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NUMBER 10,107.
WASHINGTON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1917.
PRICE ONE CENT.
EMBARGO CUTS
OFF SUPPLIES
OFWASHINGTON
Capital Almost Isolated From
Rest of Nation in Freight
Traffic.
COAL SITUATION IS ACUTE
All Roads But One Refuse All
Shipments Consigned Since
Last Midnight.
Washington today Is In large meas
ure isolated from the rest of the na
tion, through embargoes on railroad
freight shipments.
Needed supplies of food and joal
have been very largely cut off.
With one exception, every railroad
entering the National Capital has de
clared embargoes on Its lines some
absolute and some qualified.
In general, freight shipments to
Washington consigned after 12 o'clock
last night on direct lines, will not be
fc handled or delivered. Wltn limited
exceptions, no freight consigned to
other cities will be received at Wash
ington yards.
These measures were taken because
of the impending strike.
Coal Situation Acute.
The coal situation is rendered more
.acute, because the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal has not yet been opened
to navigation, and the date of open
ing Is doubtful because of flood dam
age in the mountains.
Food, coal, and other freight, reach
Ing the direct lines to Washington
before the embargoes were effective
will be brought through as rapidly
as possible, and deliveries may ex
tend through next week.
Kffect of the freight tie-up already
Is being felt In the big Ecklngton
freight yards of the Baltimore and
Ohio, the Chesapeake and Ohio and
Pennsylvania yards at Four-and-a-half
street 'southwest, the northbound
yards near Bennlng and Twining Cy,
and the Waafclnirton-yards between
fhts city and Alexandria, which are
the big freight yards of the Capital.
Abandonment of the strike is the
only thing that can remedy the situa
tion here and throughout the country
now, according to railroad officials.
All Roads Clear Tracks.
All of the railroads are clearing
their tracks to keep them open for
such train service as can be operated
If the brotherhoods go out. It Is ex
plained. Many cars reaching Wash
ington and the yards In other big cit
ies are bring strung on sidings, to
keep the running right of way cleared.
Following provisional orders yester
day, the Baltimore and Ohio system
last night declared an absolute em
bargo on all freight, effective at mid
night. No exceptions were made, ac
cording to the statement of the dis
trict freight agent today.
This means that no food, coal, or
other freight is being moved on the
lines, except that received before mid
night. This will be carried through
tn destination if It is on a direct line.
All the roads are refuting freight to
or from their connections. This means
that shipments that must go over two
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TRADE DROPS $190,000,000
U-Boat War Brings Slump In U. S.
Commerce.
American exports and imports de
creased almost 1190,000,000 In Febru
ary the first month of unrestricted
German U-boat warfare according to
a report of the Department of Com
merce Issued today.
This is the largest Ions In export
and import trade In a single month
ever reported.
The report shows that exports fell
off $147,032,059 compared with the
previous high month, while Imports
decreased J42."39.6&3.
PENNSYLVANIA EMBARGO
Four Exceptions, Including Food
stuffs, Made by Road.
PHILADELPHIA, March 17. Four
exceptions were made to the general
embargo placed on all lines of the
Pennsylvania railroad today food
stuffs, live stock for domestic use.
Government supplies, and news print
paper
Railway managers today held to
the belief that many of their men will
refuse to obey strike orders. "Man
agers of the Reading and the Penn
sylvania railroads Issued a statement
assuring the city that it will not suf
fer for food supplies.
Many local manufacturers are plan
ning to bring country products Into
the city by large motor .trucks.
SHUNK SUCCEEDS FLAGLER
Will Be Temporarily in Charge of
District Engineering.
Col. Francis R. Shunk will be tem
porarily in charge of plans for the
construction of the Key Bridge and
other Washington engineering proj
ects until a successor Is named for
Lieut. Col. C. A. K. Flagler, who will
go to Rome as military attache.
Colonel Shunk is resident member of
the rivers and harbors board.
RAILROADS EMBARGO
MANY ARTICLES
Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
declared an absolute embargo on
all freight, effective last midnight.
Pennsylvania railroad has em
bargoed all freight, except food
stuffs, live stock, food for live
stock, Government supplies for
local delivery, newsprint paper,
and coal supplies for Its own use.
Excepted articles will be accepted
only for shipment on local or di
rect lines east of Pittsburgh.
