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The Washington times., 1915-12-10
WAR SCR|BES BUY
D|S|NFECT|NGP POWDER
Also Provide Mosquito Nets at
Naples, Second Of Four
Jumps From Paris.
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD.

NAPLES. Oct IS (by nail. You get
you- first news from the Balkan front
here in Naples. second stop In the four
jumps from Paris to Saloniki.
1t isn't news Of soldiers or cannon
It's far more important to you than
that. and Il comes from 7ve American
Red Cross men who have been in Serbs
and wait now in Naples for a boat to
take them back to the United States.
"Bedbug powder Is what you fellows
need" they say. "Bedbugs and lice
are more deadly than bullets. And
mosquitoes-why, there are mosquitoes
in Serbia whose bite 's certain death"
well. what's the snswer?"
Garry mosquito nets"
I'VE don't need ours any more because
we're going home. thank God" said one
| doctor. Want to buy them"
We made a dicker for 50. 80 per net and
| buy three OF them. Also we increase
our baggage with four pounds Of insect
powder.
There are fve hours left in Naples
| for asightseeing and We choose the
sunken city Of Pompeii When old
Vesuvius belched out fire seventy-nine
years after Christ. 1t nearly emptied
| the city. hut this war 1915 wears after
| Christ has done Just as thorough II i'I
Seven human beings coul;:n't get hw ay
| from Pompeii. when the volcano broke
ont and you can still see their bones
lying as the volcanic shock left them.
This new volcano OF war has also
| founo seven persons who were unable
| to heat It. Thev are guides; sad crea.
| lures who were too old to be called tc
1 TNAh lx..A IL -.
pony persons. they see you first. They
rush at you. They fight over YOU.
| One hundred and fifty thousand per
sons used to VISIT Pompeii every sum
but you are the first tourist thes
guides have seen for a woek-end-st
they tell you--the first rich American
tourists that have appeared in the las
| two months.
All of the great sunken streets. tn,
miles and miles of ancient avenues anc
boulevards and the hundreds Of houses
shops and cafes which have been ex
cavated from the ashes Of the nearb'
| volcano are deserted. The footballs O.
ancien. pavements. the "ohs' and "ahs'
/ of wonder are heard no more.
Pompeit has been deserted a secont
time. All the loving care which scien
dred years In bringing the ancient cit,
to light. seems to have been wasted.
The world Isn't restoring ruins o
ancient cities these days. It's makins
ruins OF new ones.
As we leave the sunken city. Nc
Cutcheon. OF Chicago. who Is an arts
and therefore unbusinesslike, pays tn
guide double his fee.
Jimmy Hare kicks.
Poor devils" says McCutcheon. "the,
won't see any tourists here for the mex
twenty-five years"
why do you say twenty-five years?
asks Hare.
Because all the tourists will go l.
see the ruins of Rheims and Louvain.
McCutcheon explains.
Hare withdrew his kick. and we q
back to Naples to pack our mosuuit
netting and our bedbuE powder for tn
third jump in our dash from Paris t
tho Balkan front.
The third jump-by train-will take L
to Messina.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
TENLEYTOWN LAND
BEQUEATHED IN WILL
Robert H. Hill Devises Real
Estate to Relatives In Testa-
ment Filed Today.

