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Evening star., 1914-12-20
NATIONAL SOCIETY, D. f. p. A.

The December meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the National Society
of Daughters of Founders and Patriots
of America was held at the Hotel Ra-
leigh, with the national president, Mrs
William Van Zandt Cox, in the chair
Reports of officers were read, and the
usual order of business was follow ed
One OF the objects o. the society is ITO
associate congenial women whose an
cestors struggled together for life,
liberty. home and happiness in this
land when it was a new and unknown
country. and whose lines of descent
come through patriots who sustained
the colonies in the struggle for indie
penaence in the revolutionary war;
Evening star., 1914-12-20
STANTON SUFFRAGE CLUB.
SAMUEL GoRToN CHAPTER D A. R.

Samuel Gorton Chapter, D. A. R., held
it's December meeting with Mrs E. o.
Merchant, at the Senate apartment.
Mrs: Sarah Morrow read a paper, "The
United States After the War of the Revo-
luticn;' Mrs. Merchant gave two read
ings and piancla selections, and later en-
tertained her guests with Il "Sama-
sundi party" Refreshments were
served.
Evening star., 1914-12-20
DIXIE CHAPTER. y. d. C.

Dixie Chapter, No. 1241. U. D. c.. met
Wednesday at the Confederate Home,
ed for the new year: Mrs A II. Mitch
ell, president; Mrs. N. ]. Knock. first
vice president: Miss Sue Stillwell. sec
ond vice president; Miss NJ. Lillian
Morgan. recording secretary; Miss May
K Little, corresponding secretary;
Miss Evelyn Daniels, treasurer; Miss
Evening star., 1914-12-20

! NTHONY LEAGUE.
In order to hear Nine. Rositka
Evening star., 1914-12-20

CULTCS CLUB.
The Washington Cultus Club met
Tuesday at the residence of Mrs. Arthur
Copeland, Chevy Chase, Md. After Il
luncheon the meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs. c. K. Ber-
ryman. Fifteen members responded to
the roll call with current event items.
Mrs. W J. Eynon gave the first pa
per, on the 'Copts." Miss Heiberger
prepared the second paper. on "The
New Empire" (Amosis. 1850 B. c., but
IN account of sickness was unable to
deliver 1t. The paper was read by
Mrs. Stewart Miss Karr gave a pa
'er on The Book of the Dead" Mrs
William Wallis was the guest of the
-lub The club will meet January s.
With Mrs. w. X. Cooper as hostess.
\ ANTHONY LEAGUE.
In order to hear Nine. Rositka
Evening star., 1914-12-20

LAFAYETTE Corps. No. 10. W. r. c.,
elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows: For president, Miss Mary
r. De Mario; senior vice president, Mrs.
pearl Cauffman; Junior vice president,
Mrs. Agnes Anderson; treasurer. Mrs.
Mary E: De Mario; chaplain, Mrs. Sarah
); Coulter; conductress, Mrs. Mary A.
Mangan; guard, Mrs. Sue NJ. Carey:
delegate to the department convention,
Kate Perkins
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
The Pain Is Natures Way of Warming Y,

thing to have known. Had the man
gone back many years In his life and
told any gouI doctor the truth; had
his family physician known about
the patients early life, the growth OF
the tumor could have been stopped
Right here we sec the uselessness
OF any patient getting the best out
of doctor unless he tells the whole
truth.
A headache means something is
wrong with your body-something
wrong with the chemistry of the or
gans and tissues. You know if you
receive blow on the head that the
aching is due to the blow and will
ordinarily pass away. But IL you
have severe headaches for which you
cannot account, you so and poison
yourself with all kinds of dangerous
and Injurious drugs. You have not
been taught that the brain has re-
ceived some kind of inward blow
due to blood poisoned by gases or
materials which have not left the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
Warming You That Somewhere in Your Body There Is Trob

