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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12

Tobacco tests on Amherst students
were made with similar results by, d.
Edward Hitchcock. The effects Of to-
bacco on scholarship Of high school
boys was tested by Richard L Sand
wick and four Of the items follow:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-12
THE TOBACCO TRAFFIC.
(Bv II. N. Pringle.)

QUANTITY-The consumption OF
tobacco in the United States last year
comprised S,707.625.230 cigars. 16.427,-
6,016 cigarettes. 100000 tons of smok-
ing and chewing tobacco and 16,0oo
tons Of snuff. The per capita con-
sumption of tobacco was 6.06 pounds.
or fifty per cent. more than that Of any
other nation. Our country produces
nearly one billion pounds Of tobacco
annually, or more than a third Of the
worlds crop. India. Russia, Hungary
and Java are next in order of produc-
ton and have a combined yield equal
to that Of the United States. Cuba Is
tenth in the list, as to quantity. Our
tobacco crop is grown on about 100000
acres, and nearly 10000 persons are
employed in the manufacture Of its
finished products. This represents
tremendous growth Of the industry dis
covered five hundred years ago at a
camp fire. when Columbus sailors re-
turned to their ship moored by the
Cuban shore and reported, "The naked
savages twist large leaves together.
light one end at the fire and smoke like
DEVILS"
COST-Our 1914 tobacco bill con-
tains nearly the following items:
Evening star., 1915-12-01
THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER L 1915.

for commission to issue; attorney.
Woodbury. Wheeler.
In re Catherine w. Demarest: order
to pay income to MINOR attorneys NC
kenney & Flannery.
In re Jennie May; order of allowances;
attorney, Nelson wilson.
In re Mark n. Linch; order OF allow
ance: attorney, W. E. Lester.
Estate of Edna c. Thompson; order
to sell personal property; attorney, w.
H. Richards. -,
admitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to Eta c. Boynton;
bond. 500; attorneys, F. B. Rhodes and
P B. Cromelin. =,
Estate of Isabella NJ Fitnam; will
admitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to William w, Glenn
ents and Harriet NJ. King; bond, 500:
attorney. ]. R. Fague.
In re John f. Macarthur, order ap-
pointing A. A Ormsby guardian; attor-
neys Turnage Quinn.
In re Robert j. Hilliard: order Of al
lowance: attorney. c. W. Fits.
Estate of J. Blake Miller: will ad-
mitted to probate and letters testa-
mentary granted to R. Golden Donald
son: bond, $4,000: attorneys. Ellis &
Donaldson.
Estate of Charles A Hines; petition
for probate of will filed; attorney,
George H. Calvert, jr.
Estate of John T. Dunn: will dated
November 90, 1915, filed
Estate of Mary E. Craig; petition for
letters of administration filed; attor-
neys, Archer & Smith.
Estate of Mary Fisher; will dated
November II. 1910. filed.
Estate of Walter Howe; petition for
probate of will filed; attorney, George
e. Hamilton.
Estate of John D. Langhorne; will
tition for probate. Attorney, Arthur
Peter.
Evening star., 1915-12-01
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY DIVISION l.

