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Evening star., 1915-10-16
DRAMA LEAGUE GIVES
STUDY CLUB PROGRAM
Washington Center to Meet First
and Third Thursday Evenings
of Each Month.

The Washington Center of the Drama
League Of America has just announced
Its Study Club program for the year
The, center is to meet on the first and
third Thursday evenings Of each month
for the study and discussion of plays
and other matters of interest pertain
ing to the 'theater of today" The meet
ing place is the children's room of the
Public Library.
All members OF the league are eligible
to membership in the Study Club with
out further formality
The program. arranged by Miss Mary
Sibley Evans, teacher of English in the
Friends School, is as follows:
November 4-How to see a play
November 18-Standards and purposes
Of the playgoing committee
December 2-Granville Barker
December 16-The new school of pro-
ducers.
January 6-Theater architecture.
January 20-The little theaters"
February 5-The grove plays" Of the
Bohemian Club.
February 16-Moving pictures.
March 3-Philosophy in the modern
drama.
March 17-shakespeare and the mod
erns.
The officers Of the Drama League for
the current year are: President,
George T. Odell; first vice president,
Mrs. ellison Gardner; second vice presi-
dent, DR.. P. ]. Lenox; secretary, r. E.
Robertson, and treasurer, Miss Myra C..
Hole.
Evening star., 1915-10-16

Interior Department provides that no
such leases may be made to persons in
terested in more than 4.S00 acres. Rey-
nolds. through former Gov. Haskell Of
Oklahoma and Attorney ]. w. McNeill of
this city, contended that the department
should be governed by the best interests
of the Indians, and as he could make an
advantageous lease of his property. the
opportunity should not be denied him.
Secretary Lane, through Solicitor P
Z. West and Assistant Attorney c. Ed
ward Wright of the department, filed
an answer claiming that his action in
reference to the leases was discretion
ary and could not be reviewed by the
court. The Indian demurred to this
answer and the court sustained the
contention of Secretary Lane.
A few days were granted to counsel
for the Indian in which to determine
whether to stand on the demurrer
Should they so elect an order will be
signed refusing the mandamus and the
=" ''ay be taken to the Court Of
Appeals.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
SANDER

A little slice of slander will do
no end OF harm. You saw that
Alexander has got wooden arm.
The chap who hears you tell il,
will note the story down and then
he'll go and yell it, with frills,
throughout the town. He'll ped
die here and yander, all up and
down the line, the tale that Alex
ander has got wooden spine.
Then Johnsing will meander, and
tell his neighbor, Gregg, that poor
old Alexander has got wooden
leg. And Lyman tells Leauder-
this way such stories spread-that
luckless Alexander has got a
wooden head. Then Alexander
hears IT; tear streams from his
eye; he brands it and he sears it
as a confounded lie. He says, at
is no puddin' to wear scandal
wreath I've nothing that is wood
en- about me but my teeth. Md
now I'll take my claymore and
spoil the liars plans; I'll cripple
up or slay more than forty scandal
fans" The town is full of scrap
ping because that story spread ;
we. hear the wounded yapping, we
count the mangled dead. The
morgue is full of corpses; the Jail
is full of jakes; oh, reader, hold
your horses, and pass along no
fakesl
WALT MASON
Evening star., 1915-10-16
OVERRULES DEMURRER
IN LAND LEASE CASE
Justice Stafford Sustains Rule Gov
erning Property Of Five Civ
ilized Tribes.

preme Court today sustained rule S
of the regulations governing oil and
gas leases of lands belonging to the
five civilized tribes. He overruled a
demurrer of Anty Reynolds. a Creek
Iniian. to the answer of Secretary
Lane in the mandamus proceeding
brought by Reynolds to compel the
Secretary to consider a lease made by
the Indian for portion of his lands in
Oklahoma to an oil operator. owning
or being interested in more than 4,S00
acres of such Indian lands.
The rule governing the action Of the
Evening star., 1915-10-16
LESS DEMAND FOR OYSTERS.
Effects of Unseasonably Warm
Weather Felt at Wharf Market

The coming of summer-like weather
when the air should have a tinge of
frost in it. has had a depressing ef-
feet on the heretofore brisk oyster
market at the 11th street wharf and
the dealers there report a falling Off
in demand. though the biyalves are
still selling fairly well. OF the feet of
ten boats lying at the wharf Thursday,
most OF them were still there this
morning. They are, however, gradu-
ally disposing of their cargoes and will
be ready to leave today for the lower
river.
Since the advent of the warm wealth,
er vessels down river after oysters are
not hurrying loading. but are waiting
the coming of cooler weather. due, the
rivermen say. today. AS soon as 1t
becomes little cooler the oyster boats
will begin to arrive again and the de-
mand at the wharf market will again
be good.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
Additional Church Notes.
Continued from Eleventh Pase.)

