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Evening star., 1915-12-26
A FireIess Locomotive.
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E OR shipping freight cars to different
parts of its works a cash register
manufacturing concern has what is said
to be the only fireless locomotive en-
gine in the United States.
The engine has large tubeless boiler
tank, thirteen feet long and six feet in
diameter. The tank is filled about half
full of water and steam at a pressure
of $50 pounds is injected into it from
the stationary boiler plant. The steam
raises the pressure in the engine to
$50 pounds in about fifteen minutes
and some Of it is condensed. so that the
boiler is about three-quarters full of
water when ready for work. When
charged with steam the locomotive will
run for from two to three hours, ac-
cording to the number and the weight
of the cars it has to shift. AS nothing
passes up the stack except exhaust
steam the engine can be safely used in
the timber yard and in and near build
ings filed with infiammab BILE material
The cost of running is small.
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come such things as electric scales.
Found that a certain temperature and
certain amount of humidity bring the
best results in certain bread, the sub
sequent result is thermometers are to
be seen yhere-temperature mast
be reekoned @ith. In at least one OF
Washingtons bakeries a patent humid
ifier is used.
In work where time is of such
value care must be taken that none Is
lost There can be no waiting for this
batch of bread or hanging back for
that Everything must be, and is, ex-
ecuted on schedule time. Likewise care
must be taken as to the amount OF
time dough is allowed to stand before
reaching the oven. Miscalculation here
would mean a loss of material, or at
least an inferior article, one of the
things which bakeries naturally try to
avoid.
II may be seen that exactness is re-
quired at every point The baker
knows that with certain materials and
under certain conditions his bread Will
be a success; that departure from
either the materials or the conditions
will spell failure. Therefore, instead
it forms itself into an exact science.
Because of this and because of the
constantly growing use of machinery
both scientists and engineers are en-
ployed by the modern plant. Chemistry
in many forms has part in bread
making. Expert chemists, engineers
and other scientists have been called
in from time to time by bakers Of
Washington in assisting in the pro-
duction of better article of food.
Exact knowledge has proved of use
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The Duration of a Wink.

IT HE time occupied by the several
" phases of the movement has been
measured. and it is found that the mean
duration of the descent of the lid is
from sevanty-five to ninety-one thou
sandths of second.
The interval while the eye is shut
was in one case only fifteen -hundredths
of a second. The rising of the lid
occupied seventeen -hundredths of
second. A specially arranged photo
graphic apparatus was used. The pop
ular phrase that something is done
quicker than a wink" is. therefore,
expressive to degree that may be
stated in fractions of a second.
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Luminescent Illumination.

THERE are several substances that
become luminescent after long ex-
posure to the rays of the sun, although
none of them emits a brilliant light. 1t
is believed that this luminescence
could be greatly increased if the prob
lem were Investigated with as much
care as that given to the development
of the incandescent gas mantle 1t has
been suggested that if a luminescent
paint were spread on buildings ex-
posed to brilliant sunshine they would
give Off stored sunlight during the
night. and thus preserve one element of
the radiant energy of the sun. One au-
thority remarks: The general use of
such a paint would enable the more
powerful methods of artificial illumna- :
ton to be limited to special locations,
and confine the use of existing systems
to indoor service and to spots where
little daylight penetrates."
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The Sense of Smell.