Southern railway has embargoed
live stock and perishables, and Is
accepting other freight condition
ally. Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
will not accept perishables or live
stock.
BAPADMEFALLS
PRIZE OF ALLIES
British Offensive Captures Key
to German Defense
Line.
LONDON, March 17. Bapaurae, the
key of the German defenses against
which the allies have directed their
offensive on the western front, has
been captured.
A gain of two and a half miles over
a front of twelve miles extent north
of the Avre was announced by the
French war office today.
Further progress was also report
ed In Champagne, while successful
raids were carried out at various parts
of the front.
Dispatches from the front on Thurs
day, coupled with Halg's official
statement prepared the public for
news of the capture of the German
stronghold dubbed by Hlndenburg
not so many months ago as "tne ui-
braltar of thewestern front."
On Thursday British forces were
reported within a few hundred yards
of the Bapaume defenses. Since that
time Field Marshal Halg has been
silent as to the extent of the opera
tions. Miliary critics have predicted
that this victory will force an early
retirement of the Germans from he
Bapaume-Arras line. ,-
The official statement detailed a
vast amount of air activity. In air
battles eight German machines were
brought down three by Sub-Lieutenant
Guynemer. increasing his
total of enemy machines to thirty
three. "The Germans attacked violently
in the region of Chambrettes Four,
east of the Meuse and in the region
of Berry-Au-Bac andt the east of
Bheims, but everywhere were re
pulsed with serious losses."
AIR RAIDERS BOMB AVL0NA
Austro-Hungarlans Drop Ton of Ex
plosives on Town.
BERLIN (via Sayvllle wireless),
March 17. A delayed Austro-Hunga-rlan
official statement reported on
March 12 a naval aeroplane attack by
Austro-Hungarian forces on enemy
military establishments on the Adri
atic coast at Avion. More than a ton
of explosives was dropped "with vis
ible effect" In fires, and all machines
returned undamaged.
The statement also said:
"Between the Canal Labassee and
the Ancre there was lively fire activ
ity. At several places English recon-
nolterlng detachments were repulsed.
"On the Alsne front a forefleld en
terprise brought us thirty-five prison
ers. "Between the Meuse and the Mo
selle our thrusting detachments
brought prisoners In from four differ
ent places."
PASSENGERS CROWD TRAINS
Heavy Traffic Results From Fear
of Strike's Effect.
Railroad passenger traffic in
Washington was unusually heavy to
day owing to the expected strike. In
coming and outgoing trains being
crowded with people hurrying to
their homes.
Although the strike order, as it
now stands, will not materially af
fect passenger service, few persons
are taking chances of being strand
ed away from home.
Union Station was a scene of ac
tivity. Officials were besieged by
men and women In quest of informa
tion as to the possibility of the strike
paralyzing passmger traffic.
MAY DELAY CANAL OPENING
Feared Flood Damage Will Post
pone Use for Spring Navigation.
Flood damage to the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal along the upper Poto
mac may delay the opening of that
waterway to spring navigation. The
canal Is devoted entirely to coal ship
ments to Washington and Alexandria.
Officers of the canal company are
now on a tour of investigation, and
the opening date Is problematical.
The outer wall of the Antletam
causeway has gone out. Whether the
situation there Is serious Is not
known.
ALLIES LOSE 18 AEROPLANES.
BERLIN, via Sayvllle Wireless,
March 17. Last Sunday German fljers
brought down sixteen allied aero
planes, the official government press
brueau said today.
Lieutenant Von RIchthofen disabled
his twenty-sixth foe near Vlmy:
Lieutenant Baldamus, his twelfth east
of Rouvroy, and Lieutenant Pfelffer
bis ninth, east of Berselus.
HOME SANCTITY
PLEA ADVANCED
INHETH KILLING
Prof. Vawter Declared By At
torney to Have Been Justified
In Shooting.
GOSSIP PRECEDED TRAGEDY
Four Men, Reported to Know
Details of Slaying, Under
Pledge of Secrecy.
By n. M. aieKEIAVAY.
BLACKSBURG, Vs., March 17. That
the shooting of Stockton Heth. Jr.,
early Tuesday morning in the home
of Prof. Charles E. Vawter, of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, was
the culmination of a number of vitlts,
the frequency of which had caused
gossip no", only among members of
the college faculty but among towns
people as well. Is the summary of an
Interview today with a professor who
Is a close friend of Mr. and Mrs.
