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Evening star., 1915-12-27
Testimonials

y man can manufacture pills
of plaster Paris. bran and flour.
and swear they'll cure all human
ills-and folks will praise them
every hour. And every mail that
comes to town will bring warm
letters from the guys who tell
how they were stricken down
with influenza in the eyes. I'VE
tried all medicines and drugs that
kindly folks could recommend;
we. bought such things in kegs
and jugs. and porous plasters
without end. In vain-it didn't
hit the spot; we weaker grew
from day to day; in spite of all
that costly rot. it seemed that we
must pass away. We called a
learned physician in. and at our
tongue and pulse he looked, and
said, with melancholy grin, 1T is
no use-your goose is cooked.
Then Grandpa said, For mortal
ills there is one cure that's SIM
ply great O try the Plaster Paris
Pills! And so we sent and
bought a crate. We took ten pills
six times an hour. at night we
took dozen more: and to our
weakened limbs the power came
rushing like tidal bore. Thus
people. over all the earth. are
boosting fakes, and mean no
harm: oh, what is testimony
worth? Is evidence false alarm?
WALT MASON.
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Bow of Two Shoots Himself.

James Smith. jr., two years old, was
brought to this city Saturday night
from his home on the Yoe farm, in
Prince Georges county. Md. about five
miles from Anacostia, and treated at
Casualty Hospital for bullet wound
in his side. 1t was stated that the
child accidentally shot himself while
dragging rife over the floor at his
home Physicians at the hospital said
the child was not seriously wounded.
and relatives made it plain that the
rifle with which the child shot him.
self was not a Christmas present.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
ALL INDEBTEDNESS CANCELLED.
Wesleyan Pentecostal Church to
Burn Mortgage at Services.

SpeciaI services are to be held next
Sunday afternoon at5Wesleyan Pente-
cos,al Church, IS street between Sd
and 4th streets northwest. at which
the mortgage on the church and other
documents representing church in
debtedness, now Cancelled. are to be
burned. Announcement was made last
night of the services. which also will
mark the thirteenth anniversary of the
pastorate of Rev. II. b. Hosley.
Funds which made possible the can
collation. of the mortgage and other
Indebtedness were raised at Jericho
service" last night. A table was place.
in front of the pulpit, and during the
service the members OF the congrega :
ton filed past this offertory table and
placed on it contributions aggregating
more than $500
Evening star., 1915-12-27
THE0PHILUS JOHNSON DEAD.
Restaurant Steward Found Lifeless
With Gas Tube in His Mouth.

Thcophilus Johnson. hfty-nine years
old. who served as steward at Penn
sylvania avenue restaurant for a num-
ber of years. was found dead in bed at
his home. 1913 Newton street north
west. yesterday morning. There was
the end of a gas tube in his mouth the
police were informed. and ii was evil
dent he had ended his life by inhaling
the gas. II is stated that johnson
probably had become Respondent be-
cause he was out of employ nent
Coroner hewitt made am investigation
and gave a certificate of suicide Fu-
neral services will be held at the New
ton street home at . o'clock tomorrow
afternoon Interment will be at Glen.
wood
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CUSICK OUT AS DEPUTY.
Hands in Resignation to Marshal,
Effective January /.

Patrick F: Cusick has rendered his
resignation as deputy United States
marshal. to take effect January 1.
Prominently identified with dem
ocratic organizations in this city for
the past thirty-five years or more, Mr..
Cus.ck received appointment in the
marshars Office about the beginning of
the first administration of President
Cleveland and has since held Office con-
tinuously.
Al the time of his appointment he
was a member of the District demo-
cratic state central committee. During
the campaign in 1855 he organized a
democratic marching club.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
DISPLAY FOR PAN-AMERICANS.
Flags to Fly in Washington During
Scientific Congress.

