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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
Plan TO CONSERVE
SUPPLY OF RAD|UM
Director Holmes Urges Larger
Facilities for the Bureau
of Mines.

With larger facilities the bureau of
mines could extract from ores already in
the possession Of the government a
quantity Of radium that, placed at the
disposal Of the public health service at
its various hospitals situated in twenty
or more Of the larger cities. would servo
in part to meet the needs Of the various
cancer hospitals Of the country. accord
ing to the annual report Of Dr.. ]. A.
Holmes. director Of the bureau Of mines,
which was made public today.
1t is estimated by Director Holmes that
in the United States 5000 persons die
each year from cancer. Explaining that
cure for certain types OF cancer. the
director says, the most serious barrier to
progress in demonstrating this is the
scarcity Of radium. The report attracted
unusual interest, as Congress Is prepar-
Ing to enact legislation to develop and
conserve the oountry'e radium resources.
Worlds Supply Limited.
There is probably not more than thir-
ty grams Of radium now available for
use in such treatment in all countries"
the report says. "Of this amount there
Is probably not moro than two grams OF
radium bromide In the United States,
in the hands Of few surgeons.
Probably fifteen grams Of radium
bromide was produced during 1912; and OF
this fifteen grams nearly 11.5 grams was
extracted in various European countries
from ores shipped to them from the
United Substantially from Colorado and
Utah.
During 1918 there was total produc-
ton Of 2,140 tons Of radiuua-bearing ores
in the United States, Of which about As
per cent OF the ores and little more
than 80 per cent Of the radium content
was shipped abroad. Because Of new
plant now being erected at Liverpool
by an English corporation controlling
sixty claims in Colorado and Utah, and
the larger purchases of ores by other
foreign corporations, the export OF ra'-
dunn promises to be much larger In lSl4
Meanwhile, the American hospitals are
vainly endeavoring to purchase and bring
back to the United States for their own
use some small part Of this radium. even
at such prices as $4,000 to 100000 per
gram, or $4,000 to $4,000 for the 1--WE
grams of radium that large hospital
should have or have access to for special
cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Additional Dividend for De-
positors of Defunct Bank.
PLAN PARADE AND PAGEANT
Sunday Schools to Hold Big Demon.
stration the First Week
in May.

special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March %. 1914.
Checks for an additional dividend OF
5 per cent for the depositors in the de-
funct Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
Corporation are being prepared by Re-
ceiver Howard w. Smith, and will be
ready to be mailed about April Is next,
it Was announced this morning.
There will be total distribution of
about $4,000 OF this amount the sum
of 100000 was recently paid in by seven
of the directors as settlement in full
with regard to litigation pending
| in connection with the collapse of the
concern. When the Virginia Safe De-
posit and Trust Corporation failed the
total deposits on hand amounted to
about $4,000.
The depositors of this concern have
dividends. 1t is expected that an addi-
tonal dividend will be paid the depositors
at future date. which will wind up the
affairs of the concern.
When the bank closed its doors Deem
Der - 1910. there were about 400 de-
positors in its eight branch banks scat
tered throughout the state, including the
main branch in this city.
A majorityof the depositors recently
voted in favor of accepting the $4,000
from the seven directors in settlement OF
all claims against them in connection
with the collapse of the concern.
Completing Pageant Plans.
Plans are rapidly being completed by
the representatives of the various Sun
day schools in the city for monster
parade and pageant, which will be held
the first week in May.
Tentative plans provide for a parade
OF both pupils and teachers in all of the
Protestant Sunday schools in the city
i'll the afternoon. This will be followed
by a number of tableaX depicting Bible
scenes.
The tableaux in all probability will take
place at the local ball park, although
the place for holding them has not yet
been Definitely decided upon.
Within d. short time there will be a
meeting of the committee in charge. with
g View OF perfecting plans for the affair.
1t is expected that there will be nearly
1000 In the parade.
Thomas II. Fegans funeral took place
at 10 o'clock this morning from st.
Marys Catholic Church and was largely
attended. Delegations of Knights of CO.
lumhus and HibernianS Were among those
in attendance and six past grand knights
of Fitzgerald Council, No. 459, Knights
of Columbus, acted as honorary pail
bearers.
The services were conducted by Rev.
l.. F. Kelly, and burial was in St Mary S
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Leo P. Har-
low, James Callan, Capt. William II.
Sweeney, william Desmond, george
Schwab and Mr.. Gardner, the latter Of
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
STATE CAMPAIGNS
UNDER DISCUSSION
Federal Woman's Equality
Association Begins Its An
nuaI Convention.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
AMONG THE SPEAKERS
Representatives of Organizations to
Appear Before House Committee
Tomorrow.

