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Evening star., 1916-04-14
ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM.
Eastern High School Dramatic As
sociation to Present Comedy

Members of the Eastern High School
Dramatic Association are to present
William shakespeare's comedy, "a
Midsummer Nights Dream" this even
ing and tomorrow evening at S o'clock
at the Eastern High School, 1th street
near Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Mrs. Byram. assisted by Miss Burgess
and Miss Fitzhugh at the piano, is in
charge OF the music. which is to be
furnished by the Girls Glee Club.
The committee in charge OF the ar
far Is composed OF Miss Merrill, chair
man: Miss Gunther. dramatic trainer:
Miss Prince. in charge of costumes and
scenery; Miss Grosvenor. in charge OF
dances: Miss Doren, Miss Scott and
Miss Gardner. The refreshment COM
mlttee comprises Miss Moore, Miss
Shelp and Miss Watkins Edwin Walsh
is stage manager. assisted by Samuel
Waters.
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CERTIFIED AS SUICIDE.
Miss Jennie w. Matthews Dies From
the Effects of Poison.

Miss Jennie w. Matthews. thirty-six
years old. clerk in the census Office
died at Garfield Hospital last night
about 12 O'Clock. Her death was due
to poison she took about week ago, il
is stated. for the purpose of ending her
life. Coroner hewitt gave a certificate
OF suicide.
Miss Matthews had been in govern
ment employ during the past six years
She was native of Pennsylvania and
was appointed to the government from
Cecil county. Md. Kensey Matthews, a
brother. is a resident of North East. Nd.
Because of the splendid record she
made in the government service she
waI certified for and received a perma
nent appointment in the census bureau
1t is stated that Miss Matthews act
was prompted by i'll health.
Relatives were notified of her death
Evening star., 1916-04-14
Veterinary Surgeons to Graduate.

Commencement exercises of the grad
usting class at the United States Col
lege of Veterinary Surgeons are to be
held tomorrow evening at the Raleigh
Hotel. Students who are to be award
ed diplomas comforting the degree of
doctor Of veterinary medicine are
James Garland Catlett, Joseph Marshall
Baxter. Barle Dare Clawson, James
Gibbons Conroy. John Wales De NiIlv
William De Nane Faison, George Sten,
nett Glover. Raymond Leroy Martin.
George Cleveland Melody. Charles Ed,
ward Miller. Harry Vincent NeaIe,
Charles f.. Monninger. Douglas Winston
McTyre. William OBorski Charles
Marshall Pollard. David Wendell Ken
manner, Edgar Raymond Sandow, Brax-
ton Milton Weston. Evan Arthur Whal-
Ion, William Hiram Williamson. Burn
ley Walford White and George William
Rawson.
Evening star., 1916-04-14
bomb PLOT TRAIL !.
HITS VARIOUS CITIES
New York Prosecutor CHARGES
German Liner Was Used as
Explosive Factory.
CHEMICAL PLANTS HEAD
TO FACE PROSECUTION
Evidence Obtained That Plotters
Were Active in Savannah
and New Orleans.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE scope OF
the investigation by Department of JUS
tice officials into the alleged conspiracy
to blow up ships carrying munitions TO
the entente allies broadened today to In
clude various other cities, particularly Sa-
vannah and New Orleans. with shipments
of bombs to various ports of this country
and South America.
Eight arrests of Germans alleged to
and distribution of fire bombs had been
made up to today. and the authorities
were searching for ninth man, DR.. Wal
ter T. Scheele, head of the New Jersey
Agricultural and Chemical Company OF
Hoboken. at whose plant. the police say,
the bambs were charged with explosive
materials
Evidence that the plotterS were active
in Savannah and New Orleans and prob
ably other cities was said to have been
found in the deserted apartment OF DIR.
Scheele and instructions were sent fed-
eral agents in the two southern cities to
begin an immediate investigation.
The four men who were arrested yes
terday on the interned German steamer
Friedrich der Crosse at Hoboken told
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Knox today, he said, that they had
been employed on the ship. making the
bombs in addition to their regular
work, but declared they did not know
what the bombs were to be used for.
The police said Carl Schmidt, one of the
four. admitted that about 900 bombs
were manufactured and that ten were
placed aboard each vessel which had
been marked for destruction.
Evening star., 1916-04-14
COLLEGE CADETS REVIEWED.
Battalion at St. Johns Compliment
ed hv Gen david Gordon

