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Evening star., 1917-01-09
WOULD REIMBURSE LAMBS" +"
Mr.. Kent Wants Congress to Make
Coed" Spectators Lcsses.

".ll liars. ancient, modern and pre-
historic" are cited to the bar of the
rules committee in another leak res
olution of burlescue nature. introduced
into the House yesterday by Represent
ative Kent of California and read
during the debate on the agricultural
bill. The resolution asks that specu-
lators who lost money in the crash of
December 20 and q be reimbursed
from the contingent fund of the House,
and that government officials, from the
President down. be docked a months
pay toward the benefit of spectators.
The resolution further states: There
has been undue and unnecessary fric-
ton between the correlative branches
of government located. respectively, in
Wall street, New York. and Washing
ton, D. c.; and
.'The Washington branch held the
opinion that peace was to the advan
ase of the nation and the world, where
Wall street more largely profited by
state of war: and
''The President of the United States
in ignorance or heedlessnesS of Wall
street interests, did humbly ask the
nations at war whether in their re-
spective views it might not be well to
consider the possibility of desisting
from slaughter: and
''It has been alle~ed that rumors of
such diabolical questioning reached
some Of the spectators of Wall street
before it reached others, to the result
of inequality of profit among said spec
ulators."
Evening star., 1917-01-09
CELEBRATION PLANNED
BY CIVIC ASSOCIATION
D. c. Heads and House and Senate
Committeeman Are to Be
Their Guests.

The Chevy Chase Home and School
Association, the Citizens Association of
Chevy Chase, u. c.; the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association and the
Citizens Association of Pinehurst are
arranging a joint celebration. to be
held Friday evening in honor of the
District Commissioners, members of the
District appropriation committees of
the Senate and House, the president of
the board of education and the super
intendent of schools. The meeting will
be held in the Eliza beth v Brown
School, for which Congress has appro-
priated $4,000 for an assembly hall and
eight-room addition. Snowden Ashford,
municipal architect, will exhibit plans
for the enlarged building.
Commissioner Brownlow has been Sc
lected to present the new Dunbar COL
ored high school to the District school
authorities at dedication exercises,
which will take place at the school. 1st
and n streets northwest. Monday night.
Associate Justice Frederick l.. Sddons
will preside and the principal address
will be delivered by a. II. Grimke on
the life and works of Paul Lawrence
Dunbar, the colored poet for whom the
building was named. The building will
be accepted on. behalf of the school
board by Rev John Van Schaick. jr.,
president of the board; Ernest l.. Thurs
ton, superintendent of schools. and Ros-
coe c. Bruce assistant superintendent,
in charge of colored schools.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
MINE WORKERS BOARD
MEETS At INDIANAPOLIS
Question of Consolidating Coal Dis
t1icts Finds 0pposition-Tell-
ers Counting Votes.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, January s.
Members of the international executive
board of the United Mine Workers of
America met here today in the first
regular meeting of the board since last
July John p. White, president of the
organization. said that, while a number
of routine matters pertaining to the
union would be considered. there was
nothing of general Importance to come
up.
1t was said at the headquarters to-
day that the tellerS. engaged in count
ing the vote cast in the election last
December for international officers.
probably would not complete their work
for another week or two. Indications
now. however. point to the reelection
of all the present officers. including Mr..
White. William Green. Secretary-treaS-
urer. and Frank H. Hayes, vice presi-
dent.
One question which probably will
come before the board will be the pro-
posal for the consolida ton of districts
No. and No. IL. both located in the
Indiana coal field. District No. II is
the bituminous coal miners in this
state and No. is the block coal miners.
1t is said many miners are opposed
to the merger of the two districts be-
cause of the difference in the systems
of mining the two kinds of coal and
because of the fact that separate wage
contracts are necessary.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
OPENINGS FOR BUSINESS
ABOUND IN WASHINGTON
Opportunities for Advancement
Plentiful, George S. De Neale Tells
Salesmanship Glasses.

