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Extended Irish Welcome.

r. T Moran. who welcomed the dele
gates in behalf of the citizens of Wash
ington. and particularly in behalf of the
Ancient order of HibeTnians. the Irish
oreaniza ton touched warning note
when he urged the Germans to do all in
their power to keep the politicians of the
future from coming between the Germans
and Irish.
He said the alliance of the Germans
and the Irish had done more than any
thing else to smooth the way to citizen
ship for these people. and they should
of necessity stand together.
He lauded the Germans. who. ne said.
like the Irish. are the greatest family
TeaTerS in the world. Go TO any Ger
man or Irish home. and if YOU do not
find~ at least twelve children You
don't find true Germans or Irishmen.
Rev. DR.. Julius Hoffman, of Baltimore
urged the Germans t. cultivate the prin-
cipies of their native land. while others
who SPOKE were Miss Anita Schade. Mrs.
T. j. DornnOefer. president of the La
dies Society of the Alliance; Kurt Noelck
ner. president of the United German So
cieties. and Miss Gharlotte Noelckner
y feature OF the evening was the cho-
raj singing OF the Washington Saenger-
bund and AriOn Nerein. which was di-
rected by Prof Heinrich Hammer. and
comprises the best male voices in the
city
Throughout the evening the ScharDau
oTCi eStra played. while at the conclusion
of the program an informal reception
was held and refreshments served.
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TOTAL OF S26O,93S,463
F0RP. 0. DEPARTMENT
Postmaster General Submits
His Estimates for the
Year 1918.

To properly run the postal service, viz
tually the biggest corporation in the
world. with its 100000 employees. who
handle for the public and the department
during the year approximately four bill
lions of dollars, Postmaster General
Hitchcock submitted estimates to the
Treasury Department for the fiscal year
1913 calling for an appropriation of
SItD. .cIS, 4Si net increase of $3.50, 49,
or about ] per cent, over the sum for
the previous year.
New items of interest in the estimates
are an appropriation of $4,000 for avia-
ton mail service, which the Postma ster
General believes can be employed to adj
vantage under certain conditions and
three apprOpria tions Of $4,000 each for
parcels pos: service in free delivery
cities. similar to the local merchants de-
livery service. on star routes and on
railway and steamboat routes.
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Expense of Advertising.

Sackett testified equally large expendi-
lures had been made for advertising
favorable 10 Senator Stephenson.
Detailing the newspaper advertising
which cost ST. 6,G Sacket testified that
one newspaper was paid $I.Jn for Il list
OF names Of farmers throughout the state
1t was the purpose to send literature to
the farmers urging them to vote for
Senator Stephenson The names we're
paid for at the rate % one cent each for
first use. and half Il cent for each subse-
GUeDt iISc of he same name
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Bought 100000 Buttons.

