Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1898, Page 10

10 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1898—24 PAGES. MckKnew’s, Cloaks, Suits and Furnishings, 933 Penn. Ave. "Saturday January 8th, 1898. Our name on a garment den es quality. ~ Our ore News” appears in this corner daily! It don’t pay most stores to tell the truth all the time. Take Gloves, for instance, the wholesale prices have gone way up! The average store will merely give you a little poorer quality and say nothing. Not so here. Gloves have been a leader with us for a quarter century. We will never lower our standard of quality. They cost us more at wholesale, but we propose to maintain the old prices —giving you the best, although we make less money. We fit 4-but. Kid Gloves (black and colors) for one dollar that'll cost you $1.25 anywhere else. Here is a “broken line” at a badly broken price—half and less. Pique Gloves, tans and black, small sizes only. Were $1 A8c and $1.25. Reduced to z ° in tans $2 ity Reduced Children’s 25c. Cashmere Gloves for 19c. Brown Mocha Fleece-lined Bicycle Mitts for 30c. Every vartety McKnew’s, 9. ja8-60d cycle Glove. 33 Pa. Ave. x ry 2 5 5 ‘ ‘ ¥ $ ‘ Fd $ ¥ 3 ‘ Fy ‘ sa Opportunity To Make One Dollar Do the Work Of Two. WE HAVE TAKEN STOCK and have marked down prices on goods that we only have a few remain- ing of a pattern. Bargains That Are Bargains. Wood Seat Chairs—al- were aa5e- Parlor Tables..........39¢- $ : : PEPE ME Toilet Sets, decorated. .$1.75 Hair Mattresses, 40 Ibs. .$5 Parlor Suites, in damask, $12.48 Oak Chamber Suites.$12.45 Oak Chiffonier, $8 value, : $4.75 Big cut in all our Carpets, which we make, lay and line free of charge. ALL THE CREDIT YOU WANT. House & Herrmann, LIBERAL FURNISHERS, § 7th and I Streets N.W. & 9 (Best (Creates Best. Reeves’ Famous Chocolates and Bon Bons, sa —Best of materials—fine chocolate— } the I. + VAOADACAGAGA: *@ ted nuts—sound fruit—in the nds of the best Candy makers in |. make REEVES" FAMOU ATES and BON BO can get. 47 cents a Sve. oF $1.00. i Reeves, 1209 F, a ee Oe, Wind Up of the Auction of Jacobs Bros.’ entirestock of Dia- monds, Watches, Jewelry, &c. Pending an offer from an out-of-town concern to purchase the remaining stock of the retiring firm of Jacobs Bros., the auction sale will end Wednesd: January 12. Only three more days and the reckless sacrifice of valuable Dia- monds, Jewelry, etc., will end. Three sales daily at 11 a.m., 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. J. H. French will conduct the sale ' : = for F. Warren Johnson, auctioneer. J28-608 Yee Persons troubled with tender or afflicted feet will find our treatment productive of mediate and permanent relief, All manner of foot troubles re- Heved and eurod painlessly, PROP. 3.5, GEORGES 2 GON, 1115 PA, AVR. j= Hours—# to 6; Sundays, 6 to 1” Free! Ten Thousand Bot- tles of “Hyomei.” The New Cure for Bron- chitis, Catarrh, Colds, Coughsand Asthma. ToBeGiven Away Absolute= ly Without Charge by the Druggistsof This City. THE FIRST FREE TEST OF THIS NEW REM- EDY, WHICH CURES BY INHALATION— NOT A NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTION, CONTROLLED BY THE MANUFAC- TURER, BUT AN HONEST TEST CONDUCTED BY REPUTABLE DRUGGISTS. This is the first opportunity the public bas eves had. or probably ever will have, of teating a rencdy for Catarth, Bronchitis and Asthma abso- lutely free. ‘Thouxands of bottles of medicines for other cllments have been given away during but never before in the history of medt- a cure for these dangercus diseases been red to the people without price. The reason 1s No other manufacturer ever had idence enough ip his medicines to such a test. For the past ten ye been acknow by our best medical men that the treatment of diseases of the alr pxssages and lungs by stomach medicines, liquide, sprays, douches and atomizers was practicaily useless, Not only this, but extremely. dangerous, as hun: dreds will testify who bave lost thelr bearing and sense of taste and smell by the use of such remedies. In fact, so thoroughly convinced of this dia the medical profession become that until the discovered but few. if any, regular physicians could be found who would attempt to treat these dise caily. The introduction of “Hy * the Australian Dry Air Cure, to the profession ‘and publle opened 4 new era in treatment of diseaxes of the head, throat and lungs. It was soon found by the doctors that this new gerpicide destroyed at once the disease germs of Catarch, Bronchitis and Asthma; that Coughs