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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
MAKING READY FOR OYSTERS.
Taking of Bivalves From Public
Beds Begins September Is.

Many of the vessels that have been
employed for the past month In bringing
watermelons from tributaries Of Chesa-
peake bay and from along the Potomac
to this city have withdrawn from that
business and are now at down-river
points. making ready for the opening Of
the oyster-taking season in the middle
of this month, when they will start rum
ming oysters from the tongers to the
market here and at Baltimore.
A number of boats with oysters from
private beds, not from the public rocks,
have arrived at Baltimore In the past
week, but no oysters except barreled stock
have been brought here. and no vessels
will arrive until after September 10. At
| the oyster wharf the shocking houses
are being cleaned UP and made ready for
| the advent of the oyster in its shell from
Potomac beds, and the dealers here are
placing their first months orders with
| the runboat masters to obtain them the
| kind and quantity Of oysters they want
| Down river, from Colonial Beach to its
mouth, the tongers are busily engaged In
overhauling boats and gear in order tC
be ready to start operations on the COM
/ ing of the first moment the law will
allow them to take the bivalves from
| their beds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

brane of the nose, throat or eyes, or
injected under the skin with a hypo-
dermic syringe. The pollen of rye is
the most active.
and September, but a few cases occur in
the spring. In the southern states cases
occur throughout the entire year. Men
are attacked more often than women.
The disease is more common in the United
States than in Europe 1t is rarer in
England than in the United States, and
very rare in Germany and France.
Negroes and Indians are immune, and
the lower classes escape very frequently.
the disease being chiefly a malady of the
upper classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
JUNKET ACCOUNTS
CUT TO THE BONE
Postmaster Generals Order
Takes All "Joy" Out of Of
fetal Travel.

