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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13
five CARLOADS
FROM OUR STATE
State Responds to Xmas
Ship Cargo.

South Dakota as a state ranks
high in amount of cargo sent to
the Christmas Ship, articles sent
from this state alone amounting
to five carloads. Aberdeen was
one of the most active Christmas
Ship centers in the northwest
part of the state. Sioux Falls
sent a carload by itself. Texas
sent 5, New York City Z, San
Francisco, Philadelphia 9, Battle
Greek, Mich, Toledo, o., Ian.
sing, Mich, Minneapolis, Rio.
Wis, Dane, Co., Wis. Portland,
Ore, Des Moines, la i, Cham
paign Co., ILL.,, Omaha, Neb., st.
Louis, Mo-, Traer, Ia., one car
load each, Washington, d. c., 3,
Cleveland, O., 2. Contributions
from a number of cities. ..ranged
from one half to three.quarters
of carload each.
Observation-Disclosures can tell
exactly, 900, ,00Oigifts valuedat
more than S2,O0O,OOO comprises
Americas response to1 the APP
peal of the chiidren's Christmas
Ship. Approximately $4,000
has been expended ifrom the
Christmas ship fund-to whic h
Aberdeen contributed $40 for
articles of wearing apparel, 69,-
375 articles, sweaters, caps, hoods
and bonnets, hose, underwear,
shoes and overshoes, mutfiers,
waists, vests and jackets, blank
cts and comforters, leggins and
CATERS, mittens and gloves,
sleepers and rompers, petticoats
and skirts, vests and pants,
suits, coats and overcoats, shirts,
kimonos, bootees, shawls, scarfs
and toques. Aberdeen Ameri-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13
sisseton Hospital Is Now Open.

The Sisseton Hospital is now
open for business and is already
being we'll patronized, having
had four patients ente" the past
week. Miss Bue, who is a grad
uate nurse of the st. Luke's hos
pital at Fargo is in charge. Miss
Bue is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. K. K. Bue of Wist, and we'll
known to many of our readers.
N The hospital S operating room
is practically completed with the
latest instruments and necessi-
ties for the most difficult surgi.
cal operations.
Nine Of the hospital beds have
arrived and rooms for the patti
ents are completed. More beds
are expected soon and about &c
rooms will be fixed up when the
material arrives.
Drs. Glasier and Peterson are
meeting with good encourage
ment and the Standard bespeak
success to these enterprisine
doctors in their adventure.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13
Boys Started Fire in Dog Kennel

AS the result Of starting a fire in
a dog kennel while playing and
cutting off their escape, the two
little sons of Mr.. and Mrs, Andrew
Helling, we'll known residents of
the eastern section of Minnehaha
county were so badly burned that
their recovery is doubtful.
The boys had been playing i'll
the dog kennel, and finally carried
some kindling to the little building
and crawling inside, started fire.
Almost Immediately the flames
spread to such an extent that the
dog kennel was a mass of flames.
The screams of the two little bows
were heard by some carpenters
working on nearby house. They
were compelled to tear the little
building to pieces before they could
rescue the boys. The oldest boy
was burned the more severely, as
he had attempted to crawl out
through the flames. The flesh on
his face and forehead was literally
cooked. Even his tongue was
blistered.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13
COUNTIES ARE
CLOSE RIVALS
Two Counties Have BIO
List in Penitentiary.

Plerre-Whether proximity or
population is the cause, the report
of the state board of charities and
corrections in relation to the peni-
tentiaries, shows that Minnehaha
county is represented in the popu-
lation of that institution with IS
out OF the total of 275. Brown
county does as we'll with the same
number, Dawson has II and Law
erence and Lake each IA. In the
newer counties Corson leads with
10. Eleven counties show but one
each, aud the representation is low
for many counties.
The receipts of the twine plant
for the year ending June 80, 1914,
were S+02, ,l15.22, and the net pro-
fits for the year ending June 80,
1918, were 2,O72.66; and for the
year ending June 80, 1914, SIS
O32.37, OF for the biennial period
$50, ,1o5.o5. The plant disposed
of PISS, 100 pounds of twine fo1
the year ending June 80, 1914 and
had on hand at that date ,692,15C
pounds.
III occupations farmers lead il
the population of the institution
with 81, common laborers are next
with Al. and day laborers thirc
with Is. There are three bankers
and two bank cashiers, one physici
an, but no printers or publisher.
in the list.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13

