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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-09
LEON L. PERRY AT HEAD
OF INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Appointed Superintendent of District
Institution for Colored Chill
dren at Blue Plains:

Leon L. Perry, a native of Washingto ton
and graduate Of the Washington schools
vas appointed by the Commissioners to-
LAY as superintendent Of the Industrial
Home School for Colored Children 1T
Blue Plains. to succeed o. f. n. Madden,
resigned.
At the same time his wife was given
lie position OF matron Of the institution
The positions pay 8, 200 and $500 per an
lium. respectively.
The new official was selected from
:, long list of applicants and bears the
endorsement of the board of charities
lie is a graduate Of the high schoo! and
the normal school. Since his gradua-
lion from the latter institution in 1906 he
has been a teacher In the public schools,
charge Of the atypical school for in
corrigible boys.
In Close ropeh With the Work.
This work has brought him in close
touch with the Juvenile Court and the
probation officers. as many oil tn, pupils
, OF the school are on probation ant
under the supervision of the Juvenile
Court. His wife. who is also gradu-
ate Of the high and normal schools OF
Washington, has been a teacher in the
graded schools and is considered by
the Commissioners to be we'll equipped
for the position of matron.
George e. Hamilton. chairman of thu
committee on child-caring institutions
of the board OF charities, gave per
sonal consideration to the various ap
piicants and advised with the Commits
sions relative to the selection.
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moderate north winds.
Pressure continues ahnormally high
over the region Of the great lakes, and
1t has increased decidedly over the north
ern Rocky mountain and northern
plateau regions. It Is low over the south
ern Rocky mountain region and western
Canadian provinces. This pressure dis
tribution has been attended by continued
cool weather over the upper Mississippi
valley and the districts east thereof and
over the western plateau and northern
Rocky mountain region. There were
frosts this morning in the region of the
great lakes.
There were scattered showers in the
last twentr-four hours in New England.
Virginia, the Caroiinas, the lower Ohio
and Missouri! valleys and the northwest.
The ind cations are that the weather
will be generally fair tonight and Thurs
day in the states east of the Mississippi
river
Cool weather will continue in the region
of the great lakes. the Ohio valley and
the Atlantic states, with light frost prob
ably tonight in the region Of the great
lakes. New England and the mountain
districts of the middle Atlantic states.
The winds along the New England coast
will be fresh northwest: on the middle
Atlantic coast fresh north on the south
Atlantic coast fresh northeast. except
moderate variable on the Florida coast
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning a pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 4 pm, Ct; 8
pm, SIS; IL midnight. 54 today. am.
a.. <.
Max mum. 6S. at 8 pm. yesterday; min
imum, 81, at $50 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, "A; minimum. 81.
Barom m tsr y ! pm. 500: 8
4 am. 1922; am, 1926; IL noon
1925; 2 pm, 1924.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 5:23 am. and 500
pm; high tide. Los am. and 11:21 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 6:O4 am and 800
pm; high tide 1:46 am.
The Sun and Moon,
Today-Sun rose 5:36 am; sun sets
$40 pm.
Tomorro~-sun rises 5:s7 H.: sun sets
Moon rises 1927 pm.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
g am: Great Falls-Temperature 10:
condition. Is. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature. rs: cond ton at north con-
nection. IL: condition at south connection.
Ia. Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature, 10; condition at infiuent
gatehouse, 10; condition at effluent gate
house, is.
Weather In Various Cities.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. September e.-Butter-Un-
changed.
Eggs-Higher: receipts, S,29a cases
at mark. cases included. 2oa23; ordi-
nary irsts. 21a22; firsts. 22ka23ts.
Potatoes-Higher; receipts. forty-five
cars; Jerseys. 75a9O: Minnesota Ohio
73a75; Wisconsin and Michigan, white,
65a70.
Poultry-Alive. lower: springs, 14k
fowls, Is.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. September e.-Fiour-
Firm; wheat futures without trans
actions.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Unsettled.
Lard-Easy; middle west, 1O4Oa10.50.
| Enthusiastically.
Hay-Steady.
Hid es-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Raw sugar-Firm: molasses. $50;
centrifugal. 6.27; refined, steady.
Butter-Steady: receipts. 1880 tubs;
Creamery extras, 32a321a; firsts, 2Sh
a31k.
Cheese-Receipts. 7.172 boxes: state.
whole milk, f esh, white and colo. ed.
specials 15& ale; do, average fancy,
Eses-Receipts, 2s.4os cases; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns, 32a33.
Live poultry-Western broilers, lea
II; fowls. 17a17k: turkeys, l4a15 y !;
dressed, western, frozen, 14a20: fowls.
12a19M; turkeys. 19a26-
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RULER THANKS COLONIES
FOR LOYALTY TO EMPIRE
King of England Sends Out Message Ac-
knowledging Aid in Repelling
Unparalleled Assault >

