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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
MEN TO MEET
HERE TO DISCUSS WAR
Prepared to Cooperate With Gov
eminent in National De-
Tense Measures.

NEW YORK. February 1.-THE spe-
cial committee on national defense of
the American Railway Association.
composed of presidents or other Off
Gals of eighteen railroads in all parts
of the country, will hold it's first meet
ing at an early date in Washington to
learn from President Wilson and the
council for national defense what
would be asked of them in time of war.
Railroad officials who participated in
the discussion here yesterday when the
special committee was appointed be-
lieve that these instructions would fall
under the following heads: Movement
of troops, transportation of supplies,
classification of equipment, building of
new terminals at strategic points to
make possible the rapid unloading of
Coop trains, and the construction OF
new roads demanded by the system of
defense mapped gu, by the army.
The committee represents geo.
graphically the four departments of the
army, and the members in each of
these four divisions will cooperate
with the STATS at the army headquar-
tiers situated, respectively. at New York
Chicago, San Antonio, and San Fran
cisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
G. W. U. ALUMNI CATALOGUE.
Contains Names of All the Graduates
of the institution,

The first general alumni catalogue is
sued by George Washington University
since 1891, when DR.. Howard Lincoln
Hodgkins dean of the College of En-
cheering, and secretary of the alumni
association. compiled one. has just
come from the press.
The catalogue contains the names OF
all graduates of all the departments of
the university, from the names of the
first three graduates in 1924, third year
after Congress granted charter to
Columbian Co!lege-former name of the
observation-disclosures to the NAMES of the
graduates of last years class 1t is a
complete record of the life of the uni
versity, which spans period OF nearly
a century. The volume is bound in buff
and blue cloth.
Alumni are catalogued according to
their years of graduation and their de-
partments, as well as geographically and
alphabetically. Under each name there
is a biographical sketch and the last
known address of the graduate. The
catalogue lists about 5000 degrees that
by a historical sketch of the univer-
sitys existence.
The book was compiled for the uni
versity by w. j. Maxwell. Dean Hodg-
kins assisted in the work, allowing the
use of valuable files which he has kept
up to date for many years past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
ORGANIZE STATE SOCIETY.
Louisianians Living in Washington
Form Permanent Body.

Louisianiaus now living in Washing
ton formed permanent organization
al a meeting last night at the New Eb-
bit House. The officers of the new or
ganization, to be known as the
Louisiana State Society of Washington.
are: President. Representative Riley
J. Wilson: vice presidents. in the order
named, Paul Wooton. Theodore Brent
and Miss Nell Watkins; secretary, J..
NJ. Rault: treasurer. Mrs. Joseph Cold
berger: historian, Representative ]. B.
Aswell, and chaplain, Rev. a. III. Ahrens.
Representative l.. Lazero was named
as chairman of the entertainment com
mittee and Leroy Boyd was chosen to
head the committee on ways and
means
Senator Ransdell made a brief ad-
dress Miss Guadalupe Silvestre of
Manila, P. l.. and Mrs. Goldberger con-
tributed to a musical program. An in
vitation to all Louisianians now liv-
ing in Washington to Join the organi-
ation was extended. More than one
hundred persons were present last
night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
H0UDINI, CHALLENGED,
OVERCOMES HARD TEST
In Full View of Audience "Wizard Of
Escape Wriggles Out of
Lunatic's Packing.

Declared to be the most difficult and
dangerous challenge he had ever ac-
copied in Washington, Houdini. in full
view of a capacity audience at the B. F.
Keith Theater last evening. met the test
Amid applause the wizard Of escape"
received the personal congratulations OF
his challengers. He freed himself from
confinement to a 'lunatic's cot" or iron
hospital bed, to which he was tied, after
being bound and swathed in Sheets
mummy fashion. the coverings. and es-
pecially the knots, being soaked with
water.
The chaIlengers, stalwart attendants
from an insane asylum, with their ap-
planes, mounted the stage. A commit
tee. or jury, from the audience took
position close by the bed. The chal-
iengers strapped Houdinis hands and
arms to his sides and then rolled him
inside two strong sheets. Next they
lifted him onto the hospital cot and
stretched bandages around his feet
strength Of three strong men. accus-
toned to the work. into the bandaging.
Following, they poured twenty buckets Of
water over the swathed and helpless
Houdini.
After a pause. the prisoner. Houdini
began his effort to escape. He swung
his body inch by inch in the effort to
loosen his feet, then he devoted his
attention to the bandages about his
knees. Finally he lurched and twisted
himself in frantic effort to loosen the
combining packs. Then he got his head
down through the strip around his neck
and twisted himself toward the floor.
AS he lay there with his head on the
stage and his body still fastened to the
cot. 1t looked as if he were doomed, but
out from the combining cloths he slipped
and rolled himself out of the pack
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
DEPARTMENT CHANGES.

