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The Washington times., 1913-05-11
Pupils Give Entertainment.

The pupils of Miss A. o. Thompson
presented varied performance last
night in st. Andrews parish hall. The
program consisted of dances, songs, reci-
tations. and a playlet.
The Washington times., 1913-05-11
Two Illustrated Lectures.

d.. c. ". Spencer and DR.. C. Il. Bur-
CESS were the principal speakers at the
meeting of the Philosophical Society.
held last night at the Cosmos Club. The
lectures were illustrated.
The Washington times., 1913-05-11

Among the couples married in Rock
willie recently were Charlotte .. Alex
ander. of Philadelphia. and Gordon A.
Francis. of Washington: Frank Lester
Chrissinger and Mrs. Bessie Gilde,
Payne. of Washington, and Randolph
r. Gleason end Miss Ariella Brown
Moore. of Lyuchburg. Va.
The Washington times., 1913-05-11

Mrs. Jennie e. Clagctt. widow Of
John II. CiaGett. died in Baltimore.
where she had been under treatment
several weeks. aged sixty-sevcn years.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs
, Lindaburdem, of Damascus. this
county.
The Washington times., 1913-05-11

Mrs. Mary s. TIowes, wife OF George
Robert Howes. died at her home near
Unity. this county. aged hfty-four
years. The funeral took place yester-
day
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Changes Announced by
Commerce Department

Miss Anna NJ. Mccarthy has been
temporarily appointed a clerk in the Bu-
reau of Foreign snd Domestic cons-
merce. Department OF Commerce.
In the Bureau OF Standards. Raudolph
Reichard has been promoted to mos
senger. at $50. and Noble E. Thomas
has been promoted to mechanician. At
81 200.
In the Steamboat Inspection Service
the appointment Of Abraham Levine a.
clerk at New York city has been ter
minated and william j. Hodge. local
Inspector Of huiis at Merephis. Tenn.
has resigned.
In the Coast and Gecdetic Survey
probationary appointments have been
given to William r. Ridley as extra
laborer, at $40. and Ray L. Schoppe as
dock officer. at SO month.
In eae Lighthouse Service probation
airy appointments have been given to
John F. Thurber as clerk In the office
q tne superintendent of the Eighteentf
district, and Peter Koneezny as third
assistant keeper of Spectacle Reef Light
Station. Michigan, and Alfred Huffman
has been temporarily appointed Bs la
borer in charge of Ashland Pferhead
Light. Wisconsin
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
OF RUNAWAY
SCOUTS UNALARMED
Two Boys May Stay in Camp
of Militia If Officials Do
Not Object.

Interest in things military Is the
reason for the action of John Kline,
fourteen-year-old son of Fl. w. Kline,
Of the Gospel Mission, and Peter Rock
ELI, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Rockelli,
of 217 John Marshall place, who have
been found with the District National
Guard at Camp ordway, West yir-
ginia.
The parents of both boys declared
they had as yet received no communl-
cation from Chaplain Stevenson. of the
First Infantry. Mr.. Kline said his son
had informed him he was going with
the guard as a clerk In the commissary
learn that the lad had been placed In
the guard house there. He showed i
picture postcard written by the boy
from Harpers Ferry with the inscrip-
ton: Am having a good time eating
beans. Your loving son, John"
The Rockelli boys parents said they
had been Informed by their boy that
he intended to 90 with the guard, but
as he had made the same declaration
before, little attention had been paid
to II. The boys elder brother Is a
member Of the battery, but the boys
are not supposed to be together.
II suppose he crawled into some small
pI<ce and kept out of sight, said Mr..
Rockelli today. Il am sorry that he ran
away. of course. but 1 am glad to see
him competent and resourceful. and able
to take care of himself"
The escapade is not taken seriously by
the parents of the Rockelli boy, and
they evidently think him able to take
care of himself. The Kline boys par
ents have not been alarmed, because
they supposed he was going as regular
attache of the guard.
Beth boys are members OF Boy Scout
Troop q, of which James @. Graham is
scoutnaster
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
SOCIETY IS BLAMED
FOR EVIL OF DRINK
Head of Catholic Abstinence
Union Accuses Leaders of
0verinduIgence.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 6.-Social
leaders, men and women alike. are
primarily responsible for much of the
evil of indulgence in strong drink in
the opinion of the Rev. Father Peter
]. O'Callaghan, of Chicago, president OF
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
America, the forthy-third annual con-
vention of which organization opened
here today.
Alcohol and its products class with
morphine in the harm they do to Amer
lean manhood and womanhood. Father
O'CallaGhan said he believed. He de-
clared that those whose physicians pre-
scribed II in any form should change
practitioners. He does not believe,
however, that the saloonkeepers are
responsible for liquor traffic evils.
THE customs of the nation are not
made by the saloonkeepers, he said.
Workers and merchants do not make
them. 1t is the society leaders. The
drinking habit becomes a disease, and
there is also moral depravity in ii.
The solution of the problem, he said,
Ties In education. We are entering on
new era and a sort of revolution is
taking place, the results of which will
show in future generations. President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan are doing
splendid work in discountenancing the
drinking habit in Washington. Bryan is
one of the greatest moral leaders in the
world
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Runaway Scouts Are
Welcomed by Members
Of National Guard

