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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
CAPT. POTTS IN APPEAL.
TO SENATE COMMITTEE
Victim of Plucking Board Asks for
Appointment as Rear
Admiral.

Capt. Templin Potts. recently retired
from tho navy active list by the pluck
ing board. was before the Senate naval
committee today asking appointment to
the list Of rear admiral under a bin by
Senator Chiffon. AS ranking captain last
March he passed an examination for
promotion when the plucking board re-
tired him.
Rear Admiral Blue. chief of the nayiga-
ton bureau. who appeared for the Navy
Department said the examining board
which passed Potts ignored or disregard
ed instructions as to sea service require
ments
Knew Qualifications.
Rear Admiral osterhaus. retired. chair
man of the examining board. said the
board had been associated with Capt
Potts. and that they knew his qualifica-
lions. They did not ignore any instruc-
tons, he said. but merely used discretion
In deciding what constituted adequate
service
Rear Admiral Blue defended the pluck.
ing board. He said the department waf
trying to reform the services in the mat.
ter of requiring that promotions should
not depend on political or social pulls
but should be made after close scrutiny
had been on sea duty only two years
and nine months in the last fourteen
years, and only ten months in the ranl
of captain.
Rear Admiral Wainwright. retired, ap
pearing for Capt. Potts, said he was ar
officer Of highest character and ability.
Says His Case Differs.
Capt. Potts commended that his cast
differed from others, because Secretary
Daniels by letter had ordered that a.
soon as he completed additional sea duty
he should be- promoted to rear admiral
He said civilian Secretary was not COM
petent to -everrule board Of experts al
to his efficiency and that there had never
been and could not be a fixed STANDARD
FOR sea service.
|. Rear Admiral Blue said he did no
appear as prosecutor. but merely &c
show that the Navy Department was act
ing consistently and had no malice. =: HI
satd the passage OF the bill would ceeat'
| a bad precedent, but otherwise made n,
argument against 1t. Capt Potts con
|, .tendeh that no precedent would ibo~set
since 4hia case was. exceptional 5rt-:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Mrs. Frances A. Calver Dead.

Mrs. Frances A. Calver. sixty-two years
old. died yesterday at her home. 1921 P
street northwest. Funeral services were
held this morning at the family home.
The body was taken to Worcester, Mass.
for interment. Mrs. Calver. who was
Miss Frances A. Waters before her mar
riage. was born In Worcester and came
to Washington when she was twenty-five
years old She was an active member
of the Nordhon Guild for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Eight Who Are in Doubt
"cHEsTERFIELD" MACKIN DIES.
Once Factor in Illinois Politics Passes
Away in Asylum Hospital.

CHICAGO, March 11.-Joseph c. cChes-
terfield") Mackin. who was considered a
powerful factor in Illinois democratic
politics thirty years ago. when he was
secretary of the democratic state GEN.
trail committee. and who was credited
with having introduced the. free lunch
in saloons died early today at the Chi
cago state hospital for the insane. After
the Cleveland-Blaine campaign in 1884
Mackin served a term in the state peni-
Tertiary for election frauds. He had been
iii for four months and was adjudged
insane last week. He was seventy three
years old.
Among his close friends Mackin was
known as Chesterfield" because Of his
correct manners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Two Fires, Small Loss.

About 500 damage was done by fire to
a motor truck this morning at lexington
place and @ street northeast. The fire
department extinguished the flames.
Spontaneous combustion is believed to
have caused fire which did about $40
damage early this morning at the home
of Sadie E. Dougherty, 444S Ord street.
kenilworth, D. c,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
POLICE IN MEN HUNT.
Montreal Sleuths Seek Four Burglars
Who Killed Constable.

MONTREAL, March11.-An over the city
and in the surrounding suburbs the police
were hunting today for four burglars
who early today shot and killed Constable
Bourbon and fatally wounded Constable
Guyon.
The officers tried to stop the thieves
while they were escaping after robbing q
butcher shop at st. Laurent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
WILL DEMAND SATISFACTION.
French Premier Declares His Coun.
try's Interests Suffer in Mexico.

