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Evening star., 1914-04-18
other Movements Shown.

But there is still another movement IN
buildings and the most interesting oi
them all to consider. According to an
exchange. the Eifel tower swings per
ceptibly in the wind. and even stone
shafts like those of the Bunker Hill and
Washington mnuments move several
inches at the top.
-'In these cases the cause of the action
is not only tine wind but the heat Of
the sun. The side that is toward the
sun expands during the day more than
the side in shadow An interesting de-
vice has been employed to show the
movement of the dome of the Capitol in
Washington.
"A wire was hung from the middle OF
the dome inside the building down to
the floor of the fotunda. and on the
lower end of the wire was hung a
twenty-five-pound plumb bob,
In the lower point of the weight was
inserted lead pencil. the point OF which
just touched the floor. \ large sheet of
paper was spread out beneath it. As
the dome moved il dragged the pencil
over the paper every day. The mark
made was in the form Of an ellipse Sin
inches long.
Evening star., 1914-04-18
BUYS IN CLEVELAND PARK.
Kite Acquires Lot at Macomb Street
and Ross Place.

Announcement has been made Of III.
sale of a LOT At the northeast corner
of Macomb street and Ross place. CleNe-
land Park by John NJ. Henderson 10
Harry n Kite The transaction was ar
ranged by Thomas J. Fisher x Co. and
the consideration IS reported TO have
been $500. The lot. which has a
frontage of fifty feet and a depth OF
100 feet. is to be improved by Mr.. Kite
in the near future.
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Rough on Gus.

From Pearsons Weekly
fvette Guiibert. the charming French
actress, now speaks English well enough
to joke in it
At tea given in her honor by a Lon
don woman's club she said;
English is not difficult But one
word may have SO many different mean
inss. That is sometimes vexing:
mother said to her daughter
Don't you lind Gus rather rough?'
The daughter answered with a faint
blush:
Yes. mamma and yet he says he
shaves every day
Evening star., 1914-04-18
THE SAMPLE SWINDLE.
Belief That It Is Really Conducted
in an Organized Way.
From system.

FROM system
From the frequent losses sustained by
who send out samples
UPON request only to find they have
been made the victims of a fake con-
Germ. a credit man connected with d
trade association believes that an or
band of thieves who use this
artifice exists and has its headquarters
n some central city wnere the nerchan-
lse obtained III this manner is dis
posed Of.
Manufacturers. particularly the smaller
Evening star., 1914-04-18
A New Thrift Method.

7
\ married man offered TO give his wife
a dollar for every kiss she gase him
The fulfillmeut OF their bargain she ex-
acted to the uttermost cent Years after
the man failed in business. Whereupon
his Wife said Cheer IN, have another
fortune for YOU" and brought him the
proceeds OF her kisses. dollar FOR dollar.
that She had saved.
Evening star., 1914-04-18

is no reasonable eN..4sy 80 utsi'egardinS
the known danger OF Ere hindled from
flueS that are not properly built II is
not the result of ignorance but careless
ness which il may be necessary to
penaize before the needed reform viii
oe fully accomplished
Evening star., 1914-04-18
Obvious.

From Judge
Miss Caustic-Your friend Smythe
braSs that ne is a seIf-made man. Tou
never hear self-made woman boasting
about it.
Mr.. Criticize. They like every one to
think it's natural
Evening star., 1914-04-18

here from leaning. Some OF them are no,
straight when they are finished. but that
does not impair their safety, 1t is PROB
ably safe to say that every building IN
the city leans more or less. II theS are
on floating foundations they also settle
la, I1xf
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SKySCRAPERS RIVAL.
THE LEANING TOWER
Many Tall Buildings Are Known to
Be Considerably Out
of Plumb.

