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Emptying a Lake.

When a lake interferes with modern
industrial progress the lake must lie
abolished, according to precedent
lust established regarding Kerr lake,
near Cobalt, Ontario, which is no
longer in existence. 1t has been pump
ed dry because it stood in the way OF
the mining of vein of silver extend
ing under it's surface. This vein W rs
so rich that the mining company de-
cided it was worth the expense Of
pumping the lake dry.
The pumping operation was unique.
1t required four big centrifugal pumps,
which were placed upon scows fioated
upon the surface of the lake. These
pumps were large enough to permit
the passage of solid matter up to f"rN'
inches in diameter. The water was
conveyed through pipes to another lake
about half "A mile away.
The pumping operation required
thirty eight working days of ten hours
each, with the pumps bringing up VA
ter at the rate of 5000 gallons IL min
ute. The lake covered about thirty
acres and contained over 100000 gal
Ions of water.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
U. S. EXPERTS TO BATTLE
SERBIAN TYPHuS PLAGUE
Red Cross and Rockefeller Feunda-
ton to Share Expenses of
Commission.

NEW YORK, April The Italian
/ ilne steamer buca Aosta which sails
today for Naples, O. rrieH liimc sanitary
| experts composing The American Rc,f
Cross sanitary commission. which will
endeavor TO conquer tho typhus feyc.
and other dread diseases epidemic II.
Serbia. The expenses of the commits
sion viii be borne jointly by the Red
! Cross and the Rockefeller Founda-
ton
- Frola Naples they viii 30 10 Salonlkl,
Greece. and then proceed into the heart
of the elagueridden regions The com
mission Viii be under the direction Of
Or. Richard T.. Strong of Harvard.
University, who already is in Europe
Those who sail today are Or. Thomas
W. Jackson. chief sanitary inspector
Dr. Hans ZinsseF. bacterIologist; Dr.
Andrew W. Sellards, Dr George l.
I Shattuck, pr. +. u. Grinnell. Dr. +. w
Caldwell. Hobart u. Brink. ". )
Suandifer and Louis De la Pei;a. TEe
last two named were members OF Gen.
/ Goreos' staff in the sanitary csmpais Is
| that rid the Panama Canal Zone %
fever.
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CIRCusES MUST PAY WAR TAX.
Levy Also to Be Made on Dog and
Pony Shows. Etc.

In every state, territory or the DIS
trict Of Columbia, but only once IN
each state. territory or the District OF
Columbia, in which circus, wagon
show, dog and pony show, travelling
carnival or similar exhibition presents
a program, tax must be paid to
swell the Treasury receipts under the
war emergency revenue law.
After June 80, the close of the pres
ent fiscal year, the tax must be pare
again The tax is computed from the
! month in which the exhibitions are
first given in such states up TO the
close of the fiscal year
When the circus goes on the road
exhibiting feats of horsemanshlp, aero
batic sports or theatrical performances
the special tax required is at the rate
of 500 a year. Wagon shows. dog and
pony shows and similar exhibitions
are liable for tax at the rate of $40 a
year, and the same rate is TO be paid
by travelling carnivals. For each sep
arate show. for which another ad
mission is charged. whether attached
to a circus or other exhibition. AN ex-
ira tax at the SO rate is exacted.
This. In brief. is the efect of a de-
cision of the commissioner of internal
revenue.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
GERMAN SHIPS WATCHED
CLOSELY AT NEW YORK
Destroyer Parker Takes Hurried
Trip Up Hudson. Supposedly to
Maintain Neutrality.

