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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-06
y Dog Insurance.

From the Atlanta Journal.
"Das Erste Hundenver sicherungsgese-
sellschaft'' is the impressive title Of a
German company organized for dog in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-06

Jane to speak.
Jane Says She's Ready.
Edwin" she said. and she made
brave effort to keep her voice steady:
there isn't a thing you have said that I
haven't thought Of. long and hard. I've
thought Of them all the day, and after
I've gone to bed at night. II you decide
il Is best that we shall go to the coun-
try, I am ready
Just like that! I'd tried to dodge the
responsibility Of deciding and to shoulder
1t onto Jane. and like a skilled player at
tennis she had returned the ball.
1 suggested that we make another trip
out to the place and look 1t over again,
but Jane couldn't see any sense IN that.
She had no trouble at all. she said, In
con1uring up In her mind picture Of 1t.
But it you decide that we shall Co..
she said. 'I'm going to forget all about
how the place looks in March. am
going to remember only how It looks in
June. when my flowers are in bloom and
! the birds are singing and Margery is
! playing about in the grass In the shade
| Of those trees"
Jane got up and went into the room
| where Mergery sleeps. and stayed there
| a long time.
I wicked about tho sitting room. turn
ing the lights off and on-a sort Of fare
| we'll to electricity. Then I leaned up
against a. radiator. How warm and COM
| Portable it felt! The people in the fiat
| below started their music box. I've grum-
| bled about 1t often. and threatened to
complain to the landlord. But it had a
pleasant sound last night. 1t meant there
were other humans near US, even If /
have only a bowling acquaintance with
| the man.
| After a while Jane came back. I don't
know what sort OF communion she had
been holding with little Margery, fast
asleep; but a change had come over her.
| There was look in her eyes that some
| how made mo feel kind Of mean and
small.
Lonesomeness Not New.
! you talk about being lonesome in the
country" she said. you may not know
| it, but I've been so lonesome right here
in this nat that 1 could have cried. ]
have cried moro than once. I have felt
like bird in a cage and have wanted to
take wings and fly away somewhere
anywhere. And when look out OF the
| window and there is nothing to see but
those ugly brick houses across the street
| have felt sometimes like was pris-
| oner serving life sentence
Suppose I do get lonely In the eoun-
try. what of it? Suppose the work is
harder and the comforts fewer, does that
matter? Have you noticed that Margery
is growing thinner and paler every day!
Edwin, I'm afraid to stay in the nat an
other summer"
That was all. Jane said goodnight and
went to bed. I knew she wouldn't dis
cuss the subject again one way or an
other until had made a decision.
sat up a long time thinking. 1t looks
as II had no choice in tho matter after
atlas IL Jane had pronounced the YER
| dict.
I am going to write the agent from the
ONCE this afternoon. I think Til send
him the signed contract. Wouldn't you?
''''- e. S. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-06
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Jane Says She's Ready.

of culture Then paused and waited for
Jane to speak.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
RELATIVES OF PASTOR
SOUGHT BY OFFICIALS
Department of State Just Notified of
Death of Rev. Edmund A.
Neville in Mexico.

The Department OF State is endeavor-
ing to locate either relatives or legal rep
resentatives of Rev. Edmund A. Neville,
deceased. formerly rector of Christ p Z.
Church il the City of Mexico, whose
death at Saltillo, Mexico. November 3,
1913, has just been reported to the de-
partment
Rev. Neville was buried in Saltil,o the
day following his death. He was dele
gate to the general Episcopal conference
in New York city in October last. and
was or his way back to the CITY of Mex
leo when fatally attacked with Illness
He was born in Australia OF English
parentase forty-th,ee years ago, and was
sra- aced from Oxford University in
1850. Since then he Travelled extensively
in Europe. Asia. Africa, New Zealand,
serving as missionary in New
Guinea no was imprisoned by the na-
tives for a year and half. and saw
some of his fellow missionaries killed
and eaten by cannibals. Following that
grewsome experience, he held Il number
of important charges IN the United States.
including pastorates at Calvary Church
at Sedalia, Mo; at the Church of Our
Savior at Cincinnati, at St. Paul's
Church at New Albany. Ind, and at
he was the delegate of the diocese of In
dianapolis to the pan-Anglican congress
at London.
In February. 1912, he was called to the
rectorship of st. Paui's Church at Mon
terey, Mexico. and in the following Oc-
tober was transferred 10 the rectorship Of
Christ Church in the City of Mexico. lie
was thirty-second degree Scottish Rite
Mason. and member of the orders o.
the knights of Pythias and of the Elks,
as well as being an active member of the
American colony in the Mexican capiial
SO Tar as known, he had no relatives in
this country.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
FLOODS AGAIN MENACE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Third Victim of Waters Reported.
Vanderbilt Cup Race May
Be Postponed.

