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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-07
Educating People to Do Things.

1t has been said.' Mr.. Elliott re-
marked. that you can't change human
nature; but the Safety First Society
of New York is doing it. We are edu-
eating the people to do things they
never did before. We are showing them
how to avoid accidents-al kinds of
accidents, including tripping down
stairs'-perhaps the commonest of all
accidents, and therefore the least ofte II
reported, but nevertheless Il great
cause of injury to life and limb"
Mr.. Elliott is to deliver an address to-
nisht at the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce in the Brentano building 18th
and F streets northwest. which viii be
open to the public. The meeting, at
which he Will speak will be held under
the auspices OF the Washington Safety
Association, and Mr. Elliott will be in
troduced by Oliver P. Newman. presi-
dent of the board of Commissioners of
the District of Columbia. He will dis
cnss general plan of safety work,
uniform traffic laws. and similar sub
1ects. Mr.. Elliott left New York Sep
TENDER 10 to arouse interest among
the people Of the United STATE general
y IN such civic betterment work as
safety hrst, which has become a
slogan all over the country during the
past year. and on his trip W hich is
now coming to an end. he has visited
sixfy-hve cities and sixteen states in
addltlon to the District of Columbia
There is undoubtedly great interest
IN this work., Mr.. Elliott said "Iu New
YORK we have 4 number of organiZa-
lions which for several years have been
presenting projects in one way and an
other aimed at general public " e!fare A
YEAR ago last August the traction, in
surance and other people made up their
in!nde 70 put an end to the continual
requests made upon them for funds for
plans for saving human life. and the
safety First Society of New York was
ne result. with the hope that New
YORK may come to be known as The
OF number of other societies and in
dividuals-it is sort of clearing house
Tor all matters pertaining to the sub
Ject OF safety.
Result of Co-ordinated Effort.
AS a result of this co-ordinated
effort we claim that We accomplished
more in eight months than had pre-
viously been accomplished along the
same lines in eight years.
This is the idea;
First. regulation. Get the right set
of regulations SO that the greatest
number of citizens may be benefited
Second, education. Inform the peo-
pie thoroughly. through the moving
picture theaters. the stores, the news
papers. and wherever publicity may be
obtained, OF what the regulations Are
now tHeS may ne kept II ON being
MANNED. how they may he kept from
being killed.
Third, enforcement. Actually en-
force the regulations equally upon
all.
For instance, during the "trip / have
just made I found one city with a per
fectly splendid set of regulations for
traffic, but public sentiment was not
behind the police, and the regulations
were not enforced
specter- of persons. They are not in
New York. any more. y millionaire
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) !l Il 4:
CHRISTMAS AGAIN!

K Once more the haIlowed,
4 gracious Christmas time is
upon the earth. At last the
Z long year Of toll over tools
and arts and industries IS all
]. but ended. The Christmas
festival, dedicated to happi-
ness and good will, has come.
!. This morning the whole
! city has wakened to quad.
|. rup'e joy. The very atmos-
phere Of our earth is rosy,
stained with the rich coIors Of
& the heart. All windows are
bright with holly and ever
green. Parents have discov.
l cred that It is more blessed to
give than to receive. Joy runs
! riot in the heart Of little chill +:
{ dren. Youth overflows with
animal spirits. Suddenly the
aged have shed their years ,
and become young again. Be.
fore the light had fully dawn.
! ed the carols had begun to be
heard in the churches. And :
every passing hour will be-
hold larger muItitudes throng-
ing to these temples Of the
soul. All feel that no flowers
! are sweet enough, no songs
bright enough, no gifts rich
enough for the Christmas
J day. For once all strife and
, enmity have disappeared from
B the market pIace.-Rev. New
. ell D. Hills, o. D.
.x.s A<As -nsss .s, <ss -ss
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THE BIG CHRISTMAS

