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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Blue Laws.
To the Editor Of The Star:

Your editorial entitled BLUE Law
Absurdities'' in a recent issue Of your
widely read paper ought to make clear
to all what perplexities and difficulties
attend any effort on the part of the
state to direct the religious conduct of
it's citizens. Seven or eight centuries
ago it was an accepted doctrine that
the church was the divinely appointed
interpreter of religious doctrine. and
that the state was the agency for en-
forcing such doctrines. 1t has taken q
long time to get away from these ideaa
SO contrary to the fundamental prin-
ciples of religious freedom, and almost
every state has upon it's statute boots
some remnant of these medieval MOTTO. $.
If legislatures could once be convin,
that 1T is the proper function of go
eminent to deal only with the relations
of man to man. and that it has of rig
nothing whatever to do with tne re-.
tons of man to God, this whole que
ton would be greatly simpliTied EA.l
the pagan ruler, Theodore, KIN of ii3
Goths, could teach a valuable lesson "a
this subject to some professed ca, .s1ia -
in these modern times. In commune 81
ton addressed to the Emperor Justna,
the king laid down these sound pria-
ciples:
ITO pretend to a domini n over
conscience Is TO uSurp the Ire. ogati
of God. By the nature OF things. ina
power of sovereisns is connfied To
political government They have no
right of punishment but over these VINO
disturb the public peace. The most
dangerous heresy is that of a sovereign
who separates himself from part of his
subjects because they believe not ac-
cording to his belief"
Both civil government and religion are
injured when there is any union Of the
two. History testifies that religion is
the purest when there is no alliance
between it and the state.
Whatever is civil upon one day of the
week is civil upon every day of the
week. and any civil law which prohibits
honest labor on any day Of the week is
enacted in the interests Of the day, and
not for the protection OF citizens. Tho
application Of these principles would
shut out all Sunday laws, leaving every
man free to follow his own convictions.
and laws relating to the disturbance Of
religious services would be sufficient to
protect those who desire to meet for
public worship Sunday or any other
day. This would solve the whole DIM,
Guilty and make 1t unnecessary ever to
discuss the blue law question.
w. w. PRESCOTT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
RITES FOR W. II. DECKMAN.
Civil War Veteran Was Resident of
City for fifty-Five Years.

Funeral services for William H. Deck
man, resident of this city for fifty five
years, who died Friday at his residence,
a3S street northwest, will be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. Burial
sill be in Prospect Hill cemetery. Be-
sides his wife, Mrs. Louise F. Deckman,
he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Carrie l..
Bauman, and a son. Henry F. Deckman
Mr.. Deckman, who was nearly seventy
years old, was a veteran Of the civil war
He had been employed as a. clerk n the
War Department for forty five years. He
was born in Alexandria, Va
He had been confined to his bed only
since last Tuesday, but his health had
been failing for several months. Mr.
Deckman was a member OF the knights
of the Golden Eagle and of the knights
of Honor. These organizations will be
represented at his funeral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
RIVER DREDGE LAID UP.
Lighters and Scows Also Being
Given an Overhauling.

Dredge No. 3, one of the sand and
gravel diggers belonging to the Columbia
Sand and Granite Company, has been
laid up at her Georgetown dock to be
overhauled. The dredge is to be fitted
with new spuds and to have new gears
put in her machinery. The work on the
craft, it is stated. will require more than
a week to complete. and when the dredge
is ready for service it will be taken to a
river point to dig sand and gravel until
icemaking weather comes.
Repairs to one of the large brick and
clay carrying lighters belonging to John
Miller & Co.. which Is at Benefits boat
yard for repairs, are rapidly approaching
completion. and early in the coming week
it will be returned to it's owner. New
planks have been put In the hull of the
craft above water and other work done
to put her in good trim for service. A
large dump scow belonging to Miller &
Co., which was also at Benefits for re-
pairs, has been completed and turned
over to the company.
Lighters belonging to local sand and
gravel dredging companies are at the
Alexandria boat repair yards for an over
hauling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
John T. Arms Funeral Monday.