Brig. Gen. David s. Gordon. L. S. A.
reviewed the battalion of cadets of St
=. Johns College yesterday afternoon
and delivered an address to them. He
congratulated them on their progress
and said he is watching their drills
with a. great deal of interest.
Maj Dapray, the regular army Officer
on duty as military instructor anG
commandant at the college, is planning
for a parade and drill by the battalion
on the White Lot. which he hopes te
have reviewed by the Secretary of Wal
and the chief of staff of the army.
The competitive drill for the college
military medals is being held this aft.
ernoon on Vermont avenue.
Evening star., 1916-04-14

An unidentified man ended his life by
placing his head on the track before
an approaching train at Amblersburg,
w. Va.
Evening star., 1916-04-14
Checks From Won Papen.

The Hoboken authorities. who have
been working on the case in conjunc-
ton with the government agents and
New York detectives, declare that per-
sonal checks of Franz Won Papen, for
mer German military attache in Wash
ington. aggregating between $4,000
and $4,000, had been cashed by Scheele
at various times for a year or more
past at a Hoboken bank. Some of the
checks, it was said. were made payable
to Scheele individually, ard others to
him as president of the New Jersey
Agriculture and Chemical Company.
The Hoboken authorities also said
they had learned from August Heine.
an expressman. that he was employed
by the chemical company twice week,
for about six months, to cart boxes con-
tanning fertilizer" to a steamship pier
in Brooklyn, as well as steamer trunks,
containing glass walls. to 1reign.
piers in Newark, n. j.
Heine. according to the detectives,
said he was told that the chemical
company owned a tramp steamer ply
ing between Brooklyn and a Jutch
port. Heine quit working for the COM
pany two months ago. saying the COM
pany still is indebted to him for serv-
ices.
Evening star., 1916-04-14
TARGET ASSIGNMENTS
AT WINTHROP RANGE

Saturday, April IS.
High School Cadets, entire
range.
Monday, April IT.
Special day for officers of all
clubs; one target for each club.
Tuesday, April IS.
Department of Agriculture
clubs, 1854.
Department of Commerce, rs.
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, 4-16.
Civil Service Commission, 2-s.
Washington Marine Craftsmen.
Municipal Building, rs.
Police Department. 2-s.
Smithsonian Institution, 2-S.
District of Columbia Rife
Board of Trade, 2-s.
Wednesday, April 10.
Treasury Department Clubs,
12-4S.
Florida Rifle Club, Is.
War Department. 12-4s.
Department of Labor, 4-16.
Thursday, April 90.
Army and Navy Union, S-32.
Department of Agriculture
Clubs. S-32.
Interior Department Home Club
Target Association, S-32.
n-Plattsburgh Rifle
Association, 6-24.
Friday, April 81.
Department of Justice. IA.
Navy Department, 4-16.
State Department, IS.
Washington Fencers, IA.
Department of Agriculture
Clubs. S-32.
Military Service Legion, rs.
National Press Club, IA.
Post Office Department, 10-40.
Woodward Building, IA.
Saturday. April %.
High School. Cadets. entire
range.
After the name of each club the
first figure indicates the number
of targets assigned. The second
figure indicates the number of
firers guaranteed accommoda-
tions.
The Interior Department Home
Club. Rifle Association has ex-
changed it's targets Tuesday for
part of the Department of Agri-
culture Clubs targets Thursday.
Evening star., 1916-04-14

John T. Rudy, a wealthy bachelor of
York, Pa, left $4,000 to his house
keeper in his will filed for probate
there.
Evening star., 1916-04-14
Statement by Prosecution.

Roger Wood. the assistant United
States district attorney in charge of the
prosecution of the cases. said that none
of the ringleaders in the conspiracy had
as yet been arrested. He added that
there is evidence to show that one of
the factories for making fire bombs was
the North German Lloyd steamer Fried
rich der Crosse. which lies at a Hoboken
pier. The name of one agent who carried
a consignment of bombs for use on steam
ers sailing from a southern seaport is
known to the police, Mr.. Wood said
The federal authorities have confiscated
metals. apparatus and chemicals which
they discovered in a search yesterday of
the headquarters of some of the alleged
conspirators on the Friedrich der Crosse
They also seized chemicals found in the
fertilizer factory in Hoboken.
Four men arrested as conspirators
awaited arraignment before United
States commissioner today. They are
Carl Schmidt. chief engineer of the
Friedrich der Crosse, and three of his
assistants. \ hearing in the cases of
four other men arrested Wednesday
has been postponed two weeks. A fed
eral grand jury will begin an investi-
cation of the plot next Monday.
Evening star., 1916-04-14
ular candidate throughout the member
ship.
Mrs. Draper Also Candidate.

