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GOVERNOR PINKHAM AND
SECRETARY THAYER MUST
STAND SALARY REDUCTION
chet Execulre's Waues Reduced from $1,000 70 $1,000
and those oi NJ. W. Ihayer from $4,000 to $500 Ac-
cordinQ 10 Appropriation BIZ Which Was Reported Back
10 the Senate Today III Ez.
I.As.nciatr.l - C.,lle .

f6Ths salary Of the soverner o. the
In today
from 5000 TO $1,000 and that
o. Ire secretary o $500 from $4,000
salary
$1,000 Both this
addition
cidentas: his travelling
business and $4,000 annually for
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AMERICAN PROPER RTY DESTROYED |.

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Evening star., 1914-12-26
TWO DIE BY FREEZING.
Signal Corps Operator in Alaska ;
Mail Carrier in Michigan.

VALDEZ. Alaska. December 26.-
Francis E. johnson of Meadow Valley.
Wis. United States Silgnal Corps oper-
ator at Donnellys, Alaska. was frozen
to death Wednesday night on the trail
near his post. He left Donnellys on
horseback for a relief cabin on the
military telegraph line to install a
stove.
CHEBOYGAN, Mich, December 90
Joseph White, forty years old, a mail
carrier. was frozen to death Thursday
night, while adrift on an ice foe In
Lake Huron, a few miles from this
port. Fred Roberts, another carrier.
who was with White, was badly FROST
bitten.
After delivering the Christmas mail
on Bois Blanc Island, two miles out in
the lake. the two carriers started back
for the mainland with their dog sled
at o'clock Thursday afternoon. When
about halfway across the straits the
ice parted and they found themselves
drifting toward the lake.
Evening star., 1914-12-26

son says a og-killin' dinner without
chitlings isn't any hog-killin' dinner at
all, so Cuttings go on the bill of fare.
Hens Taking Holiday.
As this is the holiday season. when
most every one is excused for shirking
work little. this weeks letter is to
be a short one. But that suggestion Of
shirking work during the holidays
brings forth a thought that is wholly
apropos of the season Did you know
that hens, as we'll as humans. liked to
loaf a little around Christmas time
Mine certainly are showing an appre-
ciation of the Yuletide spirit.
Beginning along in November and
continuing up to a week ago. they
were shelling out eggs at rate that
made us dream of automobiles and
other things appertaining to the plu-
tocracy, but just when people were be-
ginning to sit up and take notice of
the shop early" signs-in other words.
three or four days before Christmas
they took it into their heads to declare
a moratorium on eggs. Since then the
plant has been running at something
less than half capacity. SO far as An
ished product Is concerned, though !
can't see that there has been any re-
duction in the amount of raw material,
in the shape of feed, which the plant
consumed. f. 8. M.
Evening star., 1914-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN BRITAIN
HAS MILITARY ASPECT
Soldiers Absorb Attention Through.
out Island-Royal Messages
to Army and Navy.

LONDON, December 26.-Christmas of
1sI4 will long be remembered in Great
Britain as military Christmas
Everywhere throughout the island men
in khaki and in blue were the object of
attention and admiration.
London particularly was full Of SOL
diers. Conspicuous among them were
several thousand Canadians from Sails
bury plains. Christmas in London
is Sabbathlike. because all the theaters
are closed, and the hotels and public
houses keep Sunday hours. The few
hours of daylight, however, were al
most bright, which is a rare phenome-
non in an English winter, and the SOL
diers and sailors appeared to find
amusement In tramping the streets and
the parks from the fashionable West
End to the suburbs.
Numerous Gifts to Troops.
All ranks of the troops at the front
and in the home camps were loaded
down with presents. Princess Marys
fund for Christmas gifts amounted to
nearly 100000. while there were num-
erous funds for tobacco, puddings and
| other luxuries raised by newspapers
and societies.
Even the German military prisoners
and civilians in the concentration
camps had Christmas trees and gifts
from home and from wealthy Germans
| in England. The German Young Mems
Christian Association and the English
Quakers devoted special care to the
prisoners.
Hundreds OF British and Belgian
wounded in the hospitals were the re-
cipients Of many attentions
Three Thousand Belgian refugees In
the Earls Court exhibition buildings
were given Christmas dinner and al
night a huge Christmas tree was pre-.
sented to them by Lord Salisbury
Twenty-Five hundred OF them in Alex.
andra Palace had similar celebration
Messages From Royal Household.
King George and Queen Mary sent
messages to the army and to the fleet
and they sent Christmas cards bearing
their portraits to every soldier anc
| sailor.
Attendance at the churches was nota-
bly, large. Dean Inge, at St Paurs
spoke of the Anglo-American peace
centenary. Referring to the Canadian
American boundary. he said:
| For a hundred years America and
Canada have been at peace. A true
peace--not watching and snarling al
each other. like two ill-bred dogs. Tha,
is something to thank God for or
Europe who look to America as a land
of hope. and l think they are justified
in doing so. One cannot spend a week
in America without feeling that hope
and freedom give buoyancy to life
there such as we rarely see at home"
Evening star., 1914-12-26
NO TROUBLE IN BERLIN,
SAYS OFFICIAL REPORT