Vawter.
The Informant, whose name Is with
held at his request, said that for some
lime Stockton Heth had been visiting
the home of Prof, and Mrs. Vawter,
and that gossip among members of
the faculty probably had reached the
ears of Vawter.
With four men in Itlacksburg today
rests the Information concerning the
details of how Stockton Heth came to
his death at the hands of Prof. Vaw
ter. Secret Closely Guarded.
These men are Prof. C P. Miles and
William F. Brodle, close friends of
Prof. Vawter, and Bernard P. Wil
liams, the student who boarded In the
home of the Vawters, and who fetched
Dr. William F. Henderson and later
Dr. P. B. Elliott to the professor's
home at the southern end of the cam-
1-pus.
At the behest of Messrs. Harless
and Colboun, of Chrtstiansburg, at
torneys for Prof. Vawter, tho men who
possess this Information Veep abso
lute silence. -All Blacksburg today Is
Ignorant of Just what took placa-lhat
Tuesday morning.
It. L. ordan, one of Mr. Vawtsr's
attorneys, yesterday gave, out a state
ment concerning the causes of the
shooting.
"Wo have found," said the attorney?
"and are confident of the fact that
Prof Vawter shot Stockton Heth, Jr.,
In order to protcet the sanctity of his
home. The time has not arrived
when a Virginia gentleman will In
anyway be criticized for such -an ac
tion. Though wo are familiar with
details, we think It best to keep
them quiet until the trial, which will
come up tn May."
Vawters Seem Unconcerned,
Apparently unmoved by the trag
edy. Prof, and Mrs. Vawter are ming
ling with their friends today laugh
ing and taking their part In the con
versation In a boarding house. This
demeanor has characterized their
conduct since the evening of the day
on which the shooting took place,
when Prof, and Mrs. Vawter receiv
ed friends In their home and gave
no Intimation of the affair.
Whether the Hetha will prosecute
Prof. Vawter is a question puzzling
not only the latter's attorneys, but
others who are in close touch with
the case as well.
Lieut. Clement Heth. U. S. A., elder
brother of the slain man, today said
the question will be teft entirely with
his father, I'apt. Stockton Heth, sr
who will arrive from California to
morrow.
In the little town or Radford, Va
where for .more than a century hl
ancestors lived, revered and respect
ed. the body of Stockton Heth, Jr.,
will be buried tomorrow. Only the
members of the family have been in
vited, and the ceremony will lack the
display which has marked previous
funerals of the old family.
Prof. Vawter y-.stcrday went to
Christianburg. and, after waiving
preliminary hearing, was released on
a, second bond, fixed at $10,000. Ills
bondsmen were II. Miles. Charles
I. Wade, and ol. Sydney Sheltman.
HI attorneys said the bail was given
without discussion.
' $25,000 FOR MEMORIAL
Sum Added to Pending Appropria
tion for Ericsson Shaft.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels was
advised today that the John Ericsson
memorial committee has added $25,000
to the $35,000 in a pending appropria
tion bill for a memorial In Washing
ton to Capt. John Ericsson, the do
signer of the Monitor.
Secretary Daniels expressed confi
dence that the xa.1.0011 appropriated In
the sundry cltil bill, which failed of
passage at the last session, will be
allowed at the extra session.
The bill provides for a commission,
appointed by Secretary Daniels, to se
lect a site for the memorial.
wilsowearsthegreen
Bunch of Real Shamrock In Lapel.
Tumulty's Tie Matches.
President Wilson Is "wearing the
green along with everybody else in
Washington today. He Is sporting a
bunch of real shamrock on the lapel
of his coat.
Secretary Tumulty not only dis
played a shamrock on his coat lapel,
but he had a tie to match.
GRAND DUKE TO
ACCEPT CROWN
IF PEOPLE ASK
Michael Says. He Will Assume
Russian Throne, If Offered
Him By Referendum.
CZAREVITCH DEAD, REPORT
Provisional Government Seizes
All Estates of More Than
125 Acres.
STOCKHOLM, March 17. Czar
Nicholas Is a prisoner In Tanrlde
palace, and the Czarina has been
sent to Kleff, dispatches received
here, today said. "
PETROGRAD. March 17. Grand
Duke Michael is willing to accept
the throne of Russia only In case a
referendum vote of the people shows
that a form of government with him
at the head. Is approved throughout
Russia.
