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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
FAVOR AMERICAN SHOES.
Foreign Buyers Are Turning Backs
on Handmade Footwear.

American shoes and American shoe
machinery are fast forcing out OF bust
ness the small manufacturer, producing
handmade footwear in Europe, accord
ing to a report issued by the Department
of Commerce. The American machinery
and the American methods Of manufac-
ture in recent years, il is said, have
contributed largely to the development
II the shoe and leather industry in the
old world.
At the same time the American shoe
comfortable in shape and stylish i'll APP
pearance, is gaining favor among foreign
buyers many of whom have gained their
first knowledge of American shoes
through wearing limitations of them mad
in foreign countries on Arnericau
machinery.
These same conditions are said to exist
in practically every European country
according to ~ Il. Butman, a commercial
agent of the Commerce Department, who
is making a study OF the foreign shoe
and leather industry,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
THOUGHT TC BE CAFE ROBBER.
Young Man Begs for Food in Vir-
ginia Highlands.

y tall nan answering the description
OF the young New Yorker VINO made
sensational get;tway Wednesday night
after holding UP the cashier in the cafe
al 1911 l. street northwest, when Lincoln
Davies his companion, was arrested. was
seen at Virginia Highlands yesterday aft
ernoon.
The stranger appeared at more than one
residence in the Virginia suburb and ask
ed for food. His genteeI appearance was
what attracted attention, and persons who
saw him recalled that he answered the
description of the gunman whose name
was given by Davies as Thomas J. Martin.
Detective Messer went to Virginia High
lands and started an investigation. He
interviewed persons who saw the stranger
and obtained an accurate description of
him. His description, the detective states.
TALES with that of the fugitive. Author
tiles of several nearby counties have been
asked to participate in search for him.
The police think the young man is with
out funds and believe he was unable to
get away from the city unless he did SO
by boarding an outgoing freight train.
His companion said they were penniless
when they entered the cafe, held up the
cashier and took the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
GIVES $4,000 SCHOLARSHIP.
Will OF Miss Margaret Barry Bene-
fits Catholic Institutions.

The Barry scholarship at the Catholic
University i endowed by bcouest o.
s1o,cp contained IN the VIII or Miss Mar
saret Barry. dated June 10 1871 and
modified BY codicil Of February. L., 1911
After the payment of other specific be-
quests. the will provides that the residue
of the estate be distributed equally among
St Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum, st.
AIMS Infant Asylum, the Little Sisters
of the Poor and Georgetown University
Hospital. Attorney John E. Laskey IL
named AS executor.
The specific requests include $1,000 and
certain personal effects To Eva T. Ryon
of Bowie Md. ana Si.0n TO Barry Rycn
John A. Petit a student i'm Grand Semi
nary Montreal Canada. Is beoueathed
81 600 and lister Annie Crawford OF
Sacred Heart Convent Albany. " ". H.
given 5000. Bequcsts of Sl,OoO each are
made to Ella f. Luers. Lewis Mitchell and
Lillian Mitchell, children OF Mrs. Ellen
L. Mitchell OF this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
ANSWERS CALL OF DEATH.
Mrs. Lucy Virginia Willis Succumbs
From Attack of Paralysis.

Mrs. Lucy Virginia Willis, who for the
last ten years had resided on Capitol
Hill. died at her apartment i'll the Roland
I'd street and Maryland avenue north
east this morning ut > o'clock, following
an attack of paralysis THURSDAY evening
Mrs. Willis was the widow Of Daniel NJ.
Willis. who was travelling salesman, and
who died on a trip in Kentucky about
three years ago. They moved TO WASH
;n.ton from Staunton, Va. about twelve
years ago having formerly lived i'll Brook
Iyn, \. Y. Mrs. Willis was member Of
the Peoples Church.
The funeral services will DC held Mon
day morning at the Roland apartment
and interment will be in the Greenwood
cemetery, Brooklyn, n. y. where the
bodies of her husband and children are
Inferred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
Auburn Light on Subject.

Al Al Pennsylvania avenue where an
unlishted warehouse makes Il dark back
ground, Fred Allen of Kentucky stood
against the wall for few minutes.
'Fred's hair may light up that spot. "
commented Representative Johnson.
Whether it was the auburn looks or not
E'red's oltlinc could be seen dimly. hep
resentative Johnson said he needed 10
glasses to discern him. At :;GS Pcniisyi-
vania avenue a man In era! suit stood
against a light brown background. and Il
was difficult to see him clearly. ttow-
ever he could be seen. but that WAS about
all 4 really dark zone on the north side
of the Botanic Gardens was encountered,
and after that the investigators boarded
cars for home. Representative Johnson
said he had satisfied himself that there
is enough light on Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
DETERMINED BAND OUT
TO HUNT DARK SPOTS
Find Some DarkiSh Ones Along
the Reaches of PennSyl-
vania Avenue.

