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The Washington times., 1915-03-28
WANT LINE TO TAP
MALL AND THE PARK
Rerouting of Proposed Seven.
teenth and ! Streets Car
Service Is Suggested.

Rcroutins of the proposed Seventeenth
and ] streets Inc OF tho Capital Trac.
tion Company SO that II will tap Po~
tomac Park and tho Mall and serve the
department buildings south of Penn.
sylvania avenue, is proposed by the
West End Citizens Association in q
resolution passed at a special meeting
OF the associations executive commit
tee last night.
The route suggested by the ass1ciaticn
is for the cars to nun west on Florida
avenue to Twentieth or TwcntY.il~st
street. south to Virginia avenue. and
southeast to b street, and cast to
Seventh street connecting with the
present line.
This would make a convenient route.
II e pointed out. for the new Depart
mcnt of Commerce building, Civil Serv-
ice, State. War and Navy. Labor. new
Interior. and other Government build
ings. and would tap the Western and
Center Markets.
The company plan proposed running
south in Seventeenth street from L
street.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
WOMEN TAKE JOBS
OF MEN EMPLOYEES
American Express Company
Makes Change for Sake of
Economy.

NEW YORK. March 2S.-To cut down
expenses. the American Express Com
pany Is putting young women in the
places of men clerks in its executive
offices here.
Since the lst of March about l35 wom-
en- have been employed in the main Of
fees to fill the places of the same num-
Der OF men who were dropped. In the
west side terminal offices young women
to the number of thirty have been given
positions formerly held by men. on
April l. it Is said, thirty more CLERKS in
the main offices will be discharged to
make way for women.
Officials of the company defended tho
move as necessary on grounds of econ
omy They said rctrcnchmcnts in cX-
pcrses was ordered all along tho Ene,
and this was one Of the easiest ways
to diminish tho cost of office mainte-
nance without hurting the efficiency of
tho system.
About 800 month on each clerk il
being saved. officials said by substi-
tuting women for men. The mems wage
averaged $50 a month. but competent
women clerks are being paid $40 a
month. The discharged clerks COM
plain bitterly against the economy
measure.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
New England Evolves
Cure for Dead Beats"

BOSTON. March 2S.-New England no
longer will be profitable field for
dead beats when the commercial
organizations Comnletc a work they
already have well In hand The boards
or trade and chambers of commerce
In many cities of the six States have
quietly worked up a system showing
tho financial status o: hundreds of
thousands of persons. classifying
those who pay. who get chedt and
more than 100000 names. Lynn's cham
bcl of commerce has 6S.COO, and in
other cities the bureaus hold name and
address cards proportionate numbers. !
These cards show whether John Doe
pays his bills promptly. slowly or not
at all, and keep track wherever he
moves. If he contracts bills at several
stores simultaneously he is caught atft
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
>DENVER'S SURVIVORS
TELL THRILLING TALE
Captain and Crew Relate How
They Watched Heavy Seas
Sweep Over Sinking Liner.

NEW YORK, March 27.-With three
ships speeding toward them in response
TO 5 . calls, the captain and crew of
the Mallory liner Denver through Mon
day night and Tuesday last watched
their ship sink lower and lower until
the heavy seas swept over the upper
decks.
Sixteen of the crew including Captain
Avery and his wife and Captain Smith,
of the mine wrecked Evelyn, who ar
rived here aboard the White Star liner
Megantic, today told thrilling tale of
the laundering and sinking of the Dem
yer in mid-ocean.
The Denver nrst encountered heavy
weather late last Saturday night. sun
day morning the steering gear broke
and the ship was forced to turn her
nose eastward with the wind. Then it
forward.
Through Sunday and Sunday night all
hands worked feverishly at The pumps
BY midnight the hold was nearly filled
heavy swell that followed abatement of
the storm. Captain Avery then sert
out distress calls
The liner Megantic and the freghter
Manhattan, bound for New York, and
the liner st. Louis. bound for Liverpool.
responded. The three rescue vessels
reached the stricken ship practically at
the same time. The Manhattan vas clos
est TO the Denver, but because OF su-
perior speed, the Megantic came up only
five minutes after the Manhattan ar
rived
The Denver's lrcboats had been
launched when smoke of the rescuing
vessels showed they were near One of
the boats in which were Captain Avery
and his wife already was fuunlering
when the MegantiC came up. Lifcboat
No. from the Megantic was crushed
against the sides of the vessel by the
heavy seas. second lfeboat was sue
cessfully launched. and picked up &C.
cupants of the Denvers laundering life
boat.
The remainder Of the Denvcrs crew
already had been taken aboard the Man
haitian. which is scheduled to arrive
here Monday.
Officers of the Megantic declared it
would have been impossible for the Den
Yer to have lasted three hours longer
Waves were already sweeping the up
permost deck, and at times the water
tilled ship plunged her whole bow be-
meath the heavy swell.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Services for Passover
Will Open on Tuesday

