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Evening star., 1915-12-29
RUSS TROOPS OCCUPY
PERSIAN TOWN, KASHAN
Germans Preparing for Powerful
Drive Against Egypt,
It Is Claimed. ;

LONDON, December 2s.- Russian
troops have occupied the important
Persian town of Kashan and are
marching toward Ispahan. according to
the Teheran correspondent OF Reuters
Telegram Company.
kilograms from Bucharest declare
that Field Marshal Won Mackensen is
directing preparations for q powerful
expedition against Egypt. says a dis
patch from Rome.
Reports that Germany is preparing
to move against the Suez canal and
Egypt with a mixed force OF Turks
Germans and Austrians are current In
Paris Some Of the reports go into
various details. 1t being said, for in
stance, that the army is likely to con-
sist Of from 10000 to 100000 men and
that a four-track railway is being
built across the half-desert region
toward Suez.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
Company from Cairo says:
1T is announced that the operations
Christmas day on the western Egyptian
front were completely successful. An
enemy tribesman force 5000 strong was
driven back, leaving 200 dead on the
field. Effective support was given the
British force by the gunf1re from
ships"
Evening star., 1915-12-29
PAN.AMERICAN HARMONY.


In
to
Of gatherings
feeling each delegation
working
Aeneing spirit faternity
has
international
fesdeA internadsnal
Evening star., 1915-12-29
JOHN WILLIAMS HARKNESS
DIES AT HIS HOME HERE

John Williams Harkness. sixty-eight
years old. a member of one of Wash
ington's oldest families, died Monday
at his home. sos 22d street northwest.
Funeral services were held this after
noon at his late residence. Interment
was in Glenwood cemetery.
Mr. Harkness was born in Washing
ton in 1S47. his parents being the late
Thomas F. and Mary A. Harkness.
Mr.. Harkness was educated in the
public schools of the District, and.
save for a few years residence in
Georgia, spent his life here. For a
number of years he was connected
with the Real Estate Title Insurance
Company of this city and for the last
fifteen years represented the Office Of
the District assessor at the city hall.
He leaves his wife. Mrs. Louise Dem
ham Harkness: son. Arthur w. Hark-
ness of the United States geological
survey; two grandchildren. sister.
Miss Annie S. Harkness of this city.
and a brother. Charles A. Harkness of
Keyport, N. J.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
Address by Prof. c. R. Mann
on Engineering Education
to Pan-American DELEGATES

Speaking today on the subject, THE
Study Of Engineering Education by the
Joint Committee of the National Engi-
neering Society,"" before delegates of
the congress interested in educational
problems. Prof. Charles r. Mann of the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advance
nient of Teaching said. in part:
From 1900 replies from all over the
country the following summary was
deduced:
81. The schools are strong in impart-
ing technical knowledge.
''2. The schools are neutral in their ef-
feet upon the personal characteristics
Of the students.
"a. The schools are weak in making
the proper connections between the
school and the worlds work
In contrast to this stands the fol-
lowing summary OF the elements of the
Evening star., 1915-12-29
THOMAS |. SHEv[|N
D|ESOF PNEUMONIA

MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., December %.
Thomas L. Shevlin of Minneapolis,
millionaire lumbermap and Yale foot
ball coach. died at his home here this
morning of pneumonia. Mr.. Shevlin
contracted a cold while training the
Yale foot ball squad last fall.
Mr.. shevlin's illness assumed serious
proportions last Thursday, and since
then he had been gradually declining.
Yesterday he suffered a relapse. A
telegram was sent to a Chicago spe-
cialist to hurry to the sick mans
bedside by special train.
After leaving Yale at the close of
the foot ball season Mr.. Shevlin went
to California to rest. Last Wednesday
he returned to his home, and the fol-
lowing day was taken down with
pneumonia. Four physicians were
summoned to attend him, but the pa
tient gradually sank until death came
today.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
POSTMASTER THANKS
ALL HIS SUBORD|NATES
Every Employe Receives Signed Let.
ter From Mr.. Chance, Follow
ing Christmas Work. !

