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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Majority of Teachers Opposed.

Miss Alice Wood of Western pre-
scented a petition signed by sixteen
teachers out of the twenty-three in
that school, asking for the abolition of
the frats. Robert A. Maurer presented
similar petition from Central High.
Sixty teachers out of seventy-four
voted against the societies; seven were
neutral. one did not vote and six were
for them.
E. H. Roberts and w. A. Smith also
spoke briefly in favor of the frats. The
latter is a teacher as well as parent
He advocated faculty advisers. but
said the fraternities and sororities in
the very nature of things must be close
organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Steps to Form Walters Union

The Central Labor Union. at it's
meeting in Typographical Temple last
night, appointed a committee to CO.
operate with Robert Lyons in an eff
fort to organize a walters union. to
be composed of the walters and porters
employed in the local hotels.
Mr.. Lyons is organizer for the hotel
and restaurant employees in Washing
ton. Santiago Iglesias, president of
the Free Federation of Labor in Porto
Rico, was a guest at the labor meet
ing last night and discussed the labor
conditions on the island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
GREEK KING PLANS
WAR, SAYSREPORT
Last Weeks Fighting With Al
lies Result of TreacherouS
Trap, Is. Claim.
SITUATION DEEMED GRAVE

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 6.-According to
some special dispatches of tho Athens
correspondents, filed on Sunday at
Piraeus. where the entente allies con-
troll the telegraph lines. the situation in
Greece Is one justfying Lord Robert
Cecirs statement that it was of "ex-
treme gravity for the allies.
These dispatches represent that last
weeks fighting in Athens was the re-
suit Of a deliberate trap. treacherously
prepared by the king and the govern
ment $4,000 troops being disposed
around the positions which Vice Ad-
miral du Fournet had previously noti-
fed the Greek government he would oc-
cupy. These troops then attacked the
allies. who numbered 5000. The latter
fought until their ammunition was ex-
hausted. and then yielded. except de-
tachment of 100 who tried to cut their
way through. Only thirty of these es-
capped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
King Prepares for War.

According to the same accounts, King
Constantine is quietly mobilizing and
preparing for war against the allies.
intending to cooperate with a section
of Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
forces, which is expected at the Mon
astir front, by attacking Gen Sar-
rails flank.
It also is stated that the Greeks are
advancing on Piraeus.
Satisfaction from Greece for the
gross outrage" on the allied troops Is
demanded editorially by most of the
morning papers. The view taken Is
that the Greek king and government
shamelessly broke their promise to in
sure order and allowed or fnstigated
a treacherous and unprovoked attack,
which in reality was a massacre
The papers insist on some decisive
action, which, they maintain, must be
immediate to be effective. They assert
that a delay of even ten days will give
King Constantine time to mobilize his
forces and become serious factor
against the allies in Balkans. The
antf-government papers call for the
head of Sir Edward Grey on the ground
that the weakness of his policy is re-
sponsible for the situation.
The statement was made in the house
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Alabama Cavalry to Border.

The 1st Alabama Cavalry regiment has
been ordered to the Mexican border to
relieve Squadron A, New York, and Troop
A, Maryland cavalry. which will return
to their home stations for muster-out of
the federal service upon the arrival Of
the Alabamans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
SAMUEL !. TR|bBLE
IN GRAVE CONDITION
Representative From Georgia
Stricken With ApopIexy and
Recovery Is Doubtful.