Miss Edna Allwine; map talk out
lining the winters trip by Mrs. A. E.
Barrows: and talks oE THE Moslem Be-
lief" by Miss Olga sieyerling, and Mos
Hibbs. The meeting closed informally
with a contest game arranged by Miss
Cecile Sale. Several new members
Joined the society.
Friday evening Mrs. Carl o. spamer,
formerly of China, will give "A Chi
nese Romance" under the auspices of
the Westminster Society and the Wom-
ems Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety. This will be an open meeting
and the public. both men and women.
is invited.
X X
Tomorrow evening at o'clock the
Rev. Lewis E. Purdum, pastor of In
gram Memorial Congregational Church,
will give his second lecture on 1.-THE
Ancient Period of the Christian Church. :"
The subject will be "Polity, Creeds,
Worship. and Life in the Age of the
Apostles"
Wednesday Mr.. Purdum will leave the
city for New Haven, Conn, to attend
the meeting of the National Council of
Congregational Churches In the United
Evening star., 1915-10-16
CAPT. v. D. A. ANDERSON
GUEST OF HIS FRIENDS
Employees of District Engineer De-
partment Honor Former Assist
ant Commissioner.

More than thirty officials and employees
Of the District engineer department last
night were hosts at a farewell party
at the University Club in honor of Capt.
w. n. A. Anderson, assistant engineer
commissioner. who will leave in the
next few days for duty in Panama. AL
though he had been in the local govern
ment service but a year, Capt. Ander-
son had many friends, and he was re-
quired to listen to many compliment
ary things said about his work in the
District by the Commissioners and 9TH
ers. The affair was in the nature of an
informal reception, with Melvin c..
Hazen. surveyor. officiating as master
of ceremonies.
Addresses by Officials.
Corporation Counsel Conrad H. Syme
congratulated the District upon it's be-
ing able to obtain men of the type of
Capt. Anderson, and eulogized the En-
gineer Corps of the army as whole.
No body of men. he said, has a better
record of capable and conscientious
performance of duty. Appreciation of
this tribute to the Engineer Corps was
voiced by Engineer Commissioner
Kutz, who stated that the army engi-
neerS have deemed it an honor and d
privilege to be assigned to duty with
the District government.
Both Commissioners Newman and
Brownlow spoke appreciatively of the
services of Capt Anderson, and. on be-
half of the District, wished him sue
cess in his work at Panama.
A brief response was made by Capt
Anderson in which he declared that
it had been a privilege to have been
associated with the men who run the
local government. The concluding ad-
dress was by Capt. James j. Loving,
successor to Capt. Anderson. as assist
ant engineer commissioner, who de-
clared that he already had seen enough
at the District building to know that
he was going to like his new job.
Buffet Luncheon Precedes Program.
Preceding the formal part of the pro-
gram a buffet luncheon was served.
Allie Fennell, accompanied by Vinton
Birch, gave a number of original vocal
numbers, one of which was a parody on
the recent controversy over the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Newman as Commits
sioner. Some original verses by Fred
Lee. poet laureate of the District. also
added to the entertainment.
The committee in charge of the BAN
ouet was composed of c. b. Hunt. chair
man; NJ. c. HaZen, J. w. Paxton and r.
L. Bradshaw.
Those present were: E. H. Helm. D. E.
Garges, S. ]. Gass. F. c. Lee. w. J.
Latimer, T. Lanham, D. E. McComb. o.
B. Magruder G. V. Rector. l.. =. Rob-
ertson. Conrad Syme. Capt. J. L. Schley.
Presley Taylor, II. NJ Woodward, Chris
Armat, F. c. Bamman, J. V. Birch. Will
lard Camalier, w. w. Curtiss. F. G.
Couch, J. w. Dare. D. J. Donovan. r. f.
Doyle. r. H. Davis. F. E. Edgington. A.
is. Fennell, Thomas Fisher. L. r. Gray
bill. ]. S. Garland. Morris Hacker and
Anton Karl.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
POWDER PUTS OUT FLAMES.
Officials of Fire Department and
Government Witness Experiments.