Following the successful handling OF
the biggest Christmas holiday mail
ever received at the Washington city
post office, Postmaster Merritt o.
Chance has sent to each employe of
the Office a signed communication ex-
pressing sincere appreciation to the
individual as well as to the entire
Office force for your splendid efforts in
handling Christmas mail.
TO have successfully accomplished
the handling OF this vast volume of
mail. the largest in the history of the
per cent. Is In itself some reward" the
communication states, but when you
consider that a large majority of the
letters or packages handled contained
Christmas presents, each one of which
will make some one happy. there is
more reason for self Reorganization
Receipts Were $1e3, ,57e.14.
The money receipts Of the ONCE from
December 1 to "a amounted to $1s3.-
576.14. an increase of $33.243.s7. or 2o.7
per cent over those for the same period
in 1914; the cancellation Of hrst-class
mail numbered 3.5sl.3o9, or Is per cent
increase: the sacks dispatched by
trains, 30.625. an increase Of 81 per
cent; sacks received from trains.
1886. an increase of 22 per cent.
sacks collected by wagon from contract
stations. 6,9S7, an increase of 10 per
cent; sacks collected from classified
stations by government-owned auto
mobiles, 5,039, an increase of IL per
cent, and an estimated increase in let
ter mail received from trains for local
delivery of 25 per cent.
This great volume OF extra work.
the postmaster states, was performed
at a net increase of cost of $591.3S.
with twenty-seven less employees than
last year, representing in addition q
saving in salaries of approximately
81.
All packages received at the city
post office up to am. Christmas day
were delivered that day. and after the
delivery Monday morning the office
was up to date" 1t is declared Con-
cerning articles delivered whose post
marks indicated delay at some point.
the postmaster stated today that any
cases of apparent delay were not
chargeable to the Washington office.
but may have been caused by storms
that delayed the arrival of the mails
at Washington.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
TALKS ON EFFECT OF WAR
! on THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Prof. Emily G. B;alch Of Wellesley
j.. College Says Sex Will Be
Drug on Market"

Prof. Emily G. Balch Of Wellesley Col
1ere told the American Sociological So
ciety at its meeting today In the Raleigh
Hotel that ore of the effects Of war on
,bs status of women will be to make
woman drug on the market"
"It may be that in more primitive
times" said she. such a situation would
be a cause of polygamy. In onr day 1t
will mean vast overplus OF women.
Men will return not only with Importance
enhanced by the glory Of the battlefield
b,,, with a. scarcity value. second and
conflicting effect is that women. being
more necessary. became more important
irs.ead of less.
"A third effect will be great increase
Of unmarried women. Another result is
sf,at there is forming under our eyes a
new sex-inteinational Some one has
said If the brotherhood of man had
grown as much in the last two centuries
as the sisterhood Of woman has grown In
the last two deades this war would not
have occurred
Evening star., 1915-12-29

various states, but a uniform standard
is being sought for all the colleges.
THE courses offered generally are the
following: Languages, mathematics.
natural sciences. history. economy
psychology. agriculture. drawing, mill
tary science and practice and gymnas-
tics.
Courses have recently been added in
rural economy. irrigation, road con-
struction. farm building construction,
farm machinery, etc. Great interest is
rhown for rural economy and the social
sciences, for which special departments
have been estab ablished
The demand for graduates is grow
ing, whether to serve vocationally or
professionally.
There are in the United States more
than 1000 secondary schools in which
agriculture is taught, and at least 1 600
teachers of agriculture in the colleges
Thus the importance of instruction in
agriculture may be appreciated"
Evening star., 1915-12-29
GALE SWEEPS GULF COAST.
Wind Reaches Velocity Of Eighty
Miles at BIRMINGHAM,

MOBILE, Ala. December 2s.-Wire
communication was demoralized and
considerable property damage was re-
ported today as the result of a wind
and rain storm along the gulf coast
and in adjacent territory last night. A
wind velocity as high as eighty miles
an hour was reported from Birming-
ham. From two to four inches Of rain
fell in various parts of the section.
Birmingham. Montgomery and Pensa-
cola were cut off from wire communt-
cation this morning.
4 wind velocity of forty-eight miles
an hour along the coast was reported
by the local weather bureau just be-
fore midnight. A barge with forty
negroes aboard went adrift in Mobile
bay in the height of the storm and
was later reported ashore near Point
clear, with no lives lost.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
Plan. for the Pan-American Scientific Congress

. the r1s public sae"''e committee announces " business meetings are open
tn. AsI.n Folk ssS1t,
slit Of Anne New
Section e.nes1e in.ssos 81 % at buis1s
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Section Rale
to- be nss with h ss nnseeton on
Section ] % economic % Eooss and .ecS s ID
civic A..oei.tien Anean astieai A'1oelation the
and; Joint with
with the Ansis.n Economic = A..osson the Amssan His
America statIstc Associa NewW nardHot
Continental Memorial
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM TODAY TONIGHT.
maya at stree to- pm.
rendered
Of
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM TOMORROW
Rseepion II. president Of the
:;:. .s. % es ssss :s;ss o% % s Official dele
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Evening star., 1915-12-29
URGES BROADER AID
FOR WOMAN TO|LERS
John B. Andrews Addresses
American Association for
Labor Legislation.

