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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
LAUNCH USED AS FERRY.
The Alterio Running on Route to
the Steel Plant.

The power launch Alterio. one of the
larger Of the local fleet of pleasure craft
has taken up the route between this city
and the steel plant and is making sew
eral trips each day carrying the work
men back and forth. 1t is understood
that the launch will be kept on the route
throughout the summer and fall, but that
a larger boat may be secured for service
when the cold winds Of winter begin to
blow The Alterio ran upon the route
before the coming of the ferryboat from
New York.
The ferryboat Alexandria, which until
last Saturday night carried the workmen
to and from the steel plant as she made
her trips to Alexandria. was delivered at
a Norfolk shipyard by the crew that OPP
Grated her on her route here and has
sailed in tow of the tug Neptune Of Bal
timore for New York. She will be given
an overhauling and is to be used on a
route in the vicinity of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
FUNERAL OF w. C. WALLIS.
Retired Grocer and Cafe Owner to
Be Buried Tomorrow.

Funeral services for William Creighton
Wallis, retired grocer owner of an apart
ment house and cafe, who died suddenly
at his summer home at Potomac Heights.
will be held at Wrisht's chapel at
o clock tomorrow afternoon. lnterment
will be in Glenwood cemetery.
Mr. Wallis had been d sufferer from
rheumatism for many years. but death
was due to paralysis. His wife was in
the city when he died. Because his at
tending physician was out of the city it
was necessary for Coroner hewitt to give
a death certificate.
The deceased. who was fifty years old,
was a native of Chestertown. Md. He
came to this city when he was young
man and worked compOsitor in a
printing office. later opening a grocery
store at 18th and G streets. After retir-
ing from the grocery business he dealt in
real estate and became interested In a
lunchroom with his brother. Hugh Wallis
Mr.. Wallis is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Florence Leigh Wallis a sister. Mrs.
Mary McKee, and Hugh Wallis, his
brother He had no children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
EAGLES ENJOY EXCURSION
Athletic Games Feature Annual Ont
ing at Chesapeake Beach.

Athletic games. fishing. swimming and
dancing We're enjoyed by more than 3 ..DO
persons who attended the Eagles annual
excursion yesterday at Chesapeake
Beach. A base ball game. which was TO
be one of the features Of the afternoon :
entertainment, was interrupted by rain.
The results of the games follow:
fffty-yard race, for boys under sixteen
years-Carl L. BIuner, first; Daniel Hat
ton, second
Fifty-yard race. for girls under sixteen
years-I.ulu Dowrick, first; Helen Royal,
second
Twenty-fve-yard race for ladies-Ethel
Simmons. first: Elsie Dyer, second.
Three-legged race. for boys-J. +. Hines
and Walter Fry, first.
Fifty-yard fat mems race, over 200
pounds-Mike Weissmiller, first. F. Sulli-
van, second
Twenty-five-yard race, for ladies over
100 pounds-Mrs. r. McClennan first;
Mrs. NJ. Hirsch second
Fffty-yard race. for members of Wash
ington Aerie-Mike Weissmiller first; +.
Sullivan, second.
Prizes We're awarded to the winners OF
the various events A prize waltz was
also held for amateurs and professionals.
The amateur waltz was won by Patrick
ODonoghue and Miss Loretta Richards,
and the professional event by Joseph F..
ONeal and Mrs. F. 3. Rupert. The
couples were awarded gold medals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
An Objectionable Dance.

= III. Eli,or of Tho Star:
The managers Of the several amuse-
rncpt parks near this city are congratu-
latinG themselves on the suppression OF
the turkey trot. This zeal is very COM
mcnda BILE. no doubt. but in their effort
10 stamp out this form of dancing they
overlook another form which is more
than disgusting, and allow il 10 continue
without interruption This unmolested
disgrace Is known the Chevy Chase
faS. II tho turkey trot. which only
the better class of people dance is de-
barred, why - this disgracefui Chevy
Chase rag. which only the toughest
element practice. allowed 10 continue I'M
interrupted \ little more fairness on
tie part OF the floor managers OF these
public dance places would be heartily
welcomed by all.
JOHN HOLBROOk CHAPMAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
CHILD SETS HOME AFIRE.
Charles Cooper, Four Years Old
Plays With Matches.

