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character comes Il little trouSseau trav-
cling suit of dark blue serge. with a
tuNic SlaShed to show an underskirt OF
red Zibeline The coat has revers and
rafTS of the red material, embroidered
III dark blue. The blouse worn with
this suit is of dark blue chiffon. with
henSti:ched red chiffon hens.
All kinds of fringeS are employed on
smart costumes this season, and the
bridge frock illustrated is charmingly
adorned with the trimming. The ma
terial used is silk in IA lovely shade of
o!d rose. The guimpe and under
sleeves are of lace.
JUDO CHOLLET.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-15
S E C RET ORD ER S

W UNA LODGE No. 476, Benevolent
Y and Protective Order of Elks meets
every "Wednesday evening at Elks'
Han. Visiting brothers are heartily well
coined. Meeting hours O'clock r. r.
GULL, Exalted Ruler. w. C. PRYOR,
Secretary
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ANACosTIA.

A special committee is now working on
plans for Baptist Church for Congress-
Heights. the matter having been present
ed at the last meeting Of the Columbia
Association of the Baptist Church. The
ground for the; building has been secured
and some money has already, been sub
scrihed. Baptist Church services have
been conducted in the town hail, on Ala
bama avenue. and they win. continue to
be held there until other arrangements
are made. Rev. Quirof Harlan il the
pastor OF the congregation and Charles
F. Purdy is chairman Of the building
committee.
The Parent-Teacher Association OF
Anacosda has announced that 1t will not
hold meeting during the present month
but elaborate plans are being made fol-
one to be held the afternoon of Mat
2 In. the Van. Buren, School building on w
street. This WIN be the, final meeting OF
the present ye&T,- and win also be the
time FORK the annual election Of o61cers
Mrs. r. A. Pyle4 haSs been the president
Of the organt1ation since its formation.
John w. Payne. chairman OF the local
committee Of Salem Lodge No. y, In.
dependent Order OF Odd Fellows. arrang-
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SCOWS IN SERVICE.
Potomac Sand and Gravel Company
Purchases Four.

Four large decked scows. built at
Baltimore shipyard for the Potomac Sand
and Gravel Company of this city. were de-
livered here by the tug Howard Reeder
and the lighters have been taken to Pts
Getaway creek by the tug Pride to load
sand and gravel for this city. The
lighters are strongly built vessels OF their
class. 1t is understood additional light
ers will be added to the Potomac Conn
pany's fleet in the coming summer.
The Reeder left here with four lighters
belonging to the Sanford & Brooks Com.
pany. which. she will deliver to the own.
ers at Baltimore. These lighters are
portion OF the sand-dregding outfit re-
Gently purchased by the Sanford 4
Brooks Company from John Miller IL
Co. Of this city. They are being taken
to Baltimore to be oyerhauled and put
in condition for service. -
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SEINE IS AGAIN TORN.
Repair Material Sent to Fairy Land
ing Fishing Shore.

Distinctions in the seine-hauling berth
at Fairy Landing fishing shore, on the
Potomac, short distance below Mount
Vernon. are still giving Capt. Neitzy con-
siderable trouble. the big haul seine hav-
ing been badly torn last night as it was
being hauled. Rope and material to re-
pair the net was sent from this city to
Fairy Landing yesterday afternoon, and
lit is expected II win be in condition ia
haul again this afternoon or tomorrow.
This is the second. time this season that
this net has been damaged by hanging
instructions in the berth. On the former
occasion big anchor, which had been
lost by one OF the river schooners, was
found in the berth. and on this the net
hung. This time 1t is thought that 1t
has caught in submerged log which was
brought down the river in one Of the
recent freshets.
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IN SHIPYARD FOB REPAIRS.
Suuken Schooner Raised and Will
&c Restored.

