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Evening star., 1917-09-30
House Was Influenced.

"The debate discloses that in giving
the river and harbor bill to the COM
mittee on commerce the House had un-
doubtedly been influenced by the fact
that for n number of years the committee
on commerce. at the request of the COM
mittee on appropriations, had prepared
the river and harbor BILL which. when re-
ferred. was Immediately referred to the
committee on appropriations.
in 1885 new movement was initiated
under the leadership of Mr.. Morrison of
Illinois. which resulted in the present as
signment of appropriation bills. as a re-
suit of which eight separate independent
committees of the House consider depart
mental estimates and prepare appropria-
ton bills for the consideration of the
House. While such an illogical. unscien-
tific and universally condemned system
prevails attempts at reform will be futile
and an effective remedy for the resulting
evils is impossible"
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Collided With Vehicle.

An automobile operated by Lieut.
Christopher A. Russell. L. S. A, 2140
Florida avenue. yesterday afternoon col
lided with a vehicle of the Herdic Cab
Company at 18th and L streets. Only
slight damage to one of the vehicles
resulted
oliver NJ Patton, Cherrydale. Va. mar
rowly escaped injury Yesterday after
non when his motor cycle was struck
bv an automobile owned by Harry Beas-
lev, c10 11th street. at 2sth and NJ
streets The man in charge of the auto
mobile failed to stop. according to the
police. and the accident will be investi-
gated in Police Court.
A street car on the F street line of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company last night struck an autono-
bile belonging to the United States Sig
nal Corps on the crossing at 14th and G
streets The automobile was slightly
damaged. but Henry ID. Hyde, the chauf-
feur was not hurt.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Street Car Hits Automobile.

4 collision between Capital Trac
ton car and an automobile owned by
G. Rowser, l115 Massachusetts avenue,
and operated by A. Nanros, occurred in
front of 92l Pennsylvania avenue yes
terday afternoon about o'clock. Both
cars We're damaged.
Two automobiles collided on 9th
street between II and l streets north
east yesterday. One was owned and
operated by Mrs. w. W. Whine. 1909
Fairmont street, while the other was
the car of o. b. Williams. 400 4th
street southeast. Mrs. Winners car was
slightly damaged.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
PRIZE AWARDS FEATURE
Of BOYS COUNTRY FAIR
Closing Program Last Evening of
Entertainment Which Opened
Friday Afternoon.

The award of prizes for the various
events last evening closed the boys
county fair conducted by the members
of the boys department of the y. NJ
c. A. at the association building. The
fair started Friday afternoon and con-
tinued throughout yesterday.
The prizes for the exhibition We're
divided into three classes, A. b and {.
List of Prize Winners
They We're awarded as follows Best
collection of coins. first, Harold Sergeant
second, Hatton Foley. Best collection of
stamps. first, Harry Hubbard; second,
Herman Praeger Best collection of "urioS.
first. Thomas T. Slebert. second. Hatton
Foley Best collection of relies, first,
Thomas Siebert; second. Paul Doerr.
Best collection of minerals, first. Robert
Hartshorn second. Daniel Tyrel. Best
collection of pennants first Gordon Rids-
dale Best novel or unique exhibition.
first, Daniel Tyrell; second Robert New
man. Best collection of any hobby, first.
William Could; second. Malcolm Brown.
Best scrap book first John Voegler; sec
ond. Robert Hartshorn. Best post card
album. first. John Eoegler. Best kodak
book first, Hatton Foley. Best woodwork,
first, Joel Bernstein; second. Irving Roth
rock Best basketry, first, Robert Harts-
horn; second, Harry Wheeler.
In Other Events.
Other events resulted as follows; Best
masquerade makeup Est, David
Jameson: second. Harry Hubbard. Best
novel or unique stunt-F'irst. Gordon Ris-
dale; second, Harold Sergeant; third,
Robert Newman. Roller skating race. un-
der 100 pounds-First, Elmer Catlin; sec
ond. Malcolm Brown. Roller skating race.
100 pounds ON over-Frst. William
Brooks. Bicycle race, under 100 pounds
First, Benjamin April; second. Harold
Sergeant Bicycle race 100 pounds or over
First, William Harris; second, Israel
April.
In the food conservation exhibition the
canning prizes were awarded as follows
First, Takoma Park Boys and Girls Gar
den Club; second. municipal Fairgrounds
third, Thomson School Community Can
ming Club.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Mobile Emerges From Debris.