ular candidate throughout the member
ship.
Mrs. Draper Also Candidate.
Following the resignation OF Miss
Natalie Gould Lincoln. who was elected
editor last year. Mrs. Belle Merrill
Draper. who for many years has been
editor Of the genealogical department,
was appointed by the national board
Many leading and influential members
OF the society forecast her election at
this convention to continue her work as
editor.
Another important meeting today is
that of the Continental Hall committee
tonight at $3.50 o'clock. This commit
tee is composed of several hundred
members from all over the country and
its sessions are considered secondary
in Importance only to those of the ma
tional board.
1t was stated on excellent authority
today that Mrs. Story is determined to
retire from office as president general
at the close Of the present term and
under no circumstance will be a candi-
date for reelection. The same author
ity states that she has no candidate to
succeed herself and that she Is opposed
to any such thing as an "administra-
ton candidate" for the office. Members
arriving in Washington today expressed
particular qualification over the
speeches made by Mrs. Story on Pre-
paredneSS.
"Block Certificates" Topic.
The mooted question regarding the
block certificates" which has for a
number Of years agitated the society
is believed to be one Of the subjects
that will receive great deal of atten-
ton at this convention.
One Of the candidates whose campaign
has been much discussed by the incom-
ing delegates Is Mrs. Berta Hall Tai
bott of Rockville, the only Maryland
candidate, who is running for vice pres
idential general Ten vice presidents
general are to be elected this year.
Mrs. J. D. Iglehart. regent of the
Francis Scott Key Chapter Of Balti-
more, has been honored by Mrs. Story
in being invited to sit on the stage
during the convention, representing the
National Society Of the Star Spangled
Banners
Mrs. Elizabeth Gadsby, chairman OF
the press committee. announced today
that all reporters and correspondents
for the D. A. r. convention can obtain
their badges by presenting their Gre
dentials tomorrow or Monday at Con-
tinental Hall to the chairman of the
press committee.
Evening star., 1916-04-14
0VER$12O,0OO INCREASE
IN INSURANCE PREMIUMS
Supt. Nesbit Uses Figures to Back
Argument for Regulation of
Rate Making.

An increase of more than $4,000
in fire insurance premiums in the Dis
trict last year. nowith s-anIing there
was a considerable decrease in the to-
tai risks written. is shown by a state
ment of fire insurance business for
1915. prepared by Charles +. Nesfit,
superintendent of insurance OF the Dis
trict.
The showing, in the opinion OF Mr..
Nesbit, strongly emphasizes the need of
legislation placing tn, sup oervisicn 81
rate making under the insurance ie-
partlnent.
Evening star., 1916-04-14
Waive Formal Reading.

The four prisoners arraigned yester-
day waived the formal reading of the
complaint, made by Detective Sergt
George d. Barnitz, who asserted that to
divulge the sources of his Information
at this time would be against public
policy. Capt. Otto Wolpert, superin-
tendent of the Atlas line piers of the
Hamburg American Steamship Com
pany. and Capt. Emo Bode. superin-
tendent of the Hamburg American line
piers in Hoboken, n. j., each was held
in $4,000, while Ernest Becker. an
electrician on the steamer Friedrich
der Crosse. and Capt. Charles Won
kleast. superintendent of the New Jer-
sey Agricultural and Chemical Com
pany, each was held in $1,000 bail.
Bode and Wolpert were released on
bonds. The others were paroled in the
custody of Capt. William NJ. Ofhey Of
the local bureau of the Department of
Justice.
The complaint charges that the nine
men "conspired and agreed among
themselves that they should within the
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of
the United States . willfully, felo-
niously and corruptly surprise and by
open force maliciously attack and set
upon vessels belonging to others, with
intent then and there unlawfully to de-
spoil the owners Of such vessels of
money, goods and merchandise laden
on board such vessels"
Evening star., 1916-04-14
Summary of Risks.

