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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
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pondence between the NJ. w Grand Mas
| ter in behalf of the Grand Lodge ant
Worshipful Master Steele on oenaif o.
! the committee for st. Johns Lodge
which it Is unfortunate neither TIT
space nor the purpose Of these sketches
permits US to publish jim full
| 1T was always vigorous and at times
| extremely intense. yet ever marked by
/ that spirit Of frateYnal courtesy which
| should always characterize Masonic con-
| troversies. 1t might well serve as a
| model for all such controversies. and IT is
| to be seriously doubted II the 1urisdic-
| ton contains today two men SO well
equipped for such a controversy as were
Most worshipful Brother French and
Worshipful Brother Steele.
AT the stated communication OF the
Grand Lodge held May q. 1851, COM
mittee was appointed to revise the con-
stitution. bylaws and rules OF order of
the Grand Lodge. and at the annual
proposed amendments came on regularly
for consideration the contentious of st.
Johns Lodge were sustained with only
one exception.
During this year we raised six and
affiliated four bat our losses were rel
atively large.
$50 closed the last official year Of one
of ST. Johns greatest masters. COM
parative stranger to the lodge when first
found it's treasury bankrupt, its member
ship reduced to fifteen and its spirit
broken He left it with $3O9.N in It's
treasury, its membership increased to
forty-two-the second largest in the juris-
diction-and recognized as one of the
foremost lodges of the District in all Ma
sonic work"
Takorna Lodge No. q. has called Off
its lodge school for instruction Tuesday
evening.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No. IA.
in addition to presenting the Nj. NJ. de-
gree Wednesday evening. will devote
part of the time TO fitting Observance
of the fiftieth anniversary or warden X.
Bishop as a master Mason. commit
tee consisting of Past Master Emmett
c. Elmore. James 8. Mccarthy and Her
bert NJ. Osborne Is in charge of the ar
rangements.
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Osceola Tribe, No. 10. held its regular
meeting Tuesday, July s. in its regu-
lar wigwam, with Sachem James r..
Carroll in charge. Visitors were DR.. w.
S. Whitman great sachem, and J. r.
Sanders of Usage Tribe, No. S: Great
Representative James Madison. jr., of
Logan Tribe, No. 8, and Lewis NJ. Bern
stein of Seltese Tribe. No. 16. and
others
Business and reports OF several COM
made by James Madison. jr.. DR.. w. S.
Whitman. Lewis NJ. Bernstein, T. NJ.
Stump, ]. r. Sanders j. r. Carroll,
George Kolb and others, after which re-
freshments and music.
All the Red Men went down the river
to Marshall Hall Friday with the Great
Council ways and means committee.
Seltese Tribe. No. Is, held a meeting
The meeting was called to order prompt
ly at o'clock by Sachem Lewis NJ
Bernstein. Important business was trans
acted and arrangements were made to
move into new headquarters. Several
committees were appointed and reports
will be heard at the next regular meet
ing. The chiefs-elect were raised by
Acting Great Sachem George C. Click. as
follows: Lewis NJ. Bernstein, prophet
II. c. Zimmerman. senior sycamore
Joseph Lewis, junior sycamore. The
| sachem-elect was absent, and will be
| raised at the next regular meeting.
| Idaho Tribe. No. Is, held it's regular
meeting lase Tuesday.
The great sachem. DR.. w. s. Whit.
man. is organizing a past sachems' as
ISOLATION.
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BUY ICE BY THE POUND,
COL. HASKELL ADVISES
Consumers Assured That the
Charges of Short Weight
Will Be Investigated.
Buy ice by the pound.

