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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
Would Pay Expenses.
How Men Do Jobs.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Men who can turn their hands to any
sort of Job that needs doing are very
useful as husbands Mr.. Pickles was
one of these useful gentlemen. His
aniable wife asked him to hang pic
ture she had purchased for the parlor.
and he said that he would do it in a
fifty
.you must get me the cord and pic
ture hook" he said to his wife. and
tall the servant girl to run down into
the cellar and bring up the stepladder
and carry it into the parlor. and
where's those two little screw thinga-
maiigs that go into the back of the
frame at the sides to put the cord
through?
Look them up for me, and shall re-
auire the gimlet to bore g. little hole
for the screws. Somebody get the GIN
let, or, maybe, I can drive them in with
a hammer. Johnny. you run down into
the cellar and get the hammer. Per-
haps a chair would go better than the
stepladder.
somebody go out into the kitchen
and get me chair. l. don't want to
stand on one of the parlor chairs. Go,
that cord2 Just measure Off about the
right length and fasten it to those
things at the side.
There now. there's your picture
hung UP, and no fuss about it. The diff
ference between US men and you WON
en- is that when we have anything to dc
we do it and don't talk all day about
it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
TROOPS HAVE PNEUMONIA
CAN BE PREVENTED.

The following statement explains
itself: To Whom 1t May Concern
Having used Gowans Preparation in
my own family for several years, II
always having given great satisfac-
ton. it gives me pleasure to testify to
its great merit in cases OF colds, Group
and threatened pneumonia will
also state that it was largely used in
my regiment at FL Paso, Tex, dur
ing the winter OF l9l6-l9H. gave
the men i'll my regiment close per
sonal attention and when case oil
cold or threatened pneumonia was re-
ported the individuals were ordered
to use 'Gowans' freely, and | am
proud 10 state that not a single case
OF pneumonia developed in the regi-
ment, and the escape from same was
due solely to the free use of the above
named remedy. (Signed) J. 7. Gard
ner, colonel commanding 1st n. c
Inf Rub Gowans freely on your
throat and chest for colds, Group and
pneumonia. For sale at druggists
25c, Soc and Sl00 sizes. The Gowan
Medical Company, Concord, n. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
English Business After War.

From the Americas.
The past six weeks have brought TO
public notice "A mass of significant in
formation about England's prepare
tions for industry and commerce after
the war The new British minister Of
reconstruction, DR.. Addison. has made
a public speech in which he indicates
that he is in favor of following the
German idea of consolidated or syn
dicated buying of raw materials and
sale Of products, as better than the
free mercantile organization which
while the conditions in worldwide
commerce that existed before the war
were the dominant conditions OF world
wide business economies, gave Eng
land a commanding influence in the
worlds markets There have beer
many company meetings At which
England's leading business men have
said significant things about plans foi
the future IT is evident that a very
important constructive movement ha~
begun in England, which business mel
ali over the world win watch with in
tense interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
THE MUSEUM.
Its Important Place in the Modern
Scheme of Eduration

From the Columbia Quarterly Review.
A rev years ago, when the president
or a certain eastern university pro-
posed some rather radical alterations
IN the time-honored system of instruc-
ton. conservative alumnus sought r.
dissuade him from carrying out the
threatened change on the ground that
II would transform the university into
an educational institution. However,
the president had his way-as that par
tfcular president usually does-and the
calamitous prophecy of the alumnus
was Iuiniled In recent years a quite
analogous disaster has overtakeu MANY
OF our large museums and bids fair
shortly to involve them all
Inc old-fashioned museum was little
more than a repository for rare or
curious specimens" place where
served and displayed to interest to
amuse, to amaze, or to bore the visitor
IN fact, 1t was only the "whatnot" of
our grandmother's parIor raised to the
hth power In its natural history ex-
nioits 1t was chiefly a sort of animal
mortuary, where each of the deceased
was duly identified by a little paste-
board hlc Jacet gazing it's generic and
specinc name; and, If haply the taxi
denny reflected a sufficient refinement
l.,
creature sometimes yielded fair
counterfeit of its appearance in the
nesh In addition there were cases
with row upon row of shells. insects
and minerals.
These old museums were not worth
iess-Indeed, far from it, they were
OF great interest and value, and many
OF US cherish fond youthful, and even
posi- youthful, memories of afternoons
spent in the perusal of some such
solemn collection. But were they not
useful as sources of informa ton rather
than as real factors in educatione They
might convey many facts. but. except
10 the dfligent and Skillful seeker thew
yielded few great truths. They did
not correlate the various phases of
science. nor did they attempt to in
terpret nature beyond arranging speci-
mems according to their taxonomic re-
ationshfps- During the last few years,
however, museum administration has
become animated by a new .spirit-the
spirit of social service applied to scien-
tihc education. The curator has been
,metamorphosed from mere custodian
into teacher, and the museum has
developed into powerful factor for
the Interpretation of scientific progress
to the public. The old type of museum
was static; the new is dynamic As
american Museum of Natural History.
The rise of the museum as a new
force in town, city and nation is the
latest phase of educational evolu-
ton The museum will No,,risb
| IL the high educational service of the
state Is inscribed over its portal and
iDstilled In the mind of every member
Of the staff from the highest to the
lowest. The new museum idea
Is that the museum is not a conserUa"
tive but an aggressive educational
force; that it has q teaching quality Of
value peculiar to itself; that the NM
scum succeeds If it teaches, falls par
TALLY II IL merely amuses or interests
| people. and fails entirely if IL simplv
imystifes."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
Shells Buried in Roads.

