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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-17
Answers to Correspondents.


all questions relating to her department
as promptly as possible. As 1t will not
be practicable to print an answer to
every inquiry. a stamped envelope should
accompany each letter. All letters should
be addressed to Miss Susanna Cocroft,
care Of this paper.
Hives.
F. NJ. writes: DO you know any cure
for hives? I have 1t constantly and IL
seems sometimes as II should scratch
my skin OF. I have tried sulphur lotions
and weak solutions Of carbolic acid"
Hives. or urticaria, Ii not . disease.
but a symptom Of autotoxemia, that II,
a poison Of the body generated in the
body. There Is something wrong in your
diet, or you are not throwing OF the
poison by deep breathing and = free ac-
ton Of kidneys and intestines. Find
out by watchfulness what food or COM
binations of foods are responsible for
this trouble and strictly avoid them.
Shellfish. Strawberries, tomatoes, sailed
fish or meat are common causes for this
trouble. Salt purges are generally CIV
en- and local treatment, such a. you
mention. Exercise, deep breathing and
free use Of water will help.
For temporary relief try moisteninG the
skin with q little olive oil. Change your
mental attitude In regard to the discom-
fort a. fully as you can 50 as to relax
the nervea because fretting will in
crease the congestion of blood and In
nammation in the skin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
Is MONTHS A YEAR,
PLAN OF PREACHER
Holiday Features in New
Calendar to Aid Trade
and Labor.

A new calendar has been planned by
New York clergyman, the Rev. H. 7.
Hames, curate of All Angels Episcopal
Church. He said yesterday that he has
received hearty Endorsements here by
several influential ministers of the
proposed change. Christian forces
favor the move, he says, in the inter-
ests of labor, of trade and general
world advance.
Mr.. Hames declared that he has
heard favorably from so many clergy
men in Europe that he believes a cal
endar shift may come into the negoti-
ations that end the great war
Among the features of this calendar
is one providing that all holidays come
on Mondays. This is in the interest Of
labor. There can then be at frequent
intervals in the year half of Satur-
day and then two days of vacation.
Another novelty, one that will be well
coined by trade, is that Easter is al
ways to fall on the third Sunday in
April. Tremendous difference obtains
in trade whether Easter be early or
late.
A still more radical action is the ad-
diton of another month TO the year.
This newcomer goes between June and
July, and is called Holiday" although
Mr. Hames said yesterday that some
other name might be substituted. The
reason for g new month is that the
calender proposes that all months shall
have twenty-eight days and be uniform.
There will, however, be one extra
day each year, and two extra ones on
leap years. These Mr.. Hames proposes
10 put in at the end of December and
TO make them general holidays-an-
other concession TO the workingman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
PRESBYTERIAN GAIN
IN 1915 A.RECORD
Gifts to Church Reach
$27,7S4,000 - Member
ship Now 1,5l3,046.

The growth of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States, and in
this city, has broken all records in
members and in money, according to
reports made public yesterday. Pres
byterian membership in the United
States now stands at 1,513,046, an in
crease of 54,961 over last year.
Last year 10000 persons were ex-
amined by elders with view to MEM
barship, a number larger by $4,000 than
ever applied for membership in q
single year since the organization Of
the Church.
Within tea years the Presbyterian
Church in the United States has added
very nearly 100000 to its membership,
and 100000 to its Sunday School rolls
The number Of Presbyterian ministers
now stands at $3.50, the highest num-
Der yet attained These figures do not
include the Presbyterlans of the South.
Finances kept pace with membership.
The total gifts of these 1,5l3,O46 Pres
byterians were s27,7S4,O00 last year, or
1882 per member, the highest ay-
erage of any religious body in Ameri-
ca, if not in the world, save one. These
total Presbyterian gifts are an increase
of $l0,000,000 in the last ten years.
Home Mission gifts amounted to
few dollars under 100000, Id for
eign went to Sl,S10,000, both of them
the largest sums ever reached IN
single year, save, in the case OF the
foreign, in 1911.
Presbyterian and other American So
cieties have aided German missionar-
les in India and the Far East. GIFTS
to these causes last year are not IN
cluded in the figures just made public
The country in which Presbyterian
growth in members and money has
been greatest includes Southern Cali-
fornia and the large cities OF the MIG
die West.
Presbyterianism in New York within
the year, according TO the report, IN
cludes the acquisition OF two large
churches from the Reformed and UNI
precedented growth in numbers and
gifts of the large Manhattan and
Brooklyn churches.
The reports show the largest Pres
byterlan Church in the world 10 be
the Fifth Avenue, and last year to have
been the largest in its history. us
miscellaneous charities for the year
amounted to S403,5OO, and the cost
OF maintenance was almost SlOO'-
600. It gave 10 foreign missions S42,-
900 and to home $4,000.
The other large Presbyterian church
es Of the city contributing to the Pres
byterian record of the year include
the Brick, the Central, the West End
the North in Manhattan, and the First,
LAFAYETTE and Central in Brooklyn.
The figures show that all of the New
York Presbyterian churches helped in
the showing made by the rest OF the
country. The average benefcence in
New York reached last year S53.53, or
the highest per member Of any re-
ligious body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
YACHT PARTIES AT PIER
H. H. Hardness, P. G. Gerry
and Arthur Meeker Hosts.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune J


