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Arizona republican., 1913-08-23

work well and managed to keep the flames confined to the building in which they originated
 With the rear portion of the build ing well guarded, attention was turned to the front and west end on Wash ingtOn street and Fourth avenue re- spectively. One stream was worked back and forth the entire length of the building on the Fourth avenue side while two other streams were brought into action at the front of the building. With the breaking of the big plate glass windows, the great mass of smoke accumulated within was released and the firemen Were then enabled to ascertain pretty ac- curately the exact seat of the flames which were gnawing their way to the front with steady persistence. f Men stationed by Chief Sullivan on the roof of the Patrick building finally sounded a call for water and | stream was drawn up to the roof, ! and used to advantage in preventing the roof from igniting. This work. although a necessary part of the 1 business of saving the property. re | suited in the drenching of the upper | story of the Patrick building in which is situated the Patrick Hall, 1 the popular center for mldWlnteT i dances. The offices of the Ari- { zona Concrete Construction company, i those of the architectural firm of l Scott Macdonald X Co. and the furniture store of w. IT. Patrick are located in the ground floor space of the Patrick building, but beyond
 the drenching of the floors, these concerns suffered very little conven- ! fence and slight losses.
 Within very few minutes after | the flames had been discovered there
 were thousands of spectators upon the scene and hundreds of automobiles and horse drawn vehicles The po- lice were kept busy preventing the crowd from working it's way in upon the firemen, particularly after the fire had gotten so far under
 control that the flames were no long
 or a menace and the heat was
 bearable.
 Two or three arrests were made of drivers of automobiles, who ig- nored the fire regulations prohibitine
 driving over the fire hose. The culDrits were given warnings by Chic of Police Moore and then released
 While the flames were mounting sky
 ward and the firemen were settling
 down to the hard work in hand Morris Arons, the victim of thu
 first flash of flame was being careC
 for temporarily at the Wakelin Drut
 store. There Dr. F. w. Baum ap
 piled temporary dressings and thel " IContinued on Page Five1
Arizona republican., 1913-08-23
WJe 0fDr. Start Ends s.Life By Poison
 Route H POYtldnd
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPArcHI


 PORTLAND, Aug. 22.-Mrs. Harry Start, wife of pr. Harry Start. one of Portland's notorious vice clique who was released on appeal after his con- viction and fled to Hong Kong, com mitted suicide early today by poison at her home in one of the fashionable residence districts. Since her husbands conviction and his departure for the orient. Mrs. Start has refused to mingIe with her neighbors, admitted no one to her house and refused to answer tele- phone calls, while at night her moans could be heard for a block until her neighbors' sleep was disturbed.
 This morning neighbors found on the porch of the Start home a letter from pr. Start to his wife, telling of his plans for himself and her in the Orient. The door was forcibly opened by the police when they were notified and the woman's nude body was found on the stairs.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-23
Physical Valuation Conference.
TASSOCTATED PRESS DISPATCHI

DENVER, Aug. 22-SiXty represen- tatives of the engineering depart ments of the railroads all over the
 vest met here today in conference over the proposed valuation of physi- cal property of the railroads by the United States government. In accor- dance with a request made by the government authorities soon after the federal statute for physical valuation was enacted the railroad officials of the country appointed a committee to corporate with the government.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-23
Continued on Page Two)

east to New York where the colonel sails shortly for South America on combined lecture and hunting trip,
 W hich he says will be as interesting and difficult as his famous African
 experience He will speak before
 University audiences only, touching
 on economic subjects. His hunting
 trip will be made up the Rio Plata
 and across a portage to the affluence
 of the Amazon, thence down that
 stream to it's mouth. Governor Hunt leaves Flagstaff this evening for
 Phoenix on the train. Superinten- dent Sims of the State Prison, is in charge of the auto party and goes Cr to Grand Canyon accompanied by | Harry Welch, Robert A. Turnbull Jay Alkre Harry Shea and myself
Arizona republican., 1913-08-23
BIG FURNITURE STORE
 GOES UP w FLAMES
 FROM LAMP EXPLOSION
EXPRESS COMPANY
 ASKS REHEARING

