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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
COUNTY FAIRS TO HAVE
PARCEL POST EXHIBITS
Mr.. Burleson Directs Postmasters to
Bring Attention Of Public to
Facilities Of Service.

Parcel post exhibits will be made a
expositions in all parts of the United
States this summer and fall. In a letter
just mailed to all presidential post
masters, Postmaster General BurIeson
directs that this method be used to bring
the facilities Of the parcel post to the
attention of postal patrons. In this
letter the Postmaster General says:
There is no appropriation from which
expenses in connection with these ex-
hibits can be betrayed. and you are
therefore limited to making such ar
rangements as you can make without in
curing any expense or obligation to the
department. However. the postma sters
who successfully conducted exhibits last
year have reported that space is readily
obtained without expense and that bust
ness men are glad to loan for exhibition
as parcel post shipments the articles
that they sell. in consideration of hav-
ing their advertising cards attached to
their contributions.
I'm addition to such attention as you
can give the exhibit yourself, a well in
formed, competent clerk should be detailed
to give Information concerning the adj
vantages Of the parcel post, and you are
hereby authorized to aassign one
employe of your Office for the purpose"
The latest models of parcel containers
will be shown at the exhibits. Last year
exhibits were installed in nearly 200 fairs
and expeditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
PICTURE AND BOOK GIFTS
G TO AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Paintings and Steel Engravings to
Decorate Assembly Hall
and Library.

The American University announces
that two valuable collections of pic
lures have been presented to it. as
well as number of gifts Of books
and souvenirs, the latter from Bishop
and Mrs. Earl Cranston.
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Let's purchased
the Camp gallery of national portraits,
consisting Of steel engravings, etchings
and crayons, and presented the collec-
ton to the university. 1t has been
placed in Assembly Hall. The other
collection of pictures was made by Will
liam S. Corby. a trustee of the univer-
sity. 1t consists of twenty-one ex-
amples of the work Of Lucien Powell, in
water color and Oil. showing sacred
and classic scenes. These pictures have
been used to decorate the library and
trustees room in the College of His
tory.
The gift of Bishop and Mrs. Cranston
in addition to books and souvenirs, in
cludes Chinese mother of pearl in
laid picture of the board of bishops of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the
time of Bishop Cranston's election and
an ancient lamp. excavated by Bishop
Hurst at the site of the city Of Sidon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
Personal to River Men.

j. p. Stewart Of the American Ice
Company, with Mr.. Nelson of the Ar
mour Beef Company, is at Colonial
Beach aboard the yacht Marion s.. for
a stay of about week. Today Mr..
Stewart will be joined by his family.
who will make their headquarters
aboard the Marion 9.
Purser William Dancer Of the steam
err Frederick de Barry of the Potomac
and Chesapeake Steamboat Company
feet has been relieved temporarily
from duty on the de Barry. to take up
other work for his company. and Pur-
ser Jennings. from the steamer Volun-
teer. has been transferred to the de
Barry Tomorrow Steward Wiley Kintz
of the steamer Wakefield will be trans
ferred to the Volunteer as purser.
Capt Phil Barbour, master of the
steamer Frederick de Barry, Sunday and
yesterday had his wife and family with
him for a trip to Mattox creek and re-
turn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
PROPHETS OF TWO CITIES
TO "CUT UP" AT BEACH
Kallipolis and Yedz Crottoes Unite
in Outing and Will Give
Grotesque Parade.

