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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-24
MAY EXERCISES
At Muskinsvnn College Are TO Be Very
Elaborate, Brilliant Program
Arranged.

Muskingum College will have the
most elaborate May Floral. May IS,
that has ever been witnessed by the
school The program is well prepar-
ed and will mean a success. The per-
fCrmance IL given under the direction
Of Dean Mary McConagha and Miss
Edith Patton OF Columbus. ladies'
gymnasium director.
THE PROGRAM
Mechanics Play-From Midsummer
Nights Dream.
Scene l-Assignment OF Parts.
Scene II-RehearEal OF Play.
Queens Procession
Danish Greeting directed by)...
1920. ...... Miss Emma Giffen. rs
Swedish "klappdans directed byD 90.
..--........ Miss Lulu st Claire '1s
Oxdansen directed by ..............
French Vineyard DanNe directed by).
......... Miss Alive Ashenhurst. 10
May Pole-"COmin' Through the Rhye"
Mechanics play.
scene III-The Finished Product
English directed by)... Alice Fulton. "a
Norwegian Mountain March directed
byl .:........--..... Grace Wolfe. 't6
Gerald Meione. 10. Robt Mcclure. IL
japanese Dance directed by ........
.........-........ Miss Eva GRAY. IL
Dudtch windmill directed byl -.
- ......... Miss Amanda Dorrence Is
Highland Fling directed byl .......
.............. Miss Mary Comm. IL
Occasional
Miss Louis Caldwell will read King
Lear Thursday evening ~ her recital
h~re. Professor r. X. immel will as
siqt her
The Y. We. 4. put on farce one
az. comedy In the college chapel last
evening. n was called The Ministers
Honeymoon The work ~ Miss Maud
81 ~ Clairsviiis. a. a soloist was well
rtceivCi by the audience
Tht college base ball team will play
Marietta here SATURDAY The home
bunch are confident % winning since
they made such a record on their last
eastern trir.
Youna Nsn,a Ia sho.n a. % a. %
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-24

he chap with an open faced smile
u always sure OF a welcome.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-24

II. Littell. Mrs. Ben Hildreth, Mrs. II.
X. Irwin, Mrs. c. A. Robinson, Mrs.
NJ. Somehow. Miss Abby Brown, Mrs.
Charles Frissell. Mrs. Friend Cox.
Miss Virginia Miller, Miss Agnes
McF. Wilson, Mrs. W. ]. w. Cowden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
STAR FILES STATEMENT
Shows Ownership, Manage
ment and Circulation, Com
plying With New Law.

In accordance with the act Of August
"a. 1912. relating to the Postal Laws and
Regulations of the United States, which
requires that a sworn statement Of the
ownership, management, circulation, ETC.,
Of daily newspapers, shall be filed with
the Postmaster General and with the
postmaster of the city in which such
newspapers are issued, and that copy
of the statement shall be printed in the
second issue Of such newspapers printed
next after the fling of such statement.
The Star publishes. as follows. the sworn
statement it has made:
Statement Of the ownership, manage-
ment. circulation. ETC., Of The Evening
Star-The Sunday Star, published daily and
Sunday morning at Washington, D. e.,
required by the act of August a. 1872
Editor, Theodore w. Noyes: managing
editor. Rudolph kauffmann; business
manager. Fleming Newbold: publisher.
Frank B. Noyes. president.
Owners-Elizabeth S. Noyes and Theo-
dore w. Noyes, trustees; Frank A: Rlcn-
ardson. trustee; Rudolph kauff mann
Beale R. Howard. John Crayke Simpson
Grace Adams Howard. Victor kaun-
mann, Theodore w. Noyes. Miranda
Noyes Boyd, Jessie K. Kaufman and
Thomas C. Noyes. Estate OF. All ad-
dresses Washington, D. C..
known bondholders, mortgages and
other security holders holding per cent
or more of total amount Of bonds, mort
cages or other securities. None.
Average number of copies of each issue
of this publication sold or distributed.
through the mails or otherwise. to paid
subscribers during the six months pre-
ce6ing the date of this statement: Daily.
30, 279; Sunday, 28,SO2. Copies through
newsboys, newsdealers, suburban dealers,
etc. many of whom supply regular sub
scribers: Daily, 1886: Sunday, 23,o4I.
Total average net circulation: Daily.
81, 1856; Sunday. 5000. (Signed) Fleming
Newbold, business manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
3Oth day of September, 1912.
(Seal) Cornelius Eckhardt, notary
public. My commission expires November
|S, 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
PLANNED Memorial Day Program.
J1LTs STEADY; WEEDS ANOTHER
Baltimore Girl Says Fiance Disap-
pointed Her Too Often.

