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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

William J. Dooley OF section II OF the
printing division has resumed his duties
at the bureau. following an absence due
TO the death of his wife.
Robert Lambert. custodian OF presses.
has returned to his employ in sec.
ton of the printing division after un.
dergoing a slight operation.
Ed Borland has been absent on ac-
count Of the death of his sister MIR. Bor-
land is employed in the printing Office at
the bureau.
Creighton l.. Marshall. custodian Of
presses in section Of the printing di-
vision. has returned to work after an alb
sence OF several days
Fred Ehing Of the surface division is
| taking portion of his annual leave.
H. L. Chorlton of the engraving d;-
vision has returned from a weeks va
-ation.
+. l.. Tucker. also of the engraving
division. is back at his duties after sew
eral days annual leave.
The regular meeting Of the Plate
Printers Union was held Thursday
night at Typographical Temple The
meeting was to have been held last Tues
day night. but was postponed on account
OF the date falling on Washingtons
, birthday.
ANNUAL iedNe mas been granted to Will
| liam II. Lamson Of the surface division
Owing to illness K. Ponickau Of the
engraving division was unable to report
Tor work during the past week.
b. Goldsworthy. also employed in the
engraving division. left Washington re-
Gently to visit relatives in Chicago. MIR
Goldsworthy expects to be away until
March 20
Edward NJ. Wrightson of the surface
dINisioii was away on annual leave dur
/ ing the week past
Miss Lucy Wooden is enjoying short
vacation. She is employed in the sur
race division at the bureau
| Miss Katherine Belts. printers as
slstant in section II of the printing di-
VISION. is absent from the bureau be-
| cause of sickness.
Miss Hattie McReady. printers as
sistant in the same section. also is on
( the sick list.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Duckpin League has just complet-
ed one-half of its scheduled games for
the season. The standing Of the clubs
up until last Thursday is as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

Alvey A. Adee. second assistant sec
rotary of state, who has been cruising
in southern waters for about two
weeks, is expected back in this citv in
few days.
Edwin L. Neville. United States consul
at Formosa, was in this city last week
on his way to his home in Cleveland
y. J. Lespinasse of the United States
consular service is at the Powhafan
Hotel awaiting instructions
Ernest l. Ives, United States consul at
Frankfort on thea Main, is in this CITY
on leave of absence on his way to Nor,
folk
Warren ID. Robbins, for the past two
years secretary of legation at Guate-
,na!a City, arrived in this country last
week TO assume new duties in the Latin
American bureau of the State Depart
ment. He is spending his vacation at
Tuxedo Park, N Y.
Francis Travis Coke. secretary of the
, United States legation at Teguciealpa.
has been granted leave of absence with
permission to visit the United States
and expects to leave his post next
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

fails to take holiday Washington's
nlrthday, remarked Desk Sergt. Bur-
| lingame. as he entered the policeman's
absence on his record book.
Crossing Policeman r. l.. Mcnamara,
stationed at LIST and B streets south
| week.
Private E. V Wall of the Attn pre-
cinct took vacation the day after
Washington's birthday.
Bicycle Policeman Z. f. Showalter
of Capt. MulhalIs command last week
had brief vacation.
Matt sHorne, assistant to Pawn In
spector George Welch. took holiday
Sunday. He accompanied party of
friends to Philadelphia Saturday night
and attended a banquet
J. T. Newkirk. who has done duty
in Chinatown on the so-called Bowery
beat for number of years, was able
to remain at home last Sunday
He has the habit of taking holiday
Sundays. remarked Desk Sergt. Syl-
vester Murphy.
W. d. Vaughan. member of Can't
| Harrison's command, had holiday two
successive Sundays.
The first Sunday was to attend the
christening of his child" said the desk
sergeant. and the second was to en-
terrain friends at post christening
party
Joe Stranley. one of the musical
members of the sixth precinct com
mand. was off duty last Monday. He
participated in the entertainment at
the home of the Fraterral Order of
Eagles.
F. A. Hutchinson. chauffeur in the
eighth precinct. took four days leave
last week on account of the illness of
hi; wife.
Private w. p. Hawkins of the eighth
precinct and Miss Irene Gallagher were
married ten days ago. Hawkins took
short leave of absence.
Hugh McDermott, member of Capt.
Falvey's command, was off duty part
of the past week on account of sick
ness in his family
Mounted Sergt. G. B. Cornwell of the
seventh precinct took holiday one day
the past week.
E. c : Blake. who fills detail at
West Cleveland Park, had a day Off
duty last week
Private John r. Norris of the seventh
precinct was off duty the greater part
OF last week on account of the illness
of his wife.
Samuel Burroughs. the general util-
ity man OF the seventh precinct, last
week took holiday one day.
II. T. Lee. private in the seventh pre-
cinct. last week enjoyed short vaca-
ton.
In order that he might be able to
entertain visiting friends. ]. K. Ed
wards. member of Capt Schneider's
command, last week took two days
vaca ton.
Private J. A. Thomas of the ninth
precinct took two days holiday the
past week. He took the time off to
move.
Private F. J. Drummer of the harbor
precinct had holiday Monday When he
returned to duty he was given detail
at the police safety-first exhibit.
Charles H. Cowne, member of the
harbor precinct, has returned from a
short vacation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
111iAldttll'l al'i''' ''AA''- GHsr ness
:, The Searchli8ht : ;:ss:sssa
l Ia A! A|!8ig!EAHNuFlEumlvsyvuu hunfTlos;
Two New Lighthouses.