Funeral services for John Taylor Arms,
for many years one of the most promi-
nent men in local real estate and insur-
ance circles, who died Friday at his sum-
mer home In Massachusetts, will be held
at Epiphany Church tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. Rev. r. III. McKim. rector
of the church, VIII ofiiciate. Interment
will be in Rock Creek cemetery. Mem
hers of the yestry will serve as pail
bearers. Mr.. Arms was vestryman at
Epiphany Church for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
CHARGED WITH RING THEFT.
Man Arrested in Virginia Is Ac'
cused Of Robbing Girl Here.

Charged with the larceny of diamond
ring valued at $40. a man who gave his
name as Harry L. Whitsell was arrested
at Clifton Forge, Va, yesterday after
noon, according to telegram received
by the local police last night.
He was arrested by Chief of Police
Hornbayer of Clifton Forge, and is
charged with taking the ring September
"a from Ethel Warren Of 1851 Ohio ave-
nue. northwest.
Detective Embrey probably will go to
the Virginia town today to bring the pris-
oner back to this city. 1t is stated the
ring was recovered in a local pawnshop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
GOLD COIN ATTRACTS;
MANYENTER CONTEST
Star Offers Valuable Compen-
sation for Additions to Its
Subscription List.

a bright young lad from the Maury
School came down to the Star office
yesterday morning and after short
interview with the Stars contest man.
ager enrolled himself as an aspirant
in the ve-thousand- dollar prize con-
test. He is twelve years old, and
looks as bright as some Of the gold
pieces which will be distributed to the
winners shortly before Christmas time
He was only one of many who enrolled
as contestants yesterday, and it was
explained to him that the conditions
under which the prizes will be given
call for little hustling. The Star Of
fers $4,000 in gold coin to be divided
in generous prizes among the hustlers
who enroll the. greatest number of
subscribers to the Star.
Begins With 500 Votes.
This young man was started off with
500 votes. The remainder Of his
String" will depend on his own efforts,
and he has a fine array Of opponents
in the game. One Of the 1iveliest is
an employe of the United States Senate,
who has been working in the contest
only a few days, but who reports
splendid results
The first prize in the contest amounts
to $1,000. This probably will go to
some contestant who takes up a large
government department or large
store or neighborhood and works sys-
tematicaily to enroll subscribers to The
Star. Every contestant who has en-
rolled SO far, including the youngest
of the school boys, has fair chance to
get this tidy sum. The second rrize is
$500, the third is $500 and the fifth is
$500.
Sets of District Prizes.
Following these are five sets of
prizes to be spread over five districts.
Five prizes Of $500. five Of 500 and
five Of $50 constitute the awards III
those classes. There are also 335 gen.
eral prizes. ranging from $50 down to
81. 1t is easily seen that great num-
Der of contestants have a show Of
being "in the money
The terms and conditions are pub
lished in an advertisement in another
column. but. generally speaking, 1T re-
quires simply that the contestants shall
enroll new subscribers. 1t makes no
difference II the new subscriber has
been a purchaser Of The Star. The con-
test is simply for new names on The
Stars subscription list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

1890 Established % Years-isl2.
TINE time to advertise,
is NOW-and not
some time in the dim
future after all your
business has slipped away
from you.
This is the truth of the ;
matter, and a mighty |
wholesome truth for the j
man who wants to stay in
business. |
We aCrlte the
right ads to
make advertising
good advertising.
Star AID Writing Bureau.
Robert w. Cox, Rec Es. .9s:,u !
F. T. Hurley, ! Star Suidi.s,
G. c. Archibald. ~ l &. sla 3,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Entertainments for the Blind.

The following program of entertain
ments for the blind at the Library of
Congress is announced for this week:
Tuesday afternoon at 4:45 O'Clock. read
ing, Prof George c.. Keida Of the Lii
brary of Congress, an English transla-
ton of the celebrated romance of the
middle ages. "Aucassin and Nicolette':
Friday evening at s o'clock, musical.
George II. Miller (baritone) C. f. Brack-
EFT (pianisD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
NAVY LACKS SAILORS.
Five Destroyers Are to Be Ordered
to Reserve DUTY.

