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Worcester Ginger Snaps.
Drop Molasses Cookies.

Put into a mixing bowl one cupful of
molasses, one half cupful of vegetable
shortening, butter or lard, softened: one
half cupful of cold water, one teaspoon.
full OF soda dissolved in little bit OF
hot water. one teaspoonful of cinnamon
one-half teaspoonful of cloves and three
cupfuls of flour. Beat well together and
drop from spoon on buttered tin anu
bake in a quick oven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
The New Lame Lace.

The novelty in the way of trimming.
beyond question, is metal lace. So much
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Premet Exploits a Bustle.

fne talk of the day is the kind OF
crapery that Premet is using in the back
or his skirts. The moment the manikin
walked in with IT the word ''bustle'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28

came from all lips. The skirt Is drawn
up quite good deal at the back and
Just over the drapery is posed large
COW, or Topped sash. which has terri
flying resemblance to the gowns of 1870.
This was the new silhouette that the
house presented. and every gown evolved
the idea in some way.
The Japanese collar was still In evil
dence, but II rolled away from the neck
farther than II did last spring The
waists were entirely transparent, but
every house shows this feature Of dress.
The new boned, deep girdie is also seen
at this house. 1t takes the place of the
oriental sash which Cheruit made so pop
ular year ago. 1t is OF watered ribbon.
reaches well down on the skirt back. and
fastens at tine left Of the front with a
huge buckle.
As usual at this house. the silhouette,
whether new or conventional. is over
Swallowed by the remarkable color effects.
The dyes used IN the fabrics are amaz-
ingIy original and they are combined
with startling effect, but always a sure
aim. Unless one can get IN America just
these tones of color. the gowns will lose
their value, and the buyers are well
aware of this.
No one expects to make money out OF
models. they are used for inspiration.
but they cannot be copied In large
enough quantities to make them pay I'M
less one can find at home the amazing
reds. luscious blues and alluring puppies
that the great dressmakcrs are playing
With this week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Many American Children
Do Not Attend School

RRY DHILE school children all over
the land are marching on
AAA willingly or unwillingly 10
!" halls of learning this month,
there are still according 70
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INSTALLS ITS OFFICERS.
Nimrod Grand Encampment, No. l.
A. O. K. of J.. Holds Meeting.

Officers of Nimrod Grand Encampment
No l, \. .. Is. of j.. were recently in
stalled at the Galbraitl A. NJ. l.. Zion
Church, 9th street between J. and NJ
streets northwest The exercises were
conducted by Rev. Aquilla Sayies.
The officers installed were: Thomas
Hawkins. high priest. Carter Purdy. c.
G.; Norris Riley. first commander: Rich
ard Chairman. second commander: Joseph
Jackson, third commander: Charles T..
Contee secretary: Samuel Peake record
ing secretary, Joseph Holland treas
urer: Chester Grey. inspector: John III,
Moore, land marker: Norah Bell. lee
turer; David Clark. standard bearer
William Mischaux, sword bearer; John
Leftwich. inner guard. Eugene Hawkins
outer guard Benjamin Williams, depart
ment purser, Anthony Gaines, captain
Henry Jones' drilimaster and John IL.
Dade, ma Shal.
Mrs Anna r. Hill conducted the in
stallation services for the ladies. These
officers are: Edna NJ. Dove. II. j.. Nellie
Robinson, p. p: Margaret Tillery. X. s:
Rebecca Colman, chancellor: Mamie
Nelson, corresponding secretary Emma
Burnett. recording secretary: Martha
Childs treasurer, NJ. carey. &. p; Annie
Contee. NJ to +. p: Mamie Lenont Nj
to p j.. Elizabeth Oscar F. D. NJ. and
Mary Henson, second d. NJ.
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GERMAN SCULPTOR PROTESTS.
Wandschneider Resents Rejection of
Design for Memorial.

