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siastically into plans for the develop
ment of South Africa. was promoter Of
the South African Chartered Company.
was concerned in the Jameson raid.
amassed q fortune and in 1895 became
administrator of Rhodesia, where he
proved to be capable and constructive
administrator. He was one OF the ex-
ecutors of Cecil Rhodes will and in
fluential in the direction Of Rhodes'
scholarships at Oxford.
Succeeding his brother-in-law, Lord
Mimic. Earl Grey was appointed gov
ernor general of Canada in 1904 and oc-
cupied that post for six years. His adj
but uniform success. He was a strong
advocate Of imperial federation and
urged Canadians to share the burden of
England's defense.
Although born an aristocrat, Earl
Grey was very democratic in his SYM
pathies. This found chief expression in
his almost lifelong activity as social
reformer. in his efforts to reform the
saloons of England and in the estab-
lishment Of a cooperative partnership
system on his estates in Northum ber-
land. He was not an idle bearer of a
great name, but was imbued with rest
less energy and spirit Of enthusiasts SIN
multitude of interests. Cecil Rhodes
found him full of passionate enthusi-
asm for the growth of the British en-
pire and that he was willing to bend
every energy to the achievement of that
object. One of his most profound con-
victions was that union Of the Eng
lish speaking people would be of world
wide benefit.
Lean and bald. with shoulders a trifie
rounded. Earl Grey was of distinguish
ed appearance and interesting person
ality. By his democratic manner he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
95 WOMEN OUT OF 100
WANT BALLOT, SHE SAYS
New York Suffrage Chairman Re-
ports 900, 900 Enrolled in
That State.

SARATOGA. n. Y, August 29.-Al-
though the entry Of the United States
into the war compelled the woman suf-
frage workers of New York state to abon-
| don elaborate campaign plans to induce
| the man voters to adopt the proposed con-
st1tutional equal suffrage amendme Mt
at the elections in November next. more
than 800 GOO women over twenty-one
years of age have been enrolled as suf-
fragists. 1T was announced today by
Mrs. Norman De R. Whitehouse, chair
man of the New York state woman
suffrage party, which is in conference
here. This is a larger enrolled mem
| bership than either the republican or
democratic parties of New York sta tie
can boast" she said, addressing the
conference
AS high as 95 per cent of the women
reached by campaigners in every part
of the state want to vote, Mrs. White
house said. declaring this was an indi-
| cation "of the recent general change in
public sentiment"
This change of sentiment. the chair
man asserted. has been greatly ac-
celebrated during the current year by
| the recognition of the war services of
women in the allied countries, and by
the granting of woman suffrage in
Russia and Canada and by the steps
Great Britain has taken to enfran chiSe
British women"
In a statement predicting that wom-
en- are going to have the ballot in
New York and all the states Samuel
Gompcrs. president of the American
Federation Of Labor, urged the dele
gates not to confuse the relations he
tween suffrage and industrial better
ment"
1T is a matter of justice that there
should be equal pay for equal work"
Mr. Gompers said in his statement
which was read to the conference by
Miss Mary Dreier. chairman Of the in
dustrtal section. The ballot will help
but will not necessarily bring this
about 1t will result only from the in
telligent self-interested activity on the
part of the women.
industrial freedom will be achieved
he added, when wage earning women
hold in their own hands the right and
the power to participate in determining
the conditions under which they shall
work and the wages they viii receive"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
PERSHING'S OFFICERS CUT
RED TAPE; GET RESULTS
Win Admiration of French by Di-
rect Method of Accomplishing
Their Purposes.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, August 20
Efficient and result getting methods
employed by American Army officers in
charge Of the expeditionary forces now
in France and the ways the officers
have of getting what they want re-
gardless of tradition and red tape have
excited the highest admiration of the
French people. according to William T.
Hardy of New York. who has arrived
here for three month trip abroad
Illustrating the point, Mr.. Hardy said
that recently an Army officer wanted to
use long-distance telephone line to a
certain French city, sixty miles away
He was told the line was busy and that
his turn would come in eight hours The
officer went higher up" and got his
service in ten minutes. But the next
day d detail of the American Signal
Corps was engaged in stringing a spe-
cial wire between the two points
To reach one of the American camps
located fifty miles from a supply base
Mr.. Hardy said it was necessary to
travel by rail a distance of $50 miles
After the first supply train had ira
versed that route a force of American
engineers began to lay out a new an6
direct line and right behind them came
graders and track layers The engineer
in charge met with protests from off.
Gals OF villages through which they
passed, who objected to cutting a right
of way through certain groves ant
streets. The American officer politel,
expressed regret. The road was built
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
PRESIDENT TO BASE SHIP
RULING ON NEEDS OF u. S.
Will Delay Decision on Foreign Yes
sells Until Tonnage Requirements
Are Determined.

