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Evening star., 1915-09-15

rings inward, put her watch inside her
dress and walked quickly. looking for
the number of the house She had
good deal of trouble in finding it. Upon
on the top floor" Edwina began to
climb the old stairs. sometimes cropping
her way and stumbling, dropping her
violets, which she recovered in the
darkness only by their fragrance.
A man opened the door a crack and
peered out
81 am looking for a Mrs. Matringa.
She is poor and 1 want to help her. 1
am going to give her my violets." Ed
wilma held them up for his inspection.
Don't know the woman; maybe she
live on de top floor" The door closed.
Edwina CROPPED her way to the third
floor and knocked on door that was
partly opened. Come loud voice
said. Edwina pushed open the door and
faltered. Here in flesh and blood were
the veritable Dickens characteristic
gin, Bill Sykes and the Dodger. She
was fascinated with the grotesque pic
ture. and forgot for the moment to
speak to the men who were seated
around an old table, evidently gam
bling. The men looked sharply and
quizzingly. Clutching her violets a lit
tie tighter. she said: Il am looking for
poor woman whom / can't find. VIII
you help me-"
Fagin shook his dirty head and jab-
bered in language that was unintel-
ligible. A short, dumpy woman, smell
ing of garlic, came into the room. See
ing Edwina, she regarded her with a
wide stare, and when Fagin suddenly
leaped forward and shook her roughly,
cringinR. scared look came into her
face. Edwina stepped toward Bill
Sykes and cried: Don't let him hurt
her, will you?" Fagin chartered and
gesticulated and all stared at the well
dressed girl Six ragged children had
crept into the room. When Bill Sykes
yelled Get out" they scampered like
rats.
The woman walked slowly toward
Edwina. "Sit down and | will see if
can find
Mrs. Matringa." replied Edwina,
quickly. "She is poor. and ] want to
give her my violets."
Edwina sat down. The men turned
Evening star., 1915-09-15
ENGINEERS DISCOVERY.
Italian Solves Problem of Holding
Object Motionless in Air.

PARIS, September Is, 5:25 a.m.-An
Italian engineer, Louis Rota, has solved
the problem of holding an object
motionless in space, according to the
Marseille correspondent of Petit
Parisien. Rota is credited with having
constructed an apparatus which, by the
action of electric current, can be ele-
waited to height of from 1000 to 5000
feet and kept motionless. or propelled
in any direction at a speed of more
than 100 miles an hour
Rota's apparatus is spindle-shaped,
12 feet long and 2 feet in diameter, and
can carry weight of ninety pounds.
1t is said to remain motionless in a
wind of considerable velocity, but If
the wind becomes very strong it rises
automatically until it reaches a calmer
region of the air. The invention is
based upon reactions obtained from the
electro magnetic forces of the atmos-
phere.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
THE EVENING STORY.
Social Service Novice.
Downright, 1915, by W. Werner)

