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Evening star., 1916-09-14
The Summer Milk Price.

To the Editor of The star:
In the matter of the agitation to in
crease the price of milk to consumers,
would call your readers attention to a
particular case. On May 1 q notice was
sent around by a dealer in Washington
TO his customers stating that owing to
the continued increased cost OF produc-
ton the prices for milk during the
summer would remain AZ during the
previous winter season.
shortly after this one Of the farm
ers who supply milk to the particular
dealer referred to. informed the writer
that he was cut down In price May to
GUNNER prices prevailing during past
yeAr2
do not think this 10 IN isolated case.
and II would appear the farmer 10 not
a gainAr from the increased cost Of
milk to the city consumer.
M LYNCH
Evening star., 1916-09-14
TURKS REPORT CHECK
FOR RUSS OFFENSIVE

cONsTANTINOPLE, September IA
Turkish forces have checked the Russian
offensive in the Ognott sector Of Turkish
Armenia. according to a war office state
ment. dated September u. The Russians
have suffered heavy losses in fruitless at
tacks, declares the report
LONDON, September IA, 3:42 pm
The British army in Mesopotamia, which
has been inactive for several months on
account of the intense heat has engaged
in a few minor operations recently which
were reported officially today.
.On the Euphrates line, September 8. a
accommodating party was attacked north
east Of Nasiriyeh by Turkish irregulars.
Two days later mixed force from Nasi-
riyeh drove them northward. The opera
tions were very successful. Over 200 of
the enemy were killed and large quanti-
ties of ammunition were captured and de-
stroyed.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
May Swim Mid Winter Blasts.

Ii is probable that the Washington
Swimming Club will inaugurate a series
OF polar bear stunts for the coming
winter season. The annual meeting of
the club will be held tonight at 'Krazy
Namp. when the officers for the COM
ing year viii be chosen. II is probable
;haJ the seven women composing the
capital Swimming Club will be admit
-ed to membership and that one OF them
will be elected vice president of the
ciup. Memuei oil me ciuo plan 10 ASH
the Commissioners for permission to
use the municipal swimming pools for
the winter stunts. Frederick ]. Brun-
ner. coach of the club. is enthusiastic
over the prospects of holding water
contests during the winter
Evening star., 1916-09-14
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

Jack Miller, a Texas aviator. fell SEW
enty-five feet and was instantly killed
at Fredericksburg, Tex. yesterday.
Thomas A. Edison, as chairman of the
naval advisory board, plans to spend
target practice of the Atlantic deet Off
the Virginia capes and in Tangier
sound.
ing in special session. voted yesterday
to pay SO a month each to guardsmen
on the border. validated the acts Of
cities and towns in paying the salaries
ing aid to their dependents. and ex-
tended to voters serving with the
guard the right to vote for federal Of
ficials in the November election.
The eastern delegation of the Amer
lean Institute of Mining Engineers left
New York today for the meeting to be
held in Arizona all next week. An in
spection of the principal mining prop.
critics of New Mexico and Arizona will
be made.
]. E. Robertson, sheriff Of Carroll
county, KY. and Lucfan Rice. whom he
was attempting to arrest, were killed
simultaneously in a pistol dual yester
day at Rice's home at Sanders. Rice
was wanted on disorderly conduct
charge.
A police escort was necessary to see
Andrew Furuseth, president Of the In
ternational Seamen's Union. safely from
the labor temple in Seattle last night.
Council broke up in disorder. Furu-
seth, in a speech sympathiSing with the
San Francisco longshoremen's union in
settling a strike there against the
wishes of longshoremen at north Pacific
init ad hn
Joseph Pulitzer, Jr, publisher of The
ST. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the mem
bers Of his household, were quarantin-
Dor, Ne, yesterday. when physicians
diagnosed the illness of Mr.. Pulitxer's
nephew, Ralph Pulitzer,
jr., as infantile paralysis.
The American State Department has
asked that the death sentence Imposed
some time ago upon Harold e. Elton
be commuted to twenty years I'm
mining engineer. was tried in Oaxaca
on a charge of aiding the reactionaries.
Henry Wright, farmer. last night shot
and instantly killed his wife, Willie
Wright, at their home, three miles
north of Grand Prairie. Tex. just west
of Dallas, and then killed himself The
double tragedy was the result, ofiicers
said. OF quarrel over tne proceeds
from the sale of hog.
The sale of the Cienfuegos-Palmira-
Cruces railroad in Santa Clara county,
Cuba, to Upmann & Co., Havana bank
eEs, was announced in New York yes
terday by Hugh ]. Reilly. contractor OF
that city, who negotiated the transac-
tion Mr.. Reilly declined to state the
price paid.
William ]. Bryan will begin next week
an extended speaking trip through
western and central states in behalf OF
wilson and Marshall. He will make his
1rst speech at Nero. New, September Is,
nd work eastward.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
MAINE WRUNG DRY"
W. B. Wheeler Tells Anti-Saloon
League of Election Results.

