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Evening star., 1917-09-17
GIFT FOR MELTING POT
COMING FROM WYOMING
Work of Packing Red Cross Contri-
buttons for Shipment to Smelter
Is Begun.

Packing of some of the heavier ware.
such as the tin and lead foil. and pewter
and plated ware, contributed to the Red
Cross melting pot. has been begun by
Gait Bros employees, preparatory
to shipment to the smelter. The packing
will be completed as near October l, the
date of the first melting of the contents
of the melting pot, as is possible. SO
much has been offered. however, and the
stream of gifts continues so unintermit-
emily, that the task of sorting and pack
ing may take several days longer. also
it will be many days before the special
values of coins, gems, antiques and curios
can be determined by experts.
A letter comes from far off Wyoming,
stating that package is on its way from
the Leckie Rranch. at Elkhorn- Mrs. Mary
Virginia Lekie writes to Gait & Bro.
II saw a note in The Washington Star.
saying you had melting pot. So am
summer on the ranch. Hoping it will
A mail package came from Southern
Pines. y. c.. sent by f. NJ. Dutton. 1t
contained gold trinkets and broken
silver.
The wagon of Gait & Bro. finds
much of its present occupation in pick
ing up offerings from the homes Of Wash
ingtonians on call for such service. One
of the large contributions of heavy ware
was from Mrs. NJ. J. Field, 1925 Clifton
street.
P G. Norberg is the donor of gold
ring. Tin foil was given by John Edward
Williams. A big cent of the early days
Of the republic was the gift of Miss
Steiger.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Rest.

All summer | have been Out
West, where people go from home
to rest, among the snow-capped
hills, to be away from Office chairs
and city noise and business cares
and all the workday ills. | saw a
million. less or more, and most OF
them found rest a bore and
longed to be back home, where
each could for some dollars chase
and plan new business schemes
and place more gray hairs on his
dome. So few of us know how
to rest! BY mad ambition we're
possessed to nail another bone, to
add one large round dollar more,
one shining doubloon to the store
that we already own. We cannot
lay our harness down, forsake the
hot and bustling town, and have
a restful time: we fear that while
repose we take some other fellow.
more awake, might beat us to
dime. And so vacation finds us
sore: we walk the mountains or
the shore, and fume and sigh and
fret; we yearn for cares we left
behind, and tell our wives the
beastly grind is still the one best
bet. Alas, we've never learned to
rest, to let our work slide galley
west, to slumber and relax; we do
not like to pace life's road unless
we bear calling load upon Our
creaking backs.
WAIT MASON
Evening star., 1917-09-17
CLERKS NOMINATING OFFICERS,
Federal Employees Union Polls Open
This Week,

Nomination of officers of the Wash
ington Federal Employees Union is talk.
ing place this week. Members Of the
local union are to nominate the follow.
ing officers: President. first, second
third and fourth vice presidents, CORE
spending and recording secretaries,
treasurer and guardian. Polls will be
open at room 409. American Federation
Of Labor building, 9th street and Mas
sachusetts avenue northwest, until s
o'clock Friday night. it is announced
Every member of the union is to fill
out the ballot which appears in the
Federal Employe. the monthly maga-
zine of the union. and send it or take II
to the polls. The five persons receiv-
ing the highest number Of votes for
each office are to be the candidates eli
gible for election. The annual election
tober.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
MISSION WOOD PILE GONE.
Great Demand for Labor Removes
Necessity for System.

With the present great demand for
labor. General Union Mission is having
no difficulty in finding work for the
men who come there for assistance
The free employment bureau is being
kept busy supplying men for positions,
it is explained. The wood pile. which
was formerly used to give applicants
for help an opportunity to earn money
at respectable employment. has been
abolished. being no longer necessary
further it is said 1t would be i'm
practicable to operate it this year in
view of the high price of wood
October II the new season is to open
at the mission. Following plan
operated last year, members of Con-
gress and other public men will deliver
addresses and lectures at the mission
every Sunday morning. Meals are to be
served twice day-at noon and in the
evening. Arrangements have been be-
gun for the preparation of Thanksgiv-
ing boxes for the poor.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
JEWs OBSERVING NEW YEAR.
Celebration to End Tomorrow With
Blowing of Rams Horn.

