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Evening star., 1915-01-04
FINAL RITES FOR MAI. WRIGHT
Late Marshal of U. S. Supreme Court
Buried in Arlington.

Funeral services for Maj. j. Mont
gomery Wright, for many years mar
shall of the Supreme Court of the United
States, who died Saturday. We're held
III st. Johns Episcopal Church this
morning. Interment was in Arlington
cemetery with full military honors.
Justices of the court attended the
funeral in body. The honorary pail
bearers were Maj. Gen. Joseph p. San
ger retired; Maj. Ger George .. Davis,
retired; Brig. Gen. Theodore Schwann,
retired: Brig. Gen. Oswald H. Ernst.
Mai William a. Phillips. Gen. Charles
L. FitZhugh, retired; DR.. Ralph Jenkins
and Paul Z. Johnson.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
ROB RATHER THAN STARvE.
Clarence H. Taylor Would Steal to
Sustain Life, if Necessary

Clarence H. Taylor of Baltimore. ad-
dressing the Washington Secular
League. at Pythian Temple, yesterday
afternoon, advocated theft of the mems
to sustain life. if necessary
IT l get out of work." declared Mr.
Taylor. II am going to eat If can't
buy food Pm not going to accept char
ity or beg for food; I'm going to steal
it,"
The discussion which followed the
rather startling address of Mr.. 'Tay-
lor touched on a wide range of TOPICS
from John Browns raid to the high
cost of living, taking in socialism. the
condition of the farmer and the price
of postage stamps. l,
Evening star., 1915-01-04
EARL A. SKINNER RETURNS.
Member of No. 16 Engine Company
Out of City for Just Two Days,

Earl A. Skinner. member of No. IL
engine company. whose disappearance
last week wis reported to the police,
has returned home. He was out of the
city for only two days. lc stated. Tile
police have not been advised of his re-
turn, and he is still carried OH the rec
ords as being missing.
In letter sent to the fire depart
ment the day he went away Skinner
inclosed his resignation. The resigna-
ton was not accepted but~he was re
moved from the service.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Evangelistic Meetings Opened.

After preaching in the morning at
Vermont Avenue Christian Church on
What the Church Must Do to BE
Saved Rev. Earle Wiley, the pas
tor, last evening inaugurated series
CT evangelistic meetings to be held
III that church every night excepting
Saturdays during the next two weeks
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Death of Mrs. Ethel Machen.

Mrs Ethel Machen. tIlirty-fou years
old. died at Columbia Hospital yester-
day morning. She came to the city
Saturday morning with her husband
from the family home at Buena Vista.
Md. was taken sick and removed to
Emergency Hospital. She was trans
fcTred to Columbia Hospital, where she.
died. Her death Was due to natural
causes.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Will Lecture on Holy Land.

Personal experiences in the Holy
Land last summer will form the theme
of lecture to be delivered tonight at
Ingram Memorial Church by Rev.
Lewis L. Purdum. assistant pastor of
the First Congregational Church. The
lecture will be illustrated by lantern
slides.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
AT THEATER
FOR WAR ZONE HEBREWS
Benefit Performance includes Min
strel Show, Dancing and
Vaudeville.