Several Of New York city $ skyscrapers
are away out of plumb and have tend
er.1y to emulate the famous leaning
tower of Pisa. according to the engineer
ing department of the building bureau
This statement should not be consider
ed remarkable in view of the recent re-
port of the superintendent of buildings
in Chicago to the effect that many OF
tine immense buildings and sSyscrapers
of the downtown district of that city are
away out of plumb. This. according to
Building Progress. calls attention TO d
peculiarity of tall buildings little realized
and still less understood outside of the
architectural and engineering professions
The common impression is that ali
heavy and massive structures are rigid
firm and immovable; yet in Chicago. ac-
cordng to the department of buildings.
they have not one. but scores of build
ings like the leaning tower of Pisa only
they do not lean 50 much, thirty inch~
being the most that any of them are
out OF plumb.
Have Two Movements.
So far from being perfectly firm and
rigid. all tall buildings subject to
two distinct movements. and all heavy
buildings erected anything but bed
rock have three distinct movements.
The city of Chicago. built as it is on
substrata of clay. furnishes the most
interesting study OF the movement of
buildings. and the greatest number and
variety of examples. All of the early
skyscrapers of that city were carried
on floating foundation on piles
driven deep into the clay.
These buildings. without exception, set
led into the soil. due to their weight.
me distances they settled varying from
three to over five inches. Many of these
buildings are partly carried on jacks and
periodically 1eveled up as settlements oc-
cur: then, after all subsistence has taken
3iace and the buildings have finally come
% rest, the jacks are removed and the
foundation walls filed in with masonry.
On Floating Foundations.
That is one of the movements of build
lngs. then. settlement; but settlement
:akes place only in those buildings erect
ed on floating foundations. When the
,ootings are extended down TO bedrock.
as all footings for present-day buildings
m Chicago are. the amount of settlement
that takes place is nil and may be dis
regarded.
But even buildings with their footinSs
carried to bedrock lean or are racked out
of plumb and the taller the building the
more they are likely to lean. although
the amount they are out of plumb is sell
som enough to endanger the structure.
Recently the building commissioner OF
Chicago ordered the Unity building
straightened, as it was unsafe, but not
dangerous" being thirty inches out of
plumb In an interview he said: 1T is
impossible 10 prevent the big buildings
Evening star., 1914-04-18
Provision for "Give. I"

Lines of steam pipes. stacks OF drain
age pipes, lengths of water pipes. vacu-
um cleaning pipes. refrigeration system
pipes. electric wire conduits and the vari-
crisscross inside of building will natu-
rally be more or less affected by the
movements of the building; and if long
life is expected of these various systems
of piping. they must be so installed that
they can give under the movements of
the building without damage to the pip
ing and sufficient TO compensate for the
change of position.
Evening star., 1914-04-18

ones who have not the means OF deter
mining the responsibility of new ac-
counts, are accustomed at times to take
a chance in distributing their samples.
If an imposing letter head accompanies
fhe request for samples the manufac-
turer is often as not imposed upon.
The merchandise obtained by these fake
concerns is not alwavs restricted to sam
ples-an order may follow in few days
time. and the entire consignment be
shipped from the address of delivery to
stances of this kind that have occurred
of late seem to indicate that opera :ions
are conducted on IA scale that would inn
ply organization.
1t paNs to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
tiled through them.
Evening star., 1914-04-18
Tomatoes Need Sun.

An area was devoted TO a dozen to-
mato plants trained to single stem
on stakes about four feet high. These
We're planted about eighteen inches
apart in each direction, which gave
them ample room for maturity. 1t was
necessary, however. that the site for
tomatoes should be as sunny as prac-
ticable. In the least sunny portion of
the yard early and late peas were
planted, together with a row of sweet
peas to supply few much h-prized bios
SONS for the table
Before the tomatoes We're planted
onion sets occupied the area, and We're
allowed to remain until large enough
for use, or until il was necessary to
thin them in certain areas to make
space for planting the tomatoes A few
parsley plants were placed in a con-
Nenient corner. where they did not re-
ceive too much sunlight, but where the
environment was as cool as possible
and sufficiently moist to keep the plants
growing.
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Reaction at Sunset.

