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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
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northeast block outlot 140; $750.
FOOD TO THE BELGIANS.
fair that members of the lodge
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next annual outing.
MEDICAL LEGISLATION.
HIGHER FREIGHT RATE.
MRS. STORY A CANDIDATE.
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Services for Those' Lost on the Battle-
ship Are Held.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 15.—Memorial ser-
J. P. McDonough to City of Galves-
ton, one-half interest in lots 8 and 9,
J. E. Moore to City of Galveston, one-
■ of floral tributes from President Wil-
i son and the president of Cuba on the
Maine anchor and mainmast.
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229,225
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By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 15.— Wesley
Robinson, negro, was hanged today for
dieting one of a
been a leap year instead of 1916, the
moon would not have, been forced to go
through the month without being full.
The moon's period of evolution is 29%
days. For the last 60 years February
has managed to change on time, despite
the fact that for three years out of
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at the annual memorial service of the
Colonel John Jacob Astor camp, United
States Spanish war veterans.
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New York, Feb. 15.—Survivors of the
battleship Maine, destroyed in Havana i
harbor Feb. 15, 1898, including Rearsentence commuted until last Thurs-
Admiral Sigsbee, retired, commander, i day, when it was learned he had killed
and the Rev. J. P. Chidwick, chaplain i another wife in 1896 at St. Louis.
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Wife Murder.
the murder of his wife
is not leap year. If the calendar had i
been so arranged that 1915 would have i Maine
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National cemetery. Patriotic organiza-
tions and United States troops, marines
and bluejackets participated.
The principal speakers were the
Cuban minister, Carlos Manuel de Ces-
pedes, and Representative Kahn of
California. A feature was the placing
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JOKED AT HIS HANGING.
Galveston led the South for new
building operations during* the month
of January.
Figures on the building operations of
various Southern cities as. published in
the current number of the Manufac-
turers’ Record, show that for last
month Galveston came first in the
South with two other Texas cities, El
Paso and Houston, second and third,
respectively.
From the Manufacturers’ Record the
figures, also including those for St.
Louis and Baltimore which are not
really to be classed as Southern cities,
are as follows:
advantages and a regretable dragging
out of the duration of the war.
“We desire to protect neutral com-
merce in the future as in the past,
but we do not wish that neutrals car-
ry on trade with England in certain
articles.”
The alleged failure of the United
States to pay due regard to the situa-
tion in which Germany finds herself is
twice referred to by the Lokal Anzei-
ger. The newspaper adds that Ger-
many will not fail to answer the Unit-
ed States in just as friendly terms
as were addressed to Germany.
The Kreuz Zeitung declares that
Germany’s course will not be influ-
enced by the American note.
The '.Hamburger Nachrichten, dis-
cussing the question, says nobody can
demand that German warships expose
themselves to destruction through con-
sideration for neutrals, and continues:
"Politely turned expressions do not
counterbalance too evident partisan-
ship of our enemies.”
The Frankfurter Zeitung says:
"The American government gives
too little weight to the difficult con-
flict in- which Germany finds itself,
whereas no vital interest of the Unit-
ed States is threatened. The way out
of the difficulty is opened by the an-
nounced American protest against
British misuse of flags. As for the
rest, Germany must maintain its
stand.”
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Feb. 13.—The question, to
whom does the projectile in the body
of a wounded soldier belong? is dis-
cussed gravely by Court Assessor
Lange in the German Juristic Magazine
with an article declaring the owner-
ship of such missiles to reside in the
state.
A bullet, he says, is not an ownerless
object. The soldier who sends it on
its way does not thus surrender his
state’s ownership in it. His object is
merely to do as much damage as he
can, and it must be assumed that he
intends to reobtain possession of the
missile thereafter for recasting or oth-
er possible use. If, however, it be as-
sumed that the state originally own-
ing the projectile gives up its own-
ership by .firing it away, it does not
even then belong to the man unlucky
enough to get in its way, but to his
state, under international law and the
law of prizes of war. "The wounded
man possesses the missile only as the
representative of the state of which
lie is a subject,” writes Herr Lange.
The question of bullet ownership
appears to have arisen first in a Bul-
every' four it has only 28 days. This
year one of the moon’s calendar months
was completed on .Kan. 30. It has not
been full since. Thus far it has not
shown any signs of slipping, but many
weather' observers predict that it will
be full again about March 3.
