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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool June 16.-Cotton, spot steady spot steady; good middling, 8.14d; mid ding, S.25d; low middling, S.O7d; sales 5000; 800 for speculation and export; re- ceipts, 5000; futures barely steady; June 7.97d; Jure-July, 7.92d1a; July-August 7s9d; August-September, 7.S3l4d; fSeptem- bei October, 7.77d; October November 7721kd; November December, 7.671ad; De- cember-January, 7.s5d; January Febru- ary, 7.63d February March, 7.62d; March April, 7.6112d: April-May, 7.6od; May June, 759d; June-July 7.57d.
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Produce Market

New York, June 15.-Buttcr barely steady; receipts, n,53S; creamery extras, sS score, 3o@So4c; creamery, higher SCOT ing, 3919G3lc; firsts 2sh@291sc. Eggs steady; receipts, 2S,3S5; fresh gathered extra fine, 2474@26c; extra firsts, 231a@24c; firsts, 22d23c; seconds, 201a@21.ac. Cheese steady; receipts, 33SS; state fresh specials,
 l5$@16c; state fresh specials, average fancy, 15i4@151ac Dressed poultry firm; broilers 26@32c chickens, 23@27c; fowls, 1S1z@23c; turkeys 26c; live poultry ir- regular; broilers, 24@S2c; fowls, 2lc; tur- keys, 16c.
 Chicago, June 16.-Butter lower; cream cry, 25q2S1sc Eggs, receipts 17O93 cases; market unchanged. Potatoes unsettled. Old: Receipts 10 cars; Michigan, Wiscon-
 sin, Minnesota and Dakota whites. $1. .OO0I
 1.20; Minnesota, Dakotas Ohios, 95c@1 .O5.
 New: Receipts, 15 cars; sacked triumphs, | $1.60@175; Virginia and Carolina bar reled, $t.50d5.25. Poultry, alive, un- changed.
 Kansas City, June 16-Butter. eggs and
 poultry unchanged.
 St. Louis, June 16.-Poultry, butter and
 eegS unchanged.
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Fruits and Produce

(Wholesale Quotatlons.) Apples-Fancy Winesap, box g. 2oq2.So Oranges-Florida, per box, $4Q4.o0. Oranges-California, S4.50. Florida, per box, s4.50@4.7S. Bananas-Per bunch, $1.5oQ2 Lemons-Fancy imported, box, S5oo, fancy California, $550. Peaches-$2.50 crate. Irish Potatoes Michigan White. bushel, $1.75. Sweet Potatoes-Dooleys, bushel, S09S5c. Onions-White. per crate, $2 Yellow per crate. $2
 Cabba ge-Florida, per crate, S3.2o ucumbers-Hamper, g. Tomatoes-Fancy Mississippi 6-basket crate S250; fancy Mississippi flats, sl.25. Beans-Fresh Florida, per crate, A.75Q2. New Potatoes-Hamper, $1.75 Celery-Fresh Florida, per crate, $2.6O. LettuCe-Per hamper. $1.50. Squash-Per crate S150@2. Strawberries-South Alabama, ,&. 75Q2. 9. Limes-Per 100, $1.25. Peas-English, per hamper, S2 Pineapples-s3 a crate. Watermelons-40150c. Hucl1leberries-$3.50 50q4 Blackberries-s2.5 crate. Cantaloupe-$3 to s p.
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Flour and Feedstuff

