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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
MYSTERY ENVELOPS DEATH.
Detroit Banker Found Dead With
Bullet Wound in Back,

DETROIT. Mich. February 9.-Joseph
Kruszewski. forty-nine years old, was
mysteriously shot and KILLED in his
private bank, on West jefferson ave
nue., yesterday afternoon. The banker
was without a clerk when the tragedy
occurred. A customer entered the bank
and found Kruszewski lying on the
floor behind the counter. The latter
died shortly afterward without making
a statement.
A bullet had pierced his back. A re-
volver. with one empty cartridge. lay
near by. Police found considera BILE
money on the counter and in the safe
There was no evidence of robbery hav-
ing been committed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
Would Make Milwaukee Capital

AS a result Of the agitation to pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale of
liquors in Washington through the pas
sage of the Sheppard Barley bill now
pending in Congress. Representative
Cary of Wisconsin introduced in the
House yesterday a resolution suggest
ing the removal of the National Capital
to Milwaukee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
ASKS MORE RESTRICTIONS
ON SUGAR IMPORTATION

LONDON, February 9. More restric-
lions on the importation of sugar during
she coming months in order to reduce its
consumption is the recommendation made
by British royal commission. The re-
port of the commission says that econ
omies in the use of sugar will influence
the rates Of exchange IN ravor OF Great
Britain, as all the sugar consumed here
is imported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09

died at his home, in Pelham Manor.
He was fifty-nine years old and was
graduated from Annapolis in 1881. He
served five years in the navy and
then became a civil engineer. In the
Spanish-AmericaR war he ranked as
lieutenant commander.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09

1t is understood that more than one
motion was made to take action of
some kind on the bill. but that the
discussion grew longer than was an
ticipated. One of the suggestions made
was to amend the bill SO as to apply
only to persons who have no bank ac-
counts and who issue checks with the
plain intention Of defrauding.
There were only eleven members
present it was said, when the final
vote on the measure was taken Rep
resentative Cary moved to lay the bill
on the table. which would have killed
it then and there, but the vote went
against him to ;. 1t is assumed that
the bill will come up again at the next
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09

Robert James Beach Is Dead.
NEW YORK. February O. Robert
James. Beach. who commanded the
United States monitor Montauk dur
ing the Spanish-American war, has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
BAD CHECK BILL TOPIC
Of SPIRITED DEBATE
District Measure introduced by
Representative Johnson Consid-
cred by Committee.

The johnson bad check" bill, which
is a more drastic form. of legislation
than the original bill drawn by the Re-
tail Merchants Association, was near
" tabled at the meeting of the District
committee of the House, it was related
today by a member of the committee.
However. it turned out that action was
taken which in effect postponed con-
sideration of the bill.
When the bill was brought up there
was general discussion in favor of and
against the bill Representative Cary
and Representative Focht are under
stood to have taken the ground that
the bill is too drastic, claiming that as
written now it will work hardships
IF | inadvertently overdrew my ac-
count by few dollars l could be put
in Jail under this Jaw" said Mr. Cary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
Saloniki Situation.

LONDON. February Especial dis
patches from the Balkans to the morn
ing papers show some divergence of
opinion regarding the possibility of a
serious clash in the near future around
Saloniki
One Athens newspaper says that the
entente allies are preparing to take the
German semi-ofiiCial authority that the
central powers have decided not to at
tack the allies position. but to main
duty will be left to the Bulgarians. n
majority of the Austrians being sent
eiseW here. Another paper declares that
the reason for the delay of an attack
upon SalorNki is due TO differences be-
tween Austria and Bulgaria regarding
a division of territory.
The London Times expresses the be-
lief that the continued threats of an
attack is a German ruse 70 keep 200,-
600 allies at Salopiki while other
schemes are developing elsewhere.
Naval Activity in Adriatic.
Four Austrian torpedo boats en-
countered last Sunday an English
cruiser and one French torpedo boat
protecting the evacuation of the Ser
bian army from the Adriatic coast. The
Austrians took refuge in Cattaro. A
hostile submarine endeavored to tor
pedo two allied vessels yesterday off
Durazzo. but the torpedoes went wild.
The submarines disappeared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
GOVERNORS FAVOR
MEMORIAL BRIDGE
kilograms From Many State
Executives Received by
B. H. Warner.