MEM YORK. April %.-.Nu uueNpeets
trip by the destroyer Parker up the Hue
son river early today from her auciioriEe
near the narrows gave rise 70 reports th,t
some OF the vessels nf the German steam
ship lines might Try To slip ont of port
without clearance papers. The Parker -
one of the warshipS stationed here ~
maintain the neutrality Of the port. E'it
after cruising along the Hoboken piers
where the German vessels lay the Parker
returned to her anchorage, IL WIS ssil'i
al the navy yard that the move wa%
merely precautionary
The guard maintained at The entrail,.-
TO the har,or appeared to hay. bee
tighteue,i as a result Of Tile statemen,
by pilots that the BRUSH cruisers former
Ii on dtIty off shore had disappeared. ar
pare fitly 10 watch for the steamship Pritr.
t,itcl Friedrich off the Virginia cape
There were suggestions that the German
commanders might Take advantage Of the
..i,soucc Of the British cruisers to escape
from New York.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
By Earl Goodwin

Old J-ncle Him Henry. the aged col
ored man who had worked around the
place since "Ole Miss was lii Missy,
came down the path Behind him was
the mansion house. built by ole majah :
.reat-prandfa ther. who fought in the
Mexican war and made the finest luieps
ever concocted for the delectation OF
mortal southerner Old Uncle Jim he
longed to the place. and he had siim-
mering intuition that the place "jes
materially" belonged TO him. As he
reached the lane which led through q
mile of fine old trees. which was the
avenue to the main pike. he met a
younger coored man carrying a white
wash pail and a brush. The younger
known AZ Buck;
"Mawnin' Uncle Jim said Buck
'Wheah 20 all swine?'
..Jes' gwine down 70 der river
s;pecks catfeesh he btin purity good
place on de bank ready fer little
feeshin'."
We'll, look. Uncle Jim" said Buck,
ole ma jah. Pears ter me old majah jes'
lets yo' go yo' own way, jes' like yo's
boss
Yah. Yah"
HE aint nevah treat me like dat
away. He jes' holIers al me and hol-
lers at me. tell All done hieve he
swne kill me-
"Olc majah treats me Ne'y snckom
speckly." allowed Uncle Jim. with a
wise nod.
We'll how dat come bout"
We'll. when old majah gets rarln'
Evening star., 1915-04-03
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
Take a glass of Salts to flush
Kidneys if Bladder bothers
you-Drink lots of water.

Eating meat regularly eventual
ly produces kidney trouble in
some form or other, says a well
known authority, because the uric
acid i'll meat excites the kidneys,
they become ovcrworkcd; get slug
gish. clog up and cause all sorts
of distress, particularly baciSachc
and misery in the kidney region;
rheumatic twingcs. severe head
aches. acid stomach. constipation,
torpid liver, sleeplessncss. bladder
and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or il
bladder bothers you. get about
four ounces Of Jad Salts from any
good pharmacy; take a table
spoonful in glass of water be
fore breakfast for few days and
your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from
the acid OF grapes and lemon
Juice. combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to
flush clogged kidneys and stimu-
late them to normal activity; also
TO ncutralizc the acids in the
urine SO il no longer irritates.
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure any one
makes delightful efervescent
hthia water drink which millions
of men and women take now and
then to keep the kidneys and
urinary organs clean, thus avoid
ing serious kidney disease.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Given Place of Honor.

IN the place of honor on the semi
circular wall Will be seen a portrait of
Mrs. Bush Brown painted by herself,
an admirable likeness and a very pleas
ing composition. The artist is seen
palette in hand in her own studio with
its interesting fireplace forming Il strik-
ing feature. A brilliant note of red
supplied by q shawl which has slipped
from the artists shoulders challenges
instant attention. but there is neither
biataney nor bravado in the way the
painting is done And what is more,
as a portrait it is most excellent, vital,
sincere. and extremely characteristic.
To one side of this hangs land
scape by Richard n. Brooke, and to the
other a landscape by Edgar Nye, both
notable works. Mr.. Brooke the presi-
dent of the Society of Washington
Artists, is represented by a number of
paintings. all of which were painted a
of assachusetts. One in particular
shows the sea and rocks at Magnolia,
with the setting sun caressingly glori-
flying the 1atteT-a very true picture of
very lovely scene. Edgar Nye, who
began his art studies here in the Cor
coran School when but lad, and has
lately returned to this city after an alb
sence of several years. also contributes
more than mere canvas, and 1t rs Well,
4 for each lends a certain distinction.
, MIR Nye's landscapes have net only the
ring of sincerity, but the characteris-
tics of strong painter, and they pos
sess real decorative quality. If he has
not yet arrived he has certainly
gone far toward his goal, and there is
GOOD reason to believe that he will be
frequently heard from time passes.
The proportion of figure paintings in
this exhibition is ra ther unusually
large. Joseph Sacks of Philadelphia,
who, during the greater part of the
past winter had suite here, sends
three. two of which were recently
shown in the annual exhibition of the
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Prices Reasonable.