U Auto c our line of Mackinaws.
Sweaters and Overcoats before you
buy. Our line is the largest we
have ever had and we are ready to
meet all competition where it comes
to prices. Olson, Olin & Co.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13
LAKE PIONEER
PASSES AWAY.
Geo. Ironside Dies In a
Minneapolis Hospital.

Minneapolis Hospital.
The people of Wilmot and Vie
cinity and especially his intimate
friends and neighbors in Lake
and Becker township were
shocked last Saturday morning.
when they learned of the death
of George Ironside, who passed
away suddenly that morning at
the Northwestern hospital at
Minneapolis, where he had gone
for an operation for trouble of
long standing. Mr.. Ironside had
been ailing for some time but
the ailment was not considered
of a serious nature. He submit
ted to an operation on Friday;
stood the operation we'll and it
was considered in every way
successful, but Saturday morn
ing a sudden change took place
and he passed quickly into the
Great Beyond. Mrs. Ironside
was with him at the hospital.
George Ironside was born in
Fyvie. Aberdeenshire, Scotland,
August %, 1858, and was there
fore little more than sixty one
years old, and had always en-
joyed good health prior to his
last illness. In 1881 he emigrat-
ed to America and spent a few
wears in Chicago, coming to
Roberts county in 1886 and filed
on a claim in Lake township,
where he made his home continu-
ously up TO the time of his
death. He was a member of the
Presbyterian church, having
joined in Scotland before coming
to this country. was a man of
sober habits and highly respect;
ed by all who knew him, and
was ever ready to aid in any
good cause and his death comes
as a crushing blow to the com
munity.
He leaves to mourn his un.
timely death, besides a loving
wife and two children, seve II
brothers namely: James, David
and Alexander at Leon, Iowa;
Charley in Canada; William and
Robert, who were his neighbors;
Adam at Browns Valley, and
two sisters. Mrs. Albert Cotrell
Of Leon, Iowa, and Mrs. Chas
Camerun of Lake township.
The remains We're shipped
here for burial and the funeral
was held Wednesday afternoon
from the Presbyterian church
Rev. Williams preaching the
sermon, large numbers of his
neighbors and friends attending
to pay their last tribute to a de
parted friend and neighbor. The
relatives from out of town who
attended the funeral were, Mr.
and Mrs. Cotrell and David Iron
side of Leon, Iowa, and Mrs
lronside's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ronneberger of Saltwater
Minnesota.
The Republican joins in ex
tending coincidence of the be
reaved family and other relative.
in their hour of sorrow.-W Will
mot Republican.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13

The most complete line of under
wear for men and boys at the
Golden Rule Clothing Co. Porter
Bldg, Sisseton, S. D.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13

Waubay-In August an indivi-
dual giving his name as Stewart
visited towns in Day county and
solicited subscriptions for number
of prominent eastern publications.
A number of people paid him from
81 to So. Not receiving the pub
LEGATIONS subscribed for through
the supposed agent, some of them
wrote the eastern publications and
now they have been advised that
the solicitor had no authority to
take subscriptions and collect
money. The publisher of the Etude
a musical publication of Philadel-
phia, denounces the solicitor as a
fraud and imposter. 1t is believed
he secured an aggregate of several
hundred dollars from DAY county
alone and may have vlctlmized
residents of other counties in the
state.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13

For Rent-My farm which is the
north half of the north half of sec
tion II i'll One Road township,
Roberts county. Inquire of D. B.
Compton, Webster, S. ID.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13

