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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
Commissioners Figure Profits
in a Garbage Plant.
MAY BUILD AT OCCOQUAN
Economy in Transportation and in
the Employment Of Con-
Wet Labor.

The District Commissioners il was. an
nounced today. have practically decided
to locate the proposed municipal garbage
reducing plant at Occoquan. Va.
On account of the fact that the barges
which bring to Washington stone and
brick from the Occoquan stone quarry
AMI brick plant return empty. the Com
missioners believe that this would afford
an economical means of removing from
the city all carbage and refuse. The
la bor is at. Occoquan. II is pointed out
for operating the reducing plant, which
would make the project an economical
one from beginning TO end.
Survey for the Plant.
IN their estimates the District heads
have included an item to cover the eN-
penses OF making survey for a garbage
reducing plant. The Washington Fer
tiliZer Company. under Il contract which
does not exp re until 1915, is removin g
the citys carriage, at a cost TO the gov
ernment of SOS. 400 a year 1t is hoped
by the Commissioners that the proposed
municipal institution at Occoquan will be
in operation by the time the contract ex-
pires.
Commissioner Judson recently inspected
the municipal garbage reduc ,ng plants in
Cleveland and Toledo. Ohio and is con-
vinced that Washington should have one.
1t Is his suggestion that the plant be To-
Gated at Occoquan. According to the Com
missioners. there is an 1.SD-foot water
front at OccOquan, along which the build
ing or buildings could be erected. 1t is
believed that the 10 alton of tho inStitu-
tion at Occoquan would not prove Of
fenSiyc. as II is said that the burning Of
gases in the reducing process destroys all
disagreeable odors
The commissioners have collected data
showing that Washington produces about
5000 tons of garbage annually, of which
LOO tons Is grease and can be reduced
and. at present market rates. sold for
about $50 ton.
Makes Valuable Fertilizer.
The balance Of the garbage, when re-
duced. WILL it is said. produce about TO-
OoO tons per annum of valuable fertilizer.
which can be sold at from So to $40 a
ton. II would thus appear that the
products of the reducing pant. could be
sold for about $4,000 per annum.
with the labor cost at the plant reduced
to minimum. on account of the employ
ment of convict men. and the Transporter
ton cost also reduced. the Commissioners
believe it is stated, that the sale of the
products will more than pay the cost of
transporting it. reducing il, interest and
repairs and depreciation.
IT Is said that the transportation and
labor features are items in the interest
of economy that no other city which Is
reducing its own garbage possesses and
that they will aid so materially in reduc-
ing the cost of the project that it most
Is certain the Commissioners Will decide
to locate the plant at Occoquan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28

Ducks and geese are dying soi!thWard
in quantities that excite the hunters OF
the Chesapeake bay region The pre-
Iiminary fights are tai above u" average
Of recent years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
Our Ships in China.

uablc L. to much more than u a. on
done toward maintaining naval rec
in liz. upper reaches of the Chlnesa
rivers owing 10 the lack ot sufhc.ent
number # light draft gunhoats. Aumrai
2Iurtlock tn. commandments chief OF the
Asatic station. has decided to strength
IN tr,s Nm.rie an naval represen alton AZ
the detfl-Natcr treaty ports. at least
Therefore, ne las ordered the coast DC
veu-. -lsiu Monterey and the douhle-tur-
e.ttd Uiuniter NouadnocS, when nave
ae,n leug in Manila uarbor for long
fIlu.. - Ct under steam and procNei
4. once IL j1c chinese cCast. The Qulros.
IN, a<l IT the small gunhoats ieft Il
Manila has also ltcen ordered 10 'hiaa,
ami Wiil trn.aaiN 90 up TIE ianStse
Itvcr
II Is distinctly stated al the Navy he
artr1ent HAT the sole purpose OF SEND
80 these additional ships 10 emma i
.o look after the interests OF Ameri'a >
&nd Foreigners. They will not in any
/. a. intetterr between the imperial forces
.tlt the l,v0lLtionlStS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28

Noah W. owens o. near SnalptowI
Md las grown a sweet potato fotir feet
long ana measuring two inches III Diane
to-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
Hobson OF Introduce Bill.

