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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Jack Johnson and Napoleon.

From the London Chronicle.
l had not the disappointment of see
ing the boxing match. But it is pleas
ant to gather from all the conflicting
reports that Gunboat Smith when
punched simply remarked, "Oh, dear"'
"a most harmless expletive to address
to his assailant. You may recall that
Mr.. Balfour's most furious oath on the
golf links is Dear me,'-which also is
very much like what it resembles.
Nevertheless let us be glad that two
great men will live together as mas
tiers of the mild eXpletive
Seeing the amount of hero worsbin
lavished upon them, it is not surpris-
ing to find that present-day boxing
champions hold an exalted opinion of
themselves On the occasion of lack
Johnson,s first visit to Paris he was
stalked by number of reporters. one
of whom records: When the emneror
of the ring visited the Invalides and
was shown Napoleon's tomb he re-
manned silent for the space of a whole
minute. Then, striking the ground
with his gold-mounted malacca cane
he exclaimed in tones of deep conyic
ton. "Ah. He also was a great mani,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
The Sense Organs of Plants.
rom tho Theosophical Path.


Various external forces provoke re-
actions in plants: weight. light. Seat.
electricity, moisture. pressure. chemical
action. For sound no special organs arc
known. The general scheme is that GER
tain tissues receive the impression. and
the response may take place either in tho
same tissues or in remote regions. In
the latter case we distinguish zones OF
excitation. zones along which conduction
takes place and zones Of response. Now
We find the greatest morphological differ
entiation. to which must correspond ply
silogical differentiation. in the organs OF
reception. There are organs which might
be considered analogous to the eye-cells
which could act as lenses. and Deriph-
eral layer of plasma which could be u
retina- Such organs exist but their
physiological function is matter of dis
cussion. For the reception of the force
of gravity there are the mobile ccrpuscles
called statoliths. which. by their own
gravitation, determine an eXcitation OF
the perpheral layer. There are no spe-
cial organs in plants for conducting i'm
pressions. but these are transmitted along
fibers which cannot be regarded as 'spe-
cial TO that function.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Songs for the Soldiers.
From the Chicago Post.

FROM the CtllcaSo POST.
An article in the London Standard
tells how British soldiers and sailors
are to have their voices trained. In
other words. the men are to be taught
to sing in order to increase their mil
itary effectiveness by keeping their
spirits up and making their steps keep
time to enlivening strains of soldier
manufacture. 1t is news to us that
either soldiers or sailors. especially in
war times, must be taught to sing.
Stories, poems and even pages of his
tory tell US how in camp and on the
march for all time soldiers have sung,
and how on shipboard sailors not only
have been given to singing but to
horn piping.
According to the British newspaper
a marching song book has been pre-
pared for the soldier. Presumably the
men will select their own songs and
hang on to those which suit best a
marching, fighting Or a camping oc-
casion. 1t is possible that this plan
to provide many songs for the British
army is the result of the reading by
the authorities of the old poem begin
ming, as we remember it, Give Us a
Song, the Soldiers Cried, the Outer
Trenches Guarding" and then all the
men on the long line began to sing
Annie Laurie" this presumably being
the only song that they knew. If the
British troops have bod no song except
Annie Laurie" and. of course, God
Save the King they have been worse
off. unsteady speaking, than the SOL
diers of the other armies of the world.
There is not a story of the war be-
tween the states in this country which
does not tell of soldier choruses and
also of solos here and there all along
the line or through the camp. More
over, the armies of the world have their
bands. and what man need to sing to
keep his spirits up when the brass in
struments are crashing out Garry
Owen" Dixie" Yankee Doodle or,
for that matter The British Grena-
dier?" Soldiers can sing any song
except, perhaps, Home, Sweet Home"
as a means of keeping the heart up and
the feet moving forward. The British
Naval and Military Vocal Union may
prove it's use, but confessedly it seems
to US that taking songs to soldiers
is like Juggling Goals over to Newcastle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

to be- The Frenchman has learned to
wait for the moment to arrive rather
than try to force time
His own conviction is that a large
proportion OF what has been said of
German atrocities is true. He freely
admits that he is partisan of the
allies, and has accepted hearsay evil
dence against the Germans in many
cases. But he strongly deprecates the
allies habit of maligning their foes.
The stories that have been printed
attacking the courage of the Germans
are untrue, broadly speaking" said he.
They have in many instances to my
personal knowledge stood the bayonet
we'll, and that is the ultimate proof of
the temper of an army. Nor do l be-
lieve that the German shoots from I'M
der the shoulder, as the English will
have it. l found no evidence to sup
port that, and much to support the
theory that the German is quite as
hard a fighting man as either the Eng
lish or the French. l do not see what
the allies have to gain, either in ma
terial advantage or in honor, by this
persistent backbiting of a foe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Olden Tips.