BALTIMORE. October 2.-''The other
fellow" who usually sinks sadly out OF
the picture when the wedding bells ring,
stood before the minister yesterday with
Miss Margaret Concannon. and 1t was
the STEADY beau" who was left Miss
Concannon refused Monday to marry
Elmer L. Shea, after he had bought a
license. He tried to persuade her, but
she said NO"
But when Shea had departed the i'm
ploring "Will your" of Herman l.. Majors
won her, and yesterday morning they
were married.
ELMER Shea fooled me many times. y
said the bride. "Since January. when he
met me, he had set the date don't know
how many times. We were always set
ting a date and then changing it. Last
June we were to be married. and he dis
appointed me. Then he took me to Phil
adelphia to marry me, but when we ar
rived there he said 1t was too late to get
q license"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
EMPLOYEES INVENTION
SAVES MONEY TO CITY
E. H. Grove Devises Instru-
ment to Absolutely Locate
Water Pipes and Taps.

The District Of Columbia government
has been saved considerable amount Of
money as the result Of an invention by
one of its employees for locating under
ground pipes, according to the annual
report of George w. Wallace, water reg
istrar Of the District, submitted to the
Commissioners today.
By the use of the device, which was
worked out by E. H. Grove of the water
registrars office, the line of pipe and tap
in main can be absolutely located, thus
avoiding unnecessary excavation and the
cutting Of improved surfaces in roadways
and sidewalks, it is stated.
Has Paid for Itself.
1.-THE instrument more than paid for
itself in the first few jobs in which it
was used, which proves it to be invalu-
able for such work. the report sets
forth.
Two thousand five hundred and eighty
two new service connections were made
and 5OS6 repairs installed during the
fiscal year that closed June 80 last, ac-
cording to the report.
During the year sixty-six meters were
disconnected, making the total number
now in use, it is stated, 1892. One
thousand nine hundred and seventy
three repairs to water services and ap-
purtenances were inspected and recorded
during the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
A HAPPY CHILD
IN 4 FEW HOURS.
When cross, sick, feverish,
tongue coated or bilious
give delicious Syrup
of Figs"

Mother! look at the tongue!
see if it is coated. If your child
is iistless, dropping, isn't sleep
ing well, is restless, doesn't eat
heartily or is cross, irritable, out
of sorts with everybody, stomach
sour, feverish, breath bad; has
stomachache, diarrhoea. sore
throat, or is full of cold, it means
the little ones stomach, liver
and 80 feet of bowels are filled
with poisons and clogged up
waste and need a gentle, thor
ough cleansing at once.
Give teaspoonful of Syrup of
Figs, and in few hours the foul,
decaying constipated matter, un-
digested food and sour bile will
gently move on and out of its
little bowels without nausea,
gripping or weakness, and you
will surely have a we'll and smil-
ing child shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are
not dragging your children; be-
ing composed entirely of luscious
figs, SIENNA and aromatics it can
not be harmful: besides, they
dearly love its delicious taste.
Mothers should always keep
Syrup of Figs handy. 1t is the
only stomach, liver and bowel
cleanser and regulator needed
a little given today will save a
sick child tomorrow.
Full directions for children of
all ages and for grownups plain
ly printed on the package.
Ask your druggist for the full
name, Syrup of Figs and Elixir
of Senna," prepared by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. This is
the delicious tasting, genuine old
reliable. Refuse anything else
offered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
WILL ASK CONGRESS
FOR AUDITORIUM SITE
R. N. Harper to Urge Granting
of Old Pennsylvania
Depot Ground.

With the opening Of Congress in De-
cember, Robert N. Harper, former presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce, ex-
poets to go before the public buildings
and grounds committees of the Senate
and House to urge upon them favorable
action in regard to a plan whereby the
government will give the site of the old
Pennsylvania station at 9Th and B streets
northwest for a great convention hall.
the building to cost about 100000. The
necessary money Mr.. Harper would raise
by the issue of bonds.
Mr.. Harper said today that he may
take no action in the matter until he
had learned Of the exact attitude of Con-
gress in regard to the project. He was
passed a. bill granting the property in
question to the George Washington Me-
mortal Association for the construction of
a convention hall to cost $2,5OO,OOO.
Large Sum Cannot Be Raised.
Mr.. Harper said that he believed it
hopeless to try to raise such a alarge sum
Of money for the building here, and for
that reason he had suggested sum
which would be feasible.
Mr.. Harper said that the government
would be more than repaid for con-
tributing the site, because the inaugural
balls could be held In the new conven-
ton hall, and it now costs the govern
ment many thousands of dollars and
much trouble to permit these balls to
take place in the pension Office.
Adj great conventions, all kinds OF
shows which are too large to take place
in theaters, will be held in the proposed
convention hall, including horse shows,
automobile shows and, perhaps, grand
opera, II it is built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
BOGUS MONEY AS BAIT.
Woman Lays Trap for Letter Writer
and Summons Police.