Passover services will begin at the
Washington Hebrew Congregation Tenn
pie. Eighth street, near ii northwest.
tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock. that
being Passover eve. Tuesday at 10
O'Clock there will be sermon on
Elijah and Watchful Waiting" by the
Rey. DR.. Abram Simon. and in tho ove-
ming a. : o'clock there will be public
Seder services to the children OF the
religious school by tho Temple SIst.r-
hood. AN Eye For an Eye" will he
the subject of sermon Friday evening
at o'clock. The last day of ;hc Pass
over will be observed SUNDAY night,
April 1, at service at s o'clock. A
third sermon will be preached Mond ly
morning, April ;. at 10 o'clock. and on
the following Wednesday evening the
congregation will hold its annual meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
FIRST BANQUET GIVEN
BY FUTURE LAWYERS
Members of Class of 1917 Of
National University School
Make Merry.

Students of the National University
Law School, class OF 1917, held their
first banquet at the Hudson Hotel last
evening and heard addresses from Chief
Justice Covington and Associate Justice
Siddons. of the District Supreme Court.
Commissioner Louis Brownow and
Charles r. Carusi dean Of the school
Both Justices Covington and Siddons
referred to the gradual dissipation of
the feeling that a judge is something
apart from ordinary mankind. The two
jurists held that a man may De On the
bench and yet mingle in everyday life
with his fellows.
Commissioner Brownlow spoke of the
value to the District of an institution
like the National University Law School
and Mr. Carusi reviewed with pride the
work of the institution. Guy Mason
acted as toastmaster and happily intro
duced the speakers. An informal musi-
cal program was rendered. among the
numbers being solos by A. w. Jett,
Morris Simon and Edward NJ. Dulin.
Willard Robertson, recently connected
with the Columbia Stock Company, gave
The students and their guests present
included J. Harry. Covington, Louis
Brownlow, Frederick l.. sIddons.
Charles r. Carusi. Charles A. Keigwin.
c. Dutton, Guy Mason, William Wolff
Smith. president; r. NJ. Becker. jr., sec
rotary; Wellstood White, vice presi-
dent; n. Grady Warburtin, treasurer {;
Willard Robertson. G.. c. Payne. a. w.
Jett, c. NJ. Kiefer, l.. Il. Fox. Harold
B. Clark. i. a. yoorus. |. r. Richards,
T. Oscar Klath, +. NJ. bradbury. +. l..
Greenewald, n. o.. Dale. II. -. Moore,
]. r. White. r. A. Moore, Richard T.
Booth. Edward NJ. Dulin. F. l.. House,
W. II. Smith, Q. A. Phelps. G. J. Ken
nedy. Norris Simon, Louis E. Spieglcr,
Austin Fields, George b. Cromwell, and
ID. Lynch Younger.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
John D. Gives Ground
For Baseball Team

ThRRYTOWN. y. Y. March y j Ohm
D. Rockefeller has given tho use of
three acres of mis- lana at Pocantico
Hills to the Pocantico Hills A. c. for n
baseball park. and will lend men and
teams to help put the diamond into
shape and build n grandstand.
Manager Kcrrigan, of the Pocantico
Hills team. expects to have speedy
punch OF Youngsters in uniform. and
hopes Mr.. Rockefeller may. BECOME one
OF the clubs ardent rooIers. Ny RocEc-
foller has long shown interest in ath-
letics. and his liking for baseball! has
increased since seeing some exhibition
games at Dartona. Fla. in which the
BROOKLYN Dodgers took part
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Jean Eliot'S' Letter "~~
A Society Chronicle

