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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
Observatory Planned by Japan.
From the East and West News.

From the East and W est News
Japan is to have a new astronomical
observatory. which will be quite as
large and extensive in scale as those
in Europe or in America. The present
observatory at Iigura, Azabu, Is located
on lot of about three acres, and is
not sufficient to cope with the ever
increasing studies of the observatory.
The new observatory is to be erected
on a site of eighty acres, newly pur-
chased at Mitaka-mura, Kita Tama-
gori, in the suburbs of Toxic, as con-
tinuation work of five years. which was
approved of by the imperial diet. In
regard to the construction of the new
observatory, DR.. Terao, director of the
Toxic astronomical observatory, said
as follows:
The proposed undertaking has been
Il question OF many years standing,
for which we have encountered con-
sideraD Die difficulties before a final de-
cision has been reached to carry out
the scheme. The new site is as large as
the Imperial University grounds at
and possesses many topo-
graphical advantages. The work Is to
be started under the direction of En-
gineer Yamaguchi of the Toxic I'M
perial University, and a portion of the
work is already commenced. 1t is to
be hoped that Japan will have as fine
an observatory as any in the world.
To tablish comparatively perfect
observatory may mean the expendi-
ture of 100000, which is only the cost
Of building one torpedo destroyer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30

row water from their nelghbors and
well. you ought to hear what some of
these good domestic ladies' say about
that state board.
And yet the plight of Penngrove
has it's brighter side. Many a goodly
dollar has tarried there since the war
began. Rents have doubled, and the
price of real estate has scared. The
borough is not getting rich, but some
of it's citizens are. Storekeepers and
BARRIERS and clerks and farm hands
have deserted their jobs for the large
wages to be made in the powder mills.
Never has there been such an oppor-
tunity for an intelligent man to rise.
Unskilled help is being converted into
skilled labor while you wait. me force
is divided into "lir.es," W. the grades
in school, and a man can advance just
as fast as his brains and hands will
let him.
While Penngrove has been all
mussed up by this avalanche of in
dustry, there is every reason to be-
lieve that it will eventually get its
hat on straight and come up smiling.
The lapse of time and the soothing eff
fects of the goodly dollar will lessen
her resentment toward the presence of
the impudent jitney and the boisterous
Bassano. She will put aside her viii
lage ways and enter into her own as
a metropolitan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Miss Edith Benham was appointed So
cial secretary at the White House The
joint select committee of Congress be-
gan hearings in the investigation of
the fiscal relations between the govern
ment, and the District of Columbia;
Henry B. F. mcfarland. Theodore w
NoyeS and A. S. Worthington, repre-
senting the joint citizens committee,
which in turn represents all of the
principal civic and trade organizations
in the District. appeared before the in
vestigating committee urging that the
present plan of appropriating for the
District be retained; arguments were
submitted by Herbert J. Browne, w. d.
Mackenzie and others, urging the BAN
donment of the half -and-half plan now
existing, a change in the present sys-
tenn of taxation and local Self-govern-
ment. A representative committee of the
bar was called together by Chief JUS
tice Covington of the District Supreme
Court to prepare a revision of the code
of laws of the District of Colum bia.
Ground was broken at the site for the
new American Federation of Labor
building. Secretary Wilson of the De-
pertinent OF Labor. participa ting in the
ceremonies. The Washington navy yard
was designated as the place of con-
struction for the first navy yard built
aeroplane. Mrs. Belva Lockwood.
eighty-ive years of age. and Mrs. Mary
S. Lockwood. eighty-four. celebrated
their birthday anniversaries. Thomas
G. Forney pleaded guilty to felonious
assault on his father-in-law. T. Frank
lin Schneider of Washington, before
the Pittsburgh criminal court, and was
sentenced to eight years in prison. Mrs.
f. B. Collier and her daughter. Miss
Myra Collier, were accidentally as
phyxiated in bed by illuminating gas.
those who died during the week
were E. S. NARROW, longtime official of
the Potomac Electric Power Company;
John 7. Webster. lifelong resident of
and ]. B. Miller, patent at
torney,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
Sparrow Whips Ostrich.
From the New York American.