Duy ice ny TIC pOuuO.
Don't try to adjust short-weight COM
plants with the driver of the ice wagon.
but report the trouble to the manager OF
the company or to the municipal au-
thorities.
Such is the advice to ice consumers Of
Col. w. c. Haskell, superintendent of
weights, measures and markets of the
District Of Columbia.
Col. Haskell. who annually wages a
campaign during the summer months in
the interest Of ice buyers, Is preparing to
enforce the law against short-weight
dealers with unusual severity this season
Already several prosecutions for this Of
Tense have been instituted in the Police
Court and others will follow. 1t is stated,
il violations are discovered. The maxi
mum penalty is fine of 500.
Ask for Definite Quantity.
Instead of buying ten cents worth OF
ice. or five cents worth. consumers
should ask for definite quantities OF ice
and pay for it upon the basis of a stipu-
lated price per pound. If this custom
were generally followed there would be
fewer short-weight complaints. Col. Has
kell believes.
1t also Is the opinion or the Dnstrict
official that househOlders and others
should not attempt to adjust short-welght
difficulties with the drivers OF the Ice
wagons, but that complaints should be
made to the managers of the companies
or reported to the office of the super1n-
tendent Of weights. measures and mar
kets. In many instances. ne points OUT
grievances can be readily adjusted II they
are taken up with the ice company ofi-
Gals.
Every complaint made to the municipal
authorities will be Investigated, 1t is stat
ed and if IL is found that the law has
been violated. prosecutions will be en-
tered.
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convened to meet at the bureau to grade
the examination papers of Assistant Sur
geOn c. NJ Fauntleroy to determine his
fitness for promotion to the grade OF
passed assistant surgeon. Detail for the
board: Assistant Surgeon General L. E
Cofer, chairman: Assistant Surgeon Cen
eral w. c. Rucker, member; Surgeon B.
s. Warren, recorder.
Board of medical officers convened to
meet at the Marine Hospital, Buffalo
N. Y. at the call of the chairman for the
denomination of alien. Charles
George Granger. Detail for the board
Surgeon c. H. Gardner. chairman; Acting
Assistant Surgeon w. l.. Savage, re-
corder.
Board of medical officers convened to
meet at the Marine Hospital, Buffalo, N.
Y, at the call of the chairman, for the
examination of an alien, Anna Mikolyak
Detail for the board: Surgeon c. H.
Gardner, chairman: Acting Assistant Sur
geon w. L. Savage. recorder.
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to come into the river and numbers of
times vessels got afoul of the net poles,
some of WHICH were six inches across the
butt, and were more or less damaged
This condition of affairs was brought to
the attention of the United States engf-
neer's offices at this city and at Balti-
more. and 1t Is said an investigation was
made and the offending fishermen or
dered to remove their nets. 1t was done
too late to allow the fish to come up the
river last spring, but may have a good
effect next year if a watch Is kept and
the nets made to stay within bounds 1t
is also said that the bureau of fisheries
has taken the matter up and will en-
deavor to prevent the determination of
shad and herring. among the finest food
fish caught along the eastern coast
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Jr. o. U. A. N.

Potomac Council. No. 20, United Amer
lean Mechanics, held its regular meeting
Tuesday in it's hall In Georgetown State
Councillor Emory l.. Balderson instlled
the following newly elected officers for
the next ensuing term: Junior past
councillor. Charles E. Payne; recording
secretary. Charles H. Summers finan-
cial secretary. John w. Arnett: treas
| urer. Grover +. Payne; conductor, Fred
r. Sullivan; warden, A. D. Scheele;
| outside sentinel. A. ]. Blackman: state
council representatives. John w. Ar
nett. Grover E. Payne, Charles H. Sum-
mers and William F. Taylor.
Addresses were made by State Coun-
ciolr Emory L. Balderson, State Coun-
ell Treasurer Charles H. Summers and
others.
Francis Scott Key Council, No %,
held a meeting Wednesday, in its hall,
at 9th and streets northwest. re-
port was heard on the annual excursion,
which is to be given at a later date.
The members expect to carry with them
three or more Of the Sunday schools
Of city churches.
Addresses were made by State Coun-
Councillor p. T. Groves. Past Councillor
T. A. Olive and others, following which
refreshments were served.
GuWdIu y. 1oSs SOuHCiI, NO 20, neIQ
its meeting last Wednesday evening in
the old Masonic Temple After the ap-
pointment of the standing committees
by the newly installed councillor. A. L.
Jennings, and the transaction of routine
business, Past State Councillor w. j.
Parr, a Confederate veteran, gave an
account of his visit to the Gettysburg
reunion. Remarks were also made by
Past State Councillor S. Brashears,
State Councillor z. l.. Balderson, Deputy
State Councillor j. z. Tucker, Past
Councillor ]. r. Bair and others.
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MARRIAGE LAW TROUBLES.
Elderly Wisconsin Couple Forced to
Get Consent of One Parent.

