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Evening star., 1914-11-16
TO TELL STORY OF ORDER.
G. W. Penniman of Boston Will Give
Free Lecture on Pythianism.

George w. Penniman Of Boston. su-
preme representative from Massachu-
setts in the Supreme Lodge Of the
Knights of Pythias. and chairman Of
the committee on Pythian education Of
the Supreme Lodge. is announced to
deliver free to members Of the order
and their invited friends his illus
trated lecture, The Story of Pythian
hnighthood," in the auditorium Of the
Pythian Temple this evening.
The lecture tells the story Of the
order, which was founded in Washing
ton. at Marinfs Hall. E street. between
9th and 10th streets northwest, Febru-
ary 10. 1864. and which has now grown
to a membership of 100000. Mr.. PEN
niman made two visits to the ancient
CITY of Syracuse. Sicily. in May. 1907.
and June, 1918. to secure photographs
of the scenes of "the immortal friend
ship of Damon and Pythias, upon
which the order is founded. He will
show $50 stereopticon pictures. in
Guiding views of Pythian homes and
temples, and of men and women who
have helped to make the Knights of
Pythias a prominent fraternity.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
CHIEF JUSTICE SHEPARD
IS H0N0RED DINNER GUEST
Testimonial Marks Retirement From
the Law Department of George
town University. .

Chief Justice Shepard Of the Court OF
Appeals of the District Of Columbia has
rendered his resignation from the chair
Of constitutional law at Georgetown Uni
versity. He has been connected with the
law department Of the university for many
years. and in recognition Of his services
a complimentary dinner was given him
last evening by Rev. A. ]. Donlon. s. j..
president of Georgetown, in the faculty
dining room at the college. A number Of
prominent jurists and lawyers were pres
ent to express their regret at the de-
termination Of Justice Shepard to retire
from the law faculty.
Chief Justice White Of the United
States Supreme Court, Chief Justice
Covington and Associate Justice Gould
of the District Supreme Court were among
the guests. which also included Martin
Conboy of New York, George E. Hamilton,
dean of the law department; John E.
Laskey. United States attorney for the
District of Columbia Clarence r. Wilson,
former United States attorney; John w.
Yerkes. Charles A Douglas. D. w. Baker,
J. Nota McGill. John ]. Hamilton. James
8. Easily Smith. Frank ]. Hogan, DR..
w. C. Woodward. Hannis Taylor and
Hugh Fegan, secretary Of the law school
The college faculty assisted the president
in the entertainment Of the guests.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
NEW Y0RK's RESERVE FUNDS.
Member Banks Deposit Approximate
ly $N0, 900, 900 Today.

NEW YORK. November 16.-The
federal reserve bank of New York at
62 Cedar street, largest of the twelve
regional institutions to operate under
the new financial system Of the United
States. opened for business today
Long before the opening hour, mem
Der banks began transferring their re-
serves to the new institution. whose
deposits. 1t was believed, would ap-
proximate s1oo.ooO.ooO at the outset of
it's career. Practically all the deposits
made today were in gold or gold GER
tificates. Some of the larger banks
have announced their intention of de-
posting with the reserve bank more
than the minimum proportion Of re-
serves required by the new law. That
is to say, they will transfer more than
seven-eighteenths of their reserves to
the regional bank and in other ways
give evidence Of their hearty indorse-
ment of the new system.
The National City Bank made the
largest payment of any local member.
transferring to the regional bank gold
to the extent of $16,000,000 and $5,000.-
900 more in currency, making a total
of $21, ,000, 900 of its reserves. To avoid
confusion local banks transferred their
reserves at stated hours to the sub
treasury and the clearing house. Like
Evening star., 1914-11-16
CLAssED AS GR0TEsQUE.
Correspondent Writes of So-Called
Persian Meeting in Constantinople.

LONDON. November 16.-The corre-
spondent of Reuters Telegram Com
pany. at Sofia. Bulgaria, telegraphs as
follows:
The so-called Persian meeting yes
terday in ConstantinopIe demanding
the evacuation of Persia by the Rus
sian troops and urging that Persia de-
clare war on Russia, has assumed the
same character as the grotesque street
professions organized by the commit
tee of union and progress on the occa-
sion of the abolition of the capitula-
tions.
TT Is stated that the movers Of the
resolution at the Persian meeting were
none but Young Turks. Copies of the
resolution were handed in at the
American embassy. after the street
parade in which the demonstrators
shouted Long Live Persia. Turkey
Austria and Germany! Down with Eng
land. France and RUSSIA"
Evening star., 1914-11-16
~ ~ 1EaaIF1 1cH1scNr Il SECTION sHADAB A1nD ~ ~ ~ "