Cape st. Elias, on an inaccessible
island just off the coast of Alaska. has
long been menace to navigation be-
cause of the adjacent high rocks. Its
dangers will be overcome by high
power lighthouse now being erected.
The building is a strong concrete
tower, with the best Illuminating ap-
paratus known to the lighthouse serv-
ice. Ii includes a three mantle light of
100. 900 candlepower. which will be
clearly visible for a distance of fifteen
and one-half nautical miles.
lighthouse of similar importance is
being built upon Navassa Rock. lying
between Cuba and Haiti. Its tower
will he $50 feet high and its light will
be visible for twenty four miles 1t
lies in the paths of vessels going from
NeE York to the Panama canal, and
will safeguard a passage which is com.
ing into rapidly increasing use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
INTERIOR.

The following changes in the per-
sonnet of the Department of the In
terror were announced:
Probationary appointments - Indian
Office - Leonel E. Reichard. Pennsyl-
vania. messenger boy. $3.50. Patent Of
flee - George r. Douglas, New York,
fourth assistant examiner, $500: Hen
ry A. Johnson, Massachusetts,, fourth
assistant examiner, $1,000: Louis A.
Maxson, Maryland. fourth assistant ex-
aminer. $500; Seymour Beckwith, Dis
trict of Columbia. messenger boy, $500.
Bureau of education - Miss Ethel
Knight, New York. library assistant.
5000. Bureau of mines Dwight P.
Kinney. Colorado. stenographer and
typewriter, 5000: Joseph NJ. Solomon,
Pennsylvania, stenographer and type
writer, $40.
Temporary Observation-Disclosures of
mines - Sheldon W. Dean, Pennsyl-
vania. laboratory aid, sS40.
Transfers-within the department
General land Office - Harvey Crump.
Virginia. copyist. $720. from geological
survey. To another department -
Bureau of mines-Miss Mary Conner,
Utah, Stenosrapner ana typewriter,
5000, to Treasury Department
Promotions - Patent Office - Hugh
Keneipp, Illinois, third assistant ex-
aminer. $500, to second assistant ex-
aminer. S2,1O0; Howard r. Eccleston,
Maryland, fourth assistant examiner,
$500, to third assistant examiner, ST.
500.
Resignations-Patent office-Loyd H.
Sutton, Massachusetts,. second assist
ant examiner. $500; Charles S. Grover,
Indiana, third assistant examiner ST.
500; Merritt w. Abel. District of Co
lumbia messenger boy, s42O. Geologi-
cal survey-Wfllis H. Mitchell Maine,
junior clerk, s1,320: Charles Logasa.
Nebraska, Topographic craftsman, 81
per day while actually employed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Royal Meeker. commissioner of labor
statistics, left Washington last week
for the west on official business
Ethelbert Stewart, chief statistician
of the bureau OF labor statistics, re-
turned to Washington last Tuesday
from an official trip to Chicago and
other points in the west
Robert NJ Durham. special agent
of the bureau of labor statistics, died
Friday, February IS, at Martinsville,
Ind.
John G. Herndon OF the bureau of
labor statistics has gone to Indianapo-
lis. where he has been assigned to work
on the study of public employment
bureaus, which is now being carried on
by the bureau.
Newton c. Adams has returned to his
desk in the bureau of labor statistics
from short trip TO western New York.
Charles +. Osborn Of the bureau of
labor statistics has returned to Wash
ington, having spent a short vacation
at his home in Fall River, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
Vulnerable.
From Tit Bits

