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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
DOGFISH ERADICATION ~
URGED ON GOVERNMENT
Suggested to Secretary Redfeld That
the Government Establish
Fertilizer Factories.

Proposal that the government estab-
! lish fertilizer factories in Maine to
assist in Graduating the dognsh, which
is causing much worry to the fishing
| industry, was made to Secretary Red
field yesterday at a conference in his
Office with Luther Maddocks OF
Boothbay harbor. Me-, head of q COM
mission appointed by the governor Of
the state Senator johnson Of Maine
and DR.. Hugh NJ. Smith, commissioner
of fisheries. also were present at the
conference. Secretary Redfeld told the
state official that he did not believe it
would be desirable for the government
to establish and run a fertilizer plant.
but suggested that the federal fisheries
service might make a study of the
dogfsh problem with view to find
ing some other means of eradicating 1t.
The dogfish is member of the shark
family and destroys other fish in the
rivers and harbors.
1t is probable that one of the Maine
members of Congress will introduce a
bill authorizing the bureau Of fisheries
to make a special study of the dogfish
problem to find some means of Kidding
the waters of it. Secretary Redfeld
said it was possible that the scientists
of the fisheries service might be able
to find a way in which this fish could
be used as food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
HOLDS UP SLEEPING CAR.
Masked Man Robs Twenty Passen
gers of Wyoming Train.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., February ia
bandit held up and robbed twenty
passengers in a sleeping car on an east
bound Union Pacific train last night
between Green River and Rock Springs,
Wyo., and escaped, according to re-
ports to railroad headquarters here to-
day. A posse has left Green River in
pursuit.
Approximately 500 in money was
taken from the passengers by the ban
dit. A purse containing SO was re-
turned to a woman passenger, the ban
dit remarkng he did not want to rob
women.
According to the account given by
trainmen. the robber first appeared in
the observation car, where he held up
several men and got money and
watches. When he entered the sleeper
he robbed Conductor Fitzgerald, who
then ran from the car.
The robber fired at Fitzgerald. but
missed him and Fitzgerald went
through the train until he met the head
brakeman, who signaled for brakes
and the train slowed down. The ban
dit leaped off and escaped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
URGES DRY REFERENDUM.
Board of Trade Delegation Before
Senate Committee

A special committee of the Board of
Trade had a conference today with
Senator Phelan of the subcommittee of
the Senate District committee dealing
with excise and liquor matters, con-
corning the movement which the board
has started to bring about a referen-
dunn vote by the residents of the Dis
trict to settle the question of prohibi-
ton in the National Capital
The representatives from the Board
or Trade included G. J. Gockeler, chair
man of the special committee; Robert
n. Harper, d. J. Callahan and w. r
Galliher.
Senator Phelan was told that since
the adoption by the Board of Trade of
resolutions petitioning Congress to
grant the referendum asked for a
number of other civic bodies of the
District have taken like action; that
the proposition is one in which a large
percentage of the residents of the Dis
trict are vitality interested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
Urges Land Grant Colleges
as Schools for Educating
Officials for Defense army

A comprehensive military plan in con-
nection with the cadet regiments of
land grant colleges was outlined be-
fore the House military affairs COM
mittee today by President Edmund j.
James of the University of Illinois. He
said, in part:
Il desire to present for your con-
sideration a still more comprehensive
tlan in connection with these land
Arant institutions. and that is. in brief.
fne stablishing of regular four-year
course in military science and tactics
IN each Of these universities, at any
tate in each of the larger institutions.
0sding to the degree of bachelor of
Aience in military science and art, and
Qualifying the student to enter the reg
plar army as second lieutenant on a
FAR with the graduate of West Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
ALLIES WILL ESTABLISH
CLOSER COLLABORATION

PARIS. February 10.-The establish
ment OF closer and more fruitful COL
liberation between the allies was in
dictated by Aristide BRAND. the French
premier, as the chief purpose of his
visit to Italy.
undertake this journey with the
greatest confidence" said NJ BRAND to
the Paris correspondent of the Corriere
Della sera Of Milan. before he took
the train for Italy. Il feel certain that
l shall gain from your statesmen. who
have given such splendid proofs of in
tellisence and wisdom. the strongest
support in carrying out the task of es-
tabilshing among the allies a closer
and more fruitful elaboration"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
Asks $3.50 Yearly Scholarship.

