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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Hold First of Entertainments.

Southern dialect stories by Miss Mamie
Barbee Of Kentucky kept a large audi
ence in continual state of merriment
in Continental Memorial Hall last even
ing. The occasion was the first of a
series of entertainments to be given for
the delegates.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president general
Of the d. a. r., presided over the ses-
sion, and at the opening introduced JUS
tice Harlan of the Supreme Court, a Ken
tucdan, who in turn presented Miss Bar
bee to the audience.
During the evening a number Of must
cal selections We're given by a chorus OF
the Rubinstein Club. The list of these
selections included several southern
songs.
The occasion was marked by the at
tendance OF q large number Of the ar
irving regents of the various chapters
from all parts of the country. The Sons
of the American Revolution. Sons of the
Revolution. Order OF Washington and So
ciety of Colonial Wars were also repre-
scented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Plan to Pay Debt on Hall.

The Continental Memorial Hall COM
mittee held an important meeting yester-
day and adopted plans for payment of
the present debt on the hall, and to pro-
vide nucleus for an endowment fund
for the preservation and improvement Of
the property Of the society. The plan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

For the District Of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, fair Sunday and Monday.
with moderate temperature: light to mod
erate westerly winds.
Rains have continued in the Atlantic
and Gulf states. and there were also
light rains Saturday in the lake region,
followed by generally clearing weather.
In the central valleys aand the west the
weather was fair.
1t is cooler in the lake region, the
Atlantic states and the south, and con-
siderably warmer in the west.
Fair weather is indicated for Sunday
and Monday east of the Rocky noun
tains, preceded by showers Sunday MORN
ing along the gulf coast, and the south
ern portion of the south Atlantic states.
West Of the mountains the weather will
also be fair. except in the north Pa
cific states. where there will be rain.
1t will be cooler Sunday in the ex-
treme southeast, and continue cool over
states. 1t Will be warmer Sunday in
the plains states, the Rocky mountain
region and the middle plateau. and
warmer Monday in the central valleys
and the upper lake region.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be moderate
westerly: on the south Atlantic coast
moderate and variable. becoming north
westerly; on the east gun coast light 10
moderate northerly: on the west gulf
coast, moderate north to northeast; on
the lower lakes moderate westerly; on
the upper lakes moderate westerly, be-
coming variable.
Yesterdays Temperature.
Midnight. 81: 2 an, So; am. SO;
am. o.; 8 am. Sc; 10 am. 80; II
noon. 80; 2 pm, 81: 4 pm. 80; pm,
o.: p.m so: 10 q. m, 40; maximum 81 :;
minimum, 40.
Relative Humidity.
Eight am, 81: pm. .48; pm. .S3.
Rainfall e pm. to pm.), OO7: hours
OF sunshine, So; per cent of possible
sunshine, 20.
Temperature same date last year-MaX-
imum, Sc; minimum, 81.
Temperatures in Other Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
LOHR. MAKES FIGHT
High School Cadet Officer Con-
tests Suspension Order. :.
SAYS DECISION WAS UNFAIR
Denies He Intruded Fraternity In
fuence in School Controversy.
rRouBl Il OVER FRAT" DANCE
Will Make Appeal, With Proofs of
Innocence, to the Board
of Education.
TROUBLE OVER FRAT" DANCE

