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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Capt. De Witt w. Chamberlin, goth
Infantry, is detailed for service in the
Quartermaster Corps.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Lloyd r. FredendaIl, 18th
Infantry.
First Lieut.. Herbert v. weihrauch
Medical Reserve Corps, is relieved from
will proceed to his home.
Capt John B. H. Waring, Medical
Corps. will proceed'to the General Hos
pital, Preside of San Francisco, Cal,
for observation and treatment
First Lieut. Stephen M. WalmsIey,
Signal Corps. will report in southern
department for duty.
The following transfers are ordered:
First Lieut.. Pearson Menoher, from
First Lieut.. George S. Patton. jr..
from the 10th Cavalry to the 7th Cav
airy.
First Lieut. Lee S. Fountain, Dental
Corps. will proceed to San Juan, P. r..
for duty
Lieut.. Col. Charles P. summerall, field
artillery, is detailed as a member Of the
board Of ordnance and fertilization.
First Lieut.. Edwin P. Parker, jr, Sth
Field Artillery, is transferred to the 4th
Brig Gen. Charles G. Treat, is relieved
from duty as a member of the board Of
ordnance and fertilization.
Capt. Gordon Johnston will join the Sd
Cavalry.
Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn is detailed az
a member of the board of officers ap-
pointed to consider questions concerning
field guns and ammunition. vice Brig. Gen.
Charles G. Treat, relieved.
First Lieut.. Ebert L. Grisell. cavalry.
will proceed to the General Hospital, the
preside of San Francisco, Cal, for OBJ
|servation and treatment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
STILL ISSUING PASSPORTS.
State Department Makes Denial of
Report to the Contrary.

Formal announcement that the State
Department ts not refusing to issue
passports becauss Of the German war
zone decree Is made In an omcial state
ment. This statement was issued:
.In order to correct an impression
gathered from press reports that the
Department of State Ii refusing to
issue passports on account of the Ger
man declaration of January 81, 1917,
the Department OF state wishes to an
nounce that 1t 10 not deoltning to issue
passports to prospective travellers on
heretofore ,Royerning tho practice Of
the department In the issuance Of pass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
WARRANT IS SERVED
ON EL0P|NG MINISTER
But Father-in-Law Of Rev. H. C.
Owens Later Says That It Is
to Be Withdrawn.

Rev. Howard Clifton Owens. pastor OF
two Methodist churches in the Oxor
Hill district Of Prince Georges county
Md. who eloped yesterday with Miss
Eva March Clark. seventeen years old
and was married by Rev. J. R. Cavileer
pastor Of the Methodist Church at For.
estville. was surprised after the cere-
mony when Constable J. E. Cox ap-
peared and served a warrant on him
alleging abduction. It was announced
later by the minister's father-in-law
that the variant would be withdrawn
Egbert Clark. father-fn-Iaw of the
young clergyman. had sworn out the
warrant early in the morning, follow.
ing discovery of his daughters alb.
sence from home. Magistrate Benson
P. Mcdaniel issued the warrant, Serv.
ice was accepted and George W. Hardy
former sheriff. qualified as bondsmar
February IL.
Mr.. Clark yesterday afternoon visited
police headquarters to interest detec.
tives In search he had Instituted 70,
his daughter. not knowing the marriage
nad taken place shortly before noon
he told OF having obtained the warran,
for the minister's arrest and said ht
would endeavor to prosecute all personl
who assisted his daughter to get mar.
ried.. -"A
Shot at the Clergyman.
Sunday night after the close of sery.
ices at oxon Hill Church. it is stated
the minister was in an exciting episode
near the Clark home. It Is stated tina,
he neared the Clark residence in an
automobile and left the car seyera
hundred feet distant, the chaufreu,
making turn and keeping the engine
running, it is believed. for the purpose
Of making hurried getaway with the
young woman.
Father and friends appeared on the
road instead of Miss Eva, it is stated
and three shots fired by a member o,
the party put the minister to flight,
Parents of the girl, who was a SUNDAY
school teacher in Oxon Hill Church, had
no idea that their daughter would make
an eHort TO leave home SO soon after
the exciting episode which she wit.
messed from a window. and yesterday
morning they were surprised when the,
learned of her absence.
Having been married and the bride.
groom having furnished bond. the
couple were escorted to this city by MT
Cavileer. They did not go to Unior
station. fearing additional delay. buj
were driven to 18th and H streets
northeast, where they boarded an cleo
trio car and went to Baltimore, intend
ing to go from there to Betterton to
visit the bridegroom's relatives. They
will return the latter part of next
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
SO ARE SEEKING POSTS
IN ARMY RESERVE CORPS
Topographic Engineers Apply for
Commissions With the Approval
of Secretary Lane.