That tip was easily earned which Jbon-
son and Boswell bestowed upon the bow
who rowed them from the Temple stairs
to Greenwich July 80. 1863 The two men
were discussing the value of the Greek
and Latin languages. Boswell thought
that a man could so through life very
comfortably without learning WHY.
sir. said Johnson. that may be true in
cases where learning cannot possibly he
of any use; for instance this bow rows
us we'll without learning, rs if he could
sing the song of Orpheus to the Argo-
nauts. who were the first Sailors Then
turning to the boy, he asked. ..Wbat
would you give my lad, to know about
the Argonauts?" Sir" was the renlv
II would give what l have" The answer
pleased Johnson nightly, and the bow
got double fare.
The tips or walls of the eighteenth
century were by no means confined to
inns. One traveller through this country,
LIE Blanc. says that. after dining with
a friend, you'll find all the servants
drawn up in the passage like a file of
musketeers, from the house steward
down to the lowest livery servant, and
each of them holds out his hand to you
in as deliberate a manner as the servants
in our inns on the like occasions" The
master of the house turned his head
away. pretending not to be aware of
what was going forward. Lord Hervey
records that George lis queen thought it
necessary TO give walls in town as well
as in the country, but the king told her
she was fool to do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Ware the Mild Diseases.

| From the Chicago Journal.
| Measles is accounted a mild dis
ease by most parents Whooping
cough, except when it attacks infants
under one year of age. is likewise
| reckoned among the minor" ills On
the other hand. smallpox, typhoid fever
and scarlet fever are maladies whose
dangerous character is recognized by
| all
| With these preconceived notions in
mind take a glance at statistics.
Measles caused six deaths in Chicago
last month. Smallpox caused one.
Whooping cough killed more than
twice as many persons as typhoid
twenty deaths from the former to
eight of the latter.
The three serious diseases named
above scored twenty-three deaths in
this community during the July just
past.
for twenty-siX victims in the same
time.
There is nothing new about these fig
ures. They are paralleled almost
every month in almost every city of
the United States. Health officers ex-
pect them-but parents and teachers
ignore them. and therein lies the
trouble.
If the Journal can get it's readers to
understand that measles and whooping
cough are among the deadliest enemies
of childhood. it will feel greater salts
faction than in any possible beat in
presenting foreign news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Army Orders.

Capt. Charles o. collars. Coast Artil-
lery Corps, is relieved from duty as
constructing quartermaster at fort
Williams, Me.
O. NJ Sergt Frank A. Kidwell.
Quarterma ster Corps, Seattle, Wash,
will proceed to Valdez, Alaska.
Each of the following named officers
of the Quarterma ster Corps is relieved
from duty in the Philippine Depart
States: Maj. Roderick L. Carmichael,
Capt Benjamin II. Kerfoot, Capt. Will
liam B. Oracle and Capt Thomas 5.
Norman.
Sergt. George c. Burton, Quartermas-
ter Corps, Fort Ruger. Hawaii, will
proceed to Fort Winfield Scott. Cal,
for duty.
Q. NJ Sergt. James F. Bren-
| nan, Quartermaster Corps. now at
Madison barracks, \. Y. will proceed
to Washington barracks. District of
struction at the school for bakers and
cooks.
| Cook Eric c. Kelsey, Troop X. 9TH
Cavalry. is placed upon the retired
| list at Fort Mcdowell. Cal, and will
repair to his home.
@. NJ Sergt. Edwin E. Fer
ris, Quartermaster Corps. at Perry.
Kan, is relieved from further duty
with the organized militia of the state
! of Minnesota.
! Q. NJ. sergt. Henry johnson, Com
barracks. Wash, is transferred as pri-
waite to the general service. infantry.
| and will proceed to the United States
military prison. Pacific branch, Alca-
i traZ, Cal, for assignment to the prison
guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Invading Ocean Depths.
rom the Chicago Journal.