In announcing his decision ' today
tho grand duke made his acceptance
of the throne contingent upon such a
plebesclte.
Otherwise he Indicated his declina
tion of the crown which Czar Nich
olas in his abdication offered him.
Grand Duke Michael In his declara
tion urged the people of Russia to
obey the provisional government.
The grand dukes formal declara
tion was as follows:
"My brother lias entrusted me with
a heavy task at a time of unprece
dented war and domestic strife.
"I am resolved to accept supreme
power only If the people through
their representatives In'a constituent
assembly express their preference re
garding the form of the government
and Its laws."
Formal Organisation,
Meanwhile, formal organization of
the government as a republic was
declared today.
As, striking evidence of the new
order of things comes word of the
seizure by local committees of the
provisional government of ail estates
of morn than 125 acres.Thls, more
.than anyUiinav.oliMi Is typical, of .tha,
passlnffrof the feudal social system
which has prevailed.
An unconfirmed report was clrcu
lated today that the czarevitch, the
thirteen-year-old Grand Duke Alexis,
was dead.
No details were obtainable, but
color was lent to the rumor by the
fact that last official reports said
the crown prince had scarlet fever.
While work of building a new gov
ernment was In progress today vl
tuallv all Russia, prince, noble,
dier and pleasant alike, arose n sub-
port of the Duma.
Patriotic Plea.
The Czar made a patriotic plea In
his formal notice of abdication, end
ing with the dramatic prayer, May
God Help Russia."
All Army officers In Fetrograd met
today and unanimously resolved to
recognize the authority of the Duma.
Speeches wero made stating real
ization of the army in the Indispen
sable need for re-establlshment or
order as speedily as possible that
the "work behind the trenches" might
proceed.
Order was completely restored in
the capital today.
Through prompt and enthusiastic
co-opcratlon of railway employes the
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PAINTS DARKPICTURE
Berlin Describes Russian Condi
tions as Bad.
BERLIN, (Via Sayvllle Wireless),
March 17. A dark picture of Russian
conditions, showing demoralization
and criticism of the new government
rampant In the new Duma, was Issued
by the official press bureau today.
The statement follows in part.
"At the meeting of the Duma dur
ing the new session the hopeless sit
uation of the Russian foodstuff mar
ket and the Inability of the govern
ment to help the country wore dis
closed. "The reports of all the deputies
wero impasslonedly excited. Minister
of Agriculture Kittlch described the
supply of provisions as extremely
precsrlous.
"The Socialist Sclieds reproached
the government for having refused
the Herman peace offer.
"Deputy Piirlshkavish said the Rus
sian government was demoralized and
was dragging Uii'sia Into an abyss.
"Deputy Kfromiiv said the situation
of Russia approached a catastrophe.
"War Is bound to end for Russia
with a catastrophe In view of tho
question of how the army as well as
the people, can be provided with
necessaries."
GUARD INCREASED
White House Police Now Have Pri
vate Telephone System.
The guard facilities about the
White House wero Improved today
by the Installation of telephone boxes
at the various gates surrounding the
grounds. These private police lines
connect with the guard house at the
eastern end of thu White House.
"LADY BARBER" LAST STRAW.
NEW YORK, March 17. New Tork
couple separated one of the many
pairs of Smiths. Hubby said wife al
lowed him fl a week to spend, then
demanded four lilts (SO cents) hack on
Saturday night. Rut tho linal blow
was her demand that a friend of hers,
a lady barber, cut his hair. He tried
it once, then revolted.
KING'S DIRECTORS REJECT
MEDIATION AND INSIST ON
INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT PLAN
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS CONCERNING
TODAY'S CONFERENCE.
In a two-hour conference between the Commissioners
and seven directors of the Washington Railway and Elec
tric Company, the Commissioners urged the directors to
permit them to try to settle the Btrike by acting as medi
ators. The directors declined.
Statement of Commissioner Newman.
We simply had a pleasant social session and there is
nothing to report. The company stands firm in the atti
tude already made public
Statement of President King, of W. R. & E. Co.
RAILROAD MEDIATORS
REPORT PROGRESS IN
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
President, Kept Informed of Every Move, Confi
dent Transportation Tie-up Will Be Averted
By Conference In New York.