wESTERvILLE, Ohio, September H.
Wayne B. Wheeler, chief legislative
agent Of the anti-saloon league at
Washington, at national headquarters
of the league here today commented
upon the result of the Maine election,
declaring that with the elimination of
Senator Johnson one of the recognized
wet leaders of the United States is re-
moved
Maine has been put through the
wrineer and has come out dryer than
she has been for many years." said Mr..
Wheeler. 1.-The four men elected to the
national House of Representatives are
known drys and the governor also is
dry.
dry forces over what has been achieved
in Maine"
Evening star., 1916-09-14
Blowing of Fuuse Causes Fire Call

The blowing out of fuse in
the switchboard in building 1853
3 street southwest. occupied by
the Department of Agriculture. this
about II o'clock alarmed one
Of the clerks in the building and
prompted the sounding OF a fire alarm
from box 498. Persons employed in
the building made hasty preparations
to leave, but they quickly learned there
was no danger and returned to their
desks. No damage was DONE
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RUSS DESTROYER SUNK,
SAYS BERLIN REPORT

BERLIN, September IA Russian
destroyer has been sunk in the Gulf of
Riga by German aeroplane squadron,
says a report given out by the German
admiralty today. German naval planes
also have attacked Russian sea forces
in the Black sea, off Constanza, Ru-
mania
Evening star., 1916-09-14
AMERICAN IS LAUDED.
Robert Bowman, Ambulance Driver,
Praised for His Bravery.

PARIS. September 14.-Robert Bowman
of Lake Forest, ILL.,, driver of section
No. of the American field ambulance
service, has been cited in the orders
of the day for "scrupulous devotion to
dutv. never hesitating in the presence
of danger"
prom August 20 to August 80" the
citatjon continues. ''he worked con-
stantly, day and night, In the zone of
an intense bombardment His ambu-
TRANSPORTING were struck by bursting
shells. His coolness and presence Of
mind were remarkable"
Evening star., 1916-09-14
HEALTH STATUTES BRoADENED
Massachusetts Legislature Acts to
Cone With Infantile Paralysis.

BOSTON, September IA bill Civ
ing health authorities in all cities and
towns authority to make such rules
and regulations as are deemed neces-
sary to check the spread of infantile
paralysis was passed by both branches
Of the legislature today. The measure
was recommended by Gov. Mccall in
special message. 1t provides for the
establishment of quarantine in locali-
ties where the disease has developed.
1t was brought out in the debate that
239 cases have been officially reported
since the first of the month. Thirty-two
cases, including seven in Boston, were
reported today.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
Dining Car Cook Asks Damages.

Ira H Stewart. cook in dining car
Of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany. has filed suit in the District gu
preme Court to recover $4,000 damages
from the Washington Terminal Company
for alleged personal injury. He says he
was injured July II last while on an ele-
vator At Onion station in the course of
his employment. Attorneys W. A.
the plaintiff
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Boxporus Tunnel Planned.

BERLIN. September 14.-Construc-
tion Of 4 tunnel under the Bosporus is
being discussed at Constantinople. En-
Eineers' plans show that the project Is
feasible ana financially profitable. and
its strategic Importance Is obvious.
Earlier projects for direct eommu-
nieatien between the European and
Asiatic shores Of Turkey. inspired by
the construction Of the Anatolian and
Bagdad railway, were devoted to bridg-
ing the narrows at RumiH Hissar.
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HIS MOUNT DROPS DEAD.
Robert H. Mahoney Injured During
Colored Odd Fellows Parade.

