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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
SHAD WELL UP RIVER.
Good Catches Made Between Alex.
andria and Potomac Creek

The increase in the catch of shad in
the portion Of the Potomac river be-
tween Alexandra and Potomac creek
in the fishing season now closing was
very large. and sustained the conten-
ton that if the fish were given a
chance to come up the river they would
seek the spawning grounds about this
city. The records of Capt William
NeitZy Of this city. who with his
brothers. operated the seine shores at
Stoney point and Chapmans, show that
1880 shad were caught in d period Of
about three weeks, the extent of the
fishing time.
Last year, operating Stoney point and
Fairy landing shores, the total catch
of the entire season was little less
than 1900. The other fishing shores
and the trap net fishermen made
catches Is large in proportion. While
the haul seines have done working for
the season the gill net fishermen are
fishing and are making fairly good
catches Shad and herring can be sold
on this market until June 10. After that
day ii is d misdemeanor to bring shad
or herring into the District, no mat
ter where caught
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
FISHING sCH0cNERs READY.
Will Start on Summer Cruises With
in Few DAYS.

Local fishermen are preparing 10
start down river on summer fishing
cruises that will probably last until
the cool winds of autumn begin to
blow. Early in this week Capt. j. d.
Faunce will leave here aboard the
schooner Emma 5. Faunce for the Ash
Ing grounds below Liverpool point, and
later in the week Capt. j. g. Faunce
will leave aboard the sloop Enola for
the grounds in the vicinity of Colonial
Beach Crews are being made uD for
these vessels. stores gotten aboard and
by tomorrow evening all preparations
to sail will have been made. Later in
the season the fishing fleet will be
augmented by the power boat Ada Bal
ienger. Capt. Alex Watson. and by
boats from Alexandria.
These vessels will cruise along the
river and bay seeking the fish. and the
bulk of their catch will be shipped to
the market here. Perch, rock, bass.
catfish. trout, croakers. carp and pike
Will be among the varieties of fish
caught. and sturgeon or two may be
taken during the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
LIGHTHOUSE TENDERS SAIL.
Orchid and Holly Looking After
Lightships and Buoyage Work.

The lighthouse service steamer Or
child. which looks after the Iiehtships
and buOyage along the coast section of
the fifth district. has sailed from Nor
folk with supplies for the lightships on
the Diamond shoals and cape Lookout
stations. III the southern end of the dis
.1rIct- Completing this work the Orchid
Will return TO the Portsmouth station
to take up work IN other parts Of The
local district
To overlook buoyage IN Virginia
waters ana III Poc"moke sound and its
tributary streams the lighthouse serv-
i've steamer Holly has left the Ports
mouth station Several days win be re-
quired for this work and Sin. win tb.n
return 10 Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
TEMPERANCE FORCES AIM
TO MAKE MARYLAND DRY
Movement to Be Pressed Especially
in Baltimore-War on Tuber-
culosis Begins.


BALTIMORE, Md. May eo.-The
campaign to make Baltimore city and
the wet counties of the state dry has
begun. A definite plan was outlined
at meeting of the Anti-Saloon League
this week and committee Of 100. com
posed of business and professional men,
was named to direct the fight. The first
canvass of strength will be made to-
morrow. when Information cards will
lie passed out in the churches and
signed by those who care to do so. This
card asks four questions: Are YOU in
favor of an active campaign to vote
Baltimore dry viii YOU vote for d
dry Baltimore" will YOU use your
influence to secure other votes for a
dry Baltimore" and will YOU assist
in the campaign tinancially? In the
counties the league proposes to form
dry neighborhood clubs" for the pur-
pose of doing personal work among
the voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
Donations to Memorial Day Fund,

The clerks and employees Of the Of
fee of the auditor for the Post Office
Department have contributed $45Is to-
ward the decorations for Memorial day
and forwarded the amount to the
proper officials of the G. A. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
Movement to Boom Gen. Wood.

Plans are under way in this city for
the organization of Leonard Wood
League to boom the army man for the
republican presidential nomination
Robert Burton. who was the secretary
OF the progressive party here, this
week received d letter from John A
Stewart. chairman of the New York
cofnni ttee backing Wood. in which it
was stated that the general would be
supported strongly in both the repub-
lican and progressive conventions at
Chicago and that Woods name would
he placed before the convention by dis
tinguished orators. Mr. Burton also
stated that he had learned from au-
thoritative sources that Col Roosevelt
would not accept the nominate by
small majority. and that in case he
does not receive the degree of support
he considers necessary he will work in
behalf of Gen. Wood in preference
either to Hughes or Root.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
Opponents Not Well Organized.

