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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
Utility of Wires.
rom the Telegraph and Telephone A

From the Telegraph and Telephone Age.
The extent to which railroad telegraph
superintendent are utilizing all possible
facilities obtainable from their tele-
graph and telephone wires has been the
subject of general surprise, as Judged by
the numerous letters received at our office
referring to the matter. The question Is
frequently asked. 'If the railroad super
their wires, why do not the commercial
suits with their plant?"
The railroad telegraph departments, of
course, obtain large benefits through the
availability Of the telephone in their serv-
ice, and by the combination of this sys-
tenn with the simple Morse and multi
plex telegraph, but, in commercial teleg-
raphy. the telephone and the telegraph
cannot be operated simultaneously on
account of the fact that the telegraph
wires were not originally erected with
this purpose in view. The railroads in
late years, have installed plants for this
purpose. and. in this respect, they have
Me advantage Of the commercial COM
panies. By means of these improved
methods they have facilities that will
serve their purpose for many years to
come, without the necessity of calling for
the erection OF additional wires to carry
a larger volume of service traffic. The
replies of the superintendent of railway
telegraphs on this phase of their work.
which are now running in these columns,
furnish interesting reading. Their sue
cess, Of course, IL due largely to the COM
bination Of the telegraph and the tele-
phone, and the possibilities resulting
therefrom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
Dangers From Oxygen.

From the American Michinst
In a recent publication of the Smith
sonian Institution it is alleged that II
is fallacy to assume that a diminished
amount OF oxygen is harmful. At noted
health resorts in the Alps the barome-
ter stands at such a height that the
concentration of oxygen is far less than
in the most ill-ventilated room. One
unfortunate result Of this fallacy Is that
the laws regarding ventilation Of the
mines insist on a high percentage OF
oxygen, and thereby increase the danger
Of mine explosions. Finally, the wide
spread belief in the presence Of an Or
ganic poison in expired air is equally
erroneous The smells Of crowded rooms
and the like are no indication that the
air is deleterious. The deaths in the
Black Hole of Calcutta, the depression,
headache, etc, in close rooms, are alike
due to heat stagnation: the victims of
the Black Hole died Of heat-stroke. This
is rather more than is likely to be ac-
cepted.
It is also said that the chemical con-
tent Of the air in crowded places has
nothing to do with its ill effects. that,
apart from the influence of injecting
bacteria, the ventilation problem is one
of air movement The percentage Of car
bon dioxide in the worst ventilated room
does not rise above o.. or. at most, /
per cent, whereas the normal concentra-
ton of carbon dioxide in the lungs is
from 5 to u per cent of an atmosphere
A great many experiments and observa-
tions are adduced to prove that per-
centages regarded as deleterious or dead
ly by hygienists are quite harmless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

flrst Lleuts. Frederick S. Strong, jr.,
and Oscar N. Sohlberg, Corps of Engi.
neers. are relieved from their present
duties, and will proceed to West Point
N. Y. for duty at the United States
Military Academy
Leave of absence for one month js
granted Capt. Hugh S. Brown, Coast Ar.
tillery Corps
Chief Musician Charles Coe, band. 10th
infantry. will be placed upon the retired
list July >, 1914. and will repair to his
home.
Private Patrick A. Awkward. Hospita
Corps, Fort Slocum, y. Y, will be sen,
to the Walter Reed General Hospital TO,
duty with Ambulance Company No. g.
FIRST sergt. Tony Zobin Troop A. LIST
cavalry: is placed upon the retired list
and Will repair to his home
The following changes in the stations
Of officers of the Medical Corps are or.
dered:
Maj. Douglas F. Duval, from Fort Ben.
1amIn Harrison. Ind, to Fort Myer. Va
Maj. John III Allen. to Texas City. Tex.
Capt. Henry c. Coburn, jr, from Fort
Douglas. Utah, to West Point, n. Y,
Second Lieut.. George c. Bowen, 10th In.
fantry. will proceed to the Walter Reed
General Hospital for observation an6
treatment.
Leave of absence for one month IL
granted Maj. Walter H. Gordon, Sd In
fantry.
First Lieut.. Frederick A. Prince. 9Th
Field Artillery. will proceed to Toby
hanna, Pa, for duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
A Submarine Sled.

