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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-25

Body of Mrs. Bolen Interred-Ac-
cepts Call to Preach.
ec,sI Correspondence of The Star.

LEESBURG, Va. January %. 1913.
An illustrated lecture on Japan and
the Japanese" was delivered in the NJ. ~.
Church South last evening by Rev. r. w.
Waters of Front Royal, Va. formerly a
missionary in Japan.
Thu. body of Miss Eliza Bolen. who died
in Washington. ID. c.. was inferred in the
Friends burying ground al Lincoln
Wednesday afternoon. Miss Bolen was
the daughter of the late Eli Bolen of this
county and was eighty-four years old.
James a. Jeffries. a resident of Fau-
Guier county. died suddenly while on a
visit to his nephew. Charles j. Jeffries of
Lincoln. from heart disease. Sunday. He
was seventy years old and unmarried.
Burial was made at Lincoln Wednesday.
Miss Gertrude Hess. daughter of Mrs.
l.. D. Hess of Hamilton. this county. and
William s. Francis of near Hamilton
were married in Washington. ID. c..
Thursday afternoon. They Will reside
near Hamilton.
Rev H. l.. Swain of Baltimore. Md,
has accepted a call to the Baptist Church
OF Ieesburg and will preach here tomor-
row morning aud evening
An entertainment. followed by supper
will be given at Lincoln the afternoon
and evening of Saturday, February 22
for the benefit OF the hospital at Lees
burg
Information has been received here of
the death of Jonah Tavenner, a native OF
Loudoun county. which occurred at his
home in Woodstock Monday night He
was eightytwo years old and is survived
by one son and one daughter.
Announcement has been made of the
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Changes in Navigation Aids.

A notice regarding changes in aids to
navigation in Chesapeake bay and Hamp-
ton roads has been issued from the ONCE
OF the lighthouse inspector at Baltimore.
as follows:
Virginia: Chesapeake bay. main chan
mel to Baltimore-The following gas buoys
reported extinguished will be relignted as
end gas buoy No. 2. 35-foot channel gas
buoy No. IL.
Hampton roads-The following gas
buoys reported sextinguiehed will be re-
lighted as soon as practicable: Newport
News upper channel gas buoy No. 2.
Newport News upper channel gas buoy
No. 4, Newport News upper channel gas
buoy No. 6 80. :.
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SEEK BETTER STREETS
ON EAST SIDE Of CITY
Citizens Prefer Highway I'M
provements to Bridge Over
Railroad Tracks.

Protesting against an appropriation OF
$4,000 to provide a bridge across the
railroad tracks and Bennng road, as
recommended to Congress by the District
Commissioners. the East End Citizens
Association last night at meeting at
1896 II street northeast voted to ask that
the money be used for other purposes.
That the appropriation of $4,000 could
be put to better advantage was the
declaration of the association. The asso-
cation decided to ask Congress to use
$4,000 of the money for the grading of
New York avenue northeast from the
five-hundred- thoUsand-dollar bridge on
New York avenue across the railroad
tracks.
Petitions for Opening.
Several petitions containing names of
residents in the northeast section as
well as employees of the railroad com
pany shops near Ivy City, D. c.. asking
for the opening of New York avenue
northeast as a public highway We're pre-
sented a the association.
Ii was declared that persons in that
vicinity and the railroad employees have
no accessible means of reaching their
places of employment or homes. 1t was
also stated that by reason of the lack
of highway into the section the rail-
road company runs a train from the
Union station several times a day in
order that the employees at the shops
can reach that place.
The association voted also to ask that
$4,000 of the money be used for the
grading, of Bladensburg road and $4,000
for the opening of NJ street, from the
Bladensburg road to Goth street north
east.
Amendment Opposed.
Any amendment to the Benning road
bill now pending in Congress is opposed
by the association. 1t was voted to
ask Senator Curtis to oppose any
amendment to the bill.
John A. Rupert, who for the past
ten years has been chairman of the
street extension committee resigned. and
Hugh j. Phillips was appointed to the
vacancy.
The District Commissioners are to
be asked by the association to compel
the employees Of the Columbia railway
line from 18TH and II streets northeast
to bring their cars to a full stop, to
allow passengers to board or alight It
was declared that in many instances
the employees only SLOW down. to al
low persons to board or alight from
the cars.
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Little Stories for Bedtime.
A STRANGER VISITS JERRY MUSK
RATS HOME.
BY Thornton w. Burgess
BY Thornton w. Burgess.