officials of the fire department and
the government witnessed a demon
stration of fire-extinguishing powder
yesterday in the rear of the fire de-
partment repair shop. on North Caro-
lima avenue southeast between 9Th and
7th streets. adjoining No. engine
company.
Among the spectators, who saw
kerosene-soaked piano box, burning
gras rs and two bonfires extinguished by
small handfuls of the powder, the
product Of a firm in Augusta. Me-. were
Fire Marshal p. w Nicholson. T. NJ
Robinson. superintendent of machinery
of the fire department, and George
Bentley of the forest service. Several
army representatives also witnessed
the experiments.
Calcium chloride, an unusually hard
substance to put out after it has once
got going, was also blanketed by the
extinguishing powder.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
people to join the riding parties Sun
days or other days.
"Back-to-the-Saddl Idea.

The backto- the saddle idea has the
approval of a great number of dis
tinguished men and women many OF
whose names have already been an
nounced. These men and women are
working to put the movement on a
going basis. There have been many
collateral or off shoot ideas and plans
suggested in connection with this
unique undertaking. but the main thing
is to find out what the horse people
think of the central proposition.
Everybody who can get horse and
saddle is expected to turn out at one
of the assemblies at Pierce mill. in
Rock Creek Park, tomorrow. The first
assembly of the riders will be at 1890
and the second at 2:30. The reason for
two assemblies is that the horsemen
extending the invitation do not wish
to interfere with the church hours of
anybody who would like to ride.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
WINS GOLD MEDAL PRIZE
IN TEMPERANCE CONTEST
Miss Helen E. Bingham Outclasses
Competitors at Missionary So
ciety Convention.

Miss Helen E. Bingham of the Brook
land Baptist Church won the gold medal
first prize in the temperance contest
late yesterday afternoon at the semi
annual convention of the Women's
Missionary Society of the Philadelphia
Presbytery, at the Wallace Memorial
United Presbyterian Church, New
Hampshire avenue and Randolph
street northwest.
The contest, which was under the di-
rection of Mrs. Hattie S. Petrie of the
Wallace Memorial Church, was wit
messed by large number of delegates
and friends of the young contestants.
each of whom recited a composition
OIL the evils of the use of Intoxicating
liquors. The other contestants were
II. Gordon Edmonds of the Brookland
Episcopal Church. Dorothy Fischer of
the Rrookland Baptist Church, Mary E.
and Edith NJ. Petrie of the Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian Church
and Madeline McArdle of st. Anthony's 8
Catholic Church, Brookland.
The judges of the contest were A. A.
Northrup. Mrs. T. B. Turnbull. Mrs. l..
r. Free and Mrs A. L. Dickson.
Christianity to Dominate Turkey.
That Turkey will be dominated by a
Christian power and Mohammedanism
will lose its political power. no matter
whether the allies or central powers
win the present European war, was
the declaration Of Rev. DR.. Charles r.
Watson. secretary of the United Pres
byterian foreign mission board of Phil
adelphia, at the session last night
The speaker took for his text The
European war in relation to present
day activities in worldwide church
work" He told how the present war
in Europe had sounded the death knell
of Turkey as a world power and fore
casted the end of ohammedanism.
The evening services opened with de-
votional exercises, conducted by Mrs. S.
A. McCollum Of Baltimore. A thank Of
fering service was led by Mrs. S. c.
Gamble of the First Church of Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Edward Funney of the Wallace
Memorial Church conducted devotional
services at the afternoon session, which
convened at 2:30 O'Clock. Mrs. NJ. S.
Gibson, treasurer Of the society, gave her
semi-annual report A brief prayer serv-
ice was led by Mrs. ]. Walter Light of
the Seventh Church of Philadelphia. In
creased activity on the part of the church
In the foreign missionary field was advo-
Gated in reports presented by Mrs. Frank
Getty and Mrs. l.. r. Free, delegates to
the Spokane convention. question box
was conducted by Mrs. Charles Grove of
the Norris Square Church of Philadel-
pfia-
Officers of the Presbytery.
r The officers of the Philadelphia Presby-
terry are President, Mrs. L. C. Rife vice
presidents, Mrs j. Walter Light and
Mrs. 7. l.. Jamison; recording secretary,
Miss Margaret J. Pollock; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. S. c. Parker, and treas
urer. Mrs. NJ. S. Gibson.
Department secretaries-Thank Offer
ing. Miss L. d. Taylor; magazine, Mrs
Burnside; literature. Mrs Turnbull ; tenn
perance, Mrs. Petrie: junior, Mrs Reiter ::
young wonan's work. Misses Poole and
McGregor, and Wonans Association,
Mrs. William Graham
Evening star., 1915-10-16
Not Formally Organized.