Colorado patent, $6.15; se'f-rising flour, $6.5c; Tennessee Self-Rising flour, $6.50; Tennessee flour, $630; Michigan flour, s7.30; Idaho flour, s6.45; hard winter wheat flour, s6.25; spring wheat flour, ss. 50deso; Illinois flour, $625; Minnesota Spring Wheat flour, $6.S0. Pure wheat shorts, s32@33; pure wheat bran, s29; cot ton seed meal, 71k per cent, $33; Cremo cotton seed meal $26; cotton seed hulls. $21; lintless hulls, sl4. No. timothy hay, S27; new pea green alfalfa, $22; southern alfalfa, $20; mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass, S19 Caffir corn and milomaize s1.75. Light clover mixed hay, s24; No. l Johnson grass, s14; wheat straw, s1S; wheat, per 100 lbs, $2.50. Mixed feeds, s3s@Se No white oats, per bushel. 58c. Corn, per bushel, 9Sc. Cornmeal, per 2 bushcl sack, $1.sO; corn chops, 1O0-lb. sack, s19O; corn feed meal, $S4. Poultry food, sl9O per sack dairy food, $32.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 13. 2Oc; receipts, 1541 shipments, 2250; sales, 44S; stock 53,077.
 Memphis: Middlng, 13c; receipts, 45O shipments, 20ss; sales, 125o; stock, 92,O46. Augusta: Middling, 12.56c; receipts, 52 shipments, 525 sales, 511; stock, S1.2S3. St. Louis: Middling, 12Nc; receipts 4196; shipments, 4570; stock, 13,O20 Cincinnati: Receipts, 291; shipments S73; stock, 12,310. Little Rock: Middling. 12.SSc; receipts
 14S; shipments, 43l; sales, 431; stock, 13, 710
 Total today: Receipts, S67S; shipments 10737; stock, 265,446
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Spinners' Takings

Statement of spinners takings of Amer ican cotton throughout the world:
 This week, 24S,0OO; same seven days last year, 220,000; same seven days year be- fore, 177,O00. Total since August l, 12,491, ,0OC same date last year, 12, 46S. 000; same date year before, 13570,000.
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bills, 4.725s demand. 4.757s cables

bills 4725s demand. 475%; cables. 4.765s; francs. demand, 591 F: cables, 5.91; marks, demand, 757s; cables, 76; kronenf demand. 12h; cables. 1928 {; guilders. demand. 41 9-16; cables.
 Al 11-16; fires, demand, 6.3S; cables, e.3S; rubles. demand, S11 cables, 31ss i;
 bar silver, 631s Mexican dollars, 4Ss4 government bonds heavy, railroad bonds irregular; time loans firmer; 60 days. 31s @S4; 90 days, S& &@4; six months, 3% @4: call money firmer: high, 3 1s; low, 2s4; ruling rate, 3 last loan, 3 E closing bid, g. offered at 3H :.
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Dry Goods Market

New York. June 16.-Cotton goods were quiet and yarns were firm to day. Wool markets were strong with prices on foreign wools higher Ready. to-wear trade was still unsettled be !. cause of labor troubles.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, June 16.-Wheat, No. red $1.o31s; No. red nominal; No 9 hard nominal; No. hard, 96Tc@$1.01. Corn No. yellow, 77@79a4c; Mo- 4 yellow and No. white, nominal. Oats, No. white nominal; standard, 39a4 @40%c. Rye nomi- nal; barley, 58@S0c; timothy, $5.5O@S; clover, s7.50@13.5O. Pork, s22@22 95; lard, s12.S5; ribs, s12. .SO6@1340
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Sugar and Cereals

Granulated sugar, $S cwt. f. o. b. Bir- mingh ham. Market firm at $7.66 New Or .eans. Choice Rice-$5.50 per cwt. Fancy Rice-S6 per cwt. Extra Fancy-$6. 50 per cwt
 Grts-$2.25 96-lb. bag.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover svaare. N. '. Members New York Cotton KY. change, New Orleans Cotton ExchansS New York. Produce Exchange. Assocists Members Liverpool Cotton AssOoia tjon sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. special attention and liberal terms given for consiEnm ents o1 ence invited
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, June 16.-Wheat, No. 2 hard, s1Oe@1.0S; No. red. $1@104. Corn, No. mixed 711A@721Ac; No. ? white. 72@ 721ac; No. 2 yellow, 73@73,kc. Oats, No. 7 white, 401a@41c; No. ? mixed, 341x@851ac.
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Metal Market

New York, June 16-Copper firm; cleo trolytic nearby nominal; September and later, $21 50@292 25 Iron steady and un- changed. Metal exchange qoutes tin quiet spot, S42. At London, spot copper, 9113; futures, e110; electrolytic, 9140 Spot tin, e118; futures, e17S los. The metal ex- change quotes lead offered $6.90 Speter weak. Spot East St. Louis delivery, SIS asked. At London, lead e31 Is Sd. Spell ter 96S
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis June 16.-Wheat, track No. , red, $1.121z@1. 1872; No. 2 hard nominal July, $1.0oAd1. GOA; September, s1.o2b Corn No. ?, 761ac; No ? white, 771Ac; July 73bc; September, FOG. Oats, No 2, SSc No. white nominal; July, 3sc; Septenl' ber 3614c.
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English Money

