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Evening star., 1907-08-06
CURE FOR MENINGITIS
JOHN D. RoCKEFELLER'S PRESS
AGENT SEEMS TO BE BUSY.

CLEVELAND. August 6-According to
Rockefeller has made possible the cure of
meningitis
DIR. Simon F'lexner New York adyices
say. has discovered a serum which Will
cure the heretofore fatal disease. Expert
ments made at Castal!a have demonstrated
| the efficacy OF the serum
DIR. F1exner Is at the head of the Rocke-
feller Institute for Medical Research. In
New York. He will return from Europe in
few days, and is then expected to an
nounce his discovery through the proper
medical channels.
Much OF the credit for the successful use
Of the serum will fall upon a Cleveland
man. DR.. George T. Iadd. connected with
the Lakeside Hospital and Western Reserve
Medical College. checked an epidemic of the
disease in Castaia, Ohio. last spring. Since
then physicians there and Or. Ladd hav.
been in almost constant communication
the experiments. The results there wera
remarkable. the doctors say Cures have
been effected in three cases.
Cure of Three Cases.
Nineteen persons caught the disease In
Castalia. Three were subjected to ordinary
fever treatment when they exhibited the
first symptoms. AS soon as 1t became evil
dent that the attack was general the physi-
clans of the village sent out an appeal for
help. DR.. Ladd had been a close student OF
the experiments of DIR. F1eXner, and sent
for the serum. When 1t came he went to
Castalia and applied 1t in three casas-that
of a man twenty-three years old, a girl OF
sixteen and boy of eight. The girls case
was one of the worst in the list.
Not one of the three cases in which the
serum had been tried lost All the
1T was a most remarkable recovery"
said DR.. S. Gorsuch of Castalia Not one
OF the patients could have possibly got
well. The girl one of the first attacked
and was almost dead when the serum was
applied. No one thought she would
cover; yet now she is getting well.
Doctors Certain Of Cure.
I'VE doctors here have said nothing
about the matter because of the fact that
the cases were Of an experimental nature.
We have kept DR.. Flaxner in constant
touch with the progress of the patients.
and feel that the experiments have demon
strated absolutely that the serum will cure
meningitis One of the worst diseases in
the human calendar has been conquered
without doubt
Evening star., 1907-08-06
DANGER IN BIG GIFTS
MacCRACKEN AGAINST TRUST
BUILT UNIVERSITIES.

NEW YORK. August 6.-"More than one
university is today in great danger Of be-
ing misunderstood because a few tr,,s,
masnates are giving millions Of dollars to
them" declared Henry NJ. MacCracken
chancellor of New York University yester-
day. Such universities are in danger OF
being reckoned the purchased servants OF
a narrow caste. The sure and efficient way
to escape this suspicion is for them to rid
themselves of idle undergraduates who
make no end OF trouble and to devote their
money and energy to giving instructions
and inspiration to the public teachers
throughout the land. In a word. let the
university cease to serve SO largely the un-
profitable few and rather serve the produc-
tive and Industrious many"
DR.. MacCrackens words were embodied
in an address delivered al special exercises
University In honor of Elmer Ellsworth
Brown. United States commissioner of ed
ucation. Among other things he said
Some Things Lacking.
"The day Is here when the university
which fOrgets the school teacher Is dis
credited. The university forgets the COM
mon school teacher when it does not Or
ganize a system of direct instruction for
ment that a great university has decided to
shut Its summer school for teachers
after a brief experiment seems incredible.
For any faculty to advertise that 1t is
a university and yet do nothing for teach
ers is like the New York city apartment
house which advertises Attractive homes
for families: children not admitted. No
excuse can be taken for a university not
organizing a service for public teachers.
In these days when universities can organ
tDn. h,,i1 ,cl l,l- LA 80
the laws of nature and of Jersey mosqui-
toes a university surely attempt any
thing that is necessary to fulfill It's mission.
Il admit that the other policy Of secur-
ing multitude of undergraduates. among
them the of the very rich. and of
catering to their tastes. builds up endow-
ments more surely: but patriotism COM
mands to give aid to the men and women
on whom rests the weighty responsibility
of assimilating the children of the million
OF immigrants who come to US every year"
Evening star., 1907-08-06

