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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02

greatly gratified at the large attendance
of scouts in uniform. This was in re-
Spouse to q letter sent each scout early
in the week asking all to be present.
OF the twenty eight members OF the
troop twenty-five We're present.
Mr.. Taylor outlined work to be under
taken by the troop during the coming
winter. The officers of the troop. as re-
organized. are as follows: Scoutmasters,
High L. Taylor and Arnaud Gunnell,
dent, Chauncey Brown: secretary, Elmer
McConchie; treasurer, Terrell Henderson.
There will be three patrols, as follows:
Black Hawk. Chauncey Brown. leader;
Donald Heron. leader: Fred Livermore,
assistant. Golden Eagle, leader not yet
selected.
Meetings will be held every Thursday
evening. and hike every SATURDAY. The
troop will have four buglers. and later
a drum corps probably will be organized
Troop No. 10.
The moving pictures were considered
great success by our troop and most OF
the boys went to see them. some going
twice. Thursday night was interesting
to them, as the scoutmaster and two
scouts received their merit badges. Mr..
Pirtle received two, music and first aid.
He has played in bands and orchestras
Tor years, beginning when about sixteen
years Old His tirst-aid knowledge is
also well grounded, as he studied physio-
logy in school and taught 1t for seven
years and since being interested in the
scout movement has furnished a team
IN the Red Cross contest. also contest In
congress OF hygiene that met in this
city, and was in charge of the f1rst-aid
scouts March 4. and commanded n troop
OF the firSt-aid scouts at Gettysburg
during the fiftieth anniversary.
ArneN Carpenter. one of the two scouts
in the city who have attained the life
and star merits. has well earned the
position he now holds. While the star
scout is required TO have ten merits he
has twelve merits earned, which gives him
a good chance for the honors of being the
first eagle scout in the District This
is going to be an interesting race. and
will be watcher by the boys Of the city.
Arnell has been In the scouts for over two
years and was with them at the camps
at River View and Chesapeake bay. At
the latter place he acted us leader for
the full season and passed eight OF his
merit examinations while at camp. lie
was one of the forty-nine boys who went
to Gettysburg, Pa. last summer. He was
selected at patrol leader and ham
died his scouts in way that was salts
factory 10 the officers and the scouts
Chester Guy, who lacks a part OF one
examination OF being life" scout ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
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BOY Scouts from practically every troop
IN the District gathered on the grounds
OF the old Washington Go,f Club at Ross
Ign Va. yesterday and took exanina-
lions for promotion from the grade of
tenderfoot Ia that Of second-class scout
II was the largest gathering Of tender
foot scouts ever held in or near this city.
Moro than sixty scouts took the exaluina-
lions.
! The scouts assembled at the grounds al
- o'clock in tho morning and few min
-s;tes later the tests were STARRED. In Or
-der 10 facilitate the work the scouts were
silided into squads OF eight boys each.
,H bile certain squads We're taking exami-
nations in tirst-a:d work others engaged
an signaling and cooking tests
The most interesting feature OF the
examinations was the review OF the scouts
BY former Senator Nathan e. Scott Mr.
scott conducted that portion OF the sec
ond-class tests which provides that nc
tenderfoot shall be eligible To promotion
10 the second class unless he has earned
At least 81 and has deposited il in a bank
All put two or the sixty boys had with
Them Z bank book showing a record of q
deposit of 81 or more. At d signal they
formed y line and stood ut attention while
Mr.. Scott inspected them. In his left
band each scout held his bank book. As
Mr.. Scott passed each scout he was
Ealuted. At the conclusion of the exam
nations Scout Commissioner Martin
Etated that the bank books OF the scouts
showed deposits ranging from 81 to as
ugh as 500.
After the signaling and first aid tests
We're completed the examinations in fire
lighting and cooking were given. Several
United States Army officers stationed at
Fort Myer, Va, conducted the signaling
tests. DR.. Leonard and Scoutmasters
Wise and Priest conducted the eXamina-
lions in first aid work. The examna-
lions in cooking were conducted by DR.
Leonard and Scoutmasters Marshall,
Wise, Earl, Ball, Priest and Wellman.
List of Scouts Who Passed.
The following scouts successfully passed
Tie second class requirements:
Rodger Lugenbeel Herbert LugenbeeI
Earl keefauyer, 4 Dorion Etienne. G
M. Fischer. Albert Fischer. Carl Dwyer.
Walter Earnshaw, Norman s Blanken-
snip, Reginald ID. Lyon, Harry Stone.
diraeme 7. Smallwood. Allen r. Whit
.rtngton, Harold Walker Stewart Coates.
Edward Pardoe, Vernon Roberts Morris
Weger. Barton White, Edward Brown.
8 George McKenna. Edward Richardson.
Herbert King, Melvin Weisbred, LEROY
Dietz. Rodney bennett, Robert Peet,
John Wood. Frank Swindells. A King
Ridgeway, Truman Gensler. Alfred Sher-
ger. Leonard Padgett, Earl Hazel. Viii
liam Knoll, Donald Stewart, Ira Ewers,
PercivaI Hall. jr., Roland Davis. Percy
Darcy. Raymond Norris, William +.
t'lernmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Berkeley Springs Improvement.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W. Va. No
vember 1.-The building of the one-hun-
dred-thousand-doliar hotel and large
sanitarium in Berkeley Springs Is now
said to be assured. The plans for the
hotel have been approved by the state
board Of trustees. and the old hotel site
has been purchased from Clason Graham
and the temporary improvements 70 the
present lighthouses have begun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02