Valuable property in Ellicott street,
Tenieytown, Is beaueathed in the will
of Robert II. Till Sled for probate
today. A daughter. Mrs. Rosalie n.
Peters, Is given three lots in Tenley-
town. subject to a contract Of sale
executed by the deceased. Maria Hill.
widow Of Cha rles r. Hill. son of the
testator, 10 given the leasehold interest
of ninety-nine years on certain lots in
Linwood Park. vermillion. Ohio. The
daughters. Rosalie NJ. Peters and Mrs
Grace Richardson. are left the home OF
the deceased in Drunmond, Nd. and
all improvements, but 1t Is Stipulated
that the use Of the same shall be given
to the widow. Mary J. Hill. during her
life.
The balance Of the estate Is left to
the Washington oil an and Trust Com
pany in trrst, with directions to paw
the income monthly to Mrs. Hill dur
ing her life.
Upon her death. the property Ia to oc
divided as follows: To Rosalie N. Pc.
ters and Gi ace Richar dson. q per cent
each: to DR. William II. Richardson. a
ter-ln-law. 10 per cent each. and TO
two grandscns. Edwin r. Hill an!
Robert w. Richardson. 15 per cent
each.
In the event Rosalie NJ. Peters and
Grace Richardson die Before the ties
tator. the property goes 10 the grand
sons The Washington Loan and Trust
Company and r. c. Drum: Hunt are
named executors.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
WILSON OPENS BUSY
DAY IN COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Dec. i0.-President
Wilson. accompanied by Secretary JOS
eph Tumulty, Or. Cary Grayson, Sena-
tor Atlee Pomerene, Congressman Glenn
ent Brumbaugh. and a squad Of secret
service men arrived in Columbus at S55
a. m. today.
The President will remain here four
teen hours. During that time he will
make two addresses. and will be honor
guest at public reception at the State
house rotunda.
At the Union station. the President
was met by a reception committee rep
resenting the Federal Council of
Churches. Chamber of Commerce and
the Franklin Country Democratic Club.
He was taken to the Chittenden Hotel,
where he occupied the Dewey" six
room suite.
The President will address a chamber
of commerce luncheon IN Business.
Tonight he will talk on Rural Credits.
before the national conference on church
and county lifA
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
TONE OF EXCHANGE
IS FAIRLY STRONG
Few Changes in Prices Tend.
ed Generally to Higher
Levels.

While the volume Of trading on the
Washington Stock Exchange today was
more contracted than for several DAYS,
the tone OF the market continued cont
paratively strong and the few changes
In prices that were recorded tended gen.
orally TO higher levels.
American Graphophone Company
stocks continued to advance sharply.
Though there were no sales Of the com
mon. the bid for quotation lots ~ the
stock was raised from 141,a to IA and
one broker was willing to pay 1t6 for
an TSe osd et or Vt stoes appeared to
even stronger than the junior issue, and
after 2-10 shares had been transferred
at 154 and 30 shares at 155 or nearly ~
points abov. the previou sale price: the
quotation bid was esta ablished at l54 as
compared with $50 Yesterday and tn.
lowest offering was 100.
American Security and Trust Company y
stock was bid up points to $50 and the
bid on Security Storage was advanced
Washington Gas stock which yester.
day showed signs Of rcacting. suffered
a further slump today. 20 shares selling
at 7sh:, or " points below the sales
Other sales included 10 shares OF
Mergerthaler Linotype stock at 17os a
$1,000 Riggs Realty 0ongl per cent
bond at lol; n.ooo Washington R.iI,
way ann fIrctr1C IS Bt 81 anu n wv
Capital Traction SIS at 1os.
Members Of the Washington Chaptel
OF the American Institute Of Bankfns
were last night told OF the trade oppor
tunities in South America that avail
development at the hands OF American
merchants and manufacturers by Charlie.
NJ Pepper, former United States consu
to Brazil, who was the principal speak
er at the monthly open meeting or th'
chapter.
John r. Hood. secretary Of the Ameri
can Security and Trust Company. pre-
sented to the chapter fve framed banl
notes OF an institution engaged for &
brief period in the banking business II
this city during the days Of the wild
cat" banks. Mr.. Hood told the mem
hers that there was no opportunity nov
for foating. by means OF such fake
banks, the get-rich-quick schemes tha
were then popular.
The evenings entertainment was con
auded with vaudeville program Mex
Thursday evening Madden Summers
American consul at Santos. Brazil
who is to he in Washington for the sec
ond Pan-American Scientific Congress
is expected to address the chapter.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Men Paid More Than Women.
Discrimination Charge
Is Outside Facts, Civil
Service Chief Asserts

