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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
CIVIL SERVICE PENSION
MEETING IN NEW YORK
Jacob B. DeHart Represents Engrav-
ing Bureau at Discussion of
Convention Plans.

Jacob B. DeHart, secretary of the
bureau of printing and engraving
branch of the United States Civil Serv-
ice Retirement Association, was the
delegate from that branch to a meet
ing of the executive committee of the
association in New York last week.
The meeting was called by Daniel
Goldschmidt. president of the associa-
ton, to discuss plans for the national
convention to be held in Washington
May 90 Advocates of the contributory
plan of civil service retirement PEN
sions, not members of the committee
or of the association, were also pres
ent at the meeting. Mr.. DeHart spoke
at length on the contributory plan.
Among others present at the meet
ing were David Healy of the Depart
ment of Labor. immigration service,
Ellis Island; Ernest c. Hawkins of the
customs service. New York; John Glib
York; William J. Etgen of the De-
partment of Justice. New York; DR.. l..
Jordan of the Treasury Department,
Washington.
ton which is to meet here May 20.
Many prominent advocates of civil
service retirement pensions are to
speak.
Confidence was expressed that at the
next session of Congress some meas
ure providing for the establishment of
such a pension system would be enact
ed 1t was also stated that President
Wilson is expected to advocate a sys-
tenn of civil service retirement pen
sions in his next message to Congress.
The coming convention is to be held
in 6. A. r. Hall. Among the speakers
who are to address the gathering are
Commissioner Brownlow. Maj. Ray
mOnd mt Of
lice; William GUIDE and Sam Houston
Carr of the general land Office.
The bureau Of printing and engrav-
ing branch of the United States Civil
Service Retirement Association is one
Of the largest in the association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
ARRESTED IN PITTSBURGH
FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Henry C. Owens Accused of Aiding
in Robbery of Washington Coach
Company Cashier.

Henry c. owens. twenty-six years
old. who is alleged to have participated
in the assault and robbery committed
in the Office of the Metropolitan Coach
Company, 1112 18th street northwest
the morning of August IS last, is un-
der arrest in Pittsburgh. Pa. accord
ing to a message received ~ Maj. Pull
man, Superintendent of police, lasS
night.
Henry l. Wilson, cashier of the oh
company. was beaten into insensibility
by two men, was left on the floor I'M
conscious, and the safe was robbed OF
$3.50. The cashier was in the office ap-
parently in dying condition when
found by another employe.
Assailants Use Blackjack.
A rudeIy constructed blackjack was
the weapon used by Mr.. Wilson's as
saiants When the men entered the
office, it is stated. one of them pre-
tended he wanted to make Applicant
had time to discuss the matter the as
sault took place.
Detectives O'Brien, Grant, Armstrong
and Mullen made investigation.
learned of the identity of the alleged
assailants, and Maj. Sylvester, then
chief of police, offered a reward OF
500 for their arrest.
Several days ago the detectives re-
ceived word that Owens was in Pitts
burgh. Maj. Pullman wired Chief Mat
thews a request for his arrest and last
night word of his capture was received
Detective OBrien has gone to Pitts
burgh to get the prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
EFFICIENCY AS OFFSET
TO OPERATING COSTS
W, J. Lauck Declares Railroads Can
Pay Higher Wages Without
Advancing Rates.

CHICAGO. May S-Testimony that in
creased railroad efficiency in recent
years more than compensated for any
increase in operating costs was offered
today in the hearing of the western
freight advance case before W. NJ. Dan
tels, interstate commerce commissioners.
Detailed exhibits the efficiency
question were introduced BY ". J.
Iauck. who had charge of investiga-
lions for the industrial commission ana
who recently was a witness for the
railway employees in the western arbi-
tration hearing Summarizing his tes-
timouy Mr.. Lauck said,
Opposes Higher Freight Rates.
'T contend that the railroads, "a n
well afford to pay higher wages be
cause of greater efficiency and the ma r
gin between their earnings and en-
penses and that for the same reason
they should not be given permission to
advance the freight rates. which are
now Welding them ample returns.
The witness also introduced numer- :
ous exhibits bearing on the hnanclal
condition of the railroads and OBTAINING
their financial history. Investigations
nv various commissions. reports 10
stockholders and other documents, ne
declared, showed that enormous sums
had been diverted by the railroads from
legitimate uses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Valuable Land Grants.

