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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
Dignity Of Homework

The dignity of employment at house,
work was emphasized at the meeting.
That the trend Of the times few years
ago away from domestic employment
and into factory and store work has
been found by young women to have
been a mistake and that they are now
realizing that there is better future
for them in domestic service was also
emphasized. The home economics COM
mittee put itself on record as desiring
to show in every possible way that
there is dignity in housework, that 1t
does not carry social stigma, as many
have believed, that it affords better OPP
portunittes for self-education and Gull
ture and that it is a training for young
women to fit themselves to care prop
erly for their own homes when they
marry.
A number of progressive steps, such
as standardizing the hours for domes-
tic employees the possibility of regis
tering each domestic and keeping
record of her efficiency, and the forma-
ton of clubs for domestics where rec
reations and social gatherings will be
fostered were discussed. This COM
mittee let it be known that an active
campaign to solve the servant girl
problem will be made with the keynote
emphasis of the dignity of home max
ing and the privilege of service"
Among the longtime servants enter
ed in the competition today with Mrs.
Wood was Sarah Logan. who has been
for thirty whine years in the employ
ment of Miss Anna F. Mccormick, $50
B street southeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
Has Served Family 43 Years.

Unusually strong tribute to her cook.
who has been with her for y-three
years, is paid by Mrs. L. A. Chambers,
1441 Q street. She writes to Mrs
Briggs that Mary Susan Child came to
her when she started housekeeping, and
calls. her the queen of the kitchen"
Mrs. Chambers has also entered in the
competition man servant who has
been in her employment for thirty
three years.
George p. Dearin, zoos Massachusetts
avenue northwest, has sent in the name
Of man cook, Samuel Lewis, who has
been In the family fifty years.
Mrs. George T. Bassett, 627 Maryland
avenue northeast, has entered the name
of Ann Sidney, who has been in the en-
ployment of her family for thirty five
years, eighteen Of them with Capt.
Isaac Bassett.
That Laura Bryant has been faithful
in service for twenty-five and one-half
years is attested by Miss Teresa Thomp-
son. Ills Girard street.
Mrs. H. G. Purcell. the Plaza, writes
that she has experienced none of the
difficulties of inefficient service. for Ann
Anderson has been with her since she
was a bride, seventeen years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02

participated in and reviewed here last
night took nearly an hour to pass
through the streets. Marching clubs in
uniforms of blue and white. carrying
red and yellow torches, came from
many sections Of the state to take part.
The nominee sat in an elevated seat in
an automobile with a huge gilded fig
ure of an eagle, wings outstretched. be-
hind him.
At the wigwam, a frail structure of
Slated boards draped with the ma
tional colors, the crowd waited pa
tiently for two hours. Thousands were
turned away and every foot of the big
space inside was occupied.
The parade passed through the down
town section of the city, which was
damned with throngs on the streets
and sidewalks. The line of march ex-
tended for more than a mile. Along
the entire distance there was no dimi-
mutton of the enthusiasm in the crowds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
GEN. STITH BOILING DEAD
ATPETERSBURG, AGED 81
Confederate Veteran Served Two
Terms in Virginia Legislature.
Leaves Wife and Daughter.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PETERSBURG, Va, November 2-Gen.
Stith Boiling died last night at his
home in this city. He was eighty-one
years old. He was a native of Lunen-
burg county. but had spent most of his
life in Petersburg. He served for sew
eral terms as postmaster of Petersburg,
and for many years was a member Of
the republican state committee. In 1869
he was a member of the state legisla-
ture and was reelected in 1871 and
served two full terms
During the civil war he commanded a
cavalry company from Luxembourg county
and also served for time as acting
adjutant general on Gen. w. H. F. Lees
staff. In 1870 Gov. Walker appointed
him to the rank Of brigadier general In
1875 Gov. Kemper appointed him inspec-
tor general of tobacco in Petersburg.
Gen. Boiling was one of the most
prominent Confederate veterans of the
state and member Of A. P. Hill Camp
of this city. He Is survived by his wife
and one daughter.
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Old Servants at Louise Home.

