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LOCAL MENTION.
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National?David Warfleld In "The Re
turn of Peter Grimm," 8:15 p.m.
Belasco? Sam Bernard in All for the
Tjidles." 8:15 p.m.
Columbia?The Columbia Players in
-His House In Order," 8:15 p.m.
Thane's?Edison'# talking picture* 1
p.m. to 11 p.m.
Poli's?The Poli Players in "A Butter
fly on the Wheel." 8:15 p.m.
Academy?Stock company in "The Cow
boy and the Thief." 8:13 p.m.
Gayety?"The American Beauties'* 8:15
p.m.
Casino?Vaudeville and motion pictures,
1:15. 3, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
Cosmos?Vaudeville and motion pic
t .iresi 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Arcade?Skating rink; morning, after
noon and night.
Garden?Nflolo Traveltalks and motion
pictures, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Tke Wluaii War of Csttlsc Gtrea
a suit of clothes character. Worsteds m
exclusive single patterns. 914 F st.
Th? Pie * the Tktag. Needa't Rather
any further about what to serve for des- |
sert. Just phone M. 4337 or postal
HOLMES' B.VlvFJRY, 107 F. to deliver
any homemade pie you desire fresh from
the bakery. 10r or 3>c.
Kiyert Gaa tUage Repalrlag.
A. Eberly's Sona. 718 7th at. n.w.
C?ai la a Xeeeaalty, Bat Seft
wa'er play* the leading role at the YaJe
laandrr. North is number to call.
Ltnc. I2W. Opea All Line. 1237.
Tyree's, 15th and H sts n.e. Dmgglsts.
r%,,mi Vmmr Wait Ad to The Star.
Main 3*40.
FLEEING COLORED MAN
IS CAUSE OF COMMOTION
Chased Across Aqueduct Bridge
When Threatened With Arrest
on Theft Charge.
Believing s colored man who was being
pursued by police-men near the Virginia
aide of the Aqueduct bridge was wanted
on a serious charge late yesterday after
noon. a mob chased and caught him, and
he was being handled roughly when the
officers Interfered and arrested him.
The man in arrest says he is William
3 taxis ton of 1611 11th street northwest
He is locked up at the seventh precinct
police station on a charge of attempting
to assault Policeman Burke with a knife,
and also on four charges of stealing bi
cycles.
Charge Made by Boys.
Several days ago Policeman Burke ar
rested two colored boys on suspicion that
they had been stealing bicycles. They told
the officer they had purchased the wheels
from a colored man in Virginia. Tester
day afternoon the two boys accompa
nied the officer for the purpose. If pos
sible. of Identifying the man from whom
they declared they had bought the wheels.
While the trio were on the bridge, it is
stated. Hariston rode by on a wheel, and
one of the boys told Policeman Burke
that he was the man who had sold them
the bicycles alleged to have been stolen.
The policeman mounted his wheel and
started after Hariston. Just as he rode
beside the colored man, it is alleged, the
latter drew a knife from his pocket and
attempted to cut the policeman, then rode
away.
Officer Starts Chase.
Burke started in pursuit of the fugitive.
When Hariston reached the Virginia side
of the bridge a mob, seeing the officer
chasing him, also went in pursuit. Dep
uty Sheriffs Palmer and Caton of Vir
ginia joined Burke in the chase, and
after a short run Hariston waa captured.
He was taken to police headquarters
this morning, where he was measured
and photographed by the Bertillon sys
tem. He "will be given a hearing in the
Police Court tomorrow morning.
INDOOR GYM MEET.
Rosendall Best of Trinity Club's
Tourney Last Night.
A very successful indoor gym meet
was held last evening by Trinity Young
Men's Club at the Southeast Y. M. C. A.
gymnasium. All the events were very
warmly contested, and the interest was
kept at top notch at all times. Rosen
dall, with ten points, carried off the
medal, being followed closely by Spivey
and H. McClay with eight each. The
events and winners were as follows:
Potato race?First, McClay; second.
Spivey; third. Holt.
Hop, step and jump?First. Rosendall;
second, Nuasear; third, Payne.
High jump?First, Rosendall; second.
Payne; third. H. McClay.
Basket ball throw?First. Van Sant;
second. Piayne; third. H. McClay.
220-yard dash?First, Spivey; second.
Holt; third. H. McClay.
ARBEST SURPRISES YOUTH.
Wealthy Dallas Man's Son Discredits
Telegram Asking Detention.
Arrested and held in custody as an al
leged fugitive from his home in Dallas,
Tex.. John C. Weaver, jr., sixteen years
old. refuses to believe that his father
<-aused his arrest, although a dispatch
from Dallas purporting to have been sent
by his father was shown him. John C.
Weaver, sr., who is said to be a mil
lionaire. is president of the Brlggs
Weaver Machine Company at Dallas.