London, June 16.-Bar silver, 30 3-16d per ounce; money, per cent; discount rates, short bills. 5 per cent; three months, 5ls per cent.
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Rice Market

New Orleans. June 16.-A strong tone continued in all grades of rice today with
 no sales and quotations unchanged. Re-
 ceipts: Rough, 291; millers, 291; clean, 1293.
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New Orleans Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, June 16.-Spot cotton steady and unchanged Sales on the
 spot, 6S5; to arrive, 400; good ordinary, il .19c; strict good ordinary, 11.69c: low
 middling, 12.19c; strict low middling, 12.44c; middling, 1260c; strict middling, 17.94c: good middling. 13.19c; strict good
 middling, 15.44c; receipts, S71; stock, 209,-
 91G.
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Avery's Letter

The cotton market today in the early trading was under the influence of lioui-
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QUOTATIONS FIRM
 ON MORRIS AVENUE Wheat and Lard Resume Steadiness After Much
 Unrest-Fish Scarce

Local wholesale trade conditions were featured yesterday by a general steadi- ness in all lines. Although meats and lard has shown considerable unsteadiness all week, it has quieted down to a firm level for weekend trade.
 Fish seemed to be the only scarce ar ticle on Morris avenue yesterday. Bir- mingham markets are suffering from lack of fishing smack hands on the coast.
 Todays quotations follow
 Poultry and Eggs
 (Commsslon Merchants -'rice) F'ryers-25Q3Uc. |. Hens-17c. F Guineas-35c.
 Roosters-10c per lb.
 Fresh Country Eggs-21c; graded 2Sc. Turkeys-Live, 22c; dressed, 24c. Geese-75c, or 13c pound.
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Bonds

Mercantile Paper New York. June 16-Mercantile ps {. per, 3h @3% pier cent; sterling 60-day
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Fish

Fish
 (Wholesale Selling Price) Perch-S1ac. Salt Water Irout-1212c. Red Snapper-10c in bbl, lots, He small lots. Gray Snapper-7c. Mullet-6q61ac. Spanish Mackerel-121aQ15c. Shrimp-121ac. Sheephead-S1ac. Virginia Croker-6c. Pompano-30c.
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Meats
Creamery Products

(WholeSale Selling Pr1ce} Creamery Butter-321ac; A. x M. cream cry, 311ac; process butter, 301sc; oleomar- garine, 15@23c; country butter, 200. Full Cream Cheese-171sc.
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RoToGRAvURE.

HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter So far the decline in the freight rate
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Savannah. June 16.-Turpentine firm. SSs@Ssc; sales, 3o9; receipts, S32; ship ments, 54H; stock. 11,139. Resin firm; sales, 1s46;, receipts, 22S7; shipments. 547l; stock. 60,4S1. Quote: A. B, s5.OOQ5O71s; z, D, $5.0l@5.07 F. $5.071s; F, c, $5l5; II, $5.171sQ5.20; I, $5.25; K, S5.45: M $5.50 @6.55; N, s5.55@5.65; VIC. s5.65Q5.so; wv, $6. 10QS.1.
Evening star., 1916-04-05

George w. Gray, eighty-five years
old. member Of the Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church since it was founded in 1869
and beloved of the children of that
church, died Monday at his home, 923
illness.
Mr.. Gray suffered an attack of paraly-
sis in January, and from this he never
rallied. The immediate cause of death
was angina pectoris. Funeral services
are to be held tomorrow afternoon
at the family residence, Rev. DR.. Hugh
Johnston of Baltimore, an intimate
friend of the deceased, officiating. In
terment is to be at Oak Hill ceme-
terry.
The list of pallbearers will include
Justice T. H. Anderson of the District
Supreme Court, DR.. C. w. Brown, w. V.
Cox, C. D. Harrison and DR.. G. H. La
Fetra.
Devotes Time to Church Work.
Mr.. Gray, since his retirement from
active business pursuits in 1888. had
devoted most of his time to church
work. and was regarded by members
one of the congregations most active
aids. He was one of the founders of
the church. served as trustee and usher
until too ill to attend, and was treas
urer of the Sunday school from 1869
until his death. He was an especial
friend of the children of the church,
taking an active interest in the Sunday
school work, especially the primary de-
partment.
On children's day, June 13, 1909, Mr.
Gray was presented with a testimonial
from the board of trustees of the church
in recognition of his services.
Mr.. Gray was born September %,
1881, at Great Bend, Pa. He came to
Washington in 1857, entering mer-
camille establishment known as Clag-
gett, May & Co, at 9Th street and Penn
sylvania avenue. The firm was later
organized as May & Gray. Owing to ill
health, Mr.. Gray retired from business
in 1883.
Numbered With Oldest Inha bitants.
Since his retirement Mr.. Gray had
been interested in the banking and
business life of Washington. He was
director in the Nationa! Savings and
Trust Company and in the Washing
Der of the Association of the Oldest
Inha bitants, and was at all times in
terested in the betterment of the Ma
tional Capital.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Cornelia Tut
Gray and Miss Edith c. Gray. are hv-
Evening star., 1916-04-05

