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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
MRS. TOM THUMB. "a TODAY,
WANTS TO VISIT WHITE HOUSE

| in Middleboro, Mass. at 2:3o O'CLOCK
this afternoon, to which q number OF
Washington friends have been IN
vited.
Countess Magri is descended from
Richard Warren Of the Mayfiower com
pany, and to his memory she is dedicat-
ing the bowlder on her birthday ami
versary. Through this ancestor tne
countess traces her ancestry to VII
liam, Earl of Warren. who married
|Gundreda, daughter of William the
Conqueror.
President lincoln was the first chief
executive of the country that Countess
Masri had the privilege of meeting anu
sjnce that time she has been lntro-
duced to every President WINE
In Massachusetts some years ago ,ot
mer President Taft stood with tne eoun,
ess for a photograph and now sh sa1 "a de-
sirous of meeting President wilson anu y,
is hopeful that she may soon nav fn ,-
opportunity of visiting washington A'A
this purpose. 20 9Th street
southeast. who has known Countess
Magri for many years. brought loi No
the suggestion several days aso LII III,
the friends Of the countess IN tnls ~
arrange for a public reeepe nw that she
nero "ItnIi uh0
is able to travel. so that hundreos W.
have seen her on the stage IN the paSs
may have an opportunity OF greetlnst
her and that her ambition 70 greet
President Wilson may be gratihea.
President Lincoln and Mrs. L!nco1il
gave a reception at the White HOUSE
Tor Countess Magri. and in speakin.!ET
recently Of this event she said: l
remember meeting Abraham Lincoln as
If 1t were yesterday. No man ever made
such a strong impression on me as no
did"
The maiden name Of Countess Magri
was Lavinia Warren, she being a ma
tive Of Plymouth county. Mass, wnere
she was born on tho old Warren farm
At her birth she weighed six pounds.
and until she reached one year OF age
her development was steady. At that
time her increase in stature was SLOW
In Ave years, it Is said, she did not
grow as much as an ordinary child
would in one year. At ten years OF age
she was twenty-four inches tall, and
at twenty-one she weighed twenty-nine
mounds and was thirty-two inches in
height. Her parents were OF normal
size.
For many years Countess Magri was
under the direction Of the late P. T.
Barnum, as was Gen. Tom Thumb. her
husband. Later she appeared in theaters
in all parts of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
PHI ALPHA. DELTAs CELEBRATE
Halloween Dance Given by Frater-
nifty at Chapter House.

Taft Chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta
Legal Fraternity celebrated Halloween
with a dance at the chapter house, 1914
18th street. last night.
The committee in charge consisted OF
William E. Walk, chairman: Fred Sis
MEGA and Floyd T. Whitman. Among
those present were Misses Mildred E.
Morris, Eloise Dierkin, Pauline Martin,
Marion Naylor. Myra j. McGrath,
Lorraine Helen. Margaret Neuland, Mar
guerite Stohlman and Ruth Jones.
Mrs. Joseph A. Carey. Misses Louise
Mullin. Ethel Mullin. Dorothy Leet,
Helen Murray, Gladys Kane, Ursula
Fladung. Charlotte Farrell, Bette Gill
pin; Marg9e5ites, Nayler and MargueEite
mega, Frederick Stohlman, Floyd T.
whitman; Winfield H. Scott. Elmer L.
ganston. George A. Wiggin. Vincent A.
Smith. Jack Neuiand, William B. Young.
William E. Hollibaugh. Richard Young,
Bertrand Emerson. jr.; Benjamin T.
Rudy. Walter B. Henretty. Joseph A.
Carey, Louis Grieb, Otto Rupert,
Henry G. Calling and Frank Fuller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
CHILE SPENDS $1,000, 900.
Places Orders for Sanitary Equip.
ment and Appliances in u. S.

NEW YORK, October so-orders for
sanitary appliances and equipment
amounting to more than s1.oo0.o00 have
been placed by the Chilean government
with manufacturers of New York and
New England during the last two
weeks. according to Robert Lee Dunn
secretary of the AN-American States
Association. a Latin American com
rnercial organization with headquarters
here These orders. Mr. Dunn said
we're placed through Herman WHO
olate. a special commissioner of the
/ Chilean government. Equipment for
four complete hospitals. including
everything from, sanitary thing TO sur
gical instruments. is among the orders
placed. Large quantities of street
cleaning appliances also were pur-
chased
!, also is reported in trade circles that
TIE Chilean government has recently
placed with Il shipbuiiding firm of
Connecticut an order for Ave subma-
rines. to cost approximately 100000
each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
UNCoLoRED STAMPS VALID.
Postmasters Notified to Honor De
fective Envelopes.

