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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
BOATS TO BE 0vERHAULED.
Launches J. H. Bradley. Edward
Rixley and Seahelle ON WAYS.

To receive a general overhauling and tn
be cleaned and painted In preparation for
the coming of the pleasure boating season
on the river. the launch j. III. Bradley.
belonging to Webber and Thomas of this
city, is out on the marine railway at
Gregory's boatyard, foot of 9th street
southwest The work on the vessel will
require several days to complete. but
she will be ready to go overheard i'm the
latter part of this week.
Having had her hull under water
sheathed with white cedar the launch
Edward Bixler. now on the marine rail-
way at Regan's boatyard, will be given
her new dress of brown paint and will
be put overheard ready for service. The
sheathing of the hull of the boat was
for the purpose of strengthening 1T. and
to make the launch better fitted for
cruising on the coast, where her owner
will take her this summer.
The work of fitting out the launch Sea-
belle. belonging to Henry Seymour, which
has been laid up at Benefits boatyard.
will be started. it is stated. about the
latter part of next week, and the vessel
will be made ready for her annual trip
to the New England coast In the summer
months. Capt. Ball. master of the Sea-
belle, is expected to return to this city.
from his home In Connecticut within the
next few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Mole Burr med
and ItChcQ|
So Could Not Rest. Could Not
Stand Anything to Touch 1t.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Cured.

Route No. /. Box 90. Muldoon. Tex.-"My
ders. IL got to be large knot and was red and
angry all around It. II burned and itched and
hurt her she could not rest day or night. 1t
got so bad we had to cut out her clothes in the
back She could not stand anything to touch it.
II grew 10 be large as a birds egg. She was
in this fl a month, getting all the time.
We thought 1t was a cancer. A friend said to
use Cuticura Soap and Ointment We washed the
mole vita the cuticura Soap and anointed it with
the Cuticura Ointment three times day. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment cured the mole.
MY cousin had scald head. 1t was yellow
scab all over his head which itched all the time
All OF his hair came ont. 1t looked just like he
had wet his head and rolled IL In meal bran. II
a sight. HE would keep his head tied up to
keep any one from seeing it. His whole scalI
solid sore. He ashamed to 60 any
where, his head looked badly. We recommend
ed Cuticura Soap and Ointment SO they gave
them trial. II not long before his head
well and he had 4 fine head of hair. oui
two babies heads broke out in little yellow Bills
tiers and then made sores. We tried several rem
edies, then got Cuticurs Soap and Ointmen,
snd used them twice day, and In two weeks
they were sound and weIl.' Signed Mrs. Lille
Parker. Oct. 9, 1912.
Cuticurs Soap. &c. and Cuticura Ointment, soc
sold everywhere Liberal sample of each
mailed free. with 32-p. Skin le2k. Address post
card "Cuticurs. Dept. T. Boston."aa1a.
OTender-faced men should use Cutfedsa Soar
Shaving Stick, PC. Sample free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
COMES FOR CARGO OF TIES.
Sea-Going Barge Clara Brooks An
chors in Mattox Creek.

To load railroad ties for New York
from local dealers, the big seagoing barge
Clara Brooks has arrived in Mattox
creek and the work OF putting her cargo
aboard has been started. The tug
Camilla, which was sent to A1attox creek
to take the barge into the creek, took the
Clarke lighter Boo Hoo from this city
to that point and the hoisting machinery
on the Boo Hoo will be used in taking the
ties from the lighters and placing them
on the barge.
1t Is proba ole that the Brooks will not
be able to compete her cargo in Mattox
creek, and may be brought up to AleXan-
dria to finish. She will take away about
1900 ties.
The barge Raymond McNally, which ar
rived at Occoquan early in the week TO
load ties for northern point, has started
taking aboard her cargo and she may
also be brought up to Alexandria to COM
plete loading. While no charters of other
barges have been made, it is said that
negotiations for them are under way, and
that within the next week or ten days
they will be at Potomac points to load
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
ALLEGES SHORTAGE OF So.
Herman Eiseman Causes Arrest of
Former Employe.

