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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
Pfttsburg Bank Failure.

Pittsburg, Dec. 22.-There was
much excitement among depositors
this morning when the Pittsburg
Bank for Savings. one OF the city's
largest savings institutions. failed to
open.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-25
Respectfully,

Burr Oak, Kan. Dec. II, 1915.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
LAUNCHES SOON TO BE LAID UP.
Majority Of Pleasure Boats Will Be
Taken Out After THANKSGIVING.

Though most of the pleasure launch
owners were delaying the laying up
of their craft for the winter, with the
expectation of making trip on the
river Thanksgiving day, the coming
of snappy, cold weather Monday night
gave them a good scare. Many saw
visions of frozen pipes and flooded
boatsf and they visited their boats and
drained all piping they could get at
without hauling the boats out. The
temperature did not go low enough to
cause trouble, however.
At all the Boatyards preparations
have been completed for taking boats
from the water, but 80 far very few
have been hauled out Usually at this
season the boatyards are busy places,
as the pleasure craft are placed in
snug quarters out of danger from win
ter storms and drifting ice. This sea-
son the continued mild weather has
delayed the laying up of the boats, but
after Thanksgiving the boating season
will be over and the fleet of several
hundred pleasure boats owned here
will go into winter quarters. Some
few of the larger launches are kept in
service all the year around, but they
are very few in number.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
BAZAAR TO HELP BLIND
TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK
Charity Function Will Take Place at
the Raleigh Monday and
Tuesday.

Arrangements have been completed for
given for the Aid Association for the
Blind in the ballroom of the Raleigh
Hotel Monday and Tuesday afternoons
and evenings. The bazaar will be held
both days from Q to 80 pm, while
dance will be held Monday evening
from $50 to IL o'clock, and card party
Tuesday evening from 80 to 10 80
o'clock.
The association ways and means COM
mittee. of which Mrs Sydney Jacobs is
chairman, is in charge of the bazaar, and
the following women are to direct the
work of the various booths Fancy work
and dolls, Miss Henriette c. Metzerott
candy and homemade caks. Mrs. John
Hyde; aprons, Mrs. Thomas w. Calver;
bags, Mrs. William F. Spransy; hand
kerchiefs and neckwear, Mrs. p. P. Null
lett; work of the blind inmates of the
home, Mrs. Annie c. Bell flowers, Mrs.
N C. Harper: lemonade. Mrs. Harry
Mason
The officers OF the association are Mrs.
Richard Sylvester. president; Mrs. Hen
riette C. Metzerott, first vice president /;
Mrs James f. Gilbert, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. George II. Brown, third vice
president; Mrs. Emile ~Berliner, fourth
vice president: Mrs. Sydney r. Jacobs,
recording secretary: Mrs. Edward B.
Olney, corresponding secretary Mrs. p. P.
Mullett. financial secretary. and Mai.
Richard Sylvester. treasurer.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
ANNUAL OYSTER SUPPER
is ATTENDED BY $50
"Family Reunion" at Westminster
Presbyterian Church Has Been
Feature for Forty Years.

The annual oyster supper. which has
been held at Westminster Presbyterian
Church without a break for forty years
and which is regarded by Rev. Titus E.
Davis, pastor, and members Of the
church as family reunion for MEM
bers as we'll as those who have taken
their memberships to churches in other
parts of the city, was held last evening
at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
More than $50 persons attended.
j. w. McKericher was chairman Of
the committee in charge of the supper.
having as assistants, Mrs. B. Frank
Anderson and Messrs. Leidy s. Depue
and Earl Weeks.
The women of the church who pre-
sided at the various tables were Mrs.
IT. p Stephenson. Mrs. w. H. Rogers,
Mrs " c. Woodbridge, Mrs. w. A. H.
Church. Mrs. w. N. Croggon. Miss Mar
garet Stephenson. Miss Annie Glass;
Miss Rachel Mothersead, Miss Lucy
Bailey, Miss Aileen Miller, Miss Ella
Martin and Miss Jessie White.
Mrs c. w. Church, Mrs. Kate Blake
ler. Mrs. w. H. Goodman Mrs. Mar
garet Taylor. Mrs. Allen Wall, Mrs.
William Garner. Mrs. William Blake
lock, Mrs. G. B. Holmes. Mrs. E. j.
Dakin and Mrs. Earl Weeks were other
women of the church who had charge
Of various departments Of service.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
HOW CAN US. EMPL0YE
LIVE ON $626 A YEAR?
Man in Government Service Asks
Question and Cites Own
Experiences.