MOBILE. Ala. September 29-AIoble
spent today clearing away the litter left
by the hurricane that swept the city yes
terday The streets are being rapidly
cleared of limbs. signs and other debris.
and business was back at normal. The
partial service at ; o'clock this after
noon Power had been cut off from the
trolley wires yesterday at noon a pre-
caution of safety. On some lines the
tracks are still obstructed by poles and
tree limbs, but complete service was as
sured. the railway company stated, by
Sunday afternoon.
Not life was lost nor a single injury
reported. All shipping that had been at
safe anchorage twelve miles up Mobile
river was transferred back to the city
and arrived today. outside of torn
roofs of :, few buildings there was no
damage on the river front.
Traffic was resumed today on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad to
New Orleans. John Rose, superintend-
ent of the New Orlea rs Mobile division.
stated that towns along the line suf-
fered little damage.
Electric lighting was restored to-
night to two residential districts, and
the entire lighting system will be back
to normal by the middle of next week,
eral Superintendent of the Mobile Elec-
trio Company.
Power circuits We're restored today
to the Mobile and Ohio railway shops
at Whistler. Ala. and to local ship
building plants.
The Barker cotton mills. at Pritch-
ard. near Mobile. were damaged 5000,
according to j. a. Rountree. general
manager.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Special Commissions Received.

Special commissions as policemen
which have been held by certain mem
bers of the Washington Safety First
Association, and which recently ex-
pired have been renewed by the Dis
trict Commissioners. The holders of
the commissions serve without COM
pensation. assisting the police in seeing
that traffic laws are observed. Those
holding the commissions are William
f. Peabody, president of the associa-
ton: Dr. L. D. Walter, J. Clinton Hiatt,
A. ]. Driscoll and DR.. Edgar D. Thomp-
son.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Bells and Whistles in CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. September 29.-Tbe Chi
cago liberty loan committee TODAY
joined the movement to Signalize the
beginning of the campaign to float the
second loan by the ringing of bells and
the blowing of whistles for five min
utes after 10 o'clock next Monday
morning. when the campaign starts
An hour before that a flying squadron
OF 500 solicitors will meet to receive
their final instructions
Evening star., 1917-09-30
No Charge Was Made.

NO change was made in the juriSdic-
ton of the committees until 1850.
I'm the year previous the committee on
rules commenced the most noted revision
of the rules of the House III its history.
1t was unusually strong committee.
consisting of Speaker Randall, Alexander
H. stephens of Georgia. Blackburn of
Kentucky, Garfield OF Ohio and Frye of
Maine.
During the consideration of their re-
port in 1850 numerous efforts We're made
TO distribute the appropriation bills
among various committees. but with the
exception of the agricultural bill and the
river and harbor bill all were left with
the committee on appropriations
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Flood in North Carolina.

RALEIGH, y. G, September %
Heavy and continuous rains at Goidsboro
today have again caused the southeastern
section of that town to be flooded. and
this afternoon a large part of the popula-
ton in the flooded area was forced to va
cate their home. Big Ditch. usually dry
gully that runs through the town, is over
flowing with water racing through it like
a river Little river and NeuSe river are
both out of their banks, again inticting
heavy damage on crops between Go!dsboro
and Kinston. Heavy rainfall is reported
continuing at late hour ard even great
err damage is feared than occurred on Sep
tember l5, when that section suffered
from the heaviest rainfall in its history.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Two Machines Damaged.
Falls From Street Car.

c. Fitzwater. seventy-two years old,
NokeSville Va, was seriously injured
last night as a result OF falling from a
moving street car on G. street between
Sd and 4th streets. He was taken TO
Emergency Hospital. where physicians
said he had probable fracture of the
skull. His l.ndition was critical ply
sicians said. and he may die.
A motor delivery wagon. operated by
Charles Reasbon. Se64 NJ street. yester-
day afternoon struck Il tree in front of
1897 Wisconsin avenue, and stopped
when it landed against the house in
front of which the tree was growing.
The police reported that slight damage
to the house was the only damage done.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Church Bells to Ring Five Minutes

