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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
TO Be. Theme
OF THE TEACHERS UNION
District and School Board officials
Are to Address Meeting Tues
day Night.

Commissioner oliver P Newman; Err
nest l.. ThurSton, superintendent OF
public schools of the District of Column
bia; Rev. DIR. Van Schaick. president OF
the board of education. and Mrs. Ida L.
F'ursman of the Chicago school system,
are to be speakers at the mass meeting
to be held under the auspices OF the
High School Teachers Union at new
Central High School, 18th and Clifton
streets northwest Tuesday evening
Pensions for teachers will form the
principal theme A musical program is
to be given.
Arrangements for the meeting are
practically complete. 1t is considered by
many that the attendance at the meet
ing will be largely indicative OF the
amount of interest taken in the teachers
pension proposition. Several organlza-
lions, including the Board of Trade and
the Park View Citizens Association,
have taken action favoring the estab-
lishment of an adequate pension system
for teachers grown old in service. the
first named organization is to send del
considered probable that other organiza-
lions will do likewise. The union plans
to ask the cooperation of other labor
organizations. including the American
Federation of Labor, for support III oh-
tanning the passage of the bill
Speaking of the proposed pension
bill last night, Roy {. Clafin, presi-
dent of the High School Teachers
Union. stated that ii is the desire or
the members of the union that all or
CARNATIONS shall pull together IN
working for a pension law. ut may
be- he said, that we will all direct
our efforts through the newly organ
lied central committee. Before that
committee was created our union had
planned big campaign OF our own.
but, in my opinion. it would be better
for all the teachers organizations to
work through central representative
committee, which can serve as clear
ing house of ideas and methods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
On Way to Leon Springs.

The medical troop of the District
regiment is camped tonight in shelter
tents at Nine-mile hill, about midway
between here and Leon Springs, where
the men are going to participate in
maneuvers. A package of mail was de-
livered to the men this afternoon by
Chaplain Smith. who made the twenty
mile trip on horseback. He reported
that the District soldiers had with
stood the hike we'll
Electric lights are burning in the
tents of the officers of the Sd Regiment
tonight and within few days the wir-
ing of the mems tents and mess hall
will be completed. Electric lights also
have been installed in the camp of
Troop A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
CHEAPER TO EAT SLOWLY.
Leisurely Mastication Reduces Liv-
ing Cost Committee Is Told.

CHICAGO. November 1S.-LeisureIy
mastication as a factor in reducing the
cost of living was one of the sugges-
tions offered today before the citizens
committee to investigate the high cost
of foodstuffs. C. p Kinney. who for
thirty-siy years has been feeding stu
dents at Valparaiso, Ind. made the sug-
gestion. In his list of recommends
lions made to the committee, of which
he is chairman. he said:
Eat slowly; you don't eat so much
as when you eat rapidly.
John u. Robertson. health commits
sioner. suggested that rice. hominy and
apples be substituted for potatoes and
other igh-priced vegetables. Miss
Leila Cooper. director of the school of
home economies at Battle Creek Mich
was one of those appearing before the
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
DEMOCRATS GAIN BY RECOUNT
One Reduces lead of Opponent,
Plurality of Another Increased.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, November IS
The official recount of the vote TODAY
resulted in NJ. Clyde Kelly. democrat,
cutting $40 votes from the lead of Rep
resentative w. H Coleman. republican,
in the thirtieth Pennsylvania congress
sional district. and Guy T.. Campbell
democrat, increasing by 35 votes his
lead over Representative A. j. Barch-
field. republican. in the thirty second
district.
with seventy-nine out of 2l2 pre-
cjncts remaining to be tabulated, the
oftcial count for Kelly was 1851 and
Coleman 1851, a plurality for the lat
ter OF 1880 The vote for Campbell
was 10 ,007 and Barchfeld 1886. a plu-
ralitv of III for the former with IS
precincts out of "A remaining to be
counted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
Real Cause Not Discovered.