CAMP ORDWAY, Near Harpers Fer
ry, W. Va, Aug. 6.-Two runaway Boy
Scouts from Washington were un-
earthed in a District National Guard
camp today They were John Kline,
fourteen-year-old son of Superintendent
Kline, of the Gospel Mission, and Pete
Rockelli, twelve-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Rockelli, of 27 John Marshall
place northwest. Kline slept last night
in the guard house. but Rockelli found
a berth with Company NJ, Of the First
Infantry. Today, they are attired as
soldiers, and are working with the
guardsmen at regular camp duties.
Despite their ardent protest that their
parents were aware of their presence
with the troops, Chaplain Hugh Steven
son, of the First Infantry, notified their
folks in Washington with the request
that return transportation be sent. Sc
cretly, he admitted that he hoped the
parents would permit them to stay, for
both lads protested against being sent
home
allowed to remain, even though ii Is
strictly against the District Guard rules
for boys to bunk in camp. Rockelli Is a
little under the weather today, and
wept at the chaplain's decision, but
Kline declares that life with the Dis
trict National Guard is great, and in
sisted that he would join next year.
The boys OF Company X and Com
pany VI. First Infantry. have promised
to pay the Scouts way IL they are al
lowed to stay in camp. and they nave
shouldered the blame for bringing them
along. The two lads said they had been
told il was all right to come along, but
admitted that they had slowed them
selves away beneath a blanket roll IN
order not to be detected on the trip
here.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Cabaret Singer Is
Killed by Motor Car

NEWARK. y. J., Aug. 6.-Relatives
of Miss Ellen James, thirty-five Years
old. who died in the City Hospital last
night from injuries received when
struck by an automobile at Clinton
avenue and Halsey street. VIII arrive in
this city today from Toronto Canada,
to claim the body of the dead woman.
Peter ]. Betters, a saloonkeeper, the
owner and driver of the machine which
struck Miss James, surrendered himself
To the police. He later was taken to the
prosecutors office and relased in $1,000
bail for court arraignment this morn
ing.
Miss James, who was a music hall
and cabaret singer. had been singing
weeks. II was through her contract
with the muic hall people that the
young woman's identity was learned
after the accident
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
WILSON MAY VISIT
GUARDS AT CAMP
President Takes Kindly to InVi-
tation Extended by Major
CT. Cook.

President Wilson may go to Camp
Ordway between now and next We'd
nesday, when the encampment ends,
to inspect the troops of the District
National Guard.
An invitation was extended to him
today by Major c. Fred Cock. of the
adjutant generals department, as the
personal representative of Major
General George H. Harries, command
ing the encainpment.
President Wilson took kindly to the
suggestion, and promised to make the
inspection II he could get of. 1t is
probable that he will go to the camp
some sfternoon by automobile, as Major
Cook assured him that the roads to
Harpers Ferry were in excellent shape.
At the same time Major Cook stated
that II the President so desired a spe-
cial train would be provided.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
SUFFRAG|ST TRIO
PLEADS FOR CAUSE
Women Stir Crowd by Preach
ing Their Doctrine in WASH
ington Circle From Auto.