Charles Cooper. four years old. started
a fire in his home at III y street south
east. yesterday afternoon while playing
with matches. The blaze spread so rap
idlE that IL became necessary to call out
the hre department About S1O damage
resulted.
FIRE in the paint store of Moore &
Wood 800 10Th street northwest, last
night about 1879 o'clock, caused about
500 damage. The fire was OF unknown
origin.
Engine company No. IL responded to an
alarm yesterday afternoon and found a
4 ne in pile of trash near the ware
house Of the Chesapeake Supply Com
pany. II New York avenue northeast Nc
damage resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
The Montessori Method.

y typical Montessori program consists
OF informal conversational periods: lessons
with short rest intervals between: games.
both free and directed. simple gNmnas-
tics. clay modelling collective singing. in
spection as 10 personal cleanliness. etc
Music. poetry and dancing are used TO
develop the child's rhythmic sense 1t
was found that after the children had
learned dancing they ceased instinctively
the ugly jumping they had been in the
habit Of doing. Although DIR. Montessori
borrowed many of the ideas end exercises
for her system from Froebel, as she
frankly admits. her method lac6s the
touch of mysticism and the symbolic ele-
ments of the kindergarten. The material
used, much of which was invented by her.
Is carefully devised to promote muscular
coordination and sense perception, the
two directions of functional growth in
young children.
Several American educators have been
abroad studying the work in the Monies
sori schools. and some attempts have al
ready been made 10 introduce the system
into this country. 1t is likely that other
attempts Will be made in the near fu-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Judges of Exhibits Appointed
for Fair to Be Held
Late This Month.
! Special Correspondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, August L. 1912.
The directors of the Montgomery County
Agricultural Society met here yesterday
afternoon and appointed the following to
judge the various exhibits of the annual
fair to be held here August 81, oS, %
and 80:
Works of art-William H. Holmes of
Washington.
Heavy draft horses-George Strayhorne
of New Jersey.
Preserves, canned fruits. etc.-Mrs. Jo-
seph n. Darby of Poolesville, Md.
Hams-Judge Edward c. Peter Of Rock
vile.
Cattle-J. w Hubbard Of College Park.
Farm products-William T. Taliaferro
of College Park.
Childrens department-Mrs. Henry H.
Miller Of Sandy Spring.
F'lowers-Z. d. Blackstone of Washing
ton.
Garden products-Henry Vogt Of Ten
leytown. d. c.
Flour-Robert B. Tenney of Washing
ton.
Culnary-Mrs. Frederick II. Allnutt Of
Seneca, Md.
Fruits, butter and honey-William T..
Taliaferro of College Park.
Motorcycle races will be among the at
fractions of the fair this year. Handsome
prizes will be offered, and it is thought
the District of Columbia and Maryland
will participate Joseph H. Bradley has
been appointed by the directors to make
arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
THREE GIRLS MISSING.
Left House of Mercy for a Walk
Yesterday and Have Not Returned.

The police have been asked to locate
Hattie Burroughs. sixteen years old !.
Flora Barriers. sixteen years old, and
Louise Nugent, nineteen years old. who
missing from the House of Mercy.
\ report was made to the police that
the three girls received permission TO
take walk in Rock Creek Park v. ter
day They failed TO return last night.
spend the Evening at Chevy Chase
Lake Marine Band music. dancing etc.
-AiI-r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
What to Eat.

DIR. Eugene L. Fisk has another of
his health articles in our next Sunday
Magazine, this one about the kind of
eating that will most conduce to health
and efficiency. Like all his articles. this
one is interesting and instructive. He
gives a fine dietary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
WEAK MINDED CHILDREN
LEARN VERY QUICKLY
Montessori Method Said to Ac-
compIish Resu|ts-Interest
Shown Here.