Kallipolis Grotto, Yelled Prophets OF
the Enchanted Realm, with its 1900
members. will unite with Yedz Grotto
and it's band of Baltimore prophets in
an annual outing at Chesapeake Beach
tomorrow.
Besides the elaborate program of
outing stunts" which are usually pro-
vided at the Kallipolis outing. includ-
ing athletic contests for women and
children as well as for the prophets
themselves, young and old, short and
tall, thin and fat, the unusual feature
Of this years outing will be a man.
moth grotesque procession on the
boardwalk, headed by Kallipolis Mill
tary Band, in which many things
laughable are to be introduced. the
whole to be photographed by NOV
ing picture machine that the pictures
may help to entertain the Masonic
bodies of the city during the comm g
fall and winter months.
Charles A. Stevens. director Of the
Kallipolis Glee Club, which will offer a
evening, Is chairman of the entertain
ment features. and the band organiza-
ton, under the presidency Of Samuel
F. Shreve and the musical direction OF
Prof. julius Hamper, will give instru-
mental concerts.
man Of the arrangements committee
Castelman p. Boss, chairman of the
committee on transportation: Charles
s. Zurhorst of the committee on ath-
letics. A. C. Mayer of the committee on
'billets," r. L. Trice Of the commit
committee on souvenirs and Theodore
Picard, commissary general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
TESTS LOAD CAPACITY OF
SMALL CONCRETE BRIDGE
Office Of Public Roads Conducts Ex-
pertinent at Arlington Expert
mental Farm.

reinforced concrete bridge Of the type
employed to span culverts and small
streams which had Been constructed in a
large frame structure at the Arlington ex-
permental farm Of the Department of
Agriculture was tested yesterday after
noon to ascertain the amount of load nee
essary to collapse it. The experiment was
conducted by the office of public roads.
which is making study of roadway
bridges 1t was witnessed by Logan
Waller Page, director of the office Of pub
lie roads. and a number Of employees of
that bureau. E. b. Smith, associate me-
chanical engineer. who supervised the
construction of the bridge, was in charge
Of the experiment.
The platform Of the bridge measured 1S
feet wide and 80 feet long 1t consisted
OF a solid slab Of reinforced concrete 10
inches thick and was supported by con-
crete abutnents about four feet from the
ground. The concrete slab was reinforced
by three-quarter-inch iron rods about
eight inches apart, extending across the
span.
The load was applied to the slab by
means Of hydraulic jack rugged above
the bridge. 1t was brought to bear or
a point in the center of the platform
Previously experiments have been made
~ nSNSh tam "Hdl the DTlOBe "OulC
Withstand when the load was distrib.
uted at four points. AS the pressure
was exerted any detection in the slat
was measured with instruments de.
signed for that purpose.
1t was not until the pressure amount.
ed to 10000 pounds that the concrete
slab cracked. pressure of $4,000
pounds was exerted until the center OF
the span had been depressed about
| eight inches. and yet the platform die
uyo s1ny,H
onstrated that the bridge could with.
stand the weight of two Of the heavies,
traction engines, even if applied at a
single point in its center. The expert.
ment was one of a series being con.
Quoted along similar lines by the office
| Of public roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
Cuesswork

Oh. many men are feeling sim
ny, because they think they're
making money, and building up
roll. when, if they'd just come to
their senses. and count the shll-
lings, pounds and pences. they'd
find they're in the hole. The far
mer sells bunch of cattle, and
when he hears the doubloons rat
tie and clink-clank in his pouch,
he cries aloud. in manner breezy,
I'm headed for the street named
Easy surely am no SLOUGH )!
But if YOU ask him what it cost
him to feed those cattle. you will
frost him. and jar him meath his
hat: he keeps no record of ex-
penses; he Just dumps fodder DER
the fences. and lets it go at that.
Thus many men who think they're
winning. who to the bank go.
widely grinning, with every days
receipts. are losing ground and do
not know it. they have no books
on hand to show it. they strike no
balance sheets. Some day the
sheriff in his helmet, will come 20
them and say. "Ah. we'll met! !
Just was seeking you! Your cred
itors will all feel safer when on
YOUR door / stick this wafer
your bills are long past due"
WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
PROGRESS MADE ON PIERS.
New Municipal Market Wharves to
Be Completed Next Spring.

Progress is being made on the re-
building of the three piers Of the mu
nicipal market. at the foot of 18th
street southwest, but the work re-
naming to be done will require sew
eral months to complete. SO that the
new piers will not be ready for use
before next spring or later. Consid-
cradle concrete bulkhead work has
been completed, but a large portion Of
the piers yet remains to be cut away
before the actual construction work
on the new piers can be started.
When the new piers are completed
Washington will have modern wharves
for market purposes. The dealers at
the wharf. however, say that new
houses are more needed than the new
wharves. The structures now in use
are old wooden shacks that are in
sanitary and almost impossible to
keep clean. though the dealers use
lime and other disinfectants in large
quantities. One of the three original
piers has been left undisturbed to be
used next month for the watermelon
market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27

T0AHEND ENCAMPMENT
Capt. Americas Whedon Still Has
Passes Issued to Him Dur
ing Civil War.

