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Evening star., 1914-02-16
Boys Armed With Pistols.

Three colored boys. ranging In age
from twelve to fifteen years, yesterday
AFTERNOON armed themselves with pistols
ana Tor time imagined themselves on
the western plains. The lads were finally
rounded up by Sergt Scott and Police
man Rawiett. and in the police court to-
gay toward Pinkney, one of them, was
lilieu r 80 and the two others. named Silas
ana Clarence Reynolds. were turned over
to their mother for correction.
The suit of Mary A. Cox against Frank
shepherd and others is being heard today
oefore a special jury in the corporation
court. Judge l.. c. Barley presiding. The
suit involves the ownership of an alley
The complainant Is represented by Attor-
neys Edmund Burke and S. P. Fisher.
whiie Attorneys Leo F. Harlow, H. Noel
Garner and H NJ. Smith. the last named
OF Richmond, represent the defendant.
Miss Grace Tim 'ow of Washington has
accepted the position OF superintendent
OF o. the Sh'ldrens Home n place of Mss
p NJ Hackett, recently resigned Miss
Timlow will assume her duties March l.
within the next few days a call for a
meeting Of the city democratic committee
viii be issued by Chairman Charles
Bendheim to arrange for a primary to be
held early this spring to nominate eight
members of the common council and four
members of the board Of aldermen 1t is
understood that several of the incum.
bents will have opposition.
Returns Home to Die.
After spending a year in Tucson, Ariz
where he had gone with a hope of re-
gaining his health. Robert Nails. twenty
two years old. returned here Saturday
and died at 6 o'clock this morning at
his home, 9ll Duke street. He is sur
vived by his wife. The deceased for a
number Of years was employed in the
capacity of a clerk at the Potomac rail-
road yards, and for several years was
employed at the pharmacy of w. F. Tay-
lor.
At meeting Of a number Of musicians
yesterday afternoon at McBurneys Hal
twenty-five of those present signifed theii
intention OF forming union and becom-
ing identified with the American Fed.
GRAFTON of Musicians. The meeting was
presided over by D. J. Larkin Alber,
Jones was chosen temporary president
A meeting will be held Wednesday nigh
at Mr.. Jones home for the purpose o
| completing permanent organization.
| Plans have been completed by Orien
! tai Lodge, Knights of Pythias for q
/ musical and literary program which will
| be given Wednesday night In the Yount
Peoples building In observance of th
| tiftieth anniversary of the founding O
the order. Addresses will be made b,
Col George C. Cabell, supreme repre-
sentative, and b. A. Ruff1n, past Crane
| chancellor Others expected are Mai
Charles o. Saville and Judge D. C. Rich
| ardson.
Invitations have been issued by Repre-
Evening star., 1914-02-16

White Meal, lb...--i-c
yellow Meal, To-. Sc
Lima Beans, lh..- Sc
Matte Beans. lb. ..4i=c
E!ack-eyed Peas. lb.7c
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Diverges Into Runways.

At the bottom the main track diverged
into several runways in among the trees.
ard there WAS some very pretty steerin :
ar high speed In and out among the Va
rious trunks
The sleds went up and down, tho boy
yrith the snowshce Kept the bump well
Evening star., 1914-02-16
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Gov. Stuart to View Parade
Next Monday.
PRESIDENT WILSON INVITED
Six Thousand Expected to March
and Line Will Be Mile and
Half Long.
,pecial Correspondents Of The Star.