IAohh 81 ->icuoias-
The sled is made of metal and the
diver sits in seat that has a solid back
and hood. The sled is really a form Of
submarine. because it has rudders TO
turn it to right and to left, and other
rudders to make 1t rise or descend when
being drawn through the water by a
motor boat, to which it can be attached
by line. This sled also has ballest tanks
which, when filed with water, carry the
sleigh to the bottom. or, when emptied.
make it rise to the surface. The diver
controls these operations easily from his
seat You wonder how he forces the
water out of the ballast tanks when he
is below. don't you? Well, he has a couple
of strong steel TASKS into which before
he descends air is crowded at a high
pressure. He can draw upon this supply
many times and still find 1t strong enough
TO force the water out of the submerging
tanks When this is done these tanks
are like the swimming wings which you
have probably used yourself. and up goes
the sled because of this buoyancy
When the diver Is ready to 60 down
In the water he takes his place on
the sled. and it is launched overheard
like boat from a float. He opens two
little valves on the top of the ballast
tanks. Out leaks the air, while water
enters from below, and he settles easily
10 the sea-bed. Then the motor boat
takes the tow-line, which has as its core
an electric cable which supplies current
for the searchlight on the sled. The
diver then lets into the tatk just enough
sled until it rests very lightly on the bot
tom. so that the least pull will draw II
forward. and. by turning the diving rud-
ders when under way. he can rise ana
the sea-bed or soaring over some big
obstacle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
PHONE CALL ANY HOUR
IN LONDON FOR SIX CENTS
System Instituted Whereby Persons
Can Be Summoned Day or
Night by Operators.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, June 13.-The government
has just shown really some enterprise in
instituting system whereby for pay
ment of cents one will be called at
any hour Of the day or night by the
operator on the local telephone exchange
Thus an American visitor. desiring to
make doubly sure that he will be called
in time for the continental train, can
notify the supervisor of the exchange
serving the hotel in which he Is located
that he wants to be called, say, at 7:30
o'clock in the morning. Tho request
is docketed by the supervisor and given
to the operator, who rings the bell at
the appointed time and keeps ringing it
until answered
OF course the system has its disad-
vantages. If one has no bedside tele-
phone and only wants to be reminded to
take ones medicine every two hours, it
would be rather disconcerting to have
to walk down three flights of stairs in
the dark every time to stop the bell
ringing tn the hall. But that can be OBJ
waited by having an extension wire fitted
to the instrument, 30 that on such oc-
casions it can rest with the watch, the
book and the reading lamp on the little
table next to the bed.
A more serious difficulty is the human
element OF error at the exchange with
the dread possibility of a wrong num-
ber." And the English operator holds
the worlds championship for ringing
wrong numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
A LESSON IN SANITATION.
What the Regulars Have Taught
People of Texas.


The soJourn o. IL 900 or 1900 troops
Tor more than year among us has
taught us something priceless in its
influence upon our welfare, and we
must look deeper than the surface of
martial pageantry to find it. This
great revelation is that science In its
prevention of certain fatal diseases is
very nearly absolute. There has been
at this large camp of soldiers, for ex-
ample, not single case of typhoid fever
during the many months of it's establish
ment Immediately upon laying out the
camp the army surgeons instituted their
campaign of prevention. Sanitary regu-
lations were made as inflexible as any
disciplinary order for the control of the
men. Breeding places of disease were
hunted out and destroyed, and unremit-
ting care was taken to prevent their re-
generation The health of the soldier was
regarded as the prime desfdera tum of the
military organization, and 1T was OBJ
tanned and retained with remarkable Sue
cess. There is no institution of our coun-
OF triumphant war against the evils of
insanitation than the army. The mark
of its glory is in the saving and not in
the taking of human lives.
The army has wrought itself into this
efficient machine for the suppression Of
disease by Industrious application OF sci
entific methods. It has acquired the
greater efficiency that comes of long prac-
tice, but If its splendid example be fol-
lowed diligently 1t will not require dec
ade, nor half that time, to demonstrate
its practicability in all communal organ
izations, be they camps of militia (of
which we now have one along the border),
hamlets, villages, towns or cities. Results
will be immediate. and they will grow
in consequence in proportion to the dura-
ton of faithful adherence to accepted
practices. There is for Galveston, there
is for every city whose representatives
have had opportunity to study the sani-
tary organization of the army and its eff
cient working. an inspiration as well as
an example which it would profit all to
heed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20