Esther and Fred LeLacheur,
who are attending the Aberdeen
Normal arrived home Monday on
account of the serious ae.:ident of
their sister.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13

We have an exceptionally fine
line of Hart Schaffner and Marx
Suits for men at prices that you
want to pay, suits that have both
quality and popular styles.
Olson, Olin & Co.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13

Mr.. and Mrs NJ, Z. Crockett
Friday from Minot, where
they visited friends last week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1914-11-13

Boys and girls heavy gray
union suits, any size up to lo years
Special only SOC.
1>La Go1da,, D,,1a
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-07-16
@ilio1t 1tmo Die Sc:
i6ditSla9e.

Trdlioert @ilion's Yolitif UNI
leine Nonliniltration lin0 in lestel
3eit BON gepiller Seite id)arf ange.
griffen moroen; i'm &ongreiie mur-
oen sic reini ten Seremiaoen Dom
9tapel gelalien. 3eitungen gemii=
Ter 6%drbung, oorunter lei0er aud
oel1tide, redneten %ungebe1re @erluite
aus, oie oos 9an0 felt Ser Momini=
ltrotion @ilion's erlitten; Srui tper=
lammlltngen perurtbellen @ill on'5
Eolitif uno giienbabngei euidaften
haben tbeilmeiie Sen 8etrieb einge-
ltellt, MIR INN oem @olfe gegeniiber
Sen ginorud 5l1 ertpeden, 0aB nit
Ser Mominiitration 8ilion'S 6ie Sci
iere ms 2on6 ge5ogen lei. @ebt
man biele EN- S~ommergeidrei ober
naber m1f Sen @r11no> 10 miro Der
l1nbef angene lei6t m1sfin6en, 6as al
lee MIR leeres Sc lunfer lit uno 6aB
inn @egentheil anter %gegebenen I'M
itanben bie @eihaftslage inn 2an6e
mebr als gut lit uno gan5 i1der nod
better miro.
Ser @ruomelier Ser 2onbesproipe<
lit angerommenermaben Ser
5tonb Ser Clearing 6auier" Ser
8a11fen in alien 5ta6ten. @ier 5eigt
sic @ouan5 BON 1918 Willon's er<
ltes Sabr) %gegeniiber bem Sabre
1912 Elm 6auen bon 21@ Bro5ent;
in 6en erl item 5 Monuten Die les SAT-
res mar Elm TaIen BON 3 $40 &ro=
gent 5l1 per5eidnen gegen 1912. 7ie-
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-07-16

Sobren "a gln5eli taaten unires Gan:
oes Ser ude nit ltaatlid)er Nrobibi,
ton gennoht, bel1te beltebt Tie in 8:
Blaine a%anlas, Norb 9afota, SfIa-
bona, Npro Carolina, Miliillippi,
Sen11el|ee, Georgia uno @elt Girgi=
MEN. Mit Ml1snabme BON Senneliee
un0 Georgia beiteben bieie 9 9taaten
SUM gr0Bten Ibeil aus lan0li6en Sc
meinoen, u11o MIR in Senneilee mar
benor oprt Prohibition eingefiihrt
muroe, Die @etrdnfein6uitrie be6e1r=
tend. Muine un0 San as boben Fro=
hlbitlon am langlten> in @eit &irgi-
nien tritt lie oemnddlt crit in Strait,
uno in Sen perbleibenben feds Staa=
ten trat tie Inn Sos Sohr 1909 In
&rofr. Nun muroen I'M Sabre 1908
nod Mrstpeis Der Statiltifen bes 8un=
be5burenlts fir Sos inbirefte Stel1er=
nei len in Sen Ser. 5taoten tt9 MiI=
lto11e1 0auo11e1t Wb15fep getrllnfe11,
i'm Sahre 1910, als feds rre11e Nrpbi=
Billions taaten 81 Sen bei0en dlteren
gefommen maren,- 1913 Mhaionen
@allonen, I'M Sabre 1918 aber t43
Miuionen @al1onen. 0as iin6 6ie BON
Gaben angefibrten amtlifen 3ablen,
un6 bagegen gibt e5 feline gintpQn6e.
Gabeu berednet, 6aB man Sen idbrli9
aus benodbmten staaten na@ Sen
Prohibitions itaaten geben6en geilti=
gen @etrdnfen 5man5ig Minionen
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-07-16

