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Evening star., 1915-06-27
COL. BOOKER AT PRESS CLUB.
Entertains With Banjo Selections
and Slavery.Day Songs.

Members of the National Press Club
were entertained last night by Col.
Tom Booker of Amelia county, Va,
with series of oldfashoned banjo
selections which portrayed the musical
expressions of the plantation of half
a century ago. Col. Booker played on
a banjo which he carried with him
through the civil war. This instrument,
he explained, he positively refused to
part with at Appomattox, when he laid
down his musket-
With the banjo and his own style of
playing and singing he took the
Younger generation of newspaper men
and their friends back to the old plan
tation days in song and story. His
entertainment evoked many express
sions of delight.
Among songs he rendered were old
Dan Tucker" I'm Gwine Down Ter
Richmond Town, Ter Carry My Ter
hacker Down Oar" "A Little More
cider Sweet" 'Oh. Suzannah. Don't
You Cry Fo' Me" and The Little Old
Log Cabin in De Lane
Evening star., 1915-06-27
TRIBUTES TO CoLoRED POET.
Schools Honor the Memory of Paul
Laurence Dunbar.

Today is the anniversary of the birth
of the colored poet, Paul Laurence Dun
bar. Exercises commemorattng him
were held at the Giddings and Ambush
Schools recently in connection with the
closing celebrations.
At the Giddings School Miss Louise
Smith, the principal. read from his
works and Miss Cora Williams. prin-
cipal of the kindergarten, contributed
musical numbers. Miss NJ. A. d. Madre
emphasized the poets honesty. studi-
BUSINESS and love of his mother as quail
titles to be emulated.
Recitations and music composed by
Dunbar were given by pupils Of various
grades of the Ambush School. under the
direction of the principal. Miss a. Y.
Shorter, and Misses Ella Campbell.
Mary E. Wilson, Maggie f. Janifer and
Edna r. Murray.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
WINS CHILEAN PRESIDENCY.
Juan Luis San Fuentes Was Candi.
date of Democratic Party.

SANTIAGO, Chile. June 26.-Juar
Luis San Tuentes, who held the office
of secretary of finance in 1901 and thai
of minister of justice in 1903. Will be
proclaimed president of the Chilean re.
public. The presidential elections
which were held yesterday. resulted IN
the return of the electors favoring Sc
nor San Fuentes. who was the candi.
date of the democratic party
Early returns yesterday indicated the
return of the opposing candidate or
the liberal ticket, Senior Don Javiel
Ffgueroa, former minister of the inte-
rior.
The newspapers congratulate the po.
litical parties on their attitude
throughout the elections.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.
CANADA.

NEW YORK, June 26.-There was a
further decline in the cotton market
here today with prices closing steady
at net loss of to points
Liverpool was again lower than due,
and the local market opened steady at
decline of to points under liquida- :
ton and scattering local pressure.
call and seemed to attract some trade
buying. which was attributed TO spin
ners calling or fixing prices. This de-
mand combined with covering for over
the week end proved sufficient TO cause
slight rallies during the early trad
ing. particularly as there was some talk
of too much rain in Oklahoma, but no
aggressive support was in evidence
and prices soon turned easier, selling
about I to 8 points net lower, and at
the lowest point reached so lar THIS
month. Covering by near month shorts
caused slight rallies at the close. but
last prices were at practically the low
point Of the day on later deliveries. The
detailed weather reports from Okla
homa showed rather general rains, but
the precipitation was not very heavy
and except for the complaints from
that section the crop news was con-
sdered generally favorab BILE, Private
cables reported liquidation in Liver
pool, but press advices said there was
some improvement in the demand for
goods from India and China in Mar
chester. Domestic trade accounts were
considered favorable, with southern
mills reporting some business from
South America. while Fall River mills
were said to be working very nearly
up to their full capacity. Port receipts,
1860 bales, for season, 10,55T.u34. Ex
ports today, 3,0sl; for season, S,l03, ,o35;
stock S75S99
Evening star., 1915-06-27
HARVARD GIFTS PRECIOUS.
Library Gets Rare Editions and
Original Manuscripts.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June 26.-ln
connection with the announcement to-
day that 900 volumes had been added
to the Harvard University Library dur
ing the past year. it was stated that
some of the gifts were most precious.
BY a bequest made by the late Mrs.
James T. Fields, the university re-
ceived a rare collection of original
manuscripts, including Hawthorne's
The House of the Seven Gables; The
Bgelow Papers" by Lowell: The Tit
mouse" by Emerson; The Guardlah n
Angel" by Holmes, and Dickens Ihe
Cncommercia1 Traveller"
Daniel 3. Fearing of Newport. K. l..
gave a library Of 1900 volumes on
angling, fisheries, fsh-culture and
whaling. In this collection are 16o
different editions of Walton's Com :
pleat Angler" including two copies OF
the first edition. published in 1858.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
WAR CLOSES CHICAGO BANK.
Italians Riot in Their Efforts to
Withdraw Savings.