IT am in receipt of a princely salary
Of $626 per annum. There are num-
Der of government employees who get
less. How is man to live decently
on such pay?"
This query is propounded in letter
recently received by The Star from
one of Uncle Sans federal employees
signing himself "An American Citi-
zen," and called forth by the statement
in The Star of November II, in an
article by Frederic ]. Haskin. that.
following a survey in New York it had
been recently decided that the mini
mum wage at which street cleaners
could procure the necessities of life
was $S40 a year.
<"I cannot conceive of a more forcible
argument for the underpaid skilled la
borer in the departmental service in
Washington" continues this employe.
There are hundreds of intelligent men
performing good service. working for
pittance, without any chance Of pro-
motion.
How is a man to live decently on
such pay as 1926 a year? My own ac-
tual expenses for the month are as fol-
Evening star., 1915-11-18
IN PORT AFTER HARD TRIP.
Schooner Verrall Unloading Cord
Wood at Doves Wharf.

After riding out the heavy gale of
last Monday at anchor below Fort
Washington, the Clarke schooner Edith
Verrall arrived in port from the lower
river and went to Doves wharf to un-
load cord wood. 1t was the Ferrall and
not the schooner Oscar that was re-
ported to have almost dragged ashore
In the gale, but the vessel arrived here
uninjured and with all her cargo.
The big two-masted schooner Maine,
belonging to ]. H. Carter & Co. Of this
city. which was reported lost on a voy-
age from Nova Scotia to New York. has
arrived at Norfolk. and will. 1t Is stat
ed, load. lumber there for this city. On
the trip from Nova Scotia the Maine
encountered severe gales and lost part
of her deckload Of lumber. but the ves-
sci escaped with small damage. The
storms delayed her voyage and caused
the report that she had gone down with
all aboard
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Dead Leaves

The fallen leaves were lying
thick upon the withered grass.
"My lawns no longer span and
spick, alack," l cried, alas! The
look of things imparts an ache,
and kills my sunny smile; I'll get
a muzzle-loading rake, and reap
them in a pile A learned pro-
fessor came along, just at that
fateful time. ITO rake the fallen
leaves is wrong" He said "in fact,
a crime. The sod demands the
nutriment that rotting leaves be-
stow, so let them with the soil
be blent, and they will make
things grow" l thanked that
learned and, able guy, and gave
him cheroot; then took the rake
and laid it by, and played upon
my lutte. The leaves grew deeper
on the lawn, blown there by every
breeze, and when l took a walk
thereon, they reached UP to my
knees. Then ambled to my gar
den gate the sawbones, stern and
pale. "You make me tired" he
said, you skate-you ought 10 be
in jail. For public health have
you no care, most reckless of all
knaves? These rotting leaves poll
lutte the air, and send men to their
graves" And thus it's been my
journey through, journey rough
and long; whatever I attempt to
do is sure to be all wrong.
WAIT MASON
Evening star., 1915-11-18
ADVICE AS TO CHILDREN.
Speaker Would Not Have Them En-.
ter School Under Ten Years.

