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Evening star., 1914-11-20

law which would require the own
er or possessor of every pistol in the
District of Columbia to declare such
ownership and register the weapon
would. in the opinion of a member of
the police department. do much to
put a stop to pistol toting" and be Of
material assistance to the police in
preventing the carrying of concealed
weapons and in the discovery of per-
sons participating in shooting afrrays.
Favors More Stringent Law.
Capt. Charles T. Peck of the first
police precinct has been a member OF
the police force for many years. and
has been connected with the investiga-
tion of many cases in which weapons
played the most important part. He
thinks the present law and regulations
fail to safeguard the sales of weapons.
and properly to protect the public from
the use of such weapons.
Capt. Peck past experience. he says.
convinces him that drastic restrictive
regulation Is badly needed in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Not only would he
have a stringent law governing the
sale Of weapons. he told n Star report
er. but he would also have the law
compel the destruction of unmarked
pistols.
"It frequently happens that the un-
marked and unnumbered weapon is the
one used in homicides." he said, "and
all such weapons should be destroyed.
There is no way to trace such wea-
pom in a case of homicide or suicide.
and unless a weapon can be traced its
possession should not be tolerated"
Capt. Peck favors the enactment Of
law that would require the purchaser
of q weapon to have two reputable
persons to vouch for his character, and
would make the names of such per-
sons part of the record of sale.
Would Record Pistols.
I'm my opinion" said the captain.
every pistol in the District of Colum-
bia should be recorded, and a person
found with such weapon that has not
been registered should be punished.
When a person loans a weapon to an
other person, a report of the loan
should be made to the police. and the
police also should be advised when it is
returned.
"The law should make it possible for
the police department to be able 10
trace every weapon in the District aI
all times" the captain concluded. and
then when homicide is committed
with such a weapon the police wouiu
have a starting point in the matter OF
bringing the guilty person to justice.
Pistol @Toter' Demands Trial.
Charles E. Tibbs was the only de-
fendant in a concealed weapon case IN
the Police Court today. charge OF
assault had been preferred against HIM
several days ago, William Patteu ap-
pearing as complainant. and today the
lesser charge of carrying revolver
with intent to use ii was filed. Attoi
ney Robert ]. Miller appeared for the
defendant and demanded jury tria
Bond furnished for Tibbs several days
ago was deemed sufficient for ms at-
pearaQce.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
INJUNCTION IS SERVED
UPON ARDM0RE !! HOTEL
Proprietor and Owners Must Show
Why Court Should Not Act
as Desired.

Alleging violations Of the Kenyon
law, United States Attorney Laskey
today instituted injunction proceedings
against the Ardmore Hotel. at SIS and
51S 18th street northwest. At the re-
quest of the prosecutor, Justice Mccoy
cited Franklin C. Jackson, proprietor
of the hotel. and Kate Willard Boyd.
Henry K Willard and George E. Howe.
trustees of the Caleb. C. Willard estate.
owners of the building, to show cause
November %, why they should not be
restrained from maintaining a nui-
sance on the premises as defined in the
Kenyon law.
the kind to be Instituted by the United
States attorney since the passage OF the
act February Z last. They are said to
have resulted from Information pre-
sented to Mr.. Laskey by the police
''vice squad"
Allegations in Complaint.
The bill Of complaint fled by Mr..
Laskey alleges that about March I
last and at various times since the de-
fendant, jackson. did permit to be
used and occupied certains rooms in
said building by certain evil-disposed
persons, who did commit acts Of lewd-
ness"
By reason Of these alleged violations
OF the law, the bill AYERS that Mr.
Jackson and the trustees Of the Will
lard estate ARE guilty OF q nuisance
and the said building Is a nuisance"
The bill prays for an injunction and
for the removal and sale of the per-
sonal property Of the rooms in which
the alleged offenses are said to have oc-
Cured.
The court Is also asked to direct that
the building be closed for one year,
as provided among the penalties Of the
Kenyon law.
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Russian Statement

following Official
has Issued from
aon
Cracow
EastPr
Of
Of
Yrkoye capturing
Gaicia aouron
Evening star., 1914-11-20
GERMAN FLEET ACTIVE
ALONG RUSSIAN COAST

