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The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
SLEEPING IN THE OPEN
GUARDS AGAINST GRIP
Epidemics Caused by Closed Windows
and Hot Rooms. Says Dr.. Rucker.
of Health Service.

II Washington people would construct
sleeping porches and sleep on them, this
city would continue to remain free from
the epidemic of grip which has struck
Philadelphia, Camden. n. j., Jackson.
Miss. and many Middle Western cities.
according to DR.. w. c. Rucker. Of the
Public Health Service.
As it is. his branch of the government
has thought II worth while to issue a
warning advising more sleeping porches.
and more exercise-to keep in better
physical condition.
"The grip season begins with the cold
weather. closed windows and hot fur
nsces, and 1t usually reaches its worst
In February" said DR.. Rucker yester-
day Grip isn't to be regarded lightly.
1t caused 12.200 deaths each year in the
United. States. according to the latest
statistics. Kissing between persons who
have the grip and those who have not.
sneezing and coughing on people. these
are the things that spread 1t. Keeping
in condition and sleeping in the open will
avoid it,
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

the United States in 1861. none touched
him deeply as the sending to him of
flowers every day. sometimes humble
little bouquets of vfolets or wild flowers.
sometimes magnificent baskets of flow
ers. Almost all these were set down
outside his door. so that ne looked upon
them when he opened it in the morning.
But what especially pleased him was the
fact that only rarely was there a card
attached which showed from whom these
tributes came. and whenever there was
such acknowledgment II always came
from some one whom Dickens knew.
Much the larger part of these floral
tributes came from people. many Of
them young people. who did not seek
to identify themselves with the gift. hut
simply to show Dickens in what esteem
and affection he was held"
tCoTyTst.t. isl5. hy z J. Edwards An right,
!srved.t
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
CHEVY CHASE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter : Abraham were
hosts on Christmas Day at dinner.
Mrs. Arthur Copeland has as her house
guest Mrs. George w Silsby.
Mrs G. F.. Galliher has cards out for
December 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. GilIis entertained
guests at dinner last evening Covers
were laid for six
Miss Ella Butler will entertain at a
dance during the holidays
Miss Virginia GaIliher is entertaining
during the holidays Miss Anita Heron.
of Mississippi. and will give card party
on Wednesday for her guest
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Hall are entertain
ing for the holidays Mr.. Halls mother
and brother. of Philadelphia.
Col and Mrs. F. NJ. NJ ReaI have their
son. Mr.. Pendleton BealI. of Cincinnati
Mrs II. NJ Southsate has cards out for
Tuesday afternoon
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

GERMANY" Able Wetterle SAWS. ''un-
doubtedly has been able to mobilize also
between 2O0O00 and .Dpoo0 OF her subjects
living abroad. and by making use of
female labor in the factories to an even
greater extent than at present. she will
be able to send a corresponding number
of men to the fronts. but these will not
he able to make up for the losses. which
amount to more than S0.C0O month.
1T is. therefore. quite reasonable to
conclude that in this war of attrition
the German empire has arrived at the
extreme limit of its power of resistance.
Very shortly il will not be able to fill the
gaps whirr death causes in the ranks
OF its soldiers. Its complete military ex-
haustion is approaching.
Explains Her Call for Peace.
This fact explains Germany's appeal
for peace. The fact is that Berlin knows
that if the war lasts n few months longer
Germany must admit herself defeated.
even II she has not lost a single great
battle in the meantime. The conferences
between English. French. Italian and
Russian statesmen who have all ex-
pressed their determination to carry on
the war. have aroused a chorus of in
terminable lamentations in the German
press"
The Abbe asserts that all the allies
have TO do now Is to holdout patiently
until the enemy at bay begs for mercy.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
GEORGETOWN.