NEW YORK, May e6-Wilhelm
Wandschneider. "A Berlin sculptor. en-
ga ged by committee of st. Louis men
to design "A memorial of Pretorius
Schurz and DaenZer left for ST. Louis
today after his arrival here from Bcr-
lin In protest against the rejection of
his design by the committee. Prof.
Wandschneider asserted his intention
cf ma king the memorial or getting
paid for his work. if he had To seek
Justice from every court in the United
States and Germany.
\ telegram notifying the sculptor
that his design was not acceptable,
handed him when the steamer locked.
was the first inkling he had received
he said that the committee did NOT
like his work. The design was Of "A
nude woman and was called The
Naked Truth.
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SUGGESTS EMBASSY HoNoRs.
American Minister Says Legation in
Snain Should Be Elevated.

The proposal to elevate the United
States legation at Madrid to an embassy
embodied in a bill recently introduced
by Senator Bacon. was suggested ps
American Minister Ide. who reported to
the State Department that in his jLdg-
ment the Spanish people would greatly
appreciate the compliment. Mr.. lde did
not expect to profit personally by the ac-
ceptance of the suggestion. as he had al
ready rendered his resignation as minis
ter to Spain.
The old law authorizing the President
tc elevate ministry into an embassy
in cases where other countries adopted
that course in regard to their diplomatic
representation in Washington has been
repealed by Congress. 1t is. therefore.
necessary to secure special authorization
from that body to change the status of
the Spanish mission.
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NOT VIOLATION OF LAW.
Judge Advocate General Of Army De.
cides Eight-Hour Issue.

Judge Advocate General Crowder of the
army recently was asked for an opinion
as to whether the eight-hour law of Au-
gust 1, 1892, limiting the hours Of en-
pioyment of laborers and mechanics to
eight hours in any one day. applied to
the case OF certain employees of the Of
flee of public buildings and grounds. de-
nominated simply as laborers who some
times were called on 10 render service
for more than eight hours day on oc-
casions Of public receptions or similar
functions at the White House. IL was
explained that the overtime services in
volved duties of special trust and conf
dence."
The judge advocate general held that
the employment I'm question was not n
violation of the eight-hour law. He took
the ground that these employees though
designated as laborers were. while per-
forming such duties at the White House,
acting in the capacity Of domestic sery-
ants and did not come within the opera
ton Of the eight-hour law OF August /,
1s92'
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ENTER INDUSTRIAL PLANTS.
Five Hundred South Americans to
Study Trade Products.

NEW YORK, May 26-F'ive hundred
instructors, postgraduate students and
graduates of forty leading universities
and technical schools of South and
Central America, are coming to the
United States 10 enter the great in
dustr;al plants in this country. accord
ing to an announcement by the Pan
American States Association, with
view to securing for the southern coun-
tries trade products suitable to their
needs. 1t is asserted by those who have
set the plan afoot that the net results
after the canal across the isthmus is.
opened will be the swinging of the bulk
of trade in machinery, agricultural i'm
Elements and other manufactures which
now comes from Europe TO the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
DEMAND FOR PLACES.
Democrats Suggest Dismissal of Re
publicans From Treasury.

The announcement of the policy of Will
liam G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treas
ury, to receive suggestions for running
the department from his employees has
brought forth resolution from the Ma
tional Democratic Fair Play Association
suggesting the discharge of 10 per cent OF
the present republican employees. Further
suggestion is made that the Secretary
then appoint democrats to fill their places
thereby Inaugural ing the enforcement Of
a time-honored policy Of equita BILE APP
portionment to the different states as is
now required by law 1t is recomm,n need
that the races in this department be seq
res ated, ard The resolution also expresses
the belief that these changes would con-
tribute to the welfare of the department
and would be highly gratifying to the
people OF the United States.
Another resolution congi at ulates Presi-
dent Wilson upon changes in the member
ship of the civil service commission
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American Art.
From the London Globe.