BERLIN, via The Hague to London
November 2O.-A war bulletin issued
SAYS:
THE German fleet has succeeded in
partially closing the harbor of Libau
Russia. through the sinking of ships and
also has bombarded important military
positions There is no other news of Inn
portance."
Evening star., 1914-11-20

DR.. A-why do you always make
such particular inquiries as to what
your patients eat? Does that assist
you in your diagnosis?
DR.. B.-Not that. but it enables me
to ascertain their social position and
arrange my fees accordingly.-Topeka
Evening star., 1914-11-20

In a Welsh cemetery there is a stone
cross marking a grave that also serves
as a sun dial. the hours being marked
on the upright to receive the shadow
of the croesbeam.
Evening star., 1914-11-20

The Sterilization of water by ultra
violet rays from mercury vapor lamps
has reached the industrial stage in
France.
Evening star., 1914-11-20

| In the Malay peninsula an English
naturalist has discovered species OF
ant that makes it's nest in the fieshy
stems of ferns that grow on high
trees.
Evening star., 1914-11-20
Weapons May Be Bought Widely.

Mr.. Warner asserted that In most or
the large cities. as well as in villages
and smaller places throughout the
country, pistols. razors and knives Of
all kinds are sold daily over the coun-
ter, no questions being asked of the
purchaser.
"Legislation for the District" he said.
will fail of it's intended effect so long
as men can buy all the plstois ana
othar weanons they want of mail-order
houses or from manufacturers, and re-
ceive them by parcel post or express.
and SO long as such weapons can be
bought unquestioned at any general
nitv where. if the proprietor does not
happen to have the particular weapon
called for in stock. he will order 1t Tor
his customer"
Evening star., 1914-11-20
Austrian Statement


the
hine gunsnn
Evening star., 1914-11-20
Pistol AToter' Demands Trial.
B. H. Warner Declares That
Something More Than Local
LEGISLATION Will BE Needed

Restrictive legislation in the District
of Columbia in regard to the sale o.
firearms and other dangerous weapon
will be useless, according to b.
Warner until some means can be FOUND
for preyenting the interstate traffic in
such lethal weapons.
Something more than local leEisia-
ton is needed" said MIR Warner. IT
the sale of firearms and deadly weap-
ons is to be ended or even seriously
curtailed 1t will be unavailing 10 er e
act legislation attempting to prever'
the local sale of weapons SO long as
such weapons are advertised an az
the leading magazines and newspaper
and can readily be bought direct IRON
the makers and delivered through the
mails or by express. either singly o.
in large lots. earn
Last Saturday a bill for $3.50 came
to me by mistake. The bill was Tor 4
revolver that had been purchased py !,
gentleman living in the country anu
sent TO him by parcel post.
Evening star., 1914-11-20

formerly employed in the duplication
of utilities free to operate such other
utilities as are necessary"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07
HE WAS NOT DUST

There is a certain long-suffering
father whose nerves sometimes give
way under the constant fire of ques-
tons from his talkative 8-year-old
son.
Dad" asked the youngster, just
as the old man had one evening set
tied down for a perusal of his news
paper. Dad, am made of dust?"
81 think mott" responded the I'M
happy parent. otherwise you'd
dry up now and then"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07
MATCHES WOULDN'T WARM HIM

MAT HES WOULDN'T WARM HIM
Anyhow, Jane thought it time that
the marriage day was fixed, so she
threw out a gentle hint to her lover
by way of encouraging him. En-
couragement, she thought, was all
the dear fellow wanted.
Nathaniel" she whispered, coyly,
they're saying we're going to be
married SOON"
Are they, thought" answered the
>stolid swain. What jolly sell it'll
be for them when they find out we
itain'tw
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07
REWARDED

