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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
COTTON YARNS TESTED.
Bureau of Standards Makes Report
on Result of Investigation.

The bureau of standards. Department
Of Commerce. has prepared a brief mono
graph on the subject of the physical
testing OF cotton yarns which is re-
port of the results of an investigation
that has been conducted for the past
three years the problem of testing
this material in its many forms.
The manufacture OF cotton is one of the
largest industries of the United States.
Large quantities of raw cotton are made
into threads. Irvine. rope, fabric. etc, and
these products find their way to all parts
Of the world. Their value to the ulti-
mate consumer depends upon the quality
of the raw material and the care of
manufacture. The test by service is the
ideal test of quality. but such tests are
generally not practicable. 1t therefore
becomes necessary to have methods of
testing which may be applied easily and
which will furnish reliable data for use
fu agreements between producer dis
Only limited number of yarns has thus
far been Investigated, but II is believed
that the results already attained and
presented In this paper will furnish in
formation OF value to manufacturers and
consumers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE
CONGRESS MEETS SOON
American Service Doctors to Be
Prominent Among Speakers at
London in August.
'oreign Correspondence Of The Star.

4
LONDON. June IL, 1913
The final draft of the program for
the seventeenth assembly of the in
ternational congress of medicine has
been approved.
The congress, which is only called
together once in every four years,
VIII now meet in London for the first
time, after a length interval of thirty
TWO years. Prince Arthur of Con-
naught has updertaken to open the
congress at it's first general session
in the Royal Albert Hall. August 6.
Inc program is remarkable in it's
range and comprehensiveness, and it
deals with many matters that have
lay as well as merely professional in
terest. The proceedings of the twenty
three sections into which the congress
Will be divided will practically cover
! the whole field of medical and surgical
/ science, and, apart from the exclusive
lY scientific interest of innumerable
'ologies." will also be concerned with
the historical side of the healing art.
American service doctors will be es-
peclally prominent in the section de-
voted to naval and military medicine
OF which the president will be Surgeon
General Sir James Porter, K. c. B. In
this section the speakers introducing
selected subjects will include Surgeon
General Charles F. Stokes of the United
States public health service on Hos
pital Ships and the Transport of
Wounded"; Maj Russell of the United
States Army on "Anti-typhoid Inocu-
lation,' and Col. Gorgas, L. S. A, on
Sanitary Organization in the Tropics"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
TENNIS TITLE PLAY IS ON
America Has Six of 116 En-
tries in Singles Matches
at Wimbledon, England.

WIMBLEDON, England June 23.-The
opening of play in the English lawn
tennis championships here today
brought together an assemblage more
cosmopolitan in character than any
gathering that has met on the field Of
sport. There were no fewer than 116
entries in the singles, the United States
and Australasia heading the list with
six each.
dramatic start was assured for the
tournament by the drawing in the first
round of Maurice f. Mclaughlin of
San Francisco against Fl. Roper Bar
rett one of the probable members of
the British team which will defend the
Dwight +. Davis trophy.
Deprived of His Spikes.
Deprived of his spikes, which are
prohibited at Wimbledon, and with his
sea legs probably still somewhat at
fecting him, the young American had
stiff task and it was declared that
in the event of the victory he would
become a warm favorite for the cham
pionship.
b. Norris Williams. another member
of the United States Davis team, was
drawn to meet +. Y. Tabush in the
first round. but the latter scratched
and the American player occupied the
time with practice game against F..
$. Wilding, brother of the British
champion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
EXHIBITION IN VIENNA
TO COVER LONG PERIOD
Collection of Coins and Medals to
Show Life of Adriatic Coun-
tries for Centuries.