A concert under the. auspices of the
combined Hebrew organizations of
Washington was held at Polls Thea
ter last night for the benefit of He
brews who are cntrapped or otherwise
suffering in the war zones of Europe.
The condition of these Hebrews has
been described by the relief commit
tees as even worse than that of the
Belgian people.
\ minstrel show. dancing. vaudeville
and other features were added to the
concert program. A. c. Mayer man
aged the benefit and Otto +. Woerner
was stage manager. The entertain
ment committee consisted of Daniel
Schiller, chairman; Miss Rose Horn
stein, Miss Bertha Clepatch, David
weiner, Joseph Stein, Leon Weinberg
and DIR. L.. Glushak.
Those Who Took Part.
Those taking part in the first part
of the program were Misses Rose
Frick, \. Smallwood, Ruth Schwartz,
Florence Reynolds, Anna sandiebcrg,
Maurice Lyons. D. Gold. Maurice Shcf-
ferman, Edward Schwartz, Jacob
Friedman and Sol Glueck. The sec
ond part of the program began with
solos by DR.. L. Glushak, followed by
Master Milford Brotman as violinist
and operatic selections by Prof. Green.
In the minstrel show Daniel Schiller
was interlocutor, and the endmen were
Otto E. Woerner. Percy SilverbcrG. My
ron Oppenheimcr. Abe Marcus, Eddie
Eoscnblum and Percy Schwartz.
Among those i'll the chorus were Misses
Dora Weinberg. Elizabeth Root, Lena
Wolf Cecilia Wolf, Minnie Hersiowitz,
Jennie Weger Belle Tarshes. Ella Her
jennie Favelson, Cecilia Shef-
ferman Rose krick, Rose Volt and
Lillian GoIdstein and Maurice Bernstein,
Milford Schiller. a. Scheffernian Maurice
Scheffernlan, Melvin II. Nainau, Dave
Gold, Louis Luber, Leon A. Weinberg,
Michael Harris, Joseph Levinsohn, Louis
Eosenfeld and Jack Small.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
CITY ITEMS.
Peerless MIX. Small, ) for Zoe:
By Pop.

4 cans, Sweet Peas. 25c; cans Corn.
.oc large cans Tomatoes, 25c: 5 cans
Asparagus, soc: lb. cans Cocoa, 25c;
Gold Seal Baking Powder, 10c; Lard,
l.Esc; Butter. ;;5c; Hams, 16c; Shout
ders. lie; Fat Back, 1ac; lbs. Buck
wheat. 25c, L. lbs. White Meal, 25c:
Peanut Butter. 1oc: White Potatoes, lac
PIX: Onions, Zoe: Mixed Nuts, 1oc; Co
coanuts, &c; Head Rice. 11ac: Oyster
Crackers. 6c; Cracker Meal, SC; Sour
Pickles. 12c; 151s OF. Catsup. lie; Won
der Coffee. 2oc: Norway Mackerel. SC
ct. NV. and all the J. T. D. Pyles Stores.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Rev. Mr.. Cavell Delivers Sermon.

a sermon was delivered last night at
st. Stephens Church by Rev. Mr.. Ca
veil, recently ordained by Bishop
Harding, a missionary at Penland, n.
C. Mr.. Caven is spending month in
the National Capital to arouse interest
i'll the southern mountaineers whose
betterment is his chosen life wor...
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Keen Wells to Hear Xray Talk.

Dr. John II. Sclby. specialist in "
ray diagnosis, is announced to give an
lecture before the National
Society of Keep Wells Friday evening
in the lecture hall of All Souls (JIni-
tarian Church, corner of l. and 14th
streets northwest His Subject Is to be
1.-THE A-Ray-Its Uses and Dangers"
All women are invited to be present
and all lectures before this society are
free. Any one can ask questions after
the lecture.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Aid Association to Meet.

Tie meeting tonight In the parish
hall of Ascension Church of the Pa
rishioners' Aid Association will be pre-
sided over by the Bishop of Washing
ton. The Organization was founded
few years ago by the late Bishop Sat
terlee, and the aim of the coming meet
ing is to awaken interest in and to
broaden the sphere Of the work under
taken.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
DR.. Winbigler to Lecture at the Cairo

Or. Charles +. Winbigler is an
nounced to lecture under the auspices
of the Washington Psycho-Therapeutic
Society in the ballroom of the Cairo,
Q street northwest between 18th and
18th streets, tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock. The subject will be Special
Mental Operations" The lecture will
be open, to the public.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Memorial Exercises for J. F. Bundy.