TT HE tenth part of a grain of musk
will continue for years to fill a
room with its odoriferous particles,
and at the end of that time it will not
be appreciably diminished in weight
cubic inch of air arising from the
flame Of Bunsen burner has been
found to contain no fewer than $780,
100000 of dust particles.
drop of blood that might be sus-
pended from the point of a needle con-
tains about million of red corpuscles.
Yet, although matter is so marvellous
ly .divisible, the olfactory nerves are
infinitely more sensitive. Much vet re-
mains to be Investigated with reference
to these nerves which discriminate
with such apparently miraculous ac-
curacy.
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bring thousands of visitors to the capi-
tai.
A small army of men is employed in
making and distributing the thousands
of loaves. There must be expert flour
mixers. men to attend to many inter-
mediate stages between the time the
flour first comes out of the storeroom
and the time it goes, as dough, into
the ovens: bakers to attend to the
proper cooking..and finally. men to as
sst in distributing nit by many means
over a vast amount of territory.
Breadmaking in modern bakery is
a fine science. Machinery has been call
ed in as a servant, and has proved it's
great use both as time and labor
saver and as an errorless worker.
In this industry everything must be
exact. The old measure of thumb"
ordinarily used by the housewife has
been discarded and in its place have
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in another way. In the case OF emer-
gencies-for>>insta when large
amount of bread is called for uneX-
pectedly-the baker knows exactly
how long it twill take him to fill the
order: he knows almost to the frac-
tion of second what he can and what
he cannot do.
AS previously stated. one of the most
impressive features about the up-to-
date bakery is it's air of cleanliness.
In the large plant through which the
writer recently went three men are
employed on each floor for just one
purpose-that of keeping their part of
the building in a state of cleanliness.
That appears to be the prime thought
throughout the plant. If the choice
must be made between efficiency and
cleanliness, the latter-wins-
The milk used is carefully pasteur-
lied Every utensil is washed thor
oughly Cloths to which particles of
dough or dust might adhere have been
discarded in the modern bakery, and in
the place thereof are to be found metal
implements and other paraphernalia of
other washable material which extend
no invitation to dirt.
One begins his inspection of the
modern bakery at the top story of the
building. from which the -four is start
ed. The reason for this is soon ap-
parent-gravitation is used as much as
possible for motive power, the bread
in it's various embryonic stages drop
ping from floor to floor until it finally
reaches the street level, a finished
product, ready for the table.
On the top floor of the bakery visited,
which is considered a model plant, are
five storerooms, each of which is as
large as a good sized auditorium On
this floor. are the -four blenders. by
means of hich<different kinds of flour
are mixed in order to obtain certain
results in the finished product. Here.
TOO. is a silk turbine" through which
the flour is run and by means of which
Evening star., 1915-12-26
The Demand for Maps.

THE map makers of both Austria and
Germany have been warned by the
national authorities of both countries
to exercise the greatest care in supply
ing maps. particularly of that theater
Of the war about Saloniki. There is an
urgent demand for good maps of the
region by the allied forces. Every
trickery is being employed to procure
them. for until maps can be had the
allied forces now landed will suffer a
great handicap, not being able to judge
and know their ground.
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fine particles of lint and other foreign
matter which might not be caught by
an ordinary sieve are removed.
Through. shutes the flour goes from
this floor to the one below, where the
mixing takes place. Scales are set to
the amount of -four required and a
lever pulled When the proper amount
of -four has been dropped into the mix
er the flow is automatically checked
and the man in attendance SO notified
by the ringing of bell.
Beginning at this point particular at
tention is paid to the temperature
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G ONE Features of the Modern Bakery.
- Big Plants Run Twenty-four Hours
to the Day and Turn Out 10000 Loaves
Each-The Scientific Method of Baking
Bread-Cleanliness and Efficiency-Ex-
pert Chemists, Engineers and Scientists.
Machinery and Capital.
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O0 7AsHINGToN bakeries are
Nh\U turning out 100000 loaves of
wv bread each day Although
by far the greater part of
thls amount is for home consumption,
large shipments of this. one of Wash
inCton's best known products, are sent
TO Maryland. Virginia, West Virginia.
North and South Carolina.
During the last few years the bak-
ing industry has made great progress.
Housewives have come to learn that
they can procure bread just good
as mother made" at an economical rate,
and without the trouble attendant upon
home baking. The distribution of citye
baked bread throughout the country
regions and among small towns may be
attributed to the same reason. 1t is
another expression of an age of
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desired shapes, although the breads
shape is largely dependent upon the
pan in which it is cooked.
Nz
Next the dough balls are placed in
proof boxes" where they are given
short time in which to "recuperate"
from the rough treatment as it were.
From this point they go to the ovens;
great. yawning ovens which will hold
six hundred foaves at one time The
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Monument to Miss CaveII.