Foreign Correspondence Of The star.
VIENNA. June II. 1913
In addition to its museums. theaters
fine buildings and beautiful gardens and
parks Vienna this year offers its visi-
tors special attraction in the shape
of grand exhibition of unique and most
interesting character. The Adria exhi-
bition in the Prater. Nienna's large and
handsome park is in the main a char
mingly arranged exposition of the rural
beauties racial characteristics and mer-
camille life of the Austrian countries
which border the Adriatic. Exactly a
century has elapsed since those coun-
tries We're Incorporated in the Austrian
empire, and this centenary provided the
stimulus for the rema rkable enterprise
exemplified in this exhibition, recently
opened in state by the Archduke Franz
r erdinand.
\ particularly rich collection of coins
and medals affords a survey of the po-
itico-mercantile life OF the Adriatic
countries from the beginning of the
fourth century Il. G. to the present day.
Other sections of the exhibition of spe-
cial interest are the chronological,
sporting and sea-tishing exhibits, the
latter with a great variety of nets and
other apparatus; while reproduction in
ma tural size of the famous Aldersberg
Grorto attracts much attention.
The ministry of agriculture. in the
forestry and agricultural section, ex-
hibits, among other fea tures, bee-keep-
ing, olive-oil production and the home
industries of the Adriatc coast lands
The hall of the Association for Promot-
ing industries in lower Austria contain
collective exhibits of arts. crafts and
minor industries of these districts.
Along the banks of the canal are repro
auctions of some Of the picturesque
buildings of Dalmatia and the Adriatic
such as the Municipal Hall OF
Spalato, the 'Porta Aurea' of Salona,
originally built by Diocletian: the Fran
ciscan monastery of Ragusa, the Church
of Lussin, with an exhibit of Dalmatian
church plate, vestmentS, etc. while the
reproduction of an old coast town. with
alleys containing taverns,
and shops with Dalmatian
home industries in operation, is very
attractive.
In addition to the great number of at
tractive exhibits, during two months
sports will take place in
the exhibition grounds, including hockey,
foot ball, fencing. lawn tennis tourna-
ment, cycling, regatta, wrestling, weight
lifting, long-distance running, rowing
and swimming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
CHESTNUT BLIGHT TIMBER
DECLARED TO BE USEFUL
Statement by Forest Service Says It
Is as Good as That
Cut Green.

Chestnut timber that has been killed
by the chestnut blight is as good for
general use as that which is cut green
and regularly seasoned. according to a
statement issued by the forest service
today The statement is the result of
long-cOntinued investigation and a series
of strength tests. which has found that
il blight-killed chestnut is cut and pre-
pared for use within two years alter the
trees have died of the blight the lumber
suffers no injury that would make it I'M
fit for use.
The chestnut blight, which made it's
first appearance in this country in north
ern New York, has progressed as far
south as Virginia, and many of the CEN
tury-old chestnuts at Monticello are bauiy
diseased. &c blight, it has been found,
kills the trees by girdling just beneath
the bark, and it does not cause unsound
or decayed wood, as is the case when
trees are killed by a fungous disease
For period of two years after the trees
are killed by blight, it has been found,
the wood remains perfectly sound and
suffers no loss of strength After two
years, however, various sorts of borers
and beetles attack the wood, which, with.
in four or five years, is honeycombed by
insects and becomes worthless.
The forest service recommends that
blight-killed chestnut trees should be
felled within not more than two years,
and that the timber should be stripped
of it's bark before being marketed, as in
this conuition it is not subject to so
great degree to the attacks of borers
Chestnut timber so felled and prepared,
the forest service experts say, can be
used for all purposes to which chestnut
timber is put. and is as sound and as
valuable as timber felled in the regular
manner.
At a recent meeting in Trenton, n j.
foresters were present from most of the
states in which the chestnut bark dis
ease is prevalent Connecticut New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, North Carolina
and the forest service and the bureau of
plant industry were represented. Repre-
sentatives of the states approved the in
vestigations undertaken by the forest
service, and recommended that the in
dividual states give particular attention
to the development of local markets for
stands of blight-killed chestnut. Own
ers of such timber should apply to the
state foresters or to the forest service
for further information upon the uses
and markets for chestnut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
VACATION SCHOOL IN SESSION.
Glasses for Boys at Y. N. C. A. Open
for Seventh Season.

