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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
WESLEY MOORE
BOBS UP AGAIN

Wesley Moore, boy bandit" who
was paroled by Judge Phelan after
pleading guilty to the-heid-ae- OF .
store, in which his brother. Alpheus.
was shot and killed by a clerk, hg'
ured in police history again. Thurs
day morning. but not az defend
ant.
Wesley went 10 Saginaw after re-
celying his parole. and was employ
ed by a Saginaw man who bought
several cycle cars ut a receiver
ssle here. He was TO drive the
cars from Detroit TO Saginaw. a
few days ago. Wesley and a young
com panion went into ditch near
Pontiac with one OF the machines.
which they had TO abandon, as Z,
was badly wrecked. II was taken
10 Pontiac to be repaired. and IVES.
ley's companion stole II. II Il al.
legged. and II was found In DetroiT.
Wednesday.
According 10 Detective John sta
pies. Wesley remarked. In discussir. =
the incident. that the young fellow
he was with vas a young thief any.
way"
Which is rather bad company for
young maa Just paroled TO be
keeping" Detective Staples remark.
cd
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
ELECTION FRAUD
REPORTED FROM
ST. CLAIR COUNTY

PORT HURON, Mich. March A.
Especially Residents OF Clay town
ship are up in arms over the situa.
ton which is alleged to have existed
at the polls In that voting precinct
at Wednesdays primary. They set
up the claim that County Clerk Ry.
an did not furnish the township with
a sufficient number OF oficiAl bal
lots, and that. as a result. III voters
were DISTINGUISHED. County Clerk
Ryan says that he conformed with
the statutes and that the voters In
Clay have no kick coming. Clay
feels that Il has been buncoed, was
the message received here by An
gus VI, Smith Of Algonac.
Lockwood. volkers and Stevens
were named as road commissioner
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
WARREN WOMEN
WAX INDIGNANT

WARREN. o.. March The vo-
men OF Warren may deal with the
writer Of the scores Of poison pen
letters attacking Miss Helen Z.
Sweet high school teacher. II was
declared here today.
Federal postal Investigators have
failed TO produce evidence connect
ing suspects with the crime. and.
although Miss Sweet and her friends
claim TO know who the writer IL. II
Is possible no formal charges ever
will be made.
Miss Sweet today protested
against the plan OF her friends 10
deal with the author OF the letters.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
N. Y. Cotton Report.
PEACE PARTY TO
BE FORMED HERE

Mrs. w. r. Thomas. OF Chicago.
wife OF Prof. Thomas. head Of the
sociological department In the Uni
versity OF Chicago. will come to De
troit. Friday, to De the guest Of Mrs.
Frederick n. Holt, No. lie Boston
blvd, and will be the principal
speaker OF the meeting TO be held
Friday evening. In the Museum Of
Art auditorium. TO found the Detroit
branch OF the National woman'a
Peace party. Mrs. Thomas IL execu-
tive secretary OF the national party
which sprang into being In Washing
ton. Jan. 10. with Miss Jane Al.
dams, as president
The meeting in the museum Fri
day evening. win be free TO the pub
lie. and women especially are urged
to attend.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
WHEAT BREAKS IN
SUDDEN FURRY

CHICAGO. March AFTER being
In the doIdrums nearly ali day. the
wheat market became suddenly ae-
tive. prices breakins sensationAlly
this afternoon. May wheat which
opened at s144 per bushel. closed
at sI.3s SIS. at one time Just before
the close at broke sharply 90 siSl.
July wheat. which opened a. sllI
closed at Sl.l2 rs At one time July
options were a. low az sl.ll.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
Live Stock.
Fast BuFFALo LIVE STOCK.
Dunuinr A stevens