Questioned BY Clifford Thorne. chair
ma n of the western state raliroau com
missions. the witness told OF lahd
grants valued at SAL 5000 WINCH he
said had been given by the federai
government TO various railroads
You do not know. lnterposed com
missioner Daniels, turning to the VIII
meas THAT is YOUR surmise, is il not
Yes replied MIR. Lauck.
Then strike that out of the record,
said the commissioner. who ADDED .
The witness has not the right TO give
us lot of superfuous surmlse. Which
has NO more 10 do with the reaSona BILE
ness and justice of these rates thsn
hundred thousand other facts when
might be taken out of the enclNclo-
pedia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
LONG ADR1FT ON BERING SEA.
Sailor. Rescued After Ten Days
Afoat, Will Lose Both Feet.

Fred Campbell. ten days in an open boat
in the chill Boring sea, was picked up by
the steamer Bohemia, fifty miles north
west of Sarcheff Island, one of the
furtherInost of The Alaskan archipelago.
While Campbell is expected to live, he
will lose both feet. frozen in his period of
terrible exposure.
Campbell has been transferred to the
coast guard cutter Tnalga. The infor-
nation was teiegra pied to the coast
guard headquarters by Capt II. G. Ham
let, commanding. The message stated
that Campbell was lost from the schooner
Gallilee, probably fishing in Alaskan
waters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09

Armentrout & Sons 17l0 18th st. NV.
Auto Service Co.. 1916 N. II. Ave. NV.
Barber & Ross 18th and q SITS. NV.
Burger Motor Co., 1l19 18th st. N. w.
B. A. Buscher, 1898 M St. NV.
Columbia Auto Supply Co, 3037 18th st. NV.
Combs-Howard Co. Vermont Ave. and II st. NV.
Cook & Stoddard, lI3S Conn. Ave- NV.
Davis & Childs, lilo 18th St. NV.
Dupont Garage, z0z0 M st. NV.
Gish Garage, 18th and u SITS. NV.
e. e. Grady, 1920 L 81. NV.
w. S. Gary, 3lll 18th 81. NV.
Henderson & Rowe Auto Co.. l01z 18th St NV
L. G. Herman, Vermont Ave- and L st. NV.
H. w. Higham. los St S. e.
Jones-kessler Rubber Tire Co., COS st. NV.
J. J. Kennedy, S. Cap. and SITS.
J. w. LoveIess, 1910 Florida Ave. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
GOODYEAR Service Stations in Stock

Miller Bros. Auto Sup. House, 61.81 Pierce St. NE.
Mt. Pleasant Garage, rear 24I4 18th St. NV.
r. McReynolds & Sons 1877 St. NV.
National Auto Supply Co.. 1880 18th St NV.
Potomac Motor Car Co, zz6 Connecticut Ave. NV
Record Auto Supply Serv. Co.. 65l Mass. Ave. NJ w
Rudolph & West, 1882 N. Y. Ave. NV.
Steam Auto Shop. SO N. J. Ave. N. w.
Frank Shore, Iz23 New York Ave. NV:
Addison w. Smith, 18th and z. !. Ave. NV
L. p. Stewart & Bro- I4I 18th St NE.
L. e. Sullivan, 1917 III st. NV.
Tilghman & Owens, 1879 M St NV.
The Modern Auto Sup. co. 9H II St. NE.
Union Garage, 6l5 St NV.
Vermont Garage, Il22 VI. Court NV.
Wash. Auto Sup. Co., 12z7 N. Y. Ave. NV.
Wilson-Goucher Tire Co, H0s 18th St NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
SHIPMASTERS WARNED.
Notified Not to Hire Germans if
Bound for Martinique.

The Department of Commerce has sent
out circular to collectors of customs
requesting them to warn vessels bound
to Martinique not to ship German OF
Austrian subjects as members of their
crews. The circular is based on let
ter sent the government authorities by
the American consul at Martinique, and
reads as follows:
THE French authorities at Martinique
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09

Egyptian sphinx. Her adornments have
been secured from ancient Egyptian
tombs. and her costume has been mod
eled from a craven illustration on a
tomb of the Pharaohs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Will of Mary E. Redfern,

BY the terms of the will of Mary E.
Redfern. dated July IS. 1914. her family
silver is given to her nephew. Samuel F.
Redfern. dated July 10, 1911. her family
vised to her niece, Marie E. Redfern, who
Is also named as executrix
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Tooth and Mouth Hearings.

Congressional hearings in investigation
Of the foot and mouth epidemic, it has
been announced, will begin at Chicago.
Monday. May II. and later at Niles, Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Pretty Elf and Fairy Scenes.

