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The Washington times., 1916-03-09
ARMY AND NAVY
ORDERS OF TODAY
list of Changes Announced BY
Department Affecting Officers.
Army.

The following promotions Of officers
OF tho cavalry arm arc announced.
with the date OF new rank and rcgi-
ment to which assigned: From first
lieutenant to captain: James T.. Abbott.
Sixth cavalry. April 8. 1915; Rowland Is.
Ellis. Fourteenth cndilry. April l3,
1915: Selwun -. smith, Fifteenth cav
airy. April II. 1915: George +. Bailey.
Second cavalry. July >, 1915; Clarence
G. Culver. Third cavalry. September Il.
1917. Frederick q. Turner. Tenth cav
alrN October I. 1915; Frank y. Ed
wards. Twelfth cavalry. October u. 1915;
James +. Barney. Fourth cavalry. De-
cember Il. 1915: william &. Garden
shire. Tenth cavalry. December Il. 1915:
BENJAMIN q. Davis. unassigned, Dcccm-
her q. 1915, Edward &. Wells. Four
teenth cavalry, January 4. 1916: Richard
G., Walker. Twelfth cavalry. February
3. 1916.
Second ieutenants to first licutcnauts:
Henry w. Hall. Third cavalry, April 5,
1915 Edwin V. Sumner. jr., Second
cavalry. April -; Arthur q. Wilburn.
Twelfth cavalry. April IL. 1915; Ernest
G.. Cullom. Fourth cavalry, April Il.
1915; william w. Erwin. Seventh cav
airy. May u. 1915; Herbert u. White,
First cavalry. June 30 1915: ChnunCey
st. G. Mcneil. Eighth cavalry. August
-. 1915: Frank Is. Ross. Tenth cavalry.
September l. 1915: Herman Kobbe. First
cavalry, september "A. 1915; John A..
Warden. Fifteenth cavalry. October 3,
1915; John y. Johnson. Third cavalry.
October ~ .lol5; Victor NJ Whitsde.
Fifth cavalry. December IL. 1915; Claude
deb. Hunt. Thirteenth cavalry. Decem-
Der -. 1915; y. Butler Briscoc. Twelfth
cavalry. january I, 1916: Ebert T..
Farman. IT,, Second cavalry. February
?. 1916.
report to commanding officer Sandy
Hook for assignment to company. Capt
Granville Sewer. G. A. G., report e
commanding officer Sandy Hook FOL
stan Gait. Thomas NJ. Robins. en-
glneers. detailed member examining
board Army building. New York. vic,
Col. William NJ. Black. Capt. JuliaI
Schley, engineers. ordered to report TO
riding test to Col Henry c. Newcomer
engineers, Washington.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
SPURNS LUXURY TO
BE WITH HIS SISTER
Boy Refuses To Be Adopted and
Goes to Institution.

NEW YORK. March S.-Preferring
poverty with his sister to plenty as the
adopted son of a wealthy family,
Michael Morales, thirteen years old.
who was found deserted and starving a
week ago. rejected in the Childrcns
court all offers OF god homes and was
ordered sent to Orangeburg. y. j.,
where his sister is In an institution.
Michae!s mother Is dead and his
father Ii In n hospital hopelessly III
with tuberculosis. His sister was sent
away several weeks ago. and Michael
was left alone In the cod rooms the
family had occupied In tenement
house at ;3l East Forty-seventh street.
He was weak from starvation. and III
him recently and the police sent him 20
the Children's Society.
Following a recital OF the lads plight
In the newspapers. many families vol
unteered TO give a home to him. Jus
tlce Collins. in the chlldrcn's court. IA
vored the offer OF ID. .. Hazleton. gem
eral manager OF the Dalhart Telephone
Company. NJ Dnlhart. Tex. who said
he had n little daughter and would be
glad to adopt Michael as his son.
When the matter was proposed to
Michael he rejected that and all ether
offers. He said he wanted to be near
his sister. that she was the only rela-
tive he had left. that he loved her very
much and that M believed when they
are n little older they could support
themsclyes and be happy together.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Widow of Corcoran Art
Gallery Director Dead