l
ALEXANDRIA. Va. February 16, 1914
| Gov Henry c. Stuart has accepted an
| invitation to como to Alexandria Febru-
ary % and witness the military ard civic
| parade which Will be held under the
auspices Of the George Washington Birth
day Association. Other distinguished
guests expected are President Wilson.
Vice President Marshall. Assistant Secre-
| tary Of Navy Roosevelt, DR.. Grayson. U.
S. N, physician to the President: Joseph
P. Tumulty. secretary to the President
William H. White. president Of tho Wash
| ington-Southern Railway Company; o. j
Callahan. general manager of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany. and host of others.
The parade will start promptly at 80
o'clock and will be narshaled by Col
Henry T. Allen. L. S. A Julian Y. Will
Hams will be chief of staff.
Accompanying the governor of the state
will be the famous Richmond Light In
fantry Blues The governor and men,
bers of this command will como TO Alex
andria on special train
Six Thousand to March.
The parade will be about mile and
half lons. There Will be about 5000
In the line of march, mainly government
troops from the surrounding forts. There
will also be a regiment of the District
National Guard, District Naval Reserves
and two battalions of Virginia militia,
Washington high school cadets and Mary
land Agricultural cadets. All of these will
be in the first division. Members of the
chief marshars staff will be made up of
citizens OF Alexandria city and Alexandria
and Fairfax counties.
Kenneth W. Ogden will be marshal of
division No. .. This will be made up of
the fire commissioners, a representation
OF the District OF Columbia fire depart
ment and all OF the local and suburban
fire companies.
A. A. Paul is chairman OF the third
division. which will consist Of civic
organizations. including Uniformed
and Washington. Knights of Pythias
Order OF Fraternal Americans, I'm
proved Order of Red Men. Alva Aerie
| Fraternal Order of Eagles: Junior Or
! Alexandra Motor Boat Club, Alexan
dria High School students and Ameri
can Indian Guards. The high schoo
| students will have a float in the pa
rade. They will first view the parad'
| from in front of the city hall. after
which they will participate. The pa
| rade will be headed by a squadron o
| mounted police. while the rear will b.
! brought up BY squad of mounted sol
/ diers.
At Work on Arrangements.
A meeting of the association will b
held each night this week in the room:
Evening star., 1914-02-16
Would Amend Tariff Law

Senator C,allinger. republican floor
leader in the Senate. today introduced
an amendment to the present tariff Law :
directing that 80 per cent OF the Income
tax collected under the Underwood
Simmons bill In any state should D. paid
over to the state treasurer Of the re-
spective states 10 be eauitshiy Ill
trihuted to tine various cities and town
in proportion 70 the amount contribute
b. each such city or town.
Evening star., 1914-02-16

of the chamber of commerce 70 com
plete arrangements.
The committee in charge of decorating
will have King street and a part OF
North Washington street decorated the
latter part of this week.
Arrangements have been made for the
erection of q grandstand on tho eas'
side of Washington street between
Cameron and Queen streets. The dis
tinguished guests will view the parade
from this stand.
This time there will be no Commercial
floats in the parade. The headquarters
for the military viii be at Armory Hall
Visiting organizations will have quar-
ters. at the homes of the different or
CARNATIONS they represent.
total Of sixteen bands, it Is an.
nounced. Will take part in the parade
hve of which will be government bands
Ihe parade will be headed by the
United States Marine Band. Arrange.
ments have been made by the associa.
ton to serve buffet luncheon to the
distinguished guests at Lee Camp Hall.
me oHicers OF the association will &c
to Mount Vernon at $50 o'clock on a
special car on the morning Of the parade
and place wreath on Washington's
tomb In accordance with an annual Gus.
tom ~ AA'NNA >A'
Evening star., 1914-04-09
FUNDS STILL NEEDED
FOR CLEANUP WEEK
Campaign But Four Days Distant,
and Donations Are
Solicited.

With the opening of Washington third
annual cleanup campaign but four days
distant. the finance committee which is
raising funds to defray the expense OF
the undertaking announced today that
the contributions far pledged are con-
siderably short of the amount that will
be required
Donations of any amount are desired
and should be sent to Mrs. Charlton NJ
Clark. chairman of the finance commit
tee. at :536 Warder street northwest.
The money will be used to meet the cost
of printing and distributing literature,
urging citizens to participate in the cam
paign and in hiring teams to remove
trash from certain isolated portions of
the District not covered by the wagons
of the refuse contractor.
Preparations for foilowup educa-
tional sanitary campaign, which will be
waged throughout the year, are being
considered by the clean city committee.
1t is planned to distribute additional lit
erature calling upon all residents of
Washington to refrain from throwing
waste paper on the streets or in the
parks. and to observe certain other sani-
tary requirements to the end that the
capital may be kept perpetually clean
and healthful
Evening star., 1914-04-09
Proposes Land Exchange.

| Mi, Bender. III presenting the matter
| last evening. also presented a suggestion
which he desires the Interior Depart
mcnt to consider. lie said that the hos
pital at the present time controls about
eighty eight acres of land just beyond
Congress Heights nearer TO the District
line. and suggested that it exchange this
tract of land for a larger tract in Mary
land just beyond the District line, and
there continue the extensions needed. He
said that in conference with several own
crs of large tracts of land he had been
Informed that such an exchange could
be made to advantage of the government
The discussion last evening resulted in
the appointment of a special committee
to ascertain just what the department
desired to acquire and to present all
facts ut the next meeting, when some
definite plan will be outlined. The asso-
citation is unanimously opposed to the
government acquiring any ground with
in the limits of the suburb OF Congress
Heights. it now stands for purposes
of extending the hospital grounds
W. W. Price. president of the asso-
citation. reported that a hearing would
be held in the near future before the
utilities commission concerning the
efforts of the association to have the
street railway company extend its lines
along Nichols avenue from its present
terminus 10 the entrance 10 the steel
plant. He also said that from reports he
had been able to gather the prospects
OF securing this extension seemed most
favorable
Evening star., 1914-04-09