Hemmick predicts, will be one OF the
hits of the performance.
Mrs. George Barnet and Mrs. John
Thompson are to do a small but inter-
esting bit" together and Meta Morris
Evans and several other attractive girls
have also promised to take part.
q
Eleanor Reyburn has made no definite
plans for her marriage to pink" Har-
rington. beyond deciding that it is TO
take place at the Reyburns' summer
home at New London. Conn. and that
II will be some time late In June. Lieu
tenant Harrington cannot get leave
until about the middle of the month.
Mrs. Deming -Jarves, who recently
underwent an operation on her nose
and throat. and was confined at the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hos
pita!. is now recuperating at Fort Mon
roe, and will make a short visit to
Philadelphia before returning to Wash
ington to pack up.
She expects to sail on April 9, on the
Cretic, for her home in Brittany, sand
plans to land at Gibraltar, if MIR.
Deming-Jarves can get his motor out of
France to meet her, and make her way
homo through Italy. II that should
prove impossible, she will go on to
Marseilles and thence to Dinard.
-
Supper, a delcctable supper, with a
menu to make your mouth water. will
be a feature of the bazaar to be held
for the benefit Of the Episcopal Eye,
Ear and Throat Hospital at the Ra-
leigh April 13 and "A, and the afternoon
tea dances bid fair to be very popular
a p1r
served.
There will be no meeting of the
Drama League this evening at Mrs
Hemmick's residence in Rhode Island
avenue. These meetings have beer
pretty regular since the organization
Of the authors and players branch OF
the league this winter. and have PROVED
interesting and source of inspiration
as well.
-.
Rumor has had it that the William
Walker Smiths were bound for Lon
don within the next few weeks. Mr.
Smith, who is in tho Bureau of Western
European Affairs of the State Depart
ment. being slated for a diplomatic
mission to London; but rumor. 1t ap
never even heard Of such project.
i.
Holy week is upon us, bringing Will
it an absolute cessation of parties, quiet
walks and rides and long plea SAINT hours
spent in church. for somehow ever
those who are at other times remiss
in their attendance at church feel the
call at this season. And this year above
all. The terror of the situation abroa d
the cloud of sympathy. perhaps Of ap.
prehension here have done their part ir
filling the churches.
1t is the same feeling that leads a
hurt child to run to its mother.
A week then of quiet, of meditation
and of constant attendance at church
and the social world will blossom forth
in its Easter finery. to attend its serie.
of Easter functions and il is my hope
that my Susan will be here. Can't you
manage it?
Affectionatcly,
JEAN ELIOT.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
European War Is Boon
toLeg- Making Industry
And Right Here in Your Own City of Washington, D.
c., They Are Building Props That Didn't
Come From Cork Ireland.

oped' j. p. Hanger lost his leg in one
of the early battles Of the war. This
set him thinking and out of his inven-
tive genius grew the wooden leg, with
movable joints. now made by the ]. e.
Hanger firm of this city.
Twenty-Five engineers. with both legs
amputated. are still at their posts, wear
ing the Hanger artificial legs. More
than 100 conductors, with one or both
legs gone. are still doing duty.
Many railroad firemen are working
either with artificial legs or with an
artificial arm so perfected that the ar
tinctal hand may be used with great
facility. Many public men, most OF
them veterans Of the civil war, are
wearing artificial limbs, so we'll adapted
to use that the fact Is not generallv
known.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Business Section Dark,
Cars Tied Up Half Hour

Nearly all Of the business section was
in darkness and the car service Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company was tied up for more than
half an hour early this morning, as n
result Of breakdown at the big Ben
ming power plant of the Potomac EleC
trio Power Company.
Current was cut off in the downtown
section about 80 o'clock. and it was
shortly after 2 before the big new lights
on the .Avenuc, + street. at the Union
Station. and other sections were
switched on again
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
"Old Friends All Dead"
Takes His Life at SS