Mrs. Emily Neville Mcclure, widow
OF Frederick b. Mcclure, director of
the Corcoran Art Gallery, died last
night at her residence. 1888 Connecticut
avenue.
Mrs. Mcclure was the daughter Of
the late Franck Il. Taylor, OF WASH
ington. She was born here i'm 1910.
Mrs. Meg uire had been president of the
ladies' ward of the Ch!ldren's Hospital
for more than fifteen years. having
been largely instrumental in the estab-
llshment and maintenance of the insti-
tuition. She was also deeply Interested
in the Home for the Incurables in
Georgetown.
Mrs. Mcclure had been a member of
st. Johns Church for forty years.
She Is survived by a sister. Mrs. Roo
ley ID. Evans, widow of Fighting Bob
Evans. and number of nieces and
nephews in this city.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Judge Upbraids Man
For Seeking Divorce

CHICAGO, March 9.-Judgc McDon-
aid. in the superior court. halted
hearing and denounced from the bench
a man who, after living with his wife
for nearly ten years. had brought suit
to have their marriage declared void
because it was solemnlzed within year
after he had been divorced.
Conditions arc outrageous when the
laws give man the chance to take ad-
vantage OF his own wrongdoing and
cast off the woman he married know
ingly In violation of the law. And nc
forces the court to aid him In doing IT,.
] take this case under advisement. and
If there is any possible way l will re-
fuse this plea"
The suit was brought against Mrs.
Anne -Weichsel by Ernest
+. Weichsel. She Is a member of n
wealthy family and sister of q. Fred
Rush. Chicago attorney. MY only con-
Germ Is for my honor and that OF my
family" she said. II married THIS
man In good faith"
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Arabian Chieftain Makes
Business Trip in U-Boat

LONDON. March 9.-Unable to reach
the central empires by any other means
Sulciman Effend el Barouni. the leader
of the Senussi rebellion in Trpoli, is
stated by Budapest dispatch, TO have
Travelled from the coast of northern
Africa to a Dalmatian port In an AUS
trian submarine on his way to Vienna
and Constantinopl2.
interviewed in Hungary, this Arab
chief, probably the first man ever to
make business trip in submarine,
declared the Senussi had been trans
formed into n modern army with artil-
lery and supply columns; that the
brother OF Envcr Pasha was I'm com
mand, and thCt the rebellion, first d.
rected against the Italians. WIS to be
turned against the British In Egypt.
He declared the Germans could avoid
the British and German fleets in the
Mediterranean by sending machine guns
and rifles TO northern Africa by the
submarine route,
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Union Men Hear
Plea for Defense
Congressman Heating and Frank
Morrison Speak at Boiler
makers Banquet.

Congressman Edward Heating or
Colorado and Frank Morrison. secretary
OF the American Federation Of Labor,
were the principal speakers at the sec
ond annual banquet Of Lodge $50. OF the
Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, and
Helpers Union of America, at New Ma
sonic Hall, Eighth and + streets north
east
Congressman Heating championed pre-
paredness. declaring that America q
strongest asset In providing fighting
men In cases Of emergency was the
labor unions. He paid a tribute to Ger
many in its preparedness policy. Frank
Morrison spoke briefly of the advan-
tages incident to union organization.
Others who spoke were Comdr. n.
Willard, u. =. N; Comdr j. n. Tombs,
u. s. N: J. Berries. secretary OF the
Metal Trades Union; J. Frank. interna-
tlonal president of the Boilermakers'
Union; I. Nolan, Sccond vice presi-
dent OF the Boilermakers' Union;
7. Johnson, international president
of the Machinists' Union; j. Ryan,
International president OF the Railroad
Carmen's Union, and II. Clayton. secre-
tary OF tho labor committeo OF the
House Of Representatives.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
STOPS
SUIT IN LONDON
Michigan Millionaire Withdraws
Action Against British
Newspapers.

LONDON. March e.--'iccrge Gordon
Moore. Michigan millionaire. whose ar
ISOLATION with Sir John French at Brit
ish army headquarters led TO much
adverse criticism. today withdrew MS
libel suit against T.. Hutton e Co. pro-
prietors OF q number Of newspapers
which attacked him.
The terms Under which tho gait was
was withdrawn were not disclosed. IL
was reported. however. that the DC
ferdant agreed TO furnish Moore with
the circumstances under which the at
ticles were published.
Sir John French attended the hear
ing before tho Kings bench
Moores lawyer said his client had
long been an Intimate Of the british
commander and visited him at head
quarters IN northern France. The Man.
chester Evening Chronicle. and other
Hutton papers took advantage OF this
fact. he sold. to accuse Moore Of Obj
tanning English military secrets with
the purpose Of carrying them to tn"
| United States. Stories were printed
that MOorc'S sister was frequent WIS.,
| itor at the SUMMER honfe % Amba ss8-
dor Bcrnstorff, or Long Island.
These charges; Moore's attorney said;
| were malicious Inventions. but they did
not originate with the Hultons. The
Michigan man. he said. was willing TO
| discontinue the suit II he was fur
| nished assurances concerning the cir
cumstances under which they were pub
| lishod.
Moore's counsel said reports that the
| American millionaire had visited Bern
| storn on Long Island on his return
| from England were preposterous. In
reality he was visiting Colonel Roose-
welt at Oyster Bay. he said. Charges
that there were hilarious scenes at
! MoUre's London house after heavy Brit
ish losses at Neuve Chapelle. and that
| Moores sister was a close friend of the
Bernstorffs. were equally ridiculous, he
| said
General French testified briefly In be-
| half OF Moore. lie said he and Moore
| had been on intimate terms for years.
and Jointly occupy a house at LanCas-
ter Gate. Moore visited headquarters
| he said. for necessary business reasons,
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
CHANGES ANNOUNCED
BY PRINTING OFFICE
Numbers of Appointments and
Transfers Announced.