~HE trust magnate was break
fasting sitting opposite his
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or Europe. 1t reached great impor
tance in the sixteenth century and
then for time declined.
From lIOO up to lS.i2 Antwerp was
besiegeu nine times. Three of these
sieges are specially worthy uf account
as Of most historical importance. In
1746 the French took possession Of the
city after fortnight's siege. Two
parallels We're formed and mortar bat
teries were planted. The city forts an.
swered the fire. but no sallies were
made.
Two years later the alien forces left
Antwerp, in accordance with the treaty
OF AiX-la-Chapelle. In 1892 another
French army advanced upon the city
The little garrison OF 1000 refused to
surrender the citadel, though the gates
Of the town were thrown open by the
authorities In order to spare the peo
pie OF the town the general and his
officers decided to besie-e the fortress
on its strongest side. The Relginns
first opened fire on the intrenchcd foe
A battery of ten guns answered, and
AutVi '!I'tllti ItllltNi Ill l!t' Ht!nc. Ill Il
few hours the fort was surrendered.
In 1872 the fortticntinnS, to which
the Kiel and ST Laurent lunetteS had
been added, We're held by the Dutch
garrison of 1880 men. They were
well pr"viSioncd and had l3O pieces
of artillery. Eleven gunhoats We're an
chol@d in the river. The forts were
protected by water, which covered all
the land in the bend Of the Schcdt to
depth of nine feet
England and France were allied in
this action, but the French army did
the fighting. The object was to place
the BelgiaDs in possession Of Antwerp.
The Belgian army. however. by diplo-
matte arrangement took no part In the
affair, though it was campcd in the
vicinity. The French forces numbered
68,45O. About POO guns were brought
into action. In the fighting the French
army lost only little over a hundred
men and nine officers.
In the siege of nineteen days about
$4,000 shots We're fired. In comparison
with the terrific fire of the Germans
this is absurdly slow work. The aver
age was about forty three shots per
gun in twenty-four hours. The Dutch
feet shelled the besieging army. hut
with little effect, and so after nineteen
days the Dutch garrison surrendered
and Antwerp became the leading port
of Belgium. Its capture by the Ger
mans marks the greatest event IN its
history
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SAFETY FIRST IDEA.
Automatic Warning Sign at Entrance
to Automobile GARAGE.

Automatic Warning Sign at Entrance
to Automobile Garage.
An interesting bit of "safety first
work has been put in practice by the
proprietor of garage in Louisville,
Ky. whose example might we'll be fol-
lowed In other places.
Motor vehicles leaving this garage
are obliged to cross the sidewalk of a
busy street along which pedestrians
nre passing all hours of the day and
night, and as n warning lamp has
been installed in front of the exit in a
large globe. on each side of which the
word Danger" is painted in large let
ters
This lamp is lighted from sunset to
sunrise and in itself forms IN effective
cautionary signal. 1t is. however, sup
plemented by a loud ringing gong.
which is automatically operated when
ever a vehicle approaches the exit
door. a steel plate being so placed that
it automatically closes the contact with
copper spring and rings the bell
whenever tn" wheels pass over it. 1t
has been suggested that all city au-
thoritirS would do we'll to enforce the
installation of such Il device ut the en-
trance of every garage located on busy
thOrOuuhiHreS
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fasting sitting opposite his
handsome. naughty looking
WIFE The room was done in
oak and tapestry. and in the great fire
place fire Of Yule logs burned.
He was iron gray. thin. tired looking
with an occasional attractive twinkle
in his eye. She was inclined to be
stout: her hair was snow white. elabo
rately dressed. A shadowy sweetness
fingered in the corners of her mouth
do you remember one Christmas
day. so many years ago." she question
had no dinner?"
CLEARLY. And now we have no di-
gestions." he remarked.
''And one Christmas when you were
so i'll and we were in hotel and so
uncomfortable"
He nodded cheerfully.
You are forgetting the big Christ
mas" he remarked.
"We've had so many of them togeth-
er," she said. 1T makes me feel quite
old and little bit sad"
'"Think back" he said. ITO one Christ
mas night that we We're together in a
sleigh on the old mill road. There
were stars in the sky. and it was cold.
You We're smuggling close to me-
"Why. Harry. we weren't engaged
then"
"You We're one of those Snugglesome
girls, Mary repeat. you We're crowd
ing ME some. but | didn't mind it,
You wore Il red knitted hood tied I'M
der your chin and IA tippet-yes.
that's it, II tippct of white fur with
little black Specks on it like cat"
"Ermine. You foolish boy"
And suddenly we bumped over
SOmethin" and YOU We're scared. and
the next thil.g-you had kissed me-"
1T was you that kissed me The
idea why
"Eiow could 1: was driving. You
deliberately kissed me, Mary. Don't
deny it after all these years"
IL don't remember it. Harry"
II remember it distinctly. for had
always wanted to; but being modest
youth. was afraid. But that delight
full bump in the road broke the ice.
dropped the reins and asked YOU to
marry me. You said yes. You remcm-
ber now. don't you:'
She was blushing family. and the
shadows that had been dimpes deep,
ened at her lips. She nodded her head.
THE horse jumped. Over went the
sleigh. and we tumbled into Il big snow,
drift. not quite knowing what was the
matter The horse. being the one liv
cry stable hack in the place. was used
to lovers. 50 he Just stood still. look
ing back ut us while | riyhtcd the cut
ter and lifted you in We were the
happieSt two in the world. weren't
we:"
Yes she said softly.
That was the big Christmas. Mary
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Action Of SCOT on Metals,