One hundred thousand buttons bes ring
tie inscription. For United States Sena-
tor. Isaac Stephenson. cost $5U..
All of these items, Sackett testified
helped to swell Stephensons total ex-
Penditures in the campaign to 500. 1913
Senator Hepburn read of tho following
items as having been expended for Sena-
tor Stephenson;
one man TO attend coIored picnic,
So
Trip through ghetto. three men, $50.
Touched by two old soldiers. 81
SaCkett said he had no knowledge of
-iese items
Z ~ the responsible person in Senator
>tephenSoHS CampaigI- YOU ought to
know. You also ought to know. too. that
under the laws of the state these were
Tot legitimate expenses"
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Praised by Publisher Kohlssat.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, October III. III.
kohlsaat, editor and publisher OF the
Chicago Rec.rd- Herald. who has been in
St Paul visiting his daughter. Mrs. Roger
d. Shepard, left a scene of family re-
joicing and started east to he present at
the funeral of his old friend. William f..
Curtis A son was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs
Shepard. Soon after this event MI
* ohlsaat received telegram informing
him of the death of the correspondent.
Mr. Kohlsaat was deeply affected by the
news of Mr. Curtis death.
Mr.. Curtis was a man Of the highest
attachments and of rare ability" he said
He probably was the best known cor
respondent in the United States
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LAULEL. Md, October 7.-Entries for
Monday:
First race. five furlongs-W Wood Dove.
lo7; Bright Side. Lady MCGEE. Petosca.
Rossolo. Christmas Daisy. Black Silk.
Grace Me. Jeanette B.. H..
Second race. five and one-half furlongs
-Doria Ward 30: Oakley. Excellence.
Aggression. 1ol; Handrunning, l"S: Cloud.
Lord Wells. 1o4: Louis Cognetz 100: Cast
away Smirk. Premier. Goodacre, l"G.
Ben Lomond, 100; Helen Barbee. 1l3.
Third race, six furlongs-Miss Jonah.
100: Mindinette. 18; Husky Lad LOO,
Lord Elam. Abrasion. Chief Hayes. los;
Minnie Bright, Top Note, 10; }. HI
Houghton, 1f3.
Fourth race. one mile-Helene, 81; Bob
r.. 10l; Racquet, 102; Madrigalian, 100;
Donald Mcdonald, ia
Fifth race, six furlongs-Nlock, "a
Master Jim. 100: Quality Street. May
Amelia. lag; Rye Straw. l05: Gold Cap,
106; Toison dor, Mon Ami, Joe Cations,
los
Sixth race, one and one-sxtecnth miles
-Idelweis, %; Golconda. loo: T. Is
Spears. lol Seconke. 1o3; Font, lo5;
Grania, 19; Dull Care. H..
Pimlico Entries.
BALTIMORE. Md, October 1.-Pimlico
entries for Monday:
First race, wo-year-olds: five and a
half furIongs: selling Hampton,
Caliph and Jawbonc, liz each; 'Garry.
Io1; sArvernus, 10i; Chiffon Trance III.
Armagh, ia; Miss Wigs and Onrico, l"3
each.
Second race. maidens of all ages: one
mile-Triple Crown, Little Earl, Brandy.
Fantasque and My Fellow, Ill each; Red
Jacket Judge Walser and Stairs, %
each: Mediator, Ortzon, Castania, Patton
and Mcleod f., ia each, and Noting
ham. ~.
Third race, three year-olds and upward;
selling; mile and a furlong-Ursa Major.
ll6: Harvey f.. Henry Munro. Chicka-
saw. III: Belfast. rs; *Nightfall. 36,
SHELBY, los: Bounder. 1o6; supervisor.
.si: @Montecarlo, lU' Sir Evelyn, ia.
Fourth race. Junior steeplechase; three
vear-olds: two miles .aomsdon. St. Alloy
sius. los; j. c. Ewalt. Ringma ster. Sir
Watson, Virginia Creeper, Lampblack.
Ariosto, 80.
Fifth race. Orioe handicap; three
vear-olds and up; mile and quarter
Cliff Edge, 12i; OwanuX, 10; Sotemia,
lis.
sixth race. three year-olds: mile and
a sixteenth-Shackleto Roebuck; taD
Owanux. 109; ta) Amalf. 113; G"idwick,
1O1: Ortson, 80; Maromara, loo. taD
Wilson entry.
Apprentice allowance five pounds
claimed.
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COLUMBIA HOSPITAL
UNDER QUARANTINE
Health Officials Find Twenty
Three Cases of Diphtheria
at Institution.