| len. the Permanent American Commits
sion; Thomas G. Atkcson, president West
Virginia State Grange; Wilmer Atkin-
son. editor the Farm journal, Phladel-
phia. Charles 5. Barrett. president, Farm
ers Educational and Cooperative Union
of America Union City, Ga; Edward n.
Ereitung, orc producer. Nc2auHec, Mich,
and New York; Charles W. Burkett, edi-
tor American AsriculturiSt. New York;
KENYON l.. Butteriicd, president Mas
sachtsctts Agricultural College: Wallace
Ruttrick, secretary general education
board: Arthur Capper. editor the Topeka
CAPITAL, Topeka kans.. Andrew Car
neeic New York; Thomas y. Carver, di-
rector rural organization service, De-
partment of Agriculture; Philander P.
ClaNton, commissioner of education; John
Lee Coulter, in charge division of
| agriculture bureau Of the census;
! John J. Dillon. editor Rural New
| Yorker; Myron 7. IIerrick. United
| States ambassador to France;
| Charles W. Holman. University of Wis
| consin: Ralph Ingalls,. writer on Farm
| Problems, New York: DR.. Lillian w.
Johnson. Department Of Agriculture: DR..
Grace Kirkland. editor the National
Field: Mrs. Haviland II. Lund, organizer
| National Forward to the Land League:
| ID. @. Mahoney, president American So
ciety of Equity; Charles Mccarthy, eX-
pert on cooperative marketing, dairies
and elevators, Madison. Wis; Mrs:
| Thomas NJ. Owen, president general
| Women's Auxiliary, Southern Commercial
| Congress; G.. Harold Powell, president
Fruit Growers Association, Los Angeles,
| Cal; Leonard G. Robinson, general man
! ager Jewish Agricultural and Industrial
| Aid Society; Albert Shaw. editor the
| American Review of Reviews; John NJ.
Stahl. legislative agent Farmers National
| Congress Henry Wallace. editor Wal
| lace's Farmer. Des Moines, Iowa; Miss
| Maude Wetmore. chairman womans de-
partment. the National Civic Federation
| Oliver Wilson, master National Grange,
! Patrons of Husbandry.
Evening star., 1914-04-09
NEW YORK PLANNING
FOR NEW CONSTITUTION
Sweeping Changes Are Proposed il
Organic Laws-Convention
Next Year.

NEW YORK. April 9-The constitu-
tionai convention which the voters OF
the state authorized to meet in April
1915, NAV either revise the present con-
stitution or draft an entirely new set of
organic laws
Since 1895, when the present constitu-
ton went into effect. the several hun
dred bills introduced in the legislature
to amend it show the demand made upon
legislators by members of the judiciary
and administrative officers of the state
for relief from alleged shortcomings in
its provisions.
If next years constitutional conven-
tion follows precedent it will work out a
new reappointments of senate districts.
\ general rearransement Of the assembly
districts then must follow as a matter
of course.
1t is certain that drastic reforms will
be urged in the fiscal policy of the state.
For many years the need of reforming
the policy pursued by the state with ref
erence to its sinking funds and its per-
nanent improvements has been felt by
governors and fiscal officers alike
1t is also expected that the constit1l-
tional convention will be urged to pro-
vide for the raising of money on bonds
W SUN Eci Ilddcilt improvements dS Tue
erection of new buildings for the state
charitable and penal institutions.
Highway Matters.
Important changes affecting the state
highway department will be urged also.
The most radical of these. will contem-
plate the embodiment In the constitution
of the states highway routes.
There will be in all 16S delegates in
the convention next year OF these 1a3
will be elected from the fifty-onc scna-
torial districts, the basis of representa-
ton being three to each Senate district.
Evening star., 1914-04-09
Citizens Urged to Cooperate.