That opportunities for advancement in
Washington was asserted by George S.
De Neale, superintendent of s. Kann.
Sons & Co, in an address before
the classes in salesmanship at the
Thomson School last night These OPP
portunities are far greater than the
boys and girls in the schools realize,
said Mr.. De Neale. and both men and
women advance IN these fields to po-
sititons of trust and compensation in
excess of those attained in many lines
of departmental or professional work
That this fact is not generally recog-
niZed by our educational institutions Is
shown by the fact that it is frequently
necessary, when positions of trust and
responsibility become vacant. to go to
other cities to find candidates fitted to
apply for the positions, sald MI. De
Neale.
Mr.. De Neale stated that it was his
desire and the desire of the merchants
of Washington generally to co-opefate
with the school authorities IN every
way to bring the vocational oppof-
tunities in the mercantile world TO the
attention of the young people OF the
city, and to help to train ana deNelop
them Tor such opportunities. :.
Ernest l.. Thurston, superintendent OF
public schools. following Mr.. De Neaie,
spoke briefly of the desire of the school
authorities to cooperate with the puSi-
ness interests in guiding and deVelopihs
the young men and women of the clty.
Part of the work of the schools. Sald
Mr. Thurston. "is to discover and meet
the needs of the business community. as
regards the training and guiding OF the
boys and girls who are soon to become
,arf of hot Y
and co-operation are the keynotes of
success in such undertaking.
"The courses in salesmanship are CON
crete expressions of the desire oil the
schools to work for and cooperate with
the business men of the city of Washing
ton"
w. B. Patterson. director of night
schools. Allan Davis principal of Busi-
ness High School: F. NJ. Woodward. prin-
cipal of the Smallwood Vocational school.
and representatives of the Retail Mer-
chants Association. Chamber of Com
merce and Board of Trade were present.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
FARMERS GROW THE DASHEEN.
New Root Crop in South Similar to
Hawaiian Taro.

A new root crop, the dasheen. closely
related to the taro of Hawaii. is being
grown by a number of farmers of the
south and promises to become a valu-
able member of the group of domestic
vegetables. such as the potato, an
nounces the Department of Agricul-
ture.
The value of the dasheen. it is be-
leved. will be as a crop supplemental
to. rather than substitute for, the
potato. The fact that the dasheen ma
lures in the fall, when potatoes must
be obtained from northern producing
sections. should make the new plant
especially valuable in the economics
of the southern farmer.
In food value the dasheen is COM
parable to the potato. though it con-
tains a smaller proportion of water
and a greater proportion of protein,
starch and sugar than the latter. The
new vegetable may be prepared for
the table as potatoes usually are. or
may be made into flour and used in
baking.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
40 IN PRISON AS RESULT
OF SHIPS DESTRUCTION
PROGRESSED Agent of Vatican Officer
Among Those Implicated in Loss
of Italian Battleship.

ROME. via Paris, January 9-More
than forty persons now are imprisoned
as result of the Investigations into
the destruction, in September. 1915, and
August. 1916. respectively, of the Ital-
ian battleships Benedetto Brin and Leo
nardo Da Vinci. The latter was blown
up in Taranto harbor and 24S men per-
ished.
Lieut. Gen. Count Cadorna, chief of
staff. came to Rome on Thursday to az
tend a meeting of the cabinet which
was held for the purpose of deciding
upon the disposition of the prisoners
but the question has become a political
one from the introduction into the case
of the name of one of the officials of
the Vatican.
An Italian named Ambrogetti. who
was among those charged with being
implicated in the destruction of the
warships, claims to be the financial
agent of Mgr. Gerlach, Pope Benedicts
private chamberlain. Mgr. Gerlach is
an Austrian, and. according to informa
tion here, was once a cavalry officer,
but became a priest and won the favor
of the present rope when the latter
was a cardinal He was the bearer of
-" rod hat from the Pope to the three
French cardinals who were appointed
at the December consiStory.
1t has been learned that Mgr. Ger
ZACH, previous to Italy's entry into the
war, was interested in proAustrian
naner ~ Eittoria, of which Ambrogetti
was manager.
The Italian authorities have learned
de sails of the pot which ended in the
destruction of the two battleships from
ha
who was arrested some months ago.
The suspicion that the explosions on
the ships were due to a conspiracy
originated from the fact that certain
naval machinists were aboard the ships
at the time of their destruction. and on
each occa sion escaped uninjured They
were followed to Nalente's house in
Rome and were there arrested.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
Commerce Department Changes.