IT happened in dear old Boston. One
summers night, after Edwlna had peeh
TO her Dickens club, she got aboard a
Back Bay car with huge bunch OF
violets held tight within her hand. sne
thought of her life, her friends, her
studies - Edwina had lived only IN
books-of her costly violets, and, with
a loving glance at them, said: am
too happy; others suffer, 1 should sac
rifice; l am a selfish creature. l Will
give my violets to somebody and make
them happy The day before. from
some of her friends in social service
work, she had heard of a very pathetic
Nd had jotted down the address
ut flashed through her mind
looked at her watch and found
carly. "Only O'Clock, there is
plen:y of time she said. almost aloud.
She left the car and took another back
to town. After many inquiries she
found Salem street.
What a sight, She edged her way
down the dirty thoroughfare, Whicn
swarmed with people. like the interior
of an ant hill. Edwina gasped win
same world she had been in an hour
ago? The narrow sidewalks were so
full of human ants that many had
crawled into the dirty cutters. Hungry
little faces looked up at her from all
sides Young girls, barely covered in
scanty rags. and ragged women with
babies jostled her. Men with ratllke
eyes and hard faces slouched along,
needless of whom they passed. Some of
the little barefooted gamins ran. cry
ing: Lady, give us a flower" Such a
babel she had never heard-Jews. 1tal-
ians, Bohemians, Poles, all talking their
strange jargon. AS soon as Edwina got
her bearings she plunged boldly into
the caldron which her self-imposed task
had suddenly revealed. She held her
violets close, 'urned the stones of her
Evening star., 1915-09-15
ACCIDENT ENDS CAREER
OF CAPT. MAPPLEBECK
Youngest British Air Squadron
Commander Killed While Test
ing French Monoplane.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
LONDON, September IAN accident
ended the career of the youngest air
squadron commander in the royal fly
ing corps when Capt. Gilbert w. R.
Mapplebeck, d. S. o., was dashed to
earth recently while testing new
French monoplane.
Capt. Mapplebeck, Liverpool boy,
had not yet attained his twenty-third
year. and received his commission only
about six months before the outbreak
Of the war, after finishing a course at
Hendon.
1t was August 13 of last year that
young Mapplebeck few over to France
to Join the newly arrived British ex-
Peditionary force. He was the first
British airman to make a reconnais-
sahce OF the German lines. and later
the first to drop bombs. During the
retreat at Mons he secuted above the
advancing Germans, and by his reports
kept the British troops from being
shot in an air duel 5000 feet above the
German lines. yet managed to reach
the British lines. although he was un-
conscious when found. He was shot
through the abdomen. His mother
came over to France and nursed him
back to health She has now received a
letter of coincidence from the king. The
airman's distinguished service order
medal was received in the kings new
year honors.
On leaving the hospital Capt. Mapple-
beck declined to return to England or
70 accept less hazardous duty, and was
soon back in his machine March II
he took part in the first aeroplane raid
70 be made in the night against the
Germans OF three airmen raiders. one
was killed and another brought down
within the British lines, while Maple
beck was compelled to land near Lille
Settine hre to his machine, he escaped
into the woods. where he hid for three
days, subsisting on the chocolate he had
carried with him. Then he found shell
ter in French peasants family. and
later worked his way to Holland and
Then to England as a French peasant
Evening star., 1915-09-15
CAPT. CHANDLER COMES HERE
Leaves Naval Academy as Result Of
REORGANIZATION of Staff.

Capt. l.. H. Chandler, commandant of
midshipmen at the Naval Academy and
recently acting superintendent in the
absence of Rear Admiral William F.
Fullam, today was detached from duty
at Annapolis and ordered to take station
in this city as a member of the gen.
eral board at the Navy Department.
He is a son of former Secretary Will
liam E. Chandler. His relief from duty
at the Naval Academy practically COM
pletes the ganization of the aca-
demic staff incident to the new ad
ministration of Capt. Edward w.
Eberle as superintendent, beginning
next Monday.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
GEN. E. H. RIPLEY DIES.
Commanded Brigade Which First
Entered Richmond After Surrender.

RUTLAND. VT. September 15.-Brig.
Gen. Edward II. Ripley. who led the
first Federal brigade into Richmond
after the surrender OF Lees army. died
last night after Il long illness. He left
Union College in the second year of the
civil war and raised company. going
to the front as its captain and winning
rapid promotion by distinguished con-
duct. After the war Gen. Ripley be-
came prominent in New York financial
circles He was founder and director of
the United States and Brazil steam
ship line and built the Raritan river
railroad.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Lime and tuberculosis

