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WHAT WE WEAR.
W-SILK 4.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

chiefly because OF the scarcity Of cheap
labor. AS early the colonial rod.
however, silk OF a quality quite equal
to that imported was raised and manu-
factured here. At various times during
the past two centuries there has been
renewed agitation regarding the produc-
ton of silk in America Several times
appropriations have been made for this
purpose by the national or the state
governments. Silk has been raised sue
cessfully in Virginia. South Carolina,
Georgia, California and Utah. AS early
as 1928 Congress ordered the publication
of a document devoted to silk worm Gull
ture. In California very excellent silk is
produced, and only recently the safe
legislature made an appropriation for an
investigation as to the best means OF
increasing the industry In that state.
For the past ten years the Department
or Agriculture has given its attention TO
silk and has issued much valuable liter
allure upon sericulture. Its fnvestiga-
tons indicate that dramatically a large
portion Of the United States is admir-
ably adapted to silk production. and the
increased attention being given to this
subject will doubtless materially affect
the amount of domestic silk within the
next ten years.
The silk used in trade now practically
all comes from the silk worm, which is
Matched from eggs laid by the silk moth
A silk moth can lay from 300 to 400
eggs, and it takes 80 600 eggs to make
an ounce. After the worms are hatch
ed they subsist for several weeks by
eating mulberry leaves provided for
them. and then begin to spin the cocoon.
which is composed of one continuous
silk fiber, varying from loo to Loco feet
in length. From four to six of these
dibers wound together to produce the
silk thread. which is wound into skens
or hanks and then packed in bales as
the raw silk of commerce..
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DIED.

Der %. 1911. FRANCES DULiN. beloved wife
Of DR.. Edw. C. Barstow. aged thirty-nine
years.
Please omit flowers 23s
BOWIE. On Saturday. December g. 1911. at
$3.50 pm, at his residence, Cos Sd street
southwest, MCKINLEY. son Of Carrie and
Edward T. Bowie.
Notice Of funeral hereafter. .
BROSNAN. On Friday, December q. 1911. at
$3.50 pm. ELIZABETH O., beloved daughter
Of the late Jeremiah and Ellen Broenan.
east. Tuesday. December g. at $3.50 am. |:
thence to st. Aloysius Church, where requiem
mass will be said for the repose Of her soul
Relatives and friends respectfully invited to
attend. S5s
BUTLER. Departed this life on Thursday. De.
cenber 81. 1911, at b:45 an, BENJAMIN
BUTLER, beloved husband Of Rachel Butler
and devoted father Of Francis Butler Emma
Turner and John Stephney, in full triumph
Of Christian faith.
Not now. but In the coming years.
1t may be In the better land,
Wen read the meaning Of our tears
And there sometime well understand.
Funeral Sunday, December "a, at p.m-, from
Metropolitan A. NJ. e. Zaon Church. d street
between I'd and Sd streets southwest. Rela-
tives and friends respectfully invited
CAMPBELL On Thursday, December n. 1911,
at Pm, SPENSION CAMPBELL. at his
residence, IS G street southwest, beloved hus-
band OF Mary Campbell.
Funeral from Zion Baptist Ohugch, Sunday De-
cemher -. at pm.
-OLAGETr. At his home in Rockville. Nd. e.
e 1s0o o'clock p.ms Saturday. Oscsmo8 u
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POOR CHILDREN FARE WELL.
Royalty Entertained by Vinson
Walsh Mclean at Christmas Party.