EQUITY DIVISION Justice Ander-
| In re lunacy of A. II. Dougherty; G.
c. Caywood appointed committee; bond,
$500: attorney, c. c. Caywood.
Gahan agt. Gahan; rule returnabae
first Tuesday after service: plaintiffs s
attorney. H. A. l.. Barker.
| Reed agt. Reed: rule returnable first
Friday after service; plaintiffs attor-
| ney, L. L. Gies
Swartzell agt. Wilson: order directing
subpoena to issue; plaintiffs attorney
! l. H. Linton.
Rowell agt Staggers and Shore agt.
Rowell; order permitting withdrawal
of appearance.
| agt. knights of Pythias: hearing con-
| tinuer to December Z: plaintiff attor-
neys, Wilson. Huidekoper & Lesh de-
fendant's attorneys, II. E. Davis and J..
A Cobb.
EQUITY DIVISION 2-Justice Mccoy.
Dante agt. Hutchins; order to extend
loan of $4,000 on lot 4, square Isl:
| plaintiffs attorneys, Brandenburg &
| Brandenburg.
Fujita agt. Fujita: John L. Barr APP
pointed to defend: plaintiff attorneys,
r. F. Downing and G. A. Berry:
In re habeas corpus for Edna NJ.
Lowe and Florence V. Lowe; on hear
ing; attorneys, Robert L. Mattingly, I.
II. Patterson and Il. A. Heiskell.
CIRCUIT DIVISION 1-Justice Gould.
Messenio agt. Washington Railway
and Electric Company; verdict for de-
fendant: plaintiffs attorneys, Daniel
Thew Wright. Fl. L. Franc and r. B.
Dickey: defendants attorney, George
p. Hoover.
commission ordered to issue; plaintiffs
attorney. e. II. Jackson; defendants
attorneys, c. II. Syme and G. 2. Hoover.
Grimm agt. Gibbs: dismissed for want
of prosecution at plaintiffs cost; plain
tiffs attorney. f. L. Gies: defendants
attorney. H. Fl. Classic.
Wood agt. Berry; jury respited: plain
tins attorney. d. w. Baker; defend
ants attorneys, ]. J. Darlington and
w. C. Sullivan.
Thompson agt. Capital Traction Com
pany; Judgment on verdict for defend
ant PLAINTIFFS attorneys, Lambert &
1eatman; defendants attorney, G.
Thomas Dunlop.
Harris agt. Knipp; rule returnable
Decemb ber 3; plaintiffs attorney, Joseph
| A. Herbert, jr.
CIRCUIT DIVISION 2-Justice Stafford
| Raphael Mercurio agt Washington
Virginia Railway Company; jurors dis
agree and are discharged PLAINTIFF at
torneys. D. W. Baker and II. A. Grant;
DEFENDANTS attorneys: J; S. Barbour.
| B. d. Boteler and D. S. Mackal.
! Antonio Mercurio agt. Washington
Virginia Railway Company; jurors dis
agree and are discharged: plaintiffs at
J torneys, .. w. Baker and H. A. Grant;
defendants attorneys. J. s. Barbour,
! B. D. Boteler and D. S. Mackall.
| Larcombe agt. Rothfuss Garage Com
| pany: jury respited; plaintiffs attor-
ney, l. ]. Costigan; defendants attor-
| neys, Faust & Wilson.
| CRIMINAL DIVISION 1-Chief Justice
Covington
! United States agt Fred W. Kendall
and Charles H. St. Clair, false pre-
| lenses; nolle pros: defendants dis
| charged; attorney, r. l. Miller.
United States agt. Percy T. Johnson,
Evening star., 1915-12-01
National Commercial Associa-
tion Hears Report of
R. #. Pierce.
IT'S LEADING FEATURE ON
PROGRAM OF CONVENTION
Chairman of Illumination Commit
tee Refers to Growth of Industry
in Spite of Electric Competition.

Predicting a great campaign by gas
companies all over the United States to
induce the public to use gas instead of
electricity for light. heat and power,
r. IF. Pierce. chairman of the commit
tee on illumination of the National
Commercial Gas Association, at today S
session of the convention of that or
ganization at the New Willard Hotel
presented q report in which the gen.
eral public, it is said, will be greatly
interested
Mr. Pierce's report came as the lead
ing feature on the program of the con-
yention this afternoon, no session hav-
ing been held this morning. He pre-
scented an analysis of the attitude of
the public toward the use Of electric
light as compared with its attitude
toward the use of gas for lighting. Mr.
Pierce said that the views presented
had mot been hand-picked with view
to eliminating everything but foolish
optimism and fulsome fattery We are
come not. indeed, to bury Caesar. but
most certainly without the slightest in
tention of praising him.
Even if retaining our position in the
lighting field" Mr.. Pierce said, in
volved sacrifice OF the entire proht
not, it would be good business to de-
fend it at all costs
"Our position in the lighting field Is
briefly this: We occupy about one-half
the territory. but are on the defensive.
There is against us certain pre-
ponderance Of public opinion. supported
by a superiority of heavy artillery in
the form of Publicity.
The gas lamp of 1904 was a crude
affair compared to the lamp of today.
while the commercial gas fixeure was
quite hopeless from the standpoints OF
utility or beauty'
Evening star., 1915-12-01

