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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
FOREST WORK IN WINTER
IS FOUND SUCCESSFUL
Government Field Service Spends
Cold Weather in White
Mountains.

Foresters who have just returned from
winter work in the White mountains of
New Hampshire report that, while some
hardship Is entailed. as much can be ac-
complished IN the dead OF winter as in
summer.
In most Of the governments field serv-
ices 1t is usually thought best to work in
the north during the summer months and
in the south during the winter, the idea
being to do the work with the least diff
Guilty. In appraisirg lands for purchase
under the Weeks law fo- the eastern ma
tional forests. however, the forest serv-
ice has had to disregard latitude and sea-
SON, because it was necessary to eXpe-
dite the work in the north. During the
past winter two camps of men have been
estimating and valuing the forests which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
|ECYPT HAD TOLLS ROW.
/ CENTURIES AGO, HE SAYS
Representative Bowdle of Ohio, in
Take-0ff, Arouses House
to Laughter.

How the tolls question and the Pan
anna canal row was foreshadowed in
Egypt was solemnly told in the House
amid laughter and applause by Repre-
sentative Bowdle of Ohio. This is what
he said:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen, ! have
a matter of enormous interest to all
psychologists and to some archaic
statesmen which ] desire to bring to the
attention of the House. 1t is brief.
There is nothing new under the sun.
Alfred Russell Wallace the distinguish
ed scientist. has shown enough to make
us believe that from the question of the
minimum wage to the abolishing of the
red light district in Washington, there is
nothing new. and that all civilizations
have had to meet pretty much the same
questions In this toll question there is
nothing new. In a recently eNcaVated
cellar at karnak the psychologists have
discovered a tablet which tells the fol-
lowing story. very literally translated
In the days of Set there arose a
mighty controversy which SHOOK All
Egypt.
1T appears that in a prior reign a
certain Egyptian had been granted the
royal favor of exclusively carrying in
vehicles all goods on the ROADS between
karnak and Memphis which We're not
ass-ladeu A company was organized
around this franchise. known as the mar
nak-Memphis Transfer Company. and It's
vehicles quickly drove all asses off the
roads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Guests Present.

Among the large number present were:
Prof Noble NcCracken of Smith College,
Miss Edith &. Westcott. Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas w Sidwell, Miss Jessie McDon-
aid. Mr.. and Mrs. George y McLana-
han. Mr. and Mrs. John +. l.arner. Mr.
and Mrs Wiihelmus r. Bryan, DR.. and
Mrs :. :. Adams. Lieut.. and Mrs. l.. E.
Eratton, Mir. and Mrs. l.. White Busbey,
Naval Constructor +. 5. Land, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Rainey. DR.. and Mrs.
Arthur Ramsay, DIR. and Mrs. Scott
breckenridge. Mrs. Frank Carpenter
Mrs William Henry Baldwin of New
York and Miss Baldwin, Representative
and Mrs. Gilett. Mr.. and Mrs. ID, Foster
Hewett Miss Jean Cole. Miss Edith
CLARK Mrs Jessie NJ. fiolton. Mr. and
Mrs Ernst l.. Thurston Miss Florence
Lord Mr.. and Mrs George King and
Miss King, Mir. and Mrs. kinG cornwell,
Dr. and Mrs. Merrill Gates. NJ. and Mrs.
Robert Lansing. Mr. ana Mrs. Rudolph
kaaffmanu. Miss Lucy Hayes Brechen~
riugc Mrs William H. Dali, Mrs Con-
ner. Airs Mclean, Miss Emo. Mrs. VIII
lam l. Borland. Mrs. Wallace Rad
clinc. Rear Admiral Stockton, Mis- Mary
Perry Brown Miss Fanny Manning. Col.
and Mrs W. W. Harris. Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton +. Allies and John Barrett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
FUND FOR NEEDY STUDENTS.
University of Missouri Gets $780,
600, Residue of Gregory Estate.