The dome would start moving in the
morning as soon as the rays OF the sun
began to act upon it: and slowly. as the
day advanced. the pencil would be drag
ged in a curve across the paper until
sundown. when Il reaction would take
place and the pencil would move back
again TO its starting point.
But it would not so back over its own
penciled track. for the cool air of night
would cause the dome to contract as
much on the one side as the sun had
made il expand on the other. SO the pen
ell would form the other half OF the
ellipse. getting back to the original point
all ready to start out again By sunrise.
In the three movements affecting tall
and heavy buildings we have then. par
ticularly in the expansion and contrac-
tion movement which is of daily occur
renee. and which affects skyscraper build
ings as we'll as ali other tall structures, a
condition which must be taken into con-
sideration when planning the buildings.
Evening star., 1914-04-18

of the a
a :
o
inso ftwoor hreecr on almost every plot
Evening star., 1914-04-18
SUGGESTS DIAGRAM
FOR SMALL GARDEN
Expert Gives Instructions for
Raising Vegetables Where
Space Is Limited.

Many OF those who feel the call to the
Wild at this season Of the year and who
have an ambition to engage in gardening
are deferred because they feel that the
land area at their disposal. which may
be only a small back Yard. is too small to
be worth while. officials of the bureau of
plant industry OF the Department of Ag-
riculture say, however. that an excellent
garden that is designed to give family
a nearly continuous supply OF vegetables
and to provide for the raising of two or
three crops almost every plot can be
arranged in the back yard of the average
home providing the soil is sufficiently
fertile
"A brief description of what has been
actually accomplished on no larger area
than that in the rear of house twenty
five feet wide built in row will. it is be-
lieved. be sufficient to dispel the idea that
in order to engage in gardening, one must
have a farm or ranch. said a specialist
of the bureau to a representative of The
Star.
.The plot of land consisted of an area
twenty-five feet wide and some seventy
feet deep. bounded on two sides by a
board fence about six feet high and on
one end by theh house and on the other
by alley with a small shed occupying
portion of the alley frontage. This gar
den provided space for fifteen grapevines.
Seven vines We're planted close to the
fence on either side and We're trained to
it. The fifteenth vine planted at the
end of the shed and the arbor over which
it was trained raised about eighteen
inches above the top of the shed roof.
Row of Strawberries.
ION either side of the yard and about
31s or feet from the fence was a narrow
fagstone walk. On either side of the
walk a row of strawberry plants We're
placed about fifteen inches apart, so that
there were four rows of Strawberries
practically the full length of the yard. Be
tween the srapevines and about half
way between the walk and the fence
rant bushes We're planted and between
the currant bushes and the stra wberry
plants some low-groWing vegeta bles such
as beans. peppers. esSplants and the
like We're planted. while between the two
walks area, which was about twelve
feet wide. devoted to garden pur-
poses.
In this area the rows of loW-groW-
ing. quick-maturing early vegetables
We're planted SO that at proper intervals
between them later maturing sorts
could be dispersed. The early paintings
consisted of rows of radiShes. early
beets, lettuce. carrots and few parsnips.
parsnips being placed SO that they could
have the benefit of the entire growing
season. while between We're placed first
rows of radishes and lettuce and later
bunch beans. The beets. later in the
season. gave way to a few late cabbage
plants.
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HOU Sc
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Totals ILL.,. .s74, 1o9.9Ia SOS. s06, SIS
The Washington times., 1914-10-22
BROKERS SUPPORT
ADVANCE IN RATES
Plead With Interstate Commerce
Commission for Railroad
Benefit.