Los ANGELES. Cal. February 20
Southern California was again mena ced
by food conditions today after a steady
doWnpoIr throughout the night and un-
less the rain ceases by 4 o'clock this
afternoon the Vanderbilt cup race Sc.
for tomorrow will he postponed.
In Los Angeles proper about one inch
of rain fell during the night, but in the
footiill districts surrounding the city the
precipitation was reported much heavier
and apprehension was felt for residents
of those sections.
The rainfall in Sierra Matlro, fifteen
miles northeast of Los Angeles. floode,
streets and caused much damage tc
orange groves. No lives were endange red
there SO far as known. The San Cab
rl"l river rose rapidly, causing the sus-
pension of traffic on interurban troiley
lines running north and northeast of Los
Angeles.
4 third victim of the flood waters was
reported asst night with the discovery o
the body of Miss Sue Beivile of Covna
in Walnut. Wash. only u few hundred
feet from where the body of her cousin.
Harold NJ. Seitz, had been found Garlic,
in the day. 1t was believed Miss Beviile
and her cousin attempted to escape to-
ge. her aud persisted. Miss Beville was
one of the best-knoWn woman orange
growers in the state.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Steamer Southland, from Old Point and
Norfolk with passengers and freight, to
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company. and United States Army quar-
fermaster department steamer Gen.
SWartwout from Fort Hunt and Fort
Washington. to load quarterulaster' )
stores, to return.
Departures.
Steamer Newport News for Old Point
and Norfolk, with passengers and freight.
Tugs and Tows.
Naval tug Tecurnseh left towing lighter
from navy yard for Indian Head proving
grounds Will: supplies, tug Minerva ar
rived at Georgetown from the Eastern
branch; tug Bohemia left Baltimore with
tow of barges for bay points, and tug
ChoctaU arrived from Indian Head with
passengers and towing lighters
Memoranda.
Schooner J. T. White is chartered to
load terra Gotta pipe at Alexandria for
Reedville, Va; scheoners Lottie Thomas.
Halle 4. and Avalon, laden with oysters
for TINS market arc reported weather.
bound in Bretons bay; schooner G. L.
Roa6e IS reported ready TO sail from
NtHbcrn y. c., for this city with r1o,
ber' schooner Clara Leonard is weather
bound in the Severn river. Md. en- route
to the lower Potomac to load; schooner
Quick Time is reported a down-river
point to load oysters for TIE market here.
and schooner s. T. White is in Nanjernov
creek. being made ready for service on
the river.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Bill Against Freak Styles and Dances

ANNAPOLIS, Md, February .o.-Dele-
gate Snowden of Montgomery county has
introduced in the house of delegates &
bill to prohibit the wearing by girls and
women of high-heeled shoes and slit
skirts, and also the dancing of such I'm
moral dances as the turkey trot,' the
bunny hug the tango or the loop the
loop" The bill prescrihes that money
collected from fines for violating its pro-
visions shall be used to educate girls
how to dress decenriy.'
Evening star., 1914-02-20
GUESTS OF PRINCIPALS.
School Officials Join in Reception tt
Messrs. Thurston and Kramer.

Ernest L. Thurston, superintendent of
public schools. and Stephen Z. Kramer,
assistant superintendent. last night We're
rendered a reception by the Principals
Association at the. James Orrnond Wilson
Normal School Henry 7. Blair. p-esi-
dent OF the board of education; Capt
James j.. Oyster, former president of the
board; Mrs. oyster and a large number
of school officials and members Of the
board were present
Miss Blanche Beckhan, president of the
association. assisted by Past Presidents
Misses NJ. Ella Given. Carl Garrison S
E; White, NJ G. Young and Adelaide
Davis. assisted in receiving the guests
Including Mr.. Thurston and Mr.. Kramer
there were present thirteen members OF
the class of SO of Central High School
Evening star., 1914-02-20
s25o.ooo IN DEPOSITS USED.
Receivers Make Report Regarding
Siegel Enterprises.