Keep the child in the open until it IL
ten years old before you allow 1t a
peep into the schoolroom," was the ad-
vice given yesterday by Mrs. Vance
Cheney, while addressing members of
the Washington League of Right
Thinking and Right Living. at its
weekly meeting in the Woodward G.
Lothrop auditorium.
Mrs. Cheney discussed the child of
today and In what manner the action
and conduct of parents might control
and teacher training were the great
principles in the upbringing of chill
dren. Mrs. Cheney said. and love and
companionship by father and mother
were the vital means whereby men and
and noble.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
DR.. Charles A. Fox Buried.
Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
BELTSVILLE. Md. November 1s.-
Funeral services for DIR. Charles A.
Fox of this place, whose death occurred
in Washington Saturday evening, were
held Tuesday afternoon in St. Johns
Episcopal Church here. Rev. H ".
Saunders. rector of Zion parish. Of
ficiated, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Mitchell
of Washington, a former rector. In
ferment was made in the cemetery ad-
joining the church, the members of
Birmingham Lodge. F. A. A. NJ. of
Beltsville, W. N. Mercer, worshipful
master, having charge of the services
at the grave.
The pallbearers were Judge Fillmore
Beall, clerk Of the circuit court; sum
merfield D. Hall. state auditor: J. Enos
Ray, jr, J. Simms Jones. DR.. H. b. Nc
Donnell and Charles H. Conley.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
TO ADDRESS U. S, EMPLOYEES.
Capts. Scott and French to Discuss
Cooperation in PURCHASING

Capt Henry Harrison Scott, U. s A.
retired. and Capt. w. e p. French
L. S. A. will address employees of the
government and others in the lecture
hall Of the Public Library, Saturday
at $3.50 pm, on 1.-THE High-Cost of
Living Problem and Its Solution
Through Cooperation" The meeting
is free to everybody.
1t is stated that 5000 officers of the
army and navy. and their families are
deriving substantial benefits through
la cooperative arrangement in pur-
chasing goods. which will be explained
by the speakers.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
SPECIAL SUFFRAGE TRAIN.
Leaders From Other States to Join
the Illinois DELEGATION.

A special train decorated with the
suffrage colors will convey a party OF
prominent Illinois suffragists to Wash
ington to attend the big convention OF
the Congressional Union scheduled for
December g. On the way groups OF
suffrage leaders from Iowa. Michigan
Indiana and Pennsylvania will join the
party.
Heading the Illinois delegation will
be Mrs. Harrison Munro Brown of Peo.
ria, state president of the Congressiona!
Union branch in Illinois: Mrs. William
SEVERN. president of the republican
woman's organization; Miss Margaret
B. Dobype, Mrs. John Gray. Miss Kate
Adams and Mrs. Carrie Alexander
Behrenburg.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Miss Paul Organize, sufragists.

Miss Alice Paul. chatham of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage,
has left this city for Charleston. S. c.,
where she is engaged in organizing a
branch Of the union.
South Carolina will send a delega-
tion to Washington for the annual con-
vention Of the union, scheduled for De-
cember g." said Miss Paul. before her
departure johnson City, Tenn. will
send q delegation headed by Mrs
James A. Peudre. and number OF
other southern states will be repre-
scented, Including Louisiana, Georgia,
North Carolina and Alabama, as well
as Maryland and Delaware"
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Bazaar to Aid Indian HOSPITAL

That funds might be raised to main
tain the hospital for sick Indians at
Indian Wells. Ariz.. the Washington
auxiliary of the National Indian Asso-
citation held bazaar yesterday at the
New Willard Hotel Indian handiwork
Of every description was included in the
sale. Those in charge were Mrs j. w.
spencer. Mrs. Emmett Hamilton. Mrs.
o. Powers and Mrs. g. g. Rodgers, =
Evening star., 1915-11-18

This leaves me so cents to divide be-
tween the doctor and the old clothes
man.
II cannot believe that half the mem
bers of Congress know the condition Of
affairs. If the matter were brought
before them in an intelligent manner
1 believe they would do the right thing
and do it now"
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Gives Cooking Exhibition.

An exhibition cooking lesson was
given to eight graduate girls by Miss
E. S. Jacobs. director of cooking in the
Washington schools, at meeting yes
terday afternoon of the ery-Ecking
ton Home and School Association, at
the Emery School. An Italian dish,
'gnocchi," was prepared and served by
the girls
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Tea at Founding Home.