Vinson Walsh Mclean, the little grand
son of John r. Mclean and the late
Thomas F. Walsh, CARO- Christmas
party yesterday to ainskJ..dyp children.
ranging from three {. sciyeomc years.
from the Home for Destitute Colored
Women and Children. vinsanAs parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. q. B. Mclean. presided at
the party. as Vinson Is still a baoy and
needs parental help in his social career.
A big Christmas dinner had been ar
ranged for the guests, and 1t was enjoyed
thoroughly. Ice cream, candy fruit,
cocoa and sandwiches were on the menu
After this feature Of the party had been
disposed of, to the great delight Of the
guests. the Christmas tree shed generous
gifts for all. Each large boy and girl re-
ceived pair of roller skates, a sweater
and box of games. In addition each
girl was given doll and the younger
children were y~cvided with suitable pres
entS.
In appreciation Of their treat the chill
dren sang carols for their hosts before
they left. The singing was conducted by
Miss Eva Hood. Mr.. and Mrs. lean
shook hands with each child as the party
left.
This was the second celebration little
vinson has held, the first one occurring
Friday, when several Of his young friends
were entertained.
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Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. December 23.-In keeping
with the importance Of their task Of
the ten Chicago beef packers will pass
Christmas in luxury hitherto unknown
to juries detained over the holiday
period.
Each juror will find in his stocking
(Which Bailiff Caulder will hang from
the foot of their beds. there being no
fireplace in their quarters in the
Majestic HoteD, an armful of cigars
and books and other gifts from the
galaxy Of lawyers In tho case-of
course. without labels to indicate the
identity Of the donor.
In the afternoon the jury will be
given long automobile ride through
the city park system. also at the ex-
'pense Of the lawyers, and in the even
ing will receive their families: by
courtesy of the lawyers: Any uncom-
plimentary opinions which the Jurors
eral will have faded away before the
case is called again Tuesday morning.
Judge Carpenter has decided that the
lawyers in the case might do anything
reasonable to entertain the jury SO long
as there was no evidence Of the source
Of the entertainment. and the lawyers Tor
the government and the defense Joined
in making Christmas a red letter day
in the routine OF the patient Jurors.
Unless some new turn is taken by the
defense the first witness against the
beef trust will be sworn Tuesday morn
ing. BY going into the history Of the
giant beef merger which failed and other
historical data the defense let down the
bars for the government to introduce all
the evidence at hand regarding the work
ing Of the old pool" the first beef trust.
The government will place on the stand
several Of the confidential employees OF
the packers who secured immunity by
telling the grand jury the truth about
the transactions of their employers
Attorney Veeder, for years attorney fol
the Swifts and the engineer in charge o.
the old pool. will be one OF the frs
witnesses.
Michael Ryan, long prominent in thu
packing business and formerly president
of the American Meat Packers Associa
ton, will be a witness against his ole
foes.
Other witnesses will include H. J. Rob
ertson, jr., Portsmouth. N. H.; Nose,
Joseph, secretary Of the New Yorl
Butchers Dressed Beef Company
Charles Higgins. manager Of the Boston
branch of Armour & Co.; Charles M
Barry, manager of the New York branch
Of the National Packing Company
George Houghton Of Swift & Co. s branch
house at Boston.
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ARMY OFFICER CONVICTED.
Findings Of Court Martial Will Be
Submitted to President.

The record Of the proceedings of the
court-martial in the case OF Lieut.. Samuel
Orchard. I'd Infantry. has been received
at the War Department for submission
to the President. It is now being re-
viewed by Judge Advocate General
Crowder.
The officer was convicted Of charges Of
embezzlement and sentenced to be dis
missed from the service. The trial took
place In Alaska. where the officer was
stationed. Lieut. Orchard Is from Texas
and served In the LIST Texas Volunteer
Infantry during the Spanish war. He
was appointed second lieutenant, Sd
United States Infantry, In February. 1901
and promoted to first lieutenant in April.
1904. Senator Culberson and other MEM
bers of the Texas congressional delega-
ton are endeavOring to secure a mitiga-
ton OF the sentence Of the court.
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STATE PETITIONS CONGRESS.
Memorial on Variety Of Subjects
Adopted by California Legislature.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. December o.
Congress Is memoriahzed on q variety Of
subjects. through action Of the special
session Of tho thirty-ninth California leg
islature, which has been In session since
November u. and which probably will
adjourn tomorrow. Among them are the
following:
Commencing arbitration peace treaties,
now pending before the United States
Senate; urging the extension of the gov
eminent east coast ship line to the Pa
cific coast, election Of President and Vice
President Of the United States by popular
and nationwide vote. establishment of
dry-docks on the bay Of San Francisco.
regulating the passage Of American YES
sells through the Panama canal; the
maintenance of troops in the national for
ests. the admission OF American citizens
to Russia, the Simmons national quaran-
tine act, now pending in Congress-; ask
ing a Aderal' appropriation for the beau
LITIGATION of the Yosemite National Park,
indorsing the Sulloway bill for the relief
Of veterans OF the civil war.
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GOOD WILL AT NAVY YARD.
Men Make a Point Of Looking Out
for the Less Fortunate.

