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Evening star., 1913-12-06
ADMIRAL UPSHUR 50;
OLDEST ANNAPOLIS Man
Friends Join Veteran Naval Of
ficer in Celebrating Birth
day Anniversary.

The numerous friends of Rear Ad-
miral John H. Upshur. L. s. n. re-
tired. Oldest living Naval Academy
graduate. and vice president OF the
Aztec Club OF 1S47, assisted him in the
celebration OF his ninetieth birthday
yesterday.
Many bouquets were received by him.
one of which was from Mrs. woodrow
Wilson. kilograms OF congratulations
We're also received from friends out OF
town at his apartment in the Park
wood.
Aztec Club Delegation Calls.
A delegation of the Aztec Club. head
ed by Gen. Horatio Gates Gibson, the
president, and William Stone Albert.
the secretary. called on Admiral Up
shur yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Albert
conveyed a letter which had been re-
ceived from Loyal Farragut. son OF
Admiral Farragut, which read:
New York. December !. 1918.
William Stone Albert.
Secretary Aztec Club OF 1S47.
Dear Sir: L regret that I cannot be
in Washington December to pay my
respects to Admiral Upshur.
Please express TO him my congratu-
lations. and tell him that as admiral
j dom my hat. but as Mr.. Upshur'-with
memory of Aud Lang Syne'-I embrace
him. Sincerely yours
LOYAL FARRAGUT."
Members Of Delegation.
The members of the delegation were:
Gen. Horatio g. Gibson. Admiral James
n. Watmough. Judge Alexander b.
Hagner. Col Hamilton Rowan. Gen.
Benjamin X. Roberts. Col. Henry May,
Rev. William Tayloe Snyder, J. Ken
nedy Stout. Col. James NJ. Morgan,
Robert +. Shepard, Col Charles L. Nc
Cawley, Capt Edward w. Anderson, J.
Upshur Moorhead. William =. Albert
and j. Malcolm Henry.
A delegation from the Metropolitan
Club later escorted Admiral Upshur to
the club. where he was the guest OF
honor at a reception from ) TO o'clock.
Evening star., 1913-12-06
Aided by Young Men.

Miss Lee said she was in a box III an
other theater when she vas stuck by a
needle. She became faint and two young
men who were in the box aided her.
telling theater attaches that they were
her relatives. Her sister arrived, how
ever, and the young men made OF.
There is a drug whose effects parallel
those described by these three women.
according to DIR. Joseph A. Shears, an
assistant to the health commissioner of
New York city. \ charge of one grain.
he said. would kill: a quarter of grain
might kill while one one-hundredth of a
grain, injected into the blood, wou
speedily cause unconsciousness for sew
eral minutes The drug. Dr. Shears
added, had come into somewhat general
use among physicians recently in the
treatment of delirium tremens, admins
tered i'll infnitesimal amounts as seda-
tive
Evening star., 1913-12-06
Civil Service Features.

The civil service features of the gov
ernment are found in a section provid-
Ing Tor local civil service commission
composed or three members appointed
BY the council, and evidently the bi is
framed so that outside appointments
by political pull would be a thing of
the past.
The provision for the recall OF the elec-
tive officers specifies that at least % per
cent of the total vote cast for mayor
shall be represented in a petition TO re-
move any elective officer from his posi-
ton. Ii the petition complies with the
law the election TO determine a success
sor must be held within thirty DAYS
Evening star., 1913-12-06
Plead Previous Engagements.

OF course. il was said. senators merely
to attend dinners and other entertain
ments at those houses where proper re-
gard for precedence is not given
Senator Gallinger. republican leader OF
the Senate Yesterday obtained unanimous
consent OF the Senate for the printing IN
the Congressional Record OF statement
carefully prepared by Senator Bacon or
Georgia setting forth the rules of prece-
dence so far as the Senate Is concerned
Senator Gallinger also asked that IT be re-
ferred 10 the Senate committee on print
ing so that it might be printed as a pub
lie document.
In his statement of established prece-
dence Senator Bacon said that hrst came
the President and then. in the following
order, the Vice President. members OF
the Supreme Court Secretary Oh state
and then the Senate.
Senators in Back Seats.
1t is said that some Of the hostesses
have been giving precedence over sena-
tors to members of the cabinet other than
the Secretary of State and to other high
officials of the government. including
some Of the amba ssadors to foreign ma
tions All of these officials are confirmed
by the Senate. it has been pointed out,
and should follow the senator's In the
matter of precedence on all occasions.
At dinner parties in Washington Sena-
tors have seen appointive officials given
the seats of honor. while the senators
themselves were relegated to other places.
The senators intend that this shall cease
or else they will not attend the enter
tainments, it was said.
Evening star., 1913-12-06
lust HUMAN
NATURE
q or PNia0oter khnSQ0