and Colds could not exist where it was used. More, over, they discovered that the new method of applying *“Hyomei" was the only one ever knowt by which ell the discased parts of the air pas- sages could be reached. From this time on the use of “Hyomel" by the doctors and the public increased with astonishing rupidity, until today thirty-five hundred physicians and over two hun- red and fiffy thousand People in this country alone are using “‘Hyomei” und testify to its won- derful curative powers. Yet. notwithstanding this great success, there are hundreds in this city who have never tested it, for the reason that they have been humbugged %o often. and so often found that such advertisers bly have something to charge for. It is for the benefit of all the people that the R. T. Booth Co. decided to give away 10,000 bot- “‘Hyomel™ free from the drug stores, and by ‘so doing prove beyond ail doubt and without che penny of expense to them that three daye’ treatment ty the Austrahan Dry Air Cure will give greater rolief to the sufferer than three wonths’ doctoring by any other method. The Free Distribution. On Monday next, January 10, ‘98, ‘Hyomei” will be distributed free to ail the people from the drug stores mentioned below. Look for the name of the store nearest your hom A J. R Majer T. H. Atkinson ith and G ats. n.w. F. 8. Williams Co.. cor. 9th and F ats. n.w. Union § 3534 M st. th and P sts. nw. ave., cor. 11th st. se. A. Dobyns, 2d ry Pharmacy, F 8. . 703 15th st. vw. T. E. Ogram. 1211 Pa. ave. Jebn P. Sullivan, 311 7th st. s.w. ‘Theo. A. T. Judd, 7th and F si Edwin Yarnold, 1222 € st. s.w Whiteside & Walton, 1921 Penna. ave. n. w Hutton & Hilton, cor. 22d and L sts. W. P. Herbst, cor. Penna. ave. Daw, 800 23d, H A. E. Acker, a A. M. Kloczewskt, n.w. cor. 9th and E R lott, 1608 14th st. n.w. . 1400 14th st. nw. . cor. 14th and P ats. . Daniels, 1900 14th st., cor. T n.w ling place n.. ne 9th and H F. J. McDonald, 12th and Hn. Harry T. ‘4th and Mass. HyomeiCuresby Inhalation If is nature's own remedy ‘carrted to all parts of the head, throat end lungs by the air you breathe. It in be taken at al! times and in any place. There is no danj no risk. Your money is re- funded if it fails to relieve. ““Hyomei” Inbaler Outfit. $1.00. Extra Bottles “Hyomel.”” Sdc. “Hyomei” Balm, a wonderful healer, 25c. Sold by all druggists, or seut by mail on receipt of price. THE R. T. BOOTH CO. 23 East 20th St., New Yor BOOTH'S “IYOMEI" Inhaler—the cure Catarrh, Catarrhal Deafness, Asthma, Colds, etc. for sale at MERTZ’S PHARMACY, 11th and F streets. r RECLAIMING ARID LANDS. Commissioner Herman: Favors Amending the Carey Law. Commissioner Hermann of the general land office has prepared an adverse report on the House bill providing for the grant- ing to the respective states of all the arid land within their areas, upon condition that the lands shall be reclaimed for agri- cultural purposes by the states. The report sets forth that under the Carey act of 1804 Congress made grants to the states where- in arid lands are situated not exceeding one million acres to each and that up to this time but few of the states have availed themselves to any extent of the benefits of the law. Those states which have taken limited areas are: Wyoming, 99,057 acres; Montana, 10,632 acres; Idaho, 58,000 acres: Utah, 221,143 acres; Washington, 85,454 acres. In place of the bill proposed, the com- missioner expresses the opinion that the Carey law be so amended as to extend a mere satisfactory guarantee to capital as an inducement to Invest in the reclamation of arid lands under the law, but he disap- proves of the effort to enlarge the quantity of lands which can now be acquired by the states. --—______ IN FAVOR OF A CHANGE. Republicans Who Want the Civil Service Law Modified. A careful poll of the republican members of the House of Representatives is being made with a view to learning exactly how many may be depended on to vote for a re- peal or material modification of the civil service law. The work is being done by the steering committee recently appointed at a republican conference. One man on each delegation has been.assigned to make the poll cf that delegation, first as to the vote for total repeal of the law, second az to the vote for modification of the laws, third as to the vote for a change in the rules. Members who are conducting the canvass say it has shown already from 105 to 110 republican members ready to vote for a change of the law in one form or another. A larger total is expected