In spite of the fact that man began
to dive some thousands of centuries
before he tried to fly, it has been
easier and safer of late to go 10000 feet
up in the air than 100 feet down in
the sea. If truth is told of newly
invented diving dress. this ratio will
need considerable modifying.
This is not the place for "a minute
description of the complicated device.
1t is not a dress properly speaking.
at all; it is an inclosed metal cham
Der, within which the diver works, and
from which, by ingenious mechanical
arms, he picks up objects on the sea
floor and moves them about as he will
1t has telephone in place of the an
cient life line.
Protected by this new sea armor, div
ers have been lowered to a depth of
212 feet, in an open seaway where a
strong tide was running the while.
They stayed some time on the bottom
ana came up without encounter1nS the
slightest difficulty 1t is believed that
with the new device operations at 3cO
feet depth will present fewer difficult
ties than diving at 100 feet does now
If this be true, many an old wreck
will be rified of its gold and jewels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
County Supervisors to Meet Tomor-
row for Arrangement of
Election Ballot.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md. October 1.-THE
county board of supervisors of elections
will meet here Monday to decide upon
the arrangement of the official ballot for
the November election.
The ballot will contain the names of
four candidates for the United States
Senate and five for the House of Repre-
sentatives, as follows: For the Senaue-
John Walter Smith. democrat; Edward
&c. Darlington, ir.. republican,: Richard
Henry Holme, prohibitionist: V. Milton
Reichard. progressive. For the House of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ]. Lewis. demo-
crat; Frederick N. Zihlman, republican;
William l.. Purdum, prohibitionist;
Lewis F. Kefauver progressive, and H.
Clifford Wright. socialist.
The ballot will also contain a pro-
posed amendment to section A, part of
article 4, title "Sheriffs," of the consti-
tuition of Maryland. which provides for
a change in the salary and length of
term of the sheriff of Baltimore.
Entertains for Brides.
In honor of Mrs John w. Henderson
and Mrs. Alexander" kilgour, Rockville
brides. Mrs. Ohio H. w. Talbot gave a
reception at the Montgomery Country
Club.
A license to marry was issued today to
Laurence T. Clagett and Miss Annie E.
Heeter, both of Ounce Orchard. this
county.
The first meeting of Janet Mont
gomery Chapter, d. A. R., after the sum-
mer recess was held at the home of Mrs.
James H. Loughborough, near Bethesda.
Mrs. William H. Talbot of Rockville
presided. An interesting program was
given and luncheon was served.
Real Estate Transfers.
Transfers Of real estate were recorded
in the office of the clerk of the circuit
court here during the week as follows:
Isaac Y. Chiswell to Katherine NJ. Fra
zier. 245 acres: Henry c. CLANCY to
James Crump, 2a4 acres; James E. Will
liams to George M. Walters, p of an
acre; Emma c. Miles to Jessie NJ. Cue
10 acres; Mary v, Linthicum to Mary
s. T. Robertson, lot at Woodmont: w
A. Johnston to H. B. Simpson, lot at
Glen Echo; Chevy Chase 10 Great Falls
Land Corporation to Caroline S. Nc
Lanahan. tract in RA.dley Hills; Chevy
Chase to Great Falls Land Corporation
to Hannah L. Wessling, tract in Brad
ley Hills; Henry B. Simpson to Frank
Higgins. lot at Glen Echo; w. W. Ed
wards to Henry B. Simpson, lot at
Glen Echo; William Halter to Henry
B. Simpson, lot at Glen Echo; Chevy
Chase Land Company to Edna Muller.
forth to Jennie Dyrenforth, lot at Glen
Echo: Rose d. Knowlton to Jennie
Dyrenforth, lot at Chevy Chase; Cath
arine A. Edwards to Juliet B. Webb.
lot at Chevy Chase; Emma c. Rhea to
Hannah J. Ries, lot at Takoma Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Ben Bolt"

From the New York Times
What! A controversy over the au-
thorship OF Ben Bolt? oh, no: as
soon a controversy about who wrote
Maud Muller" And yet how many
hundreds of thousands have sung it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

At the fall quarterly meeting of the
board of trustees of the Maryland
Agricultural College, at College Park.
Nd. President Patterson advocated a
commission form of government for
United States Immigrant colleges. and
in order that such form may be in
augurated in Maryland rendered his
resignation as president, to take effect
July /, 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
CIRCUS TICKETS GLADDEN.
CAPITOL PAGES HEARTS
Given Choice Seats for Red Cross
Beneft-Daily Parade
a Feature.

