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Evening star., 1917-02-28
PLAN Of ECONOMY
PROVES FRUITFUL
Money Saved in Department of
Commerce by Variety of
Methods.

| Probably $500 has been saved the
| Department of Commerce within the
| past few months by various economies
| which have been put into practice in
the different bureaus. So great has
been the saving effected recently that
Secretary Redfeld. In recent hearings,
| struck off the $4,000 deficit from the
contingent appropriations for the de-
partment for the present fiscal year.
| This step was possible solely through
economy, largely through paper con-
servation and the saving of electricity.
| Five times as much waste paper is
gathered up from the waste baskets of
the department each day as Is needed to
make the paper for daily use OF the
| department With the recent installa-
| ton of complete little paper mill
| which has been out at the bureau OF
| standards for some time. the depart
ment is now manufacturing all its own
pa per for the routine work OF the va
| rious bureaus.
To Supply Scratch Pads.
The chief clerk of the department has
already taken steps to have scratch
pads furnished the various bureaus
without the heading Department OF
! Commerce" In suggestions recently
made to Secretary Redheld ON ways
| to economize, this step was suggested
| by the bureau of the census bureau OF
lighthouses and the bureau OF hsheries.
/ Short pencils. which are usually thrown
| away. can be utilized by providing each
clerk with pencilhoider Tor nearly
| used-up pencils, it is suggested. Inc
| use of less expensive paper for ordinary
| letter-size envelopes was suggested. and
| it is stated that the department Is now
| using the cheapest white envelopes on
| contract
| largely carried out. 1t was pointed out
| that often packages sent from one bu-
| reau to another are wrapped with Two
! or more sheets of paper, where one "oula
suffice, and the package SO securely ted
and pasted that the wrappers had TO pc
| cut or literally torn apart With SUI
| ficiently secure. but more simple wrap
| ping, both paper and twine now are
easily removed and used again.
Set of Forms for Bureaus.
| A standard series of set forms for the
use of all bureaus Of the department is
under consideration, together with the re-
| duction Of the records of transient busi-
ness to the minimum. In this re-
gard, the bureau of standards. in
| its suggestions as to more econom-
ical administration Of WORK, POM. polnI-
| ed out 10 ScCfctoiy AeouitSAA eA.ssS ~
eight steps in filing a civil service position
| have been noted. With the loss of SO many
assistants and the resulting vacancies this
work of keeping positions filled has been
found very difficult The chief clerk OF
| the bureau suggests that cooperation or
| the civil service commission. the Depart
ment of Commerce and the bureau of
standards be arranged to reduce the
| routine to the absolute minimum.
This bureau also suggests regular meet
| ings of clerks in bureau time-once
month for one hour-to discuss efficiency
methods In their work and to hear ex-
pert talks by fle, clerks. stenographsrs.
etc.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Initial Appearance of Orchestra.

The Washington Community Sym
phony Orchestra is to make it's initial
public appearance this evening at new
Central High School. 11th and Clifton
streets northwest. The orchestra con-
sists of sixty-four pieces.
Nine. Franceska Kaspar Lawson, solo
list, and Samuel Wood, organist, are
to assist. Proceeds are to be used for
the purchase of instruments for a high
school band. composed of members
from all the high schools.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
GUS A, SCHuLDT RESIGNS.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Is
Succeeded by Edward Stafford.

Gus A. Schuldt today resigned as
fourth assistant corporation counsel OF
the District, and the Commissioners
Immediately named as his successor
Edward Stafford. son Of Justice Wen
dell Phillips Stafford of the Distric,
Supreme Court.
Mr. Schuldt recently has been in
charge of Juvenile Court work. He
has been in the service Of the District
nineteen years. In his letter of resis-
nation he stated that it is his desire
Evening star., 1917-02-28
German Mind Prepared
for War Declaration
by the United States

