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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
DENIES VACCINATION
CAN CAUSE TETANUS
DR.. Anderson States Investigations
Completely Refute Theory Which
Is Growing in Popularity.

DIR. John F. Anderson, director of the
hygienic laboratory of the public
health service, today announced that
Investigations have proved conclusively
that tetanus never is contracted through
vaccine virus and that authentic cases
developing after innoculatio have inva
riably been due to infection of the wound
after vaccinati ton.
In thirteen years the laboratory has
examined specifically for the organism
Of tetanus sufficient vaccine to inocu-
late more than 100000 persons and not
in one instance has the presence of
tetanus baclli been established. Rec
ords of the army and navy for eleven
years show none of the eight cases of
tetanus occurring during that time as
traceable to the $4,000 vaccinations
performed. Since 1904. Dr. Anderson s
records show there were forty-one cases
of tetanus supposed to be connected with
vaccination. with twenty-nine deaths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
IS AWARDED GRAND PRIZE
AT PANAMA-PAClFlC FAIR
Fine Arts Commissions Capital City
Exhibit Also Wins Gold Award
in Another Group.

Official notice has been received at
the Office of the commission of hne
arts in this city of the award OF nigh
honors to the exhibit of the co1nmls-
sion at the Panama Pacific exposition.
The main features of ,e exhibit were
plans showing the physical develop
ment of the city of Washington from
the time of LEnfant to the present
time. which plans were supplemented
by studies and renderings of proposed
development as prepared by the Dis
trict park commission and various oil
paintings of the principal public and
semi-public buildings in this city.
These plans were exhibited to the
President at the White House before
being sent to San Francisco.
The exhibit was awarded the grand
prize in the architectural group. and also
a gold prize in the social economy group.
Another grand prize was awarded in
the agricultural group for tho model of
the Lincoln memorial in West Potomac
Park, designed by Henry Bacon. and now
in process of erection under the super
vision of Col. Harris, Corps of Engineers.
Awards to Treasury Employees.
The silver medal of the Panama
Pacific exposition-the highest form of
appreciation given to those who have
collaborated with the officials of the
San Francisco fair to make it a sue
cess-has been awarded to fifteen Off
Gals and employees of the Treasury De-
partment The awards made by the
superior jury was announced today.
The recipients of these honors are
James l.. Wilmeth. chief clerk; Samuel
l.. Marks. Robert Aiken. II. T. Huddle-
son. G. A. Harbaugh, Surgeon General
Rupert Blue. Assistant Surgeon Gen
eral W. c. Rucker and Senior Surgeon
c. c. Pierce of the public health serv-
ice: Capt f. p. Bertholf, commandant:
Capt. Charles A. McAllister, Capt. r. Q.
Crisp and Capt. J. S. Clark of the coast
guard: T. w. II. Shanahan and Clifford
Hewitt of the United States mint and
former Supervising Architect Oscar
Wenderoth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
All0TTlNG G. A. R. SPACE
IN CENSUS BUILDING
Committees Arrange for Various
Divisions-Form of Invitations
Being Considered.

Chairman Guide and Secretary Grant
Of the citizens committee. and Chair
man e. H. Droop of the music commit
tee spent three hours at the old census
office building this morning arranging
for the allotment of space to the va
rious divisions during the G. A. r. ma
tional encampment in September.
The invitations committees, of which
D. ]. Callahan is chairman. held a meet
ing in the rooms of the Chamber Of Com
merce today and adopted a form of in
vitation to be used at the time of the
encampment. At meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the citizens COM
mittee called for noon Friday this is to
be submitted to that body for its ap-
proval.
Secretary Grant reports that COM
munications concerning hotel and
boarding house reservations during the
encampment continue to arrive in large
numbers In many of the communities
tons which have been received mention
Is made Of articles concerning the
forthcoming encampment which have
been printed in newspapers throughout
the country.
A number of such articles is being
sent out each week by the publicity
committee, of which Frank Lord is
chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
UNION CLOTHING WORKERS
RETURN TO TAKE UP JOBS

