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Evening star., 1914-08-22
BALL GAME HALTS WORK
OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
House Lacks Quorum and Sits in
Idleness While Absentees
Are Rounded Up.

The House Of Representatives found IT.
self lacking a quorum by forty-four
members yesterday afternoon, and
Speaker Clark issued writs and ordered
the sergeant-at-arms to arrest all the alb
sentees he could lay his hands on.
It was more than two hours before the
forty-four could be rounded up, and dur
ing that time the House sat still. doing
nothing. The base ball game is supposed
to have attracted fair sprinkling of
lawmakers. but the rain broke up the
affair before a deputy sergeant-at-arms
could get into the grounds and round up
the absent ones.
During the two hours the actual at
tendance in the House dwindled down to
about fifty members. The presence Of a
quorum was never a reality. The mem
bers would come into the lobby, answer
present" and rush away again. The
man who made up the two hundred and
eighteenth entry. completing the quorum.
was Representative Clancy of Schenec-
tady, N. Y. His presence in the chamber
lasted Just long enough to say present
and goodbye The House adjourned
few minutes later.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
CAvEAT TO WILL FILED.
Contest Begun Over the Estate Of
Carolyn E. Porte.

Gloveania ". Glow today filed a
caveat in the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia to the will and
codicil Of Carolyn e. Porte, who died
in this city recently, leaving an estate
consisting chiefly of stocks and bonds
Of approximately $4,000. Application
for probate Of the will was made by
the American Security and Trust Com
pany. the executors named in the will.
The caveat alleges that at the time
of execution of the will Carolyn E.
Porte was not of disposing mind, and
also alleges that the property she un-
dertook to dispose of by will was not
hers to dispose of. the caveat alleging
that Carolyn E. Porte had derived the
property from her mother. by whose
will a life estate only was devised to
Carrie E. Porte. being the same person
who signed her will as Carolyn E.
Porte, and that the remainder of the
estate, after Carolyn e. Porte died. was
devised by the mothers will to the
caveator, Gloveaina v. Glow. and
those she represents.
The caveat was filed by Charles e.
Breckons and Charles H. Merillat. as
attorneys for the caveator.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Thomas P. Kane. deputy controller Of
currency. although still invalided from
the attack of neuritis that seized him
more than a month ago. is about his
business. Mr. Kane has been at his
desk in the Treasury Department since
Monday.
Capt. Charles A. McAllister. chief en-
gineer Of the revenue cutter service,
has whooping cough. At his time of
life this makes him the subject Of con-
siderable pleasantly.
George Koehler, deputy chief Of the
customs division. is back from his va
cation.
Rudolph r. Gibbs, telegraph operator
OF the Treasury Department, Is in
Maine
Disbursing Officer Taylor, in charge
Of the accounts Of the government
commission for the Panama Pacific ex-
position. has returned to work.
w. N. Thompson. confidential clerk
to the assistant secretary in charge
Of fiduciary affairs. who has been i'll,
is back at work trying hard to
catch up.
Milton c. Elliott. who won golden
opinion from the members Of the fed
eral reserve organization committee Tor
doing most of the work, short of Of
ficial action, serving as its secretary, is
to reap his reward. A good job is to
be given to him as counselor of the
federal reserve board.
As counsel for the controller Of the
currency Mr.. Elliott has had charge of
the affairs Of insolvent banks for more
than year, and has been retained as
special counsel in many cases before
the controller since 1907. Mr. Ellio,
is graduate Of University of Virginia.
received his law degree there, and has
practiced in Norfolk and Philadelphia
Evening star., 1914-08-22
The Cop

I'd hate to be a peeler, and
tread the pave of brick, the goat
for every squealer who thinks he
has a kick. He tries to do his
duty, nine cases out of ten; the
burglar fierce and shooty. all
sorts of strong-arm men, the hobo
and the killer, the mad man with
a past, he'll chase from post to
pillar, and run them in at last.
His life he doesn't reckon when
tracking deadly foe; wherever
perils beckon the peeler has to go.
The cop must be a wizard, a
Sherlock in disguise, and know,
from A to lizard, the wicked's
lures and lies; and he must be a
scrapper, to master hoodlums
rude; and yet he must be dapper
and we'll groomed as a dude. The
manners Chesterhheldian he must
possess, of course, or we shall
take his shield in, and fire him
from the force. A Crichton he'll
resemble, in nothing he'll be lax,
or surely he may tremble, for he
will get the ak. AS brave as any
lion, yet dovelike, mild and meek,
as eloquent as Bryan-at fifteen
bones a week! I'd hate to be a
copper, on feet that throb and
ache, the goat Of every yawper
who has a kick to make.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
Granny Fox investigates.

