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Evening star., 1917-10-22
CITY NEWS It BRIEF.
rrihn,cs to the rnrmory of Prof. Hy-

Tributes to the memory of Prof. Hy-
land G. Kirk. who died in May last
were paid at "A meeting of the wash
fna-tou Secular League yesterday after
noon at f'ythian Temple John y. Brad
lev. president Of the league. and kep-
ler Hoyt. on behalf Of the Society for
Philosophical Inquiry, were among those
who spoke. Poetic tributes also were
presented 4 poem by Prof William
9Iacou Coleman, who is now In New
York city. was read by MIR Hoyt.
.BuSinesS Cooperation" Is the sub
tect of an address to be made by Prof.
" =. =. Du Eois Of New York at the
S.sning meeting of the Bethel Literary
~-.d Historical Association tomorrow
S~.-..-4.- at o'clock at the metropolitan
r. NJ Z. church. Music will be furnished
by the senior choir and Mrs. Charlotte
Wallace Murray.
Cnpt. Andre Rostand will tell Of his
experiences in the war in an ADDRESS
at a meeting of the Catholic Women
Carroll Hall. Rev. Lewis ]. OHern,
G. : p, chairman of the society, will
preside. The public is invited.
Fire yesterday afternoon damaged
the homes of Albert F. Glasscock and
Harston Burbage, 526 and SIS 5th
street southeast. The fire started in a
quantity of trash in second-story
room Of one of the houses, and did $500
damage.
An oyerheatcd fiuc yesterday after
noon caused a slight fire in the house
of w. A. Sanford. Steel Plant road.
Anacostia. 1t was extinguished by No
25 engine and No. s truck companies
before more than s25 damage had been
done.
Mrs. VI. l.. FRANKIE. sixty-five years
old. rs Kentucky avenue southeast,
last night about o'clock was found
unconscious from illuminating gas.
fias had escaped from a leaky tube con-
nected with a small heater in the room
in which she was found. She was taken
TO Casualty Hospital, where she quick
1y regained consciousness and was said
TO he out of danger.
The thirty-first anniversary of the
Contee a. NJ. Z. Zion Church. Burrville.
d C.. was celebrated yesterday at the
church. This week has been designated
as "a week of thanksgiving and
prayer" The principal speaker at yes
terday afternoons services was Rev. c.
J. Henderson of Trinity A. NJ. E. Zion
Church. Food Conservation" formed
the theme of an address by Miss Marie
A. d. Madre. president of the District
Federation of Colored Woren's Clubs.
All Scandinavian organizations In
Washington have been invited to meet
in Perpetual Building and Loan Hall.
18th and Z streets northwest, tomor-
row evening at o'clock, the purpose
being to start movement to arouse all
Americans of Scandinavian descent and
ali Scaudinavians now in this country
to declare their loyalty to the United
States and to Offset the effects of Ger
man ropaganda in Scandinavian coun-
tries.
tian Temperance Union is to hold its
October meeting tomorrow at . o'clock
at the home of Mrs NJ. L. Lewis. 1916
Mount Pleasant street northwest. Dele
gates TO the annual convention to be
held Wednesday and Thursday in
Mount Vernon Place Church will be
appointed. Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler will
sing
Evening star., 1917-10-22
Engineers Finish Second Lighter.

Lighter No. 10, which was built by
employees of the United States engi-
neer office at the service reservation
on Potomac Park. opposite the foot
of 14th street southwest. has been put
overheard ready for work No 10 is
the second craft of it's kind to be built
by the engineer Office forces this fall
the first one having been launched
abount a month ago. Both lighters
Will carry about sixty tons and are
fifty feet long. twenty feet beam and
FIVE feet deep. They are to be used
in the transportation of stone and
other material to the improvement
work in progress on the Anacostia
river and in other public work in
progress on the river in this vicinity
Evening star., 1917-10-22
Yachts in Yards for Repairs.