The anti-prohibition forces are not
we'll organized at this time and appear
to lack A leader virile enough to direct
a hot campaign against the amend
ment. This being presidential election
year the regular politicians. who in
the past have handled the saloon ques-
ton at the polls. have other work on
their hands. There is gainsaying
the fact that the wet forces are scared,
and badly scared. over the outlook.
\ movement to establish in every
county of the state a branch of the As
sociation for the Prevention and Relief
of Tuberculosis started this week.
Howard county was visited as the
starting point, and it is the plan of
Alden Anderson. who is directing the
movement, to spend week in each
county. ending the periods with organ
ization meetings Headquarters for the
branch associations will be at the coun-
ty seats,
The health department has reached
decision that physicians and midwives
who fail to report births shall be pun
ished. For years the birth records of
the city have been most incomplete,
and at the last session of the legisla-
ture law passed making ii COM
pulsory that all births be reported and
providing a penalty for failure TO so
report.
Increase in Export Business.
The export business at this port is
experiencing an unprecedented boom
and the members of the chamber of
commerce are urging the railroads to
erect more elevators. The grain deal
ers assert that the congestion on the
railroad lines at the present time is
such that the roads will be compelled
to enlarge the facilities at this port. II
is pointed out by grain men that 81
100000 bushels of grain were handled
through this port last year. making it
second only to New York a grain
exporting center. Prominent members
of the chamber assert that this volume
of business could be increased if the
railroads will provide more storage ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
Unusually Attractive Prices on Summer Rugs

Unusual bargains offered this week in Japanese Rice
Rugs and all other floor Our showing
offers designs select and
variety beautiful Especially number
of special in beautiful rugs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

message sent from the Austro- Hungarian
foreign Office was received. and made pub
lie by the embassy here. in which it was
declared that the siege of Cattaro by
the allied forces had ceased with the
silencing OF the batteries on Mount
Lovcen, but the long fight for Mount
I-ovcen ~ only now finally over. The old
fortificatons which for centuries have
frowned down on the Boccbe and the
medieval city covering behind its huge
walls 10 longer bar the entrance into
Montenegro by way OF the marvellous road
known az the Ladder Of Cattaro" which
zigzags up the heights. and, passing the
stone hut at the frontier. makes its way
TO Cettinje, the capital. once proudly ac-
claimed by the Montenegrns as their un-
conQuerable CITY in the Sky"
Even before the acquisition of Mount
Lovcen and the much coveted seaports
Of Anttvari and San Giovanni di Medua,
which the Montenegrins themselves,
some years ago, hlched from the sick
man of Europe" the Austrian naval
base at Cattaro was second only in
Importance to that OF Pola. also on the
eastern shore OF the Adriatic, but many
miles above. on the end Of the Istrian
peninsula. just opposite the mouth Of the
River Pc. on the Italian shore. With the
recent capture of the capital, Cettinje,
and the subJugation as well of all Mon
tenegro. Cattaro. 1t is believed. Win prove
Of supreme strategic Importance and be-
come not only the dominating factor in
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the naval operations Of the lower Adri-
attic, but also the center of activities in
the newly launched Balkan campaign.
Cattaro. the last city in Dalmatia, is a
quaint medieval walled town. Formerly
II was the southernmost of all Austria =
Adriatic possessions. which extend almost
$50 miles down the eastern shore from
Grade. Just above Trieste. to the ancient
fortress and modern naval base on the
Bocche di Cattaro. famous alike for its
wonderful harbors and wild beauty, UNI
rivaled even by the finest of the fjords Of
Norway.
The city of Cattaro is situated on
the innermost of the chain of fve
little lakes or bays of the Bocche, and
on three sides II is inclosed with an
amphitheater of rock. formed by the
mountains which almost encircle it.
1t is a very ancient stronghold and
even in the days of Cnnsta milne -Por-
phyrogenitus (known as Born in the
Purple") the city was described by him
as being the city where the sun never
shines except In midsummer" 1t Is
actually true that the old town COVER
ing at the very feet Of the great noun
tains which soar into the sky Just be-
hind II Ia as somber and shut in as an
alpine village in a narrow mountain
pass, but although shaded from the
sun by the soaring rocks II 10 insult.
ferably hot in summer
The city walls are enormously high
and thick and keep out any stray
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A Curious Ice Column.

