the Overseas News Agency.
Five hundred persons were instantly
killed, according to this account.
1.-The train jumped the tracks and the
cars were telescoped," reads the sum-
married. account as given out by the
news agency. Fire broke out at once
in several places and panic among
the passengers ensued.
Fathers and mothers pushed their
children aside in efforts to save them
selves" says the Russkoye Slovo. Men
pushed women into the fire. women
and men attacking each other with
teeth and finger nails. Others lost their
minds and ran into the burning cars.
Then ammunition on board the train
began exploding. killing many per-
sons
An Overseas News Agency statement
on January %, based on accounts in
the Russkoye Slovo. reported more
than 100 Rumanians of high rank
killed in the Chirurcha trainwreck.
The train was carrying Rumanian refu-
gees to Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Villa and Zapata May Combine.

LAREDO, Tex, February 21.-Fran-
cisco Villa has not gone to Japan on
secret mission, but, with Manuel
Pelaez, a leader operating in the Tam
pico district. has gone south to Mexico
City to confer with Emiliano Zapata
regarding a merger of forces. according
to villista adherents here. Villa is
credited with the belief that union
Of his forces with those of Zapata and
Pelaez would result in a formidable
revolutionary movement. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Lehigh Valley Has New President

PHILADELPHIA, February 21-Ed-
ward E. Loomis, vice president of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western rail-
road today was elected president Of the
Lehigh Valley railroad, succeeding L. B.
Thomas, who was made chairman of the
board of directors. and also will act as
chairman Of the executive and finance
committee. E. S. Moore resigned as
director of the Lehigh Valey and Mr.
Thomas was elected to succeed him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
To Provide Site for Fertilization.

ALBANY, N. Y, February 21-By
unanimous vote the senate today, acting
in response to an emergency message
from Gov. Whitman, passed the bill to
provide for the seizure by the state of
the land desired by the federal govern
ment for fertilization purposes at Rocka-
way Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
LOSE SERVICE
OF ERNEST H. DANIEL
Vice President of Board of Educa-
ton Not to Accept Re-
appointment.

Ernest II. Daniel, vice president of
the board of education and q member
of that body for nearly seven years.
today sent letter to the judges of
the Supreme Court of the District Of
Columbia asking that his name be not
considered for reappointment for an
other term. Mr.. Daniels term ends at
the close of the current fiscal year.
Mr.. Daniel explained today that bust
ness pressure was too great for him
to continue his duties on the board
properly. His announcement that he
would not allow his name to be con-
sidered for reappointment came as a
distinct surprise to those connected
with the public schools and caused deep
and widespread regret.
Vice President Since 1918.
served continuously as vice president
of the board of education. During his
entire service on the body he has stood
for more practical education, urging
abundant opportunity for complete
preparation for those boys and girls
who could not continue to college. He
has been known throughout his service
as progressive, yet -Het--ae radical,
member
His service as chairman of the COM
mittee on military affairs and athletics
has been particularly noteworthy. He
was the father Of the proposition of estab
fishing a summer camp for the High
School Cadets. which has recently been
by Congress with funds for the
conducting Of such a camp. He has also
been one Of those to advocate more prac-
tical and extensive training Of the High
School Cadets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
KILLS 1900.
INJURIES 1000 IN RUSSIA

BERLIN. February 81. by wireless
to Sayville-It is reported from Copen-
hagen, says the Overseas News Agency,
that 1,50O persons were killed and 1000
wounded in an explosion of ammuni-
ton at Archangel, Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Tristate Doctors Meet.

DURHAM. n. c.. February 21.-The
Tristate Medical Association OF Vir-
ginia and the Carolinas began it's nine
teenth annual convention here today
with many Distinguished physicians and
surgeons from these and other states
IN attaudance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Other Important Duties.

Mr. Daniel has also held another i'm
portant position on the board as chair
man of the committee on sites, buildings,
repairs and janitors.
ing successful the plan of group prin-
cipals"--that is, one principal for sew
eral buildings-which Supt. Ernest L.
Thurston recommended and later put
into effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21

District. the jury of condemnation shall
not be restricted as to the assessment
area, but shall assess the entire amount
awarded as damages. plus the cost ana
expenses of the proceedings. as benents
upon all land which they find Will be
od
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21