That weak-minded children taught by
the MontessOri method are able to pass
an examination in reading and writing
with normal children: that the smallest
youngsters learn to write in marvelously
short time, and go into frenzy OF de-
light when they find they have mastered
the art, and that the teacher plays an
entirely new role in the direction of the
school These are notable facts reported
with regard to the educational system of
DR.. Maria Montessori, the Italian physi-
clan and teacher, whose experiments
have aroused interest in this country.
In bulletin just issued for free dis
tribution the United States bureau of
education seeks to make q conservative,
impartial study of the new system, point
ing out the principles and methods which
really distinguish it from all others. 1t is
shown that the system has in effect de-
veloped out of the elaborate modern
science of child psychology, based upon
the work Of Wundt. in Germany.
In essence the ''Montessori method" is
a system OF self-education for young
children, of education through the
principle of child liberty. Toward single
individuals. one by one observed, educa-
ton must direct itself" says DR.. Montes-
sori In her system the teacher, instead
of teaching and correcting, merely OBJ
serves and directs. Hence she is called
the "directress.' Needless to say. the
personality of the "directress'' is OF
fundamental Importance.
First Used in Rome.
The MOntessori method was first used
extensively in the so-called Children S
Houses lease DEF bambinD, which form
part of an attempt to solve the housing
problem for the poor in Rome. Mothers
who go out to work by the day leave
their very young children behind in the
model tenepents. DR.. MontessOri was in
vited to undertake the organization of
infant schools in these tenements, and
it was here that her methods had their
first test VIZ: normal children.
American educators who have lnvesti-
gated the work in actual operation tell
of many interesting features. The chill
dren appear to be left entirely to them
selves, yet order in the best sense pre-
walls. To a large extent each pupil is
found engaged according to his natural
interest At certain times there are
games in common. In the game of ''si-
lence'' the children exert themselves to
see how absolutely quiet they can be. The
result IS thus told in DR.. Montessori's own
words:
1T seems as if life gradually vanishes.
and that the room becomes, little by lit
tie empty, as if there We're no longer
any one in il. Then We begin to hear the
textbook of the clock, and this sound
seems 10 grow in intensity as the silence
becomes absolute. From without, from
the court which before seemed silent
there come varied noises-a bird chirps
child passes The children sit fasci-
mated by that silence, as If by some con-
quest of their own. Here says the di-
rectress. here there is no longer any one
the children have all gone away"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
The Most Welcome Thirst-Quencher

are EURICH-S BEERS. Wonderfully
refreshing grateful to the stomach, salts
flying in flavor Every bottle pasteurized.
> doz Lager $50; doz. Maerzen or Sen
ate, SLID: bottle rebate. soc. Tel. W. 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

Week-End Excavations to Mountain
Resorts, Via Baltimore and Ohio
$50 Berkeley Springs and return, s.
Deer Park. Oakland Mountain Lake
Park and return. Full information at
ticket offices.-Advt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

The Virginia Theater Today, superb
3-reel production, THE Two Orphans"
Also exclusive 2-reel Milano feature. THE
Triumph of Love-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

For TiGht-FfttiDg or New shoes Use
Aliens Foot-Ease the antiseptic powder
for tired, aching feet. Sold eyerywhere-25c.
-Auyt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
"A Week.End Trims Via

Baltimore and Ohio for New Jersey coast
points. Every Friday and Saturday.
good returning until following Tuesday,
Adyt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

We're Prepared to Handle Special
millwork orders with dispatch. Machines
on premises. Eisinger Bros, 21O9 eth n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
CITY ITEMS.

For Soft Crabs. Crab Meat, CLANS,
Fresh fish. wholesale or retail. call Main
1il3. Lee j. Roberts. 300 10th st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

; Bread. Zoe; Rice, &c; Herring Roe, lOc;
Bacon. Ice: Hams 16c: Fatback. nc:
3 -lbs Starch, 10c. 3 Olene Soap, Zoe
Fancy Potatoes. soc: ; Corn Starch. 1Oc:
1Oc Jello. 71sc: 1Oc JeIlycon. 7lac. 1898 \,
NV. and j. L. d. Pyles' other stores, sls
in all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Cars for Great Falls leave 36th and NJ
streets every few minutes.
Chesapeake Beach-Trains daily from
District line. as per schedule in railroad
column.
steamer St Johns. for Colonial Beach.
leaves eth street wharf at 8 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
sr.25 baltimore and Return,

Baltimore & Ohio,
Every Saturday and Sunday. Good to re-
turn until a m. Monday All trains
both ways. including the Royal Linz
ited.-Advt-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
HAVE the STAR FOLLOW YOU
RATES BY MAIL
POSTAGE PREPAII

The Evening Star, 40 Cents q Month
The Sunday Star. 20 Cents a Month
In ordering the paper or
having the address changed
always give old as we'll as
new address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
LOCAL MENTION.
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