EAST BUFFALO. n. Y. March -
Cattle; One car. market. strong:
choice 10 prime steers quotabIe. ts25
0S.7S: fair 20 good. t7.2s OILS; plain,
fs5eEs. choiee butcher steers. $3.50
et7.Tb. fair 10 good t7nT3s: best
handy steers. t725675o common 70
good scot yearIings. tT6s:
prime hsifers. sig7.so; good handy
good, 81 s0d Es9 best fat cows. $50
eT5, good butcherlng cows. t5.75 q 8.
mr,iirm 20 good. t5d52S cutters
tf1s gas. tanners. Stn4.ss: best
bulls. td.TbNS. good butchering bulls.
ygas.5e. sausage bulls. ss5eas.
iighf bulls s4T5d5.2S
Hogs Ten cars, market slow
heavy, SsSudT. mixed. yTl0GT.20
workers and pigs sT.301T.as.
sheep Three cars: market strong
top lambs. sl6.25; yearlings. Bd9
wethers. sT5pWs ewes. S6.25dT35
Calves. Ss11i50.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
UNCLE Sam
HAS RAD|UM
Thousands of Dollars
Worth Produced in
Recent Months

DENVER, Col. March +.-Radium
salts worth more than $4,000 has
been produced at the Denver redue-
ton works OF the United States ou-
reau OF mines within the last two
months. Radium concentrates worth
$4,000 will be shipped to the Ma
tional Radium institute at Baltimore
from here today. A second consisn-
ment. valued AZ $4,000. viii be sent
TO Baltimore within . week.
The plant here is now able to pro-
duce $1,000 worth OF radium daily 10
meet the standing order OF DIR. How
ard Kelly. cancer expert. OF Balti-
more.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
OF SOFT
COAL DUMPED
INTO BEDROOM
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. March 4

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. March 4
--(speciaD---AlI spotless and white
was the bedroom In the Jacob Ep
stein fiat In Hilton-ct when the Ep-
stems w-nt out To dinner.
Then window went up. an iron
shoot nosed its way in, clash. bang
boom. then again. Ten minutes
later the janitor heard wagon rum.
bic out OF the alley. Investigating
he found two tons OF soft coal in
the bedroom. The coal man col
lapsed when informed OF HIS error.
The EpsteIns slept at a hotel. and
today their fat Ia being recleaned
at the expense OF the coal company.
Detroit Times Job Prfntisr oevt>-
Main 452o.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
NEGRO SENT TO
MARQUETTE FOR
REST OF LIFE

Fred Johnson, Negro. convicted OF
first degree homicide. was sentenced
by Judge Phelan. Thursday. TO life
Imprisonment In Marquette. John
son killed William Cooper. his land
lord. at No. $40 Franklin-st. on
Christmas day. striking Cooper in
the head with hammer While he
slept. Johnron asked Judge bhelan
70 send him 20 Marquette instead OF
Jackson. and the request was grant
ed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
CHICAGO GRAIN REVIEW

CHICAGO. March There was
very little activity In the pit when
the wheat market opened today. with
prices n tit4 and ti1T. which rep
resented overnight recessions OF Nc
and isc An active buying movement
later. however. overcane the losses
and prices soon rose to ltSS and
silTh
There was an al rof watehful wait
ing In the corn market. the start be-
ing slow. May corn was down a fr2c-
tion on yerterday's close. and July
was unchanged at the opening Later
buying movement sent prices 10 TIe
and- 5sc- zalnA OF from = o Ac
Oats opened up aItfaction over yes
terday's close. the trading being &C.
tive. with buyers In the majority
Later there was an advance IN May
futures Of Nc. while May options
were unchanged at SAKE
Provisions were active and
slightly lower.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
rnnnucE MARKET

NEW YORK. March Flour
Quiet and steady. Pork. Dull. mess.
Vest spot ,s-s5Ge7S sugar: Raw.
easier. centrifugai. se test. t4Ss;
powdered. sssSQ6io; graduated.
61rsHe coffee; Rio, No. !, on spot.
9&0fEe Taiiow. Quiet: city. sd7c:
:sss.s, . sevssrgi sss .se hay ,s.
rI.xcr. koc0fI Dressed Poultry:
bull. turkeys. $50 &c: chickens. lao
3fr. fowls. isR01Scs ducks. i30ise.
Live poultry. Firm geese. isaitc.
durks soc: fowls, isc; turkeys. iS0
1rc: roosterr ISL ole. Cheese
rtfones state milk. common to spe-
ri3I 80 1--we. full skins 1Gsc.
n |.|..
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
EATON COUPLE
REMANDED AGAIN

