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Evening star., 1918-02-16
MISS HELEN TAFT CALLS
SUFFRAGE WAR MEASURE

About 500 Washington men and
women, from both official and pri-
yate life, greeted Miss Helen Taft
and dean of Bryn Mawr College.
ut National American Woman Suf-
frage headquarters. 1926 Rhode Island
avenue. yesterday afternoon at the tea
held in celebration of Susan B. An
thongs ninety-eighth birthday anniver-
sary. Miss Taft. who gave an informal
talk on the general subject of-Susan B.
AnthoIyS work for the higher educa-
tion of women, declared herself more a
suffragist than ever because she be-
lieved women's voting strength is need
;, ed as war measure.
Il think it is more important to win
,he war than to win suffrage for wom-
IN" said Miss Taft. but because ] be-
aeve asr,e,cY women cannot give their fullest
Fote think they should be given the
Tote now as war measure"
AS showing the early opposition to
Eomen's admission TO colleges, Miss
Taft cited the fact that when Miss An
hony gave $1,000 for the purpose of
,pening Rochester University to wom-
IN she made the gift through man
Hmpathizer, in order that the money
night not bear the taint of woman
mffrage"
IN the receiving line were Mrs. Gil
bert Grosvenor. Mrs. Robert Taft, Mrs.
Frederick n. Zihlman. Mrs V. Everit
Macy. Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood
and Mrs. Carl Vrooman
At the tea table were Mrs. Francis F.
warren of Wyoming. Mrs. Henry F.
Ashurst of Arizona, Mrs. Miles Poin-
1exter of Washington, Mrs Harry S
New Of Indiana, Mrs. Daniel R. Anthony
9f Kansas. whose husband is a nephew
ef Susan b Anthony; Mrs. Irvine l.
q
Maths. niece of Representative VIII
liam b. Mckinley of Illinois
The following members Of the Young
IT congressional set assisted at the "a
aoie: Miss Smoot, the Misses Curtis
Mss Calder. Miss Mildred GoodalI. the
Kisses Shalienberger. Miss Eta TAYLOR
Miss Leah Miller. Miss Opal Hilliard
Miss Claire Dixon and Miss Teyton
Dickinson, also Miss Dorothy Potter OF
Texas, who is house guest at national
ASSOCIATION headquarters.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

Ukraine at the peace conference
'The relations between the Ukraine ana
the PetrogTad government" said Count
ers, and our conclusion Of a peace with
the Ukraine cannot be regarded as an un-
friendly act toward the Petrograd govern
with the Ukraine against the Petrograd
government, but only a treaty OF peace
which makes the Ukraine, 80 far as the
central powers are concerned, merely a
Replying to Trotzky's inquiry regarding
tho frontier south OF Brest-Litovsk, Dr..
Won Kuehlmann said:
I'm drawing these frontiers We attempted
racial divisions and the historical from
tier"
DR.. Won Kuehlmann proposed a new
test for the second article of the peace
treaty, to the effect that certain from
tier territories. which were not defined.
should no longer be subject to the ter
ritorial sovereignty of Russia, and that
in the future the lot of these territories
their respective peoples. according to
agreements which Germany or Austria
Hungary shall make with them.
Fail to Reach Agreement.
The point was, DR.. Won KuehImann
added, that the evacuation of certain
territories by the central powers was
slams evacuated Turkish territory si-
multaneously. A subcommittee having
failed to reach an agreement on the
new frontier proposed by the central
powers, another plenary meeting was
held Sunday. when NJ. Trotzky made
his statement regarding the ending OF
the war and the demobilization of the
Russian army.
After Trotzky had made his final
statement DR.. Won Kuehlmann declared
that he must only conclude that the
central powers were at war with Rus
sia- The acts of war. he added, stop
ped when the armistice was signed
but when that came to an end these
acts of war must revive. The fact that
one or two of the contracting parties
demobilized their armies would, he
continued. in no wise alter this. either
in fact or in law.
DR.. Won Kuehlmann then asked
Trotzky to state where the frontiers OF
Russia ran and whether Russia wa:
willing to resume commercial and le
gal relations with the central powers
Trotzky replied that his delegation hae
exhausted all its powers and considered
| 1t necessary to return to Petrograd
Communication, he added. might be re.
sumed by wireless or through the rep.
resentatives of the central powers ther
in Petrograd.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
ATTENDS
MEMORIAL SERVICES
With Other High Officials, Pays
Tribute to Late Sir Cecil
Spring Rice.

