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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
Well Worth Reading.

In our next Sunday Magazine: Tiger.
Tiger. Burning Bright by Robert En-
met MacAlarney: Clothes and the Man.
bv George Buchanan Fife: Learning the
Art" by Joshua r. Crowe'l: ''Break king
the Spell for Beck" by Seweil Ford
Passing of Conversation by Salena
Sheets Martin: an installment OF NO
Other Way" by Gordon Holmes: "Sav-
ing the Platinum by F. Irving Ander-
son: DIARY Of a Revoutionist." by
Adele NJ. Whitgrave, and Pulpit HUI
NOR" by George Bancroft Griffith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20

violation of the Supreme Courts dissolu-
ton decision.
President Taft. in his speech accepting
the nomination of the Chicago republican
convention. referred to the Standard Oil
and Tobacco DEGREES. and declared they
appeared to be working WELL but that tho
government had ample legal resources to
compel their enforcement il violations
should be detected. This was interpreted
by many as an indication that the Presi-
dent and the Attorney General were Civ
ing close attention to the situation. and is
believed TO be the basis of recent reports
that proceedings were contemplated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
CONTEMPT SUIT NOT PLANNED.
No Proceeding Contemplated Against
Standard Oil Company.

Reports that the government was about
to start contempt of court proceeding
against the Standard Oil Company on
the evidence gathered in the Waters
Pierce fight found no verification at the
partment of Justice today. 1t is known.
however that Attorney General Wicker
sham personally had followed the details
of the Waters Pierce case to detect any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20

will be after about two weeks use.
when you will sec new hair-iinc
and downy at iirst-yes-but
really new hair-sprouting out all
over your scalp-Dandcrinc is.
We believe. the only sure hair
grower; destroyer OF dandruff and
cure for itchy scalp and it never
fails to stop falling hair at once.
If you want to prove how pretty
and soft your hair really is, moist
en- cloth with little Dandcrine
and carefully draw it through your
hair-taking one small strand at
time. Your hair will be soft.
glossy and beautiful in just few
Moments delightful surprise
awaits every one who tries this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
Bourne Nominated by Petition.

SALEM. Ore September 2o.-The nomi-
nation by petition Of United States Sen
ator Jonathan Bourne. jr.. for the United
states senatorial candidacy was received
nv Secretary Of State Olcott yesterday.
senator Bourne was defeated in the re-
publican primary last spring by Ben Sell
ing of Portland. He was also defeated
for the nomination in the progressive
party convention this week by A. T..
1Jark of Portland Mr.. Bourne made no
active canvass for denomination by either
ma rtN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
Oysters Typhoid Menace.

Raw oysters from Potomac river beds
are serious source of typhoid fever in
lection in Washington. according to d
report of the Department of Agriculture,
made public Yesterday afternoon. The
investigation on which the report was
hased was made last March and May.
The report sets forth that a supplement
tary investigation may show. that the
conditions in the fall are worse than
those in the spring.
River pollution was found to extend
to Blackstone Island, according to the
report. All the oyster beds above that
point were badly infected. The condi-
ton of the water below there was stated
TO be fairly satisfactory"
1t is said by the experts of the de-
partment that it is practicable to cleanse
the sewage from Washington, Alexandria
and other places on the Potomac so as
to make the water harmless far as
the contamination of oysters is concerned,
and ii is advised that this be done, and
that in the meantime strict inspection
of the Washington oyster supply should
be maintained. 1t is explained that the
pure food law gives authority for con-
demning the polluted oysters as unfit for
human food.
The report states that the water of the
Potomac above Washington is heavily
polluted by the up-river sewage and that
Notwithstanding popular belief to the
contrary. The report. continuing on this
line, says:
Pollution Travels With Stream.
Both chemical and meteorological
tests show conclusively that this pollu-
ton travels, apparently with but slight
change, for long distances down the
river. The results of the two investiSa-
tons show that the self publication of
the stream, which is relied upon to take
care of sewage and other pOlluting mat
ters. does not occur to anything like the
extent TO which some persons have con-
tended it does. The river is shown to be
seriously polluted far as the upper
section of the Potomac oyster grounds.
considerable pollution existing, indeed, as
far as the Wicomico river, or off Blahi
stone Island, locality from which many
oysters are taken and sent to the Wash
inston markets. Samples of oysters in
the WicOmicO river. near Blackstone Is
land. and from Nomini bay and above
these points We're examined. and some
samples-although not all of them-were
found to be polluted to such ain extent
that they would be condemned as unfit
for food.
The data show that the pollution
extends down river for a considerable
distance and can be traced at the pres
cnt time as far as Blackstone or, per-
haps Heron Island. This does not nee
cssarily mean. however. that the river
below Blackstone Island is at all times
in sufficiently satisfactory condition:
that polluted shellfish may not be eX-
pected from this section. Further in
vestigation of the character of the
water. especially that section of the
river below Blackstone Island, is plan
ned
The results of the investigation al
ready made would Indicate that any
oysters taken at Blackstone Island are
likely to be polluted and in such CON
dition to be considered. under the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20