Lenox Lohr, the Mckinley High School
boy, whose alleged fraternity activities
have caused Principal George E. Myers
TO recommend that the board Of edlca-
ton take away his commission as lieuten-
ant colonel in the cadet regiment, said
last night that the faculty of the high
school has jumped into him too hard and
that the principal should have heard the
student side Of the argument before send
ing the matter to the board. AS pictured
TO the board of education, Lenox Lohr
tried to induce the financial manager of
an amateur play that is to be given at
Mckinley to change the date of the play
SO that he could take one Of the girls in
the cast to a frat dance to be given by
the Adelphic Society. According to Dr.
Myers report to the board, Lohr tried to
use his fraternity influence in this re-
spect, which. if true. would be violation
of the school laws which are framed to
chop off the heads of fraternities which
grow to be too strong in school politics
among the students.
Issues Statement.
Lohr's statement last night was in the
form of a typewriter reply to the state
ment made by DR.. Myers that he Nohr)
had confessed to a certain conversation
with the financial manager of the play.
The statement read:
"The so-caled confession credited to
me has been misstated and misconstrued-
1t is absolutely untrue that l have tried
to influence the cast Of the school play to
get any OF the members to resign. l have
nothing of the sort, either di-
rectly or through friends.
II have absolute and conclusive proof
that the charges made against me are
unfounded and am prepared to present
these to the school board at their earliest
convenience. In my conversation with
Dr. Myers Wednesday evening l explain
ed to him that my motives were purely
altruistic and that the conflicting dates
between my fraternity dance and the
school play would in no way affect me
personally, as those who intended going
to the dance would not be influenced by
the school play, and that the school
would be the sole financial loser. While
the date Of the dance was changed, 1t
was because the entire cast, nine-tenths
of whom had no intention Of attending
the dance signed a petition to that eff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
DELEGATES POUR IN
Members of the D. A. R. Ready
for Convention.
FIRST SESSION TOMORROW
President Taft Expected to Greet
Visitors at Memorial Hall.
RIVALRY TO HEAD SOCIETY
Principal Candidates for President
General Are the Incumbent
and Mrs. w. G. Story.
RIVALRY TO HEAD SOCIETY

Daughters of the American Revolution
are arriving in Washington by almost
every train for the convention which
opens tomorrow. Those who arrived yes
terday and during the week crowded the
corridors of the principal hotels last night
and many acquaintance were renewed.
Most of the women were fashionably
gowned, and hobble skirts had the call.
All of the Daughters wore badges
There were badges of every color in
the spectrum. but they all bore the silver
insignia Of the D. A. R., the spinning
wheel and the distaff. Massachusetts,
Illinois, Connecticut. New York, Rhode
Island, Kentucky. Michigan, Ohio, Iowa
and Kansas have all reported. 1t is
expected that this will be the biggest
congress that the Daughters have ever
held, as the membership has grown ire
mendously in the past year. 1t is stated
that the Society of the D. A. r. was
never on a surer foundation than now.
with finances in excellent condition, and
the white marble home Of the Daughters
completed.
Every woman is loaded down with poll
tics, and she doesn't in the least mind
telling all about her beliefs and the rea-
sons for them, but she won't be quoted.
Candidates for President General.
The prominent candidates for president
general are Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, in
cumbent. and Mrs. William Cummings
Story. The twenty years history of the
D. A. r. presidents general is not long.
for the organization is meeting this week
in its twentieth Continental Congress Mrs.
Caroline Scott Harrison. the first presi-
dert general, died in office during her
first year. Mrs. Letitia Green Stevenson
served one term and declined another.
Mrs. John W. Foster served a term and
declined another, Mrs. IIetitia Green
Stevenson served two additional terms
and declined another. Mrs. Daniel Man
ming served two terms and was not re-
elected. Mrs. COrnelia Cole Fairbanks
was elected to serve two terms, and. the
constitution having been altered, was not
eligible to third term. Mrs. Donald
Mclean served two termS-and that
brings the story UP to Mrs. Matthew I.
Scott, sister of Mrs. Stevenson, who has
now served one term and is eligible to
another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
Yesterdays Temperature.

Midnight. 81: an, Sc; am. SO;
am. 5S; am. Sc; 10 am. 30; II
noon, 30; pm, 81: pm. 90; pm,
o.; 8 pm, 80; 10 pm, 40; maximum 81 /;
minimum ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
WEATHER
Fair Sunday and Monday, With
Moderate Temperature.

For the District Of Columbia, Maryland
and Virginia, fair Sunday and Monday.
with moderate temperature: light to mod
erate westerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WASHINGTON. d. G.. April II, 1911.
All persons having claims against Samuel
Wilson. grocer n n st. s.w.. will present
same for settlement at once. the grocery bust
ness conducted by Samuel Wilson having been
said tn Harry Filler. who will conduct the
business IN his own name >-
tSignedl MI Wu.oN'
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
LONDON .srATiSTIce.