Christmas good will permeated the
navy yard force this year. The men
Of the yard usually are more prone to
give than to receive. They always
make a point Of looking out for little
George Hines. the crippled newsboy at
the gate. Last year they gave him a
rolling chair and QUILTED him. and
this year they gave him a purse of
S63.25. which is pretty stable
Christmas present for any boy.
The time clerk Of the east gun shop,
George C.. Holmes, has been Ill, so the
men gave him a substantial purse. too.
as a Christmas gift. There are also
several other workmen who are i'll at
home and the men of the shops made
up Christmas baskets with turkeys and
other things appropriate to the season
and sent them around to brighten
things up. Yes. 1t was a pretty salts
factory Christmas at the yard, and the
best satisfied were the ones who did
the giving.
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RECKLESS WITH KEROSENE.
Pouring Oil on Stove Caused Fire
That Destroyed a Block.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 2.-Pouring
kerosene oil on a lighted stove to make
the fire burn faster was declared tonight
to have been the cause Of the fire that
early today swept an entire block in the
Williamsburg district. causing the death
of Philometta Carmitth flfty-seyen years
old, and severely burning half q dozen
other persons. The loss was estimated
at nearly a million.
NEW YORK, December 23.-In trying
to fill an oil lamp which was lighted
Mrs Jennie Caleno caused an explosion
tonight which set her dress afire at
her home in Brooklyn. Her little six
year-old son Philip tried to beat out the
flames with his baby hands, but his
clothing also took fire and mother and
child were fatally burned.
Three men who were attracted by the
mothers cries were severely burned while
extinguishing the flames.
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The following deaths were reported to
the health office during the last twenty
four hours:
William 8. Wickham, II years, ia D
street northwest.
Frances Barstow, 30 years, National
Homeopathic Hospital
Mary c. Bradford. 81 years. S44
Florida avenue northwest
Leonhard Excl, II years, 1920 Union
street southwest
Edward B. Holman. 80 years, Tuber-
culosis Hospital.
Mary Pope, years, "a Wunder court
Annie Benchert Is hours, 1875 Ben
ming road, d. C.
Julia Wheeler. 40 years. sos N street
northwest.
Mary e. Jefferson. 20 years, 76o Navy
place southeast.
David c. Lewis. FL years, 1877 10th
street northwest.
Enoch Smith. 50 years, 1885 Florida
avenue northwest
James Poindexter - years 2lS Goulds
court northwest
Mary Johnson, ~ years. 1921 Nolans
court southwest.
Charlotte Robinson 70 years 1921
Swan street northwest
George Davis, so years, Sheridan
avenue. Hillsdale, d. c.
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Births Reported.

The following births were reported
to the health Office during the past
twenty-four hours:
Charlie e. and Alice Phillips, girl.
Thomas and Bessie L. Redda, boy.
John e. and Lille NJ Cogswen. bow.
George and Lizzie Washington. girl
Noble G. and Blanche E. Mandul girl
Arthur and Margaret Logan, bow.
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Strike at Dundee Settled.

DUNDEE, Scotland. December "a. =
The strike Of lockers and carriers was
settled through the mediation Of the
government arbitrators at 3 o'clock this
morning. The men will receive the adj
vance in wages which they demanded.
The strike resulted in serious disturb
ances Tuesday last and troops were
sent out to quiet the rioters. Twenty
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WILL BEAR GIFTS FOR 100.
Bruen Home Will Have a Large
Christmas Tree.

Ono OF the largest Christmas trees i'm
the city will be that in the Bruen Home.
$500 o street northwest, where 40 girls
and boys arc sheltered. The tree. upon
which will be presents for each ono OF
the children will be set up in the din
ing room of tho home tonight and the
presents will be distributed Immediately
after breakfast tomorrow. There will be
a Christmas dinner, and in the afternoon
entertainment will be provided for the
children. Visitors will not be allowed in
the home tomorrow.
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Deplores Passport Dispute.

