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Evening star., 1912-11-03
Alt GET THE BALLOT
District Has. Chance to Vote
General Election Day.
LIST OF POLLING PLACES
Suffrage League Arranges for Elk.
preston Of Sentiment.
PREFERENCE FOR. PRESIDENT
Request, Also, for Public Opinion of
Proposed Extension: Of the {
4 Elective Franchise.
PREFERENCE FOR PRECEDENT

Fltty polling Places have been an
nounced by the District Suffrage League.
the organization under. whose auspices
mock election will be held throughout
tne city tuesday. A straw ba lot form
OF vote Will be cast, the ballots furnish
eo py the league. On each the voter Is
expected to mark preference for one OF
the six presidential cand dates, including
Eugene V. Debs. socialist; Arthur E.
Re mer, socialist labor party, and Eugene
W. WFGhafn. prohibition party. in addition
to the three big party. candidates. )
The purpose Of the ballot Is really to
discover the sentiment. of Warrington
on the big question which interests the
league-suffrage in the District. g.:
Five Queries Propounded.
Spaces have been provided in the straw
ballot to answer five qeustions concern
H.s the 1olm OF government IN the Dis
trict and proposed deiega,e to Congress-
DO You want the people of the Dis
tricts of Columbia to manase their own
| municipal ana rs?,
IF the cotnrn4ssf form Of government
is retained do you want the Comm 8
sloneIs elected by the voters of the D.s-
tr.clz"
DO you want the people of the Dis
sr1ct OF Columbia represented in Con-
IF the District Is allowed a delega O.,
do you want him to be elected by the
voters?"
IF the District is allowed a dele gate
40 you want him to be appointed by the
Persident?"
The voting PAGES. as announced last
night, are as follows:
Northwest.
North Capitol and H streets, drug
store; 5th and G streets. drug store; 500
6 st eet, 18th and F streets, drug store
527-531 7th street. 1705 Pennsylvania ave.
nue., 1927 Pennsylvania avenue, lunch
room; 1st street and Rhode Is and ave-
nue.. drug store: North Capitol and r
streets. drug store; 1912 Geo gia avenue
3o42 Georgia avenue, 9th and D streets,
drug store; 9th and X streets, drug
store; 300 14th street. 14th and U streets.
drug store; 2l1S 18th street. Dupont C r.
c.e, drug store; 10 3 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. 931 Goth street, 91O 7th street. Sd
and streets. grocery store: 913 9th
street 21st and Q streets, drug store:
1920 NJ street. 31iO NJ street, 1905 Wis
consin avenue. Georgia avenue and How
ard place, store.
Northeast.
Sd and II streets, drug store; 526 Fl
street, 18th and H streets, grocery store;
18th and Fl streets. drug store 317 9Th
street Sd street and Maryland avenue,
grocery store.
Southeast.
10Ols 1 street. go Pennsylvania ave-
nue., 207 18th street. Oil 11th street,
southwest corner 14th street and Penn
sylyanta avenue. northeast corner of 14th
street and. Pennsylvania 1Ol5 sth street
1898 G. street. II Good Hope read, Ana
costa; 2S22 Pennsylvania avenue.
Southwest,
401 7th street. AZ and G streets, grocery
store.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