Education is highly important. but the
fact that a man calls coupons "kewpons"
doesn't prevent him from knowing how to
clip them.
Evening star., 1913-12-06

Miss Pansy Pyetin feels humbled TO the
dust Her father has opened store and
she can't give a party without his trying
TO ningie with the guests and sell goods
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
ADJUSTMENTS
At The Gem.

the Gem offers premier vaudeville
the EN- offers a premier vaudeville
bill fully up TO the standard of the
house in presenting the best enter
tainment that is to be provided for
a popular admission price.
The program consists of Snow
and Rudy. song and dance artists,
who have a neat little act of the
sort that everyone likes Haley and
Haley, Song Shop Singers, a
clever duo just off the big time cir
cults, and carrying special scenery
that greatly enhances their act;
Musical Al Ward, one of the best
Xylophone players in the business
and has special electrical effects
that makes this Offering classic in
every respect
Besides vaudeville there is to be
the usual run of high-class motion
pictures, for which the EN- has an
enviabie reputation
To sit in this cozy little theatre
these hot sweltering days amid the
many whirling electric fans is a
real comfort, and one finds much
pleasure among other things in lis.
tening to the Gems most excellent
. house orchestra, which hasn't q
superior anywhere for a theatre IT.!
size.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
At The Kimmel.

Superlative vaudeville. the kind
chat makes one forget the warm
weather and its diseomforts, will
reign supreme at The Kimmel the
next three days, beginning with
matinee this afternoon.
The bin consists of three we'll
balanced acts, not headliners, but
program that will please in every
way the most eXacting and super
critical vaudeville admrer.
Leonard and Haley Will give {
highly creditable entertainment il
which harmony singing. coined.
character changes are blended will
whistling speciality.
Dudley and Parsons, both goot
looking chickens" are whole
team in a character singing ant
talking act.
The feature to close this program
is Harvey Harvelle, billed al
Americas Most Celebrated Gym
mast.
The bill is completed with fou
reels OF superb motion pictures.
| special Offering being the Kay-Be
three reel drama Of the Puritan
days, entitled 1.-THE House of Bond
| age" There will also be show
the Mutual Weekly, only two day
old.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
Our Friends and Enemies.

The things which our friends do
with and for us form part of our
lives, for they strengthen and advance
our personality. But the things which
our enemies devise against us do not
form part of our lives; we only eX-
perience them, reject them, and guard
ourselves against them as against
frost, storms, rain, hail or any other
external Inconvenience which may be
encountered. Goethe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
Important, Though unnotlced.

We are apt to underestimate the
force of unorganized conviction In
politics and religion. MIX costs a
city as much as water. for ell that Its
supply Is Unlicensed. so little inn
pressive In any way. The milk has
nothing monumental about II. but the
lofty aqueduct Is not of more &C
count.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
off the Bat BY JEAN SCOOP

Hendee on the mound for Cairo was
re- hit 50 freely as to give the
IN runs TO Paducah but with the
support accorded him and by
itte support accorded Hhdueah by
the umpire the locals were badly
beaten
The decision referred to was a so
called shoe string catch. With two
out Kessling ran into short center
and catching the ball fell to the
ground The umpire was standing
behind the catcher and owing to the
fact that the play occurred behind
second base and that the second
baseman INSTRUCTED his view he
was unable TO see the play or was
bluffed by the Typhoids' third base
man as he called the runner safe al
lowing a man to lope home The
next man at bat slammed one just
inside the right foul line scoring
another run.
This situation discouraged the
players and in all probability pre-
vented cairo from winning the
game
The box score:
l ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
Australia Still Unexplored

1t is curious to realize that vast
parts OF the British empire have
never been seen by British eyes or
the eyes of any white man. Nearly
q quarter Of Australia Is still unex-
plored, mainly In the west, where the
population averages only one person
in every twenty miles
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
WILL CONSIDER CURRENCY BILL

Helena, Mont, Aug 16.-Bank-
ers from all over the state are here
attending the annual convention
of their association which opened
today. The administration currency
bill and banking reform for the
state will be discussed at length.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
Arabia's Great Desert.