In most cases the farmers desiring
to deal directly with the consumers
through the parcel post have furnished
very reasonable prices. However. IN
some instances where producers We're
catering to special trade, the prices
asked were very high. In the last list
published, which was on February T.
butter was offered from as low as %
cents a pound to as high as 80 cents
Mound. Eight farmers quoted butter
at % cents pound and twenty-five at
20 cents a pound. Legs were offered
at VARYING prices from ~ cents t. 30
cents a dozen Fourteen farmers quot
cd eggs at 80 cents Il dozen and Il large
numher at 30 cents. Since thai date.
however many of the farmers have re-
duced their price for eggs. Poultry IS
ouoteJ from IA cents to 30 cents a
mound dressed. the latter price. however.
being for capons. Most of the quotations.
however run from Is cents to Is cents
ner h.. in many instances these prices
being for poultry dressed and drawn
ready for the oven. The February par
eel post list has seventy-six offerings
of butter, III eggs. siXty-nlne poultry,
fourteen hams and bacon. seven Hour
and meal, thirteen apples, two oysters
and CLAIMS, seven preserves and Jeiiles,
nine sausages eleven turkeys. seven
honey and Sirups ana tWeiFe veg
etables of various kinds
Evening star., 1915-04-03
NO ONE YET SELECTED
FOR NEW NAVAL POST
Head of Bureau of Operations to
Rank With Army Chief
of Staff.

Speculation was rife in naval circles
today as 10 whom Secretary Daniels
would select for the new and important
past of chief of the bureau ot naNai
operations. That office was authorized
at the latest session of Congress to
ia ke the place of aid for operations
Rear Admiral Bradley y F'iske, who
holds the latter office, viii he relieved
al his own request
The question OF a choice for the new
post. which VIII correspond to the ro-
sition Of chief Of staf1of the army. aHi
as TO what duty Admiral l'tsiSe Will h''
assigned will not he determined pend
ing conferences between Sscretar,
Daniels aud officers at high rank au,.
final consultation with tho President
Evening star., 1915-04-03