The Department of Commerce has
announced the following changes in
it's personal:
In the office of the secretary. Adolph
]. Fugitt, messenger boy. has resigned
and Charles Roble, messenger boy, was
transferred from the lighthouse serV-
ice.
In the bureau of foreign and domes-
tic commerce, Miss Ethel NJ. Smith.
clerk at $1,000. and Wesley NJ. Swift.
clerk at 5000 have resigned Mrs. Mary
Gallagher received temporary appoint
ment as clerk at $500.
In the bureau of standards. ka~l f.
ed a clerk at $500. and Harry NJ.
Roeser, assistant physicist, was promot-
ed from $1,000 to s1,400.
In the coast and Geodetic survey,
Daniel l.. Hazard. computer. was pro
NOTED from $1,000 to 81 500. Shelby c.
Parker, computer at $1,000. has resigned
and Joseph Fucker. clerk, was promoted
from 1920 to $500.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
District Meeting at Columbus.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, January "a
seven-h hour work day, and only five of
them to week. is expected to be favored
by the convention of District No. 6, Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, which began
it's twenty-seventh annual meeting
here today.
President John Moore in his annual
report said statistics showed that if
miners are employed five days a week
and seven hours a day they can produce
all the coal necessary for foreign eX-
port and domestic use, and that re-
duced number of working days would,
tend to steady employment.
President Moore urged the miners to
go on record in favor of legislation for
old-age pension laws and for eliminat-
ing private liability insurance compa-
nies by amendment of the workmens S
compensation law.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
Straw Hat Gift for President.

When the beautiful days of May ar
rive, and President Wilson is ready to
change his headgear to straw, he will
have opportunity to try n hat made
of rye straw. The White House has re-
ceived a letter from A. j. Hilbert of
Gallatin, Tenn. saying that he has
made for the President a hat of rye
straw, which he thinks will be both
useful and becoming. In bringing to-
gether the ends of the straw it was
necessary for him to tie 1000 knots.
Before completing the job HILBERT
wrote the White House from Hatties-
burg Miss, asking for the number of
hat worn by the President and also re-
questing that when spring opens here
he be notified.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
CHILDREN GET AWAY
WITH COUNCIL ORDER
Obey Ordinance Against Skipmobile
in Takoma Park, But Provide
Popular Substitute.

Although the town fathers of Takoma
Park recently passed an ordinance for
bidding the use of the skipmoblie by
children coasting on the streets there.
the little people. while not actually
brea king the law, have put one over
on the solons, and the council is IN a
hole once more, according TO state
ments made at meeting of that bodE
last night
The ordinance as passed prohlbltS
coasting on wheeled vehicles with
metal tires" which. it is pointed out,
does not prohibit the use OF the oid-
fashioned sled. SO with the advent OF
colder weather recently the young
sters converted Spring Hill' into an
ideal slide by the simple eXpedlent OF
pouring barrel after barrel OF water on
it, until the ice is now several 1nches
thick
Evening star., 1917-01-09