Under the roads mines were placed
which would explode when a horse
trod on a certain spot In the same
way shells We're buried upright be-
meath the road, the fuse set. so that
the pressure of horse or wagon from,
above would set them on
Grenades which would explode Mt n
touch were hidden in the straw OF
stables or under bricks or tiles.
ROW did the French avoid them,
Simply by the exercise Of great wnri-
ness, Soldiers were forbidden to enter
shelters. dugouts. houses or even eer-
tam trenches until after they had been
,,noroushiy examined by specialists
The traps We're discovered one nv nne
the strings or wires cut, the mines
charges. shells or grenades removed
me finest han6iwork will leave some
trace, and by this trace, however faint
the hand of the German and in frus,
trating It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

Francis Burton Harrison, governor
general of the Philippines, was born in
New York city forty-four years ago
yesterday.
Otis w. Caldwell. celebrated botanist
and dean of the collegiate department
of the University of Chicago. was born
at Lebanon. Ind, forty-eight years ago
yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
SHOWS FALLING OFF
||NDEMAND FOR COAL
Fuel Administration Believes
the Emergency Situation
Now Is Well in Hand.

Washington's streets today came an APP
parent let-up in the rush of emergency
fuel orders to the offices of the District
fuel administration, and officials were
satisfied they had the situation well in
hand
An unusually liberal volume of coal re-
ceipts yesterday enabled the larger dealers
to fill several hundred requests for coal
which had been on the books since the
present cold snap began.
Todays receipts. as reported by the
railroads to Administrator Weaver,
were: Anthracite, twenty-five cars.
1,If0 tons: bituminous, thirty-four
cars. 1,S44 tons This was Il total of
3004 tons, considerably more than the
amount Officially estimated to be
enough to run washington a day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
RIFLES DELAY DUE
TO CHANGE IN TYPE
Continued from First Page,

estimate of the best military opinion
in Europe. But apparently we shall
have produced practically no guns
within a year after our declaration OF
war.
1T seems evident enough that we
must create a department OF munitions
just the French and English have
done The problem of guns and mum
ton making is so big that even the
ablest industrial executive IN Amer
lea viii find he is taxed TO the ult-
mate in directing their production.
Time is the essence OF victory and can
non are the weapons by which II mus,
be won. We must make guns enough
in time to win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
crozier Nomination Held Up.

As "A result of the charges of delays
and shortages in the ordnance outfit
ting. the Senate just before adjourn
ing for the holidays indefinitely post
poned action on the nomination ot
Gen. Crozler for reappointment. The
nomination was brought up by Chair
man Chamberlain OF the military COM
mittee. which had unanimously recon-
rnended his confirmation. Several sena-
tors including committee members.
objected to immediate action. sharply
crsticising Gen. Crozicr, and Senator
mherlain agreed that II was advis-
able to postpone action until the re-
suits of the investigation were hxed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

The farmer and the war was dis
cussed by the Maine State Grange
Patrons of Husbandry. meeting in an
nual session yesterday at Lewiston, Me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
Dealers Forced oat of Business.