One morning Jerry Muskrat awoke
earlier than usual. You see Jerry was
very lazy these days. He had worked
very hard in the summer and fall to
build his splendid big house in the Smil-
ing Pool and his secret castle under the
roots Of the old hickory tree. and now
that it was winter and the Green Mead
ows we're all white with snow and the
Smiling Pool was covered with hard Ice
Jerry felt that he had a right to be lazy.
So he used to sleep late in the snug
warm bedroom in the upper part or his
house in the Smiling Pool. He had stored
there a goodly supply Of roots OF the yell
low water lily and SO didn't have to get
I'D for breakfast unless he felt like 1t.
But this particular morning Jerry
Muskrat awoke early and for no reason
in particular he didn't feel like lying
abed. So instead Of eating breakfast In
bed. like the gentleman of leisure that
he could be IL he wanted to. he decided
to slip out and dig a fresh lily root and
take 1t over to a snug little place he
knew of where there was the incest little
air chamber close under the bank. He
was sitting there munching away on his
lily root, and as happy and contented as
could De, Wnen he SdW d oio"h oooJ
moving swiftly through the water in the
Smiling Pool Jerry knew right away
what that brown body was. 1t was a
mink Jerry dropped his lily root and
stared at that swiftly moving brown
body until 1t had disappeared. 1t wasn't
Billy Mink. He was sure Of that because
It was a great deal bigger than Billy
Mink Jerry grew very thoughtful. If 1t
wasn't Billy Mink it must be stranger
and II it was a stranger-Jerry felt that
little cold, sinking feeling inside which is
fear. You see. Jerry knew that some
times in the winter when food is scarce
and minks grow hungry, and fierce If
they are big enough. they sometimes kill
and eat Muskrats.
Right away Jerry Muskrat lost his ap-
petite. Where was that big Mink going?
Jerry wanted to follow and see. but some
thing inside whispered for him to sit still
right where he was and wait. So Jerry
waited and waited and the longer he
waited the greater grew that little cold.
sinking feeling inside. By and by Jerry
saw that swift moving brown thing COM
ing back. 1t moved just as swiftly as be-
fore. and 1t passed him without seeing
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THREE SCHOONERS FLOATED.
Cutter Apache Aids the Underhill,
the Elizabeth Ann and the Irving.

The two-masted bay schooner ]. ]. I'm
derhill. we'll known at this port. which
was blown ashore on Drum Point. Nd.
at the mouth of the Patuxent river. in
the big gale Of January 3. was noated
Thursday by the revenue cutter Apache,
which took the vessel to Solomons Island
Md. where she can haul out for repairs
At the time of the stranding of the ves-
sci she was under the command of Capt
John sullivan.
During the week the Apache also floated
the we'll known bay schooners Elizab beth
Ann and Jessie Irving. both of which
were also victims of the January gale
The Irving, which had gone from this
city To the Great Wicomico, was put high
and dry on Fleeton bar. After being
f1oated she was taken to Election for re-
pair work. The Elizabeth Ann was
from shoal In Cockrells creek
Va, and considerable effort had to be
made In order to get her afloat. Though
the vessels were sent ashore In an un-
usually heavy gale. II is stated but little
damage was done them.
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ANACOSTIA.

