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The Washington times., 1917-02-24
Utopia's Coming-SchooI for
Servants Opens in AIexan-
dria Next Monday.
PUPILS TO SC0RN UNIONS
Will Be Taught PoIiteness and
Habit of Not Taking
Evenings OFF.

Washington may suffer in future
from a lack of confidential clerks.
sculptors, poets and even advice
mongers, but
There will be no shortage of wait
ers, cooks, nurses, chambermaids or
buffers IL plans of the National Co
operative Association, GOT louisiana
avenue northwest, are carried out.
A training school for these voca-
tions will be established next week
in Alexandria and the promoters of
the enterprise declare thy will be
able to supply Washington house
wives with cooks II. their steadies go
on a jag, or furnish the more pre-
tentious mansions with buffers II
the help goes on strike.
No Connection With Labor.
The industrial school will not be
operated on a union basis, according
to Magnus L. Robinson, secretary of
the institution. and will have no con-
nection with organized labor.
Here are some OF the things stu
dents in the school will be taught:
Politeness.
Neatness.
The. habit of not asking for eve
nings OF.
Frugality and economy.
Market buying.
These added courses of practical
instruction will be included in the
regular curriculum of the school
which will be supported by dona-
tions.
Hopes for Endowment.
after the school gets started"
said Secretary Robinson, "we hope
some one interested in giving colored
boys and girls a chance to become
practically educated will endow 1t.
parents who cannot AFFORD to give
their children courses in domestic
science can have them educated in
this school with only a nominal ex-
pense. In extreme cases employ
ment will be given at the school for
worthy students who are trying to
work their way through"
Fifty to BE Enrolled.
About fifty pupils will be enzolled
when the school opens next week
at sol Madison street in Alexandria.
Efforts will be made to enlarge the
facilities OF the school and increase
the enrolment
The Rev. X. B. Robinson, president
of the schools, has donated a build
ing and grounds, and subscriptions
from private sources will furnish
nucleus around which IL Is hoped to
build a substantial working capital
Instructor Due Tomorrow.
Miss Solena S. Taylor. OF PhiIadeI-
phia, will reach Washington tomor-
row to organize classes in table walt
ing. ladies' maid work, cooking and
chambermaid service, and students
who have enrolled will be assigned to
classes Monday. Veteran buffers and
footmen will come to Alexandria from
Philadelphia and instruct the embryo
house men in the varied intricacies
of receiving cards gracefully and
opening carriage doors.
As soon as classes are graduated
the school will canvass Washington
for names of housewives who need
domestic help and graduates of the
school will be given diplomas and
aided in obtaining positions.
The Washington times., 1917-02-24
CHIvALRY COSTS HIM SIS
Fined for Pulling Man From Seat
He Gave Woman.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-As a result
OF quarrel over a seat in a Third
avenue elevated train yesterday,
Philip Schwartz, twenty-eight years
old, city surveyor. was fined SIS by
Magistrate Groehl in the Morrisania
police court for disorderly conduct.
Harry Einstein, a lawyer, testified
that when he boarded the train he
saw a seat next to Schwartz and asked
him TO move. Schwartz moved in the
other direction and invited a woman
standing in the car to take the seat.
Einstein took the vacant seat and
Schwartz then jumped up, he testified,
and pulled him from the seat, break
ing his glasses.
The Washington times., 1917-02-24

directory. Two Prophets reside here,
and only one Butin.
As usual. Aaron Abraham heads the
Washington batting order, while Leo
F. zwissler retains his place as an
Choir man op page .329 of the volume.
Besides listing all the known in
habitants of the District, estimated
this year at 367, ,41e, the directory
gives a wealth OF other information
about Washington, its business
houses. societies, governments, and
streets.
The Washington times., 1917-02-24
AUNT, IA; HER CHAPER0N
Flfteen-Year-old Lass Says Visit
Was Perfectly Proper"

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-After
parents and police had been looking
for her for more than a day, fifteen
year-old Elizabeth Mccullough, re-
turned home yesterday with the ex-
PLANTATION that she "had been visiting
friends in Darby"
ut was perfectly proper" she said
because my aunt went with me as
chaperon."
Her aunt, is Bertha McCullough,
fourteen years old. Aunt and niece
both are school children.
The Washington times., 1917-02-24
ESCAPES $50, 900 SALARY.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-Justice
Hotchkiss ruled that Douglas Fair
banks doesn't have to accept $4,000 a
week salary from the movie company
he doesn't want to work forI IL he
doesn't want to. Doug wants to start
his own show. The company wants
him not to.
The Washington times., 1917-02-24
KILAUEA VOLCANO Is
NOW SPOUTING FIRE
Crater of Worlds Biggest Cone,
Two and a Half Miles Wide,
Very Active in Hawaii.

