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Evening star., 1916-12-08
GEORGE C. BOLDT BURIED.
Millionaires ard Walters Among
Mourners at Hotel Mans Funeral.

NEW YORK, Decem Der s.-Million-
aires and walters were among the
throng of mourners which filled st.
Thomas Church. on 5th avenue, yester-
day at the funeral services OF George
c. Boldt. proprietor of the WaIdorf-As-
toria Hotel and pioneer in the art of
modern hotel mana cement. who died
Monday. Every section of the country
was represented. Hotels IN New York,
Philadelphia and other cities sent their
mana gers. or the proprietors them
selves were present, and delegations
attended in behalf of national, state
and city hotel organizations, Cornell
University, the. Ohio Society and the
Fifth Avenue Association.
Men who bore the silver and bronze
casket included Jacob Gould Schurman,
president of Cornell University; Charles
NJ. Schwab, George f. Baker, Emerson
Mcmillan and +. H. Hiscock.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
GIRL SCOUTS TO SING CAROLS.
Ask for Space Reservation On Christ
mas Eve.

Four hundred Giri scouts. through
their various scoutmasters. yesterday
requested the department of play
grounds to reserve space for them 10
participate as a body in the singing
of Christmas carols on the steps of
the Treasury Department building on
the afternoon before Christmas at $50
o'clock. The singing. which viii last
until dark, is to be under the direction
of DR.. Hameline E. CogsweH. director
of music in the public schools of the
District and under the management OF
the department of Fairgrounds of the
District.
An opportunity also will be given for
private educational Institutions to take
part in the singing, and special space
is to be reserved for those orsaniza-
tions which notify the department in
advance. In line with Director Cogs-
wells suggestion. arrangements of the
carols for the Marine Band are being
made. 1t is believed that there will
be fifty pieces in the band which viii
supply the music for the children.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Many Positions Provided For.

The bill provides for a chief. a wom-
an. who is TO consult and Cooperate
with the chief of the cFildren's bureau
and the chief of the bureau of labor
statistics. Eighteen other positions are
provided for. The salaries range from
5000 to $500.
The committee points out that the bill
has the Endorsement of innunera BILE
local and state organizations. and is
besides backed by the following ma
tional societies: The National Wom-
ems Trade Union League. the National
Consumers League. the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs, the Womens
Division of the National Civic Fedora
tion. representing in all over 3.000, coo
women Not only do women appreciate
the Importance of the measure but
many labor organizations have also
gone on record urging the passage of
the bill. Among them are the Penn
sylvanla State Federation OF Labor the
Baltimore Fedora ton of Labor, the
Central Labor Union Of the District of
Columbia. International Union of
Machinists, etc.
The bill also has the Endorsement of
the Department of Labor.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
ELECTRICAL SHOW POPULAR.
Question of Its Continuance Is to Be
Decided Today.

Whether or not the electrical appli-
ance show. at 1912 G street northwest,
which has proved such a big success
this week, shall be continued for an
other week will be decided by the gem
eral committee today. 1t is estima ted
that more than 5000 persons attended
the show yesterday.
America has done more for the de-
velopment of the electrical industry
than any other nation. said William f
Ham, vice president of the Potomac
Electric Power Company. in an address
at the show last night Society night"
was celebrated at the show last night
a large attendance of society folk
being present.
Mr.. Ham predicted that it will be
but a few years before electricity will
supplant all other methods of produc-
ing heat. light and power.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
To Debate International Peace.