ANDERSON; M, t1,. On SUNDAY January :, 1917. Mrs
James Anderson of Rockville. Md.
Funeral Thursday. January IL, from her late
residence. Rockville. Nd !"
BENDER. On Tuesday morning. January .,
1917. at S:4U am. at Sibiey Hospital. RoB-
Funeral from the residence Of his daughter. Chs
street northeast. Thursday. January II. nj
BUCHANAN. on Monday. January 5. 1917. at
his residence. Philadelphia Pa. JAMES W
BUCHANAN. father Of Dr. ". r. Buchanan
OF this city.
Interment tprivate, in Rock Greek cemetery on
Wednesday. January 10.
cHISsELL. Departed this life SUNDAY morning.
January .. 1917. GEORGE CIIISSELI- beloved
husband OF Rosetta ChiSsell. l;ody will Ii. in
state at Hall Mission. l1th street brtwern .
and streets northwest. on Thursday from .
am. until pm. service hour.
Funeral service will be held nj Hall Mission.
llth street between q and streets. Thurs
day. January IL. at = pm. Relatives and
friends invited TO attend. Intrrmcnt at
Harmony cemetery.
her daughter. Mrs. J. IL. Duncan. psl Ray.
Alexandria county. Va. MARY L.. widow Of
Edward D. Crane
Funeral Thursday, January II. at pm. from
her late home. Friends invited to attend.
DAWSON. On Sunday. January = 1917. MARY
E. DAWSON of Baltimore.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral on "Wednesday. January To- from vii
liam s. Riley's. 2U9 2nd street southeast. at
$50 am, 10 st. Peters Church. where
mass of requiem will ie offered for the repose
of her soul. Interment at Mount Olvet
et@ry. tBaitimore papers please copyl
ERNER. Suddenly. on January s. 1917. at ;
am. at her residence. 112 street northwest.
MARY TERESA ERNER.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
Emf ipfo
1917. at 800 o'clock m. MARIA A. tnee
NowelD. the beloved wife of the late Robert
f. Evans.
You suffered muc you murmured not.
We watched you day by day.
Until at last with broken hearts,
We saw you pass away.
EY THE FAMILY.
Funeral from her late residence sl1 Eth street
northeast. Thursday. January H. at +.
pm. Relatives and friends invited to at
tend Interment Congressional cemetery.
alexandria papers please copy
JosT. On Sunday. January :. 1917. at 10 um..
JOHN H.. beloved husband of Rebecca u. Jost
Funeral Wednesday. January 10, at 30 pm
from his late residence. s04 { street northeast
Friends and relatives invited. Intcrment tpri-
'ate) Congressional cemetery. Ys
LEES. ON Monday January $. 1917. at 4
O'Clock pm, at Emergency HOSPITAL. ALBERT
f.. husband Of the late Mathlda Lees tnee
Hohbein). aged ffty-four years
Funeral from the chapel of Frank GeIcr's sons
Company. No lib 7th street northwest. on
Wednesday, January 10. at 2:3O pm. Inter
ment at Prospect Hill cemetery.
MARTIN. On Tuesday. January 2. 1917. at her
residence. Bus New York northwest
ELIZABETH A. MAETIN, the beloved wife
OF the late George Martin and mother of
Katherine s.. George W. Ros.le Il. Myers
Annie X. .;raut. Beatrice A. Adams. Elizabeth
Il: wilkins, Arthur 7. and Ulysses Martin.
Notice of funeral hereafter. IL
PHILLIPS. On sunday. January T. 1917. MARY
C.. widow of the late W. G.. Phillips
Funeral from her late Residence. 2l1 Sth street
'"' "'''n- slnr January TO- at III
am. 1nterment Glenwood cemetery ..
Evening star., 1917-01-09
Treasurer's Report.

The report of Treasurer Ben G. Davis
for the past month shows balance OF
s3,S3S59 on hand. The receipts amount
ed to SS.5Os.S7, and the disbursements
to s7,999.72.
The council was urged to request
Congress to pass the Sims bill to pre-
vent the notification of state anti
gambling laws by the international or
interstate transmission of race-gam :
bling wagers or of racing odds, and,
after some discussion, the matter was
referred to the ordinance committee.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
impossible for Horses.

The ice has made the street impass-
able for horses and wagons. it is said,
and all members of the council could
suggest at the meeting last evening
was that a liberal amount of ashes be
sprinkled along the highway.
An effort is being put forward to Sc
cure the extension of the tracks of the
Washington Maryland railway from the
present terminus to Sligo creek. This
would serve the Washington Sanitarium
and Carroll avenue. Councilman Rog-
ers reported that practically all the
dedications of land necessary have been
procured
Evening star., 1917-01-09
In Memoriam.