Detective Weedon went to the New Wil
lard last night about 9 o'clock, expecting
to And the boy. The latter was not In his
r"om, and it was not until about midnight
w hen l:e appeared.
"Hello. Weaver," the detective said to
the alleged fugitive from home as the
latter entered th* door.
'You have the better of me,'' said
Weaver, extending his hand ar.d greeting
t-ie detective.
"I'm a detective." said Weedon. "and
1 want you to walk over to the office."
Young Weaver was astonished when he
i'arned he was under arrest. There was
a mistake somewhere, he said, for he
?as certain his father had not requested
hi?1 arrest.
"Some other person must have sent the
i: eas&ge." he said.
Young Weaver said he had left home
because he did nut get along well with
Ins stepmother. His father knew he was
i,.jlng to visit Ms sister in Baltimore, he
declared, having gtv**n him permission to
?.'?? so. Two days ago. he stated, he came
liTe to ae** some Dallas friends and had
ti tended to return to Baltimore in a day
v two.
Lieut. Hartley was told bv the boy
t Mat he has a number of relatives in this
fiction. He entered a mild protect
Hxainst his arrest. He went to head
o carters without creating a scene, how
ever and was later sent to the house of
detention.
Bethel Association Elects Officers.
S. M. Dudley was elected president of
the Bethel Library and Historical Associa
t on at the annual meeting of that organ
isation, held last night at Metropolitan
A. M. p. Church. Other officers elected
w ere: Miss M. A^ U. Madre. first vice
: -evident; R. A. Tucker. second vice
jv.esident; Miss A J>. Bell, recording see
j?!tar.\: ti G. Kvar.s. corresponding sec
retary; Mits Mattle A fi. Bowel). Ireus
v.rer; William If. lUcliards, t#?cturer and
counselor; Miss Pa-tho:!i:i Woodson, 1!
fear*an: Rev. IV. T. N. Koss. haplain
and Charles W Hale, sergcant-at-arms.
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CHARGES DISCRIMINATION
IN NEW PHONE RATES
D. E. Stephan Asks Investiga
tion by Interstate Com
merce Commission.
"Disc rim inatory" and "unreasonable"
is the characterization given the new
telephone rates applying to subscribers
in Highland Park, Bethesda, Mont
gomery county, Md., in the complaint
of D. E. Stephan against the Chesa
peake and Potomac Telephone Com pany,
filed with the interstate commerce com
mission. The complainant charges that
the telephone company has refused to
give him service on the same terms
with others.
Declaring that one of the inducements
upon which he purchased property at
Highland Park was the privilege of se
curing telephone service at the rate of
$2 a month for rental for service on a
four-party line with unlimited calls to
any telephone connected with the Cleve
land exchange, without any additional or
toll charges, the complainant says that
the rates were maintained until April
12, li>13. He further asserts that for
calls to other exchanges in Washington
he was charged an additional 10 cents
for each local call of five minutes or
less, but that incoming calls from any
exchange In the District were at the
regular District rate.
Boundary Lines Established.
However, he continues, the telephone |
company has established boundary lines '
in Maryland as the limit of the territory j
within which telephone subscribers may
obtain service direct with the Washing- I
ton exchanges at the regular rates.
This line, according to the complaint, is
north of the District boundary line. Be
tween this line and the District of Co
lumbia line, the complaint continues, "all
telephones in Maryland will be connected '
with an exchange now known as the j
Cleveland exchange ? * ? and that tel- ,
ephone servlcc will be furnished to all I
subscribers within this Maryland terri- j
tory. who are situated In Maryland and j
within a one-mile radius from Chevy |
Chase Circle, at the same initial rates
and under the same conditions as are I
telephone service charges and privileges i
within the District of Columbia, plus a I
.minimum charge, for mileage oniy, to
telephone subscribers in locations beyond
this one-mile radius, but still southerly
of and within this contemplated boun
dary." It Is also understood, the com
plaint further sets out, that all tele
phones within this Maryland territory
may call or be called by all other Mary
land or District telephones connected
with any and all other telephone
exchanges that are located within the
District of Columbia without any addi
tional or toll charge.
Cites Discrimination.
The complainant says he will show the
commission that there are certain loca
tions north of this proposed boundary
which are closer to the circumference of
this circle and which are also nearer the
District line than are certain parts of the
territory south of the contemplated boun
dary. He says this discrimination is due
to the irregularity of the boundary and
the inconsistent and discriminatory way
in which it is established. He says fur
ther that even though these near places
are in the same general direction from
Washington and are more thickly settled
than some of the territory south of this
boundary, the defendant contends that
all subscribers within this area must be
connected with what is known as a Mary- j
land telephone exchange, which the com
plainant says is not adequate to his re
quirements.