NEENAH. Wis. July 12.-The new
Wisconsin marriage law. providing that
at least one OF the contracting parties to
every marriage must have the consent
of one of the parents. caused trouble
yesterday when Frederick Fellard. fifty
six years old. sought to marry Elizabeth
Schatzmann, fifty-four years old, a
grandmother.
The local justice required that the new
law be enforced Mrs. Schatzmann
brought her mother. Mrs. PHILIPPINE Thebe.
eighty-one years old, into court TO con-
sent to the marriage.
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BETTER WATER SERVICE,
PLAN FOR GEORGETOWN
Larger Mains Will Be Laid at
an Estimated Cost of
$4,000.

Plans for improving Georgetown's water
service have been worked out under the
direction of w. A. Mcfarland, superin-
tendent Of the District OF Columbia water
department, and will be carried into ef-
feet during the year. An expenditure
Of $4,000 is contemplated.
The Improvement will be effected
through the removal OF a large number
Of ola fourlnch pipes, some Of which
were laid more than half a century ago
and the installation of eight and twelve
inch mains In their place. Many of the
old pipes are in unsatisfactory condition
and have become clogged with mud. The
new mains will give an increased fire
pressure service. The requirements will
be made from time to time during the
year and paid for out Of the general
funds Of the department.
Large Garage Planned.
Plans are under consideration by Super.
intendent Mcfarland for the construction
Of large storage and repair house for
auto vehicles in the service of the Dis
tnct with the exception Of those belong
ing to the fire department. This structure
which 1t is proposed to locate on the site
Of the pumping station on Bryant street
probably will cost $4,000. Departments
of the local government which use the
building for storage and repair purposes
will be required to pay their proportion
ate share for Its upkeep.
It is expected that the new pumping
station at 18th street and Minnesota
avenue northeast which is to be used
for conveying water to the high ground
east Of the Anacostia branch will he
ready to commence operations within
a few days. The plant, in fact, is conf
pleted. and would now be in operation
but for q delay in obtaining distribute
ing pipes of the proper size for con-
Meeting the pumps with the mains.
The connecting parts have not vet
been received, but are expected at any
time.
Tanks Will Hold Water.
Water pumped by this station will
be carried to tanks erected on steel
towers which are located at the site
of the Randle Highlands School, seth
and R streets northeast: 10th street
and Alabama avenue. in Congress
Heights, and In Good Hope.
The tanks have a capacity of about
10000 gallons each. The cost of the
Improvement, including the pumping
station, which has been paid for out
OF the general funds of the water de-
partment Is about $4,000.
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installation ceremonies Monday evening In
Odd Fellows Hall. Among the many Wis
itors present from out of town were Mr..
and Mrs John Norberg Of Omaha Neb..
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin J. Barton OF
Oswego N. Y.
The installing officers. principally from
Miriam Rebekah Lodge, were Miss f.
Pearle Grigsby. special deputy grand
master; Mrs. e J. S. Murray. grand mar
| shall; Mrs. Ella c. Newton, grand war
den: Mrs. Henrietta Werner. grand re-
| cording secretary; Mrs Mary POLLOCK.
grand financial secretary: MIS-: Louise
Mayes. grand treasurer; Mrs annie y.
Grigsby. grand chaplain: Miss Emma T.
Strobel, grand guardian: Miss Moiiie Ed
monsoon, grand herald; Miss Naomi Gates,
pianist.
The officers installed were Mrs. Flora
o. Schwinger. noble grand; Miss Mary
A. Strobel. vice grand; Mrs. Anna NJ
Roberts, recording secretary; Mrs. r. T..
Volland, financial secretary !. u; ! oak-
ley. treasurer; Miss Emma T. Stropei'
warden; Mrs. Carrie M. Lester. conduc-
tor: Mrs. Alice S. Thomas. chaplain; MRS.
F. May Raitz. inside guardian: b. r. LUIS
by, outside guardian; i. r. Schwinger' n.
8. to n. G.: Mrs. Minnie Draeger. L. >.
to N. c.: Miss Annie Hornstein, r. ;. to
v. G.: Miss Belle McKie. l. 8. to v. g.;
Mrs. Ella Curl, pianist.
Committee assignments were announced
as follows: Visiting, Mrs. Schw1nger. the
Misses Mary and Emma Strobel. ), "
Iodhics. WI Soid - DeS''
McKie, Mrs. Thomas; finance. r. ID. Self
fert. o. F. Smith. Miss Emma Strobel;
floral. Mrs. Volland, Mrs. $. NJ. Sander
son. Mrs. Louise Burkholder; entertain
ment, Miss Mary Strobel. Mrs. V. Estelle
Yoakley, Mrs. Thomas, Miss Sophia Zup-
mix, Miss Hornstein. /. r. Schwinger. b.
F. Lusby. O. F. Smith: regalia, Miss
Emma Strobel, Mrs. Lester, Mrs. Draeger;
paraphernalia, Mrs. Curl. Mrs. Ella Crock
er, Mrs. Edith Lusby; delinquent, Mrs.
Volland, w. E. Clapp. Andrew Day; press
representative, ]. d. Yoakley.
At the close of the installation cere-
monies Mrs. Volland. on behalf OF the
lodge. presented a token to the installing
officer, Miss Grigsby. which was accepted
by her with words Of appreciation. Mrs
Roberts presented a beautiful cut-glass
pitcher to the retiring noble grand. Mrs.
Yoakley for faithful services rendered, as
a gift from the lodge. At the conclusion
of the business refreshments were served.
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HIGH WINDS CALL HALT
ON FLYING BOAT CRUISE
Craft of Francis and Havens
Damaged-Johnson With
draws From Race.