With steady tread and the far-away
look of crusaders in their eyes, the band
of dark spot" investigators. headed by
Representative Ben Johnson, chairman
of the House District committee. and
Capt. Julian Schley, L. S. A, assistant
Engineer Commissioner of the District
OF Columbia. marched down Pennsylva-
MIA avenue last night, and both sides Of
the controversy satisfied themselves, but
not each other. The question was
whe ther or not there are spots on the
Avenue where man cannot be discern
ed against the ba cEsround.
Close upon the hour Of 5 O'Clock pm
Commissioner Newman switched into the
District building, and following in his
wake trailod two real reporters. one CUB
wearing a green hat with the bow in the
Spondent and two employees of the House
District committee. They all went 10
Commissioner Newman's office. Later
Capt. Schley walked in.
The march down the Avenue started as
soon as Representative Johnson appear
Cd. At the first Of the designated dark
spots, against the background OF l.'.o r.
street, stood Sam Eskew, assistant clerk
to the District committee. he was dress,
ed in dark clothes, and when he stood
against certain shadowy strips of back
ground. about all that could be discern
ed ~ ., distance o. from thirty to forty
feet was his collar -
Under the shade of the trees by Raw,
Inns statue, near the market, the coterie
of dark spots seekers placed Mr.. cskcW
and Theodore Tiller. both darkly dressed
Then by turns the crusaders stepped OUT
little distance into the street ana
glanced at the two dusky hgures from
various angles \ man with considerable
of an alcoholic burden who had been
trailing the party for a block or two
caught up with the rear guard and made
sundry Inquiries as to the cause OF the
unusual procedure.
D;agonally across the street. In front
of the Hancock statue, there Was gehu-
inely dark spot, but opinions differed as
to the quality of the darkness Also 1t
was possible to get 4 full view of figures
on the street at that poinc looking east Or
west but in a slantil.r direction from
the middle OF Penns vlyania avenue t.
the northeast, there is I spot Ut that
point which is as dark as a deserted vii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
CARROLL HEADS RECHABITES.
Other Westinghouse Also Honored
at Convention in PHILADELPHIA.

Washington carried off several honors at
the annual election OF the High Tent,
Independent Order of Rechabites, which
has Just ended Il three-day session in
Philadelphia Richmond. Va. was select
ed AS the place for the next session. to
be held September $, 1914.
Tho new officers are: High chief ruler.
Charles T. Carroll of Washington: high
deputy ruler James II. Wilding of Phila-
dclphia; high secretary. James II. Doney
OF Nashington: high treasurer, Mrs. Lola
V Marks Of Washington: high chaplain,
Mrs. Matte Cooke of Baltimore; high
levite, Mrs NJ X. Mahon.y OF Washing
ton; high guard, Mrs. Sarah a. Drake of
Washington and past high chief ruler, J.
c. Eller OF Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
COLBERT CASE OCTOBER 8.
Five Charges Of Running a Hand.
hook" to Be Heard.

Jerome Colbert, against whom five
charges of running a handbook have
been fled In the Police Court. will be
,rraigned October 3, it has been agreed
between his. attorney, James A. O'Shea,
and Assistant United States Attorney
Wcyricn. AIR O'Shea said yesterday
that he will enter pleas of not guilty TO
All of the sAarses, and may demand jury
trials.
handbook in a cigar factory in which he
was employed ut ~ III street northeast
The informattons allege that Colbert ac-
cepted bets on two dates In May and
three dates In June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
STUDENT DELEGATES
VISIT MOUNT VERNON
Latin Americans Place Wreath
on Washington's Tomb.
Reception This Evening. I