III" Federal Womans Equality Asso-
citation, an organization with members il
all parts of the country, began its annual
convention this afternoon i'll the audi
forum of Woodward & Lothrop's. The
meeting is to be continued tomorrow and
is to end with a reception tomorrow night
at the Cairo apartment.
Campaigns in states where woman suf-
frage is TO be voted nthis year fur
nished the subject for discussion at the
meeting this afternoon. Rev. Olympia
Brown of Wisconsin, president OF the as
ISOLATION, presided.
Among those who are scheduled to de-
liver addresses are Mrs. Beiva Lockwood,
Senator Sterling of South Dakota. Sena-
tor Pittrnan of Nevada. Representative
kinkaid of Nebraska, Representative
Evans of Montana. Representative Hell
gesen of North Dakota. Mrs. Clara Mac
Naughton and Mrs Clara Bewick Colby.
Hearing Before House Committee.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock repre-
sentatives of the association are to APP
pea- at a hearing granted by the House
committee on the election of the Presl-
dent, Vice President and members on
congress on a Dill 10 dllo" women "
vote for members of the Senate and
House.
Miss Minnie Bronson. secretary of the
National Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage. will appear at the hearings as
the representative of the District Asso-
citation Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
Mrs. Brown said today that her asso-
citation is in favo- of the constitutional
amendment recently defeated in the SEN
ate for the acknowledgements Of women
but pending further action on that amend
mt is advocating the passage of the bill
introduced in the House by Representa-
tive French of Idaho. She said her or
SANITATION believes Congress has the
right to give women the right to vote for
members of the House and Senate with
out q, constitutional amendment She
added that personally she is opposed to
the new constitutional amendment intro
duced in the Senate last week by Senator
Shafroth Of Colorado.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
Charge of Attempted Murder.

George Cooper. col0fed, Is wanted by
tho police to answer a charge of assault
with intent TO kill Jessie Smith. also
colored. who resides at 81 2ls street
southwest George and Jessie met at "a
and streets southwest about 1920
clock this morning and quarreled. the
police were told, and Cooper 10 alleged
to have fired two shots at her. Neither
shot took effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23

wealth will have been wasted--a perma-
nent loss" tho report adds.
The director estimates the unnecessary
waste of coal to be $500 600 tons an
nually. He expresses the opinion that
an investigation costing probably $4,000
would result in a saving Of 50.0do.OO
tons yearly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
HOW FRENCH PEOPLE
CURE STOMACH TROUBLE

y household remedy OF the French
peasantry, consisting of pure vege-
table oil, and said to possess Won
derful merit in the treatment of
stomach, liver and intestinal
troubles, has been introduced in this
country by George II. Mayr. who
for twenty years has been one Of
the leading downtown druggists of
Chicago and who himself was cured
by its use. So quick and effective
IS its action that a single dose Is
usually enough to bring pronounced
relief in the most stubborn cases,
and many people who have tried it
declare they never heard of anything
to produce such remarkable results
in so short time. 1t is known as
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Rem
cdy and can now be had at almost
any drug store 1t is now sold here
lv Jaur.s ~ DonHell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
Secrecy as to Methods.

NO detailed information concerning the
methods of treating these radium-bear-
ing ores being obtainable. the bureau OF
mines has endeavored to develop a
process of its own. which, if successful,
will be made public for general use.
Progress in this work has been slow,
not only because Of the uncertain fac
tors, but because Of the limited avail
able facilities at the bureaus disposal for
such work.
Referring to the bureaus activities in
preventing unnecessary waste of the ma
TONS mineral resources, Director Holmes
says that Hast year there was saved in
Oklahoma alone 100000 worth Of nat
ural gas. The waste of this product. that
still continues annually in Oklahoma. is
estimated to be from s15.OO0,OOO to
$40 O0Q,Oo0 and in all the fields of the
country it reaches total of S50,OO,oO0
annually. r
''A~few more years OF further delay
and this valuable source Of nationa!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
To Address Parents League.