SPARTANBURG. s. c.. October q
Mrs. E. G. Cash, a wealthy widow. filed
a small box with bogus money yesterday.
after she received letter demanding
$50, placed 1t at the designated street
corner and called the police.
They were laboring over their appar-
emily disabled automobile, when Frank l..
Temp, accompanied by his little girl. pass
ed that way a few hours later. Temp
picked the box UP from the ground and
was promptly arrested. He disclaimed
guilt and said he thought he saw ciga-
rette in the box
Temp. who is assistant superintendent
of the Southern Power Company here.
came originally from Camden. s. c.. and
has been in the companys employ Tor
several years at Charlotte ana GFeenvtle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02

Korea, which arrived here several days
ago. Investigating the question OF the
legality Of their passage through this
port. the commissioners learned that
word had been spread In China that Mex
leo was about to be annexed to the
United States, and that the way to enter
this country was to get into Mexico and
be absorbed.
Thousands of Chinese have been crowd
ing Mexico within the last few months,
according to Commissioner Edsall. and ho
attributes the movement pntirely to the;
rumoc~ Of Impending annexation. I'D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
NEW PROMOTION PLAN
FOR POSTAL SERVICE
Clerks RecIassified With Merit
System to Govern Advances
in Salary.

Having completed their work on the
| classification of the railway mail clerks
in their several divisions, the fifteen gu
perintendents of the railway mail service
who have been in session at the Raleigh
Hotel for the past three weeks, are ex-
pected to leave the city this evening.
provision of the post Office appropria-
ton bill passed by the last Congress
called for the Redistribution Of the
| clerks. according to efficiency. The sew
eral classes have been created, the lowest
being graded at 500 a year. From each
class promotions in salary Of 500 a year
will be made to all clerks who render
faithful and efficient service-this without
waiting for a vacancy. as under the old
system. Formerly postal clerks were
classified under method in which the
car space occupied formed an element.
This led, it Is said, to frequent demands
for unnecessary increased car space.
Benefits of Efficiency System.
Under the efficiency system, with the
automatic promotion of 500 year, the
Postmaster General estimates enough
money will be saved from the compensa-
ton paid railroad companies for car
space to meet the requirements of the
new promotion law.
Now a clerk entering the service at
$780, by faithful and efficient service and
the annual promotion of 500, may even
tually reach a salary limit of $500.
Thirteen thousand postal clerks yes
terday began to draw increased compen-
sation under the new law and the re-
classification. Before the expiration of
the year, it is explained, 300 more may
receive increased compensation. The
whole number employed is 16, 700.
Based on Previous Order.
Notices advising those now promoted
are based. upon the Postmaster Generals
order Of September 16. already published
in The Star. Clerks on the routes carry
ing the heaviest mails through the thick
ly populated sections of the country will
fare best by the new classification, and
the others in proportion to the amount
of business handled by them.
1t is estimated that 100000 will be
necessary to meet the new salaries under
the law, which went into effect yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
Also Attempted Suicide.

The immigration authorities may also
consider the fact that he attempted sui
eide in Paris last July. it was said. over
his failure to win the hand of Mary L.
Duke, daughter of Benjamin N. Duke
Of the American Tobacco Company. He
shot himself In the breast. but has ap-
parently recovered from the effects of
the wound.
Having recouped his fortune by the
gambling enterprise which caused his ex-
pulsion, it is reported that he purposes
trying his luck again in the United States
with the. hope of winning an heiress.
Rumors in this connection go SO far as
to state that he has in mind an heiress
to great name and fortune whom he met
last summer in the French capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
ATTRACTS THE CHINESE.
Immigrants Hear the United States
Is to Annex Mexico.