ST. LOUIS, April "a fund of about
s250.OOO which will yield annually an in
come of $500, to be used in assisting
needy students at the University of Mis-
souri,, has just been released through the
final settlement of the estate of Charles
r. Gregory.
The S2JO0JD residue of the estate will
be turned over to the university within
the next few days. A committee of five
to be appointed by A. Ross Hill, presi-
dent of the university. will manage the
fund. Gregory died in 1909. leaving a life
interest in his estate to Miss Maria Car
ter Gregory, who died in Paris a year
ago. Half of the $4,000 estate was be-
dueathed to religious institutions and the
remaining half to the aid of university
students of either sex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

lated and the information grouped. 50 as
to show the quantities of timber suitable
for various products. such as saw TIM
Der. spruce for paper pulp o. birch for
spoolmakng. During the whole winter.
however. it was noted that stormy days
caused no more loss of time than in sum
mer and the health of the men in the
party was as a rule, better than in not
weather
1t is said that the men became Injured
to the cold and liked it, one of the prin-
cipai advantages being the absolute free
dom from insects. such Snats ana mos
quitoes. While these same crews might
appreciate an assignment to the same re-
glon for the following summer those VINO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
CoXEY OPENS HEADQUARTERS
Expects to Have 100000 Men for
March on Washington.

MEM YORK. April Jacob s. Co&ey.
'rddsT Of the famous army, which bore
his name and marched on Washington
in 1885,. has opened headquarters here.
lie said he would spend several days
looking after plans for the mobilization
of the New York wing of an army of
100000 men which he intends to lead
into the National Capital sometime next
month.
The main division of the army. he said.
viii leave Massilion. Ohio, April IL, and
viii be Joined outside Washington by the
vaS}ern division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
CANVASES ON EXHIBIT.
Work of Eleven Middle Western
Painters on View,

NEW YORK, April 3.-An exhibition of
the work of eleven middle western
painters has been opened at the Ma
tional Arts Club and will continue until
May .. Canvases by Louis Belts, Ralph
Clarkson, Frederic Clay Bartlett, Oliver
bennett Grover, Charles Francis Browne,
Frank C. Peyraud, Lawton S. Parker. T.
c. Steele, F. C. Sylvester, J.. II. Meekin
and John Elwood Bundy comprise the
exhibition
The last exhibition of the kind here
took place eight years ago Many of the
canvases were loaned by the ChlcaSo
Art Institute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Gas Jet Fires Curtain.

\ lace curtain and two dresses vera
destroyed by fire in room in the house
of Mrs. Florence Ferguson. 1ii5 w street
northwest last night. The fire was
started hv the curtain being blow
against lighted gas jet About $40 dam
age resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Pupils Have Defective Teeth.

NEW YORK. April 3.-Figures COM
piled by the American Museum of Safety
show that nearly 100000 school chill
dren in the United States have defective
teeth. In many schools this represents
approxima tely 30 per cent OF the pupils,
bat in some schools the number runs as
high as 9S per cent In New YORK city
i25.92 cases of detective teeth among
school children were found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Those in Charge of Reception.

The reception was in charge of Mrs. w.
d. Macdougall. chairman of the entertain
ment committee Acting ushers were
the following graduates of Smith: Mrs.
Van Deman. Mrs. Rayner. Mrs. Vaughan,
Mrs Bratton, Mrs. CornWeu, Mrs. Leake,
Miss BRYAN, Miss Kaufman. Miss Car
pcnter Miss ADAMS. Miss Denham. MISS
Pepper Miss Brainerd Miss Nerrlaln'
Miss kingsley and Miss Baker
Following the address of the evening
the guests We're presented to DR.. and
Mrs. Burton and buffet supper was
served in the small ballroom In the
receiving line were DR. and Mrs. Burton,
Mrs Albert Z. Wood president OF the
Smith College club: Mrs. K. b Morgan,
Miss Mary y Hartwen and Miss Heioise
frainerd The guests of honor left the
city this morning for Philadelphia. Sec
rotary of State and Mrs. Bryan had ac-
cepted an invitation to be present put
the indisposition of Mr.. Bryan prevented
their attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