OF his high hoss. Buck. Ah jes' cuss
him Vas. sab When he stahts yellin'
I All jes' cuSs him
I Buck was startled Never in his life
had he supposed anybody dared cuss
| Ole Mftjah Pepper. who Was as fiery as
! his name.
"Fo de I.awl. Uncle Jim. Yo' sho'ty
don't cuss ole majah,"
Vas. indeed ! does. boy. All ieS,
cusses him. All jes' cuss him right"
| 'Ah don blieve yo'.
| "All right. hoy, yo can h'lieve me Or
not. But All been wukkin round dis
! Yer plantation since long TO ole ma
| jah's father. that was ole kunnel. done
died. an Alh cells you dat when ole
majah gifts rantankerous aroun me
! All jes' cuSses him.
! Uncle Jim marched on. eaving Buck
I in the road with his whtewash brush
in his hand and firm determination to
| ..cuss ole ma jah good and proper on
! the next occasion Of the ma jor's mount
ing of his high horse OF wrath and
| peevishneSS.
1t was few days later that Uncle
| Jim saw Buck again. almost in the
same spot under the trees. There WAS
| 4 change in the boy. Both eyes We're
| closed, one ear seemed TO have suffered
utter dissolution: his nose was as large
] as several noses all piled together
should be: he limped: one arm was in
4 a sling and altogettcr he looked to be
another Zeppelin victim.
7 Uncle Jim. he uttered from his
\ bruised lips.
"Lawsy, Buck. All didn't rec'nize yo
| What you been doin wifi yo'self. Law
me. eff yo' don't look like ole Gineral
/ Peppah look like when he come from
de wah aftah he done kill fifty thou
! san Yankees wifi his sword.
| 'Looky h'yah. Uncle JIM. began
Buck. didn't yo' tell me yo' cuss ole
ma jah when he get rantankerous2"
Vas. sah- ~ done tole you dat. All
cusses him an All cusses him.
| We'll. All done try ter cuss ole ma ja H..
an All amt said but one lii cuss word
when he up an beat me: and look what
/ he done do ter me. Uncle Jim.
| Uncle Jim fell backward and would
! have tumbled to the ground had he not
| caught hold of convenient fence.
Upon his old face an expression of hor-
ror spread. and ii was moments before
he could speak. When speech returned
! he gasped. hoarsely.
/ 'tFo Lawd's sake. Buck. Yo all didn't
! cuss him out loud whah he hear No'""
| Two witnesses were wrangIlug in
/ Judge MuloWnys court on. was for
| the defendant. who was charged with
| peitins his wife with the soft end of
/ a lighted lamp. and the other witness
! was hard faced pickle vender. who
! appeared to tell what terror the Wife
was, They spent several minutes in
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noted. found their way to many ia
distant parts of the world.
Picture of Rev. DR., Wood

+. Carl Smith shows a portrait OF the
Rev DR. Charles Wood. pastor of the
Church of the Covenant. and two pic
lures of the outdoor world. both paint
ed in Gloucester-one of swirlinS
sea pool amid the rocks. and the other
of vine-covered house front, pic
turesque and sunny.
Elizabeth sawtelIe. who. il will be re-
membered, was especially well repre-
sented In the Water Color Clubs re-
cent exhibition, contributes to this dis
play two very pleasing landscapes
1t is good to find among the exhibit
ors again the name OF +. H. Miller
the dean. in point of years, of all the
Washington artists, and one who
through his work has contributed
much to the upbuilding Of art in this
community. His contribution is little
landscape. presumably painted near his
present home in the vicinity of Falls
Church. Va. It represented a late aft
ernoon in November.
But when All or almost all the paint
ings shown in an exhibition are up
held to a worthy standard il is difficult
to discriminate, and such is the case III
this instance. Besides those to whom
reference has already been made there
are numerous others whose works
merit no less consideration Miss Ber-
tha Noyes. for example, shows a charm
ing picture of a New Hampshire farm
house as well as an interesting out
door study Of fisherman's daughter;
John L. Perkins and Lewis G. Clep-
hane each send Interesting landscapes
Ruth Osgood contributes a landscape
and portrait study, both Of which are
vigorous AID promising. Charles II
SeatoH shows four little landscapes
which have peculiar suhtlety and
charm. Miss Sarah T. Munroe con
tributes q street scene in Cape cod
village, which is full Of interest, as
well as an unfinished portrait study
possessing good qualities And these
are not all
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Winslow a Possibility.

Rear Admiral G McR Winslow on
duty At the Naval War College. New
port, is said to he. under consideration
for the appointment as chief Of uava.
operations
The action Of AdmiraI Fiskc in re
questinS that he he relieved as senio'
military adviser to the Secretary Of The
Navy evoked considerable comment ia
naval quarters. lie gave no reason for
the step in his written communication
to Secretary Daniels ana he declined to
throw any light on the subject today
He viii not retire for age until 1als
Evening star., 1915-04-03
STOPS LIQUOR IN CLUBS.
Tennessee Legislature Passes Bill
Effective June |