Mrs Mary L. jackson Of Boston Is TO
address the Parents League at the Will
son Normal School tomorrow at o'clock.
taking as her subject. "A Message From
the Under -orld to Mothers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
Suffering From Knife Wound

William J. Mickeljohn, twenty-five
vars old, n resident of Takoma Park.
was taken to Freedmen's Hospital this
morning, suffering from knife wound in
his back. He received the wound, he
stated. while in "A store on Florida ave-
nue northwest Mickeljohn told the po-
lice he will procure a warrant for his
alleged assailant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
HELD VALID IN TERRITORIES.
Supreme Court Rules on Federal
Employers Liability Bill.

The first federal employers liability law
of 1906 declared unconstitutional as to
the states, was held to be valid today by
the Supreme Court as to territories of the
United States, such as former New Mex
leo territory.
Harry S. Friday. brakeman on the Sam
ia Fe Central railway. was allowed to re-
cover under the law of 1906 $3.50 for loss
of an arm resulting from defective
brake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23

ment It is possible that all that IRE ap-
paratus in front of crowded hotel or
apartment at o'clock in the morning
might have caused a panic which would
have resulted dlsastrously.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23

The last of a series of public organ
recitals was given in the Naval
Academy chapel at Annapolis, Md,
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23
REPRESENTATIVE WHITE
GETS APPEAL FOR HOGS
Advocate of Proposed Cholera Bill
Reported '.All Het Up Over
Growth of Disease.

Representative George White of Ohio,
Who used to be called Deacon" White
While at Princeton, because of his serious
countenance, has just received a letter
from a friend on the subject of hog cho!-
era. The friend had been influenced in
writing to Representative Deacon" White
by an editor named Put Sandies, an
advocate of the proposed bill to appro-
pirate large sums to wipe out hog choi-
era. The. letter. which Representative
White has made public, is as follows:
Dear George: Put Sandles has be-
come all het up over this hog cholera
matter and after reading one of his full
some Nominations l would be worse than
traitor did not I sound the appeal to
YOU
II had a sort of an idea that the white
plague that is killing off a few nillieu
people Il year or 4 month. whichever 1t
IL, Wsts about thc worst thing we had to
contend with in this country, but no, a.
thousand times no. Make it two thou
sand il you want to. For frghtful de-
struction and stupeadous havoc and gil
'g.utlc losS-of money--thc hog cholera
has the white plague backed up i'll the
Torner yelling for ice water. I firmly
believe this, because Put says SO. So
] wish to add my urgent insist that you
NY to the protection of the innocent hog
instanter.
Hog Loss More Vital Than Children
IF a few odd thousand children should
die during your GRAND of mercy to the
Log. that is one Of the eXigencies that
cannot well he avoided. because there
are plenty more where they came from.
Not SO with the hogs. They are bringing
from % TO ioi4 cents in Pittsburgh today
and the visible supply Is limited
Conservation of our national re-
sources, currency, tariff food protec-
ton and the nations health pale before
this momentous question Forget 'em,
George. Vote for Il muniticent appropria-
ton for the installation of charity beds
in all our municipal hospitals for the
afflicted swine and unborn generations of
Chester Whites will rise up and squeal
our praises world without end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-23

Capt Washington L. Woodal. seventy:
eight years old, Chesapeake bay navi.
gator, died at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Sudler G. Weist, OF Wilmington
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-06-26
UNION CHILDREN'S
DAY NEXT SUNDAY
Reaney's Park VIII BE the Scene of
Gathering of Sunday School
Children-Program Prepared