PHILADELPHIA. September 29.-To
emphasize the Importance Of the cam
paisn for the second liberty loan.
mayor smith. in 4 proclamation today
urged that at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing, the hour the campaign is to start
all church bells in the city, led by th,
bell at Independence Hall, be rung for
hve minutes. This the proclamation
says. should be supplemented by the
pioWlhs or all factory whistles in the
city for an equal length of time
Evening star., 1917-09-30
EXPLAINS TAXRU
FOR LIBERTY BONDS
Secretary McAdoo Also Appor.
tions the New Loan Among
Reserve Districts.
FIVE BILLIONS EXPECTED

Regardless Of the amount of bonds
purchased by single individual, ac-
cording to the Interpretation of the
law by Secretary William G. McAdoo
OF the Treasury Department. interest
on the first $4,000 worth of liberty
loan bonds of the second issue will
be exempt from all taxation. Where
purchases exceed that amount inter-
est on the excess will be subject to
surtax.
Apportionment of the second issue
OF the liberty loan among the twelve
reserve districts. to be offered Monday.
was announced by the Treasury De-
partment last night. New York and
Boston are expected to raise half of
the loan, and Cleveland and Chicago
are expected to take a large slice.
Appointments indicate only what
each district is expected to do. and
may be entirely upset, as in the case
of the first liberty loan. by the actual
subscriptions. In making the appor-
tionments officials used two bases of
subscriptions. the minimum of $3.000.-
100000 and an expected amount" of
$4,000. 200. 600.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Given Entire Jurisdiction.

The various proposals We're referred
to the committee on rules. which re
ported in favor Of the creation of the
committee on appropriations. to which
was given jurisdiction of all the ap-
preparation bills. and a committee on
banking and currency. to which was
given jurisdiction of banking and cur
rency legislation, and all revenue leg
islation was left with the committee on
ways and means.
''Perusal of the debate leads to the
conclusion that the arrangement had
been worked out to the satisfaction of
the committee on ways and means The
report was submitted by Mr.. Cox of
Ohio. democrat, and one of the
minority, and the recommendations
We're acquiesced i'll with singular do
cility by the members of the committee
on ways and means. Thaddeus Stevens
of PennSylNanla quit the chalrmanShlp
of that committee to become chairman
of the new committee on appropriations.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Factory Whistles To Be Sounded.

BOSTON. September 29-Factorv
Whistles throughout New England will
be sounded continuously for five min
utes at 10 o'clock Monday morning to
call public attention to the opening of
subscription lists to the second liberty
loan.
Evening star., 1917-09-30

The striking machinists and tool
makers of the Lake Torpedo Boat Com
pany at Bridgeport, Conn, voted unani-
mously to return to work, leaving the
settlement of differences with their
employers to officials of the Navy De-
partment.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Complain of Two Cases.

Motorists complain of two classes of
persons who engage in dangerous
practices in connection with the move
nents of automobiles. One relates to
messenger boys taking hold of NOV
ing machines to assist them along. a
practice that many motorists permit
because they think it relieves the boys.
One such accident proved fatal some
months ago, il is stated. and several
others were slightly injured while en-
gagged in the practice.
The other complaint relates to chill
dreu in toy wagons. Only yesterday y
two children seated in rudely con-
structed wagon apparently were per-
,nitted to take hold of the rear end
of wagon and enjoy a ride. and when
they let go the horse-drawn vehicle
they came near being run over by an
automobile. 1t probably was due to
the fact that the motorist had his car
under complete control that fatality
was averted.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Go at Rapid Pace.

Its wonder that motor delivery
wagons or heavy trucks do not kill
some person every day" the coroner
added. "as many operators of such
vehicles seem to try to go as fast as
they can, which practically amounts to
Steam engines going through the
streets without tracks on which to
run.
T would rather take my chances
crossing a steam car track than to
cross in front of some of these fast
moving motor vehicles" he concluded.
A charge of assault was preferred
against Elmer Glascoe. colored, 212S p
street. growing out of a collision with
Joseph Hopkins. pedestrian, on Penn
.ylvania avenue between Sd and 4th
streets southeast yesterday morning.
Mr.. Hopkins, who is seventyfour
years old and resides at 712 A street
northeastfi it is stated, started to cross
Pennsylvania avenue between the in
tersecting streets instead of at cross
ing, stepped in front Of the automobile
and was knocked down. His right leg
was fractured and he received injuries
to his back and head. Glascoe was re-
leased on $1,000 bond.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
S., 600, ,o0o, 600 Response Expected.