DAY. In sad Im loving remembrance Of m
devoted sister. EENA u. DAY. who died ~.
years ago today. January .. 1912.
by HER SISTER.
FLEMING: ir sad but loving remembrance o
RACHAEL FLEMING ,nee JacksonD who d,
rBrted this life two years ago, January s
1915
Two years ago. dear Rachael.
Since you left and slipped away.
To be with God and His angels
That was sad January day.
You left us broken-hearted
And all seems dr.ary here:
Life IL not til" same. dear Rachael
As II WIS when you were here
Loved in life; remembered in death
BY HER DEVOTED HUSBAND. MOTHER
SISTERS AND CHILDREN.
FLEMING. In sad but loving memory Of OF
denarttd This life two years ago today, Jan
uary .. 1915
ram"f from this world to peaceful rest,
Called 10y God. who knows best
bear IN our meEiory she will always be,
Until in heaven We meet again.
SISTERS.
HUTCHINs. In sad hut loving remembrance
my dear mother, who departed this life nv
years ago today. January 9. 1872.
miss her and mourn in silence unseen.
Ana live In II memory Of the joys that hav,
But the grave thai contains her is sacred 10 me
BY HER LOVING DAUGHTER, ANNA FIrz
GERALD.
MCGEE. In ipring memory of our dear son an.
brother. EDWARD Mct;rE. Jr.. who pass,
away eleven years ago today. January o. 1906
In hearts We feel the sorrow
or the loss Of love
Bni no one can l. 'nl this burden
Put tn" one who il above
DEVOTED IA rEEE. MOTHER AND SISTERS
NEWELL. In sad but Iovin- remembrance of
our dear anl hrp;l"r HENRY G. NEW
ELL. who departed this life two years ago
January q. 1915.
Whenever s.'.ak your name
our eyes with tears are wet
q brother. how loved you;
And love carno; forget
q God. how mysterious
Anl how strange nse Thy ways
To take from us loved ones
In The best Of heir lnrS
BY HIS MOTHER. FATHER AND BROTHERS
Evening star., 1917-01-09
German Steel Output Greatest Ever.

Despite the war Germany is produc-
ing more steel than ever before, accord
ing to reports to the Department of
Commerce production of 1.423,535
tons in October established new
record For the ten months ending in
October the output was 13,345.41S tons.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
Urges One Term for President.

Senator Shafroth made a set speech
yesterday in the Senate advocating pas
sage of his bill to limit a President to
one siX-year term, have him elected by
direct vote and make changes in the
date of inauguration and the first
meeting of Congress after a presidential
election.
Evening star., 1917-01-09

cording to the Matin. 1t is expected
system of books of coupons will be
adopted. each coupon giving the right
to certain quantity at the grocers
The object in restricting the sale OF
sugar is to reduce the purchases abroad
and release shipping for more urgent
needs.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
Sugar Coupons for French.

PARIS. January 9.-M. Herriot, min
lister of supplies, has decided that the
rations of sugar for the French people
shall be one pound and a half for each
person per month after February l, ac-
Evening star., 1917-01-09
GOV. cox RECOMMENDS
CAMPAIGN EXPENSE PROBE
New Executive Follows Precedent of
Four Years Ago by Reading His
Message to Legislators.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, January "A legis-
lative investigation of the campaign ex-
penses in the recent election was recon-
mended by Ohio's new governor James
NJ. Cox, in his first message to the eighty
second general assembly of Ohio today
Following a precedent set by him four
years ago, the governor appeared in per-
son before the legisla ture in joint session
to deliver his message. He reiterated his
creed of four years ago with reference
to new laws called for by the new con-
stitution of Ohio and enacted during his
first administration. The governor rec
commended the appointment of an investi-
eating committee with the power to en-
ploy counsel and the authority to sum-
mon persons and papers tc to swear wit
nesSeS. lin order that ii might be known
just what organizations have been en-
tering into campaign activities. and how
much money they expended and collected
also the names of the contributors" He
suggested that the investigation should
extend to candidates as well as to organi-
cations.
Evening star., 1917-01-09
DIED.