the vicinity of Redland and Derwood.
this county. and who is believed to be
the man who shot and robbed Charles L..
Souder while near Redland the afternoon
Of July 3. yesterday morning about IL
o'clock attempted to hold up Mr.. Ernest
M. Holland. a merchant of Redland. while
the latter was driving along The road
on the way to Rockville.
When about midway between Redland
and Derwood Mr.. Holland was directed
to halt by the highwayman. who sud-
denly appeared from a woods alongside
the road Instead of complying. how
ever Mr.. Holland whipped up his horse.
and, drawing his revolver. fired several
times at the colOred man. who fled to-
ward the woods.
On reaching Rockville Mr.. Holland re-
ported the occurrence to Deputy Sheriff
Mullican. and the latter Immediately went
In search Of the highwayman. A posse
Of about fifty citizens was formed: and
under the leadership OF Mr.. Muilican
spent the entire afternoon securing the
country around Redland and Derwood.
without. however. discovering any trace
of the man they wanted. This morning
the search was resumed. a large posse OF
armed citizens participating.
Mary l., Bailey. the six-year-ol1 aaugh-
ter OF Rev f. S Bailey. pastor OF A. NJ
F. Zion Church at this place, died yester
day afternoon.
Mrs. John T. Lewis Of Arkansas is WIS.,
fting her sister. Mrs. F. Hazel Cashell.
near Redland Misses Alice and Elizabeth
Wright Of Washington are also guests
at the Cashell home.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk Of the circuit court here to
Paul Henry I-ipp of Porto Rico and Miss
jamie Marietta Wood of Washington.
A number of the sportsmen of Rock
eral hours Of fox hunting, They assem-
bled early in the day at the home of Mr..
William c. Veirs, and, with a dozen fine
dogs. set out for the hunting grounds, a
short distance away and a hot scent was
soon struck. From that time until well
into the afternoon 1t was a continuous
round of excitement One fox was cap
tured and two others run in. Before dis
banding, the party repaired to the Veirs
home. where refreshments were served.
Among those who participated were
Messrs. Charles Butts. John Ciadmon.
Charles A. Clagett. Clay Edwards. Will
liam c. Veirs. Eugene Veirs and DR..
Chambers. Mrs. OBrien. Mrs. Butts Mrs
Veirs and Miss Jennie Hodges also en-
joyed the fun.
Evening star., 1907-08-06
FISH CATCHES AN ANGLER.
Monster Pulls Man Overheard and
Tows Him to Sea.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. August 6.-An
enormous Jewish. Weighing 2l6 pounds.
towed ]. s. Barton. an easterner. fishing off
Seaside Park pier, out to sea and came
near costing him his life. Barton was
jerked headlong from the pier into water
thirty feet deep. The fish headed directly
for sea, and Barton. being unable to swim.
held desperately on the taught line, by
which he was pulled rapidly over the sur
face Of the
Thorley Lord ran for help. He and DR..
J. H. Wheat hastily got into rowboat and
started in pursuit Of Barton and the fish.
Had the fish not changed its course. and
headed back toward land In semi-circle,
Barton might never have been rescued. AS
it was, the boat finally caught up with Bar
ton and took him aboard. and the three men
after a hard fight landed the prize. the larg-
est caught off the mainland this season.
though some Jewish weighing 300 to 400
pounds have been captured at Catalina.
Evening star., 1907-08-06
REGULATING MILK SUPPLY.
Approval of Health Office Recommen-
dations for Immediate Action.