BERLIN. Tuesday, February 81, via
London, February 2S,-The prominence
which chancellor Won Bethmann Holl-
veg gave in his address to the reich
stag today to discussion of relations
with the United States is regarded here
as indicating his purpose to prepare
the German public for the eventuality
which is looked forward to in many
quarters. There was much confusion of
opinions and prophecies on this point
today on account of the continued alb
sence of authenticated news from
Washington. as Well as the reports
which are being received in regard to
the state of public opinion in America.
The German press continues to serve up
fragmentary out sensational bulletins
indicating feverish war preparation in
the United States.
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to take up the private practice of law
and reuestcd that he be relieved OF HIS
duties with the District by March l.
Corporation Counsel Conrad II. Syln".
in recommending to the Commissioners
that the resignation he accepted. pro
posed the appointment of Mr. Stafoil
10 hll the vacancy Mr. Stafford Will
be sworn in tomorrow. He rs invent, 2
seven years old and a graduate OF
Dartmouth. He was graduated from
George Washington University Law
School in 1914.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Chancellor Won Bethmann Holl-
veg Says Neutrality Has
Been Against Germany.
METHOD OF BREAKING
OFF RELATIONS SCORED
Says Neutrals Have Submitted to
British Orders-Confident of Sue
cess in U.Boat War.
Ry the Associated Press.

BERLIN. February 2S.-Chancellor
Won Bethmann Hollweg's address to the
reichstag, postponed from last week,
was delivered yesterday. The chan
celior said:
While our soldiers on the front stand
in the drum fire of the trenches and
our submarines, defying death. hasten
through the seas; while we at home
have no other-absolutely no other
task but to produce cannon. ammuni-
tion and food, and to distribute victuals
with justice: in the midst of this strug-
gle for life and for the future of our
empire, intensified to the extreme, there
is only one necessity of the day which
dominates all questions of policy both
foreign and domestic-to fight and gain
victory"
The chancellor pointed out that the
German nation in the reichstag's last
vote granting new war credits demon
strated to the whole world its readiness
TO continue the struggle until its enc
mics were ready for peace.
AS to this peace itself. the chancel-
lor recalled discussions in the news
papers, in public meetings and also in
parliament. He declared that 1t would
debates He continued:
''To make promises of formulated and
detailed conditions in my position
would be unproductive and precarious
Hostile leaders did this repeatedly
They gave extravagant assurances to
each other. but they merely brought it
about by this that they themselves and
their nations were always more deeply
involved in the war.
Outlines German Aim.
Their example does not tempt me.
What 1 could say about the tendency
and aim of our conditions l have said
repeatedly to terminate the war by
lasting peace which will grant us rep
arstion for all wrongs suffered and
guarantee the existence and future of
a strong Germany. That is our aim
nothing less and nothing more.
After dealing with the problem of
domestic policy the chancellor briefly
recalled his last speech in the reichS-
tag, in which he announced that a pro-
posal had been transmitted by Ger
many and her allies to their enemies to
enter into peace negotiations. He con-
tinued:
Their answer was more rude and
more presumptuous than any sensible
person in our country or in neutral
countries could have imagined. The
barbarian hatred and of insolence is
ances and our front stand the frmer
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Indifference as to Break.

At this hour 1t may be said that a
declaration of war from Washington
would find the German mind quite pre-
pared for it. Less of ripple would be
caused here than was occasioned by
Rumania's entrance into the war. and
r final break with the United States
would be likely to meet with stofcal in
differences SO far as the public at large
is concerned. There is no feeling that
crisis is at hand, but merely an
ominous tension which has been gath
ering intensity. The nation is now pin
ing its faith to it's U-boats.
Chancellor Won Bethmann Hollwegs S
speech to the reichstag, in which he
discussed relations between Germany
and the United States in detail, was re-
ceived with great applause by a
crowded house. Almost every sentence
he uttered, the Overseas News Agency
says. brought forth expressions Of ap-
proval, and at the conclusion Of his
address there was a demonstration on
the part of the members of the reich
stag and the spectators in the galleries.
Almost all the diplomatic representa-
tives still in Berlin were present
Evening star., 1917-02-28

The common garden plant called cori-
ander is found I'm Egypt, Persia ana IN
dia. II has glohular. graElsh seedcorns
aud Is mentioned twice In the Bible, In
Exodus, 1851. and in Numbers. III.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Not Without Precedent.

