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Evening star., 1915-06-15
WOMAN LAWYERS PROFIT.
Those of Paris Get Business, While
Male Rivals Are at War

Cnerespondence Of the Associated Press.
PARIS. May 2o.-The woman lawyers,
of whom there are about thirty. regis
tered before the Paris bar. have come
into their own since the war. The
needs of the army have thinned the
ranks of their male rivals, and the
woman lawyers. who formerly were
called in only in cases involving won,-
an clients. have begun to get q share
of the ordinary routine business Of the
courts.
A number Of the woman "avocates"
have made specially of pleading be-
fore couYts-ma artial for soldiers whose
leave OF absence was overstayed. or
who have been brought up for some
minor infraction. and the women have
proved very successful pleaders In this
class Of business
Evening star., 1915-06-15
TO EMPLOY TRADE EXPERT.
Japan Will Make Exception to Pres.
ent Policy Against Foreign Advisers.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
TOXIC. May 15.-Making an excsp-
tion to her present day policy Of grad
uauy discontfnu'ng foreign advisers ia
pan has recently enlisted the services
of such an adviser to the department
OF commerce. The object is to secure
expert counsel in the movement now
undertaken by the japanese to push
their trade in all directions. The ap-
pointee is Alexander S Browne. an Aus
tralian, and his special work will be to
adFise the department of commerce In
the development of trade to Australia
and the South seas generally
he gradual REIMBURSEMENT Of foreign
advisers is a striking evidence Of grow
Evening star., 1915-06-15
Swimming Scientifically
Taught

Every person should perfect himself In
this art IN order to safeguard himself
when in upon the water. For a man
Dot TO be able 10 swim points to some
thing Ike criminal negligence. person
who cannot swim may become not only Z
danger 10 himself, but TO others in time
OF emergency. Children should early b
taught TO swim. None are too old 70
learn and none can learn too soon
As an exercise swimming is one Of the
best. II Increases the Vitality and I'm
muscles. expands the lungs and promotes
tie general health II is especially serv-
iceable in reducing corpulency and i'm
proving the figure: to nervous people II II
vne Of the best tonics.
The Y NJ C. A. offers the best IA
cilitiesA for learning this art. teacher
has been employed for thk summer months
who will give Instructions TO all members
free. This is unusual opportunity for
the vacation season begins. special pool
for boys over twelve yeArs of age. Your
vacation will be much mors entcysbls
II you can swim
membership for three months en-
titling you to swimming and all other
privileges Of the building can be secured
for $500. No red tape. You can 1otn
any time. Simply call at the building at
1885 G street northwest and all out IN
Application
" NJ n
Evening star., 1915-06-15
BRITISH NAVY PAYS WELL.
Good Salaries and Liberal Bonuses
Offered Instructors.
4sro,.;,iefl Prcss

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 2.-Young college men
or schoolmasters with an aptitude for
mathematics are offered comfortable
jobs at pay ranging from sl'o'o 10
$1,000 year in an admiralty circular
just issued. They are wanted as naval
instructors on board naval vessels, and
thev are asked to enlist for four years
In addition to their salary they Will
receive a bonus of $4,000 on their dis
charge after four years. or proportion
ate bonus If they leave the service be-
fore that time.
Evening star., 1915-06-15
Tests of Device for Purifying Air.

Tests Of the navy's latest device for
purifying air in submarines. evolved
after three years OF experiment. are
being conducted on the submarine
D-1 at Newport, r. L II the device
ful1ls expectations. 1t will make con-
ditions aboard submarines when sub
merged much more comfortable and at
the same time increase the length of
time the little vessels may remain un-
der water.
Evening star., 1915-06-15
Col. Andrew II. Russell Dead.

Col. Andrew H. Russell. retired ord
nance officer of the army. died at Ply
mouth. Mass, yesterday. after an Ill
ness Of several months. He saw con-
siderabl service In the Philippines
during the insurrection. and afterward
was stationed in this city. He invented
several improvements in small arms.
Four years ago he was retired for age.
Evening star., 1915-06-15

ing Japanese conviction that Japan is
now able to deal with foreign nations
in her own way and through the me
dunn of her own people. II is an indi-
cation that japan feels she has absorbed
her efficient by herself in dealing direct
with the west
The great war. with the temporary
elimination Of Germany as a competitor
IN the markets Of the world and Japan's 5
Evening star., 1915-06-15

Three hours after Charles Pitchfcrd,
colored, of Baltimore had died late
Saturday night from a stab wound. the
police arrested William Taylor. al!T
Goldie. twenty-six years old, upon ths
charge of having stabbed and killed tha
man.
Evening star., 1915-06-15

It's a wise woman who holds
onto her good nature.
Young onions are plentiful an
unusually sweet this spring.
Chew gum after eatin' an play on
TIL edges.
Evening star., 1915-06-15
Writ Granted and Quashed.