| Applications of ninety-three topographic
engineers in the geological survey for
commissions in the Engineer Officers Re-
serve Corps Of the army have been APP
proved by Secretary Lane of the Interior
Department.
Twenty-three of the applicants have
passed the necessary army examination.
! and it is understood that their commits
sions as members of the reserve corps
will soon be issued by the War Depart
! ment
Maps Are War Necessities.
The topographic surveys and maps
made by the geological survey are recog-
nized as absolute war necessities, and the
| survey is now carrying on special field
work in cooperation with the Engineer
Corps of the army to produce military
maps.
| The twenty-three men who have
passed the necessary army examina-
ton are Frank Sutton. Glen s. Smith.
Edwin Caleb Burt. Frank Allison DAN
forth, Aldace Henry Dawson, John Ross
Eakin. Elmer Lamont Hahn. George
Thompson Hawkins. William Harrison
Heron. Bertram Andrews Jenkins.
James Henry Jennings. Luria Lyons
Lee, Leroy Streeper Leopold, James Nc
Nair Rawls. Robert Bradford Marshall.
Moncure. Robert Muldrow, Charles
Henry Pierce, Asabel Benson Searle,
oliver Guy Taylor. Albert Maynard
Walker and John Harold Wilson.
Remaining Applicants.
The remaining seventy applications
from Topographic engineers have been
forwarded by the director of the geo.
logical survey to Secretary Lane. who
has transmitted them with his approval
to the War Department.
They are as follows: James W. Bag.
ley. Newton E. Ballmer. Edward NJ
Bandit. Thomas NJ Bannon. Ralph w.
Berry. Lewis F. Biggs Claude H Bird.
seye. Sidney H. Birdseye, John E. Black
burn, Albert o. Burkland. Robert H.
Chapman, Raymond G. Clinite. Charles
H. Davey, George r. Davis, William L.
Dickinson, Jesse A. Duck. Basil Duke,
Conrad A. Ecklund, Richard r. Evans.
Charles r. Fisher. Samuel p. Fioore.
Wilmer S. Genres, Thomas G. Gerdine.
Calvin Z. Giffin, Lawrence b. Glasgow,
William H. Griffin, Duncan Hannegan.
Charles Hartmann, Oliver w. Hartwell.
Herbert IL Hodgeson. Clyde C. Holder.
Frank w. Hughes, Emory L Ireland.
Oscar Jones. Sidney A Judson. Andrew
j. Kavanagh, Clyde b. Kendall.
Reuben A. Kiger James b. Leavitt,
John L. Lewis, Sigurd G. Lunde. Harry
L. Mcdonald. Eugene L. McNair. Joseph
B. Metcalfe. jr.: Roy r.. Monbeck. Will
liam H. S. Morey. Kostka Mudd. Oscar
III. Nelson. Alexander J. Ogle, Thomas
P. Pendieton, Stuart T. Penick, Albert
pike, Roscoe Reeves. Arthur c. Roberts.
Leo B. Roberts. Martin A. Roudabush.
Carl L. Sadler, Rufus H. Sargent, T.
Foster Slaughter. John G. STACK, Clar-
ence A. Stonesifer. William o. Tufts.
Dallas H. Watson. Joseph H. Wheat.
Frank L. Whaley and James NJ. Whit
man, jr.
The total number of applicants for
army commissions thus far submitted
amounts to so per cent of the topo-
graphic field force of the geological
survey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Advantage of Capital Cited.