persons in the rural districts, the. percent
age found to be illiterate was IS: IN he
cities. the percentage was AZ. OF he
native whites. the percentage found TO be
illiterate in the rural districts was 4.6,
and N the cities the percentage was
only OS
Taking the population as whole, the
percenta~ of illiterates among the
women and girls is. higher than among
the men and boys. though very little
higher. the figures being 7.s per cent
for the females and Is per cent for the
males. 1t IS notice able, how ever that the
girls are catching up with the boys for
the percentage of illiterates among the
females gets smaller and smaller as the
ages decrease.
In the District of Columbia the national
capital, the number of illiterate VIII te
persons increased from 1900 to 1910. but
this fact is said to be due to immigra-
tion. In New York state the percentage
of illiterates did not change remaining
at 55. The total population Of New
York In 1910 was 7,1O,>19 and the num-
Der of fll'tsrates was 40H.2 and in 1910
the total populat on was SOL 2 and the
number of iiliterates was 31s,10o.
In Other Lands.
Compare these figures to those given
for iiliteracy in Europe and South Amer
lea, and it is found that the Uni ed
be proud. In Austria the percenta e
of ill-terates ten years o or more was
-6.2 in 1900. the latest figures availa ,e:
n European Russia, 20 per. cent of the
popula ion ten yea old or over va,
ilLterate in 1891; N Greece. populat Of
ten years old or over, the percentage of
illiterates was 57.2; in Spain the rer-
centage of illiterates in 1909 was 5S. !:
IN Italy. 1860. the percenta Sc of Ait
crates was 4S.2: in Canada iGe pc centaae e
of i.literates among the people five yea. s
old or rn.re was II in 1901: in Mex.,o
the percentage of iliterates among per-
sons eleven years old and over vas 75.3
But the United States has not Yet
equaled the records of some OF the Euro
pean countries in the matter of Wiping
cut literacy. Illiteracy among the
Scand.nav ans has become SO rare that
1t IS negiig bic. and the statistics of those
countries no longer show tue number OF
iiliterates. In Germany the army re-
cruits showed a PEI. entage of three
tenths of per cent il.iterates in 1905:
in Great Britain the percentage of illit-
eracy among army recruits in 1904 was
10 In France the illiterates among the
population ten years Of ase and more in
1908 was 14.1.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
GETS ROUGH WEATHER TEST,
Lieut.. Geiger Mskes Fight in Fif
teer-Mile Wind.

Flying in fifteen-mile wind at College
Park esterday afternoon. Lieut.. Harold
&c ger made his rough weather test for
his military aviator's certificate. This
flight for five minutes is one of the re-
qu.rements for the military cert fca.e.
T g others include a 2,5OO-foot altitude
flight. 500 foot fight W tn a passenger
an equivalent weight. a .cross-country
flight of ten miles and return. and some
volplaning and land ng tests. He had the
small Curtiss speed machine and ea'd II
behaved exce'lently in the high wind. He
prooatly VII! complete the other require
ments fer the m l.tary cert icate before
going west. where he probably will be
stationed at San Diego fer the wn.er.
weather was very bad at College
Park yestei day and there were no other
fights made.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
W. J.. BRYAN, JR.. HoNoRED.
Elected President Of Georgetown
Law School Freshman Class.

VII lam Jennings Bryan. jr., was
elected president of the freshman class
IF Georgetown University Law School,
East night. After the first ballet fai been
aiken a motion that the ectfon of youn :
BRYAN be made unanimous was carried
and amid cheer ng Mr.. B. yam thanked his
c assn ates for the honor they mad con-
erred upon rim.
Other candidates for the position OF
pre- ss.dent of the class We're l. c. Man
ming, c. T. Peck. jr.. NJ. W. King. c. II.
Gibson and william Hudson. Mr.. Man.
ming acted as temporary hartman. while
Nr Peck was the temporary secre- ary.
Because of the length of time consumed
in taking the vote he election of several
officers was postponed until next Satur-
day evening.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
TEST OF NEW GUNS.
Ability Of Carriage to Hold Fire.
piece VIII Be Demonstrated.

The army ordnance bureau plans to
test at the Sandy Hook proving grounds
tomorrow q 14-inch wire-wound gun and
arriage. That gun has already proved
successful as to ballistic qualities an !.
the gun in all pos tions has been dc mon
strated. The tests tomorrow apply to
-apid ty of fire. Shots will be fired In
Is quick succession as the gun crew is
,ble to handle the piece and ammunition
If declared a success in every de-
aartment by the ordnance experts guns
that tyre will be insta allied In the de-
fenses of Manila and Honolulu and will
form part of the fortihcations OF the
Panama canal.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
SCHOOL FAIR SETS RECORD.
More Than 1000 Children Parade at
LeeSbu-g.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, November 2, 1912
The 5000 iair OF Lounoun county, nei,
here today, was the lar sest on record
More than 1000 school children were ir
the grand parade and there we're thous
ards Of entries in the depa tment o.
domestic science. domestic art, manua
training, drawing and literature.
A concert by the Lovettsy.l.e orchestrs
al tie court house and one by the Tay.
lorstown Brass Band at the town ha
were features of the morning program
and in the afternoon Gov. William
hodges Mann and State Superintends n
j. ID. t.ggleston made addresses al tn
town hall.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
SHOT IN FRIENDLY STRUGGLE,
Fifteen-year-old Col Boy Treated
at the Casualty Hcsrital.