Letters have been sent out to
every member of the Chamber of
Commerce asking him to display an
American flag before his residence and
place of business during the next two
weeks, when the Second Pan-American
Scientific Congress will be in session in
this city. Every member of the cham
ber is also asked to urge other
citizens to do likewise.
President p. T. Moran is ANXIOUS TO
have thousands of American flags greet
the delegates to the great scientific
gathering and be ever before them dur
ing their stay in Washington.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
REPUDIATES INTERVIEW.
Miss Boardman Denies Making State.
ment to New York Reporter.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In The Star of December % there was
republished a purported Interview with
me from the American. The interview
referred to was pure fabrication, as
j saw no newspaper representative
nor spoke to any upon the question of
permits from the British government
for the shipment of hospital supplies to
the central powers.
The officers of the Red Cross are
very hopeful that this matter will be
satisfactorily arranged, and great in
justice is done by the publication of
the fabricated interview.
MABEL T. BOARDMAN.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
CITY ITEMS.
Choice White Potatoes

Choice White Potatoes, 24c PIX;
IL lbs. White Meal, 25c; lbs: Buck
wheat, 25c: lbs. Macaroni or Spa
ghetti, Csc: lbs. Fancy Head Rice. 25c;
4 lbs. Evap. Peaches. csc: bots Vanilla
or Lemon, csc; Hominy, Sc h.: Black
eyed Peas. sc; Navy Beans. 71sc; Lima
Beans. Sc; Prunes. 10c and 1212c; Apri-
cots. 12c: Pure Pepper, 20c; sacks
Salt, 10c; cans Sweet Wrinkle Peas.
25c; Sifted f. J. Peas. 71ac; E. J. Peas.
sc: Sugar Corn. sc and TIC: cans
Beans. 25c: Tuna Fish. &c and 10c; large
cans Pineapple. extras. 15c; large cans
Cal. Peaches, 1Oc; Y. c. Peaches. extras.
15c; large cans Pears, 10c: Stringless
Beans. 7kc: Star of the East Flour,
1915 bbl.: "a lbs. Old-time Flour SAC.
926 Pa. ave. and all the J. T. D. Pyles
Stores.
Thermometers. Schmidt. 1921 18th St
Evening star., 1915-12-27
WALTERS ART GALLERIES.

WALTERS ART GALLERIES.
The Poor Association of Baltimore Is author
lied 10 say the galleries of Mr.. H. Walters.
Charles and Centre streets, will be open TO the
public: =
ALI. WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS or
JANUARY. FEBRUARY, MARCH AND
APRIL. AND ALSO EASTER MONDAY
AND 22d FEBRUARY
Between the hours of II and O'Clock.
Tickets OF admission. SOC each. may he ordered
or purchased at the Office of the association. I.
ST Paul street, Governor Drug Co.. Charles
and Read streets: the Belvedere Hotel the
Stafford Hotel. Hynson, Westcott Co.,
Charles and Franklin streets: John NJ. Wiesel.
Madison avenue and Hoffman street; David Ben
damn, l05 z. Baltimore street. and also at Har-
ris & Sha fer Co. 1905 street. Washington, ID. q.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Mrs. Julia F. Fischer Dead.

Mrs Julia FRANCES Fischer. wife o:
Ernest G. Fischer died in Baltimore.
Md. suddenly last Tuesday. Mrs
Fischer had been resident of this
city for many years Funeral services
were held at the residence of her sis
ter, Mrs Martha Il. Moore, 436 New
York avenue northwest, Friday, inter-
ment being in Rock Creek cemetery.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Meeting Postponed One Month.

The regular meeting of the New
England Women of Washington, which
was to have been held this even
ing. has been postponed for one month.
owing to the illness of the president of
the organization. Mrs. Charlotte Elmer
son Main. The meeting is to be held
the fourth Monday in January.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Sergt. Mai. Pardee Buried.

Full military honors marked the bur-
ial today of Sergt. Maj. Pardee of the
Marine Corps. who died at the marine
barracks Saturday. The regular Mon
day afternoon concert of the Marine
Band was omitted today out of respect
to his memory.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Training for Motherhood.

las general rule compulsory school
attendance ceases at the age of fourteen,
the crucial point of maturing life. which
educator and psychologist well known to
be the most critical period OF growth.
Yesterday great authorities were ex-
perimenting on the best methods of
training their minds, of developing their
bodily powers. Today the same chill
dren are beyond the reach of all this
costly solicitude-they have gone to
work.
Full and intelligent protection of the
physique and mental powers of the
youthful workers of this country re-
ouires costly and laborious studies in
laboratory and in workship. The chill
dren's bureau desires to submit the
reasonableness of spending money to
make them so that we may secure just
standards for the use of labor. as new
standards for material are being de-
veloped.'
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Central Citizens Meet Tonight.