the great sacrifices which the present
conflict entails.
placed their services and resources a.
my disposal fills me with sratltuoe. a .ho
I am proud to be able to show TO the
world that my peoples oversee are as
determined as the people Of the United
Kingdom to prosecute a just cause TO
a successful end.
"The dominion of Canada, the COM
monwealth of Australia ana .ne comm o. IN.
ion of New Zealand have placed at my
disposal their naval forces, which nave
already rendered good service for the
empire Strong eXpeditionary FORCES
are being prepared in Canada, Australia
and New Zealand for service at the
has released all British troops and I'M
dertaken the important military re-
sponsibi1ities. the discharge OF which
will be of the utmost value to the en-
pire.
Newfoundland Doubles Reserves.
Newfoundland has doubled the num-
Der of its branch of the royal naval re-
serve and is sending a body of men to
take part in the operations at the front.
From the Dominion and provincial gov
ernments of Canada large and welcomed
gifts OF supplies are on their way for use
both by my naval and military forces
and for the relief of distress in the Unit
ed Kingdom which must inevitably fol-
low in the wax of war.
IAN parts OF my various sea dominions
have thus demonstrated in the most un-
mistakabe manner the fundamental
unity o. the enuire amid sil It's ul-
versity of situation and circumstance.
A message similar to the foregoing has
been addressed by King George to the
Prince and the peoples of India
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-09

LONDON, September 9-The official
press bureau announces that NJ. Miller
and. the French war minister. has sent
to Lord Kitchener the following telegram.
dated Bordeaux. September Z:
II am pleased to transmit to you the
following telegram which Gen. Joffre re-
quested me to send to you:
The commander-in-chief of the French
armies expresses to Lord Kitchener his
warm thanks for the constant support
given to our armies by the British forces
during the whole course of the operat oas
AT the present moment that support Is
most valuable and is manifest in very
energetic manner in the action now en-
gagged against the German right wing
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RUSSIANS TO BUILD RAILWAY
Chinese Consent to Construction BY
Capitalists of Cars Domain.

PEKING, September 9, via Petrograd
and London, 2:20 p.m.-The Russian
minister at Picking has received the
consent of the Chinese government to
the construction by Russian capitalists
Of railroad from the Island of SAX
hahn along the right bank of the Amur
river to a point opposite Blagovieshts-
hensk and thence to Hardin, with q
branch at Tsitsihar.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
F. r. Gordon. to build dwelling at
1914 Legation, street northwest: srchi-
/, tect and builder, F. r. Gordon: estimate
ed cost, s4.5oo.
W. A. Diuguid. to repair dwelling at
720 23d street northwest: estimated
cost. $3.50.
Henry Rloss. to repair store and
dwelling at 1913 7th street northwest:
estimated cost, $500.
A. w Johnson. to repair dwelling at
1903 NJ street northwest: estimated
cost, s195.
r. L. Middleton to repar dwelling at
s1l T street northwest: estimated cost,
$3.50.
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GERMAN AVIATOR PAYS TRIBUTE
TO THE VALOR OF BRITISH TROOPS

BERLIN, September 8, via London, Sep
TENDER 9 Is a.m.).-Sergt Maj. Wern Of
the aviation corps returned today from
the front after making repeated scout
ing flights over the French and British
troops Speaking of his experiences he
took the opportunity to pay tribu e
to the valor. bravery and daring Of the
British troops.
He described as his most thrilling fiigh'
one in which he battled with two aero
planes of the enemy. one a British bi,
plane and the other French monoplane
Both were much faster than his ma
chine, which was old and battered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-09
ADVANCE. OF sERVIANs
INTO BOSNIA REPORTED

