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charge OF the dance consisted of Frank
kimmel. chairman; Messrs Van Kirk,
| Kelly, Finch, Garland, Johnston. Linthi-
cum, Hartlore and IIirsh. Another dance
Will be given In March.
Following the wake of the masters and
high priests. the commanders of the
Knights Templar Communicates of the
Commanders Association. which will in
clude. in addition to the commanders, the
grand commander of the District and
the council officers of each commandery,
making sixteen in all.
| Commander William Hart Dexter Of De
Molay Mounted Commandery, No. 4. with
whom the idea originated, was elected
president, and DR.. Charles a. Stewart,
commander of Columbia Commandery,
No. =. was elected OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
the new organization. 1t vas decided to
meet on the second and fourth Monday
of every month.
After the meeting. which was held at
the home of DIR. Gabriel. +. Johnston,
commander of Washington Commandery.
No. l. on Calvert street. those present
were entertained by DR.. Johnston.
The members of Mizpal Chapter. No 8,
y. Il. S.. who were active i'm the receri
rumnage SALE surprised the worthy ma
tron. Mrs Emily Rosemond. Tuesday
evening by calling on her at her residence
IN o street in masked costume After a
oenghtful hour or surprise the masks
We're removed and the matron entertained
| the members until a. late hour.
AT the supper table q vote of thanks
was given with a will to Mrs. Lille Hunt
who, as Mamie, Was accountable for the
gathering. and in recognition of special
services Mother Whitman. the grand old
lady of the chapter, was presented With u
manipulated china dish. Similar tokens
were presented to Mrs Rosemond and
Mrs. HOLIDAY by Mrs. Morgan and Mrs.
Carter.
Those present were the worthy matron
Mrs. Rosemond: Mrs. Mamie r. Morgan,
associate grand matron; past matrons.
Mrs. Lille Hunt. Mrs. Jennie Darcy
and Mrs A. Maud Proctor: past patrons
John c. Proctor and Samuel G. Barnard;
as we'll as Mrs. Helen E. Barnard Mrs
Rosa Taylor. Mrs. Ottilia Il. Esther Mrs
Annie W. Whitman. Mrs. Annie s. Whit
man, Mrs. Bennett. Mrs Hunter, Mrs
Georgianna King. Mrs. Katie Rose, Mrs
Annie Michaelson, Mrs. Charlotte Hob
day, Mrs. Rosie l. Carter. Miss Emily G.
Rosemond. Mr.. johnson and John j. Rose
mOnd.
Naomi Chapter, No. 3, Order of the
Eastern Star. at its regular meeting
Wednesday evening observed Washing
tons birthday with COLONIAL evening""
The program rendered after the close of
the chapter consisted of the minuet mu-
sic and rotations appropriate to the oc-
casion. under the direction Of Miss Ma
mic Bishop. chairman of the entertain-
ment committee. Eight petitions for
membership We're received at the chapter
meeting.
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HOUSE BYRON OCCUPIED
IN LONDON NOW FOR SALE
Piccadilly Residence Was the Scene
of Poets Brief Married
Life.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, February IA. 1911.
The late Lord Glenesk's Piccadilty
House. which is up for sale, was
the scene of Byron's brief married
life There his daughter, Ada Lady
Lovelace, was born, and there he
parted forever from his wife. In the
library on the ground floor he wrote 1.-THE
Maid OF Athens" The room has changed
very little during the last 100 years.
From lobby leading out OF the morn
ing room a sherk flight of secret stairs
connects the drawing room above by a
trapdoor in the floor Tradition relates
that this latter room was used by Byron
as bedroom. anG that. with his love
of The out f-tlle-ordinary he preferred
TO use the back stairs and the trapdoor
rather than use tho grand staircase and
enter the common door,
The house has had other notable occu-
pants. Lord Glenesk bought it from the
Lady Eoseberry OF the day, and before
her the Marquis of Qneensbcrrr, the no.
torious ''Oid o. himself, was in occupa-
tion. But there is a rumor that this
house may be taken over by a club, and
certain il is that clubland Is spreading
right to the extreme west end Of Picca-
dilly. as witness the new Argentine Club,
which has been made out OF George Her
rings house at the corner OF Hamilton
place.
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SABOTAGE IN ITALY.
Railway Men Start Alarming Cam
paign for Higher Wages.
'spcndence Of The Star.

