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Evening star., 1911-08-27
@ohenrents Of Religious @orln
Extraordinary Reforn Of 6ummer Conferences
Catholic Retreat on 5taten 3slann Us feaonel Of
3ts Kinn Quarter Of fbaillion Being 5pent at
Aortbfielb for 3em Buildings

and to provide them with inspiration and
information for better sermons.
Northfield, the famous summer confer
ence in New England, has just closed its
most successful year. with new buildings
under construction costing $3.50 600 or
little more. These buildings are used, of
course, for school purposes during the
year. and are not simply for summer
work Silver Bay, on Lake George, Suf-
fered to some extent this year In its ot-
tendance upon its earlier meetings. due
to the many new places starting in part
through its influence. but its Young
still in session, are up to the usual num-
bers. At the Roman Catholic Summer
School this year more attention has been
given to social service, to laymen and to
methods of work found successful in the
Roman Catholic Church in Germany and
Belgium, where there is much practical
activity. Chautauqua has just ended one
Of its largest years. and Stony Brook, the
new summer resort on Long Island. Is not
to lose the interest and the support of the
Reports concerning new ownership there
are declared by those in charge to be
without foundation.
The features Of the summer conferences
this year, new as well as old. have been
the lack of ready money with which to
make contributions, even with which to
pay high prices for entertainment, and
willingness to volunteer for personal
services at Christian work during the
year. Benevolent funds in general are
unusually hard to obtain this year. 1t Is
reported. and the summer conferences
have felt the effect. There is an increase
each year In numbers who volunteer for
mission fields, and especially those that
agree to undertake systematic volunteer
work In their own churches. American
laymen and lay women are going to work
for their religions. This is the report
from all quarters. and from all of the
conferences held this summer
Evening star., 1911-08-27

GORTY new summer conferences Is
the extraordinary record of q
- conference season that closed for
the summer yesterday. These new out
Ing places. almost wholly religious. are
scattered throughout the middle west and
the south. with only very few in New
England.
Strange to say, this unusual number
people to summer conferences, although
most of them have started well. Neither
has its showing been adverse to the old
conference. What has happened is that
all sorts of religious organisations this
summer attempted summer conferences
In all sorts OF places.
Practically all OF these new confer
ences are very small, 1t Is pointed out.
and will remain small. The value Of the
small meeting is recognized. Instead of
Injury to the old conferences these new
ones will be feeders. Missions, the
Bible. social service. methods of work.
Sunday school and evangelism have been
the themes.
Roman Catholics as well as Protestants
have started these new outdoor religious
centers, Jesuit priests being particularly
active In cooperation with laymen. Both
here and In Europe Jesuits and Roman
Catholic laymen are working together.
The new House of Retreat, on Staten
Island, Is pointed to as q type of what
Roman Catholic churchmen are doing in
many states as well as abroad.
Organizations bringing into existence
this great number of new summer con-
ferences include the Laymen's Missionary
Movement. the Christian Endeavor, the
Brotherhood of ST. Andrew, the Sunday
School Association. the Chautauaua
Movement and especially the clerical
clubs. The last named are engaged in
efforts to inform ministers on missions
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@issions in Uurkep anb persia
Bp Reb Dr. 9Iopo 0a. Uonkns.

INT 1t rather remarkable that two ma
tions which were once leaders in the
worlds political history and which
had, in q measure. some religious
strength In the early days Of Christianity.
should now be away in the rear Of Chris
tian civilization and have little influence
In the rule of the worlds governments.
Every schoolboy knows the history Of
the great Persian empire. And at one
time the Church Of Rome had great lead
ers I'm Constantinople. But with the rise
of Mohammedanism there began q weak
ening of all that was good and strong
and religious. and today Turkey and
Persia are the lands most dinicuit to
touch with the blessings of education and
Christianity. OF course there are. and
have been for long. earnest missionaries
in both lands, but the progress has been
slow and discouraging. Lately there
have been revolutions I'm both lands. In
Turkey a younger ruler In sympathy with
modern life has taken the throne. and IN
Evening star., 1911-08-27

