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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16

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erick A. Stokes Company New York.
DEAD SOULS. BY Niiyolai Gogol Translated
from the Russian with an Introduction by
stephen Graham, 1928 Frederick A. Stokes
Company, New York.
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George H. Doran Company, New York
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York.
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BOON Being a selection from the literary
remains Of George Boon, prepared for pubii-
cation by Reginald Bliss, author OF Whales
in captivity" with an ambiguous intro
duction by II. G.. Wells S1.35. George II,
Doran Company. New York.
THE BLACK MONK BY Anton Tchekhoft.
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II0R Day Precautions

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Evening star., 1915-12-26
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

w. r. Justice of the office of the con-
troller of the treasury is taking Christ
mas leave. He will spend the holidays
with his relatives at his home in Spar
tanburg, S. c.
Mrs F. e. johnson will spend the
holidays at her home in Culpeper. Va.
George F. Mitchell. tea examiner.
went to his home at Mount Pleasant, g.
suburb of Charleston. S. c., to attend
the wedding of his sister and to spend
Christmas. The wedding took place
Wednesday night. Mr.. Mitchell will be
home during the week.
James Bevans, assistant chief Of the
customs service. has returned from San
Francisco. He went there on official
business connected with this customs
service, and took occasion to see
the Panama-Pacific exposition. which
closed while he was there.
George r. Cooksey, secretary to Sec.
retary McAdoo, has amplified duties: He
has surrendered his desk to Miss M. A.
Barnes. stenographer to the Secretary.
and has a rowing commission that takes
Department. He becomes a medium to
keep Secretary McAdoo in more inti-
mate touch with affairs in general.
Assistant Secretary Byron X. newton
spent a day at Arundel Cove, near BAL
timore, the depot of the coast guard.
He was accompanied by Capt. e. P.
Bertholf, commanding the coast guard,
and Capt. C. A. McAllester. chief engi-
neer.
Z. r. Quinn, chief Of division. office OF
the controller Of the currency, is spend
ing Christmas with relatives in New
York. Charles A. Stewart. chief clerk.
is away for the year end. John G.
Herndon, chief of the bookkeeping divi-
sion. is away on leave. 7. D. Ganaway
has gone to Tennessee. Miss Mabel P.
Walker and George d. Barksdale Of the
statistical division are also on leave.
Miss Lena L. Somerville has been
transferred to the Office of the treasurer
from the division OF loans ana cur
rency, ofice of the Secretary.
Miss Florence e. Metzer. office OF the
register, is spending the holidays at
her home in Denver. Pa. Newton Fer
rec is also taking leave.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

William Jennings Price. minister to
Panama. who has been in this city late
ly, is spending the Christmas holidays
at his home in Danville. KY.
Perry Belden. secretary of the lega-
ton at La Paz. Bolivia, has arrived in
the United States on leave and is
spending the holidays in New York
city.
William f. Gonzales. minister to
Cuba, is spending the holidays at his
home in Columbia, S. c.
Robert f. Jeffery, minister to Uru-
quay. who was in this city last week,
is spending Christmas at his home in
Arkansas.
Anthony e. B. Fitjo of Florida, vice
consul at Hull, England, was in this
city last week on his way to his post.
He was at 1104 Vermont avenue.
John S. Hunt. consul at Vancouver.
B. c.. is at 1928 Massachusetts avenue
on leave of absence.
c. r. Taggart. consul at Cornwall.
England, passed through this city last
week on his way to New York.
Three officers of the consular service.
now in this city, have been detailed to
special duty at the Pan-American Sci
entifc Congress. They are George A.
quez; H. p. starrett. consul at Fort
William. Ontario. and William Daw-
son, jr., consul at Rosario. Argentina. :
The former Chinese minister and
NINE. Snan ana family, VINO maze many
friends during their stay here, left
Washington Friday and will sail for
the orient early in January.
Prince Alfred xu Hohenlohe -Schill-
ingsfurst of the Austro- Hungarian en-
bassy star is spending the Christmas
holidays at the Lenox Club. Lenox,
Mass.
Clinton r. whitney OF the chief
clerks office has returned here from q
protracted visit to the Panama -Paojfio
exposition at San Francisco.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
LABOR.