PARIS, March 11.-Premier Doumergue
in the course of a speech in the chamber
Of deputies yesterday alluded. to the
grave results OF the civil war in Mexico
upon, French, interests, which. he said.
were very numerous in that country. He
mentioned the fact that French. warships
had Joined those OF other nations in Mex
ican waters and continued:
I'VE have abstained from all interven-
ton in the Interior of Mexico. We have
faith in the government at Washington.
which Is the nearest neighbor of Mexico.
but we shall not fail to ask when the
moment comes satisfaction for the In
;iuries suffered by French interests :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Siegel Assets to Be Sold,

BOSTON. March Differentiation to
sell the assets OF the Henry Siegel
Company at a private sale before next
Saturday was given the trustees to-
day by James NJ Olmstead. referee in
bankruptcy. The company has mer-
chandise on hand amounting to upward
of $500. 600. according to George r. Nut
ter, counsel for the trustees. He told
the court that the business had reached
the point where II could no longer be
conducted with profit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Fixes April 9 for Sugar Hearing.

Tho Supreme Court of the United
States today fixed April as the date for
hearing argument on the petition of
Louisiana sugar planters for an inJunc-
tion to restrain the Secretary of the
Treasury from enforcing the new tarifr
rates on sugar imports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
CLUB IQ !: ] new Home
=; Il ,sFsi -. =.
Congressional Organization Accepts
Building oner of Mrs. John
B. Henderson.

The Confessional Club. made up of the
woman members Of the families Of sena-
tors and representatives and some gov
eminent officials. today decided to accept
an offer Of Mrs. John B. Henderson to
build a beautiful, clubhouse for the organ
tzation at New Hampshire avenue and
street northwest. The present home OF
the club is at 18th and X streets.
Work on the new building is to be begur
in the, near future. and it is to be COM
pleted before the opening of Congress
next December. It is expected that II
will be finished November 1. The plans
have already been drawn up and provide
for q three-story building, to cost approx
imately $4,000.
Will Own It's Own Home.
Mrs. Henderson. according to the plaI
adopted at the meeting this morning, Y
to finance the entire project. and is to b.
paid in yearly installments by the club
This will mean that ultimately the clut
will own It's own home, an object sough
for some time.
The principal feature of the dubious,
is to be a large auditorium. suitable fol
meetings, lectures, and other occasions
There will also be library. cloakrooms
quarters for the servants. offices for thu
executive work, a dining room and kitch
en-, and other attractive features.
The club has outgrown its presen
home, which 1t leases, and the decision tt
move was reached some time ago. Sew
eral houses were inspected, and one prop
erty on I street was looked on with par
ticular favor Then Mrs. Henderson Of
fered to. build a new clubhouse, and tn.
plan met with instant favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
ALTERS LOAN SHARK LAW.
Senator Smith Introduces Measure
Increasing Interest Rates.

The bill amending the loan shark law oi
the District. recommended to Congress by
the District Commissioners. was intre
duced in the Senate today by Senator
John Walter Smith of Maryland. chair.
man Of the District committee. This bill
would increase It's rate to ~ per cent a
month permitted to be charged by money
lenders here. It strikes at companies
which lend money in Virginia while in
effect the transaction is for persons in
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11

The first marriage ceremony ever per-
formed in SAP Joaquin county. Cal. by a
woman, according to officials. took
place at Acampo when Mrs. ]. w. Byers,
pastor of the Church of God of Oakland,
united Frank Il. Pipkin of Fresno ana
Miss Cecil ", Starr OF Modesto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Give Views ON Bank CAPITAL,

Thomas 8. Southgate OF Norfolk, Va,
told the House banking and currency sub
committee on rural credits today that the
minimum capital. of banks under the
rural credit system should be $4,000. c.
N. Doak. Clifton. Va. favored retaining
the $4,000 minimum capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Denies Illegal Use of Mails.

BOSTON. March 11.-Charles J. Fair
field. manager Of the Eastern Mailing
Company Of Springfield, today pleaded
not guilty to an indictment charging
him with the illegal use Of the mails.
Fairfield advertised for persons to do
work at their homes, and it Is charged
that his offers were fraudulent. He fur
nished $500 bond for his appearance
for trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Looters Use Dynamite; Get $50, 900.

TOLEDO. Ohio. March 1.-the safe
In Joseph Nast's clothing store on Sum-
NIT. the main business street. was wreck.
ed by dynamite explosion last night
The craftsmen escapted with 10000
bonds of q. New York amusement COM
pany, jewelry valued At $3.50 and.. 80
cash. The explosion was deadeped. by
quantities of clothing piled about the
safe. The cracksmen entered through
thrap door, In the floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Prof. R. B. Richardson Dead

NEW YORK. March 11.-Word has been
received here from Clifton Springs, N. T..
of the death there from pneumonia Of
prof, Rufus B. Richardson, Phi. D. arch
eologist. author and former director Of
the American School Of Classical Studies
at Athena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Cinematograph Cures Suffering.