The annual report Of st. Teresa's parish
il to be issued tomorrow to that congre-
cation.
The special committee appointed by
the Anacostia Citizens Association to de-
wise the best methods Of advertising the
suburb Of Anacostia has settled upon a
plan which it hopes will be Of valuable
service in the future. 1t has been agreed
by this committee. subject to the ap-
prevail Of the association at its February
meeting, to issue booklet at different
intervals throughout the year. and to
contain in this BOOK pictures Of the
places Of interest in this community as
we'll as history of the town and also
the sites offered to homeseekers and the
business conducted in the village.
Under the auspices Of the Mems So
cial Club OF the Congress Heights NJ. e.
Church a lecture was delivered last even
ing by Rev. Samuel w. Graffiin. pastor OF
the Anacostia NJ. E. Church, entitled
1.-The End OF the Rainbow
Charles F. Linger and Edwin o. Lin
ger have erected in the rear of their
property on Good Hope road large mat
tresS factory. Thomas +. Williamson Is
adding improvements to his business
premises at 2O51 Nichols avenue. Theo-
dore Carl has completed the erection OF
a modern brick six-room house on 18th
street. Fairlawn. J. C.. Connick has sold
his property on u street to Mr.. Teats.
w. A. Goodman is adding to his home, on
W street.
Another fraternal society has been add
ed to those already in existence in Ana
costa, known as the Anacostia Protective
Home Circle. Officers to serve during the
first year are: John T. Dent. president;
James c. Beverage. vice president; Mrs.
Jamese c. Beveridge. guardian: Mrs E.
r. .Pyles. chaplain: Mrs. Hattie E. Cor
nish. recording secretary: j. c. S. Bev-
erage, accountant for one year; H. A.
Somewhat. treasurer: Fl. ]. Franklin,
guide; Mrs. r. E. Padgett, companion;
r. E. Padgett. sentinel: w. r. Hollows,
Waterman. The society will hold meet
ings in Masonic Hall.
Mineola Tribe, No. IA. Improved Order
of Red Men. conferred degrees last even
ing at its regular memeting in Masonic
Hall, with Sachem W. II. Swindells in
the chair. Henry W. Tippett, chief OF
records. conveyed some interesting in
formation to the members. George Bax-
ter is in charge Of the degree team
Citizens OF Congress Heights are again
complaining Of the condition of Nichols
avenue. and are to request that some
tiOns.
Capt. ]. T. Hurd. who has been in com
mand of the magazine at Giesboro Point
for the past few years, has been ordered
to sea for three years.
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this way and that. and We're scattered
all over the remains of his bed: Jerry
shifted once. Then he shifted again
There was no mistaking that strong smell
1T was mink, The stranger had been to
his house and Jerry knew what for. He
had expected to find Jerry asleep there
and If he had-Jeryy shivered at the
thought
This is no place for me-" said Jerry.
as he sadly looked about at the ruin OF
his bedroom. IT'S q good thing 1 built
that castle under the roots of the old
hickory tree. and the oooner I get there
the better for mer'
And without waiting another minute
Jerry Muskrat hurried to the hidden en-
trance to the long tunnel that led to his
secret castle under the roots of the old
hickory tree.
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INDIANS A FOREST FORCE.
Fight Ravages Of Beetles That Have
DESTROYED Much Lumber.

The Cheyenne Indians Of the Black
Hill region, in South Dakota, have been
organized by the forest service into a
working forest force to fight the ravages
Of the tree beetle that has been killing
the timber in that region.
The Department OF Agriculture furnish
ed the advice and the funds and the In
dams did the work. In the course of a
year they cut and barked 11.O17 trees.
These were sawed into lumber and the
total expense Of the campaign after the
timber was sold was $9O3 This saved
roughly about 100000 worth OF timber.
estimated on the stumpage value Of the
land protected for the next decade.
The beetles between 1897 and 1907 had
destroyed over a billion board feet of
lumber.
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FOR MUTUALbENEF
Local Motorists Perfect an
Organization.
Dues Will Be Only s. a Year and
Annual Meeting Held in Jan
uary Each Year.