The board Of lady visitors of the Wash
ington Home for Foundlings is giving
q tea- THIS afternoon at the home. 1715
18th street, from until O'Clock. Articles
Of fancy work and candy and cakes win
- offered for sale. the proceeds to go
,toWura maiutaining the homo = n
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Will Talk on Religion in Mexico.

THE Religious Question in Mexico
is to be the subject Of an address by
Luis d'Antin, a member of the conf
Dental agency in Washington of the
constitutiona1ist or Carranza govern
ment of Mexico. before the washington
Secular League Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock at Pythian Temple. The public
is invited to attend.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

schooner Eleanor Russell, cord wood
from Poseys wharf, Chicomuxen creek.
at 10th street wharf for l. A. Clarke &
Son; schooner Edith verrall. at 18th
street wharf from a Maryland point
with cord wood for ]. Maury Dove
Co.; schooner D. P. Mulford, oysters
from the lower Potomac beds, at 11th
street wharf for the market: schooner
Richard Tall, at Alexandria from Upper
Machodoc creek, en- route to this city
with cord wood; steamer Southland
from Norfolk and Old Point; steamer
Frederick de Barry. from Hattox creek.
Colonial Beach and river landings:
schooner J. P. Robinson, at Sd street
southeast with cord wood from a Vir-
ginia landing to Clarke & Son.
Departures.
Schooner May and Anna Beswfck, light
for Newbern. N. c., to load lumber for
dealers here; schooner Kent Island
light, for a Chesapeake bay point to
load to Baltimore; schooners Willie
Clarence. L. v. Wills, Edith Marcy, S. C.
Colburn and Lavenia Pearl, light, for
the lower Potomac to load oysters for
this market; schooner Eleanor Russell.
for Alexandria to load merchandise for
Poseys wharf, Md; steamer Northland,
for Old Point and Norfolk; steamer
1uTee fSlVeFS, IOF FOIOMac landings and
Baltimore; steamer Wakefield, for Nomini
and Lower Machodoc creeks; steamer
Frederick de Barry, for river landings as
far as Wirts wharf in Mattox creek.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Capt. Toby left with lighter for
Occoquan to load lumber; tug Edith
Winship arrived at Georgetown with
coal boats bound up the canal; tug
James .. Carter has sailed from Coan
river with shell-laden barge for Alex
andria; tug Eugenia delivered sand and
gravel laden scows at 9Th street wharf
Tor the District, and left with light
way to this city with coal-laden
barges; tug Walter F. Meade arrived
at Georgetown with lighters: ting
Louise left with lighters for District
workhouse at Occoquan.
Memoranda.
Schooner Ella r. Hill Is chartered
to load lumber at Newbern, N. c., for
the dealers here; schooner Five Sisters
is reported ready to sail from Aqua
creek for this city with lumber;
schooner Brooklyn will return to
Bretons bay to load cord wood back
to this city; schooner Annie Belle is
at Kinsale, Va. loading railroad ties
for Philadelphia; schooner Bertha May
is due to sail from Maryland point Tor
this city with cord wood: schooner
guam for this city with lumber for
the dealers; schooner ]. T. White Is
reported on the lower river loading
oysters for the market here.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Luncheon at Gospel Mission,

A luncheon is being held this afternoon
until 6 o'clock at the Gospel Mission.
214-1S John Marshall place northwest. for
the benefit OF the dispensary Of the In
stitution. Mrs. Charles n. Bowker n In
charge Of the arrangements.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Florida Society to Meet Tonight.

