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Evening star., 1914-04-12
CHILDLESS LIABLE TO CANCER.
Mothers Who Nurse Babies Seldom
Victims. Surgeon Says.

NEW YORK. April lI.-At today s
session of the American Surgical Asso-
citation DIR. ]. NJ T. Finch of Baltimore
asserted that childless women suffer more
from cystic diseases of the breast. which
may lead to cancer, than do women who
have borne children.
The disease is a protest against modern
civilization" said Dr. Finch 1T is
most prevalent among chidless women.
and again among women who have had
one or two children. but did not nurse
them. Mothers who have reared -four
or five children and have nursed them
all rarely have it
DR.. Richard Sparnann. member Of the
clinic of Or. Anton Won t.isclber.: of
Vienna. read raper regarding ra.IiIm
as a cure for cancer. DR. Sparnlaur
said that in fUrty-tWo cases of fpopera-
BILE cancers where radium was used six
had improved fourteen eases had been
aggravated. five showed no effect and
seventeen persons died under treatment
I'VE have therefore come to the con
clusun." he said. that the recurrence
of malignant tumors has sometimes been
hasteued by post-operatiFp irradiation,
possibly caused by the rs,dium
DR. Robert Able of New York. who with
others attended the late Representative
Robert BreInner. victim of cancer and
DIR. Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie took issue
with Dr. Sparmann and told of some
cases which they treated successfully with
iJdiuut
Evening star., 1914-04-12
CITIZENS TO SUGGEST
FOURTH OF July Joys
Committee to Plan Program From
Suggestions of What Will
Please Everybody.

Washington will have one of the most
novel and enjoyable Fourth of july cele-
prations Of any city in the country this
Year. This is the confident belief of mem
bers of the safe and sane committee,
who have decided 10 prepare the Inde-
pendence day program on the basis OF
suggestions submitted by citizens.
The greatest amount of fun for the
greatest number of people is what the
committee hopes to be able TO provide.
To that end it has inaus a contest
for IDEAS. in order that it may learn lust
what the public wants IN the way Of
celebration.
The contest. which is open to men,
women and children will close week
from tomorrow Prizes OF 81 VIII be
awarded to those whose suggestions are
adopted Communications should be
mailed 10 the committee at tf.. municipal
building
Il am III favor OF AN INDEPENDENCE
DAY celebration that VIII give both the
children and adults the greatest pleasure
possible. said +. p. Andrews. president
of the Retail Merchants Association.
FRANKLY. ! have never ceased TO enjoy
the good simes | had a boy with my
persona fireworks. But times have
changed.
Nov tnat the children cant have the
fireworks, | think that We should provide
program tha, Will give so much ause-
ment that they will be thoroughly inn
pressed with the spirit Of the day"
+. s Martin. director OF the Boy
Scouts and supervisor of the Washing
ton Fairgrounds. is in favor of the neigh
borhood celebrations
slt seems to me that the committee
might well consider a plan of neighbor-
mood celebrations. which might we'll be
conducted through the various citizens
associations OF the District of Columbia:
or by neiShborhood committees appointed
especially for the occasion. This to me
appears 10 he a better plan than dis
tributins all our patriotic fervcr in one
spot in the District of Columbia "
The Independence day committee is
already in receipt of hundreds of sus-
gestions. Teachers of Washington
schools generally asked to call the
suggestion contest plan to thc attention
of their scholars. are also the mothers
and fathers and others in charge of chill
dren.
1t has been suggested that when the
family is at the Easter Sunday supper
table that it take a vote and dele
gate one of its members to forward the
suggestion to the independence day com
mittee at the District building
Evening star., 1914-04-12
BY DUFRESNES
DENOUNCED AND LAUDED
Return From the Chase" Exhibited
in National Salon at Paris. Best
and Worst, Say Critics.