Ofclen Correspondence oI Inc star.
NAPLES, February 10, 1911
An alarming campaign of obstruction
and sabotage has begun on the Italian
state railways BECAUSE of the govern
ments delay in satisfying the heavy
demands of the staff for higher wages.
and for the reorganization of the admins
trative system on simpler basis.
Ninety thousand of the lower grade en-
ployes out Of a total of $4,000 railway
workers are getting the miserable daily
wage Of & cents to +. cents.
Most Of those are married men, who
have large families, and many Of them
have worked on the railways from fifteen
to thirty years.
In the last few days there have been nc
fewer than eighteen attempts at train
wrecking in various parts OF Italy, par.
ticularly in the southern provinces by
means of false signals and by depositins
explosives on the track. III
Premier Luzzatti declares that the gov
eminent refuses to be coerced. and is re-
solved to punish severely the authors and
abettors Of such outrages.
The Railwaymen's Federation threatens
that unless the questions in dispute arc
Immediately debated in parliament. and
settled o the satisfaction Of the staff. q
general strike will be declared on ali
Italian railways on the eve Of the open
ing of the great international exhibitions
at Rome and Turin. Such thing would
be national disaster.
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SUICIDE OF A CHILD.
Overcome With Grief at Being Part
ed From Object of Her Infatuation.
'reign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
VIENNA, February s. 1911.
A touching story OF a child's infatuation
for a clergyman is reported from the
small Hungarian town Of Godollo. The
good looks of the Protestant pastor OF
the place had caused the elders Of the
church, who feared for the peace Of mind
Of their woman folk. to induce him to
leave for another parish.
Soon after his departure an orphan
girl Of thirteen years Of age. Iona
Lamba, hanged herself from a beam in
a loft. The child, who was Of a very
quiet and reserved nature, had con-
ceived a great passion or the pastor.
She only saw him when he came to an
inn to play bowls. He was accustomed
to stroke the child's hair as he passed
through the kitchen to the bowling green.
No other communication passed between
them.
After his departure the child told her
cousin that she could not live without
seeing the pastor. In her prayer book
it was found that she had written the
following: MY unforgettable beloved. the
pastor of Baranya.'
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

The annual convention of the Grand
Lodge of the knights of Pythias assem-
bIed at the Pythian Temple Monday even
ing The sessions occupied three nights
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Mon
day evening was devoted to the presen-
tation. reference and adoption of reports
and listening to addresses from Maj. Gen.
A. j. Stobbart, commanding officer of
the Uniform Rank. and Supreme Repre-
sentative B. S. Young of Ada Ohio.
Officers were elected Tuesday evening
as follows: Grand chancellor, Samuel
H. Bassett: grand vice chancellor. George
w. Haley. grand prelate. Charles W.
Henderson: grand keeper of kecords and
seal. II. j. Gasson: grand master Of ex-
checquer, Frank b. Crown: grand mas
ter-at~arms. Robert Sroufe: grand inner
guard. Max Stearman: grand lecturer.
H. NJ. Vandervort: grand trustees, F..
Lodge Hill. Thomas z. shndon and ]. f.
Skidmore: supreme Representative, Thorn
as 4. Bynum: alternate supreme repre-
sentative, Albert Kahlert. 4s.
The installation occurred Thursday
evening. Grand Chancellor Harry p
Wiley presided. and was given a rising
vote In appreciation of his work the past
year and as a presiding officer. The
Uniform Rank was voted a substantial
sum to assist N the "trip toethe next
triennial encampment.
''~Grand Chancellor EaInuAl II. 3Bassett
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TO WAGE WAR ON RATS
IN THE BANANA LAND
Scientific Expedition Leaves
London for Costa RIGA to
Exterminate TaItuza.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.