Circus fever has broken out in Con-
2ress, with Senator J. Hamilton Lewis,
the democratic whip, and Speaker
Clark spreading the infection.
The Speaker and Senator were like
boys again yesterday. distributing
choice seats for the Monday night per-
formance of the society circus" among
the pages, who are always at the beck
and call of the members of Congress.
Il haven't forgotten how l enjoyed
the circus when I was boy" said the
Speaker, land it will do these boys
good to get a change from the forensic,
pickering atmosphere of the House and
have good time watching the sensa-
tional gymnastic feats in which all
boys delight. The cause is very wor-
thy one, and 1 am glad to do my share
toward having a big and appreciative
audience at this Red Cross benefit"
Senator Lewis, always popular with
the pages, made merry with them as
he passed out the pasteboards.
It's a real circus, boys" he told
them, land there's nothing like a circus
to keep you young. Perhaps I'll be
there, too. and buy you all some pea
nuts. Though there's no bearded lady
in the show, there are plenty of other
attractions. and you can all learn much
from the performance Let it teach you
the value of alertness and agility; of
keeping your mind clear. your body
strong and your nerves steady, and also
self-relianee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Many Members to Attend.

The pages are not the only delegates
from the Capitol to Convention Hall.
Many members of Congress have
bought up a number of the best boxes.
Probably the biggest boost to popu-
larlzing the circus has been given by
the Pala1s Royal, which has taken 1000
tickets for the first performance, Mon
day matinee. This store chose that
method of contributing to the Red
Cross fund, and at the same time giving
its patrons an opportunity to see a real
indoor circus.
By distributing these tickets to wom-
en- throughout the city, and giving the
vertising in their full-page announce
ment in today's paper, this store has
called the attention of every person
In the city to the need of the Red
Cross Society for funds and the means
to provide this fund, through patron
age of the carnical all this week in
Convention Hall.
Although this big show is being given
by professional talent and under pro-
fessional management, the national
headquarters of the Red Cross has
been assured that every cent of profit
will be turned over to Howard S. Rec
side, treasurer of the Red Cross war
relief fund.
Small boys of Washington. and some
no longer small, were delighted yes
terday to learn that this circus is go
Ing to have parade" just like every
other first-class circus.
This extra feature was assured when
Maj. Sylvester, superintendent of po-
lice, gave the permit as contribution
to the Red Cross relief benefit.
The parade is to consist of big
truck. with a band aboard and the
clowns, who will give the small boy
and others-a free sample of the antics
this troupe of clowns will indulge in
all this week at the two performances
daily in Convention Hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Route of Daily Street Parade.

The parade is to start at Convention
Hall, proceed up /. to 9th street, down
9Th street to Pennsylvania avenue,
westward to 18th street, turning back
up New York avenue to 14th street,
southwark on 18TH to G. eastward on
|G to 9TH. southwark on 7th to F, west
ward on F to 14th, southwark on 14th
to Pennsylvania avenue, and counter
march to K street and direct to Con-
vention Hall. This parade is to be held
daily between 1870 am. and 1870 pm
Red Cross officials are depending on
the proceeds from this society circus
to give big boost to their war relief
fund. which is running short The pro-
dpction has the heartiest approval of
Mrs. Theodore y. Mclaughlin. secre-
tary of the District OF Columbia Chap
ter: of Miss Mabel Boardman, chairman
of the national committee, and of Err
nest p. Bicknell national director.
Arizona republican., 1914-07-02
MAR|COPA BONDS
 ALWAYS IN. DEMAND
FIattering Premiums Received or
 School District Issues