]. E. Oldham, Boston investment
banker. took the stand at the resump-
ton OF the advance rate hearing before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today. He was put through a lively
cross-examination by Louis d. Brandeis
and Clifford Thorne A number of other
investment brokers from Chicago, ST.
Louis. Kansas City, Louisville, and New
Orleans were present.
On behalf of the Investment Bankers
Association, Moritz Rosenthal, of New
York. submitted brief written argu-
ment pleading for the advance. Whether
the per cent increase asked for will
produce an amount adequate to accom-
plish the desired end Is perhaps doubt
ful: said Rosenthal. But it will help.
1t Is certain, however, that practice Of
economy and efforts toward efficiency
are not adequate immediate sources Of
income. Whatever else may be done,
the main immediate recourse must be
an incrIvse in the price Of transporta-
tion."
w. c. Maxwell, traffic expert, sub
mitted figures for a typical group of
middle Western roads, showing that
total property investment in 1914 was
81 ,499, 1856. .944. the largest in the history
of these companies. and that the ratio
of operating expenses to operating reve-
nues in 1914 was 4.4S, being 5.45 over
1913, and much the highest ratio yet ex-
perienced.
The Washington times., 1914-10-22
TAKOMA CITIZENS
PLAN FOR FUTURE
Symposium" Brings Together
Politicians, Social Leaders,
and Merchants.

Municipal cooperation and betterment
was the keynote Of symposium last
night under the auspices of the Takoma
Park Civic Study Club in the library.
The meeting was largely attended by
men and women prominent in the poiiti-
cal, business, and social life Of the town.
Former Mayor w. G. Platt, president
Of the Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton, spoke on "Takoma As 1t Should
Be-"
Mayor Stephen w. Williams said Ia
koma Park Is now the largest in Mont
gomery county, and expected there
would be constant increase IN popu-
lation.
The Rev. Thomas c. Clark, of the
Presbyterian Church. spoke on .'The
Uplift Of Takoma;" Mrs z. K Nelson.
on The Maryland School at Takoma:"
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, "Takoma as
Center Of Culture" while Mrs Will
lam Stuart pointed out the need for a
municipal swimming pool Homer Skeels
spoke on The Joys of Takoma." and
j. Bond Smith on The Needs OF Ta-
koma." Mrs ]. H. Arnold presided
The Takoma Civic Study. Club officers
are: President, Mrs. AFRO J.. Cory:
first vice president, Mrs. c.. B. Smith,
second vice president and custodian.
Mrs. Herbert c. Gore: treasurer, Mrs.
Robert L. Lerch; secretary, Mrs. J. A.
lie Cferc
The Washington times., 1914-10-22

Club tonight preceding the Thursday
night dance. Others who will entertain
at dinner are Col. and Mrs. John Glen.
Major and Mrs. Z. r. Witmore, and Col.
and Mrs. Steven Slocum.
Mrs. Lindley NJ Garrison has re-
turned from New York and joined the
Secretary Of War at their home, in
Connecticut avenue.
Senator Francis E. Warren will leave
this evening to join Mrs. Warren at
their home, in Cheyenne. Wyo.
r
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter enter
tained at dinner last evening in honor
of Mrs. Franklin Bell, who is the house
guest of General and Mrs Darlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. wilkins are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Letter until
Monday
f.
Colonel and Mrs. John r. Williams,
who are with Mr.. and Mrs. Letter at
their place On the Potomac, will take
possession shortly of their house in R
street, where they will be Joined by
Mrs. Williams mother, Mrs. Hewitt,
who is now at the Grafton.
Miss Francise williams is a guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs Blaine Elkins at their
home, in West Virginia.
The Washington times., 1914-10-22
Police Court Record