PARIS. December A-The Temps in a
leading article on the Russo-An1erican
passport dispute expresses the hope that
the question will be settled quickly and
amicably. as the cost to both countries
will be dear II they engage in commercial
reprisals. 1t expresses the opinion that
wall street is making a mistake IL it
allows the situation to go SO far as to
permit Germany and England to replace
the United States in the growing Rus
sian market"
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FALLS TO HIS DEATH.
Fire Lieutenant Misses Footing
When Irving to Escape Flames.

NEW YORK, December 23.-Driven
from the roof of a burning dwelling by a
sudden burst of flames, John Timmons.
a Brooklyn fire lieutenant. attempted to
jump six feet to the roof Of an adjoining
building tonight, missed his footing and
fell three stories to his death.
Timmons had led his men to tho roof
to fight the fire through the skylight.
Scarcely had they put their hose in play
when flames broke out through the roof
in several places simultaneously. Tim
mons was the last to jump. having order
ed his companions to precede him.
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WRECKED ON FRENCH COAST.
Five Bodies Washed Ashore From
Steamer Rafael.

BORDEAUX. December 23.-The Cru
guayan steamer Rafael. from Monte
video. has been wrecked on Coubre
point, on the west coast Of France. at
the mouth Of the Gironde. The Rafael
carried a crew Of twenty-five men. Five
bodies have already been washed ashore.
The coast continues in the grip of the
storm, which has lasted for several days
A score of sailing vessels have been
driven OH the rocks, the crews being res
cued with difficulty. All incoming yes
sells report damage; several OF them
have had men swept overheard by the
heavy seas.
The steamer Rafael halls from Monte
video, and was built in 1890. She reg
istered 2,341 tons.
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GERMAN NAVAL ATTACHE.
Lieutenant Commander Boyd Is to
Come to Washington.

BERLIN, December 23.-Leutenant
Commander. Boyd has been appointed
naval attache to the German embassy
at Washington in succession to COM
mander Retzmann.
Capt. Boy-Ed was In charge OF the
information bureau at the ministry OF
marine in Berlin until his appointment
was announced in the Gazette today.
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Without Food Four Days.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd, December %
John N Hines. who had been living the
life Of hermit in a shanty in South
AnDerland. died at the Western Mary
ana Hospital yesterday. at an advanced
age. The police broke into his lonely
quarters and found him in a serious con-
dition from disease and neglect It is sup
posed that he was without food and water
for four days Nothing is known regard
ing his antecedents-
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Hysterical Over Tragedy.

Mrs. Trout has been hysterical since the
shooting, and q nurse is constantly by her
side. She declares that she loved her hus-
band and only intended to frighten him,
not knowing that the revolver was loaded.
She had Trouts statement that the
weapon was empty. She ascribes all of
her troubles to the automobile which
Trout recently bought and which led him
to first neglect her.
He gave auto parties which his wife
did not learn of until afterward and then
followed disputes.
But he was good to me and we loved
each other" she insists
Mrs. Trout Is twenty years old, and
her husband was tWenty-eight. MFSd
Trout and Mrs. Salyard never met until
the tragedy, and, oddly enough, it ap-
parently has made them friends.
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Record in Coal Production.
special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL O1DpatCh 70 The Staf.
RIPLEY, w. Va, December pa new
coal record for the Norfolk and Western
field of southern West Virginia will have
been made with the end of 1911 1t is
confidently believed that the tonnage for
the year will pass the 1900. OOO-ton
mark. as the tonnage for the eleven
months OF the year completed totals IT,
636, 375, or over 2OO,O00 tons more than the
entire production for the year 1870 The
tonnage for December alone is expected
II pass the 100000 mark
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Locust Thorn in Appendix.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
KEYSER, w. Va. December 23.-Sur
geons operating upon John. aged clever
years, son Of J. Sloan Arnold, orchard.
list, at Hoffman Hospital. in this city. dis
covered q locust thorn in the appendix
It had pierced the side. How tho thorr
got into tho appendix Il the subject o.
much speculation
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Battle for Statewide Prohibition.