government forces captured a rapid-fire
gun and used it with such deadly effect
that the rebels were Obliged to retire.
The fight lasted five hours, and both sides
suffered many casualties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20

Saverio Rutulla, said to be the last OF
a notorious counterfeting gang rounded
up i'm Philadelphia several months ago
by secret service officers. was convicted
i'm the federal court at Huntington, w.
Va, last night of passing counterfeit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
supply Source Often Unknown.

Not only this but the dealers in many
t instances. it was pointed out, would not
know what beds the oysters had been
shipped from, so that the results of bac-
! THEOLOGICAL examination would not mean
the prevention of the sale of a particular
shipment of polluted bivalves nor be in
! strumental in preventing further skip
ments being received into the District
| from the same source.
! The only effective remedy, it was stat
| ed. will be for the Department of ASricul-
| ture to get at the source of the trouble by
examining oysters at the various beds
and prohibiting shipments of bivalves
from the sources which are found to be
polluted
The health Offices representative at the
18th street Wharves is Capt. Frank
Evans. inspector of marine products.
This official condemns all oysters that do
not appear to be fresh and entirely fit for
human consumption. His concentrations
OF the food product last season We're I'M
usually heavy. 1t is the plan of the de-
partment to pursue an active policy in
prohibiting the sale here of all oyster.
whose external appearance would indi-
cate they are not entirely free of pollu-
titp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
Praise This Remedy
EOr CONSUMPTION

II tho Voluntarily written words Of
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country. p-aisng Eckmap's Alternative.
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ne state none but facts. AMI give to You
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Nearly Ave years ago | heard of your
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with the result that l soon found myself
restored to health. For the past four
teaching and though have always had
heavy school work am also abe to per-
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Sisters Of 81. Francis.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
Real Estate Transactions.