when the poll ts concluded. -o-—_____ Timber on Indian Lands. Commissioner Hermann of the general land office has addressed a letter to the su- perintendent of logging of dead and down timber at the White Earth Indian agency in Minnesota, notifying him to make public the fact that the disposal of timber under the law will be restricted, so far as the ceded Indian lands are concerned, to such timber as has heretofcre become dead. The notice {s neseasary because of information coming to the land office that there is some danger of 4 iteat HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY Kimball in the Oase of Dr. Decision of Judge : Boteler. Bond for Defendant's Appearance Renewed—Writ of Habeas Corpus May Be Asked For. Dr. W. C. Boteler, charged with crim- inally libeling the Mulford Company of Philadelphia, in a certain publication, the hearing in which was begun yesterday before Judge Kimball, was completed this afternoon, resulting in the defendant being held for the action of the grand jury. The proceedings of today were opened by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Baker in a speech, in which he disputed the con- tention of Mr. Jeffords, of counsel for the defense, that the warrant was fatally de- fective in that the name of the Mulford Company was not correctly stated therein. Mr. Baker said there was but one Mul- ford Company and that its name was cor- rectly stated in the body of the warrant, and that the error in putting the name H. C. Mulford instead of H. K. Mulford, as had been done, was merely surplusage, and the error of the typewriter. He had, ho said, been able to find but one authority to support Mr. Jeffords in his allegation that a private citizen could not libel a Public corperation. : Mr. Baker read from Whartoh on crimi- nal law to prove that a citizen was Hable to prosecution for libeling a bank or com- Fany of business men. Bishop in his work on practice, he said, stated in substance the same conclusions as Wharton had reached. The Bishop case occurred, he said, in Missouri, in which the judges de- cided that the offender could be punished for a libel without an allegation that the corporation referred to has ‘been~ injuré thereby, and that the court of appealso! Missouri stated without hesitation that 2 corporation could be libeled by an indi- vidual and that the latter could be pun- ished therefor. Mr. Baker contended that if the warrant in the present case was defective it was within the power of Judge Kimball to correct the error. Missouri Law Quoted. Referring to the Missouri case Attorney George W. Warder, of counsel for Dr. Bote- ler, said the law of that state described libel as an offense by and against a per- son or persons. The act, he said, defined persons to mean those comprising the gov- ernment of the United States or the state of Missouri or any other state, or any cor- Poration or body politic. He read at great length from the Mis- sotri statutes to prove that Mr. Baker's Position was not tenable. Judge Kimball interrupted Mr. Warder to say that there was not one word in anything ne had read which bore on the question at issue. Mr. Jeffcrds said he had examined a vast number of authorities, and he had not been able to find a single case where a man had been convicted of libeling a corporation. “There is a case right before you,” said Mr. Baker, referring to a book which Mr. Jeffords held open. “I thank my brother Baker for calling my attention to that,” Mr. Jeffords re- sponded, ‘‘and what was the conclusion of the case? Why, the court was reversed and the cause remanded.” “Perhaps the case was reversed and re- manded,” interrupted Judge Kimball, “for some technicality not stated in the report.” Mr. Baker said he believed such was the case. Mr. Jeffords, resuming, said the gov- ernment had intimated what the decision of the court which now had the case before it would be and what would be done wher the writ of habcas corpus shall be sued out. Judge Kimball Denies. “Do you mean,” inquired Judge Kimball, “that I have given any intimation of what my decision will be?” Mr. Jeffords bowed assent. Judge Kimball denied that such was the fact. He said he would do his duty, and had net thought of what another court here might do, nor had he reached any conclusion as to his decision in the matter. “There are,” he went on to say, “but three questions before me. These are: Is the publication complained of a libel? Is the wariant defective? and, can a corpo- ration be libeled?” Mr. Jeffords went on to argue