Memorial exercises in honor of
James F. Bundy, late secretary and
treasurer of Howard University Law
School, are to be held tomorrow night
at s o'clock at Metropolitan A. NJ. L.
Church, on NJ street between 18th and
10Th streets northwest. Speakers for
the occasion include DR.. S. Montgom-
cry, Prof. W. V. Tunnel, Thomas
Johnson, Prof. ". II. Richards and
Mrs. F. W. Taylor. There is to be
special musical program.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
League Members at Communion.

The membrs Of the League OF the
Good Shepherd in a body received COM
munion at the low mass celebrated
yesterday morning at o'clock by Mgr.
Russell in st. Patrick's Church. Rev.
James A. Smyth celebrated the high
mass at II am. assisted by two
clergymen from Catholic University IL
deacon and subdeacon. Mgr. Russell
delivered the sermon.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
FIRST 1915 SUICIDE HERE.
David S. Fuller Ends His Life BY
Asphyxiation,

David S. Fuller. seventy years old, a
roomer at 40 9th street northwest
was the first person in this city to
commit suicide this year. He was found
dead from gas yesterday about noon.
when John Taylor 1I14 Corcoran street
northwest, called at the house
A note by Fuller requested that his
brother, William L.. Beyers, 2Ss7 Nut
ter street, Philadelphia, be notified.
The brother came here and took charge
of the body.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Is Members Added to Church Rolls.

Fifteen new members were yesterday
received into the First Congregational
Church at the morning service. "A
New Heaven and New Earth" was the
theme of the sermon of the pastor,
Rev. Jay r. Stocking, and the choir.
under direction of William Stansfield,
sang Morrisop's Appear, Thou Light
Divine and 20 God, Our Help in Ages
Past" ..,
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Christ Child Society Presents Gifts.

The hearts Of several hundred chill
dren of the northeast and southeast
sections of the city were made glad
last week by the annual distribution
of toys and wearing apparel of the
Christ Child Society. The gifts were
contributed by the members of the so
ciety and distributed by Mrs. =. G.
Garges. Charles w. SemmeS made his
usual donation of candy and oranges
for all. .....--
Evening star., 1915-01-04
Bishop claggett Club Entertained.

Rev. and Mrs. Cody Marsh entertained
the members of the Bishop Clasgett
Club, composed of the clergy of the
Episcopal diocese of Washington, at
dinner Thursday, on the occasion of the
meeting Of that organization at st.
Barnabas' rectory, Reeland, Md.
Evening star., 1915-01-04

The engine of the tug Louise, in the
service between this city and the
workhouse at Occoquan, Va, are to be
rebuilt. 1t is proposed to give the en-
gine two new cylinders. Ice on Occo-
quan creek is fully seven inches thick
All communication by water between
the workhouse and this city has been
closed.
Evening star., 1915-01-04

Builders Know They Can Depend
upon Eisinger's turning out special Mill
work on time. Best facilities. 2109 7th.
Evening star., 1915-01-04
ResuIar Use of Heuricb.. R..,.

will increase your capacity for both
work and play-lelp you know the joy
of living all the time. Fine tonics. .
doZ. Maerzen or Senate, $1.75 Lager,
S1:5oD. Bottle rebate. SOC. Tel ". 1900.
Evening star., 1915-01-04

Mattresses and Box Springs
renovated and rcHade from 81 up. Cap
ftol Bedding Co., 1241 7th NV. n 526
Evening star., 1915-01-04

Phone Your Want Ad to The Star.
Main 2440.
Evening star., 1915-01-04

Anything in Groceries and Wines. De-
liveries to all sections. Special, Rob-
ertsons Scotch Jams. &c a jar. James
l.. Donnelly, 1406 Eye st. NV.
Evening star., 1915-01-04

6l6 18th. c. A. Muddiman & Co. 1904 @.
OIL and gas lamps made electric
Evening star., 1915-01-04
If in q Hurry. C,,, N. 7,ras.