Of the 14th street store. one of the bank
-upt Siegel enterprises. were reported by
the receivers yesterday as s3,7tsoOc
agains, assets of sl,+is,oco Tie Simp-
son-Crawford Company store showed
liabilities of s5.S|}tOO and assets OF
5.2o6.sH Figures for the store in Bos-
ton were not given.
The receivers found that deposits in the
private bank conducted by Henry SieSel
had been used by Siegel and Eogel in
some way III the conduct of the three
stores" although the books of the store
die not reveal their Indebtedness for such
leans.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
MRS. L. M. S. sPAFFoRD DEAD,
Wife of Naval Officer on DUTY in
This City.

Mrs. Lucille NJ. Stevens spafford. wife
of Lieut.. L. Z. Spafford, L. S. y, died
last night at her nome in the Dresden
apartments. The body is to be taken TO
New York for interment in Woodlawn
cemetery.
Mrs. Spafford was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Riinelander Stevens of New
York in which city she resided until two
years ago, when she married and came to
Washington where her husband was sta
toned Her husband, her mother and an
infant daughter survive her.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
WILL HOLD FIRST SERVICE.
Mckinley Memorial Baptists to Oc'
cupy Newly Bought Church Sunday

The Mckinley Memorial Colored Bap-
list congregation. 1t is announced. will
hold its first service in the newly pur-
chased church at 4th and l. streets
northwest Sunday morning at II
o'clock, when Rev. Dr. 5. NJ. Newman.
president of Howard University. will
deliver the sermon. Rev S. Ceriah
Lamkins. pastor OF the congregation,
Will be in charge.
Rev. w T. Downes will conduct an
eyangelistic service in the evening at
o'clock
The church was recently purchased
b. the Mckinley congregation from the
Mount Carmel Baptist congregation,
which has just purchased the old Cen
trail Presbyterian Church at Sd and L
streets northwest
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Mrs. Zelda Seguin- Wallace Dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. February 90
Mrs. Zelda Seguin- Wallace, once a widely
known opera singer and concert singer,
died at her home here last night. She
was sixty-dve years old Mrs. Seguin-
Wallace created the title role in Car
men" in America and acquired fame as
the gypsy queen in The Bohemian Girl"
She was the widow of David Wallace a
brother of Gen. Lew Wallace
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Small Fires.

The explosion of an oil lamp last night
started fire in the dining room of AL
bert Abbott, so7 4th street northwest
Abbott sustained slight burns while try
ing to eAtinguisli the blaze. The prop
erty WAS not damaged.
Fire of unknown origin this morning
about 1.:3o O'Clock did $40 damage in the
stable of Noble \. Golden at 1st and c
streets southeast,
Evening star., 1914-02-20
See Model Kitchen.