Commissioner Macfarland has recon-
mended to the other members of the
board OF Commissioners the approval Of
the recommendations made by Health Of
ficer Woodward regarding the immediate
PRONUNCIATION of certain regulations gov
erning the local milk supply. These rec
concentrations Of the health officer were
taken from the various recommends tiOnS
made to the Commissioners several weeks
ago by the milk commission appointed by
the Commissioners for the purpose of In
vestigating the local milk conditions and
to suggest remedies to better the same,
and they were explained in detail In Sun
days Star. There were number Of rec
concentrations made by the milk commits
sion with a view of bettering the local
condition which the Commissioners will
not touch for the present. In view of the
fact that before they can be promulgate ed
some legislation will be necessary.
In speaking of the matter today Com
missioner Macfarland said.
There seems to be some misapprehen-
sion as to the history of this matter.
The Commissioners took the initiative In
presenting to the last Congress 1egisla-
ton giving them additional powers and
the health department additional facili-
ties to improve the milk supply When
Congress adjourned without having
passed the Legislation the Commissioners
sought to find out what they could do
without further legislation and also what
could be done to strengthen the legisla-
tion already existing. For those purposes
they created the milk commission Of ex-
perts. and they are now acting upon the
advice contained in that commissions
report. Before that commission was ere
ated the Commissioners ordered the
drafting of a regulation to provide for
the tuberculin test of the dairy herds
supplying the local market, being salts
fed that that much ought to be done AS
they have been managing the matter
from the beginning, and every step of
Ia - hatr
initiative, the Commissioners certainly
need no urging TO complete their work.
They will do all that can be done with
out legislation. having obtained the ad-
vice they sought from the experts. and
they will recommend to Congress. when
1t meets. their bill. amended according
to the advice of the experts. and when
that Is accomplished there will be moth
ing lacking"
Evening star., 1907-08-06
Mighty Nation Built UP.

Brethren, has the great mission of the
discoverer been realized? l answer yes
and no. The human tides. ever increasing
to their flood. have come in This Is in
deed a mighty nation, a world power. with
resources, industries, development, mate
rial progress. challenging the admiration
nay, exciting the amaZement of the world.
We great, materially. Are we great
in spirit? Alas! there are those who main
tain that this republic, vigorous in body
is sick in soul-yea, sick almost unto death.
We do not, as of yore, they say, glory in
the cross of Jesus Christ. We seek pleas
ure and the qualification. or the senses with
madness almost pagan. Leaving the true
God }. he mountain We DOW down before
the sGIsIn calf of riches and riches are
sweeteI' 10 the tas'e If we can parade and
Haunt them III the eyes of the poor In
the iiSnonest pursuit of wealth we sacrifice
conscience. and in these latter days we be-
hold the spectacle of legislators in the ma
tions councils clothed in stripes and lodged
behind prison bars Graft and greed stalk
through the land. The Roentgsu light of in
vestigation is rarely turned upon men in
positions of financial trust but they are
found to be common thieves.
Laxity Of Marriage Tie.
What shall we say of the laxity in the
land OF the marriage tie OF the horrors
Evening star., 1907-08-06
BOY GLOBE TROTTERS HOME.
Four of Them Started Without Funds
But Saw Europe.

BOSTON Mass. August 6.-After touring
Europe for four months without money,
four American boys concealed themselves
on the steamship Samoand while she was
in Antwerp, July -. and got. home yester-
day. The boys are Otto Hauf. seventeen
years old, of Camden. y. ]. Andrew Kelly
nineteen. OF Danbury, Conn: James Mule
gan. twenty. Of New York City. and Will
liam Barnard, nineteen. of Monticello. Ill
Eager to see the world they left this
country on a cattle ship. strangers to each
other. On the way over they agreed to
stick together. After spending all their
money IN England. they "freighted" il to
France and Germany, working only when
necessary 10 get money enough to go on
Evening star., 1907-08-06
Mr.. Hitchcock Goes West.

Frank H. Hitchcock. first assistant post
master general. has departed again. this
time to the west. where the political pot
is seething. Whether he is upon a voyage
Of discovery. such as he made through the
south on his unforgotten 'gumshoeing'' ex-
pedition. or whether he is merely studying
the art of post off1cing Is secret locked fast
in the impa bosoms OF his confidants at
the Post Office Department-and elsewhere
During his absence Indiana forges to tho
front. A. l.. Lawshe of that state. third
assistant postmaster general, becoming
acting"
Evening star., 1907-08-06