fornication; verdict guilty: bail in
creased to $4,000: defendant committed; /;
attorneys, NJ. e. O'Brien and J. D..
Faber
United States agt Battle Martin. non-
support: bench warrant returned cepi.
United States agt. James E. Fleming,
non on-support; bench warrant returned
cepi.
United States agt Frank McCarren.
assault with dangerous weapon; jurors
disagree and are discharged: attorneys,
George F. Havell and G. E. McNeill.
CRIMINAL DIVISION 2-Justice siddons.
United States agt Howard Hawkins,
adultery; plea not guilty attorney. NJ E.
OBrien.
United States agt. Marie Reed, false
pretenses plea guilty; sentenced to peni-
tentiary for eighteen months; placed on
probation: attorney, J. A. Cobb.
United States agt. Roy Jackson, assault
to rape: on trial: attorneys, Thomas L.
Jones and r. A. Hughes.
United States agt William Finch, joy
riding; verdict not guilty: attorney, e. c.
Dutton.
BANKRUPTCY DIvISION-Justice
Anderson.
In re Diffenbaugh Construction Com
pany referred to referee to raufy sale.
In re Soper & Mcdonald: order for
trustee to sell.
In re Reuben B. Warner; discharge
ordered.
PROBATE DIVISION-Justice Mccoy.
Estate of William H. H. Cissel: sale
ratified nisi; attorney. J. B. Carter.
Estate of Ariana Spottswood: order
reducing bond; attorneys, c. S. McNeir
and c. Albert White.
Estate Of Louis Kimmel; auditors re-
port ratified.
Estate of Austin M. Rogers; order to
extend loan; attorney. Frank Kimmel.
Estate of William H. H. Cissel: order
to assign property; attorney, J. 3. Car
ter.
Estate Of Andrew Horseman; letters
of administration granted to George
W. Horseman; bond, $4,000; attorney.
L. S. Gottlieb.
Estate of John Cunningham: order of
publication; attorney. ]. II. label.
Estate of Catherine OHare; order
of publication; attorney, NJ. ]. Colbert.
Estate of Harriet w. Ogston; order
Evening star., 1915-12-01

Red Cross seals today are being sold
in great numbers. Ever since they were
first put on sale, Monday, the demand
for them has been steady. Here the
Christmas idea of do your shopping
early enters also. Take no chances on
being left on getting these stamps.
All points where the seals have been
left for sale are being patronized. At
the larger centers, of course, the
greater number are being sold
From the Washington headquarters
for the distribution of the seals, now
located in the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce, 18th and F streets north
W est, thousands of the little stickers
are being sent out While it is antici-
pated that Washington will buy great
quantities of the stamps, workers here
Evening star., 1915-12-01
Twentieth Century Club to Meet.

The December meeting of the Twen-
tieth Century Club is scheduled for to-
morrow morning at 1890 o'clock, at
All Souls Church. After the business
meeting and before the program begins
Mrs Ernest P. Bicknell, who has re-
Gently returned from Europe, is to talk
to the members on some of her ex-
periences in the war zone and on the
war relief work, in which she is par
ticularly interested. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to the public to hear
the address of E. T. Williams of the
State Department on The Moderniza-
tion of China" which will begin at
1880 o'clock.
Evening star., 1915-12-01
SEES PRESIDENT WILSON.
Minister Whitlock Describes Condi
tions in European War Zone.

Brand WhitIock. American minister
to Belgium. who returned home to re-
gain his health. had a long conference
with President Wilson today regarding
conditions in the war zone, the work
of the Belgian relief commission and
the case of Miss Edith Cavell, the Brit
ish nurse. executed by the Germans
over the protest of Mr.. Whitlock.
Following the conference Mr.. Whit
lock refused to discuss the European
situation in any way. Minister Whit
lock will leave for his home in Toledo,
Ohio, tomorrow morning. Later he Will
go to some health resort. He will sail
again for his post December IS on the
steamer Rotterdam.
Evening star., 1915-12-01
USED CANE TO HOOK" BILLS.
Three Men Accused of Attempting to
Rob Bank Cashier.

NEW YORK, December 1.-The arrest
of three men on charges Of attempting to
rob the cashier Of the New Netherland
Bank by hooking packages Of bills on a
cane led the police to believe that a
num- er Of similar thefts. in which banks
have lost a total Of s125.00o during the
last few months, will soon be cleared up.
The men arrested described themselves
as William Elliott, twenty-seven Charles
Hoffman. twenty-five, and William Clark.
twenty-four
in conversation, the police charged. while
a companion pushed a cane through the
bars of the cage and was Withdrawing
a package of money when the three were
arrested.
Evening star., 1915-12-01

Senator Works Not to Run.
LONG BEACH, Cal, December L.
Evening star., 1915-12-01
Changes in American Hiarchy.

ROME, December 1.-Rt. Rev. George
William Mundelein, auxiliary Bishop of
Brooklyn, has been appointed Arch
bishop of Chicago in succession to the
late Archbishop Quigley. Very Rev.
Ferdinand Prossart, vicar general of
Covington, Ky. has been appointed
Bishop Of Covington, and Rt. Rev. Dem
mis- J. Dougherty. now bishop of the
diocese of Jaro. Philippine Islands, has
been chosen as the new Bishop Of Buff
falo.
Evening star., 1915-12-01

also look toward the surrounding coun-
try to buy no small number.
Already the "jinglers" are making up
little rhymes as to why the stickers
should be purchased. Here is one Of the
most recent:
Hippity hop to the Christmas shop
To buy some Red Cross seals.
with one on each letter,
OF course, you feel better,
You've needed your brothers appeal.
Evening star., 1915-12-01
Charged With Theft of Auto.