press bureau has issued the following:
THE Franco Russian reports of trou-
bles at Berlin are pure nonsense. The
Berlin population Is as calm and pa
triotic as always since the beginning
Of the war.
AN inspector of the Credit Foncier
stated before Paris statistical society
that the commercial value of the
French territory occupied by the Ger
mans is about ten milliards $4,000
O00.0 .000).
1T Is reported that many Indian
Mohammedans from the Egyptian army
are deserting to the Turks and that
deputations Of Indian Mohammedans
have been received In Constantinople
with great jubilation."
Evening star., 1914-12-26

Sportsmen who enjoy shooting up
land game will put away their guns
after Thursday, while the duck hunt
ers will have three more months In
which to enjoy the sport. The open
season for quail in the District Of CO.
lumbia does not close until the mid
die of March.
(Which means to encourage pothunt-
ers in other localities" said William
P. Bowie. There is every reason why
there should be uniform game law In
the United States, and then there would
be no inducement held out to pothunt-
ers.''
The appearance Of snow in this sec
ton Thursday did not prevent a num-
Der of duck hunters from going down
the river it is stated. and many OF
the sportsmen said it was just the Kind
of weather they wanted
Gunners were in evidence on the Po-
tomac and Patuxent rivers Christmas
ernment employ taking advantage OF
the two-day holiday for the last out
ing of 1914.
Capt. James D'ngy of Bushwood. st:
Marys county. Md, was in the city the
day before Christmas. He called to
pay his respects to A. T. Schroth. John
B. Schroth. W. A. Hettinger and other
anglers and gunners in this city VINO
have enjoyed many outings on the
Wicomico river with the Maryland
sportsman.
incidentally, Capt. Dingy did his holi-
day shopping here and returned home
in time for the family celebration
Christmas morning.
Capt Dingy Is a great fisherman,
was the comment of one of his friends:
I've known him to fish with rod and
line and catch more fish than other
fishermen caught in nets.
and" he added. hes Just as good
gunner as he is a fisherman
John W. Hurley had planned fishing
trip to the upper Potomac for Christ
mas day, dependent upon the weather
however, and when snow appeared
Thursday morning he abandoned the
trip.
Under the Christmas tree proved a
better place than the river" said the
veteran angler. land know the fish In
the river about Weverton are better
satisfied"
The angler expects to give Missis-
sippi catfish a trial in the deep water
above the Aqueduct bridge shortly
after the holidays If the weather per-
mits.
Ward Savage's big black bass dice
last week. 1t was the first death thai
has occurred in his fish family. and II
was not until Fish DR.. Hurley haC
ministered to it that 1t died.
Touches of iodine and the use OF sal
failed to prolong the life Of the M
pound gamester more than a week.
And I was unable to prevent muir.
der being committed by q specnlet
trout" the fish doctor sad, telling {
Evening star., 1914-12-26
story of how the trout attacked and
killed a rocKfiSh

