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Evening star., 1913-11-21
CAPT. JAMES N. EDGAR
DIES AT THE AGE OF 72
Was for Twelve Years Commander
of the Old Guard of
the District.

Capt. James Morgan Edgar. founder
and for twelve years commander Of the
Old Guard of the District, died yesterday
at the family residence, 1882 street
northwest, after lingering illness. Capt.
Edgar was employed in the internal rev.
enue bureau and was seventy-two years
old
The funeral will be held from the resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
and the interment will be in Arlington
cemetery. The pallbearers will be
chosen from the Old Guard. Kit Carson
Post. c. A. r.; the Loyal Legion and
Union Soldiers Alliance. Of which the
deceased was a member.
Capt. Edgar was born in Philadelphia
in 1s41 and enlisted In the list Pennsyl-
vania Infantry at the outbreak OF the
civil war. He was taken prisoner by the
Confederates at the engagement at Balls
Bluff, Va, in 1861, and confined in Libby
prison for six months.
When exchanged he entered the 1lth
Missouri Volunteer Cavalry. and in Feb
ruary, 1896, was discharged for disabil-
ity after having reached a first lieuten-
antcy. He was deputy United States
marshal for the northern district OF Ala
bama from 1870 to 1877. when he entered
the internal revenue bureau, where he
remained until June OF this year. when
he gave up his work on account of fail
ing health.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
HUNDREDS OF EAGLES
ATTEND OYSTER ROAST
Second Entertainment of Season Is
Featured by Interesting
Program.

Eagles Hall, 9th and E streets north
west. was the scene last night of the
second oyster roast of the season given
by that organization. Eight hundred
members and their friends attended The
roast followed an entertainment In which
the following persons took part: S. Kel-
lum and A. B. Williams. piano and drum
duet: Edward Hutchinson, barytone bal
lads: Col r. L. Montague. monologue;
George T. Budd. tenor solo; Eugene Tay-
lor. recitation; George Gaver, address.
The Coming Thanksgiving: Richard
Edwards. artistic dances; John Cammei,
baritone solos: Peter White, address,
THE History Of the Eagles: James L.
Tierney. tenor soloist. Grandpa" Will
liams was awarded the prize In the
oyster-eating contest
The speech of welcome was delivered
by Worthy President Wolf who pre-
sided over the affair. The committee
in charge was composed of Luther Is.
Hayes chairman; a. s. Morgan, sec
retary and treasurer: Worthy President
David Wolf. Joseph Bresnahan, Eugene
Taylor, Fitzhugh Tayloe Joseph S.
Kessler, George T. Budd, George Gaver
Walter Reynolds. Morris Hirshkivitz
age, r. L. Montague, John Campbell,
Edward Coughlan. William Z. Evans,
George e. Evans. Peter White, w. w.
Woodfield. S. Kamnisky. w. E. Cowen,
William Bronson, Kirk Martin, f. j.
McGolrick, Jacob Oppenheimer, George
Denham, r. r. Young and Fred
Kneessi.
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in one Of Peters long ears and tell him
to watch out"
After while he heard Sammy Jays
voice growing fainter and fainter in the
Green Forest Finally he couldn't hear
it at all. "Whoever was there has gone
away and Sammy has followed Just to
torment him." thought Paddy. He was
very busy making bed. He Is very
particular about his bed Is Paddy the
Beaver. He makes 1t Of fine splinters. of
weed which he splits off with those won
derful great cutting teeth Of his. This
makes the driest kind OF a bed. 1t re-
quires a great deal of patience and work.
but the patience is one OF the first things
u little beaver learns. and honest work
well done is one Of the greatest pleasures
in the world. as Paddy long ago found
out for himself. So he kept at work on
his bed for some time after all was still
outside.
At last Paddy decided that he would
go over to his aspen trees and look them
over to decide which ones he would cut
the next night. He slid down one Of
his long halls. out the doorway at the
bottom of the pond and then swan up
to the surface, where he floated for a
few minutes with just his head out of
water. And all the time his eyes and
Evening star., 1913-11-21
A Footprint in the Mud.