Columbia-The Columbia Players IL
s'ffer Great Match, SID pm
Polls Theater-The Poll Players IL
1.-THE Lion and the Mouse" s:l5 pm
Cosmos Vaudeville and motion pic
lures. / pm. 10 IL pm.
Nirginia-Moticn pictures and illustrat-
ed songs
Chevy Chase Iake-Marine Band con-
cert followed by dancing.
Glen Echo Parb-A fairyland OF amuse-
mrnts with large dancing pavilion, ad
mission free.
Relasco-Kinemaco color Pictures, $50 anc
r pm.
Luna Park-Amusements of all sorts
with dancing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

Phone Tour Want Al t. The StaA
Main 244O.
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Money to loan a ) and SO on real estate.
Frank T. Rawlings Co.. 1925 n. Y. ave-
Advt.
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betore! II things don Df1gHten up ere long II
be wreck, without a cent, which shows that
there is something wrong with this, our bloom
ing government" And when the grocer's WORT.
is done he limbers up his motor cara car that
cost all kinds of mon-and goes a-scooting near
and far. Down there the village miller mills, and
growls: These such beastly times that I
scarcely pay my bills, and have no show for
saving dimes. There's something wrong when
men who toll until their hands and hearts are
barely make the kettle BOIL and keep
his wolhets from the door," The miller leaves
next week to spend the summer ON the eastern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
Hearing on Murder Charge.

Webster Swami, d young negro. was
given preliminary hearing before Judge
Mace in the police court here yesterday
on a charge of the murder of Stephen
Waters, colored, at Emory Grove last
Saturday night Bail was refused and he
was committed 70 Jail to await the action
of the November grand jury. The tes-
timony showed that Swami and Waters
and the Iatter's father, Reuben Waters,
had trouble, and that Swami made
threats against the elder Waters. Later
Swami, the murdered man and his
father and several others became in
volved in a mix-up, during which the
fatal shot was fired
Swami claims that he was attacked by
the crowd and had to shoot to defend
himself He has retained Attorney John
A. Garrett of Rockville to defend him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
DISTRICT MAY GET
ANOTHER CADETSH|P'
Provision for Second Repre-
sentative at West Point
Put in Bill.

The District of Columbia will be en-
titled to two cadets at West Point in the
future, instead of only one, as in the past,
by provision in the Military Academy
appropriation bill which probably will re-
main in it when it becomes a law.
The Senate committee on military af-
creasing the Districts representation in
the Senate agreed. The conference re-
port. presented to the Senate yesterday
afternoon and agreed to. retains the
amendment, and 1t is fully expected the
House will agree to the conference re-
port
The District has been entitled to only
one cadet since 1913, and most of the
time since then there has been a move
ment on foot to increase the number.
The BILL as agreed to in conference.
carries appropriations of 81 O64, t6S %
which is S9S.755.S1 less than the appro-
priations for the last fiscal year. The
bill provides for the usual uDkeep of the
institution, the special provisions being
$50, 1T for the completion of the east
academic building and $24 900 for the pay
of an engineer detachment at the acad-
envy.
Provision for Vacancies.
Although the House accepted all but
two of the Senate's amendments to the
bill, it rejected. and the conference re-
port knocked out of the bill the pro-
vision for filling vacancies. There are. as
rule. about 200 vacancies in the corps
of cadets, and the Senate sought to keep
these filled up by providing that here
after. whenever all vacancies at the
military academy shall not have been
filled as a result of the regular annual
entrance examinations, the remaining va
cancies shall be filled by admission from
the list of alternates from the respective
states in which the vacancies occur. Sc
lected In their order of merit established
at such entrance examination"
Although the Senate voted to knock it
out. the cOnferees agreed to let stay in
the bill the provision that no pay shall
be withheld from Lieut.. Col j. NJ. Car
son. Jr.. deputy quartermaster general
L. 5. A., because of the payment by him
for eight polo ponies purchased by in
structfon of the Secretary of War
$1.OO to Harpers Ferry, CharlestOwn
and Winchester, and return. Sunday, Au-
gust 4th. Leaves Union station via Bal
timore & Ohio at a.m.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

Now Is the Time to Talk With Us
about changing your heating plant. Eb-
eriv.s Stove Store. rs eth ST NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
The Summer Health Drink,

HOrSfOrd Acid PhOSphate-
A healthful invigorating beyerage-more
cooling and refreshing than lemonade
-Adyt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

shore and when the he'll back
kick The village barber deity barbs and
he Yields his shears Il have to live and yarb and
in debt up to Our is but fake hollow
mockey when honest workngmen can't rake living
they may All day he soury chews the rag
his down he bitches his trottng goes cavortn3
through the
m. :. m-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
Death of Henry j. LoefHer.