PARIS. April IL Extreme, s,-.4onFS ,r
painting are little in evidence. r., rho
National Salon OF Fine Arts. wig:ai, op.ns
here tomorrow. The principal attraction
is the representative collection 81 works
by the late Castor L; rouehe gathered
from the Luxembourg Museum. IL. m:n-
istry OF justice and other public ana uii-
vate galleries and including ine Eeauti-
fu Vision Antique. lent IL the Albright
Art Gallery Of Buffa.o
The picture which draws n.as: attention
from critics is Charles Dutfesn.s. Re
turn From the chase'' which i strong in
composition and color aud almost rt4volu-
tionary in method. Marx Judges nro-
nounce il the principal work in thiS
years salon. while others say il j the
worst
The celebrated Hungarian painter. PM
ippe de Laszle, shows portraits OF th,,
Duchess of Portland and Lady WantaG.
MISS Beatrice Howe's pictures of babes
are most successful and with Mile olga
de Bo2nanska 5 portraits loim some of
the best contributions Of woman painters.
Miss Elizabeth Nonrse. Who's. work usu-
ally is one of the features Of III. salon is
represented by only few drawings
The veteran American painter AeNat!-
der Harrison has four studies Of waves
IN his customary style t'lo.enc.. X
Upton of New York sends a brilliant nor
trait of a woman with the light refl, cfe,l
on her face from a blue silk curtain.
Other American exhibitors are Richard
Black of Indiana. James Carstairs of
Philadelphia, Minerva j. Chapman Of
Chicago. Edward Cucel of san Francisco.
Helena Dunlap of Los Angeles Ethel
Evans OF Iowa. Anne Goidthwaite of Ala
bana. Edward Grenet Of san Antonio.
Harry Lachman of La Sale ILL.,: GeorS,
Oberteuffer. Julius L. Stewart of Phila
deiphia. julius Relshoven of Detroit Wil-
liam H. Singer. jr.. Of Pittsburgh Grace
H. Turnbul of Baltimore and Frederick
Weber OF Columbia. S. c.
Among the American sculptors is John
Storrs of Chicago.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
REAR ADMIRAL DUNLAP
DIES AT HOSPITAL HERE
Was Commander Of the Sol
ace During Spanish-Amer-
lean War.

Rear Admiral Andrew Dunlap. L. 5. y,
retired. died. at the Naval Hospital in
this city yesterday afternoon from a com
pllcatlon of diseases. Admiral Dunlap
had been patient at the Naval Hospital
since January 20. when ne came here
from Pinehurst. \. e.. where he had
health
Arrangements for the funeral services
had not been completed last night, but
1t is expected that burial viii be in Ar
linston national cemetery with military
honors
Admiral Dunlap was commander Of
the hospital ship Solace during the
Spanish-American war, and from 1902
TO 1906 was comma nder of the naval
station at San Juan. Porto. Rico. He
was a member of the Military Order
of Foreign Wars. of the United States
Naval Institute and of the National
Geographic Society.
He was born at ovid. y. Y, October
!. 1914. and was graduated from the
tnited States Naval Academy in 1867.
He married Ellen G. Derby Adams OF
Boston. october u, 1875. He served
with the European and Pacific squad
ron as. midshipman during 1S67-6S
when he became an ensign.
He was promoted to master in 1870
made lieutenant in 1871. lieutenant
commander in 1891. commander in
1898 and captain in 1902.
His naval career included duty at
several naval stations and on a numb er
Of United States vessels. In 1s96-S7 he
commanded the Blake, under the direc-
ton of the coast and geodetic survey
He was lighthouse inspector of the
tenth district at Buffalo from 1870 to
1902
Evening star., 1914-04-12
SOCIALISM DENOUNCED
BY REV. FRANK DIXON
Greatest Menace to Civilization Of
United States Built Upon Com
petition. He Asserts.