FREEPORT. y. j., March 25.-Theo-
dore Guilanden. nearly eight%-eisht
years of age, az one time consulting
engineer of the Thomas A. Edison Com
pany. committed suicide by shooting.
Guillander suffered from melanchola
because, as he frequently said, most of
his old friends were dead. He is SUI
vivcd by two sons and a daughter.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Woman Slavs Bruin.
Using Hoe as Weapon

WELCGlES. Olc.. March 2S.--Mrs. +.
\. Pierce. Scventy-two. killed big
black bear with a garden hoe when the
bear attacked her at her little cabin on
Mt. Hope. The bear had chased L. A.
Hutchinson from ncighboring cabin
ana advanced on Mrs. Pierce, where
she was hoeinE hor garden. While
Iiutchison ran for aid. Mrs. Pierce slow
Rruln with the only weapon at hand,
tho hoe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-06
AMERICAN FORTUNES.
Why They Are Less Feared Than
Formerly.

From the St Paul Pioueer-Press.
ago. afraid Of our great fortunes is re-
membered. That we are less so, II at
all now. Is also felt One reason is that
! our owners Of great fortunes, unlike
those Of Europe, have the good habit OF
giving away vast sums for educational
and charitable ends. Another is that
having no law Of primogeniture. great
fortunes are divided among many chill
dren. But back Of this the Worlds
Work thinks that the real reason is
economic. In 1887 Commodore Wander
bilt left to his son, william H., a ma
jority interest in the New York Cen
trail railroad. The heir held it only
three or four years, and then, with pro-
ceeds from the sale of nearly all of his
holdings, invested in United States
bonds. His reason was that he wanted
rest from the great responsibility, and
preferred an investment that did not
require rerve-racking and incessant
personal attention. And this seems to
be general quality. There Is only one
family that was pre-eminently rich
several years ago that is so now-the
Astors. And its wealth is based on
land. like that Of the medieval aris-
tocracy.
Aristocracies of all civilizations, an
cient and modern. are based on wealth
land ownership as the most stable and
least exacting form. But there is a
difference Of social distinction in wealth
so based and in that based on more
complicated forms, such as railroads
Under feudal conditions one family can
|
tions, but no American family has been
able to control q railroad system for
generations. It requires the highest
skill and personal attention, and IL
subject to constant rfvalries and at
tacks. And the same conditions practi-
cally embarrass all forms of Industrial
wealth in this country. So the general
theory that great American fortunes
seem to be heeting phenomena is based
on economic conditions as they prevail
among us.
Twenty-three years ago Jay Gould
died In generation the great railroad
properties that he left passed out of the
family's control. The Goulds surren-
dered control Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company half a dozen years
tan elevated lines in New York city.
And SO the Gould fortune is broken into
smaller bits and invested in permanent
non-worrying shape. Thirty years ago
the Vanderbflts controlled the New
York Central and other Vanderbilt
lines; the CARROTS of Baltimore con-
trol1ed the Baltimore and Ohio, the
Huntingtons controlled the Southern
Pacific; and a group of Boston families
controlled the Burlington system None
remains. The economic forms of pres
sure in this country have, one by one,
taken from all these great centralized
fortunes their character and wrested
from them the properties on which they
were based, their wealth being sepa-
rated and passing to Invested" forms.
American fortunes inevitably break,
divide and disappear, while active con-
troll of the forms Of wealth on which
they were based pass to other hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-06
COBBLESTONE GARAGE
GAINING IN POPULARITY

THE cobblestone garage is becom-
ing feature in the western section OF
the country" says writer in the Real
Estate Magazine. THE owner of a
home upon the site of which are many
waste stones may erect his automobile
shelter at comparatively small expense
Many OF these garages are built into
the side of a hill, the roof Is of cement
a foot thick, reinforced by steel rods
and the walls, two feet thick, are OF
solid stone and cement. The twin cob
blestone garage Is also feature OF
this new type of building. The owners
of two homes unite in the carrying
into effect of this idea. The garages
are located on the strip of ground sep
arating the two homes, and on either
side Is a series of stone steps which
lead to the respective homes Greenery
of various kinds serve to set off" the
cobblestone work. A naturally bleak
looking garage can be made attractive
and inviting if partially covered by an
evergreen or rose vine, and surrounded
by rosebushes and shrubs. Without
floral ornament the cobblestone garage
is really only partially completed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-06

