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JOHN D. JR. TALKS !
T0Y0UNGIBAPT|STS
Tells Them Many Interesting
Facts About His Home
Life.

A Baptist abroad as well as at home,
John, D. Rockefeller. Jr, who had spent
the weekend In this vicinity. attend.
ed services at, the First Baptist church
yesterday morning. addressing the
MEMS Bible class ;at the Sunday school
hour and speaking to the children at
the church hour (which was, the occa.
sion ofithe Annual Children's day. pro.
gram. Accompanying Mr. Rockefeller
was Carl R. Gray, president of the
Western Maryland railroad, also a
stauneh member Of the Baptist de.
nomination. Il Z
With the exception Of the members
OF the Bibe class, few people of the
congregation knew that Mr.. Rockefel.
Ter was in church until at the close
Of the children's' program Rev. W. ].
Eddy, invited, himgto the platform to
speak to the children. The congrega.
tion. broke in to loud applause as Mr..
Rockefeller made his way to the pat
form, for every member Of the denom-
nation to the smallest child knows
what the Rockefeller family has done
for the promotion OF the church along
educational, missionary and religious
lines. Z.
Mr.. Rockefeller; began his remarks
to the children by telling them that
he was very much embarrassed; that
while they had been drilled for a week
or more on the pretty songs and
speeches they had made, he was en-
tirely without preparation. Then he
told the children many interesting
things concerning his family and home
ife. He. stated that he was, the father
Of six children, zone girl" he said then
how many boys have +" "Fiye" re.
sponded a little tot on the front row."
You guessed right the, first time, was
Mr.. Rockefeller's rejoining and then
he proceeded with his talk In which
he told Of the family altar In their
home where family Bible reading and
prayer were held every. day and to
which all the family were expecteu
TO be IN attenuance. .till.i ii
Mr.. Rockefeller. and Mr.. Gray both
addressed the Mems Bible Glass which
Is, taught by the pastor. Here Mr..
Rockefeller also impressed the value Of
the family altar. on the minds Of his
hearers and he, also stated that he be.
lieved that every truly successful man
along financial OF. other lines is also
religious man.
Both Mr. Rockefeller and Mr.. Gray
make 1t a point, to attend their own
church whenever possible.
After the congregation was dis.
missed yesterday, members Of the con.
gregation crowded round Mr.. Rocke.
feller and Mr.. Gray shaking their
hands and expressing peasurel at hay.
Ing had them worship at the Fairmont
church. y r.
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Big Winners In ]. 1000 club
IN1illsbe Those With Bonus Votes

In the heat Of the big race for the
81, 200 in prizes to be given away by
the West Yirginian on the eighth day
Of July, the Manager of the. Seven
Thousand Club today. announces an.
other big bonus offer for the active
members OF the. club, u tS;t 2 !.
The bonus offer Is as follows: Sew.
enty.flve thousand bonus votes viii be
given with each club ,of eight subscrlp:
tions for one year. The subscriptions
may be oflarger or smaller denomina.
dons than one year. providing they are
equivalent to eight full years ,subscrip.
tions. For instance. two six months
subscriptions will count. for one efyear,
or one two year subscription viii
count as yearly subscriptions In s a
club of eight. The offer is an espec
tally fine pportunity because the sub.
scriptions may be either new or 10.
newal. Ordinarily Il Is necessary u
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Children's Day at
First M. P. Church