HONOLULU, Feb. 24-Intense activ-
lty, greater than known heretofore to
any Hawaiians now living, is mani
fest in Kilauea volcano, according to
reports received here. Kilauea is the
largest active crater In the world,
eight miles in circumference, and is
situated in the southeasterly part Of
the island OF Hawaii, the largest is
land of the group.
The vocano, inclosed by q circular
wall from 200 to 700 feet in height,
is black plain OF some four square
miles in area, within which is the
pit OF Halamaumau, about 1000 feet
in Niameter. recently empty to }. a
depth OF 1000 feet, but now nearly
level to its mouth with boiling lava.
A few months ago the life of the
volcano could hardly be discerned, but
today the pit is a roaring, boiling,
swirling lake of fire of many acres in
extent, and at night the glow from
the red-hot lava can be seen all over
the island and far out at sea- The
fiery lake Is filled with spouting foun-
tains that shoot the liquid rock hun
dreds of feet into the air.
Rim Of the Pit Is CrunblIng.
The rim Of. the pit is constantly
crumbling, eaten away at its base by
the surging tide OF fire, and tumbling
with deafening crashes into the mol
ten mass.
Reports from Hilo record the peril
Gus feat Of Prof. T. A. Jaeger, jr.,
director OF the volcano observatory,
in venturing out on the hot, barely
solidifed edge OF the lava for more
than 100 yards to plunge his instru-
ments into the lake OF fire for the
purpose of ascertaining its tempera-
ture. He was successful, and he and
his assistant escaped in safety only
a short time before the spot on which
they had stood was engulfed and be-
came itself a part of the boiling flood.
The temperature of the lake is
more than 1000 degrees Fahrenheit,
according to the results obtained by
Prof. Jaeger. The temperature was
found by thrusting into the molten
lava lengths OF pipe screwed together,
into the end OF which had been fitted
six Seeger cones, conical plugs of
fusible clay designed to melt at vary
ing temperatures.
Scientists Risk Lives
To reach the living lava Prof. Jag
ger and his assistants had to
scramble down sixty feet over the rim
Of the pit, holding on to the knife
edged crags that had been thrown up
by the volcanoes activity. One OF the
party fell when near the bottom, but
fortunately 'regained his feet In time
to prevent rolling into a fissure where
he would have been consumed in an
instant.
Prof. Jaeger, who Is connected with
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, has spent five years at
Kilauea, oberserving the phenomena
of the volcano for scientific purposes.
He takes daily, almost hourly obser
vations, makes chemical analysis OF
the lava, the gases arising from the
pit, and is endeavoring to deduce from
his studies general rules from which
to predict volcanic activity and its in
fuences.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
BERLIN TRIES HARD
TO APPEAR NORMAL
Museums Open, Theatres and
Concerts Galore and Race
Meets Well Patronized
'CoPENHAGEN. Lune 40.

COBENttAGENs June 30.
Berlin is making tragic efforts to keen lin
normal appearances. The German museums
are kept open, though certain departments
within them are closed. Theatres and con-
certs continue as in peace time. The race
meets are held as in pre-war days and are
we'll patronized
traveller who arrived from Germany today
The Germans are making especial ef.
forts to cultivate the Turk. Lectures on
Turkey are being delivered in the schools
at regular intervals and booksellers an
nounce a sudden and widespread demand
for Turkish grammars.
In ten or more German schools twenty
or thirty Turkish youths of about sixteen
years Of age have, at the instance of the
Government, been admitted to study Ger
man. The Government gave instruction,
that these youthful Turks are to be treated
with the utmost consideration. In addition.
a large number of Turkish youths havs
been taken in as apprentices. by German
firms.
The traveller. in telling of sights witnessed
in Berlin, said:
''I sometimes saw big vanloads Of Moharn.
medans dccked out in their picturesous
costumes being driven through the Berlin
streets, like caravan of Cooks tourists
They are invariably taken to SEQ the wooden
statue Of Won Hindenburg, which thev
usually believe is an idol worshiped bv
the German people. on the recent visit
Of a Turkish mission to Berlin the Turkish
flag was flown over the Adlon Hotel ana
a sentry was placed in front of the hotel
as a mark Of honor"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
GREEN ISLES FORCES
INVADE PHONOGRAPHS
Long List Of Irish and Near-Irish
Music Offered, With Her.
bert's EILEEN" Featured