There is no formal organization of
the horsemen who are inviting their
fellow citizens into the woods. and
there is not likely to be, but a number
of the riders accepting the invitation
to ride will be asked to cooperate and
lend their aid in keeping the plan GO
ing There is one thing that has been
settled. and that is there will be no
organization requiring election of Off
GERS or payment of dues. Among the
guests will be found riders who will
take charge of the visiting riders on
certain Sundays, and who will help 10
think up and push plans for getting
Evening star., 1915-10-16
ON SIGHTSEEING TRIP.
About 100 High School Girls Of Phil
adelphia in Washington.

About 160 members of the senior
class of the West Philadelphia High
School for Girls are in Washington on
a sightseeing trip. They arrived here
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock They have
visited the Congressional Library, the
Capitol. National Museum. Arlington,
Mount Vernon. the White House the
Washington Monument and the bureau u
of engraving and printing.
Prof. Parke Schoch. principal of the
school; Mrs. Schoch and several teach
ers are in charge OF the party.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
THROUGH WILD REGIONS
Of ROCK CREEK VALLEY
Horseback Riders of the District to
Traverse the Bride
Paths.
Two Assemblies at Pierce Mill To-
morrow, the First at 10 AM.
Second at $50 Pm.

The riders of the District are to meet
at Pierce mill. in Rock Creek Park. to-
morrow. The first assembly will be at
10:30 O'Clock am and the second at
2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. The
leading horsemen of Washington will
welcome all the mounted men, women
and children who accept the invitation
and will escort them on rides through
the widest regions of Rock Creek val
ley and the wooded hills that rise
above the creek. The length of the
rides and the pace will be regulated by
the wishes of the guests, though there
is not to be any rough or venturesonae
riding.
The invitation from the veterans is
extended to those who ride often, ride
occasionally or ride seldom; to those
who have not ridden for long time
and to those who have never ridden be-
fore There are many men and women
In Washington who used to be experts,
but who for one reason or another have
given up this health-promoting and
youth-prescrving pastime and who find
1t hard to begin again. The horsemen
who conceived and are promoting the
back-to-the-sadd1e movement want to
make it easy for the former riders to-
make it easy for those who never have
ridden and who would like to try it, to
begin.
Plan of the Promoters.
There are great many horses in
Washington that work in harness on
week days. Many of these are good
saddle horses and most of them can
be made to serve as satisfactory sad
die horses for pleasure and exercise
The plan is to get the owners of these
horses to use them in this way, and
where the horses are known TO be alb
solutely safe to have their children or
other members of their faraiiy use
them under the saddle. There are also
q sreat many old saddles stored away,
and these can be brought out and put
to good use. The idea is to bring out
all the people who like riding for rid
ing's sake and for the health and en-
joyment of the exercise.
No effort is making to bring out
persons who ride, not because they
care know anything about horses,
but because they want to be stylish.
There are enough of these Parsons in
the park already. The idea is that
people should get pleasure and profit
out of riding rather than out of being
looked at and commented on.
The Washington horsemen interested
in bringing men and women back to
the saddle for the health and joy there
is in it are not interested in hiring
horses o. giving lessons in riding,
though when anybody asks for in
struction they will be given it. The
only way to learn to ride is to ride.
There are numerous gentlemen who
can discourse volubly the theory
of equitation, but who will so.e-back
their horses and wear them and them
short march. The test of riding is
riding.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
REPORTS ENTHUSIASM
FOR CAUSE IN DENVER
Telegram Notes Progress Of Woman
Suffrage Movement-Plans for
Local Convention.