United States Branch. Judge Mullownyr-
Jonn Amos Perry. cruelty to animals. dS-
missed Charles r. Havenner. larceny. per-
sonal bonds: Joseph Sprosser. larceny. per-
sonal bonds; William Ii. Jones. assault. con-
tinued to October %: Martha jackson. as
Isrrsnv eons,nasa nas 70 October 2S' John Rnodsr
lngton. larceny. so or 30 days; Preston L.
Davis. cruelty TO animals. forfeited: Frances
Jost, larceny. continued to October 80: John
Rowan Jumar. assault. $40 or go days: James
Turner. cruelty to animals. continued 10 Oc-
tober %; Frances Anderson. larceny. so or
Kohler. Harry Kohler. and William Kelly.
assault. continued to October %: George
HareEan and Gust Nicolan. assault con-
larceny, $50 or 90 days In each Of nve cases.
superseded by personal bonds: Joseph Spros-
ser, larceny. $50 or 60 days in each Of i've
cases, superseded by personal bonds: Robert
Coleman and Breston l.. Davis. cruelty to
animals. forfeited; Mary Lee. assault. con-
tinued to October q: Clarence b. weisman.
forgery, ~. 900 bonds for grand jury: Clar-
ence B. Weigman. false pretenses. $500 bonds
for grand jury: Ray F. Thurston. alias Ray
I; F. Porter % robbery % continued dIa to October ss
entrusted to her. $50 or 60 days In each OF
three cases.
District Branch. Judge Pugh-Collatsrals
profanity and disorderly. Alex. Walker. An
ME Tillman. Joseph Thompson. George Gray
resuls,ions. @ % George Miller. m % EDWARD " Neison. n
Robert L. Shirley. Edward B: Adams. Ben
jamin Campbell. Joseph d. Davis. George
Gaskins. Whitney H. Herman. William
lawson. Joseph c. Robertson. James Straw
amos. Charles Syfax. John Washington. Rich
ard Wilson. Prentes Wilson. Hazelworth
Parrish. and Elias W. Wheeler: David Over
ton. speeding. IS or Is days. superceded by
personal bonds: Samuel Rosen. violation Do
lice regulations. personal bonds: Annie Moten
and Mary Moten. disorderiy. dropped for
want of prosecution: william Colbert. VIOLA
tfon police regulations. continued to October
%; Charlotte Davis. vagrancy-. 500 bonds or
30 days; Herbert Randall. violation police
lation police regulations s. or Is days;
Abraham Herman. violation police resula-
tions. personal bonds.
The Washington times., 1914-10-22
HEBREW ARE URGED
TO AID IMMIGRANTS
United Charities Members Hear
important Report From
President Baumgarten.

Prepare for the great influx Of i'm
migrants that will descend upon this
country at the close of the European
report submitted by President Lee
Baumgarten at the annual business
meeting of the United Hebrew Chari-
ties, held last evening at the Eighth
Street Temple.
With the terrible want and misery
that exists in Europe today, and that is
certain to become more acute as the
war progresses, President Baumgarten
declared that as soon as the European
governments permit their citizens to
emigrate a flood of home seekers will
descend upon this country such as the
world has never known. For the care
of such a multitude it is necessary, he
said, that all charitable organizations
should begin their preparations at once,
as in the name of humanity the broad
est Interpretation will be given the inn
the admission of the distressed, and in
all probability those laws will be modi-
fled to meet the necessities Of the stu
alton.
The report also dealt with the neces-
sity of compelling wellto-do children
ious parents, with the advisability Of
closing the Jewish Home for Transients
at S13 Ninth street, the work Of hospi-
tails and the care of the unemployed.
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
Honorary president. I. l.. Blout; presi-
dent, Lee Baumgarten; first vice presi-
dent, DR.. Abram Simon second vice
president, Rev. L. Stern: financial sec
retary. Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith;
recording secretary, Albert L. Adler, 1870
Florida avenue northwest; treasurer, A.
ID. Prince; auditor, Max Fischer; trus-
tees. Jacob Eisenmann, Amnon Behrend,
Samuel Ganss; representative-at-larg
Mrs. Charles A Goldsmith.
Board Of managers-S. Atlas, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Baumgarten, julius Baumgar-
ten, Mr. and Mrs. /. l.. Blout, H. Blu
menthal, H. Dodek, Jacob Eisenmann,
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Fischer, A. NJ Fishel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Franc, Samuel
Cans, F. S. Gichner. 1. Goldenberg, l.
L. Goldheim, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Gold
smith. Mrs. c. Guggenheim, Paul Har-
mel, A. Sid Heller, Mrs. E. Held. Mrs
Joel Hillman, Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Jack
son, D. J. Kaufman, Mrs. Joseph King,
A. D. Marks. Mrs. NJ. Marx, NJ D.
Miller Mr.. and Mrs. l. w. Nordlinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Oppenheimer, Mrs. S.
Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Refs, Mrs.
A. Sanders. Mrs. !. E. Schwartz. DR..
Joseph Strasburger, Rev. and Mrs. L.
Stern. Mrs. Joseph Schiffman, Mrs.
Meyer M Stern. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Sin1n and Simon Wolf
The Washington times., 1914-10-22
Girl, Arrested, Called
Laughing Pyromaniac'