LONDON, September "a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany from Nish. Servia. says the Servian
army has begun the invasion of Bosnia
and has crossed the river Save near
M.trovitch.
While the Servians attempt the con-
quest of Bosnia from the north, Monte
negrin troops expect to effect the con-
quest of Herzegovina from the south
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PRAISE FOR BRITISH TROOPS
FROM THE FRENCH COMMANDER

I Il am expressing my gratitude to Field
Marshal French, who has always leHt
to our armies the most effective co lab
Grafton. Allow me in the name of the
government to join the expression Of
my gratitude to that of the general-in-
chief
To this Lord Kitchener has replied:
Pray accept and transmit to Cen
Joffre my most sincere thanks for the
telegram you have had the kindness to
address to me. l ask you to believe ami
cause Gen. Joffre to be told how content
the Br fish army is to find itself co lab
Grating with the French army and how
proud we are of the nobe task of bring
ing to them the support OF which you
speak so generously and upon which you
can always rely with the greatest con-
fidenee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, September 9.-Hoss-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; market strong; bu X
S.SJa9.2O; Light. s.95a9.5O; mixed, sGOl
$50; heavy; s.4oa9.35: rough. s. 40as. 60
pigs. 4.75as.50.
{ attle-Receipts, 1900 head; market
firm; beeves. 6.s0a1075: steers, GOA
9.aJ; stockers and feeders, 5.4Oas. 90
cows and heifers, 3.75a3.SO calves. 1.jt
al1.O.
sheep-Receipts, 3s.0oO head; market
slow; sheep, t.s5a5.s0: yearlings, 565a
600; lambs. 6 25a7.O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-09
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court

ELeu lTY COCRT-Justice Gould
Miiilken agt Milliken; rule as to con-
tiifs attorneys. J. NJ Proctor and &: r
ambrose: defendants attorney M W
Sullivan. w. w.
Thompson agt. Thompson; writ or No
rweat discharged: Plaintiffs attorney r.
Winship Wheatley. -
In re lunacy OF Edward W. DOM. cor,-
mittee authorized to borrow money
CRIMINAL COURT-Justice Could
United States agt Henry barber.
robbery; recognizance $500 taken, with
BANKRUPTCY COURT-Justtce cou,5
In re Harry Nelson and Aaron MaizeI.
trading as Connecticut Furniture and
stove Company; rule on alleged bank
pointing J. L. Topper and George &
shinn receivers; bond. $1,000
PROBATE COCRT-Justice Gould
Estate of Anna L. Trouland; VIII ad.
mitted to probate; attorney. Albert Sill.
lers.
Estate of Thornton a. Washington: let
tiers of administration granted to Vernon
G. Owen; bond. $1,000: attorneys, Igor
& Lyon.
Estate of Caroline Doyle; letters OF
administration granted to Beverly W
Kenney: bond, $500; attorney. Richard r
Hornet.
In re Elsie Feusaharens: order appoint
ing Carl Feusaharens guardian; bond
500: attorney. George F. Havell
In re Beatrice NJ Hess ct al; order ap.
pointing Martha ]. Hess guardian: bond
500. and order of allowance: attorneys
Topper & Gusack
In re Rowland Howenstein; order ap
pointing Herman r. Howenste'n guar.
dian; bond. $500; attorneys. Maddox 6
Galley.
Estate of Caroline Doyle: petition fol
letters of administration filed; attorney
4. r. Horner.
Estate Of Adelaide Davidson; time te
Estate of Maurice NJ. Clarke; rule Il
show cause; attorney, H. G. Kimball.
Estate of Charles Marthinson: answer
to petition for extension filed and ordel
extending time ten days; attorneys. j. W
Mcneil. II. II. Classic. John Ridout ane
J. j. Mcmahon.
Estate of Joshua A. Harmon: letters Of
administration granted to Cicero A. Lee
bond, $500: attorney. ]. Louis Taylor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-09
MAY SEE BIG BATTLES.

PARIS. September oh. S. Breekin-
ridge, the American assistant secretary
of war, is at present negotiating with
the French and British ministers of war
for permission for officers of the Amer
lean army to observe the operations At
the front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-09
ARMY-NAW.
Army Orders.