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 22.- Application for a rehearing was filed today by the Wells Fargo Express Company in the case re- gently decided by the state rail way commission involving the re- adjustment of the corporations rate schedules. Seven reasons were assigned as grounds SIf- ,ficient for reversal of the finding of the board
Arizona republican., 1913-08-23
TAMMANY NAMES M'CALL
Mayor Gaynor Will Also Run for Re
 election on Independent Ticket.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
 

AsSOCTATED PKESS DIsPATCHI
 NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-With Edward E. McCalrs acceptance to- day of Tammany Halls designation as it's candidate for mayor and John PurrOy Mitchell, collector of the port already picked to lead the Flu sionists Mayor William J. Gaynor, was placed in the lists for re election on the Independent ticket by friends this afternoon. They asserted em- phatically that he would run. This fndependent ticket may be partly fu- sion, partly Tammany and partly new.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-23
Believed Now He Will At tempt to Arrange New Basis of Negotiations With United States Be fore Next Tuesday
WILSON MAY NOT
 READ MESSAGE
President Still Works on
 Document, But Makes
 None of It's Contents Pub lie Wishing to Keep It Up to Developments of Hour

MEXICO, CITY. Aug. 22.-The advisability of calling an extra session of congress to deal with the situation growing out of the representation of President Will son TO President Huerta were dls- cussed today by the committee in congress.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-23
President Sees Family.
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1srArcHl


 WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-President Wilson was surprised today by a visit from Mrs Wilson and his youngest daughter, Miss Eleanor, whom he had not seen for five weeks. Mrs. Will son and her daughter return to Cor nlsh, New Hampshire, next week,
Arizona republican., 1913-08-23

(Continued on Page Ffve1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
the prize, IL silver cup. as the prettest
baby from the eastern division.
Other Winners at Show.