Cyprian Wade, colored, fifteen years
cd. suffering from bullet wound in his
left arm. was taken to the Casualty Hos
3ital yesterday afternoon from the dunn
at the foot of 10th street southeast. He
told the police the shooting was the re-.
suit of an accident; that two white bows
we're with him and that the shot was
hred while they were engaged in a
friendly struggle for possession, Of the
weapon.
Richard Garner, fifteen years old, re-
s..tng ct 1910 d stseet soutneas
arrested last night and held az q wi ness
pending further inquiry into the arrair.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
AMERICAN LOANS DESIRED.
Chinese Officials to Come to the
United States.

CHICAGO, November 2.-Provincial
Treasurer Lui Chung Hoi and super
lntendent OF Public Works r. c. Jonn-
son ieave Canton, China, November 8,
Tor Peklng, wnere, alter a conference
with onicidls of the central govern
ment, they will go TO America 10 op-
tam loans ior conduct OF government
enterprises, says a >dbie dlepatcn to
...c GaIcaso DaIiy News today.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
COIN THAT ALLURES
Increasing Interest in Stars
Gold Prize Contest.
CHANGES IN THE RECORD
Leader of Last Week Drops to Ses-
ond Place-Chence for
Everybody.
CHANGES IN THE RECORD

Interest in The Stars great contest
for prizes aggregating 5000 in gold
coin is on the increase and votes are
coming in in steadily growinr vol
ume as will be noticed by referring to
the standing of the contestants, pub
lished elsewhere in this issue. ..s
Harry Ragan. last weeks leader. has
dropped to second place. EXCHANGING
with William Grass. who was second
when the standing was published last
Sunday. Mr.. Ragan increased his total
from 9.720 last Sunday to 1880 today.
But while he was making ahis gain
Mr. Grass was jumping from $500, his
standing last week, to 1850 and to
the leadership In the race today.
The big gain. however. was made BY
C. C. Mayer, who last Sunday stood thiE
ty-secon In the list with an even Loco
votes. Today's standing shows Mr.. Mayer
holding third place. with total Of i0S
$40 votes, an increase of 9,s1O votes since
iast Sunday. ~...
Other Changes Noted. ;,
Other marked changes have occurred
In the standing of the contestants. as
will be seen by scanning the list of those
who are working, for one of the guarah-
ICeQ pI1ZeS, WHICH VIII bt Pdau IN SOs8
con to the winners, while the fact that
interest is increasing Is demonstrated by
the large increase in the grand total Or
votes, as well as by the Increases showyl
by numner Of the contestants. ;
Entries are still coming In. however.
and new contestants are being added TO
the list Of those who pose to ga her
In a share of the god con d st ihution-
Among the late additions to the already
long list is Abe Jones. AS 10th street
sou Invest, who serves weekly maga-
zne to a large number of regular sub
scr:bers, and who is working hard for
some of The Stars Lrize money. Another
is r s. Crut, l25 Massa shusetts avenue
northeast: others are H. c., Evatt, 421
Nj street northwest. and D. w. Com
legue, $50. r t.enhouse street., the two
last being classed as solicitors.
Each Has a Chance.
Each newcomer in the list of contest
ants has a chance to capture one of ;hr
prizes and even the smallest of them n
well worth the little tine and trouble ed
essary to earn 1t. The Stars Contesk
Manager is always ready and anxious to
help With SUI gessions or plans for doing
the work more effectively and for get ing
be tier results. If you are already numr
bered among those who are contesting for
a share of the gold coin, why not ask the
Contest Manager for little aid, so as to
increase your chances to capture prizes
And If you are not among those who are
earning prizes Of glittering gold coin, why
not enter right away?
The reward surely Is tempting enough
well worth the earning-with Chris mas
coming on and extra money needed for
the g.fts you will want to buy.
Read the display advertisement In this
issue of The Star: see how easy Ii is to
earn a prize and then see that your name
Is added to the list of those who are
aIre ady at work. And do 1t now.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Illiteracy Defined.