Representative Samuel J. Tribble OF
the eighth district Of Georgia. was
stricken with apoplexy yesterday aft
Representative Park Of Georgia, and Is
this afternoon in a critical condition at
Providence Hospital.
Mr.. Park Immediately telephoned to
the hospital. and Mr.. Tribble was re-
moved thither at once for medical at
tention. At an early hour this after
noon hospital officials announced that
he bad been unconscious for nearly
twenty-four hours: that he had suffer-
ed a cerebral hemorrhage; that his
pulse was intermittent. and that. al
his condition was extremely grave
Son Spends Night at Bedside.
Mr.. Tribble's son. a student at George
town University. reached the hospital
early in the evening. and spent the night
at the bedside. Mrs. Tribble, his wife,
left Atlanta on the midnight train. due
to reach Washington this afternoon.
1t was found that clot had gathered
that paralyzed the neck upward on the
right side, but did not interfere with
the rest of his body or prevent his
speech. although it affected his articula-
ton. DR.. Francis H. Minor was called
in consultation. and the doctors worked
over the patient during the night.
Samuel ]. Tribble was reared in
Franklin county. Ga. He served five
years as the solicitor of the city court
at Athens and four as solicitor general
Of the western circuit. He was elected
to the Sixty-second Congress and has
served continuously since.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
E. G. siegert Voices Protest.

E. C. Siegert. father of fraternity
founder at Western High School. as
well as having daughter in a sorority
at Eastern High School. added his pro-
tests to allowing the secret societies
to continue.
THE more I have seen of these or
ganizations the more i have become
opposed to them" he said. II am now
satisfied that it is all wrong 1t is not
the proper way to encourage social life
These societies are expensive
Spreads cost from $40 to SIS. My boy
wanted to take money out of the bank
to pay for various things connected
with the societies. College fraternities
where the boys are away from home
may be all right. but they are not
needed in this city, where the boy lives
at home while in high school"
During the testimony of a number of
opponents Of the secret societies. mem
laughed. When Mrs. William b. Hardy
secretary Of the Eastern High School
Home and School Association. arose to
give her views. she called attention to
this.
I'VE have had sample today of the
manners Of some of the members of high
school fraternities and sororities," she
said, adding that many non-frat students
and parents of non-frat students had not
come to testify before the committee for
fear of the effect it would have on the
school life of the non-frat pupils
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
HIGH SCHOOL FRATS
SEVERELY SCORED
Majority of Witnesses Testify
Secret Societies Are Detri-
mental to Pupils.
INCULCATE "BAD HABITS

With the testimony of a sorority
founder that secret societies in the
high school are detrimental; the testi-
mony of the father of a fraternity
founder to the same effect; protests
against the continuance of the exist
ence of the secret societies by several
parents. and the direct charge by a
guardian that boy in her care had
been practically ruined by high school
fraternities, the case against high
school secret societies came to eli
max last night. After hearing testi-
mony for about three hours, beginning
at o'clock at the Thomson School yes
terday, the special committee of the
board of education which is considering
the secret society question closed the
hearings. Chairman William T. CALI
her stated that any one having addi-
tional testimony which they desired
meet him at his home or Office.
Beyond doubt the secret societies
were hit telling blow by those who
testified against them yesterday. al
though a number of parents were pres
for remedying conditions were sug-
gested, one being that the organiza-
tions be allowed to die natural death
that is, that they be allowed to con-
tinue for two years more, during which
time no new members should be elect
ed. and by which time present mem
bers would be graduated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Founder Urges Abolition.

Miss Gertrude Brown, founder of a
sorority in one of Washington's high
schools, urged the committee of the
board to abolish them, saying she had
learned much to the disadvantage Of the
organizations since becoming affiliated
with them.
LAS the founder of one of the high
school sororities, l wish to disapprove of
secret societies and say that l would
like to see them abolished from the pub
lie Schools" said Miss Brown. Where
they don't encourage snobbishness they
create it. they encourage extravaganza.
and. although they may not discourage
studying, they certainly do not encour-
age it. Girls are not chosen into them
for what they will be. but for what they
are at the present time. Not always. but
usually, the girls who are chosen are
popular, and the ones who always are
able to put their best foot forward"
Miss Brown cited the case of the
daughter of poor parent who had been
chosen. and who. after returning from
her first dance. had cried because she had
no cloak such as the other girls wore.
At great sacrifice the mother bought a
cloak for her daughter. said the speaker
only to have the girl return in tears
from the next dance because she had
worn her same di ess and the other girls
had worn dresses which they had not
previously used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Teachers Best Judges.