Other Winners at Show.
Other winners in the baby show were:
Twins-Morsel a. and William Lesby
Brooke, age three months, sons of Nor
sell and Mary P. Brooke, 400 41st street,
Tenleytown, d. c.; prize, gold neckchain
and pendant to each.
Fattest-Sylvia Kathryn Wilson. age
ten months daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth
Wilson of 613 New Jersey avenue north
west: prize. baby silver set.
Tiniest-Jack Warren King. are seven
teen months, son of Arthur \. and Hat
tie F. Isins Of AIS sth street southwest;
prize. baby silver set.
Red-headed boy-Clifton Owen, age ten
months. son of Abner j. Owen of 20oS
18th street northwest; prize, diamond
ring.
Red-beaded girl-Ellen Wagner Tru-
man. age sixteen months. daughter of G..
w Truman of SOC 18th street northwest
prize, bracelet
Blond boy-Frank Raynor Thornacht
age eighteen months. of CAT Sth street
northeast; prize. diamond ring.
Blond gir'-Thelma Louise Ricketts,.
age sixteen months, of 1431 East Capitol
street; prize, bracelet
Youngest girl-Mary Jane Rudasel1, age
one and one-half months, of Seat Pleas
ant. Md: prize. silver bread tray.
Youngest boy-Etney Amory Na/al,
age two months, son of Frank t. ian
uel of 81 Ingram street northwest; prize,
silver butter dish.
Prettiest from Columbia division-Wood-
row Kavaney Glascock. age fourteen
months 1879 / street northeast: prize,
silver cup.
Prettiest from northeastern division
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Florence Lorraine Oliver. age ten montns'
500 L street northeast: prize, silver cup.
Prettiest from southern division-Leona
Estelle shenk. age eight months, 7o4 :"
street northwest; prize, silver cup.
Prettiest from northern division-
Charles Grin Groves. age seven months
80 Harvard street northwest; prize sli-
yer cup.
Prettiest from western division-Helen
Shrier. age twelve months, Conduit road;
prize. silver cup.
Prettiest from mechanical department
Vincent Ambrose Sisler. jr., age twenty
two months, 1921 Ontario road; prize,
silver cup.
Prettiest from track and roadway
Thelma Lucille Garner, age nine months.
3411 Georgia avenue northwest; prlze'
silver cup.
Prettiest from Potomac Electric Power
Company-Norman Wallace Stansbury,
age twenty-five months, $500 G street
northwest: prize. silver cup.
Committee in Charge.
The committee having charge of the
entertainment follows: William L. Clarke.
chairman Christmas committee; E. 5.
NARROW, vice chairman: c.. G. Morgan.
secretary.
Entertainments. j. Mersheimer. chair
man; w. n. De Neale, ]. A. Kaiser, j. c.
Mclaughlin, j. G. Gray, l.. B. Schloss
Decorations. 1. Tolson, chairman; FL.
G. Torbert, Louis Brown, Ed Staub, III.
3. Hart, A. W. Hawkins
Distribution--W A. Wenner, chairman; ;
w. II. Dement,. j. E. X. Shaw, c. j. Pitt.
George Derene, J. w. Wenner. L. w.
Whitehead, l.. J.. Johnston. III. S. CORN
ley, w. L. Anderson. r. b. Saunders, s.
j. Devine, W. III. Member.
n-.- II ol,a; ~
E. Brown, L. S. Helm, C. N. Marsh.
Purchasing-M NJ. Merrill. chairman;
J. b. Hoellman, r. W. Crowell, V. A.
Siser.
Trees-W S. Balenger, chairman; D. T.
Frazier. c. S. Reich.
Reception-C. S. Kimball. chairman: w.
F.. Ham. L. Z. Sinclair. F. j. Whitehead.
G. G. Whitney. A. S. Parry, G. IL. Ret
few, w. 0. Gibson. ]. Z. Tenley, II. NJ
KeySer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
SPECIAL NOTICES.

PHYSICIANS. SURGEONS AND MIDWINES
desiring 10 enter the January 1911. exainina-
fion OF applicants f0r licenses 20 practice In
the District 90 Columh!a must tie their appll-
cation with the undersigned or before Janu-
arg ;. 49,. GEO =. DEER. NJ. d.
Secretary Board Of Medical Supervisors
THE ANNUAL. MEETING or TIE STOCK
bidders OF ihe Atlantic building Co. for the
election ~ officers and directors for the en-
suing ye.r and transactin- such other bust
ress may properly before toe meet
.lS. VII be held III th- Office Of the COM
Pany, rs South Royal St. AleSandria. Va
Thursday. January II. 1914 al II o'clctk an
" VI PARKER. President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
Entertainment Features.

Clarence p. King. president, opened the
festivities with a short address, during
which he lauded the little children of the
roads employees. The entertainment fea-
lures included an exhibition by twenty
four Boy Scouts of Takoma Park Troop
No II, George Moore, comedy Juggler;
Myron Baker troupe. cyclist; Rose Royal
and the high school horse. Chesterfield,
and last, but in the eyes Of the children
most important Santa Claus. Santa
Claus greeted all OF the children ana
then assisted in the distribution of the
presents. which were piled high on long
table on the stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
PALMISTRY.

