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II. A. Church Asks Divorce.

Charging cruelty. which, in the lam
guage of the bill, illuminated in a vio-
lent assault in December last, in which
he was struck in the face and had hot
water thrown on him. and alleging that
his wife does not take care of the house
and refuses to prepare the meals, Her
bert A. Church of this county has filed
suit in the circuit court here for limit
ed divorce from Mrs. Minnie B. Church.
The bill sets forth that the couple We're
married in South Bethlehem. Pa, De-
cember -. 1906. Mr.. Church is represent
ed by Attorney ]. Dawson Williams of
kensingon.
DR.. P. P Claxton. United States COM
missioner of education, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at a meeting to be held
here February Is under the auspices of
the Rockville Home and School Associa-
ton The meeting will be the first of a
series to be held throughout the county
by the various home and school aSSocia
tions.
David Griffith. a leading citizen of
Montgomery county. died at an early hour
yesterday morning at his home near Red
land, aged Seventy-six years. He had
been i'll only a few days. his death being
due to a complication of diseases. Sur
viving him are his wife, who was Miss
Taylor of Virginia, and three children
Mrs Walter B. Mobley, Miss Hattie Grif-
fifth and Thomas d. Griffith, all of this
county. The funeral will take place at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning from the
family residence, burial to be in Rock
Vile cemetery.
Mr.. Griffith was lifelong resident of
this county. For twelve years he served
as judge of the orphans court for the
county. and also served one term as
member of the board of county commits
sioners. For the greater part of his life
he was engaged in farming. He served
throughout the civil war as a member of
Company A. 1st Maryland Cavalry, Con-
federate army, and at the time of his
death was a member of Ridgely Brown
Camp of Confederate Veterans of this
county
Evening star., 1914-01-29
AGREE ON DANISH TREATY.
Secretary Bryan and Minister Brun
Formulate Arbitral Pact.

Arbitration OF all questions which may
arise, including those involving national
honor. is proposed i'll treaty, the terms
of which have been agreed upon by Sec
retary Bryan and Constantin Brun, the
Danish minister.
1t is expected that the new treaty will
be signed in the near future and Mr.
Bryan is optimistic over the reception
which will be accorded ii in the. Senate
when it is presented for ratincation
Evening star., 1914-01-29
NO COMPULSORY ARBITRATION
Secretary Wilson Is Opposed to 1t
in Labor Disputes.

Compulsory arbitration Of labor dis
putes is not favored hy Secretary VIII
son Of the Department II Labor. ="
he told the House committee on ap-
propriations yesterday. when he ap-
peared before il in conneNion with the
estimates for his Department. He s2
planned that ne believed tho sentiment
Of the country was against II.
He asked for an appropriation Of
$50. 600 for the appointment OF conciii-
alton commissioners 70 settle strikes,
This money. he declared would he used
in employing boards Of three persons.
whenever the emergency arises. 70 se'-
tie strikes. The Secretary pointed ont
that he had heen Handicapped III his
Cancellation work Ivy tire Hack of funds
Evening star., 1914-01-29
U. S. Exports Show Increase.

Exports from the United States during
the calendar year 1913 We're more than
50 per cent greater than 1912. while i'm
ports We're IL per cent less, as shown by
figures made public by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce. The eN-
cess of exports over imports in 1913 was
StEl2, IT .s'l. against S5sl HES in the
year previous. This excess was larger
than in any preceding calendar or fiscal
year since 1905
Evening star., 1914-01-29
LEGAL NOTICES.
GORDON & GORDON. Attorney

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO
lumbia Holding Probate Court.-No. 2o4Ta, Ad-
ministra tion.-This is to give notice that tie
subscriber Of the District OF Columbia. has OBJ,
tanned from the Probate Court Of the District OF
Columbia letters Of administration on the estate
Of MARY T. WEAVER late of the District OF
Columbia. deceased. All persons having claims
hihit the same with the vouchers thereof. le-
raly authenticated. to the subscriber on or be
wise they may by law be excluded from all oene-
NJ Of said estate Given under my hand THIS
alSr dav Of January. 1914. Ida L. WEAVER
1922 Park road (Seal.i Attest: JAMES TAN
NFR Register Of Wills for the District Of Co
Iumhia Clerk of the Probate Court. jazz %. fe@
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Frederick Degetau Succumbs.

Frederick Desetau. first resident com
missioner here from Porto Rico after its
accession from Spain. died in Porto Rico
January -. according to advices which
have just reached Washington. Mr.. Dege-
tau had many friends in Washington,
having lived here four years. He was
member of the Spanish Atheneum and
other literary organizations. He was
educated in the University of Madrid. He
was the author OF several books and at
the time of his death was one of the di-
rectors of the University of Porto Rico.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
To Minimize Danger of Poison.