story of how the trout attacked and
killed a rocKf1sh
Edgar Sterick says that ducks are
plentiful on the lower Potomac. He
admits he had poor luck while on a
trip only a week or two ago.
But" he said. Il know better now.
Experience taught me something and
for couple of days and fill boat
with ducks"
Sterick recalled how he put two of
his companions at a point where he
ing. The ducks came. he said, but his
companions let them keep on flying.
Il was at point some distance
away" he said. and managed to kill
the shore a covey of five quail ap
peared and I get two of them"
"They may all talk about shooting
said Austin Savage, but I'll take the
ireside for mine.
But watch me next spring." he add
ed Il know just where I'm going to
to catch white perch and will give
the brook trout in Squirrel creek a
trial"
Savage visited Squirrel creek about
three weeks ago and made an investi-
cation of the part Of the stream that
he stocked with brook trout. He says
he is satisfied that the fish are there,
and he thinks they will be large
enough to catch as soon as the
weather proves favorable.
Frank Hall says there's nothing in
the claim that live bait is necessary
to insure successful bass fishing. He
was on a. tr.p above Harpers Ferry
with Maj E. H. Neumeyer and other
friends. and when night came on they
had not caught fish enough for break
fast.
Everybody was asking what about
fish for breakfast" Hall said, "and,
although I'm not a fisherman, I guar
anteed to furnish the breakfast sup
ply"
Batting two hooks with dead smelts,
he said. he cast the bait overheard in
the canal and made the lines fast
And in the morning." he said, there
was big bass on each like"
A. J. Sahdala has learned the bass
fishing ~ame. He Is one OF the most
successful deep-sea fishermen in this
city, 1t Is stated, and 1t was not until
the past season that John W. Heriey
Ward Savage, w. E. Dulin, Patrick Ii
ordan and others taught him the bass
game.
Last season sahdala was not fully
equipped with a bass outfit He had
the best outlay of deep-sea fishing
| tackle Of any Of the local anglers. 1t is
stated. but the coming season he win be
tfuily equipped to tackle the gamesters in
the Potomac.
"Sahdala is a persistent fisherman
| commented Patrick Riordan, "ano
| next season he will make some of the
successful bass fishermen take a bacA
seat"
Evening star., 1914-12-26
T|NGE Of WAR GIVEN
TO RELIGIOUS RITES
Thousand Belgian Soldiers Biv.
ouacked in Church Edifice During
Funeral Services.

FURNES. West Flanders. December
"a. via London. December 26.-whfie
waiting for an automobile to take
him to the battle front q correspon-
dent of the Associated Press entered
at dawn today the Church OF ST Mich
olas. the great clock in the belfry of
which lowered above LAO historic
square In Furnes. Instead OF tho small
group of villagers that he expected TO
find listening to the Christmas masses.
he saw l.ooO Belgian soldier-cyclers
bivouacked on the floor.
Around the dimly lighted altar in
the apse pathetic family group was
gathered about tho coffin OF q small
child While the clergy intoned tho
funeral mass at the side OF the church
special mass for soldiers was being
celebrated, with rows OF mud-covefod
men from the trenches kneeling be-
fore the altar.
Bicycles Stacked in Center.
Down the center of tho church =
long row OF BICYCLES was stacked.
some of the owners of which busted
themselves in repairing their battered
machines. Most Of the men IN the
church. however. slept huddied for
warmth in a thin layer of straw Gov
ering the stone tagging OF tho noor,
apparently undisturbed by the sonor-
Gus notes of the great organ wnicn
now peAled through the church y
few soldiers had procured their morn
ing rations and tney ate their break
last of black bread obvious of their
unusual surroundings.
The scene was almost overpowerlnBly
impressive in its mixture of war and
reugion, and yet their existence side
by side in this region where religion In
the historic past has been so intimately
connected with war did not seem In :
congruous. The great tapers at the
altars provided the only light beyond
the gray streaks of dawn which filtered
through the oaken doors and the an.
cient gargoyles on the open beams were
lost in obscurity. One altar was deco
rated for Christmas. with Its images OF
the stable of Bethlehem arranged about
it, and here the younger Belgian SOL
diers gathered in reverent groups while
a priest chanted a Christmas mass OF
peace on earth, good will to men.
Exhausted Soldiers Slumher.
Priests came and went. townspeople
hurried to early mass and then away to
their work, while the exhausted SOL
liers slept on. Now and then a non
commissioned officer would arouse a
lew men anu tues shp
away with their bicycles on one of
those expeditions which for daring has
made the cyclist corps the most famous
section of the Belgian army.
AS the rising sun drove the deer
shadows from the church the roar OF
German guns beginning an attack on
Nieuport awoke the sleepers. and the
great church became an animated scene
of military activity. The religious
services, however, went on as before.
Evening star., 1914-12-26
HINDENBURG MOST POPULAR.
Many Cities in Germany Naming
Streets After Field Marshal.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
BERLIN, December 4.-Field Marshal
Paul Won Hindenburg Is easily tho
most popular man In Germany just
now. and his name already is in great
demand for new streets. In every city
where new streets are being laid out
one is certain to be called Hindenburs
street, and Magdeburg. where the gen.
eral had been living, has changed the
name of one of its principal streets in
honor Of him.
But the Silesian mining town of
Zabrze is determined to go all other
towns one better by changing its own
queer name to Hindenburg, and the
marshal has given his consent.
Evening star., 1914-12-26
Exhausted Soldiers slumher.
E.J Hills Election Contested.

