ALL COMMUTES BUSYGETTING FISCAL FACTS

Statistical Expert Will Collate AllData Collected by Various

Bodies.

Organizations Are Asked to Provide

Necessary Funds to DefrayExpenses.

i

An important conference was heldlost night :it the otliees of Henry B.v. Macfarland. chairman of the oxecu-jfive committee of the joint citizenscommittee of the District of Columbiaon the relation between the I'micdStates ami the District of Columbia,between the members of the executiverommlttee and the chairmen of the sub¬committees «»n the collection of thefacts to l»e used in the brief and at

rii.. oral hearing before the jo.nt]ert committee of CoAgress.Tin* statistical expert, A M. I*'i slier,

selected by the executive committee to:, id ni the collection and collation offacts. was introduce.I to the chairman;.»»! plans for utilizing his servicesv* ere «iecid< <1 upon. JThe executive committee h'<s aSKCd*hc subcommittee to submit their re-j-.oris t.v Max r. nn-J to send them » ast he v rompiet «* particu'r»r statements,x- itiio'.il waiting for the other data.Tlie executive committee has pro-t,:cd to th" Commissioners of the I».

'II..! of <" o 11 .-.bia partial list of facts)/-sired from he Dh;vict building, anu

the Commissioners have replied that!ri.,M \ 11! for\ a rd the different state-imeats ::s rapidlx athe.' can he pre-|pri red.

Subcommittees at V/ork.V.I four subcommittees are now or-

can-r.cd and at "or!;. Chap<:< Brownchairman of the committee O" his¬

torical facts, and the other chairmenare; «»n financial facts, .lames F. <»ys Jtri-. on statistical facts. Milward. Ira'ha and#on facts respecting as-jsess11.'?i;r ai d fixation. John Joy Ld-json. ji»i: the ro;v.:;i; tio!: of .Mr. Fdson.

ji;; j- .j.: a Ma-fa "land of the executive Jompiittce appointed the other men- |l«er.- of the last commit: ee. as follows:!I" o x d L pavis. IT: rry I.. Kust. Benja¬min I-' Frank 1'. lleeside. Ciinorj I: -1d o .' .ion: I.. Weaver. IT. Ho-v ir .. lmla:i«\. a:.d Thomas Bradley. a nd

i j 11:..meeting was at once"r. . d.

no-' on. uader the direction ofva-ulive committee and with the

-i. nc<- of the statistical expert andit oi a- expert assistatnee as may

i.< ii.iiinti iieressiiary, the subcommit-v w ill nress the collection and coi¬

tion of t!. c facts necessary.

Subscriptions Asked.'.'iiiance committee. composed of

;.:asL«ie:i. s of all the organizationsM esen ted in the joii.t citizens* com-

with P. T. Moran, president of:the cimmber of Commerce, as chair-.'an a:ai truasttrer, has reported to the!ev*«-. :.ii\e committee that each of theorganizations has appointed a commit¬tee to canvass its membership for thefund requisite to defer the necessaryexpense for* expert assistance, clerical-f vice, printing and postage. ami thatthey have all organized and beguntheir work.As the expenses have begun in the

employment of the expert statisticianand in the opening of the otlice of the;o»r: t citizens' committee, room 812,Kvans building, where a stenographerIs at the service of the committees,w he re committee meetings may be heldand where the tiles and correspondenceare kept, members of the executivecommittee today expressed the hopet'^it not only the members of the or¬ganization, but every other citizen will;< f once send in a subscription.The treat importance to the Nationalapital of a thorough and accurate

presentation of the facts. ChairmanMacfarland said today, is obvious, the»ime within which the work is to lfeJtask and the expense must be large.done IS short and it is evident that the

IFirst of Scries of Temperance Meet¬

ings in District Will Be Heldin Mount Pleasant.

Wuh ti.e object of arousing, city-w de support for 'absolute prohibitionof the liquor traffic in the District ofColumbia, the Anti-Saloon League to-.ight will inaugurate a series of tem¬perance meetings to be held in variouschurches of the capital.A prohibition bill for the District will

h* Introduced in Congress early duringthe next session. The Anti-Saloon.eagtie expects that public sentimentw:! J so strongly favor the measure thatits enactment will he assured.Tonight's meeting will be held in

Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.Among the speakers will be Albert F.Shoemaker, attorney for the league;Rev John MacMurray. pastor UnionMethodist Fpi*eopal Church, and Rev.¦-eorge F. Dudley, rector of St. Stephen'sF.pJsropal Church.Other meetings planned are at Fifth

Baptist Church, April 13; Calvary M.^ Church South, April 10; Eastern

esbyterian Church. April 20; Pet-.vorth M F Church, April 27; Rhode^lard Avenue M P. Church, April 30,

;. "d Anacostia M F Church, May 4.