Labor problems ard inability to get
coal hauled from the trestles after il
is dumped here were assigned today by
officials responsible for conditions
which have forced many small dealers
to go out of business.
NJ. B. Mayfield & Co. of Georgetown
yesterday closed their doors after forty
years in the retail coal business. Four
hundred untitled orders from customers
were left on their books.
George w. Walters. head of walters &
Co. of 1923 NJ street northwest, is an
other dealer reported to have closed out
his business because Of inability to get
coal enough to accommodate customers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

Rt. Rev John Grimes. Catholic bisho,
of Syracuse, was born in County Linn
erick, ireland, sixty-fve years ago yester-
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

DR.. Lyman Abbott. noted clergyman.
author and editor. was born at Rox-
bury, Mass, eighty-two years ago ysster-
aak .----------.-.--.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
books AND FLOWERS
! HIDE GERMAN MINES
Ingenious Traps for French Pre-
pared in Retreat, But
Frustrated.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER-
Especial Correspondence of The Even
ing Star and Chicago Daily News.'

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. NO.
vember 1.-THE diabolical ingenuity
of the Germans met its match in the
cleverness of the French after the Ger
man retreat from the Chemin des
Danes. as after the retreat OF las.
March from the Noyon salient. A hum
bred devices of great cunning were
left behind in the trenches ana shei-
ters They were intended to destroy
imprudent pursuers but. as matter
of fact. not one French soldier lost
his life in these German traps. What
were some of these traps?
A branch across the doorway OF a
shelter was placed as If to conceal II,
but attached to the branch was a
string which. II the branch Were push
ed aside. set off mine a few moments
later under the shelter
Book Would Discharge Explosive.
4 book was left lying on table in
such n way that if il were lifted a
charge would be exploded by means OF
an electric wire hidden along the table
leg. t,,
in old heaps of coal
Explosives were hidden in stoyepipes,
SO when the fire was lighted every
thing would blow up
4 sack was left in the entrance to q
ducout in such a way that when II was
removed dozen srenades hidden near
by would be set off by wire
i nail was left projecting from a
step. so that when pressed 1t would set
off a charge underneath.
TefeDhone wires seeming to lead into
a gallery. led in reality to a mine, and
would have exploded it if they had
been touched.
Of a shelter In such way that If re-
moved it exploded a charge by means
of string.
Doors, branches, table drawers, tools
nieces of metal, even souvenirs" and
artificial flowers were arranged to set
off grenades or charges of explosives
If touched.
In the trenches hand grenades were
attached to wires and would explode
If the wire were pulled. Stat walks
we're placed over grenades so these
would explode if the Stats We're walked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

on. Contact grenades were hidden
under a layer OF earth or among
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21

T. Hyde, C. W. Lewis, Chas. J.
Deahl, Louis L. Williams, Albert F.
saum, F. j. Pollard, Jas. F. Carlin,
Jr., J. X. NJ. Norton, Florence Gift,
Mrs. Louis E. Hough, Mrs: Ray
Cleveland, Samuel W. Pitts, Ernest
L. Walter, Walter Gregory, Mrs.
Margaret 3. Powell, Miss Katherine
Carroll Waller, Miss Julia H: Ryan,
Fitzgerald Council No. 459 K. Of g.
W. L. Rock, H. A. Downham, c. w.
Duffey, Mrs. Josephine c; Duffey, {,
A. Haynes, Geo. B. Carlin, Charles
S. Aystryke, Sadie Ruth Ward, Eliza
beth Marders Ward, Mrs. Mary R.
French, Sidney Wren, D. w. Buckley,
Walter W. Mccartney, E. E. Phillips,
Miss Jean H. Roberts, The Citizens
National Bank. Milton Johnson, Will
liam Carter, Foster Robinson, Len
Crouch, Samuel Young, Henry Wash
ington, and Miss Ida E. Pywell.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21
THE SUBMARINE TERROR.