The handsome power yacht Idylwild.
belonging to Samuel A. Luttrell of this
city, is out on the marine railway at
Regan's boatyard to change wheel, to
give hull any repairs it may need and
to paint. Mr.. Luttrell will keep the
yacht in commission for fall trips to
river and bay points.
DIR. Guy Latimer has his yacht. the
Ma BILE 1T a local boatyard to have her
fitted with new engine. The old
engine has been taken out of the ves-
sci and as soon the new and more
powerful one arrives it will be in
stalled and the Mabel will be ready for
fall cruises. The new engine is ex-
pected to give the boat increased speed
and to make her better cruising
Cya8A - 241nf
Evening star., 1917-10-22

Of Oldest Inhabitants of the District OF
Columbia, the Heptasophs. the Royal
Arcanum and Washington City Lodge
His wife, Mrs. Sarah Bernheimer: two
sons, Louis Bernheimer and Jonas Bern
heimer. and three daughters. Mrs. Will
liam Blum, Mrs Charles Baum and Mrs
Julian Brylawski, survive him.
Evening star., 1917-10-22
New French War Decoration.

war has decided to create a new shoul
der knot Of the colors Of the ribbon of
the Legion of Honor, which is to be
conferred on regiments having been
cited in orders more than five times.
Tho creation Of the aigullette has pro-
voked rivalry between the elite regi-
ments some of which already have OBJ
tanned four citations
Evening star., 1917-10-22
Our Best Flour. $3.50 Z

Wheat Flour. 5kc; 20-oz. cans Bakine
Wonder Coffee. zoe; Our Best Tea. 4sc;
Mammoth Herring. 4 for Csc; Crystal
! Salt, &c; Pure Pepper, 35c: IL lbs. Meal
65c. 412 4th Sc. and all the J. T. D.
Pyles Stores.
Evening star., 1917-10-22

Liberty bonds are the safest invest
ment in the world today, with the en-
tire backing Of the strongest nation IN
the world. Buy one.
Evening star., 1917-10-22

Expert Pen Repairing. Open Nights.
Richards Fountain Pen Shop. 1925 Pa.av
Evening star., 1917-10-22

With $4,000 as it's goal. vassar Col
lege has launched a liberty loan drive
in which girl students served Uncle
Sam as speakers, statesmen and pur-
lVaDers Of the bonds.
Evening star., 1917-10-22

Blnckistone Is an Artist
! in arranging flowers for weddings. 18th
| & H.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1917-10-22
CITY ITEMS.

Clanin Optical Co., eO7 F St.,
Washington's Finest Lens Plant.
Evening star., 1917-10-22
For Rent-Nev storeroou.

Handsome new building. 73S 18th, ad-
joining corner H st. You can do more
business in a modern room. See Stone
& Fairfax.-Advertfsem
Evening star., 1917-10-22
Provides Automatic Insurance.

The insurance of s25 month will be
paid under the section of the law pro-
viding for automatic insurance of all
American soldiers, sailors and marines,
without application. for 120 days after
the publication of regulations providing
for the issuance Of policies. These regu-
lations were published early In October
and the time limit prescribed by law will
not expire till February IL next.
Approximately seventy persons went
down with the Antilles. What percent
age of this total Is affected by the Law
at present is unknown. but will be de-
termined upon receipt of advices estab-
fishing the identity of those who per-
ished. The number of soldiers has beer
established definitely at sixteen, but
the status of many Of the remaining
dead as yet is unknown by official.
here. How many of the remainder are
sailors in the naval service has to b<
n date
Evening star., 1917-10-22
Two Glasses of People.

DR.. Stone. choosing THE Dead Line"
for his topic, said:
There are just two classes Of people
tho live ones. who do things, and the
dead ones, who don't do things The
difference between the live wire and
the dead one is only the difference in
the current-that's all-and you and I
need the living flame from above that
never goes out. The man with that
spirit in seeking to win other men to
God never takes NO for an answer; he
has sand: he is not too busy; he has
vision and ideals: Is enthusiastic, not
wrapped UP in sanctimonious dignity,
and has the hustling. progressive way
that men like and that wins"
Maj. Wilson and r. G. Merryman also
spoke. Rev. ]. Franklin Bryan, chief
director OF the classes In the District
presided. Singing was led by John w
Reynolds of Eastern Presbyterian
Church.
Evening star., 1917-10-22
MANY FROM CHURCHES
AT BIBLE CLASS RALLY
Capt. A. J. Bidd1e and Rev. DR.. E. D.
Stone Deliver Addresses at Meet
ing Yesterday Afternoon.