Delegates to the eighth international
Congress Of Students, who are In this
city on a sightseeing tour following the
adjournment of the congress held at
Ithaca. n. Y. recently, today paid a visit
to Mount Vernon. They went as guests
Of the American Peace Society. lunch be-
ing served aboard the boat on the return
trip.
wreath was placed on the tom, %
Washington bv the Latin American stu-
dents. card on the wreath bore the
following inscription: Ito the fourier 81
republic whose history has been an cx-
ample and inspiration to Latin America
this tribute il paid by the students or
Latin America to the eighth international
CONGRESS OF Students. 1913" The wreath
consisted of rose, orchids aud lilies
Reception on Program.
The University Club will tender the Wis
tors reception at the club this evening
The freedom of the club has been extend
I'd TO the students during their visit here
DIR. George ". Nasmyth and DR.. John
Mev. the retiring and newly elected
presidents respectively, are To he lunch
con guests % Secretary Bryan tomorrow
MtiuDSrs OIL the LeFHaan delegation ara
scheduled to leave the city tomorrow
morning for Reading. Pa, while the
others will leave Tor New York at
o. clock Monday morning
The reception this evening ends til.
formal program and tomorrow tin. WISH
tors will choose their own form Of en-
teTtainment. Outside OF the time they
have spent on the formal program tho
visitors have filled in time in sightseeing
and with inspecting the various govern
l..nt laboratories
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
Married 80 Years: Seeks Divorce.

After thirty-ninc years Of married
life Mrs. Marion G. kncessi has filed
suit for absolute divorce against Gustav
A. Kneessi. local trunk dealer. Mis-
conduct in this city and in Baltimore
Is alleged in the petition of the wifi.
Mrs Kneessi asks the court to award
nor alimony. Through Attorneys
Chaplin Brown and Charles Linkins tn.
wife says she was married November
~, 1874, and declares her husband left
her April Is last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
PLAN TO MAKE BOYS
USEFUL AS CITIZENS
Pioneer Work Being Done by
a North Carolina Board
of Trade.

How the Winston Salem, n =. Board
OF Trade Is helping the high school to
train boys for citizenship is told in a
bulletin just issued by the United
States bureau of education.
The school. authorities established Il
course for high school seniors in gov
eminent and economics. and put it
under the direction Of the secretary Of
the Wfnston-Salem Board Of Trade The
course is a foundation in the principles
of economics and government. but with
special reference to the industrial
commercial and agricultural problems
Of the United States. particularly the
southern states
Put to Practical Uses.
Next Juvenile club" was organized
among the boys, in connection with
the board of trade, the purpose being
to have the boys check up their theo-
retical knowledge gained in school
with the practical. everyday problems
of an industrial center. BOYS in the
club were granted all the privileges
OF regular board of trade MEMBERS eX-
cept voting. They were allowed to
take part in debate and were assigned
to committee work. Before entering
the clOD tNeS tOOk the Armenian Oaih,
whereby they promised allegiance to
the highest ideals of civic righteous
ness for their city.
one Of the first tasks assigned the boys
was to assist in the industrial survey OF
Winston Salem which the board of trade
is making Students who had been spe-
cialiZing IN the economies aud govern
n,ent department of the high school were
chosen for this work. In this way they
arc getting a first-hand knowledge of or
Eanized industrial efforts in it's relation
10 the welfare of the community.
Object of the Plan.
1.-The Wmston-S Salem PLAN, says Leroy
Hodges, secretary of the board of trade,
trains the boys of the city directly for
citizenship; first, in the high school.
where they are taught the principles OF
civil government and instructed in the
theories and basic problems governing
our economic order: second. III the juve-
nile club. where they have the means o.
being identified with the real Mor:i OF
municipal development and take part III
actual social and industrial inveStiSa-
tons. An opportunity Is thus provided
for the boys to study Mt close range the
varied industries OF the city under COM
petent direction and i'll an official capac-
ity.
I'm brief the plan contelnplates first,
teaching the boys how to live, and, sec
oud, eulipping them with All education
whereby they can make u living. which,
in the end. is the real secret of practical
training for intelligent citizenship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
RELATIVES Of HERO GET
MEDAL LOST 50 YEARS
Baltimore Letter Carrier Found
It on Battlefield at
Gettysburg.

BALTIMORE. September 13-Fifty
years after he found a medal on the
battlefield a Gettysburg. I. r. Rayiy.
the nestor 1of letter carriers in Balti-
more. has just restored it to the sur
vivors Of the owner.
After the great battle hundreds
swarmed the battlefield to hunt for
relics of the engagement and to gaze
upon the dead and wrecks of artillery
strewn about the field. sister of Mr.
Bayly CHANGED upon 4 medal bearing
the name of John r. Early and an in
soription denotins that it had been pre-
scented to him by the tate of New
Hampshire for bravery. mother line
Indicated that Early belonged to tho
10th New hampshire Regiment
The sister handed the medal 10 A.
Bayiy ami he. thinking that perhaps
the Owner. had been killed in, battle
and that the medal would be II treas
ured heirloom for his survivors. In
stituted search for Early. He ad-
vertised the fact that he had found the
medal. He wrote many letters to and
made personal inquiry in New Hanp-
shire. but no one seemed to recall
Early. At every Grand Army reunion
Mr.. Bayly would go among the dele
gates and inquire for the owner of
the medal. He thought he surely would
be successful in his quest at the great
reunion OF veterans at Gettysburg in
.tuly last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
FUNERAL OF MRS. J. w. HULSE.
Services Are Conducted at the Home
in Chevy Chase.

