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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
IS FOUND NOT GUILTY
By CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
Charges Against Woman Commits
s;oner of Public Welfare, Chi
cago, Not Sustained.

CHICAGO, April 21.-Mrs. Louise Os-
borne Rowe. commissioner of public
welfare. was found not guilty by the
city civil service commission in a for
NAL report made public today of the
charge that she compelled Mrs. Page
Waller Eaton. former superintendent of
social surveys. to contribute part of
her salary for the benefit of Mrs Mar
garet L. Mivelaz a sister-in-law of
Mayor William Hale Thompson.
The commission found that the testi-
mony of Mrs. Eaton, Mrs Rowe's ac-
cuser, was unsubstantiated and uncor-
roborated.
The investigation was begun by the
commission on orders from Mayor
Thompson after Mrs. Eaton charged
that Mrs Rowe compelled her to split"
her $4,000 a year salary.
Allegations by Mrs. Eaton.
Mrs Eaton alleged that she contrib
uted total of $500 to Mrs. Rowe. her
superior officer in the department of
public welfare. the payments extending
over a period of approximately six
months.
MAIZE says you've got to come
across a phrase imputed TO Mrs. Rowe
by Mrs. Eaton and referring to the wife
OF the mayor. became prominent in the
investigation. on this point Capt.
Percy Coffin, head of the civil service
commission, rendered a separate de-
ClSIon.
He said: THE expression bore the
same relation to the Eaton-Rowe con-
troversy as the red. green and purple
lights do to well managed scenic pro-
duction. 1t added aspect and enriched
the normal vision. 1t artful
phrase, coined to throw glamour on
new political diversion-female strife
1t was disrespectful and uncalled for
in the personal manner in which it was
used
600 Pages of Evidence.
With the verdict the commission is
sued review of nearly 500 pages of
laid on the testimony of Mrs Eaton
that she thought for a time the con-
tributions were in the nature of a loan
The commission was advised that there
could be no criminal prosecution in
such cases if the person who made the
contributions thought the money was
simply a loan to be paid back later
The commission states that Mrs
Eaton said she had paid the money to
Mrs Rowe, but no direct testimony was
offered to show that she really had
made the payments and that no one
but Mrs. Eaton could say positively
that the money had been paid over.
Mrs. Rowe denied that she had receiv-
ed the money, and the commission,
therefore, held that the testimony OF
the two women was directly contradic-
tory and that Mrs. Rowe was not guilty
Of the charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
SUNDAY CAMPAIGN GROWS
IN INTEREST TOWARD END
Services at Baltimore Meetings Are
More Enthusiastic and Many
Are Hitting the Trail"

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, April el.-After
Billy Sunday had preached last
night his sermon on Excuses" or
reasons why men and women neglect
to accept Christianity. 4o3 converts
trod the sawdust trail The evening
service was unusually enthusiastic,
the unusually large number of trail
hitters being substantiation of the
opinion expressed by Sunday and many
of his co-workers that the meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

liquor house. A young girl employed
in a department store, he said, told
him once that she was prevented from
accepting Christ because her employer
required the clerks to misrepresent the
quality of goods on certain occasions.
and I want to say right here that
God will damn to hottest hell the mer-
chant who makes his clerks tell lies
a bout his goods"
There were $1,000 people in the two
tabernacle congregations. bringing the
grand total of attendance up to ,c2s,-
zoo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21

w. &. Stiff, fifty-five, of Oak Grove.
Westmoreland county. Va. is believed
to have fallen or jumped overheard
from the steamer Lancaster while on
the way to Baltimore from Rappahan-
mock points. Stiff was missed at Leeds
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
Mass Meeting Planned.