HAVE YOUR HAND READ BY MIR. DAOUD.
the well known scientific palmist. Readings.
one dollar. Phone North 1870. Studio. 1922
- st: NV Hours. II an. to { pm
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Tax Exemption in Foreign Tongues.

a regulation permitting the text of
certificates of ownership used by non
resident foreigners who claim exemption
from the income tax to be printed in any
foreign language under the English text
has been issued by the internal revenue
bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
NOTICE oF ANNrAI. MEETING


Pursuant to Section l. Article ~. Of bylaws.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting
Of The stockholders Of the Capital Traction
Company scr the election Of directors for the
ensuing year. and such other business a may re
brought Before the meeting. will be held at the
once Of the company. 36th ard VI streets north
Il. 1914. at tO.45 O. CLOCK am.
H. y. CRAMPTON. Secretary.
NOTICE GLEN ECHO TAXPAYERS--A
meeting IS called for January :. 1911. al ;
o'clock pm. the residence Of Arthur J.
Houghton. force suit now filed. comfy conr,
n Rockville. denying the levy of water ana
sewer tax. Come and hep rs -
81 ARTHUR j. HOtGHIoN.
FOR TIE NEXT IL DAYS WILL PUT iP
hos saIs iron spout and gutter for t5c per r.
Timing and heating j. II. SIMMS. 1910 'th
i. Phone \, IiSa
TIE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SIo h
hDldcrs 81 the Washington Railway ana Fee
tr.- Company far the purpose ar e4ffilh.
l.aa-d ~ directors To serve for the cu>ur:i2
YEAR and a. transact sHeh other business ~
raw properly come before the meeting WI,
IFS. held AT the Office of the company l4th anu
SITS NV. Washington, u. G.. on Satur-
day January IL 1914. at l.. O'CLOCK hueh
III connection Herewith the BOOKS Tor IN
transfer Of stock 81 said company pursuant
IL the bylaws will he closed from the eiose
~ business January = 1911. Ia the opening
Of business on January ;. 1918.
:. X. BOWEN, Secretary
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nigan. several years ago, achieved notori-
ETY. by assisting in the rescue of several
skaters at the bathing beach. He also
was struck by lightning on one OCCASION
and since that time, II is stated, he suf-
fered as a result of his injury. Banni
gan formerly resided in st. Marys
county, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31

FOR RENT-DESIRABI.E 1oROON AND BATH
hr,ek: modern improvements. central location:
good condition: rent reduced to $4l.5l. 'io3 II
~ NV. Apply ". CLARENCE MILLER. GIT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
Funeral of Samuel Levering.

Funeral services for Samue. lowering.
who died Sunday at the residence of his
son, 1913 Livingston street northwest
were held this afternoon at O'Clock. The
funeral was from the Friends Meeting
House. 18th and Irving streets northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31

A large audience last night enjoyed the
cantata which formed the main attrac-
ton of the Christmas celebration OF
Ingram Memorial Church. The per-
Torrance was repeated by the original
cast by request
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Former Policeman Bannigan Dies.

Charles Bannigan, a retired policeman,
died at his home. 72T Sth street south
west, last night. He had been sick the
past year. it is stated. although he had
been seriously i'll only two weeks Ban
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31

THE ANNUAL MEETING oF. THE SIock-
holders Of the City and suburban halI"ay
~ Washfngrou for The purpose OF electin. a
board of directors to serve for the ensuing
year and TO transact such other business a.
nav properly come before the meetn. VII,
y. held az the office Of TIE company, lith am
4 - NV Washington. u. e. on saturday
January Il 1914, at l. o'clock noon. n
connection herewith the books for The trans
fer II stock OF said company pursuant 10 tn'
- laws will be- closed from the close OF puS4
mess On January . 1914. to the opening %
business on January :, 1914.
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cos-2Io 7th ST. S.W.-EACH CONSISTING OF
large store AMI tw" adjoining rooms, with
cellar and yard. Rent cheap.
Also i1-room and bath residence. l12 Md
ave s.w. Apply ". CLARENCE MILLER, CIT
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K|DD|ES ARE GIVEN
CHRISTMAS TREAT
Two Thousand Children of
Washington Railway EN-
pl0yes Entertained.
LITTLE MISS PENN HELD
TO BE CHAMPION BABY
Several Prizes Are Awarded to Tiny
Cherubs From All Sec
tions of City.