Capt Americas Whedon. who is ex-
pected to attend the national encamp-
ment of the G. A: r. in Washington
next September. was prisoner in An
Jacksonville from February II, 1865, to
April II. 1865.
He was member Of the SD Indiana
Infantry, Company A, and was captured
at Aiken, S. c. With Capt. Whedon in
Andersonville were twelve other Off
GERS and the party was placed in sep
arate camp by the prison authorities.
Passes were given these officers to pass
in and out of camp at will. and Capt.
Whedon still has his pass and values it
highly. 1t is signed by Col George c.
Gibbs, who at that time was in COM
mand of the Georgia militia.
These prisoners were not released I'M
til Andersonville was about to be aban-
doned. and then they were carried by
train to Baldwin, about twenty miles
parole, to shift for themselves. With
them were about $500 other prisoners
from other prisons near Andersonville.
Eany aobbled on Clutches.
Many of these men were ill. and a
great number hobbled on improvised
clutches, and to keep up their courage
those who could walk good naturally
rallied them and called them "the
crutch brigade The parole given
these men was signed by Capt. Wirz,
and Capt. Whedon also has this and
carries 1t with him to every encamp-
ment.
After trip full of hardships the
prisoners reached Jacksonville. Capt.
Whedon reached his home May 10, 1865.
He said that when ham could be OBJ
tanned the soldiers had to pay Sc a
pound for it, and eggs brought S6 a
dozen.
Capt Whedon has a list of the Of
f1cers imprisoned with him. They were
Lieut.. Alfred G. Hunter Of the SD In
diana. Maj. N. Cutler of the I'd Maine
Cavalry. Capt. William c. Buck of the
39th Ohio, Lieut.. Thomas s. Berry of
the Hath Illinois. Lieut.. Elias Reitner
of the Sth Missouri, Lieut.. Daniel Muir
ply of the LIST Kentucky Cavalry,
Capt H. c. Crawford of the 39th Iowa,
Lieut.. H. Asher of the 33d New Jersey,
Lieut.. Theodore Oliver of the 9Th Penn
sylvania. Lieut.. T. B. O'Hara of the
56th Illinois. Lieut.. Mark G. Wilson Of
the 99th United States Cavalry Troop
and Capt. ]. H. Hafford Of the 10th
Ohio Cavalry. Capt. Whedon says that
1.-The crutch brigade" had about $50
men in it. The thirteen officers who
were imprisoned together were not
within the stockade, but were quar-
tered in building just outside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
CENTRAL CITIZENS MEET
At ASSOCIATION SMOKER
Business and Social Sessions Held at
Home of President Leo
A. Rover.

In the mansion of the Rover estate, at
~ l street northwest, Leo A. Rover,
president of the Central Citizens Associ-
ation last night entertained his fellow
members at the annual smoker and last
meeting for the summer. There was first
a brief business meeting in the parlors of
the mansion, followed by musical pro-
gram and ending with a social evening,
with cigars, cigarettes and food and drink.
The spacious lawn in the rear of the
mansion had been prepared for the after
part of the evening. lighted with lanterns
and tables and chairs set out. down.
pour of rain interfered with this feature
of the occasion, and the jollities were
transferred to the house.
At the business meeting. ]. L. Holland.
vice president, presided. President Rover
brought to the attention of the meeting
the condition Of the sidewalk in front OF
the old government printing Office, on H
street, between North Capitol and 1st
streets northwest. where there have been
no repairs for years, and half concrete
and hall bricks are laid, and with the
wear and tear of time have developed
sink holes, where water gathers AFTER
rain, and the walking is difficult The
approach to merchant shops on the other
side of the building is practically avoided
across the stretch. to the loss OF bust
ness. for these shops.
President Rover explained that the Com
missioners had declared to the committee
of the organization that only by a special
appropriation from Congress could re-
pairs be made, as the Commissioners are
without power to levy for half the cost
Of the expense against federal property
as they would against private owners
The suggestion made to Mr.. Rover that
he consult with Public Printer Ford was
furthered by the appointment OF spe-
cial committee. with Mr.. Rover as chair
man. to wait on Mr.. Ford. He will be
urged to take up the matter and propose
to the Commissioners provision for a spe-
cial appropriation in the next estimates.
The entertainment program was par
ucipated in by Frank Dougherty, D. E.
Cornell, Glen Ashley and Louis Schell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
AIGRETTES SMUGGLED
THROUGH THE MAILS
Dr.. Pearson Tells Department OF
Justice Parcel Post Used to
Ship From Florida.