II feel that the evidence of the high
school teachers should carry the greatest
weight in this matter" she said. 1.-THE
teacher is the only one who sees both frat
and non-frat students every day. side by
side; therefore the teachers are the best
qualified to Judge. l have had two boys
in high school: the senior one was bid
for a fraternity. | cite this TO show that
what l say is not case of sour grapes.
These organizations have the power
to work against the non-frat pupils.
The National Education Association,
after an extensive investigation cover
ing the entire country. has condemned
the secret societies in unqualified terms.
MANY arguments have been present
ed to show the good done by the fra
ternities for the frat members. Why
don't the members speak of the good
the frats do for the non-frat members?'
She urged that all present frats be
abolished, letting them die a natural
death in two years." and that clubs
taking in the entire student body se
started in their place.
Percival Padgett, teacher at Eastern
High School, said he had been an hon.
orary member of fraternity for four
teen years and had never seen any
thing Objectionable in 1t. He said he
never had seen any smoking in that
time. At Eastern. he said. no chance
existed for politics, except possibly In
the class election. He also declared
there is no snobbery in the republic
Of boys"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
W. F. GUIDE Favors Them.

w. F. GUIDE spoke in favor of the &C.
cret societies, saying he had children
aud nteces In -thaunu.and that he alwaYaI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
PARENTS ARE CRITICISED
ABOUT BUYING OF BOOKS
DR.. P. P. Claxton Says They Make
Grave Mistake in Certain Litera-
ture for Boys.

Parents make a grave mistake in
books without backbone and character.
according to DR.. Philander p CIaxton.
United States commissioner of educa-
ton. in an address before parents in
behalf of the better books for boys
campaign at the Y. NJ. c. A. last night
He went on to recommend that all boys
read the Bible and books that would
make them think. He also deprecated
the great number of machine made"
boys books. which today flood the
market.
AS far as he is concerned. he went
on. he liked to have as his company
Homer. Mark Twain. Dante. Shake
speare. Gray. Abe Martin and Walt
Mason. He said that there are as
many good books for boys as there are
bad ones. and that it is up to the
parents to get them.
Books That Are Characterless,
F. E. Woodward stated that the
principal trouble today in regard to
boys books Is that there are so many
Indifferent ones. He said that there
are but few really vicious books for
boys, but that the biggest fault of
juvenile fiction is the fact that it is
characterless and tends toward the i'm
possible.
DR. George f. Bowerman. librarian
of the Public Library, spoke on the
danger of mediocrity in boys books.
and declared that the reading of many
of the juveniles now published Is
waste of energy and of time. He also
hit the lack of backbone and character
in the late juvenile fiction.
Frank Daniel, principal of Mckinley
Manual Training High School, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05
Inculcated Bad Habits.

Miss Martha E. Clarke, teacher at
Central High School, directly charged
fraternities with having inculcated bad
habits in a youth whose guardian she
was. She declared that in giving her
testimony she desired only to save
parents from the same heartaches she
had suffered.
TT has been said by other speakers
before this committee that they had
never known a boy who was shining
light before he entered the fraterni-
ties to go to pieces after he had en-
that the boy who was under my care
Use before he was elected into a secret
society. After he was taken into the
high school fraternity he contracted
the tobacco habit, the staying out at
all hours of the night habit, and de-
veloped a contempt for women and for
the home.
THE home which 1 had provided for
him was a cheap joint'-that became
his Characterization of it. The food
was not good enough for him. He
fell back in his lessons.
THE matter of expenses has been
touched. fraternity members saying the
expense was about s24 FOR SIS year.
In his senior year at school he spent
$3.50, 500 of which he earned himself
and $50 which he squeezed out of me
on one pretext or another.
His fraternity life inculcated bad
habits, race prejudice. desires of luxu-
ries and disrespect of home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-05