Changes. approved by Secretary Lane
among employees in Department OF IN
+erior are announced as follows:
Probationary. experimentation
land office, Miss Sallie Rowe. louisiana
copyist, 1920; Miss Mary u. McVey'
North Carolina. copyist, S72o. bureau
of education John j. Judge, 1r., Massa-
cbusetts. copyist, 5000. Geological sur
vev Edward NJ Reidy, Massachusetts
under clerk. 5000; Miss Gertrude Z.
Condron, Illinois, under clerk, sSoo'
Miss Cornelia C. Compson. New YORK.
under clerk, $72O; Elmer c. Harvey
District of Columbia, assistant map
nrinter. 81 per day when actually en-
n,oved. Martin J. Gavan, District OF Co
Iumbia, assistant map printer. 81 per
day when actually employee. buLeau -; oi
Mines. Francis c. Ryan. PennsylVahla'
Observation-Disclosures, S2.4OO; Leon T.;
Geyer, Pennsylvania, stenographer aho
TYPEWRITER, SS40.
Temporary appointments au.norl%e q
nv civil service commission-Bureau OF
mines. e. P. Barrett, Utah, junior chem
ist 1900; Frederick L. Walter, Penn
sylvania carpenter. sl,2oo; D. fhniip
Pepper, District of Columbia, analyst
unskilled laborer, S66o
Reinstatement-Gene land once
Miss May D. Trader, Tennessee, CLERK
$1,000. cow
New York. clerk. $1,000 to $1,2oo.
patent office. Edward S. Morrison Penn
sylvania fourth assistant examiner'
$500. to third assistant eNaLIliiie, -
81 800 Bureau of mines Marvin n n
Shouites, New Jersey. under clerk, WIZ
to $40. ,,;z Mo
Observation-Disclosures office, MISS Ma ma
rion S. DuPaul, Michigan clerk, $50
Kar, C,insburg. New York, copyist, S720.
Geological survey, Edwin Romer. New
York, photographic map engraver.
s1260; Earl Lee. MARYLAND, messenger
boy. $4S0 Joseph F. Caltabiano, DIS
trict of Columbia. assistant map printer,
81 per dav when actually employed;
Joseph n. Krauss, District of Columbia Pa
assistant map printer, 81 per oay WIZ
sctuaIly emnloyed Bureau of mines,
Frederick H WILCOX. Pennsylvania
metallurgical engineer, S3,ooo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Real Estate Transfers.

HOWARD UNIvERSITY-Carl W. Schmidt ct
al to Edward Schmidt. lot A. square 3072;
NO. sol goth STREET NoRTHwEsr-Matthew
o'Callaghan to Mary D. o.Calaghan.. part
REF original tan.R lot !: square "a l2s; SO;
Schickler. lot 81; $40.
C STREET NORTHWEST between 21st and 22d
streets-William J. Father and John D..
~ -. west hall original lot 20. square S.; $500
EAsT~charies G. Hoffman, in his own o right It,
1 anne 81 and
K STREET SOUTHWEST between wee ~ Il and 9Th
strests-Mattie R; Slater to y: Walton Ed
iLwoRTH-Eugene w. W. weaver n; - to Helen
J: Williams. lots 49, SO and 81. square 5171 !;
NO. 1910 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SOUTH
EAsT-Agnes NJ Enright to Joseph and
AKnef GanRHn lot II square 1911 $40
ing trustee: to John L. Warren, lot 80. square
NO. 2o2s G STREET NoRTHwEsT-Correl E.
Brooks ct ux. to Victor s. Blundon. lot IA.
square 1903; $40. Victor S.; Blundon con
to LIZ p BFGSns se
Investment Cooperation to Alice NJ. Clayton.
a; $40: George G. Trays5s conveys same
Observation-Disclosures nd V. O'Brien to George
G. Trays Is lot 8, block % 2; SO ,.,.,,,,n
NORIH GROUNDS COLU MBlAN UNIV ER-
SIrY-Ellen E. LASER to Gorilla S. Morris,
lot 5. block 40: SO.
NO. 1913 18th STREET NORTHEAsT-Frank C.
Partridge ct to Annie l.. Dillon. lot IL,
square 9SS: SO.
CHILLUM CASTLE HEIGHTS-Munsey Trust
Company. trustee, to d. W. Campbell. lots
65, o. 96 and 81. square 3709; S.. 900.
CHILLUM CASTLE HEIGHTS-Munsey Trust
Company, trustee, to F. X. Borden, jr.. and
T. Il. Daniels, lots II and u, square 3712;
ARGYLE. cowL AND LoRN-Arthur B. Heaton
to md Hna hon
nart lot l SO
WEST HOLMEAD MANOR-Royal L. Shuman
ct ux to Jasper W. Kline, lot IA square
south of 2s27 $40.
A STREET NORTHEAST between 14th and 18th
streets-Edward j. Stellwagen and Thomas
NJ. Gale, trustees. to Kennedy & Davis
Company. lot "a, square 1856; $500.
SIXTEENTH STREET SOUTHEAST between
c and D streets-Jessie Fraser to Harry A.
Kite, lot 81, square 1914; $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
TWO DEBATES SCHEDULED.
G. W. U. Teams to Discuss Military
Training With PennsYlvanians.