The Louise Home is well supplied
with faithful help, according to a re-
port sent in by Miss H. Edwards, the
assistant matron. She has recorded the
service of some as follows: Laura But
Ter. maid and nurse. twenty years;
Louise Champ. maid, twenty-five years ::
Lillian Holmes. indispensable as
maid," sixteen years; Ella Simms, wait
ress anu maid, ten years; Marie Frazier
cook, four years. and Frank Blackwell,
butler for twelve years.
Mrs. J. w. Murphy, 522 9Th street
northeast. has been well satisfied with
the services of Lucy Shorter for forty
two years.
Mrs A. Behrend, 1914 x street north
west, attests the faithfulness of Prs-
ella Arnold in her employ for thirty
six years.
Mrs. Hannis Taylor has registered
the name of her cook. Minnie Hedge
man. who has been with her for fifteen
years. -i'
Mrs. william P. Sampson. 1913 New
Hampshire avenue. writes to Mrs.
Briggs that she is glad so many in
Washington are blessed with servants
that no money can buy" and attests
that none can show one who has given
better service for thirteen years than
her own maid.
Mrs. Henry b. NaiIor, Fulton Court,
pays a glowing eulogy to Cecil Henry,
who has been in her family tor more
than forty-six years. and with her per-
sonally for twenty-five years.
Mrs. d. McConyille, 1912 21st street,
says that Ann Williams has given con-
slant, faithful and efficient service
since November IL. 1ssl-twenty-five
years. =
Mrs. Mary H. Myers, Stoneleigh Court,
has sent in her statement that Sarah
Grayson came to her in January. 1897.
and that none could serve more faith
consider lit calamity if we should be
separated" Mrs. Myers writes.
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TELLS OF FOOD CONSPIRACY.
Drastic Action to Be Taken, U.
District Attorney Asserts.

CHICAGO, November 2.-Drastic ac-
ton will be taken in the federal inves-
tigation of the soaring prices of food
products, it is announced by Charles F.
Clyne, United States district attorney.
Mr.. Clyne said he had information to
the effeo! that jobbers in Peoria.
Springfield and East st. Louis hold
daily conversations over long distance
telephones and fix prices of foodstuffs
in Illinois.
I'VE are Informed. also" Mr.. clyne
said. that these jobbers control prices
on foods throughout Ohio, Missouri and
Iowa"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
OF U. S. SHOW INCREASES
Department of Commerce Gives Fig
ures for September and Pre-
ceding Nine Months.

There was a general increase in the ex-
ports and imports Of the United States
both for the month Of September. 1916.
as compared with 1915, and for the nine
month period ending with September.
1915, as compared with the same period
Of 1915. according to figures produced to-
day by the Department Of Commerce,
Two Latin American countries. Argen-
tina and Brazil. took less OF the products
Of the United States in September Of this
year as compared with the same month
OF last year. the figures show. However,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
Germans Transfer Belgians.

BRUSSELS, November 1.-The COM
pulsory transfer of unemployed began
this week. starting in the Mons dis
trict. No untoward incidents have oc-
CURED.
Measures taken by Gen. Won Kissing,
military governor in the occupied por-
ton of Belgium, to employ the work
ing population of the country are not
in the interest of the German admins
tration. says Berlin. but for the work.
ers themselves and for the future Of
Belgian finance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
HONORARY DEGREES
FOR HOUSEMA|DS
Sure-Enough Diplomas to Be
Awarded by Federated
Women's Clubs.
PRIZES FOR LONG SERVICE

Honorary degrees in the profession
Of homework are to be conferred by
the District Federation of women's
to be awarded, handsomely engrossed.
duly signed and sealed with the great
seal of the federation and with it's
colors attached.
This is one of the decisions reached
by the home economics committee of
the federation at a special meeting in
the home of Mrs. ]. Edison Briggs. the
chairman. $50 South Carolina avenue
southeast. last evening.
This certificate is to be issued to all
maids who remain in faithful service
year or more.
At lease four prizes. consisting of
gold coins, are to be awarded to long
time domestics. The contestants IN
this competition are now being enter
ed by their mistresses and more than
seventy-dve have already been re-
corded.
Terms of the Contest.
The terms of the contest provide
that the domestic servants must have
their names entered by their mistresses
or that their length of service and ef-
ficiency must be properly attested.
Man servants as well as maids are to
be considered in this conte,t. Only
service in the District of Columo ia is
to be considered. Two grand plies
are to be given, one for the domestic
employe longest In the service Of one
mistress, and the other for the domes-
tic employe longest in the service of
one family.
This contest is to close November Is.
and the a. ards will be made as soon
after that date as possible.
committee Is now busy with the
work of classifying and rating the
more than seventy-five plicants for
honors already received. This commit
tee consists Of Mrs. Court F. Wood,
president of tn federation: Mrs. ]. Ed
son Briggs. chairman of the home eco
nomics committee; M s. Jessie L. Engle;
a past president Of the federation. AMI
Miss Ellen Mars all Rugg, chairman of
the Houseke pers' Alliance and vice
president of the committee on educa-
ton.
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the figures for the nine-month period show
increases for these countries.

