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The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10

facing. In the former case an applica-
ton Of fullers earth should be made.
and in the latter a new facing must be
applied.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10

Have the different makes Of maenetos
different material for breaker points
than platinum. and, il so, what is il?
Are there different grades Of platinum
points?
The so called platinum points for
magnetos vary greatly in composition
and hardness. Different compositions
and percentages Of iridium are used in
the compositions. the average being
somewhere about Is per cent iridium
or less. In some of the very cheap
grades no platinum at all is used. nickel
being substituted. These points do not
stand up for any length of time.
Where platinum is used the only DIFF
ference in actual grade is in the varia-
tion Of the percentages Of alloying sub
stances used and also in the thickness
of the points. In some cases the plati
mum is very thin.
The Glasgow courier., 1915-12-10

My car vibrates greatly at speeds
above twenty miles per hour. Is there
any way Of reducing it?
This is largely a question Of bring
ing the reciprocating parts to the same
weight. Remove the pistons and the
connecting rods, weigh all the pistons
with the wristpins and remove metal
from the heavier ones until they are
all the same weight
Evening star., 1915-06-04
WARNS AGAINST IMPOSTERS.
Edgar c. Snyder, President Of Grid
iron Club, Issues Statement.

Edgar c. Snyder, president Of the
Gridiron Club, has issued a statement
which has been sent to newspapers in
all large cities and towns. warning tho
public against swindlers who are SELL
ing what purports to be associate NOM
bership certificates Of the club.
The Gndiron Club IL in all essentials
a dining club" says the statement 1T
has never contemplated building a club
house, nor has It at any time consid-
ered the enlargement Of its associate
membership list Under the constitu-
ton OF the Gridiron Club its active
membership is limited to fifty. the pre-
requisite qualification for active mem
bership being that the applicant shall
be an accredited newspaper CORE
spondent with actual service in Wash
ington for . period of two years i'm
medfately preceding his nomination.
The associated membership list is made
up solely of active members who have
removed from Washington. The club
has no honorary members. The entire
membership OF the Gridiron Club at
the present time 10 81. divided as fol-
members, 81: limited members. 10.
TN view Of the wholesale charac ter
Of tho frauds perpetrated and tho fur
thor fact that tho swtndlers apparently
are operating in all sections of the
country. having secured victims in
Cleveland. Toledo. Dayton. Omaha and
Denver. and having attempted to de-
fraud people in the east. the public is
warned against these imposters."
Evening star., 1915-06-04
SCHo0LBOY HELD UP.
Robbed Of Pocketbook and Money.
Number Of Thefts Reported.

While on his way home last night about
II AS o'clock Edward Muir. high school
boy, 148s Girard street. was held up at
18th and Newton streets by an unidenti-
fed colored man and robbed Of his pocket
book containing a small sum Of money
and a school ticket. The police were told
Of the hold-up and obtained a description
of the robber.
Dr. s. s. johnson, Velati building, re-
ported TO the police that his office was
robbed of $50 worth Of gold Monday night.
Several other dental establishments have
been robbed during the past week.
Beatrice Coff1nas, 1011 H street north
west. reported to the police the theft of
1ewelry valued at $50 from his home. and
Katie Kelly. an occupant of tho same
house, was robbed Of more than $50 worth
Of jewelry. The robberies were committed
yesterday.
A battery and electric light fixtures
were stolen from an automobile belonging
to Henry Evans. 3439 Holmead place,
Tuesday afternoon. The theft was COM
mittd in a garage at 1457 Columbia court.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
FUNERAL OF JAMES F. ROCK,
Services at Family Home, Interment
in Congressional Cemetery.

Funeral services for James r. Rock,
member of No. 27 engine company.
who died Monday night. after a pro-
tracted illness, were held yesterday
afternoon at the family residence, 725
11th street northeast. and were attend
ed by eighty-two members Of the fire
department.
Interment was at Congressional
cemetery, in charge of Capitol Lodge
No. "a, Knights Of Pythias.
Flags on the buildings OF the nre de-
partment were at hclf-stan until after
the funeral, by order of Chief Wagner
Among the firemen present were Chief
Wagner, Battalion Chief Charles Proc
tor, Capt. Charles Kramer. Capt. W. b.
Lanahan, Capt. Joseph Simms. Capt
George Reynolds. Capt John Garner
and Capt McCalin.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED
BY MENTAL HyG|EN|STS
Constitution and Bylaws Adopted
and Nomination of Officers Is
Left to Committee.