International peace is to form the
subject Of a debate before the forum
of Georgetown University Law School
this evening The question to be ar
gued is That the Nations of the World
Should Combine at the Close Of the
European War in a League to Enforce
International Peace" The negative
side of the question is 10 be taken by
Fl. 7. Wheian and G. Kelly and the af-
ffrmative side by Frank c. MINIS and
Thomas 4. Clark.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
REPORT EMPHASIZES
INDIAN OFFICE WORK
Annual Interior Department
Exhibit Shows Land Set
tIement Growth.
MANY ACRES REDEEMED

Three million more acres OF pubic
lands were claimed by homesteaoers In
the United States during the year end
ing with June 80 than during each Of
the preceding two years reports Sec
retary Lane of the InterioE Depart
meut, in his annual report.
Twenty million acres We're claimed by
private owners during the past fiscal
wear as against 100000 for each Of
the preceding two years. and a still
smaller average for previous years.
OF the 25O,O00. 900 acres of public land
still left in the United States much is
in the arid region. The reclaimat tion
service carried on construction work
on twenty-four irrigation projects, COM
Evening star., 1916-12-08

pieting ten and adding 5000 farms to
territory for which irrigation water 10
available. Irrigation water is actually
going now to nearly 10000 farms.
The report emphasizes the work OF
the Indian bureau. whose health cam
paign. il is declared. has cut the death
rate among Indians seven in 900 The
bureau has conducted a campaign to
save Indian babies by giving Indian
mothers proper care. Hospitals were
constructed and additional physicians
were employed in the health campaigns
Work in the Indian schools was re-
Nised TO reduce the hours of academic
work and to increase the number given
To vocational training
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Bureau of Mines Commended.

Conmcndation is bestowed on the
work of the bureau of mines in devel-
oping methods of testing lowgrade
complex gold. silver. lead and zinc ores
which. it is claimed promise to rejuve-
nate mining in certain parts of the
country and make valuable millions of
tons of ore that now cannot be treated
The bureau. since its organization. has
trained Al l.e00 miners in miue-rescus
work.
Agricultural possibilities of Alaska
still are a matter of conjecture. al
though in some parts of the territory
the harder cereals and vegetables are
being grown. Completion of the rail-
road now being constructed from Sew
ard to Fairbanks will do much for
the development of Alaska. the report
says
Evening star., 1916-12-08
PROVIDES FOR TERMINAL.
Carlin Bill Would Aid Old Dominion
in Obtaining D, G., Site.

Representative Carlin of Virginia
has introduced bill authorizing
the Washington and Old Dominion
railway to acquire. by purchase or con-
demnation. land and property necessary
for terminal facilities and trackage in
the District of Columbia. at or near
34th and II streets northwest
The bill provides that in every case
where an assessment of damages or an
award is returned by the appraisers
the company. upon paying into court
the amount so assessed. may take pos
session OF the land and property in
volVed.
Subsequent proceedings, 1T is stipu-
lated, shall affect only the amount of
compensation to be paid parties taking
exception to the awards or assess
ments
Evening star., 1916-12-08
BILL DONOVAN GETS BACK.
Yankees Manager Thinks He VIII
Play Maisel at Second Base.

NEW YORK, December S.-Manager
Bill Donovan of the Yankees returned
yesterday from the south, whore he had
been hunting. fishing and getting the
training camp at Macon ready for the
Yankees. They viii go south about
March /. Next spring the New York
club will have n clubhouse Of its own
near the Macon base ball park.
Donovan said he would proba bly, play
Fac. -4a4stI at second base next year
If that player had fully recovered from
the injury he received last season.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
FIRST ASPHALT PAVING HERE
Industry Will Be Forty Years Old
Monday.

Monday next is the fortieth ami
versary of the asphalt paving industry
in the United States. December II,
1875. there was completed the first ex-
tensive asphalt paving operation. on
Pennsylvania avenue. in this city, from
9th street to the Treasury building.
This work was carried out with asphalt
imported from the Island of Trinidad
The Avenue was raved in accordance
with ideas developed by E. J. de
schmedt. Belgi4n chemist.
Since 1876 the yardage of natural
asphalt pavement has increased from
the $4,000 yards laid on Pennsylvania
avenue to the amount of about 200.-
100000 square yards, or. roughly. the
equivalent of $4,000 miles Of city
streets. the larger part of which have
been constructed with asphalt from the
Island of Trinidad. An ordinary road
could be constructed with this en-
ormous yardage that would encircle the
globe.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
ENLISTED MEN AT ACADEMY.
Admiral Palmer Says Twenty-One
Entered Annapolis in Present Year.