shames of divorce. eating into the purity
OF hearth and home with the sure destruc-
tiveness of a cancer? What Of the lack OF
reverence for lawfully constituted author
fty? OF the want of respect and reverence
for the Omnipotent God?
Il give thanks to God today that am
looking into the faces of thousands repre-
senting many more thousands whose knees
have not been bent, and will not be bent
to the Baal of graft and greed. the Baal Of
Righteousness the Baal of anarchy. Holt
fast to the traditions of your fathers and
TO the example of the intrepid soul after
whom you are named. We are all traversn g
hfe's tempestuouH seas May God. in His
mercy. grant that. after the stress and the
storms. we may at length descry the lights
of the eternal shOre,'
Welcomed to Virginia.
After the church services the delegates
and visiting knights assembled at the
Academy of Music. where they were well
coined on the part of the state and the
city. response on behalf of the Knights
OF Columbus was made by Edward L..
Hearn. supreme knight.
After luncheon the delegates went into
executive session at the Pine Beach Hotel.
the convention headquarters. The weather
Is Ideal and large crowds are coming by
every boat. D. J. Callahan. chairman Of
the committee of arrangements has ar
ranged program of entertainment that
viii keep visitors busy for the rest of the
week.
Evening star., 1907-08-06
k. OF {. CONVENTION
Norfolk Gathering Opened With
Pope's Benediction.
WELCOMED TO THE STATE
Sermon Delivered by the Bishop of
West Virginia.
WARNING AGAINST ANARCHIsM
Evils Of Divorce Emphasized by the
Preacher as Danger to
Nation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va. August 6.-The twenty
fifth national convention of the knights OF
Columbus opened at ST. Mary's Catholic
Church here this morning at . o'clock with
solemn high pontifical mass. Mgr.
Dom 'de Falcon,o. papal delegate to the
l hited States. was present to represent
rope Plus X. and gave the papal benadic-
ton Rt Rev. Benjamin Kelley Bishop
or Savannah. was the celebrant of the
mass. assisted by clergy representing every
section of the United States. Rt Rev. P.
j. Donohue. Bishop Of Wheeling. w. Va,
preached the sermon.
Bishop Donahue's Address.
He took his text from verses of the con-
cluding chapters of Isaiah:
Il come that l may gather them to-
gether. with all nations and tongues"
And l will set sign among them-to
the islands afar off | will say to the
north: Give up and to the south Keep
not back; bring my sons from afar and my
daughters from the ends of the earth.:"
Four centuries and fifteen years ago."
said the bishop. this 9Th day Of August
upon the hearing bosom of the ocean whose
waves come almost to our feet with the
liquid diamonds into the Sunlight-for Time
writes no wrinkle that azure brow
lnTee small Cfaft-mere cookie shells they
would have seemed TO our twentieth CEN
tury eyes tiny vessels three days out from
Spanish port. were holding their west
ward course. Their bows were sat straight
tor the setting sun Darkness falls and
hoating out across the illimitabe waves
rises the hymn:
Ave Maria Stella,
Del Mater Alma
Atque Sefnptr Virgo
Felix coeli porta,
U;entle of ocean,
Portal OF the sky
Ever Virgin Mother
OF the Lord Most Highly
"And the breaking of the foam, the swish
of the wave along their nanks filing up
the pauses of the hymn. it concludes with a
thrilling burst of alteration from the six
score throats:
Sit laus DeO Patri
SuinmO Christie decus
Spiriui Saucto
1ribUs honor unuS.
tihrough the highest heaven
To the Almighty Three.
Father. Son and Spirit,
One same glory beD
These were the mariners that came out
of Palos three days before, leaving all that
was dear behind. and Christopher Column
bus, that dauntless Genoese. the bravest
heart that ever beat in the human breast
led them
Evening star., 1907-08-06
KURoKI REACHES TOXIC.
Expresses Gratitude for His Welcome
in This Country.

The Secretary of the Navy has received
q letter from Gen. Kuroki dated Toxic.
july TO- announcing his return there from
his visit to the United States. 'Our pleas
ant trip says he ito your beautiful coun-
try will always remain as most agreeable
recollectons / thank you most sincerely
for all your kindness and hospitality on be-
half Of myself and fellow-officers"
Evening star., 1907-08-06
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Searching for Highwayman-Particd-
nate in Fox Hunt.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ROCKVILLE. Md. August 9. 1907.
A young colored man. said to be the
one who has for some time past been
lurking in the woods and cornfelds In
Evening star., 1907-08-06
HITS FURNITURE TRUST
RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED BY
JUDGE lands.