A meeting of the Central Citizens
Association is to be held this evening
at North Capitol Savings Bank build
ing at 7:30 O'Clock.
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Alleges "Invaluable Service"

To Accommodate Washington Branch
commuters Baltimore & Ohio will hold
II noon train until 1920 on December
"a and 2l-Advertisement.
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BEGIN ACTIVE WORK BY
AIDING CHRISTMAS CHEER
Girls in Stanton Square Neighbor-
hood Form. Civic Society
With Sixty Members.

Many of the girls living near Stanton
square northeast and attending the
neighboring schools have long been
questioning: What can we do to help
others in our community" With this
spirit brewing and with plenty of work
on hand to be. done, the two forces have
united this year in working order. A
girls civic organization with an en-
rollment of sixty begins its active
work in the field this week.
One section of the group will help the
bureau of charities to deliver Christmas
presents.
Today brought a Christmas tree with
games and an afternoon of joy for hf-
teen children who would otherwise oe
deprived of such pleasures.
Rev. E. A. Sexsmith of the North
Carolina Avenue NJ. P. Church has al
lowed the privilege of the Sunday
school room in that church for the oc-
casion.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
HIGH INFANT MORTALITY
IF MOTHERS WORK OUT
Federal Children's Bureau Says Few
er Babies Die Who Have Con-
slant Maternal Attention.

The death rate in the United States
among babies of mothers who work
outside their homes far exceeds the
infant mortality where the mother is
not so employed.
This is brought out in the annual
report today of the federal children's
bureau, which is conducting an inquiry
into the social and economic causes Of
babies deaths. The report shows an
average infant death rate of 134 out
of every 1000 babies in a steelmaking
and coalmining town, as against the
rate of eighty-four out of every 1000
in residential suburb An even great
er contrast is found between the most
congested section and the choicest
residential section in each of these two
communities.
Evening star., 1915-12-27

speishouse, 1915 7th st. Main $780, Paper-
hanging. window shades. picture frames
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Selections by an Orchestra.

Miss Kennedy and Miss Searle will
assist with the games and the story
hour. The Carbery School orchestra
will give several appropriate selections
The officers who have taken promi-
nent part in promoting spirit and en-
thusiasm among this throng of girls
are as follows: Miss Marion Saunders,
president Miss Mary Mckenzie, vice
president: Miss Janeiro Brooks secre-
tary; Miss Margaret Rykerd, treasurer.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
DISCUSSION OF CHANGE
IN SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
Proposition Advocated by the Dis
trict Commissioners Regarded by
Association as Questionable"

At recent meeting of the Rhode
Island Avenue Suburban Citizens AS
sociation the committee on schools. of
called attention to the recommenda-
ton of the Commissioners relative TO
radical changes in the public school
system of the District. In this con-
nection the report of the committee
read as follows:
Your committee suggests that the
recommendation relative to the aboll-
tion of the present board of education
and vesting of arbitrary power in the
Commissioners of the District of
Columbia is one worthy of the host
careful consideration of the people
of the District
Changes Rated Questionable.
"It is submitted that the board of
education, as at present constituted.
and heretofore, has done it's work well.
and that it is at least questionable
whether the radical change recon-
mended is necessary or desirable. That
the members of the board of education
should be selected by the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
seems anomalous: that they be selected
by the Commissioners of the District
would seem logical. But. in any event,
the board should be absolutely free
from the suggestion of politics.
This was merely the report of the
and in the absence of OBJ
lection. was accepted by the association.
There was no affirmative action by the
association in the premises.
Evening star., 1915-12-27

CIafIfn Optical Co.. 4O7 F. st.
When you think of eyes.
Evening star., 1915-12-27
Needs of the Rural Child.