SAN FRANCISCO. october 2.-1mmi-
grafton Commissioner Backus and Assist
ant Commissioner Edsall of this city de-
clared today they had found the expla-
nation of the recent heavy migration OF
Chinese to Mexico.
Two hundred Chinese coolies, bound for
Mexicali, Mexico. were aboard the liner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
Air Pump With Reservoir.
]. A. Talmadge a Suicide at e..

WESTFIELD. Mass, October 2.-Junius
Talmadge, formerly a national bank
examiner in the middle west. committed
suicide at his home here last night by
shooting. He was sixty-seven years old
and had been In failing health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
PRINCE MAY Be BARRED
FROM UNITED STATES
Inquiry as to D'Aragon's Fit
ness to Land Seems
Assured.

NEW YORK, October 2.-When Prince
Ludovic Pignatell d'Aragon, who is re-
ported in cable dispatches as on his way
to this country. arrives in New York he
will face a special inquiry by the commits
sioner Of immigrat ton to determine
whether or not he shall be admitted.
Commissioner Williams so far has re-
fused to state his probable action, de-
claring that he refuses to PREJUDICE the
case. It is a fact. however, that he has
received information regarding Prince
d'Aragon's expulsion from France be-
cause of violation of the gambling laws
that will call for official action
When asked If he intended to exclude
the visitor as IAN undesirable he point
ed to the provisions of the immigration
act, but made no comment beyond de-
claring that he was ready to act upon
any Information which would show that
Prince d'Aragon came within their scope
Provisions of the Law.
Section 2 of the act provides, with
other things, that aliens shall be ex-
cluded who have been convicted of or
admit having committed felony or other
crime or misdemeanor involving moral
IT, oitude." It is also provided that
every alien who does not appear to the
examining inspector to be clearly and
beyond doubt entitled to land shall be
detained for special inquiry by board
Of three officials with power to admit or
exclude.
Either Of two events in the life Of the
prince since he returned to Europe from
visit to this country a year ago may
be presented against him at such an in
quiry. His expulsion from France after
a raid by the police upon a gambling
house alleged to have been conducted by
him in Paris Is probably the most inn
portant. The offense comes clearly with
in the provision Of the immigration law
quoted above
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02

Rev. DR.. N. H. Miller, stated clerk of
the Presbyterian Synod Of Baltimore,
which is made up Of the Presbyteries of
Washington, New Castle. Del. and Balti-
more, died at his home at Mclean, Va.
near Falls Church, at 10 o'clock this
morning. His death was due to a stroke
Of paralysis, which he suffered Sunday
evening about o'clock.
Dr. Miller, in addition to his duties
as synod clerk, was connected with a
bureau of the War Department. He had
never given up ministerial duty. occupy
ing a pulpit near his home each Sunday
morning. During the afternoon Sunday
he complained Of slight illness. and later
he suffered the paralytic stroke.
Was an Officer in q. A. r.
DR.. Miller was junior vice commander
of the G. A. R., Department Of the Po-
| tomac.
No arrangements have been made for
the funeral, but Adjt. Gen. o. H. Oldroyd
of the department said today that the
Grand Army would participate, and that
the burial may be in Arlington, If DR..
Miller's family acquiesces. Rev. T. e.
Davis pastor of Westminster Presby-
terrain Church, and stated clerk of the
l
Miller home this afternoon. and ON his
| arrival, it is expected arrangements for
the funeral services will be completed.
DR.. Miller always took deep interest
in the work of the G. A. R.. as he did in
| his church affiliations. For q time be-
fore becoming junior vice commander of
| the Department of the Potomac he
served as department chaplain of the Or
ganizatiOn.
Planned Memorial Day Program.
| He was for several years in charge of
| the Decoration day exercises held annu-
ally in Congressional cemetery under the
auspices; of the Grand Army. His choice
! of orator for the occasion in that ceme-
| terry last May was former Representative
Harvey S. Irwin of Louisville. who in
preceding years had made addresses at
Stone River and other historic battle
fields of the civil war. At the close of
the exercises Dr. Miller was widely con-
! graduated on the program he had super
| viSed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02

1t matters little what 1t Is that you
want-whether q situation or q servant
"a want ad in The Star viii reach the
person who will fill your need,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02

It pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02
GOVERNMENT IN WAR
ON GROUND SQUIRRELS
Effort to Prevent Introduction
of Bubonic Plague in :
This Country.