An i'literate In the eyes of the census
bureau is a person ten years old or more
who -nnot write, regardless of his or
her ability to read. The number of IL
iterates in the United States in 1910,
when the last census was taken, was
5516,693, as compared to 6,lSO,Ud9 in
1900 a decrease of about 6Jv,DQ. A
giance at the statistics for 1850 and lSS,
SHOWS that the progress of the popula-
ton of the United Sites, as far as edl-
Iat.on is >once,ned, has beSn steady. IN
IS9J the numoer OF llterates was 6,324.-
7O2, and in 1850 6.233. .5S These hguIes
snow an apparent increase in the num-
ber Of illiterates between the years 1851
and 1856, but as mater of idct the
percentage of iil.terates to the entire
sopul-ticn fell off from II per cent in
1850 to 1873 per cent in 1899.
The number OF white illiterates in the
ted States at the time of .ast census
was 3,1s4,510. as compared to S,2OJ, AZ
the previous census. That the decrease
was not greater was due to the immig a.
tion of white IL terates. For in the case
of the native white population the num-
ber of i.literates in 1910 was only 1,a34 :
a13, as compared with 1,n13. Gil In /. %.
The perc. ntage of Ii iterates amona the
colored race of the country also de-
elm ng rapidly In 1910 the numher of
lliterate co ored persons was 2.227 ,66l !;
in 1900, 1883. 1884, in 1890. 3cF2,6es The
decrease in the percentage has been even
more marked because of the increase n
the number of colored people In the coun-
fry
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Illinois Coal u ne Burned.

GALESBURG. ILL.,. November 2.-Pen-
ergast Brothers coal mine at Soper.
lille, the largest Of the tw+nty-three
mes In Knox county. was DESTROYED
fire lest night. all the buildings be-
ig burned to the ground and the shafts
wing In: The cause Of the are has
OF been determined.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Conservatives Fail to Win a
Sweeping Victory.
MAJORITY A SLENDER ONE
Gen. Menocal Be e'ieved to Have
About 62 Of lis E ectoral Ballots.
NO DISTURBANCES IN ELECTION
Military Maintains Order Through
Observation-Disclosures Charged
With Delaying Returns.

HAVANA, November 2-The sweepine
conservative victory Of Gen Mario Memo
cal and Enrique Jose Verona. conserya-
tive candidates for the presidency and
vice presidency, respectively. which was
indicated by the reports from all parts OF
the island last night and this morn.n-. ap-
pears not to have been realized. according
to the returns which came in later In
the day.
Although the adherents Of Alfredo
Zayas. the liberal candidate. continue to
claim victory. there Is little doubt to-
night that Gen. Menocal has been elected
but by slender majority-probably not
more than sixty-two of the 1l5 members
of the electoral college.
Returns Come in Slowly.
The conservatives claim the provinces
of Cama9uey. Santa Clara and Havana
conceding Matanzas to the liberals, who
al-o claim Or.ente and Pinar del Rio
The vote has been very close. Latest
retu. ms indicate the possibility that the
conservatives viii. carry the LIBERIA. strong
hold, Pinar del Rio. but nothing can be
positively determined unit the recelpt OF
Iul official returns, which are co..ing in
slowly and probably will not be comp. p.eted
until tomorl ow.
TIE con.ery atives contend that this pol
icy of delay is deliberate on tne part OF
the administIatio The extreme close
ness of the vote may .ead to protests in
the contests at various Places and in
this lies the danger of delay in officially
determining the results.
Military in Full Control.
There is no question Of a conservative
triumph in Havana city and province.
Order has been maintained throughout
and there is little prospect of any dis
turbances. The rural guard and reg.
ulars have full cont. ol of the situation
and the p-tal continues under military
occupation.
A heavy rainstorm tonight cleared the
streets of crowds, but the troops are
still patrol.ing.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
W. A. Leech Dies Suddenly.

william A. Leech, sixty-two years oil
died suddenly early last night at L.
Duncan street northeast Coroner New
iss"ed a certificate CT death due to lea
d.Scasc.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
the. author Of the report, says. it has bee
much needed
Still Many Mysteries.