Dooy through tile natural channels-the skin, the
lungs, Kidneys liver intestnes This condition is the
cause of most headaches.
Approaching kidney trouble is generally ushered in
by headaches An examination will settle this question
Tor YOU Assesses of the inner ear assesses hidden
In the roots Of the teeth strained eyes, will all bring
on headaches. Worry, rage, jealousy will through
the disturbance OF secrctng organs headaches II
man In rage secretes poison virulent that it will
poison anyone he happens to bite, cannot you SEQ
this poison will give physiological blow tho delicate
brain and cause headache?
You may have hanging on to you remnants OF posons
ieft from certain dHeases-malaria typhoid, I'm
traveller jungle fever bush chls You think all the
poison Is out OF system but mental and physical
fatigue weakens resisting and the poison
again temporarily takes hold
The headache is sign hung out for you to heed
no matter what 1t means: LOOK, LISTEN and
SEARCH. 1t Is not necessary that you should have
disspated in the ordinary meaning to have raging
headache. You can be the most exemplary sort Of
individual and dissipate. When you become over.
excited and rush your meals when you get into
violent dispute ut womans club or over a teacup
scandal and the blood rushes your and you sit
down to any kind OF meal in condition you are
disspating in the true meaning of the course
you Will have headache IN the morning. and If you
take powders tablets for such a headache you will
soon have the drug habit fastened upon you.
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Why ILLNESSES COME BACK

THE most important-,and perhaps also
the most difficult-of the problems
l. that deal with health is that which
treats of the resistance or the lack of resis-
lance of the body to disease. Certain people
seem to be immune to certain diseases. To
certain diseases every one can be made i'm
mune. Whatever may be the opinion as to the
advsability of wholesale vaccination, no one
will dispute that the death from smallpox in
a well-vaccinated community is only frac-
ton Of the oath rate in a neighborhood where
no one has been yaccinated. The United
States army has shown that 1t is possible to
render large bodies OF men practically i'm
mune TO typhoid fever.
But the line of treatment which these two
represent has recently taken on quite Il new
phase. In the reports of recent serum expert
ments much trouble is announced from ana
phylaxis, which is curious condition in
which the body does not become immune, but
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But just az man may have feminine-not efeminate
remember this-fdeas in art or music, he may also
nave some remnant of physiological femalencss In
this case when tired overworked. there may be
periodical headaches. Sometimes a man O. peculiar
temperament will have headache during the height OF
every full moon
headache that is worse rising In the morning
and gradually goes away during the day is suspicious
lt probably means brain tumor A headache which
increases In severity toward evening" especially if Il
continues throughout the night apt 10 be OF maaral
origin, or at least OF origin 1t very impor-
ant matter, and should never be neglected A Wasser.
man blood test will determine the question II IT Is due
to parasite in the blood and IL at once treated
the result is disastrous to brain existence
a headache coming regularly In the evening or
afternoon and II when you lie the pain increases
and there Is steady throbbng the region OF the
eyes, is probably ITO Inflammation small abscess
in the bone cavities OF the upper portion OF the nose
The cause of the increase OF the pain when you down
is due to the fact that the pus cannot leave
the 1t can when you upright The retention
of this material brings upon the sensitive
nerves. and hence the Increase of pain
Headaches that seem to have particular uDon
which you place your finger generally OF
nervous origin. These need careful investigation By
doctor and dentist
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becomes very susceptible to Infection So
harmless a substance as milk for example
If injected into the vein in very small dose
and allowed to remain undisturbed for
months, will set up condition In the blood
which passes entirely without notice until
second Injection Of milk be given, when symp-
toms of an alarming sort show themselves,
SO seriously, indeed, that the patient may die.
Nothing more amazing than this has ever
been found In the study of the human body
that the very condition which in some cases
will give immunity from disease will, in other
cases, provoke the same disease. The labora-
tories OF the world are working feverishly on
this problem, and the literature on anaphyl-
axis is pouring out ON every hand.
One Of the possible developments OF work
in this regard Is that certain illnesses. such
as hay fever and asthma, for example. which
|. come back regularly at certain seasons Of the
year, may be due to this anaphyli1is condi
ton.
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Just Why Your
HEAD ACHES