NEW YORK. Oct 22.-Miss Mae
Conley, twenty-five and pretty, who
claims to be an actress, is a prisoner
in the West 123d street police station,
charged with arson. The police de-
clare they have first hand proof of
four fires which she has started in
the past six weeks-all OF them in
the Glare Arms apartments, 1926
Broadway.
The answer Of the accused to the
charge is a peal of silvery laughter
whenever the fires are mentioned. DR..
Willis Cummings. in whose apartment
in the Clare Arms two Of the fires
have been started, told the police
last night that the young woman is
what is known to medical science as
q Laughing pyromaniac."
The Washington times., 1914-10-22
Electrical Men Hold
Edison Celebration

Officials and employees of the Potomac
Electric Power Company celebrated the
thirty-f1fth anniversary Of the invention
Of the incandescent light by Thomas A.
Edison last night by meeting at the
headquarters of the company and In
dulging in discussions on electrical ap-
pliances and the works of the wizard
of electricity
Frederick Arthur Sheldon. president
of the Sheldon School Of Chicago, ad-
dressed the meeting on the subject of
business building and the science Of
salesmanship. Clarence P. King. presi-
dent of the Washington Railway and
bers of which were present at the meet
ing, arranged for the address by Mr..
Sheldon.
The Washington times., 1914-10-22
Unveil Webster Shaft on
Bull Run Field Tomorrow

A large number Of civil war veterans
and sons Of veterans will leave Wash
ington tomorrow morning for Manassas,
where they will Join citizens of that
town and hundreds of visitors in the
unveiling Of the Webster memorial to
Col, Fletcher webster. on the battlefield
Of Bull Run. The memorial. a boulder
Of granite, will be unveiled on the exact
spot where Colonel Webster fell fifty
three years ago, in the second battle Of
Bull Run.
Many veterans. wearers of the blue
as well as the gray. some from as far
North as Boston, are expected to par
ticipate. The ceremonies will start at II
o'clock, with appropriate songs. The
dedicatory address will be delivered by
Lieut.. Edmund Appleton, ranking Con-
federate veteran of Prince William
county, also is scheduled to speak.
The Washington times., 1914-10-22
NOSE AND HEAD STOPPED UP FROM
.COLDORCA TARRH, OPEN At ONCE

End such misery now, Get the
small bottle of 'Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store. This sweet fragrant
balm dissolves by the heat Of the nos
trils: penetrates and heals the inflamed
swollen membrane which lines the nose.
head and throat: clears the air pas
sages; stops nasty discharges and a
feeling of cleansing, soothing relief
comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed; nostrils
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh
or a cold, with its running nose, foul
mucous dropping into the throat, and
raw dryness Is distressing but truly
needless. .-.. ------ -...-.--
Put your faith-just once-in 'tEIy's
Cream Balm and your cold or catarrh
will surely disappear.-Advt.