A visiting minister preaching in .
small town, near which well known
race meeting is held. forcibly denounced
the sport of kings" The principal
patron of the church always attended
the home meetings. and of this the
stranger was afterward informed.
I'm afraid l touched one of your
weaknesses" said the preacher, not
wishing to offend the wealthy one, but
it was quite unintentional, l assure
you"
'Oh. don't mention it," chcerfully re-
torted the backslider; Its a mighty
poor sermon that don't hit me some-
where"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

Carl II. Butman, associate editor of
the Smithsonian Institution. returned
10 Washington Wednesday night from
Atlanta, Ga. where he presided at the
Delta. Mr.. Butman had the honor of
being reelected president of the fra
ternity.
A meeting was held last night by the
officials of the Smithsonian tennis team
for the purpose of discussing the
schedule Of games for the coming year,
which was recently arranged by COM
mittee representing the clubs of the
various government departments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

| The condition of S. J. McCathran of
| the supplies and equipment division,
/ who has been i'll. is reported improved
! Douglas e. Frere of the chief clerk s
Office has returned to duty after an
absence on account of illness.
Mrs. S. II. BoblitZ has returned to
work in the dead letter division after
an absence of two weeks on account
of illness.
Arthur r. Gehman returned to duty
in the city delivery division Wednes-
day after a vacation of several days.
II. S. Frankhouser of the railway ad-
justments division is on leave of alb
sence. He will be away from Office un-
til the first of next month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
Theatrical Baedeker

bhOAD-"The Harp OF bfs.' With Isaurete
Hartley MSnnsrs; author q .,sor .Pss o. m, My
phenomenal progress in their arts.
sAERIc!El-"notash and rerlmutter In So
oash 'ns and Ro GSSRsF sue bS SG
moro melodramatic than its predecessor.
LYyRIC-..The ,y..The Passing shOw St loIs,"", With
Fred Walton and large company. 4 musical
crazyquilt with nonsense. Never boring.
Fanny Rrice. Anna PENNINGTON, Bert WI,
lams, Bernard Granville, VIII Rogors and
tion Of thc famous froth and irivoi institu-
uon. Beautiful TO the eye.
Observation-Disclosures. with. Ernest. Glen
moro humanness than graoed "Eyerywomsn,'
Thcres large cast Glendinnins acts
At POPULAR PRICES
wAINUT-"Keep Moving" with Fox and stew.
ar,; Musical comedy by AARON @ Honmsn, and no
enact the roles OF wealthy hebrews
HNICKERBoCKER-., BrlnElnR Up Father In
thcr ADVENTURES of Jiess he ' cartoon e6arSe.
ter. In a musical comedy form
Feature FILMS
with FANNIE Year; w,rS st The ISS
WsiiSsr TTyn IONS % Rigo snehnS the ser Screen. ~"
others. First half Of week. THE rlow Girl .
Elliott Deter Latter half OF week.
ARCADIA-"The Prince Of Grnustark." Essa.
w9 and bry9pnt MasR5SqTh 59pn gnd IN ehrG ,6
screen" ali week Others.
PAi.ACE-"Less Than the Dust, Aircraft.
with Mary Pickford, David Powell and Mary
Alden, all week. Others.
Ere.Trlangle. with Bessie 1arrisc9le. Chaplin
In Eehind ~, Scrsfn nrSEt nnlid % week week
lattsr ,Ssff q, week The Femsic. Drummer.
TJhggTsS92y and Friday. 'nehind tho Screen"
REGENT-"The Man She Married" World.
Bk,rady; with Cal, Kane, Arthur Ashley and and
Eance," Metro. with Olga Petrova latter half
OF week Others
VAUDEVILLE
KEITHsn,"Ame,rlca First patriotic spectacle.
George Kelly. In "Finders-Keepers''; CHAP.
b,yo Jones. in "Gove Gam6lers'': Louis Hart,
Hirschel Hendler, Lovenborg Sisters and Neary
BROTHERS; Kelly and Calvin, Louis Stone and
pictorial news
Charles and sadie lfcDopald: Abbott and
El Gotta Cnnars and Cleo. and others.
GRANDTho Girl With the Thousand q. Eyes Eyes,
| Chinese circus. and others
CROSS KEYs-%A Day at Ocean Beach"
Grant and Beatrice Lamhers. first half o.
gS SSSn oes Sc thew KeSsone o o? the euN Meoa G
-Four, and Brosius and Brown. latter half o
| week.
| WILLIAM PENN-''Hamlet Upside Down
| Ketchem and Cheatem; the Cycling Nc
Nutts: Lane, Plant and Timmons, and Fifty
| FIFTY" photoplay, first half OF week. Tn
carl Eugene Troupe: Barry Mccormack AM
company; William and Mary Rogers Nalydi
and the Brazilian Nuts. and "a Sister Of Six,
| photoplay. latter half of week.
LECTURES
| ACADEMY OF MUSIC-"Canada From Coas
to Coast" Burton Holiness twenty-fourth sea
| sonal travelogue. Friday evening and Satur
| day afternoon. November IL and Is.
BURLESoUE
| cAsINo-Harry HastinRs's big Show" wit
| Dan Coleman and many others. MusIca
| revue and vaudeville specialties blended int
| an evening entertainment.
MINSTRELS
DUMoNT's-"whlte Teeth and Baker Beans.
| retained from last week; "Stetsons s Hat Fac
tory" and other travesties and burettas b
the resident stock company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15