|@alonen 8bisfep bireft an Bribat
perionen geben, nidt eingeidloiien
oas mas in oen Staaten ielbft Dor
fliegenoen @dn6lern bon Saus 81
Saus perfmtft miro un6 IN Der 9a11pt.
Iade SOS Hrobuft ungeietliden @e.
triebes, ioeenomte Mon6ideinbren.
nereien, lit.
Dus iino sic 9ebren ser @eididte
ser Eribibition in Sen @ereinigten
stoaten. Sic iino niht miberlegbar.
9e1,r sic Mnti.galoon 2eog11e fat So
bon niht profitiert. Matipnale 8robi-
bition> mie iie iett mgeitrebt miro,
fir oas gan5e 2ono berbdng=
niBpon merben.
SsSe0er 8aterlano 1o 6reibeit lie
ben6e giirger mllb gegen cine iolhe
;3pangsmaBregel arbeiten nn6 ltim=
men.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-07-16

b0ber iin6 als in irgenb eirem Sat-
De guropas, natirli6 nod erboben.
gs n1adt ibnen i9eint's nidtS aus
our6 Observation-Disclosures u11o Mfai=
lenablegungen BON Mrbeitern, Mil-
lionen ein5ubiiBen, MIR Inn Den Mn=
ldein inn 2an6e gu ermeden, 1ie ma=
rem Die gefnedteten - 6ieie armen
gil enbobnmagnaten. 3ie brittle
@ruppe iino Sic 5todrepublifaner,
Ole 6em Golfe tpeiB maden moaen,
ooB nrr ut1ter ibnen Mmerifa bliiben
nnb ge6eiben Tonne. Sic, Die Die
Irults groBge6ogen> lie, oie ME et=
mas fir 6ie 8eliergeitaltung Ser 60
&c bes &leinbirgers un6 6e5 Mrbel=
tiers getban, Tie beanlprn6en bente
sic ein5igen Setter beS 2anoeS Iein
5t f01rnen. Die Ibatlade aber lit,
bGitten 0ieie 6rei barmonilden @rup<
pen ni9t nit alien m0gliden Mitteln
Die @ege @ilion'S 5n onrhfreu5en
Der udt, mir bdtten nidt 6as Mrbeits<
lojeneleno gebobt, 6as 2anb miroe
iid) elmer Nroiperitdt e%rfreuen, mie
nie 5nDor.
Sbmobl 6ieie @ruppen IN nnifru<
pel0ielter Weiie a(le @ebel in 8eme=
gung ieBe11, Inn @illon's Momimi tro=
tion 5u untergraben, 10 lit 6ennod
Sic g%egentpGrtige @eidaftslage cine
quite All 11enren nno @ei6aftsmanner
BON inter ltoatli9em STUFF propbe5eien
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-07-16