Deny "Watchful Waiting" Policy.OflV-ials if the Ant i-Saloon League

tod; > denie«j a published report that* e executive committee of the organi¬zation. at a meeting last night, hadadopted a "wa'chful waiting" policywith respect to entering prosecutionsa:;air?-:t saloon dealers whom theleague claims were granted licenses il¬legally by the excise board.There is no intention of abandoning

or delating the plan to contest these'crises, through legal action, it isstated While the officials would riot

\ just .'hen proceedings may becommenced, it is believed that action.ill he delayed until the return toWashington "¦ Conrad H Syme, cor¬poration counsel It is understood that.? he corporation counsel's office will l»oasked to bring the prosecutions againstthe alleged Illegal holders of licenses.

"I hear Marine trowed you down.""Aw, she needn't brag. I been trowed

down by better girls dan Mamie."Life

Best for Colds, Thjroat andLungs. Builds You Up. No* *. e- n-»»»nrorO»IH Dri»rr«

SIX NUNS FLEE MEXICODriven From Convent Near Veia

j Cruz by Carranza Troops. TheyReach New York.

NEW Y«>RK. April t»..Six Spanish!nunp. who said they \ver<- driven froma convent near Vera Cruz by (.'arranzatroops, who besieged the convent six

days and threatened their lives, reachedNew York today aboard the Spanishsteamer Manuel Calvo, from Vera Cruzand Havana. I

They had appealed in vain for pro¬

tection. they said, to Gov. Aguilar ofVera Cruz, w hom they cared Tor v, hen

he had fever two years ago."A mob of drunken soldiers sur-

rounded the convent and hospital- on'March ami threatened our lives." saidMother Superior Simona. in churge ofthe party. "They besieged us six days,but our faithful servants protected us.We escaped at night by putting asideour nuns' clothing and wearing thecommon garb of Mexican women. Anartillery officer, whom we had once

done a kindness for. helped us escape."Not till after we got aboard ship did

we resume our nuns' clothing. Wewere afraid to do so before."

^ocietxt < "out iiiu* <1 from Eighth Pa;;e. >

ent Mr. :.n-i Mrs. Ma re us left on a:t

early afternoon train to take up theirresidence on farm in the Shenandoahvalley recently purchased.The (omri:i!iil;'.n! of 111 «. navy yard

and Mrs. Edward W. Liberie entertainedat dinner last night before the Wom¬en's Army and Navy Relief ball, inhonor »>f the Secretary- of the Navy andMrs. Daniels.The other quests were Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Lansing. Rear Admiral and Mrs.Edward H. Chef-n. fa;master «JeneralMcGowan. I". S. N.: ('apt. and Mrs. JohnKnapp. Mrs. Sheldon Evans. Mrs. F.R. Mornn. Miss Mildred North of Provi-dence. Mr. Charles Noble Gregory andMr. Kdward Randolph Eberle.

Former Representative Martin "W.Littleton of New York and Mrs. Little¬ton arrived at the New Willard yester-|day for a stay of some length.Mrs. John Bergling entertained at a

luncheon Monday for her daughters.'the Misses Ruth. Ida and Mary Berg-jling. Among those present were the'Misses Ada I'oore. Mary Simmons. El-eanor Ryon. Mary MacClelhm, EleanorHunt. Rachael Thomas. Mildred Crown.Eugenie Suatez. Adrlana Suatez. EmmaHolmes. Mary Holmes. Mercedes Sariol.Adela Sody. Amrnico Bacon. Marie Mac-Beth. Louise Mudd Anna Murry. Th.el-ma Morris and Harriet Li pp. Mrs.Frank Crown. Mrs. C. M. Li pp. Mrs.Morris. Master George .J. Bergling.Master Herman Morris and Mr. EdwardMay.

The many friends of Mrs. FlorenceRodda-Robinson of Detroit will be gladto learn of her arrival Saturday to bethe guest for a few weeks of Mrs. P.N. McChesney. 908 C street northeast.

The Easter fiance of the Crcscentswill lie held the ballroom of theRaleigh Wednesdav evening. April 7.with the following committee incharge: J. AY. McKericher, W. HarryTrotter. Harry <Sigourney. Lemuel H.Windsor. F. I». Giesler and R. B. Whit¬tlesey.