Columbia Hospital today was ordered
into quarantine by the District health de
partment as the result of the develop
ment of twenty-three cases of diphtheria
in the institution since Tuesday last.
Although the situation is said to be
now we'll in hand, the health depart
ment this morning directed that no new
patients be received at the hospital. and
that no visitors be allowed in the build
ing The portions of the hospital where
the cases We're found are being thor
oughly disinfected by the health de-
partment.
One of the nurses connected with the
hospital was discovered last Tuesday
to be suffering from diphtheria- The
next day two nurses in the general
hospital also were found to be infected
by the same disease. The three nurses
were Immediately ordered removed to
the isolation ward of Providence Hos
pital for treatment
Twenty-Three Cases in All.
Cultures were then taken from all the
inmates of the hospital An examination
of these cultures yesterday showed fiji
teen more cases The patients We're iso-
lated in the upper portion of the main
building of the hospital.
Still other cultures were taken from ali
persons who had been exposed 10 the
later cases and an examination or these
showed that five additional patients were
suffering from the disease, making TWEEN
ty-three cases in all.
Health OFFICER Woodward this afternoon
said that all the cases are of mild type,
most of them being bacillus carriers only.
He said that he confident the fur-
Their spread of the disease mac been ma
tnrialIT checked and that the health de-
nartment would have no trouble handling
the situation.
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AMERICAN FLYER LEADS
BENNETT TROPHY RACE
Balloon Buckeye Has Thus
Far Covered Greatest Dis
tance-One Still in Air.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. October with
only one balloon, the Berlin III. still in
the air. the race for the James Gordon
Bennett trophy, which started from here
Thursday. is now between the United
states and Germany. OF the five bal
looms in the international race that have
landed the Buckeye, an American bal
loon. made the greatest distance 800
miles. The Berlin III must beat this
mark to lift the cup. No word has been
received from the German balloon since
the race started. All the balloons that
have come to earth We're caught in a
storm in Minnesota.
The latest balloon reported down is the
Condor Ill, representing France. 1t fell
last night near Mingo, Iowa, after hav-
Ing been blown back more than d hun
dred miles. At one time Yesterday, ac-
cording to Pilot Dubonnet, the balloon
was over Lake Michigan, and later soar
ed above ST Paul and Mnneap polls. Not
knowing which way they were drifting,
their supplies exhausted, the balIOonsts
were finally driven to earth by hunger
and cold.
Distance Balloons Travelled.
The bags in the international race
have landed as follows:
Condor III, Mingo. Iowa, 240 miles.
America III, Emmettsburg. Iowa, 29o
miles.
Million Population Club. Mason City,
Iowa. 900 miles.
Berlin |, Austin, Mimi. 3i5 miles.
Buckeye Sparta, Wis 365 miles.
The I.ahm cup record was not APP
preached.
The distances Travelled by the two
balloons which entered solely in an eff
fort to lift the Lahm cup follow:
Topeka ii. Dunnell. Mimi. S25 miles.
Kansas City ii, KEENAN,, Wis, 100
miles.
The little pilot balloon Pennsylvania
failed to establish an altitude record.
1t landed near Buffalo Center Iowa, a
distance of 300 miles.
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Arrested for Playing Marbles,
He FIeeS His Home.
CITED TO JUVENILE COURT
Grieving Mother Appears Before the
Judge With Pathetic Note.
Policemen Reproved.

Two big park policemen yesterday ar
rested Edward Mitchell. small four
teen-year-Old boy who helps to support
his widowed mother Edward was play
ing marbles in Judiciary Park. That was
his crime. And this morning. when ms
mother went upstairs to awaken the hoy
to take him to the Juvenile Court she
found a note saying that he had gone
away for good. but that when he had
found a job he would send her enough
money so that she wouidn': miss his help
Mother Presents Note.
The mother lives at 51o LIST street
northwest She was in court this morn
ing when the two policemen appeared to
testify against the boy who ran away in
the rain this morning. She handed Judge
De Lacy the note she found on her boy $
pillow:
Dear Mother. the note ran. rather
than make more trouble for you ! am
going away to hunt for a good job and
send YOU lots of money. | dldn do any
thing in the park but play marbles.
don't want to make trouble. Remember
that even when | was bad. loved you.
Your son.
''EDWA ARD.
Mrs. Mitchell was in mourning for her
husband who died two weeks ago. She
was white and scared over her boy 5
disappearance.
Why He Was Scared
The judge questioned her:
why do you suppose he was scared?
Because, your honor. he was here
once before on some little charge and |
felt so badly about it that this time |
guess he thinks he had better clear out
entirely. And | know he wasn't doing
and helps me out.
Arrested for the same crime. playing
marbles in judiciary Square, was a little
boy named Frank ReZoe He had not
run away. SO one of the policemen APP
peared against him:
Had Been Duly Warned.
We've warned em to keep off there.
There has been seed sown there re-
Gently
We'll. they were playing marbles only,
weren't they?'
Yes, but they
How much damage did they do?''
They didn't do any damage
We'll, then, said the judge, see what
you have done. You have dragged one
little boy to court, and here is a mother
with broken heart standing in front of
you because her little boy has disap-
peared. He is a fugitive because you
would have made him criminal 1t is
outrageous that such cases are brought
to court. / will dismiss the case
Then the weeping mother took her
boys note and left court.
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Native of Washington.

Judge Mills was born in Washin ton.
October TO- 1898 and his whole life was
spent in the District. He was son of
Capt. John Mills. one Of the original Of
ficers of the Washington Light Infantry,
commissioned by President Lincoln as a
captain. His maternal grandfather was
Samuel Hifflin Cooper, one of the defend
ers of Baltimore when attacked by the
British in 1914
at Donald MacLeod's Columbia Academy.
fro:l. which he was graduated, and he
later served in the topograp hical service
in Utah with Gen. Albert sydney john
ston under Capt j. II. Simpson, until
1859.
At the outbreak of the civil war he was
made a member of the Old Guard of the
District, which Won fame for its defense
of Washington. He served continuously
throughout the war. He had married
Miss Mary Knott. October II. 1862 and
when the war ended he made Washing
ton his permanent home. After the war
he studied law and in 49,. he was ad
mi:ted to the bar of the Supreme Court
of the District.
He was appointed a justice of the peace
in the early seventies. and about 1876 was
appointed United States commissioner, Il
position which he held until nine year.
ago He was reappointed justice of the
peace in 1873 and served until 1856.
On Police Bench Many Years.
Judge Mills was placed temporarily upon
the Police Court bench for great part
of eighteen years. and served numerous
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SORROW FOR CURTIS
President Among Those to
Wire Sympathy to Widow.
FUNERAL TO BE TOMORROW
Interment to Be in Rock Creek
Cemetery Following Serv-
ices at House.

