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Evening star., 1912-10-10
PLAN PUBLIC CELEBRATION.
Knights of Columbus to Observe An
niVerSary of Americas Discovery

Preparations hay., been made by the
knights of Columbus to observe the
420th anniversary OF the discovery of
America by Christopher Columbus with
public exercises at Polls Theater Sunday
evening at $50 o'clock. All the members
or the order, with their families and
friends, Will be admitted
\ committee from Washington Chapter.
consisting OF George T. McAvoy, chair
man OF the chapter. and Grand Knight
DR. Joseph A. Mudd. Charles W. Darr,
William j. MCGEE. William p Normoyle
and Richard a Curtin is in charge of the
arrangements.
Invitations have been extended to the
apostolic delegate. Mgr. Bonzano and to
the members OF the apostolic delegation.
TO the clergy Of the city and to many
OF the promirent business men and resi-
dents of the District.
Edward p. Harrington, the state deputy
OF the knights Of Columbus for the Dis
frict of Columbia, who Will preside. will
deliver the opening address. Addresses
viii be delivered by. Cuno III. Rudolph,
president of the board of Commissioners
of the District: by John Barrett, director
general of the Pan-American Union: Rev
Charles Warren Curr.er, and several 9TH
ers. The committee has arranged for a
musical program in addition, and has Sc
cured the services of Caldwelrs Orches-
ira, two quartets and several soloists for
the occasion.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
Big Event Tomorrow Evening.
RUSH WORK ON THE WARREN.
Importance of Getting Winters Coal
to Occoquan Before Freeze Comes.

Work is being pushed on the repairs to
the boiler of the District tug General War
rem, but it will be a week or more before
the steamer is ready to return to service
towing between this city and the Dis
trict workhouse at Occoquan, Va. Mean
while the lighters laden with coal for
the workhouse and with brick and stone
at the workhouse for this city are being
moved by chartered tugs. and two or
three trips are being made each week
between this city and the workhouse
grounds. 1t is stated that the District
recently contracted for 10000 tons of coal
for use at the workhouse, and Of this
quantity only about half has been de-
hvered SO far. The officials in charge OF
the shipping of the coal are making
every effort to get the fuel to the work.
house before the coming OF freezing
weather. Occoquan creek has been
known to freeze in November. and when
it once freezes the sheet of ice, it is
stated. remains or it until. the spring
thaw remains, and effectually puts stop
to communication with the workhouse by
water. Then all supplies have to be
taken to Occoquan by rail, necessitating
a haul Of mile or two from the nearest
station.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Residents of Chevy Chase and
Vicinity Petition for a New
Election Precinct.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, October 10, 1912.
A large number of prominent residents
OF Chevy Chase and vicinity have petit
toned the supervisors Of election to es-
tablish another election precinct in
Bethesda district. 1t is represented that
the present. voting place is inaccessible
to many of the voters of the district, and
that there are too many voters-about
10G-for only ONE voting place. The
supervisors are thought to be favorable
to establishing another precinct, but are
prevented by law from doing so in time
for this years election, as the law re-
quires that the boundary lines of a new
election precinct be advertised in at least
two county papers three times before the
first day of September of the year in
which the precinct is established. It is
desired to have Chevy Chase included in
the proposed new precinct.
Mrs. Stella E. Thomas has filed a suit
in the circuit court here for an absolute
divorce from Francis +. Thomas. now
a resident Of Frederick county, charging
deseftion. She also asks the custody Of
the couples minor children-Charles NJ,
aged eighteen, and Francis D.. aged six
teen. Mrs. Thomas is represented by
Attorney J. Abby Henderson of Rock
vile.
Judge Edward c. Peter has signed a
decree granting to Mrs Grace Eugenia
ScheutZe Of this county an absolute di-
vorce from Charles Frederick ScheutZe.
The bill set forth that the couple were
married In Washington in October, 1907,
and lived together at Knoxville, Md,
until April of the following year. when
the plaintiff was deserted. Mrs. Scheutze
was represented by Attorney John A.
Garrett.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
WOOD is AWARDED $1,000
Former Superintendent Of
Street Cleaning Wins Suit
Against District.