The commission admitted that it had
ease. but reported it had disproved the
theories that pellagra was due to the
bite of the black fly; that it was caused
by the presence of certain minerals in
drinking water or by eating maize
To test its theory a sewerage system
was built in Spartan mills. described
by the commission as the worst pei
lagra foci in South Carolina"
The result was, said the report. that
only one person living in the severed
district contracted the disease in the
last twelve months. From the worst
type of pellasra focus the district has
been changed to n community in which
the disease no longer spreads" the re-
port declared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
PEACE IDEAL URGED .
FOR INAUGURATION
Prominent Civic Workers Here
Against Military Features;
Propose Great Pageant.
TO IMPRESS ALIEN-B0RN

Plans to urge upon the committee
in charge of the inaugural ceremonies
March that the great inaugural pa
rade take on the aspect of n pageant
depicting the Developments of peace
and the progress and prosperity of the
nation rather than be of military char
acter were made at a meeting of prom
inent civic workers in the home OF
Charles o. Fl. Craigie, 1929 9 street.
last night.
Helping to launch this movement i~
Percy Mackaye. who is n house guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Craigie. and in eNtol-
ling the pageant he said: The pageant
symbolizes to the eye and ear within
brief time limits the main historical
significance of the living traditions Of
American liberty and the historical in
cidents that have wrought that lib
ri
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
|UNTAR|ANS TO MEET
IN ALL SOULS CHURCH
Program of Three-Day Conference to
Open Tomorrow-Canada to Be
Represented.

A general Unitarian conference made up
OF about seventy-five delegates from the
middle states and Canada is to hold ses-
sions for three days in All Souls Uni
tartan Church. beginning tomorrow even
ing.
Chauncey c. Williams is to be chairman
in receiving delegates and will have gen.
eral oversight of all arrangements. A
luncheon will be served Tuesday at ]
o'clock in the church parlors by the Wom-
ems Alliance. At the same hour all visit
ing ministers will be entertained by Rev.
DR.. L. G. B. Pierce at the Cosmos Club.
After this luncheon there will be dis
cussion on rs Ritualism Consistent With
Our Unitarian Faith?'' J. T. Sunderland
and Frank c. Doar will treat different
phases of the general theme.
Sermon by Rev. J. A. Farley.
The program of the conference opens to-
sermon by Rev. James A Farley of White
Plains. n. Y. There will be music by
Charles T. Tittmann. soloist, and congre-
gational singing. At IL 30 o'clock Tues
day morning Rev. +. NJ. Eliot will make
an address on THE Enlistment and
Organization Of Our Young People" and
at = 80 o'clock in the afternoon speakers
from New York. Pennsylvania New Jer-
sey and Canada will consider various
phases of church work in their respective
sections. The evening features, at S
o'clock, are addresses by President Samuel
A. Eliot of Boston and Mrs Mary Austin
the novelist and author of The Man
Jesus.
Conference to Close Wednesday.
The business of the conference will be
concluded at a special session Wednesday
morning at 1920 O'Clock, with several ad-
dresses on missionary work. This will be
followed at IL 10 O'Clock by an address
by Rev. Florence Buck of Boston on The
Use OF Dramas, Pageants and Tableaux
in the Church School"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
CANADIAN BESTS BOELKE.
Edward Mckay Caused German
Premier Aviator's Death.

LONDON, Ontario. November lS-Ed-
ward Mckay. prominent locally as an
athlete before he joined the British fy-
the death of Capt. Boelke. the noted Ger
man aviator, according to letter re-
ceived here today from the British front.
Mckay and another aviator. the com
munication said. routed a squadron of
twelve German airplanes, and by clever
msneuvering caused the last two of
them to collide. and one OF them, which
FELL 10 the ground. carried Capt Boelke
IL transpircd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
CHI. MARSHALL A SUICIDE.
Shoots Self and Explains He Want
ed to Go to Sleep"

Charles H. Marshall. colored, TWEEN
ty-thrse years old, 1891 4th street. died
at Freedmen's Hospital last night as a
result of a bullet wound in his chest
He shot himself last Tuesday while
alone in his room. The report Of the
shot attracted members of the family,
who Investigated. and the wounded man
was taken to the hospital.
Il did it myself" he is said to have
told a policeman. Il wanted to go to
sleep"
and gave a certificate of suicide. Mar
shall told hospital attendants that he
fired the shot for the purpose of ending
his life. but offered no explanation for
his act. AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
Shoreham Manager Resigns.