There can be no doubt that one of the
eventual results of the fusion of races
which is now proceeding i'm the United
States will be the crea ion of a distinct.
lively American art, national the
work of the Greek sculptors. But the
da wn of that art has as yet hardly made
its appearance. and. scarcely without ex-
ception. the few Americans who have I'M
til now attained to the highest reputa-
ton i'm painting have become European
lied instead OF imbuing their work with
the spirit of the new world Lecturng
before the Royal Society of British Ar
lists last night. the American consul gen.
eral In London oyerestimated. to our
mind the artistic achievements of his
The very instances which he
furnished disproved his case. since Ben
iamin West lived AT period when
the difference between the Englishman
and the inhabitant of the then young
United States was only matter Of de
tail while Whistler Abbey, shannon
AMI Sargent strike the European ami
not the American note in their work.
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VACANCIES IN CIVIL SERVICE.
Special Examination for Filling
Them to Be Held June Is.

Four civil service examinations are
to be held in various parts of the
United States June IS next. three of
which are for positions in Washington
There will be an examination for
electro metallurgist male. in the field
service of the bureau of mines; ap-
prentice craftsman. male, In the once
of the chief of ordnance OF the war
Department.: copyist ship craftsman
male. in the bureau of construction
and repair of the Navy Department
and sanitary bacteriologist MAZE In
the public health service, HYGIENE
laboratory.
June 25 and &c there will be an eN,
animation for ship craftsman to MI
vacancies as they occur In the Navy
Department here and in the navy yaros
and other navy establishments.
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NEW OFFICIAL PERIOD.
Proposed Change in Date for Como
press and Presidential Terms.

Senator Shafroth appeared today be-
fore the Senate judiciary committee 10
urge favorable report on his resolution
proposing an amendment TO the Consti-
tuition to change the time of meeting of
Congress and the time of assumption of
office BIZ the President. Vice President
and congressman.
The senator argued that history has re-
peatedly shown the faults of the present
system. where a party may be defeated
i'm November. but continue to control the
machinery of government through a con-
gress session until the succeeding March
The committee took no action upon the
resolution. but Senator Shafroth intends
10 press it.
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DUNN GETS FIVE YEARS.
Davenport, Who Also Threatened
Wilson, Sentenced to Two.

NEWARK. \. j.. May 26-Jacon Dunn
and Seeley Davenport the Wharton n
j., woodchoDpers. who sent threatening
letters to President Wilson before he as
sumed Office. were sent to Trenton state
prison today Dunn for five Years and
Davenport for two. Both men were found
guilty ON four counts. but in the case of
Davenport the federal jury recommended
mercy.
The letters. mailed in MAY and No
vember of last year. demanded first 81 go
and then $500 under penalty of death
The mountaineerS were convicted also Of
sending similar letters to Theodore f.
King. postmaster at Ledgewood y. j.,
and to a manufacturer of Dover n j..
now dead
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Plea of the Defendants.

The defendants ask the court to in
struct the jury to find in their favor, and
that Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Addison are not en-
titled to share in the distribution of the
forty five thousand dollar commissions
The defendants claim the sale was made
by James r. j. Archibald and George
Howard the latter treasurer of the trust
company and president of the new hotel
company.
Arguments were made by Attorneys j.
j. Darlington and Frank J. Hogan in
favor of the motion Attorneys A. s.
Worthington and John W. Yerkes elaine 4
the plaintiffs had made out A case which
should be submitted to a jury
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CIVIL SERVICE PROBE SOON.
Senator Pomerene Hopes for Com
mittee Meeting This Week.

The promised probe of the administra-
ton of the civil service is to be taken up
soon. according to statement made to-
day by Senator Pomerene of ONO. chair
man of the Senate committee on civil
service. He said that owing to the fact
that the members of his committee have
been engaged in tariff matters and other
matters of Importance. he had found it
imp ossible to get his committee together
during the last week.
II hope to get meeting this week.
perhaps early this week. said Mr.. POM
creme.
In the meantime his office has been
flooded with reports of the poor ADMIN
istratio of the civil service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
CANAL PRIVILEGE SOUGHT.
United States Said to Be Negotiat-
ing With Nicaragua.