Practically every other country took a
'a-rger amount Of the United States prod
ucts. The greatest decreases shown were
to Germany. probably due to the inability
to send her shipping safely across the
seas.
The grand total of exports for the month
OF September, 1915, was $515,007,40S. as
compared with $300.654.921 for the sa ne
month Of last year. For the nine-month
period ending in September of this year
the exports were valued at $3,950,976,62O
as compared with $2,531,542.123 for the
period ending in September 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02

speaking Tuesday ut the funeral serv-
Ice of the dead aviator At Cambria.
the body showed no bullet wounds and
death was due to q fractured skull.
Capt. Boelke's body was sent to his
late home at Dessau. Anhalt. after brief
but impressive funeral services which
were attended by Crown Prince Rup-
precht and Gems. Won Buelow, Won
Marschall, Sixt Won Arnim and many
other high officers and thousands of
soldiers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02

was due to collision with q German.
and not an enemy airplans.
Although Capt: Boelke's machine was
seriously damaged at an altitude of
1000 meters. he retained control OF 1t
until be was 500 meters shove the
ground. where he encountered a sud
den gust of wind and the machine got
out of hand and crashed to earth. Ac-
cording to comrade of Capt. Boelke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
DR.: H. l.. COSTING DIES;
AGED SlXTY-ONE YEARS
Entered Federal Service in 1875 and
Was in Later Years Employe Of
the Coast Guard.

DIR. Henry L. Costing. assistant chief
of the division for operations of the
coast guard, died at 1850 o'clock last
night, at his home, 1851 Mount Pleas
ant street He had been i'll for about
six weeks and was the victim of a
complication of diseases:
Funeral services will be held at 9
o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the
home. Burial will follow in Rock
Creek cemetery. Officials of the coast
guard, Masons and friends will act as
pallbearers.
DIR. Costing leaves a widow. There
were no children. He was a prominent
Mason and held life membership In b.
B. French Lodge, No. Is; La Fayette
ROYAL Arch Chapter, No. 5: Washington
Commandery, No. l, Knights Templar,
and AImas Temple of the Mystic Shrine
Native of Tennessee.
Born in Shelbyville. Tenn. sixty-one
years ago. DR.. Gosling entered the fed
eral service forty-one years ago, when
he was appointed a storekeeper and
Eauger OF the internal revenue service
in his home state. In 1873 he came to
Washington. and was transferred to
the then life-saving service. He was
promoted to chief clerk, and, on ANAL
carnations with the revenue cutter
Service into the coast guard, was made
assistant chief for operations
DIR. Costing received his degree in
medicine at Columbian College. He
never practfced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
TO CHECK LIST
HOLDING UP VALUATION
Commissions Engineer and Electric
Company Officials B2th Report
Work Is Not Completed.