b. H. Warner, Communicated chief of
the Patriotic Legion of America is in
receipt of kilograms from the govern
ors of many states voicing hearty ap-
prevail of the plan for building a ma
tional memorial bridge across the Po-
tomac river at the National Capital.
kilograms have been received from
Gov. Harrington of Maryland. Gov. Nc
Call of Massachusetts. Gov. Craig OF
North Carolina. Gov. Whitman of New
York, Gov. Willis of Ohio. Gov. Beck
man of Rhode Island. Gov. Carlson of
Colorado. Gov. Mcdonald of New Mex
leo. Gov. Phillip of Wisconsin. GOV.
Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania. Gov. Cap
per of Kansas. Gov. Boyle of Nevada,
Gov. Hunt of Arizona. Gov. Thycombe
of Oregon.
The sentimental side of the PROPOSE
ton to erect bridge uniting north
and south, as well as it's pra ctical util-
ity toward better roads, is approved by
aH the governors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-09
Political and Economic Necessity"

Col John C. McElroy spoke at the
luncheon given by the legion yester-
day at Rauschers, and said, in part:
The bridge is a political necessity
as well as economic. The great gorge
of the Potomac is a cleavage between
the north and south. Building the
bridge will be : linking together of the
sections the same as building the Pa
cihc railroad. a man cannot so from,
a consi gnment of freight cannot be sent
from any part of New England, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Della
ware or Maryland to any point in Viz
ginia, North Carolina. South Carolina,
Georgia or Florida. or vice versa. with
out crossing the Potomac at Washing
ton. Therefore the bridge is i'll the
highest degree national object and
national work in the great plan of
forming a more perfect Union.'"
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
The Stars In the Sky.

Man may never know how many
stars there are. The best we can do
Is to figure on the number that can be
seen with the largest telescopes that
have been invented, for you know
there must be many millions Of them
which to us are invisible.
We have counted the stars so far as
we can see them, or, rather. so far as
we can photograph them. Astronomers
have found that a Photographic plate
exposed to the stars will show more of
them than can be seen with the naked
eye. By this method, the Book of
Wonders" tells us, man has been able
In a way to count the stars he can
see. 1t adds up TO more than a hun
dred million of them. Astronomers
found this out by taking photographs
Of the heavens at night, devoting one
picture to each section until the entire
heavens had been covered and then
counting all the stars shown in the
pictures.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Be Natural.

Holmes says that there are six peo-
pie present whenever two meet In con-
versation-the real A, the real B. A as
he sees himself, B as he sees himself,
A a B sees him and B as A sees him.
The remark comes back when one
goes out upon the street and considers
himself and the other people who pass,
particularly those who seem on the
slippery road to success. It Is not they
themselves who go by; 1t Is what they
would have other people think them.
II they are young and inexperienced
they must tighten up their faces with
an artificial solemnity; II they are get
ting on In years they must affect an
artificial snappiness. They wear their
outward aspects like clothes.
One feels like crying I'm the ears Of
young men: "Be natural. Live or die,
sink or swim, survive or perish, but be
yourselves."-New York Globe.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Recent Inventions.

Clothing made of pressed feathers as
a substitute for wool has been invent
ed by an Italian priest.
To lessen the labor Of threading nee
dltS there has been invented a mag.
nif! 'nS glass with a spring clip to hold
1t on Il needle.
R"StonianS using a new invention,
The "scillograph. were the other day
abb a hear the waves Of the Pacific
oeat!n-, on the San Francisco shore.
An illinois inventor has patented a
roa. III" Signboard that Is intended to
SNOW NIL the roads in the vicinity and
other information Of value TO stran-
gers by u map.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
State Lines.

Oklahoma produced 100000 bar
res Of oil last year.
Nebraska'S 500 state banks contain
S1lA, 4S7, 6529 S. belonging to S2,222 de-
pOSitorS.
As a deer hunting state Vermont
now rivals Maine. with 5000 deer kill
ed in 1915. compared with from 5000
to 10000 in the Maine wilderness.
Careful estimates place the Califor-
mia gold output for 1915 at fully s., 2OO,-
COO more than the previous year, when
the total output was $20Y653.4 96. The
Yield will easily be the largest In thir-
ty-twO years and, with one exception,
tie largest in tifty-one years. So Cali
forl-ia still remains the premier gold
producing state in the Union.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Fortunes In Earthlnas.