that no libel had been committed. Judge Kimball read the alleged libelous article referred to from the North Ameri- can Medical Review, and in conclusion said he had no doubt that a libel had been pub- lished in the journal. Had the name been printed H. C. Mulford all the way through he would have no doubt that the warrant was totally defective, but the mistake of placing a “C” instead of a “K" was 80 clearly a clerical error that he must rule otherwise. Dr. Boteler's Explanation. Mr. Jeffords said the court had intimated yesterday that he was willing that Dr. Boteler should make an explanation of his part in the matter, and he inquired if the court was still willing to hear the state- ment. “Oh, yes,” the judge responded. A lengthy conference between Dr. Boteler and his counsel followed, at the conclusion of which Mr. Jeffords announced that Dr. Boteler had concluded not to make any statement at this time. Mr. Jeffords asked that Judge Kimball would not announce his decision until Mon- day. Mr. Baker opposed this, and Judge Kimball said he was satisfied that the war- rant was not fatally defective, and that an indictment will lie. The bond given by Dr. Boteler for his appearance today was renewed, with the understanding that he would Monday give a new bond to await the action of the grand jury. a Officers of the Golden Rule Lodge. The following named officers for the en- suing term of Golden Rule Lodge, No. 21, I. O. O. F., were instalied at the meeting held January 4: Noble grand, A. Trundle; vice grand, Jas. E. R. Shaw; R. 8., Wm. A. Taylor (re-elected); P. 8., Levi Nagle; treasurer, Wm. Gibson (re-elected); con- ductor, Jno. W. Hollyday; R. 8. N. G., P. H. Leary; L. 8. N. G., E. G. Skinner; chap- lain, Jos. Burroughs. —— CENTRAL RELIEF COMMITTEE. An Appeal to the Public for Contri- butions to Relieve the Destitute. A meeting of the finance committee which was appointed at a meeting of the central relief committee yesterday was held this afternoon at the office of the chairman, Mr. James E. Fitch, 1406 G street northwest. The following appeal to the pubiic was adopted: To the Public: A balance remaining over from last year’s subscriptions to the poor fund, combined with the unusual mildness of the season, has, until now, rendered un- necessary any appeal this winter by the central reifef committee. The funds are, however, now completely exhausted, and with much destitution already existing, to be greatly increased by the first severe storm or cold weather, the committee are compelled to call upon a gnerous public for immediate contributions, which, it is hoped, will be so liberal as to render un- necessary any special appeals or any house- to-house visitation. All contributions may be sent to Mr. Beriah Wilkins, treasurer, Post building, or to any member of this committee, or to The Evening Star. James E. Fitch, Mary L. D. Macfarland, Cc. _C. Cole, T. A. Lambert, George 8S. Wil- son, B. H. Warner, I. L. Blout, W. R. Woodward, finance committee, ——>——_ Postmaster Hicks’ Case. Postmaster Hicks of Philadelphia ts ex- pected in the city next Tuesday, when the postal officials will take up the matter of the charges which have been made that the postmaster has been making removals in office force for partisan reasons. Many complaints have been made to the civil ser- vice commission regarding these removals, but the post office officials say there has been nothing to show that the changes ‘were not made for the good of the service. ‘The remo made by Postmaster Hicks so far in his administration aggregate it 360, a much smaller number, it is luring the service were made di postmaster. figured brilliantine waists, the blouse effects. Four -lots—on ‘four tables easy payments if you wish. 4 \C.-for waists 8 worth up to $1.50. SOOSOO ES OS SSSECOSS SOOO SCOOSEOCES & 4 est makér of separate waists in this c son’s waists are the styles which have become so Easy payments extended everybody. Greatest purchase of waists 3 ever made by any retail concern. The choicest garments at a fourth to a half price. In keeping with our regular policy of buying big lots where it is advantageous to do so and turning over such purchases to you, at proportionately low prices, we have secured from the great- ountry all his surplus stock of this season’s plaid wool waists, plain black satin waists.and plain and fancy colored taffeta silk waists— and his entire line of “samples”—of the coming season’s styles—consisting of India silk waists, China silk waists, foulard India waists and