Upon the converting of Congress Repre-
sentative IIohson VIII introduce a bill Tor
submitting an amendment for national
constitutional prohibition. and VIII give
To tine measure Its hearty. active support
/ t-ilSt this measure Vii receiv. the CO.
operation - tie men and religion for
ward movement. AMI ;ha; they will pro-
claim national prohibition a fundamental
remedy for the political. industrial and
50 i'll unrest 81 The day.
There has been a repor; .noat tina the
Woman's Car.stian Temperance" Mon
has hanged its attitude in regard 10 the
aati-CaDtecn .aW. and 4 letter t. this
..ffce; Las been published, purporting 10
com. from a Woman Christian Temper
anee Union woman. II can be said truth
fully that this report i false The Won
ans Christian Temperance Union will op-
pos. ans aud all efforts for the repeal Of
the law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
ELF-CONFESSED CROOK
THINKS CAPITAL EASY
Frank LoWrey Says He Had
Planned Campaign of
Thefts in City.

Frank Lowrey, the one-arrned man who
was sentenced to serve six months at Oc-
coquan. Va. for stealing a laprobe, by
Judge Pugh Yesterday. was the only pris-
oner sent to the prison in Virgin this
morning who did not wear handouts His
stories OF personal experiences as a des-
perado on the frontier and as partici-
pant In train hold-ups in the south did
not alarm the officers. Then, too. they
said. he was model prisoner when he
was a; Occoquan recently.
Il made so good. he said. that they
offered me a job supervising the poultry
| was going TO "a. ept the position, but
got drunk instead. and stole l.tproi,c''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28

Clan Gregor's Message to Dr..
E. M. Magruder.
CLOSE OF ANNUAL SESSION
All Officers Re-Elected-Plans Made
for Affiliation With Mother Body
in Scotland.

DR. Edward MAY Magruder, chieftain OF
tn. American Clan Grceor. was lc-clect-
ed al the final session of the annual con
vention this afternoon At the National
Hotel All the other officers. whc "ith
Dr. Macruder have served since the or
sanization of the clan II 1900. were re-
tanned in Office. They are Caleb CLARKE
Magruder. ranking. deputy chieftain: nr.
Jesse Ewell. scribe: John Francis Mac
Gregor Bowie. deputy scribe: Caleb Clarke
Magruder. ir.. historian: Mrs. Roberta
Julia tMagrudcrl Bukey. g.neaio-ist:
Alexander AIuncaSter. chancellor: Rev.
Ivan Marshall Green. chaplain. and nI.
Steuart Brown Muncast.r. surgeon.
Plans were completed At the meeting
today for utilization with the mother body
in Scotland. important notifications "t
the rules and regulate being made TO
permit OF this.
\ cablegram of congratulation To DIR.
r.. +. MaEruder. now il t.dinship. Raiqu-
bidder. Scotland. where he was recently
married. was sent b.. the clan. The mes
sage was signed by DR. r. NJ. Magruder.
chieftain, and Dr.. Jesse E.well, scribe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
Voluntary Subscriptions

The Jewish Foster Home. which II no1
in any sense an orphan asylum. developed
about four years ago from the work OF
the immigrant aid committee OF the
Council of Jewish Women. Voluntary
subscriptions always have provided for
the ma ntenance of the institution, and
until few weeks ago the children We're
housed at rs 9Th street northwest, In a
house which was purchased soon after
the inception of the charity But the 9Th
street house ultimately proved 10 be too
small and too poorly ventilated. and =
short time ago. when gift of 5000 WAS
made TO THE work, with II" stipulation
that the home b. placed IN an improved
build ng on which there should he ~
financial incumbrance, the workers ell
tered the field IN earnest. and the PUT
chase and equipment Of TIA, house ~
}o12 - street followed.
The Jew sh Foster Home has Tor IL
special object I'll. caring FOR 81 dren -
parents one or the other - whom may
have died OF become disabled ht art.-
dent or illness. Or Of parents Who ma.
nave become estranged-the lodSmeht -
the children II every case beng on
temporary. the parent OF parents - =
retltlited again to aSS1iri" tHe Frti"'l-
sihilities az soon as tinanei1il, - pAN>
f,aliv able to do 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
Open Sympathy for Rebels.