Until there is an actual estimate OF
the tonnage requirements of the Unit
ed States the President may withhold
his decision as to the disposition OF
foreign merchant vessels building in
American shipyards. The needs Of the
nation will be the consideration which
will guide and determine him.
Two ships just completed have been
allowed by the shipping board to go
one to the British and one to the French
government This release does not es-
tablish a precedent. it is distinctly I'M
derstood. The vessels have been con-
structed for British and French inter
ests and paid for They were comman-
deered by the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton about the time of their compile
ton. 1t was decided that the British
and French needs at this time are
greater than this country's.
1t will be some months before most
of the foreign vessels are completed.
and it will take some time. too, for
the shipping board to ascertain how
much tonnage will be required for the
transport of American troops and sup
plies and to maintain normal trade
routes.
F. 4. Eustis. special agent just re
turned from Cleveland, will recommend
to the shipping board that steel ships
on the great lakes be transported to
the Atlantic. He will suggest that this
be done by cutting them i'll half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
OFFICERS QUIT SERVICE.
Some Are Honorably Discharged and
Others Resign.

BY direction of the President the
following-named officers of the Reserve
Corps of the Army have been honor
ably discharged: First Lieut.. Collier
F. Martin, First Lieut.. William ].
Chewing. Second Lieut.. John J. Meigs.
jr.. First Lieut. Leo F. Castle. First
Lieut.. Frank H. Clay, First Lieut..
Clyde i. Appleby, First Lieut. Fred
Bloss, Second Lieut.. Howard Z. Lee,
First Lieut. a. A. McLaurin, Capt.
Clarence Gunter and Second Lieut.
William Lyming.
The President has accepted the res
ignations of the following-n Off :
GERS First Lieut.. Allen G. Philips.
Field Artillery officers Reserve Corps;
Second. Lieut.. William J. Weissinger.
Cavalry Officers Reserve Corps; Sec
ond Lieut.. James b. Williamson. North
Carolina National Guard; Second Lieut..
Roy c. Miller. Engineer Officers Re-
serve Corps. First Lieut. William
f. Redfern, Massachusetts, National
Guard; Capt. Edward r. Richter. Wis
consin National Guard; First Lieut..
George A. Colloten Massachusetts Ma
tional Guard: Maj. David b. Blanton.
New York National Guard. Second
Lieut. Charles B. Ulrichs. New York
National Guard; First Lieut.. Norman
NJ Scott Massachusetts, National
Guard: Second Lieut.. Dennis NJ. Ho-
watt New York National Guard; Capt.
Daniel G. Smith Massachusetts Nation
al Guard. and Can't. Francis W. Muir
ray. New York National Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
TO FIX COPPER PRICE.
War Industries Board to Announce
Decision Within Ten DAYS.

The price Of copper required for war
uses will be fixed by the war indus
tries board probably within a week or
ten days. At the offices Of the board 1t
is suggested the price would be be-
tween 20 and 22h cents pound
The governments policy respecting
the costs of copper and similar metals
II is said, will be to allow liberal prices
to stimulate production. Unless good
prices are given II will be difficult. it is
held, to induce capital to invest in new
properties. and the country soon will
face shortage Of these metals.
Eugene Meyer, jr. of New York, was
named yesterday a special assistant to
Bernard NJ. Baruch of the war indus
tries board in charge of copper pur-
chaSeS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
ATTACKS ON M|CHAEL|S
ARE Being MADE AGAIN
Hans Delbrueck Says Chancellor Is
Double Tongued and Is Evading
Definite Stand About Belgium.
By the Associated Press.