Victor Herbert has a strain Of Gernanic
blood tempering the Irish oXuberance Of
his musical character, but the overwhclm-
ing predominance Of the latter quality is
what has given him his long vogue and
enabled him to write always pleasantly and
sometimes delightfully."- So IL is no Won
der that many Of the recent phonograph
catalogues have accorded space to his on
eretta, EILEEN"
Incidentally let it not be thought that the
Teutonic part of the composers ethnologi-
cal makeup can be held against him. lie
is, after all more American than ANYTHING
else in his scores.
The Victor Company has an unusually
choice and varied list ,of selections from
Eileen. There is, for example, a fitting
conjunction Of personalities in John Nc
Eormacks singing Of Eileen Alanna" and
the same tenor's rendering Of ireland nv
Slreland' The latter is also offered by
Columbia, with Vernon stiles as the vocal
artist On the back of this record is .'The
lrlsh Have a Great Day Tonight" also
recorded by Victor, as sung by Scott Welsh
with Free Trade and a Misty Moon " sung
by Greek Evans on the reverse. There are
also gems from the musical play by the
Victor Light Opera Company These we're
manufactured under the direction of the
composer. wv
a word or two more about the Irish and
their music. Some of this Is derivative
Samples of It are the American Cnartet,e
recording Of Because You're Irish" and
George MacFarlane's singing of what an
lrlshman Means by Machrce.'" Both are
Nlctor-made' Columbia has, among other
celtic things, You Don't Have to Come
IRON ireland TO be Irish" as sung by the
tenor, NJ. J. O'Connen. with the nonuIar
'Huckleherry Finn" on the reverse. and
'Mavourneen Roamin' 10 O'Nenrs musical
setting and sung by Charles Harrison.
tenor
Tom Ennis, always an interesting artist,
Is responsible Tor another Victor disc Irish
Melodies and Irish Jigs." In both, on
the same record, the union pipes, or Irish
bagpipe, figures. Some well-known tunes
are recorded, including the undying Last
Rose of Summer"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
QUAKERTOWN CROWDED
FOR Big CELEBRATION
Thousands Visit Club of North
Penn" for Booster Day-Pa-
rades and Flag Raising
QUAKERTOWN. Pa. June 2


With thousands Of visitors here to par
ticipate in Booster Day festivities and to
witness the big parade this afternoon,
Quakcrtown's recently adopted slogan, Hub
Of the North Penn became no idle boast.
The parade Of motorcycles and autos. 500
in number, moved thirty minutes prior to
the main parade, in which there were 5000
persons. Features Of the parade were 1926
floats, many lodges, including Moose lodges.
with Moose bands from Allentown. Bethle-
hem and Selersville; 1900 school children
and many other features.
At $50 this evening a 1O-by-1s-foot flag
will be unfurlcd at the Reading Railway
lawn by Mrs Charles Muehlhauser. cos
tuned as the Goddess of Liberty. The
home guards, Sons of Veterans and school
children will participate in the exercises
Judge William G. Ryan and Harry Grin,
will deliver addresses. Jonas s. Harley will
preside Band concerts will follow.
The entire affair was inaugurated nv
the Board Of Trade, which labored in CON
junction with a general committee to make
the event a success.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
U.S.. TO TRAIN SHIPPERS
AT FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
Government Will Educate Off.
GERS and Engineers for New
Merchant Fleet