PARIS, March ia new method OF
curing suffering by means Of the cine-
matograph was described to the Academy
of Science yesterday. DIR. Marage, who
devised it, has found that Sufferers can
be rapidly cured il their mounting of
words is shown to them on the film. He
takes a moving picture Of a sufferer and
a normal person sitting side by side and
pronounced the same sentence. This film
serves as a model for a course Of prao-
tice which leads to q cure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
ARSON SQUAD Is BUSY.
British sufragettes Burn Buiidinss
Belonging to Town Of Bulcote.,.

NOTTINGHAM. England. March III
A suffragette arson squad early today
set IRE to and destroyed ali the build
ings belonging to the town corporation
at Bulcote. six miles northeast Of this
city.
The loss is many thousands Of dollars.
Suffrage literature was found strewn
about the vicinity. ..-~,.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Vessel Posted as Missing.

LONDON. March 1.-THE BRITISH -phixb
Inveravon. from Callao oct6ber r.. for
Portland. Ore. has been posted aS Layds
as missing. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
British Steamer Goes Aground.

BUENOS AIRES. March 1.-THE
British steamer Vauban, from New
York. grounded today at the dock en-
trance here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-11
Seventh Day Adventists Meet.

OAKLAND. Cal, March 11.-Business
sessions Of the biennial convention Of the
Pacific Union Conference OF the Seventh
dav Adventists began here today after
a preliminary meeting last night.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
BY THE POOL OF THE LOTUS
Thoughts Of Inmates Of the Harem
Not Always Pleasant, Despite
Surroundings Of Beauty.

The best Of all in this embroidery Of
running water was the square pool
that lay In the midst Of the zenana.
for the bottom OF 1t was carved into
the image Of a huge and many-petaled
lotus flower, all Of n block of white
marble without flaw or stain, and the
petals seemed astir when the clear
crystal passed flowing over them. And
at each corner of the lotus, complet-
ing the square, we're triangular panels
Of delicate water flowers, and through
the water the carnelian and the agate
and the jasper of which they were
fashioned shone strangely with vivid
CLEANS.
All around the pool OF the lotus used
to sit the flowers of Shah Jehan's gar.
den Of girls, and there is no pool on
earth that has reflected the image
Of such beauty. Often did the pearl
lily, the chief flower and favorite OF
the harem, sit there with u~nsandaled
feet, waiting for the summons OF her
lord, and sometimes a cloud would
pass over the image of her face re-
fiected there when she considered that
soon her loveliness would pass and
her beauty be marred by the wrinkles
Of the ~shriveling years, and desire
would fail, and long after her lips had
crumbled into dust and her soft limbs
had been laid underground for the
worm and the red ant to fatten upon,
the water that flowed there would be
ever renewed and know not the hor.
ror OF age.--From "Dewan-iKhas
1.-THE Hall Of Private Audience). by
e. p. Benson In the Century.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
silhouette and Painting.

The art Of painting begins newt.
ably with drawing--with expression by
means OF the point-the result: line.
This every teacher and academy real.
lies and has to realize. More: every
great school Of painting has evolved
from II. But this use OF the point. Or
drawing, soon reaches It's limitations.
and the brush demands mass. or per-
haps 1t Is more correct to ray that
mass demands the brush. The fioat.
ing of masses on to canvas Or paper.
with IL edges holding the outline Of
the form, IL silhouette. Silhouette, In
other words, Is the basis u III mass
impressions; without . serse Cf ~
h0uette W can utter no larEe md
Sublime moods, Yet, stranSs 70 NV.
ths mail part given " siihsustts A
the teaching VI the art VI painting A
academies-indeed, more Cfssn ~
nttor lick N it--hAS A1weye btFpck
~ " neutrality-suspicious. Mao-
~ y l. Pm WsskIy, IHnd1nI NJ
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
NoRWAY'S PERIOD or GLORY
Deeds Of Norsemen In Tenth ane
Eleventh Centuries Marked Flow
ering Time Of Nation.