"The statement that equal oppor-
tunity is denied women in the Gov
ernment service and that they are
Disseminated against is made with
out proper investigation OF the sub
ject OF Government employ and with
out any regard to the needs of the
Offices and bureaus of the Govern
ment," said Civil Service Commission.
er McIlhenny today when Informed
OF Mrs. Weeds remarks before the
suffrage convention.
THE whole statement In so far as II
applies to the Government service
seems undigested and made without
regard to the facts. and / deem 1t ur'
worthy OF serious notice or considera
tion. Equal opportunity does pre-
vail and women are employed every
where in the Government service
when they pass the proper require
ments and are fitted to NIL the
vacancies"
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
MEXICAN SCIENTISTS
TO ATTEND CONGRESS
Four Languages will Be Spoken
at Pan.American Conference
Here.

Formal invitation to the scientists Of
Mexico to participate in the delibera-
tions OF the second Pan-American scien-
tifC congress, to be held in this city
December q to January s. was prepared
this morning at the State Department
for transmission to Senior Don Eliseo
Arrendondo, the newly appointed am
bassador from Mexico.
The invitation thus extended increases
the number OF countries to be represent
ed at the congress to twenty-five. and
probably will increase the number OF
delegates by fifteen or twenty.
Despite the fact that more than a
thousand delegates will attend the con-
gress and that four languages will be
spoken, there Is TO be no confusion of
tongues The four laneuages-Englsh,
Spanish, Portuguese, and French-have
all been made official. and the addresses
of the delegates. important scientific
pa pers and all other matters connected
with the congress will be presented in
the four languages.
The Columbus room OF the Pan Amer
lcan Union building Is now crowded
with translotors at work OH the pre-
liminary reports and addresses for the
congress. Twenty-Five linguists are en-
gagged intranslating the advance copies
OF the addresses into four languages.
The American delegates. twenty-one
In number. speak English: the delegates
from Brazil speak Portuguese. those
from Haiti speak French. and those
from the other countries to be repre-
sented speak Spanish. There will be a
larger number OF copies of the reports
and addresses translated into Spanish
than any other language. as there will
be more delegates from the Spanish
speaking countries. Each speaker will
read his address in the language Of his
country. During discussions Of the pa =
pers the translators will translate the
debates or comments OF the delegates
in all four languages. one after the
other, so that every delegate will be
able to understand everything that is
transpiring.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
MASONIC LODGES "
ELECT OFFICERS
Albion B. Jameson, President OF
Veteran Asssociation--A. n.
Van Deusen Reelected.

Besides the Masonic Veteran Associa'
ton. three Masonic Lodges, Temple
Noyes. No. 80; George c. whiting. NO
22; and New Jerusalem, No. 9, elected
officers for the ensuing year last night
More than $50 members we're present
at the annual meeting and election o'
officers OF the Masonic veteran Asso'
citation.
Albion B. Jameson was advanced
from first vice president to president
president to first. while other officeri
were reelected as follows: Secretary
Albert H. Van Deusen; treasurer
James A. Wetmore; aimoner, Albert Z
Floyd; stewards. Theodore Friebus. )
Harry Cunningham, Mr.. Van Deusen
cha plain, James II. Mcintosh: marshai
Louis ID. Carman; tiler. william IL. il
Gould.
Begins Nineteenth Term.
MIR. Van Deusen commences his nine
teenth term as secretary. Six new
members we're elected. These were
Charles Z. Baldwin, King David Lodge
Lodge; Louis Knott, sincerity Lodge
Charles J. O'Neill. Acacia Lodge; Al
fred Walford, Washington Centennia
Lodge: and John J. Crawford. b. b
Past Grand Master Harry J. Simp
son had charge OF the installation o
officers. Annual reports were made D!
the retiring president. Jacobus 8. Jones
and the secretary and treasurer. 1h'
organization was shown to be in I
fiourishing condition. now containint
nearly 275 resident members. BighteeI
deaths occurred during the past year
The annual dinner OF the association
will take place the evening of Januar,
"A at the Ebbitt.
Huske Master of Temple Noyes.
Clement w. Huske was elected maste'
OF Temple Noyes Lodge; John G
Hodges. senior warden; c. Fred Cook
Junior warden: Francis A. Sebring. re
elected secretary. and Louis c. Wilson
reelected secretary for the sixth term
John Poole, senior deacon: L. Within,
Estes. Junior deacon; Ralph 7. Barnard
senior steward; Southwick c. Briggs
Junior steward; Alexander Mckenzie
delegate to st. Johns Mite Associa
tion Richard Kingsman, trustee 70
thre years: Frank e. Sherry. repre-
sentative on the Masonic board OF re
lief for two years. and John Poole
proxy for the master for the Grant
Lodge; L, Whiting Estes. proxy for th
senior warden for the grand lodge. anc
Ralph T. Barnard. proxy for the JUNO
warden for the Grand Lodge.
Following the election OF officers tn
members Of the lodge enjoyed "a neu
trslity dinner" at the Shoreham.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Cairo License Case
Adjourned to Monday

