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Evening star., 1914-10-11
How In the World

Is one to sell something IL
one doesn't tell the world?
II you have a house for sale
or rent or a room for rent or
anything around the house to
sell you must advertise the
fact to get results.
There is only one way to
reach all the people in WASH
inEton, and that fs through
The Star.
A Star Want Ad walks
right into every homo in
washington and stays there
till 1t has delivered its mes
sage.
Phone Star. Classified. Main
z440s
Evening star., 1914-10-11
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Oscar, at Alexandria from
Nomini with plup wood for shipment to
the West Virginia paper-making plants;
schooner Silver Wave. at 11th street
wharf market with oysters from Po-
tomac beds; United States lighthouse
tender woodbine. from Baltimore via
Point Lookout, at lighthouse service
wharf; schooner Eleanor Russell, at
Alexandria from this city to load mer-
chandise for Posey's wharf. Chicomux-
en- creek. Md; scow Boo Hoo. at Alex
andria from Mattox creek, Va, with
pulp wood for local dealers; schooner
Ada Ballenger and power boats Vir-
ginia, Jewell, Maud Bennett and four
unnamed, at 11th street wharf with
oysters from river and bay points;
wharf from Upper Machodoc creek
with cord wood for L. A. Clarke & Son.
Departures.
Schooner Mary Francis, light, for q
Potomac point to load lumber or cord
wood back to this city; schooner Car
rfe Reven, light, for Mattawoman creek
+o load cord wood for dealers here;
schooner Eleanor Russell, from Alex
andria for Chicomuxen creek with
merchandise from Alexandria; schooner
John Fisher, for Potomac point. via
Alexandria, to load railroad ties for
this port; sch0Unsr %,,r,. Ella; IL s, from Alex,
pulp wood; steamer ST. Johns for Rich
mond, Va: steamer Southland for Nor
folk and Old Point; steamer Northum-
berland for the lower river landings
and Baltimore.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Dauntless arrived at Alexandria
with fertilizer-laden barges for the fer
tilizer company and sailed with light
barge for Norfolk or Baltimore; tug
Capt. Toby arrived with lighter from
a river point; tug John Miller arrived
in the Eastern branch with lighters
laden with bricks from Little Hunting
creek: tug Walter F. Meade arrived at
Georgetown with sand and gravel laden
lighters; tug Louise left with supplies
for the District workhouse at Occo-
quan, Va; tug Herbert arrived with
lighters from sand-digging machines
at Oxon run, d. c.
Memoranda.
Evening star., 1914-10-11

let it worry you for q minute. Just
wait. You'll see."
And Genevieve was right. They did.
(THE END.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
LECTURE ON MAGNETISM
DR.. Bauer Will Give Newest Facts
Pertaining to Earth's Power.

What will prove one of the most in
teresting lectures OF the winter season
will be delivered at the Franklin Insti-
tute tonight by L. A, Bauer, Phi. D. d.
Sc, on THE Earth, a Great Magnet"
Doctor Bauer is the director of tho De-
partment OF Terrestrial Magnetism OF the
Carnegie Institution at Washington. Doc
tor Bauer will give the chief facts and
latest results pertaining to the earth's
magnetism, as based largely on the gem
eral magnetic survey of the earth.
The work of ascertalning these facts
was begun by Doctor Bauer's depart
ment in 1904 and is now two-thirds COM
peted. The work and cruises OF the
magnetic ship Carnegie" and the instru-
mental appliances and methods used In
the observatlonal work will be described.
An account will be given also of the
various expeditions sent out under Doc
tor Bauer's direction to distant and more
or less unexplored countries. The lee
turer will aim to relate the chief re-
suits and will endeavor to show the pos
sible hearing of researches in terrestrial
magnetism on other mOoted questions in
terrestrial and cosmcal physics. The
lecture will be illustrated by lantern
slides.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
POLICE ACCUSE MEN OF
PLOT TO ROB PASSER-BY
Shot Fired to Brighten Near Victims
Hits Two Accomplices.