DIR. Salvador Castrilla, former minister
from Nicaragua to the United States, who
has been ordered to Europe on an inn
portant government mission, declares that
favorable progress is being made in the
negotiation Of a treaty between the
United States and Nicaragua, whereby
the United States will agree to pay Mica
ragua S3.OOO,OGO for the exclusive right to
construct a canal across Nicaragua and
To acquire a coaline station in the Bay of
Fonseca.
DR. Castrilio says he is encoul ced by
Secretary Bryans broad views on the
subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
VERDICT SET ASIDE
IN SABENS CASE
Former Member of Hospital
Corps Gets New Trial on
Murder Charge.
LOWER COURT REVERSED
BY APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
Convicted Man Is Accused of Killing
Ada Haynes-Was Sem
fenced to Die.

Tho conviction Of first degree murdc:
and the sentence If death fixed for June
H.: 1918 against William H. Sabens 4
former member of the Hospital Corps at
Fort Mycv We're set aside TO-DAY ny the
District Court IF Appeals. Sahens was
charged with killing Ada HAYNES al re-
sort on u street
In an opinion ny Mr. Justice Rohb the
judgment Of death AGAINST Sabens is re-
versed and a new trial ordered.
The granting by the trial judge of an
obstruction asked by the government
that the jury should receive and weigh
with caution the evidence offered by
the defense that Sabens was intoxicated
at the time he committed the offense-
was one reason for reversing the convic-
ton The appellate court also holds 1t
was error to instruct the jury. as asked
by the government. that if Sabens vol
UNFAIRLY made himself drunk for the
purpose of killing his victim and after
ward actually killed her when he was
$50 drunk as not then to be able to de-
liberate on and premeditate the murder
ne was still guilty of first-degree murder
Reasons for Reversal.
Justice Robb states that under the
statute the evidence must show that the
killing, to constitute first-degree murder.
must have been of deliberate and pre-
meditated malice. an diff a mans pind
was SUCH whether from voluntary intox-
ication or otherwise. as to negative the
existence of deliberate and premeditated
malice he could not be guilty of higher
crime than second-degree murder.
Speaking of the direction to the jury
to weigh with caution the evidence of
Justice Robb says:
The vice of the instruction in the
present case lies in the fact that while
the weight ultimately TO be given evil
dence of intoXication was left to the
determination of the jury. they were, in
effect. told that this evidence should
be weighed by different standard
and subjected to different test than
they applied to other evidence in the
case. The defendant was entitled to
have the Judgment of the jury upon
this evidence, as upon all other ma
terial evidence introduced by him. I'M
infiu enced by any suggestion from the
court to it's weight.
Attorneys c. l.. Moncure and T. NJ
Wampler represented the prisoner.
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BOMB KILLS CHINESE GENERAL.
Partisan of President and Servant
Victims of Extremists.

SHANGHAI May 26.-Gen. Ilsu Pao
San was killed by bomb yesterday
while opening "A box he thought con
tanned porcelain. of which he was an
ardent collector lie attempted to pr1
off the cover. :, terrific explosion re-
suited and he was hurled with great
force to the opposite end of the room.
A servant was also instantly killed
The general was strong supporter
of President Yuan Shi kai. and the
object of bitter hatred 10 the southern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
AMERICAN MAY BE LOST.
Miss Julia Higginson OF Boston
Thought to Have Been on Nevada.

LONDON. Nav o6-Relatives here of
Miss Julia Higginson of Boston fear that
she might have been one of the passen-
gers on board the steamer Nevada, which
sank Saturday after striking three mines
in the Gulf of Smyrna and which, it is
now learned, carried forty persons down
with her Miss Julia Higginson had been
visiting Smyrna and was about due to
leave that city. Inquiries are being made
by cable as to her whereabouts
The American consul at Smyrna went
today to the scene of the wreck 10 organ
ize relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
RATE ADJUSTING is BARRED.
I. C. c. Rules Against Practice of
Middle Western Railroads.