It is asserted in the complaint that it
is proposed to charge 5 cents for each
five-minute call from these "nearer" tele
phones to any telephone connected with
any of the District exchanges. He says
he further understands that where a call
is made from any of the telepliones in the
territory south of the proposed line when
connected with the District exchanges to
a station beyond this line, even though
the telephone called is, by direct line,
nearer to the District and the circumfer
ence of the mile radius than is some of
the territory south of this arbitrary line,
there also will be a toil charge of 5 cents.
Asks for Investigation.
The complaint points out that the re
fusal of the defendant company to enter
into a contract on the same terms and
with the same privileges its those ob
tainable by others in Maryland and south
of this line, i6 a discrimination against |
the complainant "and the territory in I
which he lives, resulting in the deprecia-j
tion of its value, all of which he believes
to be a violation" of law. He asks the
commission for an investigation and hear
ing. and that the defendant be required
to extend the limits of the boundary line
to include his property and such other
property as the commission thinks should
be included.
"Interstate H^eelal,** a Xtw Trala <?
Chicago via Baltimore and Ohio. Leaves
Washington 7:35 p.m.. arrives Pittsburgh
4jm a.m., YounRstown *1:35 a.m.. Akron
7:55 a-m. and Chicago 5 p.m.. in time for
western connections Tickets and reser
I vations at ticket offices, Wth st. and X.
Y. ave., rtlfl Pa. ave. and Union station.
Advertisement.
DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT.
Mrs. Ellen Foley Had Besided Here
for Fifty-Five Years.
Mrs. Ellen Foley, widow of Daniel
Foley, and a resident of Washington for
fifty-five years, died Monday at the resi
dence of her sou, John A. Foley, 21 y
street northeast The funeral services
were held this morning at St. Martin's j
i'atholic Chun-h, requiem mass b?ing .->aiii
t?j Kev. Eugene llannan, the pastor ot
ili< church.
Mrs. Fol?-> was born In County Kerry,
irt-land, seventy-nine years uku. She is
?ur\:ved by four son-'. Michael, Thomas,
Daniel and John A., all of whom reside
here. " i
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Senator Hollis Declares It Will
Become Progressive Or
ganization of Nation.
That one of the three political parties?
the republican, the democratic or the pro
gresslve was doomed to extinction, was
the declaration of Senator Henry F. Hol
lis of New Hampshire at a meeting of the
Young Men's Democratic Club at the New
Ebbitt Hotel last evening. "If the Wilson
administration is a success along the
lines laid down in the democratic plat
form the democratic party will become
the great progressive party of the nation,
the bull moose party will disappear and
the republican party will remain the great
conservative party. If the democratic
party fails to remain truly progressive
It will become the co?. ^rvative party, the
republican party will disappear and the
bull moose will become the great pro
gressive party."
"The democratic party," said the speak
er, "appeals to men who work six days
In the week, obey orders, protect their
wives, educate their children, and sit
down after supper to read the newspaper
to And out what their representatives in
Congress have done.
"They are the men who do the work of
the country in time of peace and fight the
battles of the country In time of war, and
cast an uncorrupted ballot on election
day. These are the forgotten millions to
whom we make our appeal."
Touching on the question of labor, lie
said: "I am a believer in labor unions. I
believe that in orderly organizations the
toller has the only chance at all of se
curing from the employer what is his due.
But I do not believe in a reign of dis
order or a recourse to violence with a
disregard of the law."
Several others spoke briefly.
Among Those Present.
Following the meeting a buffet sup
per was served. Among those present
were J. Fred Kelley, "William J. Neale,
William McK. Clayton, Maj. W. C.
Mclntyre, Harvey M. Friend, Bernard
G. Brown. M. C. Bowen, P. T.
Moran, Kyle B. Price, Charles Hof,
Grover C. Kirley. James J. Sweenev,
John S. Davis. Peter C. Garden, Arthur
Small. Joseph D. Byrne, T. C. Hill. H.
O. Middleton. F. A. Porterfield, J.' ij
York, George C. Montgomery, F. Edward
Mitchell, H. Clyde Clark, James K. Fltz
Glbbons. Albert D. Sirams. Martin D. Car
ter, A. C. Joy. E. E. Gasch. B. F. Raines,
R. J. Edwards, J. H. Hamill, J. M. Wood
J. O. Gorreil, P. J. Quigley. W. H. Mc
Mahon, C. S. Eisinger. Robert Stuart,
James I.. Skidmore, Judge Adam E.
Schutz, J. E. Connor, Andrew A. Dips
comb. Adgate Lispcomb, Charles E. Lit
tle, William E. Ryan, James M. Eng
land. G. M. liulse, John G. Campbell.
N. C. Turnage, Dr. C. N. Chipman, John
Keady, D. J. Sullivan, W. C. Wallace, J
J. Dynch C. B. Reynolds, Dafe Pence]
TV. H. Hamilton and ohn D. Willis.