bold attempt to lure passers-by into
their house for the purpose OF robbing
them resulted early today in the shoot
ing of two OF the alleged robbers and
the arrest OF the entire band concerned
in the scheme. Those under arrest. ac-
cused of attempting to rob and carrying
concealed weapons, are Andrea Framio.
36 years old; Frank Cavargo. &c years
old, and Laria Parnuzzi. % years old, 225
Fitzwater street, the third accomplice,
who accidentally pulled the trigger of a
revolver used TO scare two near victims
of the band.
The men are accused OF Turing two other
men, who made their escape and whom
the police are seeking to identify, into
the house at 225 Fitzwater street and
attempting TO rob them. Parnuzzi was
to have fired a shot from revolver
after the victims were lured into the
house. The shot was fred, but by mis-
take it hit two OF the accomplices. All
three men were held in $500 bail for a
further hearing by Magistrate Mcfarland
in the 2d and Christian streets station
Joseph Pueblo, q years old, and Frank
Bottele. 26 years old. also residents at
225 Fitzwater street, were held as wit
nesses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
SCHOOLGIRLS ON THREE-DAY
VISIT TO NATIONS CAPITAL
Seniors of West Philadelphia School
Leave for Washington Tomorrow.

seniors OF west Rh1ladeiphta school
Leave for Washington Tomorrow.
All thoughts of clnss books will be tenn
porarily put aside when 175 seniors Of the
West Philadelphia School for Girls leave
tomorrow morning for three days trip
to Washington. Accompanied by Princi-
pal Parke Schoch ana Mrs. Schoch the
girls will leave Broad Street Station by
special train at s:S5 a. M
They will stop at the Hotel Gordon, and
besides visits to the White House, Mount
Vernon, the Congressional Library and
many other points of interest the seniors
are anticipating several afternoons and
evenings on which they will be free to
take In" the theatres and other places
OF amusement.
Saturday morning the seniors will visit
the Washington Monument, the Bureau
of Printing and Engraving and the Smith
sonian Institute. AT noon the girls will
visit the White House. and they all hope
to have at least q peep at President
Wilson.
special train will leave Union Sta
tion In Washington for West Fhiladel-
phia at 4 .35 o'clock in the afternoon,
The teachers who will assist Mr.. and
Mrs. schoch in looking after the students
are Miss Jane Allen. Miss Gertrude
Bricker, Miss Mabel Cheney. Miss Dor
othy Colby, Miss Florence Evans, Miss
Margaret Kolleck, Miss Marguerite Me-
tivier and Miss Esther NJ. Reinhardt.
The trip will take the place of the
class day exercises
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
CHRISTMAS SHIP
WILL CARRY CARGO
OF RELIEF ABROAD
Contributions of Clothing for
War Orphans Pouring In.
Urchin and Old "Soger"
Give Cash.

Resembling well-stocked dry goods
store with It's best wares out for holt
day display, the Christmas chip pavilion
| In CITY Hall courtyard this morning at-
tracted the attention Of hundreds OF per-
sons to the gifts for orphaned children
OF the warning nations. Every known
article. from a Teddy bear to q warm
overcoat was represented.
Cav decorations, consisting Of American
flags eIternated with the city's blus and
geld. gave the place a festive air and
the piles upon piles OF variegated wear
ing apparel distributed around the
counters added to the color.
No sooner were the doors opened at 9
o'clock than stream OF inquirers flowed
in.
us October q the last day7 My sew
ing circle can get so much more done
If you give us little more time"
What do you need the most, under
wear or outer garments7"
Can you use clothing that isn't abso-
lutely new. but which is in frst-class
condition."
These were but few OF the questions.
And the answers we're that october q
must necessarily be the last day upon
which contributions will be accepted; that
anything in the nature of warm apparel
will be welcome and that only new cloth
ing is wanted.
Two, Visitors from Cape May dropped in
TO say that the women Of that town
had organized and were sewing madly
for the orphans.
We are going to send at least 100
pieces" said they, and we want them
to be distributed impartially"
URCHIN A CASH CONTRIBUTION.
Bowls for money contributions were
placed outside Of both doors at quarter
after 8, and scarcely had the explanatory
signs been tackled UP along side of them
before a little boy, with an enormous
hole In his stocking and no collar on.
stepped up and shamefacedly dropped
three pennies in.
Later on two men coming from Broad
Street Station rested their suitcases on
the steps, and. going down into their
pockets, produced 90 cents between them.
Hundreds OF letters come in with each
mall most OF them containing promises
of contributions TO be delivered later or
queries concerning the best methods of
packing. In grimy epistle delivered at
the pavilion this morning a 81 bill was
wrapped in an old piece of paper, which
had written on It, From an old 'soKer'''
Thus far :3ss have been received In
money contributions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
COOKE PLANS TO BREAK
SYSTEM OF CONTRACTS
Alters Street Cleaning Specifications
Giving Small Firms Opportunity.