Notices have been sent to postmasters
throughout the country calling attention
to the fact that a number Of stamped en-
velopes furnished by the Post Office De-
partment recently have been found to be
without ink or coloring in the enclosing.
In several instances letters contained in
such envelopes have been treated as I'M
paid and held for postage.
The notices to the poetmasters state
that care must be taken that such en-
velopes are not treated as being without
postage, as the stamp impressed thereon
is valid for postage even though un-
colored.
Purchasers Of stamped envelopes should
be advised that those on which the stamps
are uncolored should not be mailed, but
should be presented for redemption.
Similar action should be taken regarding
stamped envelopes which have been made
up with the stamp on the inside, as such
also have been found in the mail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
LOUDOUN COUNTY FARMERS
ATTEND BIG TOURNAMENT
Fox Hunt Frecedes Brilliant Festivi-
ties at Country Home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. B. Mclean.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, October 30-More
than a thousand farmers and their
wives were present at a barbecue and
tournament given today by Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean of Washing
ton at their country home. Belmont
plantation. Not a single incident oc-
CURED to mar the program, and every
moment was occupied in pleasure max
Ing from the start Of the festivities at
8 o'clock this morning until late to-
night The day was said to have been
ono Of the most brilliant in tho social
history Of Loudoun county.
Edward B. Mclean, NJ. F. H.. headed
an unusually largo number of riders
when the hounds were cast on the
country estate of Frank P. Harmon. In
half an hour from the start of the hunt
the hounds were in full cry. and in a
comparatively short time later the
brush was the property Of Miss Mil
bred Greble of Washington. Upon their
return the hunters were guests at
breakfast of Mr.. and Mrs Mclean.
The barbecue and tournament came
later. followed by dancing contest, In
which the winners were: First, Bar
rington Hall and Miss Leola Staunton;
second, Mr.. and Mrs. Poole Of Warren
ton; third. Joseph Nieben and Miss
Anna Nelson of Leesburg. and fourth.
Mackenzie Tabb and Miss Brown.
Included in the list of guests were
Mr.. and Mrs Boiling Haxali, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T. Harrison, Wilton J. Lam
bert. Fred Bryan. Mr.. and Mrs. J. J.
Darlington. A. NJ. Chichester. Mr.. and
Mrs. Basil Hall. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Fairfax, Miss Eugenia Fairfax, Col and
Mrs. D. c. Sands. jr: Col. and Mrs. E. B.
White, Capt. and Mrs. William H. Cliff
ford. Mrs. Joel c. Harris of Atlanta,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel c. Harris. jr.; Arthur
White, Phillip Brown. Roger and Brice
Bayly, Lieut. and Mrs. Arthur P. Carter.
with their guests. Miss Flora Bewick
and Miss Mildred Greble of Washing
ton; DR.. Shirley Carter of Warrenton,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Skinner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brook Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Castleman. Frank P. Hartman, Miss
Hartman, Everett Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs.
George C. Carter, DR.. and Mrs. John A.
Gibson, DR.. and Mrs. Harry P. Gibson.
Misses Ida Lee Hemstone. Elizabeth
White, Henrietta Harrison, Carol Hurl-
burt. Margaret Montgomery, Catherine
Garrett, Ruth Ferguson, Lucy G. Har-
rison. Mary Conrad and Miss Dorothy
Leonard of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
NOT PRISONERS OF WAR"
Soldiers Interned in Non Belligerent
Countries Not So Chased.

The Post Office Department has ruled
that soldiers informed in a non-bellig-
erent country are not to be classed as
prisoners of war;" and hence are not
entitled to the privilege of free post
age" or to the exemption from charges
for fees or commissions on money or
ders granted to the latter by The
Hague convention of July, 1899.
Many adyices of money orders drawn
on neutral countries of Europe in ia
vor Of informed soldiers have been re-
ceived at the exchange Office in New
York and the question was raised as to
whether issuing postmasters should
collect fees there. The matter was re-
ferred to the solicitor of the Post Of
fee Department. on whose recommend
alton the ruling has been made.
In every case, therefore, of money
order intended for a soldier OF sailor
Of one Of the warning nations interned
in a non -belligerent country, the issu-
ing postmaster should collect from the
RENTER the customary fee and duly
account for it In his report to the au-
ditor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
NOT STATE DEPARTMENT CASE.
Mr.. Lansing Has No Part in Investi-
eating Plot Against Munitions Ships