les belagt, bab me11n bas 2ano i'm
Da1rh1dnitt i'm Sabre 1912 fir ein
To1ar @ertb gefauft, 10 fu1ft es ge=
gen>partig fir nidt gang SO Gents
Mertb.
Mos lit nun aber sic l1riahe Ole
ies 5lpor geringen MnSfalleS i'm &C.
idDafte? @orob lit oerielbe in Ser
Iarlirepilion mad nnten" 5u fin
Sen. Nieoriqer 3olltarif bot fir
cine gemilie 3eit INNER einen bebem=
mcnoen Gfieft ouf sic @eldaftsmelt.
Sli slpelter 2inie baben mir baS neue
ganfnotengelet. @enn geranoerrn=
gent I'M @elomclen b1rd 6as Sc eb
gcnraht meroen, 10 mar es INNER
ser 6o0> oaB Dor uro beim Snfraft=
treten beS @eiebes Sic font erpatipen
Sinan5(ente 1id iebr 5%l1riifbalten6
perhielten. @4ibreno @ilion's Mon1i=
%niitratlon haben sic Canada Clear
ing 9altIer cinen breif ah boberen
Nusfall at per5eidnen, alS l1nl JET
2ano nnb u11h europa fat mubreno
oieler 6eihdftsperiooe unter aQge=
meiner @eld)dftsbepreiiion 3u leiben.
Mas Dem @elddftsperfebr IN oiei en1
2anbe unb ser aQgemeinen Hrolperi=
tat Defenders bemmenb int sic @ege
getretet, Sos 5ino orei @ruppen, mel
DIE IN @arnronie 5ulanmen arbei=
ten0, es lid 5ur N1tfgabe g%elte1t,
inn @elhaftsleben 3u er=
regen, un6 10 bas 8ertralten 5u ber=
nihten> 6eiien iid unie 9an6esober-
baupt unbe6ingt %erfreuen muB, nm
es linn gu erm0gliden, 6em @olfe
Sos SIT geben, mas er ibm perlpro=
hen. 7ieie brei @ruppen ltn6 sic
giienbohnen, sic Sr1tits un6 6ie olte
republifaniide Maidine, 6eren &d=
6erperf bol6 ouseelaufen gu fem
|6e111t. Ntatnrl1h Ddfur m1ro 01e
SruItprelie in ibren 1ienit gelteut,
bic Damn 6od, INN 6em @olf San6
IN Die Mugen %itreuen gu folnnen, elm
oatriotiides Mdntelden tragen muB,
nit Ser transparenten Sni6rift ure=
Die Truits natiirli6,
iid Sic Sortiebung 6es Me=
]ierungsip1tems mie es Dor @ilfon
1eitan6en un6 61r@ tpe1des es 6en
.ruits erm0g1i@t NOR, ii6 m1f So
ten 6es @olfeS 6ieie u%ngebeuren Ser
nogen au ergattern. Die @iienbab-
1en ii1r6 oud nidt germ unter 10
trenger Muftdt, mie nnter @ilion's
COMMUNICATION; man flopff ibnen GIT
ebr altf 6ie Singer; iie m0dten gar
yerne Sic Soften, sic ia idon iett
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-07-16
Gin bol1itambises @atbartie.

Cider gibt es cine beilenbe 8ir.
flung in je6er Doiis Golep @atbortic
Ioblette. Sic reiden obne &neifen
ooer sdmer5. @broniide Taue bon
@artletbigfeit fin6en fie uneriebli9.
Start gebaa1te 9eute ner6en befreit
bon Dem n1fgebldbten, angebduften
|6iiblen, 6as beion6ers 10 11nangenebm
bel beibem @etter lit. Sie balten
Cure 9eber beiddftigt. gu faufen BEL
anen @dn6lern IN ct. CLOUD. - Mn.
5eige.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-07-16