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N HE" will slide his feet
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ease-and REMEMBER YOU
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High Cut Felt Romeo Slippers
with Comfy" elk or leather
soles. Black or grays.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-21

to himself, crouching more closely In
to the shadow, land have come here
to bury their treasures am sure tne
box is full of gold and jewels. 1t is SO
heavy"
In half an hour the men had buried
the box in the sand and thrown over It
a lot of weeds. The moon came out
brightly and lighted up the shore, SO
that the boy could see plainly just
where the party had hidden the chest,
by peeking through a crack In the
stone.
"The plan is this said the leader
of the men, as they turned to go. All
day tomorrow we will work as mar
yesters in the Lord of Argyle's fields,
but sharp at moonrise we and ten
others meet on this spot to finish the
work. No one will suspect what we
have hidden here, and 1t is a 1lne
place from which to begin our work. ,
Then the men got into the boat and
were soon out of sight in the mist
which hung over the mountain anu
lake.
ROY crept out from behind the rock
and examined the ground and well
81 will scratch this cross on the face
of the granite" he said, so when
come tomorrow to dig can easily f1nd
the spot
That night he dreamed of pirates.
of scuttling ships laden with silk and
gold, of bags of jewels and chests of
rubies. But when he woke 1t was late
and his father told him to start at
once to search for some sheep lost IN
the mountains.
All day long this work kept him
wandering over the crags and Gins OF
the mountain, and it was supper time
when he got home. But as soon as
his meal was finished he crept TO the
barn, got spade and set out for the
shore. u,,
In the starlight he went to work
digging up the sand Not sound
broke the stiffness of the night, except
the wind sweeping around the noun
tain peaks or the rush of the water
amid the reeds. SO, with pale race ana
trembling hands the laddie worked on
feyerishly till at last his spade struck
the lid of the chest and exposed the
brass binding to view.
Then the boy sank upon his knees
and with his hands brushed as fast as
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-21
DRINK WATER TO
AVOID SICKNESS
SAYS AUTHORITY
Glass of hot water before BREAKFAST
daily keeps the doctor away.

Sanitary science has of late made
rapid strides with results that are OF
untold blessing to humanity. The lat
est application OF its untiring research
is the recommendation that 1t is as
necessary to attend to internal santa
ton of the drainage system of the hu-
man body as it is to the drains OF the
house.
Those of us who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise,
splitting headache, stuffy from cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stom-
ach, can instead, feel as fresh as
daisy by opening the sluices OF the
system each morning and flushing out
the whole OF the internal poisonous
stagnant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
well. should, each morning before
breakfast, drink glass OF real hot
water with teaspoonful OF limestone
Phosphate in it to wash from the
stomach, liver and bowels the pre-
vious days indigestible waste. sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary canal before putting
more food into the stomach. The ac-
ton of hot water and limestone phos-
plate on an empty stomach is wonder
fully invigorating. 1t cleans out all
the sour lamentations, gases, waste
and acidity and gives one a splendid
appetite for breakfast. While you are
enjoying your breakfast the phos-
plated hot water is quietly extracting
a large volume of water from the
blood and getting ready for a thorough
flushing of all the inside organs.
The millions of people who are both
cred with constipation, bilious spells,
stomach trouble, rheumatic stiffness;
others who have sallow skins, blood
disorders and sickly compilations are
urged to get quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate from the drug store.
This will cost very little, but is sufff-
cient to make any one pronounced
crank on the subject of internal SAM
tation.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-21
Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure
ROY cREooR's PIRATE.

