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Evening star., 1916-04-26
MUSICIANS ARE GREETED
BY PRESIDENT WILSON
Convention of Banjoists, Mandolin
lists and Guitarists Will Close
Tomorrow.

President Wilson this morning re-
ceived members of the American Guild
of Banjoists, Mandolinists and Guitarists.
holding its fifteenth annual convention at
the Raleigh Hotel this week. The con-
vention is to close tomorrow, following
a trip to Mount Vernon.
The guild at sessions this afternoon
adopted various standards of attainment
for the examination of prospective teach
ers of fretted instruments and for the
guidance of teachers and students The
immediate and important effect of the
operation of these standards, it IS saro.
will be the elimination of incompetent
teachers.
Following discussion yesterday morning
the convention by unanimous vote re-
affirmed its position previously taken as
to the worth of the universal notation
for music for the mandolin and Its sister
Instruments. The guild adopted. as
new emblem, the 'universaf' clef, whlch
is the &C. clef with a heavy line drawn
through it, allowing the music to be
written and played as usual. but denot-
ing that it sounds an octave lower.
Z. F. Goggn of Schenectady. ~ y.
president elect of the guild. will act as
toaStmaster at the annual banquet at
the Raleigh Hotel tonight.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
SCORES LOBBY FIGHTING
PREPAREDNESS PLANS
Henry S. Breckinridge Censures
Activities of State Ad-
jutants General.

Severely arraigning what he called
the state adjutants general lobby"
which. he said. has been working at
sh5 Capitol to derear preparedness
measures. Henry S. Breckenridge, for
mer assistant secretary of war. yes
terday afternoon addressed the organi-
zation meeting of the District of Co
lumbia branch of the National Secur-
lty League He also attacked Chair
may Hay of the House military affairs
committee. as the champion of the de-
mands of the adjutants general.
MIR. Breckenridge declared that it was
wrong to call it a militia lobby, be-
cause it was not supported by the rank
and file of the militia of the country.
He asserted that he had the utmost re-
spect for members of the National
Guard of the country, the lower the
rank the more respect" he said. The
adjutants general, he told the audi
ence. are all Of high rank. they do not
command troops. but are the paid ad-
ministrative officers of the state. ap-
pointed by the governor for political
purposes.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
DAUGHTERS0F 1872
At WHITE HOUSE
President and Mrs. Wilson
Greet 275 Members of Ma
tionaI Society.
oix OFFICERS CHOSEN
AT ELECTION TODAY
Preparedness Is Indorsed-All Flu
ture Conventions to Be Held
in Capital.

e. President and Mrs. Wilson are greet
ing 975 members of the National So
ciety United States Daughters of 1872
I'm the east room of the White House
this afternoon. The admission is by
card and the honor of the president
national of the society, Mrs. Robert
Hall Wiles. pledged that only Daugh-
ters shall use them. Therefore. the
reception this afternoon is exclusively
restricted to women who have descend
ed from American patriots. There are
more than twenty-five real daughters
present.
Election of six national officers and
the reading of state reports occupied
the attention of the congress today.
Changes in the bylaws expedited the
elections Mrs. 6. NJ. Brumbaugh. the
new state regent of the ID. A. r. for
the District. is chairman of the ere
dentials committee.
Mrs. Theodore Greve of Cincinnati.
Ohio honorary president of Ohio for
life, was elected first vice president
national with 103 votes. Her COM
petitor was Mrs. George r. Woodward
of New York, a trustee, who received
forty votes.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
ANNIVERSARY IS OBSERVED.
Washington Council, K. of c., Par
ticipates in Celebration.

Following the exemplfication OF the
intiatory degree of the order by DR..
H. J. Crosson. assisted by u. j. keohane
of Philadelphia, and degree team of
twelve, members of Washington Council.
Knights of Columbus, and its guests
celebrated the nineteenth anniversary of
the council at Rauscher's. where covers
We're laid for 500
Bernard NJ. Bridget first grand knight
of the council. acted as POSTMASTER, and
the officers the past grand knights. sur
living charter members and the present
s.anG n,ights of the four other local
councils.
Dr. A. u. Wilkinson directed the ar
rangements for the banquet. Songs were
sung by George O'Connor, accompanied by
Matt Horne. and by the knights of Co
lumbus quartet. composed of +. J. Nc
Quade, Leo f. Stock, J. +. Duggan and
F. j. Mulhall.
The officers of the council are: James
T. Colliflower, grand knight; Leo +.
Stock. deputy grand knight; William +.
Leahy. chancellor: DR.. A. d. Wilkinson.
financial secretary: Daniel ]. Sullivan.
recorder; Richard j. Donnelly. treasurer;
Wallace II. Morris. warden: Richard =.
Whitty. deputy warden: Dr. Charles X.
koons, John j. Buckley and Paul Easily
Smith. truSteeS.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
sUCCUMBs AT AGE OF IS.
Mrs. Ellen Du Bant Lewis Was Life.
long Resident of District.