any number and arrangement of small
drawers. shelves, compartments and cup
boards OF all sizes for underclothes, col.
lars, gloves. wells, handkerchiefs and &c
on Inc tub should be very short one
20 give ample room for the dressing table
or course, this would all be finished in
white. ~
You see, this little home would be ah
solutely complete except for table, chairs
and rugs.
How we home-1ov1ng women would
Jump at such a charming place as that
living room would be- How gladly we
would pay good round rental for ii. too,
cold Maids Hall"
mo, I most assuredly would not have
such an apartment building restricted to
women. 1t would be sure to be dubbed
Old Maids Hail. and every normal
woman loathes being segregated from the
rest of the human family. There isn't
any reason why bachelor men as well as
bachelor maids might not occupy these
living room apartments, and even married
couples might find the one big room large
enough Or certain number of living
room apartments might be included in
buildings having larger apartments as
well. simply know that the artistic
self-furnished living room apartment with
bath Is sorely needed by the bachelor
woman living alone in Washington. and
1t ought to be paying investment, too"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-06
PLANNING ENTRANCE HALL.
Plenty Of Light Should Be Provided,
According to Writers.

In planning for the entrance hall ar
range for plenty of light. Have at
least one window of ample size Do
not depend upon the light admitted
through a small pane of glass placed in
the top Of an ugly so-called mission"
door. The entrance hall may be made
a very important factor in carrying out
the general character of the home, and
II needs the light equally with any
other room in the house.
Another mistake often made IL in de-
priving the entrance OF heat. Certainly
the impression conveyed by a cold en-
trance hall IN winter is not . pleasing
one. and does not suggest the spirit Of
rest that we have laid SO much stress
upon. Not only this. but in winter
weather cold drafts of air are certain
to enter the room through the opening
Of doors and through the cracks around
the door. 1t will mean much tn the
comfort of the living rooms IL this air
has the chill removed from 1t before
entering the general circulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-06
Shelves for Rocks.
Should Be Commodious.

THE bathroom should be a commodious
one, with pretty dressing table built
in across one end. There would be two
long drawers at the bottom. running clear
across. Above these at the left would
be tall pier glass. the top Of the draw
ers forming a broad shelf for toilet
articles. At the right, built out even
with the bottom drawers, there could be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-06
A DAY nj THE COUNTRY.
Many Men Need a Frolic in the
Fields-Better Than Medicine.


From Pearson's Weekly.
Many q man comes to me for medi-
cine" said family doctor, when what
he really needs is day of jollifcatton.
You can have no idea to what extent
the no-holiday man enfeebles his con-
stitution and renders himself unit to
carry on his normal occupation.
1T isn't only because he does not get
enough exercise. Thousands of city
jewellers take enough exercise to keep
their digestions in good order. But
you cannot keep yourself wholly fit by
merely working your muscles. There's
no exercise in the world better than g
good laugh-taken preferably in the
open air.
You see, the mind and the body re-
act on each other. You can't keep
either of them in condition If you
neglect the other. In numbers of cases
the best prescription a doctor can give
a man who is feeling run down is a
jolly good spree.
''Whitsun provides an excellent OPP
portunity. The country is just begin
ming to wake up and would advise
all your readers who are able to do Sc
to have a day of light hearted fun In
the green fields. Apart from the physi-
cal effects of the fresh air, you will
find it first-class mental tonic"
Probably most Of the readers OF Pear
sons Weekly are in a position to take
this good advice. And while you are
having your good time. perhaps your
thoughts will wander to those who
never have a good time-who never can
have a good time unless you help them
the slum children of our great towns
and cities.
AS the doctor pointed out, the mental
side of this holiday question matters
even more than the physical. Imagine
the mental state of a child who is COM
PEELED to live year in year out in
dreary waste of bricks and mortar, OF
squat novels and sunless alleys.
Remember that every child has deep
instructive longing for the open coun-
try; remember that these little ones
can never get there of their own &C
cord, and you will have picture Of the
endless longing which gnaws ct their
very childhood.
It isn't as though they had never
dreamed of a day in the country. In
every slum in the land the fresh air
fund is known. To those children who
have been taken in past years it is a
golden memory. To those who know 1t