There are still number of mysteries
connected with agriculture that n ed
work ng out 1t has been impossible for
some unknown reason, to grow oni III
from seed. and, in the case of some in
troduced- corn. the seed raised in Guam
taiIed to. ge. innate at all.
hight BESIDE 1t, in a patch OF native
com apparent planted and cared FOL
unoer exactly Es,m-iar conolt-oqs, tnt
y.e.u as good. se' 's.-s
The WORK of the static. Is being ex'
telded AID L IS prood ale n "a tie Whlit
mat lnC .c d...C disc Is
own food ana stop importing rice from
JaLan.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Iaud-So you've accepted Jack. You
us regard him In different light from
at you used TO.
thel-To te the truth. there wasn't
y light at all when / accepted him.
1-stoa Transcript.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
City and Country Compared.

The figures prepared by the census
bureau show that the percen age of illier
acy is much higher In the rural districts
of the country than In the cities. Fo
example. the percentage OF il.iterates il
the rural districts In 1910 was lO.2 while
in the cities it was only 81. OF white
Evening star., 1912-11-03
ROOSEVELT ONE Of TWO
THIRD Term ASP|RANTS
Gen. Grant 0n'y Other Man
Who Wanted to Be Presi-
-.
dent More Than Twice.

Inc question of presidential terms so
much referred to n the present polit ca!
campaign from the inje ction of fo m r
president Theodore Roosevelt's candi-
dacy for a third term, recalls that only
SIX OF the twenty-s chief mag. strates
OF the nation have fl led out two success
I've terms In the White House. Washing
ton. Jefferson. Mad son. Monroe, Jack
son and Grant. From Jackson's second
term, 1S33-37. to Grants second term
1S13-T,c all Presidents served only one
term Of four years. In 1910. Martin Van
Buren was renominated by his party
but was defeated by the whig candidate
William Henry Harr son. thus marking
the beg nnin9 of defeated party nom nees
President Lincoln was renominated and
reelected for his second term, 1854 Is, SO
SO was President Mckinley In 10000
but did not live his second term. Presi.
dent Cleveland served his second term n
the White House after an Interval of fonr
years, when he was again e.ected Presi-
dent of the nation, lS93-97, the only in
stance OF the recall Of an ex-President
O..ce defeated. Mr.. Van Buren de.ea ed
the first Harrison in 1856. and. in tn. n.
was defea ed by Mr.. Harrison n l8A,.
Mr., Cleveland was defeated by the sec.
ond Harrison (Benjamin) in 1888, and
lhen nominated by his Larty for the third
time and defeated Mr.. t1arr.s in 1sy..
!. Former Eres-0ent Mart n Van Bur, l.
was before the democratic convention 10
the third time in 1o44 with a majority OF
votes. but did not have a two-thirds
majority. He was discarded for polk
In 1913 he was the free soil candidate
ana IN this race Inverted enouo n demo
cratic votes to defeat Lewis Cass anu
elect Taylor.
Two Third Term Aspirants.
Former Presidents Grant and Roosevelt,
are the only tn rd-term asp.rants In ma.
tional history. and both were defeated
by the regular nati-nal conventions
The ex-Presideats have all gracefully
retired to private life. with the excep
ton Of Mr.. Roosevelt. who is now an
active candidate for the third tern.
It Is sad that EXPIRE sidents Monroe
Madison and Taylor were each ele. TED
plain just ces of the peace in their Vir
ginia homes after retirement from the
preside .cy.
The e.der Adams, the second President
smarted under defeat for the second term
possibly more than any one of the chic
magistra tes, apo d.ubt from the fact tina.
-. election as taroTn mo the Hos.
of Representatives and jefferson was
e.ecteo.
: Thus there is a period of fifty years
with one-term Presidents and then a
pc. ivd OIL ltArty-five years in wnicn raere
was on.y one who served eight consecu-
tive years, Gen. Grant.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Stopped.