Surrounded by a crowd OF nearly 500
persons who interrupted frequently
with applause, three woman suffragists,
one of whom is a registered voter Of
Illinois, preached the doctrine of their
and will follow 1t up with another street
meeting tonight at Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
The first to stand In the seat of the
suffrage automobile and address the
crowd was Miss Mabel Vernon, gradu-
ate Of Swarthmore College. a student
Of sociology at the University OF
Pennsylvania, whose home is in
Delaware. She was followed by Miss
Doris stevens. graduate OF Oberlln
College, and now Organizer for the Day.
ton. Ohio. Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton. and by Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs,
of Chicago. whose sagacity and persis-
suffragists.
what can we in the District do to
help the cause" shouted one man when
Mrs. Stubbs had finished.
Asked To Aid With Talk.
You, can preach its gospel, just as
We are doing, and you can give us your
nickels, dimes and dollars for gasolene,''
said Miss Vernon. Silence may be
golden. but 1t also takes money to
talk
Pass the hat! Somebody take up a
collection around here" cried one gray
haired woman in the crowd, and in a
moment half dozen volunteers had
collected enough money to buy auto
mobile fuel for several hundred miles.
The street meetings this week, how
ever, are but incidental to the National
Council of Women Voters, which Will
hold its first gathering of a nation
wide aspect here next week.
Two years ago II was organized in
Tacoma, Wash. when but five States
allowed their women to vote. and when
but 4O0, 900 women voters were repre-
sented in them. When the representa-
tiyes gather at the Shoreham Hotel
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K. OF {. MEMBERSHIP
TAKES GREAT JUMP
Financial Condition of the
Catholic Organization in Ex-
ceIIent Shape.

BOSTON. Aug. ga net increase of
Is, S26 in the membership of the knights
Of Columbus was shown in the annual
report of the supreme secretary read
before the supreme convention of the
order here today. The total member
ship on June 30, last, was 302, ,074, divided
as follows: Insurance membership,
50, 7S; associate membership, 203, 81. The
number of councils on June 30, was l,630
against 1883 on June 30, 1872. The in
surance membership increased 7,30l dur
ing the year and the associate l2.025.
Dealing with the finances of the Or
der, the report says:
During the year there was collected
for all sources, including special funds,
s, ,644, los. 2S. Adding balances on hand,
and subtracting disbursements il will be
seen that we have in assets on hand,
exclusive of special funds, more than
81, ,5O0,000 Our assets increased during
the year by more than 500, o,000 and in
addition, there was virtually returned
TO the insurance members by the remis-
sion of the assessment for the month of
December, 1912, 100000.
The report declared that S721, 98 was
paid out in death benefits during the
year, making the total paid since the
date Of organization up to June 30,
sc, SIS, ,307. 90.
"As indicated by the statistics our
condition is a healthy one and our
growth, while conservative and about
the same as the preceding year, was en-
tirely satisfactory" the report declared.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

next Wednesday they viii represent ten
States. in which 100000 women can
vote So that while the number of suf-
frage States has doubled in two years,
the number of women who may vote
has been multiplied by ten In that time.
Senator Brady. of Idaho. who was
governor OF that State in 1911, was one
OF the chief figures In the organization
OF the National Council, and he will be
host to the delegates here on August
II. Senator Brady, then the governor of
Idaho. went himself to Tacoma to assist
in the organization of the council, and
II was his letters to the governors Of
the other States where women could
vote that induced them TO send repre-
sentatiyes to the first meeting.
Mrs. Wiley To Speak.
1t was announced today that Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley would be one of the
speakers before the House Committee
on Rules a week from tomorrow, when
the committee has agreed to meet the
of the National Council.
Other speakers viii be Miss Jane
Adams and Miss Helen Todd.
According to a letter received today
Moulton, of Chicago. an
result of the securing of the
ballot by the women of Illinois has been
the retention of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young
on the board OF education Of that city.
Mrs. Young. who also was the first
woman 10 act as superintendent of the
schools OF Chicago, recently rendered
ner resignation as a member of the
board on account of the friction that
developed between her and some OF
the men members.
So universal was the protest against
her resignation that she was persuaded
to withdraw II, and Mayor Harrison
recently appointed two women to take
The place OF the men who resigned from
the board under pressure.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Commissioners Will
Inspect Milfiamen
In Camp on Friday

On invitation delivered today by
Major C. Fred Cook, the District
Commissioners will visit Camp
Ordway Friday, leaving WASH
ingtOn at 8 D. m. The Commits
sioners will witness dress pa
rade and regimental drill and,
after dining with General Har-
ries and the officers of his stan,
will leave Harpers Ferry at
s:46. DR.. William Tindall, Sec
retary of the board, probably
will accompany the Commits
siOners. ..
Commissioner Newman informed
Major Cook that the Commits.
sioners would like to spend the
entire day at the camp, but that
the pressure of official business
prevents.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Will Aids Plague Fight.