Formal organization was perfected
and a constitution and bylaws adopted
at meeting of the Washington So
ciety for Mental Hygiene held in the
sridfron room at the New Willard
Hotel last night. Only a small attend
ance was present, principally mem
bers of the Neurological Society Of the
District of Columbia. with few per-
sons interested in more scientific study
and treatment of mental detectives in
the District of Columbia
Nomination of officers of the newly
organized society was left to the or
ganization committee, which was
named at the first meeting, held about
six weeks ago in the Board of Trade
rooms in The Star building. This COM
mittee is composed of Surgeon General
Rupert Blue, Miss Julia Lathrop, DR..
Frank Leech, president of the Medical
Society of the District Of Columbia;
DR.. Percy Hickling and DR.. William A.
White. DR.. White presided at last
nights meeting.
Course of Study Outlined.
It was decided last, night that the
first line Of study and investigation to
be undertaken by the society when 1t
takes up it's real work next fall is to
be the mental hygiene Of childhood
and the investigation and correlation
of facts concerning present methods of
treatment of juvenile detectives, with
a view toward improvement of methods.
Among those present at last nights
meeting were Mrs. Archibald Hopkins
of the woman's department. National
Civic Federation: Fred A. flaming, H.
Ralph Burton, counsel of the Medical
COlYlm
DR.. Tom A. Williams, DR.. William C.
Robbins, DIR. Mary O'Malley, DR.. q. A
F. Pfeiffer, DR.. William F. Huff. DR..
Emory W. Reisinger. DR.. Frank Leech,
Judge J. Wilmer Latimer of the Juve-
nile Court and DR.. Prentice Wilson, all
of whom signifed their intention of
becoming members of the newly formed
society.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
PEACE CONFERENCE REVIEW.
Mrs. Louis F. Post Relates Her Ex-
periences at The Hague.

Mrs. Louis r. Post, wife OF the as
sistant secretary Of labor. who was a
delegate to the women's peace confer
ence at The Hague recently. spoke of
her experiences at the conference yes
terday at q meeting OF the Twentieth
Century Club. held in the vestry of All
Souls Church. The occasion was the
twenty-f1fth anniversary of the organi-
zation of the club. and the day was to
have been observed with a picnic at
the home Of Mrs. William H. Holmes,
near Rockville, Md. The bad weather,
however, made 1t necessary to aban-
don the picnic.
Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, vice presi-
dent Of the club, presided at yester-
days meeting in the absence of the
president, Mrs. Edward B. Clark. At
the conclusion Of the meeting lunches
which had been prepared in anticipa-
tion Of tho picnic were served to those
present.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
Brown October Ale.

How many ringing songs there
are that celebrate the wine and
other goods behind the bar as
being wondrous fine! How man,
choruses eyalt the brown October
ale. which puts a fellows wits at
fault. and lands him in the Jail
A hundred poets wasted ink and
ruined good quill pens describing
all the joys of drink in gilded
boozing kens. But all those joys
are hollow fakes which wisdom
can't indorse; they're soon con-
verted into aches and sorrow and
remorse. The man who drains the
brinming glass in haunts of light
and song next morning knows
that he's all ass with ears twelve
inches long. An aching head, a
pile of debts, taste that's green
and stale. that's what the merry
fellow gets. from brown October
ale Untimely graves and weeping
wives and orphans shedding
brine; this sort of thing the world
derives from bright and sparkling
wine. The prison cell, the scaffold
near: such features may be blamed
on wholesome keg and bottled
beer. which made one city famed.
Oh, sing OF mud or axle grease.
but chant no fairy tale of that
disturber Of the reace. the brown
October ale!
WAIT MASON
Evening star., 1915-06-04
BENEFIT OF ATHLETICS.
Central High School Glasses Unit,
in Giving Luncheon.

The freshman. sophomore. junior
and senior classes Of Central High
School competed with each other in an
effort to take in the most funds at the
annual luncheon yesterday. given for
the benefit of the athletic association.
The winning class has not yet been an
nounced
The classes were designated by col
ors. the freshmen wearing green, sopho-
mores pink, juniors yellow and the
seniors red. Among the 1000 or more
present were Stephen E. Kramer, as
sistant superintendent of public
schools; Harry O. Hine, secretary of
the board of education, and John A.
Chamberlain, director of the manual
training.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
BAND CONCERTS TONIGHT.