Narragansett Pier, R. l., Aug. l.
Scores of motor touring parties and
several steam yachts and other pleas
ure craft arrived here this morning for
the day. The beach was thronged with
hundreds of bathers and as many
sightseers.
Harry s. Hardness. of New York. sc-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. D. H.
Gaines. arrived here on the yacht
Wakiva, which dropped anchor in the
bay. c
Ex-Representative Peter Goelet Gerry
and Mrs. Gerry arrived here from war
wick Neck on the yacht OWera' ana
gave a luncheon at the Casino. In
their party were Mr.. and Mrs. Laurls-
ton Hazard, of Providence.
Arthur Meeker, of Chicago, arrived
here on the yacht Arcday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Laurance Harmour, of Chicago.
All visited the Casino for luncheon
Among other yachts which anchored
to-day were the Taro and the Flyhawk,
the latter owned by Dutee Flint, OF
Miss Lucia Chase and Lincoln
Vaughn were first in a swimming con-
test to-day, which included a swim out
around the yacht Tsro, anchored half
a mile from shore.
AT luncheon given by Mrs. o. H.
Tangeman. of New York. the guests
we're William P. Burden, G. Louis
Boissevain and j. Gordon Douglas. Of
New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
LAWYERS FLOCK TO UTAH
Will Hear Taft Talk at Bar
Association Meeting.

A large number Of lawyers will leave
the Eastern states this week 70 attend
the annua, meetings Of the Commits
sioners on Uniform State Laws and
the American Bar Association, at salt
Lake City. Ex-President TAFT, FOR
mer head OF the latter body, Is TO be
one Of the speakers at the convention.
Under the presidency OF Professor
Charles T. Terry. Of Columbia Univer-
sity Law School. the Commissioners
on Uniform State Laws, which consists
Of three representatives from each
state will hold its conference first,
beginning August 10. A week later the
Bar Association will commence its
three-day session. The two orgsniZa-
tions have sl'vAyr been closely con
nected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
DIR. VAN KLEECK DIES
as YEARS A RECTOR
First Charge at St. PauPs
Chapel, Trinity Parish
Was Seventy-three.

The Rev. Frederick Brinsmaid Van
Kleeck, for forty-fye years rector OF
Grace Episcopal Church, White Plains,
died at his home yesterday, at the ago
of seventy-three.
Mr. Van Kleeck was born in Troy.
He was graduated from Columbia Uni
versity in 1868, and received the degree
of NJ. A. in 1886. He was graduated
from the General Theological Seminary
in 1856, and was ordained TO the priest
hood by Bishop Potter two years later
His first charge was at ST. PauPs
Chapel, Trinitl Parish, in this city,
where he served as assistant recor
under DR.. Dix.
For two years he was rector of St.
Paul's Church, Morrisania, and he be-
gan his connection with Grace Church,
White Plains, in 1868. He was also
archdeacon of Westchester County for
twenty years, and in 1885 he received
his D. D. degree from st. Stephens
College.
He leaves his wife, two sons and
two sisters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
POUNDS NEW SYNAGOGUE
Broadway West End Congre
cation Seeks Site.

A new liberal Jewish congregation is
being founded in the Broadway West
End Avenue district by Rabbi Ephraim
Frisch, of Tempel Israel, Far RocAa-
way.
with one hundred families, and negoti-
atoms are pending for a building at
Broadway in the Eighties; Social ser
are to be emphasized and the syna-
gogue is expected to open on the eve
of the Jewish New Year, September 8.
Among those interested are victor
David Bremen, the sculptor; Morris d.
Waldman, director of the United He
brew Charities, Menko H. Wolfe, DR..
Marcus A. Rothschild, John Levy, JOS
eph Shay and Samuel Iovenberg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
KINGSBURYS AID QUITS
Howe Retires to Become Pub
lie Charities Secretary.