NEW YORK. July 2l.-Announcc-
ment was made today 10y Jacob Pam
ken, attorney for the Analgamatcd
Clothing Workers of America. that 49,
600 of the . 900 members of the union
who went on strike last week return
cd to work today, in accordance with
an agreement reached late yesterday
with the manufacturers, by which an
advance of from IL to IL per cent in
wages was made. The others will To-
turn as soon as some necessary formal
tiles are concluded.
Committees representing the manu-
f:,cturers and workers are sim at
work, and it is believed that all the In
dependent manufacturers and shops
will shortly lie brought to a complete
agreement
The new agreement Will continue in
force until November l. 1916. Members
of Mayor Mitchel's board of arbitration
were Instrumental in bringing about
the settlement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
ORDERED FOR c0URT.MART1AL
Lieut.. NJ. F. Cooney Charged With
Conduct Prejudicial to Discipline.

The President has appointed a gen.
eral court-martial to meet at Manila,
p. l.. September !. for the trial of
Lieut.. Michael F. Cooney of the Philip
pine Scouts. on charges of conduct to
the prejudice of good order and mill
tary discipline. Col. William A. Skunk,
cavalry. il president and Capt. Robert
H. Allen. sth Infantry. is Judge ad-
vocate Of the court. Gen. Barry, COM
manding the Philippines Department,
made the charges against the Officer
and for that reason asked that the de-
tail of the court be made by the Presi-
dent, instead of himself.
Lieut. Coney. who 10 . native Of Ire
land. served as an enlisted man in the
army nearly fifteen years before he
was commissioned second lieutenant in
the Philippine Scouts in January, 1909.
He was promoted flfst lieutenant in
January, 1913. The specific nature Of
the charges against him have not been
reported to the War Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
sHoPKEEPER CONVICTED.
Constantine James Accused of Disor-

Constantine James, who conducts a
candy shop on 9Th street between E
and streets northwest, was convicted
OF charge of disorderly conduct in the
Police Court today by Judge Pugh. His
personal bonds were taken.
Policeman T. J. Sullivan Of the first
precinct charged that James was dis
orderly when he questioned him re-
garding some transaction he had with
a colored man. The officer said he ar
rested James. but that employees Of
James took him away from the police
man on three different occasions. A
score of witnesses testified in the case.
1t was brought out that a colored man
had complained to the policeman that
James had refused to pay him money
which the colored man claimed was
due him.
The policeman got himself into this
trouble by going to the store" said
Judge Pugh. He had no right to enter
into this matter, as it was a civil trans
action between an employe and an en-
ployer" The court held, however. that
James had been disorderly and there
fore entered a conviction against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
COFFIN NAILS ORDERED
FOR ARMIES OF ALLIES
400, 0OO, 900 of Them to Be Manu-
featured in New
Jersey.
They're to Be Made of Tobacco,
However, to Produce a big
IL Smoke"