bT1 explain OF the causes for headaches is an
easy matter. To explain the causes for constant
periodic headaches in certain individuals is
not easy for the doctor
What is meant is this-tlat the physician with the
highest mentality and the best OF education cannot
through laboratory knowledge know the individual, and
it is knowing the individual that in matters
headache
year ago of the most brilliant In this
country died in the most noted hospital in this country
lie had suffered from headaches at times finally
they occurred with such frequency and force that the
became practically insane. The autopsy showed
brain tumor. 1t was this tumor pressing upon the
brain which caused the headaches. This all the
doctors said.
But what caused the tumor? This is the important
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he grimly. Really most excellent
piece of work. One, have no
doubt, that will net me a very hand
some profit"
When he had placed Halliburton In
charge he had given him no in
structions other than to do the work
and make a profit on it. He made It
practice to employ men whom he
believed were competent. and who
understood what he wanted without
having to be told. Busy with poll
tics himself. he pulled the wires that
secured the contracts; the carrying
out of the details he left to sub.
ordinates. IL man betrayed that
implied confidence. Murphy had no
further use for him. He never asked
for explanations; he was looking for
results.
"Mr. Whitner," he said, with a
crispiness that admitted OF no dis.
pute. "you will take charge. Mr..
Halliburton. your check will be ready
for you in the morning. You may
consider yourself relieved"
Halliburton said nothing. In his
heart he was angry that Murphy
should have discharged him without
an investigation: yet he felt that
any explanation on his part would
be undignified. It would be better
to allow the contractor to discover
for himself that no had made a mis-
take. Going to the top of the bank,
he seated himself on boulder
where he could view the scene.
That's pretty hard on the boy"
said Whitner ut length. He and
Murphy were about the same age,
and he spoke with the freedom of
an associate rather than an EN-.
ployee.
I'VE must have pretty cement
BILL" answered Murphy, defending
his action.
Yes" agreed the other; "but the
work hasn't washed away like
O'Brien and Parker's"
That's only his luck" grunted the
contractor; "a mere chance. If it
hadn't been for this flood. they'd
have made sight moren me. an
I've got to teach him a lesson. AS
long as I'm footing the bill. my or
ders are to be carried out"
II don't know as you ever gave
him any" said Whitner
NO" said Murphy drily, ~ didn't
take him for fool"
Later he sent Murphy detailed
report that made that individual
open his eyes.
The same mail brought the con.
tractor another letter. 1t bore :hc
imprint OF the c. II. and X. Rite
railroad from which O'Brien and
Parker held their contract He
deity ran the paper knife along the
edge and opened 1t. 1t read:
Dear Sir-Acting on advice from
our inspectors. We have cancelled
contract No. 1854. being that held
by Messrs O'Brien and Parker. on
which you are sub contractor. Our
Riehts noseryed
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OIL some important work, but had
never been able TO obtain a foot.
hold. Consequently In reply to
llaliburtons note, he came up on
the jump.
The superintendent received him
affably.
MIR. Sears" said he. what are
you selling Three Star Portland for?
It's fairly good stuff-answers our
purpose all right. you know-an' /
was thinkin' that il we could get the
price right. maybe we might use it
on the Gore Valley Viaduct."
Sears was in ecstasy. Even in his
widest dreams he had never dared
TO hope for such luck. This would
mean his making.
II guess we can fix that" re-
piled he. smoothly concealing his
feelings. The distance for trans
porting it is short, and. at the mar
kct price, Three Star would effect
you a very considerable saving on
hold. Consequently. nreply to
freight alone"
flush. tush, man." said Halibur-
ton, waving him aside; lets get
down out of the air. This Is a big
thing for you, and there's pile of
money in It. We amt goin' to pay
you the market price, or anythin'
like It."
Now" said he. "listen hero! You
saw the prices of this work adyer-
tised. and you know as we'll as
do what It's worth. And, as you
know. the price of cement has gone
up since the contract was signed.
II used to be two dollars a barrel:
it's selling now for three seventy
five. II was to try to shove the
thing through at prices 80 much
higher than Murphy estimated. he
wouldn't make cent. We've got to
buy cheaper. BY the way, what are
your references"
THE usual tests"
Yes. know. But the stuff's
htNCi DCCu uScu On any luluS Ule,
has it?"
The manufacturer confessed II
had not.
We'll. I'll tell you what I'll do;
I'll take cement from you for the
whole of our work at two dollars
a barrel. I. o. b. the Viaduct. IIow's
that"
Think II over" said the superin-
tcndent shortly. land just suit your