Mrs. S. K. VVheally. M-'ss Wlieatly andMrs-T. S. Borden will be at home Wed¬nesdays in April at their countryhome, Moreland. Bethesda. Md.

Mrs. George Draper and Miss Draperof Boston, who are spending some timeat the Shoreham. enterta ined at a beau¬tiful luncheon in the roseroom yester¬day. when their guests were Miss Juli;iWhiting. Miss Frances Traver. Miss('lover. Miss Hinckley. Miss Hoar. MissWilmer and Miss Porter.

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hibbs enter-!tained at a dinner lasi night at theShoreham for th«*i»* niece. Miss MinnieM. Homiller. whose marriage to MrWilliam C. Restricl: will take place to¬day.

Mrs. L. P. Wadsworth of Kalamazoo,Mich., assisted by her mother. Mrs. H.B. Peck, and daughter. Miss Helen, whoare stopping at the Powhatan, gavean afternoon tea Saturday to a num¬

ber of her Washington friends.

Miss Ruth Miller of Mount Vernon.X Y., and Miss Eleanor Cutbill ofYonkers. N. Y., are Easter week guestsof Mr. and Mrs A. T. Skinner.

Marriage Licenses.Marriage licenses have been issued to

the following.Henry Fenwick and Agnes Marie

Marshall.ITlric S. J. Dunbar, jr., of Penn's

Grove, N. J., and Christal E. Jenkins ofthis city.Thomas E. Orr. i.'nited States Navy,

and Helen M. Gwinrvof this city.Arthur Dixson and Mamie Parker.Albert F. Barreto and Margaret L.

Wise.William < >. Jones of Belair. Md.. and

Mary K. Freeman of this city.Alvin B. Creasy and Rebecca Good-

wyn. both of Petersburg, Va.William F. Settle and Georgia E.

Owens.Jerry Watson and Elizabeth Yancy.Robert B. Bicker and Ivena E. Perry.Arthur H. Brasse and Elsie E. Gath-

right.Allen T. Carroll and Sadie A. John¬

son. both of Richmond, Va.Oliver W. Rudd and Pansy R. Marsh,

both of Richmond. Va.Joseph If. Ladd and Ora V. Brockwell,

both of Richmond. Va.Theodore W. Phipps and Gertrude

Lawarence, both of Richmond, Va.Robert H. Childers of Baretrack, Ky.,

and Pauline L. Heide of this city.Philip Smith and Lucile Bates.'Oliver O. Kuhn and 1^,-onora M. Rivero.Langston Redd and Arneta Moseby.

both of Baltimore, Md.Joseph N. Holland of this city an<1

Etta IX Cockrell of Broad Run, V'a.Charles S. Marcus of Berryville, Va.,

and Marguerite B. Adams of this city.Russel McKee Herrington and Anna

A Haislip.Richard A. Murphy and H. Loutae

Clark.William Adams and Xellie Shields.Reginald W. Andrews and Aleas T.

Dixon. ,

Alexander A. Hector of Lynchburg.Va.. and Bertha R. HarrVron or thiscityHoward P. Foley and Inez E. McLaln.Timothy S Newklr and Elizabeth C.

f^ong.Francis P. Hickey and Marjorie L.

Moore.John W. Coombe and Mary K. Tyler.John G. Herndon. jr., and Grace C.

Middleton.Harlan C. Scott of Wilmington. Del.,

anil f>eborah H. Turnbull of Philadel¬phia, Pa.Edward Bell and Katherine Lewis.D. Carlton Palmer of Radio, Va., and

Mary E. Bailey of Arlington.Claude E. Bradfleld and Elsie M.

Bromley.

STATE C0UB.TS TO DECIDE.

Jurisdiction in Damage Suits Af¬fecting Interstate Commerce.

State courts were held bv the Su¬preme Court yesterday to have juris¬diction in Hints for damage» for failureof railroads to comply with commonlav duties in transporting interstatecommerce. The railroad contention wasthat the federal courts had exclusivejurisdiction over all suits affecting in¬terstate commerce.The court affirmed a $74,000 judgment

to the Puritan Coal Mining Company ofPennsylvania against the PennsylvaniaRailroad Company for damages claimedfor discrimination against the ooalcompany in distributing ooal cars dtjr

THE COURTS.- .

