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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-07
MONTH Of 'REDLEHERS'
IN SCHOOL CALENDAR
How St. Valentines and Other
Holidays Are Celebrated
by the Children.

This sjs red letter" month in the cal
endar of the children of the public schools
of the District. for it contains Valentine
day. Lincoln's. Washington's and Long
fellows birthday anniversaries. Although
the only day on which the children are
given holiday is on Washington's birth
day. and as this falls this year on Sat
urday. giving them no extra holiday, it
still is a great month for the youngsters.
Prior to each Of the four great days
lessons take on something of an atmos-
phere of the day. which gives them a
touch OF rose color and lends more
interest than can be found in routine
lessons. For instance, in the art lessons
being taught in the grades at this par
ticular time the children are allowed to
design valentines and paint little scenes
typical of the day
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOO
HOS J. OWEN & son. AUCTIONEERS.


TRUSTEES SALE OF SEVEN TWOSTORf
RRIC'K DWELLINGS. SOUTHEAST COR
NER SHERMAN AVENUE AND EUCLID
STREET NORTHWEST.
Nv virtue of "A certain deed OF trust duly re-
corded i'm Iiber No 35HS. folio 40 ct seq, OF
the land records of the District of Columbia. and
nj the rearest OF the party secured thereby, the
undersigned trustees will sell. at public auction
in front of the premises. on FRIDAY, The
SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY. AID. 1913.
srrhed land and premises. situate in the city
of Washington. District of Columbia. and desig
mated as and being lots 80 To 81. inclusive. and
that part of lot % not condemned and taken FOR
the widening of Sherman ave- by proceedings IN
District Court No. $50 of the supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia, in stephen
Casey's subdivision Of lots In block No. OF
Todd & Browns subdivision Of part OF Mount
Pleasant aud Pleasant Plains "a per plat
Of first mentioned subdivision recorded In the
office of the surveyor OF the District OF Column
hia. in Liber County Z. at folio 10. together
with the improvements.
Terms of sale: Sold subject 10 building as
soriatot. loan amounting to about 81 .Soo on eacn
lot and the remainder to he paid in cash. A
deposit Of 500 will lie required at time or sale
each lot. All cOnveyancng. recording etc.
AT cost of purchaser. Terms of sale TO lie com
Piled with within l., DAYS from day Of sale.
otherwise the trustees reserve the right 10 resell
the property ut the risk and cost of defaulting
purchaser after five days advertisement OF such
resale in some newspaper published Ill Washing
ton, u. c.
JOHN A. HAMILTON.
WILLIAM CLABAUGH.
jsoSd&iS. cySu trustees
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ADAM A. WEsCHLER, AUCTIONEER.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. MIRRORS. ETC.
TO PAY STORAGE AND OTHER CHARGES.
On SATURDAY, FEBRUARY FIFTEENTH;
1913 commencing at HALF-PAST NINE
O'CLOCK AM. we will sell by public auction
within the salesrooms of Adam A. Weschler, $40
with MS in the following names: Mrs Anna
Davis. Allen Green Mrs. Levi harrison. Mrs
Emma Knots, W. G. Gaynor, A. Pongee. Mrs.
Sarah King J. A. White and ]. J. Bryan:
All parties interested will please take notice.
II. BAUM & son. 912 Pa. ave. NV.
ja29 fe7&14
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AGREES UPON REPORTS
RELATING TOH|CHWAyS
House Committee Authorizes
Extension of One Avenue
and Clearing Another.