If this month had had 29 days it
would have caught at least a glimpse
of the moon when it was full.
However, just to make up for lost
time this month, the moon will be full
in every February for the next 69 years.
In 1994 there will again be no full moon
in February.
Most Galvestonians know that every
fourth February has 29 days instead of
only 28, but probably a large number
of them do not know that a February
just so often, say about every 60 odd
years, sees no full moon. This Feb-
ruary, A. D. 1915, is one of ’em.
In revolving to the music of the
spheres the calendar has slipped a cog
for the first time since 1846, and the
earth’s failthful valet can’t get “all lit
up” any time this month.
“Unscientifically speaking,” the ex-
planation is said to be this: The man-
in-the-moon, known for ages as the
friend of lovers, is sulking because this
Officers and teachers of Ann True-
heart Memorial Sunday school, at a
meeting held yesterday morning, took
the first definite steps toward the con-
struction of an additional Sunday school
room to be placed on the lot just back
of the church auditorium. The Sunday
school has been growing so rapidly that
it has been found necessary to obtain
additional quarters for the accommoda-
tion of the children and the new room
is expected to take care of the needs of
the school for some years to come. Plans
for the addition have not yet been
adopted, but the movement has been
started and will be pushed to comple-
tion.
With one school missing, the attend-
ance yesterday ran over 2,200 children
and adults. The First Methodist school,
with 311 in attendance, showed the best,
but the First Lutheran held first place
in the number of children present, hav-
ing 244, the First Methodist having 209.
The First Baptist and First Presby-
terian had a close race for supremacy
in the number of adults present, the
latter winning by one, having 96 pres-
ents the First Baptist showing 95.
Of the 92 visitors reported at all the
schools yesterday the First Baptist en-
tertained the largest number, having 35
present. The other schools reported
visitors as follows: First Lutheran, 17;
West End Methodist, 11; First Metho-
dist, 10; Immanuel Presbyterian, 9;
First Presbyterian, 5; Central Christian
and Trinity Episcopal, 3 each.
The married women’s class of West
End school announce an art exhibit for
Friday evening, the 19th instant, at the
home of Mrs. Freeman, 3526 Avenue
M%, at which refreshments will be
served.
The tabulated report for yesterday is
as follows:
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 15.—To determine the
causes for the increase in the price of
bread is the object of an inquiry by the
attorney general's office beginning here
today, at which commission men, deal-
ers in flour and wheat and wholesale
and retail bakers will be subpoenaed
as witnesses.
Conditions of the wholesale and re-
tail baking trade will -be investigated
first to determine “whether a rise in
the price of bread has been justified
by a bona fide increase in the price of
flour and the depletion of the stocks
of flour purchased by the bakers at a
lower price.”
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Woodmen and Their Families Partici-
, pate in‘This Affair. ! half interest in lots 8 and 9, northeast
Members of the W hite Gum Camp i block outlot 110; $1068.75.
No. 29, Woodmen of the World, to the I F. C. Richards to City of Galveston,
number of more than 350 attended the i west one-half lot 4, northeast block
Sunday outing which was held at one i outlot 140: $1000
of the resorts down the island yester- , - - --- ' '
day from 11 o’clock in the morning :
until late in the evening.
Effort to Secure More Y. M. C. A. Mem-
bers Is Being Made.
The campaign is on. Twenty cap-
tains, leading as many "membership-
getting-teams” are scouring the city
today in a campaign for members to
the Young Men's Christian association.
For the past month or three weeks
the plans for this campaign have been
under consideration by Secretary Jones
and other members of the staff of the
local association and it was announced
last week that during the coming six
days an increased membership of at,
least a hundred would be the goal. A
number of names of prospective mem-
bers have been prepared for the cap-
tains of the several teams and all of
these will be called upon and the case
of the association stated in the effort
to enroll them in the ranks of the as-
sociation.
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A NEW FACTOR.
The Vossische Zeitung says that
while the searching of ships for con-
traband previously has been the ac-
knowledged procedure, the entry of the
submarine denotes a new factor in na-
val parfare.