The schooner Edith Eerrall. which
broke large hole in the bottom Of her
hull by the .ow water dropping her on
big store y: The wharf Of the Firth
Sterling steel plant, and which sank at
the wharf. iras been raised and taken
To the Alexandria shipyard for repairs
as soca as she can be hauled out on the
galway there.
TO raise the vessel the scow Bush was
sent TO tie steel plant wharf to lighter
Ter cargo o. ties and cord wood. and
after tfic was done the vessel was
PUMPED out by one o. the tugs OF the
Ia or Feet. She was then slung be-
tween tie Ausla and another scow. and
~ .his-say was-taken to the shipyard
w,,eIe Me was s;eved out upon u shoal
ben;. tn wait until the steamer Fortuna
u punched frori the railway. She will
a. I'm he hauled on. and the damaged
,,snkin, replaced with new material.
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ing for the ninety-third observance or the
founding of the order in the Distfici, mas
made a complete report TO the HeHioeIs
of the local lodge, describing what Is "
take place next Friday evening. and urg-
ing all to make a special effort 10 De
present at that time. The affair IS 10
be of general character.
The committee in charge or the oream.
cation of a Catholic Sunday school at
Congress- Heights is making progress to-
ward this end and during the past week
the amount on hand was increased by
a dance given under its direction. This
committee was exceptionally interested
and DESTROYS of erecting a church at the
same time. and made all of its plans to
this end, hoping that Rev. Charles NJ.
Bart pastor of ST. Teresa's Church In
Anacostia, would give his consent 10 the
movement. The past week this commit
tee presented all of their data to Father
Bart, and he has decided that he does
not consider it advisable to proceed with
the work at this time. He states that
under the present conditions st. Teresa
is capable of caring for the entire COM
munfty, and that witt, all efforts con-
centrated on one church more results are
obtained The property secured for, the
church building win, therefore, be used
for q Sunday school. provision being
made. however, for the erection OF the
church at some time in the future.
The Men's Social Club of the Congress
Heighks Methodist Episcopal Church has
seleczed the following committees to serve
during the present year: Social Q. e.
EHlmons, dag. Van Sise. Fred Torney.
HoNard sGriffith and NJ. "A. .Thorne: MEM
bershsS. Andrew T. Mcnamara, Edward
Slocuna. 1asweu Magruder. John Magee
and Walter Van Sise: printing, John I.
Dean. Jesse Ta1bert and L NJ, Kenney,
and religious work, Walter Ballard and
Philip Magruder.
a. w. Kramer, day desk sergeant at the
eleventh police precinct has been granted
leave of absence for week. Sergt-
q. r.. Cornwelly Is absent from his duties.
due to sickness, and Officer T. A. Lusby
Is acting IN his place, w. E. Stewart
Il also absent. due to sickness.
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SALES OF VESSEL PROPERTY.
Schooner. Barge and Power Boats
Are Purchased.

Sales of vessel property employed in
service on CHESAPEAKE bay and its tribu-
taries were recorded in the custom house
at Baltimore in the past week as fol-
lows:
Power boat John a. Rollison, seven TONS
from William +. Simms to George M.
Coleman. 81.
Schooner Annie /. Gale, thirty-six tons.
from Hiram T.. Dudley to Charles A.
Jcrd,ng, So
Power boat NJ. u. Right. eight tons
from j. T.. Wright, ore-Quarter each to
J. G. Hanson and S. T. kirwan, -.
OEe-hat Of Tug Jessie Tyson. thirteen
tons and one-quarter rerersionary inter-
est from William II. Hudgins and c.
Howard siiii,k n commissioners. to
charles c. Homer. jr., 100. Same from
Charles &. Homer, jr.. TO G. W. Lewis. 50.
Earyes Admiral, leo tons. and Conlmo-
dore. iae tons. .om Blanchard Randall
receiver OF FIT Brothers q Co, TO Robert
Il. White, 81 sacn.
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four days will be spent at each point
visited and the cadets win be given an
opportunity to see all the points OF in
terest ashore.
held at Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Detroit and Port Townsend of candf-
dates for appointment as cadet engineers
in the revenue cutter service, and the
boards of officers who will conduct these
examinations are announced in the orr
ders issued this week. There are seven
vacancies in the engineer branch OF the
service to be filed. and eleven young
men from various parts OF the country
have requested permission to take the
examination.
The revenue -c;t;ter service was the
loser of large quantity of fire hose in
the fire that destroyed the steamship
Ontario on Mostauk point, NJ T., some
time ago. The cutters Acushnet MonawK
and Seneca were sent to the aid of the
burning ship, and with all their nre-
fightings hose men from the ships went
aboard the Ontario and fought the nre
When they were forced to leave the yes
sci the hose could not be brought with
them and 1t was burned.
The vacancy caused by the assignment
OF Second Lieut.. Frank l.. Austin, aid
to Capt. Uberoth, in charge OF personnei
and operation OF the service, as navigat-
ing officer of tho new cutter Unalga, has
been filled by the appointment of Second
Lieut. William Williams, now on duty
aboard, the cutter Mackinac. at Sault Ste.
Marie Mich. Lieut.. Williams is ex-
pected to take up his new duties in the
department at this city about May 1.
+: Third Lieut. Thomas s. Klinger is on a
short visit to his home at this city. He
Is on. his way from the cutter Winona. at
Gulfport, Miss. to the cutter Macklnac,
at aauit ste Marie, Mich. to which he is
assigned for duty.
Second Lieut.. L. L. Bennett and Captain
Of Engineers Daniel F. Kelley, retired,
/ we're visitors to and reg stored at the
department in the past week. Lieut..
Bennett Is spending leave OF absence
| st this city. prior to- going to Milwau-
| kee; Wis. to join his ship. the cutter
Tuscarora in service on Lakes Michigan
and Superior.
81 Orders and Instructions to vessels in
1.-The revenue cutter service have been is
sucd TO officers in the service, as fol-
| First Lieut.. II. G. Hamlet. detached
L krGm duty AZ assistant inspector. hfe-
/ i9ving service. ordered to command the
/ fahoma.
First lieutenant Of Engineers H. U,
Butler. granted ten days leave, commenc-
/ Ing April Is
Second Lieut.. William Williams. de-
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GOOD SUPPLY OF OYSTERS.
Season on Potomac Expires. End Of
This Week.