1t was made known last night that
unless there is proof that the German
government was behind the plots to
wreck ships leaving the United States
with munitions of war in their holds.
the State Department will take no part
in the Investigations of the alleged OPP
erations of Robert Fay and others ar
rested in New Jersey recently in con-
nection with the plots.
There is no reason for treating the
cases of these in any way different
from the treatment of any other per-
son who violated the laws Of the United
States. it was said at the State Depart
ment last night. Therefore. the de-
partment is not making an investiga-
ton on its own account to determine
whether or not the story of Fay that
he was a lieutenant in the German
army sent here to attach bombs to the
rudders of munition ships is true.
If the Department of Justice. which
is handling the matter, is DESTROYS OF
developing this side Of the case the
State Department will keep its hands
off and let the Justice branch go ahead
and work up the case as though no in
ternational complications are involved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
Rome Voices Satisfaction.
STRIKERS SORE ON LEADERS.
Keepers of Books Arrested to Keep
Them From Mob.

CLIFTON, Ariz.. October 30.-Frank
Tarbell and George Mckenzie, union
leaders of the Clifton Morenci- Metcalf
copper strike district. are in the county
Jail tonight. in default Of $500 bond
each.
Tarbell has been in charge of the
books of the Morenci Union. A commit
tee was appointed recently to audit
the accounts, Tarbell and Mckenzie.
yesterday, it is alleged. attempted TO
take the books from the committee.
They were arrested. subsequently,
they were liberated on their own recog-
nizance. Sheriff Cash found q mob
forming to escort the pair out OF town.
He caused their rearrest.
The strikers, according to reports. de-
termtned to continue the strike under
the supervision of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
LEONARD HOFFMAN DEAD.
Had Been Resident of Washington
for Last Forty-Three Years.

Leonard Hoffman. seventy-three years
old. resident of Washington for forty
three years. and father of Lieut.. Leon
ard G. Hoffman, private secretary to
Admiral Dewey, died yesterday morn
ing at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
Laura ]. Rupprecht. 1910 Park road.
Funeral services are to be held at the
residence tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment is to be in Rock
Creek cemetery.
Mr.. Hoffman was a native Of Ger
many. but had spent the major portion
of his life in the United States. Be
side sthe children mentioned another son,
Carl Hoffman, is living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
EXPOSURE KILLS AMERICAN,
Charles L. Cock, Jr., Was Member of
British Submarine Crew

ROANOKE, Va, October 30.-Word
reached here today telling of the death.
September 80. of Charles L. Cook, IT.,
formerly of this city. who was a mem
Der of the British submarine Typhoon.
which was torpedoed by a German U
boat Off the Irish coast September rs.
Cook died from pneumonia, contracted
from exposure at the time he was res
cued by the crew of the Anglo-Saxon.
The body was buried at sea. He is sur
yived by his widow, Mrs. Sallie Elliott
Cook, and two brothers of Richmond
He was a nephew of DIR. William Cor
don and DR.. Hugh Taylor of Richmond
Cook entered the British naval serv-
ice three years ago, eniisting in the
Canadian branch. At the outbreak Of
the European war he was detailed for
duty with the submarine f1otilla guard
ing the coast of the British Isles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
STYLE SHOW CLOSES.
Great Success Scored and Plans
Made for Another in Spring.

With audiences which surpassed even
those of the earlier days. the national
style show and dansant. which has
been in progress at Rauschers for the
last three days. closed yesterday Ca
pacity audiences were present both In
the afternoon and evening.
Following the close of the show the
exhibitors congratulated Charles j. Co
lumbus. secretary OF the ke.aii Mer
chants Association and originator OF
the show in Washington. on the man
ner in which the affair was managed.
From every point of view the exhibit
was said to have been the most sue
cessful ever held so far. Several OF
the spectators were so enthusiastic as
to term it worthy OF the title 'tnterna-
tional style show"
Mr.. Columbus Is already beginning
his plans for a spring style show. II
Is his intention to make Washington q
national style center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
BOOKS FOR BELGIAN WOUNDED.
Appeal Made by Committee Headed
by Minister Haveuith.