It Is well known that shopkeepers
make pounds by ignoring farthings OF
BY giving something for them that Ii
worth far less than a farthing, but
where shopkeepers make the pounds
banks and the English government
make their hundreds Of pounds. II q
farthing Is due from you In taxes you
are charged onepence. On the other
hand, You are never paid onepenos for
q farthing.
The same principle Is applied 10 frae-
lions Of pounds. Banks IN reckoning
interest for themselves call any part
Of Fl a full pound, whereas In reckon
ing interest for you odd shilltngs are
left out Of account Thus for a de-
posit Of 200 o.. I'D you would receive
interest on f9e only.
Il Is amazing how the state profits
by not paying fractions Of pence
The government has q special fund
In which are placed the fractions Of
pence withheld In paying dividends on
government stock. This fund amount
ed to more than $4,000 In ten years
before being used for other purposes
As far as the government Is concern
Cd, farthings mean q lot-London An
swera
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
He Little Lot.

There were some interesting episodes
In the life Of Sir Charles Euan-Smith-
Once in the market place Of an AZ
ghanistan town he was fired at by .
native. He lodged q complaint with
the ameer, who appeared to take no
notice Of the incident, merely remark
ing, That's all right" Sir Charles
complained again and met with the
same reply. He still thought that the
ameer was treating a serious matter
with less consideration than II deserv-
ed, but thought It advisable to say no
more on the subject. About a week
afterward he was invited by the ameer
to ride with him. They rode for some
distance outside the town, and they
passed gibbet after gibbet. At length
Sir Charles said. "Your highness has
been busy Of late" "Oh. no." replied
the ameer; they are your little lot"
He had seized all the members Of the
would be assassin's family and hanged
every one OF them
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Nothing but an American

When ] look back on the shifting
scenes Of my life, If am not that a.
together deplorable creature, q man
without country. am, when 1t comes
b pull and prestige, almost equally
bereft, as I am a man without q state.
I was born In Indiana, grew up in III
nois, was educated In Rhode Island.
and It Is no blame to that scholarly
community that | know 50 LITTLE.
learned my law In Springfield and my
politics In Washington. my diplomacy
In Europe, Asia and Africa have q
farm In New Hampshire and desk
room In the District Of Columbia.
When look to the springs from
which my blood descends the first an
cestors / ever heard OF were q Scotch
man who was half English and q Ger
man woman who was half French OF
my Immediate progenitors my mother
was from New England and my father
was from the south In this bewnoer
ment Of origin and experience ] can
only put on an aspect Of deep humGsty
in any gathering Of fayorite sons and
confess that | am nothing but IN
American. The Life and Lst-
tsrs Of John Hay" In Harpers hap-
ktna
The broad ax., 1916-04-08

Be sure to iron garments with the
straight of the goods and thus prevent
stretching of the bias seams.
1t is best to give linens a long soak
ing before washing. If this method
Is followed stains will wash out easily
To remove ink spots from linen or
cotton, dip the spots in pure melted
tallow. Wash out the tallow and the
ink will come out with it.
Do not stretch the round centerpiece
on the bias before ironing, but treat
it as though it were square. Stretch
first with the warp. then with the woof
Of the material and iron in the same
way. The result will be a perfectly
smooth, round surface.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Woman's World.

According TO the census. Pennsylva-
mia last year had 1000 woman farmers,
the majority of whom owned the land
they worked.
In Georgia during the past three
years the number of woman farmers
has more than doubled. The majority
Of the women go in for raising hogs,
cattle and foodstuffs. leaving cotton
planting TO the men.
The women of Des Moines, Ia, are
credited with being responsible for the
establishment of a municipal, court In
their city. A majority Of the male
voters went against 1t, but the major
fly of the women voters was so heavy
that they won the day.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Dress Hints.