Tsauares. Triangles. Schmidt. 719 81 18th
Evening star., 1915-01-04

Rhsae Mai. $500 for Family wasS
esiees. The Tolman Laundry.
Evening star., 1915-01-04

Phone Your Want Ad to The star.
Main 2440
Evening star., 1915-01-04

Virginia Theater That's all
Evening star., 1915-01-04
LOCAL MENTION.

Schneider's >.alt BreHd Represents
THE HIGHEST DEVELOPMENT
of every good quality that bread can
e,nbody. The delieiousneSs and great
uourishing value of MALT BREAD make
It most satisfying as well as most
healthful food Order it at grocers, SC.
Always look for Schneider'S label.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08

nent that the money be provided to repair the Fresh Air home and the children placed there.
 Alderman Stagg said he favored submitting the question of establish ing a municipal ice plant to the vot- CTS but he did not think the plant could be successfully esta b1ished and conducted for $2OO,ooO. 'tIt will be a losing proposition'' he said. 'fWho is to run it? Will the aldermen give their time for nothing peddling ice for the benefit of the city? Does any one suppose for a, moment that we can clear $17.OO0 to $20.0OO per year on this ice plant? That is what will be necessary if the plant is to pay for itseIf.''
 By vote of the council the question of bonding for $2O0,000 for the estab- Iishnnent of the municipal ice plant will be submitted to the voters at the special election of June 19
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08
IMPROVING THE LAWN.
Repair, Improvement and General
 Management.

The improvement of an old lawn is a very much more difficult prob lem than establishing a new one. In many eases it is impractfcable to at tempt the improvement of an old lawn that is in bad condition say the specialists of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. However, if a reason ably good turf obtains, it is possible to better it materially by re-seeding, fertiEzing, and watering. In the ma Jor1ty Of cases improvement is de- sired in the spring, since at this sea- son many bare spots are in evidence as the result of the preceding winter. If the areas to be improved are small they can be handworked and re- seeded with little difficulty. If they are large, it is usually advisable to spade them up, work thoroughly, and seed, as in the case of starting a new lawn. In any event, reseeding should be done early in the spring with a liberal quantity of the mixture be- fore described.
 When the stand of grass is thin over the entire lawn or a greater DOT ton of it, a speciaY seeder equipped with small disks has been found very satisfactory for cutting the seed into the sod and thereby producing favor able conditions for gernination and subsequent growth. In the early spring. however, the soil is usually loose as a result of the freezing and thawing and is in sufficiently open condition to permit the seed to be covered with little difficulty After seeding, if the ground has become quite dry, rolling is usually beneficial Care should be taken when moving or watering the newly seeded areas to avoid disturbing the young grass This caution always applies in a measure to fall seeding. although there is not so much danger of dam 0f hn 1af fnT-
 Fertilizing.
 The management of the lawn af- ter it is once established is an ex- treme1y important matter, and there are a few general practices that should be. followed carefully Be ginning in the early spring, the first thing to do is to remove with a rake the top dressing that has been ap- piled the fall before. After remov- ing this it is usually advisable to apply some fertilizer, even though the soil is already reasonably fertile. One of the very best fertilizers for the lawn in the spring is nitrate of soda, but on account Of it's quick ac-- ton and its caustic effect extreme caution should be used in its appli- cation. Five pounds of nitrate of soda are sufficient for 1000 square feet of lawn, and if applied in so1u- ton with the watering pot and the grass then thoroughly watered with a hose. there is little danger of scald- ing. Bone meal is probably the best commercial fertilizer to use on a lawn, considering the danger from the misuse of nitrate of soda Bone meal can be used without taking any special caution in its application, as it is in way injurious to the grass. Eight pounds to 1000 square feet is a liberal application. Any conner cia1 fertilizer that is used should be applied early in the spring when the grass begins to grow. Tn fact, bone
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08
THE FIFTY WORST WEEDS.