There are to be number of excellent
singing and dancing features ana some
pretty fairy and elf scenes
The proceeds from the festival are to
go toward the summer extension school
work, for which Grover Cleveland School
has taken the lead among the schools of
the District.
The boys and girls clubs Of the Mar
garet Wilson social center are busy pre-
pairing the paraphernalia for the show"
The boys are building and f1reproofing
fects. The girls are preparing stage &C
cessories, and sewing classes have been
held every day to make the many at
tractive costumes that to the youthful
thespians are Indispensable parts of the
production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
LOOSE TEETH
SORE GUMS

j am q Dentist OF S3 Years Expert
ence. ] Have Perfected a Most Sue
ceAsfui Home Treatment for PyOr-
rhea, the Terrible Tooth Disease
and nil its Symptoms.
have found a suec>ssfu home treatment
for that terrible diseas. called Pyorrhea or
Riggs disease Of the gums. Most dentists
tell their patients there is no cure for 1t.
that there IS cure for loose teeth, bleed
ny. sTnngy shrinking gums and dropping out
y teeth, but sag there -. AND ! PROVE
Don't nave those teeth pulled. ] save
every one Of them-Maks them good hrm,
healthy. sound teeth again.
Ny wonderful home treatment stops the
teeth from being loose wobbly. 1t has
done 81 IN cases where the patient could al
most pail his teeth out with his fingers,
~nere the gums were soft and spongy. bleed
jag and shrinking away from the teeth. All
6ese conditions positively and absolutely
disappear Il means the end of your Pyor-
rfea- 'raAre Is no pain, no fussing. no waste
81 a minutes time
The torture and expense of dentist work
all its grinding whirrinE. tanning snd
nerve touching agony gone forever. No
more plates and bridges. Enjoy good teeth.
II you have any OF the symptoms me mt ionsd,
THEN Pyorrhea, sometimes called Riggs dis
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09

bubble" dance by Miss Consuela
Hawkes.. She is one of the youngest
participants in the performance, and
does a difficult pursuit dance with Miss
Lydia Millman of the Russian ballet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09

moth output'
We comle ell motur.
lists among our coming
friends 1reswhichu-
Gel IN SO many-waysp-
peal to al tire usaz
Try them and Judge
them fairly. Any-dealer
viii supply you. a. cso
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Miss Neale as Sphinx.

Miss Marguerite Neale. prominent in
art circles, comes into the enlarged
Opium Pipe" play feature attrac-
ton. She has won considerable at
tention as an illustrator. and has been
cast by Mrs. Hemmick to visualize ,ne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09

The earth. under a thick covering of
snow. is ten degrees warmer than the
lair Immediately above the snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
THE OPIUM PIPE" AGAIN
At BELASC0 TOMORROW
Performance to Be Repeated for
Benefit of French Ambulance
Motor Fund.

With Paul Swan, the most beautiful
man in the world" feature attrac-
ton appearing here for the last time
in this country, and with scores of the
most beautiful girls in Washington So
ciety as maidens of the harem and
dancing girls, The Opium Pipe" writ
ten by Mrs. Christian Dominique Hem
mick, is to be presented again. tomor-
row evening at the Belasco Theater.
This second performance is at the
behest of many who were unable to
get seats at the first performance. and
is for the benefit of the French am
bulance motor fund, of which Mrs.
George Cabot Lodge. daughter-in-law
of the Massachusetts, senator, is chair
man. The boxes have, been taken by
prominent leaders of society. The
French am bassador Is to occupy one of
the stage boxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
ARE TO GIVE SPRING
| FESTIVAL MAY 1878
Pupils of Grover Cleveland School
Busy Rehearsing Five-Act
Fairy Play.

The annual spring festival of the Grover
Cleveland School. which has been in re-
hearsal for a couple of months. is ready
for presentation Tuesday and Wednesday.
May is and 10. in the assembly hall OF
the school. sth and T streets northwest.
This years festival is a pretentious
effort, being a f1ve-act play. adapted
from Grimm's fairy tale of Rumpel-
stitzchen. An unusually strong cast. in
Guiding more than forty children. has
been well trained for the various roles
by Miss Frances Farley, principal OF the
school. and Miss Cecil B. Norton. who
has been in charge of the Margaret Will
son social center activities.
The musical program is to be an es-
pecially attractive feature and in keep
ing with the fairy spirit of the play.
The music is in charge of Mrs. Jonas
Bernheimer. piano; Miss Ida Ullman,
violin. and Miss Helen Moran. a girl
drummer. Miss Moran has appeared as
the drummer in the opium den scene in
both performances Of THE Opium Pipe.
staged by Mrs Christian Hemmick in
the BelaSco Theater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Play Is Heightened.