Mrs John Magruder has returned from
New York. where she went TO attend the
wedding on Wednesday of her niece MISS
Laura Cook.
DIR, and Mrs. William X. Petty are Wis
itins relatives in Maryland
Mrs. William Glover. who has spent the
mast five months with her daughter and
son-in-Iaw. Capt. and Mrs. w. X Doores'
at Fort Soreven Ga. has returned nome
and will have. for coupl" OF months
Mrs Doorcs and baby as her guests.
Mr., and Mrs +. s. Hazard and son are
visiting relatives in Maryland
Mrs. e. l.. Sparlin- has returned from
a visit to friends in Baltimore.
Miss Margaret Hartman has returned
from Sweet Briar College for the hoh-
davs. and iS the guest OF her slsters-
Lieut.. Rol-rt NJ. Hincklcy. I. : n.
and Mrs Hinckley arrived on rluaE
from Norfolk, Va. to be the guests dui-
;r, tho holidays of Mrs Hin"kley's =
,,arc,rs Mr.. and Mrs. George King.
Miss Elizabeth King. who has been at
school in Tarrytown. y y ana MI
(:eorac king. or Harvard. Mass. have
arrived to be the guests of their parents
Tomorrow night the first Georgetown
assembly will take place
Mrs ! s Garland. of 3'S6 Q street
will observe tie first and second Tues
DAYS in Janua-'y.
Mrs. David I,nl Bougton. widow OF
CoI Rouyhton, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Warren Snitzier' "l
Omaha. is spending the winter with her
uncle. Mr.. David Rittcnhousc. at l"-'
Twenty-eight street.
Miss Charlsie IIarman is spending the
HOLIDAYS at her home at Messy Creek,
Va.
Mrs. ]. Eskin G,dshy entertained at
luncheon last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Willicm Hoover are en-
tcrtaininS Mr.. and Ms. II. T. Gurley,
of Omaha. Nebraska, ard their son, Mr.
Hartlett Hoover
The Out-of-town guests here for the
wedding of Mr.. William II. RunGe and
Miss Margaret Louise King. which will
take place on Wednesday, are Miss
Florence May RaA bel. of Baltimore; Mrs.
: Il. Moore. of Charlotte. y. c.: and
MIR. Mitchell King. of Alabama. The we'd
ding. which will be very quiet. will take
place at noon at the home of the brides 5
parents. Mrs. Moo.e will act as her sis
ter's matron sDf honor. The Rev. Father
Corbett will officiate. MIR. Runge will
take his bride TO Birmingham. Ala,
where they will make their future home.
Miss Pauline Fommer. OF New York.
is the guest Of Mrs. J. J. Arnaud, $50
Hall place northwest.
Lieut.. Charlie Slayton. L. S. n. sta
toned on the Reid. at Charlestown, 5.
C.. will be the guest OF relatives for
the holidays.
Mr.. Reidy. Of Rockport. H., was here
on Friday at theater party. entertain
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