suchow is threatened. while ChingkianS.
Nankinc YanGchov and Nuhu are be
lfeved 10 &c IN danger.
open sympathy for Rebels.
All four of these cities reported today
thai while the situation was still quiet
there is open sympathy for the rebel
cause ami probably little effective re
sistancc viii he offered To an attack.
IL is believed her. that Sheng Hsuan
uuai tn. dismissed minister of posts and
communications, i COMING I" Shaneiiai.
where ~ has magnificent nome Mort
than .ss, pieces Of his baggage have ar
lived hcgc from Peking, addressed In the
care OF i foreigner.
The business situation Is still precari-
Gus rIe money market Is IN an alarm
nc state on account Of the vast
ttuouutS ut specie Withdrawn from the
banks here by rehing and otter centeTs.
Chins-Kiang Expects Attack.
CHING-kGaNG, Province OF kianSsu.
china. october 5, ! p.m.-Reports Of
impending attack by tile rcvoiutionists
,.ais.d great alarm here today.
There was 90 evidence IF any uprising
Within the city. however. and u was
4oped that trouble might he avoided
II tho reyolutiouiStS would he prevailed
uuon Ia await the outcome o' 'hc
larl,yS it Picking.
Ti.er. 10 many high Mauchu officials
stationed hcI.. and a massacre : l'''i'u
If tie eitE falls
Manchus Flee in Disguise.
AHaY. china. oetoher 2>-R"vo'n-
ticn4Iv sympathy has developed I" such
an charming extent here that Iaotai
C45ine. IT,. orly high Manchu official IN
An,o,. today sent his family 70 FH-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
National Prohibition Urged.

Urgent recommendations that the union
cooperate with other woman's organza-
TORS for laws for national prohibition
were made by the national president.
Other recommendations by Miss Stevens
were
That we continue with renewed energy
to appeal to Congress for law that will
furnish provision for the protection OF
prohibition territory from the notification
of its laws through interstate shipment OF
liquor.
! That we ask for Legislation to prevent
the use of the United States mails for the
purpose of advertising alcoholic bever-
ages.
That continue to oppose efforts fol
the restoration of the sale Of liquor in
| the army canteen in any place from
which il has been baniShed.
! That We work for a law that will forbiC
! issuing tax receipts for liquor sold within
five miles of any army post or naval sta
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
White Slavery and Polygamy.

That we use our utmost influence to Sc
cure laws for The suppression OF the white
slave traffic.
That we continue our efforts to secure
an amendment TO the United States Con-
st!tu;ion forever prohibiting polygamy.
The speech OF the pres dent was a re-
view OF all the accomplishments during
the last year. The speaker told in detail
tho tight by the union TO retain the pro-
hibitory Law in Maine
From the beginning. she said. we
realized that one of the chief dangers lay
in the fact that the people of Maine did
not know the dangers of the licensed sa-
loon They had no conception II what a
ea Don really *. and they underestimate
the power of the liquor forces In the
land The sue of prohibition in Maine
had caused many people 10 fall into a
state Of indifference. with little reaiZa-
ton OF the benefits they were enjoying.
Il trust this convention will indorse
tho propos ton contained in the procla-
nation OF September 10. and Will work
for its leading provision-national consti-
:Gticnal prohibition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28

fariand vice chairman: William h. Coop
err second vice chairman Bert I. Amos,
treasurer Maurice +. Miller. NJ. d.. Bible
study: Grant Leet. boys work; Rev j.
". r. Sumwalt, L. D.. evang eism;
Charles r. \esbit. social service: Rear
Admiral NJ T. Endicott. u. 5. n. IN $
sions, w. T. Robson. finance: q. W. +.
Swartzell. conservation. Other committee
service will include community extension,
auxiliary cities and publicity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
Officers of Home.

The officers OF the home are: President.
Man Fischer: first vice president. David
j. kaufman. second vice pr. sident.
Portion. treasurer. Lyman Dodek. finan-
cial secretary. Mrs Charles ~ Gold
smith, recording secretary. Mrs. Simon
Oppcnheimcr; executive con,mtttee. Lee
Raumgarten. Rudolph u. Behrtnd Jacob
Eisenlnann. Charles \. Goldsmith. Paul
Harmed. Mrs. Adolph Kahn. Mrs NJ.
Mark. simon orperhciT"r. KeY. Tor.
Ahram Simon, Louis Simon and Rev.
Louis Stern: Chairman al committee ~
arrangements, Mis-. Charles ! Go.a-
smith. chairman Of committee on pro
gram. Rev. Or. Abrarn S4non. chairman
of committee on music. Rev. Louis Stern.
chairman OF committee on printing. MR..
Adoph Kahn. chairmas OF commttee on
memorials, Jacob Eis.nmann. reception
committee. Lee Baumgarten. chairman.
Rudolph r. Behrend. Lyman Dodek.
Jacob Eisenmann. Charles A. goldsmith.
Simon Oppenheimer, / Portion and Louis
Simon.
Although this formal opening Is to oe-
cur tomorrow the new home actually has
been open and in fun operation for about
two months. At the present time there
arc twelve children I'm the institution. al
though the high record up to the present
time in number of inmates has been
nineteen. The new home is located on a
lot fifty feet wide and two hundred feet
deep. SO there is ample space for play
grounds for the Oh .ldren. and the house
IS sufficiently large to accommodate. IL
case Of emergency. as many as forty or
fifty children.
Ideally situated for the purpose. on an
elevation where fresh air may be had IN
plenty, the new home contains twelve
sleeping rooms and an attic on the thres3
upper floors, besides reception room. hal
big dining room and library on the hrss
floor ard a kitchen. bathroom, large
playroom. furnace room and pantry In
the basement Outside the building there
is Z large cold storage box.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
Pine Gavel From ''Anchovie Hills. :"