NEWBURG. n. Y. August Gone
fourth of the $4,000 estate OF John
Garrison, 1t was learned from his will,
is to be devoted to lighting tuberculosis
The bequest is in memory of his wife,
v ho was q victim of the disease. The
porperty II left TO the State Charities
Aid Association.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District of CO.
lumbia-Unsettled: showers late tonight
or Thursday; no decided change in tenn
peEatUre.
For Maryland-Unsettled with shog-
ers late tonight or Thursday; warmer
Thursday; light to moderate, variable
winds.
Eirginia-Showers tonight or Thurs
day; slightly warmer In west portion to-
night: light, variable winds.
Delaware--Unsettled, with showers to-
night or on Thursday; light to moderate
variable winds.
PennsyIvania-Unset with showers
tonight or late Thursday; slightly warm
e. tonight: light TO moderate variable
winds
New Jersey-Increasing cloudiness fol-
lowed by showers late tonight or Thurs
day; light to moderate variable winds.
The temperature TODAY as registered
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
DR.. Still Is Eighty-five.

KIRKSvILLE, Mo-, Aug. s.-Many
messages of greeting were received
here today to remind DR.. Andrew T.
Still, famous as the founder of osteop-
athy, that this was his eight-ffth birth
day anniversary. DR.. Still was born
in Lee county, Virginia August 6, 1928.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Meet at Funeral; Marry.

HONESDALE, Pa. Aug. Gas the
elimination of courtship begun three
months ago when they met over the
bier of Fletcher Bunnel, friend. Louis
Brunner, a prosperous hotel man. of
-Carbondale. and Mrs. Mary Bergman.
OF East Honesdale, were married by
the Rey. William File.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Calls Moose Convention.

BINGHAMTON. August 6.-Douglas
Robinson, State chairman of the ma
ticral Progressive party, ha scaled the
judicial convention for the Sixth ju-
dicial district, comprising ten counties
in Binghamton. at noon. August q.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

Speaking about raids. Harpers
Ferry is famous for another, known as
John Browns. Everybody in this Sec
cond Sleepy Hollow knows the story of
the man who did more than any one else
The drivers on the carriages running
to town from camp dispense a brief but
complete history of the famous Brown
along with their personally conducted
tours.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
SENATOR CLARK ASKS
SWEEPING INQUIRY
Full Probe Of Mexican Situa-
ton Is Urged in ResoIu-
ton.

That the Mexican situation win not
be permitted to drift indefinitely and
that the temper of the Senate Is being
aroused by the reports OF losses OF prop
erty and lives of Americans in Mexico
was clearly indicated today when Sem
ator Clark of Wyoming introduced a
sweeping resolution for a full investi-
cation Of Mexican conditions by the
Foreign Relations Committee.
Senator Clark backed up his resolu-
tion by A vigorous speech. He insisted
II was time when the veil of secrecy
be lifted and the Senate and the coun-
try be given correct information about
what was occurring. Senator Clark is
one of the Republican leaders. and II
Is known he has much support on each
side Of the chamber.
Expects Criticism.
In presenting the resolution, Senator
Clark said he was aware Il would en-
counter much adverse criticism from
some members of the Senate and the
I'VE cannot obtain definite inforrna-
tion,' said Senator Clark. I'VE are
kept In the dark. Evidence continues
to accumulate that American property
Is being DESTROYED. American lives en-
dangered and even our officials attacked
while the dignity of our Government is
brought into disrepute.''
He declared II no secret that other
nattons, as well as this country, were
interested in the situation. He scored
the Governments policy of secrecy
and said that now John Lind had
gone on mission the nature of which
was being kept secret. He called for
light on the whole business, that the
Senate might be informed and the
country might know the truth.
Afraid of Delay.
Every day Of delay" said Senator
Clark, means more American prop
erty destroyed and more American
lives jeopardized.''
The resolution went over until to-
morrow, and IL is expected a hot de-
bate will be aroused
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

THE only man who ever took this
town was Stonewall Jackson, and he's
dead now" says Mayor Weitzell, Of
Monday night raid of the guardsmen.
I'm boss now, and I'm going to show
my authority"
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
PopuIist Leader Is Dead.

vINCENNES, Ind. Aug. 5-Samuel
didate for Vice President of the United
States on the Populist ticket, In 1903.
and former member Of the Indiana
legislature. died at a local hospital to-
day following an operation for appen-
dicitis.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

tiTBore & Ohio Route-Aug. to 10,
valid for return until Oct 81. Choice
of routes and liberal stopover privileges
Consult agents at 18th & ". Y. Ave,
6Is Pa. Ave, and Union Station.-Adyt
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Camp 0rdway Notes
BY CARL D. GROAT.