"Aigrettes are being smuggled into
New York in large quantities." asserts
Dr. T. Gilbert Pearson, president Of the
National Association of Audubon So
cieties, which is responsible for the
prohibitive provision against impor-
tation in the present tariff act DR..
Pearson has presented the facts to the
Department of Justice, asking that in
vestigation be made and prosecution
begun.
The aigrettes are being sent north
ing to DR.. Pearson. Sometimes they
are concealed in alligator hides as a
convenient and safe container. Many
are sold direct to tourists in Florida.
The protection of the egret, whose
plumage is commercially worth twice
it's weight in gold. has been one of the
most difficult undertakings of the Au-
dobon societies. The organization is
paying half the salary of wardens on
the federal game preserves in the
United States, and in other ways pro-
tecting the egrets. In spite of all
guards. the colonies are raided. War
dens have been killed in opposing
head-hunters.
DIR. Pearson in City.
Dr. Pearson has just returned from
Florida where he started a personal in
vestigation into the smuggling, and is
reported to have gathered much evil
dence. He stopped in this city on his
return purposely to report to the fed
eral authorities this violation Of the
postal laws, as under the Lacey act. it
is illegal to ship from one state to an
other birds Illegally killed in that
state.
The report to the Department of
Justice has not been made public. Of
ficers of the department say it is the
first violation of the kind reported to
them The federal authorities now
have the case under consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
Invitation to Local Business Men

An invitation has been extended to
Washington business men through the
Chamber Of Commerce by the American
city bureau of New York, to attend a
series Of meetings on municipal re-
search and civic matters to be held in
New York under the auspices of the
bureau from August to 6. The meet
ings will mark the close of the summer
school of commercial and civic organi-
cation work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
BAND CONCERT.

In Lincoln Park this evening at
1880 o'clock. by the Engineer
Band. Frank J., Weber, chief
musician.
March. ION the Hike"
Brockenshire
Overture. 'Tambour der Garde,"
It'll
(a) Intermezso. Bridal song''
from symphony .Goldmark
CD Valse Hesitation. ''Millicent,"
Mckee
"reminiscences Of Wagner
Slavonic rhapsody -. Friedman
Suite. Atlantis" (The Lost Con-
tinent) ...............S afranek
(a) 'Nocturne and Morning
Hymn Of Praise"
CD "A Court Function"
(c) Il Love Thee. the Prince
and Aana."
"a The Destruction Of At
lantis."
Selection. High Jinks". .. .Friml
One step. ION the 5:15". .Remick
'Ths Star spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
Railroad Train Employees Meet Here

The Southern Association of general
road Trainmen and Order Of Railway
Conductors is holding its annual meet
ing in the hall at sos Gsstreet north
west. The headquarters of the asso-
citation during the visit to Washington
is at the National Hotel. There are
about sixty delegates to the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
Story of Cholera Epidemic Denied.

There are no cases of cholera in
Austria Hungary outside of Galician
territory. according to an authorized
statement by the Austro-Hungarian
embassy on advices from the foreign
ONCE. A reported mutiny in an Aus
tro- HUNGARIAN regiment composed Of
Rumaniana also was denied. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
Flames Damage Cigar Store.