-'.'' ~ the introSnction of
further testimony. the hearing called
by the EXcice Board today on the ap-
p.IcatIon OF the Cairo apartment ard
hote lfor a retail liquor license. was
adjourned to Monday afternoon at $50
o'clock.
The witnesses today were T. F.
Schneider. president Of the Cairo
Apartment House Company. Inc; Il.
II. Muir. manager Of the apartment,
and p. J. Roche, former manager of
the buffet. 1t was stated. in answer
to questions by Gen. Robert G. Smith.
chairman, and A. +. Shoemaker, At
torney for the Anti-Seloon League.
that the hotel has siXty-seven bed
rooms for guests.
The applicant was represented by
Attorney Leo Harlow.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Increased Steel Orders
Send Up u. S. S. Stocl

NEW YORK, Dec. 1o.-The United
States steel tonnage statement today
showed an increase in untitled ton
mage of L02i,0S7 tons over October.
The unified tonnage totaled 7,lSe.-
4s9 on November 80, against 6.l65,462
or October 81.
On the stock market steel sold up
u to &7iS. Immediately after publica-
tion of the tonnage report.
The untitled tonnage figures OF Sep
tember so were 5.S17,GlS, and 1894, ,592
q year ago.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGS-NeArby, fresh. S5q36 per doz
Southern, 3SuSic per doE.
CHEESE-New York, new. lie per lb
nat lllsc per 10.
BUTTER--Elgin print, SIC per ID; tub, Soc
per lb process, 26C per lb
live POJI.TRN-Hens lJC lb.; roost-
ers To-, per lb live turkeys, lsc per ID.
spring chickens linl5c ner ID, ..-.--
LIVE STOCK-Neal calves. best, icl4qllc
n.r in. heavy siYqlOc per lb. tat sheep.
taSi5c Der Id. spring lambs, sdSA ped ID.
INV" kREY. PRICE & GO.
VEGETABLE Quotations furnished by
TavIor Wade)-Potatoes, s2.35 per barrel
onions, 81 90 per bu.; S2l5 per sack cabbages
81 90 per barrel; beets Sl.50 per 100 bunches.
Marriage Licenses.
Howard w. Kitchen and Alma Violet Harris
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Tribble Always for
A Reasonable Defense

Referring to published reports which
characterized him as a Convert" to
the adequate navy cause. Congress
man Tribble OF Georgia. a majority
member of the House Naval Affairs
Committee. today declared that he has
always been in favor Of a reasonable
national defense program.
II have been voting for two battle
ships" said Mr.. Tribble. land l do not
see why I should have ever been list
ed as small navy man. I favor a
and am not Convert to this idea"
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Hungary for Peace
Even Without Austria