Supreme Court of the United States.Present: The Chief Justice. Mr. Jus-

tice Mi-Kenna. Mr. Justice Holmes, Mr.(Justice Day, Mr. Justice Hughes, Mr.Justice Van Devanter, Mr. Justice l.a-.mar. Mr. Justice Pitney and Mr. JusticeMcR-j nolds.Arthur Gra; Powell of Atlanta, Ga.:

jJ H. Curnahan of Klamath Falls. Ore..and Chester J. Gerkin of Peru, Itid.,were admitted to practice.No. 180. Paine Lumber Company.

Limited. fi al.. appellants, agt. Kl-bridge X N'eal. individually and as sec-

retary, etc.. ct ;il: reassigned for argu- jment on Monday, April 26 next.

>'o. 501. Jones National Bank, plain-tiff in error, apt. Charles E. Vcites et al.So. 502. Bank of Staplehurst. plain- Jtiff in error, agt. «'harles E. Vates et a!.Sn. r.O.'i. Utica. Bank. plaintiff in er-

ror, at;t. Charles E. Vates et al.No. 504. Thomas Bailey, plaintiff ;m

*»rror. agt. Charles E. Yates et r-

gument continued by Mr. Kn.nk J-.-Bis;hop for the defendants in error.

Court of Appeals.Present. The Chief Justice. Mr. Jujs-jtier Robb. and Mr. Justice Van orsdel.John M. King was admitted to prac¬

tice.So. l'76y. Ko;iey agt. United States;

on motion of Mr. A. E. Laskey time forappellee to file brief extended to AprilIT.So. 273*1. Wharton agt. Taylor; out

motion of Mr. 1». \V. Baker mandatestayed until further order.

N'o. 27l»3. Persing agt. Daniels: andNo. 2791. Dean agt. Burleson: argu-

'iieni concluded by Mr J. E. I^askey forappellees.No. 27ti:;. .Santa Ke Pacific Railroad

Company agt. Line: argument com-'

nicnced by .Mr. Alexander Brit ton foiappellant, continued by Mr. Preston<'- West for appellee and concluded byMr. I'. VV. «'!. meats for appellant: onmotion appellant allowed to file addi-tional authorities. ^ !

District Supreme Court.EQUITY DIVISION* 1.Justice McCoy.Robinson agt. Robinson: reference to<

auditor; ])laintifi"s attorney. A. B. Du¬val!.O'Neill agt. Dulin; decree quieting

title: plaintiff's attorneys. George C.Gertman and John Ridout: defendant'sattorneys, N". T. Hvnson. J. W. Berryand A. Coulter Weils.Famobrosis Society agt. Royal Bene¬

fit Society; rules returnable April 9:plaintiff's attorneys, J. E. Laskey andJohn Ridout: defendant's attorney,Samuel V. Ilayden.Morgan agt. Ilorgan; decree constru¬

ing will: plaintiff's attorney, J. V. Mor¬gan: defendant's attorney. WilliamHorga n.Keys agt.. Green: guardian ad litem

appointed (by Justice Gould): plain-1tiff's attorney, R. Preston Shealey.Winslow agt. Johnson: order in-1

structing receivers (by Justice Gould);(plaintiff's attorneys. V. A. Sheehy andR. Preston Shealey: defendant's attor-ineys, W. c. Balderston, Alexander Wolfand George W. Offutt, jr.

BANKRUPTCY DIVISION JusticeMcCoy.

In re J. H. boran et al.: referenceto E. S. McCalmont as special master.

In re Washington Florists Company:#reference to R. D. Quintet* as specialmaster.

EQUITY DIVISION 2.Justice Siddons.Baker agt. Emig; time to file tran¬

script of record extended to April 20;plaintiff's attorneys, E. H. Thomas andF. II. Stephens: defendant's attorney.C. E. Emig.Welch agt. Clement: rule returnable

April plaintiff's attorneys, McLana-han. Burton & Culbertson; defendant'sattorneys, E. F. Colladay and W H.Boyd.CIRCUIT DIVISION 2.Justice Stafford.Beckett agt. Bouic: bill of exceptions

submitted; plaintiff's attorney, J. >.Sullivan; defendant's attorneys, Darr &Peyser.Sanders agt. Tobin: verdict for plain-tifT for $500: plaintiff's attorney, S. H.