Confident that his efforts to avert the threatened nation
wide railroad strike will be successful, President Wilson today
remained in his study at the White House, scanning all re
ports reaching him from the committee of mediators which lie
named to negotiate with the two sides in the controversy.
While officials at the White
these reports, it is understood
progress wa leingjnpde and
gether HopelesST"
EXTREME if.
Although optimistic, the President
Is described by his advlsi-rs tp be de-
tJrmined there shall V tl-up in
t
he nation s transportation system,
nd is prepared, if Necessary, to
adopt the' most extreme measures to
keep the railroads In operation.
Officials of the Administration, who
have studied closely the decision of yet been decided.
the Supreme Court In the Debs case, "There are various plans under con
hold to the belief that there are prac- slderatlon. We want to find out what
tlcally no limitations on the power
of the President to protect Interstate
commerce and the transportation of
the malls.
MEDIATORS HEAR WORKERS
Hope That Strike May Be Averted .
Rising In New York.
NEW YORK. March 17. With
brotherhood heads in conference with
the President's mediation board, and
a meeting of the board and the rail
road executives scheduled for this
afternoon, hopes rose here today that
the nation-wide strike may be averted.
It Is probable that there will be a
Joint session of the three bodies.
Scleral Plana Considered. '
The Federal mediators and the rail
way brotherhood chiefs went Into
conference at 0:30.
"We are working earnestly and sin
cerely to And a solution of this prob-
CAR SERVICE BODY
MEETS COMMISSION
Freight Situation in Case of
Railroad Strike Taken Up
With Interstate Body
Members of the car service com
mission of the American Railway As
sociation, which has received prac
tically plenary powers from the rail
roads of the country to act for them
on car shortage and freight conges
tlon, are in conference this afternoon
at the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion. The commission held a long con
ference at the. Wlllard yesterday on
tho freight situation as affected bv
the threatened strike, and embargoes
laid by most of the roads.
OPPOSE RAILROAD TIE-UP
Senators Believe Government Has
Power to Take Over Properties.
Strong feeling exists In Congress
that the Government of the United
States must not permit a general tie
up of transportation because of the
differences between railroads ana em
ployes. Not only has Senator Newlands,
chairman of the Interstate Commerce
Committee, expressed the view that
the Government has ample power to
keep the ways of commerce open,
but other authorities on Interstate
commerce law take much the same
view.
Senator Rorah said he had no
doubt that If a road was tied up and
Its trains not operated, the govern
ment, either directly or Indirectly,
could obtain a receiver in forty-eight
hours.
House declined to make public
they assured the President some
that the, situation- w - n
-IN- RESERVE.
lim." Secretary of-Interior Lane said
, .
jad the conference started. "We will
see" the brotherhoods first. After that
we emect to see the reDresentatlves
ofi the railroads."
Asked If all three bodies would meet
together afterward. Lane said:
"We may. That, however, has not
the two sides want. Tney nave Been
flghllng it out between themselves
with a great deal of ability on both
sides for some time."
"Has there been a spirit of get
together shown by either or both
sides?" he was asked.
"There has been on my part," he re-
p,,eBXp"r;,
explalned that a late break
fast was the reason for a mix-up
which caused the brotherhood chiefs
to report at the Rlltmore. then stalk
grimly back to their own hotel when
they could And no trace of the medi
ators, with whom they had a 0:30 ap
pointment. Mght Session Fruitless.
The six-hour' conference ending at
4 a. m. today failed to bring any state
ment of change In position from the
brotherhood chiefs.
Through a maze of top hats and
evening gowns In the corridors of the
Rlltmore the brotherhocd chiefs, repj
rcsentatlves of the railroads and Fed-
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IN JAIL FOR LARCENY
OF SIX BROKEN EGGS
Bogans Were Stuffing 'em in
Pockets When Cellar
Lights Went Out
Where was Bogans when the light
went out?
Down In the cellar, with his pockets
full of eggs. ,
That Is what Charles Mandls told
Judco Mullowny In Police court this
morning.
Mandls Is proprietor of a chain of
downtown lunchrooms and Joseph Bo
gans came to one of his establishments
with a load of vegetables yesterday.
"He was storing them In the cellar,
and when I thought he had been there
long enough I went to look for him.
The light was out, so I called a po
liceman and we went down after htm."
said Mandls.
