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Evening star., 1914-04-17
SUNDAY SCHOOLS MEET.
Alexandria County Association
Holding Convention Today.
spec:si Corresl.unence Of The Star.

Speciai CORRESPONDENCE of The star.
CLARENDON. Va, April II, 1914
The annual convention of the Alexan-
dria County Sunday School Association
will begin at the Cherrydale Methodist
Protestant Church this afternoon. The
session will be opened with devotional
services by Rev. E. N. Kirby of the
Ballston Presbyterian Church. Rev. r.
w. Coe Of the Cherrydale NJ. p. Church
will make the address of welcome. and
Rev. Robert Robinson of Arlington Pres
byterian Church will respond. Luther
Dodd of Clarendon will read his report as
r. Hickok of the Metropolitan Presbyte-
rian Church of Washington will make an
address on The Bible and the Older
Scholar" Mark A. Watson of Washing
ton will speak on 1.-THE Sunday School
Program" At S:45 Rev. H. L. Swain will
make an address on THE Aim and Work
Of the Sunday School,"
Rev. George w. Gather entered Sunday
upon his new pastorate at Clarendon
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
At meeting of Clarendon Baptist
Church Wednesday arrangements were
made to have a short religious service
on the church lot Sunday afternoon, aft
er which ground will be broken for the
new ten-thousand-dollar church which it
is hoped to have advanced by the middle
of August sufficiently to hold services in.
The Alexandria County Equal Suffrage
Association held meeting Tuesday night
at the home of Mrs S. ]. Mulhall. near
Ballston. Miss Stevens of Washington
addressed the meeting, while Mrs. Lock-
wood was in the chair
Evening star., 1914-04-17
BLISS COMPANY TO APPEAL.
Torpedo Makers Seek to Sell Product
to Other Nations.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE E. w
Bliss Company will appeal from the deci-
sion of United States Judge Van Vech-
ter Needer of Brooklyn. restraining the
sale or exhibition of the company's tor
pedoes TO other nations than the United
States, according 10 a statement by
Arthur G. Fraser, chief counsel for the
Bliss interests.
The secrets which American naval Of
fiecrs believe give the American govern
ment superiority over other nations in
the manufacture of torpedoes are pro-
tected, in the opinion of these officers,
by Judge Needer's action.
Department officials are very much
gratified over the successful outcome of
this litigation, since the restraining or
der. now becoming permanent, will pre-
vent foreign nations from obtaining
specific knowledge of the navys present
torpedo weapon. which has been develop
ed in the last few years to a high state
of efficiency. which in the opinion of the
department makes ii superior weapon
to any other of its type
The action in the case just terminated
was brought by the United States gov
ernment in May. 1913. after the defend
ant company had Informed ,the Secretary
of the Navy that they intended to
demonstrate the complete operation and
construction of the Bliss-Leavitt torpedo
to the Whitehead Torpedo Company OF
Fiume, Austria. naming June /, 1913 as
the date which these demonstrations
would take place. The United States
government entered a strong protest
against such demonstration. and wheI
the torpedo manufacturers informed the
Secretary of the Navy that such demon
stration would be made, action was
brought in the United States district
court. New York, in the injunction sui
just terminated.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
MARRIAGE IN JAPAN.
From the Japan Magazine.

rom rue Japan Magazine.
NJ what age do most of the Japanese
marry? The civil code sanctions men and
women marrying at. seventeen and fif-
Teen. respectively. According to statistics
iiled by the department of home af-
fairs. there are about 600 girls who
marry at the age of fifteen every year.
200 at sixteen and the number sud
denly increases TO nearly 10000 at the
age Of twenty Looking over the sta
tistics of 1910. there are 1885 girls mar
rying at twenty-one years old and 49,
III girls at twenty-five. From twenty
two years the number declines. and it
may be safely asserted that the majority
Of girls marry at the age of twenty-one.
As TO men. in the same statistics. there
are about twenty or thirty who married
at the age of fifteen and about 1000
at seventeen. the legal age. The largest
number is 36.Io1 at twenty-six, and from
twenty six the number becomes less each
year. II may safely be said, therefore
that most men marry at twenty-six
IL is to be noticed that while the ay-
erdge age of marriage for girls increases
by leaping up to the age Of twenty-one,
and decreases with equal rapiditv there
after. the rate for men marrying does not
show any similar tendency in either di-
recton. Against the 1s.oJ0 men marry
ing at thirty or thereabouts there are
only $3.50 women VINO marry at about
The sam" period AT the fnrtieth wear
period there are 3. In men. against 1900;
at the hfteth year period Zoo men and
+Ht women. and at the siXtiett year Pc
Tl0d there are 45o men and 12U women.
The law, v hIie fixing the legal marriag ge
age of men and women, does not limit the
fnal age legal To marry. In the said sta
uStics III 1910 ninety-tive men and thir-
teen women married at the age OF sixty.
ninety men and twenty-eight women at
StXty-tiv- years. and 16s men and twenty
women al the age OF sixty-seven-fifty-
on" years after they had seen their davs
us sweet sixteen" We may infer from
these facts thdt man can never get rid
81 the marrying propensity till he is dead
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Contracts With Hotels.

