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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
Lineup Of Teams.

The teams lined up as follows:
Statesmen-Senator AShurst of Ari-
iona, Senator Chamberlain, oregon; Sem
ator Kern. Indiana; Senator Myers. Mon
tana; Senator Norris. Nebras ska; SEN
Robinson, Arkansas: Representative
wick, Georgia; Representative Hine-
baugh. Illinois: Representative Kahn.
California; Representative Lloyd. Mis-
sour; Representative Roberts, Massa-
chusetts. REPRESENTATIVE Sims, Ten
nessee. and Representative Willis. Ohio.
inGton Herald: Ira Il. Bennett, Washing
ton Post; Frank G. Carpenter. syndicate
writer; Fred \. Emery. Associated Press;
j. Fred Essary, Baltimore Sun: John
Il. Gayit, New York Evening Post; b. p.
Geddes. United Press: Robert NJ. Ginter,
Pittsburgh GaZetteI ines; A. III. Heiss.
New Orleans TimesDemocrat; G. S.
keyser, ST Louis Globe-Democrat;
Thomas +. Logan, Philadelphia Inquirer:
O. A. Lyon jr.. Washington Star: John
f. Monk, st. raul Pioneer-Press; Oswald
F. Schuette, Chicago Inter-Ocean; Mer-
Ger Vernon, Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
They got away we'll, leaving no one at
the post. Mr. Barbour spelled shave"
spelled beans with relish and Repre-
sentative Hardwick, the Georgia investi-
gator par excellence. spelled sugar" and
School Teacher Willis, the friend of all
Ohio sheep, spelled wool with a loud
laugh. Representative Sims had no diff
Guilty in spelling peanut, but insisted
the proper term was "goober," while Mer-
Ger Vernon, whose upper lip furnished the
word, spelled ''mustache" with blush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
For Rent
new HOUSES

An exceptional opportunity to
rent brand-new house.
A TWO-STORY HOUSE IN A
HIGH-CLASS LOCATION.
A little palace.
Finished throughout like a
$4,000 residence.
The houses are located in the
fashionable section of Washing
ton Heights. on Goth ST., Nos.
2428 to 2438. \ few steps from
the cars. in section built up with
expensive residences.
They have covered porches.
hardwood polished floors, gas and
electric lights, hotwater heat, tiled
baths. very expensive and attract
i've decorations, open tireplaces
and about every modern con
venience.
Are open for inspection.
Can be reached by the Con
necticut avenue car line or the
18th street cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
CAPT. H. L. JOHNSON SHIFTED.
Made Finance Clerk at Station c,
City Post Office.

Capt. Henry L. Johnson. for some
time superintendent of the money order
division in the city post office, was to-
day made finance clerk and assigned to
duty at station {, l419 G street north
west
Charles y. McCurdy. who has been
the assistant superintendent of the money
order division for about three and hall
Years. has been made superintendent. Mr..
McCurdy entered the city post office in
1891 and was assigned To the money
order division in 1894 as Sl,1o clerk.
He has risen to his present position
through the regular grades and 10 re-
garded as competent man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
Jungle of Jawbreakers.

Then Secretary Houston left the clear
track of easy words and plunged into a
Jungle of jawbreakers. Fred Emery near
~ broke his leg over reconnaissance.
Kahn of California sat down on 'epicene,
and Irwin Barbour was nonplussed be-
yond description when he spelled '.gneiss
as if il We're nice, and then confessed
he had never heard the word.
Representative Sims met defeat on ''hy-
drocephalus,' and Senator Robinson, who
finally succumbed under 'quintessence,
almost spelled 'Satan"-with an e" in the
last syllable.
Frank Carpenter tripped on "desiccate.
Senator Chamberlain made a brave rally
under ..cacique," but was motioned TO his
seat by Senator Houston. Representa-
tive Norris spelled "cantaloupe without
the u" in the last syllable. Represents
tive Hardwick tried to bluff out on
'ogee," which any one will admit is an
odd word but he failed. The ordinary
household word ''bdellum" tripped both
Oswald Schultz and Ira Bennett. Sena-
tor Myers put too many 'c's' in acacia
and Fred Essary spelled ''exsiccate' with
a smplified touch that left out half tn.
proper letters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
DROOP GOING TO EUROPE.
Board of Trade President to Be Gone
Over Two Months.