"The submarine,” the newspaper
says, “runs a risk against armed mer-
chantmen. England has both armed
its merchantmen and advised them to
carry false flags. The submarine which
undertakes the search of a supposed-
ly neutral ship runs the risk of be-
ing damaged or even destroyed by an
English ship sailing under a false flag.
“Shall Germany in the face of such
treacherous measures throw down her
arms because an American ship might
possibly be wrongly torpedoed? The
American note demands nothing else.
It is not necessary to say a word to !
show that such a course by Germany
would bring irreparable military dis- '
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Will Make Race for President General
of Revolutionary Daughters.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 15.—Formal an-
nouncement of the candidacy of Mrs.
William Cumming Story, of New York,
president general of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, for a second
term is made. The election will oc-
cur in April, during the annual con-
gress. Her only opponent is Mrs.
George Guernsey, state regent of Kan-
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Back Down, Thinks
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American Medical Society Considers
Subject at Meeting.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. 15.—Medical legislation
and education were discussed at the
opening session here today of the an-
nual midwinter conference of the
American Medical society. The confer-
ence will close tomorrow.
“State Regulation of Those Who Treat
the Sick,” was the subject of an ad-
dress by former Gov. Hodges of Kan-
sas. One topic to be considered will be
a bill to regulate the introduction in
court of expert testimony.
More Than 110,000 Tons of Food Have
Been Skipped.
By Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 15.—More than 110,-
000 tons of food has been sent to Bel-
gium up to Jan. 20 by the commission
for relief in Belgium, according to its
12th weekly report issued today. Dur-
ing the week ending Jan. 20, 23,227
tons were shipped, more than twice
the amount sent the week before. Of
this shipment, 20,356 tons were wheat
and 2,340 tons flour, the remaining 531
tons being composed of rice, peas,
beans, salt and potatoes.
Of the 111,713 tons of all supplies
shipped up to the close of the report
652 tons were medical stores. The com-
mission announced that need for food
in Belgium is increasing.
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Western Railroads Begin Presentation
of Arguments.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Feb. 15.—Officials of rail-
roads operating west of the Missouri
river presented arguments for higher
freight rates at a hearing which
opened here today before W. M. Dan-
iels of the interstate commerce com-
mission. The hearing will close March
18.
The railroads desire a sliding in-
crease based on the volume of business
in certain communities.
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Commission Begins Probe into
creased Cost.
garian hospital during the Balkan
wars in 1912. A quarrel arose between
a wounded soldier and a surgeon, both
of whom laid claim to an extracted
bullet. Herr Hachenberger, a well
known German jurist, considered the
subject exhaustively at that time,
but without coming to a definite con-
clusion, except in so far as to decide
that the missile did not, in any case,
belong to the surgeon. Profs. Francke
and Zittelmann, also noted Ger-
man jurists, considered the subject the
following year. Both reached the con-
clusion that the projectile belonged
to the soldier.
The feature of yesterday’s affair was ?
the oyster roast which took place at j
the noon hour by the corps of one of
the resorts. So successful was the af-
W. H. Crosby et u. xto J. Leotaud,
et ux. lot 5, block 256; $3300.
D. Rossi to H. Schocke Jr., lot 14,
southwest block outlot 22; $1300.
Ben Phillips et ux. to A. C. Bernard,
parts of lots 9 and 10, southwest block
outlot 45; $3750.
G. F. Burgess to C. J. Stubbs, lot 33
and 34, block 1, Kinkead; $200.
Texas City company to J. P. O’Neill,
lot 11 and 12, block 332, 3d division,
Texas City; $1000.
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By Associated Press.
Berlin, via London, Feb. 15.—The
Berlin newspapers continue their com-
ment on the American government’s
note to Germany concerning the pro-
visions of the German admiralty’s sea
war zone proclamation.
The tone of the editorials, while gen-
erally of a determined nature, is
fiiendly. Conspicuous exceptions to
the rule, however, are furnished by
• Diepost and the Tages Zeitung, the
former of which employs rather sharp
phrases.
“When something does not suit the
Yankees,” says Diepost, “they are ac-
customed to adopt as threatening and
as frightful a sabre-rattling tone as
possible. They reckon that the person
thus treated will be himself fright-
ened and give in. If this does not
come to pass, however, if the person
thus treated and threatened with the
strongest expressions pays no atten-
tion and shows that he is not scared
and will not let himself be driven into
a state of funk, the swaggering Yan-
kees calm themselves soon and quiet
down.” .