self about 1t. I'll be around the
work for ton minutes or SO. and il
you want to supply the stuff. you'd
better get ready to say so now. We
must have the first consignment
here in ten days: and ir you don't
want to be the man TO send It In, III
have to wire to Now York for It,"
At tho end Of eight minutes Sears
followed him and surrendered.
In three months Halliburton put
through no inconsiderabie amount
Of work Day In and day out his
men toilcd. and. for all the thermo-
meter stood most of tho time below
freezing point. sNeated profusely.
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tendent with apparent irreleyance
I'm about sick OF this contracting
business. This is the way it always
happens; as soon as everything is
running along nice and smooth,
something goes wrong. and then you
have it all to do over again. / think
III! get out of 1t and into something
else. For instance. now, what'd you
take for half-interest in the cemen,
business?"
The manufacturer grinned
Just suppose now" pursued Hall.
burton, still gazing abstractedly
across the water, that was to
come to you inside of about month
and say: Here's contract at three
dollars a barrel for all the cement
on that six-mile section Of O'Brien
and Parker s'-what would you say?"
IL reckon it would be worth our
ten per cent
mo. you don't. Sears" replied
Halliburton sharply; no. you don't;
not for minute. That's a dollar a
barrel more'n you're gettin' from
Murphy. and twice as big a quantity
needed. Why. you'd be gettin' moro
business at one stroke that you've
had in the last ten years. What you
reckon is that 1t 'ud be worth chang
ing the name of the firm to Sears
and Halliburton
1T amt likely you'd get It,"
sneered the manufacturer sulkily.
II went after 1t myself. and couldn't
land it; an with you workin' for an
other man. ] don't see how you're
goin' to do any better"
There's lot of things you don't
see, Sears. 1t took you ten years
to get your stuff on to this job. and
you wouldn't have got 1t there even
then if | hadn't gone after you. Will
YOU give me the month to try it?"
Sure Two. IL you like. SEEM it's
miracle you'll have to work"
Halliburton caught him by the
shoulder.
Just come insif, and wen write
it down." he said.
That was on Friday. wenty-fou
hours later, the water had risen so
that Halliburton felt that he had et-
ter wire Murphy on the state of at
fairs. The contractor and Whitner
his head superintendent. arrived at
half-past seven Sunday evening. The
flood was still rising. and Halliburton
was out on the work Murphy STAYED
in the office whie Whitncr went out
TO find him.
Every one of them piers is solid
right through" said Halliburton,
proud with the consciousness OF hay.
ing done good piece OF work. and
seeing 1t put to the test. "rhore's
not thing but the best concrete I'm
them anywhere"
"Humph!"
Both turned at the sound, Muir.
ply was standing there, jaws se,
very tight and lips pursed ND
ominously
"A very good job. indeed" said
BY the Star Company. Great Britain
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We've had that piece OF O'Brien
and Parker's turned over TO us to
finish, and we've got to buy our
stuff at pretty good price TO mako
on 1t. But you know all about that.
What's your best flgger?"
Three an quarter"
Three and a quarter. That's n
pretty steep thing to steer me up
against. You got 1t from Sears your.
self for dollar an quarter less'n
that You know as well as do We
can't give you anything like such
a price"
well, you see." replied Halibur.
ton. that was when Sears had never
been able TO get his goods on to
anything big. Now that he's got a
footing for 1t. it sells we'll enough
without having to drop prices at all.
Besides. three an a quarter a bar.
rel is half dollar lcss'n the mar.
ket price. and with the freight you'd
save You ought to make q pretty
good thing out o. IT.
Quite out Of the question" said
Murphy. quite out of the oues
tion"
Good day" Halliburton had h,s
hand on the door-kn Murphy
took the bluff.
Il offer to sell you cement at two
dollars barrel (. o. b. the Viaduct
the original price-in exchange.
It's the only way you can make any.
thing on the Job.
Whats your object?"
Il want footing"
The very boldness of the Idea ap
pealed to Murphy. He was a SELF
made man. and the very sense OF
push in himself made him recognize
the same qualities in his superin.
tendent.
'Of course" said he, ut would do
away with the necessity OF paying a
superintendent.
1T would If we do without one"
said Halliburton drily. "If should
happen to do the work, I'll need two
hundred and fifty month for nv
services"
The use of the work eve" was mob
lost on Murphy. There was no sign
Of backdown anywhere. Had there
been the least culver OF an eyelash.
tho superintendent would have Iost
then and there. But there was none.
Halliburton was biuffing superbly.
HIS answer on the question of sal.
airy was the limit-the one straw
necessary to clinch tho deal. and.
though he never knew it, 1t decided
Murphy. The man to whom no bread