Va. sons of Mr.. and Mrs Otway B.
Zantzinger. are home for the holidays.
Misses Louise Shipley and Agnes Mary
Boarman. students at st. Mary's Semi
nary, are spending the holidays with
their parents in Cottage City. near here
Mr. William Hill. who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in the Western
States for the past two months, has re-
turned to his home at Upper Marlboro.
Miss Grace Morten. of the editorial
staff of the Pictorial Review. New York,
is spending the holidays with her parents
at Baden.
The December vestry meeting or st
Thomas Church. Baden. was held Mon
day evening. Following the transaction
of routine business a social hour was en-
joyed.
MIR. and Mrs. Kenneth p Arnold and
sons. George and Reginald. are spending
the holidays with Mrs. Arnolds parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert X. Williamson, In
Fredericksburg, Va
An interesting program has been ar
ranged by Mr.. Franklin q. IlngleS' su,
perintendent of the PInkney Memoriai
sunday school, for the Christmas ceie-
bration Tuesday evening. Recitations
and carols followed by Distribution
of candies to the children, is planned
Mrs. T. Krebs Nay!or. her daughter
Mrs. r. Hugh Perrie. and her grand
daughter, Miss Marion Virginia Perrie.
have returned from a fortnight's stay
with friends and relatives in Baltimore.
Mr. and, Mrs. AquiIla Turner and
,i,tIe daughter Emily have returned from
= visit of several weeks with MIS-
Turner's parents. near Louisville, NY.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cooper Molden and
a,,,btar IIiIda of Hagerstown. are
s,.nding the holidays with Mr.. Mold
ems parents, DIR. and Mrs. Herbert N
Modem near College Park
Misses Helen and Dorothy Ralston.
students at Coucher College, Baltimore,
are spending the holidays with their
parents. near Baden.
Miss Mary Porter. daughter of Mr
and Mrs. William u. Porter. is spend
ing the holidays with friends ana rela-
tives near Petersburg, Va.
MIR Frederick Chichester. student
st the MARYLAND Agriculture College
is spendirg the holidays with his par
enis. Mr. and Mrs. \. E. Chlchester,
near Aquasco.
MIR and Mrs. Harold T. Noble have
returned to their home in CamprldSe
after a pleasant stay of several weeks
with friends and relatives here and In
College Park.
Miss Louise and Miss Lenora Gaur-
lev who have been visiting theit
brnther-in-Iaw and sister, DIR. and Mrs.
Thomas f. Latimer. for the past sew
eraI weeks. have returned 10 ther
home at Holland Point
Mr.. Kenneth Fuller Brooks has leit
for Richmond. Va. to visit his brother'
Mr.. Thomas r. Brooks
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

ing several of his Naval Academy
friends. Others of the party were Miss
Leetch. Miss MacCarteney. Miss Jean
cite Montague, and Miss Betty Dent
Smith. Mrs. James Casey acted as
chaperone.
Midsummer Nights Dream" presented
by the class OF 1916 at the Western High
School on Thursday evening. attracted a
large audience. Dancing followed. and
continued until midnight
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

itor at the home of her sop-in-laG and
daughter. DIR. and Mrs. George l.. Ed
monds. here.
Mr.. William Stalnaker. of Jackson
willie, Fla. is visitor at the home of
his son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Russell Brewer. here.
Mr.. Griffith warield. a student at
Dickinson College. is at the home OF
his father. DIR. Robert c. Warfield for
the HOLIDAYS
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

Two per cent Of metallic sodium will
harden lead so that II will ring when
struck.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

Charles M. Schwab has been made a
trustee Of Cornell university.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Sister: Read My Free Offer
know . woman's trials.
I know her need Of sympsfhv md heh.

you, my sister, are unhappy because Of 1-hcalth,
feel unfit for household duties social pleasures
daily employment write and tell me just how you suffer
suited to needs. Men understanS women
sufferings. What We women know from experience we
yourself at home at cost of about IL week.
IL you suffer from women peculiar ailments caus-
ing pain In the head. back bowels secng Of weigh,
and dragging down sensation. falling disp oi
pelvic orsans causing Kidney and bladder weakness
catarrhal eondtioss and diseharses extremc nsrvous-
ness deprsssed .pts nslanehe. desire ey, fear el
something evil about to happen. creeping feeling ALIENS
the spine. bot flashes, wesrness salow es.
pexon with dark circles under ths In tks left
hreast general feeling that Eo voftk EviuR
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
New York Hotel Arrivals

>r-cal to Tive Washington Head
New York. Dec. ARRIVALS at local
hotels from the Capital are:
Herald Square New Victoria
b. ]. Henard Mrs o. Valiant
J. u. Moore. e. Volant
Navarro c-,,
~, VI" S'"''- \ Gary.
~ :. y.rs Tark Ave.
" " Wrirbf J. \. Reh-Ir".
WalIck- t'hUrChilI-
r r Gardin-r W. : Rousc
H. Gardiner Mar. WaShiUctun-
-. Ieus- A,i..s y. r. Manning
J. Ncrhoeven Mrs. g r smith.
Since the outbreak OF the war :Par'n set
tiers from the United States have entered
Cauada.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

When able enjoy s
.I how toe hregu
Ten
s. for hs s my ussd So
MRS. NJ SUMMERS, E WASHINGTON AVE. SOUTH BEND, md.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

We can begin saving again for
next Nmas. Resolutions to buy
more furniture the next year are
now in order.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
COMMERCE COMMITTEE
HEARINGS ARE STARTED
Bill Being Sought to Accomplish
Purposes of Much Disputed
Commodities Clause.