LONDON, Dec. l0.-The Ex-
change Telegraph's Geneva
correspondent telegraphed
today that he has learned
from reliable sources that
Hungary is resolved to make
peace without the consent of
either Austria or Germany.
Great demonstrations in fav-
or Of peace are occurring
throughout Hungary" the
correspondent reported.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
STEEL CLIMBS AF TER
REPORT OF TONNAGE
Other Wall Street Securities
Make No Response to BuIIish
Forecast.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1o.-The Steel re-
port. showing more than a million tons
Increase in untitled tonnage. sent United
States Steel to s7h. up u from yester-
days close. shortly before noon today.
The rest Of the market made no mark
ed immediate response to the statement
which was above the highest forecast
made on the street
The market was quiet and almost fea-
tureless during the morning. Interna-
tional Nickel and Corn Products were
strong and active.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Safety Zone Ordered
At Eighteenth and u Sts

The Commissioners today ordered a
safety zone at the intersection Of
Eighteenth and U streets and Florida
avenue northwest. The zone, which
will be in the form of a circle twelve
fset in diameter. will be located to
the southwest of the car tracks. A
light will he placed in the center.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
LOCAL MENTION.

Reliable Dentistry, Years of Ex-
perience, thousands OF satisfied patients.
DR.. Vaughan's, 307 7th st. n. W.
Dear Courageous Helen Holmes To-
day, in films. Virginia Theater.
]. Jay Gould's Wonder Store, S2s sth.
The Sunday Evening Times Gives
rel.s BILE advertisers last minute talk
with over forty thousand homes.
Rectifier Of Wills.
w. L. Bass, Munsey Bldg
and 60 Wall St, N. Y. City.
Phone Your Want Ad to The Tmes.
Main k2So
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Doomed.

frightfulness found In the advertising
columns of Melbourne paper:
I'VE refuse to supply the Kaiser
with IS Harbal Skin Ointment. Let
his suffer"
Even the thickest skin must feel this,
-MAnchestsr Guardian.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Planning Campaign.

the same pay, nor the same chance Tor
promotion when they get there, as
men,
Planning Campaign.
Mrs Weed was greeted with prolonged
applause when she announced that the
report made today was only prelimi-
nary.
You can look for news along this line
during the coming winter she said.
And we are going to take steps 10
bring out the facts of this Government
exploitation of women in way tnat
will attract national attention. am
not yet at liberty to say what these
methods will be-
Mrs. Weed said her attention frst
women in the Government service by
a letter by Charles A. McIlhenny. presi-
dem Of the Civil Service Commission:
written to the Vocational Conference OF
Women in December. 1874: .,,...
Mr. McIlhenny said. No restrictions
are placed upon women rising to any
position for which they have the requi-
site education and capacity, and this
opportunity Is secured by the efficiency
ton upon which we stand. But the
facts do not show that this platform hal
been carried out"
Blames Bureau Chiefs.
Mrs. Weed said the trouble lay largely
In a clause in the civil service Law
which permits heads Of departments
bureaus. and divisions to state whether
they wish men or women to be ap
pointed to positions to be flled.
This clause results In many men be
ing asked for when women could do tn,
work." she added. I'm many cases mer
who have passed at lower marks thar
women are appointed because men ar,
demanded by heads Of divisions.
"A concrete case OF this occurred wher
Mr.. Proctor was n member of the com
mission. He sent out a letter to divi
sion and bureau chiefs, asking then
whether they would not allow women t.
eligibles was nearly exhausted. and mel
were being appointed who had barrel.
passed the examination. while ther,
were 100 eligible women. many OF whom
had passed at more than 80 per cent"
Men Paid More Than Women.
Comparative studies of salaries als'
has been made, said Mrs. Weed. Sh'
| said that many Of the women worker
| for the Government were employed a.
| stenographers. In these positions, sh
asserted, men we're appointed at from
| $720 to 5000, while women got from $50
| to $720 for the same work.
Mrs. Weed then quoted other para
graphs from Mr.. McIlhenny's letter. at
| tempting to show that his statement
| that there is equal opportunity 70
| women in the Government service ar
not authenticated by the facts.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Abraham Grueber Dead.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1o-Abraham Grue-
ber, well-known Republican and Grim
inal lowyer died today at his home
after a long illness OF kidney trouble
He was ffty-four years old. Five years
ago he ran against Stimson and Job
Hedges for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
Await Cotton Estimates.