James M. Wood, former superin-
tendent of street cleaning. was award
ed yesterday verdict Of $1,000 dam
ages against the District of Colum-
bia for injuries received March 16,
1908, from falling into a manure pit in
an alley between 18th, 14th, I and K
streets northwest. Mr. Wood was in
specting the alley at the time of the
as a District officer. he then being an
inspector.
According to the testimony presented
by Attorneys G.. \. keigwin, w. j.
Neale and J. n England, for the plain
tiff. the pit has been located in this
public alley since 1886 and there is no
records in the office of the building
inspector of it's existence.
Witnesses claimed the District was
negligent in failing to see that the
doors covering the pit were kept in
proper repair. The covering was
shown to have been in a defective con-
dition for some time prior to the ac-
cident.
The District in defense attempted to
show that the pit was connected with
a stable belonging to one of the
foreign embassies and that it had no
power to bring the owner into court.
AS the pit was in a public alleyway
Justice Wright declined to admit this
contention. The District also urged
that the defect in the covering was a
latent one and not discernib1e under
ordinary inspection.
Mr.. Woods connection with the Dis
trict government was severed early in
1911. The suit was filed some months
afterward.
Assistant Corporal ton Counsel Stephens
represented the District at the trial.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
CHOOSES ITS OFFICERS.
Leesburg Militia Company Holds
Election-AuxiliarY Meets.
special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, October 10, 1912.
The Loudoun Guard, the local military
company, was visited Monday evening by
Capt. Charles NJ. East. adjutant of the
1st Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. Th.r-
ty-nine members of the company. which is
officially Company II of the 1st Regiment.
were present, and the regular election of
officers was held. Keith 3. Wise. who
has had command of the company since
the resignation of Capt. W. II. Gill in
July, was elected captain; William c..
Galleher. who has been second lieutenant,
was made first lieutenant to succeed Wise,
and Edmund R Galleher, who has been
first sergeant since the organization Of
the company, was elected second lieu
tenant.
At meeting of the Womans Auxiliary
of st. James Episcopal Church Miss
Louisa T. Davis was elected delegate to
the annual meeting of the Woman's AUX
iliary of the Diocese of Virginia, to meet
at Winchester, Va, November T. Mrs
Preparations are>being made by the Ia
dies board of managers of the Leesburg
Hospital to serve tea at the cake ,aking
contest at the town hall Friday after
noon, for the benefit OF the hospital. Mu-
sic will be feature Of the entertain
ment.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
BRINDLEY TO FILL PECK'S DATE
Will Fly at Staunton, Va.-Army
Birdmen Will Fly Today.

oscar Brindley, one of the original
Wright flying team. leaves Washington
today for Staunton, Va, to fill a date
made by the late Paul Peck of Wash
ington, who was recently killed at Chi
cage. Mr.. Brindley has obtained the
aeroplane in which Paul Peck was
killed, and has had it fitted with the
Wright system Of control, with which
he is familiar
The Moisant mOnoplane that was re-
Gently at College Park has been sent
south Tor some exhibitions. The Moi
SAINT Company is arranging to send
another machine to Washington, and
meantime Miss Bernetta Miller. who
has been flying the old monoplane, has
come to Washington. where she is the
guest Of Mrs. Boeck at the Lenox
apartments.
Flights will be made at College Parl
and the Washington barracks this
afternoon. New pontoons have been
received for the double control Cur
tiss at the barracks station, and they
Will be tried out as soon as possible
This probably will be the last day OF
flying for the two big Wright machines
at College Park as they are to be
shipped Saturday to Fort Riley, Kan.
to be used in directing artillery fire
during some field artillery experiments
there.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
WORK IN THE BOATYARDS.
Pile-Driving Machine Being Prepar
ed for Building Navy Yard Seawall.

One of the pile-driving machines be-
longing to the wharf-building outfit OF
the Clarke &; Winston Company of this
city is out on the marine railway at
Deans boatyard at Alexandria to have
its hull rebuilt and other work done in
preparation for the building of a new
seawall about the old portion of the
Washington navy yard. AS soon as the
work on the hull is completed it will be
brought to this city to be fitted with the
new leads for the heavy driving hammer
which are being built on the 10th street
wharf
Dean also has on his railway the fat
tie Lonnie to overhaul and to paint and
call bottom in preparation to starting
work as an oyster dredger when the
dredging season in the Potomac opens in
November. The boat will be on the rail-
way for several days, and as soon as
launched will go to a lower river point
to fit out for oyster work
The schooner Annie Camp is at a Bal
timore shipyard to receive a general
overhauling In preparation for general
freighting service on Chesapeake bay
and its tributaries this fall and winter.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
CHURCH BENEFITED BY WILL.
John Taylor Arms Leaves $4,000 to
Vestry of Epiphany Parish.