NORWALK. Conn.,. December 26.-Rep-
resentative- ELECT Ebenezer J. Hill re-
ceived in his Christmas mail yesterday
a formal notice that his opponent at
the recent election, Representative Jere-
miah Donovan. has contested his cleo
ton The complaint, alleges numerous
violations of the election laws by A c.
Wheeler of this city, who was Mr.. Hilrs s
political agent. 1t is charged that the
statement of political expenses filed at
Washington is not complete one. and
that many of the items in the expense
account filed at Hartford are Illegal
Evening star., 1914-12-26
Escapes Flames; Killed by Mishap

BOSTON, December 26.-After he had
narrowly escaped death Thursday night
in 1ghting a fire. Thomas w. DEWEY, a
fireman, was killed six hours later by
<.,,tnp through the sliding pole hole
IN mis- engine house while walking in
h;s sleep. He was one of the twenty
Nrenen who were slightly hurt when
a floor fell during fire on Pearl street
earlier in the night.
Evening star., 1914-12-26
Train Hits Auto; Dead, 4 Hurt.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. December 20
Hurrying homo in order to participate
in Christmas festivities last night, an
automobile In which four persons were
riding was struck by the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Indianapolis
flyer" at the Colerain avenue crossing,
the machine being thrown against the
house of the station master, killing
him and injuring all of the occupants
of the car, two of them fatally.
The dead; Wi.nam Geisman. The m
4. Klein and Charles Klein.
Evening star., 1914-12-26
Two Good Stories.

Elizabeth Munger contributes a
sympathetic love story. called The
worldiiness Of Murilla," and Fred
erick Hall a budget Of laughable
samples Of ''Humor of the School,
room." to the next Sunday Magazine
of The Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1914-12-26

southern California a different
variety of mistletoe is found. and this
in turn Is divided into a number Of
have broad leaves, like the Christmas
mistletoe. while others have only
small green branches and resemble
the foliage Of cedar and juniper
bushes. All Of these western varieties,
chiefly in the method by which the
seeds are disseminated. Growing in
an arid region of scant forests, the
western mistletoe has urgent need OF
branch to branch and tree to tree.
This is provided by an explosive quail
ity of the berry, which throws the
seed, shaped like a projectile. for a
distance of fifteen to twenty feet
The motive power for this explosion
is furnished by the viscid substance
with W h
Berries Explode, the mastietoe a,'os
Scattering Seeds. AS tho fruit
ripens, this substance exerts con-
stantly increasing pressure upon the
tough skin Of the berry. while at the
same time its point of connection with
the stem steadily weakens. At last
the berry breaks from the parent STEM
and the sudden release Of the press
ure forcibly "shoots" the berry into
, the air.
Where the parasite gains a hold
upon tree, a large swelling cailed
burl is formed. The wood Of the
burl becomes strangely gnaraed. the tha
burl is withered and stunted. Ono OF
the trees infested by the mistletoe IN
southern California Is the incense
cedar. and there the parasite, for once.
NF fnr
the burl has a beautifully curled
grain. and when properly polished Is
in great demand for making table
tops.
birds or by its own motive power, the
mistletoe seed is still helpless unless
it is lodged in crevice OF the PARK
where the tough outer layer Is com
point Of vantage. however. the root
end of the seeding bends over and
presses against the tissue OF the host:
Whether. this root end, or "sinker.
is really sensitive to the presence OF
escape the heat of the sun. is not def
niteiy determined; but the behavior
Of the sinker Is almost intelligent II
develops a dattened end which takes
a powerful hold upon the tissues of
the limb. and it also secretes enzymes
which have the power of dissolving
this tissue. enabling the parasite TO
literally penetrate into the VitaIs o1
the host 1t then establishes con-
nection with the watercells of the
host, and develops leaves. after which
1t is a complete plant. If not acct
dentally destroyed or eaten by bird
when in this very embryonic stage
Of its development, 1t will grow rapid
ly, sometimes as much as six inches
in a season. AS it develops. 1t slow
ly throttles the independent life Of
the limb upon which 1t is fastened.
=
attacked by the mistletoe dies entire
ly, and the parasite appropriates all
OF the nourishment reaching that point
for itself.
There seems to be no limit to the
longevity Of the mistletoe except the
life of the host. and II Is quI,e pos
sibie that some Of the fine large
punches seen in the market at Christ
mas time represent century of
growth. Burls have been examined In
which the sinker extended through
Evening star., 1914-12-26
Mistletoe Pest
Only in West,

