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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-15

Ny friend the scientist is something
of a poet Us not every scientist a
poet? Does it not take the same sort
of elevation and illumination OF mind
to see the shy laws of nature that 1t
takes to see those visions Of truth and
beauty that make the poets eye in a
fine frenzy roll?
dropped in to see him the other
night. lie was smoking his pipe In
the study. he sat by the window. the
room was unlit. he was looking out
at the full moon hanging in the dun
east like a copper shield.
He only grunted when | came In.
took "A chair and waited I knew he
would talk when he got ready If he
did not talk by and by | would 60
away. We were real friends and did
not have to be polite.
Sure enough, after while he laid
down his pipe and said:
Gold light. That Is what We want.
and can't get. To get all the energy
converted into luminosity and none or
il into heat.
1--WE know IL is possible. Nature has
done ii. Nature is doing it now, over
yonder in the meadow. See the light
ming bugs,
.how long it takes us to do. by in
finite arts, what nature does SO easily!
Nature has had flying machines for
thousands of years, for Instance. And
the storage battery. ours is crude; but
the sun is a storage battery.
Il have just been reading tho re-
marks Of NJ Daniel Berthelot presi-
dent of the National Society Of Elec-
tricians, in France. about lightning
bugs.
I'VE have made great progress. he
says, in the Improvement of lighting
devices during the last quarter of IL
century. But all our sources of light
are sources of high temperature
The lightning bug. on the con-
trary, gives an absolutely cold light.
In the matter Of heat waste il is theo-
reticaliy perfect.
I'm gas light we get IL per cent
out of 100 units of energy for light.
the rest is heat and so on. The cleo
trio arc gives Is per cent, the sun IL
per cent The lightning bug gives US
100 per cent of light for 100 per cent
of energy. Its total force is i'm the
form of light.
Its lighting apparatus is an electro
capillary affair made up of thousands
Of cells.
The light of the future will be found
by following natures example in this
little crepuscular insect. Doubtless we
shall see the old wicls reappear. the
kind they had in oil lamps: by capil-
larry attraction they viii conduct Ger
tain liquids into contact with one an
other. and by their mixture we shall
have that brilliant emission of cold
light"
After a bit he added: Il suppose, if
you make a story of this for your
paper you viii get il all wrong, mac
curate, absurd.
Doubtless | replied.
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TOMORROW,
ADAM 4. wEsCHLER. AUcTIoNEER.