ly to our advantage to have as many pay
as possible And so the battle ragged.
AT this crisis a Hebrew from Goshen
appeared at the palace and addressed the
king on this wise:
% king. live forever Why art thou
bothered over this simple question? Dost
thou not know that this company hath
charged thy subjects all the traffic would
bear: Dost thou not know that 1t IS al
ready monopoly in restraint of trade
under the antitrust act OF the Shepherd
Kings? Dost thou not know that 1t hath
waXed fat and arrogant and hath driven
all asses OFF the road from Memphis to
karnak? Dost thou not know that its ex-
elusive franchise Of carrying all the
freight is immensely valuable? And dost
thou not think that 1t is arrogant and i'm
pious for it. with one exclusive franchise.
to ask for another. and to throw thy
kingdom into turmoil to get ito
Isaac art the Goods"
AT this the tablet says the king re-
Piled:
Isaac. my son. l perceive that thou
art the goods, and that l, even l, am an
illustrious chump. Bring hither the d.
rectors of that company that they may
be slain before me. and that their houses
be made a dunghill and, as for their
franchise. granted by my foolish father
let it be instantly abolished
But Isaac replied:
30 king. live forever: bat be moi
hasty in this thing. Justice requireth not
this decree. Hast thou not heard, even
from thy father. that every man-and
kings. sometimes worketh for his own
interests? Why rage and marvel that
men are selfish: Marvel. rather. that any
be unselfish.'
Isaac. my son continues the tablet
thou art wise in thy generation: bit
these men have conspired against the
royal treasury. for my sweaty subjects
have built this road and have dug the
Shekels from the Niles soil to pay for it
If. then. these men be not knaves, they
be lunaticS or fools Let them all be
taken to the royal bughouse, that this
pest be not propagated and that my sub
iects be no longer deceived.
And it was so. even in the days OF
Seti $500 years ago. Verify. there is
nothing new under the sun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Charges Are Hurled.

'.All this produced q high degree OF
botheration to Pharaoh, for the people,
who, before the road was built, regarded
the company as trust, now showed
profound tendency to regard it as be-
nevolent organization. The air rang with
bad faith unconstitutional treason,
trucking to Assyria' and the whole ma
ton divided itself into 'tollites' and an
titollites'
so Pharaoh, in profound distress, pro-
posed change in the law by exemptns
the company from tolls. But at TINS the ma
tons protested. for said they, If our tolls
are TO be based on cost, then it is obvious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
RIVER SHAD AND HERRING
AT THE WHARF MARKET
First Run Boats of the Season Bring
Cargoes From the Po-
tomac Nets.

Two power craft. the first run boats OF
the season to come to this city with shad
and herring from the nets in the lower
Potomac, arrived at the 18th street wharf
yesterday and it is thought that vessels
laden with fish will soon he arriving at
the wharf market almost daily. The
power boat Elizabeth Wilson. consigned
to Capt Dave Faunce, and with capt.
Faunce aboard. was the first to arrive,
and she brought about 10000 herring
and about 400 shad. The Louise Virginia
which came from the nets III the lower
river. brought about 5000 herring and
no shad, and her cargo is consigned to
John CogswelI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

the government contemplates purchasing
on the slopes of the White mountains.
Because of the softness of the constant
~ falling snow, the work was done main
ly on snow shoes. At times the tempera-
tHre has been around 20 degrees below
zero for considerable periods. and the
parties now in report some occasions
when the thermometers registered nearly
40 degrees below. The crews were housed
In winter camps like those of the lumber
jacks, and in order to make full use of
the short winter days they were out by
daylight and did not return unit. dark.
The work of the crews required continu-
Gus walking. Diameters of trees We're
measured, and the number of logs esti-
mated in all merchantable trees growing
on parallel strips four yards wide and
forty rods apart. From these estimates
the full amount Of timber was calcu-
10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Compass Used in Work.

One man, the crew leader, used a COM
pass to keep the men in the desired direc-
ton. mapped the country traversed. kept
account Of the distances covered as de-
termined by actual measurement and re-
corded all the Information regarding tim
Der. The Other members of the crew
measured the timber and gave their fig
ures 70 the leader. who tailed them. The
actual work. however did not end with
all-day climbs through snow on the
mountainsides, with frequent exposure to
the sweep of winds on the higher ridges
and divides; during the long winter even
ings. or on days when the snowstocms
were so severe that outside work was i'm
possible, the figures gathered We're tabu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03

have the work in charge say it may be
the lot of these same men to be assigned
TO the pine regions of the south during
the hottest weather Of August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
New Road Popular.

IN later years Seti built another road.
much shorter and better, and which
promptly bcame immensely popular for
ALL the caravans between Assyria ana
Babylona on the east and Abyssinia on
the west.
The cost of this new road was about
40. u0o. 600 shekels. and was paid out OF
the royal treasury; but the purpose was
and it was so declared, that this cost
was to be betrayed finally by tolls lev
led on vehicles. caravans and asses OF all
nations Using the road. To this deciara-
ton the nations joyfully assented, 1or'
be it known. the road was of enormous
interest to them.
But at about the time the road was
to be dedicated the transfer company
selelnnly declared that its exclusive tran
chise would be impaired by charging II
tolls 1t claimed that requiring 1t TO pay
tolls along with the foreigners Wheh
Egypt had built the entire road was 10
surrender Egyptian soverelgntN-Was. III
fact, trucking to Babylon!a; that there
could have been no motive in building the
road if it's franchise and business We're
to be taxed 1t charged finally that the
term all nations could no. have included
Egypt which built the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Steamer Brings Cargo.