Giesy; defendant's attornev, R. B.Dickey.Thojnas agt. District of Columbia;

verdict for defendant; plaintiff's attor¬neys. Pack &¦ Church: defendant's at-;torney. R. J. Whiteford.Smith agt. Washington and Southern

Railway Company: time to submit mo¬tion for new trial continued to April1": plaintiff's attorneys. J. S. Easbv-jSmith and It. B. Fleharty: defendant's!attorneys, McKenney A- Flannery.Stephens ^.gt. Williams; time to sub-jmit motion for new trial continued to|

April 10; plaintiff's attorneys, N. S.Bowles and John Ridout; defendant's!attorney. F. Sprigg Perry.Clarkson agt. Burkett: time to sub¬

mit^, mot ion for new triai continued toApril 10: plaintiff's attorneys. Down-;ing & Berry defendant's attorneys, M.!N. Richardson and <S. Shreve.Mclntyre agt. Anderson; judgment orijverdict for defendant for costs: plain-!

tiff's attorneys, W. J. Neale and T. W.!Brain ha 11; defendant's attorneys, GeorgeFrancis Williams and W. C. Prentiss.United States ex rel. De Vaughn agt.

Richards: rule to show cause return¬able April 10; petitioner's attorneys, D.W. Baker and W. E. Leahy.

CRIMINAL DIVISION 1 -Justice Staf¬ford.

United States agt. Harry Turner, violat¬ing gambling law; bail fixed at $1,000;recognizance taken, with George W. Raysurety attorney, George P. Hoover.

PROBATE DIVISION.Justice McCoy.Estate of Mary Cruit; wills dated July

6, 1895, and December 1, 1914, filed.Estate of Caroline Toepfer ; order nisi;

attorney, R. B. Behrend.Estate of Mary B. White; order to

?»ell stock.Estate of George Freeman order to

transfer stock; attorney. F. L. Cogswell.Estate of Henry F. W. Achterkirchen ;

order confirming hale; attorney, M. I>.Rosenberg.Estate of Aquilla R. Yeakle; tfrder to

sell stock; attorney, J. A. Burkart.In re Marshall S. Philpitt; order ap¬

pointing Samuel E. Philpitt guardian;bond, $2,000, attorney, A. S. Taylor.In re T. Ralph Stabler; order of al»

lowance; attorneys, R. F. Downing andG. A. Berry.Estate of Louise Viessmann: order of

sale; attorney, L. Cabell Williamson.Estate of Minnie E. Thomas; will ad¬

mitted to probate and letters testa¬mentary granted to Edward W.

1'lioinHs: bond, SI00: attorney, E. II.i nomas.Kstate of .Vellie M. Mark; will adn.it-

ted to probate and letters testamentary^ranted to Frank K. Alack: bond, $700:attorney, George hJ. Fleming.

In re Anna Cleary; oriier of allow-ance; attorney. M. F. Mangan.

( Kstate of Mar/ J Farrell: will ad-

j initted to probate and letters testa-mentarv granted to James A. Farrell;bond, 5500: attorney, (J. I'. McGlue.Kstate oi Martha A. Jett: will admit-}

ted to probate and letters testamentarygranted to American Security andTrust Company: ...ttorney. A. B. Leet.

Instate oi Kate H. Barlow: order to

compromise claim; attorneys, Magru- jaer. .Stephen & Alagxnder.Instate oi Iran.'; I j. Hyiick: will ad- j

nutted to probata. and letters testa¬mentary granted to Francis I \ B.. amis;: bond, attornev, ».*. P. B.fcands.

instate of Charlotte K. Richardson;adtr.itted to probate and letters

testamentary granted to William M.

Richardsonbond, .*3,000: attornev, K1 I>UttOIl.Estate o/ Anna I.. Walsh: petition for

p.obate of Mill Med; attorney:!, J. J.velly ;intf R. .Wwiom Donaldson.estate of William Hatcher; petition j

ior probate of x. il! hied; attorney, j.-v. Alaedcl.

?'-ieorge Freeman: petition

to transfer stock; attorney. T. !.. Cogs¬well.

&

Estate of Mary \. Nicholson: wills

V.?.,d *fanuar- I i. I«*nj. and MarchMfiled.

Births Reported.I'll- following births have been re-

j1"110 health department in the jlast twenty-four hour?:John and Elsie Williams. ;ririJoseph W. and .Mary \:. White, girl.ClaUde A. and Ella Skinner, boy.Iheodore and .Mary V. Randall, boy.

illiam (j. and Marion Kussell. boy.Ken I,, and Cornelia Prince, girl.Kdward F. and May H. MacCummins,

girl.