TRUSTEES. SALE OF BRICK DWELLING. NO.
1884 STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue OF certain deed of trust. duly re-
corded In Liber No. 1928. folio IS ct seq. Of the
land records Of the District OF Columbia. and at
tho request Of the party secured thereby. we
The undersigned trustees, will sell at public auc-
ton. In front of the premises. TUESDAY
THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER. AID.
1918. AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following
described land and premises situate in the city
OF Washington in the District Of Columbia and
designated as and being lot numbered fifty t50l
IN Joshua Pierce ct al subdivision Of square
numbered two hundred and t@G.i. as per
plat recorded in Book ". F.. page 211. In the
once OF the surveyor for the District OF Column
ba. together with the improvements. consisttng
Of a 3-story press-brick modern house. containing
IL rooms
Terms Of sale: One-third cash. balance in one
and two years. with interest at per centum per
annum payable semi-aunuslly. from day Of sale,
secured by deed of trust upon the property sold,
all cash. = deposit If 5000 required at the
time Of sale. All conveyancing. recording and
notaral fees at the cost of the purchaser Terms
az sale to be complied with within fifteen days
from day OF sale. otherwise the trustees reserve
The right to resell the property at the risk and
cost Of the defaulting purchaser after Eve days
advertise ment of such resale in newspaper
published In the city OF Washington. d. c.
JOHN F. DOSOHOE
MILBCRN ]. DONOHOE.
3l4 Pa. ave. Sc,
6e5- dads, eSu Trustees
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there. Among so many objects pity must
necessarily be momentary. And there
were some thin, tired-faced men, too.
One especially that Miss NJ Her had
noticed. His check was always num-
bered around IL cents. but ii was not 50
invariable. 1t occasionally ran hi III
as IA, and dropped as low as 0 cents. On
that occasion. NJ SIS Miller had to inform
him that the lowest sum accepted in the
Elite cafateria was 10 cents. And she
knew by the regret that fitted. gossa-
mer-like over his thin. worried face that
he wished that he had taken another
wasted that extra penny.
He looks hungry" she confided 10
Jane. My. It's sort of uncomfortable
working at this place. II l wasn't a per-
son of hearty appetite I'd feel dumpy all
the time Watching folks And then
with checks. since her meals were in
cluded, went after another helping of
roast pork and sage dressing.
You never can tell cynically retorted
and cups atop saucers. THAT old dried
up guy that never takes anything but
stewed prunes and bean soup-you' We
noticed him at the ia BILE by end window
They say he owns the middle plank OF
the board of trade.
Yes. I've noticed him." said Miss Mill
er. He nearly had convulsive fit one
day because there was a mistake and he
got a 12-cent check instead of 10-center.
But he amt got the wornout hungry
look that these two have. He's just got
stingy, hungry look"
1t was the next day after that con-
versaton that the girl lay down the
usual dime and two pennies and check
marked twenty-one. Miss Miller pushed
1t back wonderingly. Never before had
the girl gone over IL cents. You didn't
give me enough money she said. The
girl gasped. 'Why-oh. She's made q
mistake. l only got II cents worth"
Miss Miller frowned and caught her
full underlip between her teeth. She
was responsible for the amount which
the checks footed up. And If one mad :
1t up out of ones own pocket. why. one
could be doing It every day. Maybe the
girl got the wrong check; maybe she
didn't. In several years cashiering at
food clubs Miss Millers faith in human
nature had been punched full of holes.
Still this girl
Il haven't the other money with me"
she said in a small voice. .Tll-Tu have
to leave something as security-and-and
bring 1t tomorrow"
'Oh, never mind said Miss Miller
good naturedly. Bring il any time"
She guessed, with a twinge of scorn for
her momentary uncharitable hesitation,
that she could stand il If the girl didn' [
make up the cents.
But the girl had queer pride; it was
almost morbid. From the shabby black
purse she took a small change purse-a
pretty little thing of soft green leather
and mother of pearl sides I'm leave
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TO STAGE SHOW AT PANAMA.
New York Theatrical Interests Plan.
ming Elaborate Pageant.

NEW YORK, December ia number
of theatrical managers are planning an
invasion Of Central America next spring,
it Is announced here. in connection with
the opening OF the Panama canal.
One of the most pretentious of the en-
terprises thus far announced Is the stag
ing of an elaborate pageant on the site
miles from the present city. The chief
idea will be to present living picture of
the history OF Panama from the discovery
Of the country up to the time Of the open
ing OF the canal. 10 TINS ena .ne pials
tresses from this country and the enlist
ment of q small army Of natives to fill in
minor roles.
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THos. j. OWEN & SON. AUCTIoSEERs.

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION FOR A NoN-REsI
DENT-TWO-STORY SIX ROOMS. BATH.
CELLAR, HOTWATER HEAT. BRICk
DWELLING NO. I121 e. STREET NORTH
EAST. RENTED AT $22.J0 PER MONTH.
BY direction of the owner. resident OF lndi.
ana we will sell at public auction. in front OF
the premises on WEDNESDAY. THE SEVEN
TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1913. AT
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, lot % In
square 9S5 We would advise you TO attend this
sale and secure good bargain.
Terms stated at sale. at which time deposit
of 500 will be required Conveyancing and re.
cording at purchasers cost. Sale to be closed
within fifteen days deposit forfeited.
THOS. ]. OWEN & son. Auctioneers
HARRY s. WEIGH. Attorney,
715 14th NV. de11d&ds.eSu
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A woman on the floor of the House,!
A petticoat invasion--heard one ever
the like.
There was a furry among the rep
resentatives in Congress- but the in
vader, young, petticoated and I'M
maculateIy shirt wasted, was extreme
ly businesslike and sublimely uncon-
scious of everything but her bill 1t
did not occur to Agnes Hart Wilson,
daughter of the labor leader. and in
cidentally clerk to her fathers COM
mittee, that she was shattering age
old tradition or that suffragists the
country over would chortle gleefully
when they read of it.
She knew more about the bill than
any one else. not even excepting her
father, the Hon. William Bauchop Will
son of Blossburg, Pa, chairman OF the
House committee on labor. Other clerks
of committees came on the moor when
bills which their committees mad
drafted were to be considered. Why
not she? They knew the details of
their committees bills better often
than the chairman, and was always at
his elbow to prompt and suggest. to
pass him the ammunition during the
battle that was to come.
But the other clerks were men. Wom-
en- who were committee clerks-and
there have been several-had kept off
the floor There was Mrs Wells of
Senator Warrens committees-sheh had
always sat just without the Senate
chamber, with her ear glued to
crack when his bills had been under
discussion. She had sent in her sug-
gestions by the pages
But Agnes Hart Wilson bothered her
head very little about precedent She
had something to do. and she did it in
the simplest, most straightforward way
magma BILE. Her bill passed.
That was two years ago. And since
then Miss Wilson has become the
youngest of the cabinet ladies" and
one of the most interesting of the Of
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PROPOSALS.

DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR. WASH
ington. December l3. I9I3-Sealed proDcsals, In
duplicate. viii he received at this department
until pm. Friday. January 0. 1914. and then
opened. for rem0te'tug the power plant OF the
Government Hospital for the Insane. Anaco-ta.
ID O., taking In part payment the old machin
cry now operating same, IN accordance with
plans and specifications for the work. copies of
chief clerk Of the department. The right is re-
served 10 reject any and all bids. or TO accept
or reject any part thereof In the discretion Of
the department PROPOSALS should be securely
enveloped. marked "Proposais for reuodeline
power plant Government Hospital for the In
sane. and addressed the Secretary of the
Interior. LEWIS c. LAYLIN. Assistant Sec
rotary deI517
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-15
AIDS SAFETY AT SEA.
U. S. Naval Observatory Issues In.
formation for Navigators.

A contribution to safety at sea has
oeen made by the United States Naval
Observatory in the form of publication
which greatly simplihes and facilitates
computations incident to the navigators
work. Elaborate interpretations are done
away with. and all information condensed
and made readily accessible. The publ
cation contains only thirty-seven pages
and star chart. and yet has all the
information ordinarily required by navi-
gators in practical. everyday work. AT
present II will be issued as a supple
ment, but later will be included In the
Nautical Almanac itself.
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| fetal hostesses of the wilson admin
istration. Her father entered President
| Wilson's cabinet first chief of the
newly created Department of Labor.
His wife has preferred-as she did dur
| ing his congressional service-to spend
most of her time at home at Boss
| burg, where the farm and the boys
need her. And the eldest daughter.
Agnes, has been given most of the So
cial duties that devolve upon the head
| of cabinet household.
| From the time she was graduated from
| high school. and short course in a bust
! ness college, which turned her out-at
! the age of sixteen--a capable little bust
| ness woman. Miss Wilson has been at
her fathers right hand. He was at that
! time treasurer secretary of the United
! Mine Workers of America and his ener-
getic young daughter took over the entire
| responsibility of that work from the mo-
| ment that she entered his office. She
| has applied herself with enthusiasm to
mastering the best authorities on laws
| regulating labor and has studied all the
| best authorities on economics.
| Miss Wilson frankly regrets having to
! give up the congenial work as clerk OF
the congressional committee on labor to
| become cabinet lady. Social life does
not particularly appeal to her, but she
takes it, as she has taken eyerything
else as all in the days work. and with
a determination to acquit herself cred
| itably. She believes always in knowing
the rules of the game, and playing it by
| them, whatever that game may be. There
| is probably no one in official life in Wash
/ ington who takes herself less seriously;
but there Is no one who has finer sense
of the eternal fitness Of things.
She is always courteous, but never inn
pressed; she cares absolutely nothing for
the pomps and ceremonies, but she Is
indulgently willing to humor those who
do. Il wish,' said rather fussy per-
sonage who dinly realized that Agnes
Hart Wilson was not properly impressed
with her pretensons, that 1 could get
inside that girls mind and find out what
she really thinks" Perhaps it was just
as well she couldn't: not that she would
have found any unkindness inside that
girls mind" but perhaps little amuse-
ment and the broadest liberation.
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ADAM a. wEsCHLER. AUcTIoNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME DWELLING.
NO. i39 FRANKLIN ST. NV

TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME DWELLING,
NO. 439 FRANKLIN ST. NV.
By virtue of decree of the Supreme Court OF
DE District OF Columbia. passed in Equity Cause
No 20l90, viii sell at public auction on
TUESDAY. THE SIXTEENTH DAY Of DE
CEMBER, 1913. At HALF.PAsT THREE
Glowing described real estate. situate in the
city Of Washington, in said District namely:
Lot numbered ninety ts0l. in square numbered
i've hundred and ten t51o}. together with the
Terms Of sale: One-third OF the purchase
money in cash and the balance In two equal
5astallrnents. payable in and two years
rom day Of sale. and TO be represented by the
Pronissory notes Of the purchaser. bearing Inter
est at the rate OF six per centum per annum
payable semi-annually. and secured by deed
Of trust on the property sold. all cash, at
the option of the purchaser. $50 to be de-
posited al time of sale. All conVeyancing and
recording at purchasers cost. Terms to be COM
oiled with within fifteen days from day OF SALE
otherwise the trustees reserve the right to re-
sell at the risk and cost Of the defaulting
purchaser.
WM. III. MAN0GUE,
JAMES E. PADGETT.
de4d&dos.eSu Trustees. Stewart Bldg
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HOEHLING, PEELLE & OGILBY,
AttOFneya.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
trct Of Columbia. Holding an Equity Court
Association. corporation.-E1uity No. 32274.-
Application having been made herein for the
change of the corporate name Of the 'America u
Breeders Association to American Genetic
Association the ground that the present
name is misleading and not properly descriptive
court this LIST day OF December. AID. 1913.
ordered that cause. IL any. why said change
should not be decreed. be shown before
the 23rd day OF December. AID. 1913. at 10
O'Clock am. provided copy of this order be
published once a week for three successive
weeks in The Evening Star prior to said date.
ASHLEY NJ. GOULD. Justice. fSeall A true
copy. Test J. II. YOUNG. Clerk. By F. E.
CUNNINGHAM Assistant Clerk del .S.I5
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
ADAM a. WEsCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO TWO STORY
MONROE STREET. WEST BROOkLAND

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO TWO STORY
BRICK DWELLINGS. nos. 713 AND Ti5
MONROE STREET. WEST BROOkLAND
PARK" NORTHEAST
BY virtue of a certain deed of trust. duly re-
corded In Liber No. 1920. folio ISIS e. seq, of
the land records of the District of Columbia, and
~ the request of the party secured thereby, we.
the undersigned trustees Will sell at public auc-
ton in front OF the premises. on MONDAY, THE
FIFTHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER AID.
1913 AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM
the foIlou ing described land and premises sit
uate In the county of Washington In the District
Of Co'umbia and designated as and being lot
numbered eleven GD in block numbered three
ia In the subdivision known West Brookian6
Park" per plat recorded In County Book s.,
page 40. In the ONCE of the surveyor for the
District Of Columbia. together with the improve
ments thereon.
Terms OF sale: One-third Of the purchase money
20 be paid in cash, and the balance In two equal
instalments. payable in one and two years. with
interest at six per centum per annun. payable
Eemi-annually from day OF sale, secured by deed
ef trust upon the property sold. all cash At
the option Of the purchaser. deposit OF 500
will be required of the purchaser at the time Of
sale. All conveyancing. recording and notsrisl
fees at the cost OF the purchaser. Terms of sale
be complied with within fifteen days from dag
~ sale. otherwise the trustees reserve the rvat
resell the property at the risk and cost of The
defaulting purchaser, after five days advertise
iuent OF such resale In some newspaper published
IN the city of WASHINGTON d. G.
ERNEST L. SCHMIDT.
GEORGE VI. EMMERICH.
Trustee0
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LEGAL NOTICES.
NELSON WILSON. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF TIE DISTRICT OF CO.
lumbia. Holding Probate Court.-No 203bS
Administ tiou.-This is 10 give notice that the
subscriber OF the District of Columbia. has oh
tanned from the Probate Court OF the District OF
Columbia letters testamentary Of the estate OF
lumba. deceased All persons having claims
against the deceased hereby warned to ex-
hbt the same. with the vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated, TO the subscriber, before the
2sth day of November. AID. 1914: otherwise
they may by law he excluded from all benefit
Of said estate. Given under my hand this 2Sth
day OF November, 1913. EDWARD o. REED.
1903 14th st. NV. tSeal) Attest: JAMES
TANNER, Register Of wills for the District
Of Columbia. Clerk of the Probate Court.
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HITCHCOCK PLAN DEFEATED.
to Currency Bill Voted
Down, 40 to 35.