Edward II. Droop. president of the
Washington Board OF Trade, is to sail
from New York for Bremen next Tues
day on board the kron Prinzessin Ce-
celia Mr.. Droop plans to spend about
two and a half months travelling on the
continent.
He will first go 10 Hanover Germany.
where Mrs. Droop's twin daughters. the
Misses Graft. have been attending school
for more than year. The Misses Graft
will accompany Mr.. Droop on his travels
and will return to tn is country with him.
Mr. Droop plans 10 spend a week visit
ing his sister Mrs. Arthur Leverkus. at
Cologne. He will touch at about thirty
cities in Germany.
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Barge No. IL. light. at Georgetown from
a New England point to load Cumberland
coal for Boston; barges Totuslsey, Chap
tico and Hampton. at Georgetown with
coal from Philadelphia. schooner NJ. +.
Dean cord wood, from Nomini, at 10th
street wharf for Clarke & Son: Canal
Towage Company boats No. - and No.
10 light from Mattawoman creek for
Georgetown, en- route up the canal; barge
Uranus Is at Alexandria from Baltimore
discharSins fertilizer material for the
Fertilizer and Chemical Company
schooner Ira Crockett IS at Alexandria To
load merchandise for Potomac creek.
Departures.
Schooner Maud s.. light. from the East
ern branch for Maryland point TO load
back to this city: schooner Maine, light.
for the York river to load lumber back
to this city; barge Beaufort. gravel, from
Georgetown for Norfolk to load for a
Chesapeake bay point: schooner Bertha
May. light, for Marlows bay to load cord
wood or lumber for dealers here: Schoon-
er Oakland. light. for a lower river point
to load back to this city: barge Kappa
hammock, light for Quantco to load rail
road ties for PHI iladelphia: schooner j. \
Holland. light. Tor Stratford. Va, TO load
back to this city: schooner Elizabeth
shipment on barge Clinton. to New York
power boat Daisy, from Alexandria with
merchandise for Piscataway creek, Md.
Tugs and lows.
Tug Bohemia arrived with four laden
barges for this city and Alexandria, and
sailed with two barges for Quantico and
Norfolk: tug James 0. Carter arrived
from Point Lookout towing barge No. lC
for Georgetown: tug d. NJ Key sailed
with lighter for Broad creek and return
ed with lighter for Eastern branch: tug
John Miller sailed with lighters for Little
Hunting creek: tug Eugenia arrived with
lighters from sand and gravA beds down
river: tug Capt. Toby arrived towing two
light coal boats from Indian Head, a,
Georgetown; tuS D. NJ Key. light. fol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
Not the Only Feature.

The spelling bee was not the only
feature of the entertainment. One of
the clever and much enjoyed rendi-
tions of oratical efforts fell from the
lips of Frank B. Lord. master of cere-
monies. whose address of welcome to
the ladies will go down in Press Club
history as pure gem of most bril-
liant kind. Thomas W. Brahany may
remember. too. with satisfaction that
his recitation from one of George AIDE $
classics brought laughter from the
president of the United States.
Moving pictures of children of members
of the Press Club We're immensely popu-
lar. The film was taken on the White
House grounds especially for last night S
entertainment. The Rising Generation
of the Fourth Estate was the title OF
the picture. The club also had the privi-
lege Of Witnessing the first public per-
Torrance of the Webb talking pictures
moving films with a talking and singing
accompaniment in which the synchroni-
zation of sound and motion seemed to he
perfect.
Then came the spelling bee. ''Schoo,
master Houston, with an old-tme blue
backed speller in hand mounted the ros-
trum and dealt out the rules governing
the contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06

For StrenEth-Fr. Johns
medicine builds You up. Cures colds
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
Wants I. C.. C. Investigation.

resolution was introduced yesterday
by Senator Kenyon instructing the inter
state commerce commission to investigate
all circumstances in connection with the
acquisition of the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois railroad by the ST. Louis and San
Francisco. and the subsequent receiver
ship of both roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
BUCKEYE MEMBER
SPELLS EN- DOWN
Representative Willis of Ohio
Carries Off Honors at Press
Spelling Bee.
PRESIDENT WILSON
AMONG THOSE PRESENT
Secretary Houston Is Schoolmaster
for Teams of Statesmen and
Newspaper Men.