Some one had left a button on the
table in the restaurant in place of
tip.
"Ah, well" philosophical the wait
er, everything comes to him who
waits. IN. Y. World.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07
Letter FLY"

u Just run upstairs, Willie, and fetch
iIbaby's nightgown."
W Don't want toy
IL oh, Willie NJ you are not kind to
z your new little sister she'll put on
her wings and fly back to heaven"
| well, let her put on her wings
i and fly upstairs for her nightgown.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-07
ne DIDN'T GET WET


''It looks like rain
81 beg your pardon"
Il say it looks like. rain"
What does?"
"The weather"
"The weather, my dear sir, is a
condition. Rain is water in the act Of
falling from the clouds. 1t is impos-
sible that they should look alike"
What 1 meant was that the sky
looked like rain"
Equally impossible. The sky is
the blue vault above us-the SEEM
ing arch or dome that we call the
heavens. 1t does not resemble falling
water in the least"
when, then, if you are so thunder
ingly particular, it looks as if it would
rain.
CAS- If what would rain?"
THE weather, of course"
THE weather, as before stated, be-
ing a condition, cannot rain"
1.-The clouds then, confound you'll
may not know as much about it as
you do, but I've got enough sense to
get in out of it, and you haven't, -
said the man, as he raised his UNI
brella and walked away in huff.
1000 +
HE WAS NOT dist
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12

ing fighting capacity, accumuative power and
longevity.
His mouth is large and the lips somewhat
aattened and thin in appearance. The lips in
dictate capacity for organization, refinement
considerable reserve, great tenacity and
strength OF mind, rather than sociabity or
candor. We can from them that the sub
iects words would be brief and very much to
the point These pecuarities would suggest
that in his early career Mr. Rockefeller usually
crushed his competitors before he talked about
doing it,
His jaw is noticeably long from the ear to
the center line of the face This Characters
tic denotes will power determination and ten
acity in a very high degree
The chin is square and measures four and
onehaf inches across In addition to the will
power shown by this and other features the
chin especially denotes capacity for endurance.
II explains why Mr.. Rockefeller at the age
of seventy-dve is able to play such good
game OF golf He has throughout his life been
able to perform feats of physical endurance
The ears are an interesting study by them
selves and reveal much concerning Mr. Rookie
fellers mental and physical powers. The
length OF the ear is three and one-eighth inches
while the width is one and three-quarter inches.
Hhe helix and antiheliX. or the outer and inner
rims, are thin and transparent. The high upper
lobe is indicative of keen intellectual shrewd-
ness, while the lower lobe suggests long life
and enduring powers.
The breadth of the central portion is not as
great as we usually find in persons who have
perfect digestion. II suggests that Mr. Rookie,
teller is not naturally endowed with perfect
health. but by his viii power, determination
and intelligence has been able to maintain a
fair degree of health and live to an advanced
age Some years ago through oyerwork in his
business, he suffered severe nervous break
down. and one consequence Of it lost all his
hair Since then, by simplicity of life and TAX
ing great care of himself, he has regained good
health.
The predommance of the mental and motive
rather than the physical temperament is shown
by the large brain the long and square face
and the lack of fullness in the center of the
cheeks Here is a man who would never accu-
mulate much flesh which is usually an indica-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12

my waist Do ! scream? Not at all!
That would mean policeman an arrest,
visit to the police station to make a
complaint late arrival home, the alarm
of my dear husband, the wrestler, 10.
hannis Josefson, from Barnum & Bail.
ey's Circus, and my two babies l think
of those babies; Hecla, named for our
splendid dangerous volcano, and Skie
and fear not the brute. Swiftness, not
strength is what need employ it.
move slightly in his grasp and wrap my
foot about his ankle in the electric hook
In a second l have flung him from me.
But suppose" timid voice asks,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12