Five destroyers have been ordered in
reserve by the Navy Department pending
the enlistment Of the additional 1000 men
provided for at the recent session of Con-
gress. The destroyers are the Smith.
Preston. Reid. Lamson and Flusser.
They will proceed to charleston. s. c..
Immediately after the review of the At
lantic fleet in New York, October 1o-1h
Recent legislation increased the number
OF enlisted men in the navy from AS COO
to $1,000. 0''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
rockville AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Democrats Hold Meeting
Which Is Addressed by
Prominent Party Men.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ROCKVILLE. Md. October 5. 1912.
well attended meeting under the aus
pieces of the Wilson, Marshall. Lewis and
Worthington Club Of Rockville was held
in the Opera House last evening. It was
presided over by Col. Spencer c. Jones.
Others who addressed the gathering were
Representative David J. Lewis, candidate
for reelection to Congress from this dis
trict; Representative A. F. Lever of South
Carolina and State Senator Blair Lee.
Glenn H. Worthingt0n.- candidate for as
sociate judge to succeed Judge John c.
Motter. was present and held a reception.
Accompanied by Representative Lever.
Representative Lewis spent today tour
ing the county in an automobile Both
members of Congress spoke at Seneca.
Jacksonville. Poolesvilfe and Clarksburg.
Representative Lewis spent the entire
week campaigning in this county. and ex-
pressed himself as much pleased with
democratic prospects. He thinks he will
be reelected next month by larger ma
jority than he received two years ago.
when he defeated Brainard H. Warner.
jr., by 700 Representative Lewis will re-
turn to this county later In the cam
paign and address several big meetings.
virginia Couple Welded.
Miss Nora Lee Oliver. eighteen years
old, and Burress Sullivan, twenty-one
years old, both Of Stafford county, Va,
were married in Rockville today by Rev.
Samuel r. White Of the Baptist Church.
The following transfers of real estate
were recorded in the Office of the clerk
of the circuit court here during the week:
Henry w. Offutt to Henry L. Roach. lot
at Friendship Heights: French NJ. Gar
trell to Francis NJ Hawkins. 10 acres;
Avis Cordage Company to Wire Cotton
Cordage Company, 2 acres; Edgar P.
Sawyer to Thomas Dawson. 800 acres:
Joseph Nicholson to Hugh T. Harrison.
"a acres; Leonard Ware to Hugh T.
Harrison, 5k acres: Charles N. Beall to
William w. Beall. $50 acres: Annie q.
Lanham to Mary L. Evans, lot at Wood
mont: B. Ralph Cady to W. D. Hill. lot at
Silver Spring; James H. Cissel to Truman
r. Cissel, = acres; James B. Henderson.
trustee. to Lawrence Allnutt. 436 acres;
r. Holt Easley to b. Ralph Cady. lot at
Silver Spring; Charles E. Brinkerhon to
William J. Lewis, lot at Gaithersburg;
Louis H. Earl to James E. Harper. lot
at Otterbourne: Lucy l.. Sn0uffer to z. T.
Duvall, 100 acres; Rosedale Park Com
pany to James NJ Kincheloe. property in
Rosedale Park; Julia e. Benson to Sam
uel L. Plummer. ~ acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Encourages Philippine Service.

In order to encourage service in the
Philippine Islands the War Department
has announced that it will give favor
able consideration to all requests from
officers of the line for transfer to line
organizations serving in the islands and
also from officers serving with organiza-
tons in the Philippines for extensions
of tours of duty there, for period Of
not less than one year in each case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Bishop Harris of Japan Here.

Bishop NJ. C. Harris of Japan and
Korea Is spending Sunday in Washington
at the home Of his sister, Mrs. Emily
Harris Mcintosh, 13o a street northeast
Mr.. Mcintosh has been i'll for about two
weeks. but Is now convalescing. Bishop
Harris and his sister formerly labored to-
gether among the Japanese for many
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
BAND CONCERT TODAY.
Washington Barracks.
United States Engineer Band.
Julius Hamper, leader.