Stanley Howe, private secretary to
John A. Kingsbury, Charities Commits
sioner, has resigned, it was said yes
terday, to become secretary of the
DEPARTMENT of Public Charities. He
will be succeeded by Elmer Roberts,
who has been associated with the Bu-
reau of Municipal Research, and has
been assisting Mr.. Kingsbury.
Mr.. Howe was Connected with the
Public Charities Association Of Penn
svlvania and the Association for I'm
proving the Condition of the Poor be-
FORE working with Commissioner Kings
bury. He will fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of j. Mckee Bor-
den. for seventeen years secretary of
the department, an will receive $500
q year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
Charges That $1,l30,5OO
Worth Have Been Let
Without Competition.
FINDS FAULT WITH
AUTO PURCHASES
Buying of Charities Department
Food Supplies Also Dis
pleases Mr.. Bullock.

Impatient at the largess of praise re-
| Gently bestowed upon the Board of Al
/ dermen by Mayor Mitchell, President
McAneny and others. William Bullock,
director of the Tammany Bureau OF
City Inquiry, made public yesterday
his own unfavorable opinion about the
city fathers. It was contained In
letter 10 Mr.. McAneny. and the main
point was that "the present Board Of
Aldermen has abused one of its great
est powers. and the one which proba-
bly, more than any other touches the
pocket OF the taxpayer.
"Since January 1, 1914" it contin-
ued, ''the Board of Aldermen has APP
proved the letting of city contracts
amounting to Sl.130,500 without COM
petitive bidding. | am informed this
amount far exceeds the total for any
eighteen months since consolidation.
Experience in the past" he says.
"proved that opportunity TO let con-
tracts without open bidding led to ia
voritsm and graft. BY removing con-
tracts totalling s1,190,5oO from COM
petitive bidding the Board of Aldermen
in the last eighteen months to that
extent has opened the door to favorlt-
ism and graft"
The purchase of automobiles for city
departments. which has been the sub
ject of criticism in recent years, Mr..
Bullock says has been exempted by
the board in the case of machine for
the Water Commissioner, at S2,075; the
Borough President of Brooklyn, at
81 800; of The Bronx. at $4,000; OF
Queens, at $4,000; of Richmond, at
$500, and for the Queens Park Com
missioner, at $4,000.
Speaking of the appropriation of
$3OS,0l0 in the budget for the Fire Pre-
vention Bureau in the Fire Department,
he points out that in the list of con
tracts exempted from competition are
two giving the Croker National Fire
Prevention Engineering Company So
600 for weekly inspections, drills, in
struction. testing of hose standpipes
and extinguishers and other measures
for protection against fires. What
does the 0,000-s-year Fire Proven
ton Bureau exist for If not for these
self-same purposes" he asks.
He cites that the Commissioner of
Charities has been given a free hand
in paying out 100000 for -four. and to
spend as he pleases S74,22O for fish,
oysters, fruits and other food supplies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02

Tree experts were still arguing yes
terday as to whether Columbia Uni
versity's twin century-old yew trees
are in failing health, dead or robust
enough for another hundred years of
shade giving. George Quarrie, the ex-
pert, called in last fall to treat the
trees with carbon dioxide, stoutly as
serts not only that his gas applica-
ton did not kill the trees, but also
that they have lots of life left.
1t mattered not that the east yew
stands in it's russell midwinter garb
and it's branches look sere and mel
ancholy. Mr.. Quarrie was indignant
at any notion the tree was dead. He
admitted it had been damaged, but not
by his efforts to rejuvenate it.
what did the damage and might
really have killed it," he stated in
report to John 3. Pine, one of Column
bias trustees, twas the unaccountable
neglect of the superintendent OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
O'DONOVAN ROSA
BURIED IN DUBLIN
Irish Volunteers Garry Rebel
Pixies" Behind Body OF
Patriot.

Dublin, Aug. 1.-The body of j.
ODonovan Rosa. the Irish patriot
who died in New York last month. was
buried in Glasnevin Cemetery this al,
ternoon in what is known as patriots
corner. near the Daniel o'Connel
statue.
Since the arrival Of the body from
the United States it had lain in state
in the City Hall. Large numbers OF
persons. many of them from the rural
districts. had viewed it. The streets
converging on the City Hall were
densely packed to-day.
Ten thousand persons were in the
funeral procession. including repre-
sentatives of the Irish Volunteers and
the Irish National Volunteers. Both
contingents were in uniform, and many
of the former carried rebel pixies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
AMERICAN LINER SAILS
Steamer st. Paul Carries 1 60
Saloon Passengers.
[By Cable to The Tribune.l

London, Aug. 1.-THE American Line
steamship st. Paul sailed to-day with
100 saloon Messengers.
Included in the list are Mrs. Harry
Blake. Rudolph de Bourbon, Countess
Rosslyn, formerly Anna Robinson;
Mrs. William H. Bradford. Charles N.
Burlinghame, John G. Conrad, Fairfax
Lindsay, Charles S. Fayerweather, Mrs.
Nellie Goodrich, Victor Guardia. Sec
rotary of the Costa Rican Legation;
Miss Virginia Harrison, T. b. Kilt
ridge, H. S. Mackay. James Mollison,
John Deighton Simpson, Otto Tamini.
Christian Thams. Consul General for
Belgium; Fiske Warren and Frank
Moran.
Moran expects to arrange a fight
with "Gunboat" Smith.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
MRS. POST RECEIVERS BA0
Valuables Lost in Newport Re-
turned by Finder.

Newport, Aug. Mrs. G. B. Post
lost a handbag from her automobile
last Wednesday. IL contained several
valuable articles and she offered re-
ward of $50. The bag was returned to
her to-day, having been found by an
employe of a florist.
Colonel Charles l.. F. Robinson en-
tertainsd guests or his schooner yacht
to-day.
Henry Walters has returned from
New York on the steam yacht Narada.
Mr.. ard Mrs. David Dows have ar
rived 70 spend August with Mrs. /.
Townsend Burden.
Mrs. W. Wickham, of Baltimore, is
the guest Of Mrs. Frank Taylor Evans.
Registered az the Casino to-day were
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis o. French, Of
Tuxedo; W. y. Richardson, Marshall
r. Kernochan, visiting Ms. j. J.
Wysong; Kenneth Budd, visiting Leon
ard VI. Thomas; j. II. Auerbach. Of New
York, visiting Lorillard Spencer, jr.;
Daniel Hunt, L. s. n; w. L. Carey and
G.. II. Carey, of Tuxedo, and Colonel
Don Nicolas Urculla Y Cereijo, military
attache of the Spanish Embassy.
Mrs. Frederick w. Vanderbilt left
for Lenox yesterday by motor, closing
her Newport visit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
REEL PATRIOTISM SHOWN
IR, relerraph 70 The Tribune. ]

Southampton. L. l., Aug. AT the
Garden Theatre tonight, Colonel Rob-
ert Thomson invited several of his
friends to witness motion picture
entitled: Guarding Old Glory" and
presented by F. V. Nelson, OF Chicago,
and W. II. Rudolph. 1t has the in
iorsement Of Secretary Daniels and
General Leonard Wood.
Colonel Thompson, who arrived from
California yesterday, l. showing this
picture tonight for the first time and
its purpose is 10 stir up enthusiasm
and to educate the people for prepared
ness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
Commodore Ruser to Lecture.

Commodore Hans Ruser, Of the
steamship Vaterland, is 10 be the
speaker Thursday evening at Terrace
Garden az a benefit for the German
American Friendship Club. His lecture
on "A Trip to the North Cape" will be
illustrated Nile. Lucille Collette. the
violinist, and Mrs. jeanette Hughmsn,
concert singer, are on the pro-
gramme. Tickets are on sale at the
club, 100 East Ninety-ifth Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02

grounds or Of his men, it is not for me
TO say which, to carry out my direc-
tions in the fall of last year to have
the roots thoroughly protected against
frost"
A month after his gas was admin
istered, he says, others beside himself
commented upon the freshening up Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02

the trees with vigorous green shoots in
the spring.
Everybody at the University has tax
en- an interest in the two oldtimers
and have watched with increasing anx-
iety their failing health. The college
authorities have spent thousands Of
dollars to prolong their longevity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
Subfuminal Anthology.

for ability friend subway Guard
And 70 do would be most unjust on my part
As 10 your vocal capacity, it is unsurpassed
For what you enuncaton, make up IN volumei
has always experience that have performed most OF your
duties,
And theya with celebrity and dispatch
favor friend Subway Guard
YOU day kind enough enighn to why
Il takes you long that side door T. L. Il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
Wnmen,s Political Union.

s.sop m.-women's Political Union. lsth sens-
toTtsI District. Third Avenue and kish) SKIN
$50 D. m-womens Political Union, lIth sens
,orisl District Fourteenth street ana lrNnE I!Scs
SD.sfsrs Miss Kathleen TAYLOR and Clement Wood
es5o O. m-Womens Polti,L Union. s0,h sena'
tortI District Ninety eighth street and Ihifd Ave
nue. . p.,,,,.., t-,t,, ,,vi,y sh,s,
.-yinper." i25th Street Anl Seventh Avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
SuD,ltS,!R1,a Re!Aass5
A&}9:&'ANNN
Woman Suffrage Party.