A. A. Caminetti. commissioner gen.
eral OF Immigration: A. W. Parker. law
officer, bureau Of immigration. and J..
L. McGrew. assistant chief. division of
information. bureau Of immigration,
have returned from Charleston, s. c..
where they attended the southern COM
mercial congress as representatives Of
the Department Of Labor.
s. w. Mason, immigration service,
Cleveland, Ohio. Is on leave Of absence.
which he is spending in Washington.
Vaughn Howard. immigration serv-
ice, Charleston, 8. c., is on leave Of
absence in Washington.
Frederic c. Howe, commissioner Of
immigration. Ellis Island, N. Y, was a
visitor at the department during the
past week.
Inspector A. L. Faulkner. immigration
service, Cleveland, Ohio. Is at the bu-
reau on official business.
A. M. Leary. mail and files division.
bureau OF immigration, has been grant,
ed leave Of absence over the holidays.
He will spend 1t at his home at New
London, Conn.
Robert Pollock, mail and files divis-
ion, bureau of immigration, has re-
turned from q short leave Of absence.
W. w. Fowler, mail and files division,
bureau OF immigration. has been grant
ed leave Of absence for the rest Of the
year.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

'Ih line Of discipline" said Maj. Pull
man in a report to the Commissioners,
at is pleasing to report that there
were but 106 cases of hearings before
the major and superintendent or the
trial board during the year. as against
155 for the preceding year. a decrease
Of forty-nine.
ut is very gratifying to note that the
department of the members of the force
has been excellent in answering the
varied demands made upon them"
Thirty-two of the 106 persons COM
planned against were exonerated, forty
nine were fined. nine required to pay
debts. several were deprived of leave,
two were cautioned and six were warn
ed against repetition of offenses
charged against them.
Policemen mounted on motor cycles
and bicycles the last fiscal year made
total of 1915 cases, fines imposed
in them aggregating s35,615. The ar
rests and amounts of fines are given by
precincts as follows:
Evening star., 1915-12-26
INTERIOR.

The following changes in the person.
mel of the Department Of Interior were
announced today:
Probational appointment: Geological
survey, Robert B. Smith, District Of Co
lumbia. apprentice, 81 per day while
actually employed.
Temporary appointments: Miss Meta
A. Faulconer. South Carolina, copyist.
5000; reclamation service, Mitchell j.
Won Preissig, Colorado. under clerk.
$500; bureau Of mines, Corwin Mat
thews. Ohio. junior analytical chemist.
$1,000 duty In Pittsburgh. Pa.); Oil
yer l. Gaines, Pennsylvania, Junior
electrical engineer. $3.50 duty in Pitts
burgh. Pa.).
Promotions: Indian once, Nickersoh
8. Asbury, Missouri. assistant messen-
ger. 1920, to clerk, 5000; patent Office,
Joseph K. Schoheld. Connecticut, fourth
assistant examiner, $500, to third as
sistant examiner. $500.
Transfer within the department.: Gen.
eral land office, Arthur A. O'Leary, Dis
trict Of Columbia, messenger boy. $3.50,
from patent office.
designations: Indian office, Herbert
M. Vosburgh. District of Columbia,
clerk. $1,000; pension office. Ed Roman
20 Campbell, Vermont, principal exam
iner. $4,000; patent office, John F.
Heine. New York. third assistant exam
liner, $1,000; geological survey, Miss
Ettis M Hussey. Maine, clerk, $500.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
DISTRICT BUILDING.

Surveyor Melvin c. Hasens annual
luncheon for the employees Of the sur
veyors ofIlce Friday was the signal for
the beginning Of Yuletids festivities for
District building employees generally. Mr..
Hazen's guests assembled in his ONCE on
the fourth floor Of the municipal building
employees laid aside their work for the
Christmas vacation. The luncheon. which
is an annual affair, was Of the buffet
variety. Among tho guests were the three
District Commissioners and the three as-
sistant engineer commissioners
The District building closed at IL
o'clock Friday for the Christmas recess,
and again will close at the same hour
next Friday for the New Year vacation.
Two full-day and two halliday vaca-
tions represent this years vacation
allotment for the holiday season.
Good wishes for all employees OF the
Christmas letter received by Robert L.
Bradshaw, secretary Of the highway de-
partment. from Turley Coburn, formerly
Of the bridge department, who for the
engineering projects in tho west Mr..
Coburn is superintendent Of the Jarrett
Chambers Engineering Contracting Com
pany. and is engaged In the construction
at Paris. Idaho, Of what IL said to be
the largest caisson ever sunk.
Mr.. Bradshaw has with him for the
holidays his brother. Cadet Aaron
Bradshaw Of West Point Military
Academy. Cadet Bradshaw spent q few
days at Governors Island before COM
ing to Washington, and win not return
to West Point until New Year day.
Fred Warder of the trees and park
ings department IL on leave Of absence,
preparing for the final examinations At
Georgetown University Law School.
Frank Couch, in charge Of the cut
repair Office Of the highway ONCE. 10 in
present in the way OF a substantial in
crease in salary. as are his assistants,
T. J. Morrison and Bart Lynch.
William w. Curtis, assistant en-
gineer. surface division, has returned
to the office, after a visit to New York
in connection with his engineering
duties. Mr.. Curtiss was in attendance
at a convention OF paving engineers in
that city. and was present at the en-
gineers' banquet at the Hotel Bilt-
more, Saturday last.
Jack Gass, assistant superintendent
Of suburban roads, has been granted
leave Of absence until the New Year.
Allie Fennell. assistant engineer, re-
surfacing work. 10 spending q few
days vacation in town.
Conrad H. Syme. corporation counsel.
and his sons. Leander and Sam, left
Thursday for Harrodsburg, KY, to
Mrs. Syme's parents. Mrs. 6yme left
for Kentucky several days ago.
Paul Ramsdel1, chief clerk In the Of
flee of the corporation counsel. 10
spending the holidays with friends in
Montgomery county, Nd.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
SCIENCE NOTES.

The Victorian Observatory. at Mel
bourne. Australia, founded in 1858, 10 TO
be closed.
The moon will be nearest the earth
January 4, and farthest from the earth
January II.
The signs of the zodiac are common
sculptural motive in Romanesque and
Gothic .cathedrals. They are found on
most French cathedrals of the twelfth
and thirteenth centuries. In some cases
no attempt has been made to arrange
Their, in their correct sequence.
The new School Of Tropical Medicine
and Research Laboratories in Calcutta
are now ready for occupation. They will
he associated with the Calcutta Medical
college, so that a constant supply OF
tronlcai material will be one Of the main
objects to which research Will De oirecteo-
In speaking of the Sahara desert, Mr.
r, F. Cana, in the Geographical Journal,
Estimates that over an area OF 350.000
square miles, that is. about one-tentn OF
the Sahara. increased cultivation Is pos
sible and would be profitable:
The council Of the Royal Meteorolog1cai
Society has awarded the Symons me
mortal gold medal. which is presented
biennially for distinguished work done in
connection with meteorologicai science. 70
C. A. Angot, director of the Central
METEOROLOGICAL ue L 81 10. AA'S
medal will be presented at the annual
meeting Of the society January IL. 1916
In regard to the movement OF the
Martian canals over the face Of the planet,
Prof. Lowell says that this phenomena
was detected at his observatory nineteen
years ago.
M. Georges Van Biesbroeck. Jesuit
astronomer Of the Royal Observatory of
Belgium has become temporarily menu
Der of the stafY Of the Yerkes Observatory.
with the title Of visiting professor OF
practical astronomy.
For more than a century past the prob
lem Of the evolution of the stars. includ-
ing the solar system and our earth, has
occupied the central place In astronomical
thought.
Mr.. q. J. Cragoe, in the Journal OF
Geography, calculates that the increase
in the wheat crop In the Dakotas, Cali
fornia, Washington. Kansas and Nebraska
for each inch Of rainfall above four
inches in May and June represents a
value Of about S15.0o0.000. The figures
for maize are more impressive; one inch
Of rainfall above three inches in July in
Indiana, Illinois. Kansas, Iowa, Ohio and
Nebraska increases the value Of the crop
S1eo.000,000. 1t was found that when
the July rainfall averaged less than 80
inches the yield OF maize averaged ten
bushels less per acre than when 1t was
more than "A inches. This represents an
Increased value OF about S250.000.000.
These are the reasons that grain specu-
lators watch the weather reports 20
closely.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
FIRE DEPARTMENT