Dr.. Roberts BarthoIow. former pro-
fessor in Jefferson Medical College,
PhtiadelDhia. and widely famed as a
medical writer, says in the eighth
edition Of his authoritative Matery,
Nedica 1s95), ON pages 2I5 and PIG;
"CHnfcal experience hns shown tn Mt
1t ireferrinE to calcium .,,t
possesses the ill-defned propertx
known as Alternative, removes. certain
toxic Or morbifc materials and .~.
cures their secretion by the organs of
which has lately been nubii.hsT ~
respect to Its curative powers In COR
sunfpti0n In certainly very strjktnr.,
W course. he does not refer 10 tes,,no,v
published regnrding results obtained thrnnab
the use OF Eckman's Alternative since the
medtcai profession makes II a rule never
publicly 10 recommend proprietary remedies
however, there Is large accumulation OF
such testimony. covering plany cases OF con
sumption and allied throat and bronchial At
feeeaons, which seem 10 have Yielded com.
plsts3y 10 this remedy.
Doubtless this success is due largely 10 the
fact that IN Eckman's Alternative a calcium
Cln0 salt 10 so combined with other val.
uaole ingredients as TO be easily assimilateL
BY the average person.
II contains neither opiates. Narcotics nor
sbit-formtng drugs; II fs safe 10 take Your
druggist has 1t or will get It. or you .an
order direct.
Ecknan Laboratory. Philadelphia.
OelA BY O'DonneIl's Drug store i.
washington ID. G.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Takes Command of Pacific Fleet.

Rear Admiral Winslow, who achieved
distinction in the Spanish war, had
service in Mexico and has held various
important naval posts, reported today
his assumption of the command of the
Pacific fleet at San Diego, with the
rank of admiral. Rear Admiral r. b.
Howard, whom he succeeds. will come
TO Washington for duty as head of the
naval examining board.
John LoWenbrucck, the American
cattleman held for ransom by supposed
Salazar men south of Hachita, N NJ
last week and who escaped from his
guards, has arrived at Ell Paso
Evening star., 1915-09-15

again to their cards and forgot her.
the smell of onions and garlic seemed
to fill the air. Edwina wondered IL she
was dreaming.
The woman returned and said: Mrs.
Matringa lives in the basement" Then
she fed as If afraid of any further de-
mand upon her.
Edwina slipped quietly out of the
room and went downstairs.
After much looking about she found
the basement and knocked on a small
door and. hearing woman's voice,
entered
"Oh, are you Mrs. Matringa?"
Yes" replied the woman YEARLY
We'll, l am glad. My! ] thought I'd
never find you. / came to bring YOU
these violets. Aren't they lovelyo"
Mrs. Matringa did not even look at
them.
perhaps you don't feel well today"
said Edwina encouragingly. She could
not understand why the woman was not
interested in her flowers, especially as
she had taken all this trouble to bring
them to her. "I'll put my violets in a
vase and when you look at them you'll
feel"
Mrs Matrinsa stared at her Ed
wilma suddenly began to feel tired
She looked around for a vase. Some
thing seemed to be wrong, and for
the frst time during that well remem-
0ered evening Edwina felt dazed. There
was no vase. The only thing she saw
Evening star., 1915-09-15

Samuel II. Reams, since 1903 agent of
the Seaboard Air Line at Savannah.
Ga is to be the successor to the late
j. Ed Stagg as vice president and gen
eral manager of the Durham and
Southern railway.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Colombian Cabinet Resigns.

BOGOTA, Colombia. September 15.-
The Colombian cabinet resigned today
as the result Of a disagreement with
congress
Evening star., 1915-09-15

smoke-tight, lizht-tight There are
small smoke vents in the roof, but the
whole effect is that of a prairie dogs
dwelling. Within. it is light and
airy as a low level coal mine.
ITO be of 'Ashirat' blood, in kurdish
estimation, is to be really worth while.
The Kurds have conscious superiority
which gives them a certain bearing of
noblesse and dignity. A Kurdish chief
is an impressive. often an affable in
dividual. These people are not inclined
to settle down, and they do not seem
to want others to settle. In some dis
tricts, however, they have taken lands
wholesale from the Armenians. mas
sacring the owners, and have become
rich landholders. Occasional kurds
attempt civilization.
Evening journal., 1915-01-27
MOVE TO OUASH
Second INDICTMENT

In Superior Court yesterday after
noon. Philip l.. Garrett made applica-
tion TO Quash second Indictment
against Mrs. Sarah e. Legg, charging
the sale of intoxicants to minors On
a previous similar charge. Mrs. Legg
pleaded guilty and was fined 500 and
costs. The question which has been
raised and which the court Will de-
eide is whether or not the second in
dictment shall stand, and whether the
law shall be construed to mean that
punishment may be meted out follow
ing one conviction on a charge which
had been committed prior TO the con-
vlction. The court reserved deci-
sion.
Section 165, Revised Statute of the
state Of Delaware, provides. 1T shall
be unlawful for any person licensed
ia sell liquor TO sell. give
away. deliver or furnish liquor at any
time TO a minor and whom
soevcr shall do so shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall forfeit and pay fine of
not less than fifty nor more than one
hundred dollars: and in case of a sec
ond conviction for such misdemeanor.
he shall forfeit his license and shall
not be capable of receiving license
for the space of two years thereafter.
Mir. Garrett and his associate, Robert
Harman said that a true and correct
construction Of the clause 'in case a
second conviction for such misde-
meanor" undoubtedly means that the
defendant must be convicted for an Of
fence which he committed after for
mer conviction. Statutes of this kind,
they further contended, have been uni
formly construed as refOrmatory and
/ to consider such a conviction as is
charged in the indictment they fur
I ther contended as q second conviction
would render nugatory the purposes
l for which the statutes we're enacted.
! Ten separate charges had be0n filed
against Mrs. Legg, but in only two so
far have indictments been found The
attorneys for the defendant further
Contended that the second and heav-
io penalty IN the statute was placed
there as a warning. II the indictment
is allowed TO stand il was coniended
no chance IS given the defendant tC
, reform. Armon ID. Chaytor. deputy at
+, torney general. who represented the
State. contended that itshould be as
, sumed that the Legislature which
made the law, meant what it says
There is no occasion for construction
Mr.. Chaytor said. The penalty, Mr.
Chaytor contended, was not made b.
way of punishment, but as a safeguard
, to the community.
Evening journal., 1915-01-27
GENERAL amnesty
IS KAISER'S GIFT
CONTINUED From First Pagel

Continued From First Page.)
about dressing gowns" is a saying Of
his.
His program for each day, for each
week and for each month is always
carefully planned far ahead. OF
course, the war has cut into his ordi-
nary routine; in fact, the death of the
Austrian Archduke compelled him TO
return from Norway. where he always
spent his annual yachting trip.
He is a prodigious reader and on
his table may be found American.
British and French magazines and
newspapers as well as German. His
favorite books are those dealing with
history and economies. For recre-
alton he reads Latin and Greek
poetry, Horace and Homer being his
favorites
He has a clear, strong voice and
his recent illness does not seem TO
have affected it-despite reports to
the contrary. Furthermore. the Elm
peror likes to use his voice in loud
singing of hymns or in delivering
flowery sermons to his family and
crew on the 'Hollenzollern," his
yacht, or at one of the palaces.
But it is in the lore of the military
man that William ii will be remem-
bered longest and his birthday to-
day sees his engaged in a struggle
which is the climax of that training
which began with his boyhood days
when he was given a miniature frig-
ate. tile Royal Luise, with which he
might play. Since that time he has
reviewed troops, supervised manoeuv-
vres. studied tactics and encouraged
military and naval efficiency on the
ground that the best preparation fol
peace is to prepare for war. His
many portraits show his almost in
yariably IN uniform.
His interest in naval affairs has
always been unceasing. "Our future
lies on the water" is a saying Of his
which he first pronounced many
years ago. And he has tried to keel
pace with other countries in build
ing up a large navy.
Today Emperor William stands al
/ the last of the great monarchs-;
sovereign who is more like th'
mighty rulers of old than any othe
ruler in Europe with a deepseate'
belief in The Divine Right of Kings
His hair is grayer than it was
year ago-and the grayness wa
commented upon then in the cable
grams-he is a little stouter and hi
health is probably not as vigorous a
II once was.
Evening journal., 1915-01-27
EIGHT MORE CONYERTs.