Vacation school for boys of the SIXTH
seventh and eighth grades of the public
schools opened this morning in the class
rooms of the Y. M. c. A. Institute. Prin-
cipal Charles A. Johnson of the Small
wood School is in charge of the work Of
this school, which was inaugurated by
the department of education in the Wash
ington Y. NJ. c. A. in the summer of
1906. The aim of the school is to aid the
boys who have failed to obtain promotion
or who may desire to prepare more thor
oughly in any subject for the grade to
which they have been promoted.
There are forty summer vacation
schools for boys under the auspices of
the Y. NJ. c. A. in larger cities listed in
the federal bureau of education reports
just issued. Washington has been con-
Quoting this school for seven seasons
and enrolled in last summers classes
sixty boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
AVIATOR Wins TROPHY
Presentation to Lieut.. Harry
Arnold to Be Made
Tonight.

To Lieut.. Harry Arnold of the Aviation
Corps of the Army and Navy Club this
evening the Clarence Mackay aviation
trophy, won by him at College Park last
spring, will be presented. The trophy was
given this season for a cross-country
reconnaissance flight of not less than ten
miles and at an altitude Of not less than
1.JOO feet. In the competition this year.
the operator was also to be the observer.
Probably the next time the trophy is
competed for the aviator will carry an
observer, as is the case in all European
military flights.
There were but two entries in the COM
petition this year. Lieut.. Arnold and
Lieut. Thomas Milling. Within fifteen
minutes after the start of the flight Lieut.
Milling, who is one of the most expert
aviators in the army, had q severe spell
of air-sickness and had to return to Col
lege Park Lieut.. Arnold therefore finish
ed the flight alone. He picked a detach
ment of cavalry that had been sent out
from Fort Myer and OF returning to Col
lege Park made a written report of his
observations and located the enemy on
q map.
Air Was "Bumpy.'
Conditions for the flight were appar-
emily ideal at the time of the start, but
before either of the aviators reached the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
MISS LUCY BAIRD DEAD.
Daughter of Prof. Spencer c. Baird,
Formerly Head of Smithsonian.

Miss Lucy Baird. daughter of the late
Prof Spencer c. Baird, for long time
secretary Of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, died at her home in New York
last Thursday. Miss Baird was the
last member of a family which for
many years enjoyed a large measure
Of social prominence in Washington
and New York. She was related to the
Churchill family. and her grandmother
before her marriage was Miss Lydia
Spencer Biddle of this city.
At the time Of her death Miss Baird
was engaged in writing a biography of
her father. the work being also in the
nature Of a history of the Smithsonian
Institution. The work, which Is left
unfinished by the death of Miss Baird.
may be completed under the direction
of the officials of the institution,
though as yet nothing has been done
in an official way in regard to its COM
pletiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
POLICE HEAD IS RETIRED.
Joan of Arc Incident Leads to Pa
risian's Downfall.
respondepce of The Star.


PARIS, June IL, 1913
AS the result of the incident arising
out of a Joan of Arc demonstration NJ
Touny. director of the Paris municipal
police has been placed on the retired
list NJ. Touny refused to allow the pro-
cession of La Jeunesse Repubicaine to
lay a wreath upon the statue of Joan of
Arc, betrayed by her king and burned
by the priests
The action of the police was seized
upon by the radicals as affording an OPP
portunity for annoying the ministry, and
a motion calling upon the government to
make it's servants respect the expression
of republican and secular thought was in
troduced in the chamber of deputies. The
government. declaring that it knew moth
ing of the incident, and that the police
had acted without orders. accepted the
motion. which was adopted by large
ma jority.
NJ. Touny, who has a long record of
honorable service, maintains that he act
ed on instructions. and threatens to make
a fight for his position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
USE PENSIONS FOR PATIENTS.
Will Be Applied to Board Bills OF
Thirty-One at Asylum.

Pensions paid thirty-one patients cared
for in the Government Hospital for the
Insane at the expense of the District
government hereafter will be applied to
their board bills and the amount credited
to the District This announcement was
made today, following a decision by AS
sistant Attorney General Charles S. Cobb.
The matter was presented recently by
the commissioners to the Secretary OF
the Attorney General. The ruling will
result in considerable saving annually
to the District in settling its account
with the insane hospital for the care
of District INDECENT patients maintained
In the Institution,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
WALLS UP GIRL ALIVE.
Spanish Stonemason Compelled by
Guns to Do Work.
spondence OF The Star.
MADRID JIlpe