A bill designed 20 minimize the danger
of bichloride of mercury accidents was
introduced in the state senate Tues
day by DR.. Eugene Jones of this county
it provides that all tablets strong
enough for antiseptic purposes shall be
triangular, diamond-shaped or oblong in
shape and shall be blue, green or
purple, with the word poison" i'm
pressed or embossed upon them
Evening star., 1914-01-29
$4,000 TONS OF COAL
BURNING THREE WEEKS
Supply of Washington Gas Light
Company at 26th and II Streets
Hard to Extinguish.
Fifty Workmen Engaged in Fight
ing Blaze-Part of Coal
May Be Saved.

More than fifty worknen in the employ
of the Washington Gas Light Company are
endedvorlnS to eXtiugIish fire that has
been raging in supply of about $4,000
tons of soft coal in house of the COM
pany at 26th and II streets northwest
for the past three weeks or more Two
days ago the workmen succeeded III cut
ting off the coal in the south end of the
building from the fire, but the supply in
the north end probably will be a total
loss.
1t was stated at the plant this morning
that about 5000 tons of the fuel will be
destroyed. Persons connected with the
gas company last night suggested that
the fire started a week or more before it
was discovered. and one of them ex-
planned that the fire made such great
headway downward that the workmen
were unable to make much progress in
their efforts to extinguish it.
The coal was piled in the building to a
depth of fully twenty five feet. it is stat
ed, and the available space will not per-
init the use of a large number of carts
at time. Carts are being used to haul
coal from the fire to the streets and va
cant lots near the gas company's plant.
and the coal is piled i'll all directions, the
sidewalk along 26th street is roped off to
warn pedestrians of the danger.
City Firemen Not Summoned.
Hose borrowed from the city fire de-
partment is being used by the force emf
ployed at the fire. but the firemen have
not been asked to assist In the work.
1T is only question of pouring water
on the coal and moving the coal from
the building" said a man who was di-
recting the work of the laborers. Had
the city fire department been summoned
it would have meant crippling of the
city force for three or four weeks"
Several of the heavy upriehts sup
porting the roof of the big structure al
ready have burned away. They are
being rep!aCed as soon as the coal is
taken out of the way, and supports have
been put in position on top of the burning
coal at the north. end of the building.
These supports are heightened as the
coal is moved, and it is thought the
falling of the roof.
Task Proves Difficult
The task of fighting the fire and get
ting the coal from the building is a diff
cult one. The fumes make it necessary
for workmen to leave the building sew
eral times day to seek air. while the
smoke fills the building from time to
time and makes it almost impossible for
the men to remain at work
1t was stated this morning that the
coal in the north end of the building
probably will not be gotten out in an
other week. Several times yesterday the
fire assumed such threatening proper
tons that it was feared the city fire de-
partment would have to be asked to as
sist. but the workmen stuck to their task
of pouring water on the burning mass
and managed to get along with addi-
uonal help.
A similar fire occurred at the plant of
the gas company about twenty-five years
ago, it is stated, causing as much trou-
BILE as the one in progress.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
A. P. Nicholson of Dickerson Weds.
H. A. Church Seeks Linn
tied Divorce.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md. January 20 1914.
In the presence of a small company of
relatives and friends. Arthur P. Nichol-
son. a merchant of Dickerson. this
county. and Miss Susie V. GLAND. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles GLAND of
Licksville. Md, were married at 10
o'clock yesterday morning at the home of
the brides parents. The officiating min
lister was Rev. w. D. Mitchell pastor of
the Southern Methodist Church at Clarks-
burg, this county Immediately after
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson de-
parted for southern trip. Mr.. Nichol-
son is a son of the late l.. Baker Nichol-
son and is a member of the firm of CHS
we'll and Nicholson.
Miss Ethel Warthen has resigned as an
assistant teacher at the Kensington
Grammar School. and the county school
commissioners have appointed Mrs. Grace
Lewis Ryan OF Chevy Chase in her
place.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
All east Con.t" Point. Reached

BY New York and Florida Special" At
lantic Coast Line, 60 pm. daily. j
other ltd. trains daily. Electric light
ed Pullmans- HOG New York ave. NV
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1914-01-29

A local chapter of the American Insti-
tute of Child Life has been organized at
Hagerstown, Nd, by Miss Alter, the field
secretary.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
Cabaret Features.