NASHVILLE, Tenn. April g. In both
houses of the Tennessee legislature yes
terday bills preventing social and fra
ternal. clubs from storing and dispens-
ing liquor We're passed. In the senate
the vote was: Ayes, 81; noes, s. The
house vote was 70 to H.
In the house the passage of the bill
was attended by stormy scenes An
amendment was adopted then making
the bill effective June !. Since the
nuisance law" of the last legislature
became effective many clubs have oper-
ated lockers"
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Alabama Mothers for Suffrage,

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 8 Equa
suffrage received the enthusiastic in.
dorsement of the Alabama Mothers
Congress, in session here yesterday. A
resolution indorsing the use of the
ballot by women was presented anC
unanimously adopted.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
U. S. DEMAND FOR SWEETS
HAS GROWN ENORMOUSLY
Federal Statistics Also Show Ma
terial Increase in the Exports
of Fruits and Nuts.

enormously during the past decade, ac-
cording to statistics made public by the
Department of Commerce. And while
shown a big growth. there has also
been very material increase in the
exports.
Imports of lemons have Increased
Evening star., 1915-04-03
For Boston & Maine Reorganization

AUGUSTA. Me. April 3.--An act pro-
viding for Il reorganization of the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad has been signed by
Gov. Curtis. IT. will not become
effective until similar legislation is
enacted in Massachusetts and New
Hampshire.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
|MARKETBY MAIL
| SHOWS BIG GAIN
Farm-t0- Table Movement Con-
tinues to Increase in
Popularity.
POST DELIVERS HERE
500 PARCELS A DAY
Throughout the Nation the City and
Country Is Being Drawn
Together.

The farm table movement by
means Of the parcel post has grown to
large proportions in the last few
months. according to a statement made
public by the Post Office Department
today. Particularly is this true of
Washington, Postmaster Praeger points
out in an appendix to the department
statement. He shows that more than
800 packages of farmers produce, in
cluding butter. eggs, poultry, fruit and
vegetables. are being delivered by par
eel post in Washington daily. The size
of this business is increasing rapidly
The depart tment maintains that the
service is benefiting both the prs
ducers and the consumers. and that the
retail merchants are reaching the CON
clnsion that the service is not injuring &
them. as they had at first supposed IT
would
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Expressed Conflicting Views.

Tho belief hHs generally prevailed in
naval circles. however. ever siuc. TIN
admiral testified before the House ~,
val committee at The latest session. ln
which he expressed views different
from those of Secretary Daniels as to
the preparedness Of The navy tha, l..
would not he chosen for the new most
of chief of naval operations
Evening star., 1915-04-03
UPROAR AND DISORDER
MARK WOMEN'S MEETING
Chicago Audience in Near Riot Over
Politics-Police Disperse
the Crowd.

CHICAGO. April 3.-A demonstration
approa ching riot in its uproar and
disorder marked u woman's politica
meeting yesterday, and was brought
TO an end only when the managers of
the theater where the meeting was
held dropped the steel curtain and some
spectator sent riot call for the police.
The meeting was called by Miss Ma
rion- Drake, who a year ago was the
progressive candidate for alderman of
the first ward, and was decisively
beaten by John Coghlan. Miss Drake
had organized the cant Stand for
Thompson Club" and until she de-
cIared herself for Seymour Stedman
the socialist candidate for mayor. was
believed to have favored Robert SWEET
zer. the democratic candidate. as against
William Hale Thompson, the republi-
can nominee.
Evening star., 1915-04-03

Separated from his wife aud Tive chil 4
ircn for the last three wears, and said
10 he deSpondeut because of a ,iepr.s-
sion in business Jeremiah Rigb!
forty y-one years old. OF ia ltimorc. swal-
lowed poisen ip Pittsburgh, dying
later.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Results Gratifying.