This pronouncement by Col. Jewett,
which ended the discussion. came after
one delegate jumped to his feet and
said he thought it advisable ito come
out of the brush" and abandon any idea
that delegates were trying to commit
the selection of the site for the build
ing to either the directors or the LOO
delegates. The real purpose, he said.
of the discussion was to attempt to
place the permanent building for the
chamber in some community other than
Washington, and he pointed out the
undesirability from a practical working
point Of view of having the permanent
home of the chamber in any place other
than the National Capital. 1t was
pointed out also that here the biggest
business men of the country, obliged
to come to Washington constantly on
various matters. would be always in
touch here with the activities Of the
chamber, and especially with the ac-
tivities of the bureaus of the govern
ment, with which the business Of the
national chamber is so closely aff1lfated.
The endowment fund Tor the creation
Of the building provides that persons,
firms or corporations who have con-
tributed, or shall contribute. sums OF
$500. $1,000. $4,000 or more. and con-
tributors Of bequests. shall be the do
nors of the building,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Nothing Criminal in Boxers Death.

ALBANY. N. Y, Februarys.-There
was no act of criminality committed In
connection with the boxing bout here
Tuesday night. in which Stephen T. Nc
Donald was killed by q blow under the
heart, delivered by William (Toddy)
Hicks. Coroner Warren 8. Hastings de-
|ctdad aftsx ~ Inquest late yesteyday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Alexandra Sunday School
|, Convention to Convene
February II. II !
INSPECTION OF INFANTRY

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. February 3.1ThS
Alexandria Sunday school convention
will hold its annual meeting February
81. at 2:30 o'clock in tho afternoon. in
Trinity NJ. e. Church.
The convention will be presided ovek
by Charles E. Pierpont president Of
the association. 1t is expected that
there will be 100 delegates in attends
ance. representing the various Protests
ant Sunday schools of tho city identi-
fed with the association. -
At this meeting reports will be made
by the leaders of the five departments
identified with the association. and it's
business session will end with the an
nual election of officers.
The affair will be concluded at night
with a rally. which will be held I'm
Trinity M. e. Church, on which occa-
sion the speaker will be Rev. H. u.
Mitchell, pastor Of the Metropolitan NJ.
e. Church South, Washington. His sub
ject win be Sunday School Efficiency"
Will Inspect Company g.
Mai c. w. Wallace. c. A. c.. Fort
Monroe. Va. will February - make
| the annual federal inspection OF Com
pany G, LIST Virginia Regiment, better
| known as the Alexandria Light Infan-
try.
All books and papers Of the company
will be inspected by Maj. Wallace at
10 o'clock that morning and the inspec-
ton of the men and equipment will
take place at o'clock in the evening
| at Armory Hall. The company will be
commanded by Capt. Conrad johnson.
and it Ia expected that there will be
seventy men in line.
Hundreds of families found them
selves without a supply of water this
morning, pipes in homes being frozen.
Plumbers had their hands full. and
emergency cases where bursted pipes
had flooded houses during the night
were given first attention.
Robert T. Cook. jr., thirty-three years
| old. died at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the home of his parents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. r. Theodore Cook. s0s
Queen street. after short illness. The
deceased was unmarried. His funeral
| will take place at o'clock Sunday
| afternoon from his parents home.
| Services will be conducted by Rev. Dr.
| ]. w. Duffey, pastor of the NJ. E. Church
| South.
overneated Stove Starts Fire.
An overheated stove in the fruit store
conducted by James Constantinople,
1920 King street. caused a slight fire
at 1910 o'clock this morning. A con-
siderable portion of the wainscoting in
the room was burned. Chemical extin-
guishers were used in subduing the
fire.
| There were no cases for trial in the
police court today. The police report
ed the night as unusually quiet, there
| being but few persons on the streets
owing to the cold weather.
! r. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams. will hold its monthly meeting
Monday night at Lee Camp Hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Lafayette Drops Coach Crowell.

EAsToN. Pa, February st became
known that the board of trustees of
Lafayette College. upon the recon-
mendation of the athletic committee,
has declined to renew the contract of
Wilmer G. Crowell as director of ath-
letics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Germans Take 10000 Prisoners,

BERLIN. February 3, by wireless to
Sayville, n. Y.-During January. says
the military critic of the Overseas
News Agency. the troops of the central
powers captured 10000 prisoners and
100 machine guns The central powers
also had great success In aerial hght-
Ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
sculler Dibble Is Wounded.

TORONTO, Ontario. February B.
Lieut.. Robert Bob" RDibble. former
American and Canadian Sculler, was
wounded In action January "a, accord
ing to- official announcement made to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
CHAMBER WILL ERECT
BEAUTIFUL NEW HOME
Endowment Fund Created for Pur.
pose Of Erecting Building for
National Commercial Body.