The summary shows that risks writ
ten in the District last year amounted
to s135,553,014.27. as compared with
$142,O63, ,000.33 in 1914. Premiums re-
ceived last year were s79s,620.32. as
compared with s675.419.39 in 1914.
Losses paid aggregated s252.70s.53, in
comparison with s459.651.01 of the pre-
ceding year. Total figures for the past
five years are risks written, $6S2, 2,133,-
329s0; premiums received, $3,459,-
1895, and losses paid, s1,s29,43s.63.
Evening star., 1916-04-14

500, FOR NEW YORK CITY
vicinity; f1fty-hve to sixty-two and a halt
cents per hour; time and q half over eight
hours; Sunday double time. Representative in
Boz Star Office.
Evening star., 1916-04-14
Will Investigate and Report.

He is making az ir"es.;s alton of the
entire question and Will slbn.t re-
POI. to the Commission ers for use in
the effort to obtain such ,Hsisiatiu".
to the end that rates shall be fair and
equitable.
Statements of the companies given
in Mr.. Nesbit's summary for the year
show that losses paid in 1915 were less
than for several years past. This fact
he states, is true of most of the coun-
try, and indicates that the campaign
for the prevention of fire waste is
bringing the desired results.
Evening star., 1916-04-14

Here's opportunity to get a Suit that will
please. There are plenty of pincled back suits:
English models. with and without patch pockets
and conservative models to select from. Stripes.
checks. plaids. fancy and plain grays browns
and blues, and the ever popular blue serges are
in the lot: and you will find almost endless
variety to select from. Sizes to hit every body
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10
LOSS OF APPETITE,
 LOSS OF WEIGHT,
 SLEEPLESSNES, ETC.

are all overcome by Recupertabs, they are made after the formula of Dr. AL bert Robin, the famous French physi- clan, and are being used very largely in Paris and other European capitals. When taken for a short while they will give positive relief in all cases of nervous exhaustion. mental depression, lack of vitality, general debility. ane- mia, etc.
 The Encyclopedias of which Recupertabs are composed. contain the element necessary to overcome these conditions. They are now beins. prescribed and recommended by many physicians in this and foreign coun tries as the best. quickest and surest nerve and blood tonic that they know of.
 RecuDertabs are for sale at all drug stores at 50c and $1.00 per package or will be sent direct upon receipt of price.
 Curts Chemical Co.,. No. 414 West 23rd St.. New York. Distributed in Bridgeport and vicinity by J. D. Harti- gan. No. 81 Fairfield Avenue.-Adv.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10

representative men of the Church on
 a great many phases of the social
 question to large companies of men
 and women, with opportunity given
 for questions and the free expression
 by anyone who was present of their
 opinions. And very free and frank
 the brief speeches from men and Wo-
 men were When the weather was
 unfavorable the meeting was held in
 the kindly offered synagogue across
 the avenue, wherein also there were
 evening meetings held under the aus
 pices of the Christian Socialists, ad-
 dressed by bishops and other clergy.
 If anything was lacking to the op-
 portunity given and it's use to advance
 the interest of social service in the
 Church at the Convention it would
 be hard to name it. That the whole
 subject has been given a new place in
 the regard of the Church is certain
 It is also interesting to note that the
 public press, which gave more atten-
 tion to this General Convention than to any one ever held bef0<e, made special note of everything bearing up t on social questions, indicating how large a place it has in the minds of all people. Despite some unwise ut terances and methods open to criti-
 cism, the movement is plainly for ward in theEpiscopa1 Church and
 making for true democracy, bringing
 the Church into close sympathy with
 a great company of right-minded men
 and women, and with those who are doing the worlds hard work under
 depressing conditions.
 For Community Welfare.
 l,o Foil n,,t of
 the missionary work, whether abroad or at home, but there is reason to be- lieve that through the training of a new generation a great company of
 men and women in the Church will be interested in the endeavor to make
 the social and industrial order of the country's life more Christian. Much | is being done and much more will be done to make provincial, diocesan, and parochia1 committees interested in community welfare, in learning what is needed for the betterment of conditions, and to get the breath of human life and sympathy and good will into the teaching and conduct of the churches.
 There is systematic endeavor through organized companies of men and women, meeting frequently, to bring about prison reform, more in telligent treatment of prisoners in the jails, more merciful treatment of the inmates of almshouses and asy- Iums, the correction of the evils of child labor, the end of long hours for women and children, thought for the
 bearing of legislation upon social questions, the proper restriction and regulation of the American saloon, | the widening of the influence of the churches in their communities.
 "The question is constantly asked, | What practical and definite work can l be done?' and the Joint Commission /; and other Commissions are trying to answer this question, giving sane guidance and help in the direction to men and women anxious to do some thing for those who live about them. ' The Church is feeling as never before l the need of giving voice and utterance to the new desires and hopes of all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10