Mr. aud Mrs. Arthur b. Eaton.
charged Nth causing the death OF
their little daughter. by beating and
starving her, were again rcmsnded
by Justice Jeffries. Thursday morn
ing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
DISCUSS
FOREIGN TRADE

DIR. r. z. Pratt. chief OF the bureau
Of foreign and domestic commerce
In Washington. will address the
Board OF Commerce next Tuesday
noon on The future OF our foreign
trade" DIT. Pratt has made several
trips to Europe for study OF social
and Industrial problems. He IL an
authority on matters pertaining TO
Industrial betterment and welfare
work. az carried on by employers.
He IL a member OF the American
Economic association.
Printing the plain neat kind-fhst
IL rtGhs-Ttn~. Job Depsrtm~st.-
Msiu 452n.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05

Henry oiicman, Solicitor, Mo6as
bldg. State of Michigan. In the CIR.
cult Court for the County Of Wayne
In chancery. stefania fracsynskov.
s ssog' dsssnas vi hl ss' .s.,.
factory proof appearing by affidavit
that the residence Of the defendant,
Micxystov Braczynskov, 10 not
known. II II ordered that the said
defendant appear and answer the bill
% complaint nled within I'VE monthe
from the date OF this order, or said
bill will be taken as confessed. sn6
that this order be publishsf In The
George y. Codd. circuit judge. y M
sisrE. b.trsit Niek.. Jan. b. B2x
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
ryIny sTocK YapDs. III.

CufCACO. March i--HoES Re-
ceipfG eS.Ceo. market weak and Sc
lower, mixed aud butchers. $500
s.eay good heavy $3.50 dsg0 rough
heavy, 1915 a625. light. o. t0ds.s0
pigH tS,5c a go. Cattle. Receipts.
5000 market steady; beeves. ts 10 a
etS. cows and helfers. s3soGTTO.
IeNnha ts5016,J0 calves. 6SOalo.
Sheep; Rec0IptA, II,OOV; market slow.
Ice lower, native. 81 n Z so. western.
T97 so, lambs. T65 as.T0. western.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
cI.RrEr..Np LIVE srock.

CLEVELAND. o.. March 4--Hogs:
Receipts. s.00g market steady; york
err and mixed. 81. pigs and lights.
t6-y0Ms mediums and heayies Is so
QG6b, coughs $3.50. stays t4b0.
Cattle Receipts. car. steady.
Sheer and lambs Receipts. cars.
sfrong top. 1911. Calves: Receipts.
I5e; steady. top. sil.5O
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
To,.rpo LIVE srock n.Rkrr.

TOLEDO. o. March 4.--Hogs: Re
celpts light, market dull; heavies
&6.6oue.1a. mediums, Sc s0us so,
food pigS. s6.9O9s.pb; workers. So %
U6.eS; calves. slow: sheep and lambs.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
SPAIN the RIyIERA-ITALY
GREECE
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING or
ID. &. n. N. COMPANY

Notice ~ hereby given that the an
Delray Connecting Railroad coms
pany, for the election of Directors
and the transaction OF such otnsr
business as may come befove the an
nee Of the company In the City. Of
Detroit Michigan, on "Wednesday.
March nth, 1918. at I .. m. By or
der OF the Directors Of the Company.
(signed) J. n. sANDERg.
Secretary.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
CHICAGO BUTTER MARKET.