Representative Frank B. Willis of
Ohio spelled en- all down in the spelling
bee between the statesmen and the news
papermen at the National Press Club $
ladies' night entertainment held in the
New Willard Hotel last evening. MIR.
Willis used to be a school teacher and
with school teachers knowledge of all
the hard catch words in the blue
backed speler which Secretary Houston
of the Department Of Agriculture held
he sailed through a maze of terrific
nomenclature with a smile on his face, a
palm leaf fan in his hand and a voice
which made the rafters shake
He spelled acacia and exsicate" and
'mnemonics' and "ogee,' and when he
and Senator Poindexter We're fighting for
the chronological supremacy of the ma
ton ne arose triumphant by spelling
..hydrocephalus" without batting an eye
lid. while the senator from Washington
took his seat.
To spell before so wise a crowd as
gathered in the ballroom was enough
to take the nerve from any man.
Writers and associate members of the
Press Club. with their wives. and
daughters, and mothers and sweet
hearts. We're there in force.
President Wilson, who had some ex-
perience as a schoolmaster before he
became the chief executive. took a
front seat, and with him was Miss
Eleanor Wilson They took a keen
and lively interest in the proceedings.
Secretary Bryan-introduced as "Edi
tor Bryan-was in the audience, and
furnished a portion of the entertain
ment by reading r. H. Davis ode to
the Printing Press and as he arose
to go to the platform some joker placed
a glass of grape juice on the table, to
the keen delight of an appreciative
audience.
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Defeat Initiative and Referendum.

URINGFiEI.D. H., June 1.-THE mi
tatiye ard referendum resolution was
defeated ia the house last night and APP
Iarently is dead for the session In an
amended form the resolution, when
previously lad passed the senate ana
which was defeated in the house May
j" last. received but ninety-hve afhrfna-
I've votes. seven short OF two thirds
necessary for passage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
Occoauan, after raft Of pine ping for
Memoranda.

Schooner Ada Ballenger is on the .'ames
river for summer fishing. schooner katn-
leen is at 4 river point to load for this
city; schooner NJ. NJ. Kirwan is al Balti-
more with lumber from the WiccI1ico
river; schooner Silver Star is ct Poto-
mac point to load lumber fc" he dealers
here; schooner Carrie Reve!i is in Mamie
moy creek load cord wooG Ter Wash
ington dealers; schooner s. Sawyer VIII
return to a Chesapeake la aart TO load
lumber for this city or Bsi::--cre: schooner
barge No. 3, from this ci,+. passed out
the capes in TOW. Of tuG Cumberland Tor
Boston: schooner Mildred is In Nominl
creek 10 load pulp wood or railroad ties
for the dealers here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
. NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Barn and Carriage House De-
stroyed by Fire-Huckster
Under Charges.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. Jun,

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 6, 1919
The large barn and carriage house
and corn crib on the farm of Lawrence
A. White, near Dickerson. this county,
were destroyed by fire Wednesday after
noon. The loss is placed at about $4,000
and is partially covered by insurance. II
was only by hard work on the part OF
the members of the family and their
neighbors that the flames were prevented
from reaching the dwelling. The cause Of
the fire is not known.
Charged With Larceny.
Joshua Brown. a young huckster of Da-
mascus district. this county, was before
Judge Arthur NJ. Mace in the police cour,
here yesterday on charge of larceny
preferred by his wifes uncle, Oliver j
Brandenburg, Damascus district farm
err 1t was alleged that he stole $50 worth
of smoked meat from Brandenburg, and
disposed of it to j. B. Robinson and A
Solomon. meat dealers. whose places OF
business are in street market, Wash
ngton Both Robinson and Solomon iden-
tilted Brown. Judge Mace held Brown
for the action of the November grant
Jury fixing his bail at $50, which hi
furnished.
Licenses to marry have been ISSUED
here TO Lewis W. SchwartZbeck of II Lnt
ing Hill, this county. and Miss Mary e
Kuster of Halpine, and John J. Worthar
and Miss Margaret Pinkney, both o
Washington.
The contract for the Improvement o
five miles OF the Rockville Georgetown
pike beginning at Rockville has beef
awarded to George b. Mullen of Washing
ton. who will, it is announced. begin worl
within the next week or two and com
plete the work by early fall.
Social Service League to Meet.
At the annual meeting of the Socia
Service League of Montgomery county
which will be held in st. Johns Hall
Bethesda, next Tuesday, with mornin;
and afternoon session, the principa
speakers will be Miss ISABELLA McIsaacs
president of the American Nurses Asso
citation and superintendent of the Unite,
States Army Nursing Corps; Miss Mar.
CT. Bentley, agent of the Maryland Chill
dren's Aid Society, and Mrs. Bernardin
Means, the county nurse of the Mont
gomery County League.
The Rockville Inquiry Club, at it's an
nual business meeting. held at the hom
of Mrs. Robert y. Bayliss. elected tn
following officers: President, Mrs. Oti
NJ. Linthicum; vice president Miss 1sabe
Kingdom, secretary. Mrs. Robert T.. /
Smith: treasurer. Mrs. Frank A. Spencer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06
WOULD PREPARE CHILDREN
TO BECOME IDEAL PARENTS
Fulton r. Gordon Addresses Letter
to Commissioner Rudolph
on the Subject.