The vestry Of the parish of the Church
of the Epiphany is given $1,000 by the
terms Of the will of John Taylor Arms,
dated October u. 1911. By a codicil eX-
ecuted February 10 last Mr.. Arms gives
to James b. Nicholson and Lee Brown,
for many years associated with him In
the real estate business, five shares each
of the capitol stock Of Arms & Drury.
incorporated.
A bequest Of $1,000 is made to Maud |.
pakin and $1,000 to Annie NJ. Mcdaniel.
A fund Of $1,000 is left in trust to
Samuel A. Drury of this city and Dean
s Edmonds OF New York. The net in
come from the trust fund is to be paid
quarterly to Elizabeth z. St John OF
fhiis delpllia and on her death to her
daughter Elizabeth. On the death OF
both the fund is to become part OF the
residuary estate.
One-half the remaining estate is devised
absolutely to Mary Watkins Arms,
daughter of the testator. The trustees
ma med above are to hold the other half
Of the remaining estate In trust for John
Taylor Arms, jr, until he attains the age
of thirty years. when it is to be paid over
to him. Should the son die before that
time without issue his share goes to his
sister
Samuel A. Drury and Dean S. Ed
monds are named as executors Attorney
II. Prescott Galley filed the will.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING.
Man and Woman, Both Coiored, Ar.
rested in Philadelphia.

BY request of the Department Of JUS
tice. the police of Philadelphia today
arrested Harvey Randolph, colored, and
Mrs. Mary Rich, also colored. On the
charge Of kidnapping Lola Devine. a six
teen-year-old white girl, whose home is
in Germantown, Md.
The girl, together with the two
prisoners, it is alleged, was found in a
room near the colored section Of Phila-
delphia. The prisoners were turned over
to the federal authorities in Philadel-
phia. and will be given hearing later
in the day.
Randolph is said to he a brother OF Il
man who was shot by the father OF
Lola Devine two years ago. Septem-
Der ~. Mrs. Rich and another colored
woman, it is charged, enticed Miss
Devine from her home and brought her
to this city. They are said to have re-
mained here several days before going
to Philadelphia
The third alleged kidnaper was ar
rested in this city several days ago, and
from her the whereabouts of the girl
was learned.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
JAIL DELIVERY FOILED.
Alexandria County Prisoner Saws
: Cell Bars With Notched Knife.

Saving through an iron bar with a
.notched pocketknife blade. and nearly
through second one, Wesley Howar.
a prisoner in the Alexandria county Jail.
nearly effected escape for himself. and
probably other prisoners, yesterday
afternoon. Harry Johnson, the jailer.
who was preparing to confine another
prisoner in Howar's cell, learned Of the
attempt and prevented the jail break
ing.
Howar had broken the staple of the
lock on his door. He used his pocket
knife with effect on one bar of the
window He had started second one,
and in about half an hour more would
have been able to climb through to
freedom. When the jailer started to his
cell with a prisoner, however, he
realized that his deed would be discov-
|ered, and confessed to his attempt. He
Is now in stronger cell.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
CENTURY HIKERS" ORGANIZE.
Long Walks Planned by Club CON-
posed of High School Boys.

Formal organization of the Century
Hikers' Club comprising high school
boys who are interested in pedestrianism,
was effected yesterday afternoon at the
Y. NJ. c. A. building. Blandford Jennings
was chosen pathfinder. He will have the
selection of the roads and destinations.
Irving Cleveland and Jack Mcdonald
were elected president and secretary. re-
spectively.
Walks of from five to fifteen miles will
be taken until a century or 100 miles
has been aggregated. Members attaining
this distinction will be permitted to wear
the official club emblem.
Plans are being discussed for making a
Thanksgiving day tramp 10 Baltimor. Or
some nearby town. This may be done by
a two-day walk. Other walks which have
been suggested are Rock Greek Park, the
towpath. Alexandria. Chain bridge, Oc-
coauan. Laurel and Falls Church.
The mixers will leave the Y NJ c. A.
at o'clock Saturday afternoon for their
first tramp.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
MAY MEET HERE NEXT YEAR.
District Seeks Sessions of Supreme
Castle. Knights of Golden Eagle.