was preferable to the half loaf, who
risked his all on ono throw. and
could then stand without the tremor
of muscle awaiting tho decision
that was the man for whom tho CON.
tractor was looking.
Murphy smiled under his mu,.
tachc.
"All right" he assentcd: "weu
have a new sign painted. Come ana
have lunch"
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inspectors have carefully examined
your contract, however, and have
made us SO satisfactory a report
upon the ability OF the man you have
placed In charge, and the manner In
which your specifications are being
lived UP to. that We are highly
pleased. We are willing, II you will
take the entire section at O'Brien
and Parker's prices. to turn the
whole work over to you for com.
pletion.
"Of course there will be a number
OF details to arrange. but first we
should like to know what you have
10 say on this proposition.
Trusting we may be able to ar.
range satisfactorily. we are.
Yours truly.
JOSIAH BRIGGS.
President and General Manager"
Murphy drew long breath. AL
most convulsively he touched the
bell on his desk.
When Haliburtoa entered Muir.
phys office the contractor met him
with a broad smile of welcome.
"Sit down." said he, showing a
cigar box across the table. Smoke? ?"
Halliburton refused tho proffered
cigar. Seating himself expectantly
on the edge of the chair. he waited
for Murphy to open the conversation.
This the contractor lost no time In
doing.
"Seems az II we can't do without
you," said he with forced ocular
ity. Got to get you back. You
didn't do SO bad. after all. in that
cement business"
That was as near an apology as
Murphy ever came for having dis
charged his superintendent unjustly,
but Halliburton knew his man. and
appreciated the sentence for what
1t was worth. or this. however, he
said nothing, but scratched his head
In apparent stupidity.
II don't just know as I can como
back" he replied at last "You see,
I've sort o. made dickcr with old
man Sears, and was calculatin' to
take an interest in his business.
reckon those marl-beds might be
worth somethin' if they was worked
right"
Have you made any definite ar.
engagements with him?"
We'll, l don't know as have. an
then. again. don't know as /
haven't. We signed thing you
might say was binding"
Just what tho document was that
they had signed he was careful not
to say.
u see" Murphy was annoyed to
think that he had como out Of his
way to offer a man the job and then
TO have 1t refused. Il suppose, then,
we'll have to look to you to sell us
our cement" no said. skilfully cover.
ing his feelings.
I'D like to-" replied Halliburton.
We'll. how much can you supply
1t for?" questioned the contractor.
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Swedes. Italians and negroes worked
side by side in the excavations and
on tho masonry, and every Sabbath
new progress marks on the blue
print chart In tho superintendent
office showed what they had accom-
plished during the week. From
mere foundation excavations the
piers rose to almost their full height
before O'Brien and Parker even
made pretense OF starting on their
section.
Sears supposed this was on ac-
count of the prices of material. and
that they we're waiting for cement to
take drop. But on endeavoring to
sell them, he discovered that he was
wrong-that they had taken the pre-
caution Of buying before the rise in
prices. He was unable 10 do any
thing with them
When at last they did start work,
the superintendent in charge made
preparations to do up such job as
would have delighted Murphy's
heart.
"You don't mean to tell me-" said
he In establishment TO Halliburton,
"that you're maxim them piers solid
right through"
"Sure!" replied the supcrintend-
cnt. Isn't that what the contract
calls for?"
The other looked at him in doubt
as to what new kind OF fool his
might be.
Expect to make money!" he
questioned.
Murphy does" answered Halt
burton tersely; II don't ring in on
the profits"
AS February merged into March.
and March into April. n danger
threatened the work with which the
builders had not reckoned. The
melting of the snow on the hillsides
up-country had it's effect on the little
stream that trickled down the mid
die of the valley. Inch by inch. loot
by foot, 1t came higher and higher,
until its edges. under ordinary cir
cumstances twenty feet from the
nearest pier, hungrily licked the
bases OF fully half OF them. lndlca-
tions were for late Spring with a
still further rise, and the superin-
tendents OF both gangs made prep
arations accordingly.
There was little that could be
done. however. Halliburton laid Oft
the greater part of his force and
waited for the water to go down.
Unlike O'Brien and Parker's man.
lie seemed to have no doubt as to
the stability of his work. Tho other
WAS in constant agony OF appre.
hcnsion lest some undue freshet
should sweep away his Winters
labor
about three days moro ought to
bring it rs high as it'll co." said
Sears to Halliburton one afternoon
as they sat on tho bank watching
the corner of the nearest pier.
Sears" answered the supcrin-
DOWNRIGHT 10