One Of the features OF the celebra.
ton Of Norway's centennial was a stone
carved with old runic characters. II
was found In Nova Scotia more than
a century ago, but for a long time
no n could read the roughly carved
runes. This was done at last by ali
American scholar, who found that the
inscription was cut by a Morse ex-
ploring party that left Greenland in
the summe OF 1907 A. D., bound for
the coast Of New England, They
landed In Nova Scotia on their way.
and left this record Of their trip.
What a glimpse this gives us Of the
daring spirit of those old pioneers Of
the sea!
The world has never seen a Drawer
breed Of sailors than the Norsemen
Of the tenth ard eleventh centuries.
They pushed their voyages Of plumber
and discovery from the rocks OF New
England to the delta OF the Nile. They
seated their chieftains on half the
thrones Of Europe. They harried ev.
cry civilized coast within reach, and
barbaric s%horelands they settled. or,
at least, explored. There is even some
ground for believing that a party Of
Swedes and Norwegians penetrated as
far inland as Minnesota. doubtless by
way Of the great lakes.
1t was the Towering time Of a IA,
ton, expressed in terms OF daring and
adventure, rather than In art, litera.
ture or civilization; but while 1t lasted
1t was u of the wonder epochs of the
world.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

of lead at q cost CT from three TO five
dollars an acre. From three and one
half to Ave pounds OF the latter should
be used at each application, not includ-
Ing. Of course, the weight OF the ear.
ricr. Since powdered arsenate OF
lead retails ut approximately 10 cents
a pound, the cost OF each application
will range from IS cents to sl.25, or
less II the material is purchased In
large quantities exclusive, Of the cost
OF the carrier, labor and other factorat
This may seem expensive. but 1t must
be remembered, the bulletin points out,
that ~arsenate Of lead Ia recommended
not for its ~cheapness but because II ~
certain not to injure the tobacco. In
some years one application may be suf-
ficient; In others two or even three
may DO necessary. The number OF
eggs and young worms that appear on
the plants will decide this. I
Although the ~arsenate can be APP
piled as a water spray In the proper
ton Of three or -four pounds to 100 gaL
Ions Of water, the powdered form -
the one recommended by the govern
ment experts, It is important, more
over. that there should be q large per
centage Of arsenic oxid In the poison.
In order to obtain this the customer
should insist upon what 10 known ~
the diplumbic and not the triplnmbic
form Of ~arsenate OF lead. For bis
guidance the bulletin lays down the
following rule.
In order to be ure Of receiving tho
diplumbic form, demand that the man
ufacturer and dealer guarantee that
the arsenate Of lead you buy contains
at least 80 per cent Of arsenic oxid
tAs 2o5) In which not more than one
per cent Is free or water.soluble."
II is necessary to have q small per.
centnge of free or w~ater-soluble arsenic
In order to insure against burning TN
tobacco.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17
GREAT TOBACCO PEST
ARSENATE OF LEAD iS FAVORED
FOR KILLING HoRNWORM.
Government Experiments Prove That
II Is More Efficient Than Paris
Green and VIII Not inJurc or
Burn the Crop.