Il believe that il the federal gov
eminent would offer a military scholar
ship Of $3.50 per annum. or $500 for
fhe course. on condition that the can
!sidate after graduation in the uni
'versity should enter the army as sec
bind lieutenant for one year. with lieu
tenants pay, and then enter the re-
serve corps for a certain number of
years subsequent. the government
would find no difficulty in getting a
considerable number of frst-class of
Ulcers in each of these institutions at
a cost very much less and for the pur
poses of such an officer under very
1nuch better conditions than a cor
responding training can be furnished
in an institution like West Point. The
advantages of such a scheme are:
First, large number of officers can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
PRESENT FOR JUSTICE GOULD.
Automobile Lunch Kit Is Given Him
by Jurors.

Justice Ashley NJ. Gould was presented
today by the members of the juries
which are retiring in Circuit Division
l with an automobile lunch kit, marked
with his initials, as a testimonial of the
courtesy shown by him to the jurors
The presentation speech was made by
Henry Frame, jr., foreman of the panel
that is trying the Sully- Hammond case,
involving s1.50O,0O0, and a number of
stock transactions.
ALT G. Buhrman, assistant clerk of
the court, was presented with leather
travelling bag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
N0N-COMMITTAL IN ACTION
Would Report Suffrage Amendment
Without Recommendation

A House judiciary subcommittee, by
vote of 4 to ,, yesterday recon-
mended to the full committee the re-
porting to the House without recon-
mendation' of the Susan B. Anthony
constitutional amendment for nation
wide woman suffrage. This is in &C
cord with the action of the committee
in the past.
In the subcommittee, on the motion
10 report without recomme ndation, Rep
resentatiVes Taggart, Kansas; Nelson,
Wisconsin: Morgan. Oklahoma, and
Nolstead, Minnesota, voted aye, and
Representatives Carlin. Virginia: Gard.
Ohio, and Whaley, South Carolina, nay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
Under Regular Army Officers.

Third. that at least one officer shall
be detailed to every land grant college
maintaining satisfactory cadet force
and that in the case of those regiments
numbering at least 500 one officer Of no
lower rank than major shall be detailed,
and in case Of corps of 1000 and over.
one officer of not lower rank than lieu
tenant colonel or colonel be detailed
Fourth, that additional officers of
suitable rank be detailed one for each
group of 500 cadets or fraction thereof
Fifth. that such commissioned Of
ficers of experience and training shall be
also detailed as the circumstances and
needs of the force may demand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10

thus be secured. and it will be necessary
to have a very large number IL we &C
tually try to enlarge the regular army, OF
create continental army, or energize the
militia, and particularly II we attempt all
three.
Second, a well trained body Of officers
can be thus obtained.
Third, a well distributed body OF Of
f1cers could thus be obtained, coming from
all sections of the country and all classes
of society.
Officers With Civilian Ideals.
Fourth. a body of officers would thus
be secured who, while competent from a
military point of view. would have re-
ceived their training in institutions domi-
mated by civilian ideas and ideals.
Fifth. body of officers would be OBJ
tanned animated by the same fundamental
notions on politics and government as the
great mass of the American people, from
midst they have lived while receiving
their training.
ITO sum this whole mattet up. We are
asking you, gentlemen, to incorporate in
the law for a more efficient organization
of the national defense the following pro-
visions:
First. that the land grant colleges, as
peculiar group, be distinctly recognized
in the law and administration as sources
from which a considerable number of of
ficers and men may be drawn for the va
rious branches of our military service.
Second, that service with The cadet
regiments OF the land grant colleges shall
be counted for officers in the regular army
as service with the troops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
LOOKING FOR WORK

! Everywhere men complain about
(work; even boys and girls in school
Tor business find work tedious and
irksome, but it isn't the work half so
much as their own lack Of physical
strength that makes it hard.
Rich blood, strong lungs and
healthful digestion make work pleas
urable in business, in school or even
Homework, and if those who are cas-
ily tired-who are not sick, but weak
and nervous-would just take SCOTS
Emulsion for one month and let its
pure concentrated food create richer
blood to pulsate through every ar
terry and vein-let it build struc-
(ture of healthy tissue and give you
vigorous strength-you would find
work easy and would look for more.
Insist on SCOTS.
} Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield, Nj. 1915
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
Handwriting Is Compared.