Hearings on a bill to accomplish the
purposes of the much disputed COM
modities clause of the interstate COM
merce law. specifically prohibiting
practices which the government has
failed to suppress because of the in
terpretation of the clause by the courts.
were begun today before the House
commerce committee. 1t would prevent
any railroad from transporting any
articles or commodities produced by
the railroad, or under it's authority, by
any person or corporation subject to
the control of the railroad; by any per-
son or corporation controlling the rail-
road. or by any corporation or persons
subject to the same control as the rail-
roads, irrespective of whether there
is any relation. direct or indirect, be-
tween the railroad company and the
at the time of transporta-
ton
Assistant Attorney General Todd.
speaking for the Department of Justice.
which supports the bill, said Congress
had endeavored to divorce the rail-
roads from the business of production
but that the commodities clause did not
the purpose He pointed out
cases in which the Supreme Court has
so construed the commodities clause as
to make it ineffective.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
RURAL CREDITS BODY
is DEEMED BANKRUPT
Appropriation for Commission Is
Held to Be No Longer
Available.

The commission to investigate rural
credits in Europe is bankrupt, as 1or as
concerns the availability OF pupHc
funds to continue its labors. Althousn
there are considerations supporting the
idea that Congress intended an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the activities OF
the investigation to be avallaole until
used. the controller of the treasury
George f. Downey. decides that the ap-
preparation expired with the close Oh
the last fiscal year. 1914, and that none
of the balance can be expended for eX-
penseS since that time.
Controller Downey declines to de-
eide, as not proper at this time, on any
question involving any item which the
auditor for the State and other de-
partments holds suspended in the ac-
counts of the commission. nor as to a
question as to what Information the
auditor may demand of the commits
sion The commission, through its
chairman, Senator Duncan L. Fletcher.
attacked the right of the auditor to
suspend any items certified by him, and
questioned the right of the auditor to
call for additional evidence. contendinS
that the certification of the chairman
of the commission is conclusive.
The controller of the Treasury sug-
gests that refusal to provide the au-
ditor with the evidence he demands
will bring the question to issue. Also.
should the auditors final action not
content the commission appeal to the
controller of the Treasury will then be
proper and in order.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
PREDICTS AERO MAIL SERVICE.
Stewart Declares Department Will
Continue to Knock at Congress Door.

NEW YORK, January 15.-An oppor-
tunity to put 1000 American aviators
to work flying through the air with
sacks of first-class mail over routes
that have already been picked out by
the United States postal authorities
was described by Second Assistant
Postmaster General Stewart at the an
nual dinner of the Aero Club of Amer
ica at the Hotel ST Regis last night.
Mr.. Stewart declared that it would be
the settled policy of the postal author
tiles ito knock and knock again at the
doors of Congress until the support
for the Post Office Departments plan
would be forthcoming"
He predicted that a bill authorizing
the using of aerial transportation for
the mails would pass at the next ses-
sion OF Congress, and that within two
years the postal aviators would be as
commonplace as railway mail clerks
are today.
Evening star., 1915-01-15

died early on the morning of January .
and was buried the same day. and he
deemed an investigation proper in order
to determine whether conditions would
warrant an inquest.
DR.. Joseph c. Ohlendorf stated last
night that he was called in by Mr.. Van
Solver about o'clock on the morning
of January 2 and from an examinat ton
of the body of Mrs. Van Solver was of
the opinion that she died between II and
IL o'clock the previous night. He in
formed Justice of the Peace r. E. Potts,
acting coroner. who made an investiga-
tion and gave a certificate. that the
woman died from natural causes. The
body of Mrs. Van Solver was inferred
in Evergreen cemetery on the afternoon
OF January g. about forty hours after
death occurred.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
KAHN TO BE GUEST OF HONOR.
California Representative to Speak at
Reception to Vera Cruz Veterans.