Twenty-one enlisted men in the navy
have entered the Naval Academy at
Annapolis in the present calendar year;
eight entered last year and five in the
previous year, according to a letter re-
ceived by the naval affairs committee
from Admiral L. c. Palmer, chief of the
bureau of navigation.
The letter was made a part of the
testimony before the committee which
is now engaged in hearings preliminary
to marking up a naval appropriation
bill. The fact that twenty-one blue
Jackets have taken the entrance exam
ination to Annapolis and have been
successful was favorably commented
on today by members OF the committee.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
KERN, CORPSE" WAVES
FRIENDS CONDOLENCES

Senator John w. Kern of In
diana, democratic leader, who
was defeated at the last cleo
ton, has been the recipient OF
many expressions Of regret from
his colleagues. The senator
bore the ordeal calmly until
about the fortieth man began:
Il am very, very sorry
Sec here, you fellows inter
rupted Senator Kern, you for
get that condolences usually
are offered the family of the
deceased. The corpse has no in
terest in them"
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Dogfsh Makes Good Food.

For the purpose of instructing people
in the methods of preparing Grayfish
for the table. the bureau of fisheries
has just issued an interesting bulletin
under the title "Grayfish: 1t knocks H
Out of the II. G. of L. The grayfish
formerly was known as the dogfish be-
cause of it's destructive work in tear
ing up the nets of the fishermen along
the Maine coast The bureau offlsh-
cries made an investigation and found
that it would make good food.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Urge U. S. Building Commission.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, December s.
The appointment of commission OF
experts by Congress to make a special
study of public buildings and submit
recommendations for policy to be for
warded in the construction Of govern
ment buildings was advocated in resolu-
tions adopted by the American institute
of Architects in annual convention here
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Mrs. N. C. Beutinger Acquitted.

NEWARK, N. j., December s.-Mrs.
Margaret C. Beutinger was acquitted
here yesterday afternoon at her second
trial for killing her husband in their
home at Caldwell. N. j., last July. She
was charged with murder in the first
degree.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Approve Increase in Prices.

BOSTON. December S.-The Associa-
tion of National Advertisers at it's an
nual meeting yesterday adopted resolu-
tions approving reasonable increases
in the selling price Of periodicals and
newspapers" because of tho higher cost
of white paper.
Evening star., 1916-12-08

William Hatteroth. a California pio-
neer and an associate CT Alexander
Graham Bell in the latter's early ex-
periments with the telephone. has died
at his home in San Francisco.
Evening star., 1916-12-08
Views Of a Parent.
A letter from a parent reads:

A letter from a parent reads:
my ten-year-old son enjoys moving
pictures greatly, but in the two years
we have lived in Washington 1 have
seen only one delightful, truly chill
dren's play, and that was Cinderella ;
with Mary Pickford as the heroine
Il know there is AN Alice in Won
derland' film, but / have never known
of it's being given here.
What an enjoyable time it will be
for the children when they can go and
see their favorite stories splendidly
portrayed, instead of viewing the har-
rowing pictures of jealousy and love
and murder which they encounter in
the grown-up films.
Cannot we have our old favorite
Mother Goose stories and ones from
our school readers played by the best
artists upon the screen?"
Kindergarten Teachers Suggestion.
The bad effect of many film plays
upon the minds of children is shown
by Miss A. Dorothy Wall, kindergarten
principal of the Webster School She
says:
There have been times on Monday
morning in class in which it has been
almost impossible to promote the
thought of the weeks program be-
cause of the picture discussions. and
any piano music. either of a purely
descriptive or purely meIodic nature.
can only be interpreted in terms of
moving pictures. SO thoroughly sat
urated are the children with the slim
ulus of the experience.
Il know of many instances where
undesirable and pernicious films are
witnessed by children day and night
] strongly urge that the campaign for
better pictures be continued until the
parents who fail to discriminate are
reached. until the producer co-operates
with the spirit of childhood's need, and
we have at last plays produced from
the childhood point of view-for chill
dren."
Evening star., 1916-12-08

It pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
allied through them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
To Absorb Freckles
And Other BIemishes

Every Spring numerous inquiries are
made by girls seeking some reliable
recipe for removing freckles Last
year very favorable reports were re-
ceived from many who had used mer-
colized wax during the freckling sea-
son. The wax seems to possess un-
usual properties which completely alb
sorb the freckles, with no harmful ef-
feet The complexion improves Won
derfully, becoming as soft as a rose
petal, and as delcately tinted. Get an
ounce of mercolized wax at any drug
gist's. spread a thin layer of it over
the entire face every night for a while
washing this off in the morning. For
rough, spotty skin, sallowness, black
heads, pimples, and all cutaneous blem-
ishes, this treatment is superior to any
other.
Springtime also brings wrinkles to
many sensitive skins that are much ex-
posed to winds and changing tempera-
lures. To half pint witch hazel add
an ounce of powdered saXolite. which
quickly dissolves. Battle the face in
this the effect on a wrinkled skin is
ble.-Adyertisement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
ITCHING SKINS
NEED POSLAM
Demand Its Soothing, Comfort
ing, Healing Influence.

II your skin itches and any erup-
tional disorder is present, do not allow
it to cause you restless nights or dis
comfort during the performance of
your daily tasks. Apply Poslam. the
supreme remedy for ailing skin. which
should stop itching and remove an
noyance so promptly that the trouble
may soon be forgotten. Continue the
use of Poslam until the disorder is re-
moved and use also, to aid the work
and for the protection of the skin gem
erallv. Poslam Soap, which Is medicated
with Poslam and which completes a
treatment effective, rational safe, in
expensive and pleasant
For sample. send 4c stamps to Emer-
gency Laboratories, 80 West 25th ST.
New York City Sold by all druggists
advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
COUNCIL TO CONSIDER
TREASURY AUDIT TONIGHT

City Council will meet behind closed
doors this evening to consider the
seven bids that have been received for
auditing the books and accounts of
the city treasury for the ten years
prior to January 1, 1916, and to sug-
gest a new method of bookkeeping.
The proposals will all be carefully
considered so the recommendation as
to the award may be submitted to
Council at its regular meeting next
Tuesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
D. A. r. Balloting on
Editor of Magazine
By Associated Press

Washington, April 20. II The twen-
ty-fifth continental Congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton balloted again to-day for an hon
orary president-general and an
editor of the ID. A. r. magazine A
reballot was made necessary by a fail
ure of choice yesterday. Other Off
GERS were elected.
The contest for editor is between
Miss Eliza o. Dennison, of Pennsylva-
MIA, and Mrs. Amos G.. Draper, of the
District of Columbia, and that for
honorary vice-president-g be-
tween Mrs. John Newman Carey, of
Indiana, and Mrs. James Ross Mellen,
of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
Begin Monday to Sue
For Back School Tax

Monday, April "a, o. NJ. Copelin. ex-
city treasurer and collector of 1915
delinquent school and city taxes will
begin suits to recover the one dollar
personal school taxes
Thirteen cases will be placed in the
hands of the thirteen aldermen of the
city as preliminary cases. The names
of the luckless subjects for the actions
will be drawn by lot, one from each
ward.
In addition to the school tax prose-
cutions, Mr.. Copelin will also bring
suit for the recovery of delinquent
property taxes. About 1000 unpaid
1915 personal school tax bills are still
unpaid
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
ALL TAX DATA COMPILED IN
HANDY BOOKLET BY MIR. OWES

All the information, including dates,
rates and other data, that any citizen
will require relative to county, city
and school taxes, assessments, etc, has
been compiled into an attractively
bound little booklet by City Treasurer
Harry f. Owes. The books can be had
by application at the city treasury
Assistant City Clerk r. r. Seaman as
sisted in the preparation of the book
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
DIR. FOX TO LECTURE

phia. and brother of ex-senator John
f. Fox, of this city, and professor of
ophthalmology at Medico- -Chirurgical
College, will speak at the Harrisburg
Academy of Medicine next Friday
night on Ocular Diseases Resulting
From Dental Lessons" The Dauphin
County Dental Society, has been in
vited to be present at this meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
PHILA. ELECTRIC
CONTRACT O KID
Service Commission Closes
Consideration at l O'clock
This Morning