Investigates is a great, big word. but
its meaning is very simple. To in-vest-i-
gate is to look into and try to learn all
about. That is what old Granny Fox
started to do after Reddy had told her
about the terrible fright he had had at
the hill where Prickly Porky lives. Red
dy had told her as we'll as he could about
the strange creature without head. tail or
legs that had rolled down the hill at him.
Granny had shifted and said that she
didn't believe there was such a creature
or she would have seen or heard of it be-
fore. She believed that some one had
played a trick on Reddy and she meant
to find out about 1t.
Now, old Granny Fox is very sly and
smart and clever, as you all know. Com
pared with her Reddy Fox is almost
stupid. He may be as sly and smart and
clever some day. but he has got lot to
Evening star., 1914-08-22
ARMY MOTHS TAGGED.
Agriculture Department Colors One
Wing of Pests to Trace Them.

Keep a sharp watch-out for army
worm moths with one artificially col
ored wing" is the advice of the Depart
nent Of Agriculture to those interested
in the destruction of the pest, which
has caused considerable damage to
crops and lawns this summer in the
north. east Of the Mississippi river.
In furtherance of its campaign to
control the spread of army worm
moth. the departments entomologists
are conducting a novel experiment to
obtain better knowledge of their
habits Where they are plentiful. one
wing of each moth Is colored and then
liberated SO as to determine whether
they fly directly west or north, and
how quickly and how far they will
-pread. Destruction of and report on
all marked specimens is urged.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Chief Wagner will not be able to
attend the annual convention Of the
international Association of Fire En-
gineers this year, Congress having
vetoed the plan of sending bureau
chiefs to annual gatherings. Chiefs
from other cities in all sections of the
country will be in attendance. how
ever, and 1t is probable that some
friend will send Chief Wagner a copy
of the proceedings.
1t is planned to hold the convention
in New Orleans the latter part of
October, and the reported cases OF
plague in that city alarmed some OF
the chiefs DIR. Rucker, assistant sur
geon of the public health service. dis
PEELED such fears, however, and full
attendance is expected. Mayor Behr-
man and Chief Pujol are arranging to
receive the visitors.
Fire Marshal Nicholson starts on hts
vacation tomorrow. He has planned to
take his wife and Mrs. George Dreyer,
his daughter, to Norfolk and Ocean
View for about a week. They will re-
turn from the Virginia resort next
Sunday, and Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson
will then go to Philadelphia and At
lantic City.
J.. v. Seib, deputy marshal, returned
from his vacation and was on duty
today. He will serve as acting fire
marshall during the next twenty days.
in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Capt. Charlie Beers of No. truck
company has had his vacation and is
time on his hands, it Is stated. he has
partly solved the high-cost-of-living
problem by raising chickens.
Capt. Beers is there with the goods. -
commented Fire Marshal Nicholson.
HE has fine lot of 'springers' on
hand, enough to last him all winter"
Owen Moxley of Chief wagner's Of
ice force attended the tournament and
ball at Marshall Hall, Wednesday,, to
Il had intended to ride as the Knight
of Alhambra." he said. but got cold
feet"
latter part of the month with his
family at Colonial Beach, and will at
tend the Baltimore centennial cele-
bration before returning to work.
E. R. Pierce of the chiefs clerical
force expects to reach Overall. War
rem county, Va, next week in time to
find the river clear and bass plentiful
Overall is way up in the Shenandoah
valley mountain country" said tho
|
license tax for the privilege Of fishing.
but I escape the tax because Tn IA
property-owNer and voter"
Pierce says there is splendid fishing
near Overall.
Private Henry Kinsella Of No. 1
truck company has taken his annual
leave of twenty days. He left no word
as to his whereabouts. and his COM
panions have no idea whore he has
gone.
Two members of No. truck COM
pany are on leave, One of them,
Michael Gallagher, is indulging in q
dip in the ocean at Atlantic City every
day for two weeks. while Frank ].
Sylvester is spending his five-day hou-
day in the city.
Private Herbert R. Carr of No. 3
truck company. and Mrs. Carr are
spending their honeymoon in Atlantic
City. Miss Nellie v. Lusby and Mr..
Carr were married Wednesday morning
by Rev. F. NJ. Mccoy, and left tho city
shortly after the ceremony.
David Posey. private Of No. 3 truck
company. took sixteen days leave and
Evening star., 1914-08-22
s1.e74 SOUGHT IN SUIT.
Fire Insurance Firm Files Action
Against Il, J. Pach.