The feature of the second days session
Yesterday was the presentation of a gavel
made from pine from the 'Anchoyie
| Hills the original home of Alexander
MacGsuder the Scottish clansman. who
emigrated To America aud settled near
| annapolis Md. He was a member of
the Scottish Gregor elan and all Mac
Gruders. or Magruders, in the United
States lay claim to relationship with him.
/, The gavel was n gift from Caleb Clark
Magruder. jr., of this city. Mr. Maeruder
is in Scotland attending the wedding of
his brother, and the presentation was
made at his request by Alexander Mum
caster to DR.. Edward May Magruder,
chieftain of the American Clan Gregor.
DIR. William Edward Magrlder read a
paper on ''Dr. William Bodie MacGregor.
giving the life and achievements of the
Maryland physician who died score OF
years ago. after having established
record as one of the leading surgeons OF
the state. Judge Daniel Randall Maeru-
der read another paper. The Spirit OF
MacGregor. dealing with the purposes
and aims of the elan spirit. and in his pa
per on "MacGregor in America, Thomas
Alan MacGregor Peter confined the sub
ject to later evidences of the clan spirit
John Read Magruder's paper dealt with a
comparison of the Mactiregor organiza-
| tons in Scotland and America.
Heroism Of Five Magruders.
THE F'rescati Magruder Boys" was
the subject of paper BY Miss Mary
Louisa Magruder. being an account OF
! the heroism of the five sons of James
Magruder Of Frescati. Orange county.
Va, who sacrificed their lives for the
Confederacv in the civil war. The gath
ering Of the clans in the old days at the
message Of the Fiery Cross was ex-
planned in a paper by DR.. Edward May
Magruder. and Sir Walter SCOTS poem
The Fiery Cross Of Clan Alpine wa
recited in this connection by Ceciliu:
! Calvert Masruder of Annapolis.
! The American Clan Gregor. which was
organized in 1909. meets yearly on the
| last Thursday, Friday and Saturday in
October at the National Hotel in this city
| The parlors at the hostelry were bedeck-
ed with the colois of the organization
and each member wore a bright plaid
badge with sprig of heather affixed.
/ Chieftain Magruder presided from
] raised dais in the center of the room, and
members of the clan were gathered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28
Secretary Scored by President
of w. C. T. u.
FOR MEETING BREWERS
His Excuse for Attending Conven.
ton Denounced as Shabby.
HIGH PRAISE FOR DIR. WILEY
Work for Temperate During the
Year Reviewed at Mil
waukee Meeting.

AiII.W Al NEE Wis. October .>.-Dr.
Wiley was commended for his fight for
pure food and Secretary Wilson Was con-
demred for having attended the recent
convention of brewers. by Lillian NJ. y.
stevens. national president, IN her address
to the National Wonans Christian Tenn
perance Union III convention here today.
She said on IN. subject:
In common with the great ma jority
Of thoughtful people interested III the
pure food movement. We are most graft
tied that pr Wiley, the head Of the bu-
reau Of chemistry. has received the
Presidents official eNoHcration. IL Is II CO.
incidence that while expressing satisfac-
tion at the retention OF DR.. Wiley We are
also expressing most emphaticallN our
dissa tisfa ction that Secretary Wilson re-
mains a member Of the United states
cabinet On first announcement II seemed
almost unbelievable that Secretary Will
son had consented To act as honorary
president Of the International Congress
of Brewers in Chicago.
Excuse Is Called Shabby"
1T is impossible to disguise the fact
that the object of this congress was 10
promote the interests of the brewery
business. and the shabby excuse of the
Secretary OF Agriculture that the United
States was interested in growing barley
and hops for domestic use has no merit
and value except to the liquor business.
Against the well known sentiments of
a least half the people, Mr.. Wilson par
ticipated in this congress. but this ac-
ton. reprehensible as il was. cannot re-
ceive the same condemnation II would
did the brewery business not have the
right to exist in the United States. The
re, ogntion given this fact through the
Brewers Congress will not in the end
help the liquor business. for it has awak-
ened in the consciences Of the people a
new conception of the relation of the
United States government to the liquor
trace, and IL VIII be one of the eye-open-
ing factors that will hasten the coming of
constitutional prohibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-28