Mrs. Ellen Du Bant Lewis. eighty five
years old. lifelong resident of the
District. died yesterday at her home
361S 18th street northwest Funeral
services are to be held tomorrow
morning at o'clock at the Shrine of
the Sacred Heart. Interment is to be
at Mount Olivet cemetery
Mrs. Lewis was born in this city in
1881. She was the daughter of Marc
and Elizabeth Du Bant, who came to
the United States from Bordeaux,
France, in 1916.
Seven children, eleven grandchildren
and a brother, are living. The chill
dren are Mrs. w. d. Senft. Mrs. G. A.
Meyer, Mrs. s. X. Brent, w. F. Lewis,
G. NJ. Lewis. p. d. Lewis and J. f.
Lewis. The brother is Capt. w. f. Du
Bant
Evening star., 1916-04-26
PROPOSED REGULATION
OF BUILDING OPERATIONS
Two Bills introduced in Senate
Relating to Construction in
the District.

Two bills relating to building regu-
lations in the District have been in
troduced by the New Jersey senator's,
one by Senator Hughes, designed to
better protect persons engaged in the
construction of buildings. and the other
by Senator MARITIME, to regulate the
thickness of walls in buildings in the
District.
The Hughes bill sets forth in detail
regulations regarding scaffolds. hoists
and cranes and other mechanical de-
vices used in building or repairing
buildings. The building inspector of
the District is given authority to see
that such regulations are carried out.
The right of parties injured through
any failure to comply with this law to
sue for damages is specified in the
measure
Evening star., 1916-04-26
New Certificate for Body.

- Mrs. Sadie +. Earle of Chicago. Ill.
national chairman of certificates. called
attention to the new engrossed certit-
cate bearing representation of the
memorial window placed by the daugh-
ters in Old st. George Church at Dart
more. England She said 1899 pieces
Of printed matter have been sent out
by her department during last year.
Several hundred of the delegates
were taken on an automobile tour of
the Capital yesterday afternoon through
the courtesy of the Washington Cham
ber of Commerce.
Preparedness for national defense
was indorsed by the passage of a reso-
luton yesterday
All future conventions are to be held
in Washington. according to vote
taken yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
AUSTRIA NOW PLANNING
PUNISHMENT OF ITALY
Army Commanded by Archduke
Charles Francis Expected to
Take Offensive.

ROME, via Paris, April 26.-The
Austrians are preparing great Of
fensive against the Italian line under
the supervision of Archduke Charles
Francis, who is now inspecting the
troops on the Isonzo and in the Tren-
tino, according to the Giornale DItalia
All civil traffic has been suspended on
the railroads from GranZ to Agram and
from L-aibach to Jarvis.
The Giornale adds that a procla ma
ton has been issued to the Austrian
troops declaring that the hour OF
Ita1y's well deserved punishment is ap-
preaching and announcing the early
end of the war and the triumph OF
Austria.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
SUBURBAN RAILWAY
AGREES TO ARB|TRATE
Washington and Old Dominion and
Employees Make Arrangement to
Settle Differences.

Differences between the Washington
and Old Dominion Railway Company
and its employees as to wages and
working conditions are to be settied
by arbitrat ton. it was announced today,
in accordance with a plan agreed 10
by the two parties to the dispute a
week or sc ago.
James O'Connell. member OF the
executive committee of the American
Federation of Labor. has been selected
by Division No. 500 of the Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of Amer
ica as arbitrator on behalf of the en-
p1oyes The railway company has not
yet selected it's arbitrator. The terms
of the agreement entered into recently
give either party seven days in which
to select it's arbitrator from the time
arbitration is asked.
The two arbitrators are to endeavor
to settle the questions in dispute. but
should they fail third arbitrator will
be brought into the conference. He
will be selected by the two arbitrators
representing the parties to the dispute.
Colin II. Livingstone. president Of
the Washington and Old Dominion
Railway Company, said today that the
arbitrator for the company probably
will be selected within the next day
Evening star., 1916-04-26
Held for Lisbon Arsenal Fire.