: Childrens day exercises held at the
First NJ. P. church yesterday under
the direction. Of Miss Maude Merit
field and Miss Madgei Helmick were
very largely attended and the program
which was rendered pleased ali. Those
who participated in the exercises &C
quilted themselves creditably. The
program was as follows:
Piano duet, Catherine Miller, Ine7
Workman; song No. 1, choir; prayer
]. A. Swigers drill Midnight; reci
tation, Lillian Pople; motion song
Swinging Branches; recitation, Ju
liza Mason; song No. Z, choir; recita,
tion Opal Greathouse; recitation. Jes
sic Hovatter: recitation, Mary Holt;
song No. 1S, choir; recitation, Evelyn
Porter; recitation, Lucille Pople. Hell
en- Glenn; song No. 81. choir; recita
ton, Lucille Clelland; solo, Flossie Nc
Cullough; offering; dialogue "Mis
sions", Maude Merrifeld, Madge Hell
mick; song No. 80, choir.
Given under the direction Of Miss
Maude Merrifleld and Madge Helmick
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| Lansing intimated that Is text night
be made public tonight.
While the diplomatic steps were In
progress a force Of National Guard
men which will not be less than 100.
ooO ana may exceed that number BY
many Thousand was being mustered IN.
to the service OF the United States.
Governors OF all the states had 10.
pied before noon today to Instruction
sent last night that their allotment of
troops be Immediately called ont. In
each instance Secretary Baker was In,
formed thta tho orders had been given
and the men were arming and proceed.
ing toNtheirS state mobilizati tion spofnt.
From both coasts addition naval
vessels were under orders to proceed
70 Mexican waters for the relief q
Americans who may gather from the
interior. Light. chraft and Transports
are only engaged jim the service. RI nee.
Eessary they will be able to 10 i'm shnl-
low waters after refugees.
considerable anxiety Il felt for saf.
ETY. OF American citizens of whom
there are about 5000 in Mexico tinelud.
ing 1000 in the capitol = :.
During the day Eliseo Arredondo
Mexican ambassador designate. trans.
mitted to Secretary Lansing an Official
report from his government that n
clash occurred yesterday at Mazatlan
between boat load Of men from M, nm
American gun boat the Annapolis A.
the harbor and Mexican soldiers wbo
ordered the Americans not 10 land
me report said a drunken Japanese
nad precipitated the firing IN whieh
three Mexicans were wounded. Two
American officers who had landed
were arrested but released after Inc
misunderstanding had been adjusted.
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BUSINESS VIEW Of
THEM0DER|||'N.CHURCH R
DIR. stoetzer In Sermon
Shows How Church
Measures Up.

DR.. H. G. stoetzer spoke last night
at the Y. NJ. C. A. on two things that
a business man wants when he goes to
church. DR.. stoetzer sometime ago
asked a prominent business man what
he wanted when he went to church.
He said he wanted two things-sun.
light and fresh air. He didn't want
to be scolded and nagged and raked.
By sunlight he meant he wanted
light on the pressing problems amid
the stress and strain the confusion
and competition Of life warmtt and
enthusiasm for the dull 5dreary mono
tony that often assailt the man Of bus
mess; he wanted something Of the
beauty and the health that follows the
sun in Its daily journey and he want.
ed fresh ara new spirit to renew
the failing strength and fading en-
thusiasm Of life.
DR.. stoetzer showed how the
church can and does supply Just what
the big business man wants.
The biggest business men know and
tell US the secret OF their continued
power is the Inspiration of the Al.
mighty. They could not do the great
things, IL 1t were not for the confined
renewal from the invisible. Some ono
has defined the secret Of genius as
the power TO renew oneself from tho
invisible. This Is the call OF the,
church to every weary worker to re-
new oneself from the invisible foun-
tains and rivers Of pleasure. from tho
invisible god that never leates nor for
sakes He goes with us all the way.
DIR. Stoetzer alluded to John d.
Rockefeller. jry as an illustration Of
Q big business man who was doing
wonderful things and got the vision
and the faith and power from - IL.
spiration of.the invisible.
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[OCA[COMPAN|ES
mot CALLED FOR
MEXICAN SERVICE
Second Regiment Will Rep
resent This State Says :
Gen. Bond.

Captain John w. Mason. Jr.. Of the
Quartermaster Department, will leave
tonight to Join the second regiment
National Guard Of West Virginia on
its way to camping grounds at Terra
Alta. He is the only member Of the
Guard OF Fairmont who will be called
unless orders now out are changed.
Captain Claude E. Layman, adju-
tant Of the First regiment with his
staff which is composed of Sergeant
Major John B. Wyatt Of shinnstoL,
Color Sergeant Ray S. Arnett, color
sergeant Ebert L. Kinkead, both OF
Fairmont, battalion sergeant Major Ce
Gil H. Riggs Of Fairmont stand in
readiness to answer . call for the
First. Regiment but It was learned by
telephone today in a message from.
Adiutant General Bond or Charleston
that the Second Regiment would rep
resent West Virginia.
The second regiment Is confined en-,
tirely to the southern part Of the state
and Is very finely equipped. The first
regiment Of which the Fairmont com,
pany is part while not called for ser
vice has been instructed to prepare
for any emergency.
Late this afternoon advices. from
Washington by telephone to members
of the adjutants staff in Fairmont were
to the effect that the First Regiment
would likely be called to go to Terra
Alta. As was the case in every other
state about one half Of the guard was
left for later call and for police duty.
With the possible exception Of New
iYorkyahd Pennsy sylyanias West Virgin.
las quota was the same N proportion
as that Of the rest Of the country.
Z The local officers i Of the National
Guard have been in touch, with Con-
gressman Nicely all morning for the
purpose Of having him use his infiu-
ence to see. that the First Regiment
is called. Captain Glenn Williams OF
Clarksburg and Captains Francis
Thralls and E.. B. Garskaddon Of Fair
mont have been besieged with ques.
hons from members Of the guard who
feel sighted that they have not been
called. tftS -
The reason given by the Fairmont
captains is that the second regiment
commander is the ranking colonel. The
second regiment at the last inspection
fell away behind the first regiment to
the. extent that one ofJtheir companies
was ordered mustered out and seven
were given one year each in which to
show an Improvement or be mustered
out. The first regiment was ordered
to muster out one company and but
one company put on one years proba.
ton. 1t is this more than anything
else that has caused the local guards.
men to wonder why they have been
left behind and the second called.
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Sharp Rebuke to Mexican First Chief
for His Unwarranted Insinuations
of Bad Faith
GUARDS ARE ON THE move EVERYWHERE
Additional Naval Vessels Are Being Sent to Mexico on
Both Coasts-Anxiety Felt for American
Citizens.