Gen. Fl. Oden Lake, national COM
mander of the Army and Navy Union;
Col. John McElroy, commander of the
District of Columbia department of the
Army and Navy Union, and Winfield
Jones, national patriotic instructor of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. will give a
reception tomorrow night to the Vera
Cruz veterans stationed at the Marine
barracks and the navy yard.
Representative julius Kahn of Cali
fornia, chairman of the National Defense
League, will be the guest of honor and
the principal speaker at the reception,
which will be held at the United Service
Club, 1347 Pennsylvania avenue north
west
Veterans of all wars in Washington
are invited to attend this reception to the
Vera Cruz veterans.
The 21st Company of Marines, COM
manded by Capt. T. NJ. Clinton, stationed
at the marine barracks, and the 18th
Company Marines, commanded by Capt
G. NJ Gulick, stationed at the navy yard,
have been invited to attend the reception
in Il body. These troops participated i'll
the Vera Cruz expedition.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
THREE PERSONS DIE IN FIRE.
Sensational 'Rescues From Burning
Tenement in NewYork.

NEW YORK. January 15,-Three per-
sons lost their lives and there were 4
number of sensational rescues by po-
licemen and citizens in fire in a tene-
ment on 9th avenue early this morn
ing.
A man and child were found dead
in a rear room on the fifth floor. The
child was clasped in the mans arms.
They had been suffocated. Later an
other child was taken lifeless from the
building.
Persons crowded on the roof were
saved by a man standing on the roof
of higher building adjoining. several
children being tied to rope and drawn
to safety A policeman was severely
burned while carrying two children
down a fire escape.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
PROVIDES FOR EX-PRESIDENTS
Mr.. Beakes' Resolution Would Make
Them Senators at Large.

Presidents of the United States shall
become senator's at large at the eX-
piration of their terms of office if the
resolution introduced today by Repre-
sentative Beakes of Michigan should
be adopted and the Constitution should
be amended. The Beakes resolution
provides a single term of six years for
the President and Vice President, ana
that the term shall begin at noon
Tuesday after the first Monday in Janu-
ary of the year following election
Representative Beakes also suggests
that the House of Representatives snail
"be composed of members chosen every
third year." and that Congress snail
assemble once a year, beginning with
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in January. All senatorial and con-
gressional terms shall begin on that
date, with the exception of members
elected to fill vacancies.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
Rumored That Warrant Is
Drawn for Participant in
Virginia Tragedy.
ITALIAN ACQUAINTANCE
OF MRS. HUGHES SOUGHT
officials May Question Writer of Let
ter From New York-Suitcase
Figures in Crime.

Search is being made for an Italian
acquaintance of Mrs. Matte A. Hughes.
who is still confined to Sibley Hospital
suffering from terrible wounds she re-
ceived at her home near Clark station.
Va, early last Sunday morning, when
Isaac Waldrop. her father. and Nicholas
Coffinas were shot to death.
commemorative Attorney Crandal
Mackey. satisfied that the slayer of two
and assailant of Mrs. Hughes will be
brought to justice. has innumerable
clues upon which he is working, and
upon which he expects to establish the
guilt of at least one of the two men
who were engaged in the exciting trag-
aa,
Evening star., 1915-01-15
Strauss Club to Aid War Sufferers