Charged with grand larceny. Sidney
Hollister was held for the action of
the grand jury today in the Police
Court. The defendant, who was ar
rested by Detective Boyle. is charged
with stealing an automobile belonging
to John w. Manahan of 629 Upshur
street northwest November 25.
Evening star., 1915-12-01

and other conditions
have burdened the eye in many new
ways, conditions for which it has never
been prepared by evolution The state
when certain rules of lighting are
obeyed the eye will be less subject 10
strain than ever before.
Prehistoric Lighting.
For hundreds of generations human
eyes have been fitted to operate eff
ciently by natural light, and we have
every reason to believe that eyes were
originally developed to work best un-
der natural conditions Of illumination.
For three-fourths of his waking hours
man was accustomed to daylight
characterized by high level OF bright,
ness, moderate brightness contrasts ana
considerable color contrasts. The re-
manning quarter of his active existence
was spent with a very much lower IL
Elimination, and at this level vision was
sufficient merely for finding his way
about. The eye has never developed
more than the crudest discrimination
for color or color differences nor for
brightness contrasts at the lower lever
of natural illumination.
"Since man has lived in caves, huts
and houses his eyes have peen SUD
jected not only to extremes OF bright
ness. but to excessive contrasts as wen.
Light coming largely from single di-
rection throws dense shadows. and
these, together with the source of light
itself, cause contrasts far in excess OF
those ordinarily met with in the open:
Whether or not the eye has changed
to meet these increased requirements.
We have no means of knowing. Sery like
ly it has, judging by its adaptabilIty
and its present state of adaptation for
operating under extreme contrasts.
Evening star., 1915-12-01
DR.. P. G. Nutting Advances
Ideas on Relation of Light
With Human Eyesight

DR.. p. G, Nutting OF Rochester. y. Y,
presented some interesting conclusions
at this afternoons session of the con-
vention Of the National Commercial
Gas Association concerning the rela-
tion of human eyesight 70 the subject
of whether lighting systems are good
or bad. His ideas were advanced in a
paper he presented to the convention,
entitled The Fundamental Principles
OF Good Lighting"
"Of the fundamental principles in
lighting the question Of cost may be
passed. since il is simply one of re-
duction." DIR. Nutting said. He contin-
ued: Questions of the choice and plac-
ing of illuminauts and of rejecting and
dlfusing media must be referred back
TO the properties Of the eye TO deter
mine nat is desira BILE"
The eye" DIR. Nutting declared. fur
nishes the sole means OF judging
whether lighting is good or bad. and
only by careful study OF the properties
of the eye shall We be able to say
what lighting is best and what are safe
limits OF tolerance under any given
fixed conditions.
Investigations of Decades.
The properties OF the eye upon which
the principles Of lighting depend are
tbe REACTIONS OIL fhe FetlHa TO radiation
of any given quality and quantity Re
sarded as physical instrument the
eye is very similar to a Photographic
camera, consisting essentially OF lens
and sensitive surface Curiously
enough. the reactions Of the retina and
Of the Photographic plate 10 light were
first carefully investigated about the
same tme-twelty years ago-the lat
ter by HuTter and Drifield in England
and the retlna by Arthur KONG and
various coliaborators
''Konig recognized and attacked the
fundamental problems involved with
great acumen and success Within the
past ten years much of his work has
been repeated with suitable modern ap-
paratus and extended In various direc-
tons. AT the same time the data OBJ
tanned have been reduced to useful
form and applied TO many practical
problems.
The principles of good lighting in
yolye directly but a few of the physical
properties of the eye, namely, those
related 10 visual efficiency and toier-
ance. Criteria of good lighting rest
ultimately with the performance of the
eye itself-that is, upon the ease, COM
fort and precision with which the eye
functions. The eye accomm odates itself
to certain changes in lighting condi-
tions with extreme facility, TO others
with great difficulty or not at all The
greatly Increased use Of artificial light.
Evening star., 1915-12-01

Senator John D. Works announces. in
letter published here that he will
not be a candidate for reelection. He
is a republican and his term expires
March 4, 1917.
Evening star., 1915-12-01
Had No Organized Publicity.

