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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
SOME CURIOUS WATER BUGS.
Boatmen and Back Swimmers Do
Queer Things.
From the Churchman.

In the hot July days we see the
height of activity among the insects.
They are countless in variety. swim
ming. flying. creeping about and the life
story Of each is interesting. But there
are too many for one days study. so
let US first turn our attention to the
little friends swimming across the sur
face of some pond.
bugs are the water boatmen and back
swimmers. They are alike in the
curious fact that when they dive under
water they carry down with them a
the fine hairs covering their bodies.
This is necessary. as they are air
breathers. You can see the bubble If
you watch them closely as they go
made SO buoyant by his air coat that
he is obliged to cling to. a stone with
his front legs when he wishes to re-
main quietly under water for time.
Both of these little creatures are
about half an inch long They swim
swiftly and attack their prey with
sharp. strong beaks. The back swim
mer has been known even to attack
a minnow. They lay their eggs in mud
the winter months.
The water boatman is fiat under
meath and swims with his back up.
He is named from the oar-like hind
legs with which he swims. The back
swimmer, too. uses his hind legs for
propelling himself. but his back is con-
vex and as you can imagine from his
name he swims hind side up.
Across the surface of the pond skips
with long strides dark brown crea-
ture with long. slender. hairy legs, a
tapering body not more than half an
inch long. a strong beak, big eyes and
long antennae. His hind legs row him
as you see. This is the water strider
and he is well named. A strider lays
only one egg at time and Clues this
to some grass along the edge of the
pend The young strider. like most
young insects. does not resemble his
parents in form. He lives under water
at first and molts several times before
he comes of age. The strider family
spend their winters under the banks
of ponds or beneath piles of leaves.
Then there are the giant water bugs,
the largest and fercest of them all.
They swim about with their hind legs,
grasping small fish and other water
animals with their strong front legs.
When they are full grown they de-
velop wings and desert the ponds to
hover about electric lights. where
many of them meet their death. Peo-
Pile often mistakenly call them ''elec-
trio light bugs"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
Legal Education by Wholesale.
New York Tribune,

From the New York Tribune
The Chelsea Neighborhood Association.
impressed with the dense ignorance
among even the most intelligent of us
laymen concerning the laws which gov
ern our activities. has begun a campaign
for their publication in simple, idiomatio
English. To this end it has written to
Mayor Mitchell praising the administra-
ton for the publicity recently accorded
health tenement house and fire regula-
tons and recommending that similar
publicity be given to all the laws gov
erning persons
The only soul who could do aught but
applaud such a move would be the petty
lawyer jealous of his victims. or the
manufacturer or storekeeper who Inn
poses on his employees. The laws which
the Chelsea Neighborho0d Association
would like to see published in pamphlet
form in plain English under clear head
ines and distributed among the people
in the streets are those dealing with per-
sonaI rights. marriage, the relations Of
narent and child and Of master and ap-
prentice. with wills. mortgages and leases.
the educational rights Of children. the
hours of labor of women and children
and, finally. those contained in the penal
code.
tion OF a population like New York's
gets into conflict with the law every year
simply through ignorance Of its provi-
eions. II seems rather astounding that
guch 4 campaign Of education has not
bean In progress for generauers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
No More "Pauperism."

From the Chicago Post.
1t is a good thing to learn definitely
from the bureau of the census that the
specific term "pauper" gradually Is
passing out of use as applied to the
poor, and that there has been in recent
wears a marked change 'in the attitude
of the state and public toward those
who are unable to provide for them
selves"
Poorhouses, by that name at any rate.
rapidly are passing out Of existence
Today there are homes" for the poor.
So long as men and women whom
poverty has overtaken are congre-
gated even in homes" the injustice
toward poverty still will hold. The
man or the woman who has done his or
her duty toward the state. in whatever
walk of life, has won the right to con-
time in a state of independence. even
IL it is impossible for the individual
TO earn the means to maintain 1t. Old
are pensions will provide the means.
and the day of such pensions is coming
The memory of VIII Cartoons poem
.Oyer the Hills to the Poorhouse
dwells with US. 1t was not a great
poem, but 1t did something to start
people thinking on the subject OF
poverty Men and women who have
worked according to their abilities, but
who have been unable to save, ought 70
have homes of their own and should
not be forced into institutions. Old age
ought to be the serene time Of life.
There is no serenity in an institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
The Road to Farming.

