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The Washington herald., 1911-11-16
HOMECOMING BANQUET HELD.
Sixth Presbyterian Church Scene of
Ffftieth Annual Event.

More than 800 persons were served be-
tween the hours of and 10 O'Clock last
evening at the fiftieth annual homecom-
ing banquet at the Sixth Presbyterian
Church. Sixth and streets southwest
Eleven barrels of oysters were required
to satisfy the hungry diners, in addition
TO roast turkey and many dainties on the
menu. The banquet tables were spread in
the Sunday school room of the church,
which was turned into a beautiful ban
quet hall.
As the banquet was continuous from
to 10 o'clock, there was no toastmas-
ter and as the various diners finished
they gathered in little groups and dis
cussed the growth and prosperity of their
church. A large sum was realized for the
benefit of the church NJ. A. Skinner was
the chairman Of the arrangements for
the event.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-16
Why Men
Desert Wives
A Large Per Cent of the Wife De.
sertions and Divorces Due to
Female Weakness.

This is the story of one who knows:
L should have taken better care of
myself, 1 suppose. I was sick, suffer
ing, and Respondent. No one but a
woman who has suffered as 1 have can
ever know how terrible was my suffer-
Ing. I was irritable. nervous and could
not be to my husband the loving, care
free, pleasant dispositioned wife that
[ once was
The Washington herald., 1911-11-16
Hopes to Succeed Senator CuIIom.

Col. ]. Hamilton Lewis, of Chicago,
Democratic candidate for the United
States Senate from Illinois, called at
the White House yesterday and declared
that he believed IT possible to carry rho
State. He said that he was going before
the Democratic primaries in April, and
IL he was the choice at that time he
was satisfied he would succeed Senator
Cullom.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-16
LEARN ABOUT FOOD.
Public School Teachers Visit show
Mt Convention Hall

Public School Teachers Visit show
Mt Convention Hall.
The National Food Show last night
enlisted the public school teachers, and
the teachers appeared in large numbers
at Convention Hall.
At the exhibition of the Agricultural
Department the teachers learned of the
preparation Of meats for the market
while at an adjoining booth Col. Has
kell. District sealer of weights and
measures, and a corps of his assistants
guided the special guests through the
intricacies Of standard weights and
measures.
Miss Clara Naecker, soprano soloist,
will give a concert programme this aft
ernoon, accompanied by Pistorios Band
There is some prospect that the prom
ised wedding will take place at the
food show this week
The Washington herald., 1911-11-16
VIII War on .Fake Ads.r

At a meeting in the New Fredonia Ho-
tel yesterday the board of governors Of
the Washington "Ad'' Club went on rec
ord as opposed to fraudulent advertising
The resolution will be read at the next
meeting of the full body, when a cam
paign against fake" advertisements will
be begun
Granville NJ. Hunt, president, was au-
thorized to invite George W. Coleman,
president of the Associated Ad Clubs, to
luncheon November %.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-16
Count Won BernstorR Here.

Count Won Bernstorff, the German Am
bassador, arrived yesterday in this city,
after a prolonged visit to the fatherIand,
having had an audience with the German
Emperor and Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg before his departure for this
country.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-16
Not the same Miiler.

William H Miller, a night Waterman.
who does duty around Tenth and F
streets northwest. asks to have It under
stood that he Is not the Miller held I'D
and robbed several days ago.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-16

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 15.-william ].
Burns, detective. and James Hosick, spe-
cial officer from California, who are I'M
der indictment in Marion County on
charges of KIDNAPPING and conspiracy to
kidnap John J. Mcnamara, will be tried
here early next spring. Prosecutor Baker
had decided to wait until the Mcnamara
cases had been tried In California, but
he has now come to the conclusion that
the Mcnamara trial will not be finished
for six months or more. Mr.. Baker says
he is confident that Burns and Hosick
will be convicted of the kidnapping and
sent to the penitentiary. Burns and
Hosick are both under bonds Of $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-16
STILL A VACANT CHAIR.
Mcnamara Trial Lays While Tales
men Are Questioned.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 15.-whiIe the
monument erected by the Los Angeles
Times to twenty of the men killed in the
destruction of the building a year ago
was dedicated to-day. the trial of James
B. Mcnamara, charged with having de-
stroyed the building and murdered
Charles T. Haggerty. Jagged at the Hall
of Records. When night fell there was
still a vacant chair in the jury box, al
thought the State was endeavoring to
retain ]. A. Ross after the defense had
challenged him. The defense was given
further permission to question him, and
when the session ended barrow had the
man, painter from Pasadena, on the
grill
c. A. Heath, a farmer. was qualified
after a long and colorless examination
at the hands of both State and defense
Shortly before adjournment the district
attorney endeavored to reopen the ex-
animation of Willett Drummer, the rail-
road engineer and member of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers. Judge
Bordwell refused the request, but al
lowed the district attorney to make cita-
ton, and said he would reconsider his
decision tomorrow If he was convinced
he was wrong.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
TRAINED MEN WANTED.
Civil Service Commission Announces
Numerous Vacancies.