Samuel V. Hayden. attorney for the
Federal Taxicab Company. was also heard
by the committee. His testimony was
practically the same as that of Mr.. Bou-
bar. He told the committee that the taxi
cab company has lease with the hotels,
The hotels pay certain percentages to
the company on the earnings of the taxi
cabs in the hotel service.
Senator Salisbury discussed the condi-
tion relating TO taxicabs in London,
pointing out the fact that the rate
charged in that city was very low. COM
paratively speaking. He asked Mr. Bou-
bar why the charges should be SO low in
London and yet the profits of the London
companies appeared to be as great as
those in the District of Columbia.
District Commissioner Newman told the
committee OF the powers of the District
rablic utilities commission in regard TO
t..- regulation OF taxicab rates. The
taxfcab companies have already taken the
matter to the District courts. and it is
lending there.
senator Salisbury. following the meet
ns. said that he thought it was high
lime that law fixing taxicab rates
should be passed for the District of Co
iEIubia. H. was opposed to waiting upon
action 10y the courts lie said that the
proposed law should fix u rate which
would be fair to taXicab companies as
NeH as ta the general public
The committee will have before II on
Monday the District Commissioners.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
COULD HE MAKE LIVING?
PA NOW BELIEVES so
And This Is Yarn Concerning an
Up-to-the-Minute New
York Romance.
Special Correspondence of The star
NEW YORK, April Is, 1914

NEW YORK, April Is, 1914.
Here's an up-to-the-minute romance.
Away uptown there lives a very rich
man. He has a pretty daughter. She
fell In love with good enough kind Of a
Kid. principally legs and necktie.
Blooie.' said the old man. shaking his
head violently, when he learned this. Il
know the sort that young man is, as
though Id worked him out with a fig
saw. He can't come around here max
ing love until l have proof that he is
making good living-honestly.
So she cried And the young man laid
his chin on one of the points of his
collar and swore he'd die or conquer
And last week the old man and ma and
the girl were entertaining some friends
who till live in Pittsburgh Quite natu-
rally they visited a tango restaurant.
The girl spied the boy in the distance
Send waiter for Walter. pa" said
she. Il want to dance with him"
Under the conditions the Old Man
couldn't holler. So the two youngsters
danced together. When the Old Man
got his check for the tango supper he
found on it this item:
ITO one dance with Walter Weekhead
instructor. $50
He paid it. too. That's one of the best
CRAFTS of the dinner dancers. And il
afforded proof that Walter was making
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Opposes Zone System.

senator Salisbury asked Mr.. Boubar
for an opinion as To the possibility of
establishing u zone rate in the District
similar to that prevailing i'll Boston. Phla-
dclph.a and New York. MIR Boubar re-
plied that he was not prepared to make
such statement. He said that he was
not in favor of the change. but he prom
ised to make a report on the matter at Il
meeting of the committee TO he held to-
morrow. Mr.. Buubar said that a taxi
meter was put on cab SO that the
patron shall pay for the distance he
travels. 1T would seem to me that this
is the only fair way to handle that kind
Of transportation, both for the customer
and for the company said Mr. Boubar-
The advantage of the taximeter
over the zone system is that the
passenger knows exactly what he is
paying for
1t was brought out that the rates for
carrying two passengers from the
Union station to the Willard Hotel, a
distance of one and quarter miles,
was 80 cents. The New York rate for
the same distance is 20 cents. II was
also brought out that the charge per
hour in Washington was 81 for the first
and SO for each succeeding hour. In
New York the charge is $3.50 for the
first hour and So for each additional
hour
Evening star., 1914-04-17