The newspaper man obtained speci-
mems of Alexanders signature. which.
it is claimed, resemb1ed the handwrit-
ing of the "Guffey" letter. Investiga-
ton established the fact that the pres
ent Mrs. Alexander was not the woman
mentioned in the confession"
The Illinois fire marshaIs office was
notified. Bogardus was sent here and
the confession was made to him by
Alexander last night. in the presence
of the newspaper man who covered the
story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-10
SCHOOL TEACHER HELD
FOR BURNING HIS HOME
Arrest Follows Alleged Confessio,
of dying Man" Who Could
Not Be Found.

YPSILANTI, Mich, February 10.-C
W. Alexander. former high school
teacher of Decatur. Ill. left here today
for Decatur in custody of A. H. Bo-
gardus. jr, a deputy state fire marshal
of Illinois, to answer a charge of ar
son.
1t was announced by Bogardus that
Alexander had confessed to burning his
own home at Decatur in November.
1914, to obtain the insurance.
Dying Man" Not Found.
The confession. it is said. came as a
climax to an investigation of the fire
which was made by the Detroit News.
A dispatch was received from Decatur
February stating c. w. Devore, fire
chief. declared he had received a letter
from David c. Guffey of Detroit, who.
on his death bed, confessed he had
burned AleXander's home for revenge.
The letter. which bore the signature
of Guffey, said the two men loved the
same girl wears ago, that Alexander
won her and .Guffey "swore to get
even"
An investigation was begun in De-
troit and no David C. Guffey could be
located. A newspaper reporter as
signed to the story came here. where
Alexander has been a student at
Ypsilanti Normal College.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
BE NOT AFRAID,

Fear is the great INSTRUCTOR. Lack
of courage has kept more potential
big men and women In little circles
than perhaps any other single spiritu-
al influence, Fear spikes daring plans,
binders the achievement Of the auda-
cious ideas, d~issipates dreams that
show promise OF transformation into
actually and rings a black curtain
down upon the scene that holds great
loveliness and beauty. Fear ia tho
great procrRstinator. It p~alsies prom
ise and puts q checkrein upon per-
Torrance. II steals time from work
and enthrones doubt. Fear Is q boon
companion to disaster. The mind in
the grip OF fear turns from the light
upon tho mountain to the shadows in
the valleys. The face OF fear Is the
bleakness OF the past, but It's clouds
cannot combat the piercing rays OF tho
sunshine of the future. Resolve to
turn your back on tho misfortunes Of
the past. Let the roseate hues OF the
future command you to go onward.
Take courage from a dream, dare and
do. Courage strides forward shoulder
to shoulder with determination. Cour-
age will sunder the thickest wall,
cleave the bitterest opposition, dis.
count the impossible. II 10 a magic
talisman that puts q smile on your
lips, high hopes in your heart and the
luster of beauty revealed In the eye.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Probably as accurate an estimate
Of the age OF the human race as can
be made Is that OF the latest work
Of Prof. James Geikie of Edinburgh
university, who concludes that man
first appeared in Europe from $4,000
to 100000 years ago, The number Of
years cannot be- precisely stated, but
the geological evidence that the Pc
Rod is a vast Que is impressive and
conclusive. The few thousand years
Of written history are insignificant by
comparison. Since paleolithic man
left the earliest traces of his exist
ence, there have been submergence
and re-eleyation of enormous tracts
OF the earth's surface, erosion Of val.
leys and general lowering of the sur.
face by denudation, a succession Of
%stupendous climatic revolutions, and
the alternate occupying Of the cor
tinents by widely contrasting loras
and faunas-tundras, steppes and
great forests succeeding each other
again and again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