Real Estate 1rdnSdCt1OAS.
Richard s. Blackburn and others have
sold to Theodore c. Keen house and lot
30 North Washington street.
Frank G. Swa;ne has sold to Charles ..
Howell house and lot 207 North Royal
street.
y T Fleming. real estate dealer. has
sold for Mrs Otelia Cline. to John ".
Graham. house and lot 224 North falr-
fax street. rs
placed on record today in the once u 'ne
clerk of the corporation court.
The state corporation commission mas
granted a charter to the ShCreham Hotei
Company. a CO poratlon' "!.h o. ..oi, is
Alexandria, Va. The cap.tal s'och 10
placed at slCo 900 to 100000. The o1ncers
are: !. Maury Dove, president; j. Maury
Dove. jr. vice president: X. e. Dove sec
rotary, all of Washington. d. I.
Saws Husband Whipped Her.
Because she refused to drink any more
Ellen Barbour, colored, testified In the
notice court today that she was oea'eii
nv her husband Sonnie Barbour. A pau
looking eye. together with scra'cheu
face was in evidence. \ fine OF sio was
imposed by the court
Alfred Daton Charles Drltell ana
Archie &. Barnes. soldiers. charged WIN
disorlerly conduct and nsntihs' i
fa;ted s5 collateral each by 1alllnS " DIP
pear.
Recent Deaths.
The funeral of Mrs. Maria McDermo.'
.ooL n,ace this morning from St Mary
C.,bolic Church Services were con-
d,ctsd nv Rev. L. r. Kelly and burlai
voc made i'm ST. Marys cemetery Inc
na,Ihearers were: Johr Mckenna, T. NC
covan lanes T. Patterson. William Des-
,,ond lanes Roche ard James 3. Martin.
Mrs Hesselius Smiths funeral took
Loco this afternoon from Christ r. +.
r,,o,, pav w. J. Morton. rector. Of
sciatinp Burial was in the Methooist
Protestant cemetery. in
The funeral of Henry Is. Glover VIII
tate Mace at 10 o'clock Sunday morhins
from his late himc. 22i North hogai
street Services will be coneuctea by 'TE
Cht;rch and Rev. Fl. Nj. Canter, pastor
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church south.
Briefs.
Columbus Morris, a Southern Railway
fireman was injured while at work yes
terday at Manassas and brought 10 'he
Alexandria Hospital. He is being treated
for a .sprained back.
The bv-county convention of the Wom-
en.s christian Temperance Union con-
vened this morning in Trinity NJ. +.
church. Rev G. a. Luttrell' pastor OF
,ho church. and others made addresses
considerable business OF routine ma
,,:re was disposed of last night at
meeting of the Retail Mercnan ms chan,-
citation, held at the rooms OF the chaih-
her OF commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
DISTRICT NEEDS AID
PoWerIeSS to Better Protect
0yster-Eating Public.
INSPECTION is ONLY GUARD
Suggested Government Prohibit
Shipment of Diseased Bivalves.
RIVER BEDS ARE CONDEMNED
Agricultural Department Reports
Potomac Shellfish Serious
Source of Typhoid.
INSPECTION is ONLY GUARD
RIVER BEDS ARE CONDEMNED

The conclusion reached by officials of
the Department of Agriculture that prac-
ticaliy all oyster beds in the Potomac
river above Blackstone Island are pol
luted. probably will not be followed by
the District Of Columbia health depart
ment taking steps to afford greater pro-
lection than that now provided against
the consumption by Neutrality-suspicious. of
oysters believed to be unfit for food.
1t was explained by an official of the
health Office today that the department.
can do no more than maintain an in
spector at the 18th street wharves, whose
duty it will he to condemn all oysters
which do not appear to be fresh. Bacte-
biological examinations of the bivalves.
it was stated, would be useless this
process requires forty-eight hours, and
within that time the oysters from which
the sample was taken would doubtless
have been sold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Fire Committee to Recommend
Addition to City's Outfit.
INCLUDES CHEMICAL TANK
Fraternal Order Celebrates Anniver-
sary-Sales of Realty-Gen-
eral and Personal News.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. September 20. 1917.
The recently organized fire committee
Of the city council. which succeeded the
board of fire wardens in the control OF
the city fire department, will recommend
to council at it's meeting to be held Tues
day next the purchase of an additional
fire engine and also the purchase of a
chemical wagon suited to the carrying OF
large chemical tanks. The latter could
be used effectively in extinguishing fires
inside of a house, it is pointed out by the
committee. and in many instances Obviate
the necessity of calling upon an engine.
At the present time the city has two
steamer engines in active service, and
there is also a reserve steamer. The
latter, however, is only used in emergen-
cies where there is a large fire or in
case of the brcakage of one of the regular
engines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
Anniversary Celebrated.

With speeches. music and other forms
of entertainment. followed by the serv-
ing of refreshments. Alexandria Council,
No. ), F'raternal Order of Americans, at
Sarepti Hall last night celebrated its
twenty-second recurring anniversary.
Addresses were made by Rev. G. a.
Luttrel1 pastor of Trinity M. E. Church;
Rev c. r. Strasburg, pastor OF the
Methodist Protestant Church. and l..
Wilmeth. state president. Vienna. Rev:
Mr.. Luttrell spoke on Liberty. and
Patriotism was the subject of the ad-
dress of Rev Mr.. Strasburg. Other fea-
lures of the program included magic and
ventriloquism. by Harvey Curtis; rect-
tation by Norman Roberts, and solo by
Master Haslett. The meeting was pre-
sided over by James r. Mansfield. VINO
made the opening remarks. The hall was
appropriately decorated. and there was
also an attractive electric illumination.
With about forty members in line the
annual inspection of the Alexandra Light
Infantry was made by Col. 10 Lane
Stern last night at Armory Hall. Col.
Lane also inspected the outfit of Maj.
James E. King and the staff of officers:
The local company made an excellent
showing. 1t was in command of Capt.
l.. l.. Slaymaker and Lieut.. FL. Noel Car
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-13
Amusing Artistic Conceptions.