Very early one morning Paddy the
Beaver heard Sammy Jay making
terrible fuss over in the aspen trees on
the edge of the pond Paddy had made in
the Green Forest. Paddy couldn't see be-
cause he was inside his house, and 1T
has no window, but he could hear. He
wrinkled UP his brows thoughtfully.
Seems to me that Sammy Is very much
excited this morning" said he. talking
to himself, u way he has because he is
so much alone when he screams like
that Sammy is usually trying to do two
things at once-Inake trouble for sonle-
body and keep somebody else out of trou-
BILE: and when you come to think Of it,
that's rather a funny way of doing. 1t
shows that he isn't all bad, and at the
same time he is long way from being
all good Now / should say from the
sounds that Sammy has discovered Reddy
Fox trying to steal up on some one over
where my aspen trees are growing.
Reddy is afraid of me- but / suspect that
he knows that Peter Rabbit has been
hanging around here q lot lately watch
ing me work, and he thinks perhaps he
can catch Peter. I shall have to whisper
Evening star., 1913-11-21
BERESFORD CUP WON
BY LIEUT.. w. H. SHEPHERD
u. S. Army Officer Captures Trophy
for Second Time-Other Horse
Show Events.

NEW YORK, November 21.-In the fea-
ture event OF the afternoon at the inter
national horse show IN Madison Square
Garden yesterday. Lieut.. William ii.
Shepherd. 81 Field Artillery. IN competi-
ton with other officers OF the United
States Army. won permanent possession
OF the Beresford cup. With the same
horse, Marshal Ney. he won the trophS
last year. Lieut. Waldo c. Potter, riding
Deceive. took second place. while thira
went to Lieut. Leroy L. Collins on Bristol
The Beresford cup was presented b
Lord Decies. competition for IL being r.
stricted to United States army officers
riding government-owned horses.
In another championship class. that for
pony stations, the award went TO Horace.
tr.. entry OF the Willisden farm. Thomas
W. Murphy, veteran driver of the GranN
Circuit, captured the blue ribbon in the
class for four-year-old stations with hts
J. Malcolm Forbes.
Judge William II. Moore won blue rib
bons and a second award his entry In III
four-in-hand class beating that OF Alfred
G. Vanderbilt With Marcel and Modoc
and wallenstein, second prize in the clase
for pairs.
The Challenge cup for the best hackne
stallion at the show was Won by AGuinus
exhibited by the Auburn farm.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
SUFFRAGE LEAGUE MEETS.
Teachers Association of Fairfax
County Elects Officers.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
VIENNA, Va, November p, 1913
The November meeting of the Equal
Suffrage League Of Fairfax County was
held at Falls Church Wednesday after
noon, with Miss Matte A. Gundry presid-
ing. Mrs. NJ. E. Brooke of Chevy Chase
and Mrs. Ingle of Forest Glen gave talks
on suffrage questions and number of
new members were added to the league.
The Confederation of Organized Glasses
of Fairfax County is to hold j. conven-
ton at Herndon Sunday.
At the meeting of the Teachers Asso-
citation of Fairfax county last week Mrs.
Mary s. Moffatt was elected president
Mrs Birch. vice president; Miss Sarah T.
Cox, secretary, and Miss Sadie Detweiler
treasurer. Mrs. Moffatt. Miss Katharine
Groh. ". H. Sanger and r. L. Deal were
elected delegates to the convention at
Lynchburg next week to represent the
teachers, and Dallas Berry, j. s. Wiley
and Philip Ward will represent the school
board.
The November term of court met this
week at Fairfax Court House. with Judge
Thornton Of Manassas presiding.
At the meeting of the Civic League OF
Robey this week the residents of that
town agreed to change the name Of their
town to Montclaire
Evening star., 1913-11-21
RElNSTATED IN SERVICE
AFTER LAPSE OF SIX YEARS
President Wilson's Order Restores
George q. Harm, Jr., to Position
in Weather Bureau.

