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Evening star., 1916-11-24

Eight thousand, one hundred and
thirty-two pounds of old papers were
collected for the fund for Fairgrounds
and other social activities from public
schools of the District of Columbia
yesterday, in accordance with plans
suggested by The Star. Although this
was a decrease in the number of
pounds brought in, it was relative in
crease over the corresponding day for
last week, as two of the schools In
cluded in the list last Friday were not
in the list yesterday.
These two contributed more than
1000 pounds last week. and if the
same sum had been added to the col
lections yesterday the total would have
been in excess of the previous collec-
ton of 1894 pounds.
The Carbery School. with 1922
pounds, leads the list for yesterday;
the Ketcham, with 1.004 pounds, won
second place, and the Van Buren,, with
755 pounds, gained third place.
The Carbery made a decided increase
in the amount brought in yesterday as
against that brought in the week be-
fore. Other schools which increased
their amounts over last week Were the
Ketcham, Webster, Edmonds, Hilton,
Maury. Peabody. Bryan. Buchanan,
Blake and Cranch.
lections. 1t is expected that the
amounts contributed today will help
largely toward making the total
amount for this week compare favor
ably with the total contribution last
week.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
SMALL FIRES REPORTED.
Damage From Three Blazes EST
mated at 81. 800.

Fire of unknown origin last night
about o'clock started in the stable
of George B. Hazel. rear OF 533 7th
street southeast quickly spread to
nearby sheds and did damage estimatd
at $3.50. A horse owned by Hazel was
burned to death and three carriages
were destroyed. Damage to the stable
and contents amounted to $500. Sheds
in rear of 52e and 535 9TH street were
damaged to the amount OF $3.50.
No. 9 engine company last night
about $50 o'clock extinguished a fire
in pile of building material belong
ing to Harry Wardman at 18th and
Church streets. A quantity OF lime be-
came wet and set fire to tar paper piled
near it. The blaze was communicated to
other building material and about $50
damage resulted.
Fire in closet at the residence of
Robert Nusholtz, 501 o street. yester-
day afternoon about $40 o'clock did
S25 damage.
Evening star., 1916-11-24

made. and that he considered the pun
ishment he had received as being in
human and brutal. He charged that
some Of the guards would give tobacco
to the boys they liked. while they would
beat the boys they did not like il they
found tobacco in their possession. He
said the guard under whom he was
had rubber hose with wire on the in
side, which has been brought from New
York and was not furnished by the in
stltutlon. He told of one boy. who be-
cause of cold had fallen out of line
while drilling. One of the guards
struck this bov six times with his fist,
said Mr.. Macfarlane. and later beat him
with the hose. He himself had once
could not work he said
Harry c. King of 1902 41a street
southwest testified that he had received
number of severe beatings while an
inmate of the institution. He had been
given thirtytwo lashes. and later.
when he. went to sit at the dinner table.
had been knocked down by the guard
and made to go hungry.
One of the strokes he received on
his leg-this was termed a foul
had caused an abscess, the scar of
which still remains. he said. He
claimed that he had been made to
kneel on concrete floor three hours
at time for several days. and had
never been entirely free from trouble
with his knees since. One of the whip
pings he had received, he said. had
been so severe he had been unable to
lie on his back for two weeks.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
LEAVES BIOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Henry W. Henshaw, Chief, Resigns.
E. w. Nelson His Successor.

