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The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
FEASTS OF REJOICING
FOLLOW YOM KIPPUR
Jews Celebrate Confirmation of Boys.
Money Collected to Aid He
brews in War Zone.

Feasts were spread last night in homes
of Jews whose sons We're confirmed dur
ing Yom Kippur. When n Hebrew boy
reaches the age of 13 he is confirmed, and
confirmation is followed by feast of re-
ioicing by his relatives. At nearly all
the feasts last night funds We're collected
for the relief of Jews in the war zone.
Rabbi George Silverstone. - of Fifth
Street Temple. was the principal speaker
at the feast given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Isidor Greenburg, 103 o street
northwest. in honor of the confirmation
Of their son. Sol Greenburg More than
ST. was raised.
Others who spoke were NJ. Garfinkle.
Isidor Greenburg. Samuel Shapiro. A.
Zarin, 1. Feldman, L. Bicosky. II. B.
Shapiro and H. Shapiro. Music was fur
nished by BuCkner's Orchestra. Among
out t-of-town guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Greenburg. of New York; Mr..
and Mrs. Barney Greenburg, of New
York: Miss Rebecca Abionowitz. Of New
York. and Mr.. and Mrs. II. Harris, Of
AleXa ndria. Va.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
MRS. DEWEY ON DEFENSE BOARD
A dmiraI's Wife Aids Work of WO-
mans Section, Navy League.

Mrs George Dewey. wife of Admiral
Dewey. has accepted an appointment as
an honorary member of the ways and
means of obtaining national defense COM
mittee of the Womans section Of the
Navy League. Mrs. Dewey has shown a
deep interest inn the womans section
since its founding. and her interest is
shared by navy women in general. Army
women have also shown a desire to CO.
operate in this work of arousing Ameri
can womeE to the cause of national de-
tense and many of them have Joined the
ranks of the woman's section.
The executive committee of the wom-
ans section has extended a special in
vitat to all women of the army and
navy circles to join the section. Pledge
membership blanks for this purpose can
To-. obtained by writing TO the member
ship secretary. Woman's section, Navy
League. Washington, D. c.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
Mount Vernon Officers Installed.

Officers of the Epworth League of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episco-
pal Church South were installed yester-
day. The new officers are A. E. Martin,
president; W. S. Warren. vice president
Eula NJ. Dawkins. secretary; Ethel Hoff,
corresponding secretary: John W. Wood.
treasurer; W. A. Easley. superintendent
OF the department OF spiritual work;
Ella Whitacre. superintendent OF the de-
partment of social service; Leta Bolin.
superintendent Of the department of
recreation and culture: Ardelle Hum
phrey. superintendent of the department
of missions, and Julia Erby. Epworth
Era agent
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
STREET CAR BUMPS
INTO PICNICKERS
Four Injured and Many Severely
Shaken-Auto Leaps Across
Sideualk

-Four men were injured. the leg Of one
being broken and crowd of young peo-
pie was shaken about severely yesterday
when street car collided with a truck
carrying twenty-five picnickers at Elev-
enth and streets northeast
Edgar Eaton, 137 V street northwest,
was taken TO Casualty Hospital, with hip
broken and body bruised. Gilbert Dyer,
l16 street northwest. and T. NJ. Jones.
V street, were treated by Casualty ply
sicians.
The automobile truck was returning
early yesterday from Marlboro, where
the party of twenty-five boys and girls.
with chaperons. had spent the day. The
automobile was going north On Eleventh
street and was struck at street by an
east-bound car. The automobile plunged
across the curbing and sidewalk before
the chauffeur. Jason Robb. had 1t under
control. Many of the trucks passengers
were thrown to the ground
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District Of Columbia. Maryland and
yirginia-Far Monday and probably Tuesday; mod
crate Temperature; light variable winds.
The indications are that there will be rains
Monday in tie Upper Lake region. and Monday
night or Tuesday in the Upper Ohio Valley. the
Lower Lake region, Northern New York. and North
ern New England. Otherwise the weather will
be generally fair Monday and Tuesday the
region east OF the Mississippi River.
Moderate temperatures will continue Monday and
Tuesday throughout the Eastern States Cooler
weather will overspread the Urper Lake region
Monday and the Lower Lake region and Ohio
Valley Tuesday
Local tenlerature-G Midnight Il: a. m. e.;
4 a. m, 6s: a. m. g.: a m, 60; 10 a. m, "a:
IL noon -: r. m. ST. p. m. 81; p. m, 76;
p M. %: 10 p N. Sc. Highest, 50: lowest, S.
Relative humidity-s a m. So; p. m. 70 Rain
fall Is p IN. to p. M. 0.Jo. Hours of sunshine,
l03 Per cent of possible sunshine. H.
Temperature same date last year-Highes, co.;
lowest Co.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
WASHINGTON PRINTERS
TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS
Delegates to International Topographic
cal Unions Convention Com
ing Here