fancy and changeable taffeta waists. These are the very finest waists manufactured—the most periect-fitting garments to be had— every one as.carefully made and finished as can be—every one perfect without a “flaw.” This sea- popular—the handsome horizontal pleated yokes— The new waists are in those materials and styles which will be fashionable the com- ing season. They all have linen detachable collars. To have such waists offered you at such a time as this at a fourth to a half of the prices which are being asked and which will be asked when the new waists are put on the market is, indeed, won- derful, and we cannot help applauding the cleverness of the waist buyer. on the third floor—conveniently arranged for your choosing. C.=for waists | $ ll :98-for waists | worth up worth up to $2.50. to $5. | Hecht and Company, 515 Seventh Street. Oe ee On sears waists worth up to $8. SOC COSETCE TS? OOF CCE SCOEOH ® 2 4 é ‘ APPEAL FOR LEGISLATION American Federation of Lator Presents a Memorial to Congress. Against Writs of Injunction, Convict Labor, Undesirable Immigration— Favors Eigit-Hour Workday. In compliance with instructions of the annnual conventicn of the American Fed- eration of Labor, held recently at Nash- ville, Tenn., the legislative committee, which is composed of President Gompers, Secretary Morrison and Andrew Furuseth, have prepared a petition to Congress ask- ing for certain legislation deemed essen- tial to the prosperity of the laboring men of this country. The memorial, a copy of which will be at once forwarded to each senator and repre- sentative, is as follows: The rapid indpstriel changes in modern society press heavily:upon those who must toll as wage-wofkers; skill which required years to acquire ‘is often made valueless in @ month. Introjluction of new machinery and new methods cdhtinually throws large numbers into Idjenes$ and want. When by organization and combined ac- tion we seek some felief, we are met by writs of injunct{ong, forbidding us to ad- vise our fellow-wotkers as to the best means to protect our interests; to quit such work as we may at the time be engaged in performing, ‘and, laws already on the statute books are construed and used to compel men to labor, against their will. Again, we are’ brought into competftion with the conviéts df our own or other states, by sundfy afticles being made in the different peral fnstitutions. Imporfation ef Labor. Laborers are fmported’ from other coun- tries to reduce our wages and thereby our standard of living. By these several meth- ods we feel ourselves unduly wronged and oppressed, unable to exercise that inde- pendence becoming to and an indispensable attribute of the laboring people in a demo- cratic country and in modern civilized life. We feel that we have a right to bring our grievances to the attention of and to expect from the law-making power such definite measures of relief as seem most likely to improve our condition and pre- serve our independence and freedom as workers and ‘citizens, and therefore urge your earnest consideration of and your best efforts in enacting into law the following measures: An eight-hour workday on all public works. Such law to provide that all con- tracts or subcontrecta for materials fur- nished or werk done must contain a proviso that eight hours shall be the maximum la- bor of any one individual in any one calen- dar day. Further, that it shall be the duty of officials vested with the power of signing such contract to withhold their signatures until such proviso is inserted therein. In order to stop the indiscriminate and dangerous ‘use of the writ of injunction, we urge the adoption of Senate bill 35. ‘To free those who are yet bondmen un- der our statutes, and in crder that such bondage may not be used as an excuse for extending !t to the workers of other call- ings, we ask the enactment into law of Senate bi!l 95. In order to in some degree lessen the competition of convict labor, we urge the adoption of a law to prohibit the transpor- tutign of prison-made goods from one state into any other state or territory. ‘We urge the adoption of a reasonable law to restrict undesirable immigration, such law to be based upon an educational quall- fication. Ask for Hearing. When the bills on these various subjects are referred to thelr respective committees we shall submit such reasons as seem to us sufficient for the above requests. In conclusion, we submit that we have the right to expect all members of Con- grees to vote in favor of these measures