CHICAGO, June 26.-A crowd of ex-
cited Italians, men. women and chill
dren, fearing they would lose their
savings, today stormed the State Bank
of Italy, which announced this morn
ing that it would pay its depositers
and quit business. forced into the move
by the war
Riot calls resulted in the arrival OF
police. who finally placated the de-
positors, who were admitted TO the
tellers' cages and paid.
The bank had d capital of $2O0,0e0.
Deposits amounted to $S15.OO0 With
drawals followed the entry of Italy
into the war, depositors sending the
money to relatives at home. was said
to be one of the causes of the closing.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
SLATER BEATS SHANNON
/. IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Hughes and Reade Win Prizes in
Consultations at Columbia
Country Club.

The Columbia Country Club Is feeling
the effects OF the big boom In tennis
around the District this summer, and
charge. Messrs. Leech. Shannon. Connie
Doyle. Slater and Ronsaville. are much
gratif1ed over the fact that they have
not labored in vain. A season of Satur.
day tournaments was started yesterda,
afternoon. the committee figuring Or
about eight couples, or sixteen entries.
Instead there were thirtytwo entries
and the play carried all the way down
to the finals and the finals of the CON
solationS.
The committee has been able to offer
prizes for the winner and runner-up
in the chief event and also for the
winner and runner-up in the consoia :
tions Heretofore the clubs Offering
prizes for tennis events have only glver
out the two prizes for the best men in
the main event.
1t is the intention Of the committee
to run haTdicap tournaments every
Saturday afternoon and the handica ps
will be based on yesterdays play. 1t
was the first time the committee has
been Bile to get d line on so many ten
mis- players who are members of the
club. These tournaments are for club
members and their families and it is
expected that many more players will
be added to those who participated in
yesterdays play.
The four prizes Will be given every
Saturday, and the entries for next Sat
urday's tournament Will not close until
noon on that day
The prize winners yesterday were
Slater and Shannon in the main event
and Hughes and Reade in the consola- :
tions.
Results of Yesterdays Play.
Following are the results Of the
matches in yesterdays tournament:
FIRST ROUND
f'olladay beat Miller i u: swanson beat Cal
lahan. go; Slater b"at Ronsaville, 64;
Pyle beat Wolfe, i; S'igham beat Pritchard.
SO: l. Finkenstead beat Allen, 6-5; HEAT
beat McLachlen Ga; Baird beat Kimhall.
beat Read 50. Bronson beat Lewis, 6-5;
Clarke beat Sharp, 60. Bates heat Hodges.
SO: Diedcr beat Chap!H. 80; C. Z. King beat
Hughes, 81, tonradis beat Abbott, SO.
SECOND ROUND.
Coiladay beat swanson 81 Slater heat Pyle.
90: Stigham beat !. Fingenstead. 50: Heaton
beat Baird. 6-3; Shannon beat X knkenstead
6-2: Clarke beat Bronson. 6-5: Bates beat
Dieder, 6-l; King beat Conradis. 60.
THIRD ROUND.
Slater beat Colladay, 60: St!aham beat Hea-
ton, 90: Shannon beat Clarke, 6-3; Bates beat
King. SO.
SEMIFINAIS
Slater won from Stigham. by default; Shan
non beat Bates. O.
Slater beat Shannon. e-l
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Berlin to Issue $72, ,00o, 900 Loan.