Robert S. Downs. manager of the
Hotel. last night rendered
his resignation to become effective De-
cember !. to take the position of man
ager Of the Washington Hotel. which
is to be built on the site Of the Cor
coran building. 18th street and Penn
sylVan!a avenue northwest. Mr.. Downs
who has been with the Shoreham for
four years, was manager of the Stafford
Hotel in Baltimore for eleven years
Prior to that he was manager of the
Raleigh Hotel in this city for ten
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
HUNT TEACHER IN WOODS.
Athol, Mass, People Think She May
Have Died.

ATHOL. Mass. November ls.-An all
day search of the woods by members
of the fire and police departments for
Miss Bina NJ. Shorey. until recently
teacher of English in the high school
here. who has been missing since Tues
day, ended in failure tonight.
Members of the school committee
said that Miss Shorey had been acting
strangely Of late and they expressed
the belief that she had wandered into
the woods and died Of exposure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
Germans May Keep Servants.

BERLIN. Friday, November II. via
London. November 1s.-To the great
relief of countless households. it was
announced today that no intention ex-
lists to call upon female servants for
the proposed new industrial home
army. A report had gone the rounds
that only families which numbered at
least tep would in future be allowed
to keep a ervant under the new order
The denial states that household per-
sonnet. especially female, is not to be
affected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
60 PRISONERS PLEASED
WITH THE PENAL FARM
Glad to Be at Occoquan and Back
From Leavenworth Federal
Penitentiary.

Sixty prisoners who last week were
brought here from the federal prison
at Leavenworth. Kan. and given quar-
ters on the Districts penal farm at
Occoquan. Va. have become accus-
toned to their new home and are
awaiting the arrival Of a batch OF
prisoners from the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga. 1t is expected that the
first batch of prisoners from the Geor-
gia prison will be brought here during
the next few days, possibly by the end
of the coming week.
Persons who served as guards on the
trip from Leavenworth last week saw
several of the so-called 'lifers" who
were sent there from this city, as well
as some who We're there for terms OF a
few years Not all the District pris-
oners who were questioned expressed
a desire to leave their comfortable
quarters to get nearer home.
Others were anxious to join the eX-
cursionists and make the trip. They
were willing TO forego the daily enter
tainments at the big prison in order
to be where they could get in easy
communication with relatives and not
have to depend upon Uncle Sans mail
to bring them messages.
1.-TWO moving picture shows are In
cluded in the daily routine of life in
the big prison" said one of the guards.
land at meal times brass band plays
prisoners march to the dining room.
where a stringed orchestra plays
popular airs while the several thou
sand men are at the table. So numer-
Gus were the attractions. and so con-
tented were most of the prisoners" he
added. that many of them frankly said
they were well satisfied where they
we're.
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Makes Extended Report.

Presided over by President James NJ.
Proctor of the association. the meeting
proved to be one of the most interesting
of the year, lasting until a late hour.
Arthur D. Call made an extended report
on the Powell School addition. on School
street, the construction Of which has
come in for considerable criticism lately.
He said the building was shoddy in ap-
pearance and blamed Engineer Commits
sioner kutZ for the omissions ordered in
the specifications. Mr.. Call said his
investiga tons showed that Munich
pal Architect Snowden Ashford had
recommended to the Commission
ers an additional appropriation of
$4,000 for the heating plant; that
Engineer Commissioner Kutz had asked
Congress for only $4,000 for this purpose,
which was allowed, and that when the
amount was found to be insufficient omis-
sions were made in the specifications for
the building in order that the improve
ment might be completed within the funds
available. No action was taken on Mr.
Calls report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
BRITISH IN SUCCESSFUL
AIR RAIDS UPON TURKS

LONDON, November 1S.-An official
report from the headquarters of the
British army in Mesopotamia says two
successful air raids have been made
nv British aviators on Turkish posi-
lions on the Euphrates river and at
Kut- el-Amara.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
Example to other Cities.

Wv Washington has great opportunity
to set the example to other cities by
using the inaugural ceremonial to show
to the people through symbolic repre-
sentation the wonderful history of the
past and the wonderful development of
this nation in art, music. education.
science and all those conditions pro-
duced by peace which make this ma
tion a haven of refuge for the people
of all lands.
Among those who are helping in this
and are members of the
committee. which is to be permanent
and non-partisan. are the following:
Ira Bennett. q. A. Lyon. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry b. +. Macfarland DR.. Marcus
Benjamin, Dr. Charles O. Walcott. Paul
Brockett. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wat
rous, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Pearson. Mr.
and Mrs. H. II. Wheaton, Judson King.
DR.. Cora Smith King, w. F. GUIDE,
Percy Foster, Joseph Stewart. DIR. S ].
MacW alters. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. H.
Craigie and Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Ben
nett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
Entertainment Program.

An entertainment program was present
ed by Leroy A. Glider. Samuel II. Jacob
son and Stephen p. Laut. The program
closed with the singing Of AUD Lang
Syne."
The officers of the District cabinet
are: Charles T. Miller, president
Thomas =. Ryan. vice president; j.
Harry Jones, speaker: Fred A. Strick
rott. ex-president. J. Z. Borland. sec
rotary. Elmer Johnson, treasurer. w
j. Barrows. chaplain: ]. g. Mcconnell
usher; w. J. O'Brien. sergeant-at-a arms
J. Stealey Elms. doorkeeper
Trustees-John G. Ashton. George L.
Lohrer and William Gutshall
The banquet committee was composed
of J. Harry Jones. chairman: Mark Bar
mum. jr.; w J. BarroWs. J. f. Borland
Benjamin j. Cady, w. r. Carver. D. v
Chisholm. Thomas II. Dawson. John b
Dickman. George P. Dowell, L. S. J
]. Stealey Elms. T. Alfred
Green. William Gutshan. Charles F
Haden, Ohio W. Hammond. William A
Knoll. William H. Lewis, George S. Liv-
ineston, George l.. Lohrer Z. T Nc
Nerhaney, G Warren Ofutt, John L.
Ridgeway. c. Dudley Shreve. F. a
Strickrott. James a. Williams and
Eliot Wright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
View of President Van Setback.

AT this time Rev. DIR. John Van
Schaick. president of the board. said he
would admit very frankly that there
societies." but added that they would
be given another trial
II is stated that nearly every high
school principal and teacher is opposed
to the organizations 1t is pointed out
ternities than any other group of per
sons. vote taken at the Mckinley
Manual Training School Monday show
ed that forty-three teachers We're OPP
posed to the societies. while only eight
were in favor Of them.
Every effort is TO be made to have
all opponents of high school secret So
cieties present al the hearing Tues
day afternoon. The teachers may be
given hearing separate from that 0,
the public In general.
One of the leaders OF the fight o.,
the fraternities Is Miss Alice Deal a
high school teacher. who was ap-
on fraternities by the High School
Teachers ABSORPTION when the Qucs-
tion was up in 1911. Support Is to be
given from practically every high
school in the District by d number
of parent-teacher. home and school as
sociations and other similar organiza-
tons
1t is expected that the Central Labor
Union will take up the matter at it's
meeting tomorrow night. Several or
ganizations. including the Eastern
High School Home and School Asso-
citation. have already placed them
selves On record as opposing the So
viii send representatives to the hearing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
NATIONAL UNION FEAST
HONORS ORDERS HEAD
District of Columbia Cabinet Holds
Reception With E. J. Smejkal
of Chicago as Guest.

The District of Columbia Cabinet of the
National Union gave a banquet and recep-
ton at the New Ebbitt last night in honor
of Edward J. Smejkal of Chicago. Ill.
president of the National Union Assurance
Society. who is making a tour Of the east
ern cities. About 800 members OF the
order attended, representing twenty eight
local councils.
Mr.. Smejkal spoke on the objects of the
order, which is q fraternal life insurance
society organized under the laws of the
state of Ohio. with headquarters In Toledo
1t has membership of about $1,000. about
900 of whom are residents of Washing
ton.
Other speakers were c. T. Miller, presi-
dent of the cabinet: F. f. Ferguson.
Cornelius Ford. Jesse Il. X. Lee, +. A
Myers. Joseph f. Ralph and James f.
Kerr. J. Harry Jones. speaker of the
local cabinet, was POSTMASTER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
Need of Branch Post Office.

There was considerable discussion of
the need of a branch post office in
Mount Pleasant, with the result that
President Proctor was authorized to
appoint a committee to take the matter
up with Postmaster Chance. especially
with reference to the establishment Of
a temporary station during the holiday
season.
Rev James Shera Montgomery, who
is a member of the association, made
the principal address of the evening in
which he discussed the attributes of
good citizenship. Z. Hilton Jackson
was elected member of the organiza-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
MUST TAKE EXAMS
UNDER THE NEW LAW
Officers of Third D. C. Infantry
and Troop A, Recently CON-
missioned, Receive Orders.
MEN NAMED FOR VACANCIES
BY j. CROSBY MCCARTHY,
Staff Correspondent.