People to whom certain colors repre-
sent sounds or emotions have long
been laughed at, but scientific work on
the SUMS rays is proving them to have
justification for their theories, Red, 1t
appears, is tho most exciting and slim.
ulating of all %colors, and has a special
effect on the activity Of the brain.
Blue. which 30 many people In an age
Of great nervous strain and tension
find soothing, Is 80 in reality. Unless
you are In a depressed and melancholy
state, sea blue curtains at your bed
room windows have a beneficial effect,
especially II you face south and get
the morning sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Let us have plenty OF fun, but don't
let us have nothing but fun. A per.
son who laughs all the time Ia a very
silly person. He needs moments of
seriousness to s%traighten him out; TO
bring out his true human quality. It
Is a bad sign some men show who
cannot talk without joking. To them
the drama Is a farce and the leading
man a clown. We can do without tho
tragedy, and should not have too
much comedy. It Is n fine thing for
a man to come around where you are
once In a while with O sensible re-
mark, something that has a mean.
ing to It. And especially to the chill
drsn one should not be 30 funny, MOI
should he be dull or stupid. There 10
a way OF being serious without being
a bore; In fact. 1t ia the only way to
act sc as not TO be one. It Is very
hard to try to be funny, but harder
still to be funny. The whole subject
is one that demands more attention
than 1t gets, for there Is a strong 80
cfal tendency to do things to make
others laugh, which 80 very often
leads Il to make a fool Of himself.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Prof. II. c. Titus, In an address,
states that light Is a much better cure
for disease than q hot-water bag or
poultice. He says that when rays Of
light fall or the skin, some are ar
rested by one layer OF skin and some
by another, while some are not
stopped until they have penetrated
the simultaneous tissues. When tho
light ia thus arrested 1t produces radi.
ant heat, which has a higher penetrat-
ing power than convection heat. such
as generated by poultices, etc. Radi.
ant heat penetrates two inches or
more, while convection heat is excited
principally on the surface.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
WIRELESS IN WAR.

This is the first great war In which
wireless has been freely used by all
the combatants. Every operator has
a double task. He has TO secure q
secret and instant transmission OF the
message with which he Is intrusted.
and at the same time 10 do his best
to intercept messages passing be-
tween two hostile stations Great
ingenuity has been concentrated on
the means of securing secrecy and i'm
munity from interference for wireless
messages. One Of the cleyerest means
yet devised for battling an s~avesdrop-
per, says the Boston Transcript, Is
the predetermined use of a variety OF
wave lengths" For the effective
transmission of wireless signals It IL
necessary that the dispatching and
receiving stations should be "in tune"
One of the essentials for syntony Is q
common wave length" There Is moth.
Ing to prevent a hostile receiving sta.
ton tuning up" so as to receive the
signals passing between the stations
OF the foe. Under these conditions the
code alone preserves secrecy. But II,
on the other hand, two stations decide
to alter their wave lengths" after
each three or four words, the caves
dropper Is bound to lose part Of the
message while searching for the new
wave length or pitch.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

1t has Just been discovered that
counterfeiting was one Of the ancient
arts practiced by Egyptians long be.
fore the Christian era. The further
n goes in research, the further of
get the good old times which are be-
ing held up before each succeeding
generation for the latter's reproach
and example. In the meantime. 1t
is somewhat ~consoling to learn that
counterfeiting is not one Of tho az
clusively Christian sciences.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

There is o new use for the automo-
bile. It Is eflcacious as a rat-ex-
terminator. Near Sioux Falls lately a
group Of farmers. seized with the de-
sire to experiment, attached q hose
to the exhaust OF a car and ran It un-
der a chicken house floor where ro-
dents had taken up winter quarters.
Soon about twenty rats made their es-
cape to the outside, where dogs were
in waiting to dispatch them. Later
the board floor was removed and 1t
was found that IS dead or stupefied
rats were huddled below.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

There are a number of daylight
harnesses recorded In history, among
them being those In B. G. 295. A. D.
252, TAG and 775. There was a dark
day In England In January, 1907. and
another on October II, 1916. There
was also a dark day In Detroit Of Oc-
tober 10, 1852. On May 10, 1880,
there was such atmospheric gloom
over Hartford, Conn, that the legis
lature adjourned for the day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
uum

The various species Of Astragalus,
known In Persia as "kevin," from
which gum tragacanth ~ obtained,
grow on the mountain ranges which
surround the Persian plain. The
bushes producing the gum grow 70 =
height OF two feet. In the spring.
when the sap riscs, q part Of tho
branches are cut away, thereby allow
Ing the sap to flow out, which coAgu.
lates within a few hours on the sur-
face of the stalk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

The recommendation to use Jail
sentences instead OF fines for speed.
ing and other violations of the law
by motorists Is one In the interest OF
the life and limb Of the community.
Fines have been tried with little abate.
ment OF the speeding nuisance. A
drastic treatment OF irresponsible
drivers of motor vehicles will weed
them out Of the ranks OF the motorists
who respect the laws and the rights
of their fellow beings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Can Your Arc Your

Can you define the words "chamfer,"
"dibble," "gambit," "synecdochs."
"mitosis." "peneplain," with
out consulting the dictionary II you
cnn you will pass the new mental test
proposed by Chicago psychological e.
perts. II you can't you may still con.
slider yourself mentally as sound -
the general run of mankind.--Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Cost Of His Salt.

A Hoosier, who has moved to south
srn California. writes to friends North,
complaining Of the "skinning of the
natives and tourists" II always had
believed" he wrote, that the Pacific
ocean was salty. yet we pay ten cents
Q pound for tho same salt out here
that W used 10 buy for three cents a
pound in Indianapolis--and / never
heard Of any native salt being dis
covered In White river, Fall creek,
Pogues and Pleasant runs"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Because of the scarcity OF dyes the
department of commerce Is urging PEG.
pie to wear only plain colors. Sec.
rotary RedHeld should know that we
try our best to wear plain white col
lars, but 1t cannot be done more than
a couple of hours c~onsecutlvely at this
time In the year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Beer lonu q Popular Drink.

Beer is believed TO be- oHeSof the
most ancient of drinks. Manuscripts
written at least 5000 years before the
Christian era show conclusively that
even at that primitive period the man
ufacture of an intoxicating liquor from
barley or other grain was extensively
carried on In Europe. Z
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Evidently, fire prevention as Z
science is the least studied and prac.
ticed and the most badly needed ono
Of the times. In face OF all the les
Sons 80 extensively impressed, hu.
mar carelessness with this most de-
vouring Of the elements Ia almost In
credible.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07

Now someone comes along with the
information that Joffre's lame is pro.
nounced Just plain "Joif." Sort Of sim
plihed pronunciation. Can 1t be ap'
piled to the other places In the war
zone, east and west, particularly east1
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Wanted Ihlnos Cleared up.

Colored pastor tdismissing congre-
gation)--"De membahs what am per-
yided wild umbrellas will please wait
until / take q look at 'em. Since Dc
mysterious disappearance Of my W
umbrella last Sunday dar am Z cloud
OBJ suspicion floating ober dis yer
church which has got to be dispelled."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Graded ~unhappIness.

Tears are the showers that fertilize
this world; and memory Of things
precious keepeth warm the heart that
once did hold them. They are poor
that have lost nothing; they are poor
er far who. losing, have forgotten;
they most poor of all, who lose and
wish they might forget.--lngelow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Not speoves,

-0roundnsh," which to many is a
term Of mystery. II not used to desig-
nate any particular species, but means
rather the large class OF fish, that live
on or near the bottom Of the sea, In.
,oauding cod, pollock, paddock, halibut.
haks, sole, and many others less COM
nan than these.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
biblical Names ?caQlar.

A parasrapher asserts that England
can boast that no other country pos
sessss 30 many S%criptural place names
- are found In that country. The
name Of Jericho occurs six times on
Shs maps, Paradise fve times and
Ninsysh, Mt. Zion, Mt. Ararat and
M. Nphraifn three times each.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-07-07
Raised the Temperature.

whats the temperature In this
ROOM" growled Mr.. Blowster, after
fdgetIng for several minutes. 1t was
only 10 degrees when you began to
fret and fume," answered Mrs. Blow
ster, without looking at the thermome-
ter, but I dare say It's much higher
now"