Seven persons were converted and
eight penitents knelt at the altar last
night at the union revival services at
Asbury Church. The Rev. w. L. 5.
Murray was in charge. The Rev. L..
NJ. Broadway was the speaker, and he
preached a forceful sermon. The
church was filed.
The prayer meeting yesterday af-
ternoOn was held at Asbury with the
Rev. f. H. Collins as the speaker. The
attendance was large and there were
two conversions.
The prayer meeting will be held at
Epworth this afternoon, and at Scott
Church on Thursday afternoon. A
love feast service will be held at As
bury on Friday afternoon with the
Rev. E. L. Hubbard as the speaker.
Evening journal., 1915-01-27

o'clock.
Enthusiasm prevails among the
dealers and the show promises to be
one of the biggest attractions held
this winter. Wilmington is keeping
pace with the times, and while the
show will not be as elaborate as ex-
hibitions of the kind held in much
larger cities, it will be credit to
those who are working for its success.
and well worth visiting. This being
the initial show, there will be no
charge, the expense Of the exhibition.
which will amount TO considerable.
being borne by the exhibitors them
selves.
The show also was made possible
by the cooperation of Manager e. r.
Taite, of the Hotel DUPONT The floor
space for the show has been given
free, and MIR. Taite has promised the
committee to assist in any way he
can to make the show a big success.
Evening journal., 1915-01-27
SUPPLIES FOR THE
WAR sufferers
Knitted Articles, Hospital
Garments, Blankets Go
TO Dejon Hospital
THANKS FRIENDS
FOR THEIR AID

Yesterday was a busy day at the
Clayton House. headquarters of the
war relief Of the Red Cross. A box
consisting Of knitted articles, hos
pital garments. blankets, etc. was
packed and sent TO the military hos
pital at DeiOn. Mr.. Tophs. OF r..
Topkis Sons. estimated the box 90 be
valued at $780, 70 contained the fol-
lowing articles -Four pounds wool,
value So; twenty pairs woolen stock
ings, six pairs bed socks, ten helmets,
ninety-one scarfs, thirty-fOur pairs
wristlets, three pairs mittens, one
combination scarf and wristlet, twen-
ty-four abdominal bands, one pair
knee warmers, eighteen handker-
chiefs, nine undershirts (men's), two
pairs underdrawers (men's), seven
bathrObes, twelve night-shirts. nine
red flannel bands. red flannel pieces,
one shawl. twelve mems shirts,
five pairs blankets.
These articles have been made and
donated by people all through the
State, as we'll as Wilmington. Pri-
vate individuals, knitting clubs and
New Century clubs have contributed
them.
The following newspapers of the
State have signifed their willingness
TO carry free the advertising of the
war relief: Sussex Journal, George
town, Del: Lewis Pilot, Lewis, Del
State Register. Laurel. Del: Newark
Post, Newark, Del; News Herald
Deimar, Del.
Miss Julia r. Burton OF Georgetown
has been made chairman of the work
in her vicinity and Mrs. Charles b
Evans, OF Newark, has been made
chairman of the work in that vicin-
ity To these women have been sem
patterns of hospital garments, direc.
tions for the knitting of garments
and lists of the many needs Of the
war relief Grateful acknowledge
meat is made of the following arti
cles
Junior Department, Greenhill Pres
byterian Sunday school, So: Hotel Du
Pont Red Cross jar. 44c; Equitable
! Guarantee and Trust Co. jar, SLAB
cash. 10c; Greenhill Presbyterian
church. young people: nine red tlan
mel bands, twenty-one slings; twelvl
many tailed handages; 1873 guaz
pads, seven adhesive plasters, Ret
Cross material; Mrs. Robert Peoples
one scarf: Miss Anne r. Stirling, on
scarf; Mrs. Fraser l.. Macleod, on
scarf; Miss Elizabeth Mcbride, on
scarf; Mrs. G. b. Holiday, one poun
hospital cotton, five yards gauzo. on
box absorbent lint, one box first al
for wound and seventeen rolls gauz
bandages; Mrs. II. W. Howell, on
scarf; Mrs. Speakman's knitting clut
twenty scarfs, one helmet. one shaw
one child's blouse, sixteen pairs stocl
ings and four abdominal bands; Mr.
c.. l.. Foster seven four-ounce boXc
OF absorbent cotton.
Evening journal., 1915-01-27
SNELLENBURG CONCERT.