There is always fierce demand for the bonds of Maricopa county. When ever bonds are offered for sale bond houses from all parts of the country are represented in the bidding and the premiums offered are flattering to the credit of the county.
 Bids were opened yesterday for three issues of school bonds. For a series of $15O,00O 20 year 51a per cent bonds of the Mesa Union high school district there were seven bidders in cluding out of town bond houses of San Francisco, Chicago, Denver and Cincinnati. The successful bidder was the Mesa City bank through it's cashier, John G. Spangler. The bank took the bonds at a premium of $6,054, little more than per cent.
 The same bidder was awarded ESQ., 900 issue of 20 year , F per cent bonds of the Roosevelt district in the Bartlett Heard neighborhood, the premium be- ing $6S125. There were nine other bidders for this issue.
 A $1O.00O 20 year F per cent bond issue of School District No. 66 was awarded to Sweet, Causey, Foster & Co. of Denver, represented by Attorney Thompson of this city
 The proceeds of inc Mesa high
Arizona republican., 1914-07-02
VACATION TIME |S 0N
 i AT PHOENIX POSTOFF|CE

Vacation time is on in earnest at the postoffice. Yesterday four of the force began the regular annual leave, some going to the coast and others staying at home for the vacation. Among those who have gone away are: Lloyd A. Comes, a clerk, and Carl Way, a carrier. MT. Comes has gone to the coast as has also MT. Way and his wife.
 Norman M. Jamison, carrier of the force, asked for the first peciod, and would have gotten away on the night of tlre ,thirtieth. However, all though he went and asked for his leave Tuesday morning he could not obtain it. Tie days delay however proved of advantage after all for yesterday MT. Jamison received in- formation that his wife's father was very ill in Minn esota, so last evening the whole family went north to be at the bedside.
Arizona republican., 1914-07-02

father, saying that the papers of Vienna had described the concert in the highest terms and she enclosed page from the Neue Freie Presse Of June IA, containing an account of that musical event. Miss Redewill writes:
 Vienna newspapers seldom pub fish anything in regard to the stu dents. That they have done so now is therefore surprise to us who took part in the Koncert.' What little is written counts for a great deal, for adjectives are scrupulously avoided in eulogistic criticisms of conservatory students I was forum ate, as you see, in the enclosed criti- cism from the Neue Freie Presse one of the oldest and leading papers of Vienna, in having such a compl- inentary report for the part I took in the concert"
 The following is a translation of the part of the criticism relating to Miss Redewill:
 | At the concert of the master class
 of the Imperial Conservatory of Vii enna, Miss Alice L. Redewill, one of { the five most advanced pupils, rem
 dered Grieg's Concerto, bringing out
 all the effects of that piece. The
 young lady's brilliant playing added l to the accompaniment of the Im-
 perial orchestra brought down the
 house with long and continuous ap- plause."
Arizona republican., 1914-07-02
HARDY REWARD ! IF PERSISTENCE
Mrs. Anna White About to Receive $3500 Damages for Home Destroyed at Fort Mcdowell a Genera tion Ago

After waiting, or rather, after working unremittingly for thirty-five years, Mrs Anna White is in a way to receive $3500 as damages fo. pro- perty belonging to her and her hus- band, destroyed by the military at Camp Mcdowell more than a genera tion ago. Patrick White. the hus- band of Mrs. White, a soldier sta toned at that post, built house near the edge of the military reser- vation and occupied it with his fam fly. He prepared a small tract of ground for cultivation. A couple of years later, Captain Adna R. Chaffee. then post commander at McDowell, ordered the removal of the house from the reservation. It was the contention of the Whites that it was not on the reservation and they de- Clined to move.
 In the absence of MT. and Mrs. White, under orders of Chaffee, the house was dismantled. The children of the Whites and the furniture in the house was removed from what the post commander believed to be the reservation limits, and the house was burned.
 Immediately thereafter the Whites put in a claim for damages. After the death of her husband Mrs. White devoted her life to the collection of that claim. She became a we'll known figure in Washington. She interviewed every congressman of a dozen congresses on the subject of her claim and she established an ac- ouaintance with every bureau chief.
 Mrs. White never received much en- couragement but she did not need any; she had unfaltering courage 1 and confidence.
 | An appropriation was made ten years ago to reimburse settlers on | the reservation, that is, later sett-
 lers, who were removed to make way l for the Apache Indians, but as it | then appeared that the home of the ! Whites was not on the reservation, the claim could not be paid out of
 that appropriation.
 Representative Hayden introduced
 bill appropriating $35OO for the re- 1 lief of Mrs White The committee i to which the bill was referred re l ported it favorably finding that the house burned by the orders of the post commander had been determined
 by survey not to have been on the
 military reservation.
 A letter received by Sheriff Ad
 ans from Representative Hayden yesterday stated that the bill had 1 passed the house.