Failure on the part of representatives
Of the public utilities commission and
Potomac Electric Power Company to
omissions furnished by the company
impeded progress in today's hearing on
the tentative valuation placed on the
company's property.
In July the company furnished the
commission with a statement contain
ing what 1t claims to be errors and
omissions in the valuation report. ag-
gregating several thousand dollars.
which it was agreed should be checked
over by representatives of the company
and the commission.
chief engineer of the valuation bureau,
stated that he had not examined the
lists referred to and could not testify
concerning it. Further inquiry by John
S. Barbour, attorney for the company,
de eioped the tact that other e.-r.o. cs
of the commission had spent some time
in going over the figures. but that the
examination was not more than one
third completed
Cross-Examination Continued.
beSpltS Tie idtt tidt niue piosECbr
has been made between the company
and the commission in getting together
on these items. it was decided to con-
.inue the cross-examination of Mr..
Piusbury. and. IL possible, conclude
with this witness without further loss
Of time. This, 1t is believed, can be
done by Saturday. The commission will
next place on the stand DR.. E. w. Be-
mis-, head Of the valuation bureau, and
with the conclusion Of the testimony prob
ably will rest Its case. 1t Is not prob
able that the company will begin the
presentation Of its case before the lat
ter part of the month.
stated that his report was not SO ex-
how certain items were formulated.
His testimony, dealing with a large
number of cost items. was in con-
trast to that of yesterday. when. under
cross examination by Mr.. Barbour. he
outlined the general scheme by which he
arr ed at the cost of reproduction.
Attorneys for the company have e'ic-
tied from the witness the statement
that his report does not allow for GER
tain items. such az organization ex-
pense. rights of way. going value. which
must be taken into account in arriving
at reproduction cost. His statement
that the eompany's plant has been
maintained efficiently and Is in first
class condition will be made the basi >
of contention by the company II IL
believed. that there should be no de-
probation for reproduction cost.
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BoELKE ACCIDENT VICTIM.
Germany's Premier Aviator Not
Brought Down by Enemy, It's Said:

BERLIN. November 2.--The accident
which resulted IN the death OF Capt.
Boelke. Germanys premier aviator,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02

Hibbtng, Mimi, Is to acquire sixteen
acres ct 6oso04 - a park.
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Union Labor Independence.

In his speech at, the Wigwam Mr..
Hughes said that while he understood
that union labor had been told officially
to vote against him, he knew that no.
body could direct or control the labor
vote and that it would be cast accord
ing to its sober Judgment.
The long parade which Mr.. Hughes
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Winding Up Campaign.

Mr. Hughes came back to his home
state OF New York today to wind up
mis- presidential campaign. His program
today will carry him over familiar cam
paigning ground from Batavia, through
central New York, to Albany, where he
will speak tonight.
The nominees special train arrived
this forenoon in Batavia, a ffteen- hour
rae from Terre Haute. Ind. where he
nnished his campaign in the middle
west last night The days program, in
addition to his address at Batavia
shortly before noon, calls for a rear
platform talk at Oneida. an hours stay
at Schenectady, where the nominee will
deliver speech late today, another ad-
dress at Troy tonight and the chief adj
dress Of the evening at Albany. Mr..
Hughes will reach Albany at $3.50 to-
night. 1t was the nominees last day
but one of campaigning and he was APP
parently in excellent trim. Tomorrow
the program calls. for speeches along
the valley Of the Hudson, ending with
his arrival at New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
Native of Tennessee.

New York is to have a new hotel to
cost $15,0o0.000.
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IS Is
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Candidate Hughes Refuses
to Think That Union Labor
Can Be Voted Under Orders