The Public Ser
vice Commission at
l o'clock this morn
ing closed its con-
sfderation of the
proposed new
schedule of rates of
the Philadelphia
Electric company,
the biggest case
that ever came be-
fore 1t and one
which has occupied
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
HARRY X. THAW GIVEN
DIVORCE FROM EVELYN

Pittsburgh, April 20. Harry K.
Thaw was set free from his wife, Eve
lyn Nesbit Thaw. by decree of Judge
Cohen, after he had gone over the re-
port of Attorney John w. Thomas, the
master appointed to take testimony in
the case. Infidelity was the grounds,
Jack Francis, of New York, being
mentioned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20

What is of greater value thar
Health? A patented construction il
the back of a Right-Posture coat tell
your boy to throw out his chest-fil
his lungs and grow up straight ant
strong.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20

jury last week awarded Anast Belehas
a verdict of 1856 in his suit against
the McCaul Company for damages to
his shoeshining shop by the topping of
some materials upon his roof from the
bank building. The McCaul company
takes exceptions to the charge of
Judge Gillian.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20

From Pen to Farview. - Sheriff
William w. Caldwell to-day tooA 49,
liam Daniels, confined in the Eastern
penitentiary since January, 1914, for
sodomy, to Farview. Wayne county,
where he will be confined at the courts
order in the State asylum for the
criminal insane.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
WILL OBSERVE GOOD FRIDAY

The city treasury and all the other
city and county offices in the court
house will be closed tomorrow in OBJ
servance of Good Friday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-20
STATESUES FOR
GOOD ROAD FUNDS
Action Started Against Town
ships and County to Recover
Nearly $4,000

to-day by the State
III III to recover nearly
III E-bA $4,000 from Great
iii (hRH IN Bend township,
! HFHYE Susquehanna coun-
H. ~T ty, Snow Shoe
| Hs township, Center
Szsssz@2zssssssssss9tA SzzEssssz@2zsssssss9tA county, and Wash
| kHlI kRHR ington county for
| HEII IlEE q MEH3Rk their respective
H@llE|IE Hi HI GID klks shares of the cost
~zz@es==Z-@7 z@e==Z-@ of road building in
sZ4 these districts by
the State.
Two demands are made upon Will
liam Newman. ]. A. Mayo and William
Bend, one for $6,553, another for $4,-
600; one is against Rush Quick, NJ. b.
Conway and George n. Witherite, sup
ervisors of Snow Shoe. for $4,059. and
the remaining action is against WASH
ington county to recover $3.50. The
State built sections of road through
these districts with the usual under
standing that the county pay a quar-
ter and the townships pay quarter of
the expenses In Center and Susque-
hanna counties the shares have been
paid but the township declined to pay;
in Washington county, the commits
sioners refused to pay while the town.
ships have paid their shares.
To-day Petitions. - Tuesday, April
%, is the last day for filing commit
teemen nomination petitions for the
Spring primaries with the county COM
missioners. To-day's filings include:
City committeeman, Republican, John
e. Peters, ]. w. McMullen and Elan
L. Banks, third precinct, Eighth ward;
Fl. G.. Morton, Thomas Louriner and
Craig G. Stewart. third precinct, Sixth
ward; county committee. Charles W.
James, second precinct, Third ward,
Steelton; Milton c. White. third pre-
cinct, Eighth ward. city.
Argue Kotur Case Monday. - Mon
day, April "a. has been fixed by the
Dauphin county courts for hearing
argument for new trial for Nikolo
Kotur, condemned at November quar-
ter sessions for murder.
Ask New Trial. - Application was
made to-day by the Charles McCaul
Constructing company, contractors on
the Mechanics Trust company build
ing. for a new trial. A common pleas