Organization Of the Washington Motor
lists Association was perfected last night
at a meeting of local motorists at the
Raleigh Hotel. The new organization is
the successor of the Automobile Club of
Washington. which recently disbanded.
The meeting was called to order by Har-
rington Mills. former president of the
Automobile Club of Washington, with
John X. Heyl as secretary. The chair
man then introduced William s. Duvall.
the president of the old organization
years ago, who briefly outlined the OBJ
jects of the new association.
He said that the new organization was
to bring into closer association all per-
sons residing in the District who are in
terested in the adoption. use, develop
ment and maintenance of mOtor-driven
vehicles. 1t will also advocate and pro-
mote safe and sane legislation in any
way relating to mOtor-driven vehicles and
will work for the repeal or amendment of
all laws and regulations considered I'M
fair, unnecessary or unduly oppressive.
The members of the association will also
be protected from persecution and unlaw-
full arrest within the District and will be
provided free of charge with competent
legal counsel
Will Cooperate With Police.
The association Will also cooperate
with the police department in suppressing
illegal acts of others against members
Of the association. and aid in the dis
covery and prosecution of chronic law
breakers and 10y riders whose wan
ton acts tend to discourage the use of
motor-driven vehicles or bring such
users into disrepute with the public.
Another feature, said Mr.. Duvall. was
to encourage in every possible manner
the building and maintenance of good
roads and streets not only in the Dis
trict, but elsewhere.
The dues will be S. a year. with annual
meetings held on the first Monday after
the first Saturday in January Of each
year. Morris Simon offered the use OF
rooms in his building on New York ave-
nue. to the new Organization.
Following a general discussion of mat
tiers affecting the welfare of the motor
lists of the District. the election of Off
GERS took place. resulting as follows:
Officers Elected.
President. Harrington Mills; vice presi-
dent. Wallace w. Chiswell; secretary
treasurer, John X. Heyl; counsel. Will
liam s. Duvall; board of directors, Jo-
seph NJ. Stoddard. w. C. Long. William
D. West. o. ]. De Moll and Claude Z.
Miller.
Among those present were William D.
West, w. c.. Long, Harrington Mills.
William Ullman, LIE Roy Mark, Clarence
w. Cranmer. William S. Duvall. John B.
Flick. Rudolph Jose, Harry b. Cohen. f.
w. White. Roy Dent. Daniel Levy. Nor
ris Simons, Wallace W. Chiswell, DR.. II.
B. Coblentz, Robert Clendenning. Harry
Ward, S. S. Grogan, Harry E. Duckstien
Gardner p. Orme. Clarence Barnard.
John K. Heyl, DIR. T. F.. Mallan. G. G.
Hammer, Charles II. Miller, &. H. War
ringtOn. Jerome Samuels, Howard s.
Fisk. Wilbur Leach, DIR. A. II. Staples.
l.. e. Chew and others.
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marriage of Miss Pearl Irene Stream and
George III. Graham. both of Lovettsviile,
this county. The ceremony was perform
ed at the parsonage of the NJ. E. Church
South in Frederick, Md. Wednesday, by
the pastor. Rev. r. III. Lamar.
Polk Miller of Richmond. assisted by
Col. Thomas Booker Of Amelia county,
Va. and darkey quartet, will give an
entertainment at the town hall Monday
evening under the auspices Of the Lees
burg Orchestra.
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Zionists Plan Palestine Lecture.

The Zionist organization Of Washington
has arranged for a lecture to be given at
7:3O o'clock Sunday evening, at Carroll
Institute Hall. on 1.-THE New Jewish Life
In Palestine" The lecturer will he DIR.
Zerubaven. a Jew. Of Palestine. and edi-
tor Of the Hebrew Zionist newspaper in
Jerusalem. DIR. Zerubaven has been
brought to the United States by the
Zionists of this country. and will lecture
in practically every large city in the
country. Norris Freinicoff will preside
at tomorrow Nights meeting.
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him and disappeared in the direction @
the Laughing Brook.

Jerrys heart went pit a pa { a pit a-pat,
oh. 30 still. and hardly breathing Jerry sat,
Right inside him grew a feeling that was queer:
Jerry knew that it was something folks call fear.
After long. long time Jerry felt sure
that the stranger had gone away. He
drew a long breath, and then, as fast as
he could swim. he started for his house.
He hurried I'm at the doorway down under
water and scrambled up into his snug
warm bedroom. My, my, my. what a
sight. His bed was torn to pieces, His
store of fat lily roots had been pulled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-25

The barn on the farm Of d. L. Rentch
near ShepherdstOwn, w. Va, was burned
Thursday night, together with nine
horses. farming implements. etc. entail
ing loss Of $4,000, partly covered by in
SUTance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-25

Miss Mary s. Fuller Of Winchester, Va,
and John A. Rosenberger OF Martinsburg,
w. Va, were married at Hagerstovn,
Md, by Rev. Gordon L Rider at Grace
United Brethren Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-25

| The store of Byron S. Dorsey Mount
Airy. Md, was entered Thursday night
by thieves and about SEQ taken from the
money drawer.
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Arrivals.

Sloop EnoIa. oysters in the shell from
the Potomac beds at 18th street wharf
for the market: Bryant's lighter at nth
street wharf to load oyster shells for the
crushing plant at Alexandria,: sloop
Gertrude at oyster wharf with oysters I'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-25
Wants Wedding Weather.