JULIUS hamper, leader.
pm.
Program:
March, "The Life Preserver
d'Albrecht
Overture. Grown Diamonds,
Auber
valse triste. "Kuelema". .sibelius
Selection. "A Journey Through
Aif1ca ....................... Suppe
Spanish serenade, La Paloma."
Yradier
Excerpts from ga Tattooed Man.
Herbert
THE Star Spangled Banner"
TOMORROW:
Soldiers Home.
Soldiers Home Band.
j. S. M. Zimmerman. director.
pm.
Program:
March. 1.-THE Flag of Victory
Won Blon
Overture. "Robespierre". .Litolfr
Solo for euphonium. "Auld Lang
Syne ...................H Hartmann
CMusician Gaetano Gioye).
Selection, "Cavelleria Rusticana.,
Requested)
Characteristic. The Lizard and
the Frog. .............M Morse
Excerpts from Bright Eyes
Hoschna
Finale, king Over ALP. ;. .Scouton
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
GOES AL0FT|
Miss Miller and Harold Kant
ner Both Make Flights at
College Park.

Miss Benetta Miller, the girl monoplane
operator. flew the Mpisant monoplane at
College Park yesterday afternoon. There
were three flights in all. Harold Kantner,
aviator in charge of the Moisant school,
went up first to try the air. He reached
an elevation of about 500 feet The air
was rather choppy and he would not let
Miss Miller go up till it had Gained down.
Kantner made several excellent landings
and handled the monoplane with greater
ease than is usual with the fast single
plane machine.
No Official Flights.
There were no official flights at College
Park. Flying with the army machines
will be resumed Monday William Ka-
bitzke. the Wright aviator, who has been
trying out the Wright biplanes for the
army, lbs gone to Dayton. prior to filling
some exhibition engagements. He will
return to College Park later to finish the
tests OF the army machines.
There was no flying at the Washington
barracks hydro station, but preparations
We're made for flying next week. Hugh
Robinson, the Curtiss aviator, will fiy
Monday morning. A new pair Of floats
was put on the Curtiss machine and a
"self-starter" was added to the engine
SO that it can be cranked up by the oper-
ator from his seat, thus doing away with
the necessity of having one or two extra
men to help an aviator get off the ground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

American Beauty Roses.
The largest and finest specimens of these
famous roses fresh cut, at Guides, 1914 F.
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
No Official Flights.

Commencing Monday, October Z, train
No. II will leave Washington 1925 pm,
week days dnstead of $40 p.m.), arriving
in Richmond at 6:1O pm. Parlor and
dining car NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

Pitman and Gregg Speed Dictatlon
for stenographers' fall examinations,
Instructors in each system in charge
The Drillery. 11OO n. Y. ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

"Heaven's Messenger," Splendid Feature
The s. show. &c. Virginia Theater today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT. ;.
Arrivals.

Schooner T. d. Purnell. canned goods
from Coan river packing house, at
anchor in the stream to await orders;
schooner ]. P. Robinson, at Alexandria,
pulp wood for L. A. Clarke & Son, for
shipment to West Virginia; schooner Lot
tie Thomas, oysters in the shell from the
lower Potomac beds. at 18th street wharf
for the market; boats No. % and 73
light. from naval powder plant, Malta
woman creek, Va, at Georgetown; fattie
Grace, at Alexandria, oysters in the shell
from a river bed for the market there;
tug James L. Carter, with two coal boats
in tow from Indian Head for Georgetown;
tug George w. Pride, with stone-laden
lighters in tow from Occoquan for
Georgetown channel improvement work;
power boats Twilight and Jewel, schooner
May and Winnie Windsor. oysters in the
shell from oyster beds in the vicinity
of Ragged Point, Va, at 18th street
wharf for the local market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

Furnace, LatrObe and Range
repairing. Roofs repaired and painted
George E. Gartrell. 1901 o street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
YOU Get the Best
Photo Work at the
Lowest Prices Here.

Developed AH
at, per roll. "
M. A. Leese, ant an s sT5u St. Photo Goods
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Memoranda.