quit Triangle when she finishes her current
production, The Wharf Rat" which Ches-
ter Withey has been directing. Samuel
Goldfish, until recently power with Laslty.
has offered her contract for series Of
pictures under his management. Il is said,
and the little Flora Cameron" Of The
Birth Of n Nation" and the Modern Girl OF
Intolerance" is expected to accept. The
company viii be known as the Mae Marsh
Film Corporation
Miss Marsh is one Of the few really vital
actresses developed by and for the movies,
one OF the few who. with no stage ex-
perience, have become important screen
players Like Mary Pickford, Blanche
Sweet, Dorothy Bernard and the Gishes.
she was discovered by David w. Griffith.
Her sister. then Marguerite Joveridge. was
working with the Biograph In the West,
playing leads with Fred Mace's comedy
division, Mae. wanting TO be an actress
too, came to the studio. and was seized on
Immediately. and soon afterward featured
anonymously. In an adaptation of Charles
kingsleys poem The Sands o. Dee"
Here Is a combination for Secretary Dam
iels OF the navy. on Friday the Olympia
announces THE Secret Of the Submarine"
and The River Of Romance" with the
feats Of the Deutschland one may expect
anything. Possibly the film plays win
explain the secret
The Burton Holmes Travel Pictures will
be presented at the Frankford on Friday.
The lecturer will be at the Academy OF
Music that night Thus one may see the
same things as others see them and yet
be miles apart.
Due 10 the length of THE Ne'er Do
Well" the management OF the Fifty-sixth
Street Theatre will begin the first showing
on Thursday at $40 O'Clock, and the doors
will be open at s. 1t will be shown again
at and $3.50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15

Her application, like that of the older
negro woman, strictly was not for public
work She asked for day laundering. for
which she demanded s1.6O, carfare both
ways and two meals
"Ah knows Ah'll haf to take whut All
can get" she continued. But IL won't
be housework. 'lessn it's jes washin'.
Ah'll take the washin home with me or
work by the day, but All won't be hired
to stay in a house where Ah'll haf to
work till . an 10 o'clock doin' the dishes
for the dinner party"
An keepin' d mistress compny till d.
ole man gets home" contributed the older
negro woman "Whenebber dere's any
trouble In d. family d servant gifts II IN
d neck. Bofe sides jumps right on her.
Deed dey does"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
Freedom and Finance Elements Life Household Worker
Craved-Betterment in Social Scale Unfulfled Ideal
Workaday Routine Tires

The gray-haired woman's complaint was
unique Besides longing for the money and
liberty she expected in the position as res
taurant waitress for which she had APP
piled, she also looked for emancipation from
necessary evil arising from the ,propor-
tlons of her employer.
MY mistress Is fat" she said. 81 have to
button her shoes. And when the doorbell
rings or the telephone bell rings I am
generally making beds on the third floor
1t Is too hard for n woman as old as am b"
Excuse me. But Ahm a foreigner an
All doan' 'spect All ought to say anything"
interposed the West Indian. But doan'
you haf to mind the baby, too?"
She glGgled and her giggles were echoed
by the other five.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
ABSENT WIFE CAN'T GET AID
Compensation Board Rules Against
Self-Supporting Woman

HARRISBURG, Nov. 15-The State
Workmens Compensation Board has held
that woman living apart from her hus-
band. not dependent upon him for support,
is not entitled to compensation, although
she had received money at irregular inter-
walls from him.
The opinion was given by Commissioner
Scott in the case Of Mrs S. Varga VS.. the
Carnegie Steel Company, Varga having
been fatally hurt in February. 1t was
found that the pair had been living apart,
the woman in Passaic, n. J., since May,
1914, the woman supporting herself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
BUTTER PRICES TO STAY HIGH
Makers Blame Export Demand-Urge
Pasteurization of Cream

MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. IA law requir-
ing the pasteurization of all cream used in
butter making, the abolition of a flat rate
for all grades OF cream and payment ac-
cording to grade were some of the pro-
posals advanced by speakers at the annual
convention of the National Creamery Butter
Makers Association here.
The present high price of butter is due to
the heavy export demand, speakers declared,
adding that there is no prospect of lower
prices in the near future.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
Norwood Pastor Leads Lutherans

The Rev. Stanley Billheimer, pastor of the
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Norwood, has
been elected president of the association Of
ministers and laymen of the Philadelphia
district of the East Pennsylvania Synod of
the Lutheran Church at its convention in
Norwood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
Hebrew Charities Clothe 41s3

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The first years
activities Of the Industrial Department Of
the United Hebrew Charities are covered
in q report made public today. In all
4l.944 bags filled with clothes and other
articles were received from 3l,oOo iamllies.
A total Of 41s3 persons were clothed during
The wear. The number of garments dis
tributed was 66,S00.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
(Copyright.)
Japanese Shipping Man Here

M Sassoki, an official of the Matsul
Steamship Company. of Yokohama, is in
rniadelphia today inspecting the port and
the clty's shipping facilities. He came on
tne japanese vessel Miikesan Maru. He
ssio That an agent is sent out with every
snp 10 report possibilities Of trade extern
non In other lands
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15

Even the tlawless
beauty has constantly
10 care for her charms
in order TO retain her
lovellness. She must
ward off the destroy
ing hand of time, re-
tain the symmetrical
proportions Of her hg-
ure by exercising, and
fulhll the innumerable
duties OF her daily
toilette necessary to
preserve the beauty OF
her hair and complex =
ion. Then how can
you who scarcelv give
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
SUPERPICTURES HAS
S9,OOO,OOO CAPITAL
Mcclure and Ex-Paramount
Head Join Forces-Mae Marsh
to Quit Fine Arts for Goldfish
BY the Photoplay Editor

THE river OF chance and change" flows
more swiftly through the country OF the
movies than anywhere else This depart
ment could be filled every day with the
mere announcements OF stars who are de-
sertng the Pyramid Corporation for the
Battleaxe Features and the consolidation
OF Ajax and Elephant Films The latest
shake-ups Gas one says in police circles)
are in relation to Superpctures, Inc, and
the Fine Arts western studio.
Superpctures, chartered In Delaware for
80, 900 600, Is a new corporation OF i'm
portance The stock Of the concern con-
sists of $4,000 900 preferred at seven per
cent and S3,00O.000 common. IL IL a sales
and distribution company controlled by the
men who founded the Paramount Pictures
Corporation and the present owners Of the
Mcclure publications. according TO the
Morning Telegraph, OF New York
nationwide publicity campaign is TO be
started soon.
w. w. Hodkinson, ex.presldent Of Para
mount, is leading official with Super
pictures. Inc. The first release will be a
series Of seven Mcclure Pictures, called
THE Seven Deadly Sins" starring Nance
O'Neil, II. B. Warner, Ann Murdock, Hol-
brook Blinn. Charlotte Walker and others.
SO swiftly indeed does the photopay
river of chance and OF change" flow that
between editions we learn that Superplc-
lures has acquired the distributing organi-
zation of the Triangle Film Corporation.
even while court action still pends TO force
the Paramount to sell out to the Mcclure
interests.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-15
voT1 MUST PERSIST
IF YOU WOULD
BE BEAUTIFUL
1I1CREZIA BORI
BY LUCKEhIA BUM
=. Donna Of the Metropolitan Opera
fTh"" Company.

-nrc1sELY rs there is no royal road
p ,oouledee." there is no royal ROAD TO
- You must work IL you desire to
,,rnrove your good looks