MUSHROOM, Mich, July 12.-High
winds. rough seas and accidents to ma
emery suspended for today the Chicago
to Detroit flying boat cruise. Tonight
the only three fiiers who remain in the
contest were at the same points where
they spent last night
Roy Francis and Beckwith Ravens
spent all day at Pentwater Glenn l.
Martin was at Lake Harbor. where he
impatiently waited for the wind to abate
and Ravens. The latter were not only
handicapped by the gale, but their ma
chimes had beef disabled by the high
waves rolling In on Lake Michigan beach,
where the machines were drawn up last
night.
Martins Craft in Good Shape.
Had the wind abated It would probably
have been easy for Martin to overtake
was In "tiptop flying shape
Francis and Ravens had neglected to
draw their boats far enough out Of the
water last night. and when the heavy
seas rolled In the steering gear of each
machine was damaged. 1t was necessary
today to wait the arrival of new parts
from Grand Rapids before the boats could
be put In flying condition.
There was no prospect tonight Of a re-
sumption of the flight until the wind
abated.
CHICAGO, July 12.-Walter Z. Johnson
Of New York abandoned the hydroaero-
plane race to Detroit today after an I'M
successful attempt to get a new start
from Robertsdale Ind. where he had
been delayed for three days.
Just as the sun was coming up this
morning Johnson launched his craft into
the lake and started his engine at full
inn fUh ynta NJ
the rising sun he failed to notice a piece
OF floating wreckage and one Of the pom
toons hit II. Two Of the water-tight COM
partments were punctured and rapidly
filled with water. Johnson Immediately
returned to the beach He had no facfli-
ties for making the necessary repairs. so
he decided 1t was useless to attempt to
continue the race.
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SHAD AND HERRING
ARE DRIVEN AWAY
Records Show That Govern
ment Officials Should
Protect Fish.