PARIS, April ga report that two
Germans had been arrested on the
charge Of setting fire to the naval ar
senal at Lisbon is confirmed by news
papers Of th>. city, says a Havas dis
day.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
To Address Democratic Women

Representative Ezra Williams of ILL
hois Is to review the accomplishments
OF abe democratic administration at
meeting of the National Democratic
Women of America, to be held Friday
night at O'Clock. at the New Ebbitt
house Mrs. E. q. Perry is to read
a paper on the high school savings
oank system. Mrs. George A. Armes.
president or the organization. is to
PRESIDE. The public is invited
Evening star., 1916-04-26
Provisions of MARITIME Bill.

The MARITIME bill provides that it
shall be unlawful to construct anv
building in the District more than fif
teen feet high. fifteen feet wide and
fifteen feet long. composed of brick or
a substitute for brick with walls less
than thirteen inches in thickness. with
the exception of interior walls other
than party walls. Violations of the
act are punishable by fines of not less
than so00 nor more than 81 900 Walls
constructed less than thirteen inches
| IN thickness shall be condemned and
demolished under the direction of the
| building inspectors Office, and the
ers 81
Evening star., 1916-04-26
Appreciation of Music, Topic.

The Appreciation of Music" will be
the subject of lecture by Miss Maud
Randolph tonight at sis o'clock in the
assembly hall of the Young Mems
Christian Association. Edward Morris
pianist, will give a program. The re-
cital and lecture is under the auspices
of the Peabody Club and the service
department q the Y. N. c. A.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
Several Differences Adjusted.

Several differences between the COM
pany and it's employees were settled in
informal conferences which followed
the signing of the arbitration agree
ment a week ago. but there are still
some matters in dispute. They involve
the question of wages and hours of
labor. Rein Orr. organizer of the
Amalgamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of America,
expressed the belief today that the diff
ferences would be speedily settled in
manner satisfactory to both parties
The locked-out employees of the
Washington and Virginia Railway
Company are operating jitney line
from the Aqueduct bridge to points in
Virginia touched by the railway. The
line is in competition with the railway.
and is being patronized by union men
and sympathizers. Committees of the
railway mems union are visiting the
various labor unions of this city urging
them to support them in their fight.
Mr.. Orr said today that the locked
out employees are receiving some relief
from the national association with
which they are affiliated. The jitney
business is providing employment for
some of them
The lock ed -out employees are distrib-
uting cards throughout this city and
Virginia urging support in their fight
and asking commuters to aid them by
not patronizing the Washington and
Virginia railway.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
Purpose of Road a Mystery.

residents of Quantico are puzzled over
another mystery in the development of
the sleepy little village and its transfor-
nation almost overnight into a modern
manufacturing city. The new mystery is
the road that is being opened into the
wooded and hilly country west of the
town
So far as has been made known here,
no factories have been obtained for
that part of the 2,200-acre tract includ-
ed IN the new development However,
the new road has been opened to a
point nearly mile west of the town,
ana grading work is progressing as
rapidly as force of $50 men and a
score or more of teams can handle the
dirt.
In opening the new road a deep cut
mas been made through Schoolhouse
NIL, this cut in one place being more
than thirty feet deep. Fills are being
made across small hollows and other
smaller cuts are being made. The open
ing OF the road has been a costly OPP
Grafton. and Quantico people assert the
work would not have been done with
out definite object Rumors have re-
vived that the du Pont people really
are interested in the new town, and
that the newly opened road is to lead
to dye plant. an acid plant or some
du Pont enterprise to be located in the
foreSted hills a mile or so distant from
the town. No confirmation for any of
these rumors can be obtained from any
source, however.
Great preparations are being made
for the excursions to be run to this
place from Washington, Richmond and
other points Friday and Saturday.
Every one who is equipped to serve
meals has laid in a stock of provisions.
as it is expected the towns new lunch
room the only public eating place
Quantico has-will be unable to take
care of the visitors
Evening star., 1916-04-26
HEAVY RAINS PREVENT
INTERCOMPANY MATCHES
High School Cadets Will Get Chance
to Practice at Winthrop,
Nd, Friday.