Radical changes in the specifications for
cleaning streets and collecting ashes and
waste in 1915 have been made by Director
Cooke, of the Department of Public
Works, in an effort TO give small con-
tractors an opportunity to break the DOM
inant influence of the Wares over those
contracts. Bids for the contracts will be
received November 6.
Collection of ashes and household waste
will be let under contracts separate from
the street cleaning work. Ashes and
waste will be collected on different days
In the various districts In vehicles spe-
cially designed for the purpose.
Contracts for cleaning OF country roads
will be let in 1915 for the first time.
In commenting on the new arrangement
Director Cooke said: IAN important
feature of the new scheme of bidding vii,
be to reduce the size OF the contracts and
to make 1t possible for contractors of
limited means to bid.
1--WE look forward to much keener
competition. By separating the collection
OF ashes from street cleaning, contractors
who do not own street-cleaning equipment
can bid for the collection of ashes and
waste, because all it requires is teams"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
TOURISTS RECEIVING LUGGAGE
Custom Examiners Rushed Handling
Great Influx From Europe.

Customs examiners are busy looking
over the baggage OF American tourists
who fled from Europe at the outbreak
of hostilities. Much of the luggage Is
arriving through the port OF New York
and is being expressed here to the ap-
praiser stores, AS most OF the tourists
made their custom declarations on trunks
and bags which had not arrived. II has
been found necessary in nearly all cases
to summon owners Of the baggage to as
slst the examiners.
One bill of lading frequently will cover
the baggage of several persons, and the
employees OF the appraisers stores ara
confronted by numerous perplexing prob
lens in sorting 1t. Despite this, the
baggage is being handled with amazing
rapidlty and is passed on so quickly that
there has been no delay In sending 1t to
its Anal destination. This prevents over
crowding at the appraisers stores
The Holland-Amerlcan Line steamship
Veendyk. which arrived at New York
yesterday, brought 5000 pieces OF bag
gage free of all charges to the owners.
1t is expected several thousand pieces
Of this luggage will be received here
within a few days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
DEMENTED MAN CAUSES
PANIC IN CROWDED CAR
Attacks Conductor and Is Subdued
by Blow From Iron.

AJVaCRS conductor ana lS SuDdued
by Blow From Iron.
A passenger whose mind Is believed to
be unbalanced caused a panic on a
crowded trolley car at Sd street and
Fairmount avenue this morning when
he attacked the conductor and then
fought two policemen until he was
knocked to the floor with n switch iron.
The man, who said he was Charles
Pugh, of Baltimore. was arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Hogg and committed to
the Philadelphia Hospital for treatment.
Pugh. who says he is 3S years old,
boarded the trolley at Sd and South
streets
When the car approached Fairmount
avenue, Pugh suddenly jumped over the
railing behind which stood the conductor
Charles Faber. OF 203S Schiller street.
and grasped him by the throat, throw
ing him to the floor.
The motorman stopped the car and
rushed to the assistance of Taber, beat
ing off the man with n switch iron.
One of the passengers threw open a
window and called for assistance. Po-
licemen Davis and Colyn ran from the
station house to the car and placed the
man under arrest.
The police will attempt to get in touch
with Pugh's relatives in Baltimore and
notify them of his condition and that he
is in the hospital here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
BEHRENS OPERA CLUB
REEVES FLOTOW'S MARTHA
Cheerful and Amusing Opera Cheer
fully Performed.