The allies have signed contract
with large American manufacturing
firm for 4oo. 100000 coffin nails. 1t is an
nounced on good authority. They are
not metal nails to tack up collins with.
however, but are the good old coffin
nails" of the text books on physiology.
the same old coffin nails" dear Aunt
Maria warns small BILLY about,
The pOoO 900 cigarettes are to be
delivered to the allies on or before Sep
temper L. The order will keep the New
Jersey factory handling it busy night
and day, it is stated. In order to get
the Smokes completed on time the
factory will have to turn out cigarettes
at the rate of 10 zoe. 900 day, or about
1000 for every minute of the day.
which is "goin' some. every man who
rolls his own will admit
This news should send a thrill of SYM
pathetic joy through the heart of every
cigarette smoker. whatever may be his
sympathies martial1y speaking. Even
German Americans will not beSrudse
the allies 4oo.oO0.ono cigarettes
Some Big Smoke" Possibilities.
If the allies smoke the cigarettes at
the rate of manufacture. cloud of
German empire. statisticians figure out.
The aromatic fumes. it is pointed out.
not only should scothe the warlike
Teutons. but should also do much to
counteract the effects OF poisonous
gases it is claimed. What great effects
may result from the mobilization OF
4oo. 600, 900 cigarettes none can tell
Four hundred million cigarettes
would form a tobacco bridge covering
the Bug river from bank to hink from
source to mouth, "tobaco bug statls-
ticians are busy figuring out. If all
were poured into one pile it would
make Mount Vesuvius look peeved. The
papers used would carpet Europe as
with white pail. If laid end to end
stretch from Paris to Berlin and from
Berlin to Paris nineteen times. and
then disappear in a cloud Of smoke
They would form ten-fold line OF
France, and 1T would take at least
ss2,9ss.sss matches to blow them up.
Subject to Diverse Views.
But what's the use? Four hundred
million cigarettes are some" cigarettes.
and they are capable of a lot-accor1ing
TO the way the reader thinks. II he is for
the allies, he will be glad the soldiers
are going to get lone last smoke before
a German shell blows them to that bourne
from which no man returneth. If he is
pro-Cierman he can take refuge "a the
deadly work which those millions OF "cof-
fin nails will do among the enemy. II he
belongs to the "antis'' he will sorrow, on
first thought. But more mature reflection
will convince him that if 4o0,o00.000
cigarettes are going to be smoked by
great bearded soldiers-wel1, that means
there are 400. 900. 900 cigarettes that little
Willie and small Johnnie will not smoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
TO HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC.
District Employees Benefit Associa-
ton Plans Its Fourth Outing.

The District Employees Benefit Asso-
citation. composed Of the colored en-
ployes Of the District of Columbia,
plans to hold its fourth annual picnic
ut Green Willow Park. In Anacostia,
Saturday afternoon and evening. A
band concert and chicken dinner will
be features Of the entertainment. The
committee on arrangements Is COM
posed Of William J. Smith. A. T. Lewis,
John Hurd. Joseph A. Jackson. James
H. Matthews, Henry Gather. William
A. Coleman, F. Webster. John Dugan.
J Henry Butler and Abe Wilson.
Oficers of the association are Archi-
bald Robinson, president: James H.
Matthews. vice president: Eugene Win
gard, recording secretary: chaplain,
John Hurd: financial secretary, Joseph
A. Jackson; treasurer, Fletcher Web
stsr: sergeant-at-arms. Edward VIII
liam Jones'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
]. S.ATT0RNEY REPORTS
ON DETROIT CONSPIRACY
Unable to Find Statute to Cover
German Sympathizer" Dynamit-
ing in Canada.

preliminary reports on investigation
by United States District Attorney
Webster at Detroit, Mich, of the charge
that German sympa thizers were re-
sponsible for the blowing up of gov
eminent munition factory across the
Canadian border were received last
night at the Department of Justice
While the inquiry had not been com
pleted. officials said that so far it had
not disclosed grounds on which the
United States could proceed criminally
against any of the persons alleged to
have been implicated, since there was
no statute to cover conspiracy
formed In the United states to commit
such an act in Canada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
Will Continue Inquiry.

MIR. Webster has been directed TO
continue his investigation and to give
particular attention to the ques'ioh oi
whether the dynamite or o'her eA
plosives used was Transported VI.
American soil The law under winch
,,.ion might lie applies to trans
ppps stinn of me Explosives between the
States and from a foreign cou pun touch
,ba I-nited States, but it does NOT .oao -,
t .,e from the United STATES
to a foreign country. ., ,.ues of
Mr.. Webster reported the he " aonnect-
ed with the plot. but the aepar'"'e''.
declined to make them pubic. tho no.
nls Iustire after the British
r pnr'msH' had informed the State DE, Ps
partment that it had ev'd dsnamitins
money n'"f had 10 been en- furnished by wealthy
German resiasn. Of n pet sSeh ease did
bassy inquired "ne'n ''io,ation of neu-
tralitN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
Widespread Charges Disapproved.