which was held at the Public Library.
He strongly urged the adoption of one
system of raised printing for the blind
IN order that all books for the blind
might be available to those who have
any knowledge of raised printing
ne greatest work that the workers
iof the bhnd can accomplish he said.
% establish a uniform type to be
used IN communicative work" Opposing
the segregation of the blind Senator
Gore declared that children graduated
from blind institutions are not equip
PED to grapple with the world. Such
chlidren. he said, believe that the care
and tenderness that enshrine them there
VIII follow them out, which is not the
case. ana they should be prepared for
Mhat they are up against. We do not
want more institutional education for the
bind, but more public school education.
Last nights session was opened by Rev
Ir Henry B. Couden. chaplain Of the
Rouse OF Representatives, with a PRAYER
Edward NJ. Van Cleave president of the
Ohio state commission for the blind. adj
dressed the meeting, outlining the pur-
poses OF the present convention.
Others Speakers Last Night.
Others who spoke were Olin H. Burritt,
superintendent of the Pennsylvania Insti-
tute for the Education of the Blind; Dr.
c. T. Fraser, II. Randolph Latimer, prin-
cipal of the Maryland School for the
Blind, and Charles D. D. Campbell, execu-
tive secretary of the Ohio commission
In the absence of Miss Lucy Wright
at the opening of the convention late
yesterday afternoon, her report on the
prevention of blindness was read by E. NJ
Van Cleave. The paper dealt with the
EXPERIMENTAL clinics for the benefit of the
public of Boston. where the school com
mittee has established one defective eye
sight class which has proved so success
ful that other cities are following 1t.
Miss Carolyn G. Van Blarcom. secretary
of the New York committee for the blind,
read a report of the work for the blind
in that state. While Miss Marian A. Camp
bell told of the work in Ohio
DR.. J. j. Carroll, secretary Of the Mary
land Association for the Prevention of
Blindness. told Of the work for the blind
of Maryland.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Not Disposed to Wait for
Courts to Pass on Case
Now Pending.
PROFITS ARE NOT LARGE,
COMMITTEE is ASSURED
Representatives of Local Companies
Express Willingness to Furnish
Details of Business.

That legislation fixing definite rates
for charges by taxicabs and other vehi-
cles in the District of Columbia. will be
District committee became apparent to-
day. Senator salisbury of Delaware.
chairman Of the subcommittee In charge
of the Works bill fixing 81 definite scale
of charges by these vehicles, expressed
the opinion today that a bill would be
reported to the Senate at an early date.
OF course. We have not vet determined
what rates shall be charged" said Sena-
tor SALISBURY. He Indicated however.
that his subcommittee intended to com
plete its Investigation early as possible,
and that report would follow quickly.
At a hearing before the subcommittee
on the Works bill. John J. Boubar of the
Terminal TaXicab Company submitted
d schedule of rates charged by that com
pany, and also the rates charged by taxi
cab companies in the twenty largest cities
of the United states. He told the COM
nittee that nine cities charged the same
rates those of the Terminal TaNicab
Company, seven charged higher rates
and two lower
lie went into a detailed discussion of
what il cost the operators of taxicabs
to continue in business. He said among
other things that the non-revenue-pro-
ducing miles covered by the taXicabs
amounted to 4o per cent. He testified
IL cost his company 80 cents for every
mile that they run a taXiCIb and that
The revenue amounted to about SO
cents per mile, making a profit of 80
cents per mile. This statement. he said
vas based on an experience Of five years
He put the daily profit of a taxicab
ut 81 81,
Evening star., 1914-04-17
CLOAKROOM EMPLOYE DEAD.
Robert Coates, Colored, Employed
at Capitol for Forty-Four Years.

Robert Coates. the colored employe of
the democratic cloakroom i'll the House.
died today after a service of forty-four
years at the Capitol. He had been ill
only few days at his home. 443 n street
northwest. He was seventy-one years old.
Coates obtained his position through for
mer Gov. Swami of Maryland. who was
at one time member of the lower house
and ever since his appointment he has
looked after the hats and coats of repre-
sentatives on the democratic side. In
addition he conducted a quick lunch
counter for the special use of democrats
in the cloakroom.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
STEAMER AIM ON FIRE.
Tugs Sent From Mobile to Assist
the Vessel.