@NE of the grandest and the highest
W peaks in all the Canadian Rockies.
usually known>as Mount Robson. will
shortly bear the name of Mount Cavell.
This will be the eternal monument that
the Canadian government OFFERS to the
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specialization. The baker of bread is
as much of a specialist in his line. and
is as skillful. as is any other artisan
in his particular work.
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please if 1T is to be Sold" says this
baker. IF everything is put into it
which should be used and if the baker
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does his work properly the bread will
be sold.
ITO me there is a satisfaction in CIV
Evening star., 1915-02-06
Canada to Ignore Warning.
ALLEGING CONSPIRACY.
Two Indictments Charge the Pro.
curing Of u, S. PASSWORDS Falsely

NEW YORK, February 6.-The fed
eral grand jury has returned two In
dictments charging conspiracy against
the United States on the part Of certain
persons in obtaining fraudulently from
the State Department passports for
German reservists and volunteers The
grand jury returned only partial re-
port. and. it Is assumed, will continue
its investigation.
Those named in the indictments are
Hans Adam Won Wedell, Carl Ruroede,
Arthur Sachase. August r. Meyer. Wal
ter Muller and Hermann Wogoner. six
in ALL
The suspect, John Aucher." the in
dictments state. "is really Albert G..
Adams. special agent of the Depart
ment of Justice" who at the time Of
the arrest of the defendants made a
pretense of resisting arrest and was
held in default of $4,000 to deceive the
conspirators. who. it is charged, had
paid him $500 for obtaining passports
bearing the names Of Herbert s. WILL
son, Stanley F. Martin and Edgar
Lund"
Maurice Deicher. the lawyer. who was
arrested in Philadelphia January 2, was
named as a defendant in the indict-
ments.
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ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
SOON ON WESTERN LINE

LONDON, February 6.-The western
war zone has seen virtually no change
during the week. but there are many re-
ports Of German preparations for re-
newed activity in Belgium.
The German threat of submarine
blockade may be a factor in this situa-
ton, the theory being advanced that
the Germans expect the allies tb at
tempt to force them back from the coast
with the idea Of destroying their. sub.
marine base. =" e--
There are indications also that the al.
lies are preparing the way for new
offensivesmovement in the Arras region,
where their artillery has been very busy
and where they have captured some
German trenches. In the Argonne
region. too. the French claim to have
improved their position.
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LARGER TURKISH FORCE
MENACES SUEZ CANAL

LONDON, February 6. - Dispatches
from Cairo indicate that the Turks who
attacked the Suez canal were merely
the advance contingent of three col
umns which are struggling across the
desert The main bodies of the invad-
ing army should soon be heard from.
PARIS. February 6-The ministry of
marine has issued the following state
ment:
THE French warships Requin and
D'Entrecasteaux contributed effectively
to the defense of the Suez canal
against the attacks by the Turkish
army February 8. The Requin silenced
the enemys heavy artillery and the
D'Entrecasteaux scattered large bodies
of the attacking troops. There was no
loss on either ship"
Evening star., 1915-02-06
ARMY SURGEONS PRAISE
AMERICAN AMBULANCE

PARIS, February "a deputation of
British army surgeons who visited the
American ambulance at Neuil1y. ex-
pressed themselves as deeply impress
ed with the perfection Of the arrange
ments made for the care OF wounded.
After an inspection of the wards brief
addresses were made by Sir Almroth
Wright. Sir Berkeley Moynihan and
DR.. Alexis Carrel.
A comparison between the progress
made In the sciences OF killing and
curing was drawn by DR.. Carrel, who
declared the gunmakers and engineers
had beaten the physicians.
Evening star., 1915-02-06