Government positions are in need OF
trained men. The government wants lot
Of help according to notices prepared by
the civil service commission, and the po-
sitions are for good men and trained men.
For instance q nautical expert (male) is
wanted in the photographic Office. The
enticing salary is 1000 per annum. All
that he is required to know is. pure
mathematics. arithmetic. geometry, plane
and solid; algebra to quadratics. plane
and spherical trigonometry to the solu-
ton Of triang1es, theory and use Of tables
of logarithms. physical geography. es-
pecially relating to navigation: nautical
definitions and technical terms used in
navigation and seamanship. navigation,
the reading of charts and instruments
and making observations. Training, fit
ness and experience will count only 10 per
cent In the examination.
But merely because a man is not a
mathematician and a navigator he need
not despair. There are positions as tele-
phone operators from $500 to $72O. Po-
sitions are also open to Topographic
craftsmen, editors who must have pub
1ished books to be submitted with their
examination papers, clerks. typewriter re-
pairers. laboratory helpers qualified to fill
a chair Of chemistry in a university.
mechanicians. trained nurses and the like
Evening star., 1911-08-26
SOME ONE BUSY IN ROME
Threatening Notices Sent to
Municipal Officials, Those of
District Not Being Ignored.

"vos es vester amicus ct inimicus pereo
ut mortis eternus."
This might be taken for the latest thing
In Black Hand letters. except that It was
written In blue ink and signed by one
"Josafat." That's why Commissioner Ru-
dolph isn't losing any sleep over 1t.
The letter was written in Rome. Italy,
and was received by Mr.. Rudolph today.
Translated, 1t reads:
You and your friends and enemies
shall perish In eternal DEATH"
The word ''predictio" Is written at the
top of the communication. As predictions
are not bound to como true. the Commis-
sioner feels that there is a chance to es-
cape the calamity.
Several mayors Of cities in the United
States have received similar communi-
cations. Evidently. somebody in Rome is
planning a wholesale slaughter OF Ameri-
can municipal officials, with few Cana
dian officials thrown in for good measure,
as the mayor Of Toronto. Canada, also
has received one Of the letters
A more threatening letter from the same
source, it Is understood, has been received
by Gov. Baldwin of Connecticut, while
the same applies to Mayor Smith of Hart
ford, Conn. The matter has been brought
to the attention of Connecticut police
officials.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
Jenny Geddes.
From the London Chronicle.

from tne Lonuon Snfonicle
OF the memories that gather around st.
Giles Cathedral none Is moro cherished
by the Scotsman that the story of Jenny
Geddes. Charles /. determined to force
episcopacy. commanded that on July -,
1897. the English Church service should
be read in every parish church In Scot
land. On that Sunday a great crowd
gathered in St Giles. and. when Dean
Hannay. in a surplice, began TO read
the prayers, such a commotion ensued
that his voice was drowned, One voice.
however, rose above the din-Jenny Ged-
des, out! Outi' she cried. Does the
false loon mean to say his black mass at
my lug" And, seizing her stool, she
threw II at the head of the astonished
dean. There followed such an uproar
that the service had to be abandoned.
In modern and more peaceful times this
event, momentous in its outcome, has
been commemorated by two memorial
tablets In the cathedral. One is to Dean
Hannay: the other, erected by Lord
President Inglis. is to the memory OF "a
brave Scotswoman, Janet Geddes, who on
July %, 1887, struck the first blow in
the great struggle for freedom Of con
science. which, after a conflict of half
century, ended In the establishment OF
civil and religious liberty"
Evening star., 1911-08-26
California Memorial to Stevenson.