The London county council. hGa
just p~bNGhsd statistics relating -
London. The present population II
greater LSnaOn Is Sst down a. T.
4SS, TAO. A century ago it was hB.
than 100000. Today it il larger
tAAn ths vhsls population Of Eng
land and WAls4 at the time of the
war with America, about 40 years
ego. It Is larger also than the pros-
snt population either Of Holland or
Belgium. There are more than 5000
milas Of streets and 137 nilsS Of
tramw&ys. The trans carry. soma
$40, oo0,0 900 passengers per Gnnum.
Every week day 1855 trains deliver
their living freight at the several
termini. -,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
At THE BARGAIN COUNTER
tho Sentiment In One oai.
liant Citizen.

Ordinarily Bill Donaldson is ..
most gallant citizen. He would up
set three trolley cars to dash across
the street and pick up young wom-
ans glove and ride horseback on the
locomotive to give up his seat to one
of the fair sex on a railroad train,
but all this is changed now.
When he came to town the other
morning he baked at picking up a
girl who had fallen on the slippery
pavement, and kept right on going
when the wind blew away another
ones pretty millinery. He even re-
fused to look at the near-ladies in
the show windows.
Pressed for an explanation, Bill
declared that he had soured on all
womankind. The day before, he
said, he had seen a bargain sale Of
children's coats advertised, and went
to the department store to take a
look. Reaching the counter he found
it surrounded by women ten layers
deep, and it was only by a hard
struggle that he managed to wade
through in time to pick up the last
coat.
He was just about to buy the gar
ment when a woman without so
much as an "Excuse me-" walked up
and yanked it out of his hand.
81 will take this" said the woman,
turning to the saleslady, while Bill
stood gasping for breath, ''it is just
what | wanted"
"You will take it ?" exclaimed Bill
as he sadly hiked away, followed by
cold society glare. you mean to
say you did take it."-Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
STRANGE FIND IN A sTREEr,oAR;

"'.T1'is'! ssS,s+-s--...
;tStSango.ShiOots have been left BE-
.hind.iu public. sspNsysnSsSS bda'it y
not ots4p; that Asbbsrsssn or tsrEsA-.
.;t,qlnsIS .AhaRasga. eeJtAipE HsES hs
.oopgTy9pA, t. p. Xy.ssFFladAy~ot4pQ A
th b. cine cipsF!H NJ. w containing. sAs
aihea Ok Dad carpenter. .saeh 9
vessel w. iYOund fecSntEy ~ ( eoi-
dnetSf .IS:t6S' f655Srnnsr- OF .a..anlogna.
strsst aAz. " :TSSsincidsnt proved 70
be even O8dsT on invssaigAtSoa' than
it had appeared ct first sight, SsEsis
turned out .EhSt Ahs vessel had bGGA,
stolen from q railway carriage, .syI~
dsptly under. the impression that j.
contained something TO eat pr drink,
: while jtS legal eEner Wss conveying
It home from The M0sSnce creme
toriun. On discovering that he bad
embarrassed " himself With thu In
cinetated remaiai Of a carpenter, TIE
thief had h&stened to got nd 81
them BY leaving his burden In the
car. 49,. 3
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
Make This a Day.

Make this a day. There is no gain
In brooding over days to come;
The message of today is plain,
The futures lips are ever dumb.
The work of yesterday is gone
For good or i'll, let come what
may;
But now we face another dawn,
Make this a day.
Though yesterday we failed to see
The urging hand and earnest face
That men call Opportunity,
We failed to know the time or
place
For some great deed, what need to
fret?
The dawn comes up silvery gray
The golden moments must be met,
Make this day.
This day is yours; your work is
yours;
The odds are not who pays your
hire,
The thing accompliShed-that en-
dures,
If it be what the days require.
He who takes up his daily round,
AS one new armored for the fray
Tomorrow steps on solid ground,
Make this day.
The Talisman.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
GOOD FOR COUNTRY
~
IMPROVEMENT or WATRHWAVS
WILL DEVELOP RRSouRoEs
or EVERY sEcTioR.
FREIGHT CARRIED CHEAPLY
Mako Direct Saving In Cost Of frame
portatIon by the Water Routes, and
Indirectly Serve to Lower Railway
Carrying Rates.