COPENHAGEN, August 29-Attacks
upon Imperial Chancellor Michaelis con.
| tinue, and Prof. Hans Delbrueck now
| asks the chancellor an embarrassing
| sian year book Prof. Delbrueck inquiries
of DR.. Michaelis why. II he really ac-
| cepts the reichstag resolutions as tho
basis of his policy, he neglects to an
swer the inquiry made on July &c ir
the English house of commons by for
| mer Premier Asquith regarding Ger
| many's readiness to evacuate and re-
store Belgium.
Prof. Delbrueck, who openly ques-
tons the good faith of the chancellor
In protesting to agree with the terms
OF the resolution, asks whether his ST.
lence in the face Of Mr.. Asquith's sum
mons does not show that those are
| right who insist that Dr. Michaelis
takes another standpoint from that con-
tanned in the resolution.
III the German government is ready
TO conclude peace upon the basis of
no annexations and no indemnities,'
asks the professor, why all this un-
precedented apparatus OF a Joint COM
mittee of the reichstag and bundesrat
TO assist the chancellor in drawing up
simple answer to the Pope's proposal
of peace on that basis?'
Chancellor Double-Tongued.
The truth is, says Prof Delbrueck, that
ooeS iiot enjoy lie COIL
fidence of the reichstag He could not
possibly do SO. the writer adds after last
week events in the reichstag main com
mittee and his tacit submission to the
assertion that he is in reality opposed to
the resolution. Neither the German ma
ton nor the world knows what the chan
cellor's policy is.
The reichstag's resolution, Prof. Del
brueck concludes. would have had a diff
ferent effect If it was not believed abroad
that the reichStag Is powerlesS and that
the chancellor is double tongued
In his speech in the house of commons
July 26 former Premier Asquith asked if
Germany was prepared to evacuate Bel
GUM. to make reparation and to restore
absolute independence to Belgium He
said he would like to know the German
answer to these questions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
EARL GREY PASSESA AWAY
At HIS HOME IN ENGLAND
Former Governor General Of Canada
and Friend of Late Joseph H.
Choate Had Active Career.

LONDON, August 29-Earl Grey. for
mer governor general of Canada. died at
6 O'Clock this morning at Howick House.
northumberland, after long Hines
The funeral will be held at Howick on
Satur6.ly, when memorial service viii
be held in London.
Lord Strathcona described Earl Grey
as "a statesman and philanthropist in
thA hest sense" His active career com
urised no, only the administration of the
1oyernmet, It of Rhodesia and representa-
ZION of thu, British government as gov
ernor gene, al of Canada, but Industrial
and financia operations in the develop
.nent of Sou tn Africa One of the most
noted nnoven ents to which he gave his
support and n which he was a leading
spirit was the Public House Trust Com
rany of Englai Id. an enterprise designed
RI sunplant tho ordinary saloons for the
ale Of intoxica. ting liquor by the estab-
nahment of well conducted public houses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
$4,000 Left to Columbia University

NEW YORK, August 29.-The sum of
$4,000 is bequeathed to the trustees of
columbia University by the will of
George Lockhart Rives. formerly cor
poration counsel of this city. who died
August is. The instrument disposes of
an estate of about $4,000. Mr. Rives
was graduate of Columbia University
and trustee of the institution for sew
q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Experts Begin Food Talks.

A school of instruction for clergymen
and others who are gong out for the
food adm inistration to spread the doc
trines of practical food conservation
was opened yesterday at the Smithso-
MAN Institution. The course of lee
lures by experts of the food admin
istration and the Department of Agri-
culture will last four days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Capt. Benson Goes to Post.