Free training in navigation to fit men
for officers in the new American merchant
marine which is TO be operated by the
United States Shipping Board. is TO be
AFFORDED In this city. Arrangements were
completed yesterday by W Marriott Welch
or the recruiting service Of the shipping
board, to open a night school in navigation
at the Franklin Institute for sailors be-
tween nineteen and fifty-ive years
seven of these schools are to be estab-
lished in New England, another chain in the
Middle Atlantic States, a third in the South
ern States, fourth on the Pacific coast and
others on the Great Lakes
Engineering schools are to be opened on
July at the Institute Of Technology Cam
bridge Stevens Institute Hobolten, N. j.,
johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; Case
school OF Applied Science Cleveland: Ar
mour Institute, Chicago; Washington Uni
versity Seattle, and Tulane University
New Orleans.
Minimum qualifications for entering the
navigation school are:
Al A. Least Two years, experience in the deck
department OF ocean or cOaEtwise steanshlps
4, A. least three years experience In The deck
vessels. '''s'"'Se SAILING
Al least three years experience in the deck
ocean, or cosstwisc AsheTiSs engaged IN the
vessels engaged IL the ocean al '1qSSea or Sop o.
wise hsherles.
Two years experience as master or chief
NJ mats Soo OF ocean or eoastwise sailing vessels
OF -VV Biohs tons or
Two years experience as master or pilot
OF lake bay or sound steam vessels ''
graduate from the seamanshlp class ~
a nautical sChOolship. -
For the engineering schools the minimum
qualifications are:
A. least two years experience as oIlcr or
water tender. or combined experience OF two
steamships. "'"'
graduate from the engineering class OF a
nautical sChoOship. - %
a graduate in mechanical engineering from
r. duly recognized school Of technology. with
three months experience. '
"A stationary engineer In full charge OF n
lOOu-hOrsepower plant.
locomotive engineer who has had six
months experience In the engine dnpartnenf
OF ocean or Coastw,Se steamships.
JOurneyman machnst who has hpen en-
gagged In the construction or repairing OF
marine steam engines. -
An apprentice 10 the machinists' trade
who has been six months on a steam vessel
steamships. wv
At least three years as fireman on an
ocean or coastwise steam vessel.
only American citizens are admitted TO
these schools. At the end Of the course
they will have sea training with pay. There
is no enlistment. as in the navy. but If ac-
cepted for the school the applicant is ex-
pected TO sign for the merchant service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
LLOYD GEORGE DEFIES
U-BOATS TO DO WORST
Reserves of Munitions SO Large,
He Says, Submarines Can
not Cripple Army
DUNDEE. Scotland, June 2,

DUNDEE, scotland, June 30.
We now have such reserves of munitions
that whatever the German submarines do
they cannot prevent our successful prosecu.
tion Of the war" declared Premier Lloyd
George in a speech here today
we have driven the great German army
underground" he continued" and that
means the beginning of the end. 1t means
pounding sense Of inferiority into every
pore of the German mind
THE Prussians possess many virtues
excepting humility-which is now being
taught them BY a fierce, relentless lash. /"
Lloyd George was given an enthusia stic
welcome by the townspeople DISCUSSING
economic conditions, he was cheered when
he said:
IF necessary the Government will itself
pay the difference in the price Of bread 90
as TO bring it within compass of the bulk
of the people"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
VENEZUELA DENIES SHE
PLANS TO AID TEUTONS


Venezuela today denied that either her
Government or any private individuals are
intriguing TO sell the Island Of Margerita
to Germany as secret base for German
submarines
This Is Venezuela's answer TO American
representation against disposal of the island
TO the Teutons.
Receipt Of the message followed a pre-
vious message which showed Venezuela will
take up with Germany mildly the matter
of submarine warfare In general
Yenezuela Il believed TO- be one OF the
nations referred to IN recent 1announce-
ments here Of the German 9lotiil1< ~ South
America
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30

SIX cases Of diphtherla in six weeks, two
Of them fatal, have developed in another
Nellys alley.
A woman with eight dittle children re-
ported this condition, which exists in the
neighborhood Of Tulip and Dreer streets, a
section OF Ware ward.
one case is now in the Municipal Hos
pital and a woman and her two children
have just been discharged from that insti-
tuition.
Since the first case developed Drcer
street has been neither sprnkled nor swept.
Last week an inspector chanced to be in
the neighborhocd. Mrs Mary Jordan, who
notified the EVENING LEDGER of the city's
neglect, sent word to him to investigate con-
ditons himself. This he refused to do, but
said he would have the street cleaned.
This morning. while the EVENING LEDGER
representative was interviewing Mrs. Jor-
dan. a STRENGTHENING wagon drove up and
shoveled up a great pile of dirt that has
been accumulating for weeks. The cleaner
scowled at Mrs. Jordan and told her that
where he lived 'the people did not keep
the streets so dirty"
ut is to be hoped that collections are
more frequent in your street" retorted Mrs
Jordan. The street had not been sprinkled
before the dirt was removed. Mrs. Jordan
explained that every morning she and her
neghbors throw buckets OF water in the
street to settle the dust.
II have lived on this street since May
25," she said, land this is the first time
that street cleaner has been near the
place"
Letters from all parts Of town have
been sent 10 the EVENING LEDGER COM
planning of filth and neglect in alleys and
streets.
A dead cat OF four days vintage reposes
in an alley in the rear OF $40 Rodman
street. Both the garbage man and the
street cleaner have spurned it. Doubtless
because neither Of them are college grad
yates"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
Fighting Trim, of Army
Delight to Pershing