meeting of the union at the National
Rifles Armory Friday night.
Following are the nominees for the
various positions:
For president-F. A. Birgfeld, Treas
ury Department, Office of supervising
architect; H. NJ. McLarin. War Depart
ment, quarterhaster generals office;
Joseph L. Rhodes. Department Of Agri-
culture, bureau of plant industry. Ar
lngton experimental farm.
For first vice president--G. ]. Pillow.
Interior Department, general land Of
flee; A. Rogers. War Department, quar-
ster generals office, r. c. Shelse,
Interior Department, Secretary's off1ce
w. A. Keifer. Department Of Labor. bu-
reau of naturalization; J. A. Frazier,
Treasury Department, office of con-
troller of the currency.
For second vice president-Amos W.
Hawke, Interior Department, Secre-
tary's office: Mrs. H. II. King, Library
of Congress; Mrs. Jennie l.. Munroe,
Evening star., 1916-04-05
PERRY BELMONT WINS SUIT.
Jury Decides He Need Not Pay Com
mission on Rejected Loan.

Perry Belmont need not pay Ellerson
& Wemple. real estate brokers, a COM
mission of $4,000 for arranging a loan
which he declined to accept. A jury in
Circuit Division /, before Justice
Gould, returned a verdict late yester-
day afternoon in favor of Mr.. Belmont.
The plaintiffs claimed that Mr.. Bel
mont had authorized them to procure
a loan Of $150,OO0 on his property in
this city. and agreed to pay a COM
mission of per cent. After they had
arranged for the money Mr. Belmont
refused to accept it, it was claimed.
In defense. Mr.. Belmont testified that
he agreed only for a straight loan. and
when notified by Ellerson & Wemple
that the money would be advanced in
installments he promptly rejected 1T.
Attorneys Wilton ]. Lambert and r.
H. Yeatman appeared for Mr.. Belmont
Attorneys Douglas, Ruffin & Obear
represented the brokers.
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Interior Department. general land Of
fee; W. A. Saunders, War Department
division of militia affairs; H. L. Wat
son, Department of Agriculture. bureau
of animal industry.
Other OMcers.
For secretary - William Lynch.
Treasury Department. coast guard:
W. ]. Pitner. Library OF Congress; Il.
w. Reese. War Department. division OF
militia affairs; H. A. 6pilman. Post Of
fee Department. third assistant post
master generals office.
For treasurer-Miss Florence Ethe-
ridge, Interior Department. Indian Of
fee; J. NJ. Griffin, Commerce Depart
ment. coast and geodetic survey: E. W;
Moore, Treasury Department, Office of
auditor for War Department; R. E.
Pelkinton. Treasury Department: W.
H. Robinson, Interior Department, Of
flee of Secretary.
For guardian-H. A. Cady. Interior
Department. pension office; B. A. Cha
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THE EVENING STAR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1916.

census bureau: R. Neu, bureau Of for
eign and domestic commerce..
Department of Labor e. Booth,
bureau of immigration; E. J. Cunning,
ham, office of Secretary; William L.
Miller. bureau of naturalization.
War Department-A. Adelman, omce
of chief of ordnance; Walter Keeton.
Office of adjutant general; A. B. Mus
tain, office of adjutant general; II !.
Quinn, office of adjutant general; J. y.
Wright, office Of depot Quartermaster.-
Federal trade commission-Samuel q.
kalisher.
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CARDS OF THANKS.