The Chamber Of Commerce of the
United States, in convention at the
New willard Hotel. yesterday, definitely
settled upon the project Of erecting in
Washington a beautiful new homo fol-
its own uses and created an endow-
ment fund for the purpose. The pro-
posal to do SO was adopted upon ar
amendment to the bylaws and for q
time there was a prospect that the Ian.
guage of the bylaws might be 30 alter
ed as to provide for the erection OF
the proposed building in some other
city. but these attempts were voted
down.
Col. Elmer c. Jewett of Brockton
Mass, one Of the delegates, who at
tempted to take from the amendment,
to the bylaws language which placed
the selection of the site for the pro-
posed building in the hands of the
board of directors and commit the Sc
lection to the LOO members of the
convention, finally withdrew his mo.
ton after a running fire of debate, and
said:
zone of my liabilities lis tract OF
land in the District of Columbia, and
SO far as l am concerned l feel like
giving five acres of it to the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States upor
which to build home here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
College Day Observed.

college day" brought representa-
tiyes from number Of colleges to the
suffrage picket line at the White House
gates today. The colors of colleges and
universities blended with the purple
and gold banners of the Congressional
Union as their representatives Joined
the ranks OF the suffrage sentinels to
show the interest which the college
women of today are taking in the cam
paign for the federal suffrage amend
ment.
Among the colleges that were repre-
sented in the picket line which the
Congressional Union Is maintaining to
focus the attention of the President on
the Importance of the federal suffrage
amendment were Swarthmore. Oberlin.
University of Missouri. University of
Pennsylvania, University Of Kansas,
Goucher. Washington College of Law.
George Washington. Vassar. Bryn
Mawr, Western Reserve, Leland Stan
ford and Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
JESUS THE SAVIOR OF THE
WORLD-yohn Sill.

Golden text-God SO loved the
world that he gave His only be-
gotten Son, that whatsoever be-
lisveth on Him should not perish.
but have eternal Hfe.-John, 3:16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
FOR Nationwide EFFORT
TO AMER|cAN|zE ALIENS
Commissioner Claxton and Others
Address National Conference.
Education Methods Suggested.

Need of joining educational and in
dustrial interests to make nationwide
efforts at Americanization of aliens
successful was pointed out by speakers
today at the national conference on
Amerieanization through education in
session at the New Willard Hotel. Edu-
Gators from all parts of the country and
representatives of Industrial plants are
in attendance upon the sessions. which
will end this afternoon.
Commissioner e. E. Claxton of the
United States bureau of education
opened the morning session.
Real Americanization, he said, is
fundamental democratic process. Amer
icanization is not eliminating every
but means the keeping Of the best in
him. It doesn't mean elimination Of
customs and practices Of his home
country. but means an adjustment to
and industrial, proper education. he
continued. Americanization, If any
thing. he said, means bringing the
American to realization of the con-
tribution made by the immigrant and
bringing the two together in agreeable
forms of contact.
Cooperation Is Advised,
The employer and the educator must
work together to perfect the American
ization plan, according to Frank Trum-
bull. The employer must do his part
to get the immigrant into the night
schools, and should himself establish
schools. Some corporations already
have done this.
Henry e. Jenkins. District superin-
tendent, in. charge of all night schools
In New York, said that the backbone
of the night school system in New York
is the foreigner Stop educating the
foreigner, he said, and there Will be
no students for the night schools.
There, were several speakers who
their various plants. Some of the sys-
TENS are compulsory and others vol
untary. In some instances, it was
pointed out. charges were made to
make the student realize what he was
getting. Answering a question as to
whether. there was real demand for
education in the industrial plants, r.
9. Griswold OF Hopewell. Va, said that
the company for which he worked
made a charge and found that the
students were not only willing but
anxious to pay in order to get into the
classes.
Other Speakers Heard.
Others who spoke were George T.
Fonda. Bethlehem, Pa; D. F. Sicher,
New York; E. E. Bach. Ellsworth. Pa;
J. E. Banks. Ambridge, Pa; E. F. Gle
NETT, Detroit; J. r. de la Tore Bueno.
New York: w. H. Pebble, Mahwah, N.
j., and ]. w. Schmidt Detroit.
There was buffet luncheon. at
which Secretary Lane of the Interior
Department and Miss Frances A. Kellor
spoke.
The afternoon session started at $3.50
o'clock, with. Henry w. Hoyt of De-
troit presiding. The discussions will
be on the general topic of "Co-opera-
ton of Industry and the Schools in
America nization."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
governors ARE ASKED
TO confer IN CAPITAL
Plans for Permanent States EXPOSE
ton Here Will Be
Discussed.