NEW YORK, October 30.-An appeal
for books for Belgian soldiers detained
in hospitals, detention camps and as
prisoners was made today by an hon
orary committee appointed for the pur-
pose in this country, with headquarters
in this city.
The members Of the committee in
clude Emmanuel Havenith. Belgian
minister at Washington; Joseph H.
Choate, Charles J. Bona arte. Rev. j. F.
Stillemans Of the Belgian relief fund;
Pierre Mall, Belgian consul general
here, and Louis De Sadelier, minister
of state for Belgium, who Is In New
York.
Suffering and deprived of liberty" a
statement issued by the committee
reads, without news of their relatives.
the anxiety of these brave men must
be painful. Nothing can do more to
alleviate their sufferings than to give
them literature in their own language"
Books in English, especially works of
travel and novels, history of electric
ity, mechanics and motoring, also are
asked for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
DONATES ANCIENT RELICS.
Tools Of the Aborigines Presented to
American University.

The J. H. Reynolds collection of
than 700 articles has been presented
to the American University by William
S. Corby of this city. The collection
covers hunting and war arrow heads,
spear heads, axes, knives, feshers,
scrapers, hammers, chisels, beads, pol
ishers. gorgets, pipes and drills. 1t
forms a comprehensive historic con-
nection with the life especially Of the
early aborigines In the Potomac and
Shenandoah valleys. 1t will be. how
ever. most helpful and suggestive in
any study Of the American tribes along
the central section Of the Atlantic coast.
The collection was made by the late
]. H. Reynolds, one of the ethnologists
of the Smithsonian Institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31

an organization Of boys and girls Of Capl-
tol Hill, at the home Of one Of its men,
bers. 631 B street northeast, last night.
Dancing also formed q part Of the enter
tainment. and nearly every member con-
tributed to a musical program.
Decorations were appropriate to the
season, and tho members wore mas
querade costumes. Refreshments were
served.
Delaney, Evelyn Ball, Jeanette Burgess,
Rixey Tancill. Mildred Won Elf, Gladys
Allison. Mildred Mooney. Maize Fries and
Alva Schenken, and John Voss, Raymond
Murray. Robert Benner, Holman Kindle.
Richard Saunders, Lewis Davis, Hamil-
ton Grey, James Stancell and Everett
Jarvis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
Monster Petrif1ed Trees.

In the northeastern corner of the
park at the fossil forest. located in
the cliffs of the Lamar river valley.
many portions of siiicif1ed trees, still
standing erect, were examined. some
Of them with the main roots well
shown through the breaking away of
the rock at the base. One of the pet
rified trees must have been a veri-
table forest monarch; it measured eight
feet and eight inches in diameter ten
feet above the roots.
Near the Lamar river camp, in the
northeastern section of the park, the
party encountered a herd of 240 bison.
and Oh the same morning two large
herds of elk. two bands of antelope.
several bears and coyotes. and a little
gray wolf were observed hanging
around the outskirts of the bison herd.
On the previous day. when the secre-
tary was looking for fossil trees. he
started UP a group of mountain sheep
on the cliffs within mile of where the
bison were seen later. All of which
would seem to indicate that game is
plentiful in the park. The bison are
increasing in number from thirty five
to forty per year under government
protection. They winter in the Lamar
valley and are fed by government
agents when the snow is too deep for
grazing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
AFTER GOVERNMENT LAND.
Registration Closed at Minot, N. D..
Drawing to Follow.

MINoT. n. D., October 30-Registra-
ton for Fort Berthold lands, which will
be thrown open to entry next May,
closed at IL o'clock tonight at Minot,
Plaza and Bismarck, with approximately
$4,000 names listed. AT o'clock to-
night the total registration was 2s.27s.
The drawing will take place here No.
Vember 4.
J In order to insure the making up of
all the 700 homesteads, 1850 names
will be drawn according to James Nc
Phaul Of the department Of the inte-
rtor. Each homestead consists of 1G0
acres -Four Minot children will select
the drst four numberA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
FRATERNITY GIVES SMOKER.
Alpha M Chapter'of Kappa Alpha,
G. w. u. Entertains Visitors.