Heavy rains at Winthrop, Md. yes
terday prevented the high school
cadets from firing the inter-company
matches on the range of the United
Safes Marine Corps. Lieut. Steever
announced that those companies sched-
uled to compete yesterday will be
permitted to practice Friday. in order
To- determine those eligible for the
fnals. TO be fired the following day.
Twenty-Five persons qualified as
marksmen out of 119 who fred on the
winthrop, Md. range of the United
States Marine Corps Monday Private
Richardson. Company B, High School
Cadets. of Central High School. was
high man. finishing with a score OF
lss. which equals the score of G. E.
Cook of the Military Service Legion
which stands as the highest score to
date.
For those students of the high
schools who wish to camp on the
range, tents and cots have been pro-
vided, the only charge being for meals
at 10 cents each. Blankets also must
be furnished by the campers. A num-
ber of the high school students al.
ready have awaited themselves of the
privilege.
Those who have qualified as marks.
men. IL was announced today, are ex.
pected to attend Saturdays during Ma,
to fire the sharpshooter course.
Those Who Qualified.
Those who have qualified as marks
men follow:
Private Richardson. Company b, Cen
trail. lss II. r. Stites, private. Compa n,
A. Mckinley. 1856. w. r. Stokes ser
geant. Company D. Central. 1874; r. y
Morris, private. Company Il. Central
1Is: y. B. Landers, Home Club. III: A
lieutenant. Company G. Mckinley, 10
Kinley. 40; l.. 6. Smith. lieutenant
Company ID. Mckinley, l64; q. c. Sculll
Department of Commerce, 164: Eggles
ton. first Lieutenant, Company F. Nc
kinley. l62; g. ID. Cooper. corpora
Company II. Mckinley, I6l; \. Sherry
private, Company B. Mckinley. $50; n
B. Brumbaugh, sergeant. Company 4
Mckinley, l53 Z. Palmer. lieutenant
Company ], Business. 159; J. W. Quig
gle, Home Club. lJs: b krucoff pri
yate, Company y, Mckinley. 1856; J. &
Gill. corporal. Company II. Mckinley
l56: &. X. Ellis. first sergeant, Com
pany II, Mckinley. 152: A Hasting.
private, Company h. Western, 1872:
Stone. Home Club, $50: X. X Day
sergeant Company B. Central, $50.
Qualified marksmen in magazine fire
q. Eaton. corporal Company A, Nc
kinley. -. l.. X. Nelson, private, Com
pany g, Mckinley. IS.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
FORCE
TR|PLED At QUANT|C0
Work Being Pushed on Buildings
for International Steel and Pressed
Steel Car Companies.


QuANT1CO. Va. April 26.-The force
of workmen engaged on the buildings at
the plant of the International Steel Cor
poration here has been more than tripled
in the last two weeks. and fifty men were
added to the force yesterday. These
men are bricklayers. carpenters and Ia
borers. 1t is understood instructions
have been issued from the main Office of
the corporation in Pittsburgh to rush
the construction work as rapidly as pos
sible in the effort to have the buildings
completed and ready for the installation
of the heavy machinery by the early part
of June
Tie Pressed Steel Car Company has also
put big force of men to work and more
men are arriving here every day. The
number of workmen of all classes has al
ready far outstripped accommodations
available here. and the manufacturing
concern employing the labor are put to
the extremity of building temporary
barracks" for the men until cottages
ana large houses can be completed.
Evening star., 1916-04-26
Officers Are Elected.

The following officers were elected
:or the District of Columbia branch,
the women to serve in the places in
dicated, provided they ratify the pro-
posal made at yesterdays meeting:
Honorary president. David Jayne
Hill; president, Frederic L. Hudek oper:
vice presidents, LarZ Anderson. Henry
S. Breckenridge. Henry S. Ward: secre-
tary, John +. wilkins; treasurer, Will
liam l.. Hoover.
Directors-Wo oodbury Blair, Ira r.
Bennett. l.dwin c. Brandenberg, Daniel
J. Callahan, Walter c. Clephane, Albert
Douglas. Thomas. r. Gaf, William F..
G Ide. William Z. Hibbs. Dr. n Monroe
Hopkins, T.. =. Johns. Frederic D. Nc
kenney. DR. james F Mitchell, Flem-
ing ..ewbold, J. CalIan O'Laughlin, Gen.
Robert Shaw Oliver, Myron NJ. Parker,
Edward J. Stcllwacen, Theodore n
Tiller. Corcoran Thorn, Clarence r.
Wilson.
From the Washington branch-Vice
president, Mrs. James Carol Frazer;
assistant secretary, Miss Helena Ell
lott; assistant treasurer, Mrs. William
Littauer: directors. Mrs. Julius Kahn.
Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis, Mrs Larz An
derson, Miss Mary Sheridan
Evening star., 1916-04-26
Must Work for Preparedness.