Capt Clarence C. Benson, who was with
Gen Pershing in Mexico last year and
who was wounded when Villa made his
raid on Columbus. n. M. has been visit
Benson, in Berwyn Heights, Nd Capt.
Benson has been on duty as an instructor
at the reserve officers training camp at
Fort Sheridan. III. He IL leaving WASH
;ngton today for the Military Academy at
West Point. where he Is an instructor in
the dopartment Of Engiiah and history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29
Mississippians Protest Draft.

protest against the draft law.
signed by nearly 1000 residents of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29

Webster and adjoining counties OF
Mississippi. WAS presented to the SEN
ate yesterday By Senator Nardaman
and referred to the military committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-29

administration in Canada. His home
was at Howick Hall. Northumberland.
England.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-09
IN FORM ALTON IS
LEAKING TO ENEMY
SECRETARY DANIELS WARNS
AGAINST NEW LEAK.
DON'T TELL YOUR WIFE
NAVY HEAD CALLS UPON EVERY
NAVAL EMPLOYEE TO HEED.
All Who Are in the Department Should
Keep Any Military Informa-
tiOn to Themselves.
SECRETARY DANIELS WARNS
AGAINST NEW LEAK.
(By Associated PreSS)

Washington, June 9.-Secretary
Daniels today made the following
statement:
"The Navy Department has reason
to believe that information of a cEar-
acter most valuable to the e1cr1y:
which might prove most disastrous to
tie navy, has in some way reached
tAe enemy 1t is urged upon those il
Ii sval service to guard against men
t.oning information to close relatives
or friends.
"In view of strenuous efforts made
to prevent the dissemination of such
! i formation, the department believes
that in practically every instance this
resulted from certain information be
| ing given in confidence to or spo'.
ir the presense of close relative IL
friend, who, failing to appreciate the
gravity of the offense inadvertently
transmitted it into the hands of tn .
most desirous to obtain it.
"The department has endeavorn to
impress upon everyone in the naval
service the urgent necessity of care
fully guarding against dissemination
of any military information. The -
fuation at this time is too gra T.! to
permit of continuance of the D 'esant
practice in this regard. ] have Ssued
al order absolutely forbidding en-
p,oyes of the department to discuss
ny military matter except cfficia'
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-09
FARMERS DELAY ANSWER
ONLY CALL FOR La
I~JRERS.
Estimate Of Labor Needed This Year
Remains at 5000.

Though the postal card poll of the
water users of the Valley by the Farm
Pureau shows a call for less than 1000
laborers for the coming year, not one
tenth of the employers here answered,
it is pointed out.
The estimate of the Bureau for the
number of laborers needed remains at
C,OOO. This includes the harvesting
of the cotton crop, which will run into
the year 1913.
The planting of the corn crop Of
the Valley is going forward in fair
shape, although there is scarcity
of teams in some places and there is
no surplus of teamsters in the Val
ley.
The farm bureau has been placard-
ire the valley urging the farmers to
soak their milo ground now, and the
posters seemed to have a good effect,
as there is a great demand for water
fci this purpose now.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-09
FOR
MOTHERS ASKED
MISS HELEN GLENN ADVOCATES
1T BEFORE MEETING.
PROTECT CHILDHOOD
SPEAKER SAYS Toe LITTLE AT
TENTION GIVEN THE FARM.
Care of Children Places Great Burden
Upon Widow, Who Should
Be Assisted.
PROTECT C. HILDHOOD

Pittsburg, Pa, June 9.-Establish-
ment of pensions for mothers with de-
pendent children was advocated by
Miss Helen Glenn, State Supervisor of
the Mothers Assistance Fund of the
Pennsylvania State Board of Educa-
5ion, in an address she delivered today
Lefore the National Conference OF
Charities and Correction.
Miss Glenn reported on the outcome
cf a recent state survey Of the results
Of the administration of the mothers
pensions law in Pennsylvania, under
her direction. She said:
'Too little attention has been given
to the smaller communities. Especial
l., in rural districts, the only social
agency is often the board of poor di-
rectors, and modern standards of social
work are unknown. In such commun-
tiles the proper administration of
mothers pension work raised the
standards of all activities for child
care.
Legislation for mothers pensions is
IN line with other legislation for the
protection of childhood 1t reiterates
the new emphasis on the value of home
life for all normal children, and indi-
Gates the necessity of provision from
Public funds for fatherless children,
1t supplements our child labor laws,
compulsory education laws, and other
laws which render all children depend
ent on their families until they are Of
working age. These latter laws place
an impossible burden on the widow un-
less some means is furnished her that
will take the place of the fathers
support"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PEOPLE
HAVE FINE TIME.
Something Different" Held at Shep-
ard Bridge is Enjoyed by
Seventy-five.