Charges proposed on trap or
ferry car" services, which would have
imposed a burden of several million
dollars year on industries of the
country, were disapproved today by the
interstate commerce commission. The
charges would have applied to railroads
from New England to the Rocky noun
tains and also in the southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21

would be a most important branch Of
the service.
&
stand today. vary from organizations
that are
Success Of q Battery better than
Depends Upon 0facers. r ,ne au.i bats
terry to those that are recruited to less
than half strength. do not own a single
horse and have not an officer capable Of
directing effective fire. This condition
Is the natural result of the divided con-
troll. as each state may do what it
pleases with it's batteries. The success
of battery depends largely upon the
sonality of its officers. Thus. one Of the
sonality of ist officers. Thus, one of the
best light batteries In the United States
is in the young and compa ratively un-
developed state of New Mexico. Charles
de Bermond of Roswell is the captain
of this organization. He was once a
Swiss artillery captain. In New Mexico
he owns large ranch. Most of the
men of his battery are cowboys on his
ranch. He supplies the horses that draw
the guns. A born soldier. he spends all
of his spare time In drilling and ner-
fecting his organization. AS a result,
there is probably not a better battery in
the United States Army than the light
la ttery of Roswell.
Utah also has battery that will
compare favorably with any in the
regular army. IT saw service during
the Philippine insurrection and has
been kept intact ever since, with the
same personnel. Its men are expert
enced and are inspired by a sense of
pride and loyalty to their organiza
ton.
The batteries that do not come up
to this high standard are too numer-
Gus to mention. The work of the school
of fire is to crowd into ten days
enough training to teach these bat
teries the rudiments of their business,
and enough inspiration to encourage
them to train themselves.
Lack of enthusiasm, however. is by
no means the difficulty in training
militia batteries at home; it Is lack
of officers and horses that holds them
back. At the school of fire the militia
batteries are instructed by officers of
the regular army and use the educated
horses of the service batteries. Two
batteries of the regular army are taken
to the camp and established in perma-
nent quarters. The militia batteries
camp beside these in parallel line. Both
the commissioned and :,GncommiS-
stoned officers of the regular batteries
assist the amateur gunnerS to learn
their business.
In addition to the regular encamp-
ment, where the batteries go into
action, there
Schools for Officers is a school
and Medical Reserve. before the
regular encampment begins. and one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21
JUDGE BUYS CLOTHING
OUT Of COURT FUNDS
Controller Downey Rules Auditors
Lack Authority to Disallow
the Expenditure.