Impetus is expected to be siTen thr
unionization plans. us we'll as the pro
posal for separate organization of
graded teachers, at mass meeting of
all classes of teachers in the public
schools, to be held in the assembly hall
of Central High School May (. Assistant
Secretary OF Labor Louis +. Post and
prominent labor men Will address the
meeting.
l.. V. Lampson. temporary chairman.
presided at yesterdays meeting. at
which considerable organization prog
consisted in the appointment of com
mittee to draw UP constitution. Mem
hcrS of the committee are w. j. W al
lis chairman: Miss Mabel Halves, y.
A. poolittle Miss Emily +. Sleman, Roy
c. CIatiin, Joseph Wilson George X.
Dewitt. Reuben Fink and l.. Y. Lamp
son tex ofgiciop.
Chairman Lampson announced that
the membership list of the union is eN-
panding rapidly. Forty-cight teachers
signed the call for the meeting. and
since then the number of prospective
charter members practically has dou-
bled Reports from canvassers in
dictated that big majority of the high
school teachers. of whom there are go.
would affiliate with the union. which
will be organized under the American
Federation of Labor.
1t is planned to have the union fully
organized before the close of schools.
Organization plans will be considered
by the committee on constitution.
which will meet in Central High Schoo!
next Tuesday. and later the commit
tees recommendations Will be present
ed to the full membership for adop
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
ENTIRE TEACHING FORCE
OF DC. MAY Be UN|ON|zED
Graded Teachers Expected to Form
Organization-Mass Meet
ing Planned.

wasbincton's entire public school teach
ing force may become unionized.
Decision of the High School Teachers
Union. at an organization meeting in
Central High School building yesterday
afternoon. not tn admit graded school
teachers to membership in this body is
expected to be followed by the lorha,io"
of u graded teachers UNION Nhe'her
normal school teachers VIII he declared
eligible for membership ~ the nigh schooi
organization has not been determined.
The plan for a separate organization
of graded teachers was Endorsed as the
wiser one in a resolution adopted, and
the question OF admitting normal teachers
was referred to the constitutional com
mittee, which is to report its CONCLUSIONS
to the full membership for ina! action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-21
Excuses Are Answered.

packed the big building and hundreds
were turned away.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-30

heretofore herein directed to be held
for the purpose Of taking vote Oh
che said proposed bond issue of $780,
10000 for said Barker District, ana
she Court doth further order and di-
Get that the said election commits
sioners and challengers hereinbefore
appointed do take the pos ;.nc- ascer-
.ain the result of said election on the
question oil authorizing maximum
special bond levy Of Al cents on each
10000 valuation of taxable property
Of said Barker District to pay the in
rest and provide sinking fund Is
meet each serial payment ia the dis
charge Of said proposed bond issue,
I'd it is further ordered that the
Jerk Of this Court shall forthwl,n
prepare pollbooks, ballots, etc, as
may be necessary for the purpose OF
taking and certifying said special
election on the question OF authoriz-
ing said maximum special oond levy
as aforesaid, to be delivered by him
70 skd commissioners Of eecton;and
said commissioners of election hold
ing said special election at The several
voting places in said Magisterial Dis
triet Of Barker shall cause To be TAX
ca and ascertained theSresult of said
election on'the question Of aptlioriz-
ing said maximum special bond levy
in the several voting piaces
for which they are APP
pointed respectively. and the said
vote and poll TO be taken at the said
several voting places on the said
maximum special bond levy and the
results ascertained ard certified ac-
eerding to Che regulations concerning
gaperal elections and eleetioes undcs
the provision Of Chapter 9 Of the Acts
q the Legislature of West Virginia.
Extra seaaion, 1908; which vote shah
Re taken on separate ballot en- which
shall Be printed:
.Special election TO authorize
blaximum special bond levy Of Al
cents On each $4,000 variation u
taxable property in Barker District
to provide for the payment.of inter-
eat and principal Of $i9o,oooo0 Of
bonds according to the order Of the
County Court of Barbour County en-
tered o. the nth day Of March, 1916"
Directly underneath of which shall
be- printed III two separate lincs
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-30
FOR BONDS
AGAINST BONES.

