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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
SCORES MODERN PLAYS.
D. C. Drama League Approves Only
Four Out Of Twenty.

Four new plays out of twenty. as pre-
scented in Washington during the last
year. were all that the Drama League of
the District saw fit to recommend for the
entertainment and instruction of its men,
bers Degeneration of the drama. as seen
by the league. is shown in figures by
the committee, which reviews the new
to- Washington plays This report for
twenty covered and only four "bul-
letined" gives 20 per cent favorable
report. as against SO per cent last year
All this exclusive of musical comedies,
which the league ignores
The four plays indorsed as worth while.
offering something new, are Cock o the
Walk" Pair O Silk Stockings ''On
Trial and "Erstwhile Susan"
officers elected at the annual meeting of
the league last night are: President. Mrs
Thomas w. Sidwell first vice president
G. A Lyon; second vice president. Will
liam Bruce King: secretary. Miss Mary
Sibley Evans; treasurer. Miss Sheldon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
SOUNDS TURKEY ON SUBJECT.
U. S. Asks if A. I. Elkns Will Be
Acceptable as Ambassador.

The State Department has inquired Of
the Turkish government whether
Abram l. Elkus of New York viii he
acceptable as amba ssador TO succeed
Henry Moraenthau, whose resignation
has been accepted.
expected and the nomination probably
will be sent to the Senate within a Few
days. In reply to Mr.. Morgenthau's
letter of resignation, the President has
written him commencing him for his
work in Constantinople since the out
break of the European war.
Mr.. Morgenthau already has actively
entered upon organization work for the
coming democratic campaign in the in.
terests of President Wilson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28


OF seattle. WASH. who lectured before
the society last night on water-pOwer
development.
The reading of a number of papers
electrochemist's profession and sight
seeing trip to Mount Vernon by steamer
were the features of todays program. the
second of the three-day session of the
American Electrochemical Society being
held i'm this city with meetings at the
Willard and the bureau of standards.
The delegates convened at $50 am.
and listened to discussion of the follow
ing subjects by the scientists named
1.-THE Passive State of Metals c. W.
Bennett and W. :. Burnham; "Over-
voltage" e. W. Bennett: "Overvoltage
and Monatomic Hydrogen w. d. Ban
croft: Disqualification by Electrical
Waves" Mr.. Bancroft: "Electrode Sur
face Phenomena" w c. Arsem; Con
tact Resistance of Metal Electrodes" n.
n CLANCY: Contact Potentials and
Electrochemical Potentials," l. Lang
muir.
At 1:i5 O'Clock the members left for
Mount Vernon, the afternoon being oc-
cupied by this excursion. The next
session is Scheduled for SIS this even
ing, when further series of technical
papers. to be followed by discussion,
c. W. Bennett. Z. l.. Mack, w. 6. Cady.
W. A. Darrah, W. McF. Moore, w. H.
Walker, J. Aston, 3. McCollum and G..
H. Ahlborn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28

Jackson: chairman playgoing committee
Miss Ethel NJ. Smith: chairman amateur
dramatics. G. A. Lyon: chairman lecture
and press committee. Mrs. George A.
Mosshart: chairman study club, Miss
Sara koeningsberger.
Directors: Frederick W. Albert. Mrs.
Henry F. B,ount. Richard c. De Wolf. l..
Domeratzky, Ralph A. Graves Miss Myra
C. Hole, Miss Leila Mechlin, Miss Mar
garet B. Merrill, Mrs. Raymond B. Nor
gan, jeremiah O'Connor. Mrs. Willis B.
Rice, Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin and Miss
Alberta Walker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
SUES FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
Three Defendants Named by ]. B.
Martin, Printing Office Laborer.

Suit to recover $4,000 damages for
alleged personal injury has been filed
in the District Supreme Court by Jesse
B. Martin, laborer at the government
printing office. against the w. G. Cor
nell Company. Littlefeld, Alvord & Co.
and Gustav w Forsberg. He says the
defendants were removing boiler
from the boiler room of the printery
and left hole in the floor. from which
an iron column had been removed, and
when he attempted to turn off water
following an explosion of boiler he
water and was severely burned. He is
represented by Attorney A. l.. New
myer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
AGREES ON PHILIPPINE BILL.
Democratic Caucus to Support Meas.
ure. But Will Permit Amendment.

The row among the House democrats
over the Philippine independence bill
with the Clarke amendment came to an
end last night, when the majority
caucus voted to support the measure.
40 to 80, and agreed also to permit
an amendment in the House to the pro-
hibition section of the measure.
The caucus adjourned last night. hav-
ing failed to agree Wednesday evening
Twentyeight members of the party
have announced they would not abide
by the caucus rule and would vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
DAILY SCHEDULE ISSUED
FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION
Service Is to Begin Monday for
Tricky Settled Portions Of
the District.