CHICAGO. March t--Butter: Es-
tr.s; '.Ys ssr.t.. ,,sgi:Hc; ssiry
ishc Cheese Twins. 49, disIc
young Americas. 49, disL. Tive
poultry: Fowls. lSc: ducks. i2dis
geese. sdi2ci springs. lie; turks isc
Potatoes: Michigan. white, 55dtic
red. 3sd40c, Wisconsin. whits. 3aa
l1c. red, $50 40c. New potatoes: Re.
cefpts 20 cars
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05

Treasures once open Nights.
City Treasurer Max c. Koch will
keep his once in the city hall open
Thursday and Friday evenings untn
. o'clock. TO pa You election In
spectors
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
DETROIT OIL

DETROIT. March l--oils: Raw lin
seed oil. s7c: boiled iinseed oil. s1c
per gal In Dbl. lots. Kerosene. tank
wagon or iron barrels: Diamond
headlight. SIC: perfection. &c. paia-
cine Sic: crown gasoline. lie per
gallon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
TOLEDO GRAIN MARKET

TILEDO, o. March Wheat.
Cash. tl5sh May. 81 Al: July. Ills
Corn: Cash. 7lhe: May. 7ii.e: Juiv.
TsEc. Oots: Cash. sstc. May. SIC.
July. SIC. Rye: Cash. t1il clover
ss45: October. ts25. Timothy. Cash
and March, t3ifh Alsike Cash and
March, 1855. Butter Brick cream
cry. 3od3ohc. tub creamery. 2sL a
30Hc EgEs Fancy selects. 77e
fresh candied. ale; country run. ,ec
Hay Unchanged
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05

The following nrms are privileged
Carlyle a Povah. w. A. Hamlin a
Co. n. ". Noble q Co. w. r. Moss
A Co, Jack NJ. Thomson, Lewis q.
Gorton. w. r. Reilly a Co. Geo, NJ.
y Merriil a Co, A W. Wallace a
Co. william II. Rose q CO.. VIM. 4.
Seer a Co. W. Il. Mclaughlin. y. X.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05

A snow sampler ard weigher. for.
the use OF the Swiss gietscherkom-
mission in the Alps has been re
Gently acquired. The sampler IL
twenty feet long. and made in sec.
lions of ave meet 10 facilitate being
carried to the more inaccessible
parts of the mountains.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05

LANSING. March 4.--The automo-
bile horsepower tar bill was today
reported out Of committee and made
the special order for ? o'clock Tues
day.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
Mayor Making speech.

Mayor Marx IL In Saginaw today
delivering an address before the
Board Of Commerce there.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
BUTTER AVID EGG MARKET

Butter Quiet. unsettled receipts.
s.6i3. creamery. extra al l3i &C.
state dairy tubs. 20 2sc. imitation
creamery hrsts 1.d z3c Eggs: Weak
receipts. 3o.547: nearby white fancy
1Ga :5e-nsaEhy- Enixad faacy-3i u &c.
freshThrsts. 1914 H2iiac.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
mine GIVES
UP|TS DEAD
Progress Being Made
in Measuring Recent
Catastrophe

LAYI.AND. W. Va. March AT
noon today 81 dead bodies had been
recovered from the wrecked mine
OF the New River and Poeahontas
Consolidated Coal company at Quinn
mont mountains. The greater part
OF these were recovered In section
No. 5.
The roof Of the mine has caved
In at a number Of points and the
progress OF the rescue parties Is
slow.
While more than 10 miners have
been rescued from the mine since
the explosion occurred, only six of
them were reported TO be alive this
morning
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
Detroit Stock Elk.

These quotations subject TO CON-
mission change.
Active stocks
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05

Pri.s,ss she pisi. .est hI.s--ss.t
ls rishs-Tfmes Job Depsrtnsst>-
Msfs ls1a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05

THURMoND. W. Va. March a.
Government rescue men. equipped
with Oxygen helmets, worked
through the night In an effort TO
reach the entombed miners In the
LAyland New River and Pocahontus
Consolidated Coal company mine.
which exploded Tuesday.
AZ an early hour today only sew
en- additional bodies had been re-
covered. or . total OF IL. An inn
mense crowd continues to gather at
the mouth OF the mine.
An additional carload OF cofins
was received by express last night.
making total OF two carloads now
AT the temporary morgue. All re
pairmen were forced to leave the
mine today on account OF gas.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
u. S. Govt Bond.