President and Mrs. Wilson, high Of
ficials of the government. diplomats
and members of both branches of Con-
gress are attending the service this
afternoon in Bethlehem Chapel of the
Washington Cathedral. Massachusetts
and Wisconsin avenues northwest, in
memory of Sir Cecil Spring Rice former
ambassador from Create ritain. The
funeral service. without the committal
Of the body, is to be observed. The Rt.
Rev. Alfred Harding. Bishop of Wash
ington. is to conduct the service.
At the same hour the funeral services
for the ambassador are being held at
Ottawa, Canada, where the body lies in
state.
In Specially Reserved Section.
The members of the British embassy
in specially reserved section of the
chapel. are to pay their respects to the
former ambassador. No formal inyi-
tatlons to the service were issued
The Chopin funeral march is to be
played as the officials of the Cathedral
file slowly into the edifice The TWEEN
tleth verse of the first chapter of Cor
inthians is to be read. After the Apostles.
creed and prayer are said the dead march
Closing Exercises.
After the closing prayer of the serv-
ice is said the hymn Abide With Ne"
is to be sung. The benediction will
follow and then the recessionaI by the
organist as the audience passes out of
the chapel. Beethoven's funeral march
is to conclude the music of the serv-
ice.
DR.. George C. f. Bratenahl. dean of
the cathedral. is assisting Bishop Hard
ing IN the service, which began at 3
o'clock.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
NAON'S STATUS IN DOUBT
Envoy May Not Return Here Unless
His Country Enters War.

BUENOS AIRES. February 1s.-Dr.
Romulo S. Naon. ambassador to the
United States, will be received by
President Irigoyen Tuesday, and will
present to the executive data on inter
national affairs affecting Argentina,
which he received in Washington.
Or. Naon said that he probably would
return to Washington early in March.
but his friends declare this will not be
settled definitely until after the CON
ference with the president. who still
holds the ambassadors resignation II
is generally believed that the anbassa-
doris return to Washington depends
solely on whether this country will fol-
low the United States into the war. or
at least break diplomatic relations with
Germany. the am bassador being said ~
be determined not to continue TO repre-
sent Argentina as neutral.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

Tomorrow will be dollar day" at the
Tabernacle.
Charles Henry Butler. who makes
this announcement. is serving at D1r.
Sundays personal request as chairman
of the special cleanup finance commit
tee which is trying to liquidate Wash
ingtor.'s debts incurred for the cam
paign. If those attending tomorrow's
three meetings will observe the days
title, he points out, the remaining liza
bility. now about 5000, will be wiped
out, even though the audiences are but
moderate in size. Mr.. Butler, whose
committee is meeting otday to push the
dollar day" idea, thinks that by the
end of tonight's meeting tho debt will
be down to the halfway mark. leaving
some $4,000 to be accounted for by the
quiet falling of greeRbacks into the
tin pans.
Dollar Day" Is Explained.
In a letter sent out today to the resi-
dents of the District generally the sit
uation is explained and an appeal for
the dollars is strongly presented. Mr..
Butler explains that he has given Billy
his personal promise that the deficiency
will disappear by tomorrow night and
asks all the people of Washington to
help him make good"
Billy preached this afternoon to an at
Itentive and good-sized audience on the sub
ject Fishing From the Wrong Side OF the
Ship
Billy in his sermon last night paid his
compliments to the theater, card playing,
dancing and other social diversions Dane
ing came in for specially hard raps and at
the close of the discourse he invited his
hearers to hit the trail and shake his hand
as evidence of pledge to give up dancing
during war times
Nearly 800 Young Women Hit Trail
Nearly 900. mostly young women, ac-
cepted. Sunday says he hasn't been in
but that he knows, nevertheless, that
half the modern plays are demoralizing
He gets his knowledge, he explained, from
the billboards.
Although wearied after a busy dav
and a particularly long evening sermon,
Sunday attended and addressed inose
participating in the cele bration held
last night at Pythian Temple by Will
liam B. Gushing Camp, Sons of vete.
rams. U. s. A, and its auxiliary in COM
memoration of Lincoln's birthday. His
euiogy of the great emancipator was
Enthusiastically spirited. Mrs. Sunday
also spoke and was presented with a
big bunch of flowers.
Washington fathers and sons are
urged to attend tomorrow afternoons
meeting in one another's company. This
invitation is issued in connection with
the present national father and son"
movement. started to bring together
fathers whose sons are in service and
sons whose fathers are in service.
Reservations have been made for 400
employees of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and for go mem
bers of the Monroe Bible class. No
reservations are made for Sunday
morning or Sunday evening services.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
EVERYBODY ASKED
TO GIVE A DOLLAR
Effort Tomorrow to Pay off
Debt in Billy Sunday >.
Campaign.
THEATER AND DANCE HIT
THEATER AND DANCE HIT