President Wilson has issued an execu-
tive order directing that George L. Harm,
jr., Of Ohio, may be reinstated in the clas-
sified service under the Department of
Agriculture, notwithstanding the length
OF his separation from the service"
Mr.. Harm" the order states, was
removed from the position of assistant
observer at a salary at the rate Of $1,000
per annun, in the weather bureau. Sep
tember %. 1909. the reason given at the
time being for spitefulIy attacking his
superior officer through the instrumen.
tality of third person. The Secretary
of Agriculture reports that from a care.
full examination of the case it does no,
appear that Mr.. Harm was guilty of the
Evening star., 1913-11-21
SHELTER IN PROSPECT.
Improvement ct Fish Wharf for Ben.
eft of Vessel Masters.

Among the temporary improvements to
be made at the oyster wharf. foot of 18th
street southwest. before the building Of
the new wharf and flshhouse, is the erec-
ton Of a small shelter that the masters
of oyster boats may use in inclement
weather while arranging with customers
for the sale Of their cargoes. AS it is
now, in bad weather the oyster sellers
and buyers have to stand out In the rain
and snow while making their bargains.
and the District authorities. in view Of
the wharfage paid by the oyster boats,
believe the vessel masters are entitled to
some comforts. SO the erection of the
shelter has been determined upon.
1t is stated that the structure will be a
small one and will be unheated. being
simply designed as a protection from fall
ing weather. It Is to be erected at the
south end Of the buildings on the west
side Of the oyster wharf. It is underwood
that work on the structure will b. start
ed at once and that 1t will be ready for
use in three or four days.
Evening star., 1913-11-21

charge made against him: that the pres
entation of the matter was made by the
third party of his own volition and not at
the solicitation of any one. and that Mr..
Harm had no knowledge OF his intention
to submit to the President an attack on
the chief Of the weather bureau. In view
OF Mr. Harms excellent record for tn
dustry, accuracy and efficiency In the
department, as evidenced BY reports
which were received during the time he
was in the employ of the weather bureau
and the fact that his dismissal from the
service was not warranted. the Secretary
OF Agriculture recommends that the civil
service rule requiring that separation
must have occurred within one year next
preceding the requisition OF the nominat-
ing or appointing officer for q reinstate-
ment certificate be waived in this case.
The civil service commission does not
concur in recommending that an execu-
tive order be issued in this case
Evening star., 1913-11-21

all he looked at the ground. Yes. sir:
Paddy just studied the ground. You see
he hadn't forgotten the fuss Sammy Jay
had been making there. and he was try
ing to find out what 1t was all about. At
first he didn't see anything unusual but
by and by he happened to notice a little
wet place. and right in the middle of it
was something that made Paddy's eyes
open wide. It was footprint. Some one
had carelessly stepped in the mud
Hal" exclaimed Paddy. and the hair
on his back lifted ever SO little. and for
a minute he had a prickly feeling all
over. The footprint was very much like
that Of Reddy Fox. only 1t was larger.
"Ha!' said Paddy again. THAT certain
" is the footprint of Old Man Coyote! l
see / have got to watch out more sharp
ly than / had thought for. All right,
Mr.. Coyote, now that l know you are
about you'll have to be smarter than l
think you are to catch me. You certainly
will be back here tonight looking for me,
SO I think I'll do my cutting right now
in the daytime.
Evening star., 1913-11-21

to overlook other parts of the postal serv-
ice. 1t will pay a thousand dollars to any
employe who will invent or devise la
device which 1t can use. and II
has reward ready for any outsider VINO
will show It how to save money by cur
failing labor or by increasing efficiency.
With the postal savings banks taxing
all the small savings of the working peo
pie OF the country and converting them
into interest-bearing funds I'm their behalf
and into active working funds In behalf
OF the business world. and with the parcel
post being developed along lines that will
permit the consumer and the producer to
clasp hands across the sea of middlemens s
profits, the postal service of the future
promises to prove even greater factor
In the economic development Of the coun-
try.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
HEARINGS BEGIN MONDAY.
Representative Page Makes State
ment About District Bill.