H-tl'l'V- r" Kramer, girl.WlfihVi .an<l .Ho,c" K Houston, girl,i-i.-iv ?. a Grace Jl- Cingell. bov.

Arthur \!'n<l ,M-V.rt" M- b°y

boj.an(l Orace M. Carpenter.

Vv'Slia!'" a'"! ,JIHc M Brennan: girl.I obe?, K"d ,-U.ary AI- bov.

Ceorc-i *31- Barrett, girl.

Henrv . i"""i Johnson, bov.

Willi -

Ohvia Erwin, l>ov." t- "ml Millie Carter, "boy.

Deaths Reported.The following deaths have been re¬

ported to the health department in thelast twenty-four hours:Henry G. Powell. 77 years, uij south

Carolina avenue southeastFrancis V. Wahker. 77 years. 13

Corcoran street northwest.Daniel H. Curry. 40 years. 409 K

street southeast.

Dickson* Home.W°r<1S' M vea''' Jolln

NonhyCapitoT'str°ee7n- " 2424

CapAor-sSSet"6"- M Vea'3' ,SS1

Benjamin H. Knell, oa rears ->'lJohn .Marshall place northwest.

Hospital°W'er- 72 year" Ga'ficld

Hospital.' Sh°rt' 43 yfar°¦ UaI»neer

roadU^ A' Bremmer- 54 >"rs. Canal

Hospital °'Br,en' 46 >ears- Providenc.

63 '«« P

street 'fiorUiwesf0"* 1 m°"th- 2300 *

Jrenr?8nHSos^,breChf- 4 "">»">*¦ Chii-

P^Jeffri^ Wfi'nihm M" 2"d Elizabeth

street°Urs* 3776 Keokuk

Martha L. Evans, 1 :> years "c Rt-hstreet northeast.

.ears. .lo bth

Lethia Bowie, 75 veam it* o

Capitol street.2 *' 1,8 South

James Herns. 04 vea rc mm n*i

street northwest.*'

William Oreenl^af ¦»(; ,

Hospital.edf' -G >^ars. Galhnge

John Carter. 73 years. Klue Plains

Asyluln Hospifa8,' '3 yCarS' ^^ing'ton

HT8hS noHhIasr- 9'. 3"

streets8n^rtheast!S' ^ y"rS' 3" an" "

Sarah T.ucas. SO vear«= nn- 01 .

street northwest.*' ''^4 -Jstj

Carroll Jackson. vear«» t"»-Turner street northeast

'

CRAZED MAN AT LARGE.

Clarence Smoot. Colored. Escapesfrom Government Hospital.

Armed with a piece of iron pip(.wrapped in paper and rags. ClarenceSmoot. colored, a fugitive from ther.oven.ment Hospital for the Insaneroameil about Morris road yesterdayafternoon without being a rrested. Persons who saw and recognized him saidthey thought he was out on parole,and were surprised and alarmed whenthey 1parried he had escaped

-"Vol* M-^^ar^'ciL'is ^reported"0* ,he institution was

-N?Fh^r.h'e" ^o.rceaChskn;and h,s absence was not noticed un,n

little time"' Tben"f, ",6 *'<»"»>* ««nine time. i hen his arrestquested. He is still at large.

re"

Tiber Flood Causes Damage.ROME. April 5. 9:25 p.m.. via Paris

April B. 12:40 a.m..For the ninth timesince last summer the Tiber river hasflooded the surrounding country, caus¬

ing serious damage. The village of* iumiclno, fifteen miles southwest ofRome. Is again isolated from the out¬side world. At the same time a stro!t'hl i' irt"nd h,aS ')r°nght a rettirn oftul miun7a?n,her a"rt *here is »"»» on

|i4 Pattern of the%Adams Periodla\%i Here is the chiffonier from a

iS suite of the Adams design, which|§5 we show in white enamel, ma¬

hogany and Circassian walnut.This dainty style is very popu¬

lar and many of the newly mar-

ried couples are choosing it for% their homes.

All of our period furniture is soreasonably priced that it is easilyafforded by people of very mod-

j erate means.

The main object of our liberal credit system is to enable you! to buy these reliable goods, which add the delights of beautyj to the satisfaction of long service. j

It's not extravagance to put your money into such furniture, jGenuine value is there, and pretty things jmean happiness.

Open an account with us for whatever you wish and we'll jarrange for small weekly or monthly payments. Every article

j will be charged at its plainly marked price.