Master Jack McAuliffe, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. McAuliffe of 1877 c street
| southeast, following a brilliant record
of fifteen months in Miss l. Lieber-
mans School of Music, was last even
ing awarded The Evening Star scholar
ship In the school for two years more.
The award was announced at the adj
vanced class recital of Miss Lieber-
mans school given in the ballroom Of
the new Washington Club, 18th and K
streets northwest, at which the young
man fully maintained his reputation
in the concerted rendition of Raff's
complete symphony 'Lenore," and a
solo group of three compositions, Schu-
mann's Bird AS Prophet" a Chopin
waltz and the Zannella "Minuette"
1t was announced that his compost
ton on the last named number led the
in the school he has memorized volumes
2 and of Czerny's Velocity Studies,
volumes 1 and 2 by Cramer, LISTS
Rhapsody No. 6. two sonatas by Bee
besides numbers by Chopin. Schubert.
Mozart, Mendelssohn and Bach.
He has played before number of musi-
cal celebrities, including representatives
Of the London Royal Art School, and won
high praise for the smoothness. express
sion and general excellence of his work,
his technique being pronounced excep-
tionally good.
It was also announced at the recital
that Miss Irene Anderson had been
awarded the scholarship Of the Washing
ton Herald.
The recital of last evening was memo
rable both for some of the selections
played, notably the Raft symphony and
ing made by the various members of the
class. Exceptionally well rendered was
the Beethoven descriptive sonata, -includ-
ing the farewell" Absence" and Re
turn" of Miss Dorothy Pasch; the Raft
symphony, by Misses Anderson, Griffith
Pasch. Lawrence Suits and Master Nc
Auliffe, and LISTS Rhapsody, No. 8, by
Miss Anderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
PROHIBITION PROBLEM
LEFT TO THE STATES
Congress Committees Have Twic,
Disposed Of Pending Isues in
This Manner.

Recommendation has been made today
by committees of Congress that nation
wide constitutional prohibition should be
submitted to the state legislatures, as is
advocated at this time, according to Rev
Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent and
| treasurer of the International Reform
Bureau, Inc.
II was IN the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth
Congresses that Senator Henry w. Blair
still living in this city. then chairman
OF the Senate committee on education
and labor, presented these unanimous re-
ports. The striking feature is that the
committee declared that they were not
unanimous in favor of prohibition, but
that they were unanimous in favor of a
referendum of states as a constitutional
right. 1t held that Under the implica-
tons of the original Constitution con-
siderable number of petitioners from the
states are entitled to have the matter
referred for settlement to the forum of
the state legislatures, regardless Of the
opinions of congressman as to the merits
of the case. that problem being one for
the state legislatures themselves.
Part Of the Report.
The most significant part of the report
made July Q, 1888, is given below:
"The method provided in the Constitu.
ton for its own peaceful amendment
would be destroyed by failure to submit
the proposition for amendment in cases OF
grave moment involving the approval an6
prayers of multitudes of the people, fol
where the remedy sought is admitted tc
be without the jurisdiction of the funda-
mental law, the petition is really ad.
To 1a only frif rl-pj ct,
enlarge that jurisdiction, that is to say
to the states themselves. Should, then
Congress in such case refuse to submit
the proposal to the states. such refusal
would constitute a substantial denial Of
the right Of petition itself.
THE changes in the national Constitu.
ton made indispensable by the develop
ment of the nation can only be peacefully
accomplished by judicious and liberia
exercise of the power Of Congress to pro-
pose amendments to the states upon the
petition Of those who desire to be heard
in the great court of the people exercising
their sovereignty through the states, al
in the formation of the Constitution.
'Tt is well known that but for the be-
lief in the conventions of the states the
opportunity to amend the Constitution
would be most literally afforded by Con-
gress in accordance with the forms pro.
vided in that instrument. the original
ratification never would have been OBJ
tanned.
while the committee would by nc
means justify the submission Of trifiing
or uncalled-for propositions for the con-
sideration of the states, yet they firmly
believe that the perpetuity and peace OF
the country under the forms Of consti-
tutional government demand that there
be no captious or arbitrary denial OF the
right of petition for the amendment OF
the fundamental law through the forms
OF congressional submission to the tri-
bunal Of the people in the states"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS-Strictly fresh Virginia. 81; near
by. 20; West Virginia and southwest
Virginia. 10.
BUTTER-Elgin. fancy, per h., 80
packed, Halls.
CHEEsE-New York state factory.
new. 18a19.
PoULTRY-Hens, per h.. 1s; roost-
ers, per h.. 10; turkeys. per h.. 14a15;
chickens, spring, per h.. 3Oa32; ducks
per h., 10; keats, each. 30.
DRESSED PouLTRY-Hens. choice
ducks. per h.. a: roosters per h.. II.
GREEN FRJITs-Apples. box. Lisa
go: Dbl 4.OOa5.O0: oranges, California,
per box, 2.75a3.JO; Florida, per box, 35Oa
400: lemons. per box. 4.5Oa5.5O; pineap-
pies, per crate. Floradi. 2.75a3J0: grape
fruit. per box. 2;soa37o; peaches. 2.ooa
3.OO crate; huckelberries, 1Oa12k quart
strawberries. Sa14 quart box: cherries
per Of, 5a121s: blackberries, 1Oa121s
canteloupe. l.JOa2.JO crate; watermelons
:55a45.
VEGETABLES-Old potatoes, per bbl.,
2.OOa2.5O; sack, 2.75a3.OO: new. per Dbl.
3.OOa4.5O; vans. per bbl., 3.OOa3.2 %; onions
crate. 75a1.25: spinach, per bbl.. 2.00ae.5c
kale, per Dbl, 5Oa75; string beans. pei
basket. 75a1.O0: per Dbl. 3.OOa4.OO; beets
per hundred. 2.OOa3 90; tomatoes. per crate
1.OOa2.5O; celery, per doz., 75a1 so; pep
pers, per crate, 1.5Oa2.25; carrots, 25a3.
doz. lunches: okra, per crate, Local %;
rhubarb, bunch. 11a2; radishes, per 100
5Oa1.OO: asparagus, per dog. punches
1.OOa2.2j; peas, 4.5Oa6.O0 per bbl.; lima
means, per basket. 2.50a3.O0: corn, 1.26a
ECO crate: cucumbers. 50a1.60 per basket
HAY AND STRAW - Hay. western.
No. 1. 19.oOa19.50: 80. 2. 17.50a1s.0o;
mixed hay, 13.00a1700; straw, rye, ton
1o5Oa13.OO; machine thrash. II .ooa11 80;
spring lambs. per h.. s3ta9: calves. per
lb., l0a1O1; medium, per h., 9a9E.
LIVE STOCK-Sheep. per lb.. 4a411z
spring lambs, per h., S1sa9: calves. per
h., 10; medium. per h.. 9a91z.
WOOL AND HIDEs-WooI. washed.
free of burrs. per h., 20: wool. I'm.
washed, per h.. %: hides. dry. per h..
17a22 salt green. per h.. IA; salt sides.
dry, per h.. 10; .Alfskins, green. each,
l.5oai.75.
GRAIN-wheat. per bu., 95ae6; corn
per bu.. 79asO; per bbl.. 4.20a425
nAta western white. per bu.. l6a47;
mixed. per bu.. 46a46
SEEDS-Clover, per bu.. S.25aS.50; blue.
bu. 1.s5a2.00: timothy. per bu:. 2.75a3.O0;
orchard grass. per bu.. 200a2&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
Initiating Daylight.
From the PhiIadelphia Press