MADRID, June L., 1913.
The police of Barcelona are investgat-
ing the story of Esteben Gutierrez a
stonemason, who declares that he was
forced to wall up young girl in build
ing near the city.
Gutierrez says that two well dressed
men called at his home with motor car
and asked him to accompany them a
short distance into the country to carry
out some urgent repairs. When they
were outside the city the men seized
Gutierrez bound him and blindfolded his
eyes.
The mason says he was led inside a
lonely house and ordered to wall up
narrow aperture. He heard some one
sobbing, and tearing the bandage from
his eyes, he saw young girl. bound with
ropes and wedged in the aperture. He
says that he was forced to comply with
Their commands after which the car
conveyed him to a wood several miles
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
DISQUIETING MOROCCO NEWS,
Anti-War Meeting at Barcelona Re.
suits in Violent Clashes.

CERBERE, France, June 23-Advices
from Barcelona say the renewal of fight
ing in Morocco. which resulted in violent
rioting in Barcelona in 1909, is again
arousing the socialistic and anarchistic
elements, and the situation is beginning
to be disquieting.
stormy anti-war meeting at Barcelona
Saturday night was followed by COLI
sion between police and the agitators
Firearms were used on both sides, and
several persons We're shot. Again yester-
day there were several violent clashes.
the police on two occasions firing at the
mob.
The authorities, alive to the dangerous
possibilities of the situation. have con-
fined the troops to barracks and taken
every precaution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
POST OFFICES RECLAssIFIED,
Action Follows REIMBURSEMENT OF
Postmasters' Salaries.

Following a readjustment of postmast-
ers salaries, the following post Offices
have been reclassified. In Maryland,
from third to second class, Centerville
and Ekton: in Virginia from third to
second class, Big Stone Gap. Front Roy
al, Marion and North Emporia; from sec
ond to third class, Saltville and from
third to fourth class. Vinton, Va, and
IN West Virginia, from third to second
class. Point Pleasant and Princeton, and
from third to fourth class Glen Jean.
The readjustment of the postmasters'
salaries and the Redistribution of the
post offices will be effective from July l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
FOR SUFFRAGE RALLY
Delegations From Many States
to Be in Washington
July 80.

From many parts of the country word
is coming of tours and pilgrimages which
are being arranged to bring petitions to
Washington for July 80 for the woman
suffrage demonstration to be held here
on that date, according to an announce
ment made today at suffrage head
quarters. The headquarters today showed
more activity than at any time since the
parade here March 3.
Miss Harriet May Mills. president of
the New York State Suffrage Association,
has sent word that her organization will
send a delegation, and Mrs. E. F. Fetch
ert, president of the New Jersey State
Suffrage Association. telegraphed that
she will head a pilgrimage to Washing
ton for the occasion.
To Hold Meetings En- Route.
She will go from town to town along
the New Jersey coast, holding meetings,
prior to coming here.
c. l.. Riley of Plainfield, n. j.. presi-
dent of the New Jersey Mems League.
sent word that his organization will send
a delegation by automobile. suffrage
rally has been planned by the league for
July 26 at Ocean Grove, n. j., when pc
titiOns to the Senate asking immediate
passage of the suffragists' constitutional
are expected to be circulated.
Local Suffrage Meetings.
number of suffrage meetings have
also been planned for the District for the
next few weeks. Wednesday night a
meeting has been arranged to be held in
the Chevy Chase library, with Mrs Rob-
ert NJ. La Toilette. Representative Tay-
Tor of Colorado and H. Martin Williams
as the speakers A meeting is also sched-
uled for Thursday night in the auditorium
Of the department of arts and sciences
Of George Washington University.
Miss Lucy Burns. vice chairman of the
suffragist committee here. left yesterday
for Morehead, n. c., to speak before the
on constitutional amendments
of the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
ARMENIA FEARS MASSACRE.
Turkish Grand Vizier Receives
Note From Law Council.
gn Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star
CONSTANTINOPLE,J June II, 1913.
The Armenian patriarch has handed to
the grand vizier memorandum from the
lay council of the Armenian national as
sembly, drawing his attention to the fact
that no steps have as yet been taken to
carry out the reforms which it demanded
in the last memorandum, and that Ar
menian fears of a massacre are undated
The memorandum concludes with the
statement that the lay council of the
patriarchate has not anything to add to
the situation of the Armenians to the
conscience of the imperial Ottoman gov
eminent and the pity of the civilized
world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
WHITE PLAGUE ADVANCE
SHOWN BY STATISTICS
Growth of Its Principal Forms
in United States in
Recent Years.