The writ was granted, but on. motion
Of the government was quashed and
the case remanded to the Police Court
for trial. An appeal from the judg-
ment quashing the writ was taken by
the defendant to the Court of Appeals
of the District. which affirmed the rul-
ing of the District Supreme Court. The
defendant then sued out the present
writ of error by which it is sought to
bring the case to the United States
Supreme Court for review.
The government in it's motion con-
tends that the writ of error should be
dismissed because this is a case aris-
ing under the criminal laws; and be-
cause the decision appealed from is not
a final decision. The judgment should
be affirmed, the government contends.
because the decision of the Court of
Appeals is obviously correct.
Evening star., 1915-06-15

natural desire to expand her trade. led
to the decision TO employ q commercial.
expert. -
Evening star., 1915-06-15
GOVERNMENT ASKS WRIT
Of ERROR Be DISMISSED
Motion Presented in U. S. Supreme
Court in Hartranft Milk Case
Against Judge Mullowny.

In the United States Supreme Court
yesterday the government presented
motion to dismiss or affirm in the case
of Hartranft against Judge Mullowny
of the Police Court. This is the social
ed milk case appealed from the Court
of Appeals of the District of Columbia.
The brief supporting the govern
ment's motion set forth that an infor-
nation was filed in the Police Court
against William A. Hartranft for SELL
Ing adulterated milk in violation of the
food and drug act. The defendant at
tackled the jurisdiction of the Police
Court by motion to quash. by demurrer
and by special plea in bar, all of which
were successfully overruled.
Thereupon the defendant, before
trial upon the merits. filed in the Su
preme Court of the District a petition
for writ of certiorari. averring that
the Police Court was without jurisdic-
tion, first, because it was not proper
court within the meaning of section
of the food and drug act; second,
because the maximum sentence au-
thorized by law for alleged violations
of the act exceeded in the aggregate
the maximum penalties the court was
authorized to impose.
Evening star., 1915-06-15
Thirty-Five in Boat.

THE upturned boat had some thirty
FIVE people on it. before I left 1t. Had
l known the old ship would go down
so soon Dorothy and ! would have
Jumped sooner and so swan free. from
the suction. - - ..--
we stayed where we were because
some officer passed the word that the
ship would right itself. From the time
she was struck to her going down was
just eighteen minutes. How is that
for your watertight compartments?
Well. on this old boat there were
four women. one with a broken collar
bone. and one man with an arm broken
and nearly torn of. 1 got a seat on the
side and sat with my legs in the water
and the waves washing my waist No
hat, of course, and worst of all, my
eyeglasses were sucked OIL and lost
An old tramp steamer finally came
very cold and each little wave that
washed higher than usual was colder
than the last one. The poor old tramp
was hard up itself. for they were short
Of provisions and could only give us
stale bread. However, we got warm
in the dirty engine room and as there
was no ca bin. I went forward to the
forecastle and Joined the crew about
an old stove. I found my pipe In my
pocket, borrowed some tobacco and
Three Hours In Water.
We were three hours in the water
and II seemed that I never would get
| warm and that We would never ge,
back to Queenstown. I had to share
INV pipe with two dirty sailors from
tho Lusitania. When I feached the
hotel 1t was 30 late they could only
give me a place on the floor near a fire
| where q drunken rescued man talked
ali night and kept everybody awake
Dorothy I found next morning upstairs
| in bed. She had come in about 10 pm
| while I got in at l am. Poor girl. she
had narrow escape and she was
picked up unconscious. She is quite
| well now, though she has a little neu.
| ralgia AS for me. have only con.
tracted bad nose cold Neither of us
| nor any one else saved stitch OF
clothing nor anything beyond what was
| on our person"
Evening star., 1915-06-15
DR.. R.HOWARDFlSKER
TELLS OF ESCAPE
Describes Three Hours Spent
in Water When Lusi-
tania Sank.
MISS DOROTHY CONNER
JUMPED WITH HIM
Fought to Retain Lifebelt and Owed
to Avoid Struggle in
Waves.