The play has been rewritten by Mrs.
Hemmick to occupy the entire evening.
One entire act has been given over to
Paul Swan In the harem scene, at
tended by bodyguard of twenty
Washington beauties, he will give in
dance his version of the Rubaiyat of
Omar Khayyam.
One of the specialties will be the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09


Last year we sod
14N.883 pleasure car
&e-aboutune 6oreach
car muse YET we have
some hundred rivals
Doesn't that prove that
men in general have
found that Goodyear
tires are best2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
A 5-Million Average

Rementbez. please, that men have tested
nearly fvo million Goodyeartnes. on perhaps
100000 cms. The tests have covered Is
years. And long ago those tests placed
Goodyems at the top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Mishap-Misuse
The Only Clouds That Ever Dim the
Glory of Fortified Tires
To Our Coming Friends

~ o0 001181k13s = 11O11<zO
Wh.nyou JON the army Of Goodyear tire
uszs~danot expect the impossible. No tire
ever buat IS exempt from mishap or misuse.
Goodyems sometime meet in1uck, Ike others.
Bat hey average best That is amply
proved, and ,here is ample reason for it
Some gize- xondrous mileage, some meet
accidents. But on the whole they mean
much lower tire bills, much less trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Still Greater Value

On February LIST we made snoba~bis
price reduction third in two yems,toezl-
ing As per cent Never has any ire offered
such value as Goodyears givo today. That
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Five Major Reasons

The Goodyear Fortified Tire has FIVE ee.
elusive features. One combats rim-cuts, one
hIuwuuts, .one loosetreads. And al in the best
ways known. Oneis the ideal antfskid-o
Al-Weather tread-very thick. verytough,w with
sharp. resistIess grips. And onegives security.
Note thataIl these features belong to Good
year alone. They are extras on which We
spend millions of dollars. And those ire die
main reasons why Goodyems rule.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-23

Erie's Increases Cancelled by In
terstate Commission.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The Inter.
state Commerce Commission to-day
handed down a decision involving pro
posed Increased rates for the ferrying
of animals and vehicles between the
Erie company's terminal at Jersey City
and Tw~enty-third and Chamber streets,
New York city.
The commission u,n jurisdictior
over local traffic crossing tho river be-
tween the two cities and held the pro-
posed rates to be unreasonable and d.
rected the defendant carrier to cancel
them. In March last the Erie nled tariffs
effective March IL providing for the ad
vauces. Protests were made by the city
government and the Chamber OF Com
merce Of Jersey City and the Team
Owners Association Of Hudson County.
The tariffs we're suspended pending In
vestiEations.
The railroad held that the Federal
body had no jurisdiction over local fer
rage between Jersey City and New York.
although for years II had filed tariffs
covering this business. The railroad
suspended such filings in January. 1918.
In It's decision the commission asserts
The right to regulate traffic on the Jer-
sey and New York ferries, referring 20
the decision OF the United States SUI
preme Court In the case OF the New
York CentNl against Hudson county, in
which Il was held that the interstate
commerce law expressly gives the COM
mission authority evss SsSSsoA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-23
1@S5,OOO,O00 POUNDS
COPPER FOR BRITAIN
Largest Purchase OF Metal
Ever Made Calls for $685.
100000 at Market Price.
DELIVERIES NEXT YEAR

The British Government haa Jus. re-
got!atcd In this country the largest pu--
! ch use of copper ever made. The con.
tract is for $4,000. 900 pounds. which
at the present markc; price OF q cents
! a pound would call for a payment ~
S-s.35o,o0o. The contract IL Understood
to nave been eigned, however, "a, a fg-
ure wcll above the present msrkc. level.
The demand of the British Govern
meit Tor copper was go large tina none
Of the individual! copper agencies was
able to MI II. As II result the Anaconda
Copper Company gets the major part
OF the contract, with the Tennessee Cop
per Company and the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company also obtain
ing generous amounts OF tn. order. The
order is understood 10 haze bean placed
through q. :. Henry a Co of London,
British s2eat for the Anaconda COM
pany.
The deliveries OF the copper arc %
extend throughout next year and are TO
be mad. at tho option of The british
Government. n copper agencies stand
ready 20 begin to make deliveries on
January !. 1916. Big men IN the cop-
per industry say the demand for cop.
per from abroad and in this country as
well was never so great and that they
firmly believe prices viii go much higher.
IL was reported yesterday afternoon
that sal"S o' copper We're made e., -.
Ger Is a pound. which IS onl, about ~.
'cnts a pouirl hl'w the highest prir,
tn" rel,l ever reached, THIS could no,
pa p,aS-1l,.I N,,ty,y,- 4, 80. ,.,al-.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-23
TO DEFY DANISH LAW.
Delegates Determined To Dis
cuss War In (opr bRg