Tobacco growers In Kentucky, Ten.
nessee and adjoining states are ad-
yised by government specialists TO use
a~rsenate Of lead In freeing their crops
of hornworms--the greatest pest that
the grower In the d~ark.tobacco dis.
tricts has to face. Arsenate OF lead is
said to be both effective and safer than
paris green, which has been used ex.
tensively against the pests for some
years. With It there is no risk OF
burning the tobacco and this alone, In
the opinion Of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture. makes its use
advisable despite the somewhat In
creased expense. In addition It APP
pears, unlike paris green, to have no
Injurious effect upon the operator,
Until recent years It was customary
to pick off the hcrnworms by hand
hand worming' as the work wal
called. As labor grew scarcer and less
effective, however, this method became
too expensive and growers were coni-
PEELED to employ an insecticide, OF
those first employed paris green proved
the most satisfactory--or rather the
least unsatisfactory, for 1t frequently
causes a considerable loss, In 1912,
for example, In several fields In Ten.
nessee 1t was estimated that the dam
age done by paris green ranged from
10 to rs per cent Of the gross value OF
tho crop. Exceptional cases are on
record where the damage has run as
high as 80 per cent. Arsenate Of lead
causes none OF this damage, according
to statements In Farmers Bulletin
b95. "Arsenate OF Lead as an InsectL
eide Against the TOBACCO Hornworins
In the Dark Tobacco Districts Just
published by the United States depart
ment OF agriculture. On n occasion
-four acres Of Kentucky tobacco we're
treated with an application Of bA
pounds per acre OF powdered ~arsenate
OF lead at q time when the worms ay-
eraged two a plant. Two days later
only four Hive worms were found In the
entire field. Weather conditions un'
doubleday contributed to establish this
extraordinary result, but they do not
account for the fact that there was no
injury to the tobacco from poison
burn The crop was well advanced
and at a stage when paris green burn
Is very common.
TO secure the best results ~arsenate
OF lead should be mixed with some
form Of carrier. A number Of expert
ments indicate that the most satisfac'
tory carrier 10 fineiy.stfted, freshly.
burned wood ashes, OF which a guam.
tity at least equal to that Of the poison
should be used. The two should be
mixed very thoroughly and then ap-
piled when there Is no breeze and the
dew ls still upon the tobacco. A dust
gun more powerful than the hand
power onos now in general use Is
requisite II the application lis to be
even, thorough and therefore effective
The cost Of this treatment depends,
of course, upon the condition OF the
crop. II is estimated, however, that
In years when worms are plentiful
hand worming costs from six to ten
dollars an acre. Paris green VIII DO
the same amount OF work for not more
than two dollars an acre and arscnate
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Abundant daily exercise, or light.
steady work carefully given, clean.
sound grain and hay. and a roomy
box stall at night are what the brood
marc most needs as foaling time ap-
proaehes, DIR. A. s. Alexander Of the
Wisconsin college of agriculture adj
vises the feeding OF sound, whole oats,
bran, and mixed or timothy hay to the
brood mare. There Is much danger In
feeding moldy or otherwise damaged
grain. hay or straw and all woody and
weather fodder. Hay or grain In.
tested with ergot Is especially danger
GUS. Pregnant mares should also DO
kept away from corn fields, Plenty Of
pure, fresh water should be supplied
them at all times,
The best possible care and atten.
ton should be given TO the handling
Of mares previous to foaling. In
working them all Jerking, severe pull.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-17

Kathlyn got Into the howdah and
passed through the gates, Bruce Sa-
hib. the quiet man. whose hand had
reached out over seas thus strangely
to reassure her! A hardness came
into her throat a she swallowed des'
perately. She was only twenty-four,
Except for herself there might not be
a white person In all this sprawling.
rugged principally. From time to
time the new nahont turned and
smiled at her c~uriousiy, but she was
too absorbed to ote ms attentions,
Durga Ram. called lightly umballa,
went directly to the palace, where he
knew the Couneii or Three solemnly
awaited his arrival. He dashed up the
imposing flight OF marble steps. exuit-
ant, He had fniniied MS promise' the
golden daughter OF Hare sahie was
but a few miles away. The soldiers,
guarding the entrance, presented their
arms respectfully; but instantly after
umballa disappeared the expression
on their faces was not pleasing,
umbaila hurried along through the
deep corridor. supported by exquisite
ly carved marble columns. Beauty In
stone was In evidence everywhere and
magnificent brass lamps hung from
the ceiling. There was q shrine topped
by an idol In black marble, ~incrusted
with sapphires and ~turquoises. Durga
Ram. who shall be called umballa,
nodded slightly as he passed 1t. Force
OF habit, since In MS heart there was
only one religion--self.
He stopped at a door guarded by a
single soldier, who saluted but spat
rs soon as Umballa had passed into
the throneroom. The throne itself
was vacant. the Council OF Three rose
at the approach OF umpaila'
She 10 here" ne said haughtily.
the council salaamed.
umballa stroked his chin az he
gazed at the huge candies tiickering
at each NJ 81 the throne. lie smiled
the Tlbetan incense, n shrugged. 1t
was Written. No. ne sald, 10 Hare
SahlDs ana await me- /
n De there presently Ihere is
plenty OF time. ana remember our
iour neads depend upon the next Few
houfs' ihe soiuieis hfe On lhe verge
u mu.ihs' anu guy sueeess ean paciiy
'heIi'
ne turned wi'nout ceremony ana
iei' 'ae'h' "i'h oriental pniiosopny
'hey lne SITUATION lney q
soush. " over.urh INN. ana ne neia
then IN tne hollow OF MS mana Dur'
,hs Inc weeks OF ms absence IN amer