Railroads may not force consumers to
deal with manufacturing plants located
on their lines by adjusting freight rates
from plants located on other lines i'm
disregard of the rights of such plants
to have their products moved at reason
able rates.
This principle was laid down by the
Interstate commerce commission today
in Il decision involving the Rates
plaster and gypsum rock from and to
points in the middle west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
rig TIM" MAY MISS SESSION.
But COMMITTEE" in Charge of His
Affairs Would Collect Salary.

Representative Timothy ID. Sullivan OF
Now York. who has been una BILE to come
TO Washington since the extra session of
Congress began. may not appear during
the Sixty-third Congress at all. \ letter
which re ached the Capitol today indicated
that the committee" in charge of his af-
fairs. headed by Lawrence Muilisan.
wouId take steps to collect Mr.. Sullyans
salary. as a member of Congress, which
has been automatically accumulatins
eince March 1. when his congressional
term officially began.
Under the rules a properly authorized
committee i'm such d case may collect
the salary but not the mileage allow
ancc. of a member of Congress, who. so
far as the law is concerned, is entitled to
the salary. whether he appears in Wash
ington during the Congress or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
INDIAN LIQUOR BAN UPHELD.
U. S. Supreme Court Reverses Lower
Court in Wright Case.

Federal laws against the introduction
of liquor into Indian country We're to-
day held by the Supreme Court to pro-
hibit the introduction of liquor from
neighboring states into Oklahoma coun-
ties occupied by Indians.
The decision was in the case of Bob
Wright indicted in the federal court for
introducing liquor into Mushogee county
Okla. The Indictment was upheld today.
the lower court being reversed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
DISSOLUTION OF MERGER.
Attorney General Considers Plans of
Two Pacific Railways.

Robert S. Iovett and L. Fl. Loomis,
representing the Union Pacific railroad.
today conferred with Attorney General
McReynolds on plans for dissolution OF
the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific merg-
er, which may be submitted to the De-
partment of Justice within few days.
1t is understood here that the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific interests
have not yet agreed on a method of dis
solution The plan Of the Union Pacific is
exnected TO represent the view of that
road on the disposition of its S126.OO0.GeO
of Southern Pacific stock. and also its
view Of the proposed transfer of the Cen
trail Pacific to the Union Pacific.
The Southern Pacific is averse to sur
rendering the Central Pacific
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
Violent Coughing Effective.

In the meantime, however. 1T was de-
cided To bring Mr.. Santmyer to the
Winchester Memorial Hospital Tor
treatment that would prepare him for
the ordeal he was to face in Baltl-
more hospital. but while DIR. Boyd was
making another examination he placed
the patients body in a certain posi-
ton which would cause him to cough
quite violently. y moment later the
pin came up. and with such force thar
il fell in the opposite corner OF the
GENERATING room at the hospital
Mr.. Santmyer took il home saying
he would keep it as relic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
G W. W. Hanger Arbiter of Strike.

An effort to settle the strike of the
clerks on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad will be made by q. w,
w. Hanger. acting chief of the bureau of
labor statist cs of the Department of
Labor who left this city last night for
New Haven Conn. Both the clerks and
President Melen of the railroad request
ed William b. Wilson, secretary of labor
to attempt to mediate the differences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
FEE FOR SALE OF REALTY
Arguments Heard in Suit for
Commissions on Arlington
Hotel Transaction.

The entire session of Circuit Court No
l, Chief Justice Clabaush presiding, was
occupied today with arguments of coun-
sci on the motion of Woodbury. Blair and
the National Savings and. Trust Company,
defendants in the suits bSought by Will
liam Corcoran Hill and Arthur ID. Addi-
son, realty brokers, for commissions
growing out of the sale of the Arlington
Hotel property in January, 1912. for
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