Never again will the soul of a postal
employe thrill at an order to attend a
postmasters convention as the pros
pect of junket at government expense.
The joy Of q junket has been nipped at
its root. and an old-fashioned hard
times set of regulations made to send
It's delights staggering down the corrt-
doris Of time.
Away back in 1s75-to be exact March
3-according to IL Stats. 452, as the
lawyers say, Congress passed an act
which provides that only actual travel
ing expenses shall be allowed any person
holding employment or appointment un-
der the United States, who is sent from
his headquarters on official business
and 1t positively declared all allowances
for mileage and transportation in excess
of the amounts actually paid to be il
legal. 1t did not propose that govern
ment employees should enjoy the privilege
of mileage worth while or be put upon
par with the stately dignity OF men,
bers of Congress.
Burleson Adds Final Straw.
In the year of our Lord, 913-Septem-
Der 4, to be exact--Postmaster General
Burleson has put another crimp in the
departmental junket, and by detailed
regulations pared the allowances that
may be made down to the bone OF
strenuous necessity and abolished the
| possibility Of future expense accounts OF
padded contour.
On and after October ] the postal EN-
ploye who gets commission to attend q
| postrnasters convention or to attend X
other departmental business away from
| his headquarters must give heed to thu
demands of rigid economy and exert tn.
| same care he would II he were paying
| out his own money on his annual leave
| On leaving home he may have his bag
gage transported to the train, but i
must not cost more than % cents, III
| matter what the express transfer com
| panies demand. The same Is true wheI
| he comes home again. Twenty -fv'
| cents is the limit of expense for bag
gage transfer on departures and ar
| rivals.
| He may ride in a parlor car, or sleel
| In Pullman, or enjoy the ordinar!
| stateroom accommodations on 4 steam
| boat, and at his journeys end he ma!
| tip the porter-but not more than 2
! cents, or 1t will come out of his owl
! Jeans" Yet woe betide him II he dar,
| tip the waiter in hotel or restauran
| at meal time. or II he dare order othe
| than necessary meals, or any item no
provided as ordinary food" to the usua
| traveller.
Above all things he must preserv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Miss Clara Lillian Harrison
and Carroll Ambrose
Warthen Married.
snec;a, Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd, September 8. 1913.
Miss Clara Lillian Harrison, daughter
of Mrs William d. Thomas of Kenslng-
ton and Carroll Ambrose Warthen, also
Of Kensington, were married at o'clock
this afternoon in st. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal Church, kensington. in the
presence of a large assemblage. The
pastor, Rev. Harry G. Spencer, ofhciated.
A reception followed at the home of the
brides mother, after which the young
couple departed for their honeymoon
trip.
Miss Susie Frances Sullivan and Sam
uel Philip Perreli. both of Poolesville,
this county. were married here this after
noon by Rev. Samuel r. White, re-
tired Baptist minister. the home Of the
minister being the scene of the ceremony.
Immediately afterward they left for
Washington.
Mrs. Lena Bald of this county, has, by
her attorneys, Bouic & Bouic of this place,
filed suit in the circuit court here for an
absolute divorce from Stanley Bald, VINO
is said to live at York Springs, Pa The
bill represents that the couple were mar
ried at Jamestown. this county, jan
uary 10. 1910 by Rev. O. A. Giilinghanl.
pastor OF the Presbyterian Church at
that place, and that May !, 1910, the
plaintiff was deserted. Mrs. Bald also
asks to be awarded the custody of the
couples only child. Raymond Bald, aged
three years.
Transfers of Real Estate.
The following transfers of real estate
were recorded in the office of the clerk
Of the circuit court here during the week:
Charles C. Waters to Daniel w. Shorb.
172 acres; Frederick c. Stang to Horace
D. Waters. three-quarters Of an acre;
George NJ. Depue to Frederick c. Esch,
| lot at Chevy Chase; Chevy Chase TO
Great Falls Land Company to GILBERT a.
Clark. property in Bradley Hills: Laura
| v Woodfield to Annis NJ. Miller, iot'
| Elizabeth A. Lewis to Raymond u.
| Brown. 5 acres; r. Holt Easley to Joseph
| I Griffith, lot at Silver Spring; Charles
| p Krouch to Winfield s. Overflow. 6I1s
| acres: James II. Lawson to Harvey M.
| Rurdette one and one-half acres; Edlth
| q. Rupertus to John B. Faulconer, lot at
Silver Spring: Thomas ". Stupbieneia
| to Robert l.. Saunders. one acre. Raipn
Walsh to Florence Dowden. iot IN
| Norwood Heights: Moses X waiter 10
Leigh Hunt, $50 acres.
Mr. and Mrs. William Reading have
| returned to their home in Washington
| after having spent several months In
| Rockville. ,,..,.
| Mrs. w. Russell Brewer and little
! daughter returned yesterday from Hud-
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UNIFORMS FOR CARRIERS.
Old Ones Must Be Ready for Inspec
ton by September 20.

Letter carriers and substitutes of the
Washington post Office must dig out their
winter uniforms from their summer stor-
age places and prepare them for an in
spection before September 20, according
to orders just issued.
The superintendent and clerks in
charge of carrier stations are ordered to
make inspections and prepare duplicate
lists OF the needs Of carriers. and to send
them to the superintendent of carriers
before September 20, on which date the
bids for furnishing uniforms for the COM
ing winter will be opened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
DESERTED; SEEKS DEATH.
Mrs. Lizzie Jackson, Colored, Fail:
in Attempted Suicide.

Because her husband left her was the
reason given by Lizzie Jackson. coiored,
for attempting to commit suicide last
night at her home, 43 L street northwest.
The woman had swallowed a quantity
Of laudanum and coal oil when relatives
found her. She was hurried to the
Casualty Hospital, where several hours
later 1t was stated she would recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
Atlanta Painter a Suicide.

PLANT CITY. Fla, September g.
Making a rope of his blanket. f. Maydee.
a travelling painter from Atlanta. hanged
himself in Jail here today. He was dead
when found. He had been locked up for
drunkenness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
BLACK BOOK BARES
PLOTS Of CHINESE
Captured in Chicago Raid, May
Be Turned Over to u. S.
Officials.