The oyster taking season on the Po-
tomac river expires by law the latter
part OF this week. The supply of oysters
at the wharf market last night was
ample - meet all demands, even il there
should be an unusually large number of
Sunday visitors at the wharf to obtain
q supply on the half shell. Vessels from
both river ard lay beds are In the docks.
and the oysters en- sale are said to be fat
and Of excellent flavor.
Those who wish to change their brand
OF sea food will find several small East
ern Shore canoes at the wharf with
CLANS aboard. which are selling at from
Is cents to 81 hundred. Oysters in
small quantities bring from 80 cents to
Is cents bushel for good stock. but Sc
lected oysters from the bay beds are
selling higher. With good weather today
dealers are looking for large throngs
Of small buyers at the wharf market.
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FLORIDA Is DESCRIBED.
Cowell Addresses School Children at
the Pastime Theater.

Florida was described in lecture by
e. p. Cowell at the Pastime Theater
yesterday before one of the largest
audiences of school children which has
attended the course of educational lee
lures at the theater. Colered views
were used to illustrate the lecture. which
was free to school children, their teach
ers and parents.
Included In the views were numerous
Florida prOducts-vegetables, fruits,
sage palms and fowls. Then. too. some
OF the buildings. roads and highways,
the Everglades. men farming and fish,
ing were shown. Mr.. Cowell. BESIDES
telling Of the fertility of the country,
spoke Of the sponge industry carried on
there. and the manner in which the
Everglades are being drained by canals.
An interesting moving picture was
shown Of life in the army. One portion
OF the films showed an athletic carnival.
A pretty feature film OF THE Riddles
Chr.stmas" proved popular with the
youngsters. Another free lecture will be
given next Saturday morning at II
- ~ - %f4ss 1899
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Will Receive Cards.
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