portunity Of advancing their rank to
first class.
Scouts who successfully passed the
Secohd-clasS tests yesterday will be per-
milted 10 take first-clasS examinations
next Week at RosSlyn, however. The
rule will not be put into force until
after this examination is completed
MI Martin announced yesterday that
scouts eligible to take the first-class eX-
aminations are to meet al headquarters
Thursday night. Al this time they will
be given the oral tests required of them.
This Will give the examining board
more time 20 conduct the other tests
Saturday.
Mass mikes will be held by the Boy
scouts OF Washington In the near flu
lure. II plans which have been made
by Scout Commissioner Martin are car
rled to successful conclusion. Mr.
Martin Is anxious to have the scouts
from every troop in the city participate
In several hikes on SATURDAYS during
the next month or so. He will write
to all the scoutmasters and ask them to
suggest f<keS to various points about
the city not more than five miles dis
tant, which can be made in three hours
or less. They also will be asked to as
certain how many members of their
respective troops would like to partic-
lpate IL the proposed mass hikes. The
scoutmasters will be requested to state
proposed by them In order that trips
can be selected which will prove at
tractive TO the scouts. Maps of the
hikes which will be selected will be
made by Scoutmaster ]. V. Hyde.
The following poem, entitled "The
Scoutmaster," which has been dedicat-
ed to Troop No. ~ by c. Wythe Cooke,
should be of interest to the Boy Scouts
of the entire city.
The scouting boys were marching fast.
As long Potomac's shores they passed.
Upon his khaki coat each wore
\ button ~hi hse 'n nlsp mssio bore
Tie face OF every freckled boy
Was full s o. love and bright e., win 5oy
And turning 10 his scouts he said
BE prepared
Prepared to light life's ceaseless strife.
Prepared 70 choose and win 9 wife,
Prepared to right The peoples wrong
And cheer them with triumphant song
BE prepared
VII, is this man Of stately mien.
Whose curly locks with silver sheen
Wave crisply Ger his noble brow.
Tie while h. tells his MINORS how
To he prepared:
lie marshals them with lcrdly grace.
As accustomed to the mace
or regal power. In accents soft
lie counsels them not once, but oft,
To be prepared,
The Boy Scout editor has received
the following communications from
troop scribes:
Troop No. "A.
Scout Commissioner Martin visited
Troop No -. ut Congress Heights, Tues
day night. This troop has fitted up a
meeting place on the second floor Of
garage owned by Mr.. McKenna.
Electric lights have been installed. and
the walls have been decorated with flags
and pictures of interest to Boy Scouts.
One corner of the room has been set
aside for library purposes. The boys
have a good supply of magazines and
books Following q half-hour of prac-
uce, the drum corps. composed of MEM
hers OF the troop, played several airs
for Mr.. Martin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Dares Woman to Shoot Him.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