The steamer northumberland. from
Smiths creek and St. Marys river, Nd
and from Coan and Geocomlco rivers
Va. also brought up quantity of herring
and a few shad consigned TO local deal
ers. The good receipts of fish at the
wharf ar. making things lively there
and it is expected that it will be but
few DAYS before the cutting OF herring Tor
the packing houses will be started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Other Varieties of Fish.

In addition to the shad and herring la
den vessels the power boat Mary >
Faunce. consigned to W. NJ Neitzey'
arrived from Windmill point with GUAM
tity of rock. perch and catfish she also
had nine shad. but no herring aboard
The fact that shad are being caught at
every haul. though but two OF three at
time. at Windmill point makes the hsh-
ermen believe that the fish are working
their way UP the river and will soon be
mere. The supply of herring on sale at
the wharf market this morning was IN
creased by the receipt of a large guam
tity from North Carolina and Chesa-
peake bay. which We're brought TO TINS
city from Norfolk and Old Point on the
Norfolk line steamer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
Needs Enumerated.

First, the educated person needs 4
broad general knowledge of life and of
the world: second. the ability to think
clearly. consecutively and conclusively,
and not only of concentration the
thing in hand, but of free and easy trans
it;on from one thing to another: third.
absolute open mindednesS. Fourth. not
only the faculty of thinking correctly,
bat of feeling correctly-of having a
broad generous. tolerant sympathy with
people and conditions. The educated per
son must be able to see what is really
worth while in music literature, Sculp-
tire. painting and drama.
Fifth. ! would emphasize the ability
10 control personal moods ard to refrain
from action and Judgment when under
their influence. This is. perhaps. hard
thing to say in connection with girls
who cry when they come to college and
cry again when they leave. But uni
forrnity and balance of temperament are
essential
Next ] viii pace Judgment and the
ability to weigh evidence. When colleges
can produce men and women who can
be reasonable. sane and broad under all
circumstances. then are we on the right
path to an educational ideal. Seventh.
the social mind--the realization in full OF
the sponsibility to ones neighbour the
last and greatest problem of education
comes when one tries to compare himself
with the totally of al that is, and the
last requirement is, therefore, the ability
10 relate ones self with God. All these.
coupled with that great essential best
described as common sense. produce the
thoroughly educated person.
If any person has an idea that. when
one is handed d college diploma one IS
educated in the true sense OF the word,
he or she is pretty badly mistaken" con-
CluGed DIR, Burton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-03
TRAINING Of THE YOUNG
FEATURE OF EDUCATION
DR.. Marion L. Butler. President of
Smith College, Outlines
Current Needs.
Address at Reception rendered by
Members of College Club.
List of Guests.

one of the most serious needs of edu-
cat son today is to train the young to do
what they ought to do and at the time it
nent OF DR.. Marion Leroy Burton, presi-
dent of Smith College, Northampton
Mass. at a reception rendered TO DR.. and
Mrs. Burton at Rauschers last evening
by the members of the Smith Club of
Washington. The function was attended
by many guests prominent in educa-
tional congressional. diplomatic. literary
and residential circles. Those particu-
larry invited We're the parents OF grad
yates of Smith, girls at present attending
that institution and girls who contem-
plate Attending.
DIR. Burton who was introduced by Ad
miral Stockton, president of George
Washington University, as q who
has not only raised by his own personal
work over a million dollars for Smith
College, but who is rich III the loyalty OF
all students and graduates. took as his
subject The Educated Person, and
said. in part:
OR generation is not only deeply in
terested. but is profoundly concerned
with the problem of education in general
and the education of women in particular :,
Yet there is a correspondingIy great cor
fusion in regard to educational ideas
The aim, certainly. of education is to
produce an educated person. but the diff
ticulty lies in the proper definition of
that term. for it depends so largely on
the standpoint of the detinec. Are there
any tests by which We may know that
person: | believe there are.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-09
MCCARTHY AND HIRSCHBERG
PAY THEIR ASSESSMENT
Each Posts $3.50 with City Democratic
Committee az tnDdiintc In Admin
istratiVc Hoard Primary.