Caifstoga Correspondence Oakland Tribune.
The Robert Louis Stevenson memorial.
recently erected upon the side OF Mount
ST. Helena by the women of Napa county.
has proved to be a fitting object to COM
memorate the fame Of the delightful
Scotch writer whose association with the
district I'm which the monument is erected
Is one OF which the people OF that dis
trict may well be proud. The Ladies
Club OF Napa county had charge of the
collection of the funds for the erection of
the monument and had no difficulty in
raising the necessary sum within a very
short time.
The monument is erected near Calls
toga at an elevation OF 400 feet, and
upon the trail which leads up the side or
Mount st. Helena to the summit. II was
at this place that i'm the early DAYS
Stevenson brought his bride. and there he
wrote "The Silverado Squatters." This
TACT 10 commemoratsd in the monuments
Evening star., 1911-08-26
PARASOL STOPS A TRAIN. !
It Was Red and the Engineer
Thought It Was a Signal.

From the hallr0dd Empioye.
A curious incident has come to light in
connection with the stopping OF Lon
don train on the Caledonian main line
near Rockliffe station, a few miles north
OF Carlisle. The train was running at full
speed when the engineer observed a red
object by the side of the line which he re-
garded as a danger signal.
The train was accordingly pulled up.
when II was found that the object in
question was a red parasol carried by
woman who, wishing to cross the line at
q level crossing, was awaiting the passing
Of the express.
A case as singular happened a number
of years ago on the Old Colony railroad
near the North Easton station. says for
mer Supt. J. II. French Of that system.
Coming from Stoughton. the Fall River
Line boat train approaches North Easton
upon a considerable down grade. passing
the station by a curve, then under low
highway bridge on to straight track
again.
One dark night the train came TO an
emergency stop at North Easton station.
and upon investigation the cause proved
to be the tiny red glass of a bicycle lamp
resting against the side while its owner
watched the approach OF the train.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
INSPECTION OF WRECK.
Federal Officials Hurried to Scene of
Disaster at Manchester.

Acting under instructions from Chair
man Clements Of the interstate commerce
commission, Chief Inspector H. W. Bel
nap started for Manchester yesterday
afternoon as soon as the news Of the
big railroad wreck had been received at
the offices Of the commission. AS he left
the city Mr.. Belnap telegraphed Inspector
Craig at Buffalo and Inspectors Duffy
and Gibbons, who were at OIL City, Pa,
to proceed with all haste to Manchester
to assist him In gathering details Of the
wreck. All left at once for the scene Of
the disaster.
Chairman Clements has given the chief
inspector instructions to go into all the
details Of the wreck. including the
strength and construction of the bridge
through which the coaches crashed. They
will remain on the scene of the wreck
until the last Of the debris is cleared
from the tracks.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
ORDERED TO EXAMINATION.
Dozen Field Officers Directed to Face
Ordeal.

About a dozen field officers of the army,
including six colonels, are to be ordered
to examination by retiring boards to de-
termne their fitness for further active
service. This is the largest number OF
high-ranking officers to be subjected to
this ordeal at one time for many years
The present action is traceable to the
new policy of the War Department to
examine an officer from a mental and
moral point of view as we'll as physically
to determine whether he is capable of
the service of his rank. More than a
dozen officers already have been retired
since the first Of the year under this
ruling, and still others are on the slate.
The unusually large number of retire
ments is resulting IN rapid promotions in
all grades Of tho military service. Within
the next few years, at this rate, the mean
age Of colonels. it Is declared. will have
been reduced by four or five years. the
lieutenant colonels by three or four years
and the majors by two or three years.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
NOTES OF THE CAMP.