The first important vote taken in the
Senate on an amendment TO the currency
bill this afternoon resulted in the defeat
of the Hitchcock amendment for four
regional banks and providing for the
public ownership and government control
of the regional reserve banks The vote
was forty to thirty-five TO table the
Hitchcock amendment
This vote, IL is said, indicates clearly
that the administration currency bill cam
not fail of passage, practically un-
amended.
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FIRST BIG GUNS SENT
TO THE PANAMA CANAL
Steamer Christobal Leaves New
York With Fourteen
Large Mortars.

NEW YORK, December 15.-The
steamer Christobal, operated by gov
eminent steamship company between
New York and Panama, left port today
heavai, loaded with the first of the big
guns 80 be sent to the isthmus for the
fertilization of the canal She carried
fourteen large mortars, whose carriages
are already in place at the Atlantic. and
Pacific entrances of the canal. Within
two weeks the guns will be mounted
and ready for use A detachment of
coast artillerymen sailed with the guns
today on the Christobal.
Largest a 16-Inch Rifle.
The largest gun in the Panama fortifi-
cation will be a siXteen-inch rite, which
will be installed at the Pacific entrance.
IT will be carried by the ChriStobal on
her next trip, about the middle of jan
uary.
In addition to the forts at the entrances
of the canal, island defenses will be con-
structed along the shores of the canal.
The headuarters for the army. navy and
Marine Corps on the isthmus will be at
the Pacific entrance of the canal, but
several posts will be maintained else
where, including the Atlantic entrance,
the locks. probably at some point along
Culebra cut and at Gatun dam, the most
vulnerable spot on the canal.
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THos. ]. OWEN & SON. AUcrIoSEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF BRICK RESIDENCE
NO. 132 FLORIDA AVE. NV.
By virtue of a certain deed OF trust, duly re-
corded In Lber No. 25o7 at folio 375 ct seq
ooe OF the land records of the District of Co
thereby. the undersigned trustees will sell at
puolic auction. in front of the premises. on
THuKSDAY. THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF
DECEMBER. 1913. At FOUR O'CLOCK PM,
the following described land and premises, sit
Gste IN the District of Columbia known and
distinguished as lot numbered one hundred aud
sixty-efght n6sl IN d. 3. Gron's subdivision Of
lots In square eve hundred and ffty-one ssh as
said subdivision Is recorded IN the Office OF the
surveyor OF the District Of Columbia In Book 10
page LOT. together with the improve ments
Terms OF sale: one-third of the purchase
money 10 be paid IN cash, the balance In two
equal fnstailments. payable In one and two
years, with interest AT per ceutum per an
mum. payable spontaneously from day OF sale
and secured by deed of trust on the property
sold, or ali cash. at the option OF the pur-
chaser. A deposit of $500 Will be required at
time OF sale. All conveyancing recording. etc .
AZ cost OF purchaser. Terms 10 be complied
with within Is days from day OF sale other
wise the trustees reserve the right 70 resell
the property at the risk and cost OF defaulting
purchaser after i've days advertisement Of such
resale IN some newspaper published In Wash
tngton. y. c.
HERBERT 4. GILL Trustee
RICHARD I. PAIRo. Trustee.
deS-dAdS.eSu
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS DIS
trict Of Columbia Washington December IL.
1918. Sealed proposals will be received
at the Office of the Secretary. Board of
Commissioners. Room 500. District Building I'M
I'll 2 O'Clock PM. December 20. 1913. for the
erection Of Shelter Sheds at the Farmers Prod
tngton. ID. C., involving about $50. 600 pounds OF
structural steel. Blank forms OF proposals,
specifications and all necessary informa tion may
be obt3ined from Chief Clerk. Engineer Depart
ment. Room at District Building. Washington,
q. c. 4 deposit of IS Is required to gusrap tee
return Of plans and specifications. OLIVER p
NEWMAN. FREDERICK L. SIDDONS, CHE9-
TER HARDING, Commissioners u. G.
l3-Gt.exSu