day mt the Tabernacie-at 2 and
s:3O Pm. Doors open One-hnlf
hour i'm advance Mt each service.
The subject of the evening SER
mon In ~And he arose and fol-
lowed Him."
Tonight ia Treasury night and
special reservation tickets have
been issued to nearly 5000 em-
ployes Of that department.
There will be three services ~
usual tomorrow-at 1880 am.
and = and 1880 Pm. All three
meetings are for everybody.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Holds Control Necessary.
Montana May Favor Prohibition.

HELENA, Mont. February 16.-The
house yesterday adopted a committee
report in favor of ratification Of the
federal prohibition amendment, and IN
adopted by the committee in charge OF
the measure with but one dissenting
Evening star., 1918-02-16
URGES EARLY ENACTMENT
OF RAILROAD MEASURE

! Senator Robinson in discussing the
administration railroad bill today
urged its early enactment as q war
the government and to the public
1T is desirable to end the existing
uncertainty to the status of the
railroads and the policy Of the govern
ment in the operation of the same" de-
clared Senator Robinson, "and to take
such action as may be necessary to pre-
vent loss and inconvenience to the pub
lie resulting from the lack of neces-
sary arrangements for maintenance and
indispensable improvements.
Il Furthermore. the financial plan and
\ policies of the administration can be
much more readily formulated and con-
I summated: the enormous POUNDS neces-
sary to be secured through liberty
! loans and otherwise for the require
| ments of the Treasury in the prosecu-
| ton of the war can be more readily OBJ
| tained when the vexing questions con-
nected with this legislation have been
answered and the purpose and policy
! of the government respecting the con-
| troll and operation OF transportation
lines have beep definitely fixed by
| law"
| Thinks Compensation Fair.
| Senator Robinson took issue with
| Senator Cummins that the standard OF
compensation provided in the bill guar
anteed returns unnecessarily high to
the carriers. He said the compensation
"approximates the actual amount OF
compensation which a court would, in
all proba bility, award a carrier upon
trial of its case"
Replying to Senator Kellogg's state
ment that President Wilson's action in
taking over control of the railroads
was unnecessary, the Arkansas senator
said:
Holds Control Necessary.
Il believe that federal control and
operation were necessary. indeed al
most unavoidable, and that the Presi-
dent acted wisely in not exercising the
powers conferred upon him by Con-
gress to take over the railroads and
operate them in a time of war until
the necessity for such action had been
recognized by public opinion"
Efforts OF the railroad war board to
meet thesituation were praised, but
Senator Robinson said the board could
not make or repeal law, and most I'M
portant of all, it could not remove the
natural obstacles to unified operation
created by the desire and obligation OF
every railroad manager to secure for
his line all the business he could OBJ
tain
Evening star., 1918-02-16