Beginning Monday. a daily garbage
collection service will become oper-
alive in the th.ckly settled portions Of
the District. The service will extend
to practically all of Georgetown. Wood
ley Park. Mount Pleasant, Petworth
and lexington.
On Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur-
days collections will be made from the
following territory: South Of street
southwest, south of P street southeast,
east of 18th street southeast and south
of X street, Anacostia, north of Good
Hope road and Twining City: east of
18th street southeast, east of 18th street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28

northeast, north Of Oates street north
east between Bladensburg road and
West Virginia avenue; Ivy City, Brook
land. east of 18th and south Of Monroe
street: Langdon, Woodbridge; between
Rock Creek Church road, Illinois ave-
nue.. Taylor and Varnum streets north
west: between eth, Rock Creek Church
road. Varnum and Webster streets
northwest; Saul's addition. north of AL
lison street and south of Madison
northwest: Brightwood Park. south Of
Madison street northwest; between
Madison. Nicholson. 14th and 18th
streets northwest; Chevy Chase, north
of Huntington street: Massachusetts,
Avenue Heights. south of Massachu
sets avenue and north of T street
northwest; Georgetown, west of 35th
street and south of T street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28

and Shepherd northwest: between Geor-
gia avenue, 18th, Shepherd and Allison
northwest Massachusetts, Avenue Heights.
north of Massachusetts avenue: Cleve-
land Park. Fernwood Heights Tenley-
town: Chevy Chase, south of Hunting
ton street: Brightwood, north of Madi-
son and east of 14th street; Takoma
Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
d of C. Vaudeville Tea Postponed

The vaudeville tea which was to have
been given by the District of Columbia
Division, Urited Daughters of the Con-
federacy. has been postponed from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
North Washington Citizens to Meet

Consideration will be given the TO-
rum question and the proposed opening
of V street from Flagler to 20 street
at a meeting of the North Washington
Citizens Association Monday evening
at s O'Clock at the Gage School, I'd
street near l. street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Program for Tomorrow.

Tomorrow mornings meeting will be
held at the bureau of standards and
will also be featured by the submission
of number of papers on various
phases of electrochemistry. Lunch will
be served at the bureau. following
which members and guests are invited
to visit the geophysical laboratory of
the Carnegie Institution. where they
will be received by A. l.. Day, the direc-
tor. and allowed to inspect all depart
ments- This laboratory is within short
walking distance of the bureau Of
standards. The committee in charge
of tomorrows gathering at the. bureau
consists of T.. c. Mckelvy, William
Blum and Mr.. Halter.
The Importance OF nitrogen products
In the manufacture of explosives and
In the fertilization of agricultural lands
has been emphasized by the European
war, which has called attention not
only to the need of nitrates. but to
the possibility of the supply from Chile
being cut of at any time. This was
the statement of A P. Davis. chief of
the United States reclamation service,
in his illustrated lecture delivered
yesterday afternoon before the society,
in which he discussed the water power
which might be developed from the
various projects of the reclama ton
service.
THE principal element needed for
supplying the nitrates used in explo-
sives and in agriculture. well as
many other electrochemical Industries
that might be developed in connection
Herewith. said Mr.. Davis, lis a large
amount of electric power. The recla-
nation service. in~the construction of
irrigation works. has on many of it's
projects a by-product in the shape of
hydro-electric power. usually in blocks
loo small to be considered in connec-
tion with any extensive electrochemical
Industry. but in a few cases large
enough to be thus utilized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
To Address Peace Party.

Miss Janet Richards and Mrs. Jessie
Hardy MacKaye are announced as the
speakers at a meeting of the Washing
ton branch OF the Woman's Peace Party
Monday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
New willard Hotel Mrs. w. Thompson
Bur IA g.. to preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Lesson From Germany's Experienc.

We must agree with President Will
song recommendation to use the re-
sources of the country and not lock
them out of use." he continued. in part,
declaring that the European war would
be ended today and Germany beaten il
Germany. shut Off from Chilean nitrate,
had not developed her water powers
for obtaining nitrogen from the air.
While coal. oil. phosphate and mineral
resources have been developed in this
country as rapidly as necessity re-
the water power available has been
utilized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Utilization of Latent Power.