Treasurer l.. w. Evans, of the City
Democratic Committees. received $3.50
checks from Carlton McCarty aud John
Uirschberg yesterday, in payment Of
The candidacy fees required by the
Byrd primary law. MIR. Mccarthy was
the first of the five Administrative
Board candidates already in tn" field
10 pay his entrance fec. Mr. IIrsch
berg followed close behind.
The time for filing notice OF can
diGicy i'll tho Administrative Board
race expires at noon next Saturday.
and the candidacy fees will have to be
in the hands OF the treasurer of the
city Democratic Committee .Ey tina;
time TO insure qualifications. Ike pr
mary election will take place two
months later, on July IL.
Under the provisions OF the primary
senmbly an entrance fec only .
per cent of The frs! years salary is
required of candidates for Office. in
the case Of candidates for the Adj
,nir!strative Board. position which
c:rr!es an annual salary OF $1,000. the
fee under Tho new law would bc only
500. The new act, however. does not
become effective until January |, 1916,
and candidates in tho board race this
Ncur must conform with the provisions
of tho Byrd law, which requires an
entrance Zee OF per cent OF the first
years SALARY.
The other three candidates In the
board race are expected TO pay their
entrance fees In the next few DAYS
They arc John Mann, Jr., of jefferson
Ward; John II. Biuir. of Lee Ward, and
Graham y. Hohson. of Lee Ward.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-09
Literary Entertainment.

\ literary entertainment will he
held NJ The Young Mems Hebrew AS
sociation'S Headquarters. il2 North
Eighth street, tomorrow night at 8
o'clock under the auspices OF the lit
crary society of the Institution. An
address will be delivered by DR. Joseph
Bear on The Good and Welfare OF
the Society" The feature of the even
ing Will he debate on the subject.
Resolved. That Moving Pictures Are
Beneficial" The Affirmative will be
argued by Miss Fannie Gellman and
Sam H. Sharovc, and the negative will
be represented by George liirschbcrg
and Miss Hannah kantrowitz
Addresses viii also be delivered bv
Ben Lovcnstcin and Louis Rosenberg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-09
CHAUFFEUR AND MOTOR
CAR ARE BOTH MISSING
"hraSe Proprietor Reports Disnppenr-
nnce t" P"iicc-Tcicphonc Call
Was Unauthorized

Zachary. proprietor Of the Bella.
Nuc garage, l2l7 West Broad Street
Tieported TO the police yesterday the
HISS t'ss on an automobile and Il chauffeur.
re IS unable TO tell whether tho
chauieur is gone with the au;om obile
Vi "heth,r some one has stolen both.
Hccording TO the story MIR. Zachary
told the police, the garage received
= caii at 12:i5 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing purporting to be from Mr.. Tennev.
aSKinE that his automobile and n
cn;tutfeur be sent to the Richmond
Hotel MIR. Tenney's machine. i've
passenger Cadillac car, with n
chauneur named Wright in the drivers
neither has been seen since Mr
Zachary was Informed that Mr.. Ten
ney was not In Richmond. and so could
hot nave sent the telephone call
Wright, the chauffeur. was an avtra
man at the garage. and the proprietor
SAID he knew little about him. The
car carries the license number 1929
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-09
REV. {. B. M'CLUER BECOMES
PASTOR OF BON AIR CHURCH
VIII he Installed AT Special Services
To-MorrOw Afternoon by Rev. Rus
eel Cecil md NcN. j. Y. Enir.

There viii be a very interesting ser
Vice In the Presbyterian Church at Bon
Air tomorrow afternoon, beginning a;
O'clock. Rev. Il. L. McCluer. ID. d.
win he installed as pastor OF the
church. Rev. j. Y. Fair. -. D., Of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church. of
this city. viii preach the sermon. and
Roy Russell Cecil, d. d. OF the Second
Presbyterian Church, will deliver the
charge TO the pastor. and Will also make
the charge to the officers and members
of the church.
The quartet choir OF the First Bap-
list Church has been invited TO take
part in the service. ana the members
OF that organization. with Shepherd
Webb. organist. will have charge Of tho
music
Or. McCluer. who is editorial writer
for the Presbyterian OF the South. and
- resident Of Bon Air, has been filling
the pulpit OF tho Bon Air Church for
several years as stated supply. Find
ing that his editorial duties Will now
permit of his performing pastoral du-
ties also. he has accepted the pastorate
OF tho church. which has been fire.
puently rendered him before.