How to efficiently destroy ground squir-
rels on the Pacific coast and thus mini
mize the possibility of an outbreak of
bubonic plague has been problem that
has engaged attention of the United
States public health service for the past
two years. 1t is believed now that the
service has developed a method of squir-
rel killing that is effective and much
cheaper than anything previously in use.
When bubonic plague appeared in the
Pacific coast cities there was a war waged
against the rats. The rats are the in
termediate carriers of plague, because
they harbor plague-infected feas. Just
about the time it was thought the rats
were well in hand and there were few
cases of plague-infected rats being found
it was discovered that there were a Few
cases, but enough to be alarming, of
plague among the ground squirrels.
Cover Wide Territory.
The ground squirrels. on the coast cover
more territory than all the other small
rodents. The squirrels on the edges of
the cities had become plague-infected by
contact with the rats. and there was an
immediate crusade against the squirrels.
1t was tried to establish squirrel free
zone around the coast cities, and a large
force Of laborers under the direction Of
the health officers has worked hard to
wipe out the squirrels in certain zones.
Shooting and trapping was too slow and
expensive, and the squirrel hunters used
all sorts poisoned bait, and finally the
fumes of carbon bisulphide on balls Of
cotton waste. The trouble with both
these methods was that they were ex-
pensive and were effective only at certain
seasons. The cost of treating ground ran
from 35 to 6S cents an acre.
Air Pump With Reservoir.
Now tn service Is using q contrivance
developed by Passed Assistant Surgeon
John D. Long. 1t is an. air pump that
carries a reservoir Of carbon bisulphide.
Half an ounce Of this is let into glass
reservoir and the fumes of the liquid are
driven through the chamber by the air
pumps. The gas is driven into the squir-
rel burrow through q hose, and In about
q minute and q half man can treat the
average squirrel bHrow. The method Is
very effective and the cost has been r
iuced to 20 cents an acre for absolutely
cleaning up the squirrels on a given
tract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-02

The annual convention of the Mary
land State Women's Christian Temper
ance Union is In session in Cumberland.
in Center Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, with about 100 delegates present
from all parts Of Maryland.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-04

The date Tor the Dudley Begge ss-
McDougall third annual reunion
which was originally set for septem-
Der I has. been changed to septem-
Der 90. 1t was found that many q
the distant relatives could not be
present ON the seventh. hence the
change TO September %.
fudge sicDougall, Of Kansas City
Mo-, who was very active in sth Is
movement sexerai years ago to OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-04
MSS K SsIE!IDY,s SCHOOL,

Miss Renne dy's school. 4t4 West
Main street. will open September 4 2
Classification OF studies OF the lower
school aFst TO sixth year inelustye)
on Thursday. OF students OF the upper
sschool on F,riday!
NIarEiret ~, Palmer, gradu-
ate of Mount Ioiy re College. Who
has hat three years of experience IN
COLES preparatory work. VIII -teach
Latin. and French. Miss JSaizabe th
steaiey viii teach the third and fourth
years. Miss Grace Duncan viii eon;
duet chorus ctasses. which viii be
topetl to all students ithont e1sra
loharRes Tlie fnst rtlctors who continue
are Miss Kennedy. Miss Bradford,
Ri Rrfest and Miss N t1rgrsYe. K
Mss kennedy expects 70 return to
ClarlSs burg on September
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-04

WALLACE. sept l-Mr T. A.
Baker. Of Wallace. and Miss Gertrude
Hubbard. OF Bridgeport. ILL.,. we're
nnitedv In the happy bonds OF matri-
mony Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
In the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
shrader in the Barncs run addition
The REV. J. W. Bond. pastor OF the
First Methodist Episcopal church
here. odiciated Mr.. Baker 10 one OF
wallace most enterprising young
men. while Miss Hubbard IS a very
highly accnmplished young lady
AFTER the ceremony all were invited
TO the dining room. where they en-
ioyed a very fine and elaborate din
ner
Thoso lh attendance at the wedding
wa Aflst Lillian Hubbard. or Bridge
port lii sister Of the bride; Miss
Fwiia BOND OF Chillieothe. o.; Miss
/. Morgan, OF New MartinsviIle
maetsF HOY Baker Of wallace. g
brolhef 81 the brldegrooms Tire Rev.
ana Ars ~ Bond Mr.. and Mrs.
Iamber Mr. and Ms
n ave and Mrs GeoFge
shra 81. Uses Violet slirader, Mabel
an L1la Lambert, coat Musgr aFe,
vir m ainsg ave. and 1Iessrs. Lam
IS and RAY ond Franlz SHREDDER
s.he happy couple y III reside e the
riies Run addition and they have
fls congra Ions Of host 81
frsnfs