Suchow is threatened, while ChingkianS.
Nankinc. Yan-chov and Nuhu are be-
lfeved 10 &c in danger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-20

farm : mile north OF MoorlanA.
I (. The story that u being circulated
about he shooting. 10 that after shoot.
Inc q the target himself, Leo walked
toward Il and that before they saw
him. two boys In the party shot Ct It.
one Of them striking him. The coroner
discovered that the boys were shooting
at an apple ana that just az one OF
the Lochfan boys aimed at it. young
Dunn threw an apple at him. Either
in dodging tho apple. the boy swerv-
ed in his aim and pulled the trigger.
striking Dunn. or in sndeavoring to
shoot the apple that Dunn had thrown.
he aimed too low. and when he shot,
Dunn was In line with the gun.
= The boys were SO alarmed and be-
wildered after the accident that they
can not remember clearly what hap
pened in detail. Fort Dodge people
knew Leo Dunn quite well. He at
tended Tobin College last winter and
lived with Mr.. Kelleher and his
mother.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-20
SUCCESSFUL CORN SHOW
Corn Judging and Exhibition a Big
Feature Of the Butler County Fair
Young People Participate in Contest
For Substantial Prizes.

Special to Times Republican.
Allison, Sept Gothic best feature
of the fair" This remark was made
by number of those who visited the
corn tent during the progress of the
corn contest on the last day of the
fair. It certainly was an enlivening
and inspiring sight and one that
means much for the future of Butler
county. Forty or more Of the progress
sive young citizens of our county
brought in corn of their own raising
to compete for the more than liberal
prizes offered by the association and
the merchants and business men and
twen.y-seven Of them lined up around
the tables and spent an hour in judS-
ing corn under direction of Professor
Mcdonald. of Ames. Such a begin
ming assures a still greater interest
another year as this feature is to be
a permanent accompaniment Of the
fair.
The winners of the individual prizes
for tbs best five ears of corn were:
First. Arthur Wygle. SEQ; second. Ber-
nard Wygle, s15: third Fanny Wygle.
$40: fourth, Harry Wilder, S..
The prizes for the best township
exhibit went as follows: First. Jack
son township, $40: second, Dayton
township IS: third, Butler township.
Sc: fourth, West Point township, "a.
This money was divided equally among
all exhibitors from the successful
townships.
Prizes offered for exhibits from the
northeast section of the county, COM
prising Fremont. Dayton. Jackson and
Butler townships were won by: First,
Arthur Wygle: second, Bernard Wygle:
third, Fanny Wygle; fourth. Harry
Wilder: fifth, Ives Shepard; sixth.
Fred Wilder; seventh, Leslie Yeltus.
Northwest section. Coldwater. Ben
nesette. Pittsford and West Point
townships: First. Leland Surfna; sec
ond. Cleo McMahon: third. Lee Nc
Mahon: fourth. Dale kilson; fifth,
Lora Bell sixth Erma Moore: seventh.
keemi Cough; eighth. Clayton F'olkers;
ninth, Ralph Daily.
Southeast section. Shell Rock. JET
ferson and Beaver townships: First.
Lawrence Bowen; second, Harlan Bow
en-: five other prizes for which there
were no contestants.
Southwest section. Madison. Wash
ington. Monroe and Ripley townships:
First. Floyd Haiety: second. Ellen
Wierda: third. Clayton Poet; fourth,
John Alderman; fifth. Lulu Acker-
man.
There were no contestants for the
$40 worth of prizes offered by the citi-
zens Of Parkersburg, for corn raised in
albion township.
The corn Judging contest for which
prizes of 81. SO. 80. and 81 were Of
fered by the fair association were won
by Willie Conn and Harry Wilder,
tied for first: Ewes Shepard, third /;
Clayton Hershey, fourth.