Hearings on the District appropriation
bill are scheduled to start next Monday
morning in the House appropriation COM
mittee rooms. with Representative Page
OF North Carolina chairman OF the sub
committee in charge of the bill
Mr.. Page had intended to hold the tIrst
hearings this week. but was prevented by
illness in his family. No hearings have
been held on the bill as Yet. and a state
ment by Mr.. Page today denies the pub
lished account of the committees decision
to report a bill carrying the same amount
as last year.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
Prison or Kansas, His Choice.

FRANKLIN, Pa. November 21.-Ciivon
his choice between a thirty-year sentence
to the penitentiary or Punishment 10 the
dry state of Kansas by Judge q. ).
Criswell. In criminal court YESTERDAY
William Hogan OF Franklin chose the lat
ter. Hogan. who had pleaded guilty L.
a charge OF larceny. was liable TO an au-
tomato sentence OF thirty years, he
cause he had twice before been convicted
on the same charge. Friends Will make
up a purse SO that Hogan can go To
Kansas.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
lust HUMAN
NATURE
q mPMIaAotr ~ohNsao

A moving picture machine photo
graphed Uncle Billy Slocum and his wife
They went to see the show. She won't
believe the man In the picture is Uncle
Billy because lie moved so fast. And
Uncle Billy wouldn believe the woman
was his wife because she never said Il
word.
Every time you find fountain pen
working to perfection you feel so joyous
and excited you forget what you were
going to write
When man says he is a socialist he
seems TO expect you to be just much
interested and agitated as If the fact
made any difference.
Willie plays the violin. Sadie sings a
song. Father to escape the din plays
poker all night long.
When a man finds it easy TO join Il
louge he feels fiattered until he finds out
what u lot of people have been laying
for Il chance TO help initiate him.
Said Ethelinda: "Robert. dear. before
our troth we plight. you must economize.
fear and study day and night to put
some extra cash away. Although true
love is nice, you know we'll have the rent
Robert gazed at her a while. She seemed
a precious prize. He answered with
tender smile, I'm wise. sweetheart: I'm
wise Thenceforth he seldom went to
shows lie lived on milk and pie He wore
thin shoes and rusty hose and last years $
hat and tie. AS to the savings bank
lie strode, u stack Of dimes TO leave. fair
Ethelinda past him rode with Gerald Gil
dersleeve In vain he tried as she went
past to throw naughty stare. That
buzzaline brushed by SO fast it nearly
singed his hair. He sought to drive the
dumps away and climbed high up to see
IA moral and instructive play; a quarter
was the fee. And there midst Fashions S
CAV parade fair Ethel's form he saw
where for two seats five bucks were
paid by Scaddington Degraw. And later
I, when he went to munich biscuit DER
| the way. he saw fair Ethel with a bunch
OF swells In a caffay. And that's why
| Bob went out and bought a sporty uni
/ form and tried to eat more than he ought
and set q pace so warm that Etheiinda-
girls draw near and heed her dreadful
| fate,-woke up 10 what a dashing dear
Boz was. But all too late.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
Danish Scientific Expedition Starts,

COPENHAGEN, November 21.-A
Danish scientific expedition, headed by
DR.. Mortensen. will start from here to-
day on deep-sea exploration and
biological and geological investigation.
The expedition will first visit the Phil
ippines, and from there will proceed TO
Japan, Australia. New Zealand. Hawaii.
Vancouver and the Gulf of Panama, and
will return by way Of the United States.
1t will occupy two and a half years in
the work.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
Hotel Men End Campaign.