The sudden increase in the number
of vessels destroyed by German sub
marines, including a DUTCH steamer
which had been guaranteed safety
through the danger zone, has natu-
rallv revived uneasiness among the
allies.
But. according to the inventor Of
wireless telegraphy, the submarine
terror will soon he negligible. There
will soon be a marked falling off in
German submarine activities, accord
ing to Guglielmo Mlrconi, who is
visiting Philadelphia with members
of the Italian war mission. In an
interview Yesterday the wireless wiz
ard admitted that the allies are conf
dent they have solved the undersea
question.
Sirnor Marconi said he is not at
liberty to disclose the nature OF the
promised solution, but declared with
emphasis that the U-boats will soor
find it Improbable to sink the ships
of the allied nations. The noted sa.
want also declared that Germany is
doomed to defeat and all that is need
ed 10 insure success is for the allies
to stick together. -: -:
Very startling disclosures have
been made Signor Marconi said
"along the lines of solving the? sub
marine question. These disclosures
have lecn made :ecently and I am
glad to say that some of the methods
employed Tere contributed by the
| limited States OF course ! am not Al
liberty t. disclose what these methods
are. The time is approaching When
the Germans will find it so unprofit
able to sink our ships that they vii
be compelled to abandon the enter
prise"
Germany can be defeated without
any trouble" he continued. eff al
the allies stick together. There is
no doubt of it."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21
ORIGIN OF RED CROSS BADGE

Members of the Red Cross vii
be interested in learning the origin OF
the order of Red Cross nurses. Ac-
cordine to a writer in the New York
Sun, the badge dates back three hun
drcd and twenty years and was
granted to Camillus dc Llllis, t.
whom Pope SiNtus Y granted per-
mission to use red cross as the dis.
tinguishing mark of the society he
was forming to minister to the sick
and wounded. The real origin OF
the red cross badge is said to have
come from dream which the mother
of Camillus had just before he was
born. In this dream she saw child
with red cross on his breast fol
lowed by other children with similar
emblems.
The Richmond Journal in comment
ING upon the above says this may be
true or it may he legendary. The
Sun writer forgets that the red cross
was formerly the badge of the royal
banner of England. Howitt's History
Of England (vol. j, p. $40 tells: THE
fall of Rouen 14l9) was the fall
Of the whole province and the red
cross of England waved on all the
towers Of Normandy" In SpenSers
"Faerie Queene." the Red Cross
Inight is the representation Of holi-
ness, or rather the spirit of Christ
ianity. The "Faerie Qucenc" was is
sued at about 1890, or, probably. fifty
wears after Camillus was born. BY
his work as a nurse and the reforms
he brought about in caring for the
sick. both in hospitals and Oh the
battlefield. de Lillis was eventually
canonlzed Il saint. Pope Leo XIII,
June -, 1886, announced that st.
Camillus de Lillis would be the pa
tron of nurses, whether they wore a
red cross badge or not The Sisters
of st. Francis wear the red cross of
st. CamilluS on their dresses the
world over. Politically, the Red
Cross knight in the Spencer idyl ty-
piies the Church of England. He is
sent forth by the queen to Stay a
dragon which ravagcd the kingdom
of Una'S father. Having achieved
this feat. the Red Cross knight mar
ries Una. Modernized. it is the Red
Cross nurse who goes forth to slay,
the dragon OF disease and heal the
ravages of war on humanity. St.
Camillus. then, is the patron of all
nurses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21

dams. Hence bay windows extending
over the building lines or anything
else which protrudes on a highway
or sidewalk cannot be constructed
without permission of the Legislature.
The headline of this article was
the motto of the old Congressional
Globe, published by Rives and Bailey
up to about forty years ago when it
was succeeded by the Congressional
Record. Truly, the world is governed
too much.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21
THE WORLD IS GOVERNED TOO
MUCH"

As viii be seen elsewhere, Il
meeting Of the Board of Police Com
missionerS of this city was held last
night. As is generally the case. most
OF the business transacted was OF a
routine nature. What has become a
chrOuic subject. however. was again
brought up ways and means to pro
tecU traffic officers from heat while
stationed IN the intersection Of King
and Washington streets.
The commissioners about year
ago were aobut 10 have an umbrella
stand erected at this place, but hav-
ing been reminded that Council might
not desire to foot the bill, the plan
was abandoned.
The heated term cannot be long de
iayed. Within the next few days we
may expect rising temperatures in
every section OF the country. While
such waves are n evidence the tenn
peraturc IN Alexandria Is at times
suggestive of that of Calcutta, Last
night 5hc suggestion that umbrella
stand he erected was again made,
when Mayer Fisher Informed the
member vino brought UP the matter
that j: would require a special act
of the Legislature of Virginia to give
the city of Alexandria permission
to erGt such device before Coun-
eli codld. proceed to meet this crying
want.
ssssof course, the Mayor: is right. AZ.
corning ID a deeia6n of the Virginia
Court OF Appeals, the streets and
Sidewalks Of a city belong to the
s5ata. the city being merely custo-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21
WARNING TO PARENTS.