7 WASHINGTON, June 1s.-while the
whole country was stirred today with
the mobilization OF the National Guard
for border duty President Wilson di.
rected that his reply rejecting General
Carranza's demand for the recall OF
American troops from Mexico 60 for
ward Immediately. In refusing to
withdraw; the troops the United States
re.affirmed the friendy Intentions OF
the United States toward the defacto
government in Mexico and sharpy re.
buked Carranza for unwarranted
charges and insinuations Of bad faith
contained In his Communication Pres.
ident Wilson's firm resolve TO keep the
armed forces of the United States In
Mexico until such time as the Mexi:
can government !pollces the border re.
gton 80 thoroughly that bandit raids to
pc clearly stated In the note, Whether
the suggestion of the Democratic iplat.
form plan that intervention might be
undertaken as a last resort was also
communicated is not known.
= secretary Lansing announced that
the note would be dispatched during
the day but would not discuss its terms
or say how 1t wuld be transmitted. IL
mad been planned to send It by special
messenger to the Mexican capitol fol.
lowing the precedent set by General
Carranza In transmitting his own de.
mands. Recent development along The
border and General Trevinps warning
to General Pershing, however, caused
the wisdom of this plan to be dubted
anu the; were indications today that
the reply would go by telegraph to
special agent Rodgers in Mexico city
for delivery to General Carranza. Mr..
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eldeon,s officers lL

+! PARKERsBURG, W. Va, June 10
West Virginia order OF Gideons in
fifth annual convention here elected
officers for the ensuing year as fol.
lows: president, f. W. Conley, Hunt.
ington, Harry NJ. Holderman, Elkins;
second vice president, Carl c. Henson,
Charleston; third vice president, VII.
liam Walker. Parkersburg; fourth
vice president, H.L. Bond. Wheeling; !;
secretary.treasurer, J. H. Humphreys,
Huntington. It was decided to hold
the next convention at Charleston in
September, 1917.
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state School Board Nj Meets.

CLARKSBURG, June 1s-Sessions
that will last until Wednesday were
started Saturday in the Waldo Hote,
iby the State Board Of Education for
the purpose Of issuing ;life.school teach.
ing certificates and passing upon nor.
NAL departments OF high schools and
denominational schools. Attending are
M P. Shawkey OF Charleston, presi.
dent; ]. a. French, Welch; F. L. Bur.
dette, Glarksburg; DR.. y. N. Deahl,
Morgantown; Walter Barnes, Fair.
mont and il D. Harrison, Middle.
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City Funds For the.
Nursing Movement

,Aicommittee Of the Anti.tuberculosl
league composed Of Mrs. T. u. Brett,
Mrs. c. o. Henry, Mrs. Tusca Morris
and DR.. G. O. Henry appeared before
the Board OF Affairs this morning and
requested the body to include in It's
next years budget sum each month
to asst in paying three .RLed Gross
nurses to be, employed in the city on
civic work and in helping the poor.
The Board. unanimously voted that
$25. each month be set aside beginning
in July for this work.
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TAKEN ILL in, STREET.

J.. w. Parker Of ,Belleview who has
Just recovered from a sick spell of sew
eral weeks was. overcome by weakness
today while walking through town: As
he was passing Cranes Drug store he
was overcome and tumbled over. DR.,
Broomfield who responded reported
that Mr.. Parker had sustained no In
jury and that he needed rest, The
doctor ordered a taxi and sent Mr.
Parker home where he is resting every
quietly. 5Seg-s -,
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The, funeral Of Comrade u. o. .Barth.
GLOW will be- held from Sthe resi-.
dence on Cleveland avenue at Q
o'clock tomorrow, Tuesday. The MON.
bers Of Meade Post will meet at the
hall at 1880 p. m: sharp to attend the
funeral OF our late Comrade.i All sex
soldiers are requested to Join with us.
By order OF E! A. Billingsiea, adju.
tant: Charles E. Watts, commander. Z
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Holiday Hours al POST of,,cs

Tuesday, the goth day; Of June. 1916,
being half holiday. BY proclamation
Of the Governor, of the state, there win
6e! but one delivery from the post of.
flce through the residential section
and two In the business district. Usual
evening collection through business
The Stamp window, General Deliy
ery. Money Order, Postal Savings and
registry windows will, close at twelve
thirty. p. m. ftf,{
Usual dispatch OF mail made iron,
office, but 70 insure prompt dispatch
mail should be deposited In the posi
office. CHARLES, d MANLEY,
'........-.s...,,,sS..3 .,.,,S postmRstar. y
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DEATH OF BENJAMIN BRADFORD

DEATH OF BENJAMIN BRADFORD
Bejamin Bradford. Of Grafton, died
in that city very suddenly on Sunday
OF an attack of.apoplexy. He was a
son OF the late DR.. Henry Bradford of
Clarksburg and cousin OF Mrs. Mar
tha Bogges and Mrs. Margaret Kel.
ley. both Of this city and he Is sur
viyed by his wife. three brothers and
two sisters. Funeral services will be
held. tomorrow at&2:30 o'clock at his
late residence in Grafton. ,.7-
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The Weather.

West virginia-Fair tonight and
Tuesday,; cooler tonight.
LOCAL WEATHER READINGS
r. p. Hall, Observer
Temperature at s a. m. today So.
Yesterdays weather partly cloudy;
temperature. maximum 70; minimum,
So; precipitation 40.
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sle GUARDS GO o!ElRs1!

7 SAN ANTONIO, June 19.-It was
indicated at the headquarters Of the
Southern department that General
Funston would request the War de.
partment to send him first the militia
Iof New York. Pennsylvania and II.
linois as he believed he can make
practical use Immediately Of these or.
ganizations. 80 "A ~
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RESUMES 81 1I:js, sTIEAccHl,IlN,,Iet,I ,,It,..

Miss Iva Glnkel has returned from
a three weeks trip, spent in the north.
-ern part OF Pennsylyania. Miss Ginkel
resumed her teaching for the sum.
mefl Z. i.s's 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
CORNELL MEN TO HOLD
RALLY AT "TECH" SCHOOL
To Entertain Students With Moving
Pictures, Songs and "spring
Day" Buffoonery.

Motion pictures of various activities,
Including a boat race and the spring
day" buffoonery, songs and yells and
addresses by persons prominent in the
life of the institution are to be features
of q Cornell rally. or "A CornSssgue,
at the Mckinley Mandal Training
School, Rhode Island avenue and 7th
street northwest Thursday evening at
1:45 O'clock High school and prep
school students are to be the guests
of the college men at this time: Mem
bers of the Cornell Women's Cluo also
have been invited to attend, ana mem
bers of the Cornell Club OF Washing-
ton, who are acting as hosts on thls
occasion, are expected to turn out en-
maSse.
Four reels of motion pictures are
to be shown, pictures of the buildings
old and new. being included in these.
A speaker from the university is 70
to tell of the latest "doinss
on the campus at Ithaca, to talk about
athletics and to explain the pictures
10 the guests. Cornell songs Will De
sung under the leadership of former
members of the glee club.
Beginning January the Corneli Cluo
plans to resume its weekly luncheons
E-v E>Dltt House every Thurs-
day at 1880 pm. January rs the cluo
Join with the Senator's CLUB, the
undergraduate organization of WASH
ngton boys, in the annual dance d.
the Willard Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
legislative Redundancy.