CHICAGO, November q. A tour OF
eastern cities on a campaign for members
ended here last night in a dinner by the
American Hotel Keepers Protective AS
sociation. The organization has 500 mem
bers. George w. Sweeney of New York
was elected president.
Evening star., 1913-11-21

nose and ears were busy looking. smell
ing and listening for any sign Of dan
ger. Everything was STILL Sure that he
was quite safe, Paddy swan across to
the place where the aspen trees grew
and waddied out on the shore.
Paddy looked this way and looked that
way. He looked up In the tree tops and
he looked Off up the hill, but most Of
Evening star., 1913-11-21
ssMOOS=g e"
Bows "TRI-WEAR.'

A special kind of our celebrated
'TRI-WEAR" Shoes. Made Of
brown or black elkskin with a
specially tough but flexible sole
that by actual test has been
proved TO OUTWEAR . OR
MORE PAIRS OF OTHER
SOLES.
"TRI-WEAR" Shoes also shown
in a score or more other styles
in all the best tan. black and
patent feathers for school or
dress wear.
Cnrivaied for Durability.
Sizes l to S'a. $3.50 and $500
Sizes 10 to 1Sh' 81 and $3.50
Evening star., 1913-11-21

Tie executive board Of the Virginia
Federation of Women's Clubs will meet
at Lynchburg Friday and Saturday Of
next week.
Evening star., 1913-11-21
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Thomas II. Kirby. oysters
from the Ragged point beds, at 18th
street wharf. for the market here;
schooner J. P. Robinson, cord wood from
Upper Machodoc creek. at 10th street
wharf. for l.. A. Clarke & Son; schooner
Oakland, from a lower river point with
wood for Washington dealers; schooner
Earl Biscoe, at Alexandria from this city
to load for Maryland point; steamer
Newport News. from Baltimore shipyard
to Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company; schooner Elizabeth Clarke. pine
lumber from a lower Potomac point. at
10th street wharf, for l.. NJ Hall
schooner Eta. oysters from Blackstone
Island beds for the 11th street wharf
market
Evening star., 1913-11-21
Hopes to Change
Money Order System.

money order can be paid at any post Of
ice rather than 1T one Office only. It's
activities will be directed mainly to the
development OF the parcel post system.
with which it hopes 70 bring consumer
and producer into direct contact: the post
~ savings system, out OF which il hopes;
IL develop a national school for teaching
the al Of saving 70 the improviJent adult
md the growing child, and the money or
der system, which it hopes 10 make tile
poor mans checkbook.
But in the meantime it IS not proposed
Evening star., 1913-11-21
EXTRA HIGH CUT
Girls "Rite=Forms"

Are having the cali just now.
4 1..ey're very dressy looking-and
strengthen the chi,dren's ankles
besides keeping the feet warm
and dry.
"RITE-FORM' Shoes outsell
any other Kisses and Children's
Shoe IN town at the rate of 3 or
pairs to one. And the REASONS
are sell = evident-SUPERIO
MERIT IN STYLE. FIT, COM
FORT, BEAUTY, WORTH
Shown In all feathers.
Sizes . to s, ...$I.5o and SI.75
Sizes Sc to II. .SI.75 and S2.oo
Sizes iiH to :. $500 and $3.50
Sizes - to 9. ,S2.5o and $500
Evening star., 1913-11-21