The statement of the department SAYS
in part:
The results are most gratifying in
the large centers Of population, where
the need for additional facilities of Oh
tanning fresh country produce is great
est In practically all the large cities
and in industrial communities. such as
Lynn, Mass, the service is now secure
ly established.
.'Tn ten cities-W Washington. ID. G., st.
Louis Boston, Baltimore, Atlanta. Bir-
mingham, San Francisco, Rock Island,
Ill; Lynn, Mass. and La Crosse. Wis. -
the service is now IA year old.
''1n addition the following cities. from
time to time, have been added to the
list: Los Angeles. Cal: Denver. col:
Hartford. Conn: Athens. Ga. Chica go.
Ill. Indianapolis. Ind; Louisville, Ky;
New Orleans. La; Lawrence. Mass: De
troit, Mich: Minneapolis, Mimi: Brook
lyn, \. Y: Cincinnati. Ohio: Cleveland.
Ohio; Portland. Ore; Philadelphia, Pa;
Providence. X. l.; Nashville. TeQn.:
Austin. Tex: Dallas. Tex: Galveston,
Tex; Richmond. Va: Seattle. Wash. ::
st. Paul, Mimi, and Lincoln, Neb.
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about so per cent, figs about 60 per
cent. cocoanuts have quintupIed and
bananas, walnuts and almonds have
doubled in import value during the pc
riod under review. Meantime Hawaiian
the imports Were not sufficiently large
in 1904 to Justify separate enumera-
tion. are now being shipped into the
United States at the rate of $4,000
900 worth per annum, last years
total being two-and- -one-half times as
much as III 1911. while imports from
Singapore which at one time reached
several hundred thousand dollars an
nuallN, have now nearly ceased. Porto
Rcan pineapples, mainly fresh. are
are coming in at the rate of $500. 900
worth a year, as against a little more
than half that amount in 1911.
Cuba Leads in Pineapples.
While Cuba is the leading source of
our fresh pineapples from foreign coun-
tries, the amounts received therefrom
remain practically stationary and the
rapidly growing consumption is being
supplied chiefly by canned Hawaiian
and fresh Porto Rican pineapples.
Foreig gn-Srown oranges are gradually
being excluded from the domestic mar-
llet. the diminished imports of that
class ($52,s60 worth in 1914, against
from Jamaica. Turkey ranks first and
Spain second in supplying our imports
of raisins and other dried grapes, while
European countries send US most of our
imported preserves.
California and Florida Exports.
In certain lines the growth of ex-
Evening star., 1915-04-03

but fortunately one hour before he
was waylaid he had placed all his
money IN he bank and therefore lost
nothing but his life .
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Alleged Alliance"

As a SweitZer supporter. Miss Ora Ike
his collea que, Michael (Hinky Dink)
kcuua and other politicians whom she
mad attacked in her campaign year
ago.
Woman supporters Of Thompson mt
mated that Miss Drake had formed such
an alliance. and the meeting, either by
chance or design. WAS wei hiied win
those antagonistic to Miss brake
Stedmau and Johs n. Hill. the pro-
hibition candidate, had made speeches
when Miss Drake rose to Introduce
SweitZer. She had only bowed and be-
gan to speak when the outbreak began.
Call Made for "the Hook"
.where.s ThoTpson? Get man. We
want to hear the men, We're the calls
as men and women throughout the
theater rose to their feet, and these were
followed by less polite exclamations.
including prolonged request for
some one to get the hook.
The curtain dropped as score of
volunteer speakers began haranguing
for their particular candidate from Il
score of locations in the hall. When
the police came the theater was
cleared
The Thompson supporters asserted
that they had no hand in creating the
trouple.
we knew what was coming, said
Miss Drake. I'VE were warned.
Evening star., 1915-04-03
Sculpture Exhibit Limited.

The sculpture exhibit is or necessity
smaller than that set forth by the
painters, but it also more than holds its
own Among those contributing are Mr.
Zolnay, Mr.. II. X. Bush Brown, Mr.
Dunbar and Mr.. Brooks.
This exhibition will be open to the
public tomorrow afternoon from 30
to 4:30 and on subsequent week days at
the usual hours for a period of about
three weeks LEILA MECHLIN.