Mr. Pierce said that the gas industry
has had no organized publicity such as
the electric light companies, he said,
have enjoyed. The open flames gas
burner he said. has been used in such
numbers as to constitute a powerful
aid to the expansion of electric light
ing and gas lighting in the public mind,
no said, has connoted annoyance, dis
satisfaction and backwardness in gen
eraL
To-day" Mr. Pierce declared. sit may
be said that the salesman of gas light
ing may approach possible customer
under circumstances more favorable to
securing business than ever before.
He deplored the idea that electric
lighting is fashionable" and that gas
lighting is not, and spoke of some of
the wonderful discoveries in gas light
ing and fixtures in recent years, which
prove, he said, that gas lighting is, or
can be made, just as artistic and as
convenient as electric lighting.
For years. he said. the electric in
dustry has been using and advertising
indirect and sami-indirect fixtures.
They have now brought about the con-
dition where semi-indirect lighting and
the best lighting are synonymous
terms. This kind of lighting is SO
closely connected in the public mind
with electric lighting that most really
good examples of gas lighting are be-
lieved by the public to be electric"
Other Features on Program.
Other features on the program this
afternoon include an address by ]. D.
Shattuck on the reciprocal relations
the organization enjoys with other as
sociations, a paper by L. B. Eichen-
gren on the maintenance of incan-
descent gas lighting, and an address by
DIR. r. G. Nutting of Rochester, n. Y,
on The Fundamental Principles of
Good Lighting" extracts from which
are printed elsewhere in The Star to-
day.
The scheduled meeting of the differ
ential rates committee of the organi
zation, which was to have been held
this morning, was abandoned, and the
report of the committee, voluminous
document of 13o pages, will be taken
up by the board of directors Of the as
sociation at their leisure.
Tonight the delegates TO the con-
yention and the woman members of
their families are to attend theater
party, which will be followed by an
after-theater supper and dance at the
New Willard Hotel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16
Great Kenper Reunion.

The first great reunion of the
Kemper fanny or West Virginia was
held in grove at Jackson's Mill.
near Weston. August 10. 1913.
The day was an local one Tor out
ing, and quite early members of the
family, kinsfolk and their friends
began to arrive by trolley and in car
riages and automobiles until fully
four hundred people were present by
the noon hour Members of the fam
lily were present from other states,
notably, the Rev. ana Mrs. G. Worth
ington Kemper, of Minneapolis.
Mimi, DR.. P. A. Kemper and family.
of Germantown, o.; Mrs. A. Bailey,
of Arlington, s. d.. and Mrs. Sarah
Fisher, Of Pittsburg, Pa Two in
teresting letters were read. one from
G. Faith Kemper, of Denver, Colo.
and one from DR.. Ira N. Hudkins, of
Bradford Tenn, expressing their re-
grets at their enforced absence.
In West Virginia the clans came
from every point of the compass.
Deserving special mention were G. A.
Kemper and family Of singers, OF
Newberne; Mr.. Jay Kemper and fam
lily, of Elkins; Mr.. Grant Kemper
and family, of Shirley, and Mrs.
Warden Squires. of Charleston.
From 1890 until 1880 was so
cial hour, during which time old
friends met old friends, the old met
the young, while the young relative
met his young relations. whom ne
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-16

lady members had exercised great
forethought and the good victuals
and luxuries were in variety ana
abundance, ample for a repast for
kings.
The crowds were called together
at 1:45 p. M. for a song service, az
ter which the audience was ably en-
tertained by the Rev A. p. Clark, Of
Freemansburg. w. Va, on the topic.
Home ME-. Clarks knowledge or
his subject was thorough and the
good attention given him evidenced
the Impression being made upon the
minds of his listeners.
The next address was made by g.
Worthington Kemper. Of Mtnneapo-
lis, Mimi, who chose as his subject.
What Makes a Family Great. MT.
Kemper prefaced his discourse by a
brief history of the Kemper family
which originated at Musen. Ger
many, early In the seventeenth CEN
tury The Kemper family was
traced to America. where two main
settlements were made, one In Penn
sylvania and the other In Virginia,
Governor Spottswood being very In
strumental in the settlement of the
Virginia branch.
1t was unanimously decided to
hOAU duOlAoA 4S0hAOn IL 80 81 thAS
same place and upon a date yet to
be announced by the committee.
Stirring speeches were made In the
closing hour of the meeting by David
Kemper, of Brown; Stark A. White.
of Weston: Grant Kemper, of Shir-
ley; and T. Francis Kemper, of Sa-
lem
The entire assembly then SANG
God Be With You TIL We Meet
Again." and then lingeringly ths
numerous farewells we're spoken and
the people departed for their sew.
eral homes