AS Robert II. Mahoney. sixty years
old. living at 1900 18th street, was rid
ing down Pennsylvania avenue at the
head of the colored Odd Fellows parade
today, his horse dropped dead under
him between 6th and 7th streets.
Mahoney was thrown to the street and
one Of his legs injured. The dead ami
NAL contractor was notified and re-
moved the horse.
The horse was owned by Rev. Mat
thew Clair Of 1914 18th street, who is
paster Of Asbury NJ. E. Church, at 11th
and X streets.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
J. D. Mcclure Leaves Large Estate.

The estate left by Joseph D. MCGUIRE
is valued at $4,000 by tho petition for
the probate Of his will. filed in the Dis
trict Supreme Court. by Mary NJ Nc
Guir9 OF Washington and James Nc
Guire of New York, named as execu-
tors. Premises 1894 18th street is as
sessed at $4,000. and the personal
property includes 100 shares Of United
States Steel and q number Of railroad
stocks Of the estimated value of $4,000.
Attorney Lem Towers. jr. represents
the estate.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
Indians Claim Chicago Lake Front.

MAYETTA, Kan, September 1.-The
Pottawatomie indians soon will insti-
tute legal proceedings, through an at
torney from Chicago who has assured
them that their claim is legal, to gain
possession of the entire lake" front of
Ehicago from Michigan avenue to the
edra Of Lake Michigan. Announcement
that the necessary suits would be He'd
were made here today, following
meeting of the tribal council yester-
day. - -
Evening star., 1916-09-14

nfal exposition was held in Philadei-
phia, a kerosene lamp of a common
was pronounced the highest triumph
of modern illumination. Apparently
the greatest progress has been made
in the last ten or fifteen years, but
who knows what another ten years
may bring forth? The tungsten fila
ment may yet look medieval.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
Col I. A. Haynes Ordered Here.

Cot. Ira A. Haynes, Coast Artillery
Corps now IN co"nan1 hss 2. the post at
this city September 80 for duty as as
sistant to the chief OF the Coast Aftil-
iery Corps, at the War Department. He
will relieve Col Richmond p. DAvie,
who has been ordered TO San FraneiSco
to assume command of the coast az.
fenses OF the Pacific.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
PROBING BOSTON COMBINE. >
Justice Department Investigating
Complaint Against Milk Dealers.

Investigation of a complaint that
Boston milk dealers have combined to
injure the public and violate the anti
trust law has been begun by the De-
partment of Justice. This Is the first
.ormal complaint that has been fled
with the department. although the at
tention OF the various branches OF the
government has been directed to in
creases in the price of milk throughout
the country.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
Curb Placed on Brussels People.

LONDON. September 14.-Eecause it Is
alleged the people of Brussels signaled
to a British aviator who few over the
city last week. says the Exchange Tele-
graphs Amsterdam correspondent, the
German authorities have ordered all the
Inhabitants to be in their homes before
o'clock in the evening and all cafes
within a certain area closed
Evening star., 1916-09-14

and Killed merciiessly. Their bodies
were thrown into the river. Inhabitants
of the villages of KaIipetrovo. Aftmir.
Dradmur and Dabuk were Transported
10 the west bank near Kalarash in order
~ nrotect the cowardly enemy from our
ON sen.ember 10. south of Lake os-
.royo Macedonian front. infantry hgns-
ing was continued from tne prou
oav Zouayes who attempted 10 cross
the StrIyna near Novelyen and kardfnoe
were driven back with heavy losses 'o
the west bank by our counter attaeh.
..At the mouth of the Strsma severn
on the west bank and by warships. at
tempted to advance toward tine east
They were taken under fire by our aI
tiliery and attacked and driven pace ~
their original positions. TWO eHe''
battalions who assisted them were u
persed by our fire. 49,.
IAN enemy feet is cruising IN the
Aegean off Kavala. Leftera and oriaho
bay"
French Communication.
Today's French official statement
says:
.rF,ror, the Strun1a to the vardar there
has been an Intermittent cannonade
without any infantry action. except
some patrol engagements at different
points of the front
west of the vardar the Serhians con.
tin,fed their advance aud captured, at
the point of the bayonet. some BulEa-
rian trenches between kovil and Netre-
nix. and have made appreciab}e prog
ress in the direction of kaimakcaian
northeast of Lake ostrovo).
Northwest of Lake ostrovo. after
violent engagement, in which heavy
losses were inflicted on the enemy. the
Serbians captured height west of Hill
1900 Their advance guards reached the
first slopes of the Malkanidze.
THE lighting continued to our advan-
taze in the region south of Lake Os-
trovo.
AN enemy aeroplane was brought
down by one of our machines near Bar
Soytze"
Evening star., 1916-09-14
Report on Health Of Troops.