Personal experience of DIR. Howard
Fisher of Washington and his sister
in-law. Miss Dorothy Conner, who are
among those rescued from the Lusi-
tania, giving a vivid picture of the
submarine tragedy in which about lis
Americans lost their lives, and which
provoked the notes from this govern
ment to Germany which led to the
cabinet, are told in a letter received
by DR.. Fishers son. This Letter was
written May Il. and is as follows:
Friday, May :, was a beautiful day.
All trunks were ordered on deck by 10
p.m.-so I told Dorothy that I would
pack mine in the morning and get it
over with. The trunk was packed with
some difficulty and delayed me, so that
was late getting to lunch. Dorothy
and l had just finished eating our
squab. when bang. came a rather dull
sound like soft blast, very slight
shock. and in few seconds listing
of the ship to the side on which we
were struck. Dorothy said. What is
that l replied, That Is what we came
after. a torpedo; we must go on deck
Everybody rushed on deck Csecond
cabin, third cabin and steerage), and
came pouring forward, it seemed.
Not an officer was in sight and
everything was confusion. To say
there was no panic. is not the truth.
Within ten feet from where I stood
some people were trying to lower
boat. Men jumped on women and chill
dren. trying to get into it. would not
let Dorothy try it. nor did she wish to.
She behaved beautifully. 1t was for
tunate. for there was no one who knew
how to manage 1t. and the boat fell
into the sea upside down, spilling and
in the water
Evening star., 1915-06-15
Second Boat Righted.

"A second boat was next tried and
the same thing happened, only. by a
miracle, it righted itself and so got
away safely. Those two were the only
boats that were cast loose from my
side. No one tried a third. When l saw
the boats were of no use l posted Doro-
thy and then rushed below to get life
belts. My cabin deck was already flood
ed, so l returned to the deck above.
rushing here and there in the dark,
for the electric lights had gone out.
belt left behind by its owner. ] found
one and then in the topmast deck
found a second one. The ship was SO
badly listed that had some trouble,
but finally rushed up the stairway to
be greeted by some devil who tried to
snatch one Of my belts. He did not
get it, In Ave minutes from the time
We had our belts on the water was at
our feet and I called Dorothy to jump
for it. I slipped through the rail into
the sea- Dorothy had to climb over 1t.
1T pays always to keep cool. So
said to myself as l went down: Now
il you can only keep your wind long
enough, If nothing entangles you or
strikes you you will be all right !
went down and down. twisted and
turned, like bug in a whirlpool, al
ways wondering If I could last 1t out.
Once I slid across a rope and pushed
myself free from 1t, to go still lower.
and then I started upward as rapidly
as had gone down. had nearly
reached the surface. for the sunlight
was strong through my closed eyes,
when some one grappled with me. Not
wishing for a struggle In the water. !
sank again. it was second only, and
so came. free to the surface, turned
over on my back. got my wind and
struck out for an overturned boat some
twenty-five yards away. l had a slight
ly bruised eye and two scratches, but
they did not bother me In the least
and I have no idea where I got them
unless l was kicked while under
water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-09
ABOUT POVERTY AND INFANT MORTALITY
Social Service Department By MRS. SIDNEY NJ nfuMA,