the subtreasury, the new regional bank
will have honorary membership in the
New York Clearing House Association
and much of it's business for the next
two weeks, 1t is believed, will be trans
acted through the clearing house.
AS result of the system inaugurated
today approximately s150,000,000 to
SITS, 900, 900 of reserve moneys have al
ready been released here.
Operation of the new law. which will
make for greater elasticity of credits,
has already been foreshadowed by
heavy retirements of emergency cur
rency and clearing house certificates.
Concurrently there has been also a de-
cided relaxation of money rates at all
important centers.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
UNDER THE q. S. FLAG.
Total of 131 Ships Added to Ameri-
can Merchant Marine.

One hundred and thirty ships were
added to the American merchant marine
in October through transfers from for
eign registry and construction of new
vessels in the United States. according
to an announcement today by the bureau
Of navigation. One hundred Of the new
ships-ninety-two of wooden and eight
of metal construction with tonnage of
21,724-were built in American yards.
Sixty-eight are steamers, five sailing
craft and twenty-seven unrigged.
Atlantic and gulf ports contributed
fifty-seven of the ships, the Pacific
coast eight, the great lakes twenty
two and western rivers thirteen.
The thirty-one foreign vessels trans
ferred to American registry aggregate
9S,6OS gross tons. Most of them were
built in the British Isles.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
NEGRO sNATCHEs SILVER BAG.
Mrs. Alice E. Blake Loses Her
Glasses and a Kew.

Mrs. Alice E. Blake, 1907 H street
northwest, was robbed of a silver bag
last night by an unidentified colored
man. She was at New York avenue and
18th street northwest, she complained,
when a colored man snatched the bag
from her hand and ran. Mrs. Blake
had handkerchief. key. pair Of glasses
and two car tickets in the bag.
The police have not arrested the man
who robbed Mrs. Katharine Lauer, at
9Th and N streets northwest, Saturday
night Of s175 in her pocketbook.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
DEPOSITS OF $4,000, 900.
Capital Transferred to Reserve Bank
in the Atlanta District.

ATLANTA, Ca, November 16.-The
federal reserve bank for the sixth (At-
lanta) district was opened here today with
deposits of s4.6O0,000. This sum repre-
sents the first installment paid in by 3s1
member banks The sixth, district in
cludes the states of Georgia. Florida and
Alabama and parts of Louisiana. Mis-
sissppi and Tennessee. Joseph A. Nc
Cord of Atlanta is governor.
The federal reserve board has instruct
ed the regional bank here to make a s
per cent charge on paper of thirty days
or less and 611 per cent on paper of
longer maturity.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Germany to Restore q. S. Baggage.

Efforts are being made by the State
Department to recover for Americans
baggage that they lost in Europe at
the outbreak Of the war. 1t has been
announced at the State Department
that If American refugees will mail re-
ceipts or other evidences of authority.
with description Of the missing trunks,
to American Consul General Lay, at
Berlin. through the department, efforts
will be made to have the trunks re-
stored.
Mr.. Lay has sent word. through Dr.
Maurice Francis EEan, American min
lister in Denmark. than many American
trunks are still in Germany. where
written orders are required for their
release.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
CLEARS MORE THAN $3.50.
Exhibition of Paintings for Belgian
Relief Brought to Close.

The exhibition of masterpiece paint
ings by the Countess Auredie de Ton
nay for the benefit of the French and
Belgian war sufferers, which has been
conducted in the Willard Hotel for the
last two weeks. closed Saturday at
midnight.
All returns from the sale of tickets
have not yet been made, but the coun-
tess said today that the exhibition had
cleared more than $3.50, and that the
proceeds will be turned over to the
Belgian minister and the French am
bassodor tomorroW.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
SUGGESTS CONSTITUTION
Be TRANSFERRED HERE
R. V. r. Reynolds Thinks Old Iron
sides Should Be a National Ex-
hibit at the Capital.
To the Editor of The Star:

10 tDe kQltOr OF Inc StAr.
Your effort to secure the Constella-
tion for Washington as a perpetual
exhibit and reminder Of American
naval prowess has been widely ana
favorably noted. It's failure is regret
ted. I venture to say that nothing IN
Washington. except the White House
and the Capitol, would have a keener
interest for a large portion OF the an
nual throng of tourists than this old
warship.
To look aloft at her towering masts.
with her maze of spars and rigging,
and to see along the gundeck the Old
fashioned battery of muzzle-loadins'
smooth -bores, reckoned SO deadly
hundred years ago, and the racks OF
boarding cutlasses, is like StepPlhS
back into the very day OF John Iaui "
Jones. Every American boy ousht W
have this chance to see now .ne vha5 na1
it was young. Such sights stamp IN
delibly on youthful minds the reallty
of our early wars, and history tneIe-
after takes on a new meaning "hAen
school books cannot convey.
Records Of 1912.
A few nights ago your editorial mar
veled at the record OF the GERMAN
cruiser Emden in destroying twenty
odd vessels in three months. POSSIBLY
YOU have forgotten that the little group
of wooden cruisers. of which the Soh-'
stellation was one, destroyed or cap
tured 500 British merchantmen ana
three frigates during seven monens III
the year 1872 II there is record TO
be claimed in this line the trophy prop
ably ought to go to the Consteiiaeioh
or one of her sister ships. :.
Since the Constellation cannot be had,
why not try for the Constitution. the
most famous of all the wooden navy
She lies at Charlestown. Mass, housed
over, as 1 understand. and not particu-
larly well displayed or frequently Vis-
tied compared with wnat mishee I
be. Many Bostonfans do not know shs
is there. Baedeker allows her two and
one-third lines of fine print. Her glori-
Gus record and the ideas 1t ought 10
bring to Americans would be far more
publicly and suitably displayed mere
where the whole interest ana atmos-
phere is Of the federal govern1ne.h. n1 .hs
nation. For Old 1ronstdes no other
resting place could be as appropriate.
Should Be at Capital.
A nationwide interest might DC
stirred in this project. which would be
in line with the proposed embellish-
ment of the National Capital. If the
Secretary Of the Navy has not the au-
thority or the available funds. Congress
has both. Should Congress prove un-
willing to Initiate the action and pro-
vide the money necessary, the Consti-
tuition might well be restored and turn
ed over to the care of a suitable socie-
ty or the combined patriotic societies,
much as Mount Vernon is maintained.
She should lie at anchor in the Poto-
mac as long as the love and skill Of the
nation can hold her ancient hull to-
eether. ROBERT V. r. REYNOLDS.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
QUIET OPENING IN CHICAGO.
Transfer of Reserve Funds Attended
by Scant Ceremony.

CHICAGO. November 16.-Little cere-
mony marked the opening today OF the
federal reserve bank of Chicago Fully
$15,O0O,0o0 Of reserve funds Of the banks
within the district was formally trans
ferred at once More than twice that
amount was expected before the end of
the day.
The initial record Of transfer Of funds
to the reserve bank was witnessed by
friends Of the bank officials.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
For Religious Freedom in Mexico.

BOSTON, November 16.-Opposition
to the recognition by President Wilson
of any government in Mexico until re-
ligious freedom was guaranteed was
urged by Cardinal O'connell in an ad-
dress to the Federation Of Catholic So
cietiea yesterday,
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Brazilian Cabinet Completed.

RIO JANEIRO. November 16.-The
new Brazilian cabinet has been COM
pleted by President MONIES. who was
inaugurated yesterday. with the appoint
ment of Deputy Calogeras as minister of
agriculture. The cabinet is headed by DR..
Lauro Muller as minister of foreign af-
fairs.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
LORD ROBERTS BODY
DUE |NBR|TA|N SOON
Westminster Abbey Offered as
Place of Burial, But Widow
Is Unable to Accept.
ALL ENGLAND M0URMS
GREAT SOLDIERS DEATH
King and Queen, Greatly Shocked,
Send Messages of Coincidence
to Family.