Commenting upon these findings, the
report SAYS: THE more favorable the
civic and family surroundings and the
better the general conditions of life
the more clearly are they reflected in
a. lessened infant mortality.
The report adds. however, taat it is
Impossible to determine she relative
Importance of the hiSh jeath rate
among babies of working mothers until
it is ascertained how many mothers
work in industry.
The need of developing standards of
rural child welfare. physical standards
for children in industry and standards
of law for the protection of all children
are emphasized.
100000 Rural Children in U. S.
.Three-ffths of the 30.00o.099 ch.'-
dren in the United States are r;I: al
children What are the facts as to
rural child welfare" Thev are not
known. But it is noteworthy that the
percentage of ilIiteracy in rural COM
munities. according to the 1910 census,
is double that in cities. Where the
rural child labor is great, the percent
age of child illiteracy is high. The
juvenile delinquency laws on the stat
ute books of most of our states are in
effective over the greater part of those
states because rural probation oficers
are lacking. and the figures Of correc-
tional institutions show that the coun-
try is largely represented.
.'Time and money are required to secure
the facts about the physical, social and
economic conditions surrounding rural
children, but these conditions must be
understood if we are to be sure that we
are making progress in securing fair
chance for every child"
Evening star., 1915-12-27

Thermometers. Schmidt. 1921 18th st
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Ng.soui. Awasto,s.m

Masonic AUdttOYfum.
ToNIGHT-JULIA SwAYNE GORDON AND
LEO DELANEY. in a Vitagraph Feature.
WASTED LINES" by Quids BeIg,re.
Also SONNY JIM'S FIRST LOVE Az
FAIR" yitagraph comedy. First show GAO.
OMORROw-'.TRILBY.''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13
SAYS MARCONI MAKES
AIR ATTACKS VAIN
Importer Returns from Italy
with Report of Invention
Saw Raid on Venice.

Gennaro Sierra. an Italian importer
of this city, who was IN venice Wheh
that city was visited BY Austrian aero.
nIanes few weeks ago, brought TO port
Yesterday on the Italian steamship
Dante Alighieri a report that Maroon
had invented an electrical device con,
trolled by wireless waves that eoulu
render useless any aeroplane that came
within range Of its power.
Mr. Sierra said he had observed tne
aeroplanes at dawn from his window
in the Hotel Volanda. and saw the hrst
bomb splash in the Grand Canal near
the hotel. The importer thought that
William Jennings Bryan might IN Tune
become exiled like Giolitti, the Italian
statesman who tried TO pledge italy 10
a neutral and non-interventioh pio'
gramme. ,,a.
Among the liners passengers wa, was
Mrs. Umberto Molassi. wife OF an Itai'
ian commissioner. She was porn ~
BROOKLYN, of English parents, and whiie
Walking in Rome was mistaken Tor
German woman and hooted by MOD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13
j. 5. ARMY FACES
ORDNANCE FAMINE
Private Factories Have
Lured Away Trained
Arsenal Employees.

Washington. June 12.-Ordnance of
ficials of the United States army. II
was learned to-day. face a serious
problcm because of the number OF
highly trained civil employees at gov
ernmcnt arsenals who have gone 10
private arms and ammunition factories
since the European war began.
These men have been offered ex-
traordinary advances in pay by hold
ers of contracts with the belllgerent
Governments. and several commissioned
officers. experts in ordnance manutact-
ure. have also gone into private en-
plovment. The result has been serl-
Gus embarra ssment in keeping the
American army properly supplied.
Officials of the department have been
looking over the law 10 see what can
can be done 10 retain its trained men
The officers can. of course, be held by
not accepting their designations. IL Is
also found that in 1900, when compllca-
tjons with France impended. statute
was enacted providing hne OF sou
and Imprisonment for three months
for any person who sought TO induce
an employe of a government arsenal
TO leave during the life of his contract
with the government.
The statute mas never Deeh repeaIou'
but no attempt 70 invoke 1t has been
made for MANY years. ARMY orlcials
are said to feel that il may be neces-
sary TO use it to protect the govern
ment's supplies of arms and ammunition.
Practically the entire force of men
trained in the manufacture of other
than small arms. ammunition ana
sporting rifles was in government en-
we've paid s. day by the government
were offered $4,000 a year by private
concerns. 1t takes time 10 train ma
chinists 10 the special work OF gun
and ammunition building, and the con-
tracts with belligerent governments
called for speed.
AZ the beginning Of the war the to-
tai capacitv Of small arms ammunition
plants in the United States was 2,OOO'-
900 rounds a day. the government ar
senals representing half that amount.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13
Russians and Turks Met
Where Many Ages Fought
Caravan Route Through Caucasus Was Once the Roac
to Eastern Wealth and a Battlefield
Through Long History.