Washington may be chosen as the next
meeting place for the supreme castle,
knights of the Golden Eagle. now in
convention in Baltimore. Representatives
of the order from the District are striving
TO get the castle to meet here next Oc-
tober The matter will be decided to-
morrow morning. Votes of several OF
the states have been promised. and the
District delegation is hopeful.
The convention will end tomorrow. 1t
is the thirty-third annual session of the
supreme castle. 1t began Tuesday with
the unveiling of monument In Balti-
more of John f. Burbage. the founder
of the order. This was followed by a
parade in which 5000 members took part.
officers probably will be elected late
this afternoon. Considerable legislation
of Importance to the order has yet to
be enacted.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
GIVES TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
Pamphlet Prepared by Maj. Sylves
ter for General Use,

Mai. Sylvester is distributing copies OF
pamphlet containing abstracts Of the
principal regulations governing the con-
duct of all kinds of vehicles on the
streets. avenues and roadways in the
District The chief of police had the alb
stracts printed to meet a general demand
for information on the subject of vehic-
ular traffic.
Automobiles and drivers are continu-
ally asking for such information, and the
numerous laws and regulations covering
the questions in which they are interested
are SO widely scattered In the publications
Of laws that Maj. Sylvester prepared the
pamphlet for their benefit.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
FUNERAL OF LAW LIBRARIAN
Services for J. z. N. Wilkinson, Col
ored. Held at Israel N. E. Church.

Funeral services for John +. y. Will
kiDson. colorcd. the oldest employe OF
the Library of Congress in point of serv-
ice. were held yesterday afternoon at
Israel VI. f. Church. Herbert Putnam,
librarian of Congress. made some ap-
propriate remarks at the services. E. NJ.
Borchard, law librarian. also was present.
The deceased was born in 1881 and in
1851 was appointed by Chief Justice
Taney as an employe Of the law library
Of the Supreme Court. BY gradual pro-
motions during ffty-years of service
he reached the grade OF assistant law
librarian.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
COL. J. kerr HARDIE HERE.
English Labor Leader to Be Guest at
BANQUET Tonight.

Col. ]. Keir Hardie. labor leader and
member of parliament, who is to be the
guest of honor at banquet given by the
socialists and union men of the Distric,
at the Hotel Fritz Reuter- tonight, ar
rived in this city today from Philadel-
phia.
W. j. Client OF this city is to preside
q: the banquet while President Samuel
Gompers and Secretary Morrison of the
American Federation of Labor are among
the invited guests.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
LOCAL MENTION.
AwuSEMENTs TONIGHT.

NationaI-"The Littlest Rebel, SID pm
BeIasco-Msss Annette kellcrmann and
4 ballet of English dancing girls, S:-O pm
Columbia-"The Rose Maid. S:l1 pm.
Cbase's-Polite vaudeville, Sis pm.
Poli's-Refned vaudeville, pm.
Acadcmy-"A Fool There Was, SlJ
pm.
Gsvety-"The Social Maids S:15 pm
New Lyceum-"Miss New York, 1r.'
Sis pm.
Garden Theatcr-Vaudeville and motion
pictures.
Casino-vaudeville and motion pictures
! 80. 3:1J and $50 pm.
Cosmos-Vaudeville and motion pic
lures, I pm. to IL pm.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
BODY RETURNED TO CITY.
Donald Macpherson, Jr., Of Washing
ton. Died in St. Louis.

The body of Donald Macpherson, jr..
son of Donald Macpherson. an attorney
of this city. residing at S11 10th street
northwest, who died Monday in the Null
lamphy Hospital at ST. Louis. Mo-, has
been placed in a vault at Rock Creek
cemetery pending interment.
Mr. Macpherson was twenty-four years
old. He was a graduate of the Asheville
Military Academy and for the past seven
years had been employed by the Balti-
more Fidelity and Trust Company being
assigned to the ST. Louis branch. At the
time of his death he was a student in
the law department of the University OF
st. Louis.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
B'NAI BIRTH TO BANQUET.
Order Will Honor Its Grand Presi-
dent julius I. Pevser.

Argo Lodge, Independent Order of B'nai
Firth, is preparing to give a banquet al
the New Ebbitt Tuesday evening. Oc.
tober % in honor Of Grand President
Julius l. Peyser. AT the meeting Of the
committee Of arrangements last even
Ing it was reported that several promi-
nent men had accepted invitations to de-
liver addresses, and that in addition to
musical program, talent from the local
theaters Will assist in the entertainment
Re-. Abram Sincn will act as toast
master at the banquet. The committee
III charge OF the preparations includes A
{. Mayer. chairman: T. Heidenheimer
Sol Herzog and Joseph Strasburger
Evening star., 1912-10-10
CONSTITUTION Is APPROVED.
Retail Association Board of Gov.
ernors Passes Also on By.Iaws

The new constitution and bylaws,
drafted for the Retail Merchants Asso-
ciat!on by special committee were ap-
proved by the board of governors of the
association last night at meeting In the
Chamber Of Commerce.
The constitution and bylaws will now
be submitted to the association for final
action. The committee in charge con-
sisted of NJ Felheimer, Ross p. Andrews
and Harry Frank.
Mr.. Andrews announced that a lunch
con would be given by the association at
the New Ebbitt House at noon Octo-
bcr Il
Evening star., 1912-10-10
Slashed on Side of His Neck.