In Arabia 1t seems that there Ia a
tract of land unexpIored which is
nearly Ave times as large as Great
Britain. Probably there Is no more
desolate waste to be found In the
entire globe than that which is called
the dwelling OF the void Not a
single river IL estimated to flow
throughout its entire 100000 square
miles.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
Christian independents At Holvoke

Holyoke, Mass, Aug. 16---Chiis-
tian Independents from all parts of
the country are gathereing here for
the opening of their assembly tomor-
row. DR.. William ID. Gentry, of Chi
cago, leader of the sect, will lead
in the deliberations. Many of the
established Christian rules aud reg
ulations will come in for sharp crit
icism.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
In Company.

In mixed company among acquaint-
ances and strangers, endeayor to learn
something from all, BE swift to hear !;
be cautious OF your tongue, lest you
betray your ignorance and perhaps of
fend some who are present.-lsaae
Watts.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
Where They Play Today.

In a fiasco of errors and hits
staged on the local turf yesterday
afternoon, the "typhoids" with the
able support of the umpire succeeded
in taking the game by the score OF
z to 4.
Even at that and with the
six oozles made by the locals.
the Tadpoleons barely escaped TAX.
ing the game from Baby Brouthers
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
Hschelor's Rtunder.

IF 1t wasn't for car fare and lunch
con-" says bachelor, "a woman
wouldn't have any need of money
when she goes shopping But every
married man knows better.--Chlcago
News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
Ilnh. for Photooranhx.

Photographers now receive light
very similar to that through the tradi.
tional studio skylight by vapor tube
electric lamps filled with carbon diox-
ide instead Of mercury Yapor
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
One sunerstltion Exnlodsd.

Contrary to general belief, man
does not look for white horse when
he sees red-haired girl. Instead, he
continues to look at the girl until she
disappears from view.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
RUBIN MI

VIII cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains. Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
ternally and externally. Price Csc.
Advt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
SUNNI AR Y.
base Burgess.

Stolen base Burgess.
Sacrifice hits--tiurst, Gosnell,
Henderson, Brouthers, Kisner.
Two base hits Burgess, Engman.
Taylor, Jones, Kessling.
Double plays--Kelly to Burgess
to Henderson; Hurst to Burgess;
Engman to aTylor; Lingle to Smith ;
Kelly to Henderson.
Bases on balls-Hendee 9.
Struck -Hendee 5, Dooley a
Wild pitch-Hendee.
Time 1:43. Umpire-Lauzon
Scorer Corn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
Kitty League Standing.

Results of Saturday.
Cairo d, Paducah Z,
greensboro !, GAINESVILLE 2.
Harrisburg 4, Vincennes 8.
Where They Play Today.
Paducah at Cairo.
Harrisburg at Vincennes.
GAINESVILLE at Owensboro.
Hopkinsville at Henderson
(Double header)
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17

Michael McDermott of the Illinois
Athletic Club of Chicago, Americas
champion and record holder in
breast swimming will attempt to
create new 200 yard standard at
the water carnival to be held at Put
in-Bay, Ohio, on Aug. 27, % and 20,
In connection with the Perry Centen-
NAL celebrations. and confidence is
felt that he will succeed in the un-
dertaking
The young westerner has bettered
the classic figures several times al
ready in the past, AMI he is now
moving faster than ever. 1t is fore
gone conclusion that he will capture
the central championship title, at
stake in the coming event, and if
conditions are not unfavorable there
is no doubt that he will lower the
open water mark now obtaining.
McDermott, although but twenty
years old, has been the peer of our
breast stroke swimmers since 1910,
and competed for this country at the
Stockholm Olympics, defeating many
of the leading European cracks. He
is a stoeky, powerful young athlete,
standing feet 61a inches, and
weighing 100 pounds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17

At Henderson
Hopkinsville ys, Henderson, game
postponed, double header today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-17
OVER THE CIRCUIT.

At Vincennes. r II f
Harrisburg . ,..,. IL 2
Vincpnncs ..... ...... II
Batteries Ostcndorf, Wheeler
and Fish; Terhune and Anderson.
At Greensboro r H E
Clarksville ... . 2 5 J
OWenSboro .. .,,.. l
Humphrey and Jolly;
Haughee, Neeley and Harrison.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
NEW
Of F |(,E: rs
Of CLUBS
San Francisco District of Cali
fornia Federation Adjourns
This Evening