That the government officials in charge
Of the preservation of food fish should
take some steps to prevent the ex-
termination of shad and herring in the
Potomac is indicated by the fact that
the records of Fairy Landing fishing
shore. on the river a short distance be-
low Mount Vernon, show that In the
season just closed the catch was less
than one-twentieth as great as 1t was five
years ago. and the fall of in the catch
Of shad has been almost as heavy.
Fairy Landing operates one of the
largest nets worked on the Atlantic
coast. and in former years q catch of
half million herring at a haul was
not regarded as extraordinary. Now II
half million herring could be caught
in the season of about six weeks Capt.
Will Neitzy. who operates the shore.
would consider himself lucky. In the
season of 1909 100000 herring and 5000
herring fell off more than half. only
$4,000 herring and 1900 shad being
caught. The decrease continued In the
season that followed. and in 1911 the
In 1912 there were Ia. 900 herring and 800
shad caught, and this season the nets
yielded but $4,000 herring and 700 shad.
The experience Of the other Potomac
Landing.
Fish Not Scarce in Bay.
That there is no great scarcity of the
fish is shown by the catch of the nets
in the bay and mouth Of the river, but
these nets extend so far out from the
shore that 1t is almost impossible for
the fish to set by them on their way to
fresh water at this city to spawn. It
Is the preventing of the fish from COM
ing up the river that will, fish experts
say, cause their determination as they
cannot spawn except in fresh water. and
the Potomac is one of their chief
also asserted that the nets in the bay
keep the fish from reaching the fresh
water rivers at the head Of the bay,
where they also go to spawn each spring
According 10 reports, many thousands
Of herring are used each season in the
manufacture of fish oil and fertilizer by
the factories along Chesapeake bay shores
and 1t Is also charged that the factories
have standing price Of 81 per thousand
for the fish. This makes the fishermen
more eager to catch the fish in uuanti-
ties and has caused the extension Of the
nets beyond legal bounds The limited
States engineers service at this CITY and
Baltimore. to keep the river and bay
channels open to navigator has do.
fined the limits in which nets can he
brought out from the shore. and those
operating the nets have been Stumbled
with copies Of the regulation.
Nets Miles Outside Of limits.
In spite of this the nets in the mast
season were brought miles outside the
legal limits and were in water FORTY or
more feet deep. Vessels bound m the
bay and into the Potomac had difficulty
in the night time In finding an opening
through the nets that would allow them
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Motor Cyclist Killed by Train.

COLUMBIA, 8. c.. July ia special TO
the Columbia Record from Union, .. C.'
says: Oscar C. Lancaster. manager OF
local bOttling works company. met
tragic death Thursday evening when the
passenger train. throwing him on.
breaking his neck and causing instant
death. --
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ODD FELLOWS.

LODGES.
July f4-Cnion. No. IL: Covenant, No. ID,
and Beacon, No. IS. business.
July 15-Washington. No. 8. Golden Rule.
No. 81: Amity, No. q. and
Langdon. No. 26. bnsiness
July l6-Eastern. No. Z. and Harmony No.
Q. degree. Friendship. No. H.
and Federal City. No. 20, bust
July 17-ColumbIa. No. 10: Excelsior. No.
II. and Salem, No. 70, business
July 1S-Central, No. i: Metropolis No.
10. and Phoenix, No. ., busi-
ness.
ENGAGEMENTS.
July 16-Mount Nebo, No. 9, degree.
REBEKAH LODGES.
July 14-Esther. No. 5. installation Of Of
f1cers.
PATRIARCHS MILITANT.
July l9-Canton Washington. No. 1, social
session.
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MASONIC.
LODGES.