Mistletoe Pest mistletoe does not
Only in West. pest ~ and 'Js has
never been so considered in Europe or
in most parts Of the United States.
That 1t has become a nuisance in GER
tain parts of the west seems to be at
least partly due to the veneration in
which 1t is held, because of its ro-
mantle associations, its beauty and Its
unique nature. Persons finding it upon
their trees have been inclined to cher
ish rather than destroy 1t, and In this
way local centers of infection have
been formed. There is one instance on
record of a man who caused the limbs
to be cut from number of the trees
upon his lawn, and deliberately plant
ed them with mistletoe.
Generally speaking, mistletoe is
dangerous as a parasite only to iso-
lated trees. where there is an abun-
dance of sunlight upon all parts Of
grow only upon the highest points,
where it has little effect upon either
the timber value or the vitality of the
tree. But recently. in the open stands
Of timber upon some of the national
forests in the Rocky mountain region.
mistletoe has been found growing in
such quantities that the forest serv-
bureau of plant industry, has set out
to exterminate 1t. The yellow pine,
lodge-pole pine and Douglas FIR, which
are the best timber trees of that re-
gion, have all been found Infected
with the parasite over largo areas.
Evening star., 1914-12-26
TAKING A FAMILY
BACK TO THB SOIL
Being the Experiences Of . Gov.
ernment Clerk Who Sets Out
to Lower the High Cost Of
Living.

It would be highly presumptuous to
assume there could be any public in
terest in our celebration of Christmas
at Sunny Knoll, and my apology for
mentioning it at all Is that I "thun-
dered so loudly in the index last week
as to what we were going to do.
Christmas as we planned 1t and Christ
mas as we observed it were about as
much alike as terrapin and canvas
back are like tripe and cabbage.
In other words, the plans we had
made went all slam-bang to the dick
ems. The trouble was. I reckon, that
We did too much planning. or too
much work in connection with our
planning. At least Jane did. The re-
suit was that Christmas morning she
got up-or rather she didn't get up
with a sick headache, which rapidly
developed into an aggravated bilious
attack
Evening star., 1914-12-26
GEN, KELLY-KENMD DIES
IN 18TH YEAR OF AGE
Retired Officer of British Army of
Long and Distinguished
Career.

LONDON, December 26. $50 AIM
Gen. Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny. formerly
adjutant general of the British forces,
is dead. His home was at Doolough
Lodge, in County Glare, where he had
lived since his retirement in 1907.
Gen. Kelly-Kenny was distinguished
soldier and had seen active service in
many foreign fields. AS far back as
1860 he was mentioned in dispatches
for valorous action at the taking of
the Tangku and Taku forts. and for
this was presented with the service
medal. Again. in Abyssinia in 1S67-6S
he was mentioned in dispatches and re-
ceived another medal for his services
while in command of division of the
transport train.
Lieutenant General of Staff.
Following a long tour of home duties
he again saw active service in South
Africa. where he was lieutenant gen.
eral of the staff and in command of the
9Th Division. He was twice mentioned
in dispatches for his services in this
field.
In 1905 Gen. Kelly-Kenny, by ap-
pointment, accompanied Prince Arthur
of Connaught on a special mission to
the mikado. He visited the United
States in 1909, after he had retired
from active service. Gen. Kelly Kenny
was nearly seventy-five years old,
having been born In County Clare, Ire
land, February 81. 1910.
Evening star., 1914-12-26

The government estimates that. in
addition to the loss of s200.0Oo.0o0 in
the cereal crops caused by insects. the
loss on vegetables is s53.e0o.e 600. on
fruit s27,o00.00O and on other crops
enough more to bring the total loss up
to $3.50, 900, 900 yearly.
Evening star., 1914-12-26
Christmas Savings Club, 1915

Christmas Savings Club, 1918
The Franklin National Bank has PAID out OVER
$10OOOOO0 ON ITS CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB
JUST closed.
We want you to become member of our 1915 CLUB
which will begin DECEMBER 2s, 1914 and close Janu-
ary II, 1915.
We Will Have Three Classes This Year:
Class L. soc weekly; Class soo weeky total
$4,000. Glass B. $500 weekly; total, $4,000
TO THESE AMOUNTS WE ADD so INTEREST. if all pay
nnens due Payments due
and be made before the close OF ou-
that enitle the member to interest
Club Rules and General Directions:
Should you compelled discontinue, and fail to make
will the total of all that has been
paid in whe the Club Closes but without interest
Ask for full explanation of all Details or for any
special information desired.
This the easiest way to acquire the SAVING HABIT
Remember Franklin said: "Deny self for selfs sake"
THE: FRANKLIN NATIONAL BANK
10th ST. and Pa. Ave. NV.