From the Corrcsp0Hdet, OF THE SUS.
r~uRISTiAsIA. via London. Dec. u tide.
'aysdD.-The day NJ informal entertain
ments arranged for yesterday was some.
what married by the absence Of ticury
Ford and Mime. RozsilR Schwimme p.
The latter IL reported 10 have been well
and busy all day In her room with he
secretaries. She refused TO see the cor
respondents.
The Norwegian students gave q ban
quot last nigh, for the peace party. tn"
fac. hat the invitations wc-c issued nj
s O'Clock IN L. evening aroused q Fus-
picon that the Ford purse WIS benin
the affair. Later the Ams rican Club
gave a dance Tor the Younger CONTINGENT
OF the peace voysgers,
Many N~orvSGtans called at the hotel
yesterday and to-day to pay their re-
spccts 10 Mr.. Ford. There were n few
notables among them. Including httor-
ney-Gencral Locken and Christian =.
Lanre, secretary OF the In,erpar!:amen-
tary Union.
Womer ?rom sweden. Denmark and
Holland came TO Christiania TO gree, the
delegates. The Dutch women returned
home yesterday 10 prepare for the rr-ep-
ton OF the peace party az The Hague.
The delegates plan to speak At meet
inRs In Copenhagen IN spite Of the re-
ported interdiction aGains. II based on
the law passed IN Denmark early iu the
war. ~furbiddinG foreigners 10 discuss the
war publicly.
Frederick Hol, OF Detroi; and Judge
Ben B. Lindsey Of Denver were the
guests yesterday of tho Chris,iaula
Judges.
The members OF the second Ford con-
tlngent arriving ON tho Fredcrlk VII.
are somewhat INDIGNANT At the attempts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-23
OFFICER ON TRIAL AS SLAYER.
Canadian Accused Of Murder Ar.
raiRned In London Court.


LONDON, Dec. 22,-deoi res CordeTe,
the young Canadian officer who ON sun
day was charged by a toroner's jury
with the wilful murder OF S"rgt. Ozanne,
n French Canadian. was Rrraigned In the
Alton police court to-day. The prose-
cution alleged that Cordere was short
OF money and drew checks which were
dishonOed and that he became pos
sessed OF Canadian notes to the value
OF $500 Sl.b00). which were Ozanne's
property, for the purpose OF exchanging
them.
II was charged that he exchanged the
notes IN London. resolved no, to repay
them and returned to B%ranshatt, where
the battalion In which both men were
serving Ia stationed. The,e. the prose-
cution asserted. Cordere used f15O
(s750) TO honor two OF his checks and
then lured Ozanne 10 Grashatt under
the p~retence that he want ID to repay
him. The next morning czanne's de-
capitated body WAS found In a barn, q
knife and a blood stained towel lying
beside him.
II is charged that Co,tlcrc induced
Osanpe to Sign n receipt for ease
lSl.<10) which Ozanne. II Is alleged.
never received. In Corder.'s pocket al
the tint OF his arrest f2ls tSl,O9O) was
found. This IL said 20 have belonged 10
Ozanna.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-23
JEWISH FUND $40, 900.
Hope IL to Send Hl,OOO,OOO for
War Relief In Ten Days.

More tina 100000 more was added
yesterday TO the fund OF the American
Jewish Relief Committee for Sufferers
From the War, making sS40.0 900 raised
thus far In the campaign for $4,000. 900.
Mortimer l.. Schir sent a check for
$4,000. and other contributions were
So. 900 from Cleveland H.. Dodge, $1,000
from Alfred NJ. Heinsheimer. $500 from
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. NJ. Hyman and $1,000
from Adolph S. Ochs.
It rs hoped to have 81, 1000. 900 on the
way to Europe in at least ten days, and
In the meantime every effort will! be
made to swell the fund as fast as posi-
BILE. Every section OF the country Is
contributing. Meetings have been held
In all the principal cities and Jews are
giving generously to ameliorate the suf-
fering Of their race. More than S1,500.-
900 is expected from Chicago n Gin
c!nnati alone.