Otll1Zat1on OF Latent POWER.
The military. economic and industrial
benefits which would result from fed
sral legislation which would encourage
the utilization of the enormous energy
latent and now largely wasted in the
streams of the United States, was en-
phasized by Henry ]. Pierce of Seattle,
Wash. whose lecture was the feature
of last nights proceedings.
The people of the United states,- he
pointed out. discriminate between
living and existence and. through the
agency of electricity produced by cheap
water power. not only necessities, but
luxurles. might accrue to the popula-
ton.
Existing water power stagnation
the result of bias against Legitimate
water power development, must be sue
ceeded by a nationwide developmen t
of scope almost beyond computation
said John H. Finney of this city, south
ern manager for the Aluminium Com
pany of America. who introduced Mr.
Pierce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28

\ afternoon of May s to the afternoon Of
May 13 from until 1870 o'clock at the
Raleigh Hotel. according to an an
nouncement made by Miss E. Alice
Theobald, chairman of the committee
on arrangements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28

against the bill.
The republican leaders, wins have
canvassed the situation carefully. be-
lieve that the measure will be defeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays.

Monday. Wednesday and Friday collec-
tons will be made from the following ter
ritory:
Anacostia south of Good Hope road.
Congress Heights; Brookland. north of
Monroe street; between I'd, 18th, Rhode
Island and Michigan northeast: between
Georgia avenue. Cedar road. Spring road
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

saved hundreds of thousands Of lives
in exactly the same manner he pro-
posed to do in Poland Germany did
not take toll of those relief provisions,
nor rob the Belgians of their crops.
Instead General Won Kissing cooperat-
ed with Mr.. Hoover to secure an eff
cient distribution of food under the
system which has been so successful
in Germany.
When Mr.. Hoover proposes to do
for Poland what he has done for Bel
GUM England refuses to permit the
importation of relief supplies. Po-
lands fighting strength is already di-
vided up among the various warning
nations, in many cases brother against
brother, and of course the non-comba-
tants. being only consumers, need not
be considered. Let the women and
children starve. In Belgium 1t is diff
ferent. The Belgians are fighting only
on the side of the allies and therefore
objects of British solicitude. Was in
humanity ever more pronounced? Eng
lands refusal to permit the succor OF
Poland is a thing to which future his
tories Of Britain will not refer but
which will remain forever a smirch
on England's prosecution of this war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
4FALTHTALK
" -
William Brady,M.D.
Why Modify Baby's Milk?

The average constituency of human
milk and of cows milk is about this:
Human Cows
Fat .......400 per cent. 400 per cent.
Sugar .....7.00 per cent. 4.75 per cent.
Protein so per cent. $50 per cent.
Mineral ...0.20 per cent 0.70 per cent.
Thus they are about the same in guam
tity of fat; human milk contains con-
siderably more milk sugar than cows
milk, and less than half as much pro-
TEN (albumin, cheese. The difference
in mineral salts is negligible.
Now when it is necessary to sub
stitute an artificial food for baby's
natural food, cows milk makes the
nearest known imitation. But in or
der to make cows milk still more like
human milk, we dilute the milk, thus
reducing the strength Of protein, then
we add milk sugar and possibly fresh
cream to bring the other essentials up
to approximate the proportions of fat
and sugar in human milk.
One of the most practical WAYS of
modifying milk to render it suitable
for a baby is by taking a jar of pure
milk. preferably certified, letting it
stand In cold place a few hours. or
until the cream rises, then dipping the
upper third Of the milk out by means
of a Chaplin milk dipper "a little dip
per holding just one ounce and easily
inserted in a milk jar without dis
turbing the lower layers of the milk.
This fresh upper milk contains
about ten per cent. fat. For a verv
Young baby, the food should contain
only about two or three per cent.
fat, which is as much as can be di-
gested at first. In order to convert
ten per cent milk (the upper milk
into two per cent. milk, you mix one
part milk with four parts water, as
any arithmetician will tell you. So
let us put it in table form:
Remove the upper third fabout nine
ounces) from a quart far of certified
milk which has stood for about four
hours In a cold place Use a Chapin
milk dipper. never a tube and mouth
suction.
OF this upper milk take four ounces
or milk sugar take one and one-half
ounces tthree tablespoonfulsD OF wa
ter tboiledl or oatmeal water or bar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
ROUGH ON LINCOLN.