The government bureau of agri- culture has just published a de- scriptive list of Fifty Worst Weeds in the United States. To many a, grown up boy who used to work on the farm, this list will bring back toilsome hours that he used to spend on his hands and knees in his fathers garden.
 The ease with which weeds root themselves and flourish is one of the mysteries of the government of the world. You may not be able to make grass grow in your lawn, even if you fertilfze and water it. But a head ed up and left dry in the sun, will attach itself to the soil and flourish again.
 The removal of weeds is the task that makes gardening unpopular with the majority of people. It is one thing to plant seeds and start your crop on some pleasant spring day, quite another to fight the weeds week after week in the hot sun Ma chimes may remove them on large tracts But in the smaller gardening one must root for himself with his hoe, and often stretch himself on all fours. It is work that is largely done by aliens and other low paid classes of labor.
 To the good farmer the absence or presence of weeds is the sign of ef- dciency or ineficiency. The red taint of sorreI in the field is the sign of the debt and the mortgage. The thrifty farmer will let his buildings go unpainted sooner than let some noxious weed get a deadly foothold among his crops.
 But even the weeds have their friends. Probably no plant has been more of a, favorite with the poets than the daisy, which is sung to heaven as the embodiment of simple grace
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08

heard me anyway. pointed direc- tions to him as best I could and he seemed to sense every turn of the road. When we overtaOk the train at the Junction, everything went black before my eyes. Even now that wild trip through the night seems like an awful dream"
 The train robbers plot and the consequent thrilling race that thwart- ed it, has caused a big sensation throughout the country At Polls theatre yesterday where it had it's presentation-for it is the story Of IA Mile a Minute the headline vaudeville feature at the playhouse it held an audience spellbound.
 "A Mile a Minute is the fastest moving, most realistic piece of stage. craft ever presented here.-Advertise ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08

meal can be used to advantage every month during the growing season. ex- cept perhaps July and August. Fer tiIizing through the season is espe- cia11y beneficial in keeping the grass stimulated at times when it would otherwise be more or less inactive. Pulverized limestone as a. top dress ing is very helpful, and an application of this substance can be made either in the fall, winter or spring. Lime corrects the acidfty of the sur face soil and is useful in checking the growth of moss and various other plants that are detrimental to the
 grass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08
GIRL GUIDES DRIVER

1IEEL GUIDES DRIVER
 Though the road was unknown to f115 zn, Randolph agreed to attempt the gfsatSof heading off the train as soon as he was informed of the plot. "A Ehrave western girl. Wynne Overton, pIuckily volunteered to take the trip with Randolph and she guided him n the whirlwind flight through the luight-
 The Limited had start of 20 minutes when Randolph set out in pursuit from Failing Center. Never once. Miss Overton says. did he shut off the throttle though twice they nearly skidded off cliffs into deep lraVinas.
 We didn't speak throughout the whole trip" she said. q was too scared to, maybe he couldn't have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08

and modest beauty. The summer boarders in the daisy belt go wild over the filrny beauty of a field shifn-
 nering with these slender stars But to the farmer it is the accursed 'twhiteweed,'' which robs the virtue from the soil and steals the food from his cattle and family. The govern ment rates it among the Fifty Worst Weeds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08

Hurtlng through stony perious tain Jimmy Randolph, millionaire sportsman with death yesterday his high powered car 
 Through his sheer grit and daring the lives of of the Overland Limited and the plot of train bandits take $0OOo from express Inverted RandoIph shot his the 6 Rosedae Junction, clip,
 the train of the that , I.za s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08