The savings possible in large cities
through smoke abatement are ilustrat-
cd by series of comparisons OF the
life of metal work ut Pittsburgh as
against that in smoke free places
Acid chemicals contained in SCOT eat
away metals Through statistics it is
shown that the life Of exposed metals
in the Steel City is approximately
only half what it is many places else
where. Galvanized sheet iron has :,
life Of from three to six years at Pitts
bursh, while Mt Washington it will last
from seven to fourteen years. Timed
sheet iron will live from thirteen to
fifteen years in the Pennsylvania city.
and from eighteen to twenty eight
years where it is free from smoke
Copper will last only from ten to twen,
ty years in Pittsburgh smoke. though
1t ia almost impcrishable elsewhere
Metals protected by paint are in a
somewhat less degree subjected to the
same danger.
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SAFETY FROM FIRE.
Salem Con6agration Shows Dangers Of
lnflammabIe Roofs.

The Salem contlagration is anotfe,
striking example of the destruction
which so often follows the breaking
out of a fire among buildings con
structed and rooted with inhummable
material. says Safety Engineering
| The fire started in the midst of a
factory district where the buildings
were of wood These buildings almost
instantly burst into flames. which ate
| their way within few hours to the
| center of tie business district At the
same time another section of the city
mile away was set in flames by EN-
bers carried by the wind falling upon
wooden shingle roofs.
Paterson. N. j., in 1902 had si1ni
lar disastrous fire experience. Here
again it was the readily ignted mate
rial used in the construction Of the
buildings, and especially the roofs
which aided the rapid spread of the
flames. The only barriers to the fire
were brick walls laid in portland ce.
ment.
After this experience the city Of Pat
ersor passed an ordinance prohibiting
the use of wooden shingles or inflam-
mable roof coverings within the city
limits. Since that time in Paterson
and suburbs more than 1000 roofs
have been covered with asbestos shin
giles and asbestos ready roofing. The
efficiency Of asbestos roofing as Il fire
stop is illustrated by the fact that in
the Salem fire sparks and burning en-
bers were literally showered upon the
roof of the Naumkeag Steam Cotton
company's storehouse. yet this build
ing was absolutely unharmed because
protected by an asbestos roofing. while
other buildings all around it were
burned to the ground. 1t is surprising
how few cities realize the ever present
danger from fire so long as wood shin
giles and other inflammable roofings
are permitted in thickly settled dis
tricts. Fireproof construction. espe-
cially fireproof roofing. is precaution
which no city having due regard for
the value of life and property should
neglect.
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Power laid his rod Of rule aside,
And ceremony doffed her pride.
All hailed with uncontrolled delight
And general voice the happy night
That to the cottage. as the crown.
Brought tidings OF salvation down.
The fire. with we'll dried logs supplied.
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The huge hall tables oaken face,
Scrubbed till it shone. the day to grace.
Bore then upon its massive board
No mark to part the squire and lord.
Then came the merrymakers in
And carols roared with bithesome din.
1t unmelodious was the song
1t Was hearty note and strong.
England was merry England when
Old Christmas brought his sports again.
Twas Christmas broached the rnigh..est ale
Twas Christmas told the merr,est tale.
a Christmas gambol oft could cheer
The poor mans heart through halt the veal
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A Christmas Time Saver.

TO save the minutes on christmas
eve and leave time for the many things
that are bound to come up shut off
from the children one room in the
house suitable for the tree Il couple of
weeks before Christmas and gradually
accumulate there al decorations ana
presents The tree can hr trimmed y
Ga! or two before the holiday and the
presents wrapped more quickly and
easily because they are all ia one place
-HouSekecper.
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ANTWERP CITY
A STORM CENTER
Stronghold Has Been Besieged
and Captured Many Times.

4 NTWERP, on the edge of the bat
~ tie scared cockpit of Eu-
4 y rope" Belgium, had fallen to
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A HISTORIC CHRISTMAS.
Charlenagne Crowned as Emperor of
the Romans 1.1OO Years Ago.