Patron* of the Union Trust Company
15th & II sts., receive li% int. on check
ing and 3% on savings bank accounts.
Both small and large deposits welcomed.
?Advertisement.
COMMITTEE AT LUNCHEON.
Board of Trade Organization Com
bines Pleasure With Business.
About thirty members of the member
ship committee of the Board of Trade
held a luncheon meeting at 12:S0 o'clock
today at the National Hotel. H. Clifford
Bangs, chairman of the committee, pre
sided. Favorable action was taken on
the applications of a number of new
members. 4 w
Members of the membership committee
are confident that by the next annul!
meetmg of the board in November thev
will be able to present a record show
ing tha* they have secured more than
-J5o new members during the past veai
Should this prove to be true President E
H Droop is to give them a dinner In
order to get the dinner the committee
hi!!. Vaye get sevent>' additional mem
bers between now and November, as they
have already secured 180 since the la?t
annual meeting. bl
AD CLUB MAY BEOBGANIZE.
Plans Are Considered by Members
of Capital Organization,
Informal discussion of plans which are
being considered for reorganization was
held by members of the Washington Ad
Club, at a "get-together" meeting held
last night at the Fritz Reuter Hotel. It
is planned to reorganize the club on a
broader basis so as to include all the
business men of the city, directly or in
directly interested in advertising. Details
of the organization will be completed be
tore the next meeting of the club, to be
held about May 15. at the New Ebbitt
. . ,wt4M decided that the present officers
of the club should serve out their full
term in the new organization and that a
delegation should be sent to the national
convention of "ad" clubs to be held In
Baltimore in June. The delegates will
be selected at the next meeting.
Sues Capital Traction Company.
Leon Tobriner, administrator of the
estate of David Pifferling, has filed suit
to recover 110,000 damages from the Capi
tal Traction Company for the death of
ptfferli?S- Mr- Tobriner states that
..cro? ng the company's track Mr.
I lfleriing wa* run over and so severely
injim-d that he died the following day.
ar^es In the operation
of the car.
New York Publisher Coming.
Walter Pulitzer, president of the Pu
litzer Publishing Company of New York,
and nephew of the late Joseph Pulitzer,
is due in Washington tomorrow. He
n?n?nS iPar;t' f?r. soclaI purposes and part
ly on business, in connection with a new
magazine which he is about to launoh.
Other Pebbles
By WALT MASON
Don't think you're the only old boy that is lonely, discouraged,
down-hearted, world-beaten and blue; the world's pretty roomy,
and others are gloomy and galled by their trou
bles as deeply as you. But others are braver;
their souls have the savor of courage undaunted,
the courage that wins; when effort seems futile
and Fortune is brutal, they take what she hands
them and greet her with grins. So Fortune grows
weary of swatting these cheery unquenchable
fellows, who will not repine; these smiling hum
dingers she takes by the fingers and leads them
to regions of roses and wine. But you sit a -
brooding, your eyeballs protruding, your whiskers
awash in a fourflusher's tears, you look, while
you're straining your innards complaining, a
statue of grief from your heels to your ears.
Dame Fortune will spy you, and if she comes nigh you she'll hand
you a brickbat instead of a rose; she hasn't much kindness for men
who have blindness for everything here but their own private woes.
So cut out the grouching and mourning and slouching, and show
you're a scrapper named Scrapperovitch; go forth to your labors like
stout-hearted neighbors, and soon you'll be happy and sassy and rich.
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NEW BRITISH AMBASSADOR
SPENDS BUSY FIRST DAY
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Bice Greets
Callers and Is Ouest
at Dinner.
AMERICAN MINUTE MEN
PLAN TRIP TO GERMANY
Going as Guests of Empire and Will
Participate in Leipsic
Ceremonial.
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice began
his ambassadorial service in the Unit
ed States yesterday with a full day.
He received the complimentary calls
of diplomatic, official and social Wash
ington throughout the morning and
early afternoon, visited the Slate De
partment for the first time later in the
day, and in the evening was a dinner
guest at the Metropolitan Club.
Many callers were old friends, ac- j
qualnted with him when he was a sub- !
secretary of embassy in the regime of '
Ambassador Durand. Even during his
absence at the State Department and
at the dinner given in his honor vis
itors continued to call at the embassy.
The military attache of the embassy,
Col. Moreton Gage, was the host of the
ambassador at the Metropolitan Club
dinner. A party of fourteen dined.
These included Lord Percy Eustace,
Alfred Mitchell Innes, counselor of the
embassy; other members of the em
bassy staff. Arthur Willett, Washing
ton correspondent of the London
Times, and invited guests.
Ambassador Spring-Rice not only ar
ranged with Acting Secretary of State
Moore for his presentation to the
President, but entered into a confer
ence on relations between Great Brit
ain and the United States. What sub
jects were discussed neither the State
Department nor the embassy would di
vulge. The ambassador was closeted
with Mr. Moore for more than an hour.