LONDON, February II, 1911.
There set out from the Covent Garden
warehouses of Messrs. Elders & Fyffes,
the West Indian banana importers, re-
Gently scientific and expert mission OF
an interesting and novel character. the
object being the preservation from a
destructive rodent Of the vast tracts OF
banana-producing lands in Costa Rica.
Central America, and thus securing an
ample and cheap supply Of this popular
fruit to this country.
Costa RIGA, 1t may be explained, ex-
ports something like ten to eleven mil
lions of punches Of bananas annually,
each bunch averaging about $50 Fingers"
of fruit Vast quantities of the fruit arc
brought to this country and retailed In
the streets OF London and other pop,l-
lous places at remarkably low prices.
The Central American republic, in fact,
stands second only to Jamaica in banana
CROWNS and the whole trade, which is
classed as West Indian. has been fos-
tered by Messrs. Elders & Fyffes and
the sister concern, tho United Fruit
Company Of America. To the late Alfred
Jones, the head of the Elder IIemster
Steamship COMPANY the conception OF
this huge enterprise is due, his object
being to restore prosperity to the West
Indian colonies
But with the cultivation of the banana
a terribly destructive little rodent Of the
gopher species, known 10 Costa RIGA as
the taltuZa,' has increased and multi
Piled on the mainland, and may. of
course. eventually get into the Yves.
Indian Islands also. All ordinary Ct
forts to exterminate it have proved to
be In vain. and eventually science has
been called in to save the situation. Or.
Danysz the distinguished bacteriologist
Of the PaSteur Institute in Paris uhose
rat virus has proved SO fatal and effective
IN all parts of the world, was consulted
with the result that it was decided to
dispatch special mission of experts to
Costa RIGA to study and experiment upon
the destructive ''taltuza.' The head OF
the mission Is DR.. Sigismond Skrzynski.
leading bactcriologist of the Pastcur In
sstitute. who is accompanied by Phillip
Haller of the Dahysz company, an expert
In rodent destruction and others.
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Grand Secretary Clapp announces to the
local bodies and members of the order
the death OF Past Grand Sire Milton ].
Durham of Lexington. ny, who is said
to have been by those who have been
actively associated with him in the work
Of the order one of the most 1ovable
of men. a sincere friend to all members
of the order and man who devoted
his entire life, since joining the Odd Eel
lows, while yet a very young man, to
the carrying out of the principles of Odd
Fellowship. I
The grand and subordinate lodges have
been requested by the present grand sire,
John b. Cockrum. to drape their charters
In mourning for a period of thirty days
In memory Of Past Grand Sire Durham.
The seventy-second anniversary of
Eastern Lodge. No. {. was celebrated
Thursday evening in an open meeting.
which was attended by u large number of
members, their families and friends. Be
cause Of the illness of James w. Dyre.
chairman of the entertainment commit
tee. Herbert y Lawson presided. An ex-
ceilent program was presented, including
plano solos by Miss NJ. Hazel Chisholm:
soprano solos, Miss Viola Shippert: reci-
+tations, Mr. Selah; vocal solos, by
Messrs. Bryan and Lawson, and a violin
solo by Mr.. Leon Maison. The numbers
were all heartily eucored.
During the evening past grand jewels
were presented by j. I. Brown. L. G.. NJ,
to w. i. Rich. IL. j.. Anderson. Herbert
u. Lawson. Sidney +. Smith and james
w Dyre. Mr.. Anderson could not receive
his Jewel because lie was out of the city,
and Mr.. DSre was also absent because Of
illness. At the close OF the regular pro-
gram q portrait In oil of the late grand
freasa J. 4. Il. Espey, a CORNER mem
Der OF &C lodge, was presented to the
lodge by a committee of members, appro-
pirate remarks being made by !. /.
Brown, p. G. NJ, who had been inti-
mately. associated with him in the work
OF the order. Refreshments were served
In the blue room.
Golden Rule Lodge. No. 81. met Tues
day evening, ". w. Louk, noble grand,
presiding. -
r. Wander Schaaf was admitted to
membership by deposit OF card from
Cook County Lodge, No. 30, lnglewood.
Ill.
w. II. Smoot appointed TO repre-
sent Golden Rule Lodge on the joint COM
mittee to make arrangements for the
celebration of the uinety-second ami
yersary of the establishment Of American
Odd Fellowship.
Remarks were made by Grand Repre-
sentative James II. Crew on the lives
and work OF certain disting Iished MEM
bers of the order Who have recently
! died.
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RELIEF FOR FOREIGNERS.
International Congress to Devise
Means of Assisting Helpless.
pontience OF The Star.

PARIS, February 8, 1911.
M. Emile Loubet. ex-rresident Of the
French republic. states in an interview
with the Petit Parisiep that an interna-
tional congress IL being organized at the
instance of the French government with
q view to devising ways. and means of
assisting INDECENT foreigners In the coun-
tries In which they hive found asylum.
temporary or otherwise. The Congress
will meet either in Paris or in Copen-
hagen, and the resolutions passed at the
Congress held in Copenhagen last August
will form the basis of discussion.
Broadly speaking, Il is suSge sted that
in the case Of temporary assistance no
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ODD FELLOWS.