Tho closing session of the two-day
meeting Of tho American Association
for Labor Legislation was held this
afternoon at the Shoreham Hotel joint
ly with the second Pan-American Sci
entifc Congress, William C. Gorgas,
surgeon general, U. S. A. presided.
Industrial hygiene and sanitation
were discussed. John B. Andrews
secretary. spoke on legal protection
of woman wage earners. He said that
special protection was given them in
but that IT did not go far enough.
European laws. he stated. were enough.
thorough. giving woman wage earners
and wives of workingmen special
protection along health insurance lines
and maternity benefits. These laws he
contended are vital to all who care for
the welfare OF the race.
Child Labor Laws Urged.
owen r. Lovejoy. general secretary.
national child labor committee. told of
the effects of child labor. and said that
the people of this country are not
familiar enough with the subject. The
need of child labor legislation was en-
phasized strongly by Secretary Love-
ioy. David L. Edsaii Of the Harvard
Medical School and Manserbo Cadiz of
Santiago. Chile, spoke on dangerous trades
and the bearings Of industry on medi-
cine. The subject Of factory sanitation
was taken UP by Emery r. Hayhurst
of the bhio state board Of health. and
Carlos Malsch Of the University of
Chile. F. 0uevara Rojas Of the Univer-
sity of Caracas, Venezuela. spoke on
child labor. Legal protection for female
wage earners was advocated by Ricardo
Ortiz Of Ecuador.
At an election OF officers yesterday
Prof Irving Fisher of Yale University
was chosen president. John b. An
drews. secretary; Irene Osgood An
Lewisohn, treasurer, were reelected
Henry r. Seager OF Columbia Uni
tversitl Theodore Marburg of Baltimore
and Ethelbert Stewart Of the federal
bureau of labor statistics were added
to the list Of vice presidents. Edwin
B. Osborne of Montclair, N. j.. and
Arthur Quinn, president Of the New
Jersey State Federation of Labor. were
elected members of the general ad-
ministrattve council.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
MASS FOR THE DELEGATES.
Will Be Celebrated at St. Patrlck's
Church.

Mass for the delegates to the Fan
American Scientific Congress Will DO
held at St. Patrick's Roman Cathonc
Church Sunday at IL am. The SER
mon will be delivered in Spanish py
Rt. Rev Charles Warren Currier' 1or-
merly Bishop of Matanzas. CUBA. heV:
James A. Smyth of St. Patrick's will
sing the mass.
The Christmas decorations. which
have attracted crowds by their beauty.
will be left in place. The Christmas
| day music will be repeated by two
choirs and an orchestra Of stringed in
struments.
Following is the program: Introit
(Gregorian). sanctuary choir; kyrie
and Gloria (Haydn), mixed choir;
'Graduale CFalsibordone). sanctuary
choir; Alleleuia (Gregorian), sanctuary
choir; "Ad Regem Pastorium." mixed
choir; Credo. six parts (Palestrina),
sanctuary choir: "Adeste Fideles" (No-
vello), both choirs and orchestra: Sane
tus. Benedictus and Agnus Del
(Haydn). mixed choir; Communion
(Gregorian), sanctuary choir. and Te
Deum Laudamus. grand chorus
Evening star., 1915-12-29
ADAM GADD|S DIES
\ IN HIS 87TH YEAR

Adam Gaddis, former president Of
Metropolis Building Association, prominent
in Masonic circles, and for many years
engaged in the wholesale grocery business
in this city. died yesterday at the family
residence, 225 A street southeast He
was in his eighty-seventh year. Death
was due to general debility.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence Friday afternoon at o'clock,
with Rev. c. Rockford Statson, rector of
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, Of
iciatng. Masonic services will be con-
Quoted under the auspices Of Naval
Lodge, No. 4, F. A. A. NJ. and De Molay
Commandery. knights Templar. In
terment will be in the family plot at
Congressional cemetery.
Evening star., 1915-12-29