Suit at law was instituted yesterday by
the Independence Fire Insurance Sc
curity Company. corporation of Della
ware, against H. ]. Pach. to recover the
sum Of $1.674 balance said to be due on
account Of q subscription to the stock
Of the plaintiff company.
In the declaration filed by Attorneys
Wilton J. Lambert and r. H. Yeatman
it Is alleged that March 81. 1910, Mr..
Pach executed an agreement subscrib-
ing to thirty shares of stock Of the COM
pany. at $50 per share, and agreed to
pay for the same at the rate of S. per
share monthly. It is further alleged that
he has only paid the sum Of $50 on ac-
count thereof. and that the balance Of
$3.50 remains unpaid. and as a result
Of default in meeting the installments.
as they became due. a further charge,
aggregating 1924. has become due.
Evening star., 1914-08-22

learn before then. Now, if it had been
Reddy who was going to Investigate
he would have gone straight over to
Prickly Porky's hill and looked around
and asked sly questions. and everybody
whom he met would have known that
he was trying to find out something. But
old Granny Fox did nothing of the kind.
Oh my. no! She went about hunting her
dinner just as usual. and didn't appear to
be paying the least attention to what was
going on about her With her nose to
the ground she ran this way and ran that
way. as If hunting for trail She peered
into old hollow logs and looked under
little brush piles. and so. in course of
time. she came to the hill where Prickly
Porky lives.
Now. Reddy had told Granny Fox that
the terrible creature that had SO fright
ened him had rolled down the hill at him
for he was at the bottom. Granny had
heard that the same thing had happened
to Peter Rabbit and to Unc' Billy Pos
sum. So. instead of coming to the hill
along the hollow at the bottom. she came
to it from the other way. IF there is
anything there I'll be behind it instead Of
| in front Of it, she thought shrewdly.
AS she drew near where Prickly Porky
lives she kept eyes and ears wide open,
while all the time pretending to pay at
tention to nothing but the hunt for her
dinner. No one would ever have guessed
that she was thinking of anything else
She ran this way all over the hill. but
nothing out OF the usual did she see or
hear excepting one thing: she did find
something might have rolled there. She
followed these down to the bottom, but
there they disappeared.
AS she was trotting home along the
Lone Little Path through the Green For
est. she met Unc' Billy Possum. No, she
didn't exactly meet him because ne saw
her before she saw him, and he promptly
climbed tree.
"Ah suppose yo' all heard of the terrible
creature that scared Reddy almost out of
Billy
Granny stopped and looked up.
1T doesn't take much to scare the
young and innocent. Mr.. Possum." she
replied. Il don't believe all hear. I've
! Just been hunting all over the hill where
SO much as a woodmouse for dinner. Do
you believe such a foolish tale, Mr.
Possum?"
Unc' Billy coughed behind one hand.
Yes. Mrs. Fox. All confess All done
have to believe it," he replied. "Yo' see.
All done see that thing nah own self,
and All just naturally has to believe nah
own eyes"
Huh! I'd like to see it, Maybe I'd
believe 1t then" snapped Granny Fox.
up" replied Unc' Billy. Anybody that
comes along through that hollow at the
foot of Rrer Porky's hill at sun-up is
likely never to forget it. All wouldn't do
1t again. No, sab; once is enough To-
your Unc' Billy"
Huh" snorted Granny, and trotted on.
| Unc' Billy watched her out Of sight and
grinned broadly.
las sho' as Brer Sun gets up tomor-
row mo'ning oil Granny Fox will be
to Brer Porky and Brer Skunk and Brer
Rabbit"
Evening star., 1914-08-22
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Owing to the extra work caused by the
war In Europe. Secretary Garrison has
been obliged to abandon his summer plans
to spend the week ends with his family
at their place in Seagirt, N. J. For
that reason Mrs. Garrison will return tC
her residence in this city earlier than was
expected.
Col. Henry p. Mccain of the adjutant
generals department, stationed at Manila
P. l., has just arrived here from his dis
tant post under orders to report to the
Secretary of War. It is believed he is to
be appointed adjutant general of the
army to succeed Brig. Gen George An
retired list next Wednesday on account
Of age.
Col James T. Kerr of the adjutant
generals department, on duty at the War
Department, has been placed on the re-
CURED in the line of duty.
Gen. William Crozier, chief of ordnance.
is cruising in the St. Lawrence river in
his yacht in search of health.
Timothy J. Hart Of Secretary Garrison's
office left here today on W. L. Cranes
motor yacht Lacka wanna for a cruise in
the lower POtomac and chesapeake bay.
He will be gone about three weeks
Hiram Reed Of the bureau Of agrfcul-
ture in the Philippines has been trans
ferred to a position in the United States
bureau Of plant industry.
Charles s. Brock Of the insular bureau
has been granted leave of absence for two
weeks, and will spend the time improving
his suburban home.
Among recent visitors to Gen: Frank
Mcintyre, chief of the bureau of insular
affairs, were William r. Noting, director
Of the Philippines bureau of posts; Wal
ker w. Wick, former receiver general of
Santo Domingo: Lawrence w. Manning.
secretary to former Gov. Gen. Wright OF
the Philippines, and H H. Glover! for
merly in the bureau of public works in
the Philippines, and now attached t0> the
naval station at Guantanamo.
John T. Dillon. chief Of the correspond
ence division, is at Saratoga Springs,
N. Y, on his annual vacation. He spends
most Of his time on the golf links.
Mrs Mary L. Jones OF the secretary's
office has returned to this city from a
visit to Atlantic City.
L. Frank Nye OF the advertising division
has gone to his former home in Pennsyl-
vania to spend his vacation.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
FOUR HURT IN AUTO CRASH.
Machine Skids Against a Trolley
Pole on Bladensburg Road,