Your work during the year 1915 has
been performed with the same efficiency
and careful attention to duty which
has been SO characteristic of the past"
said Chief Wagner, in his holiday
greeting to the department, "and wish
to assure you of my sincere apprecia-
ton of your efforts to uphold the
reputation of our department"
The chiefs greeting concluded with
an expression of a desire that every
member of the department would have
a most happy Christmas and prosperous
New Year.
Chief Wagner and DIR. Charles Barn
well Robinson, the latter the depart
ment's veterinarian. went to Baltimore
the past week and purchased horses
for the department The horses are
now purchased in open market.
It is the earnest wish of the chief
that there will not be a horse in the
department at the end Of two or three
years. Additional motor vehicles for
the department have been recommend
ed, and. it is stated. interest shown in
the department by certain members of
Congress may result in motorszing the
At the close of the last fiscal year the
department had a total of 212 horses.
100 in good condition, 19 in fair condi-
tion and 3 in bad condition.
Chief Wagner had his captains do the
best they could to see that every men,
ber of his command had an opportunity
to eat his Christmas turkey at home,
and his efforts were appreciated.
Capt. Charles E. Schrom of No. 1 truck
company, who was made sick Thanks
giving day eating fat goose. says 1t is
a case Of mo more goose for me!'
Uncle Sans parcel post brought the
captain two big. fat turkeys, a plum
mother still makes" he said. They
came from his mothers home in York,
Pa, and the captain did not suffer an
attack of indigestion as a result Of eat
ing too much.
Assistant Engineer A. L. Hancock and
Private p A. Davis of No. Z engine
company who were seriously burned
while charging fire extinguisher with
acid, are much better. They probably
Will return to duIy & next montn.
pect to arrange an oyster roast to be
enjoyed shortly after the holiday sea-
son is over.
The furlough season in the depart
ment ended December 15, and members
of the department are able to get only
emergency leave, and. 1T Is stated, the
emergency reason must be good one
in order to get it approved.
Private w. A. Smith of No. 3 truck
company is on the sick list. He has
been off duty for a couple of weeks
He hopes to be well enough to attend
the holiday meeting Of the Policemen's
Association. being one of the most
active members of that organization.
Members of No. truck company
knitted several attractive Christmas
shawls and built several Christmas
houses.
'It was not case Of selling" re-
marked q member Of the company.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

Mrs Walter Turpin and their children.
who are going to the Pacific coast.
Among the naval officers who were in
this city on leave Of absence last week
are Capt. L. II. Chandler of the New
Hampshire. who was at 2144 Califor-
mia street; Commander F. c. Oliver Of
the Georgia, at 1902 Monroe street;
at Newport News, at the Highlands:
Naval Constructor R. M. Watt, Norfolk
navy yard; Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves.
U. S. s. Birmingham; Lieut.. Lloyd w.
Townsend. U. 9. S. Delaware; Lieut..
(junior grade) r. B. Hammes, y. S. 8.
Minnesota; Ensign Joseph Y. Dreison-
stok. Ensign T. B. Thompson. U. S. g.
New York. and Ensign H. H. Little.
u. s. s. Princeton.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
NAVY DEPARTMENT.

Assistant Secretary F. d. Roosevelt
of the Navy Department went to New
port last Wednesday and delivered an
address to the officers who have just
completed the course at the Naval War
College. On his way to Newport Mr..
Roosevelt stopped at Flushing, L. l.,
and smoke to the business men on PRE-
paredness."
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske was
in Washington last week.
Pear Admiral A. F. Fletcher is pass
ing few days with his family in New
port.
has returned from Mexico and 10 at
the Marlborough for the Christmas
Rear Admiral and Mrs. r. VAIN
wright, U. g. N. were In Newport r.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

way" he said. 'fs the price. I'll get q
car as soon as the price suits"
Sergt. L. J. Stoll and Private r. T.
Talbert of the eleventh precinct have
returned from a trip to Leavenworth.
Kan, where they went as guards with
a number of prisoners.
Policeman Carl Scherer of the elev-
enth precinct sustained a fracture OF
his right wrist while cranking his au-
tomobile on Nichols avenue, Congress
Heights, Monday. His injury was Dress
ed by DR.. Henry Fenno Sawtelle. police
surgeon.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
IS IN@9 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS dIIlM

They were made for the company's
members and friends"
Many members Of the department
next month will begin to take their
vacations on account Of the new year.
Early In the spring the captaine Of the
several companies will consult the men
and map out their vacations.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