Aaron Rosenheims. twenty-three years
old, a resident of Baltimore, was ar
rested on a charge of embezzlement
yesterday afternoon by Detectives
Evans and ODea. The arrest was
made on complaint of Herman Else
man, who is in the clothing business
at 619 7th street northwest. He al
leges a shortage of 81.
Rosetheims. the detectives say, ad-
mitted there was a shortage, but claim
ed it was the result of a dispute be-
tween his former employer and himself
The Baltimorean left Eiseman's employ
about three months ago. and the lat
ter heard nothing of him until Friday
when he found he was In the employ
of neighbor.
I A warrant was issued for Rosenheims
soon after Eiseman learned he was
back in this city, and the arrest fol-
lowed He deposited $40 collateral for
his appearance in court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
MAD DOG IN STREETS
GIVES CULPEPER SCARE
Mayor Orders That All CANNES
Shall Be Muzzled for Period
of Sixty Days.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CULPEPER. Va, March @ 1918.
A mad dog running amuck through
the streets Of Culpeper Wednesday morn
ing created excitement Several dogs
were bitten by the supposed mad canine.
Men and boys Joined in pursuit and
the animal was finally shot by colored
barber. John Ellie. No persons were bit
ten. Later in the day. Mayor Robert M.
Mackall issued. an order for all dogs
to be muzzled within forty-eight hours
for period Of sixty days.
At. the March term Of court Of Madison
county. held last week, fourteen distillers
were granted licenses by Judge George
s. Shackleford to distill fruit brandy
May /.
The case of the commonwealth agt.
Riverconb & Graves was tried by a jury
and the defendants fined $50. On motion
of N. G. Payne, court adjourned from
II until 2 out of respect to judge John
the court officers could meet and adopt
suitable resolutions upon the death of
the deceased judge.
Rev. Thomas Francis Grimsley, who
died recently at the home Of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Burnett Miller in Culpeper was
the oldest Baptist minister In the Shiloh
Association. as well as the oldest vet
eran Of the Culpeper Camp of Confederate
Veterans.
The case of the commonwealth agt
Tom Jackson, cOlored. better known as
"Powerhouse jack who is alleged to
have shot and seriously wounded his
wife recently. came up before Judge
Shaekleford this week but was put off
until the April term Of court.
A civic Improvement league was re-
Gently organized in Culpeper with Alfred
Pulliam president, Wright Kelly vice
president, Miss Nita Grimsley secretary
and E. C. Johnson treasurer. At meet
ing last night plans were perfected for
the summers campaign.
Much interest is being felt in Culpeper
over the Norris will case, which will
come up for trial before the Supreme
Court of Virginia next week and in which
almost every law firm in Culpeper is
engaged on one side or the other. Three
years ago George Norris, a wealthy cit
izen of the county. who for years had
practically led the.life of hermit, died.
leaving a will in which he bequeathed
all his. property to st. Stephens Episcopal
that the graves of his father, mother
and sister, long dead. should be moved
to the graveyard surrounding the church
and be cared for by the church authori-
ties. Some cousins. who were his nearest
of kin. contested the will on the ground
that Mr.. Norris was of unsounds mind at
the time 1t was written. Mr. Norris
property holdings in Culpeper were very
extensive and many of the most promi-
by him at the time this will was drawn
up. so that decision of unsound mind
would be likely to cause endless compli-
cations . -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Free Lecture on Poultry.

A free public lecture will be given next
Thursday evening at the Public Library
by Frank c. Hare, junior annual hus-
bandman in poultry Investigations. by
the Department of Agriculture. The sub
ject will be incubation Brooding." This
is one OF series of lectures provided by
the Capital Poultry and Pigeon Associ-
alton. business meeting of the associ-
alton will be held Immediately after the
lecture. Other lecturers who will give
poultry talks in the near future are
Harry F. Lamon of the Department of
Agriculture. Roy III. Waite OF the Mary
land experiment station. A. r. Lee of
the Department of Agriculture. Dates
will be announced later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Personal to River Men.

w. A. Wimsatt of Johnson & Wimsatt OF
this city, who has been spending several
weeks at Tarpon lake and other points
in Florida, where he has been looking
after his interests in timber lands, has
returned to this city. and is at his Of
flee on the 18th street whraf.
Capt. Ned Corbin, who for the past
three years or longer was mate of the
schooner Mable and Ruth, with Capt
Conway, has resigned that berth to be
come mate of the schooner Jennie D. Bell
in the bay trade.
Capt. Frank V. Kintz, who was master
of the tug George W. Pride until. that
boat was sold and taken to Baltimore this
week, has taken command of the tug D
". Key of the Taylor feet employed ir
harbor service.
Capt. George Davis, until recently mate
of the tug Camilla, has been appointed
master of the power boat Mercedes. in
the United States fish commission Serv.
ice on duty as tender at Bryans point
propagating station
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
POSTMASTER TO JAIL
FOR MISUSE OF FUNDS
Pleads Guilty of Having Converted
$28O.81 to His Own
Uses.