Henry J. Loeffier. aged sixty-two years,
died yesterday morning in a Baltimore
hospital, where he had been under treat
ment a long while. He was son Of the
late John Loeffler. of this county, and
was unmarried. Surviving him are two
William A. Loeffler of Wash
ingtop and John W. Loeffler. OF this
county. Mr.. Loeffier was native Of this
county and was we'll known.
Miss Lillian Curtis Thompson, aged
eighteen, and John Franklin Mcpherson.
aged twenty-five, both of Sterling, Va,
were married in Rockville yesterday aft
ernoon by the Rev. Oscar w. Henderson,
pastor of the Baptist Church, the cere-
mony taking place at the home of the
minister. in the presence of a young
woman friend of the couple.
Miss Beatrice May Haney. daughter of
Mrs Walter Nj. Haney Of Bethesda, and
Upton Perrell of the same locality were
married last evening by Rev. Parke p.
Flournoy, pastor of the Bethesda Pres
byterian Church. in the presence of
small company of relatives and friends
of the couple. Soon afterward the young
couple left for short trip. The bride
groom is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. HeZekiah
r. Perrell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

Phone Your Want Ad to The stass
Nain 2440
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

Beautiful Home G rOwn Roses,
',ho.ee OF different varieties now at ,oc
doz. Fresh cut. GUIDE. 1914 F.-AdVt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01

$l.OO to Harpers Ferry, Charlestown
and Winchester, and return Sunday, Au-
gust 4th. Leaves Union station via. Bal
timore L. Ohio at s am.-Advt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-01
kiCkers
By WALT MASON

The village grocers face sad and he in his store
says Gee Whit but trade is bad 1t tough
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-17
Juvenile Wisdom.

Two small Sunday school pupils
were disputing as to the distance from
Jericho to Jerusalem.
1T can't be far" said one You
know fish were carried from Jericho to
jerusalem"
Yes. / know" rejoined the other,
but perhaps they were salt fish,
sJnfcagO News
Potatoes, Skins and All.
"Only a few persons besides those
who have been through an Irish fam
Inc and have learned the value Of a
potato know that the skin and the
eighth Of an inch Of the spud neM to
the peel is the best part Of baked
murphy" said the proprietor OF the
best and most popular restaurant up
town. But I'm one Of the few. and
every potato before it goes into the
oven in my kitchen Is scrubbed with
brush 50 that not Il speck OF sand
remains. Besides. we bake none but
the big. smooth potatoes. sell more
rants in town, and a lot OF my patrons
have learned to eat 'em skin and all
Not few have learned. too, that
baked potato with no seasoning but
salt has u fine flavor. a more truly
potato flavor. than can he got with
butter and paprika and the other fool
ish things nOn-lrish connOisseurs use
TO spoil the best Of vegetables."-New
York Sun.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
SUI M M ONS

In the Superior Court in the County OF
Imperial, State Of California.
DANIEL GlelER and ARTHUR M.
DOLE, Plaintiffs,
}. ROY WIMP, W. G. coNLEY, E. G.
cRAeTREE and ALEXANDER STU
ART, Defendants.
The people of the State of California
send greeting to Alexander Stuart, De-
fendant:
YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO
APPEAR and answer the complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of California,
within ten days after the service on you
of this summons-if. served within this
county; or within thirty days II served
elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that un-
less you appear and answer as above re-
quired the said plaintiff will take Judg-
ment for any money or damages de-
manded in the complaint. as arising up
on contract, or they will apply to the
court for any other relief demanded in
the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the Superior Court of the County of I'M
perial, State of California, this 18th day
Of April A. ID. 1912.
(SEAL) NJ. s. COOK. Clerk;
BY s. M. THOMPSON
mon iune24 Deputy Clerk.