''-'' asked and bid. tonered.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-05
Tl1gph@ FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS
Produce Market

The butter market is only p,oder'
Ately well supplied with me better
grades. put the medium and low
grades are In better supply than de-
mand are are Inclined 10 accumulate
Receipts OF eggs are heavy, and while
the demand 70 good the market needs
som pushing 10 prevent accumulation.
The poultry deal IL very quiet re-
esip,s OF live chickens being hardly
large enough 20 make q market ON
account OF the liability OF springs 10
be straggiy buyers are seoving 4
for hena with extra heavy
stock bringing premium Dressed
caive. are pretty we'll cleaned up.
but the market easily becomes over
supplied
Evening star., 1915-01-31
SHOWS ALL U. S. VESSELS.
List Reveals Army Has More Ships
Than the Navy.

The list of merchant vessels of the
United States for 1914, a complete
record of all merchant vessels under
the American flag. as well as all gov
ernment owned and operated craft.
with their size. year built. where built,
hailing port and other information, is
being sent out by the Department of
Commerce to vessel masters and 9TH
ers interested in shipping.
The new book shows that while there
has been a decrease of about 500 sail
ing craft under the American flag in
the past year. the number of steamers
has increased about 525. and unrigged
craft about 700.
1t is generally supposed that the
navy has the largest number of ves-
sells of all the government depart
ments, but the register devotes but
eight pages to the naval list. while the
army has thirteen pages filled with
names of army craft eleven of them
flying the flag of the engineer service
and three the Quartermaster Corps
-Four pages are given to the Panama
canal commission vessels, two to the
lighthouse service and one each to
revenue cutter service and the public
health service. The register also shows
that since August last 43 British, 10
German and Belgian ships have
taken out American registry The
only addition to the new register Is a
list of vessels measured under the
Panama canal rules.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
DEBATE RESULTS ANNOUNCED.
Winners in Double Series at St
Johns College Are Named.

Winners In the double series of de-
bates just concluded by students of
st. Johns College were announced yes
and seniors won three. the sophomores
five and the freshmen two. The de-
bates were held under the auspices OF
the st. Johns Literary and Debating
Society and were open to the students
Of the collegiate. the commercial and
the civil service classes. The subjects
discussed covered political. social and
economic topics and were listed under
the following leaders: Power OF
Women in Politics." Universal Suf-
frage." Sunday Closing Of Moving Pio-
ture Theaters," "f'rofession., Rase
Ball. General Extension of the Eight
hour Law. Federal Control of Mines
and Steam Railways" and Municipal
Ownership of Trolley Service
Students taking an active part In the
discussions were: Leo Madigan. Oscar
Luckett. James O'Donnell. Daniel Rior-
dan. James Polk, william Ahern. Ber-
Harvey. Michael Lyons. Bernard She
han. Maurice Weschler. Thomas Rior-
dan. william Mack. Paul Ardeeser,
John Crilly. John Fitzgerald. Vincent
Shields, Richard Walsh. Francis Down.
ham, John Dolan, William De Lacy,
Denis Dugan. John Murphy, John Hill,
Thomas Reidy. John Renoe and Carl
Rosinski
The next contest is to be on the
proposition. That National Ownership
OF the Telephone Would Insure Better
Service, Cheaper Rates and More Cour-
teous Consideration on the Part OF the
Employees
Evening star., 1915-01-31
DOUBLE CELEBRATION.
Rebew Orchestra Compliments
Leader and Observes Anniversary,

The Rebew Orchestra Jointly cele-
brated in Northeast Masonic Hall last
evening the seventeenth birthday of
the organization and the twenty fifth
anniversary of the marriage of the di-
rector aud Mrs. ii. w. Weber. The hall
was appropriately decorated. The or
chestra was organized in the Keller
then called the Keller Memorial Lu-
theran Sunday School Orchestra. There
were five members, Mr.. Weber. violin
ist and director; u. w. keck. George l..
Beeler, MIR Bowdler and Miss Chase.
The membership grew steadily and now
numbers fifty, all strictly amateur.
neither directors nor players receiving
any pay The first concert it ever
parlors December ), 1898, and its
III st large evening concert down town
was April 10. 1900, in the National
Rifles .Armory Hall.
The orchestra presented its leader
and founder and his wife a chest of
fat silver. Rev. S. T. Nicholas. pastor
OF Keller Memorial. ma.,ing the pres
entation speech, expressing the graft
tude and appreciation of the church
people for the service the orchestra
has given them during these seventeen
years. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Weber re-
piled in happy vein.
wedding music and Miss Josephine
Gould, soprano. and Mrs. D. Olin Leech,
contralto. were the soloists. Mrs.
Leech was the soloist at the first con-
cert the orchestra gave. Dancing and
buffet supper followed the program.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
DISTRICT TAXPAYERS
SETTLE UP ACCOUNTS
Take Advantage of Last Opportune
ity to Escape the Delin-
quent List.