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. November O.
Charles E. Hughes wound Up his cam
paign In the middle west with a speech
here last night and left shortly after
ward for poir ts IN New York, the last
state In which he will appear before
election.
Mr.. Hughes made five speeches yes
.terday in which he outlined policies he
intends to folio il elected; assailed
the ad iristraticn for the enactment
of the Underwood tariff and the Adam
son law. and expressed the ielief tn 1T
he vould win. He spoke last night
before an audience in the Wigwam
here. after reviewing a torcali"ht pa
rade. Just before his departur- tie
nominee issued the following state
ment:
IT am informed that the general
chairman has advised the local chair
men of the B -otf erhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Engineers of tt e Pennsyl-
vania lines east that the Adamson act,
in establishing a new basis for reck-
Qning wag 8. will eliminate the ray
ment of all arbitraries which are bias ed
upon time v hen made within the first
eight hour period OF service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-02
c. 0. P. CANDIDATE
ON HOME GROUNDS
Mr.. Hughes Returns From Mid
die West Confident of VIC
tory Next Tuesday.
WINDING UP HIS CAMPAIGN:
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
!. BATAVIA, N. Y, November e.-Charles
z: Hughes declared today before an au-
dience here that he is entirely confident
of the result in both Ohio and Indiana.
ri have returned from trip through
Ohio" and Indiana" he said. with a pro-
found sense of qualification and entire
confidence with respect to the result in
both states. In both Ohio and Indiana it
is not exaggerating to say that had
receptions which perhaps exceeded those
accorded to any other presidential candi-
date, .s@~ FL
People Keenly Interested.
r That was, Of course, as I said last
night. not tribute to me personally. but
it was an indication of the deep interest
the people are taking in the essential con-
ditions of their prosperity and their sat
isfacttoR that there is great reunited
republican party ready for service at this
critical time.
So far as promises go no one can
exceed the promises of our opponents,
but we measure what they saw by
what they have done"
Mr. Hughes assailed the democratic
party Tor failure to reduce the high
cost OF living, "as promised four years
ago, and for extravaganza. "They
tell US now" he continued, that they
are going to deal with economic
problems that confront US at this
TIME in satisfactory manner, but II
we endeavor to ascertain by what
principle they are to be guided we look
IN vain: l propose to tell you by what
principles we shall be guided"
MI Hughes then reiterated the poll
cies which he intends to follow If
elected.
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Not an Eieht-Hour Law. :

The uncertainty of the law is recog-
nized in various particulars. 1t Is said
Just what 1t will be decided to M an
no one can tell. as it is possible to con-
strue it in several different ways The
general chairman also adds: --
This law does not change the ap-.
plication of the hours of service law"
The company still has the right to
work you sixteen hours within any
twenty-four consecutive hours IL they
so desire
II note that the chief of one of the
locals Of the brotherhood has ascer-
tanned the effect of the law on those
who complete their run in less than
eight hours. He says that If a man
makes 100-mile run in five hours in
stead of getting his full days pay he
will get only five-eighths of a days
pay when paid on the eight-hour basis
He also says that formerly the rail-
road men were entitled to pay for
twenty-five miles whenever called out,
whether they afterward reported or
not. but the Adamson bill enacts a fat
basis Of eight hours for the purpose
of paying compensation. while on the
other hand 1T does not establish an
eight hour workday
II think it will be found that the
Adamson bill is gold brick for labor"
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To Be Sent across the Atlantic
to Suffering Afmenians
and Syrians.
~ AasaclArrn rREes1

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.--With the
sailing OF the United States navy col
Her Caesar from New York about De-
cember 4 with "a Christmas cargo of
food, clothing and medicine, for ref
ugees Of Armenia and Syria, Red
Cross officials estimate America is con-
tribut1ons towards relieving the suf-
5ferings Of war touch the S50.000,000
mark.
The Caesar carries 100000 tons 58of
food and clothing and s23, 900 worth
sof hospital and surgical upplies. In
Bcluded in her cargo are Y, OK 90 cases Of
#condensed milk for babies. $4,000
pounds OF beans, 10000 pounds tof
sugar, $4,000 pounds Of whole
wheat. 98O,0OO pounds Of flour, 8 co.
900 pounds OF rice, 5000 gallons OF
cottonseed oil. and 4 90, 90 pound OF
crushed wheat.
The people Of Armenia have little
knowledge of the use OF flour and do
not like it. The Red Cross consulted
Armenians in the United. States, de
l:teTmined just how their countrYmen
like their wheat and then had mills
crush it just as the Armenians do.
1 f
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plies to the United States cruiser Des
Motnes. From there it will go dt-
rect1y TO Beirut, Syria.
The clothing and food were gath
cred and contributed BY the American
committee for Armenian and Syrian
relief, while the Red Cross itself con
trtbuted the hospital and surgical
supplies.
From the beginning Of the war UNI
til September 80, the Red Gross itself
had received IN contributions Of cash
and supplies. about S 3 ,225,000. Part
OF the money was spent in maintain
ing representatives IN the field, and
some was used for relief supplies.
The total value Of the supplies ship
pei to the Entente Allies countries
was SLIP, 900 while the value Of
similar supplies shipped to the Cen
trail Powers was S350.O0O.
The difference IN the figures is ex-
planned BY the fact that for more
than year, because Of British and
French blockade measures, shipments
a = Y + il 4 4 n (.