The model kitchen, just off the diains
room had particular attraction for the
visitors, who we.e loud in their praises
OF the culinary arrangements that it is
said. make this kitchen second to none
III the city.
Ihe guests were greeted by H. C. C.
sties, secretary Of the club. and, pass
ing INTO one of the drawing rooms,
were received by William johnson. the
president. assisted by Mrs Milton E.
1lies Mrs Ralph Lee, Mr. and Mrs
DanIei W Callahan. Mr.. and Mrs John
- - "tvarer, tis MIS-. Edward Graham. Col
anu Mrs. Shut and Cuno H. Rudolph
\ n card o4 governors. t!1.- tit,.s.
inlttee and members OF the entertain
nsilt committee also assisted, and the
Harris.
Among the Guests.
Ainoas the guests were: Mrs. Miller
aid Miss Miller. Miss Margaret Beal
joyce. I'r. Merrill +. Gates, Mrs. /
stone. Mrs, Hsan;, Cam, bell and Miss
camp BELL Mss Never. Mrs Henry rssseI
ioGns, Mrs L. T.. Hickey. Miss Ethel
i>in-. Mrs. William Il. King Mrs. j i.
ubtr' M Misses -tiles, Mrs. C;ovans
a,la tIe Misses ';nwai.s. Mrs j. j. Haas,
Mrs. Eunice James. Mrs " H. Calla-
nan. Mrs 4. Y HanG3ett Mrs. \ u
Iei1in, NJ, and Mrs. James F. Melfne
Mss- Lee fiarhaIi, Mrs. Eooert " Harper,
;Irs. K J. Price Mrs {. II. Jonas. Mrs
Harry . ltine. MIS-. Charles C. Nixon
Mss Etnct if4c-ey, Miss Campbell Mrs
y. y Marstcllcr Mrs y. ., E,dwards
iiss McGirtny, Mrs. William ~ Wallace
Mrs. + L. -til'.n. Miss Esina NaIIey, Miss
Ent;i.a Jones. Mrs. T.. H. Pitcher. Ca-t
Robert Armour, Mrs. LILY \. Foster ijrs
". j. Grey, Mrs. William X ellis. Nj.
ald &sIs- ~ = Lewis. Mrs Ella
Knight, airs. Thea4as {. Bourne ana Mrs
Ernest Richard G,tseh.
AIRS y = t'~oa.r, Ms. Benjamin w
.EapdrEtt. M.S. George A. Weaver. Mrs
PRANK Wa. Lard Smith Mis- Nellie.
y foci,, NJ. t:eF'"s't : BISHOP. Mrs
~ hssltS, Ai"s. Charles McCiuigear, Mrs
john Shea. Miss Grace TIay rs. Mrs r II
Martin Miss Goddard. Iiss NJ smith.
Mrs ffolcoinb 9. Johnson, Mrs. Lambert
Feed. -t.Ss Mabel Thomson aI,-s
Thomas j. Fisher, Mrs. Nice .. Hoffman
Mrs Wright. Mrs TinIberlake, Miss
Ieitz MIS- u Gam end Miss Calm,
Airs. G.. l.. RoseItbaj3n. Mrs. Milton !,
Niles. Mrs. Dnworth i Hiobard, Miss
Florence A. Macdonald Mr. James p
Me~shaw, Mrs Richard Sylvester. Miss
Needon, Miss Edytie G. Maliarv. Miss
coleman, Mrs Robert -Nn1:es Miss Kath-
Mrs. W H. Davis, Mrs. s. F. FtckIin.
Mis- Adams, Mrs Annie Given. Ms
charles DernoneJ, Miss Catllrvn Drain
Miss Mary Louise Jphrson, Mrs Jnh,,
Mitchell IT. Mrs Samuel J. Prescott
Mrs Hal Smith. MIR. and Mrs. Uenrv
ward IL Ryan. Mrs. James Sh:.rp Miss
let's, AFR John c. let's Mrs. CIV IT
jNiiiian. Mrs Eeverdy johnson CIarett
MIS- W. : Parks. M. {. o. Parks. Mrs.
hoMah Boone I'iiey. Mrs. Henry e.
Dung, -itS- William X. Davidson. Mrs
~ Z etriIg.r. Mrs. C. W. Harris Mis-
liarnshaw. Mrs Richard Fanchv ana
Mss McMiila!l
Evening star., 1914-02-20
last Chance TOMORROW
Only One More Day Of Distribution
of the Peoples Cyclopedia
by The Star.

The distribution of the Peoples CYCLIC
pedia, which The Star is furnishing to
its readers on the popular coupon plan.
will end tomorrow. There are few of
these bargain sets still on hand in the
business office of The Star. 50 clip the
coupon from the announcement in All
other column and act quickly, and be-
-co.sie-- the possessor of this valuable and
handsome set of five compact volumes.
1t can be obtained only through The Star.
III ask my teacher about it, Is SO
often the closing remark IN the fireside
discussions that come up In every family,
and it isn't Il bad plan. either. But,
somehow, IN the rush of the following
day the matter Is apt to slip from the
mind. or perhaps the teacher doesn't t
know offhand and, promising to look it
up, she forgets It. toe. A better way is
TO take the necessary step or two TO the
bookcase and verify the matter then and
there, and with these small but accurate
volumes it is 4 matter of a few seconds
only to find the page and read the ex-
tract
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Phillips-Andover Gets $500. 900.

NEW YORK. February 2o.-The sum oil
s31p.1FD IS left TO Phillips-Andoyer Acad-
envy under the Will OF Melville c. Day,
retired lawyer. who died abroad last Dc.
cefnber, leaving an estate worth 500, eco
Evening star., 1914-02-20
Furnishes Complete Facts.

Even to those already owning encyclo-
pedias this little set is a convenience. for
it furnishes the complete essential facts
wanted and oftentime saves pages of
reading TO find the desired phase OF the
subject To those who have none it is a
positive necessity, being not only concise.
but complete and absolutely up-to-date.
It's surprising how it cultivates the
"looking-up" habit. for a person finds
himself not only learning about things he
always intended to some day. but looking
up the things he never intended to-im-
proving knowledge about things that
has always been d little haZy and in
definite.
Colored plates. a profusion of black and
white illustrations. charts of world his
tory and a compendium of varied and
useful information in the appendix in
volume y. all enhance its value and in
terest Every home should have a ref
ercnce work that will answer all ques-
tons correctly and answer them briefly.
and the Peoples Cyclopedia does it every
time.
Evening star., 1914-02-20
TEN ARCHITECTS ASKED
TOENTER COMPETITION
Invited to Draw Plans for the George
Washington Memorial
Building.
By Pop