MOBILE. April 1.-THE steamer Aim
of the Seeburg steamship line, with a
cargo OF sisal from Progresse is on fire
in the lower bay at Fort Morgan. accord
ing to advices here.
Wireless messages say the fire has
been raging in her hold since early
morning Fire tugs have been dispatch
cargo Of sisal from Progresso, is on fre
ed To her assistance, but the passage
Evening star., 1914-04-17
His Only Chance.
,ou's Weekly

.FM f'@!s" weekly
\ short time ago. on the shooting range
.st Nldershot, recruit was taking a les
son IN firing. but not with very promis-
.nS results. After repeatedly failing TO
hit the target at 800 yards, the Instructor
tired him at 200. with the same result.
He then decided to try him at 100 yasds.
but the results were even worse than he
fore, losing ali patience. the instructor
exclaimed. in disgust:
Fix your bay"net and 80 and sjan tn,
thing it's your only chance"
Evening star., 1914-04-17

Years of experience on the bench have
taught him that:
Every gangster whose history l have
been able to follow back into boyhood
has been shown to have been an unduti-
ful son, selfish, disobedient and tyran-
nous
Evening star., 1914-04-17
The Inauisition.

From the Christian Register
Miss Maguire-Any letter for me?
Postmaster-What name. please?
Miss Maguire-Must / tel1o
ostmaster-Certainly.
Miss Maguire-Well, if I must, "Te
Dolan.''
Evening star., 1914-04-17

good living. and quite as honestly a.
necessary. 50 that ono seems to be in
sight Of that happy ending which is dc
sired for all love stories.
Except that the old Man and Ma and
Maize have just sailed for Europe
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Recalcitrant New Haven Wit
nesses Experience a
Change of Heart.
CASES HAD BEEN GIVEN
TO DISTRICT GRAND JURY
kilograms From Attorneys Say They
Will Produce All Required
Books and Papers.

All the recalcitrant witnesses in the
interstate commerce commissions in
quiry into the financial operations of
the Billiard Company with the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road have agreed to testify fully con-
cerning the facts in their possession.
and to produce the books and papers
Of the Billiard Company.
Chief Consul Joseph W. Folk of the
commission today received from Homer
s. Cummings. attorney for two of the
witnesses. Hemingway and Morehouse,
telegram saying that his clients would
respond to questions.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
El,2J to Bs

SI.25 to Baltimore and Return
Every Saturday and Sunday. Pennsylvania
Railroad. Tickets good to return until 8
I'm. following day.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1914-04-17
How Deroulede Escaped.

From Pearson's Weekly
The late Paul Deroulede was not the
sort of man about whom one told funny
stories. one ran too much risk of being
called OUT" But the story Of his e.
cape from Breslau where the Germans
had imprisoned him Is decidedly anus
ing.
A friend of his. Lieut. Jaanaux. cam.
to visit him IN the prison disguised as 4
Polish Jew. He wore a long coat and a
shaggy fur cap. and made himself suf-
ficiently conspicuous to be noticed hy
the sentries. and he went on paying
visits every nov and then until every
body became quite familiar with him.
one day. after a visit. peroulede stroll
ed with him to the gateway OF the fort
| reSs. They waited chatting. till the ser
trys back WAS turned: then. quick
| thought. Deroulede slipped his
friends long coat. his fur cap and his
spectacles, and with i stick in his hail4
limped slowly out through the gate and
off 20 the railway station. He got a
train at once and safely crossed the
frontier.
The really comic part of the story re
lates to the lieutenant. who walked
calmly out of the fortress in his shirt
sleeves and nobody took any notice o.
him at all.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Cases Before Grand Jury.

While the proceedings of the grand
jury are secret. it is generally considered
about the City Hall that presentments
We're voted yesterday afternoon against
Hemingway and Morehouse of New
Haven for violating the compulsory testi,
mony act of 1893 by refusing to answer
questions pFopounded at the hearing last
Friday before the commission.
The failure of Harvey V. Whipple and
Edward l. Field to give desired testi-
mony at the same hearing was not pre-
sented to the grand jury yesterday be-
cause of the receipt of a letter from
their attorney expressing a willingness
to testify and avoid criminal proceedings
Assistant United States Attorney Har-
vey Given, who aided Chief Counsel Folk
of the interstate commerce commission in
presenting the charges to the grand jury
declined today to admit or deny that the
grand jury had directed the preparation
Of indictments.
Evening star., 1914-04-17
Ready to Produce Books.