Messages of coincidence from the Pres
iGent and prominent men in both public
and private life have been received by
the family of William Eleroy Curtis. the
noted newspaper writer. who died sud-
denly in Philadelphia Thursday night.
Among the expressions Of sorrow and
sympathy received yesterday and today
are the following:
BOISE. Idaho.-I am greatly sho ked 10
near of the death 81 Your husband. l eX-
tend TO YOU my heartfelt sympathy in
your deep sorrow
WILLIAM ii. TAFT.
NEW YORK. am shocked and
grieVed by news of your husbands sud
den and untimely death The loss OF
this friend il very great. Mrs. sherman
joins me in sincere and tender sympathy.
J. :. SHERMAN.
BOISE. Idaho.-I have lea rned with
great surprise ard regret of the untimely
death of your husband and w-sh 10 ten
der to you my sincere sympathy.
CHARLES ID. HILLES.
CINCINNATI. Ohio.-Mrs. Foraker
joins in sending assurances OF deepest
sympathy. j. IL. FORAKER.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.-We are over
whelmed by the sad intelligence OF this
morning. We can scarcely believe that
dear Mr.. Curtis has left Us. Accept our
profound sympathy in your great sor-
row.
MR.. AND MRS. CHARLES W. FAIR
BANKS
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DISTRICT BENCH VETERAN
For Nearly Forty Years Served in
Various Municipal Courts.
SOLDIER AND ACTIVE MASON
Founder of the Order of the Sons of
Jonadab and Active in
Civic Affairs.

Judge Samuel c. Mills died shortly aft
er T. o'clock noon today at his residence.
the Wellington, following an illness of
more than year and half with catar-
rhal pneumonia, during all of which time
he was confined to his bed.
In the death of Judge Mills the District
loses one of it's best known residents,
whose public career of almost forty years
was prominently identified with the
growth of the city and the development
of its municipal affairs.
As a Judge he was a veteran. and many
of his decisions in the Police and NUM-
cipal courts We're farreacnins in their
effect upon the permanent statutes of the
District government.
Since his retirement two years ago
from the Municipal Court, Judge Mills
lived quietly at his home. and until eight
cen months ago, when he was stricken
ILL., took Il keen interest in District af-
fairs, as well as retaining his identity as
a member OF the various organizations to
which he belonged.
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Streets to Be Included.

The new streets to be equipped with
the IOO-power lamps, in addition to Mas
sachusetts avenue. will be Connecticut
avenue. between X street and Connecti-
cut avenue bridge: Vermont avenue be-
tween Is street and Thomas Circle, and
Farragut and Mcpherson Squares and
dupont Circle. 1t is believed that the
entire system will be in opera ton by No
vember l.
The posts. which were designed espe-
cially for the District, We're passed on
bvthe fine arts commission.
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Rewards for Inventions.

An item in which the Postmaster Cen
eral is specially interested is the appro-
priation of $1,000 asked for rewards for
Inventions by postal employees. He says
from time TO time il has been asccr-
tanned that postal employees have orig
mated inventions which have been of IN
calculable utility to the postal service
vet under the law they can receive no
special compensation for them. lie thinks
in every ease such employees should be
duly rewarded.
Except for an increase of 500 to the
salaries of the chief clerks of the four
bureaus of the Department. increasing
their compensation 10 $1,000 yearly,
which increase he provides for by de-
Quoting the $500 from his contingent
expense fund for furniture, there Is no
change in the estimates for appropria-
tions asked in the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
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toastmaster. The banquet will represent
the most notable gathering of Germans
and officials who have ever attended a
German function in this city.
German day was celebrated on an extern
sive scale at the musical and celebration
last night at National Rifles Armory
under the auspices of the general arrange
ments committee. when prominent Ger
man sneakers touched the keynote of the
whole convention. German thoroughness.
German thrift. and love of independence.
combined with the COMMANDMENT
spirit TO bind the German citizens TO
their adopted land by ties stronger than
ever before DR.. Christian Strack pre-
sided
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Fired the German Heart.