More than 1000 little children of the
employees of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company gathered at the Ma
tional Theater yesterday afternoon to
participate in the annual Christmas en-
tertainment given by the company. This
is the thirteenth year in which the enter
tainment has been given, and every year
has been greater than the other
All kinds of entertainment are furnished
for the children, after which toys, candies
fruits and nuts are given them There
were doll babies for the girls, sleighs and
skates for the boys, games for both boys
and girls. Every child received a pres
ent. However. the part of the show which
attracted the most attention was the baby
show, Il new feature of the Christmas en-
tertainment. in which ninety babies were
entered. The baby show was the idea
of Clarence p. King, president of the
road, and 1t was pronounced success
in every way.
Taken in Special Cars.
The children were carried to the theater
in special cars. and tickets were furnished
them for their return. it being impracti-
cable to run specials for the return trip,
owing to the heavy traffic in the late
afternoon.
Commissioner Oliver p Newman for
mer Commissioner Cuno Fl. Rudolph and
Mrs. Ben Johnson, wife of Representative
Johnson of Kentucky, We're the judges at
the baby show. They selected Miss Cor
leise Anita Penn, sixteen months old,
daughter of Spencer NJ and Matte G.
Penn OF 1916 & street northeast as the
all-round champion of the show. \ sew
ing machine was delivered to the Penn
home today. Little Miss Penn also took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
Get License to Marry.

Licenses to marry have been issued
here 10 Thomas Holmead Quinter and
Miss Clara \. Scherrer, both of
Wheaton. this county, and Everett T.
Burke and Miss Mary L. Howard, also
Of this county.
Charles A Collins, sixty years DID,
died near Rockville of u complication
OF diseases. He was unmarried. The
funeral took place from Humphreys
Chapel here yesterday, the services be-
ing conducted by Rev. Frank NJ. Rich
ardson. pastor of the Southern Meth
odist Church. Burial was In Rockville
Union cemetery. Until very recently
Mr.. Collins lived near Takoma Park
Sheriff Peyton Whalen has announced
the appointment of Richard Gray of
Germantown as d deputy sheriff. a posi-
ton he held under former Sheriffs Welt
and Howard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-31
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
William II. Linkins of Wheaton
District Dies Suddenly-Burial
Tomorrow,
'peeial Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Nd. December 81 1919.
William II. Linkins, a longtime resi-
dent of Wheaton district, this county,
died yesterday morning at his home,
near Aspen, aged seventy nine years.
His death was sudden and was due to
heart disease. He Is survived by his
wife, who was a Miss Van Horn of
this county, and four sons. The funeral
will take place at IL o'clock tomorrow
morning from the family residence.
burial 10 be in Rockville Union GENE
terry. Mr.. Linkins was one of the best
known citizens OF the lower section of
the county.
Mrs. Maria {. Lynch, wife of John
H. Lynch. died at her homo, near
GAINESVILLE She was about sixty-five
years old. Her death was due to
paralysis and followed d long illness
She IS survived by her husband, one
son and one daughter The funeral took
place yesterday from st. Marys Cath
Ole Church. GAINESVILLE. burial being
in the cemetery near the church.
Christian Wissler Hershey, forty-one
years old, of Lancaster. Pa, and Miss
Martha Chapman Williams, twenty
four years old. Of Newport, Va, were
married in Rockville yesterday after
noon by Rev. o. ". Barnes, pastor of
the Christian Church.
The commonwealth., 1913-08-29
WILSON WILL LET MEXICANS
FIGHT II OUT TO A FINISH

W'3.lnnrton. Aug. 27-Prcsi-
drol Wnodrnw Wilson went to
Congrrsy TODAY and revealed how
fine IIuprta provisional govern
mont in Mexico had rejected the
frirnI,hiu ur the limited States
and #, effort to aid in fine rs-
ttbNJ,hnurnt Of peace and a gov
crnmcrt which could be rcrog-
njlrd by 'biq nation and which
would be ybryrd and rcspcctcd
bv MrxirD'y own DcopIr
In a statement which brcathcd
rcurct ard synDathy in every
phrase fine president chung ten
ari1u>Iv 10 optimism as 10 the uI-
innate result Notwithstanding thp
The commonwealth., 1913-08-29
NOTICE OF SALE.