JONES. I wish to thank the many
friends for their beautiful floral de-
signs and expressions Of sympathy
extended to me at the death of my
friend. WILLIAM l.. JONES.
CECILIA FARRELL.
MOTHERSEAD. I wish TO thank my
many friends for their beautiful floral
offerings and expressions of SYM
pathy extended to me at the death OF
my father. WILLIAM L. MOTHERS
FAD.
MRS. MABEL L. KENNEDY. I"
Evening star., 1916-04-05

The nominees for executive commit
tee are:
State Department-W. W. lie Mat,
consular bureau.
Treasury Departmental. W. Beach,
bureau of engraving and printing;
John w. Ginder, office of supervising
architect; John Mahoney. bureau of in
ternal revenue; F. o. Replogle. office
of auditor for State and other depart
ments; r. S. Williams. Office Of auditor
for Post Office Department.
Interior Department-John S. Beach:
pension office; j. j. Cotter. office OF
office; W. Carson Ryan. bureau of edu-
cation; George A. Warren, office of So
licitor.
Department of Agriculture-D. j.
Evans, bureau plant industry. Airing
ton experimental farm: T. B. Green
myer, bureau of animal industry; A. e.
Shepherd, bureau of plant industry
Post Office Department - George
Souires and l.. ]. Ward, office of third
assistant postmaster general.
Navy Departmental. c. Cleve. Naval
servatory: w. S. Gibson. bureau of
medicine and surgery: o. j. Neley, bu-
reau of supplies and accounts.
Library of Congress-W. l.. Brown,
copyright office.
Government printing office-Harry J.
MCGOWAN.
Department of Justice-D. D. Cald-
well. 4,
Department of Commerce-H. c. Al
len, coast and geodetic survey: >. W.
Caywood bureau of standards: Jay
Fraley, census bureau: DR.. T. b. Moore,
Evening star., 1916-04-05
ARE CASTING BALLOTS
FOR CORPS OF OFFICERS
Members CT Federal Employees
Union Getting Ready for Per-
manent Organization.

Members of the newly organized Fed
eral Employees Union now are casting
their ballots for the permanent officers
of the organization. The polls will be
open at the Ouray building until Fri
day midnight, and the results will be
announced Saturday. There will be
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ENGAGEMENT.

JOHNSON-DUCKETT Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Duckett of Bladensburg, Nd.
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss VIOLETTA LEE, to
The wedding will likely take place
early in June
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Judge Latimer to Deliver Address

Judge ]. Wilmer Latiper of the
Juvenile Court is scheduled to speak
at a meeting of the Anthony League
tomorrow evening at o'clock, at 2007
Columbia road. His subject will be
..rhe Problem of the Delinquent Girl"
The public is invited.
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W. c. CONNOR Is CHOSEN
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Bookbinders' Local, No. 4, Also Re-
Elects Other Omcers-Delegates
to indianapolis Named.

With single exception all the Of
ficers of Journeyman Bookbinders'
Union, Local No. 4, International
Brotherhood of Bookbinders, were re-
elected at meeting held last evening
in Typographical Temple. which also
chose delegates to the international
convention. scheduled for Indianapolis
in June. William c. Connor was chosen
vice president. and the officers re-
elected were: President, E. A. ,Strudley /:
recording secretary, Edward Fuhrman ;
financial secretary, A. C. J. Lindstrom !;
treasurer. Bright r. Sonen; inspector,
William S. Adams; guide, George Rey-
noIds; statistician. William J. Selma
BILE, and sergeant-at-arms, Dominick
Fowler.
The finance committee chosen con-
sists of Frank S. Wallace, Charles
Benker and Joseph H. Hurley. and the
executive board of Frank Meredith, Ed
ward Paudert. George Beamer. Walter
H. Oliver and Charles F. Miller.
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In Memoriam.