Henry w. Henshaw has resigned as
chief of the biological survey. His sue
cessor will be Z. w. Nelson, who has
been on the scientific staff of the sur
vey since 1890.
DR.. Henshaw. who resigned because
of poor health. will continue his con-
nection with the survey as consulting
biologist, it is announced. DR.. Henshaw
has been connected with the govern
ment service since 1872. when he WAS
engaged with the engineering depart
ment of the War Department in max
ing survey of the Rocky mountains.
Following that service he was con-
nected with the bureau of entnnology.
and has been with the bilogical survey
for the past twelve years He is ma
tive of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Nelson. his successor, is native
of New Hampshire.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
across the pommel Of his saddle and

across the pommel Of his saddle and
leading the runaway.
On his way back to Troop A Semmes
had to cross a little drainage ditch.
Without the slightest warning his
mount took notion to jump. Walking
was plenty good enough for the horse
that was being led The outcome of
this difference of opinions as to gaits
was disastrous for Semmes. When his
horse jumped the post was jerked from
his grasp and he was dragged out of
his saddle. He escaped with few
bruises.
Corp. Pierson of Company e wears
pair of canvas leggins around camp
these days that he acquired nine years
ago while in the Philippines, where he
served in the 14th Cavalry. mountain
artillery and the field hospital service
They are the old-fashioned leggins with
side lacings. The inner surfaces are
faced with caribou leather. Pierson is
very proud of them and declares they
still have another nine years OF good
wear left in them.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
TOASK PERMISSION
TO QUERY OFFICERS
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Would Visit Training
School for Boys.
WANT THEIR SIDE OF STORY

Permission to visit the National
Training School for Boys and get the
ofhcials' side Of the story" regarding
the punishment inflicted there is to be
asked by the special committee of the
Chamber of Commerce appointed to
take up this matter. The request will
be made in the immediate future of
the board of trustees of the institution
AT the same time communications will
be sent to all similar organizations in
the country to determine to what ex-
tent, if any. they use corporal punish
ment.
These decisions were reached by the
committee at meeting yesterday aft
ernoon, after three additional witnesses
had been heard. Charges of a serious
nature were made against the National
Training School for Boys at this hear
ing. and covered periods from several
years ago until the present time
Two of the witnesses related that
they had been beaten with a rubber
hose. the inside of which carried q
wire, that they had been made to re-
main in a kneeling position for several
hours at a time and had never re-
covered fully from the effects; and that
guards at the school had struck them
with their fists In some instances it
was said, punishment had been inflicted
without the written consent of the
superintendent.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Orchestral Concert.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, in Stan
ley Hall, at $50 O'Clock this
evening. John S. NJ. thinner
mann, director.
March, Beau IDEAL. Sousa
overture, ''Stradella" Flotow
Romance. Spring Flowers" Wood
Selections. Songs From the
Old Folks" Lake
Fox Trot, Hello. Hawaii"
Schwartz
Waltz Suit, La Plus Belle"
Waldteufel
Intermezzo, Iris. .Reynard
Finale, Sissy Giggles" .Hildreth
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Says Some Guards Are Kind.

Both of the last two witnesses said
some of the guards were kind and con-
siderate, but that others seemed to
take a delight in whipping their
charges.
John G. Capers, chairman of the COM
mittee. said he had received a letter
from a we'll known and reliable busi-
ness man saying that a boy under his
care who had been at the school had
been SO severely beaten as to leave
marks on the back. The guardian,
when he went to the school following
information received, had been refused
the right to look at his wards back
until he threatened legal action.
He then found the marks described.
He did not wish his name to be used,
he explained. as the boy was now
making good" and was not known
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Asks Federal Censorship of Movies.

Federal censorship of motion pictures
was advocated yesterday afternoon by
Mrs. Crafts, wife Of DR.. w. F. Crafts.
superintendent and treasurer of the
international reform bureau. Address
ing the Woman's Club of St Mark s
Episcopal Church. Mrs. Crafts urged
the passage Of the bill now pending be-
fore the Senate to create a federal
motion picture commission. She stated
that the several state boards of censor
ship are totally inadequate to regulate
the pictures, which have become an i'm
portant factor in the education of chill
dren.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Reform Aim of Officials,

D. J. CARRIER of As New York avenue
northwest, formerly chief clerk at the
institution, said that as whole the Off
cials at the school during the time he
was there had been the kind always to
bear in mind the reform of boy rather
than to think of the punishment of the
boy as the principal thing. He said, how
ever, that the respective guards reporting
a boy had been allowed to administer
the whippings. The boy was not punish
ed until a day Or two after he had COM
mitted an offense, said Mr.. CARRIER. and
by that time the guard had had a chance
to 'cool Off" In some instances the
guards had asked to have the punish
ment omitted after they had more care
fully considered the matter, he said
Although he himself had never seen a
guard strike a boy with his first, Mr..
CARRIER said he had heard of such in
stances and did not question the truth
of the statements. In administering cor
poral punishment the man doing the
whipping stopped when the boy had
shown the proper spirit, said the witness.
He was of the opinion that corporal pun
ishment was a deterrent to the boys who
We're likely to do things they were not
allowed
'If cruel punishment is being inflicted
at the institution | am sure the board
of trustees does not know of it, for the
president, Mr.. William NJ. Shuster, and
the other members are all men of high
type" said Mr.. CARRIER.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Sees Stars in Daylight.

Accompanied by her son and daugh-
ter. Mrs. Rhees. wife of First Lieut..
benjamin r. Rhees Of Troop \, arrived
in San Antonio several days ago. They
have taken an apartment and expect
to remain here until the lieutenant is
ordered home. Mrs. Rhees visited Camp
Wilson today for the first time, After
a stay at the camp Of Troop 4 she also
visited the 3rd Regiment camp where
her ittie daughter was accorded the
privilege of riding on San Antonio, the
pet burro OF Stable Sergt. Hosmer of
the Headquarters Company
capt Herbert G. Earnshaw of the
Machine Gun Company saw stars in
broad daylight yesterday afternoon,
when his horse fell while taking a
jump and threw the officer
capt. Earnshaw put his horse over a
series OF graduated jumps ranging
from a few inches to about five feet in
height. Things went along fine until
the four-foot-s bar was encoun-
tered, and then the jaunty captain of
the Machine Gun Company came a
Cropper." While the officer was en-
gagged in putting the bar back in place
his horse started for the picket line.
Earnshaw managed to catch it, how
ever. before the fact that he had had a
fan was advertised to the entire regi-
ment- He rode back to the jumps, and
in few minutes had the satisfaction
of not only clearing the "four-foot six"
but also the fve-foot level
Evening star., 1916-11-24

generally to have been an inmate of
the school. but was known as his ward
Therefore, he explained, the use OF the
name might hurt the boy. At the
same time, it was explained. the use
of his name would be allowed II 1t
ditions at the school, Mr.. Capers said.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Austrians Fire on Hospital.

ROME. via. London. November 3B.-
In the Gorilla area the Austrian ar
tillery opened IRE on 4 field hospital.
in spite OF the fact that the Red Cross
nag over It was visible. Seven OF
the patients were killed and eleven
wounded
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Cotton Mills Increase Wages.

Lowell, Mass. November 24.--Cotton
mills in this city have announced an
increase of wages to $4,000 operatives
to AXE effect December 4. The amount
of the increase was not stated.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
SCHOOL LEADS
IN N0LD-PAPER COLLECTION
Makes Decided Increase in Amount
Brought In Week Before for
Playground Fund.
SCHOOL COLLECTIONS.

The following list gives the
number of pounds Of old papers
collected from the public schools
visited Yesterday:
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Corp. Semmes' Thriller.

Here is the story of the latest expe-
rience OF Corp. Semmes of Troop A:
Lieut.. Langdon Moore rode into camp
the other day. after having been on
mounted police duty. dismounted and
tied his horse to a hitching post near
his tent. A few minutes later Corp.
Semmes spied the horse headed across
the field toward the stables of the 18th
Cavalry (regulars). still hitched to the
post, which was being dragged along
the ground at the end of the halter
rope. Semmes mounted and started
after the runaway. He wanted to
bring both post and horse back to
camp. and at first was at a loss how
to manage things. He solved his diff
Guilty. however. by holding the post
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Former Inmate Testifies.