will be made to verify the neutral
character OF vessels flying the Ameri-
can flag. 1t was stated on high author
NY that the United States government
probably would not go.
The right of a belligerent to desig-
nate water area as a war zone with
In which 1t is dangerous for neutral
craft to venture Is a lately recognized
principle Of International law. though
the extent OF the zone. the degree of
menace to neutral vessels and the
right to interrupt lawful commerce in
the only existing water routes between
neutral countries have never been de-
fined.
America Made No Protest.
The declaration by Great Britain OF
the North sea as a war zone because
of the mines strewn there called forth
protests from some of the European
neutral countries. but the United States
made no protest. Pilots were furnished
for neutral ships.
Similarly. during the Russo-Japanese
war. 1t was recalled by officials today
there were designated by Japan twelve
strategic areas" Certain rules were
promulgated for the treatment of neu.
trail ships in those zones. and somethins
OF the same character is expected tc
result In the present situation.
While In many quarters the action oi
Germany was referred to as a block.
ade." technically the designation o.
war zones is an entirely different mat
ter. Neutral vessels under a blockad,
are absolutely forbidden from enter.
ing the blockaded areas, but under Ger.
many's proclamation there is no pen.
atty or obstacle directly placed against
the passage of neutral ship through
q war zone after giving warning
against the dangers that exist there.
In effect, a neutral vessel enters tn,
dangerous area at its own risk, a sit.
uat1on somewhat analogous to the min,
fields OF the North Sea. though destruc.
tion by submarine whose nationalit,
could be ascertained would differ in lega
consequences from the explosion of 8
contact mine. responsibility for the lay
ing of which might never be fixed.
While none of the neutral embassie,
and legations had instructions from
their home governments eoday it wa.
suggested by some Of the diplomats
whose countries had been active IL
following up shipping interference
with representations that it was un
likely that a change from the policy o
protesting in specific cases only woult
be made
The possibility of joint protest b,
neutrals was discussed, informally, a.
some length in diplomatic quarters, bu
without official sanction.
Evening star., 1915-02-06
new CASES Of EP|zOOnC
Discovery Of Infection Causes Clos
ing Of Stock Yards in Eight
Cities.

AS the result of the discovery of foot
and mouth infection in Chicago. In
dianapolis. Louisville. Buffalo. Cincin-
natl. Jersey City. Pittsburgh and Co
lrmbus. the Department Of Agriculture
today instructed Its inspectors to close
the yards in those cities to interstate
shipment of live stock after shipments
in transit had been disposed of.
An order prescribing details and de-
claring whether the yards will be per-
mitted to continue to receive cattle for
immediate slaughter will be issued
later.
AS to shipments in transit, the in
spectors are instructed to allow the
livestock to go forward If they showed
no symptoms of the disease, had not
been handled in infected pens, and were
destined for immediate slaughter In
quarantined areas where federal In
spection of meats Is maintained.
Loss from the foot and mouth disease
thus far has aggregated $3,3Ss.11o. the
bureau of animal industry announced
today In the Agricultural outlook.
Twenty states and the District of Co
lumbia have been more or less affected
slnce last Octoper. oy JdHudry o. VIC
work of checking the disease was prac-
tically completed In all but seven
states. and further progress is contin-
ually being made. There have been
slaughtered 46.26s cattle. 47.735 swine,
7.151 sheep and % goats. So far the
losses are mainly local and have had
no appreciable general effect on the
country's total supply of meat and
dairy animals. If the plague had been
temporized with and had got beyond
control, the bureau states, the country
doubtless would have had to endure
permanently an annual loss of many
millions OF dollars.
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BRITISH TRADE LOSSES
FROM WAR ENORMOUS

LONDON, February 6, 1:20 p.m.-The
effect of the war on British trade again
is apparent in the figures given out by
the board OF trade for the month OF
January.
These show that in this month i'm
ports were decreased by $3,020,0oo. and
that exports were decreased by $97.-
100000 Food imports increased $685.
250,o00. but this was offset by the de-
cline in manufactured articles and
raw material, in which cotton showed
a decrease of SIT 100000. In exports the
decrease of coal amounted to $780,
900, and in manufactured articles the
decrease was $s5,0O0.0OO. OF this last-
mentioned amount s3O.Ooo.ooo is found
in cotton textiles.
Evening star., 1915-02-06
WASHINGTON MAN AT HEAD.
Del-Mar-Col Building Material Deal.
ers Elect Officers.