Friedrich Won Flotow's light opera
Martha" almost as precious as a Gilbert
and Sullivan operetta, was produced at
the Academy of Music last night by the
Behrens Opera Club, so named to per-
petuate the memory and the ideals OF
Siegfried Behrens. The audience was
large and interrupted the performance at
almost too frequent intervals with their
applause.
F'lotows Martha" Is of that unusual
calibre which makes it popular while 1t Is
practically unknown. 1t is the music.
which, when heard. is an unalloyed de-
light, but once heard is never remember
ed. 1t is light and graceful, a pleasure
to the ear long strained with modern
operate complexities, and Is eminently
suited to amateur performance. To be
successful, the music must be sung with
gusto rather than finesse. the singers
must act with humorous vigor the difec-
tor must lead with spirit.
These were the qualities which made
last nights performance so successful.
DIR. Thaddeus Rich conducted with
sensible appreciation of the scores de-
ficiences, making the opera frivolous and
frothy. and orchestra, chorus and prin-
cipals responded precisely to his inter-
probation. Professional opera singers
could not have thrown themselves
SO completely into the thing; they must
save up" The members of the Opera
Club did not save. They sang and played
each number as II II were the only one
in the piece. Each number. therefore,
brought its own applause.
Mrs. Jennie Kneedler Johnson sang
Martha pertly and cheerfully. and being
called on to sing The Last Rose of Sum-
mer" brought to that weary song fresh
ness of voice II not OF Interpretation
Mary Josephine Comerford. as the maid
was special delight, because she was
able to inject humor into her voice as
we'll as into her acting, a feat in which
the scheduled humorists, Sir Tristan and
the Sheriff, did not surpass her. Messrs
Goodwin and Gunner, in these parts, were
vigorous and content TO appear ridiculous
as necessity demanded. Mr.. McGlynn
was lovesick and heroic in accordance
with the best traditions of grand opera,
and Mr.. Wood played Plunkett with more
emotion than usually falls to that part
The chorus, 100 strong. was costumed
with remarkable taste and rivaled the
famous Hammerstein choruses for beauty
and activity. Edward Germans Nell
Gwynn" supplied the music for the May
pole dance, done by ballet of SO. under
the direction OF C. Elwood Carpenter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
DALM0RES. TEN0R-SOLDIER,
WRITES FROM BIZ EFIELD
Noted Opera Singer Sends Cheerful
Message to Philadelphia Friend.


A post card sent from the Allies front
by Charles Dalmores, the opera singer
and now soldier in the ranks has been
received in Philadelphia by William ].
Baird. of S12 Pine street, a personal
friend of the tenor.
The singers message is written in
French. On the address side in addition
to Mr. Baird's name is a designation
that reads carte pastale militaire." 4"
Below In very small letters in parenthesis
is "Ordered on the Sd of August" dag
onally in one corner. as required by the
censor. Dalmores has written his full
name and address, Charles Dalmores,
soldier in the 47th Regiment of Terri
torial Infantry. the 18th Company at
Toul."
On the reverse side is this message:
My dear friend-It is now two months
give you some news. We are advancing
every day and will be victorious. When
return to America I will tell you all
about 1t and many other things AS
soon as the war is over, II l come out
of II, 1 will write you at length. A
thousand remembrances TO your family
and my other friends in dear Philadel-
phia, How I regret not visiting there
this year.
VERY anrectionateiy yours.
(Signsd) CHARLES DALMORES.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
ST. JOHNS 100 YEARS. OLD
Episcopal Church on Brown Street
Below Third, viii Celebrate.

Old st. Johns Episcopal Church. Brown
street, below Sd. will celebrate its Tooth
anniversary next month. 1t is the fifth
oldest parish in the diocese of Pennsyl-
yania, having been founded In 1S14 as the
outgrOwth of a Sunday school established
by the Rev. Dr. William White, the first
Bishop of Pennsylvania.
The Rev. George Chalmers Richmond
rector OF the church Is making plans for
the celebration, II is TO start on Novem-
ber with Holy Communion and an ami
versary sermon by the rector. The Iarg-
est celebration will be "Civie Night" No
vember IL, when Mayor Blankenburg and
prominent church and civic leaders will
speak
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
MAYOR SIGNS ORDINANCE
GIVING LABOR MEN $4,000
Sum Set Aside for American Fedora
tion's Convention Here.

In the presence of a committee from
the American Federation of Labor, Mayor
Blankenburg today signed the transfer
ordinance of Councils that will provide
$4,000 for defrSying expenses of the 34th
annual convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor to be held in Horticul-
tural Hall beginning November 1.
The pen with which the Mayor signed
the document was presented to Leonard
Kraft. secretary-treasurer of the Build
ing Trades Council
Other representatives in the commit
tee were: Assistant Director Andrew S.
Murphy, of the Department of Supplies.
representing the Painters Union; Joseph
Ritchie, president of the Building Trades
Council; Harry w. Semple, of the News
paper Writer'S Union Louis Fischer Of
the Ceramic, Mosaic and Encaustic Tile
Layers and Helpers Union; Arthur G.
Hawes. business representative of the
Building Trades Council, and william
Morgan, of the Wood Workers and Metal
Lathers' Union.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
ATTACKS SISTER WITH KNIFE
Woman Says Aged Man Wanted Her
70 Drink Poison.