Prof Marion II. Learned of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania fred the German
heart by appealing to to their ancestral
pride as a safeguard against the growing
financial spirit of America
Prof. Learned depIored the frenzied
financial conditions of the country, uTg
ing that pride of ancestors. their culture
in art and science and their love for indie
pendenCe should overcome the influences
so broadcast among them. and serve to
make of America a greater and better
nation.
If German farmers and mechanics. ar
tisans, musicians. scholars. scientists and
others are the best that ever came to this
country. which is an established fact,
brookinc no dispute. said Prof. Learned.
why don't we study the history of those
people. why don't adopt their prinCi-
piles of life which make for success. in
tegrity. thorouGhuess and honesty and APP
ply them in our own country and benefit
thereby?
1T is upon the Germans and their
children and chi>dren's children that the
future Of this country depends to de
gree heretofore hardly realized.
Prof Learned proceeded to score the
American people when he said We
Americans can learn from the Germans
how to get something out of life without
getting drunk. The abomination of this
country is its restaurants and cheap
hotels
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Location of Improved Service.

heretofore 10th street. with lamps Of
So-candlepower. has been the most bril-
nantIy lighted thoroughfare in Washing
ron. The area equipped with lamps of in
creased power, which was given its added
illumination for the first time last night
embraces 18th street, between Executive
avenue and | street: Pennsylvania ave
me between 18th and 18th streets: 18th
street between Pennsylvania avenue and
- street. II street. between 18th and 18th
streets: Connecticut avenue. between III
and streets; Vermont avenue, between
II and | streets: Jackson place and Madi-
son place
According to District Electrical Engi-
neer Walter {. Allen and Thomas ].
Fisher. who assisted him in the super
vision of the work. the new lamps worked
satisfactorily. giving an suspicious open
ing TO the plan of the Commissioners to
gradually add TO the illumination of the
capital
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Indemnity for Losses.

An increase is asked in the appropria-
ton for indemnity for the loss OF regis
tered mail from $4,000 to $:sJ.OOO, because
of the recent provision of indemnity for
the loss of third and fourth class mail
matter. Formerly indemnity was paid
only for the loss of letter mail, or frs:
class matter.
noticeable decrease in the estimates
appears in the amount asked for trans
portatlon by railroads. which is S1,942 100
less than for the previous year
For the salaries of ,2SS employees of the
postal service in Washington an appro-
priation of 81 iS9, $40 is asked
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Gridiron Club Resolutions.

y special meeting of the Gridiron Club
was held today at noon at the New WI
lard Hotel TO take action upon the death
of Mr.. Curtis, one of the charter MEM
bers of that organization. Vice President
Garthe presided. with Mr.. John : Shri-
yer as secretary. \ committee composed
Of Perry :. Heath, Leroy T. Vernon and
Ira \. Bennett drew up resolutions which
were adopted by a rising vote.
The Gridiron Quartet. at the request of
Mrs. Curtis, viii sing Mr.. Curtis favUIlte
lmn al the funeral tomorrow.
The funeral Will be attended by com
mittee from the club consisting OF Vice
President Garthe, Secretary Shriver.
Perry 5. Heath, L. V. DE Graw, Leroy I.
Vernon and Rudolph Kaufman
Upon motion of II. Conquest Clark. the
meeting also adopted resolutions upon tie
death of another charter member. NJ. O.
Seckendorff, which occurred in Germany
last August.
Funeral services Will be held tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock. at the fam IL
residence, 1901 Connecticut avenue, with
Rev. ii. Il. Angus. pastor OF Peck Me-
mortal Chapel, officiating. Interment viii
be in Rock Greek cemetery. The pail
bearers have not yet been selected.
Mr.. Curtis daughter. Mrs. George Mex.
Maths Of Champaign. H.. arrived in
Washington today, accompanied by her
husband.
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LAMPS OF HIGH POWER
FOR STREET LIGHTING
Thoroughfares of the Capital
to Be Brilliantly H.
Eliminated.

Washington new 1oo-candlepower in
candescent electric lamps, which have
been installed along certain thoroughfares
of the capital. We're turned on for the
first time last night. 1t was announced
TODAY that a carload of specially designed
nosts has been received and that work
VII begin next week installing 1"-power
lamps along Massachusetts avenue from
Union station plaza to Dupont circle.