Maj. John S. winn. inspector general,
will proceed to Vera Cruz, Mexico. for
temporary duty.
Maj. Ralph H. Van Deman. inspector
general, will proceed to Texas City. Tex,
for temporary duty.
Sergt (irst-class) Thomas ]. Walker
Hospital Corps. will be placed upon the
retired list September 10. 1914. and will
repair to his home.
First Lieut. William W. Vaughan. Med
icai Corps, is relieved from duty with
the second division, Texas City, Tex,
and from further duty at Fort Myer
Va, to the Philippine Islands. for duty
Col Benjamin Alvord. adjutant general
is relieved from his present duties and
will proceed to the Philippine Islands, for
duty as adjutant of that department. He
is granted leave Of absence for two
months.
Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Lieut.. Col. George w. Gatcheil
Coast Artillery Corps.
@. NJ, Sergt Patrick ]. Blake
Quartermaster Corps. will be placed upoL
the retired list October /, 1914. and VIII
repair to his home.
Leave of absence for fifteen days or
account of sickness is granted Capt
Thomas T. Frissell, 18th Infantry.
First sergt. julius c. Kilian, 18th Re
cruit Company, is placed upon the retired
list and will repair to his home.
Naval Orders.
Commander C. B. Price, from War
College to navy yard. Philadelphia, Pa.
Lieut. Commander j. F. Green. from
navy yard. Boston, to Nebraska.
! Lieut. Lucian Minor. from Brooklyn to
navy yard, Boston.
Lieut. H. g. Fuller. from Naval
Academy to Duncan.
Lieut.. s. W. Cake, from receiving
ship, San Francisco. to Asiatfc station.
Lieut.. Halsey Powell, from command
Jouett to staff commander. torpedo
flotilla, Atlantic fleet.
Lieut.. c. B. Mayo, from Naval Acade-
my to Cassin.
Lieut.. Junior grade) c. C. Clark has
been placed on the retired list of the
navy.
Lieut.. tjunior grade) E. F. Buck. to
navy yard, Charleston. S. c.
Lieut. dunior grade) A. D. Bernhard.
from naval torpedo station, Newport,
r. T.. to the Baleh.
Ensign w. B.. Jupp, from receiving
ship at San Francisco to Asiatic sta
ton.
Ensign J. B. Rutter, from the North
Dakota to Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md.
Midshipman J. NJ Creighton, from
Naval Academy to the New Hampshire.
Naval Movements.
The Hancock and the Caesar have ar
rived at Santo Domingo City, the Rhode
Island, the Minnesota and the Florida at
Hampton roads. the Tennessee at Havre,
the Mohawk at Norfolk, the Brutus at
Philadelphia, the Dolphin at North river,
New York city; the Orion at Sewall point,
the Standish at Annapolis. the Hannibal
at New York city, the Colorado at Brem-
erton and the Burrows at Boston.
The Texas has sailed from Tompkins-
Vile for Tangier sound. the Somers from
Kew West for Mobile, the Yorktown from
San Diego for La Paz. via Ensenada, and
the Pompev from Shanghai for Olongapo.
The Prairie, at Santo Domingo City, has
been ordered to Hampton roads.
The Patapsco. at Vera Cruz, has been
ordered to Guantanamo bay, where the
Cumberland will be taken in tow, and
both vessels will proceed to the New York
yard.
Upon being relieved on the west coast
Of Mexico by the West Virginia the San
Diego will proceed to San Diego, and
thence to San Francisco.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. September 9.-Cotton-
Spot in moderate demand. Sales 3.l0O
bales including 800 bales American, on
the basis of good for middling. Imports.
I,61s bales, no American,
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BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, September 9.-Wheat-
Steady; spot No. 2 red. 1.19H: spot No.
2 red western. 1.20h: September No.
, red 11sk: october No. red, 1.20M
steamer No. red. 1.09h: receipts.
53.517 bushels; southern by sample.
LOCALS.
corn-Dull: spot contract. IS: re-
ceints, 16.o46 bushels:
,lats-Easier: standard white, 5b1x
No. white. 30: receipts. 35s,s1a bushels.
Rye-Easier: No western export.
ssai 90: receipts 34.675 bushels.
Hay-Firmer: No. / timothy. 195oa
20 90; No. 1 clover mixed. l750als 90;
Grain enthusiastically; steam. to Liv-
erpool. per bushel, unchanged; picked
ports. per quarter, unchanged.
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPER'S FERRY. W. Va, Septem-
Der 9.-The Potomac river was clear and
the Shenandoah cloudy this morning.
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Paying Back Money.