Formal invitation to the governor of
every state and territory to attend q
conference here March s. for the pur-
pose of considering plans for a per-
manent states exposition in Washing
ton. was issued today by the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations. The
ballroom in the new addition to Hotel
Powhatan, now being completed. will
be the scene of the governors meeting,
it was announced today.
Chairman William Nick. Clayton of
the inaugural committee of the fedora
ton sent the invitations to the state
executives. with the concurrence OF
Nathan B. Williams, chairman of the
joint committee of the state societies
in Washington. Mr.. Williams. on be-
half of these societies, also will extend
a special invitation to the governors
to attend the conference.
Many Governors to Attend.
ceived from Gov. Beckett of North
Carolina and Gov. Manning of South
Carolina that they will attend the
meeting. 1t is expected that there will
be an attendance of at least twenty or
thirty governors. and that many states
will be represented by members of the
legislature and others.
The proposal for a permanent states
exposition here. in which each COM
monwealth would be represented by a
building containing display of it's re-
sources. Is meeting everywhere with
enthusiastic response. it was announced
today.
William p. Kennedy. special repre-
sentative Of the federation and the
state societies. who is making a tour
of southern states in the interest of the
project. has reported that a great deal
Of interest in the matter has been
manifested by all the state officials
with whom he has conferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
DEFENDS ITS ORDER
AS TO CAR SERVICE
Public Utilities Commission
Says Standing Room De-
cree Is a Just One.
FILES ANSWER IN COURT

The public utilities commission today
filed in the District Supreme Court Its
answer to the appeal of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
from the order of the commission reg
ulating street car service and adopting
a standard requiring three square feet
for each standing passenger.
The commission defends its action,
and declares that it was entirely within
the scope of its powers and that while
company was given full opportunity to
present all the facts it might deem
necessary to be considered by the COM
mission. and did present facts and ar
guments relating to the adoption OK
standards for service.
The commission denies that its order
is uncertain. vague and indefinite. as
charged by the company, or that the
application of the standards adopted
would materially change the service
it to additional and unnecessary ex-
pense, without corresponding increase
in revenue. No question OF rates OF
fare is involved, the commission main
tains. and 1t denies that no considera-
ton was given to the erect OF the
order on the company's revenues.
Three volumes of testimony taken
before the commission are filed with
the answer.
Result of Actual Tests.
The courts attention is called to this
record, which shows, it is claimed, that
from actual tests and observations
made by agents Of the commission
uncomfortable crowding results II less
than three square feet of standing area
per standing passenger are furnished.
For the past three years, the COM
mission advises the court, it has been
a matter of common knowledge and
general complaint that the conditions
street line during the rush hours 90
casioned the overcrowding OF cars to
the discomfort and danger of the
public.
is stated, to prevent such overcrowding,
and ample opportunity was afforded the
company during the two years that the
matter was pending before the commits
sion to furnish such evidence, by wit
nesses or otherwise as 1t wished, regard
ing a standardization Of car service.
Answers Another Appeal.
Through its attorney. Corporation Coun-
sci Syme. the public utilities commission
also made answer to the appeal Of the
Union Transfer Company from its decision
fixing the valuation of the company's
property at $111.0 The commission de-
clares its valuation is just and reasonable
and files with the court copy of the tes-
timony on which its award Is based.
The commission defends its allow
ance for working capital for the cor
'poratton, and says that court will find
1t borne out by the record to be fair
and proper allowance. The refusal to
allow the yalua of certaiD real eataf ia
held for prospective use by the COM
pany. is based upon the evidence, the
commission declares. The testimony
will also bear out its valuation of 1910
per square foot for the company's
stables, the court is told.
The commission. through Attorney
Syme. asks that both appeals be dis
missed and that the commission be
awarded its costs against the two cor
porations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Naval Orders.

Lieut. (junior grade> H. A. Flanagan,
from Trippe to Jacob Jones.
Asst. Surgeon A. M Larsen, M. r. c..
from Naval Medical School. Washing
ton, D. c., to Asiatic station.