Delegates to the convention of the In.
ternational typographical Union in Bal
timore In August will be entertained one
day by Columbia Typographical Union.
No. 101, according to plans made yester-
day at a meeting of Columbia Union at
Typographical Temple.
The union voted to ask the Baltimore
union for the privilege of entertaining
the delegates for one day. Three new
members were initiated and two appli-
cations for admission to the Union Print
ers' Home and two applications for old
age pensions were approved.
The union thanked Secretary George c.
Seibold for visiting President Wilson and
asking that the Saturday half holiday
order be extended so as to be effective
throughout the year instead of during
summer months only.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
TELLS OF CHURCH AND LABOR.
Rev. John MacMurray Preaches AT
Union NJ. f. Church.

At Union Methodist Episcopal Church
last night Rev John MacMurray. pastor.
spoke Of the alienation which seems to
exist between the Christian church and
masses of men. especially workingmen.
He said that this attitude of antago-
nism on the part of men toward the
church was due to the attitude of the
church toward the masses of men for
nearly fifteen centuries.
Church members" he said, must
study the problems bound up in the well
fare of the great mass of men and wom-
en- and not patronize but sympathize
and enter into their aspirations after bet
ter living conditions"
Rev. Mr. MacMurray asserted that
church members should laid the work.
ing men and women by every means n
their power to realize the conditions OF
happiness. good will and brotherhood
that God intends shall be the earthly lot
of all His children and which HIS Son
instructed and commissioned men to an
nounce everywhere"
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE

Edmund ]. and Ethel Beaulac. girl
Horace c. snd Msdge Bailey, boy.
Amlrose F. and Mary F. A. Higdon. boy
Nathan and Sophie Friedenberg. girl.
JoseTh NJ. and Virginia NJ. Wilson. boy.
Thomas r. and Pearl NJ Stanton, boy.
Claude NJ. and Lucille V. Simms, girl.
Frank and Mamie Ludlow. hoy.
Icserh l.. and Grace Z. HAYDEN, girl.
Harry :. and Ada L. NJ Howard, girl.
otho W and Christine l.. Holland hoy
Hugh and Florence NJ. Higgins, girl.
JAPANESE.
GenssbIra and Monserate Fujinara. girl.
COLORED.
Henry G. and Mary 4. Buriotte. rirl.
Vernon and Maude Washington, hoy.
MaHden and Margaret Woodbury., giri.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
LOCAL MENTION.

Pure lard. s%c H.; best butter. SOC
choice white potatoes. lac PIX: sweet
potatoes. 15c PIX: star of the East
flour, $3.50 bbl; pounds. Csc: cans
aspara gus. soc; cans sugar corn. 25c:
5 cans F.. J. peas, CSC: Eagle milk. 12c;
3 cans Van Camp Milk. 10c; extra
small sifted E. J. peas. 7hc: 3 cans
Sweet Wrinkle peas, Csc: Wonder cof,
fee. 20c: all kinds tea. 29c: Gold seal
Oleine soap. 10c: 3 lbs. starch. 1oc: II
lbs. washing soda. 10c: Y bbl. Old Time
flour, s175. 92S Pa. ave. and all the
]. T. D. Fyles stores.
Charlie t-hanIin today. S'-~'.''- ""S HtA
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
Author Arrested as Spy.

Copenhagen. Sept 19.-The Swedish au-
thor, L. Hertz, who has been contribut-
ing articles to the Swedish newspapers.
has been arrested in Italy for espionage
on behalf OF Germany and sentenced to
twenty years imprisonment
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
Farmer Dies; Team Plows On.

Reading. Pa. Sept. 19.-Two horss 5
plowing without a driver excited the
curiosity of John Huber. a Robeson.l
farmer. Going into the field Huber
found the body of his neighbor. Adam
Heller. 45 years old. lying dead in a fur
row. He had been stricken at the plow
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20


mating Engineers Convention.
The Illuminating Engineers Society
will convene this morning in the New
Willard Hotel. The convention will be
called to order by Dr. A S. McAllister.
president. c. A. Littlefield, general sec
retary, will be in the secretarial chair.
1t is expected 400 delegates will be pres
ent during the sessions, to extend through
Thursday Some 800 delegates will ar
rive on early morning trains today.
The business session will be adjourned
early today that delegates may go on a
sightseeing trip in the afternoon. A re-
ception and dance will be given tonight.
\ special cavalry drill at Fort Myer is
to be given for the delegates tomorrow
afternoon and trips will be made to
Mount Vernon. Automobile rides will be
taken Wednesday afternoon. followed by
tea at the Columbia Country Club.
The convention banquet will be held
Wednesday night. The convention will
close Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
NITRATE SUBSTITUTE FOUND.
Scarcity of Chemical Overcome h,
Discovery Of Germans

Berlin (via London). Sept. 1S.-Ger-
man farmers can find a satisfactory
substitute for Chilean nitrate of soda
in sulphate of ammonia and cyanimide.
Prof. Gerlach announced today
There was a great scarcity of nitro
gen product at the beginning of the
war. but cyanimide factories have
been put into operation since then.
and. although a large part of the pro-
duct has been needed for military
purposes, still the worst of the famine
has now been overcome. the speaker
asserted.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
3 %, on Savings A l33o3o
UNION |s!S5jtlsE|S!
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE

wHfTk
Helen N. Rars. 70 years, 90 Eleventh It ~.
Mary Ia Keirie rs 5li A ST. a.
Edward W. sparshott. - 256 Wisconsin ave. nv
Ethel A. Rowe. IS, George Washington q. Hoept
William Ryan. u. AE ] 1t. NV.
Msry McLanney Go. 1905 Third St ne.
Rose Dinsmorc. months. go Z ct. NV
COLORED.
Mar !. Savoy. q. Washington Asylum Hospk
Robert Wheeler. 60 Emergency Hospital
Nsbsl i. Wood, =, ieos Third q. m.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
ANNE B0LEYN'S HOME RAZED.
Historic Mansion Destroyed by Fire
from Big Guns.

London. Sept. 19.-Ankerwycke. the
historic mansion at Wraysbury. in
whose grounds King Henry VIII.
wooed Anne Boleyn, was destroyed to-
day by fire.
The house was built around the
ruins of one of the most famous
priories of the Middle Ages. founded
in the reign of Henry II. Adjoining
the property is Runnymede Meadow.
where the barons forced King John to
grant the Magma Charta.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20

Everybody admires EFFICIENCY
that's why advertising in the Want
Columns is so popular."-Dan $ayles.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20

The word "shrewd' once signified evil
or wicked. Thomas Fuller uses the ex-
preston "a shrewd fellow" meaning
wicked man.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20
CIVIL SERVICE FOR CHINA.
President Yuan-Shi-kai Deals Dealt
Blow to "SpOiIs System."

Peking. Sept. 1s.-President Yuan
Shi-Kal is attempting sto abolish the
practice of discharging an entire stan
of officials and clerks whenever a
new minister comes into office.
In a public proclamation Yuan Shi-
Kai says bureaus shall draw up regu-
lations relating to the period for pro-
motion and transfer. so that officials
may remain long in their offices and
respect their responsibility.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-20

.,r,,. t-,,nIin today. y--~'-,'- ~"s rtH
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
TIMELY GARDEN HINTS.

Before cold weather gets hold of the
ground thoroughly weed the straw
berry patch. H. n
Never put fertilizer ON your plants
while they are wet with rain
\ useful and ornamental plant is
parsley II may he easily kept for use
all winter
Once settled indoors. the house plants
must be sure of regular attention II
they are 10 be a success.
Any time during Che winter when
the canes arc not frozen, pruue and tic
mp grape and ornamentaS climbers
This work should not lie delayed until
growth starts. as il wiz then, ipjurc
the Vine.
The plow Is. after all the best weed
killer. Use it promptly on all garden
patches after the crops have been re
Moved. 1t mcals a clean land next
year.
Pumpkins viii keep well in Il corner
OF the cellar near n furnace. If there
is no furnace in the cellar a better
place for them is n warm closet near
the fire.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01

The ominous situation OF France is
shown by the passage in the Chamber
OF Deputies of the bill to lermit the
calling Is NE tc'o1lors Of the military
classes of 1877 This means the boys
who will be S;qr 10 years old in 1917
II is easy to see the quality of can
non fodder that they will provide
boys averaging like ours, here in Ben
nington in the, eighth grade or the
freshman class in the high school
IT has been apparent for some time
that France is trying to carry, the
chief brunt OF the war in the west
and is doing more than her share,
but it comes as 4 Shock that she is
likely to be compelled to send chill.
dren into the trenches. The enemies
of France. however, need not think
for a minute that these boys won't
make good soldiers. In our Civil war
there were no better or Drawer sol
ders than the kids who ran away
and lied about their ages and man
aged to get into the army anywhere
from fourteen to seventeen In view
of the sacrifices that France is max
ing it would seem as though England
would be shamed into CONSUMPTION or
some other forced method of secur-
ing for soldiers those who ought to
&c. rei,igfsut
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01

Whenever a powder mill blows up
there are dark stories OF deeds of
islgss and agents of warning powers.
MOT of these yarns ARP purely
imaginary as Bennington people
have reason to know Several times
during the past few years Bennington
has been Jared by the blowing up OF
thee ponder mills at Sclhghticoke
wieif there was no war going on
Powder mills are dangerous at the
best and now when eyeryl effort is
strained to increase the production
accidents are sure to be more fire.
quent The same can be said of fires
and other troubles at the great
plants. often hurriedly built where
war munitions are made. There is
unquestionably some reprehensible
activity by reckless partisans of Ger
many and Austria, who are stirred TO
bitterness by the extent to which the
United States is supplying murder
machinery to kill their brethren at
home, but probably two-thirfls of the
stalk pqdlscare are in the sensational
newspapers and in the minds OF the
hyphemated British.Americans who
are seeking to drive or coax this
country into war against GERMANY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01

Please don't bring or send in items
about dandelon blossoms, ripe rasp-
berries, live grasshoppers, bursting
lilac buds, etc. These things are so
common as to be universal every late
fall that is warm and pleasant and
even during a warm spell in winter.
They are not freaks of nature, but
merely a common and frequent re-
hinder that nature is always busy
whereyer there is an opening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
Auburn. Maine. 1~. G..&.
A life insurance policy.

may prove an insulation between mis-
fortune and want and between old
age and the poorhouse, for those you
leave behind, Every prudent man
is rarquEnot to get his wire of pre-
pafedness shortcircuited by the wire
OF neglect. National Life lns. Co., Of
sYtag9 Mutual. Earle S. Kinsley, Gen
eral Agent, Mead Building, Rutland,
VT .Kdy. .-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the There 10
only one way to cure deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness 10
cous lining OF the Eustachian Tube, When
this tube Is inhamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing and when 1t is
entirely closed Deafness is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken ont
and this tube restored to its normal condl-
ton. hearing viii be destroyed forever nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infianed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We Will give one Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness tcaused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars free
f. j. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists 75c
Taxi Tal's Family Pulls for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
CHECK TO RUSSIA. m
Rumaria Refuses Russian Warships
Use OF Danube

Berlin Nov 30--According to a dis
patch from Bucharest to the Tagel-
blatt, the Rumanian Government has
prohibited Russian warships from en-
tering the mouth OF the Danube,
where mines have been laid Ruman-
ia, the correspondent says has notified
Russia in unmistakable terms that un
der all circumstances she will main
tain the strictest neutrality and has
demanded that the Cars govern
ment respect the same. He comments
upon this being the first energetic
measure undertaken by the Bratiano
Cabinet
a report from Galatz states that
the Bulgarian government has in
formed the Russian government that
any foreign vessel nearing the Bulgar
ian shore will be attacked.
In Bucharest league for reacquir-
ing the Russian province of Bessara-
hia has been formed. Its leaders ac-
knowledge that this is possible only
if Rumania takes part in the war on
the size OF, the central powers. Alex.
anaef AIargiloman, Konstantin Nenis-
ceiu, and Grigore Cantakutine are
the moving spirits of the organiza-
tiLA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
Z csouTAt.sHA6T ssvRy =

a HTJF ~ ft+zc-3 mATI4l@
4 District SaperinteplIent @3ny Whit,
tier has returned from Boston where
he addressed the New England as.
ISOLATION Of school observation-disclosures
on The Superintendent loand His
Teachers eldrtonoG a5T
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
FRANK e. HOWE. Editor and Pub
Wednesday, December I, 1915.

The deer hunting season closes
next Saturday. night at dark. The
slaughter seems to be slowing down
from last week, probably from lack
of material
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
Know What a Mole ls2

How dull the dictionary 1t says "a
mole is Il permanent dark brown spot
on the human skin \ California
poetess refers to mole as IA teardrop
petriGel 10y its own audacity. Toledo
Blade
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01

Nor pans flhpuL tlit Iflftlt
pale face of leaden tint, eyes heavy
and dull, twitching eyelds, itching gof
the nose. itching ofAtbe rectunH short
dry cough grinding Of the teeth, lit
tie red points sticking out on tongue,
starting during sleep Slow fever.i
( Grown folks are subject to WORMS
also ifANjA ~ -tF liz
The one best remedy is DIR. Trhe's
Blxer, the Family Laxative and
Worm .Expeller, Good, for, adults al
SO. Mrs. Curtis of Houston, Texas,
believes this, and Writes that she Viii
be glad to tell her friends of the
benefits she has received. Get bot
tie today-at your dealers, Csc, soc.
and $1.00 Advice free.
Write me today
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01

worms in children are,
Deranged stomach, swol-
len upper lip, sour stom-
ach, offensive breath,
hard and full belly with
occasional gripings and
Mains q bp,t tho N ,s.hI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-01
Does YOur Child Have Worms?

Thousands of children suffer agon-
les from worms and their parents do
not know it. Familiar symptoms of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-14
THE NEw MEXICO BOOK.

The New Mexico exposition book,
the massive work Of l25 pages and
some hundreds Of illustrations By
Publicity Agent A. y. Kochler Jr,
Is just from the press. In its pro-
'duction and publication close 20 S15,-
600 has been expended, and II is
worth every dollar OF II.
Nothing so comprehensive has ev-
Ter been attempted before In this
.or in any other state. Every page Of
Ia Us ENcn up to telling what New
Mexico has for the investor and the
sightsecr II reveals 10 the public.
las never before. the wonderland of
the North American continont-we
might almost say of the world-ln-
vting the tourist as he formerly was
lured to the mountains Of switzor-
land. the ruins Of the valley Of the
Nile and the fiords Of the European
Northland.
In II are pictured the vast opera
lions Of giant coal and copper mines,
the forests aud the fields. the noun
tains and the valleys, the queer
shapes into which nature has
wrought the rocks, the Indian
pucblos, the alfalfa farms, the or
chards the truck gardens. the cattle
and sheep ranches The cities and
towns are shown with their public
buildings. their hotels, their schools
and churches,
The production OF Mr.. Kochlcr Is
q compendium OF New Mexico pro-
duccd with almost infinite labor
end patience and the highest degree
of efficiency The twenty-five thous-
aud copies to be given away at the
exposition ~iH give the people Who
Set It and their friends who read il
"a new idea of what this state IS. Of
what il has for them when they
come TO see h. Thousands or them
will come by train and by auto.
Tho misfortune of II an is that
there are not funds enough to war
rant the distribution of four times
the number OF copies printed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-14

back that the difference Of "A few
years Is immatorial; that the gold
standard was the thought Of a half
century before It's enactment into
law. that the corporation law was
the product 81 The brain Of senator
Ia Toilette who never has been In
harmony with tho party to which he
claims 10 belong that the income tax
law and the popular election Of Unit
ed states senators originated In the
brain of William jennings Bryan and
were stolen by the republicans
II we are 90 go back to the origin
Of ideas. wc viii have to go beyond
Tho foundation Of the American re-
public for most Of the laws that have
been placed upon the statute books
OF this government. or to other coun-
tries For practically all OF the pro-
eressive legislation that term
ln ita restricted scnse--we must
thank The old populist party. the first
one of this country 10 incorporate IN
lts platform n demand for an income
tay and the popular election of Unit
ed states senators Also that Marty
was the first to declare for the i'm
ltiatIye. referendum and recall and
for r. system OF unsecured currency
not far different from that provided
fer 10 our new currency law
10 meet emergencies incidentally,
the strongly backed demand Of Con-
eressman Henry Of Texas for cur
rency based on farm products stored
in warehouses. defeated with diff
Guilty bay the president was pure
populism, and found first in this
country Ia the Ocala platform.
So, when we come 10 the ideas Of
things we must go far back In our
lnycstigntlons to find the crank in
whose brain they originated They |
autcdato any enactment into law
even any platform declaration. The |
sherman law was not written until /
backed by a popular demand for the 1
Correction Of an evil But the party |
Ia power that takes up such de- /
nunds, shapes them into bills and T
writes them into the laws Of the /
country must be given credit for 7
hem