Advice to Prospective Bridegroom*.
Hire the carriages at Downey's, 1620 L st.
?Advertisement.
WILLS FILED FOX PROBATE.
Widow Gets the Entire Estate of
Scott A. Swearingen.
The w iil of Scott A. Swearingen, dated
February 4, 1913, has been filed for pro
bate. It provides that the entire estate
go to his widow, Carrie H. Swearingen,
and names her as executrix.
Mrs. Isabel M. Park is named as sole
beneficiary of the estate of her husband,
Cassius M. Park, by the terms of the
latter's will. The document was execut
ed January 6 last.
Samuel Dean, by his will dated Jan
uary 23, 1905, leaves a life interest In his
real estate to his wife, Martha Dean. At
her death the east half of the property
is given to his grandson, Samuel Dean.
The other portion is to be sold and the
proceeds distributed among his children
and certain grandchildren.
Another will of Isaac Herman has 'been
offered for probate. It is dated February
G last, one week after the execution of
the will recently filed. It directs that his
entire estate go to his wife, Fannie Her
man, and nominates her as executrix.
Announcement was made last night by
Col. M. A. Winter, commander-in-chief of
the organization, of the names of nine of
the fifteen members of the Minute Men
of the United States, composed of de
scendants of the first American soldiers
of the revolutionary war, who are to
visit Germany this summer. Col. Winter
has a large number of applicants from
which he will select the remaining six
officers to make the trip.
Listed for the Trip.
Those announced last night were Maj.
E. T. Paull, sccond in command; Maj.
D. L. Rice, paymaster general; Capt. W.
H. Wunder, adjutant; Capt. John S. M.
Zimmerman, inspector: Capt. Aloph Gude,
regimental paymaster; Capt. F H. Kra
mer, regimental commissary; Capt. Vic
tor J. Evans, special aid on staff of com
mander-ln-chief; Capt. D. W. Thayer,
special aid-de-camp, and Capt. J. Walter
Mitchell, special ald-de-camp. Col. Win
ter also will make the trip.
The Minute Men will sail for Germany
August 19 and will return October li5.
They will go as a guard of honor to the
Kriegerbund. the veterans of the Franco
German war who live In the United
States. At the same time they will be
the color guard to the American flag to
be carried on the trip.
To Attend Unveiling.
They will participate in the unveiling
of the monument at Leipsic in honor of
the centennial of the anniversary of free
dom of all German states from the Na
poleonic yoke.
The Minute Men will go into camp with
one of the great German army corps on
the maneuver fields near Breslau from
September 4 to in. They will place a
wreath on the mausoleum of Bismarck in
Frlertrichsrub.
They will be the guests of the German
empire, and many uanquets are planned
in their honor.
WEST VIRGINIANS FEAST.
PUPILS IN TABLEAUX.
Western High School to Entertain
Two Evenings This Week.
"The Old World in the New" is the
subject of tableaux which pupils of the
Western High School have arranged to
give as their annual spring entertain
ment, to be held at the school Friday
and Saturday evenings. The tableaux
will depict scenes in the various col
onies In this country when it was
young.
The committees in charge of the en
tertainment are: Executive, Misses M
Elsie Turner. Bernice Randall, Ellen
1L Thomas; G. R. Devitt, Harold Dut
ton, Henry Fisher and Edward Light
foot finance, Elmer S. Newton. E. W.
Matthews, 1. W. Huntzberger and Mrs.
I. O. Young; refreshments. Misses Ru
pil, Thonssen, Wallace and E. K. Brand
enburg and Mr. Priest; program, Alli
son F, H. Scott, Harold H. Dutton,
Woodward Olcott and Meyer Helschman.
Congressional Delegation Guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Livingstone.
The entire congressional icpresentation
from West Virginia, Including Senators
William E. Chilton and Nathan E. Goff
and Representatives Howard Sutherland,
J. William Davis, William G. Brown, jr.,
S. B. Ann is, H. H. Moss and James A.
Hughes, were the guests at a dinner in
their honor last night at the New Wil
lard, tendered by Colin H. Livingstone
and Mrs. Livingstone. Gov. Hatfield and
members of his staff also were present.
Mr. Livingstone is a member of the gov
ernor's staff, being an aid-de-camp, an
honorary office he has held under the
West Virginia governors for a number of
years. ,
A musical followed the dinner. Miss
Sherier sang a song eulogistic of the
state, entitled "West Virginia," the words
of which were written t?y Col. John A.
Joyce, the music having been composed
by Lieut. Santelmann, director of the
Marine Band. Miss Mabel Ksselstyn of
New York, a schoolgirl friend of Mrs.
Livingstone, also sang several selections.