Woman Says Aged Man Wanted Her
to Drink Poison.
oliver Scott, so years old, SS1s Aspen
street. was arrested after i5-nninuts
struggle with a policeman, after ne is
alleged to have attacked his sister win
a knife He was held in $500 BAH tor
court today by Magistrate Boyle, at the
goth street and Lancaster avenue sta
ton
According to the testimony OF Mrs.
Mary Reynolds, the prisoners sister ne
came to the Aspen street house with
bottle OF poison and told her q doctor
had given It to him for stomach trouble.
He then tried to get her to drink the
stun, she declared.
When she refused Scott drew knife,
according to Mrs. Reynolds, and chased
her into the street. She declared his mo-
tive was the belief that If she died no
would inherit property worth 5000 left
10 her by their father who disinheritea
Scott. .,
Policeman ODonnel grappled with
Scott In the street. In spite Of his age
Scott put up hard fight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
THIEF GIVES HIMSELF UP
Conscience Troubles Youth Who stol,
Watch and Money.

Because his conscience troubled him
after he had stolen watch and s4 in
cash from stephen Baine, Front and
BainbridKe streets. with whom he made
his home. Adam Fisher. 10 years old.
gave himself up to the police of the
Third and De Lancey streets station this
morning.
Fisher told Magistrate Mcfarland hs
had stolen the watch and the money b.
cause he had been out OF work Tor a
long time and had no money with which
TO buy food He said he pawned tba
watch. He was held under $500 bail for
further hearing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
CAMPAIGN IN WILMINGTON
Republicans to Hold Rally Tomorrow.
Democrats and Progressives
Enthusia site

WILMINGTON. Del. Oct. 2t-wil-
mington Republicans will open their
speaking campaign tomorrow night
Speakers at the nrst meeting will be
Secretary of State Thomas w Miller,
Republican candidate for Congress; State
Senator David J. Renhardt and City So
licitor Daniel o. Hastings The rally
will be held in the hall on Connell street
near Second.
Democrats are pleased with the attend
ance at the meeting held last night in
tho Playhouse. The theatre was filed
and there was plenty OF enthusiasm The
speeches were devoted to a defense Of
the Democratic administration.
There was also a good attendance at
the two meetings OF the ProgressiVes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
SINGS AS SURGEONS OPERATE
Hymn Tunes on Negro Patients Lips
During Ordeal in Hospital.

"Theras a Land that is Fairer than
Day sang Samuel Coates, a Negro. while
surgeons in the Presbyterian Hospital
today performed a serious surgical opera
ton on him. He refused to submit to an
anesthetic.
Coates who lives at 4133 Warren street.
fell in concrete mixer yesterday while
at work on the new Rhodes Public School,
39th and Parrish streets. He was badly
mangled
During the operation today he sang
hymns. Surgeons at the hospital say
they have never before witnessed greater
courage on the part OF a patient They
say Coates will recover
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
FROM STAGE TO BATTLEFIELD
English Dancer, Now in Philadelphia,
to be Red Cross Nurse.

Verna Vanoni. an English girl who ts
dancing with Gomez at Keith's this week.
will go to France as a Red Cross nurse
at the conclusion OF her five weeks the
atrical engagement in America.
Miss Nanoni has two brothers in the
British army and two sisters who have
enrolled with the Red Cross and are now
on duty in the war hospitals. She was
persuaded to enter upon her theatrical
engagement by her father, who hoped
thus 70 divert her from her original pur
pose of going into the Red Cross service.
but tho young woman is Arm in her de-
termination to -oin the other members
OF her family on the battlefield.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
PENR0SE POLITICIANS FREED
DIX Men Wearing Campaign Buttons
Held for Intoxication.

S,,.' sn persons wearing Penrose campaign
st'ohs ana charged with intemperence
were arraigued today before Naaistrata
Siact arland in the Second and Christian
charged us
they had been arrested at various
.aJlIs .os and places during the night and
saAeh to the police station along with
Similar ofrenses. Win
me SIX Penrose adherents stood aIoof
iiou, other prisoners at the early morn
ss hearings. Questioned by the Magis-
smyste' they said they We're politicians
Fao,l Floo are discharged, said Justice Mac
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-21
POLICE VOTE ON INSURANCE
Deciding Whether ThS Shall Con-

Deciding Whether Thd Shall Con-
tinue Association or Join Company.
The Police Beneficial Association is vot-
ing today on the question of whether a
life insurance company shall insure MEM
bers OF the force for $1,000 on a basis
of regular $3.50 monthly payments. or the
association continue the present system
of collecting so cents from each member
upon the death of another. to be turned
over to the family OF the deceased Tho
association plan has resulted in a month
ly tax of about IS upon each member OF
the force.
Although ten districts are yet to be
heard FROM II is almost assured that
the rev system will be adopted, as the
vote this afternoon shows 1882 for and
6S7 against the change.