Many child, as we'll as some older
persons, has puzzled over that beam"
in the eye Of which the New Tesla
ment speaks. 1t is not always under
stood that this means a beam Of light.
But it was left to Solomon Bernard.
in his woodcuts illustrating the Bible,
published at Lyons, in 1853, to pic
ture this beam as one Of wood, rectan-
guIar in section, and several feet in
length. Then there is the case Of an
English painter who depicted an elab'
crate rainbow. Unfortunately, he
painted 1t wrong side out But we for
get amazement at such stupidity in
admiration for the artists magnificent
audacity when we learn that he
charged twenty pounds for repainting
the rainbow colored in accordance
with natures arrangement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-13
sneezlna az an Omen.

The only attention we pay to a
sneeze at the present day is to en-
deavor to get rid of the chill which
causes it; but a sneeze in the days of
old Greece was a matter of great con-
Germ and import.
There was then a god Of sneezing,
and great undertakings would even
be abandoned if a man sneezed at an
inappropriate moment, the act being
looked upon as the oracle of the god.
Z A sneeze between midnight and
noon was looked upon as a fortunate
sign, but between noon and midnight
it betokened great misfortune. To
sneeze to your right was lucky; to
the left unlucky. Two or four sneezes
were lucky, one or three very un
lucky and any undertaking in hand
should If possible be abandoned; more
than four sneezes did not count.
There is saying in many parts OF
England today: "Once a wish, twice
a kiss, three times letter, four times
something better" II people sneezed
together 1t was a good sign, particu
larly II they happened to be discuss
ing business.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-13
SUPERSTITION Royalty Respects.

Canterbury Cathedral, like most
Gothic cathedrals, is decorated with
innumerable inches for statues. At
Canterbury series of these inches is
occupied with statues of kings and
queens of England, and there are only
four inches left unoccupied.
An old tradition has it that when
all the inches are filed the throne OF
England will come to an end. Queen
Victoria was approached with a view
to a statue Of herself being placed In
one Of the four remaining inches, but
her late majesty was aware Of the old
tradition, and refused.
One wonders whether In the future
there will be four monarchs Of Eng
land sufficiently Indifferent to super
stition to defy the tradition and allow
their efigies to fill the unoccupied
spaces.-Stray Stories.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-13
BEAUTY NO LONGER A MARVEL
Time Has Gone BY When World
Stopped to Wonder at Lowell
ness of Women.

Within the last week two well-known,
beautiful, rich society girls, both
young, both popular, with all doors to
which society has the key flung open
before them, have elected to go into an
East End hospital and scrub floors for
pauper invalids. Perhaps they will
not stick to it; the important thing is
that they want to try it.
The fact is that we are no longer
sufficiently satisfied with beauty to
think woman has justified herself by
being good to look at Thirty or forty
years ago people came froms every
part of the world to see. Georgiapa.
Lady Dudley, Mrs. Langtfy and Mrs.
Cornwallis-West walk. IN THE park. At
an earlier date the.bsadtifuf Cummings
caused riots, .soygreat was the anxiety
to see them. Anne of Austria drew
people from the most inaccessible cor
ners of what was then a very inacces-
sible worlG, who made their way with
year-long journeys to Paris, caught a
glimpse of her entering her carriage
and went home again saying they had
seen gloveliness itself. Today we
would not cross the road to see pref
ty woman, possibly because there are
so many of them. Indeed, beautiful
women of today are more admired by
women than by men. But in any case
beauty as a profession is dead.-Lon
don Truth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-13
SAW HIS DUTY POINTED OUT
Advertisement Of John Ware Gave
Valuable Idea &c the Travelling
Salesman.