An English sparrow, drunk on a
whisky tonic prepared for an American
eagle, fought a winning battle In
Woodland Park, Seattle. with Cali
fornia bred ostrich. The sparrow got
the tonic by stealth.
Il put down the pan for a moment"
DR.. Gustav Knudsen. keeper, explained,
land returning found the sparrow
helping himself. When 1 attempted to
remove the pan he pecked my hand
sharply several times and then flew
into my face. 1 hit him sharp rap
and he few to the ostrich Enclosure.
Big Jim. the male, came strutting
along and made a thrust at the spar
row.
Guessing in sparrow talk. the bird
alighted on the head of his adversary
and tried to shake him. Failing in
this. he attacked Jim's eyes with
beak and claws. Jim didn't have a
fighting chance. and finally hid his
shamed head under the wing Of his
companion for protection"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
The Chief Mutt.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The resignation of the Sheikh-ul-
Islam reported from Consta ntnople, de-
prives the Turks of an important official.
The chief multi. by which title the
sheikh is also knon. is the head of
the ecclesiastical side of the state, or
that controlled by canon law, as the
grand vizier is the head in secular
matters. On application. the sheikh-
ul-Islam pronounces his opinions i'm
on the case submitted. and
the cadi, or judge, applies them.
The Office was created by the Sultan
Mahomet II, the conqueror of Constan-
tinople, in 1853. after the capture of the
city The muftis are consulting canon
LAWYERS, of whom the Sheikh-u l-1slam
is the principal. In this connection it
is interesting to note that the Anglo-In-
dian term multi applied to an Off
Ger not in uniform. is probably derived
from the easy. flowing robes Of the
Turkish canon lawyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
SEAMAN'S ACT RULING
BY SECRETARY REDF|ELD
No Language Test Required by Sec
ton Is, Customs Collectors
Are Advised.

mo examination under the language
test is required by section 3 of the
seaman's act or by the regulations of
the Department Of Commerce." says
Secretary Redfield in a liberal inter-
probation wired yesterday to collectors
Of customs throughout the country.
IF the collector is satisfied" contin-
ues the order. upon statement of mas
ter or otherwise that his crew will full
fill the requirement of section 10. it IL
sufficient.
IF the collector thinks muster Is nee
essary, or is required to have one made
on complaint. then department circular
No. 263 must be followed. it being es-
given by their officers in the usual line
Of duty Is the test required
Coast Guard Is to Aid.
The coast guard, at the request Of
the Secretary of Commerce, will aid In
the examination of lifeboat men, pro-
yided for under the seaman's act.
The law requires that for each boat
or raft carried by vessel there snall
be certain number of certified llfe-
boatmen; 1t also provides that certi-
crew who holds certificate OF EN-
cheney issued under authority OF the
Secretary of Commerce.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the coast guard to cooperate.
The commandment of the coast guard
has communicated this order to the
vessels and stations of the coast guard.
with a plan for carrying on the ex-
aminations.
The Secretary of Commerce has des-
ignated commissioned officers of the
line and warrant officers OF the rank
of boatswain or keeper of the coast
guard" for the purpose of conducting
examinations of applicants for certif-
Gates as lifeboatmen. The command
ing officers of the coast guard cutters
have been directed to confer with in
spectors of hulls, steamboat inspection
service, on their stations and arrange
for the aid required OF the coast guard;
they also are authorized to designate
officers and warrant officers to the duty
of examination officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
out-Patient Departments.

This is long step in the direction
Of the prevention Of insanity. Two
years ago the legislature authorized
the superintendent Of each state hos
pital for the insane to establish an
out-patient department or dispensary,
assign a physician to it and employ
paid field agent in connection with It,
Seven Of. the fourteen hospitals have
established out-patient departments.
but only three have appointed field
agents. The five new dispensaries will
be opened by the state hospitals at
Buffalo. Binghamton, Middletown, Utica
and Willard.
"a mental dispensary is place where
people may go at a specified hour Of
the day for diagnosis and advice by
mental specialist A child whose
mother realizes that he is different
from Others man who has found his
work grown suddenly difficult and Is
conscious of loss of memory; the
brother of a patient in a hospital for
the insane who has become obsessed
with the fear that he is following his
brothers steps-these are types of the
cases that come for help.
"A field agent visits the home. sees
out leads the family to understand the
patients condition, finds suitable en-
ployment or makes other desirable ad-
iustments Heretofore many persons
on the verge Of nervous or mental
breakdown have become insane through
neglect or delay. Specialists agree
that many of these can be helped by
prompt treatment, and that this can be
given in their own homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
WASHINGTON HOTELS.
HOTEL GRAFTON,
Conn. Ave. and De Sales St.
American Plan.
HARRINGTON MILLS.
Proprietor.
Alaskan Timber.

From the Chicago Journal.
The commission which Is to build the
government railroad in Alaska will cut
100000 feet Of timber in the Chu-
zach national forest for use in con-
structing the line. This is a good deal
of wood Yet it is barely more than
10 per cent Of the estimated annual
growth of timber in the public domain
of Alaska.
The forest service estimates that $780,
100000 feet of lumber could be cut
every year forever in Alaskan national
forests without decreasing the supply.
AT $40 per 1000 feet-a low valuation
the forests of Alaska would yield
each year $500, 900 more than Secretary
Seward paid for the whole territory.
The greatest national bargain in all
history WAS the Louisiana purchase:
and one OF Jenerson's chief titles to
fame Is that he had the wit and courage
to throw his theories of government
overheard and seize this unique. in
comparable opportunity. With that ex-
ception Alaska is about the best In
vestment of $7,200.o00 that any coun-
try ever made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
The American Woman.

From the St. Louis Post-Dspatch.
European papers and periodicals these
days are fulsomes in their praise OF
womanhood, and not rarely do we find
reference made. by way OF compari-
son, to the useless, ornamental. butter
fly existence" of their American sisters
But circumstances alter cases. Gener-
ally speaking. woman. the world over.
is the same bit Of humanity as man.
with a liberal dash of vocational dis
comforts superadded. Since the days
of Fohi she has been commodity, a
toy-the house beggar depending for
apparel and gastillos on the liberality
of father, brothers and husband.
To the Asiatic she is a chattel. to the
Spaniard plaything. to the English
man a breadwinner, to the German
consort, to the Frenchman a pet and
to the American ruling queen. The
Latin hides her from the gaze OF out
siders, the Saxon chains her to the
hearth; the American allows her free
scope for conquest beyond the quad
rangle Of her home.
The American woman does not fancy
the dropping, shamefaced lash of her
European counterpart, but she looks
you in the white of the eye" glorying
in the victory of her charm. At every
step she kindles flames of admiration
and covetousness, but passes on and
ition: she vaults unscathed over the
leaping bonf1res in her honor. and after
whetting appreciation she eludes the
greedy grasp. Not violet, hidden I'M
der shrub and hedge. she glories in ad
miration under the halcyon sun, IN
piucked and appropriated by none.
Given a change of condition. she de-
velops unbounded energies. She has
a mind to plan. will to succeed, hands
to do. voice to speak. She has stored
within her untold energy. and the work
of the womanhood of Europe. in this
emergency, would be discounted by her
activities in time of need. But while
given to extravasation. once under the
sheltering arch of her hearth, she
sheds the unpliant form and melts into
that divine being-the lovely mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
WAR MAKES Of USKUP 1
AN IMPORTANT Center
Chief City Of Southern Serbia Has
Aspect Of q Country
Town. .

Us<up the latest ssybian town 70 b.
added to tho battle flooded region In
the balkans. tho most important oenter
in the south Of the kingdom, IL de-
scr1bed in the following statement, is
sued today by the National Geographic
Society:
Dominating tho southern part of
Servia, a center Of manufacture and a.
storehouse Of supplies. tho city of
Uskup. situated 100 miles northwest of
Saloniki. in . picturesque valley at the
foot OF two mountain ranges, tho Shar
Planina and the Kara Dagh, Is . place
Of first military Importance az a base
Of Serbian defense against tho north
and east Although a city OF some size
possessing more than $4,000 tnhab-
tants and a number Of busy factories,
1t has more OF a rural aspect than that
of town when compared with Nisa
and Belgrade. With the loss of the
northern Serbian cities. however its
strategic value becomes more important
than that Of any other place in the small
state.
Junction Of Railway
Tho railways from Nish and Miro
vita meet here. whence they proesed
as trunk limo to tho port OF Saloniki
Among the thoroushfares radiatsng
from the city are q road northwest to
Prizren. ono to the west, to the COM
nercial center. Gostivar. and one east
northeast to Kumanovo. which last
named takes its way through a mar
row valley to the Bulgarian frontier
1t is along this road that the Bulgari-
ans fought their way. Another impor-
tant road runs south to Koprili. and
thence southwest to Monastir, one Of
the best sheltered cities in the land
under the conditions of the present
war.
In normal years Uskup does a con-
siderable business. of an average value
of about $5,000.O00. The staples of its
commerce are opium, grain, live stock.
fruit and tobacco. Its principal manu-
features are leather and dyestuffs. Its
industries include also weaving, metal
working and the production of flour
and wine. Uskup continues the tradi-
tions of the ancient city of Soupi
which was destroyed by an earth
quake in 51S. Justinian rebuilt the city
and gave 1t the name of Justiniana
Prima, and in the early middle ages It
served at times the capital of Ser
bian tsars.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
Paroled Patients.

THE extension of out-patient depart
ments will also increase the number of
convalescing patients who can be pa
rolled to their families or friends under
supervision. Last year the number of
state hospital patients on parole was
increased by 439. Each patient cared
for in his own home represents an an
nual saving to the state of $20S; con-
sequently the saving in maintenance
effected by this growth in the number
on parole was $s1.312. Furthermore.
every patient put on parole makes room
for one new patient in hospital. New
construction to house these 439 pa
tients should have cost $1,000 a bed
or a total of $4,000. Thus the total
saving to the state by the extension of
the parole system amounted to $780,
312..
LAS the fourteen state hospitals
house nearly $4,000 patients, although
their rated. capacity is less than IS, 600.
the need of preventive measures is evil
dent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
Limousine With Heavy Tread.

From the Ohio MOtorist.
He was wandering aimlessly around
In department store when the floor
walker approa ched him.
Looking for something?" he asked
Yes, my wife, replied the man.
Describe her"
well, she's a sort of limousine with
heavy tread, and usually runs on low"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
TREATMENT Of INSANE
AT HOME IS PLANNED
Crowded Conditions in New York
Hospitals Responsible for Pro-
posed New System.

Treatment Of the mildly insane and
cases of incipient insanity in the
patients own homes is contemplated by
the New York state hospital comm s.
sion. the plan having been suggested
by and having the support of Gov.
Whitman. Overcrowding of the state
hospitals, which already have nearly
$4,000 insane patients, and the neces-
sity of establishing a number of new
dispensaries, it is stated, has afforded
the opportunity for charging the So
called out-patient" system of treat
Ing cases of mildly insane persons.
A statement prepared for the Survey
by George A. Hastings. executive sec
rotary Of the committee on mental
hygiene of the New York State Chari-
ties Aid Association, which follows,
gives details of the project:
THE number of those being treated
in their homes or at mental dtspen-
saries is constantly increasing.
Gov. Whitman last week became an
ally of this movement when he re-
quested the New York state hospital
commission to establish five new dis
pensaries, to. enlarge the activities OF
those already started by seven of the
state hospitals, and to employ field
agent in connection with each. This
request followed a conference with the
and will be carried out.
with the cooperation of the State
Charities Aid Association, as rapidly as
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
By Earl Goodwin.

ITO take charge of this post and all
government property In view"
Have you any special orders?" asked
the officer.
The recruit then became extremely
communicative, not knowing who was
speaking to him, and replied in a burst
of confidence:
mo. except every one around here
tells me to look out for a pie-faced
mutt they call Grand Rounds. They
say he is the meanest son of gun that
ever lived"
X
Last year Secretary Daniels decorated
his annual report with several choice
excerpts from Shakespeare. At the pres
ent writing there is a foot-and-a-half
shelf of books on Mr.. Daniels desk In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
FOREIGN.

The United States border patrol en-
gagged in battle with Mexican BAN
dts, north of Brownsville, Tex. one
soldier being wounded: Villa forces oc-
cupied Naco on the withdrawal of the
Carranza garrison: the Mexican rail-
ways resumed schedules from the bor-
der to DurangoA Nicaragua recognized
Carranza American Overseas Corpora
trade with neutral nations, completed
organization. James L. Curtis was
named as American minister to Liberia.
Dr. V. X Wellington Koo was named
as Chinese minister to the United
States. Maxine Burro Rosales was re-
ported seeking the aid of the United
states in aspirations to be president of
honduras. Typhon caused the death of
10 and heavy property damage in Luz
zon, z. 1. Porter Charlton, American,
was found guilty of causing the death
OF his wife, and sentenced to a term of
Imprisonment which, with concessions
for the period of his Incarceration
awaiting trial. will expire in a month.
Announcement was made that no rep
resentative of the Christian religion
Will be allowed to take part in the cere-
monies attending the coronation of the
Japanese emperor. The Pope announced
that consistory will be held despite
war conditions in Europe. The Danish
cabinet announced that women will be
permitted to vote in the elections of
next June. The British cruiser Argyll
was wrecked by running aground OF the
coast of Scotland. Among those who
Wangenheim, German ambassador to
Turkey; Paul Hervieu. French drama
fist: Prof. Wilhelm Windelband of
Heidelburg University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
NATIONAL.

W. J. Bryan took the stump in Ohio
for statewide prohibition. California
rejected the plan for non-partisan state
government proposed by Gov johnson.
The American National Woman Suf-
frage Association announced plan to
compel members of Congress to take a
stand for or against suffrage. Charles
s Mellen continued his testimony in
the trial of former directors of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad under the Sherman antitrust
law. Twenty pupils were burned to
death in a fire which destroyed the
parochial school at Peabody, Mass.
Twelve girl employees were burned to
death in the fire that destroyed a box
factory at Pittsburgh, Pa: investiga-
ton was begun to determine the posi-
bility Of criminal negligence. Eight
were killed in the wreck of an auto
mobile struck by Grand Trunk train
at Fraser. Mich. Bandits held up and
looted the southbound Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas passenger train near
Onapa, Okla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
VISITING THE WAR
BRIDES.
W.-The Plight of Penn
grove.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

PENNGROvE, N. J.. October IL
This is a town transformed. A year
ago it was a peaceful country village,
with about $500 Inhabitants, famed for
it's pretty cottage homes. its fine oyster
shell roads and it's general air of bu-
collie restfulness.
Today it is the center of a roaring
labor camp. where about 5000 people
live and more than $4,000 work. Ugly
frame structures to house foreign Ia
borers are going up on every vacant
lot, to the great disgust of the natives.
The fine roads have been reduced to
ruts and dust. It's only hotel. famous
historical landmark, took in nearly
thousand dollars over it's bar in one
day: whereupon. Penngrove threw up
its hands in righteous horror and sent
for the sheriff. The village suggests
a highly respectable maiden lady or
advanced age trying to entertain
large and hilarious party of drummers
But the change outside Penngrove
is more startling than within. AS
though besieged by a hostile army. the
village is surrounded on all sides by
immense camps that were built almost
in a day. year ago the powder mill
employed about 200 men; now 1t has
$4,000 on its pay roll. There are hun
dreds and hundreds of acres covered
with long, low mills, drying houses and
towering blending plants. Some OF
them are built of sheet iron. some Of
wood, covered with paper. All are
painted a dull battleship gray They
are surrounded by woven wire fence
ten feet high and topped with barbs:
Two hundred special guards in khaki
uniforms are on hand to explain what
the fences are for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30

Run over by Baltimore and Ohio
freight train in Baltimore Thursday
might, Daniel Giblen. fifty years old,
died yesterday in that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30

snooped about seeing that everything
was all right and landing on unsus-
pecting enlisted men who might hap
pen to be violating the ten thousand
regula tions in force.
The recruit was walking post one
night when this general high muck-a-
muck came up.
What are your general orders?" he
aswed, and the recruit ratified off the
twelve commandments of the sentry,
beginning:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
Two Reasons.

From Judge.
The Optimist-Don't bet on a sure
thing 1t isn't fair to the other fellow.
The Observation-Disclosures which you
are generally apt to lose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30

She-What's' his penchant? He
Antiques. She (glaring through lor-
gnette)-Is that one OF them with
him fudge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-30
A Round Trip.

From lunch.
Rural Party-Two third-class re-
turns"
Ticket Agent-Where to?
Rural Party-Why, back ere, o
course, we fule!