The claim has been made in previ-
Gus articles-and facts and. figures
given to support the clAim-that wa
lterways carry freight more cheaRly
than the railways do or can, and that
they compel the railways to carry
freight more cheaply than they other
wise would, making saving OF hun
dreds of millions of dollars year, even
under present conditions, and indicat-
ing q vast increase In that saving II all
waterways should be improved. And
then / the. surprising assertion was
made that the surest way to enlarge
the business and increase the profits
of the railroads Of the United States
is to improve the. waterways Of the
United States. The best guide to the
future is the experience OF the past,
80 let US see. what has actually hap
pened to railways when waterways
have been improved.
That the improvements in the chan
nels and harbors of the lakes have
been Of great benefit, both to the rail-
ways which parallel their shores and
to those which run from lake cities to
the interior, is a fact so plain that
1t needs no argument to support 1t.
There are no more prosperous and
profitable roads in the country than
those that serve the region tributary
to the lakes. But no one questions
the wisdom of continuing the improve
ment of the lakes, or Of our ocean
harbors. The real question is as to
the Improvement of our rivers, and If
we wish to study the effect of river
Improvement, either on railway reve-
nues or national development, we
must go to Europe.
Results In Bohemia.
During the fifteen years that i'm
provements were under way on the
Elbe river, in Bohemia, the river traf-
fic, as a natural result of the better
channel, increased f1vefold. But traf-
fic on the competing railways In
creased still more largely and the div.
idends on the main line, from Teplitz
to AussIs, rose to 10 per cent. per
annum.
Similar results followed the eanali-
cation Of the River Main, from May
ence, on the Rhine, TO Frankfort
which was finished In the latter part
Of 1885,. The river traflo. which
amounted to only $4,000 tons in that
year, began TO grow and has kept on
growing, being 1.27S.oOo tons in 1904
There are two railroads between
Frankfort and MAyence,; one on. each
slAS Of. the river. What happened q
-" ~'s 'E~is business show q So
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
The First Comedy.

ITALIA is the muse of comedy and
lyric poetry. Susarion and Dolon, sup
posed inventors of theatrical exhibit
tions, 562 B. c., performed the first
comedy at Athens, on wagon or
movable stage, on four wheels, and
were rewarded with a basket of figs
and a cask of wine,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

riouR falling or Or were they forced
into the hands Of receiver? On the
contrary their traf1c, which was S11,-
900 tons In 1885, also began to grow,
and by 1902 had reached 1,9os.o
tons, or more than double what it was
when the railroads had q practical
monopoly Of the business OF Frank
fort.
The mere statement of the in.
creased tonnage does not tell the
whole truth OF the matter, for the
tonnage was not only more than
doubled in quantity, but greatly
raised in grade, so that It could pay,
and did pay. a much higher rate per
ton per mile.
Fine German Waterways.
Practically all the railways Of Ger
many are state owned and state oper.
ated. a.Out of total Of $4,000 miles,
in, round numbers, only about $500
miles are operated by private COM
panies. Germany also has one Of the
finest systems of waterways In the
world and a study Of the balance
sheet of the German railway system
shows that the results which followed
the improvement of the River Main
are not an exception, q mere coinci.
dence, but are the natural outworking
of a principle of general application.
In the calendar year 1907, after paying
for operation, maintenance, repairs,
renewals. new equipment, interest on
bonds, contribution to the sinking
fund, and every other item which the
most careful bookkeeping required to
be charged up, the German railways
turned $164 ,000,0 of absolutely net
revenues into the treasures Of the
various states. This was $5,O5O per
mile of line operated, while the corre-
spending figure on United States rail-
ways for the fiscal year 1867 was
only $1,967-a little over one-third as
much.
Much the greater part of the total
revenue Of the German states is de-
rived from their railways, II cents out
Of every dollar received by Prussia in
1907 being so obtained. Yet German
statesmen keep on, year after year,
spending money earned by their rail-
ways in building and improving water
ways to compete with those same rail-
ways, on which they depend as the
principal source of national income.
In the light OF the facts given above
1t will not do to say that these Ger
man statesmen do not know what they
are about, On the contrary, they are
acting, as has been well said, Gin fur
therance of a policy the wisdom OF
which time and experience have fully
confirmed"
Always and everywhere the result
is the same-the improvement of a
waterway is a benefit to competing
railways. For this result, as for any
other, there is good and sufficient
reason, but It must be left for another
time to tell what that reason Is.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
Had Good BACKING.