With the arrest of two suspects eight
men are now held for the murder OF
William S. Mayer, police officer of
Weeksbury, KY, a few days ago.
Evening star., 1918-02-16
bOUBTS|TS RIGHT
TOA[TER RATE NOW
Public Utilities Board Consid-
ering Situation Respecting
Gas Co.'S Application.
COUNSEL ARGUE QUESTION

That the public utilities commission
Is considering whether it has authority
to make any change in gas rates at this
time, because the gas company has ap-
pealed from its valuation. developed to-
day at the hearing on proposed in
creascs.
Commissioner Gardiner expressed, II
Is conceded, what is in the commission
mind when he asked Attorney j. J.
Darlington, for the company, what
position the commission would find It
self in IL it changed the Congress made
prices on the basis Of it's valution, only
TO have this valuation returned as
worthless later by the Supreme Court
of the United States.
Mr. Darlington responded that had
there been anything in the theory
that an appeal from the valuation
tied the commissions hands in the
matter of rate-making, the utilities
board would have been without power
TO order new rates for electric SerV-
ice in the District. after the Potomac
Electric Power Company had given
notice of its intention to appeal the
valuation findings with respect to that
company.
Mr.. Darlington's general position was
that when the commission has estab-
lished a valuation. it is final for rate
making purposes. as far as the commits
sion is concerned, and that the act OF
Congress referred to in no way ties the
hands of the utilities board so that IL
cannot establish rate until a1ter its
valuation has been held valid by the
courts
Mr. Darlington added that in the near
future the gas company will find 1t
necessary to increase it's capitalization
to provide for betterments and i'm
provements- Unless fair rate OF re-
turn is allowed. he said, the company S
credit will be impaired and it will be
difficult to finance necessary improve
ments.
Corporation Counsel's Views
CORPORATION Counsel Conrad H. Syme
followed Mr.. Darlington. He criticised
what he termed the companys incon-
sistent action in fighting the commls-
sion's valuation in court, but recognize
ing the valuation in its petition for an
increase in gas rates: Mr. Syme $
statement was expected to go far in
advising the commission as to its legal
duties and obligations in the premises
J. II. Botz, accountant for the COM
mission, presented a comparative state
ment of gas manufacturing costs asked
for by Commissioner Gardiner.
This showed that during January.
1917, the cost of manufacturing gas
was 22.507 cents per thousand cubic
feet The cost in January, this year.
under contracts held by the company.
was 26.466 cents per thousand cubic
feet. His statement showed. however,
that had the company been forced to
rs it will after April. when the con-
tracts expire, the cost for January, this
year, would have been 3o122 cents per
thousand cubic feet
Evening star., 1918-02-16
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time.
Evening star., 1918-02-16

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Evening star., 1918-02-16
Object in Drawing Lines.

DR.. Won Kuehlmann said the German
idea in drawing the frontier lines for
Poland, Courland and Lithuania was
"to observe the racial point of view as
suggested by the Russian delegations,
and we have done this in accordance
with historical demarcation and ethno-
graphical position"
~As regards the future lot of these
peoples" DR.. Won Kuehlmann con-
tinued, although we believe their
wishes already have been expressed in
accordance with the principle of self
determination, we are ready, by a sys-
tematic extension of existing represen-
tative bodies. to provide for the possi-
bility of a further expression of the
national will on the broadest possible
basis. The determination of the time
and form of this expression of popular
will must be decided by existing repre-
sentative bodies in those territories"
As to separate peace with Ukraine,
DR.. Won Kuehlmann said, the central pow
ers must reserve the right to be their own
judges as to what states they should
recognize. They had recognized the Uk-
raine he added, and there was no use
discussing that question any further.
Czernin Voices Surprise.
Count Czernin. Austro-Hungarian for
eign minister, expressed surprise that
ICnxky had tuEzndlce6 fhA ah3sck 4e The
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Still at War, Says Won Kuehlmann