The Georgetown Citizens Association
is taking an active interest in the plans
for the crusade and has sent out 10 its
members the following card:
LAS citizen and a member of this
association you are earnestly requested
to cooperate with the clean city commit.
tee In its efforts to make cleanup week
April l.. to Is, success. You can ma
terially aid the committee by seeing thai
your own and all properties under yonl
control are made clean and sanitary, aEo
by timely and kindly suggestions to neigh
bors if necessary"
That citizens in every section of Tho
District are now engaged in cleaning III
their premises was the statement today
of NJ r. Ready, District refuse contractor
Mr. Ready said that his OWL wagons arc
hauling sn Increased amount of material
and that large number OF private wag
ons have been engaged to collect ant
deposit tr3sh at the dump at 26th ant
Benning road. He believes that the cam
paign will be success, and that Wash
ington as a result will enter upon ar
era of unprecedented health
Evening star., 1914-04-09
Low NAMES COMMITTEE
TO STUDY RURAL LIFE
Appointment Was Authorized by
Executive Committee of Civic
Federation.

To study proposed plans for rural better
ments and recommend how these bet
terinents can most adva1tageously he
brought about. a committee has been APP
pointed by Seth Low. president of the
National Civic Federation. This commit
tee was authorized at a meeting of the
executive committee of the federation
March %
The general plan of study to he made
by this committee was outlined by Sec
rotary Houston of the Department of
Agriculture as follows:
.Plaus for rural organization. for Co
operative enterprises specifically for the
marketing of farm products and for rural
credits, for rural sanitation. for improve
ment of the social and intellectual side
Of country life, for good roads, etc. Tn
uuestionably there should be improve
ment in all these directions. The ques-
ton is mainly one of agency and method. >
Members of Committee.
The personnel of the committee is:
Seth Low, chairman, president of the Ma
tional Civic Federation; Frederick II. AL
Evening star., 1914-04-09
Sues for Alleged False Arrest.

Harry Regan. minor, by next friend,
Frederick r. Gibbs, has brought suit
against the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Railway Company
TO recover 100000 damages for alleged
false arrest. Through Attorney Michael
j. Colbert he declares that February 10
last he was a passenger on a car OF the
company and when he arrived in this
city the conductor had him arrested on
a charge of disorderly conduct. He was
locked up. he states until the next day,
when he was tried and acquitted in the
Police Court.
Evening star., 1914-04-09
OPPOSED TO EXTENSION
OF HOSPITAL GROUNDS
Anacostia Citizens Enter Protest
Against Interior Depart
ment Plans.
Propose That Government Exchange
Holdings for Land Across the
Maryland Line.

The fact that the Secretary of the In
terror has recommended to Congress the
acquisition of additional ground for an
extension of the female department at
the Government Hospital for the Insane
was the cause of much discussion at the
April meeting of the Public improvement
Association OF Congress Heights, held
last evening in the town hall. ON Alabama
avenue. Gnstave Gender chairman of
The legislative committee of the associa-
ton. presented the matter aud stated that
Sl:t'."D was asked for. SJo.GoO of which
was to be used for acquiring the neces-
sary land and the remainder for the
erection of buildings.
The association. it was explained, has
been opposed in previous years to the
extension of the grounds of this institu-
ton toward the suburb of Congress
Heights. and according to the report OF
the Secretary OF the Interior. if adopted
the ground acquired wIId be from what
is now known as part Of the suburb
The report, it was said, stated that 1t
was the only direction in which exten-
sonS could be made. but the association
fears that eventually their entire suburb
will he devoted to the purposes of this
Institution by the gradual acquisition of
property.
Evening star., 1914-04-09
VETERINARIANS PLAN RALLY
Graduates of U. S. College to Hear
Smith and Raker Speak.

Representatives George r. Smith OF
Minnesota and John e. Raker of Cali
fornia are to be the principal guests and
speakers at the grand rally of graduates
of the United States College of Veterinary
Surgeons at the Raleigh Hotel Saturday
evening.
Several hundred guests are expected
many coming from out of town. DR.. c.
NJ Mansfield of this city, who is the sec
retary of the Alumni Association, is to
act as toastmaster. In addition to Rep
resentatives Raker and Smith speeches
are to be made by Roe Fukerson. DR.
Joseph ]. Kenyon and DIR. 3. T. Wood
ward The class of IA of the college will
be the guests of honor of the association
Evening star., 1914-04-09
FAMILY IN DIRE DISTRESS.
Widow, Her Daughter and Grand
child Make Appeal for Assistance.