A notable service is to be held in
Reaney's park on Sunday afternoon,
at $3.50 p. m. All the Sunday schools
of the city will unite for a Children s
Day service. There will be songs and
recitations by children and other,
from all the Sunday schools; music
led by an orchestra; an address by
Professor Thomson to children and
grown-ups. All Sunday school mem
bers and their friends will try to be
there, and this will be a great serv-
ice Everybody cordially invited
Sunday at 300 p. m. Service will
last about an hour.
Geo. Ellis will be presiding officer.
The following program will be
rendered:
Song, Onward Christian Sol
diers," by audience.
Prayer, by Rev. Harrison of the
Federated church.
Music, intermediate choir of NJ. E.
church.
six Little Sunbeams," by six lit
tie girls of the Nazarene church.
Extract from The Vision of Sir
Launfal,' by Arthur Ageton, of the
Episcopal church.
Solo, Beautiful Bird of Summer. -"
Ruth Parr of the Nazarene church.
Scripture reading, Iva Llewellyn of
the Christian church.
The Child Judge" DIVA Irwin and
Elizabeth Woollescroft, of the
Episcopal church.
Solo, Francis Emerson of the NJ.
e. church.
Song, Junior girls of the Federated
church.
Recitation, Cleone Dawson of the
Presbyterian church.
Recitation, Katharine McCully of
the Federated church.
Solo, Mrs. Porter of the Presbyter-
ian church.
Address, Professor Thomson of
the Episcopal church.
Trio, Williams Sisters of the Chris
tian church.
Song, America audience.
Benediction, Rev. Caughlan.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-06-26
MIR. AND MRS. l.. +. DUMAS
HONORED AT RECEPTION
Pullman Bride and Groom Guests of
Honor ut Reception i'm Dayton,
Their Future Home

The delightful country home OF
Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Dumas was very
pretty scene of lights and gladness
last Friday evening when a reception
neighbors and friends, the occasion
oeing the twenty-siXth anniversary of
the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Dumas
and in honor of he marriage of Mr.
and Mrs Loren Dumas recently mar
ried.
A party autoed from Walla Walla
headed by Attorney Allen Reynolds
and w. s. Clark. Others were pres
ent from Waitsburg and Pullman.
The home was beautifully decorated
with roses and syringas. The porch
was Illuminated with colored electric
lights and made comfortable with
rugs and seatings.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Dumas stood in
the receiving line with the newly
welded couple, the mother and her
charming daughter carrying bou-
quets of white lilies grown from the
bulbs which furnished the flowers
carried by Mrs. Dumas &c years ago.
Miss Mabel Dumas received at the
door and Mrs. Arthur Barnett, Mrs.
Ed Clark, Mrs. II. e. Mason and Mrs.
Cave and daughter, Marie, of Pull
man assisted in entertaining. A
company of young ladies did the
waiting upon the guests at the tables.
The affair was very pleasant and
it is good to know that amidst soci-
ety's call to philanthropy and bust
ness the world is always glad when it
hears the call of home. The very
best of wishes are extended to Mr..
Dumas and his attractive young bride
as they make another American
home the first unit of our nation,
the first circle of society.-Columbia
County Dispatch.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-06-26

fighter and who won each of his ring
battles is a real curiosity. f. R.
Wedge is such man and will tell
Friday afternoon, why l Quit Prize
Fighting" His life story as told by
himself is said to be the most thrill
ling ever heard from the chautauqua
platform.
Space is lacking to outline the
merits of the remaining offerings.
Some folks will be surprised that
"Bronte," advertised as the smartest
dog in the world, is billed positively
to appear and give the major portion
of an entire evening, Wednesday,
with his master, VIM. A. Mccormick.
Mrs. VIM. Calvin Chiffon, one of the
best impersonators in the country,
comes on Sunday.
The climax of the chautauqua is
DR.. Frank w. Gunsaulus, premier
pulpit orator of the world, pastor of
Central church, Chicago, and presi
dent of the Armour Institute of Tech
nology, a school for poor young men
founded by Philip Armour, the beef
baron. One of DR.. Gunsaulus' SER
mons so inspired Armour that at the
conclusion of the service, he offered
a million dollars to found the kind of
school described by the eloquent
preacher. This is DR.. Gunsaulus'
first visit to the Northwest, and in
order to come he has turned down
scores of pleading applications for
his lectures in all other parts of the
country. He will deliver his latest
masterpiece, The Modern Ameri-
can" Thursday night.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-06-26
BUYS BIG BEND LAND