TIL chancellor pointd out that this
British starvation blockade was not
without precedent in English history.
Premier Lloyd George himself. said the
chancellor. had protested in parliament
against the cruelty by which the Brit
ish victmized thousands of innocent
women and children of the Beers. Mr..
Lloyd George stated that the death rate
among children below twelve years OF
age was in those concentration camps
4l.6 per cent; Joseph Chamberlain, then
British colonial secretary. admitted
the death rate among children in the
Orange Free State was temporarily
55 per cent, the chancellor recounted.
These conditions" he continued.
were the result of a systematic policy
of determination under which women
and children were insufficiently sup
piled with food-not. perhaps, because
there was n lack of food, but purposely,
Tie British at that time killed from
10000 to 1900 women and children
out of 100000, thus making II per cent
of them victims of barbarous British
warfare. But now Britain desires to
make victims of the women, children,
aged and i'll of a nation numbering
70,000,000 people in order to force
them into submission
Evening star., 1917-02-28

way. But wherever reports are mace
success has been great. Our enemies.
of course. admit only part OF their
losses. II all these were. added TO-
gether, then the figures published by
us to date in our newspapers, which
only constitute part Of the sfnkings.
demonstrate that we can be more than
satisfied with the results obtained.
Discourages Neutrals.
"As is generally known" said the
chancellor. I'VE did not declare a
blockade. but merely established definite
barred zones within which every ship
has to count on immediate attack. That
isolated ships escape danger is there
fore self-evident But that does not
change total success. This success We
shall be able to obtain partly by sink
ings, partly by discouraging neutral
shipping, which already has happened
in the widest sense.
Thanks to the Incompatible bravery
of our submarines, we are fully willing
to await with full confidence further
developments, which will be on the in
crease"
General Feeling of Nation.
The chancellor spoke briefly in re.
gard to the general feeling of the Ger.
man nation, saying:
"A hard winter is behind US, espe.
cially for the poorer people The diff.
culties of railroad traffic increased ant
the difficulties in supplying food ant
fuel Women and children became he.
roes. At no time has the spirit of love
of country stood the test as firmly ir
the midst of suffering and want
Gentlemen, since my last speech the
military situation has hardly beer
changed. Everywhere our fronts are
made stronger and our brave soldiers
look with full confidence to their lead.
ers, who are accustomed to victory
Morally strengthened by the scornful
refusal of our readiness for peace. or
our land fronts safely protected by the
genius of our supreme army comma nd
er on our water front victorious and
many times more prepared than a year
ago for submarine war, We look conf
IDENTIFY toward the coming months
whfch-as we hope-will be followed
by the happy termination of the war;
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Sees One-Sided Action.

Il would fully understand it if the
United States, a protector of inter
national law. should have bartered for
its re-establishment in equal fashion
with all the belligerents, and, if de-
string to restore peace to the world.
had taken measures to enforce the end
of the bloodshed. But I cannot possibly
consider it a vital question for the
American nation to protect interna-
tional law in a one-sided fashion, only
against us. Our enemies and American
circles which are unfriendly toward us
thought that they could point out an
important difference between our
course of action and that of the British.
England, they have satisfied them
selves. destroys only material values.
which can be replaced, while Germany
destroys human lives, which are i'm
possible to replace.
We'll, gentlemen, why did the British
not endanger American lives? Only be-
cause neutral countries, and especially
America. voluntarily submitted to the
British orders, and because the British
therefore, could attain their object with
out employing force. What would have
happened if Americans had valued un-
hampered passenger and commodities
traffic with Bremen and Hamburg as
much that with Liverpool and Lon
don? If they had done so then We should
have been freed from the painful i'm
preston that. according to America, a
submission to British power and control
is compatible with the essential character
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Refers to British View.

The Chancellor then insisted that
England obviously endeavored to de-
clare that the use of the submarine
weapon was the greatest crime of his
tory since. he said. England cosidered
herself the ordained ruler of the oceans
and the benefactor of humanity. He re-
called the opinion expressed on July IA,
1915 by Sir Percy Scott. to whom he re-
ferred as one of the greatest English
authorities on naval history. Sir Percy,
he said predicted submarine war ex-
actly as it had come about during this
war and declared that no objection to 1t
would be possible on the grounds OF
law or morality. Sir Percy, the Chancel-
lor added. obviously could not have
considered that the present submarine
warfare would become the only Ger
man defensive measure against the en-
tente allies and the British starvation
blockade
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Of neutrality, but that 1t is incompatible
with this neutral policy to recognize Ger
man measures Of defense.
Will Not Promote Peace.