dHO expressed.
 "A great deal as been done in the last six years particularly, and the new commission will take up it's work with feeling that it has a mandate from the whole Church through the General Convention to do more than ever be- fore. Some~of the dioceses, like New York, Long Island, and Newark, have paid secretaries who give their whole time to the organization and advance ment of the work in their own dio- ceses. Publication and presentation of the subject by members of the com mission and persons of experience have been common ways of .arousing the Church to a new vision of it's duty. There has been steady progress which the radical utterances of some who have spoken in the, name of Social Service have not prevented
 While the Episcopal Church is con- servative, and not given to sensational ism, it is plain that it was never be- fore so aroused to thought and action upon subjects which come within the range of social service as to-day The recent General Convention indicated the high-water mark so far in the en- deavor to bind the Church with the in- terests of the great company of Epeo- pie, making it thorougly democratic in its feeling and work.
 Committed to Social Justice.
 "The utterances upon the subject were plain and strong and the Church was committed in the most definite way to efforts to bring in social justice <o io1 p6 nd frio ok, to give all people the best possible chance in life, to keep the spirit of the Gospel in men and women who bear the Christian name.
 'The warning against binding the interests of the Church to people priv ileged whether by possession of means education or social position, or advan- tages of any kind, was heartily ap- plauded The following resolution from a company of devout women in- terested in social service, was pass ed unanimously by both houses of the Convention:
 Resolved, That service of com munity and the welfare of the work els not primarily. private profit should be the aim of every industry and it's justification, and that the Church should seek to keep this aim constantly before the mind of the public; and that Christians as in dividuals are under the solemn obli. gation on the one hand conscientious. ly to scrutinize the sources of their in come, and on the other hand to give moral support and prayer to every just effort to secure fair conditions and regular employment for wage earners and the extension of true democracy to industrial matters.
 Stirring Up the Church.
 '"The Joint Commission was direct ed to carry out many plans for learn. ing the facts about social condition. in the country. stirring up the Church to make them better.
 "In a tent beside the place of meet ing of the Convention, in cooperation between the Joint Commission an6 the Local Social Service Commission addresses were made every day b,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-10

New York, Nov. 10.-Discussing the action of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church at St. Louis on the subject of Social Ser vice, the Right Rev. Edwin s. Lines, Bishop of Newark, said to-day that the appointment by the House of Bishops of the Social Service Committee, of which he was made chairman, was particularly for service during the convention, as one of the standing committees to which subjects are re- ferred for reports, or be put in form the part of the House of Bishops in the for action. It showed new interest on subject, he said. in giving such com mittee place with those of religious education, foreign and domestic mis- sions, and like committees, to co-op- arate with the committee in the House of Deputies on the same subject.
 The permanent body, continuing un- der a standing resolution of both h ouses of the convention, is the Joint Commission Social Service, with it's headquarters at. the Mission House, 281 Fourth Avenue, this city, with the Rev. F. M. Crouch, secretary. The membership of the commission is to De determined at each general con- fention by the appointments of the chairmen of the two houses, with per- mission to increase its membership by adding ten more. The new appoint ments were not announced when the convention adjourned, but probably most of the former members of the commission will be continued, among whom were the Bishops of Cnnecticut, Chicago, South Carolina, Massachu- ketts, Newark, Michigan, Oregon and Bishop Fiske, of Central New York. the Rev. c. K. Gilbert, the Rev. c. N. Lathrop, the Rev. F. H. Nelson. the Rev. Dr. John P Peters. the Rev Sam nel Tyler, the Rev. J. H. Melish. J. R. Bracket, William F. Cochran, H. D. w. English, Rathbone Gardiner, Sam ueI Matfer, Clinton R. Woodruff. Will liam Fellowes Morgan, Robert A. Woods, Dean Susan T. Knapp, Miss Vida D. Scudder and Miss " G. Sinp- kovich.
 Developing Social Service.
 ''Tl1is General Commission meets frequently" Bishop Lines said, keep hg close relations with eight provin- bial commissions, more than seventy diocesan commissions, and also with a great number of parochiaI commits pions throughout the Church, giving Information and suggestions as to the way in which the proper thought uessecla1- -1sgydoe maybe developed