The camp field today is as clean as a
whistle as the result of thorough po-
licing done by the guardsmen yesterday
afternoon. All of the rocks were gath
cred together and then were carted
away in a half dozen loads.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

No official report has yet been re-
ceIved in response to the guards in
vitation to President Wilson and Secre-
tcry of War Garrison TO visit the camp
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

A L. Bliss and C. o. Paxson. of
Washington, were among the guests at
Camp Ordway yesterday. They are
having a brief vacation at Harpers
Ferry, and they drove over in their
motor TO meet some Of their friends
belonging to the Guard.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

Color Sergt. Charles W. Moore, of the
First Infantry, is the oldest member OF
the encampment. He first enlisted in
the old Maccabee Temple in Washing
ton in 1887 as a member of the Post
office Rifles. In 1892 he was made sec
ond lieutenant, and kept that position
until 1905, when he sought to Join the
Spanish-American war forces, but could
not pass the doctors test.
Then he Joined the guards again as
a member of the Washington Light
Infantry, remaining there until that
organization broke up. Then he Joined
the First Infantry and became color
sergeant. He has attended all but one
of the encampments
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

NOrristown, Pa.-AddiSOn X. Wright,
shoe manufacturer of Philadelphia,
today committed suicide in the Read
ing railway station by firing a bullet
through his heart. Wright had Just
returned from a trip around the
world
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

One Of the guests of Camp Ordway
entered a protest with Sergeant Drew,
of headquarters stan, about the theft
of a lentern from his tent.
We'll. I'm not talking officially Just
now" he replied, but / believe that in
a case like that it's customary for the
aCgrieved party to steal another"
A few minutes later the sergeant went
into mis- own tent to find that his own
lantern had disappeared.
Il guess that young man improved
his opportunities and took my advice.
to say nothing about my lantern,
n:used the sergeant. But he learned
later that 4 neighbor had merely bor-
rowed it for a moment. and that his
advice had gone for naught.
The drinking water around camp to-
day tasted suspiciously like what goes
before a chaser. Inquiry develOpd the
fact that tine army filter method in
vclyes the use of a number of filter
barrels" In Camp Ordway these bar
reIs used TO contain whisky and they
certainly do lend a fine favor to the
hard we'll water.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

The railroads are planning to run ex-
cursions to Harpers Ferry on Sunday
TO accommodate Washingtonians who
will visit the camp that day.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

Through Sleeper Via. Ches. & Ohio Ry,,
to st. Louis. Leave Washington $40
p. m. daily: arrive st. Louis SIS D. m.
next day.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
$3.50 To Denver. Col. and Return. Bal.

SUN TABLE.
Sun rises. $40 Sun sets.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

Although there Is a tacit understand
ing that pies, cakes. and candy are
taboo for the District soldiers, 1t is
noticeable that the ice cream vendors
ana confectioners at the outskirts of
Camp Ordway are doing a rushing busl-
ness. Harry Schultz, a diminutive pie
merchant from Harpers Ferry, did a
land office business for a time today
when he brought in a large supply of
apple pies baked by his mother. The
privates went to those pies like starving
men
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

TIDE TABLE.
High tide HOS a. m. and 1l:3o p. IN.
Low tide, 5:53 p. m.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

Gas lights are one Of the luxuries of
Camp Ordway, but they are furnished
only 10 the clerical office OF the head
quarters stan. The camp has its own
gas plant, and its experiment I'm "mU-
nicipal ownership" is proving big sue
ceSs.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

Sergt. James II. Monroe entered the
outer gate just at taps last night. The
sentry fumbled with his pass, and had
difficulty in deciphering 1t. Then he
decided that Monroe had transgressed
the camp rules, but he quickly, saved
himself from a guard house job by
pointing out to the sentry that the pass
was good when he first entered, but
that the sentry had delayed him too
long.
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
AFFLECK'S.

The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
and Afheck's:
The Washington times., 1913-08-06
Baseball Score.

Company E. Second Regiment, de-
feated Company A at baseball yes
terday afternoon by a score Of II to
2 The score
The Washington times., 1913-08-06

One of the war correspondents had a
trying experience this morning when he
took his shower bath-or rather didn't
take il. He got the ice water flowing
nicely and then proceeded to apply a
fine lather. Suddenly the water sup
ply gave out, and he had to call for
help. 1t was nearly a half hour be-
fore his fellow scribes rescued him from
his Psyche-at-the-sink predicament.