SANTA ROSA. Oct 31-Following
ere the officers elected this morning
by the San Francisco district conven-
tion of the California Federation of
Women's clubs:
President, Mrs. Percy S. King. Napa;
vice president, Mrs James Sweet,
Santa Rosa; corresponding secretary,
Miss Jannet Maclay. Napa; recording
secretary. Mrs. F. Crofet, San Fran
cisco; treasurer, Mrs. H. Daingertield,
Pacific Grove.
The convention will adjourn today.
Mrs. Percy L. Shuman, president OF
the San Francisco district, and Mrs.
Percy S. King of Napa, vice president
of the San Francisco district, were
elected delegates to the national fed
eration convention, which is to be held
in Chicago in 1914, at the Thursday
afternoon session. The alternates
chosen are Mrs. James S. Sweet, presi-
dent of the Saturday Afternoon club
of this city, and Mrs. Z. S. Karns of
Palo Alto.
The invitation of the exposition Of
fcials to hold the district convention
sn San Francisco in 1915 was adopted.
with provision that the district would
invite the state federation and the
national federation's executive coun-
Gil at the same time.
A resolution indorsing the Raker
resolution creating a national red
wood forest in Humboldt county was
adopted.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
PALACE NEE ING
WITH MUCH FAVOR
Improvement Clubs to Ask
Supervisors for Permit
for Great Pier

Representatives of the Ocean Pier
Amusement company and delegates
from number of Improvement clubs
that favor the project will go before
the supervisors lands and tunnels
committee this afternoon to make an
urgent plea for permission from the
city to build the 1000 foot pier, which
will connect the Great Highway with
the main building
The consent OF the federal govern
ment has been secured for the erec-
tion of the amusement palace in the
ocean, but a special permit Is required
from the city to connect it with the
beach In addition to the cafe, bath
ing facilities, double deck promenades,
dance hall and other features, 1t is
understood that the pier promoters
are ready to build the long desired
cement walks along the beach boule-
ward and to construct a tunnel under
the highway at the entrance to the
pier.
Favorable comment has already
been made on the plan by many SUI
pervisors and Mayor Rolph. 1t has
also been Endorsed by Improvement
clubs of the beach district.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
Declares Suffrage
For Women Means
National Prohibition
Will Crush Liquor Traffic. Says Mrs.
Lillian Stevens, President
of w. C. T. u.

ASBURY PARK, N J.. Oct. 81
Woman suffrage will crush the liquor
traffic. The acknowledgment of women
will mean national prohibition. Suf-
frage and prohibition are indissolubly
linked together With these ringing
statements Mrs Lillian NJ N. Stevens,
Portland, Me-, president of the Ma
tional Women's Christian Temper
ance union, today in an address before
the fortieth convention of that organ
ization pointed a way for the future
struggle for membership. The speaker
also announced that the w. C. T. u.
would maintain headquarters in San
Francisco during the Panama-Pac
exposition in 1915 and hoped to do
much educational work.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
Orchids, Horrors! and
| Taxis, No! Juniors to
Hold a Model Dance

A demonstration" or "modeT' dance
will be given by the members of the
5unior class of the University Of Cali
fornia to show the freshmen and
sophomores, by example. that such
q party can be given with small ex-
pense.
The junior women will not ride in
taxis to the affair, nor will they re-
quire their escorts to furnish flowers.
Orchids are absolutely barred
Wash dresses of simple design will
be worn by the women, and the men
will wear their regular campus at
tire. Every means will be taken to
promote simplicity and set a good
example for the under class men.
Even the punch will be well watered
to save expense. The dancing pro-
gram will be the regular calling
cards Of the students.
Down with orchids and taxis, de-
clared the juniors. There is moth
ing in this talk of the high cost of
college dancing.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31

orange, pineapple cut in dices; mix
thoroughly, place in white wine
glasses, together with juices of the
fruit. Garnish with whipped cream
and maraschino cherry.
Cream OF Asparngus-Take some
good stock and thicken with little
roux and finish with some cream and
asparagus tips.
Fried FiIet OF Sole, Ttartar Sauce
Bread the sole in flour and bread
crumbs and fry in deep grease to a
light golden brown. For the sauce
use some mayonnaise dressing and
work in some minced green onions,
sour pickles and chopped parsley.
Creamed Sweetbreads en- Casse--
After the sweetbreads have been
boiled until tender, cut in dice shape.
Put them in a saucepan and stir a
little in butter, and then into rich
cream sauce finished with little
sherry.
Banana Fritters en- Glace-Make a
fritter batter and cut the bananas In
half; put them into the batter and
fry in deep grease. Take some pow
dered sugar and add enough cold
water to make it creamy
Roast Chicken, Sage Dressing
Moisten some breadcrumbs with stock.
Braise some minced onion in bacon
fat, add some chopped parsley and
sage and thyme and mix.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
CURTIS PUBLISHING CO.
AGENTS MEET TODAY