District taxpayers whose accounts
are in arrears yesterday took advantage
of their last opportunity to call at the
Municipal building and settle up with
the District before their names are en-
tered on the delinquent list
This list will go to the printer tomor-
row in preparation for the annual tax
sale to be held in March. While yester-
day was the last day on which pay
ments could be made over the cashier S
counter in the tax collectors Office, de-
linquents who mail checks to the office
before midnight tonight will save
their property from being listed for
sale.
Payments at the collectors office have
been heavy all week, and it is believed
that the amount collected during the past
twelve months will break all records. Just
how the books will compare with those
of previous years cannot be ascertained
until later
Property owners whose names are en-
tered on the delinquent list are taxed an
advertising cost OF so cents for each lot
listed. In addition. penalty Of l per
cent q month since June l is added to
overdue accounts. Payments made
during February will be taxed per cent
plus the advertising costs.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
GET IN PEACE CURRENT
IN DAYS OF WAR, SHE SAYS
Nine. Lydia Mountford of Jerusa-
lem Speaks Before District Fed
Grafton of Clubs.

"fn these days of war We Want to
get into the peace current as much AS
We can declared Mmc. Lydia Mount
ford of Jerusalem. who spoke yes
terday before the Saturday morning
meeting of the District Federation OF
Woman'S Clubs at the Public Library.
CharacterizinG the Bible the one
thing that binds all peoples together.
Nine. Mountford explained different
parallels and teachings of Jesus in the
light Of the customs and traditions OF
the Holy Land. illustrating her re-
marks with various costumes brought
for the occasion from her museum. The
various garments she showed in the
course Of her remarks eIictcd much ad-
course of her remarks ELECTED much ad-
dicnce. Especially they seemed pleased
with the garment woven without
seam" which the lecturer declared VAS
Il replica OF the one worn by Jcsus.
Nine. Mountford told of the three
divisions into which the peoples OF
the Holy Land always have been and
| now are divided. the wandering or
Arab peoples, the country aud village
dwellers and the city people. She
| showed that Christ always adapted his
parallels and teachings to those to
| whom he was speaking. Especially
pleasing was her explanation Of the
true meaning of the search for the
tenth piece of silver
Evening star., 1915-01-31
HALE AT NINETY-NINE.
w. r. Birch Said to Be Oldest Citi-
zen of Alexandria County.

William Richards Birch is said to be
the Oldest citizen of Alexandria county.
Va. having celebrated the ninety ninth
anniversary Of his birth January FL.
AT a celebration at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Emma Vietch of Balls
ton, Va, included among the guests
were his only other living daughter.
Mrs. Margaret F. Birch, his daughter
in-law, nov Mrs. Mildred G. Donaldson,
and large number of grandchildren
and great grandchildren
Mr.. Birch now lives on . portion of
the farm on which his late wife. Mrs.
Julia Ann Birch, was born and reared.
and near that owned by his uncle. j.
Birch. where he himself was born.
When twenty years old Mr.. Birch
served in the Seminole Indian war.
Marrying shortly after this, he had
five daughters and two sons. One of
his sons died in infancy. the other,
Joseph Birch. served in the Confeder-
ate army and died in '64.
Mr.. Birch has seventeen grandchil-
dren living, twenty-one sreat-grand-
children and one great-great-grand-
daughter the child of Rev. MIR. Swami
of Del Ray. Mr.. Birch is still active.