I.ease in the Police Court this
morning should cause the parents OF
young girls to: exercise close surveli-
aance over their offspring, especially
after dark. Sergeant Scott was toid
early in the night that a soldier
from st. IAsaph was in company with
a little girl on the front steps, Of
S.. Mary's Church. The soldier, 1t
was alleged, had his arm around the
child, and was feeding her with
candy. Several young girls, 1t was
said, had previously been following
The soldier. The Sergeant soon .ap.
peared and took the man in charge
The parents of the girl were SUBJ
seauently notified. They however
decliaed to appear in the Police
Court and to prosecute the prisoner
and when the case was called this
morning. Justice Cation ordered that
the soldier be returned 10 the com
lmandant at. ST. -Asaph, and that. he
be informed of the charges against
the prisoner, in order that ne may
mete out the punishment necessary;
also that the offender be kept out
of Alexandria in future.
This is the first charge that has
been brought against soldiers who
have visited Alexandria since camps
have been established near this city
Our people have. of ten spoken OF the
orderly procedures upon the part OF
men visiting Alexandria, which has
been in such marked contrast to the
conduct of other uniformed men Ii
bygone years.
Now that the ''sweet summer time
is in evidence the streets of the city
swarm with young folks after dark
While, in the main, the diversions
are innocent, parents OF young girls
should know their WhefeanOulS anu
ascertain the responsibility of those
to whom they are entrusted.
The sad fate of Ruth Cruger Is
still fresh in our minds. She was 4
New York school girl. The investiga'
tion of the murder Of this young
woman shows that eight hundred
girls have been reported missing III
New York during the past six
months. What has happened else
where can happen here.
Nearly third of Il century ago Il
case, in which several young girls
were involved, was brought TO lighS
III this city. The young female sup
posed by the authorities 60 have been
the star witness for the prosecution
proved to be the wrong girl, and the
miscreant who had been contributing
to the degeneracy of several children
escaped the penalty of the law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21

Cora Smoot. Miss Frances E. Smoot.
NJ. ]. Mcfarland, Thos. j. McFar-
land, C. NJ. Sale, J. NJ. Duling, r. NJ.
Chichester, J. R. Bolton, j. B. Lucas
Carl Winterwerp, Frank Bailenger
D. w. Schofeld, Geo. 4. Norris
Frank T. King, Chas. W. King, Ar
thur NJ. King, Mrs. Eveline Rey-
nolds, Miss Susie Pullman, Arthur
S. Elbourn, Miss Annie Lee Peyton
Miss Constance Boush, George Wise
; Mrs. Lucy L. stabler, Miss Mary A
Carne, Mrs. Jennie W. Hopkins
Miss Margaret Wilson Green, P. Nc
Baldwin, Miss Alice j. Green, Mis:
Elizabeth M. Ramey, Miss Gladys
! C. Ramey, Alonzo Houck, Robert S
Jones, Miss Claudia 3. Stribling, a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21

Because he was imposing OF his
little ten-year- old brother. Thomas H.
Enroughty, age thirteen. of Rich
mond. Yesterday stabbed through the
heart Herbert Venable. fourteen
year-old colored boy. VenFble was
rushed to the Virginia Hospital in
the police patrol, but died soon after
being taken there. Enroughtv was ar
rested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21
FOR SALE.

Two cozy frame dwellings at Old
16 Princess Street containing four
rooms each, with sewer connected.
Rental $1,000 per month. Price $3.50
cash. This is first-class investment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21
Classified Advertising

neutrality-suspicious. stenograph,
er and bill clerk. Salary to. start
sixty dollars ($6000) per month
Address National Fruit Product
Company, Alexandria, Virginia.
ASST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-21
CARTER BROS.
1918 KING STREET.
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Sale
Or
Exchange

A beautiful and well APP
pointed country home, conven-
lent to Washington City,
country club and golf, can be
bought reasonably. Several
small farms, close to city on
good road and in good locality,
fair price to quick purchaser
will trade for clear city prop
erty. Bargains in up to date
city homes on easy terms
Call and look over our list.