An old man in a poorhouse who was
asked by visitor If he had any source
of income replied: Madam, If you
must know, haven't got any money,
but I've got good backing, I've got
fine backing. I'm backed by one OF
the richest counties in the state"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
How Il Struck Robhle.

Bobbie waited in the BARRIERS shop
while his father was getting shaved.
On reaching home he exclaimed: "oh,
mamma. the man spread a lot OF
charlotte roosh on papa's face and
then scrapsd it all OF again with q
knife"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
Factory Tied Up by Eel.

A factory at Burnley. Scotland. was
tied up the other day through an eel
which had come from tho river Calder
getting into the eondenslng apparatus
attached to the boiler. The machinery
had to be stopped TN the nan was 81
treated
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Earl Baldwin has bought a half
Interest in the Monroe Steam Laun-
dry. Earl understands the business
is an enterpriSing, worthy young
man. Success to the firm of Gent
ges & Baldwin.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
coNsIDERATE.

Magistrate Ito prisoner)-H you
were there for no dishonest purpose
why were you in your stocking feet2
Prisoner 'eard there was sick
ness in the family.-Punch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

-, Mrs. Lewis Yancy. baby, and sis
tiers, Misses Rutledge and Miss Ruth
Smith, Of Quincy, spent last week
with the family ofW. T. RutledSe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Mrs Dora HallOck, received q
message Monday. from Bowin, Ill.,,
Informing her of the death Of her
aunt, Mrs. H. S. Dickerson. Mrs.
DickerSon is we'll known by many
of our citizens, who are sorry to
hear Of her death.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Lewis Adams. returned Friday,
from Danville, ILL.,, after a pleasant
visit with homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

w. S. Cerder and wife, Of Moberly
spent. part of the week with rela-
tives here.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

John" said Mr. Dawson's mother
inlaw, what were you doing in the
cor ner drug store this morning?"
How do you know I was in the
drug store?" John cautiously asked
i saw you as you were coming out"
oh. ] went in to buy a postage
stamp
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
Useless Effort.

The woman who is wearing q new
Sl5 hat can't understand why people
should waste time or strain their
eyes trying to sea a comet.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

B. T. Gentges and children, spent
part of the week with Quincy rela-
tiVeS
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
Salt NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

. Tuesday. morning, the govern
ment. thermometer at Byron Nc
Farland's, registered ii below. The
cold weather was General.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Employment Agent-I'll pick you
out the PIsinest We hsveZbut mona
Of &hem,would take "a .4nFaAP pt : &
beauty show. ="
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Mesdames j. W. and Paul Cox.
spent yesterday with Hunnewell
relatives
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Willie White, returned Tuesday,
to Quincy, where he is attending
school. -.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Mrs. John Kendrick, is transact
ing business in St. Louis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

! Miss Auriha Spiker left yesterday
5or ~ extepded, .visit in Bushnell,
~. 80 =. 80.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Several changes in the time of
arrival of trains here were made
the first.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05
Harris for salt.

: Misses Marguerite Reid and lib
Evans, we're Quincy visitor Wednes-
;day. : ga. go .,...
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Called, meeting of Monroe Camp
No. 2236 N. w. A. tomorrow, Friday
evening. Degree work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

-:~Miss Mayme HaAock, returned
.tsstdAsord, Tex, yesterday. after q
tWo weeks visit with homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

French ProVerb.
1t belongs to great men to have
great defects.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

R. S. McClintic is in jefferson
City. -....
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

E. v. Reid and family of New
London, was in this city last week
visiting his sister. Mrs. A. S. Jayne
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

HeadQuarter for salt. Harris.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-01-05

Mrs. Paul Bottorff, of Ely, has
beeH=the ;guEst: Of Frank Bottorf
::apE CFfes,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-11-09

START = candy kitchen and earn $50 week;
- An be independent; no experience necee-
sary. Write National ssppy o., s.Aioa K Clssiaaa o.