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'V-, - * * 4fr*""1'1 ji«'

Grogan's, 817 to 823 Seventh St.

REJECTSBLOCKADEOFIMPORTSiContinued from First Page.»

a perfectly fair demand and concludes:"When all is said. England has reasonto be profoundly grateful to America."The Daily Telegraph in an editorial

says that it finds in the American notea tendency to discuss the British actsin an "intellectual vacuum" and con¬tinues:"We are not fighting so much for the

principles of international law as forour existence. The American soveni-inent seems to miss this point in thecontroversy. We are not restoring tosimilar practice to the Germans. On thecontrary, we are treat ins all nentt;<lsubjects and interests with a copsider-ation which moves- man\ peri&ns inKnglarul to indignation and expostula-lion."These i-onsiderations apart. the

Washington government makes an itn-poriant and valuable contribution in asuggestion which appears to bear thecharacter of an invitation to the alliedgovernments to declare a formal, longdistance blockade, involving on neu-trals all the penalties of attempting tobreak through. We apprehend thatjurists will contend the proposal in¬volves a far more serious infraction ofinternational law than the allies' pree-ent measures, but the plan certainly isworthy of a most friendly exomina-lion."

Complains of Wilson.The Daily Chronicle complains that

President Wilson makes no option of'the fact that the neutrals have com-1plete immunity from blockade penal-ties, and adds:"This silence seems to us decidedly

the least friendly and least candidthing that President Wil-son has donein his correspondence with our govern-in ent. No doubt the President is in adifficult position and his note seems toreflect perplexity by its very style of,expression."The Daily Graphic fails to draw ajdistinction between the "technical ir¬

regularities" the British blockade may-involve and the "shameless inhumanityof the German methods of warfare,"and adds. "So long as the Presidentargues on this basis his argumentshave no interest for the British public.We have to get on with our business."The Graphic goes on to advocate the

confiscation of the property of Germansubjects in England "if the Germanscontinue to take the lives of Britishand neutral subjects on the high seas."The Daily News says: "The case made

by the United States might be* con-:tested in its details, but its generalsoundness is indisputable. The argu¬ment that America must be patient be-cause the allies are fighting for theprinciples of liberty is irrelevant, be¬cause the United States is not calledupon to decide the rights and wrongsof the war.

No Hint of Retaliation."The object of the note is to put

America's protest on record and set

jdown the claim for reparation. Thereis no hint of retaliation, much less offorce. Therefore, complications of a

grave kind are unlikely to follow fromthe British policy. Nevertheless, our

government would do well to considerwhether the probable results its policyis likely to lead to arc worth the in¬conveniences involved.

"Unless we are mistaken, it is pos¬sible to read between the lines of theAmerican note suggestions for a policywhich would not provoke a protest onthe part of the neutrals and yet mightgive us sufficient freedom for the ex¬ercise of naval pressure on Germany.These suggestions are the proclama¬tion of a blockade and the extension ofour list of contraband, and we hopethat the government will reconsiderthe Question in all Its bearings."

Gist of American Note.The Westminster Gazette, which is

in very close touch with the govern¬ment, draws particular attention todayto that passage of the American notein reply to the British order in councilwhich reads:"The United State* takes it for

granted that the approach of Americanmerchantmen to neutral ports situatedupon the long line of coast affectedby the order in council, will not be in-

fterfered with when it is known thatthey do not carry goods which are

contraband of war or goods destinedl°»?r Pr°ceeding from ports within thebelligerent territory affected."'Commenting upon this' statement the

Westminster Gazette says:It is this passage which seems iu

contain the substance of the Americancommunication and which interpretsexactly the intentions of the Britishand the allied governments."

Says Gratitude Is Due America.

| <- ontinuing. the newspaper re-buke«? those Englishmen who think the.American government should "testifyto the world against the violation ofBelgium, infractions of The Hague con¬

tention and other exhibitions of Ger-

| n.lil51 Rightfulness," and brings its ar-

I "Th to end with these words:he allied eause in Europe owes an

mineris e debt to the moral ami intel-jjectua! support it has had from vastnumbers of t If? American people, whosee mstlneri vel> what is at stake ini, I"onfiict. In no neutral countrynas the allied cause been more warmly.espoused or more forcibly presented byimen of light and learning. Lei us like¬

wise be grateful for that and refrainjtrom criticising a government whichhas all manner of difficulties that can¬not be rightly appreciated in thiscountry."

myth o7~the'minotaursAND CRETAN LABYRINTH

Theme of Lecture by Henry Turner

Bailey Before Art and

Archeology League.