BERLIN. via London, June 26.-The
city government of Berlin has decided
to issue a loan of 2SS, 100000 marks
(s72,000,000) of which 1877. 100000 marks
(s34,25O,O00) will be for the acquisition
and extension of the Berlin electric
works. The loan probably will be di-
vided into installments extending over
a period of several years The details
of the issue have not yet been de-
cided upon.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
IROQUoIs WINS YACHT RACE.
Captures First Place in "Fifties"
Glass in Open Contest.

NEW YORK, June 26.-Thirty yachts,
including four of the New York Yacht
Club "fifties." started today in the an
nual open race of the Seawanhaka-
Corinthian Yacht Club. The Iroquois,
owned and sailed by Ralph N. Ellis.
won the race in the 'fifties' class. beat
ing the Ventura, owned and sailed by
Commodore George f. Baker, jr., of
the New York Yacht Club. by two min
utes and nine seconds. She covered fif-
teen and one-quarter mile triangular
course off oyster bay in two hours and
forty-five minutes. The other starters
were J. NJ. MacDonough's Spartan and
E. w. Dodge's Samuri The latter with
drew after sailing about five miles.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Chautauaua Founder Dies.

MEADVILLE, Pa. June 26.-Rev.
Theodore l.. Flood. one of the best
known men in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died at his home here tonight.
Rev. Flood was associated with Bishop
John H. Vincent in founding the Chau-
tauaua Institution and was founder
and for twenty five years editor of the
Chautauqua Magazine. He was sew
enty -four years old.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
BAY STATE MOOSE PEACEFUL.
Wants C. S. Bird to Run on G. o. P
and Progressive Tickets.

BOSTON, June e6.--The progressive
state committee today made a tent alive
move toward joint action with repub-
licans by adopting resolutions urging
Charles Sumner Bird o. Walpole to run
for governor in both the republican
and progressive primaries.
Mr.. Bird. who was tne progressive
candidate for governor in 1912 and 1913,
had announced previously he would
not again be candidate.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
AMERICAN COTTON SHIP
Is RELEASED BY BRITISH

LONDON. June 26-The American
cotton steamer Leelanaw, which had
been under detention at kirkwell in
Scotland since early June, has been al
lowed to proceed to Archangel to dis
charge there here cargo, consigned to
Russia.
The Leelanaw was detained because
her cargo. destined for Russia. was
consigned by way of Gothenberg,
Sweden. which country forbids the ex-
port of cotton.
II was explained shortly after the Lee
lanaw's detention that because of the pro-
hibition by the Swedish government on
cotton exports. the British government
desired some assurances that the cot
ton would reach Russia.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Heads Agriculture College Editors.

MADISON, Wis. June 26.-F. ". Beck
man, professor of agricultural journal
ism at the State College of Agriculture
at Ames. Iowa. was elected president Of
the American Association of Agricul-
tural College Editors at the closing session
here today. Others elected were: Vice
president. F. A. Jeter. North Carolina;
secretary treasurer, B. C. Powell. Ur-
bana. ILL.,: executive committee, 0. A.
Whittle. Athens, Ga; N. A. Crawford,
Manhattan. Kan.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
KANSAS CONvICTS ESCAPE.
McCord, Who Ran Away With Mrs
Harvey Dean, One of Two.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. June 90
Homer McCord and Frank Williams,
convicts in the state prison at Lansing,
escaped from the prison coal mine
early today by a perilous sO0-foot
climb up the perpendicular airshaft
The men cut the electric light wires in
the mine and escaped in the darkness.
McCord was serving five-year
sentence on white slave charges,
which grew out of his sensational
flight from lola, Kan, two years ago
with Mrs Harvey Dean. sixteen
year-old bride. The young woman left
her husband, Harvey Dean, sitting on
a park bench. The Deans were on
their wedding journey.
Williams was serving sentence
for robbery.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