AS a substitute for the ordinary glass
lamp globe there has been introduced in
Germany a globe made of thin, trans
lucent marble. The light produced from
this globe is declared by experts to be
almost the exact counterpart of daylight
Another German novelty In illumination
consists of a screen coated with an alum
mum powder which, when placed before
q light. transmits a glare exactly like
daylight by means of which even colors
can be judged with perfect accuracy.
Should these German discoveries prove
to be all that has been claimed for them
they will doubtless be universally adopted
Artificial light that is a perfect substitute
for daylight is what the world has been
waiting for. Physicians are agreed that
impaired eyesight and shattered nervous
systems are caused by the defective, man
mace light. In the workshop, in the
church. in the theater and in the home
artificial daylight would be adopted as
eagerly as the old-fashioned carbon fila
ment lamps were abandoned for the tung-
stem, as completely as clear glass globes
have been replaced by glazed or opaque
globes, and as gratefully as the indirect
system of lighting is being substituted
for the direct system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
Slave Trade in Morocco.
From the Chicago Journal.

FROM the Chicago Journal
One of the most dangerous and annoy
ing tasks which France has been OBLIGED
to perform in Morocco Is the suppression
of the slave trade. The work is not
finished, even now; smuggling of "black
ivory" across the desert still continues;
but without doubt it is only a tiny frac-
ton of the wholesale commerce in human
beings which prevailed before the French
occupation. AS a sample of the persist
ence Of this commerce. when there Is any
market for its wares. it may be remem-
bered that slave cargoes were smuggled
into the southern states as late as 1858
and 1860.
A civilized power could do no less than
set its face against this traffic, but there
is no surer way in which France could
make enemies for herself in her new do
minions.' Cut off the slave trade, and the
wealthy and commercial classes, which
have most to lose from trouble, become
hostile at once. Instead Of being a power
for peace their influence may well be
thrown on the side of Moslem fanastics
who are stirring up war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
Market IS FEATURE[ESS
Slight Activity in Rock Island Is
sues in the Early
Trading.