WILL Not 1TOuloIe 1SoSOs
Gentlemen, let us consider the whole
question. The breaking Off of relations
with US and the attempted mobilization
of all neutrals against us do not serve
for the protection of the freedom OF the
seas proclaimed by the United States.
These actions will not promote the peace
desired by President Wilson. They must.
consequently, have encouraged the at
tempt to starve Germany and to multiply
the bloodshed.
I'VE regret the rupture with nation
which, by her history, seemed to be pre-
destined surely to work with us, not
against us, but since our honest will for
peace has encountered only jeering on the
part of our enemies there Is no more go
ing backward There is only going
ahead possible for u.s."
Evening star., 1917-02-28
A Guarantee

NOU just thing in the clothes you
i buys if you get that, it's enough You want
to be satisfied with them.
"guarantee" doesn't mean much unless it means
that; and when "guarantee' cothes that's
what it means.
We use but all-wool fabrics; the best Of
other materials; skilled craftsmanship; design
styles express the good, fashion-ideas; we
make models fit all sizes and shapes of men,
And guarantee satisfaction.
Every merchant who sells clothes is authorized
make such guarantee, and make good it, it
everything about clothes that may satisfy
dissasy; fabrics t colors, tailoring, value for the
price. There reservations exceptions
Look for the label
Our n is o
it buy there, clothes
no ours Aamanth o t
Hart SchaHner & Marx
Chicago New York
Evening star., 1917-02-28
OBJ lection as to lack of respect makes
a strange impression.
Enters a Protest.

with equal decisiveness ! must pro-
test against the objection that we. by
the manner in which we Withdrew the
assurances given in the note of May 4,
offended the honor ana dignity of the
United States. From the very begin
ming we had openly and expressly de-
clared that these assurances would be
invalid under certain conditions" q
The chancellor then recalled the last
paragraph of the note of May 4, 1916,
which he read verbatim. the last clause
being: Should the steps taken by the
government of the United States not
attain the object it desires--namely, to
have the laws of humanity follow ed
by all the belligerent nations-the
German government would then be
facing a new situation. in which it
must reserve to itself complete liberty
of decision"
The chancellor then continued: "As
to the American answer given to the
German note, it was so absolutely con
trary to what we in our note had
said clearly and without any possibil-
ity of misunderstanding, that a reply
on our part would have changed moth
ing as to the Standpoints maintained
by both sides But nobody, even in
America, could doubt that already long
ago the conditions We're fulfilled upon
which. according to our declara ton,
depended our regaining full liberty OF
decision.
Evening star., 1917-02-28
Look for the label

Our label in the clothes the signature this guarantee be
before you buy If it isn't there, the clothes
small thing to look for, big thing to find
New Britain herald., 1917-06-05
WASHINGTON HEARS
 Of NO RESISTANCE
<Continued from First Page.)

ed according to requests from some places for additional registration cards.
 Everywhere the first rush of mon was very heavy. In New Haven the headquarters stan adopted the ex- >pedient of shifting registrars to tho points where they were most needed during rush hours as in residential districts the streams of applicants were steady and the work could be handled easily while in the down town districts working men responded ir such number that the regular force was overwhelmed for q time.
 The evening registration is expected to be heavy and 1t seemed likely tl.at all the figures will not be reported to the governor before noon tomorrow.
 Inquiry in various directions indi- cated that few snarls arose over tl.e answering of questions. There was one which was brought out by the re- cent state military census. Connecti- cut stood alone in this respect. In the taking of the military census many men either through care lessness. lack of actual knowledge or as g. joke gave their ages incorrectly. Many who said they were 20 and 21 put down their age as 21 which actu- ally they were under that figure. Tl.ey received card from the state notify ing them to register today. But the federal law does not want them to do so if they are not 21. Men in the thirties held back their age figures in the military census and upon receiv- ing card they were in Quandary as to appearing today or not. Some to be certain appeared at the voting places and explained that they had previously made an error. Others stayed away and took the precauticn of obtaining from their town clerk 8 certificate of their birth in. event of being called up to prove their in- eligibility on age grounds.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-05
BLOWS STRUCK AT
 PATENTS HEARING x
Lawyer and Physician Exchange Punches in Senate Committee