xv1HEN a needleworker is
M careful she can, With
" little expense, embr4id-
er handsome co4rcr
for an old parasol frame, thereby
saving many dollars in the dpst
OF a new one.
First shrink the linen nd
steam the floss. This safes
further shrinkage. Carefully uGt-
line the new panels with an Did
panel ripped from the parasol.
Do not cut one panel from the
goods until all are worked. wash
ed and pressed perfectly even.
This pattern is simple, calling
for nothing but the overland
over stitch. 1t is necessary to
use a medium heavy floss-two
strands If necessary-and avoid
all knots in the material. Use
care in finishing design on the
under side; run the needle under
a finished design to hide the loose
end of the floss, since the under
side must have a finished appear
ance. Often a girls parasol will
be embroidered in color, such as
delft blue, tan, brown or wistaria,
which makes a pretty parasol
when constructed on a fabric of
the same color. If silks are used
then silk floss is employed in the
construction of the parasol. Often
but one panel is. embroidered, but
a prettier effect is shown when al
parts are treated alike.
To Transfer This Design.
PUT a cake of soap (laundry
! will dol in a pint Of hot
water, stir vigorously and re-
move the soap. Saturate this de-
sign with the soap and water
mixture, then remove the excess
moisture by partially drying the
saturated design or by applying
a sheet of blotting paper. Place
the material or fabric to which
the design is to be transferred on
hard, aat surface, and lay the
design face down upon the mate
rial. Cover with dry sheet of
thick paper or two folds of news
paper, and with the bowl of a
tablespoon r-sb, pressing hard,
until the design Is entirely trans
ferred, being careful to rub from
rather than toward you.
When rubbing you can see II enough
pressure is being applied by lifting the
corner Of the design. to note how well IL
is taking Do not wet the material nor
rub the face of the design with damp fin-
gers. To remove the design lines after
the article is completed, wash In warm
water with soap. The entire process n
very simple, and with q little care you
can easily make perfect transfers to any
kind Of goods.
Patent pending. Unauthorized use Of this pseo-
ess BY any publication or nrm, either directly
or indirectly. - strictly forbidden. World Color
Company, st. Louis. Mo.
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appreciation.

~ TRAVELLER in Turkey
~ once told how even the
Moslelns are showing their
appreciation of the spirit of
Christianity:
can English banker in
Constantinople told me that
he was coming on the
steamer one day up the
Bosporus, there being two
pashas on board, and when
they got opposite the place
where Robert College stands,
he heard one of these Turkish
pashas say to the other:
"'Do you see that building
up there, that American
college?'
Yes, / see it; why?'
" That building is the
greatest shame to Constan-
tinople that there is in this
city; a shame to this city
What do you mean
Just look at it; look at,
the palaces of those pashas
all around on the shores of
the Bosporus, rich men!
Where is one of them, one
Turk, that ever gave any
money to build school to
educate his own people?
And here is this American
who has come to Constan-
tinople and has put up this
magnificent building to start
the education of the Turkish
people!'"
Evening star., 1911-08-27

Persia constitution has been adopted
giving more freedom to the people, and a
little boy has been made shah or king
Poor little fellow! 1t is reported that he
wept bitterly when exalted to the throne.
Perhaps brighter day is dawning for
both nations. though the cruelty Of Mo-
nammedanism is proverbial. with
nre and sword" Is the cry OF the Mos
lens, and missionaries claim that they
are the hardest people on the face OF the
earth to bring to conversion. We can
only hope and pray and work. and with
faith believe In the power of God. We
have not made the aggressive efforts In
either country which have been made in
China and Japan. Perhaps we viii
awake to our opportunity some day. and
with the fire OF the Holy Spirit and
the sword Of His word force these moor
people to their salvation.
They are bright enough. We meet the
dealers In Persian rugs and the Turkish
vendors Of curiosities in our large cities,
and they soon learn alas! our Yankee
tricks" Would to God we Gould impress
them with those good things which have
given us, and alone can preserve to Us.
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c0rding Of q claim for q tract Of land .of.
the island by BENJAMIN Woodruff in 1891.
A plat Of the island was found In the
records Of the Office here. hut an attempt
to find the heirs Of Woodruff resulted i'm
q reply from Charleston, the former To-
cation Of one Of the government land
ofices. that the island Is the property Of
Kentucky.
Wolf Island, over which the litigation
has been waged, IL . tract about three
miles square In the Mississippi river be-
tween Mississippi county, Missouri. and
Hickman county. Kentucky. On maps the
island appears to be nearly In the middle
OF the stream. but according to q report
of the engineers OF the Interior Depart
ment. the main channel of the river in
on the. east side. separating the island
from Kentucky.
Evening star., 1911-08-27
Sunday School Class Picnic.