NEW YORK. Dec. lo.-Cotton prices
were of to 6 points on first call today
and traders expected little business un-
til the publication of the Government
crop estimate this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
TOday's Sales.
GOVERNMENT BONDS

Capital Traction 50od10S.
Washington Railway As. 81 O0OdSl.
Riggs Realty 0ong) SIS, 81 ,OO06llOl
Graphophone pf.. 2-lon154. lOal55
25dla5
After call-Graphophone pf. 5d154.
Washington Gas Light. 20GI76La.
Mergenthaler l0011O
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
His Last.

"Nhat sort OF a fellow is he'"
"Troublemaker."
"He seems peaceable enough"
Il know. hut he's the sort OF
Numbering chap that denies all the
lies you've told your wifs."-Dstfoit
- Press
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
LOCAL AND NJ Y. FINANCIAL NEWS
New York Stocks.

All transactions in stocks are on ths
basis Of dollars and fractions thereof.
ouotat ations furnished b, w. b. Hibps
Hibbs BuildinB.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
400 Buildings Destroyed.

The no structures which composed
the town Of Hopewell We're all consumed
inside of four hours. but thc ruins con-
tinued to burn Until far into the night
thousands of homeless ren and women
kceninc mournful vigil OF what was left
Of their BELONGINGS.
BECAUSE of the large number Of Hope
we'll refugees who streamed into Peters
hurg, Mayor 'Cahiness ordered tive
school buildings. hospitals and Cham
her OF Commerce building opened to
house them for the night. The pastors
of churches and charity ORGANIZATIONS
also threw open their buildings for the
relief OF the fire sufferers AS a pre-
Csutionary measure. Mayor Cabiness or
dered all the saloons In the city closed
as soon as the refugees began to arrive
here.
One man at least in Hopewel looked
well ahead In protecting his property
two-story brick office building. which
cost him 5000 to erect. and which was
bringing him In 5000 a month In rental.
This man was NJ. A. Finn. formerly OF
Petersburg. He not only saw to ii tina t
the building itself was fully covered by
insurance. but he also insured the
rental. The structure was among those
destroyed.
Stories of Heroism Told.
Stories Of heroic rescues OF men.
women. and children are recorded. One
rescue was made bv Adam Drum. an
cleven-year-old Richmond boy. who
rushed into the three-story Greek res
taurant while the blaze was the hottest
and appeared at a front window of the
second story with an infant in his arms
While men were arranging a blanket tC
catch the babe the boY leaned forward
and. with cry, fell with the infant In
his arms.
An instant later the mother OF the
baby rushed from the building with 'heI
clothing atire. and lust in time to see
the boy and her baby land safely in the
makeshift net.
4 moment later the bov rescued an
other baby from the building next door
and he was then taken away from the
scene by officers.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10
SAYS j. s. FAVORS
MEN FOR PLACES
Suffrage Leader Garages Dis
in Federal Civil Service.
elimination Against Fair Sex

CONTINUED from First Pase)
the service as men," she continued, and
now intend to show that they have not
the same pay. nor the same chance for
promotion when they get there, as
men,
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

that 'crdsr has b. en- restored and that
calm prevails Many angrishing
scenes are ~.sac sed. however. among
the thousands of men who loss prac-
tically everything in the flames.
The Washington times., 1915-12-10

Howard ". Kitchen and Anna Violet Harrls