CUMBERLAND, Nd. November L.
Constable Samuel B. Wickard yesterday
dared Mrs. Mary Smith, Oldtown road
this city, to shoot him. He said, as
Mrs. Smith stood in the doorway of her
home with a revolver: Shoot me through
the heart, I have only one time to die"
Mrs. Smith was charged by II. Cohen.
q clothier. with obtaining a mans suit.
was disarmed. Justice Humbird held
Mrs. Smith under bond for hearing
Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Diamonds as Gifts

~o~~~ S~ - 49,
Of all gifts, the Diamond must
be awarded first place.
Its sparkling beauty, everlast-
ing, makes it peerless as an orna-
ment.
1t is the only gift that becomes
more valuable as the years roll by.
1t is the only gift you may be
sure will be MOST acceptable.
Our magnificent collection of
Diamond Rings at SIS far surpasses
any offering we have ever pre-
viously made.
We invite you to examine them.
Do not feel that you cannot come
into our store without making a pur-
chase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Must Serve Three Months.

Scout Commissioner Martin announced
yesterday that hereafter scout will
Lave TO serve at least three months in
tho second class before he will be per-
Matted TO take the first-class examina-
tion. This regulation has been decided
upop by the national headquarters, and
Will be enforced throughout the entire
country. IL has been adopted for the
purpose of preventing scouts from TAX
ing tho flrst-claSs tests Immediately
after they have successfully completed
those OF the second class.
II is desired that the scouts become
proficient as second-classs scouts before
they attempt to take the examinations
sior promotion. II is said there has been
q tendency on the part Of many scouts
70 master the second-clasS requirements
solely for the purpose OF getting an op-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02

Alter ali hours illness AIRS. Ann Rebec-
ca Johnson, widow of Worthington c.
Johnson. died at Frederick, Md, Friday.
She was eighty-nine years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
You, Too, Can Own a Diamond---Noy
The Price Is But Fifty Gents Week
Until You Have Paid twenty-five Dollars
Our Credit Terms

Our Credit Terms
We realize that it is often incon-
venient to pay cash. We make our
Credit terms a matter of conven-
fence to our customers. We never
bother you with lot of red tape.
Every business firm in this city
uses their credit to some extent.
Why should not you use yours2 The
Credit way is the easy way to buy.
EVERY ONE CAN SPARE
FIFTY CENTS A WEEK.
Any purchase to the amount of
SIS may be paid for at the rate of
S0c . We'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
vessels were busy and when it was diff
cult to get additional help.
Hearings Held In Summer.

Hearings on the question were held
early in the summer by Mr.. Sweet, and
1t was then that the determination was
reached not to enforce the law rigidiy at
first. All during the summer months the
department refrained from fining steam
boat owners who did not have the three
required officers on board.
However, now that the season Is clos
ing in many waters the word has been
passed by the department to fine owners
who are violating the law. A large num-
Der already have been fined 500 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02
Troop No. Al.

= meeting OF this troop, which recent
" has been reorsanized. was held in
st. Andrews parish hail Thursday
night. Scoutmaster Taylor said he was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-02

Diamonds have always been considered valuable for
investment purposes Diamonds increase in value yearly
The duties Diamonds have been increased 1919
under the tariff law.
Anticipating this advance Diamonds, our European
Agent made exceptionally shrewd bargain by purchas-
ing large quantities of Diamonds for cash and imported
them for us before the duty into effect So
result of this, going raise price 1919
meet the advanced duty many jewelers. everywhere have
DONE but usual this amount for our customers
Any Diamond that you purchase here will be
worth 1919 than you paid for it, in exchange for
larger diamond after January /.
If you spare soc week this your opportunity
make 1910 Diamond in months. Come in and let
explain fully.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-22
II Dead in the
Alabama Wreck

Mobile, Ala, oct. 21.-Unless others
Of the 80 soldiers in local hospitals
died of injuries suffered in the wreck
of the Mobile and Ohio troop train near
State Line. Miss, Sunday afternoon,
the list of dead will stand at II. accord
ing to the undertakers report, Mon
day night officials of the railroad
company says there are no other bod
les in the wreckage.
President w. w. Finlay of the Mo-
bile and Ohio believes the front wheels
of the engine tender left the track be-
fore reaching where the wreck oc-
Cured. His statement. issued, Mon
day night, says:
These wheels broke practically ev-
cry tie in the center of the trestle
When the ties We're cut the track
spread. resulting in the train topping
over and carrying the trestle with it.
A careful examination does not indi-
cate that the track was in anyway de-
fective prior to the accident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-22
loads and Warts.