The House District committee today
reported favorably the Senate bill 10
extend New Hampshire avenue i'm a
straight line. and also made favorable
report on the bill of Representative
LlttlepaSe to remove all obstruction
from West Virginia avenue
The New Hampshire bill has an in
teresting history. The Commissioners
originally planned 10 extend the ave-
nue. in manner which was not entire
ly on a direct line. The Commss toner's
suggested that the extension should be
planned SO as 10 defect at North Cap
itol street and follow the line of Riggs
road, which is circuitoIs and Of con-
siderable grade.
Opposition was brought to bear on
this proposition, and the Senate Dis
trict committee. after studying the
matter al length, reported that il would
be 'unwise to depart from the direct
line of New Hampshire avenue which
obtains in the city of Washington, and
which it was the intention under the
original street extension plan of the
District of Columbia should be followed
wherever possible"
Commissioners Plan Injurious.
The Senate committee decided that the
Commissioners plan would cause great
injury to property holders, many OF
whom were reported as not being able
to dedicate the land except at great
personal sacrifice, "as il would involve
the destruction of houses, loss OF de-
sirable frontage and deep cuts, and re-
suit in no benefit to the people winch is
not already afforded.
Both committees have decided that IL
extended in a straight line New liamp-
shire avenue will be of the utmost I'M
portance because of additional territory
which will be thrown open for develop
ment and the creation of a great pubic
thOroughfare.
Protests were received against the
Commissioners plan from the Takoma
Park Citizens Association. the Woodburn
Citizens Association, from citizens or
Petworth and from residents and prop
erty owners along the lines OF New
Hampshire avenue extended, from resi-
dents and property holders in the neigh
borhood of Rock Greek Church road and
from individuals not connected with any
association.
Provisions OF the Two Bills.
The bill as passed by the Senate and
as reported by the House District COM
mittee today provides that within six
months after the passage of the act the
Commissioners shall begin to condemn
the land necessary for the extension OF
the avenue from its present terminus
north of Buchanan street 10 the District
line, with a uniform width of 12o feet.
The West Virginia avenue bill provides
that all Constructions shall be removed
from the land constituting part of West
Virginia avenue, and which was formerly
included in the right of way of the WASH
ington branch of the Baltimore and ONO
railroad, extending in northeastwardlN
direction from near the intersection OF
9th and / streets northwest. through the
three adjacent squares, and TO Restore
this space as a public avenue This bill
has not passed the Senate.
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ADAM \. wEsCHLER. AUCTIONEER.

Assignees Sale of the Entire
Stock OF Builders and Marine
Hardware, Paints, Steam Fit
tings, Packing, Office Furni-
ture. Etc. Contained i'll Store
Northwest Corner Seventh and
X Streets Southwest.
BY virtue Of order of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia. in reassgnmenr
of A. q. Uhler. trading Chler & Co.. the under
signed assignee will sell by public auction. with
IN the above premises MONDAY, THE TENTH
DAY OF FEBRUARY. 1918. at TEN O'CLOCK
AN. Builders and Marine Hardware, Lanterns.
Anchors. Cutlery. Tools, Steam Fittings, Eec-
trira supplies, Garden Implements. Paints,
Narnish; Brushes. Steam Packing. Gaskets. etc,
National Cash Register. Platform Scales Show
eases. Iron Safe, Typewriter. Desks. Office
Chairs, etc.
HORSE. WAGON AND HARNESS.
Tho above stock and equipment will first be
offered : entirety. and il satisfactory bid
is not obtained will be Immediately sold in de-
tail. Terms cash
JAMES B. BROWN. Assignee.
634 Pa. NV.
JOSEPH II. SULLIVAN. Attorney,
fe3 dSdbs eSu Columbian Bldg.
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DR., Kober for Plan.

Mr.. Dyer said today that DR.. George Nj.
Kober Of the board of charities believes
the tuberculosis Hospital should be
placed under the direction of the health
officer, and that there is no general or
weighty argument against it. Mr.. Dyer
has been making an effort in the last two
or three days to get legislation to that
effect through the House in the District
appropriation bill, but under the shower
of points of order his amendments have
been drowned.
During the debate Mr.. Dyer bitterly
criticised the Washington Asylum and
jail. quoting from some of the testimony
by DIR. D. Percy Hickling at the hearings.
Mr.. Dyer said:
Recently a subcommittee of the Dis
trict of Columbia committee made some
inquiry into the Washington Asylum Hos
pital, and as a result of my own investi-
cations and of the Investigations and
opinions of other gentlemen, 1 want to
say that it is a shame and disgrace to
the Capital city of the nation that such an
institution is allowed to exist in the city
of Washington for the care of the sick
poor
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Cherry Trees in Lessons.

Apropos OF Washington's birthday an
niversary they are apt to study little
about cherry trees in the nature study
classes. while in their arithmetic they
are almost certain to be given problems
asking how many rails Abe Lincoln
could split in a month at the rate of so
many day. They pay tribute to Long
fellow by learning a poem or two COM
posed by the great American.
Lincoln's birthday on the 18th will be
the first observed; then Valentine day on
the 18th: next, Washington's anniversary,
but this will have to be observed on the
21st. as the anniversary comes on Satur-
day, and LongfellOws February -.
While all of the days are significant to
the children. possibly not one of them is
more generally enjoyed than is the one
devoted to the cOmmemOratiOn of old ST.
Valentine. for this, after all, is a day for
children and young people.
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Dyer Censures. Hospital Con-
diti0nS in the District.
WILL PUSH LEGISLATION
Desired That Health Board Govern
tuberculosis Institution.
ASYLUM AND JAIL SCORED
"Shame and Disgrace That Such a
Place Is Allowed to Exist in
Capital" He Declares.