From London Opinion.
She-Have you a running account with
that boCkmaker?
Hell d,d have. but he stopped It be-
fore 1t got into Its stride.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
FIGURES BY DECADES
Decrease in uIteracy in the
United States is Shown.
REPORT OF CENSUS BUREAU
Statistics Embrace All Persons Aged
Ten Years and Over.
TEN YEARS PROGRESS SHOWN
Record Compares Favorably With
That of Other Countries-City
and Country.
TEN YEARS PROGRESS SHOWN

So successfully is the pubic school sys-
tenn of the country coping with the stu
alton that iIhteracy in the United States
has decreased during the last decade
from 1917 per cent to TT per cent. is
great Improvement Is shown in statistics
which have just been given out by the
.ensus bureau. T, at the decrease has no
been even more marked is due to the fac.
that imm. alton Of illiterates has been
heavy during the last ten years
This significant statement was made
yesterday at the census bureau:
These igu.es show tnat iiliteracy
in the United States is being gradua ly
eliminated, and that when the presen
eLerat on of children grows to mannoo
and womanhood ilhtelacy in the Unite.
>es especially anon, the white poLu
lation, VIII be no greater than in the
post advanced countries of Europe"
This statement is further borne out by
the fact that among children +. ON ten
to fourteen years old the ae-rease In
ill.teracy during the ten years was from
70 per cent to f. Dor cent
Evening star., 1912-11-03

Dr. Ramon H. Valdez, newly accredited
minister 10 the Tn ted States from the
epublic of Panama, is in the city and
will Immediately take charge Of his coun-
try's affairs here, DR.. Valdez replaces
Senior Don Ricardo Arias, former Pana-
ran minister.
DR.. Valdez speaks English fluently,
United 8 ates. He was pne of his coun-
rvs Official repre- sentatives at the Hud-
son-Fulton celebration in New York a
few years ago The Offices of the leya-
ion viii remain in the Southern building.
Evening star., 1912-11-03

I'm sorry for pa
"Why?"
isis is going to marry a man who
makes more money than he does."-D
troit Free Press. -
Evening star., 1912-11-03
Forage Grasses Distributed

The experiment; station has raised and
.'istr 5ute3 forage grasses, fruits and
vegetables There has been great lack
of good varieties in all these lines The
natives seemed 20 have no idea of any
thing except what happened to grow
naturally and the varieties of this ,ort
we're limited.
An introduced variety of pineapple was
case in point. Fhe new variety grew
well and the fruit reached ten pounds
in weight. None of the native specimens
ever reached Ave Both pineapples and
forage grasses have been distributed IS
widely as possible
The experiment station has been ms
sionary Influence in it's bui'dinCs and
-leatS Kept srcun Is a nj, N its
agricultural work. The example to fiif
aalvcs has been gocu anG Mr.. Thompson.
Evening star., 1912-11-03
GUAM IS DEVELOP ING
island Has Great Agricultural
Possibilities.
NATIVES BEING TAUGHT
Much Has Been Accomplished
Through Estab ishment of Expert
ment Station ty United States.

Little j.. is Developing under the
tuteiage u the fe6eral government into
N almost self-supporting community. Ae
Department of Agriculture has just re-
ceived the annual report OF the expert
rnent station there and the Island is
shown to have possibilities that have been
neglected for generations
When the department first TOOK hold
Of the island even Flows were unknown
among the natives and, s4mp.c as this
implement was, its introduction wo. kad
quite IN agricultural reso uuon. Inc
experience OF the experiment station las
shown that the principal trouble with the
sSland was neglect. The climate was 90 ID
and il was found. after a few expert
lgeuts, that all the soil needed was it
: rational cultivation.