Miss Elizabeth Forney danced the spring
song and shadow dance from "Peer
Gynt."
MORE PAY FOR PHONE GIRLS.
Report of Shooting Startles Solons.
Reports that a man had been shot dur
ing a tight somewhere in the basement
of the Senate yesterday afternoon creat
ed a mild excitement in the Senate wing
of the Capitol. It turned out, however,
that the only shot fired had been aimed
at a dog, supposedly mad. and that the
?hot was tired by one of the policemen.
Increase and Bonuses for Operators
Effective Tomorrow.
May 1 will be a day that will long be
remembered by the local telephone
operators, for on that date will go into
effect changes involving wage Increases,
additional pay for overtime and annual
bonuses for those in the service more
than two years. These changes conform
with the new scale recently effective in
New York and Philadelphia.
Operators who liave been with the
company from two to five years will re
ceive a yearly bonus of *-*5; those who
have served from five to ten years. |50,
and those who have served more than
ten years, ?100. The bonuses will be
paid on the anniversary of the date
each girl entered the service.
\
BUSY MONTH AHEAD
IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS
Many Events Planned for May
Which Will Keep Pupils
Occupied.
Tomorrow will begin a month that will |
probably prove one of the busiest in the 1
calendar of the District schools this year, .
although June, with its commencement
exercises, class and senior night festivi
ties and alumni excursions, will also i>e a
busy month. Following is the schedule
of events already planned:
May 2 and r.?German play, "Konig
Drosselbart," will be given by Eastern
High School pupils, at the school, and
"The Old World in the New" will be
given by pupils of Western High School.
May tt?Annual White l^ot review of
the high school cadet regiment. Secre
tary of War Garrison will act as review
ing officer.
May 7?Annual spring lunch of the Cen
tral High School will be held.
Annual Indoor Rifle Shoot.
May 9 and 10?Annual indoor rifle shoot
of the public schools of the District will
be held at the Center Market Armory of
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia. Winners will receive trophies
won in these events, probably in May.
May 16 or 19?"Peace day" will be ob
served in the public schools. The regular
day is May 18, but owing to the fact that
it falls on Sunday either the preceding
Friday or the following Monday will be
designated.
Mav 19 and 30?Annual competitive drill
' of the high school cadet regiment will be
1 held al American league Base Ball Park,
i This is the greatest ev*ent in the regi
ment's calendar.
May 22?Annual competitive drill of the
separate battalion of the high school
cadets.
Field Day and Festival.
May S3?The public school field day and
festival will be held at American League
Base Ball Park. Between seven and
eight thousand children will take part
in this event, which will be the largest
affair of its character ever held in this
cKy.
Dates of commencement exercjses and
other relative festivities have not yet been
set. These will fall in June, however,
and exercises will be held by ti?e white
normal, high and eighth grade schools
and by the corresponding schools for col
ored pupils. The eighth grades of each
division will hold joint exercises, the total
of all the exercises to be held by both
white and colored schools being twenty
three.
COUNCILMEN ARE NOMINATED.
Citizens of Takoma Park, Md., Name
Slate at Meeting.
In accordance with a resolution of the
mayor and council of Takoma Park, Md.,
adopted at the regular meeting of the
council April 14. a meeting of the cit
izens was held in the Presbyterian
Church Monday evening for the purpose of
nominating candidates for councllmen to
succeed James H. Van Horten. H. E.
Rogers and E. E. Blodgett.
Ben G. Davis was elected permanent
chairman of the meeting and J. Bond
Smith was chosen secretary. The follow
ing were nominated for councllmen:
E. E. Blodgett, F. L. Lewton. H. E. Rog
ers, Bernard R. Holmes, H. W. Selierger, I
J. W. Austin.
GOLDEN EAGLES ENTERTAIN.
Musical Program Given Under Aus
pices of Monarch Castle.
Monarch Castle, No. 2, Knights of the
Golden Eagle, gave an entertainment
at their hall, 5th and G streets north
west, last evening. The program in
cluded music by the Postal. Station G.
Instrumental Quartet, consisting of C.
H. Scott, cornet: G. W. Montague, vio
lin: J. J. Fraber, ptano, and R. A. Gib
son, Baxophone; baritone solo. William
Kelly, accompanied by Benjamin Gor
don; soprano solo. Miss Alary Miller,
accompanied by Mrs. Mary Miller: song
and fancv dancing by Miss Gladys
Phoebus: 'piano solo by Miss Mildred
Phoebus, and tenor solo by Richard
Hart, accompanied by Benjamin Gor
don.
A feature of the entertainment was
a playlet entitled "April Fool. The
east included Milton J. Ernest. illiam
E. Bruder and Louis C. Voegler. Re
freshments were served at the con
clusion of the performance.
HIS $800 RING STOLEN.
Brooklyn Man Left It on Washstand
at Union Station.