10th street wharf, for L. NJ Hail.
schooner Eta. oysters from Blackstone
Island beds for the 11th street wharf
market
Departures.
United States marine hospital service
yacht Bratton, for Alexandria for repair
work: schooner Mary Ann Shea, light. for
Aquia creek to load pine lumber back to
this city; schooner Earl Biscoe, from
Alexandria for Chicomuxen creek with
general store goods: schooner .Rattler,
light, from the Eastern branch to Po-
tomac point to load cord wood and re-
turn; schooner Carrie Revell. light, for u
Maryland point to load cord wood for
dealers here: flattie Annie, from Alexan-
dria for the Potomac oyster beds to load
and return; schooners ]. T. White and
Daniel j. Ballard. light, for the lower
Potomac oyster beds to load for the
Washington market.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug James o. Carter returned after
delivering Standard Oil tank barge at
Point Lookout tug Capt Toby arrived
from Aqua creek and left for Occoquan
after pile-laden lighter for this city; tug
Rosalie arrived with sand and gravel
laden lighters and sailed with light ones
lot UlSSlIR STOuIlOS OppCSltc
tug Winship arrived at Georgetown tow
ing coal boats for Chesapeake and Ohio
canal points: tug Walter F. Meade ar
rived at Georgetown towing lighters from
sand and gravel beds below Alexandria;
tug Louise arrived towing lighters from
Occoquan creek for the District.
Memoranda.
Schooner Earl Biscoe is reported in
Upper Machodoc creek to take on part
of cargo which she will complete in Mat
tox creek: schooner Virginia is reported
at an eastern shore point to load sweet
potatoes for the market here; schooner
c. L. Rohde will today sail for Norfolk
TO load lumber and return; schooner Maud
s. is reported on her way to this city
with cord wood; schooner Edwin and
Maude has sailed from Baltimore for
Newbern, y. c., to load lumber back to
this city. schooner Five Sisters is at a
Virginia point to load lumber for the
market here: schooner William III. Ma
guire is in Nomini creek to load for this
market; schooner Matte Dean. at George
town, will return to Nomini creek to
load cord wood back to this city;
schooner j. p. Robinson will go from
this city to Alexandria to load general
cargo of Christmas goods for Upper
Machodoc creek points
Evening star., 1913-11-21
Rapid Progress
Made by Service

number OF post offices have increased
LEefold, while the number OF stamps sold
has been multiplied by six. In nine years
the postal business Of the nation has
coubled. and We handle as much mail in
twelve days now as was handled in full
ear At the outbreak of the civil war
We spend more for mail service every day
in the year now than We spent for the
entire year when the second war with
England began.
The motto Of the present postal admin
istration is efficiency II wants to make
the service the model Of the world. serv-
ing the people in every way that is CON
slstent with sound business policy The
post offices at Boston. Richmond and
Washington are to be standardized and
used as offices where every worthy sug.
session for the Improvement of the mai
service will he tried out: if 1t proves useful
il viii then be extended 10 the other nos,
offices of the country, The same policy
will be pursued in the case Of second
third and fourth class post offices. using
small group OF Offices for experiments.
lion with the purpose OF proving the rner
Il of all proposed innovations before an.
.,iy -ne them to the country at large
the present administration hopes uItl
Evening star., 1913-11-21
Saturday Is seYOUNG FOLKS SHOE-DAY!''
SATURDAY. Special


10 styles Of Boys splendid SO
quality Tan or Black Calf and
Patent Colt Dress and School
Shoes-also Black Storm Calf,
high cut. one-buckle Storm Shoes
with solid oak soles.
Sizes ] TO 5E2 ..... SD mn
Sizes !. &c . to ST. so 6 S1.zS
Saturday Special
3 good-looking styles of Misses
81 grade Patent Colt, Gun Metal
Calf and Eici Kid, excellent
wearing Button Boots. S1 20
Sizes 1li2 to 2-........
Smaller sizes in the same leath-
ers-also Tan Russia Calf.
s1.75 kind; sizes sl4 to IL. .SI5o
$50 kind: sizes . to S....St oo
Evening star., 1913-11-21

When d man says he is a socialist he
seems TO expect you to be just as much
interested and agitated as If the fact
made any difference.
Evening star., 1913-11-21

the present administration hopes ulti-
3 a,tely 10 be able TO change the money
Evening star., 1913-11-21

Every time you find "a fountain pen
working to perfection you feel so Joyous
and excited you forget what you were
going to write.
Evening star., 1913-11-21

The postal service has been going for
ward al marvellous rate in recent years
Evening star., 1913-11-21

One of the striking developments In the
postal service of the United States has
Evening star., 1913-11-21

Willie plays the violin. Sadie sings a
song. Father to escape the din plays
poker all night long.
Evening star., 1913-11-21

The public is so familiar with its mail
service that it seldom pauses to think of