Two debates have been arranged by
the authorities at George Washington
University. The first will be with
Washington and Jefferson College April
and the second will be with Pitts
burgh University April -. Both de-
bates will take place here and prob
ably will be staged in the auditorium
of the Public Library.
The question for the first debate is.
Resolved, That the United States
Should Adopt Universal Military Train
ing" The subject for the second de-
bate is the same as that for the first,
with constitutionality waived.
Tryouts for positions on the team will
be held Tuesday night at 7:45 o'clock
sonic Temple The team will be COM
posed oil three men and a first and sec
ond alternate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Harvest Bigger Than the Seed.

God says. Whatsoever a man sow
eth, that shall he also reap But the
harvest is bigger than the seed No
man sows pea and expects to get just
one from it. Some one has said, Sow
an act and reap habit: sow a habit
and reap a character; sow a character
and reap a destiny No man sows figs
and expects to reap thistles. No man
sows thorns and expects to reap
grapes"
The evangelist closed his sermon with
an appeal to let God turn aside the law
of reaping what one has sown by CIV
ing heart and life TO Him.
This afternoon at 3 O'Clock a meet
ing for children was begun, with For
est Cole, chorister, in charge. while
this evening at 1880 Evangelist Smith
will preach.
At o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Evangelist Smith will give a lecture
to men only on '"Trickery," and will
also preach III the evening at 1880
O'Clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
KEDR|CK CHANGES HANDS
Apartment at 18th and K Streets
Northwest Acquired by Ward
man and Bones,

Announcement was made today of a
real estate transaction whereby Harry
Wardman and Thomas Bones become
the owners Of the kedrick apartment,
at the northwest corner of 18th and K
streets northwest. 1t was negotiated
by B. II. Howard of James J. Hampton
Company. Inc, and it is understood
the property figured in the deal at a
valuation of $25o.ooo. The former
owner was Jessie owen Cugle.
The Kedrick is a six-story fireproof
structure, having a wide frontage on
K street, and extending down 18th
street. 1t contains forty-eight suites of
rooms. 1t is of buff -colored brick con-
struction.
The building was erected about three
years ago by Harry Wardman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Cutter Opens Crisfeld Harbor.

BALTIMORE, Md, February 1.-THE
Crisfield harbor was opened to traffic
yesterday by the coast guard cutter
Apache. The crab and oyster packing
industry there will be resumed today.
1t is from Crisfield that the heaviest
shipments Of sea food in this state are
made. The oyster famine here was re-
lieved by the arrival of a fleet of pun
gies from the bay. released by ice cut
ting boats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Painters Elect Washington Man.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. February IL
With the election of officers and the
selection of Peoria. ILL.,, as the place
for the next meeting. the annual con-
vention of the House Painters and
Decorators Association Of the United
States and Canada was brought to
close here yesterday. George e. Egg
dorf of New Orleans, was elected presf-
dent and "A. H. McGhan of Washington,
d. c.. secretary-treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
GYPSY SMITH WARNS
NOT TO Be DELUDED
God Will Not Swing Wide the Gates
of Glory and Let All Enter
In, He Says.

Don't be deluded and think He is
going to swing wide the gates of glory
and let all enter in"
With this sentence, Evangelist Gypsy
Smith, jr., summed up in his sermon
in the big tabernacle last evening when
he preached to one Of the most en-
thusiastic audiences of the revival cam
paign.
He was speaking on the text from
Galatians, 81: ''Be not deceived God
is not Knocked. For whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap" and
at the close of the discourse about
twenty persons came forward and
shook the evangelists hand and an
nounced their intention of leading
Christian lives.
Every one of US must be prepared to
meet facts some day." said the evan
or unpleasant. Every thinking man
knows that some day he will be
brought to account for those things
which he has done and for those things
every thought of man; He knows the
unspoken longing; He knows for what
the heart pulsates; He knows the good
through. But not only does He know
the good, He also knows the bad. He
knows you as no one else knows you.
God is no fool
Don't Live in FOOLS Paradise.
What. if God would let some of you
in heaven tonight you'd be miserable
You wouldn't have thing i'll common
with the folks up there. You couldn't
talk intelligently.
$50 God is not running His kingdom
different from the way in which the
city of Washington is run. Protection
dren, and God does the same thing for
His people.
God knows what I am and what
propose to be. He knows the date I
have for next week. He knows the
wicked alliance 1 am about to make
He knows. Don't live in a fools para
disc.
This text should turn US around to-
night. 1t ought to make US stop in our
tracks. God is omnipresent. He is
omniscient. If you mock, if you sheer
at Him and His word He'll let you do
it He gives you a will and lets you
do as you wish. If you say the story
Of Jesus Christ is a fable, and sheer at
His gospel, He'll let you do it, but
you'll account for it some day.
You may fool some people with
your ideas and notions, but you can't
fool God. You may fool the preacher
You may waste your money, time and
talent If you wish. God gives you the
power to scatter the seed from your
own resources. He gives You a mind
to think impure thoughts or pure
thoughts. He gives you a heart and
you use it for wrong desires. He gives
you a body, and instead of using it for
His glory you satisfy your own pas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
NEW YORK. February 17-Represen-
Mint Has Big Gold Supply.

The United States mint at Philadel-
phia has in its vaults $500. 100000 in
gold coin and bullion The assay COM
mission has just completed its work of
testing coinage of the United States at
tina. mint Besides announcing the vast
treasure in the keeping of the mint, 1t
also found everything UP to the stand
ard Of efhciency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17

The commanding officer at Fort Myer.
has ordered an extra exhibition drill for
Friday afternoon. March 2, at 2:30 o'clock.
This is in addition to the regular drills
scheduled for March 9 and % and April
G. Requests for tickets should be made
by mail addressed to THE Adjutant, Fort
Myer, Va and stamps or return en-
veiopes should not be inclosed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Rev Thomas E. Martindale Dies.

SALISBURY, Md, February IL
Rev. Thomas E. Martindale. seventy
three, of the Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference of Wilmington. Del. died sud
denly here yesterday. He was superln-
tendent of the Salisbury district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17

Bone Dry Resolution Fails in Texas.
AUSTIN. Tex. February IA bone
dry" resolution failed to pass finally in
the Texas house yesterday by a vote
Of % to II. Two more votes were
needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
PRESIDENT N0MIMATES
NEW YORK POSTMASTER
Names Representative Thomas G.
Patten, Tammany Member, Whose
Term Expires March 4.

Representative Thomas G. Patten has
been nominated by President Wilson as
postmaster of New York city. Mr.. Pat
ten will succeed Postmaster Morgan. a
republican. Mr.. Patterns term in Con-
gress expires March T. Several months
ago President Wilson nominated Robert
F. Wagner for the position, but he de-
clined IT.
NEW YORK, February 17.-Represen-
tative Thomas Gedney Patten. who has
been nominated as postmaster of New
York city by President Wilson, has been
affiliated politically with Tammany Hall,
having been elected by Tammany to the
Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses
from the seventeenth district. He was
defeated for reelection to Congress last
fall from the eighteenth district His
appointment. IL is understood, Will De
agreeable to Tammany, although leaders
Of that organization have asserted that
no efforts had been made to obtain the
position for him.
Mr. Patten was born in New YORK city
September IL. 1851. and now is head Of
the Patten Steamboat line, operating be-
tween this city and New jersey points.
His father founded the line. He was
educated at Mount Pleasant Academy.
Ossinning. N. Y. and at Columbia Uni
versity.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
SELECTION OF CHOICE SEED
Crops Don't "Run Out" Say Experts
at Ames-Fanning and Grading
Are Of Importance.

The old Idea that farm crops run
out" may safely be looked upon as a
humbug, say the farm crops men at
the Iowa experiment station at Ames I;
that is, If reasonable care Is given to
the selection Of good seed and proper
methods of soil culture each year.
Under careless management, of course,
crops will deteriorate the same as an
imals or men.
If, due to careless handling, farm
crops do run down or run out" the
best thing to do is to run them out.
Dispose Of the poor stuff and make a
fresh start with good seed from the
farm Of thrifty neighbor. Then
keep the seed good.
With tests of hundreds of varie-
ties of different classes Of crops at the
experiment station at Ontario, Can
ada, Ames and other places, where
reasonable attention was given to fan
ming and grading seed each year, cases
of run out" are practically unknown.
This has also been the case on all we'll
managed farms, also.
With proper management and nor
NAL conditions the seed grown on the
farm should always be the best seed
for that farm.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
ADVANTAGES IN PIG RAISING
Trucking and palryino Industries In
East Can Advantageously Take
Up Pork Production.

In the East the trucking and dairy
Ing industries can advantageously be
accompanied by pig raising. The truck
farms waste each year vast amount
of unmarketable products that might
be used with profit In feeding hogs.
On the dairy farms such by-products
MS skim milk and buttermilk are espe-
cially relished by growing pigs and
can be profltably utilized by them.
Furthermore, clover, bluegrass and
other forage crops well adapted for
raising swine grow rapidly in nearly
every section Of the East. Corn, too,
is successful, In some sections the av-
erage yield per acre being greater than
that of the middle West.
In the extreme West the alfalfa Of
the irrigated valleys and the clover Of
the coast districts furnish good foun-
dation for successful pork production
In most of these regions there is an
abundance of small grain, particularly
barley, that may often be fed econom
ically, and corn Is successful In soms
| localities.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
RewardInq Italian Soldiers.

A salary scheme is being worked
out in Italy, which promises to have
good results. Salaries will be paid by
employers to their employees, who are
on active service the continuation of
which will be regulated according to
the number Of years Of previous serv-
Ice. The first clause provides for the
reinstatement in their former posi-
tons of all employees having served
for at least one year with the firm
for which they were working at the
entrance of Italy into the war. The
clauses relating to salaries during the
war are as follows: All workingmen
with the colors who have been with O
firm for at least five years are en-
titled to q third Of their usual sal.
aries during the continuation Of the
war. This applies to married men
with families. In all other cases the
employers shall pay the men at the
rate of quarter Of their former sal
aries. Men with ten years. service to
their credit will receive, II married,
with families, one-half of their sal
aries, and If not married a third. The
decree only applies to firms employing
at least three workmen.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
TO USE WIRELESS TELEPHONY
Engineers and Scientists Working for
Uncle Sam Develop New Means
of Communication.

Experiments with wireless telephony
have proved Its practical value to such
an extent that 1t will be used by the
navy In Its war operations along with
wireless telegraphy.
A statement issued by Uncle Sans
public information committee says
that engineers and scientists working
with officials of the navy in develop
Ing the wireless telephone have made
important progress" but does not go
into details. The national research
council and the naval consulting board
have devoted much attention to the
subject, working on telephone commu-
nication with airplanes, new wireless
methods and apparatus for detecting
the presence Of submarines.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-07
DEMAND FOR CELERY
Tendency to Rush Product to Market
Before II Is Well Hlanohed-Loss
In Trimming.

The bracing fall weather will stimu-
late the demand for celery. At this
season when 1t Is selling readily at
good prices, there is tendency to
rush celery to market before 1t is well
blanched. This is mistake, because
1t necessitates severe trimming at the
market end, and the product goes to
the cheaper trade. To catch the best
grade, celery must be fully blanched,
clean and well trimmed.
Handling" celery should be finished
promptly and the rows ridged as fast
as possible. II the soil is allowed to
get into the hearts Of the plants II
will cause rot. Celery intended for
storage should not be ridged. In some
quarters there Is a prejudice against
blanching celery with boards. It Is
claimed that blanchihg with earth
makes It crisper and gives 1t a better
flavor. Just the same. much Of the
product grown In various parts of the
country Is blanched with boards. and
1t sells for top prices. too