while working through Pennsyl
vania recently saw an advertisement
that ought to bring relief to a few dis
trossed souls" said the travelling
salesman. ut headed the personal coli
umn and said:
"'Be It hereby known to all my COR
respondents that I have this day de
stroyed all letters they would wish to
be destroyed. JOHN WARE
THAT notice was so extraordinary
that l stopped over for a late train and
called on John Ware. He was a genial
old man and willing to talk. He said
he was person to whom people vol
UNFAIRLY confided secrets; that many
persons in bursts Of confidence had
written letters to him which they no
doubt afterward regretted having
written.
Sometimes they said, Destroy
this; sometimes they didn't. Anyhow,
John Ware had kept most Of those In
eliminating letters. But now that he
was getting old he had seen what
harm might result from those letters
falling into strange and INSCRIPTIONS
hands, and he had burned them and
had taken that novel way Of notifying
his correspondents that they were
safe.
THAT talk with John Ware set me
thinking. The first thing did when |
got back to New York was to burn
batch of letters"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-13
Mr.. COMPTON IN GREAT LUCK
story That Conveys Moral to Man
Called Upon to Give Advice to
His wife.

Mrs. Compton had laid out four
dresses on the euestroom bed. and be
fore breakfast she led her husband
In to look at them. Nov you know
how much I rely on your taste.
Henry" she said. Il want you to de-
eide which one OF these I shall wear
to Mrs. Darnley's luncheon today.
Please say exactly what you think"
Mr.. Compton hesitated, and then
plunged.
Nov that blue" he began. isn't
IT."
Eyes, dear, It is" said Mrs. Comp
ton, and she tossed the blue gown on
chair. Its too dark altogether"
"Then there's the black" and her
husband frowned thoughtfully. "Of
COURSE"
yes, of course, "--and Mrs. Comp
ton tossed the black gown after the
blue one-'it's handsome enough and
light enough, with that gold neck, but
it's beginning to show wear"
Mr.. Compton breathed heavily. The
real test was at hand. A fawn-col-
OAcu bOWu anu q bhoJ Oho WohS AOA~
We'll, don't pretend to be judge
of these things" he said. playing for
time. II only know what / like. That
gray dress seems to me Just a lit
tle-er-more-s-"
"Therel knew / could depend on
you'll" And Mrs. Compton joyfully
flung aside the gray gown. ut is more
severe, and the styles bit trying.
l shall wear the fawn-colored one, and
be so glad to know you chose it for
me-"
"Whew!" said M. Compton, as he
fed downstairs. Suppose I'd been
little quicker and got out that suit
able It's lesson to a man to be de-
liberate when he's giving advice to
his wife Youths Companion.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-13
FRANTIC SEARCH FOR WOOD
supefsfitious Customer in Modern
= Barber Shop Had Hard Time to
49,. Find the object Desired. 3i-i =

well, how's the neuralgia q? qyeried
the barber, sy1npathetically, as he
poised the gfaz6r over Thompsons
latharad face incas tdnsorial emporium.
~. Haven't had fauy since last"-and
then the, barber was dumfounded to
see IFS customer rap hard on the arm
16f othe chair. He was further aston
ished when Thompson sat up, jumped
to the floor and ran to the marble
wash bowl, where another customer
was in process Of being shampooed.
Thompson reached under the stool
on which the customer was sitting
and raped It. Then, with look Of
dismay he turned wildly and made a
sprint to the cigar counter at the far
end Of the room. There he raped his
knuckles on the wooden frame. while
BARRIERS and customers, In various
stages of barbering and hair cutting,
stopped and stared.
cts all right" he grinned from be-
hind his coat of lather. Had to touch
wood, you know, after making that
statement about not having had neu-
ralgia. 1 sure don't want it again."
you surely don't have much wood
in these places" he observed as the
barber somewhat gingerly began the
shaving operation anew. 'This chair
is made of enamel, glass, nickel and
leather, that stool seat is made of
some kind of leatherette composition
and 1 do believe the only thing in
your shop made of wood is that cigar
counter frame"
Then Thompson's barber and the
other BARRIERS went on shaving.