The new cutter Unalga practically met
with all requirements on her trial trip in
Hampton roads a week ago, and within
the next few days she win be formally
turned over to the revenue cutter service
to be taken to the Arundel Cove Md
station near Baltimore, to be fitted out
for service and for the long voyage from
the Chesapeake to the coast Of Alaska,
where she will be stationed. The ship
will make the trip around the world, by
way OF the Suez canal. and Capt. r. O.
Crisp has been selected to command her
on the voyage. Second Lieut.. Frank L.
Austin. now on duty in the division of the
service at this city. has been selected
as the navigating officer of the ship. and
week or ten days to join the new cutter.
The cutter Itasca, which has been doing
duty for several months on the Will
mington On. Co. station. = place of the
cutter Seminole, which has been under
going repairs at Arundel Cove. arrived at
the station in the past week and was
placed out of commission. Her officers
and crew were transferred to the Sem
mole, which has completed repairs end
will within the next day or two sail from
Baltimore for her station on the North
Carolina coast.
The overhauling and making ready of
the cutter Itasca. to take the cadets from
the school IL instruction at Fort Trum-
bull. New London. Conn.,, on their an
nual summer practice cruise. is in prog
ress ct the repair station, and about May
the work on the ship viii be completed,
and she win be ready to 90 to New Lon
don to take cadets aboard preparatory TO
starting on the cruise. This year the
cadets will be taken to visit points on the
North Atlantic coast and IN the West In
dies, and. Washington 10 not Included Il,
the itinerary. az was thought probable Il
would be-. Under the command Of Capt.
Jacobs. 1.-The Itasca will sail from Nav
London Lune 4. for Bermuda. and ports n
the order named will be visited: San
Juan. Sc. Thomas. ID. w. l.: New YO.a.,,
New London. Vineyard Haven. Bos.
tor, Halifax. Nova IS Scotia. Portland
Salem. Nantpcket, Newport and back ia
New London. where the ship Ii scheduled
to arrive August II. august Is she viii
leave New LONDON for Gardnery bay,
Mass. where two weeks or longerawill be
spent In giving the cadets boat drills,
target practice and other practical work
| in their chosen profession. From two t.
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Beach, and the latter steamer has been
laid up for her spring overhauling and
painting. While laid up the boiler of the
Capital City was rebuilt, work was done
to her engine and wheels and she has
been cleaned and repainted throughout.
Capt William Davis and the crew of the
Wakefield have been transferred to the
Capital city and will operate her until
the Wakefield is ready to return to
service. which will be in about two weeks.
She will then resume her regular route
and the Capital City will return to her
proper route between this city and Alex
andria to the lower river landings, re-
lieving the steamer City Of Milford
The Milford will then receive her annual
oyerhauling in preparation for service
when needed. The steamer Trenton, also
one of the P. & c. fleet, has also COM
pleted repairs and will shortly be, placed
on a route on the upper part of the river
between this city and Liverpool Point.
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as loading point for the lighters em-
ployed in taking the material dug from
the site Of the new bureau of engraving
and printing to the Eastern branch. to
be pumped ashore on the Anacostia iats.
Twice before the dredge has deepcned
the water at this point, and it was
thought to be deep enough to allow the
moving without trouble of the scows
after being loaded. Twice in the past
week, on low water. loaded lighters
have hung up on the bottom. and the
tugs could not bulge them until the
tide rose. 1t is proposed to get the
water deep enough to avoid all trouble
in the future.
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tached from the Mackinac and ordered to
special duty at the department.
Second Lieut. f. l.. Austin, preparatory
orders to the Unalga.
Subboards convened TO meet at the fol-
lowing ports May g. 1912 for examination
Of candidates for appointment as cadet
engineers: At Boston. Mass. Captain OF
Engineers F. E. Owen: at New York, n.
Y, Captain of Engineers ]. H. Chalker:
at Philadelphia, Pa, First Lieutenant OF
Engineers r. E. Wright; at Detroit,
Mich, Capt. F. j. Haake; at Port Town
send, WASH, Senior Capt. F. M. Dun
woody.
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STEAMER AGAH IN SERVICE.
Four Months Consumed in Repair
ING the CAPITAL City.

& The repair work to the steamer Capital
City of the fleet OF the Potomac and
ana Chesapeake Steamboat Company has
been completed and the vessel has gone
into commission after lsy-up Of about
four months. She will leave here this
morning on the route Of the steamer
Wakefield to Mattcx creek and Colonial
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Wasted Energy.

From the San Francisco Post.
|. A young womaT's political orsanisation
has decided to teach women how to talk
in public. This seems to be superfluous.
Women have always been able to talk IN
public and in private.
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DREDGE ALPHA AT WORK.
Deepening Water in Front Of Dock
at Potomac Park.

The dredge Alpha. belonging to w. A.
Dorsey and others, was yesterday en-
ployed in deepening the water In front
Of the dock on the Potomac Park side
OF the harbor used by Sanford & Brooke
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Mental Treatment.

rrpm the Boston Trsnscrlpt.
Farmer Ave ben thinking OF having
that field plowed for quite spell.
Farmer B-Well. turnin' II over in yei
mind Amt a-goln' ter ut It for crops.
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CAUSE INFUSES POLITICS
suffragists Conduct Lively Cam
paign in Queens County.

Queens County is the scene just now OF
an energetic political campaign for suf-
frage. conducted by Mrs. Alfred ]. Emo, OF
Queens Village Every Friday night she
has a meeting at some one of the political
clubs of the county.
June % the meeting was at the headquar-
tiers OF the Republican Club, at Richmond
Hill Mrs f. Jean Nelson Penfeld, chair
man Of the Woman Suffrage Party, was
one Of the speakers. c. H. Wade. head OF
the Republican Club, presided. and one
hundred and fifty members of the organiza-
ton who were in the audience adopted
resolution indorsing woman suffrage ana
pledging the club to do everything In lts
power for the cause at Albany.
Last Friday the Nameoke Cluo-Demo-
cratic-at Richmond Hill gave the freedom
of its headquarters to Mrs Emo There
was huge meeting with the presiden. or
the club, Akron Hankins, and NUMBER
of the members present. Mrs. Beatrice
Forbes Robertson Hale was the speaker
The place of next Friday nights meeting
is not settled. but it will probably be at the
jackson Club. in Ozone Park.
Last Wednesday afternoon there was
large meeting OH the lawn al Mrs. Emo
home. with speeches by Miss Harriet May
Mills, president of the state suffrage Or
ganization. and by others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
RAIDERS SMASH DOORS
Strong Arm Men Arrest Six Al
legged Gamblers.