Richard Dare. colored. residing at 1924
10th street northwest. was treated at the
Emergency Hospital last night for cut
on the left side of his neck. He was
found at 18th and L streets by the police,
and sent to the hospital in an ambulance
Dare told the police he was cut by an
unidentified coiored man while in South
Washington.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
WILSON LEADS IN POLL.
Straw Vote Taken on Car Coming in
From Berwyn. Md.

Coming In this morning on a Berwyn,
Md, trolley car a straw vote was taken
among the men aboard just after leaving
Mount Rainier.
OF the thirty-one men who were asked
how they would vote in November eleven
We're for Wilson, nine for Taft. five for
Roosevelt, three declined to state their
preference and three declared they would
not vote for any one Of the three candi-
dats
Evening star., 1912-10-10
ZINKHAN TO MAKE ADDRESS.
Congregational Churches Association
Will Meet Next Wednesday,

The sixty-second meeting of the Wash
ington Association Of Congregational
Churches will meet in the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church, Columbia
road and 18th street, next Wednesday
afternoon and evening.
l.. s. Zinkhan, superintendent Of the
Washington Asylum and jail, will speak
on Modern Principles Of the Punishment
of Criminals"
Supper will be served by the women of
the church. The evening sessions will be-
gin at 1870 o'clock.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
Mary Did It." Says Slashed Woman

Mary did it, Alice Smaliwood, color.
ed. of :3;;;i3 I'd street southwest. told the
police last night when she was taken 10
the Emergency Hospital and treated for
cuts about her left hand and fingers. She
went to the police station first and COM
planned of having been attacked by the
other woman. She was bleeding so pro.
fusely that the police took her to the
hospital.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
Laugh at "The Plumbers NistaNe'

tho Cosmos Theater next week. WINTER :
coming, and George Barry and Ethei MIL NH,
dred i'm their laughable absurdity Mlii
give YOU a pointer. The great Dig iea-
lures are the Malotetia SeXtet. SIN illeii =
1i.,ie maids in a musical offering OF
classic excellence and the Four Har-
mony Roys. late of Lew Dock,
stader's company, in tabloid OF reii'leu
,uinstrelsy. songs. stories, jokes ana sen
timental Guartets. Then there Is
c:nnnjne the ONLY woman parodist: Gold
rick and Moore musical comedians. ana
I-rsone. harp virtuoso. and DOsta in an
exquisite musical number. Seats, 10 ana
N cents.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
BACK-ALLEy SERENADES
SURE TO Be SCARCER
District Destroys 2,767 Cats
in Little More Than
Three Months.

The District destroyed 2.161 cats at the
pound between July I and October 5, ac-
cording to announcement by the health
department. The number is in excess Of
all previous records for the same length
of time and is the result of the order of
the Commissioners, which went into ef-
feet July /. requiring the pound officials
to collect stray cats on request for the
purpose of eXterminating them.
During the same period. it is an
nounced, 1,Os0 dogs were impounded, but
many Of these were liberated upon the
payment Of 81 redemption fees. All OF
the cats collected were exterminated
The total number Of calls made for ami
mails in different parts of the city by the
pound force from July to October was
I 7lg
Evening star., 1912-10-10

Round, 16c: Prime Rib Beef. 14c: Chuck
Roast. 12c: Fresh Ham. 1sc: Corncd or
Fresh Shoulder. 15c: Breakfast Bacon.
2lc: sliced, 25c lb.: Orange Brand Ham.
1Si.c h.: Pure lard. l5c: Compound. 1oc
H.: L-bbl. Gold Medal or Cercsota Flour.
s115: 1c-lb. sack. !5c: 25c I.owney's
Cocoa. 20c: 35c Coffee. 2Sc H.: 40c j. n
NJ. Coffee. CSC: soc Brooms, 35c: &c
Brooms. 19c: :: cans Tomatoes Corn or
Peas for &c; all 10c Cereals. DC. Phone y.
2464. Excelsior Market. 2O02-2OOi Ith
street northwest. Opposite base ball park.
Evening star., 1912-10-10
Through Electric Service

effective Sunday. October q. The Wash
ing:on and Old dominion railway inauSu-
rated through electric service between
Washington and Leesburg, Va, and In
termediate points. affording the public
an excellent and frequent service. Sched-
ule OF trains can be obtained at 7O5 18th
ST. n. W. and 9OI F st. n. W. and 36th and
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