Mrs. Charles Ray Dean and Mrs. susie
F. McKnew, who arrived in America a
few days ago. having seen little reai
war during the London dock riots, palo
q visit to Lieut. Col. stephen, "a In
fantry, last Thursday.
Capt James B. Allison, 7th United
States Infantry. and now detailed as In
structor-inspector of the n. G. D. C., was
drilling a company OF rockies
Some one had gone to four OF these
rockies and put q great fear in their
hearts concerning the stern Capt. Alli-
son.
He had said: Look ye, the time
cometh apace when Capt. Allison will line
We up In squads and plateons. companies
and battalions. and ye Will be drilled
until the feet Of we grow numb. and
though We thirst like the parched sands
''But hearken: this Capt. Allison has a
weakness. He Is a great nurturer Of the
command crawl off, So when he
shouteth with that voice OF thunder,
run like the fire DER the dried grass. or
like a swallow skimming the mill pond,
and the first one who gets to his tent will
be made corporal"
Now. there is no command crawl or.
the nearest thing to 1t is ''call off,"
which means count off,"
So IL came to pass that Capt. Allison
was drilling the rockies. and had them
lined up.
Call on," he commanded.
And Immediately from out the ranks
there burst four wild rockies. guns in
hand, who did beat it to their tents
with great speed, and the rest Of the
rockies stood there idle. Now. Capt.
Allison. being great in stature and strong
in legs, did not run after those men, but
they minded not his shoutings, for each
wanted to become corporal.
And not until they reached their tents
did Capt. Allison know why they had run
20 fast.
And now those four rockies are waiting
TO see the man who told them to run
when the captain commanded Crawl
on
Mai. Sayer Of the famous "a Battalion.
2d Infantry, Is said to be the best look
ing soldier in the brigade.
Frank Sigourney. the orphan Of brigade
headquarters, has composed. q march
for the field music entitled ''The Non
Com Of6cers' Mess" 1t will be played
for the first time this evening.
General Harries has been so well Inn
pressed by the work Of the Signal Corps
Company that he intends to give 1t the
chance to operate in the field with
regular army signal corps outfit at the
first opportunity.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
DEPOSIT OF $4,000, 900.
ESecurities as Guarantee for Payment
of Postal Savings.

At the close Of business Thursday even
ing there were in the vaults Of the Treas
ury securities Of the value of approx
mately $14.OO0.O00. rendered, as surety for
the prompt payment on demand OF postal
savings deposits, according to a state
ment given out at the Post Office Depart
ment today.
OF this amount more than So, ,OOO, 600 rep
resents the value of the bonds which
were being investigated to determine
their acceptability under the postal saw
ings act of June %, 1910 This act re-
quires that all bonds rendered for the
security of postal savings funds must
be supported by the taxing power.
In the list are included $4,000 of Dis
trict of Columbia 365 per cent bonds.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
READY FOR TARGET WORK.
Vessels of Atlantic Fleet to Sail To-
morrow for Tangier.

NORFOLK. Va, August 28.-The bat
tleships of the Atlantic fleet, which have
been rendezvousing in Hampton roads
preparatory to the September war game
off the Virginia coast. are scheduled to
sail Sunday for Tangier. preparatory to
the tarket work by the guns of the
dreadnought Delaware against the hulk
of the battleShip San Marcos, better
known as the old Texas. The ships will
return to Hampton roads after these
tests before going to the southern drill
grounds for the maneuvers.
The ships of the feet now in the road
stead are the Connecticut Nebraska,
Delaware Virginia North Dakota, Mshi-
gan New Hampshire. Vermont. Idaho
Mississippi, Maine. Missouri. Kansas
Washington and North Carolina. The
two last named are armored cruisers.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
ON |LL!FATED TRAIN
Continued from First Page.)