Ir,A, a -.
% unuer hhu oy virtue OF the authority
s.'; sestra N me as trustee named IN that
t ter1alh ,L instrument My n OF writing executed
py Wy Tonn W, bfummitt ., ana wlfe, Emma
w. hfo'nm'tt' on Apr'l zlst; 1918, to
me as trustee to secure an Indebtedness
1nere'n 1T.,, named TO me as trustee for
ninneh' Hollweg ana company, and as
% trustee ior ueuoes.browh onoe Com
phny, : a,l % o! ,ne ci,y OF ind,anap'lls'
MARION warrior ,oun'y; INDIANA, whIcn Sa,d m
sIrumeht sV, IS duly recorded IN Book
E!even W llll at page loi OF the records
oi mortgages ana Deees OF trust on
lano IN Lehore Couhty' MlssissipPl,
leiele e'ce W WHICH Is HeIeDy naOe, ue-
The commonwealth., 1913-08-29
VALUABLE BOOKLETS FREE

ITO Help Southern Producers Find
Markets for the Products Of the Soil
is a slogan of the market department
Of the Southern Railway and affiliated
lines, (ncIuding the Mobile & Ohio. the
| Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pa
cifc, the Alabama Great Southern, and
the Georgia, Southern and Florida
and with this end in view, two booklets
have recently been issued which should
prove of great value to fruit, vegetable
and truck growers of the Southeastern
territory.
One of these booklets contains as
complete a list as could be compiled of
the brokers, commission merchants.
jobbers and receivers of vegetables and
berries located ut the principal cities of
the United States and Canada east of
the Rocky Mountains The booklets
give the name Of dealers, character of
business, and commodities handled in
each town together with the population
of the town A copy will be furnished
free of charge to any grower of vege-
tables or berries along the line of the
Southern Railway and affiliated lines.
The second booklet contains a list of
the fruit, vegetable, and melon grow.
ers in the territory served by the Mo
bile and Ohio Railroad and the Southern
Railway in Mississippi and will be pIac-
ed in the hands of dealers throughout
the North and East 1t is planned to
issue similar booklets covering other
territory throughout the Southeast.
The work OF the market department
is in the hands of market agents locat-
ed at Atlanta, St. Louis, Cincinnati
and Washington whose services are at
all times at the disposal of farmers liv-
ing along the Southern Railway and
affiliated lines.
The commonwealth., 1913-08-29
NOTICE.

To George Lee, whose post office ad-
dress is unknown:
You are hereby notified that a gar
nishment against the Yazoo & Miss
issippi Valley Railroad Company was
issued by the undersigned on attach.
ment sued out against your estate by
?. B. Portwood, on the 22nd dav Of
July, 1918, and the said garnishee has
filed its answer admitting an indebted
ness due you in certain sum mention
ed In said answer, and suggesting your
claim of exemption, you are therefore
commanded to appear before the court
of the undersigned in the city of Green.
wood on the 7th day of September,
1918. to assert your right to the exemp
tion suggested by. said garnishee.
This the 9Th day of August, 1919.
D. p, MONTGOMERY,
Justice Of the Peace.
The commonwealth., 1913-08-29
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS,

Notice is hereby given that the Lane
and Personal Assessment Rolls for 1871;
are now on file in the Office of the Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors will hea,
all objections to said rolls at its regu
lar September 1918 meeting, at which
time the Board will also equalize the
assessments on said rolls.
After which time no changes will be
made on either roll.
Please be present and see that your
assessments are correct.
This August 4th. 1918.
HARRIS GRAY,
Assessor.