cine acknowledgements glon5enoe 2on=
6esprolperltat. SEER S. &. Jorbe5
Don Sttarpa, &an5.> Elm uberaus
fompetenter 8eurtbeiler u11o 1rid)t ct
ma Elm Demofrat, lieB iid olio per=
nebme1: u9us @err Millon Nraii-
Dent mur6e, glaubte ih 1ridt> 6aB es
linn m0glid mare, 6as gu boQbrin=
gen. mos ibm in 10 fur5er Belt ge-
glift lit. @enn er in leinen Nla=
men uno l1nternebmungen in 10 5u=
oorfomn1enoer @eile u11teritIst mur=
6e, 10 legt 6a5 Elm 8etpeis ob bon Der
Sodbeit ieines @borafters ur6 BON
Der @r0be ieiner Jabigfeit. Sd
BIN fem 0emofrat un6 au9 nidt Ser
Sobn zines Oemofraten. Sd bobe
nidt fir @illon geitimmt u1r6 meroe
mabrdeinlih nadlteS Mal nidt fir
i'm itimmen (fiir 1e66p?), ober MON
bat in 10 unberedtigter u116 u11qua=
1ifi5ierbarer Mrt 6ie gl6miniit ration
@ilion's, DEFENDERS in 8e5iebung
Ser 2an6esg eiddftslage> berltnterge-
tban, 6ab i6 es a1s meme Nfliat er-
odtete, Nrotelt ein5ulegen gegen cine
iol6e bera6tungspir6ige Nolitif
FOLDER, 6ie fir ibren eigenen god
in 10 1damloier @eiie Sic @elh6fts-
lage 6es 2an6es inn po0en genl1Bt-
iein Ser l%1nmabrbeit enttelen." SS1r
6iei EN- @orten 6riidte 1ih Ser pro=
grelibe s. 6. Torbes aus.
Mebnlid mie SEER 6orbes iprod
ii6 aud g. q. @auer bon Ger sos
Mam featuring Company" 5u Sc
manee, ST., aus. Meit 6em ~9lbgeor6=
neten @iliam 6. @iQioms BON 81
linois itottete er 6em @eiBen @a1ts
am 10. sunni einen geiud ob unb
Dem Sefretar 6es NrGi i6enten
s. g. Sumultp nit, 6oB er
SEN Sammer iiber gebriidte 8eihdfs=
Iage nidt u%nterldreiben for111e unb
@egentbeil bon einem %refor6bre=
8erfauf BON Maihiner in
6ielem Sabr iiber5eugt lei. SD TO-
be Sos gon5e 2on6 bereiit bonn Mt-
5um pa5ifiiden S5eam,"
iagte ser @aller, Limo 100 id MIR
INNER btrtfam, 90 fan6 id, 6aB 8il-
IONS COMMUNICATION Sos 8eite ge=
lpirft> menr o1d mabr iit, BOB Dos
ST. enbabngeidaft eber einen Hud=
gang erfabren ur6 sic stabIinonitrie
eben 6o6urd gelttten bat. 0as
2art6mirthidoftsmei en ober, meldes
ood eigentlid sic @run6lage ser no.
tio11olen Nroiperitdt it, lit in o11s-
3e5eidneter @erfoliung un6 &C.
'fdftsleute boben inn Mngemeinen
6ob Ser Sarif midt inn mint
D iten SEN @ei4aftsgang ungiinittg
hdtte." @olde 1%tnboreinge-
1ommenen l1rtbeile iiber sic Sc
TIM Sdn0e fon1ten nod
'iele angefIbrt mer6en.
@ilion lit 5u GROCER Gbarafter-
ooB er iid bon Sen Sruit-
re11n6en nit ibren 0robungen ms
jagen IaBt. @ir Dir fen
mo lolen linn oanfbar iein, 6aB er
elmer 10 uneridutterliden 6eii9-
o11f sic Durdfubrung bes 3.
ieines Grogramms nod in
ne Ter @eliion 6ringt, pelde init ser
Misunderstanding fih an SOS Go,
if un6 Currency . @eiet reiben
oir6; orei Saftoren 6ie anein geni-
zen, INN Serrn @i1fon 5u einem
per6ienitpollen 8r61i6enten
IL itempeln.
Evening star., 1914-01-20
DELAYED BY HEAD WINDS.
Fogs Also Impede Progress o1
Schooners From Southern Ports.