PARIS, June 26.-'There are no neu-
trails when it is question of civiliza-
tion." said Paul Deschanel. president of
the chamber of deputies, at the annua!
dinner tonight of the English and
American correspondents in Paris.
NJ. Deschanel, in a stirring speech,
paid high tribute to the great love of
justice and right which the American
nation possessed and concluded with a
toast to the Presidents of the French
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Condition of the Treasury.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business Satur-
day was Net balance in general fund.
ss0,922,765: total receipts. $3,ssS,756;
total payments, s2,92S,244.
The deficit this fiscal year is ss6.932.-
9S4, against a deficit of s10.676,59o last
year. exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION
BILL PASSED IN FRANCE

PARIS. June 26.-The industrial
mobilization bill. introduced in the
chamber of deputies by NJ. Dalbiez, was
passed today.
The minister of war. the minister of
public works and various members de-
bated the bill, which. with other
things, provides for mixed commits
sion composed of workmen and en-
ployers to supervise the choice of men
to be relieved from duty at the front
for transference to the munitions fac
tories.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
TO PLAY BENEFIT GAME.
Machinists and Bureau Team to Meet
in Anacostia TODAY.

This afternoon at the Potomac
League Park in Anacostia the fast
going Machinists, who are leading the
Potomac League. will play with the
team from the bureau of engraving
and printing. which IS setting the pace
in the Government League. this being a
benefit game for the popular hard
working third sacker of the Bureau
team, James (Chick) Davis, who May
broke his ankle and has since been
out Of the game.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
FIGHT PICTURES BARRED.
Suit Filed in Maine to Bring in Jes.
Willard Film,

PORTLAND, Me, June 26.-An at
tempt to import negatives of the pic
lures of the Jess Willard-Jack John
son prize fight into this country was
made today, when films of the tight
arrived from Montreal and were re-
fused admission by Collector Emmons
of this port The collector said his ac-
tion was based on the law which be-
came effective in 1912 forbidding the
importation of pictures of prize fights
into this country for the purpose OF
exhibitions.
A bill in equity was Immediately MED
by the exhibition company asking that
the collector be restrained from inter-
fering with the importation.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAG0

CHICAGO, June 26-Prospect Of en-
Iarsed receipts from the new crop
tended today TO lower the price of
wheat. Although steady at the close.
the market was u to :. under last
nights level. Corn finished "a to ] Is
down. oats off Y to 12aas. and pro-
visions at d loss of 712al0 to i732a20.
Except for brief upturn at the start,
wheat sdsged throughout the session.
The temporary advance early was due
to higher quotations from Liverpool
and TO a forecast of undesirable show :
ers in the domestic harvest region 1t
soon became apparent. however, that
the market lacked aggressive buying &
support. No fresh European business
was in sight, and the outlook was that
The cutting of wheat In Kansas would
be in full swing next week, giving in
creased impetus to the movement of
primary markets and causng a vir-
tual certainty Of greater pressure of
hedging sales.
Chances for moderate falling off in
the United States visible supply total
Monday seemed to have no effect on
h4lting the downward course of wheat
Bear leaders are persistent sellers. AS
holders, too had been unloading to Il
considerable extent. the final range of
prices lay at almost the bottom point
reached.
Improved field conditions weakened
the corn market Besides, Argentine
rivalry seemed to exert a more or less
permanent depressing influence.
Oats sympathized with the downturn
orally good.
Lower prices for hogs carried pro-
visions down grade. Packers appeared
TO be on the selling side.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
C0TTONSEED OIL.