CHICAGO. Ill. August 6.-After having
dealt blow to the Standard Oil trust last
Saturday. Judge kenesaw NJ. Lands yes
terday killed smaller trust In response to
the request of United States District At
torney Sims, he issued a perpetual injunc-
tion restraining the American Seating Com
pany from operating a trust. The courts
decree prohibits the companies from further
trust agreements, or conspracies to monop-
ollie and restrain trade in violation of the
Sherman law
There was no resistance to the courts ac-
tion and only three of the companies form
ing the trust were represented in court The
companies and individuals affected by the
injunction are:
American Seating Company, which was
fined $4,000 by Judge Lands: A. H. An
crews Company. similarly fined; Sup .rior
Manufacturing Company. Illinois Refrger-
ator Company. Peabody School Furniture
Company, HaneY School Furniture Com
, pany Hudson School Furniture Company
Owensboro Seating and Cabinet Company
Minneapolis Office and School Furniture
Company, Southern Seating and Cabinet
Company. Cincinnati Seating Company,
Friedman Seating Company, H. c. Vogt
Sons & Co. Frederick A. Holbrook .'mov-
Ing spirit of the combination who was
| fined $4,000. Thomas NJ. Boyd. Edward
/, Hubbard, Lee A. Poll and Charles d. MIL
Ter of the American Seating Company; VIII
liam F. Mor!e. Henry ]. Morle. Frank Nor
ton and Joseph kenfield of the A. Fl An
drews Company.
The American Seating Company and the
Andrews concern were the big compan anies
il the combination. and are regarded by
the government the leaders in the organ
izatlon.
Company Is Satisfied.
w. F. Oppenheim. representing the Amer
lean Company; Jacob Neuman. representing
the Andrews Company. and C. II. Poppen-
husen representing the Superior Company.
were the only lawyers for the defendants in
court
Have you any objection to the entering
OF this decree" asked Judge Lands of Mr.
oppenheim
None whatever. your honor" replied the
attorney. II IS perfectly satisfactory to
| the American Seating Company"
The decree Restraints the Defendants
whom Judge Lands recently fined Si3 900
| from agreeing upO- and fixing uniform and
non-competitive prices: colusveIy agree
ing To refrain from bidding against each
other in the sale of church pews and school
desks. and making of fictitious or straw
| bids and other qu stionabe and i'll gal
practices which hitherto had obtained
When Mr.. Opp=nheim was asked why his
concern had offered no objection to tn, is
suance of the injunction. he said:
We are satisfied to have the injunction
| issued because We have Already ceased the
practices which enjoined. AS soon as
| II decided that the practices COM
| planned of by the United States and on
| which the defendant companies were in
| dicted were Illegal the representatives of
abandon them. This decision has been
| lived up to by us. Consequently the de-
| cision of the court in way affects the
| defendant corporations
Evening star., 1907-08-06

What shall we say OF the laxity in the
land of the marriage tie, of the horrors and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-11

How SouD CIeanSeS

Most persons have indistinct ideas Of
the manner IN which soap acts in re-
moving dirt This is not so simple a
matter as II may seem. for even chem
lists have been more or less puzzled by
II. although there Is now substantial
agreement among them as to the chem
istry Of the process.
II is generally considered that the
efficacy OF soap depends mainly upon
It's decomposition. when IL Is mixed with
water. into an alkali and fatty acid.
The alkaH thus set free dissolves the
grease by hich the dirt is attached TO
the surface 10 De cleaned. and the water
then carries the dirt on But this is
not all: the fatty acid from the soap
neutraliZes any free alkah remaining
after the loosening OF the dirt, and thus
prevents the aIkaH from attacking the
cleansed surface itself. This Is i'm
portant when soap is applied 70 the skin.
and the painful effects produced b.
some varieties OF soap are due 10 the
fact that they possess an excess OF free
alkaii. more than the fatty acids can
neutralize
But there are other factors concerned
In the action Of soap. It's cohesive pow
er upon which the formation Of soap
bubbles and latheF depends. enables IL
10 gather up the dirt as II Is loosened
by the alkah. Then. too, the process Is
assisted by the curious property which
soap possesses Of producing a great agi-
tatiCn among solid particles suspended
In water.
This. OF course. tends 70 the ready
removal OF the dirt after II has been
detached from the surface. and II is
out as being one OF the elements Of the
cleansing power OF soap.