when being finally considered. In addition, however, we hope there may be many will- ing to give special attention and assistance in furtherance of these measures, and as- strances of such may be addressed to eith- er of the undersigned. By order of the seventeenth annual con- vention of the American Federation of La- bor, held at Nashville, Tenn., December 13-21, 1897. ‘The circular is signed*by Samuel Gomp- ers, president A. F. of L.; Frank Morrison, secretary; Andrew Furuseth, iegislative committee. oe BLACK WILL. NOT PARDON McKANE. Gravesend Bots Must Serve Out His Term if Prison. * An Associated Press dispatch from Al- bany, N. Y., says: Despite the rumors to the contrary, Governor Black will not par- don .or comniuté the/sentence of John Y. McKane, whose term of seven years’ im- prisonment in Sing Sing will expire next April. z —___+-e+____ Nomingtions Confirmed. The Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed the following romifations, in addition to that of Mr. Aulitk Pglmer, marshal for the District of Colymbia, reported in The Star yesterday; To be Unite@ States consuls—John C. Biltheimer of Indi: at Zanzibar, Zanzi- bar; I. B. Myers of Indiana, at Saint John, N. B.; George L. Darte of Pennsylvania, at Martinique, West Indies. Henry 8. Pritchett of Missouri, superin- tendent of the United Stages coast and geo- detic survey; A. C. Tonner of Canton, Ohio, assistant commissioner of Indian affairs; ‘Thomas B, Needles of Nashville, Ill, a commissioner to negotiate with the Indians of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Muskogee or Creek and Seminole nations; Andrew J. Duncan of Cleveland, Ohio, to be an Indian inspector; F. O. Getchell In- dian agent, Devil’s Lake agency, N. D.; T. Jay Buford, Indian agent at Silentz agency, Ore.; D. H. George, Indian agent at Green- bay agency, Wis.; J. H. Sutherland, Indian agent at White Earth agency, > and Arthur L. Thomas, postmaster at Salt Lake City, Utah. Fre ee A movement is on foot to change the capital of Alabama from Montgomery to ‘Birmingham, CONTINUOUS RAILS. How the Effect of Contraction and Expansion is Manifested. People who have watched the busy gangs of men engaged in preparing for the in- stallation of the underground electric sys- tem on the Capital Traction railroad bave no doubt been interested in the process followed in welding the rails. The result of this process, as is well known, is a con- tinuous rail, over which the cars rove with greater smoothness than over tracks composed of separate rails. As the work of welding is done on the street, some de- tails are perfected in the open air involv- ing processes which are usually followed only under roof. The old joint is first taken off the rails, then the dirt and rust on the rails are thoroughly removed. A piece of iron is driven between the ends of the two rails, wedging them tightly and bringing them to the true line and grade. A mold of cast iron is made in halves, about fifteen inches long and three or four inches wide, which are clamped together at the joint. Sand is tamped around to avoid any leak- age of the metal, and then the molten metal, obtained from pcrtabl2 furnaces, is poured into the mold. In two or three minutes the mold is removed, leaving the joint impact avout the rail. After cooling, any unevenness on the rail is filed off. and then the process of welding is tintshed. lt is, of course, understood that iron rails expand and contract under in‘luence of the temperature of the air, and no doubt @ great many people wonder how this welding of the rails is consistent with tais established law of metals. It is found as the result of experiments that in case of iron rails imbedded in con- crete and fastened on iron yokes, as is the case with the rails on this road, that the contraction and expansion of the iron 1s confined to the sectional area of the rail. Some interesting experiments were made by Mr. A. J. Moxham at Johnstown, Pa., in regard to the effect of temperature on continuous rails, and the results of his ob- servation were given in a paper which was read several years ago before the American Street Railway Association. The conclu- sions reached by Mr. Moxham are as fol- lows: “The experiment has proved absolutely and beyond cavil that it (the rail) is re- strained and held by the surface friction of the surrounding roadbed. From first to last, from a temperature of 22 degrees be- low freezing point (or 10 degrees) to a temperature of 80 degrees above freezing point (or 121 degrees), extending from