Fulton r. Gordon has addressed a let
ter to Cuno H. Rudolph, chairman of the
Board of Commissioners of the District,
in connection with the proposal, now be-
ing discussed by various persons and Or
CARNATIONS interested in eugenics, to
pass a law in the District requiring the
issuance of medical certificates before
marriage licenses are issued. Mr. Cor
don says that the law does not go far
enough.
In his letter he says. in part:
Il see by yesterdays paper that YOU
are drafting a congressional bill which
provides that a medical certificate should
be required with each marriage license.
This is certainly a step in the right direc-
ton, but only step. Why stop there?
Why not go TO the very bottom of this the
most important and farreaching subject
now before the American people-that is.
the schooling and preparing of our loving
sons and daughters, who trust us, to be-
come both perfect husbands and wives
to the end that their children. our de-
scendants. will be of higher standard
both mentally and physically?
One Perfect Marriage in Ten.
ITO illustrate. take the growing divorce
evil. Statistics show about one divorce in
ten marriages in the United States. This
also shows that one in nine is within
nine tenths of a divorce. and one in eight
within eighth-tenths and so on down to
only one perfect marriage in ten.
I'VE teach our children the geography
of the world. Then why not teach them
the geography of their own precious lit
tie bodies? Which is the more sensible to
have your sons and daughters happily
married and not know SO much about
the exact location of the Kalamazoo
river, or to be divorced on account OF the
lack of proper knowledge:
Would it not be wise to invite sus-
gestions from the scientists on this sub
ject from all over the country SO YOU
would have the best advice and council in
drawing this bill.
If YOU are successful in fathering this
important legislation at the National
Capitol, it will. no doubt, be Immediately
taken up and adopted by all the states,
and when this is done YOU will be the
greatest benefactor to mankind in the
history of the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-06

William Pittinaer while operating
,athin- machine i'm Beck Bros lumber
mills at Hagerstown. Md, was seriousl!
injured internally. large wooden bloci
being hurled from the machine and strik
in. Pittinger in the abdomen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
ALLIES READY
TO RENEW WAR
Reinforced Army Now Sur
rounds Adrianeple.
POWERS STILL HAVE HOPE
Last Attempt Being Made at C0nstan-
tinople and Sofia to Prevent Resump-
tion Of Hostiiities-scutari and Jani.
ma to Be Assaulted.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Minis-
ter Schurman at Athens re- :
ported that vessels would not
be allowed to enter the harbor :
Of Saloniki after nightfall.
Ambassador Rockhill cabled :
from Constantinople confirm :
Ing the report that the armis- :
tice had been denounced and :
that hostilities were expected :
to be resumed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
RATS AND Mice TO
ROUT SUFFRACISTS
Plot to Stampede Parade al
Washington.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Scampering
rats and mice are counted on by col
lege students to stampede the sufrra-
gist parade on March and the un-
usual demand for rodents was ex.
planned when the plot, that has spread
through virtually every college in the
capital. was learned.
The collegians intend, it has de-
veloped, to post their forces along the
length of Pennsylvania avenue and at
a prearranged signal dash into the
marching line with handbags or par
cells containing the mice, shaking them
out into the street. They anticipate
the greatest display of hosiery and
lingerie ever seen.
When the plot was uncovered the
suffragist leaders were dismayed Ap-
peal to the police has been made and
Commissioner Rudolph has promised
protection.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
Change in Handling Funds
of Government.
RECEIPTS GO TO BANKS
vent the Tying Up in Vaults of Sub
treasures of Large Amounts of
Money.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The United
States treasury has revolutionized its
business system and placed the ordi-
nary fiscal transactions of the federal
government on modern basis. The
change, ii is declared, will prevent in
large measure the temporary tying up
In the vaults OF the subtreasuries OF a
large amount of money
Beginning now the daily government
receipts will be placed with the ma
tional bank repositories to the credit
OF the treasurer of the United States.
All checks of government disbursing
officers will be drawn on the treasurer
and will be payable at any national
bank depository in any part of the
country.
A depository paying one of these
checks may Immediately reimburse it's
specific government account from
daily receipts and forward to the near
est subtreasury only the remainder of
the receipts. This extends the clear
ing house principle to the government
business system.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
AT WILSON'S INAUGURATION
President Elect Accepts Offer of
Princeton Men.