More than 100 wholesale agents.
representing the Curtis Publishing
company of Philadelphia on the Pa
cific coast, will hold two days con-
vention at the st. Francis hotel be-
ginning this morning at 8 o'clock.
The first day will be devoted
to business, while Saturday the
visitors will be taken on a pleasure
tour of the city by M. E. Douglas Of
Philadelphia. sales manager of the
company.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
Death Of 100000
Fish Threatens Big
Shortage Of Salmon
Disaster Resulted From Blast That
Imprisoned Great Numbers in
Fraser River Tributaries

WASHINGTON. Oct s1.--A salmon
famine is threatened on the Pacific
as the result Of the death Of 100000
fish Of this species in British Column
bia. The disaster resulted from a
blast which imprisoned the salmon
In the Fraser river tributaries dur
ing their spawning season. So seri-
Gus is the situation reported from
the coast that the department of
agriculture today advised artificial
propagation in the state of Wash
ington and surrounding territory.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
LADY HOWARD ATTENDING
CONVENTION OF w. C. T. u.

ASBuRY PARK. N. J.. Oct. 81
Among those here to attend the for
tieth national convention of the w.
C. T. u, the sessions of which started
today in the Casino, is Lady Azure
Howard of Castle Howard. York,
England, who with a party of Eng
1ish women is a special guest of the
convention
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
PLAN EXTENSION COURSE

An extension course, covering lee
lures by faculty members, for the
students and public, has been mapped
out by the faculty Of St Mary's coll
1ege, Oakland, for the coming term
The course will begin tomorrow, the
talks to cover a varied field of In
struction, including dramatic read
sngs, socialism and travel talks.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
Musical Cantata by
Hughes Club Singers

Members of the Hughes club of Oak
land are rehearsing for the next con-
cert. to be given on the evening of
November Z. in the Unitarian audi
torium, Fourteenth and Castro streets,
Oakland. The women singers will un-
dertake the rendition of Henry Had
ley's cantata, The Nightingale and
the Rose" which will be the feature
number of the program The soprano
solos in the piece will be sung by Mrs.
Charles Poulter.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31

Strawberry Parfait--Use long glass.
First put in about third of a glass
vanilla ice cream, another third Of
strawberries well chopped, two table
spoons of whipped cream, with
chopped walnuts sprinkled on top.
Take banana, / grapefruit. 1
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
LECTURE BY RcNcovIERI

Superintendent Of Schools Alfred
Roncovieri win address the Mutual
Friend society this afternoon at 3
o'clock In the Palace hotel. He will
take for his subject THE Teachfnp of
Pupils of Public Schools to Sbow
Kindness to Animals"
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
HALLOWEEN MASoUERAnE

A Halloween masquerade will be
held this evening by the Exposition
Builders, an organization composed of
Panama-Pacific exposition employees,
In Maple hail. 1914 Polk street
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
DUCK HUNTER MISSING;
i BELIEVED TO BE DEAD

VALLEJO, Oct. 31-Charles Jurgis,
a young Iaborer of this city, is be-
1ieved to have perished on a hunting
trip in the tules between Vallejo and
Napa, as he left here October 15 with
the intention of going shooting for a
few days and has not been heard from
since.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
GATES NEARS LAST HOME

PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct 31.-The ana
rial train bearing the remains of the
late Charles c. Gates passed through
the Pennsylvania station here at 7
o'clock this morning and will reach
New York this evening.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLING

George II. Dignan, former cigar
merchant of San Francisco, appeared
before Police Judge Deasy today and
was charged with embezzling $37
from Charles st. Marie. The case
was postponed until November for
preliminary hearing.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
Freeman Is Honored
By Bachelor Dinner

Bohemian club men gathered at the
club last night in a bachelors dinner
TO Lieutenant Commander Frederick
Freeman, u. S. N, In honor Of his
engagement TO Miss Josephine Smith,
niece Of Mrs. Parker Syms of Coro-
1ladQ
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
Beet Sugar Product
NearIv Equals Cane

WASHINGTON, Oct 31.-A total Of
b01, $50 tons Of beet sugar, valued at
s5,963,6 629. and 326, s58 tons of cane
sugar, valued at $6,095.673. was manu-
faetured in the United States in 1909,
according to figures issued today by
the census bureau.
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
HERE'S SUNDAY MENU
PREPARED BY LE CR0IX

Jules LIE Croix, chef of the Union
Square hotel offers menu for a
Sunday dinner at home. which IS given
herewith: