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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

Anacostia Lodge. No. 81. has ar
ranged to attend religious services at
the Anacostia NJ. L. Church Sunday
evening, February 20. at o'clock.
when the pastor. Rev. q, lie Roy White.
will preach the sermon. Members of
other lodges will he welcome. il is an
nounced Senior Warden w. Ralph
Williamson will head the official line in
the E. A. degree i'll the lodge tomor-
row evening The lodge has received
reports of its sick members as follows:
T. J. Watson. about the same: Otto H.
Guethler. returned home from the hos
pital, and Past Master j. W. FOLSOM
recuperating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

william +. Hunt Chapter, No. is, re-
|cently celebrated its fourth anniversary
with a large attendance of members
and friends. Among those present
were Grand Metron Mrs. Ida V. Faber,
Grand Patron Ben w. Murch, present
and past grand officers and present and
past matrons and patrons. Greetings
were extended the chapter by the grand
matron and the grand patron.
Mrs. Rosie l. Carter. chairman of the
entertainment committee. presented a
the worthy matron, Mrs. Minnie t.
Strickler: violin solo. H. .Liberman: re-
marks by Past Patron J. A. Bennett:
vaudeville sketch, Master Dudley and
Miss Audrey Keys; vocal solo, NJ. Shelf
ferman accompanied by Miss Sha piro;
vocal solo, by Miss Mary Loving. Nm the
banquet hall refreshments were served,
the Abbott Orchestra furnishing the
music. Dancing followed.
The worthy matron. Mrs. Minnie Il,
Stricken, and worthy patron. Mr.
Charles Ashford, have extended a gem
eral invitation to all members of the
order to be present Thursday. when the
degrees will be conferred program
including a valentine party is being
prepared.
st. Johns Lodge Chapter, No. is. at
it's last meeting. after the installation
of Mrs Baker as Ada, Mrs. Cook as
Martha and Mrs. Marten warder by
Past Grand Matron Mrs. Hattie Hutch
inson, conferred the degrees on three
candidates. After the degrees the chap
ter united with st. Johns Lodge, No
II, F. A. A. NJ, in celebrating its second
birthday anniversary with banquet,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

Another event of unusual occurrence
will be the special communication of
La Fayette Lodge. No. 10. saturday
evening. when the NJ. NJ. degree will be
presented. the grand master and the
members of the Masters Association of
1916 officiating. February Il the lodge
will present jewel to it's junior past
master. William f. Sims. and devote
the evening to informal entertain
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

Past Imperial Potentate Harrison
Dingman. 1llustrious Potentate L.
Whiting Estes and Past Potentate Roe
Fulkersop of Almas Temple. Mystic
Shrine. journeyed to Philadelphia last
Wednesday. and. as guests of honor.
attended "A ceremonial of Lu Lu Tenn
pie The visitors from the National
Capital were received on arrival in
Philadelphia by Illustrious Potentate
w. Freeland kendrick and entertained
In a manner characteristic of Lu I.u
AT the ceremonial the visitors were re-
ceived enthusiastically and Potentate
Estes delivered an address to an audi
ence of fully 5000 Shriners. Arrange
ments were made for Lu LUIS big
Shrine Band and its patrol of sixty
members to pay a visit to Almas in the
year future.
Noble Charles Stevens held a meeting
IF his BARTON Band" last evening al
secret rendezvous. A Luthernian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

Reports from Gen. William n. LOOMS
of Grand Rapids. Mich, is said to in
dictate a satisfactory condition in the
Uniform Rank and increa sed interest
in the coming encampment at Nash
Vile, Tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

The board OF building trustees of the
local Scottish Rite bodies has issued inyi-
ta.ions to "housewarming' at the Scot
tish Rite Cathedral Sd and T. streets, fol-
lowing the recent repair and refurEish-
ing OF the building. for the evening of s,
Valentines day. February H. when the
members. the ladies OF their families and
friends will he entertained with music,
dancing and light refreshments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

The first degree will be conferred on
a large class of candidates by Eastern
the last meeting of the lodge the initia-
tory degree was conferred upon several
ca ndidates. Visitors were present frort
Mount Rainier Lodge and other jurisdic-
tons. At the close Harmony Lodge MEM
bers attended in body the degree work
of Eastern Lodge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

Arminius Lodge. No. %. has received
reports of the illness of It's members as
Follows; August Schmidt, 400 " street
northwest: Alvin Hartenstein. .O16 f.
street northwest Robert Weidlicb oos
z street northwest, and Henry GerhoId
100 Park road northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

Mount Pleasant Royal Arch Chapter,
No. 10. will devote Friday evening to
business and entertainment. The
chapter members are felicitating them
selves on their new high priest, III. 2.
HAckett. and the fact that Potentate
Estes of Almas Temple. and Junior
Grand Steward Jacobs are of their
number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

has been made in the Rebekah lodges,
both in membership and in finances.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
THURSDAY is
FINALDA FOR
REGISTRATION

Thursday. between ! and p m
VIII De- absolutely he last chance
to register tCr the November cleo
ton ST that time, person. who car
swear tuyv were IN or absent on
regular registration DAYS can get ou
the looks city Clerk Lindsay will
10 very careful 10 kNcp rigiily to
This standard Persons who could
have Registered before VIII net be
permitted 20 4halify
On Saturday The clerk will issue
transfer 20 person who have NOV
c1 into different precincts since reg
iscrjrg huf have renamed in the
same ward 80 ward transfers will
bo given.
More opportunity has teen given
ia qualify for IN" November election
than for any previous one. There
were three regular registration DAYS
III september. and the lists were
kept open in the city clerks office
until oct Il
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
l8 NEW MEN ON
POLICE FORCE

Eighteen neN patrolmen were
sworn into service 10y Supt Ernst
Mprquardt. Tuesday afternoon
They were assigned as follows:
Second precinct. Hugh Y. Quinn.
No sS Trumbull ave third prccin t.
William F. Becker. so 32j Arndt-
st: william J. Flanagan, No 27t
Hillger-ave.. Charles W Orr. No.
6l9 Concord-avc.. and August T..
Straub. No. 7I6 Sherdan-ave
fourth precinct. Thomas Hill. No
10 Cthes-st Patrick J Kenrick,
No. 81 Eldred-s,, and Patrick j.
Smith, No 591 Junction.aycs nfh
precinct, Ross T. Brow. No II
Front-st.. and William Fitzpatrick.
No. 753 Ditkers)n.avc. seventh pre-
cinct, John Buhr, Jr., No SOL Null
lett-st.: Walter SChoenbuck. No 265
Strongavc; Andy Shelata. No 1888
Mt Elliott-ave. and Michael Whal-
en-. No. SOS Mullettsi. eighth pre-
ciIct, Homer H. IandalSer No. a77
Tighteenth-st., ninth precinct. James
u. Kolbie No $50 Molrosc ave-
Thomas J Kirby. No 5S7 Monroe
ave. and Joseph T Phillips, No S19
Woodward-ave.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
GIVEN
JOB IN BOOT H
The Rev. w. II. Wray Boyle to
BE Election Supervisor; Two
Bankers Appointed

The election commission added
more prominent Detroiters 10 IT'S
list OF election supervisors for Nov
: at another meeting Tuesday after.
noon Notable among the latest ap.
p0intces Is the Rev. W. u Wray
Boyle. pastor OF the Wood dward ave.
Pre- byterian church. who was made
"a supervisor In the second district
Of Tho Second ward This Is the
precinct long controlled thru the
influence OF Biily Rocks, Grand Riy
crave salconkecper
Corporation Counsel Dingeman
moved the appointment OF Mr. Boyle
He said ~" understood the pastor
WAS kcenly interested in civic af.
fairs, often spoke ou them from
the pulpit, and would welcome an
election booth appointment
Among other leading citizens ap
pointed are Emory w Clark. pres.
idont Of the First 4 old Detroit VA
uonal bank. and John II. Johnson
president Of the Penlnsular Savings
bank MIR Clark is made super
visor in the first district OF the
eighth ward. IN the river shambles
and Mr. Johnson will serve ia The
second district OF the Fourth ward
Tracy McGregor head OF the Nc
GrcEur institute, viii be super
visor i'm tho second district of the
Fifth ward
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
President In Clos e
Touch With All De-
velOpments
AWAITS WORD
FROM GERMANY
Particularly Anxious to
Get Berlin Version
of Affair
BY ROBERT }. BENDER.

(Stdf Correspondent bnttcd Press J
BINGHAMTOk, y Y, Nov. L.
(Aboard Presidents Special Train }
President Wilson is being In
formed OF every step and detail in
the Marina case from Washington
today Every dispatch TO the state
department from Consul Frost and
other officials abroad will be mme
dlately forwarded posthaste 20 him
The president is particularly any
ious 10 get the report ne asked from
the American charge daffaires in
Berlin On this report may depend
I'm great measure AT least what
course this government viii take
Administration officials are dis
posed 10 give Germany time for full
investigation n response TO this
governments inquiries which neces
sarily must await the formal report
OF the submarine commander In
former cases these reports have moi
been made for several days. this
time being required for the subma
rlne 70 return 10 its base
While the president is believed tc
view the OUTLOOK as holding serious
possibilities, those close 10 him say
no Will, as heretofore insist or
careful investigation and come 10 nc
conclusion pending receipt OF al
possible details
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
PIPER AND SLOCUM
CONSOLIDATE
FARM BUSINESS

James Slocum. who has conduct
ed a farm land real estate business
FOR the last three years, with offces
In the Dime Bank building, has con
solidated II with tho real estate bus.
mess of Walter c. Piper under the
name Of the latter, with increased
ONCE room IN the Holden building
corner OF Griswold-st. and Grand
Riverave. The consolidation was
made with q view 70 greatly increaS
ing the farm. business SO that II
would gradually extend over the en-
tire state,
Mr. Slocum was born on a farm In
Oakland county and was formerly a
newspaper man. having established
and published the Holly Advertiser
FOR g years and the Flint Daily
Globe which later became the Flint
journal He was also business Elan
ager Of The Cleaner, Michigan's best
known farm paper. for nine years
and manager OF the state fair FOL
three years.
Mr.. Slocum's knowledge OF farm
lands rs not that OF the average rea'
estate man. for II is bred in the
bone and has been cultivated thru
long experience. He has large cir
cle OF friends among the farmers
and has expert opinlons az 10 quail
itv OF soil cost of production and
all questions pertaining 10 the sue
cessfu working OF farms,
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
GERMAN GIRL
HERE TO SEE FORD

Miss Helene Miner said 10 be an
unofficial representative Of the Ger
man government. IS fIest in the
Statler hotel. waiting she says. for
an interview with Heury Ford. What
her mission Is she VIII not say, but
n,imatos that saturday afternoon
here may be important things to
tell
Mis-. Miner has been IN this coun-
try but 10 DAYS She came from
Copenhagen on the steamer United
States and left NcG York for De
troIt almost Immediately. She Is
from Munich ana SAVE that she Is
much surprised &C. find so much sym
pathy with the Allies in this couni;
and also 80 muCn yillihcation 1f
the German emperor, who, she de
clarcs. is the biggest man In GER
many" Miss Miner eluded the
British inspectors at Kirkwall, who
did not even open her trunk.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
REORGANIZATION
PLAN OF u. NJ. is
CIRCULATED HERE

As organization managers, ]. and
w Seligman & Company. Robert
Winthrop & Company and Eugene
V. II Thayer. eastern bankers, are
Announcing terms under which own.
crs of Pere Marquette securities
should deposit their holdings TO
share i'm the benefits OF the reorgan-
ization. the plan and agreement Of
which are contained I'm copies re
ceivcd in Detroit Tuesday.
The plan is approved by various
committees representing security
holders In tho company. Seward l..
Merriam. general counsel for the re-
ceivers. states that the plan is sub
stantially the same as that approved
by the Michigan railroad commits
sion Under this plan the capitaliza.
iion OF the road is 10 be reduced
from S11f.439563 90 Sl05,000, 600
and about s43. 10000 OF the present
bonds are 10 be- exchanged FOR SAL
5000 in bonds and $4,000. 600 in
cash.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
MEN IN BOOTHS
DRUNK, CHARGE
Election Board Summons 21st
Ward Chairman To Give
Evidence

Nelson Keddy, chairman Of the
election board in the Tenth district
OF the Twenty-hrst ward. will tell
the election commission wednesday
afternoon what ne knows about the
charge that several members OF the
board were under the influence Of
liquor primary day.
The charge came 10 the attention
OF the commission from the prose-
outor's office, where II is stated that
the fact that some board members
were drunk when on duty has been
es Lablished.
Keddy is expected 20 bare the
whole affair. as he Is not on good
terms with other members OF the
board, who have tried 10 Gust him.
He Is a church worker.
The commission will finish filling
board vacancies City Clerk Lindsay
viii announce that he has stopped
the registered letter check OF per
cons who could not be found by the
police At addresses given in regis
trstion books Prosecutor Jasnow
ski. who IL directing the police in
quiry mas not comp<eIe1 the work
and there is no further time for the
second check The commission Will
look over additional reports from
Tho prosecutors Cfice and send
some If his cards 10 the precinct
Supervisors without further inyesti-
CATION Where the card shows seri-
Gus question as to the legality OF
an entry. IL Will be hapded 10 the
supervisor for challenging. a total
Of 1925 registered letters were sent
cut and 5,s04 came back unclaimed.
and the addresses have been mark
cd down for challenging.
Assistant Prosecutor Paul Voor-
HES announced Wednesday morning
ing thar the police check was not
completed and that he did not think
II would be before another day.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
Old Dominion Banishes
Booze AS Church
Bells Toll
300 SALOONS
CLOSE DOORS
Prohibition Belt Now
Extends Capital
to Florida

RICHMOND Va. Nov. l.--Vir-
Etnia rides the water wagon today
Amid the tolllng o, church bells,
flled the night air, the Old Domln-
ION At midnight formally laid John
Barleycorn 20 rest and went dry
Immense stores OF wine and
hquor were purchased thruout the
state before tho ban fell Special
trains. heavily laGea. were run into
all sections while country folk
hustled alons E'th suitcascs 20 for
tify private stocks
More than 500 saloons In widely
scattered parts ot the state were
put out OF business Local option
has prevailed IN most of the couu
ties for numbe- ot years. but Rich
mond Norfolk. Portsmouth. New
port News, Lyrchhurg, Petersburg
Roanoke and Bristol nrst met pro
hlbition last night
The action Of Virginia completes
dry belt frou Washington south
~ 7 lNIluh. WI Wv '.d0' "AN ll'iii
Washington 10 New Orleans 20 ne
westward
Church organizations here have
undertaken 20 supply work 20 the
large numbers of men thrown ont
Of employment with the suppression
OF the liquor Industry Large nd
vertisements are being run IN the
newspapers 20 this effect
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
BLAMES c. 0. P.
FOR HARD TIMES
George William Moore Says
Wilson Has Remedied
Soup Kitchen Need

George William Moore. prominent
Detroit attorney, Wednesday ridi-
culed the efforts OF the Republicans
10 characterize the administration OF
Woodrow Wilson as one which was
exclusively responsible for the need
Of soup kitchens in Detroit. Mr..
Moore said
Yes. noticed the article In tho
Free Press this morning headed Has
Detroit forgotten how soup houses
rose until war saved Wilson
IS. all remember IL Soup Kitchens
arose iu tho winter Of lg0T-S Not
only soup houses. hut riots. because
there was then uo work at any price.
THAT WAS under "a high protective
tariff and the Republican administra-
tuu OF Theodore Roosevelt Every
" inter after that We had the soup
SIichau and hard times until the
Democratic administration was elect
cd and had Had an opportunity 20
Thr tnd.ruadd tarlr bill was en-
acted Dtt 3 1919 aud the federal re-
serve hank s,t on Dec %. 1913. The
beneficial oT"rt of these two acts
naturally could not le felt AZ once.
and the eHuI lrg-ea-.thN logical pro-
ducts 1f th. vicious high tAriN and
Tho equally vicious Republican nnau-
rtal laws continued until the Demo
cratic 'rc station had had an oppOr-
tunftt te improve conditions.
Two beneficial effect of Democratic
lsE sIa7inu wls quite perc"ptible
~ Ron The European war started. and
the NrFf cn"rt 40 that war was %
triug about q Er'1t depression. y
broke suddenly. uoNpeCfedly and
with grr7' f4r' our peopl" wsr"
alarmed business wns paraiyZed The
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
DEEDS SHOW
STEADY GROWTH
OF DETROIT

An evidence OF the steady growth
IN Detroit's business lie, particu
larly in real estate circles. is re-.
vealed by a report issued Wednes-
day from the once OF Otto Stoll. reg
lister Of deeds The report shows a
tremendous increase in deeds and
mortgages recorded during Octob--
of this year over the correspondirs
month OF last year.
In October. 1918. 1881 deeds were
registered as compared with 1853
for October OF this year. An increase
OF 1902. The record OF mortgages
shows that 2.353 were registered in
October. last year, and $500 in the
same month this year, an increase
Of l.l53. The increase in fees over
October OF 1915 amounts % 81
3g43a.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
POUND APPEALS
TO HIGH COURT
Attorney Asks Reversal of
Mandelrs Decision Against
Court Check of Registration

Attorney James II Pound has car
ried "a the state supreme court
Charles r. Tromrley's effort 10 have
Detroit registration books purged IN
court His action is an appeal from
the recent decision Of Judge Mandell
that The circuit court has no author
ity 10 remove names from voters
lists Al thai line Judge MandelI
dismissed Thombley', manGamus &C
tion 10 compel city Clerk Lindsay
TO bring The books 10 court.
Attorney Pound, whose heart Is
ns much in the plan a. Trombley's,
says the main issue Nov Is the
proper counting OF the prohibition
home rule vote, and tina. the para
mount consideration Is that the
llluOr interests be not allowed 10
sustair themselves by "scandalOus
tricks"
Pound charge that Judge Mandell's
action. was more a lack OF inclina-
tion than power He charges that
all Offices in Detroit are Under liquor
dominance, including the prosecutor
He calls liquor law enforcement in
Wayne county 4 farce. and says that
all legislative and executive Offices
are either in the Royal Afk directly
or in an honorary connection
In recent interview, Pound said
some sarcastic things about judges.
saving II was an easy situation when
a man draws $4,000 year for g
DAYS court work OF four hours each.
He charged great delay in disposing
of court dockcts
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
MOrtuary.

ACKERMAN t~cderick. oct 20. sud
denly. at his home" 10iS Concord
ave. beloved husband OF Augusta
(nee Trilck> father of Henry !
and grandfather ~ Harriet Joan.
brother ~ Michael Mrs. Peter
Girprd. Mrs James Moss and Mrs
Wm Moss Funeral THURSDAY at
20 y. W from ST Mathews Evan
gclical church. Concord and Stuart
st Tntcrmcut ~ Forest Lawn.
GNRsKA A-Oct %. John. Sr beloved
husband uf Louisa and dear father
- John Alfred and Eva Funeral
from residence. 247l Jefferson east.
Thursday al . oclock, and 30 at
St. Pauls church Crosse Pointe
LOWRY ~. ~ the home II his
brother walter Lowry. - la
favette-blvl. Charles H. aged %
years. Services T.. ~. az Goist
brothers parlors p M3rumh-st
Rurial ct 'recumseh Mich Thurs
day morning.
THIEME-Oct ~. at her sons resi-
deuce 1897 lTelen-ave. Johanna.
aged - years beloved mother NJ
william and Charles Funeral Fri
day al = m. AZ above residence
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
UNKNOWN MEN
BEAT NON-UNION
STEAMFTTTERS

William Johnson and Shorty
Brooks. non-union steamftters, both
of Jackson. Mich. who are employed
on n building being erected az Broad
way and Grand Circus park. were
assaulted by a number OF men in
the alley back Of the building We'd.
nesday morning and badly beaten.
The police believe that union men
were responsible for the assault The
two were given medical treatment
and were able 10 60 home
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
KANSAS MAN
ENDS HIS LIFE IN
HOTEL NORMANDIE

Harry Asbury, go years old from
Loha. Kan. registered AT the Nor
mandie hotel Tuesday evening
Wednesd day morning a chaWbermaid
found him lying dead in his bod lie
had committed suicide by taking poi
son He was identified by a letter
from his mother found in his
satchol I1p had no money on his
person The body was sent 10 tho
county morgue Coroner Rothacher
is investigating tho case
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01
l78 CROSSINGS
MENACE TRAFFIC

There are LIS crossings I'm the
city like the one at Dequindre st
and Forest where 10 persons
were killed in collision. according
20 city Engineer Mccormick. who
sent grade crossing report TO the
common council Tuesday night The
report VAS referred 10 the grade
separation committee and viii be
come part of Corporation Counsel
Dingcmans grade separation pro
gram. Mccormick report asked ad.
dltional safeguards at all grade
crossings.
The Detroit times., 1916-11-01

boiled linsecd. s6c gal in barrel lots.
Kerosene In iron barre,s Diamond
headlight. sac, perfection. s.bc. pala-
cine. 1890. red crown gasoline. lie
gal.
Hardware malls, 50 key base:
Anneeied wire, s2.9s bundle: .Ealvan-
tied barbed wire. 1-polnt. ~ - spool;
galvanized sheets 94-Eaugo. s,o6; At
gauge. .JAs5, 2S-gauge So; 10;
gauge. $40 per cwt., Ruhl bronbed
sTes single handled. $3.50. double,
Sl260 doE., black sheet metal, NJ and
A-gauge. 50 25, 2s-gauge. $3.50; AZ
sauge. 50 SO 2s-Eauge. SO per cwt.
on iaree. 4Oc and on; machine
bolts small. so. 10 and S on, large.
Hides-No cured hides, Sio; No.
] green hides, 1so. No. cured bulls
ibc. No. I green bulls. lSo; No.
cured veal KIP. 2sc; No. green veal
kip. 22c. No. l cured murraln, lsci
No. 1 green murrain. i7c No, / cured
calf SOC No ~-een calf CSC; No; 1
No. I tallo% ss. No. 2 tallow, 81; No
hides, lc OF No kip, and calf.
ihc. on. sh"epskin (as TO amount
wooD, soc 20 81.