LONDON. November 16.-Westmin-
ster Abbey has been offered as burial
place for Field Marshall Earl Roberts.
subject to the usual condition that the
body must be cremated. Lady Roberts,
it is announced, is unable to accept
the offer.
The body of the distinguished SOL
der will be brought to England in a
few days It understood that Earl
Roberts wished to be buried at All
Saints Church at Ascot. near his home.
definite announcement regarding the
burial place Is expected shortly.
According to Paris dispatches Earl
Roberts was advised not to go to the
front until the weather moderated. but
arranged for him.
Earl Roberts Is the eighth dis
tinguished officer of the British army
and navy to die since the beginning Of
the war. The list includes Gems.
Grierson. Franklyn, ketkewich and
Darlington.
King and Queen Greatly Shocked.
King George and Queen Mary were
greatly shocked by news of Lord Rob-
erts' death. Immediately upon receipt
Of the intelligence their majesties sent
messages Of coincidence to Lady Rob-
erts and her two daughters. Lady
Aileen Mary and Lady Ada Edwina
Stewart
The question Of public funeral for
Britain's great soldier with services
at St. Paurs is under consideration.
but it is understood that In Difference
to the wishes Of Lady Roberts for a
private service this will not be pressed.
The correspondent of French news
paper, who saw Earl Roberts just be-
fore he started for France, writes to
the Times, stating that Earl Roberts
told him he intended to speak to Gen.
French about the too great secrecy
which, to his mind, was maintained by
the military authorities at the front
and at home concerning the work and
brave deeds of the British troops. He
considered that while military move
.ments should be kept absolutely secret,
the knowledge of how the British SOL
diers were fighting against great odds
would greatly stimulate recruiting in
IN er1a
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Advantage to Borrowers.

Another point not forgotten by ad-
mirers Of the law is the fact that the
different reserve requirements will re-
lease about s464.0 900 now tied up in
reserves and will afford far greater
opportunity for borrowers to get a
hearing and a loan.
The twelve new federal reserve
banks, their location and authorized
capital are:
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Left England in Good Health.

Lord Roberts was in his usual good
health when he left England Wednes-
day with his daughter, Lady Aileen
Roberts, and his son-in-law. Maj.
Levin. The party had a rough trip
crossing the channel. but the general
felt no i'll effects and went through
with his program on the continent.
In fact, he was about to return home
when his death occurred.
Earl Roberts had motored to the
British bases and camps. had reviewed
the Indian troops and had conferred
with the leading officers. It was not
until about dinner time Friday even
ing that he complained of a slight
chill. AS he was subject to trifiing
chest troubles he followed his usual
course and went to bed early. AS his
temperature increased, medical men
were called in and pronounced his con-
dition critical. They relieved the gen.
eral of his pain and he fell asleep. His
death occurred during sleep.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Capital Punishment Abolished.

PORTLAND. Ore, November 16.-
Complete unofficial returns indicated
yesterday that the bill to abolish cap
ital punishment in Oregon carried at
the election November 3, the totals be-
ing: Yes, 100,636: no, 99,07s.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
British Envoy Visits Connaught.

Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. the British am
bassador. left here last night to visit
the Duke of Connaught, Governor Gen
eral of Canada, at Ottawa. 1t is stated
at the embassy that the ambassadors
visit is purely a personal one.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
z RESERVE BANKS
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

next winter 1t will mean a marked in
crease in the available funds of the re-
serve banks. AS it st nds the twelve
banks will start out with a total cash
reserve. Of about $243 3,000,0 900.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
One to Garry.

From the Boston Transcript
Teacher - Who knows what triplets
are?
Bright pupil know. miss; It's twins
and one left over.
Evening star., 1914-11-16

John McGraw says he is not after
Marsans.. The Cuban is in bad. as he
took a big wad OF advance from the
Federal League. Nobody wants to
take a chance on him.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Should Be at Capital.

The fact that Justice is blindfolded
may account for some of her hard
falls.
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Death Mourned in France.

PARIS, November 16.-Paris papers
comment at length upon the death of
Lord Roberts. All review the splendid
career of the soldier of Lucknow, La
hore. Afghanistan and the Transvaal.
and pay eloquent tributes to his ster-
ling qualities as man as we'll as q
fighter. They comment in moving terms
on the grave train of circumstances
which brought him to French soil to
end a well filled life, and declare that
he will be mourned in France as much
as in England
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Germany Shows Sympathy.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam and London,
November 16.-The Lokal Anzeiger in
an editorial on the death of Lord Rob-
erts says:
''On the occasion Of the death of Lord
Roberts the whole German press ex-
presses itself alike. appreciatively,
about the fallen enemy. Even In war
moments occur when the fighter salutes
the enemy with the saber instead of
striking him with 1t. Such a moment
has arisen with the departure of Rob-
re
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Country Profoundly Grieved.

The passing of the great warrior has
created profound grief throughout the
country. At all churches and in the
soldiers training camps touching ref
erences were made yesterday to his
death, and the dead march saul" was
played.
In telegram to Lady Roberts, Field
Marshal Sir John French, in the name
of the army serving in France, ex-
pressed deep sympathy. saying:
Your grief Is shared by US who
mourn the loss of loved chief AS he
was called 1t seems filter to the end
ing of the life of a great soldier that
he should have passed away in the
midst of the troops he loved so well
and within the sound Of the guns"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-06
Postcard is Passing.