The intermediate Class Of the BriEhA-
wood Park Methodist Sunday school.
Of which d. F. 0roff II the teacher. haA
q pleasant picnic excursion to Chesa-
peake Beach Wednesday. The party
was made up Of Mr and Mrs. Homer
Smith. Mrs. q. Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs. n
F. Gro6f, Misses Jeanette CLIFFORD. Cleo
Smith, Rose Stoll. Louise Taylor. Gene
We've Smith. Edith Metcalf. Helena
Taylor. Lille Luberfoot and Messrs.
John Bohlyer, ID. b. 0r0ff. Robert
Warmer. Ernest Clifford. Arthur War
men, Herbert Metcalf, Russell Barrett.
Lee Bell. William Decker and Frank
Evening star., 1911-08-27

In reply the representative drew aside
the friend who made the inquiry and.
turning back the lapel Of his coat, dis
closed q bit OF paper pinned there. Do
you see thatr he asked. Every morning
my wife writes on such q slip OF paper
as this some extract from the Bible. l
wear 1t there all through the day. When
ever I have q chance pull back the
cloth and read what she has written. It
is Gods message to me for the day, and
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one day while at
the Capitol how it
was that he could
always h o ! d a
clean course of life
in the midst Of 30
much that was
calculated to draw
him away and dis
tract his attention
from the love Of
God. Many times
in the course of his
p u bile addresses
this man would
weave into his re-
marks quotations
from the Bible,
showing q famil-
iarity with the
book that surprised
$hoao u,y,o lio<ouod
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Stepping on a Man Who Il Down.

How aggravating 1t is when those who
knocked you down kick you for not
standing up! 1t is not very pleasant to
hear that you have been a great fool.
and there were fifty ways at least Of
keeping out OF your difficulty, only you
hadn't the sense to see them. You ought
not to have lost the game; even Tom
Fool can see whers you made q bad
move. He ought to have locked the
stable door: everybody can see that, but
nobody offers to buy the loser a new nag
What pity he went SO far on the ice
That's very true. but that won't save the
poor fellow from drowning. When a
mans coat is threadbare. II IL an easy
thing to pick a hole In II. Find me q
bit of string to tie UP the traces and find
fault with my old harness when / yet
home. Help my old horse to q few oats
ana then tell him to mend his pace. Feel
for me, and l shall be much obliged to
you. but mind you. feel In your pocket
or else fig for your feelings"
Misfortune can bring q blessing to q
man even II he has brought IL upon him
self. The captivity brought blessing TO
the Hebrews. II was time Of discipline
ldolatry was conquered once for all The
people turned to God. And when those
who had endured the discipline were
brought back to repeople the land they
were ready for valiant service and godly
leaders. 1t is possible to extract swe5t.
ness even from the most bitter expert
ences. -
Evening star., 1911-08-27

- NEW YORK business man recently
said: 'It Is told of a member OF
Congress that q friend asked him
Evening star., 1911-08-27
fall Of a proun Citp.

It helps me to be true to myself and to
Him."
Evening star., 1911-08-27

known the prophecy that at the time e
the captivity the king should go forth In
the dark" and that he would not see
Babylon, though he should die there. God
fulflls his every promise. This Is not
merely q warning: II is also q message Of
comfort. For not all Gods promises tell
OF doom. There are thousands which ten
OF blessing. and God is just as faithful
to these promises as to all others.
As one reads this story IL is q fempta-
ton to say. Served them right" 1t Is
always easy to say that about those who
have fallen into difficulty. But what right
has any one to make that remark about
another. no matter what his faiiings have
been? There is too much Of the spirit
which Spurgeon decries In his essay ON
Men Who Are Down." - -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-30
CIR ton of Body to
Study Labor Problems
Is Urged.
SOCIAL WORKERS
ARE ENCOURAGED
President Promises to Do All
Possible to Assist in Suggested
Movement, and Probably
Will Take Up Matter in
One of His Post-Holi-
day Messages.