Paris plans to obtain 100000 elec-
trical horsepower by damming the
River Rhone at point 800 miles from
the city. 4
Evening star., 1915-12-26

mechanism shop. 10 visiting his parents
at Richmond, Va.
Joseph II. Brown. q patternmaker, is
enjoying a vacation which will extend
to January ..
nreech mechanism shop. 10 spending
tne holidays with friends In Philadel-
phiA
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box cars, and the other a flat car
loaded with rock.
In response to short address
by Vice President John P. Sipes,
thanking the H. & F. Ry Co.,
officials for the courtesy shown,
Mr.. Henry F. Holzapfel, Vice
President of the Hagerstown and
Frederick Railway Company
spoke most intelligently and con-
vincingly of the great growth
following this class of transpor-
tation and especially did he COM
mend Mr.. Post in what he has
done and stated that he had gone
throughly into our proposition
with Mr.. Post and finds him
to be most conservative, and that
all he has claimed is within our
power and should receive the
combined support of the entire
county.
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Birthday Party.
ing

While Mrs. Grover Peck was
busy doing her morning work on
last Saturday she was suddenly
surprised by seeing her friends
and neighbors coming in with
baskets laden with good things.
After greetings to every one, the
women prepared the dinner to
which every one did justice and
a few feared they had eaten too
much.
After some music in the after
noon, the people returned to their
homes feeling that they had a
pleasant time. Although the day
was rainy, quite a number of
people assembled.
Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Hamil and children
Frank, Paul, Clarence and Ivan;
Mrs. Reuben Helman and children
Mary, Hazel, Jean, Norman and
Don; Mrs. John Hamil and chill
dren Marion, Lena and George;
Mrs. Ira Fore and son Fillmore;
Mrs. Elmer Glunt and children
Harry and Margaretta; Mrs Har-
ry Hamil and son Don; Mrs. Bert
Kelso and daughters May and
Iva; Mrs. Jack Cook and daugh-
ter Nav; Mrs. Samuel Helman
and daughter Emma; Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Peck and son Mer-
rill; Mrs. Wash Kelso, Ray Ker-
lin, Bruce Wib)e, Emery Glunt,
Walter johnson, Julia Kelso,
Luna Gress, Ruth Naugle, Erma
Gress.
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didn't have springs" Every
one that could afford it, rode
horseback, and the rest walked.
Young folks thought nothing of
getting up early Sunday morning,
getting their work out of the
way, and then walking eight or
ten miles to church. The young
sport who was fortunate enough
to have a horse, took his girl "on
behind him." that is, they both
rode the same horse. Nearly
every farmers daughter was a
splendid horsewoman, and could
ride equally well in saddle or
bareback" Girls or younger
women wore no shoes in summer
time, and usually shared the farm
work in the field, doing the same
work as men. Hence, you will
see | have lived to see the coming
of the. buggy, the bicycle, the
motorcycle, the autimobile, and
the aeroplane. AS an artificial
light, pine knots were relied upon.
Those who could afford it used
tallow candles.
To be continued.
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Cove Cattle Dying.

Something new in cattle dis
temper has appeared on several
farms in Big Cove. Cattle owned
by George Buterbaugh, Conrad
Glazier, William Cutchall, and
the Patterson Bros. were turned
out on adjoining pasture grounds
owned by Mr.. Buterbaugh, and
Mr.. Glazier, near Jugtown.
About two weeks ago, it was
noticed that the cattle were not
looking right. Recently, three
of Mr.. Buterbaugh's cattle died,
and others are sick and may die.
William Cutchall has lost one,
with more expected to die, and
Mr.. Glazier and the Pattersons
have each lost one, with more
sick. AS nearly as we can de-
scribe them, the symptoms are as
follows: Falling off of flesh and
presenting appearance of gener-
al decline until they die. The
Buterbaugh cattle bled freely at
the nose; but the bleeding was
not general among the other
mems cattle. Mr.. Buterbaugh
opened one and found the intes-
tines obstructed by a solid mass
of undigested matter. He has
notified the State Live Stock Sani-
tary Board, and asked that a
veterinary be sent at once to in
vestigate the disease. There are
no symptoms of foot and mouth
disease. On the contrary, it is
believed that some poisonous
growth was gathered and eaten
by the cattle.
During the last week in April
we heard of four or five sick cat
tie belonging to the late John J.
Mcdonald, on the Mcdaniel farm
near Saluvia; but we were unable
to get the particulars. Some of
them died. Three weeks ago,
George S. Mellott, of Belfast
township, went to the pasture to
bring home the cows and found
one had died during the day, al
though he had not noticed any
thing the matter with her when
taken to the pasture in the morn
ing.