Another telegram from Henry Stod-
dard, representing Whipple and Field,
gave assurance that his clients not only
would testify concerning the matters to
which a week ago they refused to answer,
but also would produce books and other
documents of the Billiard company de-
sired by the commission.
Confronted by indictment and criminal
prosecution for their refusal to respond
to lawful questions of the commission,
the recalcitrant witnesses concluded not
to press their contention that the ques-
tions asked constituted an invasion of
their personal rights.
In view of the acquiescence of the men
in the demand of the commission for
the informa ton 10 indictments may be
returned to the court.
1t is expected that the next hearing
will be April -. At that time oppor-
tunity will be afforded the witnesses to
comply with the agreements entered into
with Mr.. Folk by their counsel.
John l.. Billiard, promoter of the Billiard
Company through Mr.. Cummings. today
assured the commission that he had
never said that in instituting criminal
proceedings against the witnesses the
commission was "bluffing.'
Evening star., 1914-04-17

Sharpe-Last Christmas. before their
marriage. She gave him a beautiful book.
entitled A Perfect Gentleman
Whealton-Well?
Sharpe-This Christmas she intends Civ
ing him a book entitled Wild Animals
Have Met. London Tit-Bits
Evening star., 1914-04-17

:, uator Thomas T. Core of oklahoma
presided at last nights public meeting,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-23
WE'LL, WE'LL. GOULD FAvoRs TT.
Missouri Pacific Chairman Admits
That Federal Rule May Be Right.

New York. Jan. 23.-George J.
Gould gave out an optimistic inter-
view today on the general business
situation in the country. He said: Il
feel encouraged. My attitude for
long time has been one of extreme
conservatism The sentiment is more
cheerful, and 1 believe that business
will be better. In my judgment, the
situation depends largely upon what
the Washington administration does.
The country is rich. and it is reason
ably safe to assume that we will have
fairly good crops, to say the least, this
coming season.
II would much prefer to have the
issuance Of securities regulated by the
interstate commerce. commission than
nv a large number of state commits
sions. With the power to do this. the
government will be in virtual control
of the railroads, and must assume the
responsibility that goes with the pow
ers that it possesses, or that are likely
to be given before very long. 1 do not
think that the doing away with inter-
locking directorates will prove nearly
so troublesome or disturbing to the
corporations as has been feared in
some circles.
II am of the opinion that as soon
as confidence returns more fully there
will not be much difficulty in selling
bonds on a satisfactory basis. AS I
said before, however. this and other
matters will depend very largely upon
the attitude of the Washington adj
ministration. If it is friendly and
conciliatory, we should have decidedly
better times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-23
THIN FOLKS MADE PLUMP
Samose Ideal Flesh Builder Says Drug
gist Stansfied..

Thin people are simply suffering from
want of nourishment!
II you are thin. it is because the food
you eat is not assimilated and passes
through the system without building up
the flesh and tissue as it should.
You can readily get plump and rosy
by using Samose tissue forming food
which when taken with the meals, inn
mediately becomes flesh building and
life giving element In the blood.
Samose builds up tie system puts
flesh on the bones, brings back the glow
of health &C the paid cheek and re-
moves the tired and 1anguid feeling
which is the result. of exhaustion and
low vitality. Geo. w. Stansf1eld, drug
gist 632 Kansas avenue.rjs introducing
Samosc to mis- customers and recon-
mends it highly. He gives the best
proof OF his belief that Samose will
do all that is claimed for It by offering
to refund the money IL it fails to In
crease the weight and restore good
health--Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-01-23
Praises This Remedy
for Lung Trouble

Many people are led to believe that Lung
Trouble is q disease which cannot be con-
Quered. This b wrong, as many have fully
recovered their health A change Of cIi-
mate has helped some. but many more
have been restored to health by breathing
the freshest air, eating well cooked wholo-
come food, being temperate in theif hablts
and adding the tonic qualities of Eckman'6
Alternative. q medicine for Throat ana
Lung Troubles. Investigate this case:-
Bowling Green, KY. R. No. 4
Gentlemen: The spring Of 1903 nad
q severe cough for six months. / tried al
the medicine that my doctors recommend
ed to me. but no results came for the bet
ter. had night sweats, and would cough
and spit until got 10 weak could hard
" do anything. But, At last. James Deer-
ing, of Glasgow Junction, insisted that 1
try your medicine. In one weeks tims
condition, and after l had taken several
firmly bei3eve fhat Eckman's Alternative
taken before the last stage"
above abbreviated; more ON request)
many years test to Be most e1icacious
Bronchitis, Bronchial Asthma, stubbdfn
Colds and n upbuilding the system. Con
tains no narcotics. poisons Or habtt-fcrn-
ing drugs Sold by leading dru8EiZts.
p.lia. Pa, Tor booklet telling of recoveTloo
and additional evidence.-Adv.
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