Washington. December 2a.-CsinE
the Mcnamara case as an illustration
of what might be expected again In
this country II labor conditions are
not improved. a delegation of social
workers to-day urged President TAFT
TO create labor commission.
Such a commission, the delegates
told the President should have powers
co-extcnsive with those of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, and
should be able to compel testimony.
1t should investigate and make pre-
liminary report In six months OF the
condition of labor in the structural
iron trade In the last six years; gauge
the breakdown of machinery OF In
dustrlal government. the economic and
social cost OF strikes to employers to
workmen and to the public: "and In
vestigate rules and records of unions"
II should also examine the legal status
OF the labor union and study the prac-
ticability of Schemes of economic
government, such as the trade legisla-
tnre In the cloak. suit and skirt In
uustry." and similar boards
PRESIDENT Taft was greatly inter
ested. and promised 10 do all possible
to create .srch a commission. 1t was
said tonight that he might incorpo-
rate suggestion for a labor commits
sion in one OF his post-holiday mes
sages.
Rabbi. Stephen S. Wise. OF New York.
read a petition 10 the President. Miss
Jane Adams. OF Chicago. and other
prominent social workers. went to the
White House with him.
Problems for Solution.
"A house divided against itself can
not stand" said Rabbi Wise 1--WE
have yet te solve rhe problems Of
democracy, In Its Industrial relation
ships. and to solve Thorn along demo
. cratic lines.
IN order to ar.tvt- ut the workers
point OF view. 1t is necessary only Ia
review the long list OF occupa tlonal
diseases, the failure OF both employ.
ers and the state to prevent them or
mitigate their effects: the lack of en-
ployers' liability laws; the failure "a
provide adequate safeguards in dan
Eerous voca lions: the attacks upon
the consututionality of laws to shorten
the hours of women and OF workers
In certain trades; the reluctance OF
Legislatures to abolish child labor-it
Is necessary only TO contrast this dead
action of the court OF the social ma
chinery with the speed with which II
attains to prevent picketing and riot
ing during strikes.
The working man sees the club of
the officer, the bayonet OF the militia
directed against him in the defense of
property. and he believes that the hand
OF the Law. strong in protection of
property. often drops lsticss when
ever measures are proposed to tighten
labors heavy burden.
There is profound restlessness
among large groups of labor who feel
that there are no organic ways open
through which they can act collec-
lively with respect to the things that
most concern them-that they are
thwarted when they get together for
common strength and when not as
mutual benefit societies. but as aggre-
cations of men. they set out TO mind
their business"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-30
DID NOT COMMIT SUICIDE
Verdict of Coroner Who Investigated
Dr.. Nelene Iknnbc,a Death.

Ncrdict OF coroner Who Investigated
Dr. Helene ISnabc's Death.
Indianapolis, 1nd., December 90
Happenings and complications" in the
life of DR.. Helene Knabe. former State
Psychologist. have been uncovered
that might have supplied a motive
for her murder, according to the YER
diet OF Coroner C.. Q. Durham. filed
to-day The coroner concludes that
DR.. Knabc. who was found dead in
her bedroom with her throat cut Oc-
tobcr "a. did not commit suicide, but
was killed by some person or persons
unknown.
The knife slash that almost severed
the young physicians head was de-
livered by powerful arm while the
victim, almost nude. was lying on her
back on top the cover Of her bed, the
coroner finds and declares It would
have been Impossible for her to have
struck the blow herself.
The verdict does not reveal the cor
oners theory of motive for the murder,
but II adds:
evidence that screams and struE-
gle In this apartment were heard some
time near midnight before the body
was found the following morning; thai
afterward followed walking and talk
ing In low voice: that at the time a
man was seen hurrying from an alley
in the rear of the building, are facts
strongly preSumptlye of murder"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-30
ROOSEVELT TO BE SILENT
Ex-Prcsident VIII Not Tell who Calls
Upon Him I'm Future