a MOTHER gave an empty cologne
~ bottle to her little hoy to play
with on a cold day In winter. The bot
tie was of colorless glass, six inches
high and three inches across at the
bottom. About midway 1t began TO
taper and was about half an inch in
diameter at the top. Toward evening
the child filled the bottle with water.
inserted a cork and left IL on a shelf
in the pantry.
In the morning a curious sight met
the mothers eyes. The night had been
cold and the water was frozen solid.
Strange to say. the bottle was not
broken. hut out of the top rose a col
umn OF ice four inches tall and exact
ly corresponding in diameter with the
mouth of the bottle. The column OF
ice was as round, straight and true as
lead pencil. To its summit the cork
was frozen tight. This phenomenon
was viewed by the whole family. To
account for it, the following theory
was suggested.
1t is well known that by a law of
nature all substances contract with
cold. Water is thus affected until the
freezing point is reached. when crys-
utilization takes place. The particles
a manner that there is expansion in
stead of contraction in the entire bulk.
That is to say. cubic foot of water
will make more than cubic foot OF
ice.
Putting the case another way.
pound of ice takes up more room than
a pound of water; therefore, given
bulk of ice is lighter than the same
bulk of water. 1t is because of this
provision of nature that ice floats in
stead of sinking. If the ice should
sink to the bottom of a lake or stream,
new ice would form at the top and
sink In its turn. and so on. until the
entire body Of water became frozen. No
summer heat could thaw 1t through.
and it may easily be ina gined that the
results would be disastrous to man
kind.
The bottle of water which has been
described was on a shelf near a win
dow. and a little lower than the sill.
1t is probable that the cold first at
tackled the water Immediately below
the cork. The crystallized particles
took the direction of least resistance
and made their way upward. As they
emerged from the bottle the particles
Immediately under them next became
frozen. and were forced upward by ex-
pansion. This process was continued
until the column of ice was formed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

In Bar no women were seen, with the
exception of a few wrinkled old Monte
negrin women. But the men lolled
about in numbers and sat cross-legged
outside the shops, most of them wear
ing the regulation Mohammedan head
gear-a red Turkish feZ.
Soldiers, evidently Montenegrins.
guarded the entrance to the old forth
fications which formed the gate of the
city. The visitors were in ,lespair
when they discovered that even the
sight of a coin would not tempt the
soldiers to allow them to enter. BY n
happy inspiration a soldier was hand
ed the card of an Austrian field mar
shall whom we had met while in Dali
malta The soldier looked at it blank
", then hurried away to consult an Of
natty little lieutenant. who demanded
credentials. But on receiving the cards
he could make nothing of them. so to
hide his inability to read them he
suavely waved us permission to enter
the old citadel. sternly commanding
the soldier to keep an eye on the Wis
itors, for he certainly did not leave
them for a second.
That twilight visit to old Antivari.
the bones of the dead city, with its
fallen mosques, snake-ridden Turkish
baths, roofess buildings. tenantless
homes and silent streets barricaded by
a network of briers and the debris of
fallen walls and cluttered with broken
shells, all mutely telling of the desc
lation and waste of war. remains a
haunting memory, called up by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06
tudies Of President Lincoln as a Politician

public opinion are of interest. They
are crystallized in a succinct statement
made by one OF his. contemporaries
Leonard SWEET. Said Mr.. SWEET:
Lincoln managed campaigns by ignor:
ing men and by. ignoring all SINAI l
causes. but by closely calculating the
tendencies of events and the great
forces which were producing logical
results"
Lincoln's philosophy in office was the
philosophy of william II. Taft when he
was the occupant of the White House.
Although Mr.. Taft had no such vital
issues as the life OF the nation TO meet
during his term. he experienced rather
more than the usual amount OF mean
ness and misrepresentation. This is the
quotation from Lincoln which. neatly
framed. used TO stand on the table in
the cabinet room by the inkweli and
blotter:
If I were to try to read. much less
answer. all the attacks made on me, this
shop might well be closed for any
other business. do the very best I
know how, the very best I can. and
mean to keep on doing so until the end.
II the end brings me out all right, what
is id against me won't amount to any
thing. II the end brings me out wrong.
ten angels swearing L was right would
make no difference"
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herself. caught up her basket and
baby and fed into the bushes. The
old man smiled. and said, "Moslem,' -
which was a fact already quite APP
parent by the anger which flashed in
her eyes at sight Of the hated "giaours.' -
After about half hours ride in the
groaning apology for a carriage, be-
hind the forlorn quadruped which
threatened to drop dead at every step,
the party came to our journeys end.
Old Antivar, now known as Antivari
Vecchia. The real Antivari was once
large city built upon picturesque
heights and surrounded by rolling hills
and fertile valleys. but old Antivari is
now hardly more than memory.
Years ago the Turkish city. with its
airy mosques. public baths, many
streets and rows of substantial stone
dwellings, protected by the massive
and hoary old citadel below, which had
withstood the assaults Of centuries Of
conflict. became merely a shell.
In 1873, visitors are told, Antivari
was devastated by the Montenegrins,
who bombarded it and wrecked 1t with
both fire and sword. The squalid little
Turkish village below on the hill,
which has grown up in the shadow of
the gaunt bones of the old city, is
known as Bar or Brbot. It's one street
struggles up the hillside. and is only
a cobblestone flight of steps with little
Turkish novels on either side, dark
odoriferous little shops built below
the level of the street. like dens, In
which were only the crudest Of wares
offered for sale.
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name Antivari-the original Antivari,
of which the little village on the low,
sandy shore miles away is but the
basest counterfeit.
The gaunt. gray mountains rising
abruptly just back of the strip of shore
at San Giovanni di Medua, like the
Montenegro mountains generally, are
devoid of trees, and only in spots have
even small patches of vegetation. But
one lone "three-master' was seen ly-
ing at anchor in the harbor, and three
small schooners covered over with
awnings bobbed about in the swell near
the shore.
BY actual count there were exactly
fourteen buildings at "Medua"-were-
houses, dwellings and shacks of all
kinds. The largest building was a
crude soldiers barracks. 1t was only
one story high and finished by q long,
low yellow-red roof which was seen
to be riddled with holes. 1t was learn
ed that lin the month OF October, 1911,
a little Italian gunboat entered the har-
Dor of Medua to look around. The
Turks had seen her and fired. but miss
ed. She replied with one little shot,
with the result plainly shown on the
badly damaged roof
The whole scene-the cold gray
the low sandy shore the
lonely harbor-all spelled the word
But with the Austrians now
in full possession of both Antivari and
San Giovanni di Medua II is believed
that the long-neglected ports will enter
upon a new history. similar to that of
Cattaro.
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Hypocrites.