will have the usual thirty days. and
to 1t will be added an incomplete week
Of FIVE days in ordinary years and OF
six days in leap years. the dates con-
tinuing from 81 to 35 or SO as the case
may be, the penultimate day being
called "segundo" in leap years and
"ultimo" in ordinary years. and Dis
Independently OF the relations = OF
dates, years, centuries. the calendar OF
one year will be exactly the same as
| that of every other.
The origin may continus to be Janu-
ary, but March, the first spring month,
would be preferab Bile. The goth of March
would gain in astronomic vigor what 1t
would lose in easy concordance with
the actual calendars. The Christian
nations use the civil year, the domini-
cal year and the ecclesiastical year.
variable from three days before until
three days after the 30th of November
The dominical year begins the 1st of
March.
Twenty-eight and thirty-on are arbi-
trary extremes: twenty-nine and thirty
are more rational, since they mark
| the variation Of the luna month.
The author gave figures to show the
advantages of the new calendar pro-
posed.
DR.. Robert s. Woodward. chairman OF
| the section, announced that all Of the
papers which are to be illustrated with
| lantern slides will be heard Friday
The hour for convening the morning
sessions has been changed from $3.50 to
| 10 o'clock.
Other news of Pan-American Scien-
| tiac Congress on page IL.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
Or. True Discusses Courses
for BaccaI;aureate Degree
in Agricultural Colleges

g'~dreation for the Baccalaureate De-
er~s a. Administered in Agricultural
c0;sreR' was the subject for q paper
written by DR.. A. c. True. director OF
Tn ONCE Of experiment. stations of the
Bepartmant Of Agriculture. for this
nSrntns,s session OF the subsection Of
tsa congress Interested in agricultural
SA1ieation.
~ys are concerned only with courses
isadinR to the bacca1aureate degree;
thMt IL four years of study" said DR..
n 1914 thsrs were 1900 in suoh
cSurpes. Prerequisites differ in the
Evening star., 1915-12-29
TWO STEAMERS SUNK;
BOTH CREWS SAVED

LONDON. December 29.-The steamer
Van Stirum has been sunk. The crew
was landed. The Van Stirum was a
vessel of 1884 tons gross. 3s1 feet long
and built at Londonderry this year. She
was owned by the British admiralty.
The Swedish steamer Nereus, Of 1,229
tons gross, was sunk in the North sea
Christmas day. The crew drifted about
in two boats, in terrific weather. until
Monday. when they were picked up.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
LATE CONGRATULATIONS
REACH THE PRESIDENT
More Than 200 Birthday Messages
Received Up to Noon-Cake Is
Designed by Mrs. Wilson.

HOT SPRINGS. Va, December 90
Belated kilograms congratulating Presi-
dent Wilson on his fifty-ninth birthday
continued today to pour into Hot Springs
More than 200 had been received up to
noon. Approximately 500 came yesterday
The President and Mrs. Wilson spent the
forenoon today reading and replying to
them.
After a morning rain. the sun shone in
the afternoon. and the President and his
Another long letter from Secretary Lam
sing, presumably reviewing the interna-
tional situation, was received today by
the President
Quiet Birthday Dinner.
President Wilson worked several hours
yesterday, read hundreds Of kilograms Of
congratulation from people all over the
country. took a long automobile drive
over snow-covered mountain roads. and
in the evening had quiet birthday din
ner with his wife in their suite.
The feature of the dinner was a cake
designed by Mrs. Wilson herself 1t
was an almond sponge cake. decorated
with candy roses and tulips and bear
ing in white icing the inscription:
MANY happy returns. w. W."
In Touch With State Affairs.
A long letter from Secretary Lansing
reached the President during the day.
1t is understood to have given a re-
view of international affairs, discuss
ing particularly the situation growing
out of Austria's methods of submarine
warfare.
Among the messages of congratula-
tion was one signed by all the mem
bers of the cabinet. Many of the 9TH
ers coupled with fluctuations express
sions of thanks to the President for
keeping the country at peace and hope
| for his reelection.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
Wants Reform in Calendar
Making All Months 30 Days,
Except Last Month in Year

Reform in the calendar was proposed
in paper by Rodolfo Aguilar Batres.
read this morning at the meeting OF
subsection A, on astronomy and geod-
esy. of section II. at the Carnegie In
stitution Of Washington, 18th and P
streets northwest.
Explaining his paper. the author
said that. the twelve months Of the
year will be decimal months of thirty
days Commercial month";, and the
year will be the commercial year of
$50 days. The last month of the year
Evening star., 1915-12-29

theory to practice, in business sense
and in powers of expression.
tee is, therefore. the discovery by ex-
pertinent Of more objective methods OF
testing the educational work OF the
schools. together with determinat1on
of the validity of these tests. Op-
viously, the cooperation Of the schools
is a prerequisite to such experiment.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
Representative Ware as Santa Claus