Frederic L. Huidekoper. who presided
at the meeting, said that if the people
are to maintain national existence
and have power with the world they
must work for preparedness. He asked
every one present who had influence to
write to members of Congress. particu-
larly the confereeS on the army meas
ure, to insist that out of the conference
on the measure should come provision
for adequate land forces.
Congress, he continued. has grossly
mismanaged the affairs of the country,
and now is the time to determine
whether this is to go on forever, or
whether the people are to have lobby
to stop the condition.
Resolutions were adopted at the meet
ing urging that the Unit ed States have
an army of 250.000 men. as provided by
the Senate. and advocating federal con-
troll over any military force receiving
federal appropriations: favoring uni
versal military training; advocating the
adoption by Congress of the recon-
mendations of the general board of
the navy.
The meeting also adopted a resolu-
ton proposing the merger of the Dis
trict of Columbia branch orga nized
yesterday and composed OF men, with
the Washington branch composed of
V omen, organized ScN eral dayS ago
Evening star., 1916-04-26
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Evening star., 1916-04-26

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Elegant assortment of
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Evening star., 1916-04-26

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the ia ashonably fared. belted style. with
silk collars. cuffs and banding at bot
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Evening star., 1916-04-26

Rich light and
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Evening star., 1916-04-26

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Evening star., 1916-04-26

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
Scores All Forms OF Betting i'm Sum
day Afternoon Talk.

DR.. T.. NJ. Poteat, president of Fur
man University, was the speaker
Sunday afternoon at the Rex Theatre
in the Y. NJ. c.. A. lecture series. DR..
Poteat's talk was an emphatic de-
nunciation of all forms of betting and
gambling. He was heard by a large
and attentive audience. The next Ice
.ure will be on Sunday afternoon, De-
cember 31st and will be given by
Judge r. B. Fraser.
DR.. Poteat in his talk e~ndeavored
20 show the harm of gambling, all
forms coming in for a severe scoring
at his hands. The person who took a
nance on some article was betting.
he stated, and the matching for
drinks was a universal form OF bet
ting which he condemned. He stat
ed that the public morals had not
been cultivated to such q stage that
it looked on these forms of betting as
harmful, but there was harm in the
custom and he hoped to see all good
people put their ban on the habit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
POLICE MAKE THIRD RAID.

A number Of the blind tigers and
alleged tigers were arrested Thursday
night on warrants taken out before
The recorder charging various parties
with selling whiskcy. There were
twenty-five arrests made, some OF the
defendants being indicted on more
than one count.
The arrests were made chiefly on
on information provided by de-
t~cctives operating in the city under
the orders of the police department.
in the guard house, while others
have been released on bond, pending
their trial. The trial of the cases be-
gins 81. Monday before Recorder
Hardy. Several of the defendants
have secured attorneys t. represent
them. All of the defendants are
colored.
Those arrested charged with sell
ing whiskey are: Jessie Edwards
Harry Bowman, James Harvin, Ed
Wingate, Anthony Thomas, William
VI. Burrows, Tillman Brown, Peter
Curry, two charges; Buck Bailey, ALA:
Julius Daley, Gabriel Richardson
Mitchell Richardson, Joe Goodman
alias Joe Goodwin; Marie Sellers
Mary Jane Carter. alias Mary Jane
Jackson, William Leonard, two cases
Sam Davis, Mack Harrington, two
cases. Dave Johnson, Charley Miller
Laura Wilder, Edna Wilson, tw,
cases, Lizzie Moore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-20
JR. o. L. A. Nj. OFFICERS.

AT a meeting on last Tuesday night
officers for the ensuing year were
elected by Sumter Council, No. z, Jr.
O. L. A. NJ. These officers will be in
stalled at the next meeting, which
will be held on the second Tuesday
in January. The officers chosen for
the year are:
Councillor, F. T. McInvai,: vice
councillor, Jno. l.. Duffie; financial
secretary, b. c. Wallace; recording
secretary, II. S. Hood; assistant re-
cording secretary, w. NJ. Wolfe;
treasurer, G.. =. Yeadon; conductor,
w. Y. Yeadon: warden, w. II. Yates.
Jr.: outside sentinel, A. L. Gibson:
inside sentinel. NJ. s. Josey: trustees.
William Yeadon, l.. F.. Wood. c. l..
l;hame.