CtaEtcterizing socialism a menace
and il principles as unSound. Rey. Franz
piNoa ii an address last night az th-
University club declared that adoption =
This form 81 government would mean al
overthrow OF modern civilization
Introduced hv Claude Bennett cliai--
man of In. Entertainment committee. Nj.
Di:Son spoke tol more Than an hour to an
of the club
The Man Against the Mass. - H.
Menace of Socialism Was his subje,i /
lie asserted that socialism would d.
stroy competition when produced o-i
civilization. Without competition thss
civilization cann"i l.. maintained he
said
The speaker also ound fault With TINS
economic doctrine on the ground that i
would paupeIize humanity 1t would rot
men Of sef-reiance 10 make them d-
pendent upon the government for ,he.r
living. he urged
Is il true that capitalists are the a.ta
criminals Of our tinie?" he asked. Some
u them are mad dogs on the highway ~
! civilization. but the time Will come wheu
they VIII u. treated such.
f.roIoitlG conditions are SleaullN belitS
( improved and the world is going forward,
rather than backward he continued IL
conscious socialism. he charged. is iii.
real menace OF the hour. lie pointed OF
that if the theory that the government
must provide work for those who want 10
work is sound il must logically follow
that the government should control tn.
birth rate
Competition has been the basis OF ali
progress NJ 10 the present time. and the
!. day is not far distant. he predicted. when
this nation must choose between maiu-
tanning iniridualism Or adopting SociHi-
/ ism.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
CHAIRMAN CALL is HOST
OF Y. M. C. A. COMMITTEE
Conference Dinner Held at Univer.
sity Club. With Discus
sion of Work.

Ofhcers of the Young Mems Christian
Association. instructors in the department
OF education and members Of the edu-
catlonal committee We're guests of Arthur
Deerin Call chairman of the commit
tee. at u conference dinner at the I'M
versity club last night.
Reports on the wears wor.l covering the
several phases of the educational work
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. were made by Myron Jermain Jones.
director OF education, and others.
1t was brought out that, in addition to
the work done in the general preparatory
subjects. emphasis is being iad the
applied sciences and arts and courses
offered in photography, saiesmanship,
fruit growing. elements of agriculture,
poultry culture and like subjects.
Professional courses in business ad-
ministration and accounting, which bean
five years aso. were declared to have
shown sratuNIng results in increased
technlcai ski.l and in successful entrance
into the held Of pubic accounting.
In attendance 1T the dinner, which was
hehi III the private dining room of the
club Were George Otis Smith president
&. 4. ASpinwall, chairman finance com
mttee; John Poole, Harry Blake. raul
Slcman and Arthur D. Can OF the com
mttee on education. NJ. Jermain Jones,
director Of education; Albert NJ. Ches:ey.
director OF DJHS WORK. lord l.. John-
son. director oi membership service; W.
.. IIil'abdle, business secretary ana the
stan OF instructors as follows: GliStave
| \. ,;amhs. Spanish L. +. lionsbers and
+. K. Piper. drafting and machine de-
| sign; J. I. Kennedy and Charles Y. lm-
| lay, law: Charles X. Schnepfe, ir.. and
| DaTid Graham accounting; Edward y.
| Kirby, public speaking; DIR. A. w. Span
! hoofd. German: Prrcival Padgctt Latin:
Il. l.. I.asiei, physics: l.. y. Williams,
bookkeeping and penmanship; T.. 6.
Comegys. mathematics and English G.
G. IIoughtOn and Roger j. Whitcford.
English literature and composition
| George NJ Darrow. fruit growing: +. +.
IIunsingcr. librarian public station, and
Alfred W. kimcr, registrar
Evening star., 1914-04-12
CORNELL TEAM WINNER
IN DEBATE WITH G. w. U.
Contestants Applauded by the Au-
dience and Congratulated by the
Presiding Officer.

BY vote of two to one team rep
resenting Cornell University defeated
one representing George Washington
University in debate at the auditor
ium of the local law school in New
Masonic Temple last night. Cornelrs
representatives upheld the negative OF
the proposition that ''the states should
adopt the principle of minimum wage
legislation for women and children EN-
ployed in mercantile and industrial es-
tablishments. At the conclusion of
the debate Rear Admiral Charles II.
Stockton. president of George Wash :
ington University. who presided. con-
graduated the members of both teams
upon the excellence of their rresenta-
tions.
List of Disputants.
Cornell was represented BY H. A.
Wicheins. II. Regelman and r. Ros-
ers. while the affirmative of the propo-
sition. was supported by p. y. More
house J. F. Webster and s T. Jones.
The judges We're Dr. = n D. North
Charles F. Nesbit and John Cummings.
The decision of each was passed in to
Admiral Stockton at the conclusion of
the arguments.
That the decision would be close was
expected by large number present.
Applause Was generous for both sides.
as points seemed to be made by the
several contestants. 1t appeared thai
40 phase of the question was left l,u-
touched by the opposing teams StatIs-
ties and theories being presented free
iy.
" Nhether Incompetence was "A caus.
for low wages or whether low wages
Vas cause Of incompetence was on.
Of the many questions discussed at
length. The question of how Twins,
wage was to be determined was also
one which received much attention.
Interests the Audience.
Following the main arguments sev-
era1 minutes were given to each
speaker for rebuttal. This to many
proved the most Interesting part of the
battle. many humorous thrusts being
made.
Hawaiian musical selections by J. X
Desha aud H. Is. Gilman and voca
solos by Miss Leah Corbin. acconpau
led by Miss WilhelInina .Rodier pre-
ceded aud followed the contest.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
IF KIDNEYS ACT
BAD TAKE SALTS
Says Backache is Sign You
Have Been Eating Too
Much Meat.

WI ben You wake up with back
ache and dull misery in the kidney
region ii generally means YOU have
been eating too much meat. saws 4
we'll known authority Meat forms
( uiic acid which ovcrworks the
Kidneys III their effort to filter il
from the blood and they become
sort OF paralyzed and loggy. When
your kidneys get sluggish and clog
you must relieve hem. like Won
i, relieve your bowels; removing all
the body's urinous waste. else Won
have backache. sick headache, diz
zy spells; your stomach sours.
tongue is Goa d. and when the
weather Is bad you have rheumatic
twinges The urine is cloudy. full
, OF sediment, channels often get
( sore, water scalds and You are
I Obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
either consult good. reliable
physician at - &C or get from your
} pharmacist about four ounces of
Jld .'alts: take tablespoonful in
a glass OF water before breakfast
for few days aud your kidneys
Twill then act fine This famous
| salts Is made from the acid of
grapes aud lemon Juice. combined
with lithia, and has been used for
generations To clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to ncutralizc
\ acids III the urine so It no longer
} irritates, thus ending bladder
} weakncss.
J Jad Salts Is 4 life saver for reg
: ular meat eaters. 1t Is inexpen-
! sivc. cannot injurc and makes a de-
Iightful, ctfeTvescent lithia- water
( drink Agent, O'Donnel's Drug
Store
Evening star., 1914-04-12
M|SANTHROPE HAS NO
FRIENDS, SAYS EVANS
Montana Representative Addresses
Sigma NJ Fraternity at An
nual Banquet

THE man who says life is not worth
while IS simply lacking in fraternal senti-
mcnt said Representative John VI
Evans of Montana. speaking at the ban
quet Of the Sigma Nj Fraternity held in
the Raleigh Hotel las; night
Fraternal sentiment is not different
from any other good moral sentiment.
good sentiment is the handspring that
moves people in this world
The trouble with u during th.. last
thirty years is that we have too largely
surrendered sentiment. The country has
been too busy cultivatins wealth. Rome
thrived and prospered until their golden
eagles Went into the melting pot and
came ont dNcats L
Evening star., 1914-04-12
ITALY FACES RAIL STRIKE.
Employees and Government Prepar
ing for Approaching Struggle.