Ten architects in various parts of the
country have just been invited by the
George Washington Memorial .Associa-
ton to compete in drawing plans for
the George Washington Memorial
building. for which Congress has given
a site at 9Th and L streets northwest.
iIach unsuccessful competitor is to be
paid $500, and the successful COM
petitor is to receive $500.
The architects who have been in
vited to compete are: Parker, Thomas
x Rice. Baltimore; Peabody IL Stearns.
Boston: Mckiiu. Mead II White. New
York: Eames & Youns, St Louis;
Iornb over * Marshall. Washin--
ton. D. c.; John Galen Howard, san
Francisco: John Russell Pope. New
York; Paul 2. Cret, Philadelphia
Howard Van Doren Shaw. Chicago.
and Warren & Wetmore, New YoIh
A total of s2s5.000 has now been
-aised for the building and 1t is ex
pected that between 100000 and SCOT.
900 will soon be given. as we'll as $780,.
900 which the people of Massachusetts
are expected to pay this week.
Auditorium to Be Feature.
The building is to be used for con-
lure of the plans to be submitted, prob
ably. will be that part dealing with the
large auditorium. This is to be suitable
1or large conventions, assembiages. ex-
hibitions, inaugural balls and other
public functions.
Small halls are to be grouped around
the auditorium. suitable for small con-
ventions or sections of large conven-
Evening star., 1914-02-20

They are Woven Madras and Crepe
in new color> and new arrangement oi
stripes and iigure-ef1ectS With soft
cuffs or Numbered cuffs MI sizes from
II to l..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-29
RALLY DAY, OCTOBER 4

Two schools with but a single aim
Two wills that work as one
The Baptist and Second Congrega-
tional Sunday schools arc observing
the same day. October Attn, for rally
day. and are working two programs
substantially the same This is a fine
spirit that enables two schools OF diff
ferent denominations to enter into a
friendly contest to see which school
gets out the largest number. The Bap-
lists think they will surely win out;
the Congregationalists say their
school will come out ahead in the
race.
The program is OF the nature of
work. constructing something. action;
that is what the young people want
Every scholar enrolled in either
school should be present where ne
belongs next Sunday and help his
own school TO gain the supremacy.
Bring some one with you who has
sort OF dropped out: never a better
time to drop in. BE sure not to bring
any scholar who belongs TO an other
school: be a brick. but don't be a
proselyter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-29
WAR NEWS SUMMARY

The French War Office announces
that the situation on the left wing
Is favorable to the Allies. Slight
progress has been made in the centre,
while the situation on the right re-
mains the same.
The British Official Information
Bureau reports that the German
Army continued its attack yesterday
with even more vigor than on preyi-
Gus days, but met with no more sue
cess than before. The Germans have
gained no ground, while the French
forces have advanced here and there.
The German Army Headquarters
announces that there has been no
change in the situation in France.
ports from Paris and London to the
effect that the allied forces have been
no change in the situation in France.
Reports from Paris and London to
the effect that the allied forces have
been advancing are branded as un.
truths. 1t is also denied that the
forts Of PrXemysl have fallen before
the Russian advance.
The Russian General Staff at Petro
gard issues report from Grand Duke
Nicholas which confirms the defeat
Of the Germans under Gen. Won Hin.
denburg in East Prussia. The Aust.
rians in Galicia, after severe battle.
are being pursued by the Russian
Army over the ranges of the Carpa.
thians and over the plains of Hun.
gary. Another fort at Przemysl has
fallen.
a wireless dispatch from Berlin
states that the guns from the Aus
trian forts at Cattaro have sunk
French battleship
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-29
TRAINS COLLIDE
IN new YORK
SUBWAY
Three Men Killed and Many
More Injured
BOTH TRAINS CATCH FIRE
Firemen Overcome BY Smoke and
Passengers on Following Train
Thrown Into Panic

New York, Sept. 29.-One OF the
worst accidents in the history OF the
New York subway occurred today
when two trains collided under 104th
street the Bronx.
Three men were killed outright
and many more injured.
The cars caught fire and when the
department sent force Of men into
the tunnel 25 fremen we're overcome
by smoke and were rescued with diff
fculty.
A hundred passengers in a train
following one of the wrecked sections
were thrown into a panic. They were
finally gotten out of the train and
walked back seven blocks through
the smoke-filled tunnel to an exit.