This Is the first time that the State
Department has been able to supply the
treasurer of the United States with in
formation to enable him to pay back
money deposited for the relief of Aneri-
cans, and asked for on the grounds that
thb beneiiclarles did not receive it or
need 1t. The information had to bc
sought by cable abroad, at such points;
where the money was ordered to be dis
eursed on proper demand Of the bene-
the repayments to be made bv Treas s.
nrer Burke. under these State Depart
ment advices.
Total deposits for relief of Americans
500 Deposits yesterday were. si5 40
Saturdays receipts were so7 con.
siderably under the daily average which
has been in the neighborhood Of s50 OH
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French Biplane Falls.
ment to determine upon a method of t
cilitating communication.
Aid Home-Comers Onlv,

Only Homecoming Americans are to be
aided by the great ten-million-dollar
gold fund taken abroad by the Tonnes
see. and being disbursed under the di-
rection of the war relief board, as repre-
scented in Europe by Assistant Secretary
OF War Breckenridge Deposits with gov
eminent agents for the relief of Ameri-
cans abroad will be. accepted for dis
bursenent only when the beneficiaries
are supposed to be in need of such help
to get home.
The government has taken this posi-
ton In the wish to keep at home all
the store of gold possible. 1t will not
accept deposits from individuals in
America, whether aliens or citizens. to
be sent to people living abroad, either
as allowances or as emergency remit
tances. Several applications Of this char
acter have been declined by the treas
urer Of the United States and other
AGENTS of the government.
The great number of applications
made by depositors for refund of
money placed with the a-varnment to
help Americans abroad, while they
complicate the records and add to the
clerical work. are welcomed as serving
to keep gold at home. Forty appli-
Giants for refunds are to he repaid
moneys deposited with government
agents. by virtue of information re-
ce1ved from the State Department yes
terday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-09
DRIVEN FROM PARIS
by GERMAN ARMY
Jackson H. Ralston Quits the
French Capital Week Be-
fore He Intended.
SAYS ALL AMERICANS
ARE OUT BY THIS TIME

Driven from Paris by the apporoch OF
the German forces one week earlier than
he PROPOSED to leave, Jackson H. Rai-
ston OF 1850 street northwest reached
Washington this morning after having
spent about four weeks in the French
gapital. -
lust before leaving Paris Mr.. Ealston
had a talk with Arthur Blanchard, who
had been spending the summer in the
company of Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Moss at Nichy. They had been obliged
to leave there when that place was made
the headquarters for the French wounded
and the hotels were turned over TO the
Red Cross.
Mr. Ralston was in Paris from August
l to August ~. He returned to this
country on the Rochambau with 900
American refugees. Two hundred of
these came through from Switzerland
and the boat WAS held twelve Hours fc-
s.asrn. These late arrivals were made
as comfortable as possible in the freight
hold Of the steamer which was fitted up
with cots and bur,ap partitions.
when I left Paris said Mr.. Ra'ston,
1T was notable that there were very
few Americans there and the English
had practically disappeared. The Grand
Hotel. which Is the American center
with 80 rooms. had less than $50 guests
The relief work. believe. was very
efective. All those who needed as
sistance received it promptly and those
who were without means were furnished
transportation. The most pressing cases
We're sent off on the Esphine August %
BY this time, as three shirs have sailed
since the one We cane over on, all the
Americans at al DESTROYS of returning at
this time to the United States are either
here or on the way, save those who are
to come from Germany and Switzerland
and these must be comparatively very
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II has been estimated that 4.T6S,-
100000 wood screws are used i'll the
HATED States each. year.
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my two enemies flew beside and about
me for long time he said. "I expected
momentarily that they would throw
bombs. but apparently they had none
Both of them fired reviewers repeatedly in
my direction and / replied with my re-
fective After an anxious quqarter of
fectfve. After an anxious uqarter OF
an hour 1 drew them toward the Ger
man lines and they were compelled to
withdraw"
French Biplane Falls.
PARIS. September GA French BIZ
plane fell when flying over Vincenn
last evening. The aviator and an off1cl r
were seriously injured.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. September s.-Wheat-
Spot quiet: October. So Cd; Decembe
Corn-Spot, easier; october. Is sd.