NEW YORK, June 2s.-The cotton
seed oil market was steady on cover
Ing, and a little better commission
house demand. although the trade was
nervous over prospects Of liberal tend
ers on July contracts Monday Closing
prices were net unchanged TO points
higher Prime crude, 5.i3a5.20. prime
summer yellow spot. June and July,
5e5: August. 6.l7; September. s.2s. Oc-
tober, $40. November. s.37, December
s39; January. si5. Prime winter yell
low and summer white, 6.25.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Canadians Reach England.

ST. JOHN. N. B., June 26.-News Of
the arrival at Devonport, England, of
the steamer Herschel with the Cana
dian construction corps. on its way to
join the British army. was received
today.
The corps is comprised mainly of
trained railroad men.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
SECTION OF RUMANIAN
ARMY TO BE DISBANDED

BERLIN. June 26.-According to the
correspondent of the Mittag Zeitung in
Bucharest. Rumania, the Rumanian
ca abinet has voted to disband a part of
the army and give the soldiers long
furloughs.
The action was taken, it was stated,
at the instance of the premier and min
lister of war, NJ Bratiano, who explain
ed that negotiations with Russia would
require long time.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
School Announcements

Announcement has been made that
Miss Emily Davis was graduated from
the Central High School with distinc-
tion; also that Alan r. Boyds received
certificate for having completed sue
cessfully the eighth grade at the Cooke
School and that he is to enter Central
High.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Hear Los Angeles Cargo Released.

Los ANGELES, Cal. June ga prize
court at Blythe. England. has released
the American steamship Portland. own
ed by the Globe Grain and Milling Com
pany of this city. according to word
received today by the owners. The
vessel, with a cargo of barley, beans
and dried fruit. was en- route from San
Francisco to Sweden when captured by
British warshp.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
Gives Counsel to Teachers.

Teachers were urged to give atten-
.ion first to their health, and then to
their intellectual development. by Mai
James E. Walker. supervising prin-
cipaI of the thirteenth division. at the
Anal meeting of teachers for the year
at the Lincoln School Thursday He
said he believed the work of the schools
under him had been greatly improved
by the attention which the teachers
paid to the causes and remedy OF
retardation.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

LONDON, June ga Reuter- dis
patch from Petrograd says:
Papers found on Austrian and Ger
man prisoners show that the troops
under Field Marshal Won Hindenhurg
were assured by their commander that
We shall enter Warsaw June IS.
Galicia will be entirely cleared of Rus
Evening star., 1915-06-27
LOVE OF JUSTICE IN AMERICA
LAUDED BY HIGH FRENCH OFFICIAL

republic and the United States and the
King of England.
The American ambassador, William
Graves Sharp; A. NJ. Sommerville story,
president of the Anglo-American Press
Associa tion Georges Ponsot of the for-
eign office, Emile Laurent. the prefect
Of police, and others made addresses.
Among others present were Lord Gran
vile of the British embassy, James II:
Hyde. the Marquis de Chambrun and
Lord Berwick
Evening star., 1915-06-27
RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER
REPORTED TO HAVE QUIT

LONDON, June 2S-Gen. W. A. Souk-
homlinoff. the Russian minister of war.
has resigned. according to a dispatch
from Petrograd to Reuters TeleSram
Company. 1t is understood that GeI.
Polivanoff. former assistant minister
of war. will succeed Gen. Soukhomli.
noff
Evening star., 1915-06-27
AN EARLY PEACE WITH RUSSIA
Won HINDENBURG'S WORD TO MEN