HYATTSvIllLE. Nd. March 22-Under
school tax, the school book fund and the
just announced by the controller, Prince
Georges county receives $9.O90.7O for
school tax, $l,115.42 for free books and
$1,OJO for approved high schools, or a
total Of $11.2s6.12.
Martin l. j. Steele. former postmaster
at Lanham. Prince Georges county, has
pleaded guilty in the United States dis
trict court at Baltimore to converting to
his own use :os9.S1 of postal funds. and
has been sentenced to six months in the
Baltimore city jail The alleged offense
was committs ed December 20, 1912, but
the money has been paid back. 1t is said
that Steele mixed the postal funds with
his own money.
The Southern Cotillon Club of Prince
its Easter dance which will be given Fri
day evening, March %, in Masonic Hall
here. The chaperons are Mesdames c. O.
Appleman, N. F. Brooks, e. A. Fuller, NJ
e. Calf, w. ID. Porter and F. G. Tingley
r. Lee Van Horn of Brentwood, one OF
the younger members of the bar of Prince
Georges county and q graduate OF
Georgetown Law School, Washington,
has announced his intention of entering
the democratic primaries next summer as
candidate for the house Of delegates
from Prince Georges county
John Finn. well known I'm Washington,
especially about the markets. and q resi-
dent of Ardwicll, Prince Georges county
is one of the latest to announce his can
didacy for the democratic nomination for
sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Herring. formerly
of Hyattsville. and now Of Washington
have announced the approaching mar
riage Of their youngest daughter, Miss
Mary Lillian Herring, and Clarence Paret
Wilson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Wilson of Columbia avenue, this Place
The wedding will take place Wednesday
evening next. March o. at the Iowa Ave
nue. M. E. Church, Washington.
The Maryland Reporter. established by
the late Johrl Mccormick and afterward
published by William l.. Perkins, who has
gone to Philadelphia, has been purchased
by the George B. tombstone Company,
with George 3. tombstone editor, and will
be issued in a week or two as a county
republican organ.
Mayor Harry b. Shepherd has present
ed the local fire department with hand
some billiard table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
TIME BALL FOR NORFOLK.
Masters of Vessels Will Be Able to
Verify ChronOmeterS,

1t is said to be probable that Norfolk
like Washington and Baltimore, will be
equipped with a time ball that will drop
promptly at noon and give masters OF
vessels in the harbor an opportunity to
verify the chonometers which are used
in determining the position of their ships
when at sea.
Recently the photographic office at this
CITY requested Lieut.. Dampman, in charge
of the photographic office at Baltimore
for specifications and cost Of erecting and
operating the time ball at that city, and
if the cost liz not too large Norfolk is to
have one
It is to be erected at a point in Nor
folk city where 1t will be plainly visible
from all parts of the harbor and also
from the shipping lying in Hampton
roads and at Newport News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
COAL TAKEN OFF JASON.
Celtic Will Remove Remainder OF
Cargo From Naval Collier.

To remove the remainder of the cargo
of 1900 tons of coal from the holds Of
the big naval collier Jason, which was
badly damaged by the explosion Of dyna-
mite aboard the British steamship Alum
Chine, in Beltimooe harbor about three
weeks ago, the naval collier Celtic has
gone alongside the big ship. which is
lying an anchor in the Patapsco river.
For the past week the naval collier
Mars has been removing the Jason s
cargo, but, being much smaller vessel.
it was necessary to send the Celtic to
Baltimore to take the remainder 1t is
understood that after al the coal is re-
moved the Jason will be drydocked for a
close survey to ascertain whether it has
been damaged below the water line, after
which 1t will be taken to the Maryland
Steel Company's plant at Sparrows Point
to undergo repairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.