Diepost complains that the United
States did not complain against the
British declarations of the North Sea
as war territory, "that is to say, they
are in benevolent .agreement with
England but make a threatening pro-
test against us. If the North Ameri-
can government would show Germany
the same neutrality as she has shown
England the entire present note with
its threatening tone would be superflu-
ous.”
DO NOT COMPREHEND.
Count Ernest von Reventlow, the na-
val expert, in an article in the Tages
Zeitung says the full text of the note
gives further ground for his criticisms
of Saturday. He declares that the re-
quest of the United States that ships
be searched before further action is
taken against them shows “that the
people in Washington do not or will
not comprehend the meaning of the
German measures.”
“We have so often demonstrated,”
Count Reventlow continues, "the im-
possibility of search that we can mere-
ly refer to our earlier remarks. Wash-
ington must know this, and therefore
the demand of the note for a search
and the establishing of the identity of
neutral merchantmen amounts, de
facto, to non-recognition of the Ger-
man declaration respecting war terri-
tory.”
Count von Reventlow repeats the
German order, the declaration of
which, he declares, is a considerate
warning, and adds: “Whether it is re-
garded or protested against is of sec-
ondary importance.
“If its consequences are depicted as
‘inexcusable,’" Count von Reventlow
continues; “we may believe that the
United States government misjudges
its ground. The same can be said of
the remarkable phrase in the note that
the United States government will see
itself compelled to hold the German
imperial government responsible for
such action of its naval authorities.
One cannot escape the conclusion that
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
in their communications with the Mex-
ican pretenders and rebel leaders have
accustomed themselves to a tone that
is not suitable for communications
with the German empire,”
Count von Reventlow says the Amer-
ican government’s request for assur-
ances that its ships and citizens will
be subjected only to search even in
the war zone is utterly out of the
question.
“The only way to preserve the
existing relations between the German
empire and the United States,” says
Count Reventlow in conclusion, "is
actual American recognition of the
German war zone declaration, and re-
gard for the warning expressed there-
in.”
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By Associated Press.
Berlin, Feb. 15.—The National Zei-
tung publishes an interview with James
W. Gerard, the United States ambassa-
dor to Germany, concerning the situa-
tion brought about by the presentation
of the American note to the German
government relative to neutral ship-
ping in the sea war zone recently
created by Germany.
The ambassador is reported as saying
the note is couched in such conciliatory
and friendly terms that he did not
doubt it would have a favorable result.
He expressed regret at the sharp tone
of some of the American and German
newspapers, but said he was sure this
would not disturb the friendly rela-
tions between the two countries.
“Why should Germany and the United
States wage war on each other?” Mr.
Gerard asked the interviewer. “There
is not the slightest question of a con-
flict between them; their interests op-
pose each other nowhere in the world.”
The ambassador also is reported as
asking how such a war could be waged,
since neither belligerent could engage
the other effectively because of their
geogrophical positions, and as saying
that it would have to be an economic
war.
Asked by the interviewer concerning
the attitude of German-Americans, Am-
bassador Gerard is reported in the Na-
tional Zeitung as having answered:
“People in Germany are too readily
disposed to believe that German-Amer-
icans would be first Germans, and then
Americans in case of war. Exactly op-
posite would be the case. American
citizens of German birth are first and
foremost Americans and the same spirit
is true of Irish-Americans."
When asked concerning the sale of
weapons to the allied powers, the am-
bassador called attention to the pro-
vision of The Hague convention which
permitted this. He expresses inability
to understand why, after six months of
war, the United States should now be
reproached because of the sale by
Americans of war munitions, when no
objection had been raised as to its
legality before.
Recently, said Ambassador Gerard,
the feeling appeared to be gaining
ground in the United States that the
sale of munitions was not “fair,” but
he contended that if the sharp tone of
the German attacks upon this subject
continued there was danger that this
feeling would be nipped.
However, he is quoted by the news-
paper as saying public opinion in Amer-
ica naturally was most concerned by
the possibility of an American ship
being sunk by submarines.
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