slams by June 80 and after that peace
can be concluded with Russia.
Virtually all males between the ages
of fifteen and fifty left Lemberg before
that city fell. Besides supplies of gram
oil, copper and other commodities, the
Russians removed the valuable ms
torical contents of the museum and art
galleries before their evacuation.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. June % -Hogs-Receipts,
1900 head weak Bulk. 7,5oa7 10 light.
.50a7 so. mixed. 735a7s5: HEAVY. 7 7o5a
TO. rough Z 50a7.Z0: pigs, 6.25a7 50.
Cattle-Receipts. 20 head steady. Ma
tive beef steers. 6-73as.60; western steers,
710as.3o: cows and heifers. 3.25a9 30
calves, Z 00aln 10.
Sheep-Rece.pts. 5000 head, steady
Sheep. a.15as.S0. lambs. 7-00aS 20, springs.
25alo6Q
Evening star., 1915-06-27
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. June 26.-In spit.s
Of bullish weekend figures and toe
much rain in the belt cotton stood at the
decline throughout the session today y
closing within point of the lowest at d
net decline of to 6 points. Support was
almost wholly from covering shorts, little
fresh long buying being apparent. La *
OF bulllsh support was generally attribut-
ed to expectations of bearish figures ir
the coming bureau reports on acreage anG
condition
Liverpool was considerably lower thar
due, which opened the local market a,
the decline. The tone was steadied by
the wet weather over the belt and the
good showing made by week end stats.
tics. Private reports from Oklahoma pic
tured the crop OF that state as being in
bad way through grass and the inabil-
ity OF farmers to cultivate. Texas com
planned of the boil weevil.
MN taklngs for the week were larger
than expec,ed. Hester putting them at
2ls,og6 ba -es aga INST l560o0 this week las,
year. while Liverpool spot sales Of II ,o0f
bales aga nst only $4,000 this week last
year caused much comment. The only
effect Of these figures, however, was tc
steady the market.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
EVELYN THAW FOUND.
With Her Son at Chateaugay Lake,
Near Malone. N. Y.

MALONE. n. Y, June 26--Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, said to be wanted as a
witness in the proceedings to determine
the mental status of Harry X. Thaw.
is with her son in Il summer camp at
Chateaugay lake. near this place.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

The oil wells of the United States now
in operation number almost 10000.
Owing to the shortage of farm laborers
ing devices.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.

LONDON, June %, 2:I9 am:
received by Reuters Telegram Com
pany by way of Amsterdam says:
In the Russian war theater, between
the Dnester and Pruth. the eastern
group of Gen. Planners army has
again repulsed greatly superior Rus
sian forces. The enemy succeeded in
breaking through at one point on our
positions. Our reinforcements came
up quickly and after severe battle
the enemy was elected. We took sew
eral hundred prisoners.
During the day and last night the
enemy repeated his attacks at several
points on our front, but everywhere
was repuis.sd with heavy losses. Our
Hussars Regiment, No. 6. and the
Croatian Landwehr especially dis
tinguished themselves in these ac-
tions. The remainder of the front of
the army of Gen. Pflanzer is quiet
On the heights to the northeast of
Zurawna and near Chodorw fighting
is proceeding. The allied troops
stormed several villages and repulsed
the Russian counter attacks. Other
wise the situation in Galicia is un-
changed.
In Russian Poland on the Zawichost-
Siennobega line, fighting is develop
In the Italian war theater the artil-
lery fire of the enemy continues on
the 1sonzo front. Several attacks
against our brdgeheads at GoriZia
have been repuised with great Italian
losses. In the Carinthan-TyroIe
frontier districts no important events
have occurred.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. June 6.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. 1903 head; no trading.
Calves-Receipts. IS head; no trading
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. 1.3l7 head.
Sheep. 5. .00a6.5G; culls. SOC: wethers. 100.
lambs II 90.
Hogs Receipts, 1885 head, no trading.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Beggars are taxed in China and are
placed Systematically by the authorities.
The temperature Of the air i'll which
they live affects the color Of butterflies.