ROME. April 1l--Both the railway men
and the government are preparing for
the struSsle which it is anticipated will
EcSin next "Wednesday if the railroad
employees carry out their threat to begin
2 general strike. The railroad men are
keeping secret their plans Tor the con-
'eniplated walk-o1t The government has
ordered all the projects in the kingdom
to return to their posts and also is organ
izing a service along the coasts and will
pat il into operation in case the strike
is called. Warships will BE- used in this
service. bat principally for carrying the
mails.
Should the strike he declared April Is
it will prove most inopportune time
for tourists. as on that date commences
the ~ per cent reduction in all railroad
fares to Rome (or the horse racing sea-
son During this season a quarter of a
million persons visit the canital.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
TO ATTEND VESPER SERVICES.
D. c. Court No. 212, Daughters OF
Isabella. Going to St. Paul's.

District of Columbia Court No al2
National Order Daughters of Isabella, is
to attend vesper services at ST. PaHrs
Church at 7:30 o'clock this evening in
honor of the memory OF Queen Isabella
of CASTLE. Most Rev. Giovanni Bonzano
apostolic delegate. is to officiate at bene-
dicton.
The committee of the Daughters of Isa-
bella in charge of arrangements is COM
posed of Mrs. George A. Howe. grand
regent. and the following members: Miss
Agnes Cotter, Mrs. r. d. McAuliffe Mrs.
Walter D. Nolan, Mrs. Sarah NJ. Gantley
Mrs. John Roddy and Mrs Paul Brinton
Evening star., 1914-04-12
MUNCIE VETS LOSE FIGHT.
Indiana City of 10000 Will Be
Without Saloon After June 9.

Mt NC.IE. Ind. April II. - Muncic, Il
city Of more than :;o,tsu population will
he without saloon after June .. ac-
cordin9 to the county commissioners.
who today decided the contest filed -
the '.wctS. by confirming the certified
vote of the recent local option election
when the city voted dry by a ma jority
OF lt, votes. The vets announced
they would appeal to the circuit court
The vote of the commissioners was two
to three.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
Elephant Was Sixteen Feet Long

Los ANGELES. cal. April 1l.-1hc
practically complete Skeleton of a pre-
historic elephant which. it is believed.
roamed tho earth thousands of Years
ago. was found in Ii 8rca fossil field:
near here today.
..rhe animal in life measured more
than sixteen feet in length said Frank
s Daggett, director of the Southwest
Museum 1T stood fourteen feet high
and its tusks are sixteen feet long.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
Blue" Will Aid the Gray. j..

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. April ia
substantial contributo on to aid in prcpa-
ration for the annual reunion OF United
Confederate Veterans to be held here in
MAJ will be made by the local camp CT
the Grand Army Of the Republic, accord
ing to announcement today. The amount
to be given by the Union veterans was
not stated i'll their request for permits
sion to contribute. presented today to
the reunion arrangement committee and
promptly granted.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
OPPOSES WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Representative Bartholdt Discusses
Topic Before Missouri Society.

Woman Suffrage Was the subject
of an address by Representative Richard
gartholdt of St Louis, Mo, before the
Missouri Society last night at a meeting
at Rauschers. The speaker took the
side IN opposition to woman suffrage
and gave reasons for his stand.
Miss Kathleen Noel and Miss Sylvia
Mctcaf gave vocal solos and Miss Kate
Tomliuson offered Inonoloeue featur-
ing the program. Refreshments were
served
Evening star., 1914-04-12
Nef Clears Bases.

Virginia .+......... > o 90
ialc ...y. u II q Il :, a q
Runs Paschai -. Phillips ~. NeT. White.
Guy. Stnklcy. Greene t2i: Middlchro,k ~. Fal-
scy Reilly. Stolen bases Word t2i Midi,
br.nk Two.basc hits White. Guy. Cornish
thrreh has. hii-Ncf. pouhr plays Cornish 10
pitched by Brown. 6 1-3: by G.. l. BY WAY
-. Hits on Brown. s: on Gle /: on Way
J. " bat-AGainst Brown. Do against Gc. Il
against Way. 9. Struck out-By Cannon. y
by Brown. g: by Gile. 3: by Way 3 Bases on
bails-of Brown. 4: of Gie. 3. Left on lasrs-
virginia. .: Yale. ). Hit by pitcher-Whte
thy Way. Umpires-MesSrs. Clarke and Nor
com. Virginia League. Time Of game hours
and ) minutes.
Evening star., 1914-04-12
Webb Kenyon Liquor Law Upheld