Harper's Weekly is running a ser
les Of contributions under the heading
What Would Lincoln Do?'
The plea is to ask different men now
living what they think Lincoln would
do If he we're alive and president at
this time.
It may be remarked in passing that
Mr.. Lincoln would not do all the things
they say he would. They have credit
ed the man with lot of contradictory
performances. If he were here and
should attempt all they say he would
get himself locked up in madhouse.
One is reminded there isn't anything
in asking people to say what a cele-
brated dead man would do if he were
on the Job now. Each man who an
swers turns in his own wishes as the
thing Lincoln would do. Each one
thinks he is right, and he assumes that
of course Lincoln would be right. The
result of the symposium is that Lin
coin is put in the position of declar-
ing war and at the same time main
tanning peace; also he is made to oc-'
cupy all possible positions between
those two extremes. OF course Lincoln
couldn't be that kind of freak.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10

ley water take enough to make the
whole mixture measure 20 ounces.
Week by week the strength of the
food may be increased by using one
more ounce of the upper milk, and
one less ounce of water or diluent.
But keep adding the milk sugar in
the same proportions. When made
up the days supply of food should be
kept in covered or sealed vessel in
a cold place, stirred up when bot
tie is to be filled, and the bottle warm
ed before feeding.
For a baby three or four months
old twice as much of all ingredients
should be used for days supply, and
it would be proper to start in at lit
tie higher strength of upper milk in
the mixture, say nine or ten ounces in
the 40-ounce mixture.
s From the amounts of protein in hui
man and cows milk it is quite obvious
that dilution is necessary until the
baby's digestion is capable OF caring
for so much protein.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Fast Living, Gas, Insomnia.
Does gas cause insomnia? l re-
tire about 10. but wake around a.
m. and sleep little afterward l have
unpleasant dreams. Think I have
abused myself by eating too fast
Answer-And too much. Hasty
eating and overeating are the COM
monest causes of digestive disturb
ances, gas, autointoxication, and all
the symptoms that condition covers.
That is what the Bread and Milk club
IS for-to rest the metabolism Mon
days. Better join. All you have to do
is limit yourself to bread or crackers
and milk all day Monday of each week
some milk and a cracker or bit OF
bread every two or two and one-half
hours from early morn till bedtime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
MAKING HISTORY.

An extraordinary thing happened in
the United States senate Friday, when
legislative representatives voted to
confer political independence on a
lesser people held for nearly eighteen
years as profession" In voting, by
the decisive majority of SO to "a, to
free the Philippines at the end of four
years, the senate set new precedent
among nations. Throughout history,
weaker peoples have achieved political
independence from stronger people
only by appeals to force. From the
time of the Magma Charta on down the
prerogatiVe of selfgovernment has
been achieved only through revolution,
actual or potential. The United States
alone, acting on the principle that
governments derive their just powers
from the governed, has afforded his
tory the spectacle Of a mighty nation
volunteering political liberty to a peo-
pie when 1t is amply able to refuse
such liberty
The action of the senate at this time,
when Germany has imposed its will
upon Belgium, when the allied powers
are about to do likewise with Greece,
and when Serbia and Montenegro have
been crushed between the jaws of war,
is peculiarly inspiring. comments the
Peoria Journal. It is conceded that
one of the basic causes of the great
struggle in Europe was jealousy be-
tween the powers over the expansion
of their territorial possessions. That
that United States should deliberately
yield up colonial rights over the rich
and populous Philippines and pledge
itself to guarantee their independence
for term of years is in splendid con-
trast TO the action of the nations per
petually involved in the scramble for
enlarged possessions.
We did we'll by Cuba when we upheld
her until she learned to stand alone !;
We are doing well by Mexico in refus-
ing to take advantage Of her weakness
and internal dissensions But We are
doing far greater thing for the ad-
vancement Of political liberty and the
demonstration Of high national ideal
ism in holding out to the Philippines
the privilege OF self-government.
The senate has INDICATED the Amer
lean sense of right and justice. The
Ihouse should promptly concur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-10
GOING UP.

According to Secretary Long Of the
department Of the interior, there is
not much hope of anything but an in
crease in the price of gasoline and
other all products. On the contrary
the outlook is upward. The trusts
can no longer be blamed for the sit
uation. Competition now rules this
industry But the secretary declares
that the refining and transportation
companies that are strongest in bust
ness foresight and financial backing
are taking advantage of the falling and
rising markets to strengthen an al
ready strong position by purchasing
both stock of crude oil and addition
al producing properties. Under these
conditions the secretary says market
shortage of crude oil may be developed
which is not wholly warranted by facts
of actual production, yet it no less
surely leads to higher prices in both
crude oil and and refined products. 1t
furnishes the opportunity to the we'll
supplied refners to sell at the highest
price gasoline which is derived from
crude oil purchased at lower price. 1t
seems to be a case which the law can
not reach The New York Times says
consolingly:
'The consumers must substitute for
the hope that some conspirator shall
go to Jail the hope that some one may
discover other sources of supply and
that some inventor may supply sub
stitutes or-may invent machines to
use other fuels than those now favor
ed. That would be a normal, whole
some remedy. 1t would be better re-
lance than prosecuting somebody, and
would enrich the world"