News of an enthusiastic demonstra-
tion in favor of national woman suf-
frage at Denver, Col, October 13, is
contained in telegram received by
Miss Alice Paul in New York from Ger
trude H. Cuthbert, member of the ad-
visory board of that state. The occa-
sion was the visit of Sara Bard Field
and Miss Frances Jol1iffe, who are
crossing the continent by motor car to
attend the convention of the Congress
sional Union scheduled to begin in this
city December 6.
Gov. Carlson and Representative
Hilliard declared themselves forcibly in
favor of constitutional amendment.
This cross-country tour is more ef-
fective than anything the Congressional
Union has hitherto initiated" says the
telegram in part.
Report From Salt Lake City.
A letter from Salt Lake City from
Mrs. Field tells of the presence at the
meeting there of the governor. the
mayor and Representative Howell, all
of whom assured the movement of their
hearty support. Among prominent suf-
fragists participating were Mrs Emme-
line Wells and Annie Wells Cameron.
Mrs. Field also spoke In Cheyenne,
Wyo., on which occasion Gov. Warren
stated that he had favored equal suf-
frage for forty years.
Miss Anne Martin of Nevada has been
selected as chairman for Connecticut in
charge of organizing the convention to
be held by the Congressional Union in
this city the first week of December.
Miss Martin, who is also chairman of
the campaign alliance. will come to
Washington November 3 from New Jer-
sey. where she is helping with the
campaign for the suffrage amend
ment. When she was president of the
Nevada Equal Suffrage League her
campaign for suffrage is credited with
having won suffrage for her home
state. She is now president of the Ne
vada Women's Civic League. On her
arrival here she will Immediately take
charge of the preliminary work of the
convention.
Leading Workers in City.
Hazel Mackaye returned to this city
yesterday from Shirley, Mass, where
she has been engaged in writing the
pageant which will conclude the con-
vention.
Mrs. NJ. E. Boland of Portsmouth, N.
H., has taken desk in the headquar-
ters here, 1920 F. street northwest, to
work up the interest of New Hamp-
shire women in the coming gathering.
There will be a meeting of the Home
craN Club Wednesday at 2 pm. at the
residence of Mrs. Albert Dieterich, 1880
A street. on which occasion Mrs. Cyrus
Mead will speak.
Miss Katherine Fischer, who has been
making suffrage speeches at the state
fair in Richmond daily since last Monday
has returned to Washington.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
Promises to Pay Wife $50 Monthly.

Walter B. Williams. arrested in Min
nesota on a charge of non-support of
his wife, May B. Williams. pleaded
guilty yesterday when arraigned be-
fore Justice Siddons in the Criminal
Division of the District Supreme Court
The court imposed the maximum pen
atty of one year at Occoquan, but sus
pended sentence on the promise of the
husband to pay his wife $40 a month
in the future. Attorney Stanley d.
Willis appeared for the husband.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
Officers of Mems Efficiency Club.

Officers of the newly formed Mems
Efficiency Club of the National New
Thought Center were elected as fol-
lows at a meeting at the Washington
Loan and Trust building last night:
President, Albert B. White: vice presi-
dent. Charles F. Schneider; secretary.
Ralph S. Kleindienst, and treasurer,
DR.. Joseph H Wood.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
Emil seidel to Address Socialists,

Emil Seidel. former mayor of Milwau
kee. is to speak tomorrow night at
S:15 o'clock at the Old Masonic Temple,
9Th and F streets northwest, under the
auspices of the socialist party of the
District OF Columbia Susanna w. Berry
Is to preside.
Evening star., 1915-10-16
CITY ITEMS,
POP.

Catsup. "GRAPE JUICE" Pickle Bot
ties. All Size CORKS. Sealing Wax
S. c. Raub. 1851 Ohio ave. NV.
Evening star., 1915-10-16

$3.50 to Philadelphia, $2.2o Chester.
$500 Wilmington. and Return.
Baltimore & Ohio, Sunday, Oct. II.
from Union station at I: :O5 a M. return
ing same day.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1915-10-16

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