Alpha Nu Chapter Of Kappa Alpha
Fraternity, George Washington Univer-
sity, held a smoker last night at the
chapter house. POLL Columbia road, en-
tertaining representatives of the Phi NJ
Theta Fraternity Of st. Johns College.
Annapolis, and visitors from Johns Hop
kins University. Baltimore. Members Of
Washington alumni. Kappa Alpha. de-
livered talks and buffet supper was
served.
New men to be initiated this year in
Aloha MI Chapter, it was announced, are
W. H. Parmalee. William Ely. s. J. Flick
niger, R. Peter, J. s. Abbott J. b. Glenn
Allison Chaplin, W. H. Myers and J. p.
Collins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
HEADS EQUAL sUFFRAGIsTs.
Mrs. Harrison Brown Elected by II.
1inois State Association,

PEORIA, Ill. October 30.-Mrs. Har-
rison M. Brown of Peoria was elected
president of the Illinois Equal Suffrage
Association at the closing session of its
convention here today. Mrs. Brown
succeeds Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout of
Chicago.
A resolution pledging the support of
the state association to the universal
peace movement was tabled after
lengthy discussion in which the fetir-
ing president said that while the asso-
citation was for universal peace, 1t could
not indorse a resolution of this nature
because it had no bearing on suffrage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Americana Norwegian Body Formed
tn Hold Relations Fast,

CHICAGO, October 30.-The American
Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, de-
signed to retain the increase in busi-
ness relations between the two coun-
tries, which came from the European
war, was formed here today. E. H.
Hobe, Norwegian consul at st. Paul.
Mimi, was elected president, and vice
presidents were chosen from all Of the
most important business centers.
Imnorts from the United States to
Norway prior to 1914 averaged $1,000
600 annually. Last year they were $685.
600. 900,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
RATE ON COAL HIGH.
Schooner to Take 5000 Tons to
Spain for $50, 500.

BOSTON. October 30.-The six-masted
schooner Edward ]. Lawrence left here
today to begin a voyage, which is ex-
pected to return to her owners $52,500,
said to be the highest rate ever paid an
American schooner for carrying coal.
The schooner has been chartered to
transport 5000 tons of coal from Nor
folk to Barcelona, Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
F-Boats to Be 0verhauled

AS an aftermath Of the investage&eoo
of the Inflated submarine T~4. ~
Honolulu, her sister ships. the FL. H|a
and F-3. are returning to San Fran
cisco for survey and general overhaul
ing. All these vessels left Honolulu
yesterday, according to Navy Depart
ment dispatches, and they are under
tow of the armored cruiser Maryland.
fuel ship Nanshan and the tug lfo-
quois. They will be subjected to re-
pairs and changes. In the light Of the
troubles pointed out by the report OF
the board of inquiry into the F-% dts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
RUSSIAN STATEMENT

PETROGRAD, October s1s
There Is nothing important to report
on the whole front, the Gulf OF Riga
to the Pripet.
There were some operations by our
light and heavy artillery in the dis
tricts of Jacobstade and Dvinsk and
against the village OF Nurviantzy.
west of Lake Obole.
IAN attempt by the Germans to ad-
vance on the left bank of the Dvlna,
northeast of Jacobstadt, was easily
repulsed. The Germans are stripping
the population of clothing and boots,
which they are sending to Wilma.
Tn an action north of the village Of
Lufbtcha, on the upper Nieman. a
German detachment was annihilated
captured a few prisoners, horses and
carts. and lost only two killed and
one wounded.
South Of Baronovichi, in tho district
Of Gorodichtche. our artillery brought
down a German aeroplane which fell
in our lines. The pilot and observer
were captured.
The desperate fight for the village of
Hondi. on the left bank Of the Styr,
west OF Cxartorysk. continues. Up to
the present we have taken eight Off
GERS and more than 800 men prisoners.
Caucasian front: Outpost engage
ments have occurred on the whole
front from the Black sea to the
River Servitche. Near the town of
Bassankala and the village of Kepri-
key our aeroplanes threw bombs on
magazines and Turkish detachments."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
REVOLVER CAUSES TROUBLE,
Man Who Accidentally Shoots Him
self Arrested for Carrying Weapon.

Robert Hazleton, oolored. twenty
one years old. accidentally shot himself
in the right chest last night while
in Goat alley. Hazleton. who gave his
address as 1916 Kirby street, had
loaded pistol in his coat pocket. it is
stated, and when he put his hand in
the pocket he accidentally pulled the
trigger and shot himself. The police
took him to Washington Asylum Hos
pital and preferred a charge of con-
cealed weapons against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
TERRIFIC COMMANDMENT
SHAKES TURK TRENCHES

CONSTANTINOPLE, October ae, via
London, October 30.--The Turkish war
Office tonight announced that terrific
bombardment by the allies on the Gal
iipoli peninsula had caved in certain
trenches on the Turkish left wing. The
official statement says that a. heavy
BON bardment by the enemy at other
points. assisted by two monitors, ac-
compii shed no results.