Washington, June 6.-Herman A. Metx, of New York. and Dr. George Walker, of Johns Hopkins Univer- but heated fight in the senate patents committee room yesterday afternoon. Blows were exchanged between the. two men before William Richardson. secretary to Senator Ollie James. tn- tervened.
 The trouble arose during hearing on the advisability of the United states government abrogating certain German patents of medicines used in this country. including salvarsan. E pr. Walker, representing the Coun- ell of National Defense, and other prominent physicians had appeared before the committee strongly urging abrogation of the German patents as a war measure and one of vital im- portance to the country.
 Mr.. Metz, representing the German patentees in the United States. fol- lowed Dr. Walker, and was voctferQus in his appeal against the proposed ab- rogation. Tn the course of his argu- ment he began gesturing rather vigorously, and at one time advanced near Dr. Walkers chair. Whether by accident or design, one of the ges- lures with cienched fists landed on Dr.. Walker. The physician Jumped up and replied with 8 vigorous blow that sent MT. Metz reeling backward against the wall, where he fell to the floor. He immediately jumped up, and to all appearances he and Dr. Walker were about to engage in a finish fight, when MT. Richardson caught Mr. Metz and others restrained Dr. Walker. The light ended. Apologies followed. X. s-assl fss The argument began soon after the 1 hearing opened in the afternoon. pr. Walker and other we'll known phy- | sicians had testined, that salvarsan. l which costs only thirty to thirty y-five cents dose, was being sold. owing to the fact that Germany controlled the supply. at $4.60.
 l They said the price placed the rem 1 edy entirely out of reach of the poor l man and in addition was so scarce as ! to be far short of absolute require l ments. They said the remedy could
 be manufactured properly and cheap 1 ly In this country if the patent rights l were obtained.
 The patents committee has received
 wide appeal from the leading physi-
 clans of the country to abrogate Sal-
 varsan patents. Senator James, chair man of the committee, recently took 1 the question up with the attorney general. The department of justice
 apparently thought 1t unwise to set
 a precedent of absolute abroga ton of
 foreign owned or controlled patents,
 but framed some substitute legisla.
 tion which is to be made a part of the
 trading with the enemy act, now
 being discussed in the, hous> judiciary I committee.
 According to the legislation pro- posed by the department. t-lis gov- ernment would not abrogate German t owned, patents but would set price
 on the salvarsan and othe- German
New Britain herald., 1917-06-05

controlled medicines and see that the product sold for no more in this country. Then in addition the gov- ernment would assume the right to direct manufacture of the medicines, agreeing to pay the German patentees what was considered a fair recon- pense for use of the patent rights dur ing the war. These is strong agita= ton, however. to take over entirely the patent right on salvarsan- owing to the fact that 1t Is considered of tremendous importance with thou sands of troops in the field.
 It is so scarce now that many of the bigger cities in the country have been stripped of their supply and smaller cities are unable to get the -remedypat all.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-05
STANLEY LEFT $1os,784.7s.
Appraisal of Estate of Deceased Dairyman Filed Today in Probate Court-Held Valuable Stock.

Inventory of the estate of the late Theodore A. Stanley. filed in probate court today by appraisers Robert N. Peck and Frank G. Vibberts, shows that the deceased dairyman left an estate valued at $103.784.78 divided as follows: Stock in the Stanley Rule and Level company, 116I0O0; 20 shares Stanley Svea Grain and Coal company, $200: 118 shares Peck Brothers corporation, $354; 100 shares Allentown Portland Cement company, $200: stock in Cedar Hill Dairy company, $37,20o: stock in the sovereigns Trading. company. $100: deposits in the Society for Savings. Hartford. SIPS; wearing apparel, household effects, etc., $475; real es- tate. $14.o00; total value $16s, ,234.7s, subject to mortgage and debt, $65,- 450; total value of estate. $103,784.7S.