New York, Feb. 3.--Woodrow Will
son has accepted the offer of the
students OF Princeton university to
escort him from his home in Prince
ton to the White House on the day
he Is inaugurated.
Just a century ago Princeton gave
its president to the nation-James
Madison. The centennial will be cell
ebrated In unique program to which
Mr.. Wilson gave his consent, when
Paul f. Meyers. Princeton senior,
rode on the train with him to New
York and outlined the details on be-
half Of the students.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
TARIFF HEARINGS CLOSED
House Ways and Means Committee
Completes Task.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The tariff
hearings were closed after almost a
month of daily sessions of the house
committee on ways and means. The
final testimony was by witnesses in
terested in the free list. The commit
tee is ready to proceed next week
with executive sessions in the formu-
lation OF tentative legislation for the
incoming congress.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
Ends Life With Fathers sword.

New York, Feb. 3.--Louis Duryea,
Brooklyn youth, tied his fathers sword
TO q chair, then lunged forward and
impaled himself on the blade. The
family thought he had died of heart
disease until an examination disclosed
. deep wound In his abdomen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
ROYAL PALACES OF
ENGLAND CLOSED
Fear Of Damage by SuIfra-
gettes the Reason.

London, Feb. 3.--Owing to the
threats of the militant suffragists to
wreck public property until their de-
mands are granted the royal palaces
OF Kensington, Hampton Court, Kew
and Holyrood have been closed to
the public.
1t is reported that all the public
museums and similar institutions
also are to be closed.
The precautions appeared fully
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
Approves Lincoln Memorial.

Washington, Feb. 3.--President Taft
has signed the congressional resolu-
ton providing for the erection of a
memorial here to Abraham Lincoln in
Potomac park. The plan approved
VIII require an appropriation of $2,.
100000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
GREAT MILITARY ACTIVITY
Austria 10 Concentrating Troops on
Servian Frontier.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 3.--Austria-Hu
gary continues the active enrolment
OF supplementary reservists in the
frontier districts bordering on Russia
and Servia, according to a dispatch
from Prague. A force of 2S0,oOO Aus
tro-Hungarian troops Is now concen-
trated In Bosnia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03
NELSON GUILTY Of CONTEMPT
Netsd Kansas City Editor :, Con.
vloted.

Kansas City, Feb. 3.-William n.
Nelson. editor and owner Of the Kan
sas City Star. was pronounced guilty
Of contempt OF court BY Judge Joseph
A. Guthrie of Division I oe ~ aook.
con county clzc1lt ea1EA .
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03

justified when suffragist entered
the Tower of London and smashed a
glass case in the jewel house. She
was arrested.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-03

London, Feb. "a last attempt to
prevent a resumption OF war in the
Balkan peninsula is being made by the
representatives OF the powers at Con-
stantinople and Sofia, according to In
formation received by the European
ambassadors in London.
In the meanwhile everything has
been made ready for q renewal of hos
tilities. The members of the Bulga-
rian peace delegation have received
communications from the front in
which General Savoff asserts that the
army surrounding. Adrianople is one
OF the most efficient ever gathered to-
gether. He declares that every detail
for its storming and capture OF the
city has been carefully prepared.
The general commends the spirit OF
loyal rivalry between the Servian and
Bulgarian troops, who in almost equal
numbers are before the fortress. Bets
are freely offered among the besiegers,
he says, as to which nationality will
be the first to enter Adrianople.
II is asserted here that the Monte
negrins and the Greeks have received
assurances that Russia and France
will support their retention OF Scutari
and Janina If they succeed In captur-
ing them while the Bulgarians are TAX
ing Adrianople. King Nicholas OF
Montenegro, on the one side, and
Crown Prince Constantine OF Greece
on the other, declare that they will
take the fortress by storm or lose
their lives In the attempt.
Should any fresh proposition to pre-
vent renewal OF war give promise OF
success the allies will now put as a
condition not only the cession OF
Adrianople and the Aegean islands,
but also the surrender OF Scutari and
Janina to Montenegro and Greece.
Most OF the Greek and Servian peace
delegates have left for home.