The following changes In personnel at
the Government Printing Office for the
week ended yesterday were announced
today:
Appointments-Norva II. Tabler, cas-
ter helper, rcInstated; James s. Wallace,
probationaI linotype machlnist; Mrs
Elizabeth A. Tolson, skilled laborer,
transferred from Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing: Solomon II. Byron, Law
renee ]. Rueth. and William o. Smith.
probational linotype operators; William
G. Morris. John G. Harrison. Stanley
Drew, Robert l., c. Cassell. William A.
Schmitt, Robert L. Horgan. temporary
messenger boys: Herbert Adams, j.
Harvey Clark. jr., Jesse b. Watts, apd
Joseph Il. O'Brien, temporary skilled
laborers.
Transfers. etc.-Churles Z. Rob
inson. skilled laborer. q cents
per hour. ruling and sewing sec
ton. to elevator conductor, 30
cents per hour, electrical section. Or
cents per hour. pamphlet binding sec
ton, to elevator conductor. 80 cents
per haur. electrical section. Robert A.
Williams, machine helper. 30 cents
per hour, linotype section. to linotype
machinist. so cents per hour. linotype
section. Victor E. Peterson. mac hine
helper IS cents per hour. linotype sec
ton. to linotype machinist, 60 cents
per hour. linotype section. Rodney i.
Savoy, skilled laborer. 25 cents per
hour, press division. to elevator con-
ductor, 80 cents per hour. electrical
section. Charles NJ. Johnson. skilled
laborer, 25 cents per hour. pamphlet
binding section, to elevator conductor
30 cents per hour. electrical section
Joseph Smolinski. Waterman, 1920 per
annum, watch force section, to skille ed
laborer. 25 cents per hour, pamphlet
binding section. Aloysius T. Costello
Temporary messenger boy, Is cents pei
hour. to probational appointment. $S7t
per annum, office of superintendent oi
documents. Philip +. Mccullough
skilled laborer. rs cents per hour, tc
chauffeur, 80 cents per hour, delivery
section. Miss Bulah V. Douglass, bind.
err. 80 cents per hour. postal card sec,
| ton. to press feeder. % cents per hour
press division. Miss Marry Pellen
cataloguer, $1,000 per annum, to $1,lOt
per annum, office of superintendent 81
documents. Miss Mildred \. Harris
cataloguer. 5000 per annum, to $1,O0|
per annum, office of superintendent Of
| documents.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
CaptoT Jailed, His
Prisoner Let off
One Merrymaker Arrests An.
other and Gets Six Months
for II. =

NEW YORK. March 9.-"Here's "a fell
Ter what's drunk as an owl, and guess
you'd better lock him up. The streets
IL full OF such souses, and they ought
TO all he In tail."
with this announcement Frank Kelly
arraigned jeremiah Shea before Lieu
tenant Muldueen In the Mulberry street
station.
you can see for yourself hes drunk"
said Kelly, as he pushed the unprotest-
Ing Shea close to the desk for inspec-
ton.
What about yourself?" said the lieu
tenant. as he noted the unsteady gait
OF Kelly. "You'rc.not a policeman. and
besides you're also intox Gated"
what! Me?" cried the indignant
Kelly. IT'S Just like the police: YOU
for IT,
In the mems night court. where Kelly
ana shea were arraigned later on
charges Of intoxication and disorderly
conduct, Magistrate Simms assigned
Kelly to six months at the workhouse
on the strength OF a long list OF Tags
that stood against him.
shea drew a fine Of 81. and STAYED IN
cell several hours until the fine had
been legally declared paid.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
PetWorth Starts Plans
For July a Celebration