CHICAGO. September 6-The police oe
vestigate the records OF residents living at
addresses recorded in the black book OF
Chinese found today by the police while
searching for the trail OF the murderer OF
Charles Sing. Chinese merchant here.
The apparent importance of the black
book and its list of addresses. with mar
ginal notes in Chinese character. caused
the police temporarily to lose sight of the
search for the assailsnt of the Chinese.
Chinese Interpreters declared that tho
book listed agencies for conducting sales
of opium, and that the book apparently
had been the property of Chinese official
nigh in some smuggling ring.
The book also contained records of Chi
nese struggled into the United States
across It's various borders and the po-
lice believe the network of cities COM
prises a tunnel for hiding smuggled Chi
nese until they can be assmilated by the
Chinatown of the big cities
Letters From White Girls.
More than twenty letters signed by
white girls found near the book also
caused the police to believe they had UNI
covered so-called white slave ring.
One letter was signed by Emma Davis
of Joliet. H.. sister of Mrs. Alice Sing.
the white wife OF the dead Chinaman,
who is seriously Ill at hospital here. In
part the letter reads:
If you send me by fare l will ocme AMI
see you Wednesday evening. but don't
tell Alice she would be mad.
Most Of the letters were in similar vein.
The police kept the contents of most OF
the book secret but il was said they were
preparing to turn IL over to federal off,
GERS. It's revelations, they declared. prob
ably would result I'm convictions for
smuggling both of opium and Chinese and
for violations Of the Mann white slave
law.
Began as a Missionary.
John Davis of Kansas City. Mo- tbs
father Of Mrs. Alice Sing. came here to-
day and visited his daughter at the hos
pital He explained that she had become
interested in the Chinese through mis-
sion work in the Kansas City Chinatown
she spent much of her time visiting
the Chinese, reading to them and teach
ing them English he said. II did not
know she was going to marry a Chinese.
Then she told me she had and went away
to Chicago with him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

phylactic or preventive. AS certain dis
ease germs act often as contributory
causes of hay fever appropriate bacterial
vacciqes should be administered by a
physician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
MILK TYPHOID

The ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRE-
yENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS has
issued the following warning:
The Association urgent
" calls attention to the
frequency with which in
fictitious diseases, especially
typhoid fever. are con
tracted during vacation at
summer resorts. To escape
this danger avoid polluted
water, and PARTICU-
LARLY RAW MILK
AND RAW CREAM.
The ablest sanitarians OF the country
are today urging the pasteurixation OF
the whole milk and cream supply.
Society for Prevention of Sickness
z. BERLINER. Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
HAyFEvER DURABLE
BY NEW ANTET0X|N
Or. Nelson Du Val BreCht
Writes of the Disease
for The Star.
POINTS OUT REMEDIES.
PATIENTS SHOULD USE
Is Caused by Pollen From Grasses
and Plants. Although Some
Are Immune.

Hay fever may be added to the list
or diseases for the prevention of which
anti-toxins are being effectively used ac-
cording to DIR. Nelson Du Val Breeht
formerly assistant surgeon of the United
States public health service.
In the eighth of a series Of articles
On public health questions written spec
tally for The Star. DIR Brecht describes
TIC cause and symptoms of hay fever
and suggests number of remedies,
among them the anti-toxin discovered by
Prof. Dunbar of Hamburg. which is de-
clared TO be curative In a large per-
centage of hay fever eases.
The article follows:
Synonyms of hay fever are catarrhus
aestivUs. autumnal catarrh. June cold
rose cold. hay asthma, ragweed fever
and periodic rhinitis
Hay fever is a catarrhal disease of the
nose, throat eyes and bronchial tubes
with asthmatc breathing, aud caused
by irritation of the mucous membranes
BY vegetable dust or pollen and other
irritants.
This common disease was described
first in 1919 by DIR. Bostock. At late,
date DIR. Morrill, Wyman Of Cambridge
and described two forms the June
cold. or rose cold, which prevail.
during the spring months and the alr
tumnal form which i'll the United State.
is prevalent in August and September
and never persits after a severe frost
Causes of the Fever.
The causes of hay fever are the poller
of grasses and plants, certain irritatir,
dusts and vapors in the atmosphere
and bacteria.
The pollen of twenty-five grasses. an,
seven. other plants produces the diseas
in susceptible subjects. In the Unite,
states the golden rod and ragweed ar
most frequently guilty. The pollen o
rye, oats, wheat, rice, corn and all othe
forms. of grass capable of PRODUCING
the affection in a susceptible person a
all times of the year, whether it b
applied topically 20 the mucous mem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

Customer-Look here, tailor! This suit
you made for me is too short.
Tailor-Well, mister, told you that
I was givin' va 10 per cent discount
Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

Mrs. Wayburn-We're sorry now we
called our house bungalow.
Her Friend-Why?
Mrs. Wayburn-If we spent $50 more
on 1t we could cali 1t a villa.-Chjcago
News.
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1.r;th furniture 8

throughout his journey such neatness Of
person and apparel that $1.o5 will pay his
laundry for the whole week. if he be
zone SO long, or that 20 cents day will
cover his washing and ironing IL he be
gone a fractional part of a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
Uncommon After Forty.