An index of the growth of the anti
tuberculosis movement in the United
States is given in pamphlet published
recently by the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis, which shows that the number of
agencies engaged in the fight against con-
sumption in the United States numbered
over 300 May 1, 1913. as contrasted to
about 1.5O0 two years ago.
The pamphlet is a supplement to the
tuberculosis Directory issued by the ma
uonal association in April, 1911. The sup
plement contains a list of all agencies
established since that date, nearly Loco in
all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
MAJORITY FOR LIBERALS.
Result in Australian House of Rep
resentatives Indicated by Returns.
'reSpondence Of The Star.

Foreign correspondence Of The Star.
MELBOURNE, June l.. 1913.
The latest returns show that the lib
erals will have a majority of one. or of
three in the house of representatives if
Mr.. Fuller retains Illawarra. The senate
now consists of thirty labor.tes and six
liberals. The liberals chances OF regain
ing two Victorian seats are remote.
Prominent politicians in both parties are
seeking a basis for an arrangement OBJ
waiting the necessity either for another
election or a double dissolution before the
end Of 1913.
The defeat of the referenda by the
states and the national aggregate of
votes is now assured. but the small adj
verse majority indicates a great develop
ment of national opinion favoring wider
powers for the federal parliament against
combines and trusts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
Sana toria
Open
New York State Leads.

New York state leads with the largest
number of new organizations and in
situations esta blished in the two years,
while Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois
vie for second and third honors. Mis-
sissippi. Texas, Alabama and Arkansas
each of them show marked increase in
new activities, where two years ago
little or no anti tuberculosis work was
being done
With the sanatoria and hospitals al
ready in operation and those for which
definite provision has been made the
number of beds for consumptives has
increased from $4,000 to over $4,000,
an increase of q per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
BERLIN BANQUET TRADITIONS.
Humorous Phases of Feasts Prepared
for the Kaiser,
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

rUrc1gH correspondence OF The Star.
BERLIN, June T. 1913
Ceremonial banquets at Berlin are gov
erned by a definite tradition which is as
immutable as the laws of the Modes and
Persians, and consequently does not lack
it's humorous side The dish prepared for
the kaiser is given by the head cook into
the hands of an officer. who transfers it
to second officer, who in turn transfers
it to a footman. A page of honor then
takes it and passes in on to the grand
seneschal. who sets it at last before the
emperor.
The service of five Intermediates is suf-
ticient to insure that the dish is cold.
A more dubious survival still is the Gus
tom Of lining the pockets of the pages of
honor with leather, SO that they can
safely hide any presents of food given
them by the emperor while at table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-23
MURPHY DEF|ES SULzER.
Tammany Chieftain Accuses
Governor of WiIfu|Iy Max
ing Misstatements.

NEW YORK June 23.-Charles F. Muir
ply, leader of Tammany Hall. in a state
ment last night, declared that Gov Sui
ger was absolutely in error when he
accused Mr.. Murphy "of being a party
to any so-called conspiracy to discredit"
the governor.
IF. as he says" Mr.. Murphy's state
ment adds, detectives have been en-
gagged in securing the country in quest
of something rejecting on his record, l
knew nothing of it until he himself i'm
parted the information. Indeed, all his
other allegations concerning me We're
just as false and absurd, and he knows
it,"
Couldn't Trust the Governor.
While he was in Albany attending the
meeting of presidential electors. Mr.. Muir
ply says. Gov. Sulzer sent a messenger
asking for an appointment The state
ment continues:
II said that l would have to decline to
meet the governor unless the messenger
or some other third party would sit in the
room and listen to the conversation, that
l would not trust myself alone because
believed the governor would not hesitate
to swear my life away if he found it to
his political advantage to do So
Regarding a later meeting he had with
the governor in this city, the Tammany
leader says the appointment was sought
by the executive.