MORGANTOWN, w. Va. December %.
"A meeting was held in the courthouse
at Morgantown to organize the forces of
Monongalia county, w. Va, in behalf Of
the statewide prohibition amendment.
Joseph Moreland was elected chairman
and Luther Morrison. secretary. George
C. Sturg1ss. former representative in Con-
gress, was the principal speaker. A COM
mittee Of seven to have charge Of the
county organization was named.
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FATHER OF DEAD MAN
DEFENDS HIS SLAYER
Thomas Trout Does Not Blame
Daughter-in-LaW for Kill
ing Husband.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
FORT WORTH, Tex, December d.
Thomas Trout father Of Homer Trout,
who was shot and killed last Monday
night by his wife in the Germania cafe.
will be the strongest witness for the
woman. The father Of the slain man an
nounced today that he knew his daughter
in-law did not intend murder. that he did
not blame her, and that he had the great
est sympathy for her and would testify
in her behalf.
Mrs. Jewel Salyard, nineteen. the
affinity with whom Trout was dining
when shot by his wife, expressed hope
that Mrs. Trout will be freed and get
well. She declared that IL 1t were pos
sible she would gladly suffer in place of
Mrs. Trout, and that she blamed herself
for the tragedy though her relations had
been only those of a friend.
Mrs. Salyard separated from her hus-
band in Oklahoma four months ago, and
is employed here as an artist.
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Wanted by Police in Three States.

ROCHESTER,, N. z. December 23.-The
chief Of police of South Bend. Ind, ar
rived tonight from the capital with requi-
sition papers for three men charged with
swindling Eugene Damback. q horse
dealer out Of S210 The papers give the
names Of the trio as Louis and King Nc
Goory and Frank Morgan. The police say
the men are wanted also by the author
tiles In Toledo. Ohio, and in Michigan.
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]. jay eouId's

Wonder Store, 421 9th st. Unique toys for
stocking gifts; Fayors. Tinsel. Snow. Green Saw.
dust. Red Bells, Gold, Silver and Brick Paper
Tissue Paper, Scrap Pictures, Tree Ornaments,
Paper Flowers. Garlands. Masks. etc.
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Child of Five Years Burns to Death,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
REDWOOD, W. Va, december D.
Fay. aged five years, daughter OF d. B.
Highly, one OF the republican nominees
for council Of Redwood. was fatally
burned yesterday, her clothing having
ignited from an open CRATE. The first
that was known OF the accident was when
the child ran onto the front porch with
it's clothing aIblaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-24

Here's something for Burbank to look
into. Whatr' draining q Christmas
tree to sprout its own presents.s-IIouis-
vile Couyier-JouYnal
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New York Market,
for All Raw Silk.

sylv a, al
New York Market, though factories
for All Raw Silk. arsr New Tns-
land and other eastern states. In New
York city alone there are 276 silk manu-
factories, and in Paterson. N. j., there
are 200. All raw silk. whatever its ul-
innate destination in America or from
whatever country 1t is received. is ship
ped to New York. This is chiefly be-
cause the silk shipments. which run into
millions annually, are financed by the
great banking houses of New York.
Few commodities will absorb and re-
tain so much moisture as raw silk. Mois-
ture increase its weight, and in an ar
ticle sold by the pound at 81 or IS per
pound. this is important. Therefore. i'm
mediately upon being received in New
York. raw silk is conditioned by being
dried out before weighing. After this
drying. II per cent is added to the weight
Raw silk is conditioned and sized in
New York 1t is subjected to tests for
elasticity, strength and tenacity. II there
are any points Of difference between
the buyer and seller Of silk. there is an
inspection test approved by the American
Silk Association. which is the court Of
appeals Of the silk business. The result
Of this inspection test is always ac-
cepted by both parties.
It is frequently said that silk was never
so cheap in price as at present. but this
must be qualified by the statement that
1t was never SO cheap in quality. The
demand for low-priced silk has led to
such adulteration In manufacture that
1t is difficult now to secure a really
heavy piece Of pure silk. II 1t is secured
the price will be little If any lower than
the price Of quarter Of century ago.
This is true. Notwithstanding the In
creases of production and the improved
labor-savfng machinery. Z used to be
that good black silk dress was almost
q lifelong possession. Frequently 1t was
handed down to the second generation
There are many women who still admire
the rich appearance Of black silk, but
too often 1t is proved that its durability
has been lost.