# is further ordered that the said
ballot may be voted and marked in
abe manner prescribed by law.
II IS further ordered by this Court
that this order be published through
cut the SAID Distries thirty 800 days
at least before said vote is taken, as
follows:
The Clerk Of this Court shall causs
as many copies Of this order to be
made or printed as may be necessary
and sign the same, and he shall forth
with post one Of said copies in g con-
spieuous place ia his Office, one Of
said copies at the front door Of the
Court House Of said Barbour County,
ard shall deliver the other copies to
Tie Sheriff Of said Barbour Couns5,
who shall forthwith post one Of sssan
copies IN a conspicuous place at each
voting place IN said District.
The said Sheriff shall make his re-
turn showing that such order and cop
les thereof were duly posted which
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-30
FOR THE LEVY
y-.---...-s
AGAINST TIE LEVY

II 10 further ordered that the said
ballots may 10 voted and marked IN
sha manner prescribed by law.
But it is further ordered shat the
County Court n no one year shall b.
District Levy provide a greater speci-
.al bond levy than is necessary to pay
the interest Oh said bonds and to pro.
vide a sinking fund to pay off the said
serial bonds as they respectively be-
come due
lt IS further provided that the vot-
org q Barker District be listed and
Registered BY this Court as provided
fer By Section 98-A-III and Section
98-A-Yif Of CHAPTER 2e Of the Acts
of the Legislature Of West Virginia,
Regular Session, 1915
And It is further ordered that this
Court Do sit the fifth day preceding
she date Of said special election for the
purpose Of hearine any ard al mat
ters As to the REGISTRATION Of voters
ana o. doing aag and all things nee
essarg apd required by the laws Of
tbis state
w IL IS further ordered by the Court
shat in the event the said bond cleo
tion IS carried, thet the plans and
specifications and thecottraat for said
wor6 be approved by the State Road
Engiaeer, and that the work shall
not ba paid fol ID full until inspect
q IN said state Road Engineer.
It is further ordered that Ia the
ensnt said bond issue shall carry that
The Advisory Committee il said pc
tition nominated shall be appointed by
this Court to act as Advisory Com
raittee 10 this Court ID all matters re-
lating 70 said road Improvement, IN
Guiding the sale of sai5 bonds the en-
g3pymert Of engineers, determining
kind of roads to be built and mater
ials to be used, letting OF contracts
approval of work ard material used,
etc.
STATE OF WEsT VIRGINIA, BAR
B0UR COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
!, $. T. Hoffman, Clerk Of the Coun-
KY Court Of Barbour. County, West
Virginia, hereby certify that the
above IS the true and correct copy of
an order entered by the County Court
Of said Barbour County this 18th day
Of March. A. D.. 1916.
S. F. HOFFMAN,
Clerk Barbour County Court
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-30

De taken or the legal voters OF Sasd
Barker District, Barbour County,
West Virginia, on the question Of the
assurance Of the bonds aforesaid, at
the several voting places in said Dis
trict q Barker, at a special election
to be held fer the purpose of taking
such vote, and said election is here
BY ordered and directed to be held on
Tuesday, the 18th day Of April, A. D.
1916, upon the question Of the isar-
ance OF bonds in the amount and Tor
the purposes and uses aforesaid, anu
tie proceeds Of which said bonds wneil
so authorized and issued shall be
used for the purposes set out in said
petition, which said bonds shall draw
interest at not to exceed Five Per
Centum (5cx) per annunl, payable
seni-annually on the first days Of
June and December Of each year and
be redeemable in twenty t-01 years
serially on each annual interest per-
iod after one year from the date of
said bonds.
For the purpose of holding such
election, the Court doth hereby APP
point the following Commissioners Of
election to take the poll and ascertain
the result Of such election in such
manner as is prescribed BY law Tor
ascerta;ning and certifying the e.ss-
sica Of County and District officers as
s provided by Chapter Eight Of the
Acts of the Second Extraordinary
Session Of the Legislature OF West
Virginia, conveHing on the 18th day
Of May. 1915, namely:
Baliagtor. at Precinct Number 1,
Howard Price, I. T. Williamson and
John MeCloud
Carreace. Precinct Number 2, S. AZ.
Polling, 2. $. Combs and 4. G. Unen-
owefh.
Junior Precinct Number 3, z. ~.
Zee, Ambrose Moore and Boyd vi
auesney.
Also the County Court appoints the
following ehailengers Ell the election
20 assist in carrying On said election
r. such manner as is prescribed By
law namely:
Alb Precinct Number /, Henry
Moore end Frank Brown
At Precinct Number 2, S. II. Knapp
and Henry Harris.
At Precinct Number 9, John Bibey
and Harley Rowe
Said Commissioners Of Election
eoiding said special election at the
said several voting places in the said
District Of Barker, shall cause to be
taken and ascertained the result Of
said election at said several voting
places for which they were appointed,
respectively, and the said vote polled
at said voting places shall be taken
and the result ascertained and certi-
fed according to the regulations pre-
scribed by law for ascertaining and
certifying The election Of County and
District officers as aforesaid, and the
ballots used in taking such poll shall
be the same as those used for voting
for officers for County and District
purposes and shall have printed there
on the following words, namely:
Special Road Bond Election in
Banker District, held by order Of the
County Court Of Barbour County,
West Virginia, entered and spread on
The records Of said Court on the 18th
Iday Of March, 1916, in compliance
with tha petition Of fifty (50) or more
free-holders Of said Distriet,filed with
the Court praying for special cleo
lion to authorize the issuance Of
bonds to The amount Of S190,0o0.0o
tic improve certain nain public roads
| oe said District, according to the laws
Of the State Of West Virginia:
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. IS:

y s--Af ~
At County Court held ii and Tor
the County Of Barbour at the Court
House thereof on Tuesday the 9TH day
Of March, A. d. 1916, the following
order was entered:
This day came L. N. Viquesney. ].
II. Bennett, M. T. Ice, J. B. Moore, S.
n. Pohng, and John McCloud and
rendered 9 petition in writing signed
by more than fifty (50) legal voters
and free holders in the nlagisterial
district Of Barker. County Of Barbour
and State Of West Virginia, praying
for the permanent Improvement of
certain public roads in said Barker
District, and asking leave to file the
~ and said petition having pesn
Inspected by the Court and found to
be legal and proper, it is orderd that
the said petition be and the same is
hereby fled, the said petition being
in the words and figures following:
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terial used, etc, names of which CONF
mittee are as follows, to wit: 3. f..
Rowe, Floyd Hillyard, John McCloud,
Floyd Teter, ]. H. Bennett. M. 7. Ice,
I. n. Polling and Ira Findley.
Very Respectfully Submitted
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-03-30

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-25
CLUB PLANS BAKE

Plans for a big sheep-roast and bake are being laid by the Bridgeport clubs entertainment committee. It will be held at Krause's grove, Sun day.
 THREE
 Five automobile accidents, in which three persons were injured were re- corded by the police yesterday.
 Miss Louise Steinhart of 511 Brooks street, passenger in a tour ing car, which collided with another machine in front of 252 State street, was slightly bruised.
 Michael Cabot, three years, of Fort Trumbull beach, was taken to St. Vincent's hospital after being hit by an auto near his home. Isadore Sin ger suffered a fractured thigh, when his machine crashed into a fence, at 835 State street.
 Frank D. Garrso, of 764 Grand street, ran the machine which he was operating into an ice cart, at Main and Congress streets, yesterday morn ing to avoid striking a pedestrian. No one was injured.
 Two machines, one owned and driv- en by George Kaffin, of 173 Pine street, and the other by Otto Freist, of Green Farms. collided at the i'm tersection of Fairfield avenue and Mountain Grove street No one was injured but the police arrested Freist for failing to have his auto license in his possession.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-25
IRUMbULl!