Henry Turner Bailey of Boston, editorof the School Arts Magazine and a

prominent lecturer and author, was theguest of honor at the April meeting ofthe Art and Archeology League ofWashington yesterday afternoon atthe Guireton Hall School. Mitchell Car¬roll. president of the league, was in thechair and introduced Mr. Bailey, whodelivered an address on "The Myth ofthe Minotaurs and the Cretan Laby¬rinth." Mr. Bailey, who recently vis¬ited the excavations of Sir ArthurEvans in Crete, described the palace ofKing Minos, which has recently beenuncovered, and stated that it has beenproved to be identical with the famouslabyrinth of the old Greek story.

Historic Basis of Leg'end.The lecturer began his address by

defining a myth as the artistic formwhich an important fact in early his¬tory assumes through constant repeti¬tion. and then showed vliow archeologyhas brought to light the historic basisfor the legend of Theseus and Ariadneand the Minotaur.The league was reported to have had

a most successful year and now has an

approximate membership of 200. Dur¬

ing the season of 1914 and 1915 it hasheard lectures by J. A'"alter Fewkes ofthe Smithsonian Institution, Paul Bart-lett, the sculptor; Henry Turner Baileyand Profs. Dennison of Swarthmore,Ward of Rutgers and Robinson ofJohns Hopkins.

WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE.

Unwitnessed Paper Increases MaryCruit's Bequest to Grandchildren.The will of Mary Cruit, dated July ti.

ISO.', was filed today for probate. At¬tached to the instrument is an unwit¬nessed paper in the handwriting of thetestatrix, bearing date December 1,1014.The will provides that her grandchil¬

dren. Richard C. and Mary L«. Cr*uit,each receive The latter paper raisesthis figure to $100 each and gives a

like amount to another grandchild,Frances H. Cruit. The remaining es-

tate is left to the five children of thetestatrix. Robert Cruit, Charles R.Cruit and Walter \V. Cruit are namedas executors.By the terms of the will of Mary

Nicholson, dated March 26, 1914, her en¬

tire estate is devised to her daughter.Cecelia A. Nicholson, who is also to act

as executrix.

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MRS. WILHELMINE MILLERAGE EIGHTY-TWO. DEAD

Born in Hanover. Germany, She

Cauie to Washington to

Live in 1857.

Mi.so":!-. on "Insects and Their Rela¬tion to T>isoas*e.'* This will be th®thin! «»f a series ,.f popular scientificIn fires- iriven m the museum un<>»-.Ik- <lirettion «>f the Washington Acad;.«.!> OI' .V:,'ixos Tim last lecture i>It., ¦-.¦".s. T.i* Karlh." will h, ,|,

!'v. s- Woodward. I»rr»i"¦ '< .. ri.esi« Institution. Apr:*;!0 p m

Mis. Willielniine Soph:*- Millei.

ei£ht\-i\vo years ohl. v\ i<to\f ot Jacob

Miller, died Saturday at the horn**her son-in-law. Georpe 1- Hebbard1S19 Belmont road, with whom she ha«

made her home for the las: ti\»- \eais.

Funeral services wer«* held >«-ste»da>afternoon ;it the home. Ke\. I'aui A.

Menzel and Rev .lohn T. Huddle

officiating-. The pallbeaiers were thr««-

nephews. John I*'Preinkert A'hert ivahlert. ami lis K

Clagett. Henry Als-hw»-« m.i>i -.i'lesDieiz.Mrs. Mil!.-' V,as ino i: ;u 1 hf town «¦:'

Helfern. Hannover, tlermany. June 20,lSiJS. The \ \n «»t' hot birth. fricn«ispoint out. is also the yar «.»f the or¬

ganization *>:' the eliureh with whichher life in Wasjiinptoi; \- ;ss i<ient itietl.the Concordia t'Tiurch.Her father held the position of a

royal forester.Mrs. Miller, when a pirl of eiuh«'«,n.

emigrated to this country. ilvinj* forsome years in Baltimore and takingup her abode in Washington in 1>."»7A year later she marrie«l Jacob Miller.The decedent is survived by the fol¬

lowing: Mrs. t'harles Webel. Mrs.George K. Hebbard. Miss Kllie M. Mil¬ler, William «'larence Miller: he: sis¬

ter. Mrs. Mary Preinkert. and »»i.

grandson. George Miller Hebbard

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