Plans have already been started by
the members of the Petworth Citizens
Association for the community Fourth
OF July celebration.
The preliminary steps for the APP
po!ntment of The committee to take
charge OF the affair were taken ut n
meeting of the executive committee OF
the association Tuesday evening. >. !.
Randall was chosen to manage the cele-
bration. and the appointment of several
committees will be made shortly.
Plans are being made for a novel
feature at the next meeting OF the as
ISOLATION. March q. about which the
members OF the committee in charge
are maintaining the utmost secrecy.
They state that surprise will be
sprung.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
HOMEGROWN Seeds
Best, Farmers Told

MADISON, Wis. March 9.-'The best
grains for seed purposes are those that
are home grown-preferably on the far
mer's own farm. provided proper after
ton has been given TO the selection Of
them"
This Is the statement Of G. d. MortI-
mer of the College OF Agriculture here
in II bulletin just issued on how to Sc
cure seed grain. Good quality Of seed
selected from farmers own land. he
soil conditions and will do better than
those imported from long distances. He
urges that grains be Kept free from
miYturc.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Cannot Repair Autos
Within Town Limits

WlIKESBARRE, Pa, March o.
Burgess J. X. p. Fenner. of Ashley
borough, has issued an edict that
drivers of automobiles will not be per-
mitted to stop their machines within
the borough limits to make repairs oil
any sort. Even in the case of a punc-
tuTe or blowout the auto drivers will
not be permitted to use the streets as
repair shops, according to the official
decree.
Jiuney drivers and auto owners In
general are up in arms over the de-
cree. The burgess caused the arrest
OF Harry owens for stopping his car
to make repairs. owens was fined. but
has appealed.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
THIEVES RAID COAL
SHED AND GROCERY
Neither Weight Nor Bulk Inter-
feres With Their Depredations.

Petty thieves In Washington nowadays
are not permitting any minor considera-
tons such ms excessive weight or bulk
to Interfere with their depred1tlons.
\ quarter of a ton Of coal was sto'en
last night from n shed belonging TO
'Winia'n Eirksey. 1894 Duncan street
northeast.
About the sanS~ ~~na two sides Ut ba-
con. n loin ot Enri, three hams. severi
"platcs' OF beef. fifteen pounds u
sausage. five pounds of hoGshcad
cheese. five pounds of butter. ten dozen
eggs and several sacks of -four were
taken from the grocery store Of Samuel
Rubin, at 500 CAPITOL street, Ivy city
Late yesterday the theft of NO pounds
of white lead FROM n paint store con
Quoted by John II. Davis at % Massa-
chL.ettG avenue northwest. was re-
nortpd.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Gold Brick Copper, Is
Charge; Man in Jail

VISALA, CAL, March 9.-Arthur AL
nit, a laborer, was lodged in the county
Jail to answer to a charge of fraud for
his alleged success in selling to Joseph
Cervenka, a Visal!a baker, a gold"
brick, the composition OF which was
copper. Allitt is said to have sold Ger
veneka two samples from the brick at
SO A deal was SAID to he pending for
the sale of the entire brick at $3.50 when
the baker became suspicious and con-
suited n jewelcr.
Anitt declares the transaction was
not fraudulent in that he never told
Cervenka the brick was gold.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Inherited Wealth
Results in Divorce

PUEBLO, Colo, March 9.-An absolute
decree of divorce was awarded to Hell
ma j. Clendcnen by jury in the county
court after three hours of elaboration.
Albert NJ. Clendenen who had contested
the suit since IL was filed last May,
says he will appeal II Possible.
.Ioney lef; Uy Mrs Clendenen's faith
er, according 10 the evidence. caused
their matrimonial troubles. Mrs Glen
deem testified thar y had resulted In
her husbands resiR ming a lucrative
position and refusing to work. while
he testified that the fortune hal Inade
a social butterfly Of her.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
"Choose You This Man
AS Father of Children"

choose this person to be the parent of
your Children" Is a question DR.,
Adolph Meyer would add to the mar
riage ceremony. Lecturing on the rela-
ton of hercdity to child welfare DR..
Never. director of the Phipps PSYCHE
ntric Clinic, suggested that the couple
contemplating marriage SGT apart three
weeks for serious thinking. and that
each answer this question ~ the altar.
Love" he said. sis mans ab'ost
matrimonial agency. The best results
in eugenics cannot be obtained through
legislation"
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Cripple Given License
To Run Automobile

WlNSTED, Conn. March 9.-with a
caution to drive carefully and avoid bad
roads the State granted an automo-
bile license to Irving Collins. OF Mans
field, following a hearing before State
Secretary Charles Il. Burns.
Collins. whose right hand has been
amputatcd has rugged up his car so he
can shift gears with his feet o.
lie Is the owner of n poultry farm in
Mansfield. and has summer hotel at
Waterford. Because OF business he
travels about the country q good deal.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
ANACOSTIA.