col bore down on Europe GhenRis
Kahn led them. and their territory at
one time extended from the Baltic to
the China Sea- For time the Khan
at Pckln held the eastern shore of the
Black Sea and dominated the caravan
route from one end TO the other But
his empire crumbled under its huge
ness and into Asia Minor, from which
the yellow-skinned hard-riding warrior
from the East had vanished, came a
third Turk invasion under Osman.
With the Ottoman Turk the mighty
warfare which had ragged through the
passes of the Caucasus for thousands
of wears slackened. In 1853 the great
Sultan, Mahomet II, took CONSTANT
NOBLE. battered by his tremendous can
non, progenitors of the German how
itzer.
The Turk has held the city from then
on. With the discovery of a sea route
70 India and China the caravan roads
lost their significance. In the years
Immediately following the capture of
Constantinople, first Genoa and then
Venice gained trading concessions from
the Turk, and so partial mastery IN
Asia Minor, but their power was
blasted when the first caravel sailed
around the Cape Of Good Hope and up
the east coast Of Africa into the Ara
bian Sea.
The caravan route no longer serves
its purpose. Batum, with its railway
connections, has stolen what little
trade was left to Trebizond, and the
Turk who ruled the East has seen his
dominions shorn away, until now he
crouches in Constantinople, worn and
helpless, while the guns Of the dread
noughts sound ever closer and closer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13
POPE FEARS GERMAN
PLOT ON PAPACY
Warned by Nuncio That Kaiser
Intended To Be Second
Barbarossa to Church.

Rome, June FIT has just been
learned" says the observer that
Prince Won Bulow, while he was in
Rome, tried hard to make the Pope be-
lieve that Prussia was fighting his
cause, but that Benedict XIV, already
informed by Monsignor/ Scapinelli Of
the intrigues attending the murder of
Archduke Ferdinand, refused entirely
Won Bulow's proposals.
Immediately after his election the
Pope ordered all the Papal nunclos to
send full reports of conditions in the
various states. From Scapinelli's re-
port the Pope saw that the idea OF En-
peror William was to reduce the Papacy
to a condition similar to the one II
occupied under Barbarossa. After
the conclave the Pope kept many cardl-
mails in Rome or in Italy until he re-
ceived these reports. One of the most
powerful agencies against German IN
Auences was that of the American prel--
ates. especially Cardinals Farley and
Gibbons, who pointed out what DIS
astrous effect might be produced IN
America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13

lively nature took plsce in tbs ssesss
east Of Rheims and on the Perthss-
Beausejour front" =
TIE version given by German Army
HEADQUARTERS to-day says:
Attacks of the enemy yesterday IN
the dunes northeast Of Ypres and near
Manneskensvere, on the eastern ridse
Of the Lorette Heights and in the
Souchez districts were repulsed.
ON the close range fighting TO the
north of Ecurie the French tw'ee
brought up fresh troops. In the aiter-
noon we succeeded completely IN driv-
ing the enemy out of our positions. An
advance made by the French during tne
evening broke down under our infantry
FIRE. and the retreating enemy suffered
very heavy losses. Near Serre. 10 tne
southeast of Hebuterne, we are again
advancing from our positions"
A Belgian official announcement
given GU. to-day reads as follows;
"The artillery of the enemy was very
active throughout yesterday. lombard
ing our advanced positions. Our bat.
teries dispersed groups Of soldiers OF
the enemy on the fortlfiestions near
Terstelle and Waeleweyden.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13
GERMANY TO RENEW
COTTON INDUSTRY
London Believes Supplies Are
Reaching Empire in Spite
of British Efforts.

London, June u. Reuters agent at
Amsterdam reports that copy of the
Rerlin "Vossische Zeitung" received
there declares the raw material de-
partment of the War Office. in confer
ence with representatives. Of the cotton
Industry. has come TO the conclusion
that there are sufficient quantities of
cotton stock on hand to warrant the
continuation Of the cotton industry
under certain restrictions. This con-
dition obtains in spite of the entrance
Of Italy into the war. g.
The publication of this dispatch IN
London this afternoon brought the
comment that il seemed 70 support the
contention advanced recently in the
House of Commons by Walter Runci-
man, president Of the Board Of Trade
that Germany has been receiving sup
niles of cotton in spite Of Great Brit-
aims efforts 10 prevent II.