J. M. Kennedy of Brooklyn. X. Y.. yes
terday afternoon reported to the police
that he had been relieved of a ring set
with two diamonds and three rubies.
Kennedy told Detective Sears that the
ring is worth $800 and that it was taken
from the washstand in the Union station
while he was washing his hands.
Mrs. George Raff. 1811 21st street north
west, last night asked the police to re
cover a ring worth $300 that was taken
from her house yesterday or the day be
fore. She last saw the ring about 4
o'clock Monday afternoon, she stated, and
she thinks it was taken by some person
who found the door open and sneaked
into the house.
Ossian Hall Estate Sold.
The "Ossian Hall estate,'* comprising
about r>70 acres and lying live miles west
of Fairfax Court House, has been sold
to John Campbell of 172?i P street north
west. It is stated by the brokers who
sold the estate that the consideration was
$20,000. At one tinn Ossian Hall was one
of the best known country places 'n Vir
ginia, Calhoun, Webster and Lafajetie
having been entertained there. ?
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CITY ITEMS.
<;? Zo, 7 \ jo Pkic.; Potaten, Htc Pk.(
3 loaves Bread, 10c; Corn, 5c can; To
matoes, Sc can; Jellycon. T1^' pkg.; Cap.
'City Biscuits, 4c pkn.: Mackerel. lOc;
12 lbs. Meal, 3>c: Evap. Apples, ??c. pkg.:
Evap. Peaches. Ho lb.; Pound Cake, ltle
lb.; F*ruit Cake. ltic lb.; Bice, He lb. The
J. T. D. Pyles stores.
"Fi?*cp," \lhlo Travel Talk at (.ardrm,
today, Thurs. Feature photoplays. Or
chestra of ten.
Higkb Important t? Every Mas
is the age of his beer. You set perfectly
matured beer when you order HEURICH'S
Maerzen and Senate. Always 6 to 10
months old. 2 doz. *1.75. *Laser, $1.50).
Bottle rebate, r*>c. Write or Tel. West DX*?.
The Knuntats Pea Shop ('area Mirk IV
Experts to wait on you. 1421 Pa. ave
MilUvork Price* Are Alway? Lowest
here. Tel. X. 1173 for estimates. Auto
truck delivery. Eisinger Bros., 2109 7th.
Potatoes, 15e Pk.? Mle Sack Flour, 39et
Grapefruit. 7c; Sweet Potatoes, 25c Vi pk.;
Lemons, 15c doz.; "Choice Apples, 35c pk.;
Spinach. Joe pk.; Eggs, 22c; Roast
Beef, 15c lb.; Rib Lamb Chops. 2?c lb.;
Veal Cutlet. 25c lb ; 4 to 8 lb. Mild Su
gar Cured Hams?the best. l!2e lb.; Ar
mour's Hams <8 to 12 lb.>. Ilk- lb.; Por
terhouse Steak. 25c lb. Phone N. 2HJ4.
Excelsior MarKet, 2002 7th st. n.w. Op
posite ball park.
Renew the Day* of Yoar Youth.
"DICK W HITTI Nfx iK)N AND HIS
CAT." Today. Virginia.
Gariea Tools of Staadard Quality.
Right prices. Ruppert. 1021 7th st n.i
' Old Eafraviaca, Aatagraph Letters*
historical portraits bought and sold.
Heitmuller Art Co., 1307 14tli st. n.w.
Aaythlaf to Sell*
Include it in Saturday's Auction Sale
at Weschler's, 920 Pa. ave. n.w. Good
results. Prompt returns. Phone M. 1282.
| Sofoa BaUag
Superior to any other at any price.
25c a pound.
Booklet on Safe la\
Send tor one. A. F. FOX CO., 1311 H.
r ?
Phoae Year Waat Ad to The St
i Main 244Q.
ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK.
j Assistant Secretary Booked to Ad
dress Lodge of Kachinists.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secre
tary of the navy, is scheduled to deliver
an address at an informal smoker and
supper to be held tonight by Columbia
Lodge, No. 174, of the International As
sociation of Machinists at Naval Lodge
Hall, 4th street and Pennsylvania ave
nue southeast. Others who have been
invited to attend the supper are Senator
William E. Borah of Idaho, Senator Mar
tine of New Jersey. Representative F. R.
Bathrick of Ohio. Representative Edward
Keating of Colorado, Representative
Frank Buchanan of Illinois, Representa
tive Walter L. Hensiey of Missouri and
Representative J. W. Bryan of Washing
ton.
Columbia Lodge has about 1.200 mem
bers. all exclusively engaged in the gov
ernment service.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements is as follows: P. V. Hall, E.
R Nussear. J F. Waterbor. .T. O. Mon
tague, J. W. Schwenck, M. Horton and
Emmett L. Adams.
PULMOTOR SAVES HER.