We have all heard the old erannies
saw that warts were due to handling
toais. and have laughed at the no.
tron. Quite long time ago we DIS
provcd this statement by personal eX-
periment, but we also proved that
rhus Decentralization was harmless
to the s;4ne subject of experiment. In
the light of recent discoveries show
inc the presence of an irritant poison
-huffonin-in the skin of the toad ana
a similar one in the frog. we are ra-
Their inclined to place some efedehce
in the toad theory of the production
of warts. Caspar and Loewy have re-
norted that the arrow poison OF the
Indians of Colombia is derived ps
prjcking the skin of the frog. ms
poisoning paralyzes the animal shot
and enables him to be captured, even
if slightly wounded. Now don't unoer-
stand us to claim that all warts are
dine to handling toads and frogs nor
that every child handling bactriah ue-
yelops warts But papillomas gener-
ally are due to irritation, perhaps es-
peeially of a ehemic nature. Warts are
undeHiably more common in country
dwellers than in city dwellers; they
are more common in the summer than
in the winter, though often persistent,
they are more common in young and
rarely affect adults who are careful
as to their hands.-Buffalo Medical
Journal
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''rhe epoch of inistrust has been clos
ed and the Filipinos upon having thrown
omen 10 them the doors of opportunity
are required 10 assume the burden of re-
sponsibility which il would be fneScus-
able cowardice on their part to avoid
have sufficed to bring about a good un-
Outstanding between Americans and Fill
pinos. which IL had been impossible TO
establish during the 10 years past. we
are convinced that every onward step,
while relieving the American government
at it's responsibilities in the Islands will,
as in the past fully demonstrate the
present capacity of the Filipino people
to establish a government of its own,
and guarantee in a permanent manner
the safety under such government of the
life. property and liberty of the resi-
dents of the islands. national as well as
foreign.
I'VE do not wish to say by this that
there will not be difficulties and empar-
easements. nor do we even expect that
the campaign. open or concealed, or the
enemies OF the Filipino case, Will cease
soon, but we feel sure that through a
conservative use of the powers entrust-
ed to us, the Filipino people will, with
Gods favor, and the help of America.
emerge triumphantly from the test.
however difficult it may be-
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Disasters of Storm
Show in Its Wake.

! BOSTON. Oct. 21-Tangled wires. pros
trated trees and other inland fotsam
marked the wake. today, of the ONO
storm, the tail of which swept New Eng
land, yesterday, on its way down the 81
Lawrence volley. IL was the second Sc
we're disturbance to visit New England
within a week Unlike its predecessor
il expended its fury inland instead OF
on the coast although strong winds pre-
vailed from Nantucket to Eastport.
The storm center was we'll down to the
gulf OF St. Lawrence, today, but as
usual. 1t dragged after it strong westerly
winds which heralded the western cold
>snave.--7
Wire conditions in northern New Eng
land, today, were the worst since las
winter, due, it was stated to fallen trees
and limbs, and broken poles. Seyera
cities. such as Concord, Montpelier ant
Rutland were Geographically maroonet
for several hours early in the day
Small freshets were reported in many O
the river towns in Vermont and New
Hampshire, where the gale completed
the stripping of the trees. Many farm
ers who left their apples for a few day:
more of ripening, found crop of wind
falls. today.
The storm cleared the ar however, ant
the sun broke through the clouds il
southeastern Massachusetts for the frs
time in 10 days
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PSYCHOLOGY OF SUICIDE.
Inadequate Motives of Two Victims.