Apparently. in offering the second
issue. officials hope to realize SJ.OOO,-
100000 response.
Here is the apportionment by federal
reserve districts. as announced by the
Treasury Department.:
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Established in 1889.

an order to insure such control of the
purse, the committee on ways and means
Of the House was established in 1888.
At first q select committee. in 1902. it was
made a standing committee. During the
first seventy-sN years of the government
this committee had jurisdiction of all
revenue measures and of all the appro-
pria ton bills. Until 1874 the appropria-
tions We're all carried in one bill. but in
lS47 nine separate bills We're reported.
and from time to time the number has
been increased until there are now thr-
teen, including the general deficiency bill.
In 1865 a movement was initiated to
divide the jurisdiction of the committee
on ways and means. Various proposals
We're submitted the most alarming
among them apparently were those TO
create committee on banking and
currency and a committee on internal
revenue. and TO transfer from ways
and means jurisdiction over the sub
ject matters indicated generally by the
titles of the committees.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Death Follows Accidents.

Coroner hewitt this month conducted
Investigations in a dozen instances in
which death resulted from accidents
with vehicles of various kinds as fol-
lows:
James Richardson, colored. /. Bruce
street Baltimore. automobile over
turned.
AlonZo Lewis. colored. 1922 18th street.
collision between motor cycle and auto
mobile.
William c. Taylor. 212S 10th street
northeast. motor truck
John Clinton Cook. 1915 South Caro-
lima avenue southeast. collision be-
tween automobile and motor cycle.
Miss Gertrude Smallwood, TIC 9Th
street. street car
William Eschelman, Reading, Pa.
street car.
Cyrus A. Singleton, South Carolina,
steam railroad train.
William Scott. 122 Virginia avenue
southwest. collision between street car
and wagon.
Clara Vincent. 4s1 Clayton court,
automobile overturned.
Unidentified colored man. steam rail-
road train.
Claiborne S. Holland. automobile
Maurice E O'Connor. automobile.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Injured in Collision.

Conductor George woodward. in
charge of car 136 of the Capital Trac-
tion Company. and four colored pas
sengers last night We're injured as a
result of collision with car 90 on the
Anacostia division of The Washington
Railway and Electric Company at 18th
and streets. The injured passengers
were: Samuel Jones, thirty-four years
old. 920 street. injured about the
years old, s20 N street, cut on head by
broken glass; Lizzie Mais, thirty-eight
Evening star., 1917-09-30
At Church of the Covenant.

The 9Th Engineers. stationed at
Washington barracks, We're the guests
of the Church Of the Covenant. More
than 300 members of the Engi-
neer regiment thronged the hall of
the church and were entertained by
several professionals. among them
Miss Mary MinniX. who is touring the
country giving entertainments to SOL
diers stationed in the training camps
and cantonmerts. Others on the pro-
gram We're: Miss Harriet Fits. Miss
Genevieve Small and w. c. Stump. Last
nights entertainment was the four
teenth given to enlisted men by the
Church of the Covenant.
The Drama League Club of the
Drama League Players of Washington
presented a play, Suppressed Desires"
at the Church of the Epiphany, fol-
lowed by dance for the soldier guests.
John B. Tuttle, Miss Frances Carpen-
ter and Catheryn Hitchcock were the
principals in the play.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Calvary Baptist Church gave an enter
tainment for soldiers and sailors in it's
assembly room. The entertainment was
in charge of Miss Lulu Burkett. Charles
W. Mortimer. r. NJ. Davis, Miss Luda
Cliff, Byron Brown and Miss S. How
dershell.
Evening star., 1917-09-30