Schooner Eleanor Russell is chartered
to load merchandise at Alexandria for
a lower Potomac point; schooner Maud s.
is due at this city with cord wood from
Mattawoman creek; schooner Virginia
Dare is in Nomini creek to load lumber
for the market here; steamer d. X.
Jackson is at Virginia point to load
cord wood for the dealers; schooner
Levin Woolford is at river point load
ing cord wood for the market: barges
Patuxent, Patapsco and Potomac, laden
with ties and pulp wood, have sailed
from Potomac points for Elkton, Md,
and Philadelphia in tow of tug Ken
more; schooner Roxanna' Francis is at
Philadelphia with ties from the Patuxent
river: schooner Edwin c. Jarrett has
sailed from Colonial Beach for Walker
ton, Va. to load lumber; schooner w.
III. French is at Baltimore from the
Piankatank river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

Phone Your Want Ad to The Star.
Main 2440.
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Departures.

Schooner Edith Verrall, light for
Alexandria to load for a lower Potomac
point; schooner Carroll, light, from 10th
street wharf for Maryland point to load
cord wood back to this city; schooner
May, light, for a down-river point to
load back to this port; schooner Eta,
light. for the ST. Mary's river to load
oysters for the market here; schooner
Ella from Alexandria with merchandise
for Piscataway creek: Johnson & VIM
satt. lighter No. 1. lumber, from 18th
street wharf for Alexandria, in tow of
tug Camilla; schooner j. a. Holland,
light, for Nomini creek to load cord
wood back to this city; schooner Ella
Grips. light, for a Virginia point to
load canned goods for this city or Bal
timore; power boat Daisy. from Alex
andria for Pennington, Md. with mer-
chandise; power boats Louise f., Grace
K. Billy, Mercury and Margaret H, for
over-Sunday cruises on the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

Phone Your Want Al to The Star,
Main 2440.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
LOCAL MENTION.
Connecticut Pies Ideal.

CONNECTICUT Pies IdeaI.
Try Fresh Pumpkin or Mince They are
delicious Light, fiaky crust, generous NIL
ing. At your grocerS.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-09-12

or sometimes at II cents II the pattern
happened to be in special demand. In
the United States. with its prohibitive
tariff. the retail price is always much
higher. The standard price retail is 10
cents for the fabric wholesale at 10.
But when the tariff is excesSive--it Is
81 per cent on this printed dimity the
dishonest retailer can get away with
his deception and double or more than
double his normal profit by selling the
domestic article ms "importcd The
retailer knows that hc could not buy
genuine imported dimity of this
quality from Il foreign manufacturers
agent in New York for less than l5ih
or 1G1a cents. and the trade would re-.
tail this ut %. He compares the do.
nestle and foreign fabrics ana finds
the American made is equai IN every
respect to the fabric from abroad 81
he says to himself. why NOT sell IL ~
foreign goods at Il price that Will make
1t attractive?
Mill Man Pockets It.
In some cases the manutacturrl
takes the tariff favor for his own
pocket. Tariff board sample No ~
Illustrates this No 81 Is Il fancy
white goods used for dress wear Its
manufacturer encountered fair de
mand for this material during the past
season. Table No. 1860 of the tariff
boards report shows Il mnnufactur;n.
profit of 80 per cent 1t costs to manu-
facture this cloth l2.16 cents yard
The mill refuses to sell to any one TX
cepting the jobber. ana through tins
channel the cloth reaches the retailer
at 22h to % cents yard. Tht>retni
err charges the consumer 30 to - cents
according to location and local compe
tition.
For comparison take the value of the
fabric on weight. At the manufaotur.
ing cost Of 1916 cents a yard one
pound Of this goods is worth s123 as IT
leaves tho mill. When it reaches the
consumer lat 80 cents yard) the
price has been boosted to s4.2o
pound.
The manufacturing cost of this CLOTH
in England Is practically the same n>
here. yet the English manufacturer
sells 1t for 15.44 cents n yard. the job
Der at 1926 cents and the retailer ut -.
cents.
Bear in mind that the difference IN
cost of production mt home and abroad
In this class of fabric represented ny
sample No "a amounts Ia nothing
but the Payne Aldrich tarit1 on II
equals $3.50 per cent or Sla cents per
running yard.
Fancy goods of the type of sample
No. "a are products of the I.ipritt Me
Coll class of mills. The Payne Adrich
bill raised the duty on this cloth from
IS to $3.50 per cent. Is it any wonder
that Senator Lppitt and Mr. McColl
were interested in amending the
Payne bill.-New York World