The Psychology of suicide is truly a GU
rous thing. BY one of those strange CO.
incidences. not infrequent in the news the
accounts of two suicides at the opposite
extremes of life appeared recently side by
side One was 81 and the other 10 years
of age Both left letters to the world.
The i0-year-old boy before throwing
himself under a train wrote: Il am GO
ing to end my life by letting a train run
over me- ] shall have no more school
again, but / did not want to kill myself
before Christmas. but God tells me
must do so and feel like it. So good-by
to the world; from Robert" This note
was found under stone beside the track.
The old man wrote to the coroner in
part as follows: 81 am sorry to give you
the trouble of coming to see me, but as
/ cannot come myself for obvious rea-
sons, / hope you will excuse me kindly.
The reason is because | am dead-at
least l hope you will find me so. / took
three-shilings worth of laudanum.
| am not out of my senses-hale in body
and mind, s. years old. Have never been
i'll for the last 80 years. but | am sorry
to say without the necessary means of
living, have always tried to keep out of
ueDt. ana nave succeeded Ill that TASK
and given what help | could to my fell
lowmen: and in order that this death of
mine should and might be of some ad-
vantage to my fellowmen, l shall be
Obliged If you can hand my body over to
some school of anatomy for dssecting
in order to find out the reason why :
have reached so high and vigorous old
age and thus do favor to the medical
profession
The coroner found that the old man
had died of chloroform. not laudanum.
poisoning, and partially emptied bottle
of the former was found near his body.
He was manfestly something of wag
and strangely proud of his healthy
longevity for man determined to cut It
short without trying for a record, which
manifestly he had very good chance of
making. Evidently what made the boys
life too heavy to bear We're the annoy
anees incident to getting" an education.
The reference to Christmas in his letter
touch with his tragic act as to be al
most farcical.
The iuxtapositon of this pair of sui
cides certainly presents an interesting
study for the alienist To the normal
mind the impelling motive to self-de-
struction in both cases was utterly in
adequate, and the last messages to the
world only serve to deepen the puzzle
New York Evening Post
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SpencerCOnfesses to
Contemplated Crimes

Chicago. Oct 21.-Henry Spencer. con-
fessed murderer of Mrs. Mildred Alli-
son Rexroat. dancing teacher and of
many other persons. yesterday. related
in the Wheaton jail how he had for sew
eral days followed Mrs. Potter Palmer.
waiting for chance to rob her after her
arrival in this city, last November
Spencer said Mrs. Palmer's 100000 dia-
mond necklace was the prize for which
he played.
The confessed murderer said he read
in the society columns of the papers
that Mrs. Palmer was coming to Chicago
and that he followed her all the time
she was here, waiting for an opportuni-
ty to rob her There We're always too
many people around" he explained.
Spencer said he followed her to New
York and gave up his job when she sail
ed for Europe several days later
Spencer also announced that his real
name is Jindrock Shortna, and that he
was born in Bohemia.
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Cong'I. Commission
To Convene, Today,

Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 21.-The
commission of nineteen which has pre-
pared a new constitution for the Ma
tional Council of Congregational
Churches, to convene here, tomorrow,
in triennial session. today, held it's
final meeting preparatory to present
ing its report.
The new constitution contains
among other changes, new doctrinal
statement since the convention in Bos-
ton, three years ago. Several sug-
gestions for changes were made, but
the commissioners took no action, de-
claring they would present their report
To the convention and let the delegates
adjust differences.
The commission las recommended
the election of a rational secretary
of the council. whose duty will be to
visit churches and societies through
out the country, in advisory capacity,
making inspections and Offering sug-
gestions. Tonight, il appeared that
Rev. Hubert G. Herring of New York
City. general secretary of home mis-
sionary society, would be named for
the new position.
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of prisoners have Il high sense of hon.
or. l am not talking about your
short-term men now, l have little pa
thence with such prisoners.
Ordinarily they cannot be trusted.
but the lifers and prisoners senten-
ced for long terms-even murderers
awaiting execution-I have found to
be trustworthy in most cases. I
have worked them on the roads of Ne
one attempt at escape. 1t was not
the life men or the long-term fellows
who made the dash for liberty. but
two or three men who We're serving a
Year or a little more and the men who
pursued them and brought them back
were the long-term prisoners.
u took a group of my prisoners to
biles from Carson City to Reno. 1t
was a play that, in my Judgment,
would point a moral, a play dealing
with convict life. / didn't advertise
the fact that l was going to take them
to the theatre, and few persons knew
they We're in the playhouse. They con-
Quoted themselves in as orderly a
at the conclusion of the performance
walked out quietly, piled into the ma
chimes and We're motored back to the
prison. | am sure that Nthe effect on
these men was not harmful, but on
the contrary, beneficial" Washington
Post