Five men in an automobile had an ex-
citing experience on Bladensburg road
near Mills avenue about $3.50 o'clock
this morning when the vehicle skidded
against a trolley pole and four of the
men were SO badly hurt that they had to
be taken to Casualty Hospital.
The injured men are Samuel Soper,
forty-four years old. lilo K street
southeast. Joseph Proctor, forty years
old, 612 street southeast: John Casey,
thirty-eight years old. 4O3 10th street
northeast, and Frank Thoman, forty
two years old. 224 Tennessee avenue
northeast Frederick Entwisle. thirty
years old. 4G7 18th street northeast,
escaped injury.
Soper, who owns the automobile. had
taken his friends OH a trip to Mary
land, it is stated. and was returning
home when the accident occurred
Evening star., 1914-08-22
RAISES NOVEL ISSUE.
Supreme Court Asked if Roadmakine
is Involuntary Servitude.

Whether making a man work on the
public roads is imposing Involuntary
servitude" on him in violation Of the
federal Constitution Is the novel Issue
raised by Jake Butler of Columbia county,
Fla, in a case Just docketed in the Su-
preme Court
Butler was arrested for failure to COM
ply with the provision of the Florida
statute requiring able-bodied citizens to
work on the public roads six days or pay
So into the road funds. Although SINH
lar statutes are in force In many states.
this is the first time the constitutionality
of one Of them has been brought to the
Supreme Court on the point In question.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
Mary L. Barron Asks Divorce.

Mary L. Barron. through Attorney
George F. Havell. has filed suit
for divorce against her husband. NJ Jo-
seph Barron. in the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia The petitioner
states the couple were married in this
city June "a. 1908. and that they lived to-
gether until March. 1913. They have one
child. Tho wife says her husband quit
work April /. 1913. and has since refused
to support her. She asks for the custody
Of the child and for support of herself
and the child, Inhdelity also is alleged
Evening star., 1914-08-22
Plan FOR MORE LIGHT
EAST OF THE CAPITOL
Electrical Engineer Allen Would
Add to Washington's Great
White Way.

Pennsylvania avenu esoutheast, from
the Capitol gorunds to Anacostia bridge
will become one Of Washington's great
white ways IL the Commissioners ap-
prove a schedule for lighting improve
ments during the present fiscal year
prepared by Walter C. Allen, electrical
engineer of the District.
The schedule contemplates replacement
Of arc lamps on this thoroughfare with
incandescent electric lamps. It will cost
the District $500 more a year to main
tain the improved illumination.
Provision also Is made for the instalia-
ton Of incandescent electric lamps in
place of inclosed arc lamps in the area
bounded by 1st and 7th streets and Penn @
sylvania and New York avenues. This
improvement will involve an additional
annual maintenance cost Of 81, 400.
Mr.. Aliens plans call for the expendi-
ture of 81 400 in the maintenance OF new
lights to be installed this year. Besides
the two improvements referred to. which
will involve a combined cost OF $500
miscellaneous extensions in streets Will
Increase the maintenance expense oy
S3, 900 and extensions in alleys by $500.
Work on extensions VIII be commenced
first, according to present plans. 1t is not
likely that installation of the improved
lighting system of Pennsylvania avenue
will be commenced before January 1.
Among the important extensions pro-
vided for are Nichols avenue from the
Navy Yard bridge to Sheridan avenue,
and 10Th street from Piney Branch bridge
to Madison street.
Extensions Elsewhere.
Other extensions recommended are Kas-
tie Park, 5Oth street and Fitch place,
fifteen lamps; Deanwood, thirteen; Hill
brook and vicinity, twenty-five; Burr
vile. six; 21st and Rosedale streets. one;
7th street, Upshur to Webster, six; Lewis.
one; Kentucky avenue southeast, five;
Rhode Island avenue east of South Da-
kota avenue, three: Ingomar street. four;
25th street southeast, four; 22d and Cham
ming streets, one; Ellicott street, one;
Colorado avenue. six; 18th street, four;
Wisconsin avenue, three; 10th street,
four.
Thirty gas lamps are to be installed in
fourteen alleys. The amount appropriate
ed by Congress for lighting purposes is
$1,000 less than the amount asked for
by the Commissioners, but by using an
available balance the deficit has been re-
duced to $1,000.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING.