One young woman living in a small
Virginia town not very far from Wash
ington wrote to the head Of the weather
bureau a few days ago. asking what sort
of weather might be expected on two GER
tain days next April. She naively ex-
planned that her reason for asking was
that she expected to be married on the
second of the days mentioned, and
wanted to be sure of sunshiny wedding
day IL possible.
Prof. Moore. however, has his own
TROUBLES. Predicted cold waves get side
tracked before they reach their destfna-
ton and warm weather butts in when
ice-making temperatures are predicted
and 1t all makes Prof Moore's path any.
thing but one OF roses. Besides which
| Inauguration day is coming. "Goot
night
The weather today and tomorrow is t.
! remain unsettled, with occasional rains
| today and tonight, perhaps. and tomor
row fair, with light variable winds. No
much prospect of skating in that!
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PILES Cured IN a To "a n.vs

Your druggist will refund money il PAZO ONT
MENT fails to any OF Itching Blind
Bleeding or Protruding Piles In to II days. SOC.
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|NOU|RERS ON WEATHER
BES|EGE THE BUREAU
One Girl Wants to Know What
the Prospect Is for Her
Wedding Day.

Correspondents from all over the United
States are flooding the weather bureau
with letters inquiring the reasons for the
unseasonably warm weather and contin-
ued rains that have prevailed during
practically the entire winter. and Prof.
Willis Moore. the man who is supposed
to he responsible for climatic conditions
I'm the greater part Of North America, is
working overtime reading the commune
cations.
Boys and girls whose Christmas sleds
and bright, new skates haven't as Yet
had a chance to get the shine taken off
them have been writing to the weather
bureau, praying for snow and ice and
wanting to know when winter Is going to
begin. Coal dealers, who declare they are
face to face with bankruptcy by reason OF
the mild weather; plumbers. whose win
ter business Of thawing out burst pipes
has been cut off; ice men, who profess
to fear an ice famine next summer:
manufacturers of and dealers in heavy
apparel unnecessary so far this winter.
are among those who want to know the
reason for present conditions and the
prospect for change.
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the shell from Chesapeake bay beds for
the market.
Departures.
Schooner Lottie Carter. light. for
Nomini creek to load cord wood for
Washington dealers: schooner Mary
Francis, light, for Aqua creek to load
cord wood or lumber for the Washing
ton market: scow Bush. light. Tor Broad
creek or Marshall Hall after wood for
this port; flattie, unnamed, from AleXan-
dria to load back to that city.
Memoranda.
Schooner Charles L. Rohde is at Nor
folk en- route to Newbern. n. c.. to load
lumber for this city; schooner Mildred
is reported in Nomini creek loading rail-
road ties for this city; power barge
Louisa is at Baltimore with lumber from
the Rappahannock river: schooner Minnie
Emma is at Baltimore with lumber from
the Mattaponi river: schooner Ada Crock
EFT Is at lower Potomac point to load
oysters for the market here: schooner
Clara Leonard. in Nomini creek. is load
ing cord wood for the market: schooner
Thomas W. Kirby is at a lower Potomac
point to load for this city.
Tugs and Tows.
District tug Gen. Warren arrived, tow
ing lighters from Occoquan creek; tug
Camilla arrived, towing oyster and wood
laden craft: 8. o. Company tug No. Il
is at Baltimore with a tank barge from
this city; tug Southern is at Baltimore
with tow of light barges from George
town; tug Capt. Toby arrived with a
lighter from Broad creek for the East
ern branch; tug Miller arrived in East
ern branch with lighters from Little
Hunting creek.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-09

New York, Jan. S.-To arbitrate or
take strike vote was the alternative,
tonight, confronting the representa-
tives of $4,000 firemen on so Eastern
railroads. Through their conference
committee the managers of the rail
roads rejected, this afternoon, the fire.
mems proposal to arbitrate under the
Erdman law their demands for in
creased pay and other concessions.
Instead the railroads made two coun-
ter propositions:
First to meet with the firemen's
representatives and appoint an arbi.
tration committee of seven.
Second, to follow the precedent set
in the case of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers and refer the de.
mands to a tribunal Of seven men.
one each to be appointed by the par
ties concerned and the other five to
be named by the federal labor COM
the presiding judge of the
commerce court and the chief JUS
tice of the United States supreme
court.
The railroads objected to having
the demands arbitrated under the