PHILADELPHIA, December 2e.-Rep.
resentative William s. Ware OF this city
gave his annual Christmas theateP
party to the children of South Phila-
delphia yesterday. The largest theatsr
in the city was turned over to the con.
sressman for the day, and q long
vaudeville performance given for the
benefit of the children. Thousands of
children could not get into the build
ing, but were formed into lines and
given boxes of candy and oranges.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
Claim Made by Officials.

The claim is made by officials of the
company that the uniform distribution
Of electric heat in a range or oven is
in itself an economical factor in cook
ing.
So far no complaint has been made
either to the public utilities commits
sion of the company concerning the
rates or the provision as to the month
ly minimum charge. Where consumers
have meters for both lighting and cook
ing, the minimum charge for the latter
rent for cooking only is supplied, the
minimum charge is 81 a month
1t was stated today that the company
has obtained supply of meters and is
ready to install the new services with
out delay.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
Educational Interests Consid-
cred by Body Allied With
Congress of Scientists.
DIET KITCHEN MANAGERS
TO MAKE DEMONSTRATION
Rumor That Suffragists Will Demand
Declaration of Attitude on Their
Cause Is Denied.


Program for tomorrow morning,
1880 O'Clock, Memorial Con-
tinental Hall. Open to the pub
lie.
Presiding. Mrs. Albert s. Burle-
son.
"Public Libraries,o Mrs. Philan-
der r. Claxton.
"Nursing in Cuba,n Miss 81. Eu-
genie Hibbard.
'sThe Community's Duty to the
Child" DIR. Adah McMahan.
"EducatiOn for Home-makinS,"
Mrs. j. H. Stannard.
"Standards Of Living,n Mrs. Vir-
ginia Meredith.
dT0m0rrow,o Miss Z0na Gale.
Inspection Of Washington post
ONCE from 9 to 8 PIN.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
The Weather

The Weather \ Year Age Tedays
Rain. Temperature. High, 81. Low, ~
in one day. There is only one .Bromo Quinine."
Look for signature e. W. GROVE 25c.-Adyes.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
NEW ELECTRIC RATES
INTEREST CITIZENS
Potomac Power Company in Receipt
of Numerous Notwithstanding
to Meet Demand.

With inquiries pouring in from every
section of the city regarding the new
electric rates for heating and cooking,
the Potomac Electric Power Company
according to statements by its officials
today. is preparing to meet what prom
ises to be an unprecedented local de-
mand for electricity for household and
domestic purposes.
Matter of Economy Discussed.
Since the reduced tariff for this class
of service was placed on file with the
public utilities commission. household
ers have been evincing keen interest in
the subject of whether economies may
be effected through the use Of cleo
tricity in cooking. Representatives of
the power concern, it is stated, have
been kept busy answering letters and
telephone inquiries about the rates. in
every instance the fullest information
being sought.
That the cost of electricity for heat
ing and cooking will average between
80 cents and 81 a month per person is
the reply made to the usual query as to
the expense. This is based on an ex-
animation of costs in other cities where
similar rates are in effect.
Evening star., 1915-12-29
Address Of Mrs. Bacon.

Address Of Mrs. Bacon.
An address dealing with the housing
problem was delivered by Mrs. Albion
Fellows Bacon. Under the title. "The
Powers Of Darkness" the speaker said:
The homes Of the nation are its
greatest asset. The doctrine Of .soli-
darity' means that the social body is
all one. We must give sanitation and
purity to all the people. We must
plan generously for the future. It Is
my hope we may some day have a pan
American housing conference and hear
what each has DONE
Speaking on Constructive Woman an
Aid to Modern Progress" Miss Janet
Richards said:
Through new educational opportuni-
ties of the past twenty years woman
has quietly entered many new fields Of
activity and service. In Europe today
she Is filling countless positions pre-
viously held by men. Is not the changed
attitude toward woman's work today
due to the admirable way in which
woman has acquitted herself in her
new fields Of usefulness? Today may be
termed the woman's era and who
can doubt that new and golden op-
portunity lies before the women Of the
three Americas for cooperation in
greater achievement and larger re-
sults?"