March to August, there was absolutely no movement of the track out of place. Even at the ends was this true; proving that not only will the roadbed hold the track as a complete structure, but that it will do it consecutively. Once bedded, it will hold a rail ten feet or thirty feet, as well as one 1,100 feet. On this point there is no room for error. The expansion in 1,100 feet, if not neutralized, would equal 5% inches, under the conditions here stated, and 5% inches would throw the rail out of line fourteen feet, if it were held at the ends and permitted to bow in the center. An expansion of one rail would mean about six inches in thirty feet out of line. The query arises, Vhat has become of it? It is existent, and, like all force, it would flow to the point of least resistance. In case of a street rail, buried in the roadbed, it is reasonable to believe this point is in a minute enlargement and reduction of the sectional area of the rail.” >— CIVILITY TO SUBORDINATES. Line Laid Down for Navy Yard Fore- men. Secretary Long is rot altogether satisfied with the language used by navy yard fore- men to their subordinates, as is shown by the following letter, addressed to the com- mandant of the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal.: “Referring to the investigation made by Lieut. J. J. Knapp, U. 8. N., in obedience to the Gcpartment’s orders of November 9, 1897, while the report of Lieut. Knapp shows that no change is necessary among the foremen, the department is not at all satisfied that Foreman Laborer W. I. Sar- gent, in the department of yards and docks, and Master Joiner Robert Hood, Master Painter Gillard and Quarterman Laborer- in-Charge John Shean, in the department of construction and repair, have not been in the habit of using language which is properly subject to criticism. In their lan guage and bearing toward the veterans and other employes the department expects them to avoid offensiveness. It should be borne in mind that foremen can be firm and get the best work out of their men ing language. Persons to whom power and ing language. ePrsons to whom power and authority sre given over subordinates should conduct themselves in manner and speech in such a way as to gain the re- spect of those whose work they direct. I want you to call the above named men before you and read this letter to them, and tell them that further offense of thi kind will be considered a reason for their discipline. “The department has confidence in the ability and integrity of Naval Constructor William J. Baxter, U.S.N., and Civil En- gineer R. C. Hollyday, U.S.N., and, so far as it has been informed, has no criticism’ to make concerning the manner in which they have enforced the labor regulations and conducted their work, but it desires you to impress upva their minds that it is ‘their duty, as responsible*heads of depart- /ments, to demand thet their foremen and other men in charge should at all times in their official r2lations be civil in manner and speech toward their subordinates.” . ‘The Post Office Directory. Postmaster Willett will Morday send out by the letter carriers blanks for the pur- pese of securing the addresses of all per- sons in the city to be used in making up the post office directory. The person to whcm these blanks are given is expected to fill it out with ink, inserting the names of all persons, including servants, using Mrs. or Miss as a prefix in case of females, with their own given names in full, who, AGAINST THE GIPSY MOTH Work of Massachusetts for the Extermina- tion of the Pest. Theme Discussed by Dr. L. 0. Howard Before the Biological Society of Washington. The annual address before the Biological Society of Washington was given last night in the lecture room of the Columbian Uni- versity by its president, Dr. L. O. How- ard, of the United States Department of Agriculture and United States National Museum. His subject was “A Great Ex- periment in Economic Entomology; the Work of Massachusetts Against the Gipsy Moth.” Dr. Howard referred to government work which has been performed in different parts of the world against incursions of injurious insects, instancing the work of Russia, the French government in Algeria, the Argen- tne Republic and the United States against destructive grasshoppers and the work of France against the grapevine phyiloxera, comparing them, much to the advantage o Massachusetts, with the work which that state has done during the past six yi against the gipsy moth. He gave an ac- count of the introduction