A meeting of the Florida Society of
Washington will be held tonight at the
Logan Hotel, on Iowa circle. Senator
D. U. Fletcher, president of the So
ciety, will preside.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
CITY ITEMS.
Howard's Salad Dressing, 2

Howard's Salad Dressing, zoe,
Ross's Whole Wheat Biscuits, 7c; Star
of the East Flour, $6.75 bbl.; "a lbs
Old-time Flour, SAC; lbs. Buckwheat
25c; lib. cans Karo Syrup. 10c; Pen
Mar Syrup, 10c; lbs. Fancy Head Rice
Csc: lbs Evap. Peaches, Csc; lbs
Macaroni or Spaghetti, Csc: bots
Vanilla or Lemon. csc; Choice White
Potatoes, zoe; Sweet Potatoes. csc; Best
Butter, 33c; Peanut Butter, 10c; Pure
Lard, kc: Sugar Corn, SC: Sugar Corn
11sc; e. J. Peas. SC: Sifted E. J. Peas.
NC; cans Sweet Wrinkle Peas, 25c; 3
large cans Beans, CSC; large cans Cal.
Peaches, 10c; Eagle Milk, 12c; cans AS
paragus. Soc Az 4th st. Sc. and all the
]. T. D. Pyles Stores
American Electric Heating stoves,
Price, SIS. Safe, sane, sure, economical
See demonstration. Odenwald Electric
Company. 1904 H st. NV
See J. Jay Gould's ad In phone book
Evening star., 1915-11-18

Convenient and Comfortable Train,
Augusta Special. leaves Washingto
daily pm. Columbia. Augusta and
Aiken. Have your dinner on the diner
Southern railway.-Advertisem
Evening star., 1915-11-18

e1.00 Harpers Ferry. S1.23 Charles
Town. Summit Point and Winchester
and Return.
Baltimore & Ohio from Union station,
8 am. Sunday. November u. returning
same day. Last excursion of the sea-
son.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1915-11-18

Flower. for All Occasions.
Guides fresh-cut, homegrown flowers
are always pleasing and appropriate.
LIZA F-Advertisement
Evening star., 1915-11-18

aThe Religious Question in Mexico"
Pythian Temple, Sunday, pm. Public
invited.-Advertiseme
Evening star., 1915-11-18
LONELY OLD BACHELOR
HELPS CHRISTMAS FUND
Sends Liberal Contribution to the
Santa Claus Girl to Help
the Children.
Two Dollars Will Bring Cheer to
Eight Little Hearts on De-
cember Twenty-Fifth.

"a lonely old bachelor" is the way
one man has signed himself VINO was
among the earliest to contribute TO the
work of the Santa Claus Girl, ~
Seaton place northwest.
..I hone this will mean Christmas to
one or more children who. otherwise
would not be so remembered, ne
wrote, and although the size OF MS
rift ia not known it is believed that his
thouehtfulness will bring happiness TO
more than one.
1t is surprising the number of chill
dren's gifts that can be purchased IN
these modern times for a moderate sum-
For instance, the Santa Claus Girl ls
naturally unable to acknowledge gifts,
for this would take time, energy. sta
tionery and postage stamps. which she
thinks might be better applied to the
work of making poor children happy
with presents, but she did tell a friend
the other day who gave her 81:
1T is possible for this amount to
make eight little hearts happy Christ
mas morning.
Make Eight Happy for 81.
Think that over Two dollars; eight
gifts delivered by the personal agent
of st. Nicholas himself. the gray-uni-
formed postman, and eight hearts that
will beat the happier for days to come.
That's a pretty good investment for
the money.
Bhe Santa Claus Girl for the District
Of Columbia tshe is local assistant of
the original girl, who lives in Jenkin-
town, PAD sees to it that children who
otherwise would get nothing on Christ
mas day are remembered with some
sort of a gift by mail. Friends and
fellow-workers send her the names
ers skilled along such lines look these
names up to verify their circumstances
and on the big day as many as pos
sible get presents contributed by other
dressed and stamped by the Santa Claus
Girl herself with paper and stamps
given for the purpose.
She Will Buy the Gifts.
She will do all the work Of shopping
and of getting of the gifts. All she
needs is money, or, il Christmas shop
pers prefer, they can buy the little
presents and order them sent to her,
addressed Care Santa Claus Mail, 10
Seaton place. Last year she didn't
start till late and her work was
hampered thereby. This year she
aligns herself with the shop early"
propaganda and is ready to do just
as much work as the generous people
of Washington will permit her to do.
She wants toys and other pleasure
giving things. Useful things are
splendid, Of course, but one branch of
giving is all she has time for And
remember. the present comes straight
from Santa Claus himself The mail
man says SO, and SO does the bright
little sticker on the package. The
forces of those who don't believe in
Santa Claus" should receive an awful
Jolt the 18th of next month.
I'm ready for lots of work" says
the Santa Claus Girl, and ! hope the
public Will be as generous as last year
/ want to express my thanks for the
contributions already received"
Evening star., 1915-11-18
POLICEMEN AND F|REMEN
OF DAYTON, OHIO, HERE
Delegation on an Educational Expe-
dition to Number of Larger Cities.
Methods Being Studied.