there. !! am all right; will be home this
evening"
+. H. Kettler, son-in-law OF Col.
Keeler. received work of the accident
yesterday afternoon and left for Roches-
ter with no definite knowledge of the
extent Of the injuries to Col. Keeler.
Mrs. oursler received two telegrams
yesterday, one from Gen. Thomas j.
Stewart. adjutant general for Pennsyl-
vania of the G. A. r.. and Harold Sims
OF Rochester. a relative of Mrs. Oursler.
One read that Col. Oursler had been un-
feet that Col. Oursler had been only
slightly hurt. and was on his way to
Washington.
No anxiety is felt regarding Gen. John
G. A. R.. and president of the civil
service commission. nor for Corp. James
G. Tanner, as 1t is known they were not
on the ill-fated train.
Col. Edward A. Keeler is a member
Of Potomac Post, G. A. R.. and has had
| a notable career, both as a fighter and
in civil life. He was born in Pennsyl-
vania, but moved with his parents at an
early age to Minnesota It was in the
latter state that he earned his reputa-
tion as an Indian fighter, and he subse-
quently participated In several engage
ments during the civil war in the east
ern states.
Col Keeler went to live In Chicago i'm
until eleven years ago. when he came to
Washington with Senator Mason. Col.
Keeler stumped the state for Senator
Mason during his campaign. and he bore
he oftenumes was mistaken for the sena-
tor. Upon first coming to Washington
he was in the office of the sergeant-at-
arms of the Senate, and Of late he has
done much writing for different members
Col. Keeler has four children. Two
daughters, Mrs. Lola Mack and Mrs.
Maud Davies, and one son, Theodore
Keeler, are at present residing in Pana-
ma, and another daughter, Mrs. e. H.
Kettler. lives in this city.
Col. John r. Oursler.
Col John r. Oursler is we'll known in
throughout the country. He was born in
Pennsylvania nearly seventy-three years
ago. He fought through the civil war.
and later organized the 1st Regiment
Pennsylvania National Guard, and be-
came its colonel. He came to Washing
ton seven years ago and was appointed
to the position of one of the doorkeepers
Of the House.
He is one OF the fourteen men on the
one daughter, Miss Mary c. Oursler, live
with him at the Monroe street address,
and another daughter. Mrs. Shoemaker,
wife Of the well known Washington pat
ent attorney, George c. Shoemaker. lives
at 1349 Newton street. His son, ]. c.
Oursler, is chief clerk Of the Latrobe Iron
Company, big Pennsylvania mining cor
poration.
Edgar Pangburn. who was numbered
among those who lost their lives In the
wreck, was a member OF Burnside Post,
No. 8. g. A. R., and was personally
known by many members Of the local or
ganzation. Pangburn belonged to the
83d Regiment, New York Volunteers, and
lived in Washington for a short time
many years ago. His late address was
246 Warren street, Brooklyn. N. Y.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
ELKS TO BUILD NEW HOME.
Building to Cost Half Million at
Bedford City, Va.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 2s.-At q
meeting Of the oficers OF the Grand
Lodge OF Elks here last night 1t vas
decided to erect a new Elk home on the
site of the present institution at Bed
ford City, va
The officers decided that the new
structure shall cost nearly a half mill
lion dollars. and ,surpass any fraternal
home in beauty in the United States.
Work on the building will begin next
spring, when the inmates will be estab-
lished temporarily at nearby water
ing place.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
His Desire.
From Puck.

said the jailer to his evangelical prfs-
oner.
"Dat bein' de case. boss" replied
Brother Spradley. who was In durance
vile on the charge OF bigamy. III yo'
has any pity for q po' mango been
mar'd a time or two. yo'se'f. isn't yo.'
boss ?-wel. den, IL yo' has any pity
for a mixxable feller-pusson, even IL
he is cullud. for de Lawd's sake, sab,
infawm de lady dat isn't in. Tell
her I isn't in, and tell 1t to her loud
and coa'se. IL yo' please, sahl.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
GOOD WORK FOR MoRTARS.
Eight Hits Out of Ten in Test on
Pacific Coast.

FORT STEVENS, Greg, August 20
Army officers here are enthusiastic to-
day over records showing eight hits out
Of ten shots fired within ten minutes from
twelve-inch mortars in full service prac-
tice.
The projectiles weighed 1.046 pounds
each, described an arc Of several miles
and struck targets towed by a steamer
and moving rapidly. One hit in ten un-
der such conditions is considered good
work.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
HOME FROM ENCAMPMENT.
Spanish War Veterans Return From
Gathering in Oklahoma.

Three Of the District Of Columbia dele
gates to the national encampment of the
United Spanish War Veterans at Okla
homa City returned to Washington to-
day. They are G. W. Marin, Ernest f.
Jurgensen and ]. e. Maynard The
seven other delegates from the District
are expected to return tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr.. Maynard declared that the encamp-
ment just ended had been q success and
that he anticipated a still greater success
when the organization meets next year
at Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
DRAWS FOR BACK SALARY.
Iowa Man Says Government Owes
Him for Service In Congress.

A local bank Informed the Secretary Of
the Treasury today that It had q sight
draft for $500 drawn on him and which
had been received from a man in town
named Kelly. The bank was notified not
to pay the money.
It is explained that the westerner who
sent the draft here has written about
twenty Of them. He is said to claim that
he is a former member Of Congress and
that he never drew all Of his salary.
He is also said to claim that he gave
former Secretary of the Treasury Gage
10000 to deposit In tho Treasury and
that he never received the money.
Evening star., 1911-08-26
ENGLISH TENNIS TEAM HERE.
Will Play Americans for Privilege
Of Challenging Australians.

LONDON. August &C. P. Dixon, A.
H. Lowe and A. E. Beamish. composing
the English team OF lawn tennis players
who are to meet the American team in
the preliminary matches for the Dwight
+. Davis cup. were passengers on the
White Star line steamer Adriatic, which
sailed from Queenstown today for New
York.
The challenge round with the Austral-
asians the holders of the cup, will be
played at Christ Church. New Zealand
commencing December %.