The picture postcard vogue is
dying out. Already the corner
stores report a falling off in
trade; already the postoffice
figures indicate a decline in the
actual number of postcards car
ried. A thing that has been at
the same time a fad conven-
lence, a popular common car
rler, and a common popular pest
is now about to take its place
with the bicycle as a thing that
may be used with discretion, but
never again made a mania of.
Over the greater part of Eu-
rope, 1t is now possible to send a
sealed letter for the same price
that a postcard may be dispatch.
ed. 1t we get l-cent postage here
the only excuse for the illustrat-
ed cards will be its illustration
and the accompanying fact that
fewer words are required as a
personal message.
1t is interesting to note, now
that the postcard is ceasing to be
a fad, that it was not, as has
been supposed, an American in
ventlon. 1t was first used in
Austria, where as early as 1869
a DR.. Herman suggested its en-
ployment. Its price was some
thing less than l cent then, but
those who used it were allowed
to write only 20 words on it.
Not that the writing of 81 words
would have appreciably increas-
ed the burden of the mail car
riers; 20 words was the limit
perhaps that the people might
duly appreciate the fact that a
government owned the post.
Office.-EX.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-06
Do This Very Thing.

Come on, boys, let's plant
everything in cotton again this
year and if we have a good crop
year, we may make enough to
pay our rents and guano bills.
Then we can pull crab grass out
of our cotton fields to perish our
old plugs on through the winter,
and the first of March we can
borrow money to buy our corn
and meat and other supplies and
pay a big interest.
1t will never do for us farmers
to raise our corn and meat and
other things we need at home
If we did the man who raises i,
for us, the railroads, the mer.
chants and the man who loans
the money would suffer, and we
wouldn't have to work our
wives and children to death.
We would be living at home.
Let's hold on to the same old
way. boys, and we will be slaves
all our lives, r. F.S.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-06

tenn will be top grade. ~ anti
cipation of the handling of lo
and very heavy freight trail
the management is having We,
heavy steel rails laid and t
roadbed thoroughly ballaste 4
1t is evident that every precau-
ton looking to dependable ser.
vice will be taken. Mr.. Bonsal
and his associates have care
fully studied everp phase of the
situation and their decision ITO
building in the territory TIM
have chosen means that th{<
are convinced that the terrriit:sS3s; terrriit:sS3.s5 =
will develop wonderfully whh
proper transportation facilities
Business men believe that in a
brief period the BonSal lines will
build up a highly profitable bust.
ness into and out of Charleston. I"
When the road is finished to
Monroe, there will be a rich
business developed into Char.
lotte. The territory between
Monroe and Jefferson is rich in
natural resources and a mag.
nificent trade could be originate
ed in this section. The compile.
ton Of this road will mean much
for this section.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-06
Death of Miss Pearl Soweu

Miss Willie Pearl Sowell,
daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Sowell,
died Tuesday morning about q
O'Clock after an illness of sever
al months with tuberculosis.
She was born March 81, 1881,
and was therefore a little more
than 33 years old. She ioin-
ed Rose Hill Methodist Protes-
tant church in early life and was
consistent member at the time of
her death. She was a good girl,
and she told members Of the
family shortly before her death
that she had nothing to fear, as
she had long ago made peace
with God and was trusting in
Him. Her death was peaceful.
She bade her loved ones good
bye and said she was diving.
The funeral will be held at
Rose Hill today at eleven o'clock
by Revs. ]. A. McGraw and 7.
M. Sullivan, and the body will
be laid to rest at the cemetery at
thatsplace.
She is survived by her mother
and four sisters and one brother,
Mr.. II. B. Sowell. The sisters
are: Mrs. ]. w. Quick, Mrs. J. Y.
Doster, Mrs. G. G. Mungo and
Mrs. f. C.Chavis.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-06
Ready Wrapped.

A secretary for a Massachusetts
congressman had never seen a
cotton seed. A few days ago he
happened to be in the office of a
representative from the South
and saw several small sacks on
the floor.
What are thoSe?" he asknd.
Cotton seed furnished by the
Department of Agriculture for
distribution down our way" the
Southerner explained.
A sack was opened and the
Yankee examined the cotton
seed with great interest. He
picked up some and observed
the lint that clings closely to the
seed. He pulled at this, but was
not successful in removing any
of the lint.
"My!" he said. "The depart
ment certainly treats you fellows
fine. Just think of wrapping up
each seed so carefully in cotton,
How do they do thatl"