The weekly health report from the
southern department for the week ending
September . shows the per cent sick of
militia to be l.s1 with three deaths. The
per cent sick Of regulars was 2I5 with
four deaths.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
Many Curious Stoves
Have Been Collected.

alone. Among his present specimens are
many curious old stoves and bellows
and foot-warmers and one curfew which
is said to be the only one in America.
1t is the popular opinion in this coun-
try that the curfew was a bell, but in
stead 1t is a sort Of brass lid which
was used to cover the fire. At one time
in England law was passed requiring
every light to be out at certain hour
in the night. presumably o'clock, and
in order to comply with the letter Of this
law people had to suppress their fires
Thus the hour when the fires were COW
cred with the curfew came to be called
the curfew hour
One time in travelling through a
street in Mexico DR.. Hough came
upon a peddler who had a singular lit
tie tin lamp among his goods DR..
Hough Immediately bought It, and later
inquired into Its use. It turned out to
be the type OF lamp used by the Mexi-
cans In hunting snails. Another time
railroad tunnel In Italy when the train
was held up while some repair work
was being made. He observed that the
laborers used a peculiar kind of torch,
He quietly got out Of the train and. it
must be admitted. stole one of the
torches. Later. when he was able to
look the matter up, he discovered that
the torch, which was made OF a
creased piece of twisted rope, was the
same kind that was carried by the link
boys Of early English history. It is
now valued specimen OF the coliec-
ton.
In nothing else, perhaps, is the prog
ress of the race from the dawn Of un-
derstanding to the present day so evil
dent a. in this history Of illumination.
After all. the race is very young. Our
srandmothers used the same sort Of
lamp. with very little difference, that
Evening star., 1916-09-14
COL0RED ODD FELLOWS
PARTICIPATE IN PARADE
March Is Witnessed by Thousands.
Biennial Movable Committee De-
lays Other Business.

Putting aside the routine business of
the organization for the time being.
members of the biennial movable COM
mittee. Grand United Order of Odd Fell
lows, colored. now in session in Wash
ington, today held parade which was
witnessed by thousands of persons. The
route of the parade ended at the Ameri-
can League ball park, where this after
noon a competitive drill is being held
by several of the patriarchies.
Although the weather was threatening
all morning, the sun came out before
the parade began. and many who had
brought umbrellas to protect them
selves from the rain found use for them
in sheltering themselves from the sun.
Included in the parade were members
of the order from nearly every state
and territory in the Union. Members
of the families of some of the most
prominent members, as well as men,
bers of the Households of Ruth, an
auxiliary organization, occupied car
riages in the parade, as did also mem
bers of the Odd Fellow Veterans As
sociation, No. 1.
The parade started from Sd street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, going
scribing horseshoe in it's route.
Grand Marshal and Aids.
The grand marshal and his various as
sistants were as follows: Grand marshal,
Lieut.. Louis S. Myers; chief of staff,
Lieut.. Charles W. Hale; right aid, Maj
]. C. Beckett; left aid. Dr. E. G. Evans
aid club staff, Lieut.. William H. Brown
chief marshal, second division. ADDISON
Baily; chief Of second division, Robert
Briscoe: chief Of third division, Edward
Bundy; chief Of fourth division, Horace
Jones chief of fifth division, William S.
Hall; chief Of sixth division, John Gray.
The patriarchies which are drilling
this afternoon and their officers are:
Philadelphia Patriarchy. No. Cap
tain. G. A. Washington; first lieutenant,
D. D. Hawkins; second lieutenant Will
liam Smith.
Baltimore, Nd. Patriarchy, No. 8
Captain, ]. Harvey Smith; first Iieuten-
ant. Charles Carpenter; second lieuten-
ant. Moses E. Ewell.
Captain, Harry Deputy; first lieuten.
ant, P. William Turner; second lieuten-
ant, Wesley E. Taylor.
wheeling, w. Va, Patriarchy, No %
Captain. William H. Campbell; first
lieutenant, Charles Brown; second lieu
tenant, Benjamin Crawford
Pittsburgh, Pa, Patriarchy, No. 3e-
Captain, William H. Parker; first lien
tenant, Henry Lewis; second lieutenant,
d. A. James.
Raleigh, N c., Patriarchy, No. a.
Captain. P. H. Haywood.
Evening star., 1916-09-14
The Lineage Of the Lamp.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