The church and Sunday school pic
mic of the Presbyterian church held
this week was a splendid success.
Former picnics had been held in
some grove or at some Of the homes
IF the neighboring country, and they
were indeed enjoyable, but it was de-
sired to have Something different"
this year, and so, instead of having
an all-day picnic, the picnicers left
T.. Centro about o'clock and drove
to Shepard Bridge, and by the time
the entire party had reached that
place the evening shadows had made
delightful picnic grounds of it.
To have seen the truck loaded with
The most precious product of our
great valley was enough to give one
tie picnic fever an dwhen the picnic
dinner was ready about eighty-five
people, young and younger (for all
were young that EVENING" sat down
O the sand and made havoc of the
snlendid dinner brought along from
the generous homes Of Ell Centric.
Plenty of ice cold lemonade was to
he had for the drinking and only a
few gallons of the twenty gallons
ken out were not used.
About $3.50 the thoughts turned to
h, me and the drive back to town with
the large silver moon making the des-
ert most beautiful was not the least
O. the enjoyments of the happy out
irg.
1t was the popular decision that \
milar picnic should be heM next
year, for it was voted as one of the
nat st enjoyable outings the Sunday
school has ever had.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-09
P|CACH0 STILL MISSING
DELINQUENT PRECINCT PUZZLES
COUNTY OFFICIAL.
All who were Issued Receipts on Reg
istratiOR Day Send Them With
Stamped Envelope.

The registration precinct at Picacho,
this county, is holding up the state
officials who are endeavoring to get
an exact count of the young men who
registered Tuesday.
County Clerk Cook has tabulatcd
ali the precincts but Pichacho, and can
get no word from that benighted por-
tion of the county away up near the
Riverside county line as to when the
registration returns will be sent. II
the meantime the state officials are
clamoring for that missing precinct
For all the local officials know, the
Pichacho people threw the results int
the Colorado river.
The county clerk wishes it an
nounced that all receipts for registra-
ton should be sent by mail with a
sclf-addressed stamped envelope en-
closed, and the receipt will be re
deemed with a regular certificate. The
certificates ran short on registration
day.,
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-09
BELIEVED HUNDRED MINERS
ENTOMBED.
GAS CHOKES WORKERS
OVER 200 ESCAPE THROUGH
NINE OPENING.
Ueartrending Scenes at the Mouth of
the Black Hole as Bodies Are
Handed Up to Surface.
(By Associated PreSS)

Butte, Mont, June 9.-Thirty-
five are known to be dead, and
1913 are missing, as the result of
a fire which broke out last night
in the Spectator mine of the
North Butte company near here.
The flames first appeared in
the lower levels as a result of a
broken power cable in carrying
electricity to the pumps. The fire
soon filled the lower levels with
smoke gas.
There were Ais men on the
night shift in the ill-fated mine.
Gasping for breath, they fought
their way along the smoke-filled
tunnels, some dropping uncOn-
sciOus and afterwards being Gre
mated by the flames, which stead
lily ate their way into the heart
of the mine.
Two hundred and thirteen men
escaped through levels connecting
with other mines. The tunnels
connecting with the outside were
chOked with black, gaseous
smoke, and many died trying to
reach the other mine shafts.
The gas and flames spread to
the Diamond High Ore mines and
created a panic among the for
eigners who were working in the
lower levels of the mine.
Rescue crews with smoke he'll
NETS are seeking to penetrate all
three mines in the hope of find
ing a large body of miners alive.
If any miners have not made their
way to the High Ore workings,
it is believed the death list will
be swelled to 100.
Scenes at the openings of the
mine were heartrending. Wives,
mothers, sisters, brothers and
children, with cries of anguish,
gathered at the shaft openings
as each body was taken out, hop
ing against hope that it would not
prove one of their own.
A group of women i'm rage
made a demonstration against the
mine company, urging it to great
er efforts to rescue the miners
cOrnered in the various levels by
the deadly gases and fire.