Lieutenant Becker and half dozen mon
of the 'strong arm squad" raided an al
legged gambling house in 18th street near
Third avenue last night, caused a DIG
crowd to gather and took six prisoners
After breaking in on the ground moor
they smashed two glass panel doors ami
were then confronted by a door of the ice
box type Some of the detectives were
armed with crowbars and hammers, and
they demolished the guardian door TO a
large room, where thirty men were found
around 4 billiard table.
There was little commotion among
them, but Lieutenant Becker shouted that
he had warrants for only few of the
men. The crowd quoted down. and SIX
men were arrested on warrants. The de-
tectives say they found considerable gam
bling YarapherIalia
The prisoners were removed 10 the 1th
street station. Four of them were charged
with poolselling they said they were Jo-
seph Anderson. Martin Hart. Morris Golden
and David I.avine. The other two prison.
ers said they were Albert Slevin and Jo-
seph Harmon. They were charged with
being common gamblers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
FREE FUN FOR THE CAUSE
Entertainments This Summer at
Equal Franchise Library.

Dancing, suffrage speeches and good
things 10 eat and drink may all be enjoyed
free at the rooms of the Equal Franchise
Socicty's Free Circulating Library, No. s
East 9th street, next Tuesday evening.
and on every Tuesday evening through the
summer. These entertainments are spe-
cially planned for the young women whose
work keeps them in New York in the hot
weather.
The rooms are cool and big all mirrors
and white woodwork; and there is a fine
door for dancing The girls who come are
requested TO bring young men, For the
benefit of the latter suffrage speeches Will
be very short.
The entertainment begins at o'clock
and ends at II. No tickets are required.
The Equal Franchise Society. Of which
Mrs Jessca j. Finch is president, is anX-
ious TO have it known that the rooms OF
the society are open every day to all who
care TO come and rest there or read the
daily papers magazines and books.
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STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.
ARRIVED

Victoria. Brazil, July 2-Numantia GER. New
York via Barbados for Rio de Janeiro and
Santos.
Hamburg, July 5-Dunedin (Br). New York
Rotterdam. July 6, o m-Ryndam (Dutch)'
New York via Boulogne.
Havre, July 5-Floride (Fr), New YORK; HUDSON
(Fr), New York via bordeaux
Naples July 3-Taormina QtaD New York.
Port said, July 6-Warturm Ger. New nork
via Algiers for Batavia. etc; karonga (Br)'
New York via Algiers for Alden, Singapore
etc.
Santos. July 4-Highand Monarch (Br), New
York.
Rio de Janeiro. July ocean Prince tBr)
(from Santos). New York; Q, Artist tBr)'
New Orleans: June %. Heopolis (Br)' New
York.
Rotterdam. July 9, a m-Noordam (Dutch)'
New York via Boulogne.
Southampton. July 0, 1920 m-New fork'
New York Via Cherbourg 49,
Dover, July q. $40 y m-kroonland IRON
Antwerp. New York ~
Cadiz June 30-Manuel Calvo (Span), New
York.
Marseilles July 3-Proylncia CFr), New YORK
Genoa. July 4--Soperga GtaD, New YORK.
81 Lucia. July 4-Trojan (Br) Urom lqulque'
etc). New York. 49,,
Thameshaven. July 4-Buysses (Br)' New
York.
Barbados July Eastern Prince OBJ trom
New York;. Pernambuco. etc. ,
Antwerp. July u. a m-Kroonland' New 10TH
via Dover
Liverpool July 8-Lusitania Obj, New YORK
via Queenstown; Laurentic Obj MohtIeaI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
10000 SEE LUNA PARK FIRE
Employees Extinguish Blaze Is
Minutes After 1t Starts.

slight storeroom fire demonstrated
last night how quickly the fifteen hundred
men employed at Luna Park could assem-
bic in concert for a realistic Fight the
Flames" II was 10 o'clock when the blaze
was discovered and five minutes later the
men. under command Of John NJ. Hartman.
formerly a city fire captain had the hose
turned on il. In ten minutes more 1t had
been put out with loss not exceeding 500
Although there was considerable smoke,
the thirty thousand or forty thousand per-
sons who were in the park at the time
seemed to enjoy the way the clowns and
other freaks" fought the fire. The store
room is near the executive offices, and ad-
Joining the Dragons Gorge, which is
scenic ride. Considerable smoke got into
the gorge tunnels. where number Of per-
sons were riding. but caused no great
alarm.