A Judge of a federal district court
has the authority without question or
reason to make purchases on his per-
sonal account and charge them against
funds of the court under his jurisdic
ton. This, in effect is the conclusion of
the controller of the Treasury. George
E. Downey, everything a disallowance
by the auditor for the State and other
departments of items of expense pur-
chased by. order of Judge Robert w.
Jennings of the district court of Alas
ka, for his use in connection with a
trip in 1913, while holding floating
court"
while the exercise in question seems
clearly to have been a personal one as
distinguished from an official or Incl
dental expense of the court, and should
not be borne by the funds in schedule
c. yet the accounting officers are pow
erless under the law to prevent the use
of the funds for such purposes when
paid out on the written order of the
Judge" declares Controller Downey.
Responsibility on Judge.
for the disbursement of these funds for
proper and legitimate expenses upon
the judge. and he is answerable for
his conduct in ONCE to the appointive
power and not to the accounting Off
GERS"
Schedule c is a fund of the court,
consisting of fines, forfeitures and
fees. The law provides that the fund
shall be applied to incidental expenses
of the District court and that the al
lowances shall be made as directed in
written orders duly made and signed
by the Judge.
Items in Expense Account.
The items. aggregating 1906 in
cost, purchased by order of Judge Jen-
nings for his personal use while hold
ing floating court are: Three pairs
Of socks. 81; one suit khaki, $3.50; one
hat. so cents: one war bag. 81: one pair
gum shoes. $3.50: one slicker coat, 81;
one pair of gauntlet gloves, 80 cents;
one pair rubbers. $1.25; one rubber hat.
81; one pair arctic socks. rs cents; one
head net. 81; one cap. rs cents.
Payment was made by the clerk of
the court under the order of Judge Jen-
nings to the effect that the expenditure
was necessary incidental expense of
the court"
"In this case the clerk having made
the payment upon the written order of
the judge" rules Controller Downey,
the order protects him in the payment
so made The auditors disallowance
must therefore be reversed
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for the Medical Reserve Corps while
it Is in progress. The officers school
consists in lectures upon all the de-
tails OF the profession of artillery
gunnery. battery drill. signaling. tao
tics, material. observation of ire. re-
connoisance and hippology. The in
struction OF the Medical Reserve Corps.
with it's emergency treatment of the
hypothetically wounded, will be treat
ed in a separate article.
The best way to convey to the citi-
zen an idea of what he has for his
defense in the militia artillery is to
state the opinion OF the regular army
officers. These men, who are profess
sional artillerists of the highest skill.
say that a very few of the militia artil-
lery organizations are az well drilled
rs the regular artillery. hut that in
case OF war they would be weakened
by the need of bringing them up TO
war strength with raw recruits Thus
the peace strength of battery is Ia
men. while the war strength is lao
men, and very few batteries are re-
cruited even to full peace strength.
These best militia batteries could lie
brought to fighting efficiency within
three months. according to the reg
ular officers. Other batteries. provided
they could obtain fairly good grade
of horses, might be brought to fighting
efficiency within six months. Some of
the batteries would have little advan-
tage over the unframed men in the
streets. except that they would he al
ready equipped. Thus our artillery
militia is not a fighting force which
could be put In the field Immediately
in case of invasion, but 1t is an equip
ped and partly drilled force which
could be made effective much sooner
than batteries could be formed from
raw material.
BY means of the school of fire aud the
militia pay bill the efficiency of our
militia artillery has been immeasurab bly,
Increased in the last ten years. II is
still increasing to some extent, but the
officers of the regular army who act
as instructors at the school oc fire sa V
that not much more Improvement can
be obtained without direct federal con-
troll of the militia.
x
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TYPHOID ON WANE HERE,
DR.. FOWLER DISCOVERS
Most of Cases Found in the More
Improved Sections of
the City.

Typhoid fever is on the wane in
Washington.
This Is the conclusion reached after
a study of figures now being compiled
by DIR. W. c. Fowler, in charge of the
contagious disease service of the
health office of the District of Col
umbia. The figures. which will be tab
ulated i'll the forthcoming annual re-
port of the health office, show that
for one reason and another typhoid
fever, one of the most dreaded illnesses,
is being reduced each year.
For the first six months of the pres
efft calendar year only seventy-one
cases were reported, which is a reduc-
cd in the corresponding period of 1914.
However. the months in which the fe-
yer is likely to be heaviest are still to
come.
Reduction in 1914.
For the entire year 1914 there were
$40 cases. and of this number fifty were
cases brought into the District from
Maryland and Virginia for treatment in
local hospitals. and in reality not prop
erly accountable in the Districts ty-
phoid census.
Three hundred and forty cases. how
ever. is a reduction from the number
of cases in years previous TO 1914. The
average per year from 1906 to 1910. in
elusive. was S97: in 1911 typhoid cases
numbered $50. in 1912 it was $50, in
1913 it was 461.
A map in the health Office shows by
means of black pins the location of
every case of typhoid in 1914 Curl
ously enough. the great majority of
cases were in the more improved por-
tions of the city. Those sections
which the amateur would believe to be
flied with typhoid seem to be free
from 1t, comparative
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Federal Control Needed
for Uniform Standard.

ard of excellence. is the one thing most
desired by all officers of the regular
army. Needless to say, such control
is not favored in many of the states.
without entering into the controversial
and constitutional aspects of this ques-
ton. it may be well to here set down,
as information coming from experts.
the reasons why the artillery officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-21

would be a most important branch Of
the service.
The state militia batteries. as they
stand today. vary from organizations
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Federal control OF the militia. which
would make it possible to bring all of
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In addition to the regular encamp
ment, where the batteries go int