TOPEKA. Kan, April 1.-The Webb
Kenyon law. which gives the states con
troll over liquor shipments, WAS uphclt
hy the Kansas supreme court TO-DAY. ~
result of the decision NausHs viii to :
charge Of al liIior SHIPPED INT" ii" ~ t,".
Evening star., 1914-04-12
WESTERN GOVERNORS ARE
FOR STATE CONSERVATION
Would Have Federal Government
Withdraw When Their Super
vision Is Unnecessary

DEN ER. Col. April 1l-A belief in
sane conservation was expressed in res
olutions odopted by the conference of
western governors. at its final session
today
The governors declared in favor Of
state control of conservation projects
by the enactment of laws that will
make for true conservation and voiced
the belief that as rapidly as the states
prepare themselves to carry out such
policy. the federal government should
withdraw its supervision and turn over
the work to the state.
The governors appointed Cows Spry
OF tab, Ammons of Colorado and Cd
die of Nevada a committee to present to
the public lands committee of the House
of Representatives. 4 protest against
the passage of the Ferris leasing bill
now under consideration. The rcsolu-
tons adopted today. which will be pre-
sented to the House committee. favor a
policy making for rapid settlement of
all vacant agricultural land and recon-
mend amendments to the desert land
act. Declarations in favor of state con-
troll and the right of states to develop
water-power possibilities. also were con-
tained in the resolutions, which favor
the opening of mineral lands and the
use of revenues therefrom for arid
Other recommendations include: Dona-
ton of 10 per cent of vacant and unap-
pTopriated lands to the states to be sold
to provide a fund for state reclamation
work. and investiea ton of all Carey act
projects and irrigation district and like
projects with q view to providing federal
aid 10 help their completion
Permanent Commission Favored.
The formation Of q pcrnaneat inter
state irrigation commission Was decided
on tonight at the closing session.
-Th" commission viii consist OF a com
mittec Of not exceeding three persons.
to be appointed by the governors of each
of the fifteen states participating in The
present conference
This commission viii consider ma .tcrS
Of interest in respect To irrigation. inGivid-
uai corporal" or reclamation projects.
aud win lie empowered t. submit to til,
Secretary Of the interior its recon-
Wendauois Oh Snch matters.
The conference also adopted . vote of
couiidenc" III thc policies of Secretary
Lane. declarin. lie had inspired new
faith and courage. u tho people of the
west and had identified the operations
Of The department with the best tradi-
tons of American craftsmanship
The delegates adopted the report Of
the desert land committee. 4 prominent
feature Of which MAS Il recommendation
that title 10 land BE- granted by the
government whom settlers of promoters
had expended large sums without being
aEic to accomplish The results prescribed
by the present law.
The amended report Of the Carey act
committee efnfodyinSu a suggestion for
federal aid iii financing projects by loans
10 farmers also was adopted
Evening star., 1914-04-12
NEFF IS BIG FACTOR
Virginia's Captain Aids Great
Iy in Defeat Of Yale.
THE SCORE IS 10 TO d
Play of Virginia Nine Is Much Su-
perior to That of the
Dark Blue.
special Dispatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
NORFOLK, Va. April ll.-Nirsinia' ;
base ball team walked away with the
pre-Easter game against Yale this after
noon, winning by the score OF 10 to !.
Neff, the Virginia captain and short
stop and Lefty" Cannon the Orange
and Blue pitcher. We're the all-important
factors in giving Virginia the victory.
NeH sent six OF Virginia 5 runs across
and scored another himself.
Nef Clears Bases.
In the seventh Neff singled with the
bases fun. scoring two In the eighth he
tripled with the bases again full and
three runs scored. In five times up he
singled thrice and tripied once. Cam
mon held Yale to seven hits three Of
them OF the scratchy variety. Two came
IN the eighth. when he eased up on a
10 to lead. The score: