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Evening star., 1915-12-22

Jack Dunn's team remains at Rich
mond, where he was located last sea-
son. This was after organized base
ball had turned down the proposition.
to admit Baltimore into one of the
major circuits. The stockholders of the
Buffalo and Baltimore clubs are anx-
ious to save something from the
wreck, but it is not likely that the In
ternational League, which suffered
more than any other of the minor
Leagues, should be forced to take care
of the two weakest spots in the Fed
eral proposition.
Despite the fact that a report from
the Cincinnati peace meeting says that
all contract jumpers would be restored
to good standing. such is not apt to
be the case. Rumors during the peace
conferences in New York last week
were to the effect that while organized
base ball would not take any action
of blacklist type against the jump
ers, there would be an understanding
not to touch the players who violated
Aheir contracts, and the chances are
that this rule will be strictly lived
up to.
cihraItar ia lass than. two snus,s
Evening star., 1915-12-22
Pi Wins at Basket Ball.

The ri qulnt won the basket ball
game in the Fraternity League last
night. defeating the Chi five in a well
played contest, 29 to 20. ri held the
lead at the end of the first half by
20 to, 4, but Chi came fast and played
much better ball in the second period.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
ACID IN STOMACH
SOURS THE FOOD:
Says Excess of Hydrochloric
Acid is Cause of In
digestion.

\ we'll known authority states
that stomach trouble and indiges--
ton is nearly always due to acid
ity-aeid stomaci,-and not. as
most folks believe, from lack of
digestive juices. He states that
an excess OF hydrochloric acid in
tire stomach rctards digestion and
starts food fermentation. then our
meals sour like garbage in a can.
forming acrid fluids and gases
which initiate the stomach like a
toy balloon. We then get that
heavy. lunipy feeling in the chest,
we eructate sour food, belch gas
, or have heartburn, fiatulence, wa
terbrash or nausea.
He tells Us to lay aside all digcs-
tive aids and instead get from any
pharmacy four ounces of Jad Salts
, and take a tablespoonful in glass
of water before breakfast while it
I is effervescing. and furthermore,
J to continue this for one week.
While relief follows the FIRST dose.
iit is important to neutralize the
( acidity, remove the gas-making
( mass. start the liver. stimulate the
{ Kidneys and thus promote free
! How OF pure digestive juices.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and is
J made from the acid OF grapes and
J lemon Juice, combined with lithia
} and sodium phosphate. This harm
J less salts is used by thousands of
I people for stomach trouble with
Excellent results.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
MR.. WEBB MAY OFFER BILL.
Committee on New Juvenile Court
Confers With House Member.

With purpose to arrange for the intro
duction in Congress Of the bill for the
establishment of a new Juvenile Court
and "A code of laws for children in the
District of Columbia. Judge Latimer of
the present Juvenile Court, Miss Julia c.
Lathrop and Walter G. Clephane, two
members of the committee appointed by
former Attorney General McReynolds TO
investigate and report on existing condi-
tions and recommend remedies, today
conferred with Representative Webb,
chairman of the House committee on ju-
dietary. 1t is expected that Representa-
tive Webb will personally introduce the
bill prepared by the committee and sub
mitted as part Of it's report with the re-
port TO Congress by the Attorney General.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Carries Illuminated Flag.

NEW YORK, February 26.-The
steamship City of Savannah Of the
Savannah line is to be loaded with cot
ton for Germany, and as a protection
against German submarines she has a
big American flag painted on each side
that will be illuminated at night. The
City of Savannah sailed yesterday for
Wilmington, \. C..~where she will load
10 600 bales and steam for Rotterdam.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
SHIP CoNFEREEs ADJOURN.
Champions Hope to Win Recalci-
trants by Changing Bill.

After Il brief session last night con-
ferees on the government ship pur-
chase bill adjourned until tonight to
permit further negotiations undertaken
by administration leaders with demo-
cratic senators who revolted against
the measure.
Champions of the bill hope to change
it SO as to win back the support of the
democratic recalcitrants. This will
necessitate an amendment to make the
proposed undertaking distinctly a tenn
porary one.
Even if this is done. the administra-
ton senators have little hope of over
coming republican opposition.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
DAMAGE AWARD $4,000.
Verdict Against Traction Company
in Favor of Christine Nelson

The Capital Traction Company was
assessed $4,000 damages today by a
jury in Circuit Division of the Dis
'rict Supreme Court before Justice
Stafford in favor of Christine Nelson,
VINO was injured while riding in an au-
tomobile which was struck by car
November 3, 1918
Ihe collision occurred on Florida ave-
nue. northeast Attorneys George A.
Berry and r. F. Downing represented
the plaintiff. Attorney c. Thomas Dun
lop appeared for the railroad
Evening star., 1915-02-26
ried on by the league is that of enroll
ing men,
Work Among Soldiers bers from
Who Are Facing Death. 81 M .,a " so,

diers now facing death in the war
zone, or in the military camps await
ing orders to go into active service.
Special Testaments. small in bulk, but
printed in clear type. have been pro-
vided for the soldiers knapsacks. They
are substantially bound in waterproof
covers. Few of them are distributed
without a friendly word and a personal
appeal that the league pledge. contain
ed in each little volume, be signed and
kept
Many of the Red Cross workers are
league members and are distributing
the Testaments among the men brought
INTO the hospitals. Most of the hospitals
nave supply Of Testaments provided
Tor them printed in different Ian
RuaSes, to meet the needs of the men
brought in. Out on the battlefields ths
little TeStaments are being freely used
:" men the lights are too bad for each
man to read his own. a man will crouch
down near the light and read a selected
chapter to the men gathered around on
the ground or in the trenches.
Evening star., 1915-02-26

the special delivery boys. said that he
would give 1t consideration.
He was also asked If the new way of
payment would not affect the efficiency
of the service. He replied that he didn't
care to argue that point. but that an
efficient service would be installed.
Postmaster Praeger declared emphatic
ally that no matter what happened the
new method Of paying would be put into
effect.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Entertainment for the Blind.

Shaemas O'Sheel of New York is to
give a reading from his new book of
poems Tuesday evening at O'Clock at
the National Library for the Blind, 1929
III street northwest Miss Lucy G.
Boyce will entertain the blind at 3
O'Clock the afternoon of March 6 with
group of short stories.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
FOR MODERN IDEAS
JUVENILE COURT
Continued from First Page1

must hold children for what are gen
orally termed greater offenses' for the
action of the grand jury.
"(b) Children before the court must
be charged with crime anu when
found guilty a conviction must be en-
tered. thus making a permanent Grim
inal record against them. Between the
fiscal years June 80. 1907. and June so.
1913. both inclusive. 1857 children
passed through the court. OF this to-
tai upward of 1000 children We're found
guilty of crime, had judgments OF
conviction of crime entered against
them. and by reason OF such judgments
are disqualified from jury duty. hold
ing office or entering the public service.
: "(c) The court as now organized has
no power of direct commitment of chill
dren who need such care. except to
training schools.
"(d) The contributory delinquency
sections Of the law tsection 24) are so
effectively drawn as to prevent pro-
ceedinss in cases In which adults are
really responsible for the child's un-
doing. During the past eighteen
months (the period of the present
judge) not a single case of this kind
has been prosecuted in the court
Evening star., 1915-02-26
strikingly Out of Harmony.


"The foregoing. legislation is strik-
| ingly out of harmony with the mod
ern movement touching juvenile court
| Legislation. SO far as the law is con-
cerned every detail of the criminal law
is worked out against the child. Like
the adult he is .lawbreaker; he is an
| offender against the public peace; the
| particular offense, be it ever so trtflng.
| is of no moment; he may be charged
with breaking a window in his play
an offense against property-or taking
| a newspaper-larceny.' There is. ac-
cording to the conception underlying
the present law, but one way of reach
ing him, and that is through conVlc-
| tion for the commission of a crime. No
distinction is made here between the
offending child and the adult criminal.
they must both be punished. The sole
question, SO far as the child is con-
cerned, is, Did he commit the act with
which he is charged?' is he guilty of
larceny or burglary or robbery; as .ne
rules of evidence, if the crime Of lar
ceny, burglary or robbery is not made
out technically the child is dismissed:
Back of the appearance of the child
in court there may be an adult who is
ance of the child in court-the person
against whom the judgment of the
court should be lodged-yet the law is
so defective in this particular that not
a single case against an adult has been
tried in eighteen months. There may
be- furthermore. as an intimate part
of the proceedings involving the child
and largely responsible therefor, con-
ditions that cry out for correction.
This. the main point of interest in the
newer legislation with which the ex-
listing law is out of tune. is sec
ondary consideration. The inquiry un-
der the law must be directed to the
consideration of the evidence bearing
upon the commission of crime. No more
striking injustice of this can be found
than is presented by the fact that to-
day there are permanent criminal
records against more than 1000 chill
dren of the District: and these records
the committee hopes Congress may eX-
punge so as to emancipate these chill
dren from the disabilities under which
they are now resting.
The Indictment against the present
law contains the same, counts as the
Indictment against criminal childrens
courts wherever found: and if the real
function of the Juvenile Court of the
District OF Columbia is to be worked
out. II il is to become an institution
contributing its share to the salvation
or the children of the District, 1t must
rest upon law, the thought and
spirit of which is fundamentally diff
ferent from existing legislation The
re-created court must abandon the ira
dtuons of the criminal law and crimi-
nal court and must conform to the
humane lines embodied in the newer
n N 10 trt
Evening star., 1915-02-26
THE POCKET TESTAMENT
LEAGUE.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

a rev years ago a young schoolgirl
attended a revival meeting and became
SO filled with the love of God in her
own heart that she wanted to bring it
into the lives of her little friends. An
oher little girl in her school had the
same experience. From the inspira-
| tion of these two children has grown
the greatest religious organization in
the world. and no reckoning can be
made of the millions of people who
have been and are being benefited by
it,
The girls started upon soul-Wiu-
ming effort among their schoolmates,
and went about it in quiet, methodl-
cal way. They agreed never to argue,
to talk to only one girl at time, and
to depend upon the Bible for daily help.
Each started by keeping Bible i'll her
desk, but the Bible in the desk was not
always accessible. because the play
ground afforded the best opportunity
to talk with the other girls. To solve
the difficulty, each began to carry
small pocket Testament.
The little Testament proved so help
full to them, and to those who became
interested, that they organized a little
society called "The Pocket Testament
League" Each member was pledged
never to be without her Testament
and mode of greeting among the
her little book as a challenge to the
others. This helped each member 10
keep her pledge.
The organization grew until it num-
bered over sixty members in the high
school. w h e n
Society Enrolls school days were
over, the members
them to remote cedntries, but corre-
spondence is kept up and each OF them
has brought others into the league.
This requires only the acceptance OF
the following pledge as originated by
the two girls: IT hereby accept mem
bership in the Pocket Testament
League by making it the rule of my
life to read at least one chapter OF the
Bible each day and to carry a pocket
Testament with me wherever I co.
The little girl responsible for the
league is now the wife of Charles Alex
ander. the revival song leader. who is
now working in England with DR.. Tor
rey in his religious work among the
British soldiers. The work of the
league has spread into all parts of the
globe from the Fiji Islands to the Po-
lar sea. It's membership exceeds mil
lion men, women and children, repre-
senting every class from the highest to
the lowest. These great evangellsts
carried the mission of the Pocket Tes-
lament League into every country of
the world tour and are earnestly pro-
noting it as part of their own great
plan of soul winning.
The simplicity and practicability of
the league make a strong appeal to
busy people. Business men, profess
sional men, newspaper writer's, rail-
road and street car men are easily per-
suaded to accept little Testament
and make a pledge which requires so
little from them. 1t appeals especially
to travelling statesmen, who have to
spend so much time upon trains and
have thus much opportunity to read.
The Band Of Gideon. an organization
composed entirely of travelling sales
men, has united with the league almost
to a man. Many of them carry num-
ber of Testaments in their sample cases
for free distribution.
-
The Gideons are all Christian men,
Evening star., 1915-02-26
now an elder. 1 am working all the
time to bring other men to church."

time to bring other men to church."
Every religious organization recog-
nizes the influence of the league and
co-operates with it.
Branch Leagues Many churches C
in Many Churches. leagues which II hold . d
regular meetings. tending to promote the
spiritual growth of the church. No one
joining the league is pledged to attend
church, but the daily reading of the
Testament almost invariably brings
about the desire to mingle with Chris
tian people, and church attendance nat
urally follows.
The league membership does not i'm
pose any responsibility upon any one.
but the alchemy of the word of God is
SO powerful that few can read it daily
without a desire voluntarily to share
It's benefits with others On the back
of some of the league pledge cards now
belng circulated is 4 soul-winning
pledge, In taking this. the signer
agrees to devote a definite number of
hours each week to soul winning by
personal effort. This effort begins with
securing other members to the league.
ana IN urging all who have already ac-
cepted Christ to begin work for Him at
once. This endless chain method is
responsible for the miraculous growth
of the league both in numbers and in
1uence.
The soul winning effort was LAUGHED
hrst in England in 1910. It's activities 5
We're carried into shops, factories,
schools, the street--anywhere. Those
engaged in it made it a rule to miss no
opportunity to speak to person about
salvation. 1t has extended with pc
cullar enthusiasm to many schools. In
one school three boys, all under seven
teen. who had been members of the
league for some time, recently took the
soul-winning pledge Through their
influence, twenty boys accepted Christ
within month. Filled with enthu-
siasm. these boys have now started a
"one hundred souls crusade, by. which
they hope to win a hundred boys to join
them within year
Evening star., 1915-02-26
SPECIAL DELIVERY BOYS
OBJECT TOP. 0. SALARY
Declare $45 a Month Means Big Cut
in Incomes and Slower
Service.
Postmaster Praeger Will Consider
Protest, But Put New System
in Effect Anyway.

Special delivery messengers of the
city post office are up in arms at the
proposal of Postmaster Otto PraeSer
to reduce their monthly earnings by
putting them on salary basis. The
order is out that beginning March /
all the special delivery messengers will
receive salary of S45 a month each.
But the specials have protested the
order. This morning they sent to the
postmaster a petition signed by all of
the white members of the force pro-
testing against what amounts to a re-
duction in their wages. The colored
members of the force refused TO sign
the petition when it was presented to
them. it was declared.
\ special delivery messenger, stopped
by a Star reporter this morning, de-
clared that the order will amount to
a big reduction in salaries. After
March !. if the new order becomes
effective. they will receive but $3.50 a
day each. while under the plan of re-
ceiving S cents 4 letter they made from
5. to 81 a day.
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Made Bows Hustle.

Under the commission system, where
Zach messenger received what he made
here was rivalry among the boys. and
hey hustled back to the office SO that
.hey could get in line and get more let
ters. it is declared. Placing the boys
lnder d salary. said special, probably
will affect the service to the end that
the boy who hustles will get no more
han the boy who does not care wheth
sr he gets back quickly or not.
There are declared to be quite few
married men ON the special force who,
by hustling. are enabled tomake liv-
.Dg wage, but under the salary plan
cannot keep their positions. They de-
clare they cannot work for s1.50 a day
and maintain their families.
The law governing the special deliv-
cry service says that not more than
50 per cent of the face value of a spe-
,ial delivery stamp shall be.the cost of
delivery.
Praeger Is Determined.
Postmaster Praeger, when asked what
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Thirty Minutes
of Every Day.

0J' dur n his lunch
hour to talk with some person about
Christ. He is carrying out this pro-
gram despite many obstacles. The re-
suits repay him fully. Sometimes the
fellow salesman whom he invites to
lunch, in order that he may have an
opportunity to talk seriously, SCOTS
vehemently at the religious dope"
being handed to him with his food,
but months afterWard the two men
will meet again and the soul-winner
will discover that his effort was not in
vain.
A band of the Pocket Testament
League was formed several years ago
among the American art and music
students studying in Paris. Five girls
began holding a little meeting in the
Latin quarter each week. From their
own slender allowances they purchased
a supply of French Testaments. which
were distributed among the man and
woman models.
Missionaries in foreign lands find
much help in the league, and they are
adding largely to its membership.
Sixty members from the South Sea Is
lands have recently enrolled their
more members into the league. Their
names present curious combination
of Christian and heaten nomencla-
ture such as Thomas Tumtum, Luke
Tabyvaroo, Sarah Monysungwool, Moses
Tomasses and Timothy Tabycame. The
wife of the mayor of Thursday Island
has become a secretary to promote the
growth of the league in her commu-
nifty.
The great Bible publishing houses in
this country and Europe are co-opefat-
ing with the league by supplying Tes-
tamentS at the lowest possible cost
Some of these have the league pledge
printed upon an inside page. which the
recipient signs and has always with
him The Testamen are supplied IN
almost every known language, for the
league has ffourishing branches in
every European country, in China,
Japan and India.
=
The most. active work now being car
Evening star., 1915-02-26
Are Placing Bibles
Public Places.

Organization in their own homes they
yet desire to do something to promote
religious growth. One of their special
activities has been placing Bibles in
public places, especially in hotels. A
number of large hotels have had a
Bible placed in every room through the
generosity of tho Gideons. The Testa-
ment is less expensive than the Bible.
and is therefore distributed in greater
numbers. One man recently reported
having secured twenty -one members
upon, thousand mile trip. They in
cluded conductors, brakemen, dining
car walters and passengers.
Another man gave league Testa :
ment to railroad porter in New York.
Ten months later lie was passing
through the same station late at night.
One of the porters looked familiar. He
asked: Are you the man / gave a
Testament to last year?
Pulling the little book out of his
pocket the porter answered, Yes. sir,
here it is
Has it done you any good?'
1T has done me this much good,
was the answer. "Since you gave it to
me have Joined the church and am
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Praeger Is Determined.

Postmaster Praeger, when asked what
action would be taken on the petition of
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The Gideons are all Christian men,
who feel that because their travelling
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An American commercial traveller
who took the soul-winning pledge de-
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Exceptions Made.

An exception is made in favor of
the National Training School for Boys
and the National Training School for
Girls (section 2D. This exception, how
ever, in nowise affects the foregoing
an order of commitment to one of the
national training schools will not be
made unless the court is convinced
that all other measures will fail in
reaching the real trouble with the
failed: and unless the court feels,
further, that the child needs the disci-
pline and education OF the institution.
Once this conclusion is reached. the
institution should be permitted. with
out the courts interference with its
discipline, to work out the cure of the
child There are, furthermore, the
added considerations in favor of the
exception that the institutions, un-
like the homes in which children may
be placed, may be readily inspected and
may be held to certain definite stand
ards.
Consistent effort is made throughout
the act not only to correct conditions, but
to protect the child:
"1a) The court may inquire into the
habits, surroundings. conditions and tend
enccs OF the child. to enable the court
to render such order as will best conserve
the welfare Of the Child. tSection 14.)
.'(b) The court has power to exclude
the public from the room wherein the
hearing Is held, admitting thereto only
such persons as may have direct inter-
est in the case. While all records are
open to the inspection of the child, it's
parents, guardian or authorized repre-
sentative at all times, they may be held
from indiscriminate public inspection in
the discretion of the court. tSection 15.)
"tc) No adjudication upon the status
Of any child under the provisions of this
act shall operate as Il disqualification for
Jury duty for office. or any other public
service under the government of the
United States or the District of Colum-
bia; and such child shall not be denoIn-
mated Il criminal by reason of any such
adjudication. nor shall such adjudication
be denominated conviction. fSection
1S.9
"td) Pending the first hearing. the
child may be released upon its own
recognizance or promise, or the recog-
nizance or promise of a parent or per-
son having its custody. -(Section I'D
"te) Children pending hearing shall be
detained in the detention home to be es-
Evening star., 1915-02-26

The most: active work now being car