Young and middle-aged persons are at
tackled most often. the disease becoming
uncommon after the fortieth year. and
the tendency lessening as age advances.
An attack has been induced in a sus-
cepibie person by suggestion, with an
artificial rose. It has been excited by the
Odor from horse. stable or the harm
less necessary cat. Only certain persons
are affected. and there is generally some
abnormality present in the respiratory
system. as polypi or growths in the nose,
adenoids. chronic catarrh or the pres
ence of distinctly nervous tempera-
n1ent or diathess. A person who has
once mad the disease is generally at
! tackled at the same time often on the
same day. of each year The disease sell
dom results seriously, but relief from the
attack and removal of the tendency are
ahke difncuIt, while the suffering and an
| hoyance caused are usually great
/ The symptoms or signs are AS follows
| The onset is sudden and announced by
persistent sneezing. or the patient may
| be seized during the night with an
asthmatic attack. The condition quickly
| becomes one of severe coryza with pro-
/ fuse watery discharge from the nose
| redness and swelling of the eyes, with
/ no" OF tears. TO which are added in
/ some cases paroxysms of coughing and
| more or less frequent asthmatic seizures.
shortnesS of breath is a prominent and
persistent symptom in nearly all cases.
me patient Is rendered unfit for bust
| ness Is generally greatly depressed and
| OFTEN melancholy In the extreme Other
| symptoms are intolerance of light, pains
IN the eyes, neuralgic pains i'm the head.
ringing IN the ears and deafness The
attack Is prone to persist as long az the
/ patient remains exposed to the cause.
and upon his removal from exposure. NAV
cease almost as speedily as 1t came on
Some sufferers from hay fever develop
:! into chronic estimates.
Treatment of the Disease.
| First, remedies must be given to bring
4 the nervous system up to par, such as
nux vomica, phosphorus arsenic, man
ganese. iron and other tonics Second
if the circumstances of the patient per.
/ NIT, a change of climate is often cura.
tive. The seashore is better in some
cases. and sea voyage gives relief tC
nearly all Others enjoy complete i'm
munity in the Adirondacks and White
mountains. AS a rule the disease is ag
gravated by residence in an agricultural
district. Third, specialist in nose ant
| throat diseases should be consulted ant
, any required local treatment administered
including nasal douches and sprays ant
throat gargles. Fourth. for asthmati,
attacks and coryza. op.ates and bella
: donna should be used under The direction
? of physician Fifth, Prof. Dunbar
ri of Hamburg has invented AN antitoxir
known as pollantine, manufactured from
I various plants and grasses which, in
D large percentage of cases. is curative
: 1t may be administered also as pro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

week Of this September Furniture Sale begins with the fact
Soo OF is 1t
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the Post orias o news
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-23
TO ASK TOWN COUNCIL
FOR SANITARY SEWERS

At a conference of the sewer COM
mittee of the Bloomfield Town Coun-
ell. consisting of Frederick Sadler,
Henry Atkinson and Louis B. Harri-
son. and a committee from the Board
of Health in that town, composed of
William A. Ptscher, jr.. James J.
Thompson and Joseph T. Charles,
last night. il was decided to request
the Bloomfield Town Council to take
immediate steps for the construction
of sanitary sewers in thoroughfares
south OF Bay avenue. and which in
clude Beach. Elm, Walnut, south of
Montgomery street. and Chapman
street and Franklin avenue and Park
place.
Efforts will be made also to rid the
town of some of the unsightly struc-
lures on Bloomfield avenue north of
Bloomfield centre, which includes a
lunch wagon or two. There will be
a meeting of the joint committees
from boards of health in all COM
munities using water from the Pas
sale river above the intake. when a
committee will be appointed to pre-
pare a bill and to wait on the Legis-
iature with a view to preventing the
pollution of the water by the dis
charge of effiuent into the stream
from sewage disposal plants.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-23
NEWARKER GIVES $1,000
FOR HEBREW COLLEGE

CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 23.-The
program for the closing session of
the twenty-third council of the Union
of American Hebrew Congregations
today included the selection of thirty
members of the executive board and
the naming of place of meeting in
1915. Previous to the election of the
executive board members an interest
ing report of the activity of the
Hebrew Union College was presented
by DR.. Kohler. its president.
The college has registration Of
seventy-fve students and faculty
of eleven professors and lecturers. 1t
has graduated 126 ministers, who oc-
cupy pulpits in all parts of this
country, Canada and England.
The wly-elected executive board
will meet after the adjournment. Of
the council and organize.
Among those who contributed to
the $500 fund for the college We're:
w. l.. Solomon, New York, 10000;
Adolph S. Ochs. New York, $1,000;
Solomon Sulzberger, New York. ST.
500; Mrs. Jacob Schiff, New York,
and Louis Schlessinger, Newark. N.
j.. $1,000 each.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-23
NEWS OF NEWARK'1S BUSY SUBURBS
W. Orange Has q
Street Cleaner

Employed by the West Orange
improvement League. headed by
Mrs. Thomas A. Edison. and includ-
ing in its membership other society
women. the first municipal street
cleaner IN the mountain town made
his appearance today. The sidewalks
in the central streets were being
cleaned off, and Joseph Hackett,
who is doing the work. was making
excellent headway until the rain
mussed things up.
The municipal officers have long
desired to add a street cleaning
corps 10 the department of streets,
but lack of funds prevented it, until
the women stepped forward and
agreed to finance the plan.
The women. in their enthusiasm
for keeping things clean, have per-
sonally tackled the lots and other
places where rubbish was permitted
to accumulate by careless owners.
and. with their new arrangement Of
caring for the roadways they are
confident OF giving the town centre
bright appearance.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-23
WOMEN ASKED TO
get OFF FENCE"
Anti-Suffragists Issue Circular
to Montclair Res
idents.

ION the fence is too narrow place
for a broad minded woman to re-
main," is the declaration of the Mont
clair Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage in a circular issued yester-
day urging Montelair women to take
stand on the question.
Women who neglect to express
their dissent from suffrage views
the circular continues. must expect
to find themselves misrepresented by
their more active opponents. It be-
comes of the utmost importance
therefore that those who believe that
the Acknowledgement of women is I'M
desirable at the present time should
make themselves heard"
Instead of bringing about a better
understanding between the suffra gists
and the ants of Montclair the recent
joint meeting address by Miss Fola
La Toilette and Mrs. A. ]. George has
only widened the breach, and the two
organizations here are more pro-
nounced in their opposition to each
other than ever.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-23
SI9S,647.9S REPORTED IN
ORANGE SINKING FUND

A meeting of the Orange Sinking
Fund Commission was held yesterday
afternoon. with Mayor Murray pre-
siding. Commissioners Spottiswoode.
RilIer, ethbridge and Everitt. and
Comptroller Coughtry and Horace
Stetson, secretary, were present.
The commissioners reported $1sS, SAT IS
of funds in their custody, of which
s19S.h00 were city bonds. $4,000 tenn
porary loan bonds and S4147ss cash.
There are now twelve accounts. one
being known as municipal electric
plant lighting depreciation, ETC.. in
which there is sS,596.62, the balance Of
the eleven funds being built up for
payment of s1.313,000, of the funded
indebtedness of the city, maturing in
years 1913 and 1914 During the year
ending December 81. 1912. the COM
missioners paid matured bonds
amounting to 1862. 500, of which $780,
900 was the balance of the issue of
1882 and 1886. amounting TO $4,000
$4,000 not having yet been presented),
for the original construction of the
water works and maturing October l,
1912. The commissioners presented a
balance sheet of the water account
showing that since the establishment
of the fund, on September IS, 1887. the
resources have amounted to s4Ss,99I 40,
of which 80 per cent from interest on
investments. 40 per cent. from taxes
and 26 per cent. from water rents.