But three small boats, having less than
259 bushels of oysters aboard. were ly-
ing at the 18th street wharf market last
night, and unless vessels arrive this
morning the supply will be short when
the Sunday visitors go to the wharf to-
day for their weekly feast Of freshly
shucked bivalves. The dealers state that
the close of the dredging season makes
the run boats depend upon the tongers
for their cargoes. and the getting of a
full cargo is slow work. To this Is due
the slow arrival of vessels at this city
from the down-river BEDS
Arrivals.
Schooner Maud S.. cord wood from a
down-river point at 10th street wharf for
l.. A. Clarke & Son; schooner Virginia
Dare, lumber from the Rappahannock
river at 10th street wharf for E. Madi-
son Hall; schooner Five Sisters, at
Georgetown with cord wood from Aqua
creek for the dealers: schooner Rita Ca
tor. cord wood from a Potomac point at
10th street wharf; schooner Earl Biscoe,
cord wood from Mattox creek at 18th
street wharf for Carter & Co.: schooner
John Taylor, wood from Riverside for
dealers.
Departures.
andria with merchandise for Chicomuxen
creek: schooner C.. r. Lewis, light, for
the lower river to load lumber or cord
wood back to this city: schooner c. B.
Shepherd. light. for Colonial Beach to
load cord wood for the dealers: schoon-
er Orbit. from Georgetown for Coan riv-
er to load: scow John Fisher. light, for
Broad creek to load ties or pulp wood
for chi 7eyf 6oo
as W. Kirby. light. for Ragged point to
load oysters for the market here.
Memoranda.
Schooner Oakland is in the river below
Alexandria. on her way to this city with
cord wood; barge Wicomico has sailed
from NARROW bay with pulp wood for
Philadelphia; schooner Wills is at STRAIT
ford. Va. loading railroad ties for New
York; schooner S. X. Martin is chartered
to load lumber at Port Royal. Va, for
this city; schooner Virginia Dare will
load lumber at Stratford, Va, for local
dealers.
Tugs as'tATQys.
Tug d. NJ Key sailed NMh lighter
loaded with oyster shells for Alexandria:
tug Rosalie sailed with lighters. from 18th
street wharf for down-river point, ~tug
Walter F. Meade is towing stone-faden
scows from Potomac quarries to EasAxp.
branch improvements: tug Camilla ar
rived at Georgetown with wood-laaen
schooner.
River Notes.
The northwest wind yesterday caused
the unusually high tide of yesterday
morning to recede rapidly, and yester-
day evening the water in the river was
two or three feet below the usual low
water level and vessels were aground in
the shoal docks.
The schooner Oakland, which went
ashore Friday evening while on her way
up the river. Is reported to have fioated
on high water yesterday morning, and
will reach here today on her first visit
in several weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
UTILITIES BOARDS
WILL STUDIED
District Officials to Go to New
York, Trenton and
Baltimore.
METHODS MAY BE USED
IN PART IN CAPITAL
Instructions for Filing Complaints
With Local Commission Have
Been Completed.

First-hand information of how the pub.
lie service commissions Of New York
New Jersey and Maryland are operated
will be sought by officials of the local
utilities board, who will leave Washing
ton tonight for a visit to New York
Trenton and Baltimore
Following a conference yesterday the
commission instructed Capt. Julian L
Schley, engineer commissioner and exec
utive officer of the utilities body, and
III. C. Eddy, engineer, to investigate the
method Of operation Of the organizations
created to have supervision of the pub
lie service corporations operating in the
three eastern states.
First to Go to New York.
The information brought back will be
to organize the local commission for han
ding all questions that may be present
ed to it. Capt. Schley and Mr.. Eddy will
first visit New York. returning by way
Of Trenton and Baltimore. They expect
to be back in Washington by Thursday.
The Commissioners issued formal or
der yesterday transferring the office OF
inspector of gas and meters to the su-
p>rvision OF the utilities commission.
Request is made by the commission
that all complaints filed with it be SUBJ
mitted in legible handwriting. accompa-
MED by the name and address of the
complainant.
Handling of Complaints.
The procedure in handling complaints.
1t is announced, will be as follows:
A complaint will be first handled in
formally. In the case of minor matters
the public utility concerned will be in
formed of the complaint and the COM
plainant will be informed in turn of the
reply thereto. In matters Of greater i'm
portance an agent of the commission
will confer with representative of the
public Utility.
When these informal methods fail, the
complainant and the public utility insist.
ing on their claims in the matter, an in
vestigation will be made, to be followed
IL required. by f1-al proceedings. This
will take the form of pubs hearings be.
fore the commission at which the com
plainant and the public utility will be
given opportunity to present evidence and
argue their cases. The commission viii
then take the matter Under Amusement
and render d decision.
!, 1t has been the experience OF othel
public utilities commission that the In
formal methods of procedure have beer
effective in settling a great number Of
complaints received, thus making 1t un'
necessary to resort to formal methods
and public hearings except in few in
stances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Miscellaneous Notes.