On Dec 70, in the year 500 the holy
Roman empire was born. Europe was
III the iron grasp OF Charlenagne. The
great king had gone to Rome to in
vestigate charges lodged against the
pope. Leo Ill. The pontitf made good
emn oath of cNculputiun. Two days
later, early on Christmas morning, the
pope celebrated mass in the great ba
silica of st. Peters. Il church not ut all
like the huge renaissance structure
reared by Eramante and AIicheangelo.
The euiticc was crowded to the
doors. for all Rome tlocked in those
days to see the wonderful Frank. who.
like Mohammed. spread his gospel by
the sword Charles. clad in Roman
costume. with the chlamys hanging
from his shoulders. knelt in prayer be
fore the tomb Of st. Peter. When he
rose to his feet Leo approached and
placing Il golden crown upon the kings
head. acclaimed him emperor of the
Romans. Again the ponttf folded
him III purple mantle. and great
shout went up from the people as a
greeting to the first of the new Cae
SarS.
The scene is thus described by Ewin
hard. the historian OF Charlemawne.
AT the moment when. in his place be
fore the altar, he was howin" down
to pray Pope Leo placed on his head
crown, and al the Roman people
shouted. Long life and victory to
Charles Augustus. crowned 10y God
the great and pacific emperor of the
Romans" After this proclamation the
pontih proStrated himself before him
and paSl him alteration. according to
the custom established in the days OF
the Old cmpcrorS. and thcnceforwarl
Charles. giving up the title of patri
clan. bore that of emperor and Au
gustus"
4 millennium later. on the banks of
the Seine. another pope crowned an
other emperor. who had planted his
throne on the wreck of the fabric
reared by CharlcmaGnc
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CHRISTMAS IN
OLDEN TIME
By SIR WALTER SCOTT

LEAP on more wood! The wind is chill
But. let it whistle as it will
Wen keep our Christmas merry still.
Each age has deemed the newborn year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
And we'll our Christmas sires of old
Loved. when the year its course had rolled
And brought blithe Christmas back again
With all its hospitable train,
With social and religious rite
To honor all the holy night.
On Christmas eve the bells were runp;
On Christmas eve the mass was sung.
Then opened wide the baron's hall
To vassal. tenant, serf and ali;
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Relieving Jar of Hammer Handle.

When using Il small hammer on quite
heavy work it often happens that the
handle vibrates and causes very un-
pleasant feeling in the hand, TO rem,
edy this bore three-ei=hths inch hole
about two inches deep in the large end
Of the handle and ill it tightly with
beeswax The long handles in large
sledges can be treated in the same
manner. but the hole should be larger
and deeper and completely filled with
the wax
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Cleaning Carbon Commutator Brushes

IA very easy method to clean carbon
commutatOr brushes is to insert ii
piece of sandpapcr between the brush
and the commutator with the abrasive
side to the brush Draw the paper
back and forth until all the dirt is re
moved 1t is not necessary to remove
the brushes from their position. and
the paper takes the curve OF the com
mntator. After cleaning the brush he
sure to remove all grit from the brush
end and the commutator bars to pre-
vent scoring.
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NTWERP, on the edge of the bat
A tie scared cockpit of Eu
Z = rope" Belgium, had fallen to
beleaguering foe in blood
and fire many time before 1914.
The town is very old. The name,
Antwerp, has a myth all its own to
explain its origin. A giant is said to
have established himself where the
city now stands. He compelled all
passersby to pay him tribute. A brave
fnight, Brabant overcame him in NOR
tai combat, cut oil his hands and
threw them into the water From this
act, referred to az the "Handwerpen"-
that is, "handcast"-cothes the name.
--Rhe Morse v1k1ngs-glorifed pirates
began to trouble the primitive civiliza-
ton Of western Europe in the eighth
century. The chief end Of their ex.
petitions was plunder, but they were
accompanied by devastation.
It was in such a raid that Antwerp
fell, about S51. In this case the in
vaders began with England and pro-
ceeded inland, process the Germans
have reversed. AS they travelled and
fought the Northmen picked up not
only horses, but methods Of attack.
Although Antwerp was an inhabited
community from Il very early period,
the formal title Of city was given first
In $50 by Emperor Otho IL. Of Germa-
ny. BY 1900 it had acquired popula-
ton Of 100000 and was the world mart
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To light a Fuse.

very sure and quick way to pre-
pare fuse end for lighting is to split
1t through the core for about a quarter
OF an inch in length and insert the
head of a match with small portion
OF the stick left intact The lighting Of
the match head will cnnse it to flash
and instantly start the fuse.
The river press., 1914-12-16

Think of the Inconvenience and loss if
your deeds and other valuable papers are
destroyed or stolen. We have fire and
burg lar proof safety boxes for rent. Each
box Is absolutely private as you will have
the only key that will open it.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-22
NOTICE TO STOCk

BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED
that meeting of the stockholders OF
the HEBER COOPERATIVE CREAM
ERY, a corporation, be called for ant
hold on Saturday, the 25th day o,
July, 1914, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of that day, at the office OF
HEBER OPERATIVE CREAMERY
said corporation at Gts office in the
Heber Creamery Buflding) in the City
of Heber, State of California, (said
place of meeting being at the. prin-
! cipal place of business of said cor
poration and at the building where
the board of directors usually meets)
for the purpose of considering ant
acting upon proposition to increase
from Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00)
Dollars, divided into One Hundred Fif
ty shares of the par value of On
Hundred Dollars each, to Thirty Thou
sand $3.50. 0.O00.00) Dollars, divided into
Three Hundred (3OO) shares of the pai
value Of One Hundred Dollars each;
That notice of said meeting be pub
lished in the Imperial Valley Press, :?
newspaper published in the City of e
week for at least sixty days.
That the Secretary of said corpora
tion is hereby directed to address an(
mail n notice Of said meeting to eacl
of the stockholders of said corpora
ton, in the manner prescribed by sec
tion $50 Of the Civil Code of the saif
Statc of California, at least thirt,
said meeting and that said notice be
in tho following form:
"NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF
HFBER COOPERATIVE CREAMERY
Notice is hereby given that in pur
eUaroe of = resolution and order o.
tho Ecard of Directors of tho HEBEP
COOPERATIVE CREAMERY, a cor
rOration organized and existing unde'
the laws Of the state of California
unanimously adopted at Regula,
Meeting of the said Board duly hel(
on the 7th day Of May, 1914. at tho
office of said corporation in said CITY
of Heher. State Of California; a meet.
in" of the stockholders of said Gov.
nOration is hereby called for and viii
I've hold at the office of said corpora
ton in us office. in the said Citv (saiG
nlacc OF meeting being the princiDa
place of business of said corporation
aid at the buildin" where the BoarS
Of Directors usually meotS) on Sat.
nrdaY the 25th daV of July. 1914. al
ten o'clock on the morning Of thai
dav. for the purpose considering anf
o"tinC nnO0 the DropoSition to increase
the ca"ital stock OF said corporat tior
from Fifteen Thousand Dollars. divid.
81 into One Hundred Fiftv shares ot
""h 20 Thirtv thousand Dollars divid.
I'd into Thro" HundrNd shares Of the
ma" value of One Hundred Dollar
each:
"Thr amou~t to which II is nroroco6
70 Increase tho "arital stock ia Thir-
~ rhors'rd (S"0. 000.0O Dollars"
"rH" Crd"r Of 'he BOARD of Dirccto"S"
Dated this 7th dav of Nav. 1914.
w - TITTNTNEV,
tive CREAME EItY FriJuly2i
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-22
Imperial Valley Home Dentists
L. & S. THEATRE BLDG, Ell CENTRO.
Always busy Always at your service.
REQUEST FOR BIDS,

Ell Centre, Cal, May 7, 1914.
The Board of Trustees of the Cen
tral Union High School district of I'm
perial county, California, invite pro-
posals for the furnishing of two stu
dents chemical tables similar to No,
$40 and J739, described on Page %
All prices quoted f. o. b. El Centro
California and time and delivery speci-
fed. Bids will be received by the
above entioned board up to the hour
of to the floor.
Catalogue No. A, April 1910 of Kewau-
nee Manufacturing Company, Kewau-
nee, Wisconsin, except that the hoods
and pipes be adjusted to carry the
fume to a ffteen-foot ceiling instead
If p. m, Friday. May 20, 1914, at
which time they will be opened at the
Il.sh School building in Ell Centre, Cal
ifornia. The said board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Published by order of the Board of
High School Trustees of the Central
Union High School district of Impe-
rial county, California.
J. STEWART ROSS,
FriMay22 Clerk of the Board.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-22
A Little Jimmie" Problem.

Mary Heaton Worse, writing a story
entitled Jimmie Embarks in the Poul-
try Business" in the June Woman's
Home Companion, says:
81 know that in the natural course
of things there are hundreds and
thousands, not to say tens of thou
sands, of women all over the cour-
try who have the same problems that
/ have. / know that in thousands of
these homes what I may call the Jim
mic Problem is more satisfactorily
worked out than have worked it OUT.
The problem is something like this:
How is one to get boy of II or 13
to do practical work?' which is onlv
another way of saying: How is one
to get a boy of II or 13 actually 10
take his part of work and his share
Of responsibility in the life of the
family" How can mother incul.
cate in her boys those virtues which
1T will be necessary for them to have
If they are to remain outside the Door
house and penitentiary