The annual meeting OF the Anacostia
Citizens Association was held last
night. and DIR. James A. Watson. the
new president, assumed his duties.
Mr.. Otterback outlined a list OF i'm
provements which the Commissioners
have requested of Congress. which in
clude the Improvement OF U street from
Nichols nvht' e. Shannon place: Shan
non place from L to w streets: grano-
lithlc sidewalk on the north side OF u
street; construction OF sewer from
Eighteenth street to the river, across
Minnesota avenue. and through Fair
lawn; cutting through Of Mt. View
place from Morris road to Talbert
street; and the sewering OF Stickfoot
branch from Nichols avenue to the
large intercepter sewer.
The association went on record favor
ing an increase In the salaries of the
janitors of the public schools.
a letter was read from Captain An
dcrson. OF the Eleventh precinct In
reference to the associations request
that man be stationed at Nichols
avenue and Good Hope road. He has
referred the matter to Major Pullman
and requested two additional men.
Albert r. Beck was elected secretary
of the association. and George w. Orem
jr., assistant secretary. G. Il. tinotti
and T.. V. Lawrence were elected to
membership,
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Navy.

Lieut.. Commander +. r. McCrary, de-
tacned navy yard, Portsmouth, y. H.,
to works OF Gallaudct Company, Nor
wich, Conn. Lieut. II. II. Benson, de-
tached navy yard. Washington. to Blu
reau of Steam Engineering, Washing
ton. Lieut. w. II. O'Brien, detached
Yorktown, TO Mare Island connection
Alaskan radio expedition. Ensign r.
II. Kirkpatrick, detached receiving
ship at San Francisco to Yorktown.
Chaplain j. +. Fleming, to navy yard,
Mare Island. Cal. Passed Assistant
Paymastcr J. II. Knapp, detached ma
val radio station, Radio, Va, to sup
ply. Nachinis;s j. j. Oettenger and J..
]. Finders. appointed March s, 1916.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Movements of Vessels.

Arrived--Cheyenne at San Pedro,
Cleveland NJ AcajutlC Delaware at
Guantanamo. HI at San Pedro, Kan
awha at Port Arthur. Tex, Marietta
at Vera Cruz. Nanshan at Guaymas,
Pentucket at Newport. Sonoma at
Guantanamo, Terry Mt Mobile, Nesu-
vius at Newport, Whipple at san
Diego.
Sailed-Mayflowcr from Hampton
Roads for Washington, Tennessee
from Hampton Roads for Port au
Prince, Virginia from Guantanamo for
Boston via Hampton Roads.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
CLOSED IN
BIG ALEXANDRIA SUIT
Trial Of Appeal Of Westinghouse
Company Against W. & 0. D.
Railway Concluded.

ALEXANDRIA,. March 9.-Argument
was concluded in the Virginia Supreme
Court Of Appeals yesterday in the APP
peal Of the Westinghouse Manufactur-
ing Company against the Washington
and Old Dominion Railway. involving
more than slCO.Oc0. claimed by the rail-
way because Of the failure Of the cleo
trio company to make deliveries OF cleo
trlcnl material according to dates fixed
in a contract of April 8. 1912.
1t is claimed by reason Of the failure
II was impossible to operate the ROAD
electrically for several months. entail
ing large expense for steam motive
power
d, Judge c. T.. Nicol Of this city. made
one of the principal arguments for the
railway company. He was associated al ~
the case with J. J. Darlington and VIII
ton ]. Lambert of Washington, and q
V. Meredith The Westinghouse COM
pany was represented by attorneys
Eppa Hunton. Munford T. Anderson
and r. G. Garrett.
The Washington times., 1916-03-09
Miss Alice Henkel To
Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Miss Alice Hen
kel, who was connected with the scien.
tific staff OF the Agricultural Depart
ment. and who died early yesterday At
her residence, 6307 Connecticut avenue,
will be held at her late home, tomorro y
At o'clock.
Miss Henkel's original Investigations
- the field of applied economic botan%
yielded results which are considered
authoritative. She was the author Of
many popular bulletins on medicinal
plants