Between beefsteaks came cabaret
features. with up to date eXpositions of
the various trots and tangos. Couples
headed in the direction of the kitchen,
however, had little use for the "hesi-
tation" the horse trot' being general
ly used in this maneuver.
The committee in charge of the feast
was as follows: George Harris, chair
man; William J. Eynon, +. H. Droop,
E. F. NARROW. E. j. Walsh, c. A. Ham
nett and George E Weaver.
The following members were present:
James A. Msser w. f. Roberts, Julius
Demonet. Edward Q. Whitford. r. II.
Martin. John L. Weaver. E. b. Martin.
J. vi Stoddard. L. Burt Nye. C. +. Sud
warth, Irving Williamson, Clarence
Dodge. A NJ Nevius. William D. West
Theodore w. Noyes. Thomas Bones, A.
l. Randle. Milton E. Allies. Charles J.
Rogers. Thomas c. Moore. w H. Dear
din, John Bruner, Charles +. Clagett,
George II. Boyd. Thomas j. Fisher, T.
5. Tincher. George G. Hill. Charles w.
Fairfax. w. B. Clifford, William A Hill.
julius NJ Winnemon. Michael Hustler.
Sidney West, 7. c. Dulin, c. l.. Bowman,
J. NJ. Dugan, ]. o. Harvey and E. c.
Graham.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
Guests of the Club.

Guests of the club who enjoyed the af-
fair were. Albert Galley, Bartram H
Roberts, Thomas II. Scott, George A.
Finch, E. b. Synon. sr, Frank w
Waikart, Charles Demonet. Arthur A.
Birney. II. ]. Brummekamp, A. W. Chat
fee. Walter T. Weaver, Frank c. Belts
Charles P. Hancock. Henry a. F'arnham
r. Jose. H. H. Saum, George H. Preston
II. L. West, William J. Finley. c. j.
Gockeler, George E. Potter. John O.
Gheen, Victor J. Evans. Charles c. Allies
a. S. Allies. James Hay, jr, Spengan
Brandard. Albert Watson, A. r. Phillips
Representative S. +. Wnslow, w. R
Brewer, S. S. Lutz, John F. Williams. r
NJ. Cooper. Norris Hacker, Conway b
Hunt, Melvin Hazen, DR.. Tewksbury
Charles Howser. Fred bennett. c. f.
Stewart, r. +. Gardner. f. y. Millet, r
P. Goodwell, II. E. Mitchell, DR.. Albert
J. Carrico, Claude E. Miller. WillstooC
White, Horace Dulin, A. d. Loftler, J. p
Dald. Thomas E. farrell. Col c. p. Hig,
gins. J. T. Whalan, J. J. McGrain, J. O.
Kourts, f. l.. Cornelius and V. Huge
kallmann.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
sPIRITUALISM.

MEETINGS MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY,
y pm. sharp, a message To- each rally read
ings- Mrs. Z + MtLTBY. Su1 Mt. vernon pl.
NV. hack Of Csrnesie Library. Phone ". 3706.
Evening star., 1914-01-29

Andtronss Crates, ,GasLogs
and Frerlac.s- An unlimited assortment to
choose from al moderate prices
EpWIN Z. FIL.ETT. HOG arh 81. NJ. Y. 732e.
Evening star., 1914-01-29
YOUR Friend Smith

WVTUR FTlGlN STmICEI
25c Sox and lots a Of 9ongr iaTsssne ,hsl
f9C, warIrobes during fhis PREM
-Tb-ee VENTORY SALE. You'll ind the
SAVINGS WORTH WHILE
Prs. SOC EySrIRrs. 7ac-formsrly $50
PHILIP 7. HALL, lAl I F,
Shlrtmaker and Haberdasher
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Globe Sights


Men work themselves to death. but not
for others.
A good deal Of what the comedians call
odd stuff' II put over.
II you can enjoy the average. joke you
ought to run for Office.
If You are right more than half of the
time you can quality ~ shining light.
A woman viii start . twenty page letter
by stating that she win write a few
words"
Some men work on the theory that
what can be done next day should not be
done today.
When a grandstand falls people are sad.
but when q grandstander falls 1t IL q
different matter.
To fool his wife an Atchison man re-
fers to his morning after" busthead as
ctnchoniEm.
1t IL hoped that the Hessian flies will
soon extend to several well known fields
Of whiskers.
r There are all sorts Of deadbeats, but
the debt Of gratitude possibly develops
the most dodgers-.
Poets write q great deal about the
dawn. but most poets we have known
never get up before or 10 o'clock In the
morning.
A man always likes to leave the Inn
preston that he was real Devil In years
gone by. Often men are heard to say:
pm decent NOW"
Awoman believes in being prepared for
emergencies and generally finds room to
tuck in q party dress when packing her
suitcase to attend an out of town funeral.
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Delegates From An Parts Of
Kansas Arc Here.
ToPEkAns ARE on PRoeRlM
Mayor Cofran, ]. A. Troutman,
DR.. Lewis and Sarah Kouns.
Optometrists Talk of Oyercom-
ing Trade Evils.