From the Chicago Tribune.
One way Of cutting the cost Of living, 1t
was suggested at the annual convention
of the Master Butchers Association Of
America, Is for the federal government
to take hand in the promotion Of FARM
ing. Thousands upon thousands Of men
in our large cities, IT. was asserted, are
eager to become farmers, but they have
not the wherewithal to buy land and
implements. The banks will not lend
them any money because they can fur
nish no security.
Such able, work-willing men, both I'M
migrants and natives. 1t was argued,
should be loaned money by the govern
ment to buy and equip farms. The gov
eminent should even extend credit for
food and clothing to them until such time
as their farms begin to pay. Then with
the proceeds from their work these farm
ers are to pay up the money loaned to
them.
There may perhaps come a time in the
distant or even near future when condi-
tons in American cities may compel the
government to adopt just such q course,
At present, however, this suggestion
smacks too much Of paternalisn. It il
not at all certain that the men who might
find such good fortune thrust upon them
would know how to use it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
U. S. TRADE PROSPECTS ;.
IN NEARBY COUNTRIES
Opportunities for Increasing Com
merce in South and Central Amer
lea Demonstrated by Figures.

AS showing the opportunities presented
for the, increase of American commerce
in South and Central America because of
the European war, the Pan-American
Union has issued figures on the imports
and exports Of twenty southern republics
for the year 1913.
The statement shows the total foreign
commerce of these countries to have been
s., $40 1885; excess of exports over i'm
ports being $251. 655. O49.
Division Of Imports.
Imports were divided as follows: From
Great Britain, 1922 Os6.347 United States.
$317, 30, 204; Germany. s216.010, AS;
France, $1O3 900. 223; Italy. $50, 49, 13;
Belgium. s4s.747. 1O4; Austria.Hungary.
81. Oe6,47s: Netherlands. $s.293. $50;
Switzerland, Sc. 1S9.05O: all other coun-
tries. $217. 290,517 Trade possibilities. the
statement says. are shown by the fact
that the total of Latin American imports.
excluding those from the United States,
amount to $685. 93s, 400.
Volume Of Exports.
Exports, the European market for
which greatly lessened by the war. the
statement says, amounted to 81, SOS 600. 900.
the United States taking products valued
at O4,37s,212, and other countries as
many, s1a2, 1914. 7O2: France, $120.907. 415;
Belgium, S.. 557, $50; Netherlands. $43.-
GT'6s1: Italy, $27. 964 COL; Austria-Hun-
gary so3, 94 9O1; all other countries.
So4i. 722. $50. The European market total
ed s., O61, 53s, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
A Cure for Snake Bite.
the Civil and Military Gazette.

From the Civil and Military Gazette.
Many are the curious methods adopted
for curing snake bites. but surely none
can be more SO than way of which our
Bhavnagar correspondent informs us.
Two natives in a village near that sta
ton were, he says, brought back to life
after being bitten by cobra.
The victims were seated on the ground
and there held. while from height OF
sixteen feet gallons and gallons of hot
water were poured on their heads. Pres
emily. according to the correspondent.
the victims took a new lease OF life. :"
and are now as well as though they had
never been in the jaws of death at all.
The explanation Of this y;
i'll Victims. hut injected no, poison into
them. Thus the men were merely terri
fed and continued to be frightened until
water gave them something else to think
about. |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
WEATHER.
Fair and Cooler Tonight and Tues
day; Northwest Winds.
BY Leo

For the District Of Columbia and Mary
land. fair and cooler tonight and Tues
day; moderate northwest winds.
The disturbance that was over the upper
lakes Sunday has passed to the Canadian
maritime provinces. attended by showers
valley and the north Atlantic states, and
is being followed by rising pressure and
considerably cooler weather over the
north-central states. Another disturbance
covers the western districts and is caus-
ing local rains in the lower Missouri val
ley and the north Pacific states.
The indications are that the weather
will be generally fair tonight and Tues
day over tho states east Of the Mississippi
river. ~
Temperature will be lower tonight and
Tuesday in the middle Atlantic and New
England states. and tonight in the lower
lake region and upper Ohio valley.
The winds along the New England coast
will be fresh west and northwest on the
middle Atlantic coast moderate west and
northwest on the south Atlantic and east
gulf coasts light to moderate variable.
. Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, :os am. and 4:1s
PM. high tide, 9:51 am and 10 :07 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 4:48 am. and
1852 pm: high tide, 1882 am. and
10 "A pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose, IA am. sun sets,
6:23 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises :35 am; sun
sets I'll pm.
Moon rises :S5 pm.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
Thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 4 pm. 81; 8
pm, "A: IL midnight. 72; today, am.
20; 8 am. IS; IL noon. 80. Maximum.
81. at pm. yesterday: minimum, IS, at
5 am today.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum. 80; minimum. rs.
Barometer-Yesterday, pm, 29.91: 8
pm, $3.50: IL midnight, 1893: today,
am, 1888; 8 am, 1888; IL noon, 1896.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, September
THE Potomac river was clear and the
Shenandoah cloudy this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
Letter PARTY RETURNS
Yacht Niagara Arrives in Washing
ton After Tour Around
the World.