The regular monthly meeting OF Local
No ?. Plate Printers. will be held Tues
day evening. A feature will be the re-
port of the delegates from the Maryland
state and District Of Columbia Fedora
ton of Labor.
william Wall is again in the harness
of work.
Edward Burrows Of section No. 10 re-
ceived the congratulations Of his friends
and received a large and handsome
basket of fruit on his birthday. August
1S. The presentation speech was made
by Capt. Keigbaum Of the Clarendon
fire department.
Teddy Burrows of section No. 10 is
ORGANIZING a bureau band, from among
the plate printers living in Clarendon.
Owing to the rush of work Miss Kate
Murphy and her sister. both of section
No. 10. were compelled to make an
early return from Atlantic City. where
they were spending their vacation.
p. J. Ryan of Local No. 2 addressed
the building Trades Council Tuesday
evening.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
Of DISTRICT
WINS AT 10ByHANNA
Victory Over the Blues in Artillery
Duel-Gun Practice on
Hillside.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JOINT CAMP OF ARTILLERY IN.
sTRUCTIoN, ToBYHANNA, Pa. Au-
gust 22-The target practice Of the 1st
Battery, Field Artillery. N. G. D. c., will
be completed today Artillery Ridge, a
very rocky position. probably will be the
scene of operations for the battery lett
camp in that direction early this morn
ing.
Yesterday the Reds won brilliant ar
tllery duel from the Blues. The District
battery was the Red force. Early In the
morning the Blues, while advancing along
the plank road, were checked by the Red
force along the Lehigh river. The Reds
were sent from Stroudsburg to reinforce
the Red commander, whose detachment
camped at Tobyhanna and resumed the
march yesterday morning.
Ordered to Advance.
At the time the march was resumed
orders were received from the Red COM
mander for the LIST Battery to advance In
the direction Of Locust Ridge land oppose
any aggressive move on the part OF the
enemy against the left flank of the
command. Hostile troops were discover
ed along the lines of Hills No. and No:
15, and the 1st Battery went into action
at once.
Worse conditions could not be encoun-
tered in actual warfare than were met
and overcome by the batterymen on their
long march to their position For many
miles up steep rocky trails, the route
was SO bad that the men could not even
ride on the guns. The wheels sunk In
mud up to their hubs, and the men
climbed along behind in the mud nearly
to their knees. On top of all this it rain
ed in torrents for long time, but the
men were not daunted and served and
fired their guns with great accuracy. The
third and fourth sections Wed with each
other for speed. accuracy and good all
round work.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
Adjt. Newman to Conduct Service.

Adjt. Mark Newman of the Salvation
Army. who recently held series Of
meetings in Philadelphia, is to conduct
services tonight at Salvation Army
headquarters, $50 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. Adjt Newman will preside
at a meeting to be held in the Salvation
Army tent at 18th and c streets south
east tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1914-08-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
NORTHWEST.
Montgomery County Fair,
ROCKVILLE. MD.
kOSktlILE, NIL.
y. II ~ 10

August Z5, 70, u and e.
Entries for the different departments have
been coming in much earlier than heretofore,
and from the present outlook all classes will
be filled beyond the expectations of the man
ayers. More than usual has been received from
Washington. u. c. program OF harness and
running races has been arranged. and from the
number Of entries received you look for
closely contested heats. 4 good band has been
secured TO furnish up-to-date music. Tie poul-
try department as usual viii he leading fea-
ture.
Take B. & o. trains at non station at Sis
a. m. and 1890 pm. take electric cars at
32nd and NJ and send and T. sts.. which viii
be a ten-minute schedule. 2Ss