United States Soldiers Home
Band. John 8. NJ Zimmerman, d.
rector. at bandstand. this even
ing at $40 o'clock
March. The High School
cdQets -...-.-. .SOuSa
fReQuest.)
Overture. -Four Ages of Man"
Lachner
Three dances, King Henry
VIII German
L Morris Dance.
2. Shepherds Dance
3. Torch Dance
Selection. Little Memo" Herbert
Tango Brazilian. Ecstasy"
obrero
Irish fantasia, "Reminiscences
of Ireland" .;odFr.x
Finale, California and You
Puck
Engineer Band. Frank ]. Web
er. chief musician. at Smithsonian
grounds, this evening at 7:30
o'clock.
March. Entry of the Glad
Overture. "Oberon". Won Weber
Selection, Adele" .Briauet
Humoresque, "Tipperary.'
Douglas
Prologue. intermezzo. "Pagii-
acci" the Clown .Leoncavallo
Suite, Looking Upward. ..Sousa
(a) by the Light of the Polar
Star"
(b) Beneath the Southern
Cross"
fc) Mars and Venus"
Medley, 'Remick's Hits. .Lampe
One-step, "Al Jolsons Ten
nessee" ....... Godfrey
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1915-06-04
One of Party to Visit Fair.

Miss Matilda o. England. a clerk in
the Treasury Department. is to be one
Of party Of twenty-nine women who
are to be guests 0: the Southern Wom-
ans Magazine on trip to the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco
Miss England. whose home is in Rock
vile. is to join the party at Nashville,
Tenn. in time to start on the trip Tues
day evening. Side trips to the Garden
OF the Gods. South Cheyenne canyon,
and short stay in Salt Lake City are
20 be features Of the tour. After Ave
days at the exposition the party win
return by the southern route, making
stops at Los Angeles. at the Grand
Canyon Of the Colorado and other points
Of interest. and will reach Nashville
juno Is
Evening star., 1915-06-04
RAIN CAUSES BIG RISE
IN THE POTOMAC RIVER
Water Believed to Be Subsiding,
However. and No Damage Is
Anticipated Here.

Continuous rain for the past forty
eight hours has caused a flood in the
upper Potomac and the water at this
city is unusually high. This morniI g
at about o'clock, when. according to
all calculations, there should have been
low tide in the river the water was
over the sea wall on Potomac Park and
was within a few inches of the level of
the lower wharves on the river front.
An exceptionally heavy current is racing
down the river and is bringing with it
the accumulated debris of long spell
of low water along the upper river.
The berthing place of the Corinthian
Yacht Club, on the Virginia side of the
river between the bridges. is full of
driftwood and the boats at their berths
look like they are on the bottom in
stead of floating in several feet of
water.
No Trouble Anticipated.
Although the water in the river about
this city is high, it is no higher than it
has been on numerous previous occa-
sions and the local rivermen anticipate
no trouble. In consequence of the
heavy current yesterday one of the big
barges of the Consolidation Coastwise
Company, which was to have been TAX
en- to the mouth of the river, en- route
for Boston with coal, had to be left at
the dock.
Reports received at Georgetown this
morning state that the flood had reach
ed it's highest point there and the wa
ter is falling. 1t is believed that the
high level of the flood has reached this
city and the water will begin to lower
this afternoon
Pleasure Craft Away From Moorings
Two or three small pleasure craft
were dragged away from their anchor
ages at Georgetown. but their anchors
found holding ground before the High
way bridge was reached and they are
reported safe. The master of the barge
Antietam. lying at the gashouse wharf
at Georgetown. reports a small house
boat drifted down on his barge last
night and rolled underneath. but came
up all right. and the last seen Of it 1t
was going down the river with the cur
rent.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
Boys Restored to Their Mother

Wesley and Freddie Samson, twelve
and eight years old, respectively. who
wandered away from their home, at
81S North Carolina avenue southeast,
Memorial day, were restored to their
mother last night The boys had been
about the city during their absence
from home. and last night they were
found on 9Th street
Evening star., 1915-06-04
ADJUSTMENTS.