AMSTERDAM. February 16.-That
Germany and Austria were still at war
with Russia was the belief expressed
by DR.. Richard Won kuehlmann, the
German foreign secretary. at the con-
cluding session of the recent peace con-
ference at Brest-Litovsk, after Leon
Trotzky. the bolshevik foreign minis
ter, had made his final statement that
Russia was out of the war and her
armies would be demobilized. but that
she would desist from signing formal
peace treaty.
DR.. Won Kuehlmann said the Russians
should have no fear that Germany held
any designs on Russia
IT need only refer NJ. Trotzky (the
bolshevik foreign minister) to the per-
manent basis of the German policy.
which, up to the time when war with
Russia was forced on the German peo-
pie. consisted in the preservation of
good and friendly relations toward our
eastern neighbors," DR.. Won keuhlmann
dclared "Germany's policy will always
continues soon as the war has
reached satisfactory conclusion-to
strive for the friendliest relations with
newly organized Russia by avoiding all
interference in its internal affairs"
Evening star., 1918-02-16
Czernin Voices Surprise.

Count Cxernin. Austro-Hungarian for
eign minister. expressed surprise that
LTpuf0 had iukrndace1 Tho alh3sck 1e thu
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-23
MEMORIAL SERVICES.

Memorial services will be held on
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock at the
Second Baptist church, North High
street. During the late epidemic in
Martnsburg, this church and congre.
cation sustained the loss Of several
members. Among the first who pass
ed away were two loyal members
and devoted sisters, Misses Berta
MAZE and Bessie Belle Onderdonk
aged sixteen and nineteen years, re.
speetiveiy. On account of serious
sickness at the time of other mem
bers OF the family, funeral services
for each of the deceased girls We're
deferred These and other members
who have recently died will be me-
morialized at the Sunday afternoon
services, to which the general public
is cordially invited.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-23

bricks, Chambersburg: minutes oil
synod, Rev. Lloyd f. Coblentz, Bal
timore: minutes of classes, Rev. Ed
ward O. Keen, of York; overtures
Rev. William II. Causey. Woodstock
Va; educational Institutions Rev
James r. Bergey, Baltimore; fl
nance, Rev. George E. Meter, Toms
brook, Va; press, Rev. w. Sherman
Kershner. York; advisory members,
Rev. Gustav Peske, Port London,
Pennsylvania; young peoples societ.
les, Rev w. w. Rowe Hickory,
North Carolina: special missionary
and stewardship, Rev. Abner S. De.
chant, Hanover; missions. home and
foreign, Rev Oswin S. Frantz, Al
toona; publications and Sunday
scools, Rev. Milton W7hitener Lit
tlestown. Pa: benevolent institu-
tons, Rev Daniel E. Master, Hunt
ington, Pa; nominations, Rev. Hugh
Oliver Kershnee. Newport Pa: stat
of the church, Esv. DR. George AL
Der Snyder, Midi Hn.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-23
25,00O YANKS WILL
WE'D FRENCH GIRLS

Lieutenant Ferdinand Catois OF the
French military commission to 81
IBERIA. In Chicago and who by the way
Is engaged to be married to a New
York debutante--asserts that $4,000
American boys will have married
French girls before the troops re-
turn to the United States.
"You see.' said the lieutenant,
"the French girl has verve, clan, .ex
piit. what you call temperament.
She is Ike the rainbow, like the
eliqui dance. | predict quarter of a
million of your Americans will mar.
~ in France.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-23
DISTRESSING DEATH
or JEFFERSON LAD

The death of Calvin White, ten
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tur-
ner White, Of Charles Town Tues
day morning was especially distress
sing, says the Farmers Advocate.
Three weeks before his death he
was struck on the ankle with an ap.
tle thrown by companion in play.
Blood poisoning developed from the
injury. Two successive operations
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-23
A MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE IN BALTIMORE

Fire which broke out on the new
81 ,oO0.o0 pier at the Canton wharf
Baltimore, Friday afternoon, quickly
Spread to an oil tanker lying nearby.
In FIVE minutes the flames had spread
to other wf1arves and the firemen
worked hard before 1t could be
brought uriler control. The loss Is
said to reach $1,000,000 The fire
started from sparks thrown by pile
driver.