weight upon his colossal cheek. lie will
be without several of his teeth, but he
will have learned to avoid women to
whom he has not been introduced,
continue my shopping
l am going home. 1t is the short twi-
light of your country l decide to return
by way of the subway, that l may be
home sooner q descend into one of the
dreadful getaways that are an invita-
ton to crime ! hear footsteps behind
me A big, staggering brute says: Hello,
sweetheart! Give us a kiss"
hasten, but he is behind me. He has
overtaken me He filings his arms about
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12

because of slima A few lessons and
two months of practice would make you
as fearless as myself.
But ! can best teach YOU how to defend
yourself from the masher by what the
lawyers in your country call a hypo-
thetical case | meet a masher He
speaks to me- He steps in front OF
me and he blocks my way | can no
longer ignore him. Therefore, glima. In
second ding my right foot about his
ankle A jerk, and he is SPRAYING at
my feet The heel hook has Frustrated
my enemy Moreover ii has Sc; him
bawling, for he has fallen with all his
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12

tar. upon whom she comes unawares in
her room, is robbed of his terror if she
is trained in glima He may crouch in
the dim light of her bedroom pointing a
revolver at her Shall she despair? BY
no means Remember her feet Instant
ly her foot flashes out from its petticoat-
ed coverings, and her toe strikes the in
ner part of his wrist with such impact
that the pistol flies into space. The
pistol in her hand, she becomes mistress
of the situation
No matter how dense the crowd,
whether in subway or before a baseball
bulletin, you can always get your foe
down. If the crowd be so great that you
cannot swing your foot, press your hip
against him with such force that he loses
his balance and topples over.
The Curious Knee Grip That
Prevents the Fallen Masher from
Rising and Is Easily Learned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12

that you had not been able to use your
foot?"
Very WELL then, my arms remained.
Swiftly as a sunfish darts through the
water my arm would rise, and with
whichever hand was free l would seize
him by the strangle hold, cut off his
wind" you would say. With my thumb
on one side and three fingers on the
other gripping his windpipe, l would have
made him helpless. In an instant he
would be gasping for breath at my feet
Even that dreaded bogie that stalks
through every woman's mind, the burg
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12
Tn e Real John RQcketeN
Revealed ByHisBum
The Mysterious Personality of America S
Richest Man at Last Made Plain by the
First chronological Study of the
Head That Made His Millions

late John W Gates call him the biggest little man
and littlest biggest man" in the world?
Mr. Rockefeller would not consent TO having his
own head examined But bust of the Oil King
made from careful measurements has recently been
placed in the library at Montclar, N, J. From it
Rockefeller could be read easily as though it
his living head One of the foremost phrenoogiss
of New York commissioned to study it. His
interesting conclusions follow:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12
By Caroline Josefson.

bTHE American girl need not fear the
masher, rather will the masher
have need to fear her. il She know
gluma ! can promise that MASKING the
unwelcome kind. win vanish from your
country when your women have learned
the art of selfdefense practsed by those
of my country, Iceland
am a small woman BY the standards
of you Americans l am tiny because !
weigh scarcely more than a hundred
pounds, and am very slender and thin.
But am not afraid OF any man on earth,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12


The forehead tells that ia has an eX-
ceptional faculty for order This is particu-
arly shown by the form of the outer corners
of the eyes This faculty makes him a very
systematic man. and it must have been an es'
sentia help to him in his business career.
He has marked sense of form and ioca .ty.
The former is shown in the width between the
eyes 1t aids his memory of outlines and pro
portions His sense of locality indicates that
he has everything in its place, and knows where
to find things when ne wants them II explains
why he was able recently to remember a DEBT
of twenty-five cents that due to him since
he was thirteen years old.
The central part of the forehead shows that
he has a large sense of comparison and a ca
pacity to understand human nature. With
the former faculty he analyses everything with
which he comes in contact While his under
standing of human nature enables him to meas
ure people up and place them where they
belong He is always able to tell at once
whether a man is speaking the truth whether
he has the courage to resist him, or whether ne
will be useful to him in any way.
The lower part of the brow is much more
strongly developed than the upper From
this characteristic We see that he is more
man of action than a theorist or a humOrist.
His jokes must be very few, and even when he
utters them they do not excite much laughter.
The side head gives us another view of the
predominant faculty of acquisitiveness The
shape of this region suggests economy and an
appreciation of the most tangible forms of prop
erty. We understand why he kept on hand
vast supplies of cash. which ii is said he was
able to loan out when the financial community
was in great need of it at something like 40
per cent interest With him acquisitiveness
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12