Fire of unknown origin last night
about 0 o'clock damaged the stock of
cigars and tobacco in the store of
William ]. Montague, 201s 14th street
northwest Firemen checked the prog
ress of the fire after 5000 damage had
been done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
BURTON is CONVICTED ON
GRAND LARCENY CHARGE
Said to Have Taken Mrs. Lille B.
Aliens Valuables and Promised
Her a Position.

John Burton, who called himself a
brother of Senator Burton Of Ohio, was
convicted late yesterday afternoon of
grand larceny by trick. on the COM
plant of Mrs. Lille B. Allen, by a
jury in Criminal Division / before Chief
Justice Covington. The indictment
against him had been in two counts.
one for grand larceny and the other
for larceny after trust. The govern
ment abandoned the latter charge and
asked a conviction only on the larceny
charge He gave notice Of filing a
motion for new trial.
Mrs. Allen claimed that Burton had
promised to secure her government
position and also to sell for her some
heirlooms and valuable laces. He was
also to invest 1925 for her in a build
ing association. She parted with the
money and valuables to Burton, she
said. but luckily was able to recover
all but $14 of the money when three
days later she CHANGED to meet the
accused near a hotel on Pennsylvania
avenue and to cause his arrest.
Tells Different Story.
Burton took the witness stand and
told a different story. He claimed
that as the result OF an interchange of
condolences Mrs. Allen lent the money
and valuab!es to him for thirty days
to tide over his difficulties and to aid
him in securing a patent for which he
had a pending application. Assistant
United States Attorney Hawken. on
cross brought out that
Burton had done time for similar
offenses where he had ingratiated
himself with women and robbed them.
The prisoner smilingly admitted that
sentences for terms aggregating nine
teen years had been imposed upon him.
He denied that he had ever been guilty
Of forgery, but admitted all the allie
cations of grand larceny.
The defendant was represented by
Attorneys ]. H. Bilbrey and Bruce
Baird.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
Father of Collector Prince Dies.

Word of the sudden death in Cool
edge. Tex. of his father. John H.
Prince, was received Sunday by Ban
L. Prince. collector of taxes of tho
District of Columbia, who left imme-
diately for the southern city. Mr..
Prince was seventy-three years old He
is survived by wife and three sons.
Ben L.. Charles and Eugene Prince.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
8 have been killed in OF
i-hunters.
DR.. Pearson in City.
;, Pearson has lust returne
Townsend Estate Goes to Wife.

By the terms of the will of Frank
c. Townsend. dated November %. 1911.
his entire estate is devised to his wife,
Jennie Townsend, to be used for her
self and for the maintenance of their
two children. She is also named as
executrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
The Star by Mail

~ z sure to have The Evening
~ and Sunday Star follow you.
In most cases The Star will
be at the breakfast table the
next morning, and always give
ali CT the latest news from WASH
ington of the day before. The
address may be changed a. fire.
quently as desired by giving the
old as well - this new address.
The price Of The Star BY mail
daily and sunday 10 90 cents Per
MONTY In advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
PLANS FOR BIG PARADE
IN OCTOBER APPROVED
Fifteen Thousand Catholics Expect.
ed to Be in Line on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue.

The quarterly meeting of the Holy
Name Society of the District of Co
lumbia was held last night at ST. An
delegates present from the District,
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia
to discuss and approve plans for the
monster parade Of Catholics which is
to take place in Washington in Oc-
tober. during which it is expected there
will be $4,000 persons in line.
Michael d. Schaefer, president of the
)Archdiocesan Union. presided.
Society Growing Steadily.
Reports presented from twenty-six
parishes showed that the society is
growing steadily, the number Of COM
municants footing up to 5000. Hyatts-
Vile and the new Italian Church Of the
Holy Rosary sent delegates to the
meeting for the first time. John Hadley
Doyle, president of the District or
ganization of the Holy Name Society.
detailed at length the program for the
demonstration to be held in October,
and described a meeting held in Balti-
more last week, at which thirty-six
parishes were represented. At this
meeting Bishop Corrigan made a
earnest appeal to the Baltimoreans to
be present at the October demonstra-
ton in Washington.
Adam A. Weschler, member OF the
parade committee. submitted a report,
outlining a color scheme for pennants
for the different parishes, which was
adopted.