The Medical Review of Reviews prints the following article relative to the req. son for the enormous death rate amongst infants of the poor The children,s bu. reau of the United States department of labor is responsible for the figures given in the article.
 It is a known fact the more completely we investigate, the more certain does it become that fundamentally certain social defects are responsible for the high h. fant death rate Poverty and ignorance are the real basic problems to be solved by municipalities in any attempt to com bat the infant mortality rate
 The children's bureau of the United States department of labor (bureau pub-
 ication No. ID, presents the results of a study of infant mortality in subur ban community. The infant mortality rate as outlined in the study was based upon comparison of number of babies born alive in Montclair in 1912 with the num- Der of these same babies who died before they were d year old It is obvious that the number of such deaths per 1000 live births gives a more exact infant mor- tality rate than the usual statistical meth cd employed.
 It is noteworthy that the town studied, Montclair, is rated as one of exceptional wealth. It is -emnently a town of homes, with the discoura cement of indus trial enterprises. The mortality rate for the selected group of 1912 babies was S4 6 per 1000 live births. In 1913 the general rate dropped to 64 while the estimated infant mortality rate for the birth reg istration area of the United States for 1910 was 124.,
 One ward of Montclair Is congested particularly by negro and Italian pop ulation. Ut is very striking that the in fant mortality rate in this one ward was 1894 while the highest infant mortality rate in any of the other four wards was 9.6S. It is also significant that, while this congested, ignorant impoverished ward had the highest death rate, 1t also had the highest birth rate. In 1914 the infant death rate in this congested section was lever than the average for the entire town, a result probably ascribable to the educational fendeavors of the board Of health and the medical and nursing assist ance given through the baby clinic.
 Generally speaking. all the sanitary and health problems of the town were cen- tered in the one congested and ignorant fourth ward. Here were housing condi- tions the poorest, here was room con- sestion the greatest; here were rentals the lowest. here were homes the poorest: here were the fewest bathtubs; here was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-09
GERMANS GET FOOD
 FROM SMUGGLERS
Operations on Wholesale Scale at BergenOp-Z0Om
 on Dutch Frontier

Amsterdam, September 5.-(Corre- spondence of the Associated Press ) Smuggling on wholesale scale is pro- ceeding at Bergen p-Zoom, according to a frontier correspondent of the Tele- graaf The traffic between Holland and Belgium in this region has never been so heavy, he declares, although much of the business violates, at least in spirit, the Dutch laws covering ex- ports in time of war. On the two days preceding the filing of the correspon- dents message only 24,000 kilogrammes of merchandise was allowed 0 cross the border at Bergen op- Zoom. but thIs amount, it is claimed was abnor- mally small.
 "Of rice alone" states the correspon dent, zoo tons were sent last week to Belgium. Flour, bacon and petro- leum pass the frontier every day. At some hours the road between Bergen = op-Zoom and Putte reminds one of a migration-gives indeed the idea of a second exodus from Antwerp, only the stream Is in the opposite direction. Carts of every description, bicyclists by hundreds, and foot passengers all with bulky parcels they go towards Belgium. but empty handed as they re- turn"
 It Is explained that persons crossing the frontier are allowed to carry four pounds of rice and four pounds of flour. The peasants earn about 70 cents carrying this quantity from Ber- Een-op Zoom to Putte.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-09
TOLD HUSBAND MONEY WOULD BE
 THROWN AWAY
"But Just to Please Him, I Decided to Try Tanlac,"
 Says Mrs. Torbert

When my husband told me he wanted me to take Tanlac, told him that it was no use and that our money would just be thrown away. said Mrs. Minnie Tor bert. who resided at no Seventeenth street. Ensley "But he kept telling me about what he had heard other people say about it, and just to please him decided to try if. l had been in very poor health for over two years, sufi e.lnS principally from stomach trouble. At times l would have indigestion so bad a lump would seem to form in my stomao h after eating and I would suffer for hours. My stomach would fill up with gas and l could hardly breathe. l also had head aches a great deal and would get dizzy and have smothering spells.
 For more than two years l was in th.s condition and during that time l got so weak l had to almost quit trying to do my own homework. In fact, l was all run down and was so nervous l never enjoyed a good nights sleep. I was Il so very bilious at times and even the ST oil of food would make me sick I tried nearly everything trying to get well, but l just kept going from bad to Wors and nothing did me any good.
 T am now on my third bottle of Tan lac and feel so much stronger that ' vas s-oing my ironing when you knocked on the door. This medicine seems to be tho very thing l needed. I now enjoy my meals and l sleep so good 1 do not even wake up when the bay cries. unless ny husband shakes me. It certainly is q relief to be able to eat and sleep once more like l used to. l feel Just as well and strong now as l did before my trouble began and owe it all to Tanlac.
 My husband has also been taking Tan lac and he says he feels just fine. Tan lac is the best medicine we ever had in our house and we are going to keep it there
 So many people and there are thousands of them who complain of being nervous and run down. They are not sick exactly, but feel tired out and good for nothing most of the time.
 They need something to build them up ard throw off the symptoms of this weakened, deblitated condition produced by mental anguish and physical over work. That something has been found. It is Tanlac, the new medicine, that las been accomplishing such wonderful re- suits in all cities where it has been in- troduced
 The system, besides being purified by Tanlac, is toned up and inVigorated as the medicine aside from assisting the blood renvigorates the constitution, over- coming as it seems to quickly do, nerv ous- ress, indigestion, non-assmilation of the food, headache backache, kidney trouble, general debility and many other com plants that are so common to the thou sands of half sick, depressed men and women.
 Tanlac is sold in Birmingham by Patton Pope Drug Co., and the Jacobs drug store, in Bessemer by Pegram- Pa tton company and in Ensley by D. w Morris Drug Co. Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-09
Boy Breaks Water Set;
 Good Man Saves Him
Samaritan Helps Youngster Replace
 Decorated Glassware