NEW YORK, June 20.-Aside from
some slight activity at higher prices
in the various issues of the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific railway and
the Rock Island Company in connec-
ton with the reorganization plan. there
were no features of interest in to-
days early market
Gains in the securities of the oper-
ating company were from substan-
tial fraction to 2l2 points.
Even the issues of the Rock Island
Holding Company, which are subject to
effacement under the new plan, were
inclined to improve.
Elsewhere in the list changes were
without note and trading was extreme
ly light.
Spectators Mark Time.
Spectators in stocks marked time this
week. Trading was dull and movements
of prices were small. Although the mar
ket showed symptoms of heaviness at
times. the undertone in the main was
good. Hesitancy was due largely to the
expectation OF an early decision in the
freight rates case, pending which oper-
ators feared to make heavy commit
ments.
The abnormally heavy flow of gold to
Europe continued, the movement reaching
such proportions that its influence began
to show itself more distinctly in the stock
market. Demand sterling broke sharply
from the recent high level. falling 100
points In three days, but expectation of
gold continued.
The political outlook abroad improved
and the cheerful tone Of foreign markets
was reflected in buying here for Euro
pean account. At home the news was va
ried. OF chief interest was the crop re-
ports, which were Of the best. Business
conditions were still unsatisfactory. Presi-
dent Wilson's fnsistence on comprehen-
sive trust legislation at this session of
Congress was expected by the street.
Mexican affairs weighed on the market
occasionally, but the general inclination
was to await definite indications of the
outcome of mediation proceedings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
THECOURTS.
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Gould.
Lowenstein agt. Dean; rule discharged,
plaintiffs attorney. NJ. ]. Colbert; de-
PENDANTS attorney, E. S. Bailey.
Robinson agt Jones: rule discharged;
plaintiffs attorney, H. L. Tignor; de-
PENDANTS attorneys, Jabez Lee and
George F.. Collins.
Baker agt. Wade; rule continued to
June 90; plaintiffs attorneys, George p.
Hoover and John r. Shields; defendants
attorneys. Shinn & Owen.
National Surety Company agt. Lane;
motion to vacate order Of publication
overruled; plaintiffs attorney, B. f. Hin
ton; defendants attorney, c. Z. Wright.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2-Justice Ander-
son. -
Mann agt. Richards; hearing on issue
set for June %, at 1:15 pm; plaintiffs
attorneys, Darr & Peyser; defendant
attorney, F. H. Stephens.
BANKRUPTCY CoURT-Justice Gould.
In re James H. Cation: discharge or
dered.
In re Frederick K. Barbour; dis
charge ordered.
DISTRICT COURT-Justice Anderson.
In re consideration for highway and
park purposes along Anacostia river;
award Of commission filed.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Gould
Estate Of Alexander Ebert; will dated
January 81, 1901, filed.
Estate of Edward c. Stewart; will
dated April 10. 1914, filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
Money to Loan
Secured by First Deed Of Trust on Real Eststs-
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller, GEO F St. NV.
Extreme of Beauty.

From the New York Mail.
The maiden asked: Can you make me
beautiful
"For five shillings," said the witch. II
can make you so beautiful that all the
men will turn to stare at you as you
pass"
The maiden smiled disdainfully. Her
experience had taught her that this was
not such an easy matter.
For ten shillings." said the witch Il
can make you SO beautiful that the pho
tographer will copyright your pictures"
Still the maiden, unsatisfied, shook her
head.
For fifteen shillings-and only at that
price" said the witch, II can make you
so beautiful that you will not have a
woman friend in the world.
''Ah," cried the maiden rapturously.
that will be beautiful indeed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
Closing Prices.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, June 2o.-Hogs-Receipts
II, 600 head; strong; bulk of sales. So,a
$40; light, S10aS4o; mixed. S1OaS As
heavy. SO0a8.421.; rough. S.OOaS. Is; pigs
7.25aS.OO
Cattle-Receipts. 200 head; steady;
beeves, 7.35a9.35; steers, 6.S0aS.15; stock
ers and feeders. 6. 1OaS.10; cows and heif-
ers. 3.60aS.80: calves, 7OOa1O25
sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: steady;
sheep. 5.3Oa6.40; yearlings. Goa. so;
lambs, 6.50aS.5O; springs, 7.O0a9.75