A UGUSTUS o. STANLEY, Kentucky's
81 new governor. who has mounted
the water wagon. announced recently
that during his four-year term not a
drop of intoxicating drink will be al
lowed in the statehouse.
THE campaign that I propose to
wage against alcohol said Gov. Stan
ley, sis to be a thorough and honest
campaign. There is too much hypoc-
risy among drinkers. Here is a typical
instance.
II sat one evening on trolley car
beside two women who were returning
together from an afternoons shopping
tour.
my husband goes out every even
ing for little constitutional one OF
the women said. Then she inquired:
Does yours?
No. replied the other. No: my
husband always keeps it in the
house"
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proved on near approach to be the en-
frances to hidden forts. AS the steamer
entered the harbor she was stopped by
blank shot, which was fired across her
bow. and not until some secret signal
was given by the three warships lying
with steam up nearby. was she permitted
to proceed into the harbor
w aIklng about the town sightseeing,
a keen zest was given everything by
the strange sense of danger which
favored the most ordinary experiences
If the sightseer's eyes strayed up to
the line of Notifications above the city
soldiers spoke to them angrily in their
unknown and most uncouth tongue
If one had the temerity to show in
terest in anything. man with a spy
glass was sure to be seen watching,
and more than once the visitors found
silent sleuths logging their steps as If
they were full hsdged spies instead of
American travellers.
While much is now being written of
the Importance of Antivari and glow
ing descriptions are printed of its size
and beautiful location among old olive
groves on the side of the mountain. as
a matter of fact the present squalid
Montenegrins is only one of the many
hopeless Mohammedan ports which
struggle down the coast
The writer's party reached Antivari
about in the afternoon, and as
they were informed the steamer would
remain there until daylight next day,
they determined to go ashore and see
anything of interest. But on walking
for half mile or up the sandy
shore. they discovered that aside from
a big warehouse on the sand, few
other nondescript buildings and num-
Der of squalid little Turkish homes.
built in a row on low hill a short
distance back from the water, there
was nothing else to Antavari. It's only
Importance at the time of the visit
was the fact that 1t was a port
Having left Antivari for a ride into
the country in woefully tumbledoWn
conveyance driven by a ragged. half
STRENGTHENING young Montenegrin.
who attempted to make them under
stand his suffering jargon, the Wis
itors soon found themselves being Jolt
ed along one Of the toughest of Monte
negrin roads, but passing through a
green country most unlike the barren
heights around Cettinje. The gnarled
olive groves were wonderfully pictur-
esque; the hoary old trees, gray in
color and pitted with holes like a rock
eaten by the sea. were of fantastic
shapes and looked like gigantic rnomes
and hobgoblins who seemed to wave
their arms.
tattered Montenegro took it upon
himself to play the part of guide. al
though he could not speak a word of
English and knew very little Italian
while the visitors could not understand
word of Slav. He sat crosswise on
the front seat. one leg dangling in
front OF us as he talked on cheerilv.
regardless of the fact that his listeners
understood nothing of what he said.
Many of the people met along the
road nodded CURLY, but young wom-
an nursing her baby sitting by tho
roadside snatched up her veil hastily
and covered her face with II when
bowed to. She. muttering angrily to