The fourteenth annual convention
OF the Kansas Association Of Optome-
trist: convened at o'clock this morn
Ing In the Commercial club rooms.
Nearly 200 delegates from ali parts OF
the state have registered.
Tne convention was called to order
y tne President, ]. W. Philips, Of
Cnanute- The invocation was given
ny Rev. Ralph Ward. pastor Of the
Westminster Presbyterian church. The
address Of welcome was delivered by
Mayor n. L. Cofran. James A. Trout
man spoke Tor the Commercial club.
Inc response was given by Thomas
Gowenlock Of Clay Center. Following
meeting. President Phillips made an
address
Reports ON Convention
Later this morning came the report
OF the national delegates to the Ro-
chester convention OF 1913. The re-
pot vas given by r. c. Houghton OF
Fort Scott. a delegate to that conven-
ton and first vice president Of the ma
tional association. DIR. w. b. Needles
Of Kansas City, Mo-, president Of the
Needles Institute Of Optometry, de-
Iivered a lecture this morning on the
At 1870 o'clock this afternoon. q
complete ocular examination was con-
Quoted. The educational feature Of
the convention Ia a good one, accord
ing TO the delegates, who come to the
annual meetings to learn more about
the profession. E. C. TrowbridEe, in
structor in the Northern Illinois col
le1e OF Chicago, delivered an address
on the subject. 'Retinoscopy In Theory
and Practice" After the lecture and
discussion, Miss Sarah Kouns of To-
peka rendered q vocal solo. The last
address this afternoon was by Dr. w.
J. Lewis Of Topeka on optometrists
trade evils. How to Overcome Them
Kansas Takes Lead
The Kansas branch Of the national
association is the largest state organi-
zation in tho country. Kansas has al.
ways taken lead in optometry and Ii
always represented well at the nationa
conventions The next convention will
be held in St Louis in July Delegate.
viii be elected Thursday to attend thii
convention. No.
The officers Of the association are
J. w. Phillips. Chanute, president; s
=. Gilbert. Parsons. first vice presi
dent; ]. II. Parkess, Salina, secont
vice president, and Walter Starcke
Junction City, secretary and treasurer
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TO PAY ACTUAL LOSS
Cummins Wants . Law increasing
Liability Of Railroads.

washington. June 3.-Senator Cum
mins.s proposal that the Carmack
amendment to the interstate COM
merce law be written so AZ to hold
railroads liable generally for loss to
shippers during transit was before the
senate today. In explanation Of his
bill. Senator Cummins told the senate
that the supreme court had held re-
Gently that the Carmack amendment
making initial railroad carriers liable
for los Of shipments. had been such
an entrance into the field of 1egtsla-
ton a. to annul all state laws on lia-
bility for damage to interstate ship
ment1.
As . result the railroads had pro-
ceeded to limit liability to the value
stated In the bill Of 1adfng. He con-
tended that the shipper rarely knew
what was In the bill and therefore
was unable to make fair contract OF
shipment with the rnilroad1-
He asked for the paasAge OF . law
requiring railroads to pay the actual
loo suffered by shippers except whore
the shipments were wrapped, or the
Interstate commerce commission had
granted permission for the making Of
rates ON values. At the same time Ms
bill would withhold from the commits
|n3on authority to approve value rates
Tor the shlpmont - ordinary Hive
mfWEIE
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IErom the Chicago NeW9.J
There's always room at the top for
those who prefer an attic.
Many q mans even temper il due TO
the fact that he's single. s
A woman thinks every man should
have q wife to watch him.
Some bill collectors are as hard to
shake as guilty conscience.
An ideal husband and an ideal wife
are seldom married to each other.
However, girl never breaks into the
srinister class until she gets angry
when called one.
Only a fool man would think of judy
ing woman's cooking by the apologies
she makes for it.
A street car runs twice as fast when
you are trying to catch it as 1t does
after you have caught II.
The old topper doesn't mind beine
treated for the liquor habit by men
who say: Have one with me-"
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Mayor Cofran Issues Anti-Flro.
cracker Order Today.
No Noise From Powder Exrlo-
sions IN Capital City.
no MORE ACCIDENTS, ne SAYS
Quietness Of Year Ago To He
Maintained Next Month.
Ordnance Of 1919 Not To BE
Changed By Commission.