The funeral of Mrs. John w. Hulsc, who
died at Iaconia. y H., September >. was
held from her late residence on Lenox
su Get. Chevy Chase. Tuesday.
Mrs. I,uisc had been ill for some time
Her husband four children by former
marriage and her sister We're at the bed
side when she died She had been mar
ried year and two days when death
caMe..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
Tut to Various Uses.
Contains Old Brick Vault.

1t is we'll furnished, has four rooms, a
bath and Il kitchen. Into the cottage is
built an Old brick vault in which the
money was kept TO pay off the employees
Of the Capitol when the cottage was the
office of the architect.
In the days of the late Col. Ransdell.
Observation-Disclosures of the Senate. the cot
tage was known as the Shack and was
the scene. It is said, of many gay card
parties In fact. special cards were man
ufactured for these parties in the shack
TO which many members of Congress and
prominent observation-disclosures We're invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
Reports Prison Products Bills.

The House labor committee has voted
10 report favorahly TO tile House i,:enti-
cal bills introduced by REPRESENTATIVE
iiooher and Hensley Of Missouri regard,
ing coiIN mad. prudlcts ,ither meas
ure would make the laws of II state or
ped effective immediately uuon IN. m
rival OF the goods in the state or terri
tory, even though the goods had been
shipped in interstate commerce \ STINT
lar bill Was passed b. the House i'm the
last Congress, but failed in the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
Under Gen. Albert Pike.

IL ;eee:vcd lis scottish Rite degrees
70 tho eighteenth degree under. Gen. Al
BERT Pike. the sovereign grand commander
.. lhc southern iugizdietiou in 1852. and
The same year. through Messrs Woelikin
ana I:lockshaw. had the Remaining de-
grees 70 and including the thirtv-second
communicated 10 him.
He is ras; master of the Lodge Of Per
lection At Macon. Ga. and was for two
years preceptor of the consistory at Mem
phis Tenn. In 1905 he became n noble
OF the Mystic Shrine. At present he is
chaplain of the Masonic Veteran Asso-
citation at Memphis Tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
RELIC Of THE OLD DAYS
GIVES WAY TO PROGRESS
"Senate Cottage" in the Path
of Capitol Park I'm
prOvement.

Tn. Senate Cottage. as ii is familiar
ly known. one Of the old landmarks,
is doomed TO destruction when the YORK
Of tearing down the buildings between
the Capitol and the Union station begins
next week. The cottage stands on the
corner Of Delaware avenue and G street
northwest. Ii IS an old-fas hioned house,
just one story high and a dingy brown
in color. Tile grounds about it. however,
are made attractive with shrubs.
The cnttuGc has q long history. For
many years 1t stood on the Capitol
grounds and was used as the office of
the superintendent of the Capitol build
ing aud grounds. And when il became
necessary to remove the cottage it was
carried bodily away and put in its pres
ent position.
Tut to Various Uses.
Since that time it has been put to
various uses. The late Senator Vest of
Missouri had a private Office in it. to
get away from the rest of the woric.
There. too. it is said. the conferees on
the Wilson-G German tariff act held their
And NOW while the conferees
on the first Democratic tariff bill enacted
into law since the Wilson German act
are sitting in the Capitol itself the old
cottage is to be destroyed.
The cottage has been used off and on
as q private office or temporary residence
Of the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate.
The present sergeant-at-arnls of the Sen
ate, Col. Charles T. Higgins. has been
living in the cottage and has fond his
quarters most comfof table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
w. Frank Gather, Defeated for
ShrievaIty Nomination, Asks
Recount of Votes.
1oDdence OF Tie Star.