"What did you find when you got
there." Inquired the court.
"He had eggs stuffed In every pock
et, so that he couldn't even sit down."
replied Mandls. "We took fifty-one
eggs out of his pocket, and six of
them were broke."
Bogans was convicted of the lar
ceny of the six broken eggs and sen
tenced to thirty days in default of
S10 fine.
"You want to be careful about this.
boy," warned the court. "If you had
stolen six eggs a month ago I would
have found you guilty of gTnd lar-
ctny.
CONFERENCE
PROVES VAIN
Commissioners Fail to Convince
Streetcar Officials in Two
Hour Talk.
ALL "PICKINGS" ARE BANNED
Strikers Predict Exodus oft
"Breakers" tf They Have to
Ring Up Fares.
Seven directors of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company todj y
rejected the off era of the . Dlstrl :t
Commissioners to .try to setUa Mm
strike aa mediator.
The directors, at a two-hour con
ference at the District building, in
formed the Commissioners that thiy
had concurred In Mr. Kinga msthtd
of handling the negotiations wlln
the employes, and stood with him en
the proposition of making; Indlvidu ,1
contracts with the men.
At the conclusion of the conference ,
which was held In Commissioner
Newman's office, Clarence P. KInj ,
president of the company, said:
"Wa simply had a pleasant social
sesslorv and there la nothing; to
port. The company stands by Its attlJ
tude as made known to the Corns-Is
sioners In the letter they received!
from the company this morning;.''
CemmUslsners' Statemeat.
The Commissioners gave out the I
following; statement:
In a- two-hour conference this
morning between the coBuaUaieaers
- ,'
Ithe Commissioners urged the direc
tors to permit them to try to settle
the strike by acting as mediators be
tween the company and tb striking;
employes.
"The directors declined. They In- ,
formed the Commissioners they would
consider no basis of settlement ex
cept the contract, already proposed
by President Clarence P. King, which
calls for signatures by the company
on the one hand and each employe aa
-an Individual on the other.
"It being impossible to Induce the
directors to consider any middle
cotfrige, the conference adjourned
ultkout affirmative results."
Directors At Conference.
The directors at the conference
were Clarence P. King, William, "d.
Ham, Charles J. Bell, George B.
Truesdell, Milton E. Alles, Woodber
ry Blair, and C. A. Epaldlng, William
.Loeb, Jr.. and Oscar Gubelman, of
New York, were absent, as was Clar
ence F. Norment, the other member
of, the board.
With the Commissioners during the
two-hour conference was William P.
Blackman, conciliator for the De
partment of Labor.
After giving out the statement rela
tive to the failure of the conference
to accomplish any results, the Com
missioners said they had no further
move tn contemplation for settlement
of the strike. '
Claims Contradicted.
The claims by the company that
the strike breakers were maintaining
practically normal schedules on all
lines were contradicted by officials
of the strikers union, who said they
had reports from pickets at the va
rious barns showing that the service
was still below nounal.
The strikers manifested consider
able interest in notices posted In the
company's barns today requiring all
strike breaking conductors to regis
ter and turn In all fares collected on
the cars under penalty.
At union headquarters It was pre
dicted that this order would cause a
general exodus of the strike break
ers from Washington because of their
refusal to work foe, a mere wage.
Got "Pickings" Elsewhere.
In all other cities, the unionists
said, strike breakers had been ac
corded "pickings' and have not been
required to turn In fares.
Arrangements'were completed this
afternoon by Garth Cal)erhead, finan
cial secretary of the union, and others,
for the parade and mass meeting to
morrow afternoon.
Secretary Calderhead said about
2.000 members of various labor or
ganizations would be in the parade,
which will leave Sixth and G streets
northwest, headed by a brass band, at
2:30 o'cloek tomorrow afternoon.
, The parade will march down Sixth
to Pennsylvania avenue, west to Thir
teenth, north to K street, east to
Tenth, south to G, and thence to Na
tional Rifles Armory, where the meet
ing will be called to order at 3:30
o'clock.
Thanka Cltlsens.
George Wllburt, president of the
union, today sent a letter to the Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens' Association,
thanking that organization for Its
support to the strikers, and also tak
ing occasion to reply to statements
made by Presldi.t King, In a letter
which he sent to "the association yes
terday. At the meeting of the Federation
of Cltlsens 'Associations tonight. It Is
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