New York. December o9.-Theodore
Roosevelt announced to-day that he
would decline to make public in future
the names OF persons who should call
upon him and anything they may or
may not say Colonel Roosevelt had
nothing to say upon any other tonic,
he declared. Gentlemen, I have moth
ing to say on any subject-not a
word he told the newspaper men.
Nothing to say, and not half min
ute to say x IN"
Colonel Roosevelt was asked IL he
would comment upon the appointment
OF Henry Clews as assistant to Andrew
Carnegie. chairman of the reception
committee at the peace banquet to-
morrow night. Mr. Clews will take
the place which had been reserved
for Mayor Gaynor.
II hadn't heard of it," Colonel Roose-
welt said, and have nothing to say"
The reception room Of Colonel Roose-
veits office was crowded with visitors,
many of whom had invitations to han
quets which they presented to him.
Mr. Roosevelt declined them all
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-30
TURKS DEFEAT ITALIANS

battle RACES for Twenty-Tour Hours
and Casualties Are Heavy.
Washington. December ga TWEEN
ty-four hour battle in which the Turk
ish troops defeated the italian forces,
killing half of them in the rout. is
described in an official message from
Constantinople made public at the
Turkish embassy Tonight The mes
sage was transmitted to the imperial
ministry OF war at Constantinople BY
the commander OF the Turkish troops
from Tobruk, Tripod. under the date
OF December %. The report follows:
I'VE have attacked and fortified
posts OF the enemy. Notwithstanding
the FIRE from the wnrships and fort
batteries. we entered the fort and the
garrison has been annihilated. Am
munitions. provisions. war material
and quick firing gun have been car
ried into our camp. In its forward
march, one of our wings cut off the
retreat OF the enemy, who fed toward
the coast, The battle lasted all day
and night. Among the killed were
three officers OF tho enemy. Our losses
were seven killed and few wounded
The Chiekhmer. who with his five
sons came at the head of his tribe, is
among the dead"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-30
UNDER TONS OF COAL
Workman Has Narrow Escape From
Death In Railway Eard.


Death In Hallway Enrd.
Winsted, Conn, December 22.-Eor
half m hour late yesterday afternoon
twenty men toiied increasingly with
shovels to rescue George IIiIdreth
twenty nine. who had been buried
carload of coal which was standing on
elevated tracks In the yard of the
Tiffany & Pickett Company.
Disobeying orders OF the foreman
Elldreth. after one OF the pockets In
the deep car had been opened. got on
top OF the coal with an iron bar to
break the frozen surface. He broke
the hard crust. but when ne tried TO
get out OF the coal he noticed his feet
were caught and he was being swal-
lowed UP.
Foreman McCaulcy and Charles Nc
Mahon were unable to hold him
against the weight OF the coal. and he
passed out of sight.
Twenty tons were moved before Hill
dreth was reached. His body had
closged tho opening. a doctor re-
stored him to consciousness and he
walked TO his home. practically none
the worse for his experience beyond
the shock he suffered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-30
PROBE FOR THREE TRUSTS
One Committee May Investigate Money,
Shipping and Harvester Combines.

Washington. D. c., December 90
The shipping combine. the International
Harvester Company and tho so-called
money trust" are to be investigated
in the House OF Representatives at Tins
session of Congress by one special COM
recommended by the Committee on
Rules.
Representative Henry. chairman OF
the committee, said to-day that a com
nittce OF seven members would. in the
opinion of a majority of the members
OF tho Rules Committee. BIO large
enough to conduct the joint inquiry.
Resolutions for separate inquiry into
each of these three alleged combina-
lions arc now before the committee.
The resolution asking for joint Sem
alto and House committee to inquire
INTO the shipping trust was introduced
ny Representative Humphrey, of Wash-
ington. Representative Foster, of IllI-
nois. has asked for "A special commit
tee TO inquire into the Interna tional
Harvester Company and report, an1
Representative Lindberg, OF Wisconsin,.
petitions for an inquiry into the
money trust
January 10 is set as the date on
which hearings will begin on the ship
ping trust investigation, and soon
thereafter the Rules Committee
VIII determine what action to recon-
mend In all three in. estigations. Hear
inSs already have been held OH the
Lindberg resolution. Mr.. Fosters res
olution will be taken up also. and then
the committee will recommend a joint
inquiry.
This is In line with the Democratic
economy plan, the Rules Committee
members believing that the three sub
,ects can DO taken up by a Singh com
mittee instead of three separate COM
mittees. because all Of them are allied,
the purpose of the proposed inquiry
In each case being to determine wheth-
er or not there. are violations of the
sherman antitrust. interstate commerce
and national banking laws.
The plan is declared TO have the
support OF virtually all tho Democratic
House leaders.