Especial Film Features|
Circ!e Theater. BIOS Pa. Ave. NV.
r0DAx.WMIIAM h. CRANE, IN DAVID
r6MdaR6w HARnMw fa,snsGa. TnsT1 rredas.;Sn @ .n
AUGUSTUS PHILLIPS, in THE WkoSG
WoMAN," Alse Lillian WALKER. in
ropAI-'THE ESTER RooK CASE"
sro1d..y Star Testnrs. gss.snsing I. Res-
Fitsgeraid An Au-st.r vitasrsph Cast.
oGAISS FxES1M. sESp4h X 4KE SHss MCGEE WILLIAM
Leader. 9th Bet. e and r SITS. NV.
9pAnEEHn RaTFMaH IN CLARE nASSsE saa RSoRE sSsSTH
ToMoRRow-Ipo DELANEY and LEAH
GkEssoR. % T. VII VIE ssosdwsy Sa W Star @ Fe.surs. %
Also. The Test" Ehiscn Drama
Penn Gardens. PA. ave. Mt 2lst ~.
FOLLOW THE CROWDS TO PENN GAR
TO-DAY -mMrND RREEsE. THE SHOOT
! roMoRROw-cDcM sPooNER. IN THE
! DANCER AND THE KING"
sTSRAY9oST 15 rEr MISS 1ss BE REssE % sAEs s.n.
AIl-Star Cast as played 'aThe Devil
Wonderful Airdome. when weather perInfta-
sanss Gsrd.n. ae' Admission, aS s'e ios k..sr1.
Section. 1oc extra
I ToDAY-"THB PAWN OF FoRTUNE,"
| MoRRowI"wAR Is HE'LL" N AcTs.
Lyric. 18th and Irving SITS. NV:
psHoyb TF1M qHk sRT n s,s cssB
D a r,.s-
ing 2-reel Keystone Comedy, featuring Sid
5h.1PR And alsp 0,ss! afss sSHd reels
sUNDAY-THEDA BARA and WILLIAM
SHAY. in THE CIEMENCEAU CAsE.''
by Alexandra Dumas.
Savoy. 18th and Columbia Road:
MSkSsE SzsE 4 EhRSsEk = 5oE
/ Man OF LEISURE" oRtHEsTRA.
I TOMORRoW-''THE HYPOCRITES."
Regent. 18th & California SITS. NV.
I T0DAYzBEATRIz MICHELENA. in THE
I LILY OF POVERTY FLAT" In acts.
! ToMoRRoWSANNETIE KEILERMASN. IN
sTHPAYmcHARdE MA En- CHAPLIN NSl, in TIL
] tAmerican. r.. I. Ave. 4 1st st. NV.
T0MoRRoWGS .S TO i ! r M, GoSrISDons. MI: !,
!; turing CHARLIE GHAPLIT; MARIE
| RIDICULOUS. But AMUSING.
stanton Theater or Park, Cor. ith
and SITS. NE.
I SUNDAY JUNE 8, 8 TO II P.M.-ANNETTE
NTTsEs KEEFEkMAsH &c ff5Iss! T TSs ares
| ioc. BvERYBoDY.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
Jovians Meet at Luncheon.

Tho Jovians, an organization Of eIec-
tricians, lunched yesterday in the Eb-
bitt. A. I. Tate presided over tho meet
ing Others present were Thomas Grant,
R. S. Brooks, J. J. Odenwald. Thomas
J. Fisher. A. J. Beall. tr.; F. e Rilins,
A. Dunlop. W. E. Hadley. George Nav
nard, L. T. Niblo. r. W. White, r. IL.
Eastman, M. Marsh. D. Haste, c. Phil
lips Hill, F. w. Cast and William l..
Evening star., 1915-06-04
G. A. B. Celebration POSTPONED,

Unfavorable weather conditions have
caused the postponement Of the cele-
bration of the thirty-third anniversary
of Burnside Post. No. 8. g. A. f., which
was TO have taken place at Great Falls
tomorrow. It was announced that the
celebration would be held Saturday,
June 10. II the weather permits.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
Will Talk on Vocational Training. ,

Vocational Training is the topic Of
an address to be delivered by Stephen g.
Kramer, assistant superintendent Of pub
lie schools, at q meeting today Of the Dis
trict W. c. T. u. at Emmanuel Baptist
Church Oficials will submit their re-
ports and music will be furnished by Mrs
Elsie Gheegnan. Miss Helen Edgar. Miss
Hitchcock and Robert Y. Barkley.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
Pleasure Craft Away From Moorings

S1.O0 Harpers Ferry, S1.25 Charles
Town Summit Point and Winchester
and Return,
Baltimore & Ohio, from Union station.
am. Sunday. June g. returning same
day.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1915-06-04

Pupils Manual Training Exhibit.
Pupils Of tho nrst division Of the public
schools are TO give a manual training ex-
hibitton this afternoon at the Curtis
school. between and o'cfosk.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
Scholarship Luncheon.

Tomorrow afternoon, at 1 o'clock the
Pan Hellenic Association will give a
scholarship luncheon at the Columbia
Country Club. The girls who during
the collegiate year have made the
highest scholastic records will be feted
Two from each of the four sororities
at the university will be accorded this
honor.
The Sphinx Honor Society, composed
of girl students who have distin-
guished themselves along scholastic
lines. will hold an initiation banquet
tomorrow night at the Sorority House,
2024 G street northwest. Four new
members will be initiated-Miss Mar
garet Knowles. Miss Theodosia Seibold,
Miss Mildred Hughes and Miss Ger
trude Fogerty.
Sigma Chi Fraternity will give a
dance tomorrow night and Sigma Al
pha Epsilon Fraternity will give an
alumni luncheon at the New Ebbitt
Hotel.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
Search for a Cure.