An entirely new regime for the Tu-
berculosis Hospital and the Municipal
Hospital is contemplated by Represent
alive Dyer of Missouri and other men,
bers Of the District committee, and the
legislation to place the Tuberculosis
Hospital directly under charge Of the
health department of the District OF
Columbia will be presented to the next
Congress by Representative Dyer.
A supervisor of hospitals and in
finitely better conditions in the Wash
ington Asylum also are included in the
list Of improvements in the hospital
conditions in the District as outlined
today by Representative Dyer.
Further hearings on the Tuberculosis
Hospital situation have been asked for
by members of the board of charities.
Mr. Dyer has made a long study of that
institution and has been on the verge OF
publishing report several times, put
something has interfered each time If
possible the hearings will be granted and
a report made. but it looks now as II the
report would not be presented until the
next Congress-
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NO. 1417 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NORTH
WEST.
BY virtue Of that certain deed Of trust re-
corded in Liber zoos. at folio 1884, of the land
records of the District of Columbia, shall
sell. in front OF the premises. on THURSDAY,
THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1918. AT TALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK IN
THE AFTERNOON. lot nine t9 Of that sub
division in square known as the square west Of
square five hundred ffty-three wv. Of 553)
Of the city Of Washington. as In Book X. w.,
at page 20. of the surveyors office OF said
District. with the improvements thereon.
Terms Of sale: Onc-fourth cash, balance in
one. two and three years. secured on the prop
arty, or all cash, at option of purchaser.
deposit Of 5000 required at time and place of
sale. and further particulars to be then and
there announced.
CHARLES r. BENJAMIN.
fe6-d&ds.exSu Surviving Trustee.
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Exercise Is Needed.

III have recommended outdoor exer-
else, 1 want to lay stress on that not
only as health measure but as a thera-
peutic measure, to permit the recovery
of these insane, because they do not re-
cover as well in dark. ill-ventilated rooms
as they do when they can get out into the
air; and a very little money sufficient to
build fence is all that would be neces-
sary: and for two years We have tried
to get out of our contingent fund a little
money TO build a fence, and let these
human beings out into the fires hair that
they need. not only from the hygienic
but from the therapeutic standpoint.
Il want to make this as emphatic as
can. The alcoholics down there waste
their time after they sober up. and we
have no opportunity to encourage them
to be not only self-supporting. but yield
ing an income for the time they are
there.
Another point, the question of children,
regard with extreme interest. We
have treated during the last year, accord
ing to this report just read. eighty one
children under sixteen years of age. Now,
we have no children's ward there. They
are mixed In with the vilest kind of men
and women, and it is not fair to subject
them to those surroundings. If We have
to take care Of them. We should have a
children'S ward where they can be prop
erly taken care of. l want to emphasize
that as strongly as l. Cdu II IS d Gull
dition which should not be permitted to
exist.
Now. about the remedy. We have been
unfortunate in getting Congress to recog-
nize the fact that they needed and must
have a new hospital. 1t has resulted in
not getting a new hospital and leaving
conditions at the Washington Asylum a
little worse than the previous year.
That" said Mr.. Dyer. is the testi-
mony of the visiting physician in
charge Of that institution. Not only do
these conditions prevail in this insti-
tuition. which consists Of a lot of old
shacks bundled together to take care
of over 1900 OF the sick poor of this
city. but they have children there. too.
During the past year they have had
eighty patients there under sixteen
years of age. They have no ward there
for children. These young boys are
thrown in there with the DRINKS, the
insane and the criminal. That is one
of the hospital conditions existing in
this capital city of the nation. Besides
that, in the Investigations by the COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia, we
found that they have numerous cases
of contagious diseases brought there.
We found that they have numerous
cases of tuberculosis cared for"
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View of DR.. Hickling.

Quoting from DR.. Hickling, he read:
Now. then. We are forced to take
care of every case that is sent to us.
We cannot refuse to admit case, no
matter what the trouble may be. We
have got to take it in and care for it
as best we can. We take in the insane,
the alcoholics, and We take in children
are sent to u.s.. We have not a right
to refuse to admit a case.
Now. another thing: that is, the
crowded condition of the wards [ want
to explain to you what that means. 1t
means more than the word seems to in
dictate. 1t means that the nurses have
to take care of more patients than they
can take care of. 1t means that the
patients are justly dissatisfied. 1t means
accommodations. service accommoda-
lions are all cramped when the wards
are overcrOwded.
Another thing. two wards especially
there-the psychopathic and the base
ment, the anneX-which you saw, where
the colOred men We're, are badly over
crowded most all the year, and are badly
adapted to the treatment of cases. They
do not have sufficient air space. They
do not have sufficient light or suf-
ficient ventilation. Now, then these
insane conditions, the conditions of
the psychopathic wards. where the
criminal as we'll the insane are crowd
ed together; the insane are crowded to-
gether there; the drunk and the sober,
the criminal and the insane. the black
and the white. and the sound mind are all
crowded together there in rooms that
they should not be crowded in; and. more
than that, there is no means, such as
they have in other institutions. for out
door exercise.
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Make Their Own Valentines.

Ihe children in many cases make their
own valentines, and. of course. all of
them are pretty ones. Then a letter box
Is put up, and as part of the work in
civic instruction they learn about the
post office and the postman.
How Uncle Sam attends to the delivery
of mail. the origin of the present system
and numerous other points are discussed
at length. All of this becomes more in
teresting as Valentine day approaches.
The children learn how to send a. letter
by putting the valentines in the box for
their classmates. No one is forgotten
teacher sees to that. Then on Valentine
day the box is opened and with one of the
pupils or teachers acting as pOstman, the
little tokens are distributed. Also, each
of the children makes a valentine which
Is taken home for father or mother.
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AUCTION SALES.
TOMORROW.

In this selection Of stock by our shippers you
will find stock suitable for all purposes, and
now is the time to buy. as stock Is increasing IN
price every day.
Sales Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays.
MAGRATH & KENNEIL.Y, Aucts.
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ADAM \. WESCHLER, AUCTIONEER.
Bankruptcy Sale of Inn
ported and Domestic Gro
Ceries. DeliCatessen. etc.

BY virtue of an order Of the Supreme Court OF
the District Of Columbia. holding Bankruptcy
Court in re Edward Prinetti. bankrupt No. SCI,
tion at weschler's. go Pa. ave. NV. on TUES
DAY, FEBRUARY ELEVENTH. 1913, AT ONE
O'CLOCK PM. 90 boxes Macaroni, % boxes
Raisins. large stock Imported Cheese and Olive
OIL, Mushrooms Olives. Sardnes. Maraschino
Cherries. Miscellaneous Groceries. etc.
Terms: Cash.
WILLIAM BRADFIELD. Receiver.
fe1-d&dbs. eSu Fendall building.
Alma record., 1913-07-10
BEAVER CREEK.

The road north of the Dunn
school house was completed Satur-
day.
Mrs. Homer Vanbuskirk is on the
sick list
Word was received here that Mrs.
Lillian Sibley Uphan of Sethton, but
formerly of this place, is the proud
mother of baby girl.
Mr. Andrew Alexander made a
business trip to Alma Saturday.
Mrs. William Gould was a Sunday
guest at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Homer Vanbuskirk.
The Misses Maude and Lillian
Brown of Ferris Institute, Big Rap
ids, Mrs. Will Pifer of Vestaburg,
guests of the formers cousin, Mrs.
Andrew Alexander, Friday.
Mrs. Otis Mouser was an Edmore
caller Saturday.
Miss Beatrice Wood of Greenville
is visiting at the home of her aunt
Mrs Louis Ingraham.
Mr.. A. F. Wood and Mr.. Theo.
Alma record., 1913-07-10

WANTED-A good size strong trunk
For particulars inquire at Record
Office.
Alma record., 1913-07-10
SEVILLE CENTER.

Alfred Miller and Mary Carll made
a trip to Grand Rapids the latter part
of the week
George and Ruth Shong, Otto and
Hazel Grant, spent Friday, Fourth,
at the river.
Mr.. and Mrs F. Grant were visitors
at the Shong residence Friday even
ing.
H. NJ. Miller, son Willard and A.
Miller, were in Alma Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Welch and
sons, Laurence and Harold, cele-
brated in Alma the Fourth.
Ethel Miller made business trip
to Elwell Thursday.
The Dodgers played Riverdale
again with the hopes of winning the
game. Well not give the score, as
it was in the locals favor.
Rodney Anderson and family left
Thursday morning for Cadillac. They
intended to spend few days with
their mother.
A. E. Miller did business in River
dale Tuesday
Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs. R. R.
Hundey Thursday afternoon, July 10.
VIM. Carll, Jr., has purchased a
new harness and buggy. Swell"
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shong were
Alma callers Thursday.
Miss Alma Smell visited the week
end with F. French and family.
H. M. Miller and son Willard were
in Elwell Thursday.
Mrs. R. Humphrey called on Mrs.
Henry White Thursday afternoon.
A. f. Miller, wife and daughter,
called at Cohoon's Sunday evening.
Rodney Anderson killed his dog
last week. 1t was acting like a mad
dog.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rowley and
children called on the formers par
ents in Alma Tuesday.
George Shong called at A. E. Mil
ler's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Jacobs visited at
r. Humphreys Sunday.
Alma record., 1913-07-10
WHEELER.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Johnstone, DR..
and Mrs. Street, and Miss Lulu
Blackman spent the Fourth in Crys
tai Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Richards of Flint
visited Mrs. Richards parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. l. Rich last week.
Mrs. Newell Bradford visited her
brother, Geo Poland of Mt. Pleasant
last week.
Ethel Street is visiting friends in
Saginaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Taylor and
daughter Laura, of Detroit, is visit
ing Mrs. Taylor's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Lockwood.
Richard Blackman of Onaway is
visiting his mother, Mrs. A. John
stone, for few days.
VIM. Bradford was in Saginaw last
Tuesday.
B. J. Youngs was in St. Louis
Alma record., 1913-07-10

Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. S. Owen of Sag
inaw spent last Sunday with DR.. and
Mrs. Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Tenny of St. Louis
spent last Sunday with Mrs. Tenney'
sister, Mrs. Dell Hall.
Ethel Watson is entertaining a
cousin from Duluth.
Lilah and Bertha Rich were in St.
Louis Thursday night.
Asher and Martha Cook are visit
ing their sister in Durand few days.
Maggie Allen and Ethel Watson
were in Alma Wednesday night
Mrs Charlotte Smith returned
Tuesday from Detroit where she has
been visiting.
Howard Youngs and Herald John
stone are among the boys camping
at Crystal lake for ten days
Mrs. Charles Townsend and daugh-
ter Dora of Alma visited Mrs. Muir
ply Sunday.
Quimby Peters of Ohio is visiting
friends here for few days
George Hawkins of St. Louis visit
ed his daughter, Mrs. Maud Allen,
Sunday.
Ed Allen was in Saginaw Saturday.
Carl Street gave very interesting
paper on Advanced Lighting" at the
Brotherhood, Sunday
Alma record., 1913-07-10
ELM HALL.

Hobert Hicks spent from Wednes-
day till Saturday in Clare the guest
of his friend Floyd Duryee.
Mrs. Gertrude Swartout of Flint
spent last week with her father, DR.
Wilson
Fred Elliott and family spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Ithaca and
Alma.
Mrs. Stella Follick and family were
in Alma from Thursday till Sunday
Miss Nora Smith returned home
from Detroit Saturday night after
spending a week the guest of her
uncle, Herman Smith.
Mrs. Ropert went to Pontiac Mon
day after spending some time with
her uncle, VIM. Conner.
Miss Mamie Harm of Durand is
visiting her friend Gertrude Storm
bough.
Alma record., 1913-07-10

LUMBER FOR SALE-Pine siding,
flooring and finishing lumber, also
fertilizer. F. |. Place, 216 Maple
Avenue If
Alma record., 1913-07-10

FOR RENT-Furnished Room central
location, modern conveniences. En-
quire 3l2 Prospect street. I792t2
Alma record., 1913-07-10

FOR SALE.-Restaurant and Ice
Cream Parlor. Good town. inquire
Record Office. weeks or If
Alma record., 1913-07-10

FOR SALE-Ninety acre farm, well
situated, good buildings, excellent
soil with crops, stock and tools at
bargain price.
j. +. Morgan, owner.
Three and one-half miles north and
west of Elwell. 1924
Alma record., 1913-07-10
Doings of Dismal Dan and Ambitious Archie

Wells of Alma were callers at Earl
Wells Wednesday of last week.
Half Moon Lake is entertaining
lots OF people these hot days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Austin are the
proud parents of little daughter.
William Gould is building an addi-
ton on his barn.
Alma record., 1913-07-10
ITEMS Of SPECIAL INTEREST

GIRLS WANTED-To work in the
silk mills. Clean, light work; good
wages; steady employment. For
particulars as to work, wages and
conditions, address Belding Bros.
& Co., Belding, Mich. April17t13
Alma record., 1913-07-10

Mrs. c. J. Sterlinff who has been in
the city some time has gone to Chicago
for short stay.
Miss Cecilia Hough Of Grand Rapids
spent the Fourth and the remainder of
the week with Miss Beulah Brown, re-
turning home Monday.
Alma record., 1913-07-10

FOR SALE - Grade Holstein bull
calves, sired by Butterboy, former
ly of Michigan Agricultural Col
lege herd; dams seven-eighths Hol-
stein. Harry L. Tubbs, two miles
west and one-half mile south of
Elwell 1904