5 France Co pay her after the Franco PrussIass war;
 Five miIliards of francs. or $1.ooo,- o00oOo.
 How many Japanese and Chinese are there in the United States7 Where are they located3 What is their chief oc- cupation7
 There are at present 143. .66S Japa- nese and Chinese in the United States, 72.I57 Japanese and 71.531 Chinese. This does not Include United States territory, such as Alaska. Hawaii, etc. Or the Japahese 63.070 are males and of the Chinese 66,856 males; 39S per cent of the Japanese cannot speak Eng Hshs while the per cent of Chinese who cannot speak our language is Az.
 The employment in which the largest number of Japanese and Chinese are engaged is as servants The second is farm and dairy work; third, laundry; i fourth. gardeningS fifth, laborers on railroads, and, sixth. retail dealers.
 The six states having the greatest. number Of Japanese and Chinese are: 1 California. 41,356 Japanese and 36.248 Chinese; Washington. 12,929 Japanese and 2.709 Chinese: Oregon. 3.418 Japa- nese and [, ,36S Chinese; Colorado, 2,3OO Japanese and 373 Chinese; New York, j 1,247 Japanese and 5,266 Chinese. and NVyom1ng. 1,596 Japanese and 246 Cbf- nese. Pennsylvania has 19O Japanese and 1,784 Chinese.
 In California the Japanese operate farms to the extent of 99254 acres and the Chinese 43.163 acres, The states next to California in which the Japa- lnese have the most farm land are Tex asssGolorado. Washington. Utah, Ore gon. Nebraska and Idaho
 What is tIe sienificance of the golden ball, and why are there three of them ?
 The three golden balls are derived from the armoriaI bearings Of the lA1edict family, the earliest and most i famous of the money lenders of L,om- kbardy. This device was first used by Ithe agents of the Medici in London and Ewas afterward adopted by others Ac- cording to some historians, the three balls are meant for three gilded pills, in aiIJIsion to the profession of medi- cine, in which the Medtci family was Eeminent and from which they derived ktheir name. AnotIier version tells of the exploit of Averado de Medici, a commander underA Charlemagne, who slew the giant Muguello and whose club he bore away asa trophy This mace, or club, had three iron balls, which the family adopted as their de Iv1ee.
 Has the official flag of the United States any specified dimensions?
 The garrison flag of the army is made of bunting, thirty-fve feet long and twenty feet wide, thirteen stripes, and in the upper quarter, next the 7tan, the union of stars on blue field land extending to the lower edge of the fourth red stripe from the top.
 Who Was the first English speaking ssuffragist2 Was she British or Amer 5can?
 The claims of three women are put tforward for the distinction, and all srere Americans. The earliest of these sfvas Miss Margaret Brent, a niece of kTord Baltimore and of Lord Leonard ECaavert, governor of the colony. On kTune g, 164T, Governor Calvert died. 1fargaret was his executrix. She claim led also the right Of acting as Lord Bal dmore,s attorney. and this-was allow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08
HelnI

Gee, but business is rOtban!' said the thin man as he addressed the fat man on the rear platform of the ear. q am laying off hands every day.,
 That's funny" returned the fat man. ''Fm putting on hands every day"
 What business are you inq' asked the thin man
 I'm watchmaker," replied the fat man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08
TEACHING THE CANNING ART.

The United States department of agriculture has just appointed the first woman who has ever served in that department. She is Miss Helen Morris of Brockton, Mass. Her duty is to teach the government method of can ming fruits and vegetables in a, scienti- fic manner. She will expound the principle that every family should plan for winter use three cans a day, one of green and one Of starchy vege- tables, and one of fruit. A 12 years old girl can do the work.
 This seems to be one of the most practical of modern ways to reduce the cost of living. The big expense of the modern table is principally in the advance in price of meat, milk, butter, and eggs. These are the great staples of diet, but substitutes can be more largely used. The householder buys a much heavier meat bill than he would if attractive fruit and vegetables were always available. With cheap, nutri- tious. and toothsome canned foods, a great deal less costly meat will be used. Most people will be just as we'll off. There is no better appetizer than good fruit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08

Fffty-seven German and Austrian ships in Italian ports, totallfng 216,- ITO tons. were confscated by the Italian Government