a case of unfortunate circumstances,
under which widow. her eighteen-year-
old daughter and the latter infant child
are in dire distress. has been brought TO
the attention of District officials, with
an appeal by the family for "A contribu-
ton to save their furniture and supply
their immediate wants.
At the District building II is stated that
there is no fund or appropriation avail
able for the purpose
Investigation shows that the case is a
worthy one. The Star will receive checks
or cash for the relief of this family and
acknowledge the receipt of the same
Evening star., 1914-04-09

train while at Virginia avenue and SIN
street southwest. died at Emergency Hos
pital late yesterday afternoon. Smith. IL
is stated. was waving his hand at his
niece Mis-. Ida Dalton. who was at 4
window of her house. at 4ol 9th street,
when the accident happened Mrs. Dal-
ton witnessed the accident and hurried
to the railroad tracks TO assist her uncle.
Coroner hewitt gave a certificate of ar-
cidentai death.
Evening star., 1914-04-09

Fifteen will be elected at large throughout
the state.
in tho form of new constitution or
amendments to the existing one. after
being adopted by the delegates must he
submitted to the voters either at the
general election next year. or at a spe-
cial election. AS the convention may de
eide.
Evening star., 1914-04-09
Tech" Students Coming Here.

As a part Of an extended tour thirty
two engineering students of Stevens In.
stitute of Technology are to visit Wash
inston Friday and Saturday to inspect
the bureau of standards The class has
heeu on tour since April ., visiting pow er
and manufacturing plants at Schenec-
tady. Niagara Falls and Pittsburgh
Evening star., 1914-04-09
Improvement Items Restored.

Mr.. Bender. as chairman of the legis
lative committee. also reported that his
committee had been successful in having
the Senate District committee reinsert in
the District bill the items which call for
the improvement to eight of the streets
in that suburb. He said that the only
thing remaining to be done was to have
them kept in by the confereeS. and he in
dicated that his committee would do all
in its power to accomplish this. The
items We're stricken out by the House
subcommittee.
The charge of 30 cents which is placed
upon each telegram delivered in the sub
urb by the Western Union and Postal
companies was severely criticised. and
report from the interstate commerce
commission indicated that the Postal
company had created a number OF zones
in the District. and that this suburb was
within the zone where such charge was
necessary The Western Union, however.
has expressed desire to establish a
branch station iIr the suburb. and 1t is
likely that the difficulty will be overcome
by inducing some one to accept this oHef-
In this way the kilograms are telephoned
and delivered bv.agent-
The fact that the home of }. r. CTS
nlond on Wheeler road. practically
turned to the ground several days ago.
because A schoolboy who was sent to
turn in the alarm did not know how to
do So thereby delaying the arrival of the
fire engine caused a resolution to be
adopted last evening requesting the school
authorities to introduce in the public
schoo, in that suburb an instruction
course in the method of turning in a fire
ala rm Edward Blaine presented the res
oiltiOn
Evening star., 1914-04-09
system in House Number ing.

The question of systematic method OF
numbering the houses in the suburb was
brought 10 for discussion. with the result
that the building inspector will be asked
to assign the permanent numbers to the
houses in that section in order that the
confusion now existing may be eliminated.
When the suburb was first laid out it
was considered independent Of the city
proper. and the numbers were placed on
the homes accordingly. Since that time.
however. the suburb is considered In
Southeast Washington. and therefore a
change in the numbering Of the houses
was necessary. Some of them have
been changed, while others retain the
original numbers.
The question was presented of chang
ing the name of the association from the
Public Improvement Association OF Con
gress Heights TO the Congress Heights
Citizens association. and this change
will be voted upon at the next regular
meeting The election of officers was
also postponed from last evening to the
MAY meeting. 1t was decided to hold
meetings in the future on the second
Monday of each month instead of the
second Wednesday. E. n. Mattingly and
C. n Miller were elected to membership.
Evening star., 1914-04-09

1t pays 10 read the want columns ~
The Star Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star., 1914-04-09

The Rev. u. W Gentzler, pastor of
Middletown tMdD Lutheran Church.
has resigned to accept a call to the
Landisdale tPa) Lutheran Church
Evening star., 1914-04-09
H. E. Smith Dies of Injury.

Henry f. Smith. the railroad trac (
walker. who yesterday was struck by .
Evening star., 1914-04-09

81 Gained IS lbs. ON Father John.
Medicine. all pure nourishment,'' saws
Iohn McCirehan, Paterson. y. J.-Adver-
tsemcnt.
Evening star., 1914-04-09

MEETINGS MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY,
pun. sharp. message TO each: dali read
ipgs. Mrs. j. e MALTBY. sO7 Mt. Vernon pl.
nv: back of Carnegie Library. Phone N: 37O6