Vessels bound from North Carolina
ports to this city and Baltimore, accord
ing to reports, are making slow trips, be-
ing greatly detained in the North Caro-
lima sounds by head winds and foSs
The ram schooner Charles l.. Rohde. IN
port here with lumber from Newbern, \.
c., was about month making the trip
Capt Collins. master of the schooner.
states that the vessel was forced to lie
still for an entire week on account OF
foggy weather. and after getting through
the canal to Norfolk she lay there sew
eral days awaiting favorable breeze
None coming. advantage was taken OF
an opportunity to tow. and the vessel
was brought to the mouth of the river
by a tugboat. From Point Lookout she
was worked under sail to about Mary
land point, where local tug picked her
up and brought her here.
The schooner Mabel and Ruth, another
of the ram fleet has been out from New
bern, bound here, for about three weeks.
Like the Rohde. she towed from Norfolk
to the mouth of the river, and it Is eN-
pected the tug James o. Carter will PICK
her up today and will arrive here with
her tomorrow.
Evening star., 1914-01-20
TWO MEN ARE BURNED
IN MOVIE THEATER FIRE
Audience Assured of Absence of
Danger and Possible Panic
Is Prevented.

Fire in the operators booth of a NOV
northwest last night about $50 o'clock
caused suspension of the entertain
ment, did about $75 damage and burned
two men. Persons in the audience
quickly learned of the fire. They were
assured there was no danger, however,
and this served to prevent a possible
panic. Herman Braswell, one of the
owners of the theater and Edgar
Shreeve of SOB 18th street northwest re-
ceived slight burns while trying to ex-
tinguish the flames.
Children playing with matches, the
police report last night started a fire in
the house Of Alexander Johnson, 2621 l
street northwest The fire occurred in
a room on the second floor About S15
damage resulted.
Sparks from a match last night ignited
clothing in the apartment of Charles f.
Little, 2721 14th street northwest. Fire
men extinguished the fire after about $35
damage had been done.
Engine company No. 20 yesterday eX-
tinguished fire in the woods on the
Hutchinson estate, McComb street and
Little Falls road.
Engine company No. q last night re-
sponded to an alarm at 1882 Columbia
road. The garage was supposed to be
afire, but this information proved wrong.
A brush fire at Kenilworth last night
claimed the attention of No. 1 chemical
company. The fire did no damage.
Evening star., 1914-01-20
CANAL IS CLOSED DOWN.
Chesapeake and Delaware Locks Re-
ceiving Annual Repairs.

All communication by water from
Chesapeake bay ports to those on Della
ware river and bay for the next two
weeks or longer will have to be by the
outside route, the Chesapeake and Della
ware canal having been closed down
yesterday to make annual repairs to
locks In spite of the ice in the upper
part of the bay big fleet of tugboats
by hard effort reached Chesapeake City
Saturday and Sunday with tows of
barges to be sent through the canal
before it shut down. To aid the tugs in
reaching the Chesapeake entrance to the
canal the Baltimore city iceboat An
napolis was sent to convoy the tugs
Bohemia, Brandywine, Calvert and May,
each with a string of barges behind
them. With the aid of the iron-covered
paddle wheels of the icebreaker, a pass
age was made through the ice, and the
tugs and barges followed her to the head
of the bay. Unless prevented by ice It
is probable that the canal will be reopen
ed to navigation early in February.
Evening star., 1914-01-20
HIS SPEED STARTS FIRE.
Assistant Auditor Donovan Some Die
tator When He Gets Going.

Dictators frequently start conf1agra-
tions in their field of activities. For in
stance. there's Gen. Huerta, down in
Mexico. And there is also Dan Dono-
van. assistant auditor of the District.
The assistant auditor at his desk in
the municipal building yesterday was on
the job as a dictator, and had worked up
to something like $50 words a minute.
Mr. Donovan, when he gets going right,
has a habit Of kicking his feet around
regardless
In a fine burst OF speed he kicked
something loose under his desk. He
didn't stop to see what it was; just kept
right on debating.
By and by the overworked stenogra-
pher smelled smoke and spoke about it.
There WASH time to stop. though, ever
If it did seem to be getting mighty warm
around there.
Just about that time NJ. c. Hargrove
District purchasing agent, came along
the corridor, glanced into the room and
saw smoke and blue blaZes under Mr.
Donovan's desk. Business of the entire
office force, right away, acting as vol
as chief. Then it was found Mr. Dono-
van, in his excitement, had kicked loose
bunch of electric wires. and that the
loose ends of the wires were arcing until
they had set fire to the desk.