PLITT. Passed away at sibley Hospital ,
ary T s lsi. of pneumonia. ohAh. - IL,
and the late August T.. Pitt.
Funeral from his late residence. ..i3 y
Capitol street. THURSDAY. January IL,
Iuterment Prospect Hili cemetery. FRI
and relatives invited.
PURCELL. on Monday. January :. 1917.
i;S0 am. ELLEN. the beloved wife Of J.
Purcell Of iSS street northwest.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
ROBERTS. ON January $. 1917. at II aos
at Frce,lmcn'~ Hospital. JAMES II. RoBEE
beloved husband Of chloe A.: father
Er. kin" &. Roberts snd Elsie Z. Hend'r
and sister Of Mary Grayson.
Funersl Thursday. January II. at o'clock. r.
l> late residence. lJeS ith street n"rthwcs
SEENEy. Departed this life Sunday, Ia
AIRY :. 1917. NJ the residence Of her NJ
Mrs. Katie ll"nnings. Arlington. Va.
EMMA SEl.NEN. wife OF the late James
Funeral viii take place Wednesday. January
at " o'cl"rk. from hsbury Church. Ilih hn1
streets northwest. Rev. Clair, pastor. u
~ and friends respectfully invited. 81
;inorr paprrs pleas" copy.l
SEEEEY. Officers and members 81 Queen !
horah tnancl. No I. A. o. u. Of J.. are h.
10y notified =" attend called mecting a;
temple Thursday. January ., 1917 at = p.t.
. irrang. for the funeral Of dcc"s
y. -. EMMA SEENEY. who Departed this
Sunday, January iai7; Ry order cf co"n
GEORGIA CAskINS. Il. J.
THoRNE. On Tuesday. Jseuary o. 1917.
am. " her residence. tuo 1T street No,
west, MABEL IRENE TII0RNE, beloved
OF Ernest H. Thornr.
Notice OF funeral hereafter To-
TURNER. suddenly. on Monday, January
1871. al s;i3 am. at il.' ] street northea
HARRY WARREN. beloved child Of liza
AMI Marl j. Turner tn.e Eiberii.
Funeral from residence "Wednesday, January
at pm.
VAUGHAN. on Monday. January :. 1917
3:i3 am: 90 b, residence, da3 East capi
.,rct. wn.,ItI ". VAUGHAN: helos
Services Mt ard funeral from the r.-id-t
w",lneSaiHy. jnnaary 10. at /: 30 pm. frieu
invited 60 attend.
WAY. suddenly. on January $. 1916. at &
r.sidrnrc OF her son. lsl5 kssseguie strr
Boise Idaho. Mrs. KATE B. WAY.
lnterment at Boise. idnho loo
wKEATLEY. ON Friday. January 3. isi-
ALBERT q. WHEATLEN. aged forty-th
years Remains rnn b. seen ut Joseph =
Repetti undertaking parlors. 317 Pennsylyan
avenue southeast. Tuesday evening.
lnterment will be made at Lothian. Nd.
WILLIAMS Early SUNDAY morning. January
1917, JEREMIAH WILLIAMS. beloved .
the late Emma saith, husband Of MHtii" w
.liams. fniher Of four children and brother 4.
Lizzie Harris ana Agnes sinLneld.
w" may not know why death may come
To take our beloved one from our home.
But though our eyes with tears be dim.
The Lord knows best. trust in Him.
Funeral "Wednesday. January To- at pm fror
Ehen"&cr NJ. T.. Church, 4ih and street
southeast.
W1SSNER. suddenly. on Monday. January >
1917. Ht 30 o'clock Mrs. ANNE wIsSNEi
Funeral from her late residence. 1872 3ist sire.
ihnrsdaE morning. January II. at So
thence To iiolN Trinity Church, where n ma
OF requiem viii hr chanted at am. Ini-,
ment private. No flowers. lOs