LODGES.
July 1LDawson. No 16. F. A.
Stansbury, No. "a. not bulletined.
July 15-NationaI. No. -. T.. A.
ArminiuS. No %. called on.
Myron VI. Parker, No. -. f. A.
King David. No. IS. NJ. VI.
July l6-Washington Centennial, No. II,
VI. VI.
Osiris. No. Vi, business,
East Gate, No. 81. not bulletined.
July 11-Naval. No. 4. r. A.
Ia Fayette. No. 10. F. A.
VIM X Singleton. No. 30. called
of.
Hiram. No. 10. not buletined.
July IS-Columbia. No. .. and Lebanon,
NJ. :. not bulietiued.
ROYAL. ARCH CHAPTERS.
July It-M Mount Vernon No. 3 II. 4.
Ansc0sfiH. No. IL, not bulletfIed-
July Liza Fsyrtrc. No. :. called on.
Washington, Nayak No. 6, not
blillerD.i
July lG-CoIunIbia. No I, called on.
Brfghtwood. No. .. not bulletined.
July t7-CBpifoi. No. H. Mark.
July 1S-Hiram. No. 10. not bulletfned.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR COMMANDMENTS.
July l6-Potomac No. 3.
July lS-Columbia. No. .. PM, Red
Cross and Temple and Malta.
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
RITE.
July 1J-Mithras Lodge of Perfection, bust
ness.
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS.
July 15-Adoniram Council. No. . not bull
lctined.
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Tanks Will Hold Water.
MEDICAL BOARDS TO MEET.
U. S. Public Health Service An.
nounces Details for Conventions.

Boards Of medical officers Of the United
States public health service have been
convened as follows:
Board Of commissioned medical officers
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Body Badly Crushed.

Employees in the place heard the thud
upon the elevator and rushed TO the shaft
The managers body was found to be bad
ly crushed and there were no signs OF
life. A telephone message was sent TO
Emergency Hospital for the ambulance
When ii arrived the physician In charge
stated Mr. Banenberg had been instantly
killed.
Coroner hewitt was notified and made
an Investigation. The coroner stated il
was his opinion that the gate had fallen
with great force upon Mr.. Banenberg's
head, as his skull was fractured.
The coroner gave a certificate of acci-
dental death.
Relatives of Mr. Banenberg in New
York were notified of his death. His
body will be taken to his home for burial.
His widow survives him
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EASTERN STAR CHAPTERS.
July l4-Temple, No u. called on; Colum-
hia, No. 10. called OF.
July 1J-Nfizpah. No. S.
July l6-Areme. No. 10.
July l1-Esther. No. :. called OF
July lS-Martha, No. I, called Cd.
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LLPROVESFATAL
TOURY bANENBERG
Manager of Coffee Establish
ment Accidentally PIunges
Down Elevator Shaft.

Plunging three stories down an eleva-
tor shaft at the Manhattan Coffee Mills.
61S Pennsylvania avenue northwest yes
terday afternoon, Try Banenberg, man
ager of the plant, was instantly killed.
Mr. Banenberg. who was fifty EIGHT years
DID, was a resident of New York city.
He was in the habit OF coming to Wash
ington each week and remaining three or
four days. He arrived in Washington last
Wednesday and registered at the st.
James Hotel.
The manager went TO the third floor OF
TIE establishment early yesterday after
noon to attend to some business and re-
mained for some time. Completing his
work. he went to the elevator shaft. the
opening of which is protected by lattice
gate, and found the elevator was at tho
bottom of the shaft. 1t is believed he
raised the gate and leaned over the shaft
to start the elevator up to the third floor.
AS he leaned over the shaft, il was ex
planned, the heavy gate which he had
raised suddenly fell. il is believed. and
struck him on the head. knocking him
down the shaft. He fell upon the eleva-
tor, which had not started
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