LODGES.
Feb. 2i-Beacon. No. 10; Excelsior No.
IL; Covenant. No. Is, and Union,
No. II. degree work. Langdon,
No. 26, regular business
Feb. "S-WashingtOn. No. u; C;o,den Rule.
No. u; Amity, No. 81 and
Phoenix, No. sc. degree work.
Mch. Eastern, No. 8: HARMONY. No. o.
and Federal City. No. 20. d,gree
WORK. Friendship, No. IL, regu-
lar business.
Mch. 2-Columbia. No. 10. and Salem,
No. -. degree work.
Mich. 3-Central, No. 1, and Metropolis,
No. 1G, degree work.
REBEKAH LODGES.
Feb. H'-Esther. No. ), degree work.
Mch. Ruth. No. .. and Martha Wash
ington, No. >. degree work.
ENCAMPMENTS.
Feb. 2S-Fred l.. Stuart, No. {. degree
work.
Mch. Mount Nebo. No. 6. degree work.
Mch. 3-Magenenu. No. 4, degree work.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT
'Meh. 4-enpton Washington, No. ], drill
and social evening.
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Pass Bill as to Revenue Payments.

The bill authorizing the use OF certified
checks in payment of internal revenue
and customs dues was passed by the
Senate yesterday without division. Sena-
tor Bailey of Texas sought to have trust
companies eliminated from the measure,
but was unsuccessful. A provision sug-
gested by Mr.. Gronne of North Dakota
requiring the supervision by the Treasury
Department Of such checks also was
voted down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26

distinction should be made. especially In
urgent cases. between INDECENT foreigners
and natives. Permanent or Quasi-perma-
nent cases OF assistance to deserted chill
dren and old and insane people are to be
settled by International conventions and
agreements based on reciprocity. Def
mite or permanent cases OF Indulgence will
in principle be at the.charge of the coun-
try Of origin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26
Bill for Perry Memorial Passed.

A memorial Of Perry's victory on Lake
Erie Is contemplated in a bill passed by
the Senate yesterday. The measure ap-
propriates $4,000 toward a monument
on Put-in- Bay Island. Lake Erie. near
Sa ndusky. in conjunction with the CEN
tennial celebration TO be held there In
1915. The bill has not passed the HOUSE.
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once Building for Richmond.

A charter has been issued to the First
National Bank Building Corporation Of
Richmond. The company has q capital
stock Of $780, and will erect an Office
building on the site Of the chamber of
commerce building. The new structure is
to be OF steel, stone and concrete and will
be ready for occupancy in two years. The
ground floor will be the home OF the
First National Bank Tho upper floors
will be devoted to Offices, and 1t is known
that the Richmond. fredericksburg and
Potomac and the Chesa peake and Ohio
railroads will have their general offices
located on the top floors. each company
having not less than three floors. This
means that the talk OF removing the gen.
eral OFFICES Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
from this city to Cincinnati will lie ended
and that Richmond will always be the
home Of the system. The site and build
ing will represent an outlay OF more than
million Of dollars.
Two years ago the general assembly
provided for school libraries by which the
patrons OF q school could pay small
sum and receive q complete library,
though small of standard fiction ah
history. The idea has proven immensely
popular. and the first two years after it
$50 Of the libraries installed. There are
at this time applications for more than
100 others The patrons Of the schools
raise a small amount. the school board
duplicates that subscription and the state
adds $40. Then the books are bought by
the state and sold at cost to the schools.
In many instances the schools have or
dsred q secon1 and third set Of books
The list OF books contains more than
I 500 titles.
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Dirigible to Cross Atlantic.
Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
.sRERTIN Esehr,,arv IN

BERLIN, February 10, 1O1.
The Suchard, the German dirigible,
which will try to cross the Atlantic from
Tenerife. is approaching completion at
KEEL Princess Henry OF Prussia will per-
form the christening ceremony with q
flask of liquid air and Germany's newest
and fastest cruiser. the Won der Tam,
will convey the a'rship to the Cape Verde
Islands. The pilot is the German Amer ri
can aeronaut, Joseph Brucker. He, eX-
poets to start on his voyage by April !,
ut the latest. s'-N's's'>' : >-''-"@S'e
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BACK TO THE PEOPLE G0V. Mann UPHE[[
West Virginia Legislature Friends Resent Attack Mad
Reaches End of Session. by Anti-SaIoon League.
ENACT BUT FEW MEASURES HAS ASSISTED TEMPERANCE
Neither Political Party Recalled That He Signed Measur
Pride to Record. Eliminating 1000 Saloons
BOTH HOPEFUL OF THE FUTURE CADETS SEEK REINSTATEMENT
State for CONGRESS
sonalE Goes Over tute Will Not Be Allowed
to Next Session TermH
Friends Resent Attack Made
by Anti-Sa|oon League.
HAS ASSISTED TEMPERANCE
Recalled That He Signed Measure
Eliminating 1000 Saloons.
CADETS SEEK REINSTATEMENT
Students Of Virginia Military Insti
tute Will Not Be Allowed to
Return This Term, However.