S150 to Baltimore and Return,
Saturdays and Sundays, Penna- R. R.
Good to return until o:3o am Monday
advertisement.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
DISEASE CURE
SUBJECT OF BULLETIN
Public Health Service Thinks It
Great Benefit to
Mankind.

A falling off in the sale of store
teeth" and plates" and the gradual
eradication of a "toothless humanity
is predicted by the public health serv-
ice in bulletin just issued. This is
described as an epoch marking" dis
covery Of the cause and method OF
treating what is known to the public
as Riggs disease" and to the scien-
tist as pyorrhea dentalis, the worst en-
emy of the dental equipment of man
that is known.
Other ills of humanity are to be bene-
flied through this same important dis
covery. American scientists, to whom
the credit is due, have worked out the
relationship between decay Of teeth
and Riggs disease, on the one hand,
and rheumatism, serious heart trouble
and high blood pressure, on the other.
In the treatment of these functional af-
fections the wise physician now be-
gins with an examination of the teeth
and their sockets and cures them of
disease as the first step.
Germ Sometimes Stubborn.
Emetin, a modification of ipecac, is
found in the cure for Riggs disease.
1t is germ-the endamoebae. to give
it the right name-which Is responsible
for Riggs disease, and it sometimes
takes long time to persuade this germ
that emetin is not good for his germ
system, and that he had best move on.
The regimen imposed consists of a
cleaning of the mouth several times
daily. The dentist is expected to re-
move tartar and yellowish matter which
accumulate along the inner edges of
the teeth and between the teeth. The
apparent dullness of children, it is de-
clared, can often be traced to chronic
poisoning produced by decaying teeth.
The number of sufferers from Riggs
disease in the United States. the public
health bulletin states. is large.
Riggs disease is described as a sup
puration around the roots of the teeth,
which causes an Inflammation which
teeth. At one time or another prac-
tically everybody has Riggs disease.
1t is caused by a minute single-celled
animal called the endamoeba buccalis
This malevolent parasite does its work
in combination with the pus-producing
work between these two destroys the
delicate membrane which surrounds
the roots of the teeth and causes them
to fall out.
Search for a Cure.
Just as soon as the cause was found
out, search for cure began. 1t had been
previously discovered that the use of
ipecac would cure diseases caused by
infection of the intestine with en-
damoebae. From this 1t was deduced
that similar treatment would cause
the destruction of endamoebae in the
mouth.
This was found to be the case.
Emetin. the form of the drug used, is
now administered by physicians for
the cure and prevention Of the dis
ease. 1t sometimes takes a consid-
erable time to get rid Of all of the
malignant germs in this way, but the
results which have been obtained have
been remarkably good. The treatment
is both local and general
Evening star., 1915-06-04
TOENLARCE PROGRAM
OF c. ". j. ATHLETICS
Trustees Decide Upon Coordination
Of Student Activities of Nine
Departments.

Complete reorganization of athletics
George Washington University has
been decided upon by the board OF
trustees Of the institution. The plan
evolved is designed to coordinate the
student activities of the nine depart
ments of the university and pave the
way for a greatly enlarged program
in the near future.
A basket ball team again will be put
on the floor next year, and another big
track meet will be held. 1t is prob
able that the year following base ball
and foot ball will be introduced.
Urges Tax Upon Students.
The assessment Of an annual tax
upon all students for the benefit of
athletics was urged by Prof. Leslie
Cleveland McNemar. faculty director
of athletics, who maintained that 1t
was the only means of financing ex-
tensive sporting activities at the in
stitution. The proposition will be con-
sidered in all of its details. and re-
port upon 1t, together with recon-
mendations, will be made to the board
of trustees on or before December %,
1915.
Under the reorganization plan the
board of trustees will select annually
a student activities committee. COM
posed of members of the faculty-one
Heretofore the student activities COM
mittee has been composed of only
three members, representing only
three departments.
Evening star., 1915-06-04
Lawn Fete Postponed.

The lawn fete which was to have been
held by tho women Of st. Agnes Chapel
this evening has been postponed to
Juno II.
Evening star., 1915-06-04

Baltimore and Ohio to Baltimore.
31-50 round trip every Saturday and
Sunday. good returning until an.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Evening star., 1915-06-04

and Trim. Big stock; auto service; low
prices always. Eisinger, 2109 7th.