To the Editor of The Star:
IAN act to amend an act entitled an
act to amend an act entitled an act to
amend an act entitled An act to regu-
late commerce. approved February 4,
1887, and all acts amendatory thereof
and to enlarge the powers of the in
terstate commerce commission, ap-
proved March 4. 1915"
The above is the title to the act OF
Congress approved August 9. 1916 cas-
2 44D.
The word "act" appears eight times.
making the title appear like joke.
This title would be more easily under
TODD and less liable to misconstruction
if the word act" appeared only once.
thus: AN act to amend the interstate
Jlnmerce laws"
ord Coke said: THE ancient sages
of the law did ever make things as
plain, and leave as little to construc-
tion as might be-" If an act under
takes to name all the acts that are
amended. some act may accidentally be
=l-narned being hidden away perhaps in
some appropriation act or other act
whose title is not germane. This gives
h a We eillain chance TO construe
away the real intent of Congress.
Paper and ink are too scarce now to
THOS. w. GILMER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
C0LORED MAN ACCUSED
OF Attempting MURDEv
Has Pistol Duel With Policeman, L.
Wounded, and Placed in Hos
pital Under Arrest,

Policeman Augustus Thompson Of the
nth precinct. one Of the older mem
bers of the force. yesterday afternoon
participated in a pistol duel with James
Mason. colored. ffty-one years old. 345
D street southwest on Capitol Hill.
Mason was shot in the leg, but Thomp-
son was not hurt
Mason was placed under arrest near
I'd and East Capitol streets for an al
legged violation Of a District ordinance.
He ran away and entered an alley
south OF East Capitol street between
I'd nd Sd astreets. got behind a bar
riode and. 1t is stated, fired two shots
at Policeman Thompson.
Thompson returned the fire. but the
shots went wide Of their mark Mason
then ran back to East Capitol street,
crossed to the north Of that thorough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
THINKS DISTRICT BAKERS
ASK TOO MUCH PROFIT
Representative Helgesen Introduces
Resolution Asking for 1nvestiga-
ton of Bread Situation.

1.-THE price of bread in the District of
tative Helgesen of North Dakota yester-
day in explanation of his resolution intro
duced for the purposesof obtaining an In
vestigation of the bread situation. The
resolution places the inquiry in the hands
of the interstate and foreign commerce
committee Of the House.
Bread is sold at price that renders
1t almost prohibitive to the poor man, :"
says the resolution. "It has recently been
increased 90 per cent"
The resolution states further:
1.-THE baker In the District of Column
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fare and made his way to Maryland
avenue and I'd street northeast
When he reached tho intersection OF
those two thoroughfares. 1t Is charged.
weapon. but q shot from the police
mans weapon hit Mason in the leg.
causing him TO fall to tho pavement.
BY this time several persons. attracted
by the shots. responded to the police
mans call for aid. Mason. disabled by
the bullet. continued to struggle c.
villains managed to hold him. however.
while the policeman disarned him He
was placed under arrest and taken to
Casualty Hospital, where first aid was
given and he was transferred to Wash
ington Asylum Hospital
Policeman Thompson preferred a
charge of attempted murder against
volver as evidence The colored man
will be given hearing in Police Court
as soon as he Is able to appear for trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Col. Guilfoyle to Be Retired.

Col John F. Guilfoyle, commanding
the 4th Cavalry at schofeld barracks.
Honolulu. Hawaii. on his own applica-
ton. has been relieved Of that duty and
ruary 1. after more than forty four
years service. He Is from Maryland
and was graduated from the Military
Academy in June. 1877. With the ex-
ception of a three-year detail in the
adjutant generals department.. his en-
tire service has been in the cavalry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Denies ANY Misuse Of Rations.

MARION, Ind. December ia b.
Champion. governor of the national
home for veteran soldiers here. In dis
cussing a report by the inspector gen.
eral to Congress which charged that
rations for 5000 persons In excess OF
the number required had been issued in
1916. said a mistake by former oHciai
had caused it to appear that excess
rations were issued, but in reality no
unnecessary supplies had been given
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Federal Employees Mass Meeting.

Plans are being perfected by Samuel
Gompers. president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. and II. L. McLarin.
president of the Federal Employees Union,
for big mass meeting of federal en-
ployes and members of local labor unions
at Convention Han tomorrow night. The
matter OF increased pay for government
employees VIII be taken up. and efforts are
bsing made TO have many important
speakers address the gathering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17
Members of Congress Interested.

Senator salisbury OF Della ware. Sena-
tor MARITIME OF New Jersey: Representa-
tive Tinkham of Massachusetts, AMI
Representative Cantrill of Kentucky
are enthusiastically in favor of the
plans for the exhibit in March. and e
in charge of the joint reso'ut on in
troduced in Congress giving the an
prevail of that no to tie undertake &
The resolution is expected 10 be re-
ported fayorably 20 the Senate tom "
row and favorable action upon il by
both branches of Congress is expected
at an early date