A collection Of all the various fllum-
mating devices used throughout the
history OF the world is now being pre-
pared by DR.. Walter Hough Of the Ma
tional Museum here, and will be placed
on exhibition as soon as space can be
found Tor it.
Slowed away in large alright cabi-
nets in DR.. Hough's Office is the COM
plete record of mans development as
shown by his lighting appliances from
the days OF the primitive campfire to
the present Tungsten filament. Here is
the firebrand by which our aboriginal
ancestor transferred fire from tribe to
tribe; here is the animals skull, which
constituted the first attempt at a
lamp. and the creased stick that was
superseded by the candle. A part Of
the collection is already occupying
three cases in the museum, where 1t
attracts a great deal Of attention
among visitors.
The story told by this collection Is a
most unusual one. According to the
museum authorities it was some time
before men began to pay any atten-
ton to. fire at all. 1t was all about
'EHoHI~di TIC SOiCdUocS, III Tic
ming and in the friction of the tree
bra nches--but they took no more ac-
cotfnt OF 1t than did the animals. Then
some one man. little more intelligent
than the rest, recognizing it's power,
undertook to conserve supply of fire
from one of these sources. and finally
distributed 1t by f1rebrands throughout
the land. Thus began the campfire age.
which is represented in the museum
collection by a picture, and by fire.
brands of every description belonging
to every period.
Evening star., 1916-09-14

More than 100000 Mexican laborers,
including men. women and children, en- :
ports of entry during the year ending
June -.
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(COntlnueC from FIRST faEep
product, to be effective the first of the
month.
Views of the Producers.
The producers declared that II the
public should be forced to pay more for
milk as a result of the action they hope
to be allowed to take that the mid
diemen' cannot claim that the produc-
ers have forced the price of milk up,
as the producers claim that mere
aise of cents a gallon in the price to
the -lniddlemen" would not justify the
'.middlemen" in raising the price per
quart or other small unit out of the
gallon a cent per quart or other unit, as
has been discussed.
The conference was a lengthy one,
and many divergent views were pre-
sented. Westmoreland Davis OF Lees
burg. Va. the chairman of the pro-
ducers' committee. who is a candidate
for the democratic nomination for the
governorship Of Virginia, could not be
present. and in his absence Vice Chair
man McGill presided.
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tired Of travelling
Fat Is Placed long distances with
Around Wick. often burned his
fingers, and he got tired Of going to war
with other tribes who stole his IRE. He
tried dipping the sticks in resin and fat,
which made them burn longer. but even
this was unsatisfactory. The age de-
manded an invention, and it came at last
Some ancient Edison discovered that by
putting a lot Of fat In hollow stone or
sea shell or animals skull and placing a
wick in it he had a device which would
burn for a long time. This was the
primitive beginning Of the lamp Often
the whole body of fish or bird was used
In the part of the collection now on ex-
hibit in the museum there Is a stormy
petrei with a piece Of fiber In its mouth,
birds body was composed largely of fat
and would burn for hours
The next step in mans development is
represented in the collection by a num-
ber OF odd curved stone slabs supposed to
be lamps, which were used in the stone
age. Fat or grease was poured into these
stone dishes and a circle of moss strewn
around the edge to act as wick. Lamps
Of this kind are still found In use among
primitive peoples.
BY this time men had become familiar
perinents with it. One of these re-
suited in pottery and ers, pottery s5sv lamps
simnie little bowls with a slight twist
in. the edge to hold the wick: but grad
ually they developed elaborate patterns
with the growing talent of the potters
until they somewhat resembled tiny tea
pots, with a spout in the side for a
wick and a hole at the top where tbs
oil was poured in. The museums
specimens of this type of lamp are es-
pecially remarkable. many. having been
sent in from all parts Of Europe and
Asia. displaying the most ancient
craftsmanship and design. A hundred
or more such lamps were sometimes
required to light one room, and although
the people were ingenious enough to In
vent . perfume for the oil. according to
Dr. Hough. the place must have smelled
IKE q butcher shop on IRE. A dilapl-
dated old lamp containing some Of this
early perfumed oil Is one Of the most
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