years old. 1S43 T street. injured about
head. and Louisa Lomax. fifty wears old,
$50 Lamont street. injury to shoulder
Conductor woodward. who received
injuries to his legs and head, was
taken to his home 126 9th street south
west. Louisa LomaN was able to go
home, while the other injured persons
were taken to Freedmen's Hospital
where it was said that none OF them
was seriously injured.
Police of the eighth precinct were
told that the southbound car on 18th
street struck the rear end of the Capt.
tai Traction car before it got over the
crossing. The Anacostia car jumped
the tracks and the body of the other
car was knocked partly off the trucks.
Traffic on both lines was interrupted.
Automobiles in Collision.
An automobile of the Potomac Elec-
tric Power Company. operated by Gil
more Givingkfrk OF $40 l4th street
northwest was run into in front OF
1410 Pennsylvania avenue last night
by a car of the New Auto Taxi Serv-
ice. driven by Sol l.: Berman. SIisht
damage resulted to the automoblle OF
the power company.
William Menefee of Ballston. Va. rid
ing a bicycle on + street northwest.
between 9th and 10th yesterday aIter-
noon coIlided with pedestrian. MISS
Marion Cady OF 1925 26th street north
west. Menefee was injured about the
head and arm and was taken 10
Emergency Hospital in the automobile
of witness to accident.
\ delivery wagon driven by II. Jones
of 60 Myrtle street northwest coIlloeu
with an automobile driven py W. ;
Shue at 9th street and New York ave
nue. northwest yesterday afternoon
The automobile was slightly damaged
Two Machines Damaged.
Both machines were slightly damaged
when an automobile of Ensel Brothers.
Center Market. collided with an auto
driven by Cyrus F. Arminser at oth
and f streets northeast last night
An automobile operated by James l..
Willis of 1910 V street northwest. 60
ing north at 10th and 9 streets north
west, collided with an auto owned ana
operated by Charles Jordan of No.
police station going south. damaging
the latter machine. H. hatzmap. riding
bicycle. was also run into by the
machine driven by Willis. The bicycle
was damaged.
Charles Williams. colored. aged thlr-
teen. ran into an automobile operated
by Wayland Stillman of gao X street
northwest. last night. Williams sus-
tanned bruises about the hip and was
taken by his mother to Casualty Hos
pital.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
History of Committee.

The entire history of the appropria-
tions committee and the gradual
changes to split up the appropriating
powers was related on the floor of the
House by Representative Fitzgerald in
d speech several months ago. IN which
he said:
.'The trainers of the Constitution. with
the knowledge then available, provided
that:
No money shall be drawn from the
Treasury but i'll consequence of appro-
priations made by law, and a regular
statement and account of the receipts
and expenditures of all public money shall
be published from time TO time
This provision was designed to re-
tain in the representa- tives of the people.
or in the Legislature, control of the public
money and to insure fun publicity of all
financial transactions in which the gov
ernment is involved. They are two es-
sential elements of control of public
money in the representatives of the peo-
pie in every. constitutional government
whatever form the budget takes.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Coroner Nevitt Explains.

Asked for an explanation of the large
number of traffic accidents that have
occurred this month. Coroner hewitt
answered. Il don't know.
Discussing the recent killing Of
Maurice OConnor. the coroner said the
testimony showed that the space be
tween the street car and Mr.. O'Connor's
automobile was a very narrow one and
scarcely wide enough for the motor
truck to pass through. even if Mr.
O'Connor had not been standing there.
Il am still of the opinion that the
pedestrian does not get all that's COM
ing to him." said DIR. hewitt. and 1
must say / am on the side of the man
who walks. Motorists. ! mean. of
course. the reckless ones. certainly will
have to be curbed. The burden of re-
sponsibility for street accidents should
be upon the persons who operate the
vehicles and not upon the pedestrian.
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Petrograd Not Russia.

IF the enemy cares to undertake the
quiXotic venture. he may some day
months hence i'll any case-arrive at
Petrograd. But Petrograd is not Russia
any more than Riga is Russia. Petro-
grad is the capital of = regime which is
no more. Its possession by the enemy
still would leave Russia unconquered
I'm point of fact. the German push to
Riga seems to me frank confession
of the enemys failure to attain the OBJ
jects hoped for after the reconquest of
Galicia. Military genius never hunts
two hares in field at the same time.
The Germans. in taking Riga. reveal
that they feel incapable of taking kiev
and they long have been much nearer
Kiey. the capital of one of the richest
corn lands in the world. than even now
to Petrograd. Painful indeed it is to
Russians to see towns and villages
oVerrun by the Hun, but we are not
ii lighting a lone in this war
Evening star., 1917-09-30
Necessitates Great Burden.

THE unprecedented demands. with
resulting burdens which the war viii
entail, neceSsitates the most extraordi-
nary efforts on the part of Congress to
prevent serious financial embarrass-
ment.
Unless a single committee is en-
powered to review all the demands of
the administration, to weigh the rela-
tive Importance of the various requests
and to eliminate all expenditures other
than those imperatively required, the
House will perform its most important
duty in a slip-shod. uninformed and un-
intelligent manner which will have re-
suits that will seriously imperil the
nations ability to finance its military
operations.
Il hope to present the matter to the
committee on rules and have definite
action taken before this session ad-
journS, because | am convinced that it
is the most important and imperative
need of the time