Joseph Letter and his party. ABOARD
Howard Gould's yacht. the Niagara, re-
turned to Washington this morning from
their tour around the world, visiting for
ty-two ports. The party went this after
noon 10 Mr. Letter estate near I'ossiSh'
Va =.
Those aboard the Yacht when II reached
yyasbine+on a, a.yh-e.t ,rers M and
~ Is.. a. $500
-Nrs' Letter ana their TWO SONS MT anu
Mrs. Blaine Elkins. Miss Williams. Col.
Williams. Col. Coterove of the Indian
army- Dr Marhurv and NIrs Mecombs
:. -.
among those VINO ieit the Sach. at va
rious stages Of the world tour were Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGs-strictly fresh. 25a28: nearby
24a25; West Virginia and southwest vir-
BUTTER-Elgin, fancy. per lb., s4,l;
western firsts. 3211a33,a; seconds, 30isa31h;
store packed. 1sa19.
cHEEsESNew York state factory.
POULTRY-Hens, per lb.. II; roost-
ers. per h.. 10: turkeys. per ID. 1eal7:
chickens, spring, per h.. 17a1S: ducks,
per h., 10ai3; keats. each. 40.
DREssE,pp Po nJa1a HI choice
GREEN FRUiTsApples. new, -psr
Dbl. 1.5Oa2.5O; per box. 25a75: oranges.
California. per box .Hs q S:76a3.s: F1ori-
S 6a Pc per cpats r'or
Ida, 1.75a3OO: grapefruit. per box. l.Ooa
200; cantaioupes, 75a1.50 crate; water
melons, 15a25 each; grapes. per crate,
dooa1,5o; pears; Soa7 Wol basket: damsons.
peaches, 4Oa50 per one-half blu. basket;
ETABLEsPotatoes. new. per
sack, 2.O0a2.15; new vans. per bbl.. 1.5Oa
200: sweet potantoess .; Ioa a. tomatoes.
Dbl. 1.ooa1. Is: beets. per hundred. 1.6oa
1.5o; celery. per dozen. l5a4o; peppers;
per crate, 3baoO: carrots. IoaO dozen
per 100. Goal 90; peas. Local. so per
basket; lima beans. per quart. 1oa12
basket: lettuce. 75a1.25 basket; cauli-
flower. 5oa75 per basket; 1.5oa20o per
HAY AND STRAW Hay. -e<,e--
No. /, 1e5OaeO.5o: No. 2. 1s.50a19.0 co.
mixed hay. 13.Ooa1s.oo:, stray. rye. ton
lO.5Oa11: machine thrash. 500.
LIVE sTOCK-sheep. per NIB. BASH:
spring lambs, per lb:: Z; calves. pc,
" WOOL AND HIDES " Wool. washed.
free Of burrs. per h.. %; wool. unwashed.
per, h.. p: hides. dry, per h.: 2oa24; salt
green, per h.. Is; salt sides, dry. per ID.
Isa22; calfsldns. green. each. 1.50a1.76
GRA1NaasWheat. per bu., s sSai @: corn.
per bu.. Ssa92; per Dbl: 4:4oaa5O; oats.
western white. per bu., SASS; mixed. pei
bu., Sass.
sEEDs-Clover. per bu.. 1o.00a11 90
blue, bu.. 1.5Oa1.75: timothy. per bu.. &c
abs: orchard grass. per bu.. 2OOa2.25i
crimson clover. 5.6Oa6.Q0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
WANTS INSTRUCTIONS.
Ambassador Herriek Would Protect
Art BuildinRs.

Ambassador Herrick's request for In
structions as to what he might do to
protect world famous buildings and
works fart IN Paris in the event Of
a bombafdment" was not acted upon at
the stats Department today. The am
bassador intends to have all American
residences plainly marked with Ameri-
can flags and other insignia to insure
their safety from attack. Detailed in
structions probably will be sent to the
ambassador tomorrow by President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan as to
what he might properly do In his deli
cate position~a as a neutral diplomat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
HANAMET TAKEN TO PORT.
American Steamer Seized at q Prize
a.. Reported at Hongkong.