Representatives from many churches
were present at the rally held by the
A. ]. Drexel Biddle Bible classes yes
terday afternoon in Eastern Presby-
terian Church. Capt. Biddle. founder of
the classes and now a member of the
Marine Corps was present, as was also
Rev. DIR. Edward d. Stone of Baltimore,
chief evangelist of the classes.
Capt. Biddle declared. "Ail men are
down and out if they haven't Christ in
their hearts"
He said in part:
''As the men of the Engineering Corps
so first and prepare the way for future
advances. so in religious work the men
of today are in a sense clearing and
preparing the way for the generations
to follow. We build and fight for free
dom and righteousness: our names may
be forgotten, but the bridges remain
and across them will go many souls
toward the eternity of God. The grea,
bridge is that which was built by our
Lord and Savior SO many years ago
and we are crossing it to safety"
Evening star., 1917-10-22
WAR INSURANCE APPLIED
+. TO THE ANTILLES VICTIMS
Men of Army and Navy Who Perish.
ed or We're Injured Benef-
ciaries Automatically.

The new war insurance law applies tc
all the men. in the army and naval serv-
ice who lost their lives with the Amer
lean transport Antilles, sunk October II
by U-boat torpedo. Each man is auto
maticaIly insured to the amount Of Sc, ,0oC
each. So the Treasury Department con-
strues the act.
The families of dead soldiers and sailors
will be paid in installments of s25 a
month each over period Of twenty
years. This is in addition to compensa-
tions to be paid to widows. children and
dependent mothers of the men who gave
up their lives in the public service.
A widow will receive $25 insurance and
$25 compensation, a total of $50 monthly.
The s25 is a fixed maximum in cases
where no application for insurance was
made: but the additional compensation
varies from $50 additional for a mother
less dependent child to a maximum OF
SIS for all dependents.
Evening star., 1917-10-22

T1RERTY \. Capitol and r SITS.
AAOAAsA Double Show-Wifred Lucas.
in Her Excellency, the Governor" Also
Clara himball Young, In Goodness era
cious.''
Evening star., 1917-10-22

'WASHTNCTON-REGENT 18th 4 U
OAs VIM. Fox Presents June
Caprice, in Patsy" Also Burton Holmes
Evening star., 1917-10-22

experiences in the war in an address
at a meeting Of the Catholic Women's s
War Relief Society this evening in
Carroll Hall. Rev. Lewis j. o'Hern.
c. = p, chairman of the society. viii
preside The public is invited.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
The Girl Who Eussas-

The fussy girl sat next us in the car
this morning. And she fused and she
fused and she fused. She settled her.
self three times, hunched up her right
shoulder, took of her right glove and
patted her hair, pulled the back of her
collar into shape, shrugged up her left
shoulder. pulled off her left glove and
patted her hair, pushed her hat little
more to one side and put on both
gloves, patted her hair and crossed her
right ankle over her left, squared both
shoulders and patted her hair, settled
herself in new position and pulled
her coat down at the waist, patted her
hair, surveyed her nose In the tiny
glass at the bottom of her bag and pat
ted her hair. pulled her hat a wee bit
more to one side and reversed her an
kles, then began at the top Of her pro
gram and repeated Worcester Post
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
Cadets Of swltzerIand.

Although no Swiss is legally liable
for military service until the year In
which he reaches the age of twenty,
nevertheless a very large number of
boys begin at the age of twelve to
train as cadets and learn to carry and
use rifles and to drill These boys are
supplied with their rifles by the gov
eminent, but keep them at home and
are responsible for having them always
In proper condition. Should a rifle be
found on inspection not to have been
properly cleaned the boys parents are
liable to heavy fine, and should this
neglect occur a second time the boy
may be punished by being dismissed
from the cadet corps. this naturally
being disgrace from which every boy
shrinks. These cadets all wear uni
forms, which are supplied by the par
ents or, if the latter be in poor cir
cumstances. then by the cadet corps
association. Some Of these Swiss ca
diets now have even light artillery.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
A voieeless Auetloneer.

At the regular trade auctions held In
the Netherlands instead of having an
auctioneer call for bids there is a large
dial provided with an index hand. The
face of the dial is marked with prices,
Increasing in clockwise fashion The
hand is set at price above that which
the goods offered will probably bring,
then is slowly moved to lower and
lower figures until some trader indi-
Gates his willingness to buy.
Electric push buttons are connected
with the dial, which the traders press
when a price satisfactory to them is
shown by the dial AS the trader
presses his button his number appears
on the face of the dial and the lot OF
goods is sold TO him at tine price indi-
Gated by the index hand. There is no
noise or confusion, and the auctions are
finished In remarkably short space Of
time.-Consular Report
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
kaaninn Xnnr Erianda.

It is almost impossible to be genuine
" friendly with a person who insists GA
being too close to you, on knowing all
your thoughts, feelings and affairs and
on claiming your time and attention
on the excuse of affection alone.
The bonds of true friendship must
be easy, and its demands must be for
something real and vital The woman
who calls on you perpetually because
she has taken a sudden fancy to you
Is a blind and selfish egotist In a mild
way. Her calls may interrupt your
work and bore you intensely, but if
you are polite and courteous person
you bear with her until she directs her
attention elsewhere. She will probably
tell the new friend that y9n are very
unresponslve Some women clutch Mt
every new acquaintance and then COM
plain that they have so few friends.
The reason is that friendship is not
built on triyialities and whims, but by
giving such valuable things as true
consideration, real interest and mani
Testing a decent reserve as to the other
PERSONS condolences and nonconf1dings.
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
The curIoua Water Bear.

They say camel goes eight day.
without water. The arctisca or water
bear goes six months without it some
times. But he doesn't do so volunta-
rily. In fact, to every outward appear
ance he dies during the drought. This
little creature. microscopic In size, is
an inhabitant Of water troughs and
similar places where moss is apt to
grow When 1t rains he is as happy as
a clam in high water, but when there
Is no rain his sacklike body and four
pairs of stubby legs dry up, and the
closest examination under the micro
scope fails to show any sign of life.
But it must be only an exaggerated
form of Information, for when the rain
comes again he wakes up and starts in
enjoying himself.
Which suggests the wonderful power
Of clinging to life shown by some crea.
lures. The four legs and tail of sala.
mander, one Of the small lizards, have
been cut of as many as eight times
only to grow out perfectly after each
observation-disclosures City Star.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
To Tell : Fi,b,s Ace.

Could you tell the age of a fish If
asked to do so?
1t has been. found that the age. OF a
fish may be read from its scales. These
increase In size by annular growths,
two rings being formed each year.
The s'otoliths," or ear stones, which lie
in two sacs on either side of the base
Of the cranial cavity, afford another
means Of determination.
Like the scales, the otoliths increase
by two rings annually. Each spring a
white ring is formed and each autumn
a black one. Thus the number OF
either white or black rings in an oto-
nth gives the age of the fish in years.
In the case of 1atfish the latter method
has been found ISore reliable, whereas
in the case Of the cod the scales give a
better result. Although varying much
in size and shape in different species.
the ot0liths show remarkable con-
stancy in the same species; hence they
are of considerable value in the dag
nosfS ora species.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
Accurate erindina Wheels.


Grinding wheels have fine work to
do, writes Ellwood HendricH in the
Scientific American. Limits of irregu-
larity as low as O.0005 inches and
0.O0024 inches are often given. And 1t
should be remembered that when
0.00C25 Of an inch Is being ground the
heavy slide that carries the wheel and
wheel spindles moves forward only
half that distance. If piece of tissue
paper. were split twelve times consecu-
lively it would have the thickness I'M
der which these machines have con-
stantiy to work. And yet when wo
consider the forces present In wheel
weighing 200 pounds rotating nj a
speed Of 1900 revolutions per Ilinuic
we are not reminded Of a watchma X
er's lathe despite the exquisite preel-
sion of the operation.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
FIIipInos Are Lazy.

The Filipino strikes me as unbear-
ably lazy. He has had roads built
for him, schools run for him, good gov
eminent and peace secured to him and
an unusual measure Of confidence
placed In him He has graduated from
almost no clothes into spotless white.
with patent leather kicks a clean
shirt and a Respondent tie, so that ho
looks like the swell member of a pair
Of black face comedians. He has had
Sitting down" Jobs created or discovI
cred for him and has taken with re-
markable alacrity to the ice cream soda
habit, just Ike any other cultured be-
ing. He has learned to speak English
very well and has been trained into
really good athlete But, as far as
| can see so far, he is not much chang.
ed since the days when he dawdled
into school. followed by a servant to
carry his books and Ink bottle. doubt
very much whether he will work as
hard or as intelligently to make some-
thing Of himself and the islands as
Uncle Sam has worked for him.-C Chris
tian Herald
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
So dP9;?!e::E!;gSi||f|ts 8 SS *
AMfhOr Of AT GooJEoId SiS1aER' : 81 y

Feet are the terminals of the hui
man system, and cause about as
much trouble to their owners as any
other kind OF transportation ter
minals.
Feet were made by turning up the
lower end of the human frame, thus
enabling man to stand without a
prop after he has discovered the
knack. They consist of a heel, an
instep and five toes, most of which
are perpetually insurging against the
administration. A foot is harder to
keep happy and cuntented with its
surroundings than a girl who has
just returned from college, full of
higher education.
Moreover, very few toes get along
well together. They have no esprit
dc corps, so to speak There is con-
tlnual friction between them, and
this leads to so much bad feeling and
80 many sore spots, that many a
tortured proprietor of ten belligerent
toes has looked with sad envy on
Wooden-legged friend. Until some in
ternational court of arbitration is
formed to settle the claims of rival
toes, which insist on occupying the
same place at the same time, man
cannot hone for complete peace and
happiness.
Feet are very retiring, seldom ap-
pearing in public They live in
shoes, boots and slippers. This is
one of the great sources of indigna-
tion among feet The man who will
spend three days in having his
shoulders fitted perfectly to a new
coat, will leave the job Of fitting his
feet with shoes to a machine in
Lynn, Mass, which has never seen
them and has no interest in them
whatever
Until the invention Of the bicycle,
the automobile, the street car, and
the elevator, feet were used extern
sively for walking. Now, however,
they are more or less superduous
A great many men leave them on
their desks all day and on the man
telpiece most of the evening.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
Harriman,a Dream.

George KEENAN,, In an article in Asia.
the magazine published by the Ameri-
can Asiatic association. says that II he
had lived e. H. Hartman probably
would have built q railroad through
Alaska across Boring strait and over
eastern Siberia to a connection with
the Siberian railway. He had his plans
well along when he died. This would
have made it possible to go by rail
from Boston or Quebec to Petrograd.
The first thing that suggests itself in
that connection is what would have
been the effect of such a railroad upon
the world war; And Mr.. KEENAN, an
swers it by saying that If it had been
possible to reach Petrograd In that
way in 1914 over a road built and
equipped in the American way there
might have been no war.
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Raadx. col

An old farmer lay dying. The ma
lster was sent for and prayed M
bedside. Then. at the last minute ~
sick man rallied.
"Ah, my DEAR" he said to his better
half, at may be Ill be spared to yuu
yet"
The old wife frowned and said glimly:
mo. no, George. You're prepared
and I'm resigned. Die London
Opinion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
MnrtholIms,a raat.

In Everybody's Magazine Isaac f!
Marcosson furnishes a concrete inch
dent which explains in manner Lord
Northcliffe's wonderful success as d
journalist. 1t shows why Northchffe
and his rami1ed interests have forged
ahead:
He once met subeditor In the CORR
dor of the London Mail building and
asked him how he was getting along
"Splendidly, thank you." was the re-
ply.
How long have you been with meT'
"Six months, my lord"
"What money are you gettingY'
"Seven pounds a week"
"Are you happy and contentedT
Eyes, but have lots Of leisure"
"Then you are not the man for me!
don't want any member Of my staff
to be happy and contented on e. a
week"
He himself has never been content
with man or machine when he could
get better one.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
WaInhLnn Common Air.


The weight Of air has often been test
ed by COMPRISING 1t In receptacles by
the air pump. That 1t really has weight
when so compressed is shown by the
fact that the weight Of the vessels Is
increased slightly by filing them with
compressed air and that such vessels
become specifically lighter" as soon
as the air contained in them is ex-
haustsd.
Many elaborate experiments on the
weight of air have proved that one
cubic foot weighs 536 grains, or some
thing less than one and quarter
ounces. The above experiment on the
weight of air is supposed to be made
at the surface of the earth, with the
temperature at so degrees #. Heated
air or air at high elevation is lighter.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-10-30
Feeding the snaIIs.

In France. where there is a big de-
mand for snails, the small farms yield
q handsome profit. AS many as 100000
first quality snails. the price OF
which In normal times averages about
$1.80 a thousand. can be reared on
an acre Of land. says the London Tit
Bits.
They need be fed only once day.
preferably in the evening. and. though
extremely voracious, are By no means
fastidious. After a fall Of rain. which
seems to sharpen their appetites. bed
of 100000 snails will soon demolish a
barrow load of cabbages. They are
fed not only on green stuffs, but on
wine dregs or bran soaked In wine, a
diet which Is supposed to impart a spe-
cial favor. - !