Mr.. and Mrs. George Wagner have
returned from three weeks auto
mobile trip through the Big Bend
and other sections of Eastern Wash
ington. Mr.. Wagner purchased an
improved farm of 100 acres at Rear
dan, in part payment for which he
gave 20 head of mules, all his
horses, buggies and harness and his
autom obie.
Mr.. Wagner reports crops in all
parts of Eastern Washington as
above the average and states that
the farmers are happy and optimis-
tie. He will rent his Reardan farm,
and is planning on building another
residence in Pullman for renting
purposes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-06-26
DEATH FOLLOWS
BRAVE BATTLE

Helen, the one-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wier, passed
away at the family home on Sunny
side hill Tuesday evening at 5
O'Clock, after one of the bravest bat
ties against death ever witnessed by
local physicians. After suffering for
some time with intestinal trouble, the
little girl 10 days ago became a vic
tim of tubercular menengitis, attend
ed by almost constant commissions.
Operations to remove the water
which forme ed on the brain were per-
formed and specialists in diseases of
children were called in consultation
with the attending physician. All
pronounced the case a hopeless one
and expressed surprise that the child
continued to live under its tremen-
dous burden of Affections. For 10
days the baby continued its phenom-
email battle against death, but each
day grew perceptibly weaker and the
end came to relieve it's suffering.
Funeral services were held from
the family home Wednesday after
noon at 2;30, being in charge of the
Rev. Edward Utz, a Bible student
from Spokane, who is attending the
W. 5. G. summer session. Interment
was in the South Side cemetery.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-06-26
WANT SMALL TRACTS
FOR NEW SETTLERS
Spokane Chamber of Commerce Asks
Cooperation of Inland Empire in
Conducting Immigration
Campaign

w. p. Romans. travelling secretary
of the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce. was in the city yesterday con-
ferring with the business men re-
garding the agricultural immigration
campaign. which is being planned by
the Spokane organization. The idea
is to secure locations for good farm
ers, with limited amount of capital
who desire to engage in intensive
farming in the Inland Empire. Mr.
Romans has covered most of the inn
portant towns of Whitman county
and reports that he found the people
ready and willing to cooperate in
the work which he outlines as fol-
lows:
The immigration department of
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce,
after studying this situation for sew
eral months, has decided that the
people of the Inland Empire must
unite in doing two things:
"First-Quantitie of land of all
classes must be definitely listed at
reasonable prices, with those prices
eood for Is months, unless sooner
sold to a bona fide purchaser by the
owner, with the agreement that the
land can be sold an the 10-year pay
ment plan with interest on the de-
ferred payments at six per cent
"Second-Classifie lists of thou
sands of these farms must be printed
and must be circulated through the
railroads and other agencies, giving
name and address of the agents or
owner. This must be backed up by
personal work in the Middle West
and to some extent in the northern
part of Europe.
THE Spokane Chamber of Com
merce Is willing to take the leader
ship in such campaign. 1t is will
ing to help gather the lists and to
bear the expense of classifying and
printing them. 1t is also willing to
lead the way in personal work in the
Middle West and to work upon the
European problem.
But to make a success of such a
work the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce must have the active co-opera-
ton of every commercial organiza-
ton, of every banker and of every
leading business man in the com
munities that vitality need agricul-
tural immigration The men who
own the farm lands must realize mat
the future of their investment de-
ponds in very large way upon just
such a movement. They must realize
the value to them of selling part of
their holding at reasonable prices on
very easy terms in order to get the
farmers in the country working on
the methods that will lead the way
to better prices.
Spokane is vitality interested in
this movement only to the extent
that it can be made to develop ag-
ricultural communities and districts
of the Inland Empire. The interest
of every other community is just the
same.
For the purpose of deciding upon
practical ways and means of carrying
this plan through, the Spokane
Chamber of Commerca wishes to
invite the business men and the
farm land owners of Eastern
Washington Northern Idaho and
Western Montana to an immigration
Conference to be held at Spokane,
Monday and Tuesday, June 29-3O."