b. L. Grove of this city was elected
president of the Dei-Mar-Col Building
Material Dealers Association at a
meeting held yesterday at the Raleigh
Hotel. The association Is composed
of building material dealers of Della
ware. Maryland and the District of
Columbia
Other officers were elected as follows:
Vice presidents, E. r. Pusey, Will
mington, Del: ]. W. Smith, Westmin-
ster. Md. and T. Edward Clark, Wash
lngton. secretary and treasurer, ].
Grason StefYey. Hagerstown, Nd; ex-
ecutive committee. the above oflcers
and Charles Warner, Wilmington, Del
c. T. Kingsbury. Washington; H. P.
Boyd. Baltimore. and w. P. Ward,
Salisbury, Nd.
Evening star., 1915-02-06
INSULTS FOR AMERICAN.
DR.. Frank C. Davis Complains Of
Treatment in Vienna.

VENICE. February 6. via London
DR.. Frank C. Davis. president of the
American Medical Association of vi.
enna has addressed a complaint to the
Vienna Neue Freie Presse in which he
says that recently he has been molested
three times in the Austrian capital be-
cause he spoke English. In one in
stance. he says, a woman wanted him
elected from a street car, and in an
other case the proprietor of a cafe or
dered him to leave the establishment.
The paper remarks in an editorial
that it is unfortunate that SO many
citizens of Vienna forget there are
100, ,000, 900 Americans speaking Eng.
lish, and says it is especially regret
table that American doctors should be
so insulted at a time when they are
caring for sick and wounded Austrian
soldiers voluntarily and with self
denial.
Evening star., 1915-02-06
BEN D. FERGUSON DEAD.
Was for Many Years a Clerk in the
Pension Office.

Word has been received hero OF the
death in Lexington. KY. of Benjamin
d. Ferguson, for many years a clerk in
the pension Office. The death occurred
Thursday at the homo Of his sister.
Mrs. John r. .Dagley.
Mr. Ferguson. who had a large circle
Of friends in the government depart
ments, was appointed to a clerkship
in the pension Office in 1882 from Ken
lucky. He resigned on account of i'll
health in 1904 and returned to his ma
tive state.
Following services at Lexington. the
body will be taken to his old home,
ILaynesville, KY, for interment.
Evening star., 1915-02-06
BALK RESURRECTION PLOT.
Rumored Plan Of Filipinos to Burn
Cebu Prevented by Constabulary.

MANILA. February 6.-Private dis
patches received here from Cebu report
that patrols of the constabulary last
night prevented the execution of what
was rumored to be a plan to burn the
city and start an insurrection One
small fire broke out, but there was M
disorder. Rumors were current in Ma
nila that an insurrectionary movement
by the Filipino population was immi-
nent here. but apparently there was no
basis for them.
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German, Statement

BERLIN February wireless
ters today issued the following
1.-TWO French against
a
All prisoners
Especially from the
a
tended
invented
would not fail to sham
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GERMAN EMPEROR GOES
TO EASTERN WAR ZONE

LONDON. February 6. 4:2S p.m.-An
official announcement received here to-
day from Berlin says that Emperor
William, after completing his inspec-
ton of the German naval base at Will
helmshaven, has gone to the eastern
war zone by way OF Czenstochowa,
Russian Poland.
A telegram sent by the emperor to
the troops which participated in the
attack on the heights at Craonna is
given In a Berlin dispatch as follows:
Warm congratulations for your fine
success, which is to be ascribed to
the wisdom of the commanding Off
GERS as well as to the great bravery
of the troops, whose month-long activ-
ity in trench warfare could in nowise
diminish their attacking power"
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War Officially Reported.
French Statement

PARIS February 245 French ONCE this afternoon
NO infantry
s.
re-
in
and
I'm the Argonne
Of
nothing
at