SHANGHAI, September 7.-Hongkong
renorts the arrival there OF a number Of
prizes. including the American steamer
Hanamet and the German steamers PAX
lat Frisia and Rajaburi.
The prize crew of the Paklat held the
German engineers at work for three days
at the point of revolvers and frustrated
an attempt to disable the engines.
The American steamer Hanamet Is
2,7O3 tons burden and Is owned by w.
Katz of Shanghai. The Paklat and the
Rajaburi are owned by the German
Lloyd. the former being of 1,227 tons
burden and the Rajaburi ], 1S9 tons. The
Frisia is ship of 3. 40 tons.
Both the Hanamet and the Erjsia have
previously been reported as having been
seized. The Hanamet IL suspected OF
carrying contraband. Her owner. w.
KAtz, has appealed to the American con-
sui at Shanghai for naturalization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
An omnipresent Infection.
he Chicago Journal.

From the Chicago Journal.
There is German medical proverb to
the effect that every man has had at
least one tubercle. some time in his life.
Every thoughtful physician knows the
truth OF this saying. and has known it
for years. Then a few days ago Sir
William OsIer repeated the statement In
slightly altered language. driving it home
with q personal application to the audi
ence before him, and the whole world
was reused into shocked attention. =
world. !. II we could be made to realize
that the tubercle bacillus Is omnipresent.
and that every human being !. touched
at some time with this infection there
would result not only more active war
on the germ. but q more intelligent Of
fort 10 build up and maintain the health
and resisting power Of the people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
CABLE Is OPEN TO TURKEY.
Morgenthau's Messages Indicate Nc
Change in Status There.

Routine dispatches from Ambassador
Morganthau at Constantinople today to
the tSate Department show that COM
munication with Turkey Is unimpaired.
No mention was made by the ambassa-
dor of political conditions. from which
it was inferred, the diplomatic situation
there was unchanged.
Officials here are much interested in the
possible results of the expulsion Of Ger
man and Austrian consular officers from
Egypt by British military authorities.
For weeks Great Britain has hesitated to
take any step which might irritate the
porte,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
BOMB REPORTED DROPPED
ON RED CROSS HOSPITAL

GENEVA. via Paris. September T.. q
a.m.-News has reached here that early
Sunday smorning a German aeroplane
dropped three bombs on Belfort. one fall
ing on the Red Cross hospital and in
juring three wounded soldiers. The
other baEahs did no harm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
Woman Doctors in Field Work.

LONDON. September THE Russian
Red Cross has decided to accept the
services of woman doctors for field
work. according to a Petrograd dis
patch to the Reuter- Telegram. Com
pany. The number thus accepted,
however. must not exceed 50 per cent
Of the man doctors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
John Paul Jones, Thirty-Two.

Other, naval heroes who cannot be left
out Of the glorious roll call were John
Paul Jones. who. at the age Of thirty
two defeated the Scraps in the Bon
homme Richard: James Lawrence, au-
thor of Don't Give Up the Ship" who
the United States frigate Chesapeake in
her fight with the British frigate Shan
non: Edward Preble. who was forty
three years Of age, when successful op-
erations against the Tripolitan fleet re-
suited in the treaty Of 1905. and last but
not least. George Dewey. who won the
battle of Manila bay when sixty-one
years Of age. +.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
potomacs Win in Doubles.

|. BALTIMORE, September THE junior
double sculls In today's regatta was won
by the Potomac Boat Club. Warrington:
Pennsylvania Barge Club, Philadsiphia.
second: New Rochelle IN. p Rowing
Club. third. Best time. o minutes . IL
seconds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, September 7.--cotton-
Spot in moderate demand. Sales, 2.6O0
bales, including 2.40O American on the
bales no American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
DOUBT Of REDUCTION
IN RATE Of INTEREST
Democratic Senators See Little Pros
pect of Amending Emergency
Currency Law.