A delegation of eight policemen and
eight firemen from Dayton. Ohio, on an
educational expedition to a number OF
the larger cities, visited Washington
today to study the methods in vogue
in the two similar departments of the
District government. One delegation
visited Maj. Pullman, superintendent OF
police, and Clifford Grant, inspector of
detectives, while the other visited
Chief Wagner and other officials of the
fire department.
Police Inspector J. w. Hughes of the
Dayton force headed his delegation,
which was composed of F. ]. Haywood,
Charles Stuck, Charles Kappeler. T. J.
Evans, John O'Connor, T. J. Cavanaugh,
F. Weiffemback and Secretary r. r.
Shaman.
w. w. McFadden, assistant chief Of
the Dayton fire department. headed a
delegation composed of John Runck,
Charles Rommel, Edward Mckinney.
Frank Miller, Charles Lehman, Wesley
Rehmert and William Keane.
Evening star., 1915-11-18

Films and Other Photo Supplies.
Columbia Photo. Sup. Co.. 1434 N. Z. ave
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Trips to Be Made Each Year.

1t is the intention of both depart
ments to send a similar delegation on
a trip each year to study the methods
in other cities.
Dayton, of course. cannot install all
the modern methods of other cities"
said Secretary Shaman. Some are too
costly and others would be of no bene-
fit to SO small a city,
The secretary said it is the intention
of the city of Dayton to have every
member of the two departments get
an idea of how work is done in other
cities, and those who are in the delega-
ton this year will explain different
phases of the work when they return
home. The visitors will remain here
until Saturday.
Evening star., 1915-11-18

Spelshouse. 1915 7th. Main $500. Paper.
hanging. window shades. picture frames.
Evening star., 1915-11-18

Phone Your Want Ad to The Star.
Main 2440.
Evening star., 1915-11-18
Contributions Solicited.

New HOuses.
Get lowest prices from Stone & Fairfax
Evening star., 1915-11-18
WASHINGTON IS ASKED
TO AID IN RELIEF WORK
Donations Solicited for Men Under
Treatment at Depots for Con-
valescents in France.

There are at present in France about
Ito depots for convalescent men, and
containing at the present time about
10000 patients, according to advices
being received in this city. AS the cold
weather increases the number will be-
come greater, and for assistance in
caring for these persons the American
relief clearing house of Paris has asked
that Americans aid through the war
relief clearing house for France and
her allies. which has an Office at Is
Broad street, in New York.
Mrs. Barret Browning of the Con-
necticut apartments is in charge of the
work of collecting contributions of
various articles. such as bedticking,
sheets, woolen yarn, clothing, blankets.
soap, needles, thread. buttons, ponchos
ana heaVy canvas, and is making the
local appeal.
Contributions Solicited.
Contributions Of games of backgam-
mon, checkers, dominoes and basket
balls and foot balls are solicited.
All material, clothing, bedding, food,
games and other supplies, tits said, can
be sent prepaid to the warehouse of the
war relief clearing house. which is
located at $50 Bank street. New York.
Some of the men at the various de-
pots in France are lightly wounded,
and some ill. but a great majority of
them are those whose nerves have been
shattered by the trench warfare. They
all must be cared for. and need, in adj
dit1on to absolute necessities, games
Tor both indoor and outdoor diversion.
Evening star., 1915-11-18

Studies. Schmidt, 1921 18th st
Evening star., 1915-11-18

See J. Jay eould's ad in phone bool