CAMP WILSON, SAN ANTONIO. Tex.
November 1S.-Officers of the Sd Regi-
ment, District of Columbia National
Guard. who have received their com
missions since June 3 last will have to
undergo examinations now being form
ulated by the War Department. in
order to conform with the require
ments of the army reorganization bill.
according to Information which Col.
Gl.ndie z. Young received today in a
letter from the department. Officers
of Troop 4 also are affected by the
ruling.
Officers of the Cd Regiment who
have received their commissions since
the date specified are Capt. Claude +.
Burlinsame. First Lieuts. Francis ID.
Gibbs of the Medical Corps. Joe X.
Mickey. William J. Bacon and Victor
H. Dent. and Second Lieuts. Fred a
Livingston. Joseph II. Mcintyre, David
H. Blakelock and Robert s. Boyd Just
when these officers Will take their
examinations is not stated IN the let
ter. but it is believed it viii not be
for some time.
May Await Return to Washington.
Col. Young is of the belief it will not
be until the regiment has returned to
Washington. Capt. James II. Wash
burn of Troop A and First Lieut.. Ben
jamin r. Rhees and Second Lieut..
Langdon Moore have received their
commissions since June ;.
Col. Young also received instructions
TODAY from the War Department to
make nominations to fill vacancies IN
the list of officers of the regiment In
compliance with this he has nominated
Second Lieut.. J. Ralph Fehr for first
lieutenant and Regimental Sergeant
Major j. d. Hood and First Serst Mar
shall r. Darby of Company II for COM
missions as second lieutenants.
Hood and Darby took examinations
for commissions prior to coming to the
border and stand at the head of the
list of eligibles.
The Sd Regiment foot ball team to-
day defeated a team representing the
It'll Illinois Reg ment by II score of
33 to o.
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Two Former Policemen There.

Two former members of the police force
are in the Leavenworth prison on charges
OF homicide. Charles G. Raston who did
duty in the seventh precinct, is serv-
ing a life sentence for the murder Of
his vile, while John w. Collier is I'M
dergoing sentence Of fifteen years
for the killing of Capt. W. H. Matthews
Baston. II is stated. is suffering from
an attack Of tuberculosis. and is in the
hospital. while Collier is said to be un-
der observation as to his mental condi-
ton.
John Trilling. sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for the murder of Mrs Luz
cretia Corliss. his mother-in-la law, at
sl2 l. street southwest, seven wears
ago, is looked upon at the prison as
being trustworthy in every respect The
superintendent of the prison has so
much confidence in him. it is stated.
that he has him serving as "trusty"
at an outside gate.
Simeon Gordon GoWan, under som
tence for life for the murder Of his wife
two years ago. is superintendent of the
Bertillon measuring department at the
prison. 1t is said that he and thrilling
probably viii be brought here 10 the
penal farm at Occoquan.
Tony Milano, Tony shoemaker nv
trade, who murdered Harry Elton
smith in his shoe shop near 4th and II
streets hve years ago. is employed in
the shoe shop. He is a good Workman
IT is stated, and seems contented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19

1t Is contended that the high schools
have numerous organizations demo
cratic in nature and open to any who
care to Join. These include debating.
dramatic, athletic, rife and other as
sociations. as well Camp Fire Girls,
Girl Scouts. Boy Scouts. Friendship
clubs and other movements of recos-
Aiged civic benefit.
The teachers who oppose the secret
societies do not do from personal
feasons." declared one OF Washington's
most prominent teachers last night
and one who ID in close touch with the
situation. IThey are opposing the con-
tfuuance Of these organizations because
they believe the societies are a detri-
ment TO the schools and because the
lives of some of the students are being
made miserable for them by their prac-
teal ostracism.
why are the parents who are ready
and willing to trust US with the edu-
cation of their boys and girls unwill-
ing to believe that we know best in
this matter? Some Of the parents un-
fortunately have come TO believe that
membership in one of these organiza-
tions IL . great honor for their chill
dren. and the parents who are opposed
to the societies fear to speak their
minds openly because OF the effect IT
may have on the school life of their
children"