The first of the series Of concerts
to be given here this winter by the
n. Snellenburg and Company viii be
given tomorrow night night in the
auditorium of the Snellenburg store.
An interesting Wagnerian program
has been arranged and several solo,
lists. well known in local music cir
cles have been secured, including
Miss Emma Lore. reader; Miss Kath'
arine Kane, soprano; Miss Eleanor
Anteweiler, violinist, and William A.
Lawton, at the Delmarvia Piano
player.
Admission will be by cards only
which have been sent out to a large
number OF persons. other concerts
in this series that will be given will
take place on the following dates:
February IL. Chaminade concert
March 4. Edward Mcdowell; March
March 25. Franz Shubert; April 8
Franz Liszt and May 1S. Ethelberi
Nevin.
Evening journal., 1915-01-27
Civ Auto Exhibition TO
Be An Attractive Show

The list Of automobile and access
sorry dealers who will have eXhibi-
tions in the Wilmington Automobile
Show to be held at the Hotel DUPONT,
February 8 to II, continues to grow
In addition to the number who have
already signihed their intention to
participate in the exhibition, four
dealers reported at the meeting of th
show committee held at the City c.
last night that they would exhibit in
the show. They were: Delaware
Garage, Peter c. Hansen, Franklin
car; Henry Jacoby, Saxon car; HON.
er S. Carr. Reading STANDARD motor
cycle; Bamberger and Robbins. ac-
cessory department, body finishes
and varnishes.
The committee passed upon many
matters in connection with the show
and will make report at a meeting
Of all exhibitors. to be held at the
City Club on Monday night at eight
Evening journal., 1915-01-27
RUSSIAN OUTPOSTS 50
Miles FROM KOENIGSBURG
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
PETROGRAD. Jan. S7.-Develop-
ment Of a new Russian offensive, aim
ed at Koenigsberg, capital of East
Prussia, on the Gulf of Danzig, was
announced in an official statement to-
day.
Russian forces operating in East
Prussia northeast Of Insterburg at
tackled along a line extending from
Malwishken to Lasdehnen and we're
successful in pushing back the Ger
mans. The Russian Outposts now are
within So miles of Koenigsberg, near
lv half the distance between that
great fortress and the Russian from
tier.
The advance upon Koenigsberg is
made along the route of the northern
railway, instead of by the more di-
rect route that lies through lnster-
burg. The Germans are Offering stub
born resistance and are being rein
/ forced.
Reinforcements are being sent to
the army Of Grand Duke Nicholas
moving along the right bank of the
Vistula TO invade Prussia near the
/ fortress of Thorn. Only outpost en-
gagements are occurring in this reg
ion, the skirmishing taking place
around Kikol. On the left bank of the
Vistula and southeast of Skierniewice
Germans attacks were repulsed, the
Russian fire silencing two German
/ batteries.
The Austrians have increased their
activity along the line of the Carpath-
| ian mountains, leading southeast from
the DulSla Pass, particularly at Jas
liska and Uszok, but have been r.
pulsed with a loss Of 300 prisoners.