ports The man-of-warsmen swung along
side the dock and yelled joyous greeting
70 the Frenchman, The poilu didn't under
stand the "Sammy"-but he grinned back
Is the American waved and hustled back
10 his station.
Then over the deck Of the vessel the
crowd made out the big war-gray trans
ports entering the harbor. The advance
guard craft turned swiftly and dashed on.
IL nestled close beside a basket-masked
ship then entering. It's signals wigwagged
q salute TO Admiral Gleaves, commanding
the Bquadron that all was safe.
The warship came in Then behind II ap-
renred the transports. Laboring tugs
narted as they came into the docks.
The soldiers pouring ashore said their
rae1aEe WAS a smooth one Discipline was
perfect throughout There were the life
tE|f drills that are customary In all trans
1I'antic voyages now Fer diversion the
N0aIN.tlad soldiers watched the conveying
F4f1tIps ~ their target practice.
There's really nothing 70 say" was the
#|I General 6lhert expressed A.
"H I| hers we're glad 10 get ashore
Al. .st ~. NE m|l|nopd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
Falls Dead on Camden Street

BENJAMIN w. Davis, seventy-one wears
old, Of S32 Pearl street, fell dead TODAY a,
Ninth and Market streets, Camden. Physi-
cians said that he had suffered an attack of
apopleXy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
New Swedish Minister of Interior

STOCKHOLM, June 9O.--G. F. Won Sy-
dow, Minister of the Interior, has resigned.
He is succeeded by Walter Murray, Gov.
ernor Of the Province % Westmanland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
Worm Imperils Big Cabbage Crop

MERCHANTVGLLE, n. j., June 3O.-One
OF the largest cabbage crops ever planted
in this section is In danger Of Destruction
from the cabbage worm because of the
scarcity and cost Of arsenate of lead and
paris green, which are the best agents for
killing the pest. Entire fields are being
destroyed and some of the farmers have
plowed the fields over with the intention Of
planting late corn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30
DTPHTHERTA DEVELOPS
INA "NELLY'S ALLEY"
Six Cases in Six Weeks, Two of
Which Take Victims
Lives
Hare You a NeIIy's Alley
in Your NeighborhOOd?

uAVE you a Nelly's Alley in
IL your neighborhood?
A Nelly's Alley means; A dirty
street that the cleaner forgot" A
pail that the garbage collector didn't
know about.
If you have, notify the Evening
Ledger.
Steps will be taken to remedy the
evil and the contractors who neglect
their duty will be fined.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-30

LONDON. June 80.
Now that Greece has broken with the
! German allies. her troops, In all probability.
! will he employed mainly against the Bull
/ garians in the Macedonian theatre of war,
/ according TO a dispatch from Salonica to-
| day
Although tho Greeks and Rulrariane
wor' aIlios against Turkey in the First Bal
kan War they werc enemies In the second
| Baka> conflict. and the hatred cnrendcred
by that bloody epoch OF Balkan history re-
mains
Even I'm the Hra, war there was an
antagonism when tho Greeks worc first 70
enter Salonica. : Balkan army waa
thrown into the city and clashes between
Greek and Bulgarian soldiers were fire.
queut
The Allies. % was reported hcra today
are preparing ~ suNplv tho Creek army
with Nh" weapons needed for warfare as it
is conducted today
Greece is tho twcntv-nrst nation to break
OF diplomatic relations with Germany. The
populations Of the Entente Allies total Nc
100000. against an aggregate population Of
100 100000 i'm Germany. Austr Hungary.
Bulgaria and Turkey
The fun war strength NJ Greece is gorlo-
where around 200o 600 men according TO
best available data Virtually alI Of fEia
years. The army is formed under The com.
pulsorv service law and is generally re-
garded as we'll disciplined. although not az
well equipped as necessary for effective
service. When Eleutheros Ncnizclos re-
signed as Premier under former King CON
stantine and established his provisional
Government at Salonica a large number of
soldiers attached themselves TO his stand
ard.
The Greek military and royalist party.
however, continued to control a majority
Of the armed forces
II will probably be several months before
these two factions in the army can be
united and made ready for effective service
The personnel of the Greek army. however,
is Of the highest many Of the soldiers being
veterans Of the Balkan wars
II appears likely that Greece will throw
her forces into the Macedonian campaign,
releasing several hundred thousand French
British. Russian ana Italian soldiers now
there for service on the western front Such
a campaign would arouse enthusiasm IN
Greece, as one Of the main causes of un-
rest was former King Constantnes failure
to keep his Pledges to aid Serbia