"A largo Aautomobdle truck broke k&hrough theSbrfdge below White Crest kFArm, Ba4day night The only dam kaGe was . broken rear light.
 | 1nas Maud Ward entertained Friday kafteznoon, in observance of her birth kdsy. Tho guests were Harriet Burton, tviola Randall Helen Laufer, Rather hne Burton, Ethel Ev1tts, Harriet Rlunsb, Helen Plumb, Frances Lnley, Dora wand, Maud Swanson, Frteda kFeteraon, Jean Brinsmade, Arthur kWard and Carl Laufer. Mrs. Frank rwells, Mrs. Edgar Ward and Mrs. lChaules Laufer, assisted Mrs. Edward Ward in entertaining her daughters guests.
 Mrs Daniel Ward, Mrs. Samuel ward and Earl,D. Ward spent Friday
 Mrs. Iemuel fatchen has been sstaying several days with Mrs. Charles hau1er of Long Hill.
 Miss Frances Linley was the week. iend guest of her uncle and aunt, MT. lanf1 Ml1. Albert Iinley.
 Mrs. Arthur Hale and two children fof Stratford have visited at the home lof MT. and Mrs. Frank Wells.
 Plumb B. Nichols of White Plains has had his house newly shingled.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles N. Evitts en- Itertained guests from Washington, fConn., Saturday. I Miss Dorothy Beach and Miss Helen
 Hurd of Long Hill were recent guests Lat Mrs Mary J. Beachs homo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-25

York this morning. But when morn ing came, these trunks were found broken open and everything stolen from them. Scarcely an article of any value was left. No one in the house heard the robbers, or had a. suspicion that anything had occurred about the premises, till after getting up in the morning.
 The house of John Glover, Esq, in the same place was also broken into, probably by the same persons or their confederates and robbed of various ar ticles-such as towels, table covers, boots, shoes, etc. The hotel called the Fairfield House, was also entered and robbed of articles in the laundry room to the value of $50 or $6O.
 An attempt was made to get into the house of Col. Wl1etmore, but servant girl heard the robbers about the win dow and gave an alarm. MT. W. and his men made a rally, speedily as pos sible, each with a loaded gun, but were not quite in time to get a crack at the scoundrels. On looking at the time MT. Whetmore found the hour just two in the morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-25
COUNTY BAPTIST ASSO.
 WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL
 SESSION IN STRATFIELD

Officers of the Fairfield County Baptist association will be elected soon after noon Wednesday, when the year. ly meeting will be held in the Stratfield Baptist cSurch. In the morning Rev. Henry c. Rideout of the Second Bap- tist church will deliver the annual sermon.
 The session will be opened with a devotional service at which Rev. J. Harrison Thompson of South Norwalk will officiate. A second session will begin at 80 o'clock and Rev. w. B. Oakley, of Calvary church, Bridgeport. will have charge of the devotional ser vice. At 1:40 a welcome to new pas tors will be delivered. At 1:45 Rev. R. Maplesden of Suffield, will speak on "The Connecticut Baptist Education Society" and "The Suffield School" During the afternoon and evening ad- dresses will be delivered by Rev. W. B. Mattison, Mount Vernon: Rev. Clar- ence Hill rank, Stamford; Prof. Jesse F. Smith of the Rangoon Baptist col lege, Burma, and Rev. Allyn K. Foster. PhD., Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The Women's Mission session win begin at o'clock. Miss Mary L.How- ard, president of the Connecticut Bap- tist Home Missionary society. will be the home missionary speaker. The permanent council meeting will be held at the same time, but the meet ing place hasn't been decided.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-25
HERO OF KRUPP RAID
 NOTED AS AN AVIATOR

Paris, Sept. 25-Lieut. Henri Dau- court, who in company with Captain De Beauchamp, flew over Essen, drop ping several bombs on the home of the Krupps Works, was celebrated long before the war broke out. Lieut.. Dau- court was born at Troyes ill 1879 and is one of the most famous long dis tance fliers in France.
 In April, 1913, Lieut.. Daucourt flew from Paris to Berlin and in the fol- lowing October made a flight from Paris to Cairo by way of Constanti- nop1e. On his arrival at the Turkish capital he was congratulated by Talaat Bey, then minister of war, who said: "In the name of the government I salute the bold aviator who omes from the country representing intellect, scientific culture, enterprise and cour- age."
 Lieut.. Daucourt has been at the front since the beginning of the war. He has been commended in army or ders several times.
 Captain De Beauchamp has com- manded a squadron on the eastern frontier since the outbreak of hostili- ties,