of this injurious insect from Europe in 1869 and of its in- crease and spread, until, in 188), it at- tracted widespread attention, and the state began to appropriate money for its de- struction. He described the work of the various comnussions and told of the great success of the special committee of the state board of agriculture, which has had the work in charge for the last six years. The State Appropriation. The state has already appropriated $775,- 0, Dr. Howard said, and the results down to the present time have been very satis- factory. The insect was found in 1891 to cover a territory of 220 square miles, and through a large portion of this territory it has now become a scarce insect. It still exists, however, in considerable numbers in the woodlands to the northeast of Bos- ton, and work is now being concentrated upon these large “colcnies,” as they ure called. The work is being done mainly by destroying the eggs in the wintertime with crecsote oil, and capturing the caierpillars in the summer under burlap bands placed about the trunks of trees. In the woodland colonies the underorush is thoroughly clear- ed up, the less valuable trees are cut down, the surface of the ground thoroughly burn- ed over and the remaining trees are band- ed with burlap to catch the caterpillars. The steps in this remedial work were de- scribed at some length. ‘The practical aspects of the attempt to exterminate the insect having thus been de- scribed, Dr. Howard spent some time in treating of the discoveries made in the course of the work, which are of scientific interest. He mentioned especially the ex- periments which have teen made in an- alyzing chemically the bodies of caterpil- lars which had fed upon leaves sprayed with arsenical poisons, and showed that the gipsy moth caterpillar is only slightly af- fected by arsenic. In fact, a full-grown caterpillar will eat in proportion to its weight twelve and one-half times as much arsenic as a man can eat before succumb- ing to the effects of the poisoning. Result of Experiments. Another interesting series of experiments was described which were made for the purpose of learning the exact facts regard- ing the peculiar power which the female moths have of attracting the males from a distance. Individual females were caged in wire gauze cages and exposed in the woods. Marked males were liberated at varying distances, and it was found that such males found their way readily to tnese caged females from distances of half au mile. By painting portions of the bodies of both males and females with shellac, it was practically determined that the males lcarned the location of the females by means of their antennae through which they perceived an odor given off by the | body of the female. This perception is pos- sible only through the odor being carried by the wind, and males reach the females cnly against the wind. Dr. Howard showed, that owing to the fact that European insects flourish in an extraordinary degree when once establish- ed in the United States, the attempt to ex- terminate the gipsy moth is even more dif- ficult than an attempt to exterminate a na- tive species, and that, after all, the main feature of biological interest in the work is the success or non-success of the attempt. Work of Great Difficulty. To hold the insect in check would be com- paratively easy, but to wipe it out of ex- istence, to destroy the last individual cater- pillar, is a work of far greater difficulty and of extreme importance. He had noth- ing but praise for the skill and ingenuity displayed by the persons in charge of the work and considered that the state of Mas- sachusetts had not only done a wise thing in undertaking this task, but also a patri- otic thing, since if the insect were allowed to spread it would in the course of time do great damage to other states than Mas. sachusetts. . The lecture was largely attended by rep- resentative scientific men, and was: illus- trated by excellent colored lantern slides. MRS. nee! BRIERLY DISCHARGED. Was a Fa! ire as a Motorwoman oi Electric Road. A dispatch from Middletown, N. Y., yes- terday says: Mrs. Mabel Brierly, who has been motorwoman for the Middletown- Goshen Traction Compagy, was discharged today. The reasons given for this action were that the superintendent considered her a detriment to the service, and the men on ‘the line -were it yesterday Erie railroad, came and tried to get her to return home, but she re- fused to go. 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