Johnny Orkins was showing his play mates what he termed "the purtiest pitcher even seen, yesterday. when the hand some tankard slipped out of hIl. hands, dropped on the six tunblers of the set the lad was taking home and broke them all to pieces.
 That was tragedy. Johnny viewed the ~sy,~er m silsnas and, brave as he tried ----e, the tears had to come. He was crying over the ruins when a eentlema stepped up and asked him the trouble
 Me mothers Aeen wanting new glasses all winter" he said, and We couldu' t afford to buy none but the cheap looxin' ones. She seen the coupon in the paper the other day and we saves em up and today l goes down to the paper office and gets a set-pitcher. glasses and all, every piece wid great big gold O. our own ln- ftial on each piece. l stopped to show them to the kids and breaks iem. Ma Il be sick-she sure did want them glasses"
 Come on, Sonny; they look like pretty fine ware, said the gentleman. I'd like to know where l could get some like them"
 Together the two came back to the of- hce. The kind gentleman arranged to have new coupon supplied the lad paid for the handling expense himself. merely a matter of 3S cents. and Johnny went home happy.
 The gentleman was so pleased with the ware that he expressed determination to clip coupons for his own family and see that his home was supplied with several extra sets of glasses. Any reader of The Age-Herald can get the set or extra tum- blers as explained in. the display an- nouncements or the coupon appearlns, daily in another column.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-09
the xrimmest poverty and the srsatesl

the grimmest poverty and the greatest Ignorance j.
 Obviously, a low income involves in adequate and undesirable housing accom- modatons. insufficient nourishment for mother and child, overwork of the mother end lack ofapropers m edlcal and nursing assistance. The infant mortality rate in Monfclair was approximately two and a half times as high among families where me income was less than SIP a week as among families where the income was $23 a week or more"
 comparison of infant deaths among babies of mothers working or non-work- ing indicates that a larger proportion of babies of working mothers fail to sur- vive their first year. As farsas literacy Is concerned, the infant mortality among the literate was 769, as compared with 1oS. for the illiterate Among those able to speak English the babies presented a mortality rate of 74.4, while with mothers unable to speak English the rate was 1143.
 The milk supply in Montcair has been Of an unusually excellent standard, and the rich and poor have been able to se- cure a good, pure milk for the babies With excellent supervision of the water supply and splendid system of sewage disposal, the general sanitary condition of the community may be said to be above the average, but the infant mortality rate Is dependent primarily upon the socia, and economic status of the families. The expenditure of municipal funds in suburban communities, as well as in larger municipalities. must be directed primarily along educational lines, in order to achieve the best results in reducing the infant mortality rate Merely clean- ing up a city Is an insufficient attack upon the problem. The greatest reduc- ton in infant mortality rate, however. will not become possible until society It. self recognizes it's responsibility for the underlying etiologicaI relation of poverty to high infant mortality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-09
Nurses Prime Ministers Son

London, Aug. 1.-tspecial)-La Gym thia Asquith has proved the most de- voted and skilled of nurses to her hus- band. Lieut.. Herbert Asquith, one of the fighting sons of the Prime Minister, who was recently wounded in the terrible fight In the Dardanelles. Lady Cynthia Is, of course, the eldest daughter of the present Earl and Countess of Wemyss and. therefore, a sister of the Lord Elcho who married that talented and popula. daughter of the Duchess of Rutland Lady Violet Manners. Her husband takes but mild interest in politics. largely probably. because the Asquiths are not blessed with any too much money and 1t is' necessary for the Prime Minister S sons to make comfortable pile before they can waste their time over the i'll paid "plums' of political life.