'aThe great waste in education is not
recent meeting of school superintendent.
but teaching things the twentieth cen
fury does not need"
High school enrolment in South Caro-
lima has risen from 1872 to 1882 In the
past six years, and the amount paid Tor
salaries Of high school teachers has more
than doubled in the same period.
Cincinnati has tried compulsory voca-
tional training and is well satisfied with
the result. The boys and girls did not
like it at first. apparently because OF the
take to it with enthusiasm. The school
authorities had the hearty cooperation
Of the manufacturers in the work.
t < 4 * X
, The school system Of Boise City, Idaho.
was recently reorganized on the basis OF
by a committee Of educational experts
So well satisfied were the people OF the
s s1p mat Mk nu and o 81 eaf him 1se
to 900 acres of land and half q million
dollars if he would go further and de-
dustrial city college.
& * *.*
Mississippi has built twenty seven county
agricultural high schools in the past two
years. at an average cost OF $4,000 pei
school. These schools furnish board and
dormitory facilities for $3.50 per month,
and the boys and girls are paid GER
tain amount per hour for the work they
do, So that in most cases the expense
to the pupil is reduced to about So pei
month
!: :. x ).
More than a million people took adj
vantage of the educational trains sent
through the rural districts last year by
the state agricultural colleges Of thirty.
one states. according to figures compiled
by, f. B. jerks of the United States bu
reau of education. In this way the col
leges have brought knowledge Of I'M
proved methods of farming home to many
who would probably never have beer
reached in any other way. The edu
cattonal train usually consists Of three
! to ten coaches, well supplied with exhibit:
and demonstration apparatus. and II
charge Of practical men who can talk in
terestingly on the farmers real problems
The stops made by these trains range
from two hours to half day. -Four
state colleges-those in Texas, California
louisiana and Oklahoma-report atten-
dance at the stops of these educational
trains of 100000 or more during the
| season. The Oklahoma institution takes
the opportunity to attach to. the train
a car containing moving>picture views
/ of college activities, thus cleverly attract
| ing the attention of the farm boy to the
possibilities of an education at the state
| college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Charged With Non-Support.

Arthur il Hicks, twenty-six years old,
residing at:o16 West Conway street, Bal
timore. came to this city last night in
custody OF Detective Berman, having
been arrested in Baltimore to answer a
charge Of failure to support HIS wife and
child in this city. Judge De Lacy had
also issued an attachment for him. Mrs
Hattie Hicks, wife of the prisoner, re-
sides at 1911 35th street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
TRY MOVING PICTURE STUNT
Children Overturn Lamp and Start
Fire-BIaze in Closet.

Children who were initiating a NOV
ing picture show yesterday afternoon
came near causing a fire in the house
Of Mrs. Alice Fisher, 1893 Gales street
northeast The children were in the
basement of the house amusing them
selves, and a lamp was accidentally
overturned. The fire was extinguished
before damage had resulted. None of
the children was injured.
Several companies of the fire depart
men responded to an alarm yesterday
afternoon and found a fire of unknown
origin in closet on the third floor
of the house of Morris Delaney, l3I9
7th street northwest The damage is
estimated at about 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
AUTOS. AND BIKES CLASH.
Two Accidents in Which Smaller
Machines Are Worsted.

An automobile belonging to H. d.
Blackstone, florist, at 14th and III
streets northwest, yesterday afternoon
collided at 8th and III streets north
west with a bicycle ridden by Garfield
Thrift. sixteen years old, 1920 18th
street southeast The boy was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
william Jackson, colored residing at
1717 Kalorama road northwest. rode his
bicycle against an automobile owned by
Mrs. Mary Velati. $40 9th street north
west. hear 18th and Church streets
northwest yesterday afternoon. He
sustained a cut over his right eye.
Edward Robinson, who was operating
the automobile, took the injured man
to Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
Elaborate Dance Scheduled.

One of the most elaborate dances
given by the employees Of Woodward u
Lothrop is scheduled for next Thurs
day evening, when the Woodward &
Lothrop Athletic Association will give
it's first ball and the opening dance at
the new Danceland Hall, 8th and G
streets southeast. A big orchestra
will furnish the music, and a special
program has been arranged.