Members of the Jewish race through
out the city today are celebrating the
Jewish New Year, one of the most i'm
nortant events in the Hebrew calendar.
The celebration is to end tomorrow
with the custom of blowing the rams
horn, or "shofar." The holiday began at
sunset yesterday. special services be-
ing held in all the Jewish temples and
synasogues throughout the city.
Rabbi Louis Stern is to officiate at
the Eighth Street Temple today This
evening at T:30 o'clock Rabbi Simon is
to speak on "A New Heaven and New
Earth" He will give a review of the
year" tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
Rev. A. Shefferman is in charge of the
services at Adas Israel Synagogue to-
day Rabbi Benjamin L. Grossman is
to speak on "a New Year Message to a
Troubled Humanity
in France for chillden of both sexes
between the ages of and 13.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
ACCIDENTS TO TRAFFIC
IN DISTRICT PAST WEEK
Three Persons Killed, Many Injured
Largely Due to Auto Collisions,
Report States.

More than thirty traffic accidents, in
which three persons were killed and
a number injured, occurred last week
in Washington. according to a state
ment compiled by the police.
Automobiles participated in the great
est number of accidents. there having
been twenty-six such cases. There were
twelve cases in which cars of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany were involved. while two horses
Two motor cycles were also in colli-
Sions.
Summary of Accidents.
The accidents reported by the police
on Monday were: Automobile collfded
with traffic policeman, injuring him
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany car and automobile collided. one
injured. Horse and wagon struck by
car of Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company. horse killed. Automobile
and bicycle collided. Automobile struck
pedestrian. Two automobiles collided
Automobile and car of Washington
Railway and Electric Company collided
man collided. Two automobiles collid-
ed. Pedestrian struck by automobile.
Wedn nesday-Washington Railway and
Electric Company car struck man or
bicycle: Morto cycle and automobile
collided. man killed. Automobile
struck woman. Automobile struck boy
Thursday-Automobi and bicycle
collided. Washington Railway and
| Electric Company car struck team
driver was injured. Automobile and
| bicycle collided.
Friday-Man struck by automobile
Automobile ran on sidewalk and in
| iured woman. Man killed by Washing
| ton Railway and Electric Company car
Saturday-Automobil and bicycle
collded. Two automobiles collided
! Automobile hit woman and child. Car
| of Washington Railway and Electric
! Company and automobile truck collid-
| ed. woman killed. Bicycle struck by
car of Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company. Automobile struck man
| Car of Washington Railway and Elec-
| trio Company and automobile collided
Man struck by automobile. Two auto.
mobiles collided Automobile and mo.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
THIRD D, c. INFANTRY
AWAITS ORDERS TO MOVE
War Department Says Lack OF
Transportation Prevents Transfer
From Fort Myer.

The 81 Regiment of Infantry of the
District National Guard is still shiver-
ing in its camp at Fort Myer, awaiting
orders to entrain for Camp Greene. near
Charlotte, n. C. Indications that the
camp site is not yet ready for occu-
pancy have come to the members of the
command from members of Company L
of the same regiment who are already
ar Camp Greene Some of the dough
bows" have written that they are busy
these days blasting out stumps. witt
the object of clearing site for the 30
Infantry tents. At the office of Col.
W. Littell, quartermaster in charge OF
all training camp and National Guarc
environment construction it was stated
TODAY that the kitchens and mess
shacks are all up at Camp Greene
ready for the use of the Sd Infantry
and the California troops when the!
a rive
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Association to Hold Election.

The annual election of officers of the
Takoma Park Citizens Association will
be held tonight at o'clock in the Ia
koma Public Library, corner 5th and
Cedar streets northwest. The meeting
will be presided over by Maj. D. S
Fletcher. In addition to the election of
officers a number of other matters re-
lating to the civic improvement of that
suburb will be acted upon.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
WILLIAM H. PROCTOR DEAD
Civil War Veteran Is to Be Buried
in Vermont

William II. Proctor. a civil war vet
eran and for many years an employe
OF the United States pension Office. died
Saturday at his residence. 1905 N street
northwest. The body will be taken
to Fair Haven. Vt, for interment. Fu.
neral services We're held This afternoon
at Wrlghts Undertaking establishment.
Mr.. Proctor resigned his position rror,
the pension office in 1915. He was a
member of Kit Carson Post, G. A. r
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Cites Lack Of Transportation.

War Department oficials have staaed
that lack Of transportation facilities Is
holding the Sd Regiment in camp. All
of the other units Of the National
Guard have left the city. Battery B OF
Field Artillery and Company B of the
Signal Corps were the last to get
away. They departed on two trains
by different routes yesterday for Camp
Mcclellan, at Admission, Ala. where the
SQUADRON of District of Columbia Cav
airy and Battery A of Field Artillery
had preceded them.
A big gathering of relatives and
friends were in the railroad yards to
bid them "good-bye,' give them words
of announcement and to load them
down with boxes of good things to eat
on the train.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Henry Baker Brown Dies.

VALPARAISO. Ind. September IL
founder of Valparaiso University, died
here last night. aged sixty nine. after
several years Of declining health. He
was born In Knox county. Ohio; educated
in Ohio and came here in 1878. founding
the Northern Indiana Normal School
which became the Valparaiso College, and
la$se Valparaiso University.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Not a Complete List.

The above summary does not represent
all of the traffic accidents which occurred
last week. as the police of the District
are unable to secure reports of the names
and addresses of persons in all accidents
Two men were thrown from an automo-
bile when 1t collided with a similar vehicle
yesterday afternoon at Goth and L streets
and were slightly injured. Louis Yudele-
Wit of 715 9Th street and George wash
ington, colored, were treated at Emer-
gency Hospital. Their machine collided
with a machine of the Highland Taxi
Company. Both automobiles were badly
damaged.
An automobile. operated by William
Van Ness of 105 Quincy street, Chevy
Chase. Md. collided last night with a
horse and buggy driven by James Jones
Of Of "a John Marshall place. while at
Wisconsin avenue and Ellicott street
which resulted in Jones and Miss Bessie
Hollidge of 40s sth street northeast,
who was in the vehicle, being thrown out
lidge escaped injury.
An automobile. operated by Eugene
Watkins Of 231O l. street, collided at
Pennsylvania avenue and ed street yes
terday with an automobile operated by
Donald NJ. Wallace of Takoma Park,
Md Both machines were damaged.
Auto Passengers Hurt.
Four persons were injured late Sat
urday night. when an automobile
struck trolley pole at Connecticut
avenue and Ingomar street. and they
were thrown from the vehicle.
Mrs. Isabella Imboden of 3745 Olive
street suffered a broken wrist and
her fsce was cut. Her daughter. Elyott
Imboden. had her nose broken and was
cut about the face. and Charles Cobb,
who also was in the machine had his
wrist sprained and was cut on the
face and arms. Clarence Fletcher. COL
ored, of Is Defrees street. who was
operating the machine, was slightly
hurt. They were taken to Emergency
Hospital in a passing automobile. Just
what caused the accident the police
have been unable to determine.
Evening star., 1917-09-17

After extensive tests 1t has been
found that goggles made of yellowish-
green glass arc the best to protect the
eyes from ultraviolent rays and the in
furious light encountered in steel and
iron working.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
War Legislation Considered.

Among the matters to come before this
session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge are
several proposals for legislation in con-
nection with the war which Grand Sire
Goudy had announced he will put for
ward Chief of these is a proposal to
ask the Sovereign Grand Lodge to autho-
rize the grand lodges in each state juris-
diction and in the provinces of Canada to
lay special yearly assessment of 81, to be
continued SO long as the war may last,
the proceeds to be expended through
the agency of the American Red Cross
for the relief of Odd Fellows in the mill
tary service of the United States. If
this proposal is approved it will provide
a yearly fund of about s2.250.000.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
ODD FELLOWS GATHER
FOR ANNUAL CONC[AVE
Ninety-Third Session of Sovereign
Grand Lodge Opens in Louisville.
10000 Present.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. September Ii
Nearly 10000 Odd Fellows from all parts
Of the United States and Canada were
n Louisville today for the opening of the
ninety third session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge of their order
The session began with a public meet
ing. at which the visitors were welcomed
to the city and state by Gov. A. o. Stan
ley. and Mayor John H. Buschemeyer.
The response was made by Frank
c. Goudy OF Denver, grand sire of the
order
Evening star., 1917-09-17
CITY ITEMS

Claim Optical Co., 9O7 F St.
For Comfortable, Fitting Glasses.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
To Keep Soldiers in Good Standing.

Grand Sire Goudy also will ask that the
various grand lodges and subordinate
lodges be authorized to continue in good
standing at the expense OF the subordi-
nate lodge to which he belongs any Odd
Fellow who may be now or who may later
enter the military service OF the United
States
Evening star., 1917-09-17

High school text books and supplies.
Pearlman's, 931 G St. NV. Main 2450.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
Especial Film Features

!UPCIlQl WM / CQlu Cd
rda6sssTr assr'y Ness ssss,s ea'ItS1 ssssa.s. s.s ss
J "BAwBS O. BLUE RIDGE" Also star
! Triangle Comedy.
$TONIGHT-wILLIAM CoURTENAY. in Tie
rapid-hre secret service play, THE
RECoIL." Also Good Comedy.
:TONIGHT-ANToSIo MORENO. in
AT $50 by RIGHT OF POSSESSION"
:New stanton. 9th and c SITS. NE.
eToSIGHT-OPEN q PRIMARY PICK
FORD. in THE PRIDE OF THE CLAN"
/: Home, 1880 NE.
sT0DAY-vIoLET MERSEREAU, in So
SANS GENTLEMAN" Also Hearst-
/. Leader, bo7 eth St. NV.
! {ToDAY-GE0RGE WALSH. in THE YAM
! Masonic Auditorium. 18th 4 NY. Av.
;ToNIGHT-LoU TELLEGEN and NARY
| FULLER. in THE LONG TRAIL"
I Drew Comedy.
! Penn Gardens. Pa. Ave. At 3lst st.
JACKIE SAUNDERS. in SUNNY JANE"
Comedy. "A Day Out Of Jail"
! CLAYTON, IN .:THE
STOLEN PARADISE" lovely heart
; story Of the present day.
CrandalPs Theater. 9th and d SITS.
TODAY AND ToM0RROw-BILLIEB BURKE
! in THE MYSTERIOUS MRS. TERRY"
! Crandalrs Savoy. I4th 4 Col. Road.
ToDAY-0LGA PETRovA. in THE LAW
!ToMoRROw-sIR GEORGE ALEXANDER.
! in SECOND MRS. TANQUERAY."
/! CrnndaIrs Apollo Theater, 624 II NE.
ToDAY-MARGUERITE CLARK. in THE
AMAzONS."
-MADGE EVANS. in THE
LITTLE DUCHESS
! CrandalFs Av. Grand. 645 Pa. Ave.s,E.
sTODAY-SESSUE HAYAKAwA and VIVIAN
MARTIN. in "FoRBIDDEN PATHS"
T0M0RROW-WALLAC REID, in THE
soUAw MANS SON"
Empire. 8fI H ST. NE.
sT0DAY-WM. RUSSELL. in THE MASKED
HEART society drama brimful of
pleasant surprises. Also Il Good Comedy.
Washington Park, 18th and o.
ToDAY-MAE MURRAY, in THE BIG
SISTER," Also Burton Holmes
Circle, 21OS Pa. Ave. Phone w, 0SS.
!ToDAY-PAULNE FREDERICK. in "sA.
Pho" Also Big Comedy. SHELLS
AND sHIvERS.'
Lyric Theater. 14th&Irvine Sta. NV.
ToDAY-FRANCES NELSON, in 'sTHE
BEAUTIFUL LIE." in five acts (Metrol.
photoplay built on an Ella Wheeler VII !
cox poem. She lied to the man she loved I
why? Also a good comedy !
y -
Evening star., 1917-09-17

The Chinese have practiced a form
of vaccination against smallpox since
ancient times.
Evening star., 1917-09-17

Automobile Elegantly varnished
and Enameled, s35. Look New. Brilliant
and Superb. Auto Artist will call on you.
Phone Mr.. Neely. Columbia 6S3S. IT.
Evening star., 1917-09-17

School Books, Second hand and New.
Lowdermilk & Co.. 141S F st. NV
Advertisement
Evening star., 1917-09-17

Liberty, North Capitol and p sts,
TODAY BESSIE BARRIsCAI.R IN
'BAWBS o. BLUE RIDGE" Also Star
Triangle Comedy.
Evening star., 1917-09-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The 18th street branch Y, NJ. &. A.
announces the arrival of L. L. Gibson
new physical director and W. r. Will
Hams, the boys work director
Evening star., 1917-09-17

Truxton. North Cap. 4 Florida Ave.
T0NIGHT-WIILIAA COURTENAY, In the
rapid-hre secret service play, THE
RECOIL." Also Good Comedy
Evening star., 1917-09-17

Olympic Theater. 1881 U st. NV.
TONIGHT-ANToSI0 MORENO. in
AT $3.50 by RIGHT OF POSSESSION" :"
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

tenant Paget gathered from his ram
bling words that he had lost his ship,
and had returned, the sole survivor,
in one Of the ships boats, which he
had rowed for several hundred miles
across the stormy waters Of the North
Atlantic.
"But l brought my specimen home
with me, lad ~ he exclaimed, Clutching
at his companions arm. "Think of
that, lad She didn't want TO eat.
They don't eat after they're mature,
Donald. That simplhed matters con-
siderable. And so brought her, and
got her safe to my home. Donald"
The old mans voice failed him. He
began muttering to himself absently
again. No doubt his terrible expert
ence had unhlnged his brain. Lieu
tenant Paget had always known Mas
terman TO be natural eccentric, but
never before had he talked like this
about the safety of humanity, and
some awful and imminent danger
which only he could avert. The lieu
tenant could see that the old mans
checks were Sunken; his eyes were
wild, and under his long coat the
faded blue uniform was shrunken and
stained with sea water.
Lieutenant Paget felt we'll disposed
toward the whole world just then. He
had been summoned home from serv-
ice with the Atlantic fleet to receive
his commission as commander of the
F55. And Miss Ida Kennedy, the
daughter Of the American consul gen
eral in London, whom he had met
there the year before, had written him
that she was sailing In company with
her aunt by the Beotia for New York
At such time, when his profes
sional and personal interests were be
ing served so well by fortune, Page
felt that fate had played wretcheC
trick upon Masterman, whose lifeworl
had utterly failed OF recognition OWN!
to his defects of temperament. Though
lie was sure that the old sea captaiI
was craaed. he admired him as q dar
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12
GRO BE CONTINUED)
Testing the Eve.

Lecturing on the Effect on the Eye
of Varying Degrees Of Brightness and
Contrast" before the Illuminating En-
gineering society recently, DR.. James
Kerr of the public health department
of the London county council, referred
to some effects which may be surpris-
ing. Having to examine long lists Of
figures In black type, he tried to fa-
cilitate his task by drawing vertical
and horizontal lines In red ink, but
the different focusing of the black and
red strained his eye and gave him a
headache, which did not trouble him
when all the figures and lines were
either black or red. Doctor Kerr quess
lions whether target Is more distinct
when brilliantly Illuminated disk ap'
pears on jet black background than
when the surroundings were diffusely
Illuminated.
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

| floor, and by championlng the cause
Of the sen serpent.
That was the end Of Captain Mas
termans activities so far ns the gov
ernment was concerned. la final In
teryiew the secretary of the navy had
said 10 him:
'Personally | believe In you. Mas
tcrmnn. But 1t Isn't the discoveries
that count, It's getting the scientific
world to believe In them. | believe In
the sen serpent, myself, because I've
seen three OF them; but | wouldn't
dare to admit IT, even In my club
smoking ROOM and we can't get you
another subsidy.
The secretary's confession duly ap-
peared In newspaper article, and the
Carto0nlst Illustrated II with n draw
Ing showing him ns n sea serpent with
three heads. In the course Of his ex-
PLANTATION, Masterman consigned the
entire staff Of the navy department to
that plnce where birthstone Is unmolli-
fled with molasses.
That ended the secretary's career,
and 1t would have ended Mastermuns
If his had not been ended already.
After that the old man became
known as Il bore who buttonholed pub
lie men and tried to induce them to
subscribe TO the fitting out of a new
deep-sea exploration expedition. For
years he haunted the lObbles OF the
capitol and the clubs, growing more
logged and obstinate and vituperative
as he met with disappointment after
isappointment.
Then, when his case seemed hope
less, he had succeeded in interesting
IN American millionaire, with whose
aid he had fitted out an expedition to
the Shetands and Faroes, from which
he had apparently just returned. Lieu
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

This story pscu1ocnthc character that concerns
the discoveries American naval officer the faith OF
elders mind evidence or the
existence II strange undersc beings amazing adventure dur
ing submarine voyage II interest 1t IL of the
Of jules Our
VIII 4 II gripping story
Macon beacon., 1917-10-12

Captain Masterman explains
to Lieutenant Paget his theory
OF the existence of a strange
race, the existence of whose
species, he asserts, menaces the
human family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-03-28
\ Famous "ImmOrtaI."

Voltaire declared that the title
rediscovered by Montesquieu, and he
did not exaggerate. Charles Louis
de Secondat, Baron Montesquieu,
was born near Bordeaux, Jan. IS,
1859. He was the first great flower
of that philosophism which has
made eighteenth-century France
forever memorable. Not so great as
Voltaire, he was nevertheless more
distinctly the father of the philoso-
phic movement which produced the
Encyclopedias than was his famous
contemporary. Montesquieu's spirit
of the Laws" appeared fourteen
years before the Social Contract
Of Rousseau, ana il was one Of the
first torches applied to the old
stronghold of medievalism. Monies
quieu popularized the term cit
oyen," and called upon his country
men to arouse themselves. He sought
in his Esprit des Lois" to make
men overcome their prejudices," and
added: Il here call prejudice not
that which causes one to be ignorant
of certain things, but that which
causes one to be ignorant of him
self"
In his Persian Letters he dis
played wit enough to arouse the
jealousy of Voltaire, aud made such
references to the sacred idols of the
priod as to cause Cardinal Fleury to
write to all the academicians declar-
ing the author of that impious work
to be unworthy of election. He was
nevertheless elected to place among
the immortals, but later dismissed
thru the influence of the clergy. His
Esprit des Lois" was published in
Geneva in 174S, and it has been
we'll called one of the most impor-
tant books ever written. Mon
tesquieu, died in Paris in 1855.