As means of adding to the fund be-
ing raised for war sufferers the Strauss
Charity Club is to present a farce
Tuesday night in Elks' Hail, ?l9 IL
street northwest. followed by dancing.
The farce is entitled Those Husbands
OF Ours" and the presentation is in
charge of Lawrence Hurdle. The com
mittee representing the Strauss Char
ity Club is Misses Anna Bernstein,
Leah Cooper and Mamie Bloom.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
DECIDE NOT TO EXHUME
BODY OF MRS. VAN SEWER
Decision Reached by Maryland Of.
= fcials Following an Investiga-
ton of Her Death.
Special correspondence of The star

Special Correspondence Of The Star
MOUNT RAINIER. Md. January To-
Following a thorough investigation of
the circumstances surrounding the death
of Mrs. Clara A Van Solver. wife Of
William E. Van Sewer. yesterday after
noon, by Sheriff George w. Hardy and
Deputy Sheriff Thomas H. Garrison the
authorities have decided not to order
the body of Mrs. Van Solver exhumed
The Star correspondent interviewed
States Attorney Clarence NJ. Roberts at
his home near Brightseat last night, and
the attorney said that. upon informa- =
ton he had received, Mrs. Van Solver
Evening star., 1915-01-15
ALLEGED GUN TOTER HELD.
Young Man Also Said to Have Tried
Several Store Doors.

While carrying a .3S-caliber magazine
revolver in his pocket after he is al
legged to have tried several store doors
in the vicinity of 14th street and New
York avenue early this morning.
young man giving his name as Romeo
Pierce was arrested by Policeman Sui
livan of the first precinct. He is held
on a charge of carrying Il concealed
weapon.
Policeman Sullivan says he saw
Pierce try the doors and followed him,
placing him under arrest at 14th and
F. streets. Pierce told the police he
came to Washington from North Caro-
lima. He will be given hearing in the
Police Court tomorrow.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
National Parks.

Mr.. Mark Daniels. superintendent
of national parks, in en- interview
with Ashmun Brown, points out that
these beauty spots are a national
asset Americans buy scenery in
Switzerland, when. he says, there is
better at home. Read this article
in the Special Features Section of
The Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
Oppose Grain Inspection Bill.

Opponents of the Moss grain inspec-
ton bill were heard today by the Sem
ate agricultural committee. The
speakers included Charles Elmquist
and o. p. P Jacobson of the Mime
sofa railroad and warehouse commits
sion, F. w. Evar. chief grain inspector
of Minnesota, and representatives of
the New York Produce Exchange and
the Philadelphia Commercial Exchange.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
COAL ARGUMENTS ARE MADE.
Mark Conclusion of I. C. C. Probe of
Railway Rates and Practices.

Arguments We're begun today before
the interstate commerce commission
marking the conclusion of it's investi-
cation of the rates, practices, rules and
regulations governing transportation
of anthracite. Eleven of the principal
coal-carrying roads are involved, and
the case is considered one of the most
important before the commission. One
of the side issues involved is the inter-
est of the hard coal carrying roads in
the anthracite they transport
The investigation was begun by the
Evening star., 1915-01-15
Spanish American Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Spanish
American Atheneum is to be held at
o'clock this evening in the assembly
room of the Public Library. Addresses
are to be made by the president, Fran
cisco ]. Yanes, on The Development
of Spanish Literature During the Last
Century" and by ]. B. Calvo. formerly
minister of Costa Rica, on THE Poets
of Central America" general invita-
tion is extended to the public to attend
the meeting.
Evening star., 1915-01-15
Cable Censorship Relaxed.

NEW YORK, January 15.-RelaXation
of the censorship exercised over the
cables between territory of the allied
nations and between those nations and
neutral countries outside of Europe, in
cluding the United States, has been an
nounced here by the cable companies.
This is to be accomplished by the use
of specified codes under certain restric-
tiOnS
Evening star., 1915-01-15
Files Bankruptcy Petition.

Harold A. Lewis. formerly proprietor
OF Hotel Everett at 1880 II street
northwest filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy today. He lists his debts
at S95,3S5.91, and says he has real
estate and other assets worth sT9,475.
He is represented by Attorney Walter
A. Johnston.