Joseph McFarlane of 1245 Union
street southwest, who was at one time
an inmate of the school, declared that
he had been given sixteen lashes by
the guard without any report being
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Thousands of Pairs of New Felt
Slippers--at Csc

wcMENS FELT "sIESTA" SLIP
PERS-In several patterns. Made with
spring heels and elk outer sole. Warm
lambs wool inner soles.
COLORS: Light blue. old rose. dark
gray. oxford, purple. pink and others.
Adorned with silk ribbon trim. collar of
same or contrasting shade-with ribbon
bow or pompon in front.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Wiring for Electric Lights.

With Capt. Edward H. Brian and
Capt. William H. Beckstein, as inspec-
tors-in-chief; Second Lieut. Robert II.
Boyd. as timekeeper, and Corp Pierson
of Company E, as foreman of the Job,
squad of ten privates has been hard
at work for several days wiring the 3d
Regiment camp for electric lights.
Soon every tent in the camp will have
light in it and the mess halls will
have three.
The wires are being strung from one
tent top to another on short cross
arms attached to the ridge poles.
Enough flexible cord is provided in
SIDE each tent to permit the bulb at
tached to 1T to be moved to any de-
sired location. The men who are do
ing the wiring are Privates White,
Company G: Maxwell. Company NJ; Me-
Love. Company D; Bury. Company K;
Spencer, Headquarters Company: Cum
ningham. Company A. and Welland
Machine Gun Company.
Since the lights have been installed
many OF the officers have been burn
ing the midnight OIL" After a hard
days work it is quite luxury to read
in bed The other night Col Young
returned from the theater about mid
night, stretched out on his cot and
started TO read. The sentry who was
the next morning that the colonel read
until nearly O'Clock. Even after such
late hours, he was up the next morn
ing at first call. and few minutes
later was splashing away in the
shower bath, Notwithstanding the mer-
curry was about the 40 mark and a brisk
wind was blowing.
The battalion adjutants of the Sd
Regiment have just had new duties
thrust upon them. In addition to their
other work they must now serve as DO
ice ofhcers in their respective COM
nandS.
Tney are not police officers in the or
clnary acceptance Of that term. but are
combination houSekeepers and health
ohicers They are charged with the
dGty Of keeping the camp sp;ck and span
and sanitary Second Leuts Charles
e Hamilton, Joseph A. Giovannoni and
Joseph l. Mcintyre formerly We're the
police officers. and now they are sue
ceeded by First Lieuts. Charles Smith
son. George "A. Monagon and Francis c.
Evening star., 1916-11-24
MENON THE BORDER
REJOICE OVER TENTS
Winter Quarters Really Dimin-
utive Houses With Canvas
Exteri0rS.
HAVE HOME CONVENIENCES
BY ]. CROSBY MCCARTHY,
STAFF Correspondent.

CAMP WILSON. SAN ANTONIO, Tex.
District National Guard Camp. Novem-
Der 19.-"Tents" that are in reality
diminutive houses with canvas exteriors
are sheltering the officers of the Sd
Regiment these days, and soon like
structures also will be the homes of
the enlisted men of the command. From
the outside they look no different from
regular tents, but within them one finds
all the conveniences of home" The
details of exterior appearance are pre-
scribed by army regulations. but in
dividual tastes and pocketbooks gov
ern the interiors.
Shortly after the regiment reached
here the majority of its officers ac-
auired board floors for their tents. and
now practically all have them. Since
the recent "norther" struck camp the
sound of hammer and saw has been in
the air continuously. Tents with
boarded floors and walls are going up
on all sides. Some of them even have
doors. Glazed windows are in con-
temptation by few of the officers.
Evening star., 1916-11-24