Leadinr democrats in the Senate feel
that there is little chance Of amending
the emergency currency law by reducing
the rate of interest charged by the gov
eminent for the use Of this currency to
1 per cent per annum for the first three
months Of its issue, or by placing a limit
Of or per cent upon the interest which
the banks may charge the people for
the use of this emergency currency. Sen
ator Overman of North Carolina, and
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia have
offered such amendments to bill intro
duced by Senator Owen amending the
emergency currency law SO that on COM
mercial paper emergency currency may
be issued to the extent Of 70 per cent of
the capital and surplus Of the banking
associations.
Might Cause Imitation.
The reduction of the interest charged
by the government from per cent to
per cent, it ia claimed. might cause a
great imitation Of the currency Of the
country without materially benefiting the
people. 1t is not believed that the banks
would reduce the rate of interest charged
by them for the use Of this money. Also
opponents Of the proposed amendments
believe that 1t would : be impractical
to place a. limit upon the rate Of interest
which the banks may charge their Gus
toners for the use Of the emergency
currency.
Senator Owen. chairman Of the banking
and currency committee, has left WASH
lnEton for a three-week visit to Oklaho-
ma, and the Craftsmanship of the commit
tee will devolve upon Senator Hitchcock
Of Nebraska or the next ranking demo-
crat. Conferences will be held by MEM
bers of the committee with the federal
reserve board on the Overman and Smith
amendments tomorrow. It ia said IL the
reserve board opposes them they will fail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
YOUNG MEN At FRONT
AMONG NAVY FIGHTERS
Many, But Not All, United States
Victories Won by Men
Under Fifty.

The United States always has had
cause to be proud Of its naval personnel,
Doth as to officers and men, and It is
noteworthy that most Of the commanding
as well as the fighting Of our ships has
Deen done by comparatively young men.
Quite number of incidents are cited in
this line. William cambridge. for In
stance. was but thirty-eight years Of age
when he~w in command Of the United
states frigate Constitution at the time
she captured the Java, December q,
lsl2- isaac Chaunces vas thirty years
or age when he commanded the United
States flagship Chesapeake in the Tripo-
Titan war Stephen Decatur was thirty
three years Of age when in the frigate
United States he. captured the Macedo-
MAN, October 25, 1872.
Other ulustrtous. Examples. a..
Another 1912 naval hero was Isaac
Hull. coWpanding ;the United States fri
gate Constitution at thirty-nine years OF
age. in her combat with the Guerrfere
August 10 1872 Two other illustrious
names connected with that war are those
OF oliver Hazard Perry. hero Of the battle
OF Lake Erie at the age Of twentk-eight.
and Thossas MaedonouRh at the age OF
twenty-nine commanding the Lake
Champlain fleet Of fourteen vessels,
which defeated the British fleet of six
teen vessels in September Of that year.
The more prominent naval heroes OF
the civil. war may well be headed by
David !. g. Farragut ssx.y-three years
old. who August 5, won the, battle OF
Mobile bay: David D. Porter. ffty-one
years Of age, who commanded the two
assaults an Fort Fisher: John L. Wor-
den, forty-four years Of age, who de-
feated The Confederate ram Merrimac
with the United States steamer Monitor,
and John A. Winslow. f1fty-three years
Of age.:, who commanded the Kearsar4e
IN her successful combat with the Con-
1ederate cruiser Alabama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07

Baku. Caucasus, now has q popula-
ton Of 217,s5s. Of whom $3.50 are fe-
males.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07

Women employed in the rubber in
dustry in British Guiana get 20 to 25
cents day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07

first trust notes, due In ~ years. At discount
sufncient to equal q 7ss loan. Box 81. Star
ONCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-07
LABOR SUBMERGES
IDEALS FOR WAR
German Socialists Are Fight
ing Their French and Eng
Iish Brethren.
PROTESTS OF WORKERS
FORGOTTEN IN CONFLICT
Class Formation Gives Way to
Nationalism, Says Prof. Graham
Taylor in the Survey.

Prof. Graham Taylor. president of
the Chicago School of Civics and
Philanthropy. discussing labor and the
European war for the Survey, finds
cause for disappointment to the So
cialists and trade unionists in the
clearly apparent lack of an interna-
tional class spirit among the working
classes in the present crisis. That the
war Of the nations is a more than
ordinarily hard test for the interna-
tionalism. or n-nationalism, OF the
workers Prof. Taylor admits. his i'm
pressions being CLEANED from observa-
tons and interviews in France and
England during the opening days of
the struggle. Prof. Taylor says:
"A tinge of disappointment is ap-
parent in an editorial in the London
Times on War and Glass War For
fifty years the editorial reminds US,
we have been told that the united
voice of the workers will forbid war,
and strenuous efforts have been made
to put some substance into the prom
Use. A universal strike on the advent
or approach of war has been proposed
and much discussed as an effectual
means Of frustrating it,