They fill out the lower part of the head
around the ears, and are very apparent to an
observer who considers the bust with trained
eye. These faculties give him energy, force
executive ability and power to overcome obsta-
ces that stand in his way. They are very in
teresting to study in connection with the rapid
disappearance OF all his serious competitors
from the oil business which marked the most
active part of his career.
Mr. Rockefeller, it is pleasant to note, has
a considerable share of the social qualities
which are located in the back portion of MS
head, but he has evidently used his fore-bran
more than the pOsterior regions.
Among the higher mental qualities benevo
lence is well developed. Spirituality is also
represented. These faculties explain why he
is a regular attendant at church, why he has
given largely to the church and to various
philanthropic and public-spirited objects. At
the same time acquisitiveness with its allied
qualities, is so we'll developed that beneVolence
and spirituality could never run away with him
Imagination is also represented among the
higher mental qualities. Probably from this
organ he has received much of his inspiration
to work out his intricate and far-reaching bust
ness plans.
The head shows farsighted qualities of mind
and large cautiousness both of which are locat
ed in the posteriOr lateral part of the head
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12

ne mead suggests a strong love for the beau
ulul IN nature rather than for expensive works
OF art. This would explain why the largest
personal expenditures made by Mr.. Rockefeller
In recent years have been on his remarkaole
gardens at POcantico Hills.
His expenditures on human art have always
been very modest. It is stated that he EN-
ployed gifted young sculptor at his country
place, but caused great pain to the artistic
temperament by requiring the artist to do a
regular days work of not less than eight
hours.
The only form of art TO. which he shows
a strong inclination is music Mr. Rockefeller
is in fact fond of the violin as well as other
instruments
Distinct lines of hospitality are found on
each side of the face, running down from the
side of the nose to the lips, but they would never
lead him to excuses in this direction They
give him consciousness of the needs of PEG
pie. The prominent upper cheek bones which
he possesses, are conspicuous features of the
Scotch and Welsh, both races distinguished for
thrift.
His features are very sharply defined, which
is an important indication of strength Of char
acter and ability. This characteristic in his
case may be said to include infeXibility Of
will, and a wonderful power to remember de.
tails, which no other man whose head | have
examined could carry in his mind.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12

shows itself in the accumulation If
plain money as contrasted with those
other rich men who have collected
rare objects of art and other articles
of uncertain value
1t is most significant to note that
the faculties of destructiveness and
combativeness are very strongly de
yeloped in Mr.. Rockefeller's head.
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ton OF an easeoving nature.
The bust shows that he has little
Of the emotional nature. There is
an almost complete absence of the
characteristics that 90 to make
up this temperament, such as full
ness of face and roundness of feat
ure.
The subject is one who could,
if necessary, witness scenes of
death and ruin without emotion
although there is no wantOn cruel
Nv or hrnfalitv in his make-nn.
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SHOWS:
]. G at " i'll
Power.
,. Ability to Judge
Men.
). Memory for Small
Details.
4. Capac city for
Large Ideas.
). Ruthless Fight
ing Ability.
6. T M city EnOr- d.
mOusly Devel-
Oped.
z. G reat Physical
Activity.
8. Cruelty and Self
ishness Large.
9. Destined to Long
Life.
l0-A { qui sitiveness
Amounting to
Miserliness.
II. Human Sympathy
Small.
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The power to direct the work
Of others on a great scale and
the desire for a vast field of
business are Shown by the very
large bump of sublimity which
is located Immediately in
front of the bump Of cautious
ness