Roy Gregor was a wee Scotch lad
die Of ten. For Roy lived in the high
lands, or mountains. Of his native land
about two hundred years ago. His
father was one of the gamekeepers on
the great estate of the Lord of Argyle.
Now, 1t happened that the Lord of
Argyle had an enemy not many miles
away, whose name was the Earl OF
Ramsay. But for many months there
had been no fighting. and the people
who lived on the estate of the lord
thought times would continue to be
peaceful.
One misty night when the moon
was struggling behind bank of dark
clouds Roy slipped out of the house,
which stood just above wide lake.
and went down among the rocks on
the shore to find a hoe he had lost.
Below him was the vast sheet of water
glimmering silvery in the moonlight.
The hoe was quickly found, but when
the lad started to return he thought
he heard the sound of oars and voices
coming over the lake. So he hid be-
hind a tall granite rock that jutted out
almost to the edge of the water Over
the waves came small boat and pres
emily 1t grated on the shore right In
front of the stone behind which the
boy had concealed himself. Out sprang
four men dressed as laborers.
The men took hold of a big box all
bound with brass and began dragging
IL upon the beach. 1t seemed very
heavy, for they pulled and grunted till
1t was right under the big stone. Then
NE leader took a shovel out of the
boat and began to dig.
1--WE will make the hole here" he
said as he commenced to throw up the
sand. mo one will ever think of look
ing under this rock or digging in this
place"
"They are pirates" whispered Roy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-21
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Newspaper Syndicate, New York.
fingers would work the dirt and sticks
from off the entire covering. At last
it lay in the hole free, the starlight
shimmering on the heavy lock and the
big nails that held 1t together.
JContinued Tomorrow
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-21
NOTICE.,

Whereas, certain rumors and accu-
sations against the integrity and abil-
ity of John w. Mueller. as consulting
bridge engineer on the building of GER
tain bridges. and other bridges pro-
posed to be built by the board of com
nissioners of Wayne county, have
been brought to the attention of said
board
Now, therefore. in order to discover
the truth or falsity, as the case may
be, of such rumors and accusations,
tne said board of commissioners de-
sires and does hereby request that all
persons. who may have knowledge of
any such facts touching the integrity
end ability of said John w. Mueller.
as consulting bridge engineer, as
aforesaid, to appear before said board
OF commissioners and to testify to
such facts in open session Of said
board of commissioners in 1t commits
sioners' room in the court house at
Richmond, Indiana, at 10 o'clock a. M,
en- next Saturday, the Goth day of
February, 1916.
Ordered and dated the 10Th day of
February, 1916.
M. D. DODDRIDGE,
VIM. K. CHEESMAN,
WIN. 0. SEANEY,
2l-1t Board of County Commissioners
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-21
Women Save S.
Using Gasoline
Says II 10 30 easy to dry clean
and nothing shrinks, fades
or wrinkles.

Save So to $40 by doing your own
dry cleaning. Here is simple and
inexpensive way to clean and brighten
children's coats, suits, caps, wooden
garments, swiss. lawn. organdie and
chiffon dresses. kid gloves and shoes.
furs, neckties, ribbons, silks, satins.
lace, yokes, silk shirtwaists, properties,
rugs. in fact. any and everything that
would be ruined with soap and water.
Get two ounces of solvite at any
drug store and put it In two gallons
Of gasoline. where it readily dissolves.
Then put in the goods to be cleaned.
After a little rubbing out they come
looking as clean and fresh as new.
You will find nothing fades, shrinks
or wrinkles, requiring no pressing.
Any woman can do home dry clean
ing in a few moments at little cost
and save lots of money. 1t is as SIM
pie and easy as laundering, and you
can't make a mistake Your grocer or
any garage will supply the gasoline,
and your druggist will sell you two
ounces of solvite. which is simply a
gasoline soap. Then a wash boiler or
large dishpan completes your home
dry cleaning outfit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-21

FOR SALE Or EXCHANGE-Farm
Shelby county, o. Possession at
cnce. Porterfield & DeBoy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-21
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished front
room, suitable for two gentlemen.
Call at 81 N 9Th st. 16-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-21
ASKS RIGHT OF SALE.

Henry Johanning as administrator
of the estate of Harmon Hoppe, filed
complaint against Alma and Clarence
Mote as a petition to sell part OF the
real estate to be used in payment OF
debts.