1880 a. m.-Cy committee meeting at IS East
Thirty fourth street. Mary Garrett Hay pTesiding
kcon.-Malking talks aious EaSt kief piers.
LavauiG Dock and Suffrage squad.
/ D. m.-Men's League meeting AZ ~ Wal street
o. m.-MeetinE o. press ana publicity oi Ger
MN American committee Al S03 Fifth Avenue.
Cb,irfDan Mrs W. X Shepherd.
D. NINTH Assembly District, Bfookyn-
Meeting Of the district executive committee a. The
home of the leader. Mr. Esr 7 Whitaker. 1915
.. m.-French committee meeting Al As East
Thirty fourth street. ,
o. m.-MettlnE Of press and publicity commit
80 ~ Woman suffrage Parry Al ~ East Thirty
fourth Street Chairman. 0reo.s hlsEeA- -.
,. m.-Fif,eenh Assembly DlstIi.,-MeethE "
q o. m.-Tlifty INST Assembly Dhirct-Meetng
nj, ilS;h street and SeyeIth Avenue, chairman.
Nrs Emily l. Weisberg speakers. NJ Rubinstein
I'D Mis-, Frances BumcAfhA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02

M 500 the with c. Mast and he beat me three sets
and him one thence the office abourng hard all the day;
toes highly annoying.
SLIP early and in ol-wagfon to Croton with my
wife driving it; and neply my won't neither. To W.
Hemann physicians for dinner and had merry time playing
gprg with Mistress Heloise having acquired small skill
the game
Auqst Ito f. Selwyns court and c. Wrenn and Edgar
beat me WELLER the playwright but did ounee e. Wrenn
singles It come rain, and wife tmorous of my
driving our Wagon home but managed with fair skill and no
2 owing to my great caution To the Office and found there
vast number letters which glad Of being weary and with
out zest for work.
Science abolished pain he George Meredith said gaiy
sand with pain even of steeng oneself the doctors hare
5 the fyd eqs we can't feel the chill of the water
From Contemporary Portraits" by Frank Harris
The italics" A. L. W., "are yours with my compli-
ments.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
What Signifies This Dream Profs

Last night The Tribune scanning my
l saw thing for which long had yearned
The Tower perfect! Inspiration burned
m every of verse every wheeze
Perfection such this of would please.
Please? Rather say 'twOud thrill! For discerned
That ofrngs Of mine own-Pd thought them spurned-
Made up entire The there my knees.
From opmos title. downward by degrees
A cluster of gems each brilliant star,
The lines all, all sealed H. W. r.
And c'assyl What? Well now, real lines thesel!
why joys S quickly take to fight,
And facts Of day dispense the dreams Of night?
H. W. r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
CONTRIBs / HAVE MET.
o. NJ. DENNIS.

NJ.
His face is handsome and serene
His mouth is sensitive. I've
His eyes fash when his wit was keen.
I do not know when have met
One quite so gentle sweet and yet
More manly and heroic Let
This be the test of friendship: Say
You felt like hiking it some day,
Whom would you chose along the way?
They're few and far between; know
I'd want this Dennis fellow, though;
But-wel, I wonder if he'd go?
CHARLES HANSON TowNE.
The French wants spend $4OOOOOOO for aerial
warfare which is m.o l. overhead charge.
We shall take Edar advice given long time 1t to
NE effect that when three four paragraphs from the
sHd we shouldn't bother about writing them, but just
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02

Our threat not to take vacation until peace declared has
caused dozens of readers marked copies of The Tribune to
the Imperial Government please help u.s. they mpore
the l. G. G.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
The Coming z'oWer
I-rpHYMES ARE SO SCARCE I'M ms WORLD or OURsv

Wi mony cauld an mony a Draw gust
Comes moo the sonsie month O. August
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02

score Of newspaper waiting when Governor Whit
nan arrived mounted and foot.-The Times.
Who shall accuse our Governor of unpreparedness?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02

Cbrup! Puck" the publication rights everything
hvs 1t reprinted last week. of mpershabe idy
bought paid for and published in 1906