Quick Action Resuscitates Mrs.
Amanda Martin, Overcome by Gas.
Mrs. Amanda Martin, seventy-nine
years old. was accidentally overcome
by tfas yesterday afternoon while pre
paring dinner on a gas stove at her
home, 610 1 street norths est. She was
unconscious when her husband, \N illiam
P. Martin, found her, and it was only
by quick action on the part of l>r Boyce
of the Emergency Hospital stafT that
she was resuscitated. The physician ap
plied the pulmotor to induce respiration,
and worked on the patient all the way
from her home to the hospital.
Gas escaped from a leaky tube and
the closed door of the small kitchen con
fined it to the room. Mr. Martin en
tered the kitchen about 5:30 o'clock and
found his wife unconscious. Gas fumes
had killed two canary birds, his wife's
pets, and Mrs. Martin probably would
have been soon beyond medical aid.
At Emergency Hospital it was report
ed this morning that Mrs. Mart.n ?wits
recovering.
"Everything for the Kitchen."
[)uparquet, Huot
& Monetise Co."
Ladd Eg% Beater
- The simplest and most effective
Beater that's made. I'n- mi
equaled for all beating -4}
operations. Special
Supplies for cooks and Iwtchers? Scales,
Saws, Knives. Steels. Meat Grinder*,
Meat Blocks, etc.
1220 H Street N.W.
Retail. Henry Hammond. Mgr.
Hodges9 Idea
IS HIGH-CLA88 BOOKBINDING
AT A MODERATE ?X>ST.
BOOKS BOt'ND IN O, lf>
It A I.I'-MOROCCO
THE BIG BOOK BINDERY,
Star Busldnmig Annex.
PROTECT YOUR CLOTHING!
Krfim moths "ith Tar f'a|?r. Tar ami ? edar
Mothprvnif BEverything in Blank Buoks,
Paper and st;i<l*>ncry.
The E. Morrison Paper Co.
ok THi' district or Columbia.
lt<? PA. AVB. N.W.
*' J
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High-grade j
Player-Piano, J
This is Just
about half
the original
cost
Don't buy m cIwhp l'l?T?r-Pl?iKt- tietter
buy thla 11izh-arrrKtc I'iaycr. which ha?
!>ecn wry carefully uwed and iv in excel
lent condition niunicitliy -it witl rive you
perfect satisfaction. It-autiful nialtotany
caw. linniirtoiii'' tfnrb scarf. t'J
rolls of niu*ic all Included for t?ti>'
year's timing aud free delivery .
C7CaU awl t.ce sniuc of our other ?|>c
dal factory bargain!-.
F. G. Smith Piano Qo.v
Bradbury bide.. 121/ F St t
6 " "j * " 'O
HEALTH CANDIES 100% PL RE.
Milk Chocolate
Trinities, 40c Lb.
Thes* arc not merely a delirtoua
candy?tliey arc a Candj--Triumph.
120^-1203 G St.
Fountain Drinks. Phone M. 737.
One Pair of Eyes
For a Lifetime
?Take care of tb"m. If they hurt you
the least lilt ?ee me at once. PRER EX
AMINATION Tt) ALL. Expert (wtIcd.
Reasonable prices. Optical and PkW?- 1
graphic Supplies.
11 Geo. A. Baker Optica] Co.;!
717 14th st. n.w.
Eyesight Spocinjiat. ij
The Leese Modern
Optical Factory
IS EQI'IPPED TO PROIHCE KYEOLASSES
TO MEET EVEBV It KOI IREMKNT. HAVW
VOIR OCI'LIST PRESCRIPTION 1TLIJ"D
HERE AND VOL WILL OET THE HEM'
SERVICE.
M. A. LEESE orriCAI-<x>
614 ?th St.
??Specialists in I'layer-Pianoa."
I R guarantee, backed
by the guarantee of
the Aeolian Company,
goes with every genuine
"Pianola"' player-piano.
The "PIANOLA"
is a player - piano,
but all player-pianos
are NOT "PIANOLAS."
XlclBiWe RepnrsentatSfa?,
0. J. De Moll & Co.,
12th& GSts. ??i?S,e.'SS.h
GORDON'S 0_ .
5 DRY GIN oUC |
31
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'?j DUFFY'S __ ?
1 Malt WHISKY.75C [
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5 Christian Xander's, ?
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909 Seventh Street.
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Is Your
Sight Bad?
The trouble may be only alight. and
easily corrected if you come to oe at one*.
Treatment and perfectly fit t?*?J glasses by
expert optician. Low prices a charge ac- j
count if you wish
CrH\\'APT7 Optician und Jeweler,
V\ /\IY I seventh St. N.W.
1S80? EstaMiahed 23 year?-1913.
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of wealth for
business men who
will follow our
ideas on advertising.
We write the
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make advertising
good advertising.
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