1reen IS an Ill becoming color for
bruncttcS 10 wear.
"ilitr gloves can be tanned by soak
inS thrm in saffron solution until the
required tint has been obtained.
Always sew on buttons before wear
Jug new gloves; otherwise at q critical
a,Oni'iit button will drop OF, spelling
e appearance of the best glove.
10 make rubbers last longer put a
roit inch layer Of crushed tissue paper
n.n r"e heel Of the rubbers. The paper
III III FORM Il soft cushion for the hard
~ NJ Oh Inc shoe and lessen the wear on
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Animal Oddities.

Kingfishers make their nets Of fish
bones.
Man eating tigers are the exception
rather than the rule.
Alligators do not attain full size IN
I'll they are nearly 100 years old
When a lion is frightened It trots
away slowly until it thinks 1t Is out of
sight, and then bounds OF like a grey
hound
When a lobster Is about to shed its
shell the latter splits down the back
and drops of in two equal parts. Then
the tail slips out Of the shell like q I'm
rer out Of a glove.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
The Primrose,

The primrose has suffered injustice
from the poets, who seem to regard It
as a floral weakling. Shakespeare
wrote Of pale primroses" that die ~ere
they can behold bold Phoebus in his
strength" Spencer regrets so fair a
flower" should perish through "untime-
ly tempest" Milton laments the "rathe
primrose that forsaken, dies" and
many later poets have written Of it In
similar strain. Why? For the prim-
rose is hardy plant and will be found
where few other flowers can exist, on
the mountain heights Of Europe and
Asia and even on the highest ranges of
the Himalayas. And Disraen recog-
nized its color in the fried eggs upon
his breakfast table.-London Notes and
Queries.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08

T. B. Hall, Laundry Office, cigars,
tobacco and news stand. 361S South
State street.
Fred NJ. Waterheld, cigars, tobacco,
notions and news stand, 5000 South
State street.
Coleman q Glsnton, cigars, tobacco
and news stand, 3342 8. State street.
Miss e. NJ. McClain, hair dressing
parlor and news stand. 80 W. SCH
street.
=. N Diffsy, cigars, tobacco, notions
and news stand. 1905 State street.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
He Was Ridht.

A man rushed to the entrance Of a
lunatic asylum In the middle of the
night and yelled to the keeper to let
him In.
LET me inr' he cried. II have sud-
denly gone insane"
The keeper woke up, thrust his head
out Of first story window and bel
lowed down In a rage:.
What? Come here at this time Of
night? Man. you must be crazyr'-
Brooklyn Eagle.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
FOR THE CHILDREN
Some interesting Information For
Boys and Girls.
BIRDS AND THE WEATHER.

Our Little Feathered Friends Not So
Wise as We Give Them Credit For
seins-Makins the Most of oppor-
tunity-Portrait of Little Girl.
That birds are not such good weather
prophets>as they are generally believed
to be is one Of the assertions Of Frank
ID. Chapman, the well known ornithol-
og1st, In an article on Birds as Trav-
elers" In st. Nicholas. Birds make as
serious miscalculations as the rest of
Us, according to Mr.. Chapman. Some
tines he says, encouraged by an
unusually mild period, birds come so
far ahead Of their usual time that they
are trapped by the sudden return OF
cold weather. Then II they do not re-
reat they may suffer for lack Of food.
l have seen geese on the coast Of Tex
as migrating northward In large mum.
beers, urged onward by a warm wave.
The next day, to my surprise, they all
came flying back. But the day follow
Ing that a severe .norther' suddenly
arrived. The geese had evidently en-
countered this storm and were driven
back by it,
The broad ax., 1916-04-08

THE BROAD AK CAN BE FOUND
ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING
NEWS STANDS:
From on and after this date The
Broad Az, can be found on sale at the
following news stands:
N. C. Chalmers, cigars, tobacco, no
ton store and news stand, 5012 8.
State street.
L. E. Chiffon, news stand, 8. E. cor
ner 51st and State streets.
g. Berenbaum, Cigars, Notions and
News Stand; 81 W. 81 Street, nea.
Dearborn.
e. H. Faulkner, news agency; 31O9 8.
State street.
George I Martin, maker Of fine Gig
ars and news stand, Is W. 31st St.,
near State.
3. NJ. Harvey's barber shop and
news stand, 1924 State street.
W. n. Maxwell, notions, cigars, to-
bacco, CONNECTIONS and news stand,
6244 State st.
Edward Felix, notions, cigars and
news stand, 81 W. s0th st.
+. Bishop, cigars, tobacco and news
stand, 8 W. 9th st., near State.
Sylvester McGlofin, news stand and
laundry Office, 4122 State st.
William Gaughan, laundry office
cigars, tobacco and news stand, 26se
State St.
4 II. Oliver, notions, cigars and
news stand, is W. seth Street, neal
State.
A. D. Hayes, cigars, tobacco, notions
stationery and news stand, $40 D
State Sc.
George MeFaro, shss shining parlors
and news stand Sseoh State street
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Just a SUGGESTION,