RICHMOND, Va, February 25.-Friends
Of Gov. Mann are at loss to understand
the meaning Of the attack made on him
by some Of those who addressed the state
Anti-Saloon League at its session at
Newport News the last few days. Com
plant was made that Gov. Mann, who
went into Office soon after the last gen.
eral assembly convened, failed to give
long and loud voice. to the measure
which was presented with a view to hay
ing the people Of the state vote on the
question Of selling liquor. 1t is true
that Gov. Mann did not figure in the lob
bies. did not make any addresses before
any OF the committees or participate in
the active contest. but it Is known that
he favored that bill.
Sight was apparently lost in the recent
convention of the efforts of Gov. Mann
In behalf Of temperance. The fact that he
had prepared the measure which Is now
on the statute books, had succeeded in
getting it through the senate and then
in the eyes Of the speakers. Under that
measure some 1,0OO saloons were put
out Of business. vet Gov. Mann was held
up to ridicule and severely criticised for
not actively taking part in the measure
before the senate. Ncr did the fact that
ter the Rev. Henry Pearce Atkins from
scoring the governor and deprecating the
lack OF "a Stubs (of kansas) to carry
into execution the will Of the people of
the state on the question Of temperance
and forbidding the sale of liquor
Prof. c. T. Jordan OF Stanton told of
the conditions in that city under the dry
regime. He gave a glowing account
as compared with the period when liquor
was sold. In the course of his speech he
took shot at the machine" declaring
that three men controlled politics in Vir-
GINA. and that had they but said the
word tho legislature could and would
To ynteaon the LIQUOR question.
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Denies Jordan's Statement.

Speaker Byrd, who made speech on
the subject OF having the laws perfected
SO that there would be no more illegal
registering Of voters, denied the truth of
the statements OF Prof. Jordan, and de-
handed hat he give the names OF the
three men who exercise such influence.
DR.. James Cannon criticised all the
newspapers of the state which are not in
full sympathy with the demands of the
league, charging that they were subsidized
by the liquor people. printed misleading
statements OF the purposes of the league
and distorted the facts regarding the
operations in cities which were dry, hold
Ing that in declaring that prohibition did
not prohibit they were guilty Of infraction
Of the laws. and in general gave the news
papers q roast at every turn.
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Reorganizing True sHeformers.

Members Of the Order of True Reform
ers have been here for several days in
going over the affairs OF the order with
view 10 rebabilitating 1t and resuming
business, following It's closing some weeks
ago by the kanking department after an
investigation. The order lis one which was
organized By negroes soon after the civil
war, and has done much In teaching the
negroes to save money and to provide for
the poor and sick. 1t maintained a home
for old negroes.
ca. Joseph Button, state insurance COM
mistfoner. Attended q meeting and OK
plained to the delegates just What would
have to be done In order to obtain a
license for q renewal of business. The
delegates appeared to receive the address
Of Col Button with favor, and his sug-
gestiens will be carried out and the order
hopes to be able to resume business at an
early date. The feformers have branches
In several states and have a very large
membership.
OF the Seventy-sevens cadets who were
expelled for INSTRUMENTATION at the vir-
ginia Military Institute. all are very sorry
whatever for getting back before the end
Of the session in June. This has .een
practically decided. Gen. f w. Nichols
the superintendent. has been here and
laid all the facts before the local mem
bers or the board. They have informally
indorsed the course he pursued in, every
way. Members of the board are being i'm
plored to reinstate the cadets, and there
Is not mail which does not bring to the
board petitions from the parents Of the
boys, all asking that they be returned.
The board has determined to deal with
each case on Its own merits, and the
cadets may be considered later, for the
next session. provided they make applica-
ton as individuals and not as a class
Some Of the boys who live here have not
yet come home. and their parents have
no idea where they are.