NSoHIluueQ from F1fSc PaQe,)
widely advertised Campaign of ruthless
murder on the high seas has resulted
in the loss Of less than one ship in every
hundred plying in or out Of Pritish
ports between February i and H.
The German wireless press messages
said the statement, since the German
declaration of indiscriminate submarine
warfare against merchant shipping
within zone around the United King
dom and France have been confined to
advertising achievements Of German
submarines.
Claims to have pa-alyzed the mer-
camille activity of the allies and more
particularly that of Britain have ap-
peared, together with hints at a vast
increase In the number of German sub
marines SO employed.
Figures Are Given.
During the period in question the
following are the figures of ships which
have arrived and sailed from ports in
the United Kingdom.
Date February / to February IA
Arrivals:
British, 4.o5s: allied. 227; neutral,
497; total, Att.
"SailingS:
British. 1928; allied, e25; neutral.
361; total, 4,514.
DAILY average between February 1
and February 14-Arrivals:
British, 29o; allied. Is; neutral, So;
total, 341.
"Sailings:
British, ESQ; allied. 1s; neutral, 20;
total 322.
Small Craft Not Included.
1T should be remembered, however,
that totals of arrivals and departures
do not include fishing vessels, coast
wise and local coastwise traffic, nor
craft of under 100 tons burden. Omit
ting these and comparing totals of
those sunk with the totals of the ar
rivals and departures 1t is interesting
to note that the widely advertised cam
paign Of ruthless murder on the high
seas on which Germany has embarked
has resulted in a loss of less than one
ship for every Zoe which has arrived or
left British ports during the two weeks
from February 1 to February a."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Giant British Aero Carrie, Fl,

LONDON. February 21.-Ths Aero
plans says a newly designed giant air.
plane says a newly designed giant air
attitude of 1000 feet. carrying pilot
and twenty passengers. : -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Matter of Everyday Business.

National defense work is a matter of
everyday business, he said. He said
that the work cut out for the new
organization to do is a gigantic task,
and it will be five years or more before
results will begin to show. 1t is work
of years to arrive at the goal where
the stake has been placed. be continued.
There is a great deal Of fundamental
work to do.
Mr. Coffin said that the country was
not prepared to meet an emergency next
week, but If it can be put in the minds
Of the American people that there is a
great task ahead of them the country can
in five years be placed in a position where
it can meet all Corners. While he did not
want to be discouraging. he said he
wanted the people to realize the necessity
of co-ordinating the civilian efforts
through one channel.
Cites Conditions in England.
He recited the conditions in England
previous to the war, where that coun-
try was constantly shifting men from
the factories to the front and then
sending them back to the factory, thus
disorganizing the industrial plant and
the armies, too. This country, he said,
should not be placed in the same posi-
ton. If an emergency should now arise,
he said, this country would be practi-
cally in the same position as England.
Capt. J. Van Horn Moseley of the
general staff corps of the United States
Army said that Congress will not act
on any military legislation except upon
direct demand of the people. The i'm
portant thing now to determine is
what each person will do in time of
war. He spoke of the inability to re-
cruit up the small forces on the boroer,
I
at this time to have trained men and
trained leadership. Universal military
training, he pointed out. is only an eN-
tension of the policy of the square deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
No Indication of Next Step.

After the cabinet meeting late yes
terday there was no indication that
President Wilson had made known
what his next step will be or when it
will be taken. At the State Depart
ment it was stated the situation re-
manned as serious as it could be with
out war
Real interest was displayed in the
British embassy's announcement that
between February / and IA less than
per cent of the vessels entering or
leaving British ports had been sunk.
The State Department is seeking to
have the Turkish government take up
informally with Germany the question
of safe passage for the American naval
vessels Des Moines and Caesar, now
held at Alexandria, but bound for Bel
rut to discharge relief supplies for Ar
menians and Syrians. and to take on
about 1000 American refugees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21

contract ed prior to disaster, but aggra-
waited by exposure.
Am mailing affidavit from master
and Guerra"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-21
Asks Aid for Consuls.

Germany is informing the United
States through the Swiss government
that it will give every assistance pos
sible to American consuls in Germany
transferred to other posts. At the same
time Germany is understood to expect
that the United Safes will help German
consuls i'm the United States to proceed
to new posts to which they have been
assigned.
Some time ago number of German
consuls in the United States were in
structed to proceed to points in South
and Central America. The names of
the consuls or the places to which they
had been transferred were not disclosed
on the ground that they would have to
travel secretly in order to avoid cap
ture by British naval forces.
Whether the German expectations
refer to them is unknown here. The
British and French governments have
indicated that German officials in the
United States would be permitted only
to go to Germany.