ATKINSON. In sad but loving remem-
brance of our darling daughter.
MARY ELLEN ATKINSON, who was
suddenly called by God one year ago
today, April 8, 1915. Mass at the
Sacred Heart and Immaculate Con-
ception Churches.
One precious to our hearts has gone.
The voice loved is stlled.
The place made vacant in our home
Can nevermore be filled.
Our Father in His wisdom called
The boon His love had given:
And though on earth the body lies.
The soul is safe in heaven
BY HER LOVING PARENTS AND
BROTHERS.
BLONDHEIM In sad and loving re-
membrance of our dear VIE ana
mother, ADLINE BLONDHEIM. who
departed this life four years ago to-
day April 5. 1912.
BY HER DEVOTED HUSBAND AND
LOVING CHILDREN
dear brother, CHARLES E. CLARK,
who departed this life one year ago
today, April 5, 1915.
You are not forgotten. dear brother.
l- Nor will you be,
For long life and memory last
/ will remember thee.
BY HIS LONELY BROTHER, THOMAS
H. CLARK.
NeQUADE. In sad but loving remem-
brance of our dear wife and mother,
ELIZABETH r. McQUADE (nee Slat-
tery), who died four years ago today.
April 8, 1872.
Four years have passed, our hearts still sore.
As time goes We miss her more
Her loving smiles and gentle face
None can ever fill her vacant place
Ry HER LOVING HUSBAND AND
CHILDREN.
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Member of Masonic Order.

He was a member of the Masonic fra
ternity, of the Emergency staff. Epis-
copal Eye, Throat and Ear Hospital and
of the District of Columbia Medical
Association, George Washington Uni
yersity Medical Association, Society of
Ophthalmologists and biologists of the
District of Columbia, the American
Medical Association and of the Ameri-
can Laryngological. Neurological and
biological Society.
DIR. Dye was the last of a family of
thirteen children. He was an uncle of
DIR. Charles r. Luce, this city. and
brother of the late Col. 7. Edwin Dye.
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DR.. HOBART S. DYE EXPIRES
AT HIS HOME-IN THIS CITY
Had Been Practicing Physician in
Washington Twenty-Three Years
and Prominent in Profession.

Dr. Hobart Southworth Dye, for
twenty three years a practicing ply
sician in this city, died at his residence.
1927 l. street mort Invest. at 2:30 O'Clock
this morning after an illness of three
months. Funeral services will be held
at the residence tomorrow afternoon at
3.3O o'clock. The interment is to be at
New Berlin, New York, Friday.
DR.. Dye was born at Bridgewater,
Oneida county, N. Y. January II, 1S4S.
He graduated from Columbian Medical
College, now George Washington, in
the class of 1876, and practiced his
profession at New Berlin until May,
1893. when he came to Washington,
and had been in active practice here
since.
Evening star., 1916-04-05
SAYS BLUNDER AVERTED
THE CAPTURE OF CALAIS
Maj. Thwaites, British Officer, As
serts Germans Failed to Grasp
Their Opportunity.

Outnumbering the British ten to one
at the battle of Ypres. asserted Maj.
Norman Thwaites, a British army OFF,
Ger here on furlough, who addressed
the National Press Club last night, the
Germans failed to grasp the oppor-
tunity to go through to Calais. This
mistake cost them every chance.
Maj. Thwaites is veteran OF that
battle and of many others along the
line in Belgium and France held by the
British against the German forces. He
made a statement of the relations be-
tween the allied nations which sheds a
new light on conditions affecting the
United States and other neutral nations.
England the Junior Partner.
Great Britain" he asserted, "is only
the junior partner in the entente alli-
ance. Just as all war movements are
national policies are nodded by the
French"
Mail seizures and the like, he declar-
ed, were ordered by the French.
AS to the conception of Europe re-
garding the United States. he said:
I'VE all think you're doing your bit
by supplying US with arms and ammu-
nition."
Incidents of life at the front were
recited by Maj. Thwaites. Telling of a
brother officer who did heroic work,
despite the fact that he suffered from
constant fear. he observed:
This chap was SO frightfully nervous
that he never enjoyed a bit of the fun.
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Mr. Connor a G. P. o. Employe.

Mr. Connor also was elected delegate
to the convention from the union, to-
sether with Charles F. Miller, Bright
R. Sonen and James Conroy. Mr.. Con-
nor has been in the employ Of the gov
ernment printing Office for twenty
tion at two other conventions, was
chairman of the convention when It
met here and served several years as
delegate to the Central Labor Upion.
Evening star., 1916-04-05

s. R. Tiddy was elected mayor of
Frostburg. Nd.