No firecrackers. No torpedoes.
Mayor Cofran has issued his Fourth
Of July ultimatum one month In adj
vance. Another sane fourth In Topo-
ka- The ordinance passed August 70.
1910. win not be altered: Z fine Of $50
may be assessed against anyone who
buys or sells fireworks
There wasn't an accident in Topeka
last year, according to Mayor Cofran.
There hasn't been q serious mishap
ON the fourth since the ordinance was
passed. Small boys may stick f1aga
In their caps or whirl ''sparklers' bat
they are barred from lighting crackers
or hurting torpedoes ON the walk.
The ordinance does not prevent the
city commission from permitting pyro-
technical displays Exhibitions are
usually given at the Country club and
at Garfield Park. Rockets and Roman
candles flare in the dark summer skys
But the exhibitor has filed q written
request with the board. and received
from the city q formal permit to dis
play his fiery wares.
1T il unlawful" states the ordin-
ance, for any person to discharge
fireworks of any kind or rockets. flre-
crackers or Roman candles. Il 10 UNI
lawful to offer them for sale"
The cry for q sane fourth, sounded
| throughout the country, was spoedfly
answered In Topeka. one of the fir1e
cities to protect its boys ana 9irls'
from thoughtless use of shot and pow
der
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ARTHUR BACK AGAIN:
Pop-Pop Cop Is Now Wearing a Star
Without Pay.

No longer a pop-pop policeman, C..
B. Arthur is back on the special force
without pay. Mayor Cofran stated
this morning that a petition was be-
ing circulated asking subscriptions
for a fund to be used in maintaining
Arthur and his motorcycle. His COM
mission as an officer on wheels ex-
pired on Monday.
Unable to sever his connections with
the law, Mr.. Arthur late yesterday
afternoon presented himself to City
Clerk C. b. Burge and demanded that
he be sworn in as q special police
man.
''Tve permission from the mayor, %
said he.
Mr.. Arthur will be paid in witness
fees for testimony after arrests, but
receives no salary from the city. If
sufficient money is subscribed by Pc
tition he will be reinstated on the seat
of his motorcycle and patrol the
streets as of yore.
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Journal Entries

The wise mAn alDo knows when to re-
treat
Not q few people are spoiled by COM
pliments.
o = .
FGBtving would be much easier II
forgetting were
There il this IN common between the
expert pianist and the clever ptckp0ckee.
Each has developed Hight touch.
After q woman returns from q shop
ping trip. she soon discovers that the
things she spent 30 much time In select
ing are decidedly unsatisfactory.
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Recalls Shooting at Veterans Picnic
ut Dodge City.

LeavenWorth, Kan, June 3.-Free-
dom is coming soon for Daddy"
Truax. ONE of the oldest men confined
in the Kansas state penitentiary. and
he probably will have left the prison,
his home for the past nine years. be-
fore the end OF the present week. The
board Of corrections has recommended
that Truax, q veteran Of the Civil war,
be given his parole and the recon-
mendation is now in the hands of the
governor.
David Truax was received at the
prison September 13, 1905. to serve a
sentence of twelve years on a convic-
ton of murder in the second degree
He was convicted Of killing another
veterans at the Dodge City soldiers
home.
On Decoration day in 1905 Truax
and a number of other veterans at
tended picnic near Dodge Ciyt. Be-
fore going to the picnic Truax sup
piled himself with a small bottle Of
whisky. He also placed in his pocket
an old pistol he had kept about his
cottage for years. Why he took the
since repeated that he never knew.
Drink Caused 1t.
At the picnic he met two old COM
rades and invited them to join him
in a drink from the bottle. Having
refreshed themselves, Truax placed the
garment on q tree and walked away.
hquor in his coat pocket, hung the
When out of sight the two men whom
he had treated" returned and drank
the remainder of the liquor.
Shortly afterwards Truax returned
and drank from the bottle. Standing
q short distance away. the men who
had been the objects of his hospitality
jeered and taunted him.
Enraged beyond endurance, Truax
drew the old pistol from his pocket
and fired two shots. One Of the tor
mentors crumpled up on the grass
with a bullet through his heart and
the other was dangerously wounded
Truax was arrested on a charge Of
first degree murder. Because Of the
circumstances surrounding the killing
the jury found for second degree
murder