'T'm still waiting for you to pay me
that s. you owe me, Dubson."
"Oh, don't let that worry you"
that's what I'm trying to do, but
would feel greatly encouraged II You
would let 1t worry you occasionally."-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Curious Fishing Plant.

There Is a strange vegetable growth
under the sea called the fishing plant,
which opens and shuts periodically.
Ike big mouth. When fishes are near
enough to this wonderful plant, all Of
Q sudden 1t closes its mouth" and
swallows them.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
The Unexpected.

Amateur Photographer Touring In
the counry)-Pardon me, sir, but
would you object to my taking your
daughter Just as she IS? Farmer Green
We'll, this is sudden; but take her,
and be happy. Keep yer eyes on him.
SAL till scoot round for the parson.-
London Mail.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
A Care Free Little Girl.

Quite undisturbed by the great events
Of the day is Miss Betty Gerard, whose
portrait was snapped by a photogra-
pher at Palm Beach, Fla. Little Miss
Betty has almost nothing to do but en-
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
The Rect Hour.

Bobby, why aren't you pfayins
with your cousin EthelY'
Gee whiz, motheri Don't I get an
hour or ut noonT-Puck.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Make the Most of Opportunity.

Don't wait for your opportunity
make it. as Lincoln made his In the
log cabin in the wilderness. Make It.
as Henry Wilson made his during his
evenings on a farm, when he read q
thousand volumes while other boys Of
the neighborhood wasted their even
ings. Make it, as the shepherd boy
Ferguson made his when he calculated
the distance Of the stars with a hand
full Of beads on a string. Make It, as
George Stephenson made his when he
mastered the rules of mathematics with
q bit Of chalk on the sides Of the coal
wagons In the mines. Make II, as
Douglass made his when he learned to
read from scraps of paper and posters.
Make 1t, as Napoleon made his In a
hundred important situations. Make 1t,
az the deaf and blind Helen Keller has
made hers. Make 1t. as every man
must who would accomplish anything
worth the effort. Golden opportunities
are nothing to laziness, and the great
est advantage will make you ridiculous
If you are not prepared for it--Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
Poor Bxporianoa.

Experience u dc best teacher" aid
Uncle Eben. but gttttn' arrested ain
10 way b study lsw..-washington
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
New Aoquaintancea.

II a man does not make new &C
Quaintances as he advances through
Life he will soon find himself left alone.
A man should keep his friendship IN
constant repair.-JOhnson.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08

God sends a new duty to conquer
zach new pain.-Adelaide Proctor.
The broad ax., 1916-04-08
An Artist.

Mr.. Banks-Don't you think my wife
paints very nicely? Miss MInburn-
Charming! 1t makes her look so much
younger. l think.-London Telegraph.
The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-14
German Prisoners Tell
 of Hard Experiences
Men Are Forced 10 Stay in Trenches
 for Forty Days

toins of water high in the air from ;he German trenches. There are no soor boards or other trench comforts available for the Germans, owing to the increasing fire of the British a. urery.
 Thus far this winter. German pris- oners say, their troops in the west have net been supplied with any sheepstin leather or fur coats. They have received only wooden vests, body bands and mittens, Normally, prisou- CTS say, they are supposed to be in the trenches not more than from IA to IS days, but some divisions lately have remained there 70 days and ever without relief, The rations consist al most wholly of timed meat, sausage, herring. sardines. rice, rye bread cot- fee and mineral waters. Recently a daily ration of brandy has been issued to the men in the front line For the rest the men are often crowded into damp cellars.