ROCKVILLE, MD,
September Is: 1918.
w Frank Gather. defeated on the face
OF the returns for the democratic nomi-
nation for sheriff at the recent primary
election. has fled with the supervisors OF
elections a petition asking a recount OF
the votes cast for the various candidates
for the nomination for sheriff.
The returns gave Z njamin P Whalcn
I, majority Of twentynine over Gather.
The latter does not charge fraud, nut
thinks errors may have occurred and is
following the advice of friends in asking
a recount so as to remove all doubt as
10 the correctness of the count by the
election officials.
Mr. Gather will have to tile bond, to
he approved by one Of the judges OF the
circuit court. to guarantee the expenses
of the recount. The recount will be con-
Quoted by the supervisors of elections.
1t will he held in the circuit court room
in = 9 presence OF the public. Gather
will he represented by Attorney Charles
W. Prettyman.
Virginia Couple Married.
Benjamin +. Herring. thirty-seven years
OLD. of Somerset, Va. and Miss Ruth
McGee, seventeen years old, of Vulcan,
Va. We're married here yesterday by Rev.
Samuel X. White, retired Baptist min
lister, the ceremony taking place at the
minister's home
Black bass fishing on the upper Po-
toinac is said to be better than for sew
eral months. Within the last few days
many fine c/tches have been made. At
ecnnyfeds lock yesterday John NJ
HeaSE OF Rockville landed eighteen rang
inS III weight from one 10 TWO and "a
half pounds
James K. Hoxes a farmer. from, the
vicinity Of Germantown, was run over
by his four horse farm wagon Thurs
day near Avery. sustaining injuries
which resulted in his death several
hours later. Mr.. Howcs was seventy
one years OLD, and leaves "a wife. seven
sons and several daughters He was
a lifelong republican and Was once the
nominee OF his party for sheriff.
Miss Emily Jane RIOS. Of Falmouth.
Va. and Robert Thornton Bryant of
Musselman. Va. were married in
Rockville Thursday by Rev. Samuel II.
White. IA retired BAPTIST minister, as
We're Miss Mrrtl Rosetta Keister
aged thirty-four years. and Charles
Bell Lawson, as.u fortynine Years,
both of HarrisonburG. We. Poth ccre-
monies took place at the residence Of
the minister
Miss Clenada +. Tostige and Charles
Baldwin. both Of Freeport. Ill. and
Miss Mildred .Ienries and Edward Tyron
Stephens. both Of Washington. were
married here "Wednesday afternoon by
the same minister.
!. .ileNander Kandrick has been ap-
pointed principal Of the high school at
Germantown, in place OF Lewis W.
; PAYNE, resigned. and Frederick T..
, uays. jr has been appointed principal
, Of the school 1T Potomac.
\ license to marry las been issued
hv the clerk OF the circuit court hero
10 Albert T.. Mancini ana MISS Lillian
SIav pu-h, both OF Friendship Heights
this county
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
BISHOP Of ARKANSAS
TO TALK TO TEMp[ARS
Special Services to Be Held at
Cathedral Close Sunday
Afternoon. October 5.

An elaborate Masonic service is planned
- be held at Cathedral Close Sunday
afternoon. October :, 1T 4 o'clock. in
special compliment 10 the knights Tenn
plar Of the District Of Columbia II is
expected there Will be in attendance all
the sir knights Of The District who can
CONE. both uniformed and without uni
forms, u Well "a Masons of other
branches of thu fraternity, all OF whom
h.ttc been invited.
The sermon OF .hc day viii he deliv-
cred by tn. KIT Rev. Dr. James K
Winchester. Bishop Of Arkansas who
himself Is a knight Tcrnpl4r and thirty
second degree Mason of the Ancient and
Accepted scottish Rite Of the southern
Jurisdiction of the United states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
Fails to Find Trace.

He failed again to get trace of the own
err and then decided to pass the medal
on to his own heirs.
But fate decreed otherwise. Delivering
mail on Fayette street near Howard dur
ing the convention of Eagles last month
Mr.. Bayly saw two delegates to the con-
vention. Both wore bands on their hats
announcing that they were from New
Hampshire. The letter carrier Was sur
prised when he found that they We're from
the town of Nassau. That name was en-
graved on the medal.
Mr. Rayly asked both If they had ever
heard of early: they replied in the mega
tive but agreed to find the owner OF the
medal Of 4 survivor when they went home.
The. w.r. successful. and soon Mr.. Ea3iy
got Il letter telling him that Early had
died some years ago. but that he had in
mediate relatives living They We're over
joyed when MI. iiayl. returned the.
medal. and he now possesses letter full
Of expressions Of thanks for his dilseLt
and protractcd search
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13

that the physical disability was waived.
and he was permitted To re-enlist His
re-enlistuent, however. not having been
accomplished within the period prescrib-
ed in tue statute, he is not entitled TO
the amount claimed.