WOMEN'S FELT JULIETS-Daniel
Green and other famous makes. Made
Of warm, durable felt: trimmed with
plush or fur. Light. flexible, good
wearing leather soles and low heels.
Colors include black. gray, red. maroon
or wine colors. Plenty of all sizes. or.
At our stores. Saturday, at....
Evening star., 1916-11-24
Wood Stoves Are Popular.


having boarded walls and floor has
rafters. door. shelves, rows of hooks
for clothes, wood stove and an cleo
trio light. First Lieut.. Francis D. Mar
tin. adjutant of the Sd Battalion. has
robe fitted with lock and key. Some
of the officers have found oil stoves
more to their liking than those burning
wood. but the majority have the latter
KIND. SmokeStacks extend through
openings in the back of the tents. a
collar of asbestos prevents the canvas
from being burnt.
Several of the lieutenants who are
quartered two to a tent propose to save
space by doing away with their cots
and building "double-decker' hunks
BY so doing they will have room in
their mine by mines" for writing
table and couple of folding chairs.
Although told the government pro-
posed to furnish material for framing
and flooring the tents of all the officers
the majority of those of the Sd Regi-
building regardless of these plans
They wanted to make sure their
homes" were completed before the
next "norther' strikes camp, even if it
did cost them few dollars
Top Sergt. Ray missed drill the
other day for the second time since
Troop A answered the Presidents call
and felt all broke up" about it, The
sergeant missed drill one day while the
troop was at Fort Myer, when he was
excused to go down town to attend to
some pressing business. He swore then
that ne would never miss another drill
First Lieut.. RheeS was out of camp
Second Lieut.. Moore was engaged in
company duties and some one had to
take charge of the mounted police de-
ta1l. Being the next in line, Sergt. Ray
was given the assignment, and this
meant that he had to miss the morning
drill
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
PRESS FORECASTS
FALL OF ASQU|TA
Lloyd George Ultimately Slated
to Become British Premier,
Says the Manchester
Guardian.

London. Dec. 4.-Rumor is still busy
with reports of changes in the cabinet
or at any rate in the war council, as
a result of the agitation for more
forceful conduct of the war. The gen
eral impression is that a smaller war
council with the infusion of new blood
is contemplated, but nothing definite
has been yet announced.
Premier Asuuith had a conference
with the king this morning, but
whether it had to do with the contem-
plated changes in the administration or
with the program which the house of
commons will face next week Is prob
lelnatical.
London, Dec. 2.-Cabinet changes in
volving the resignation of Premier AS
auith are predicted today by the Man
chester Guardian. The paper says:
"Rumors are going round in the
lobby of imminent changes, the cur
rent rumor being that Sonar Law may
replace Premier Asquith for the time
being, but h a a final settlement would
be Lloyd-George as premier"
The Guardian concludes that the
coalition government has not the col
lective prestige to resist the attacks
being made upon it and that the house
OF has reached the mood in
which it is ready to create another
ministry.
The Express says that a political
crisis has suddenly arisen and that the
coalition government is likely to go;
that a new war council, probably con-
sisting of Premier Asquith, Lloyd
George. Bonar Law. Arthur Balfour
and Sir Edward Carson, will be APP
pointed.
Some Of the morning papers reflect
popular dissatisfaction with the gov
err.ment by reiterating criticisms which
have been made continually Of late. The
Times calls for a small, harmonious
and resolute body of ministers and sees
no hope Of improvement as long as Mr..
Asquitll Is premier. 1t also wishes the
removal from The cabinet of Viscount
Grey, the Marquis of Crewe. the Mar.
quis of L~ansdowne, and Mr.. Balfour.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-12-07
Public support of CONSUMPTION.

TTOul-lue SPECTATOR, LOnd0n, England.
Much excitement has been caused in
Australia by the referendum on conscrip-
ton, and the whole world has looked on
with singular interest at the bold refer
ence of the question to the people. Tho
result up to the present, for the voting IL
stu going on, has been described as q
stalemate; S83, 600 votes were cast for COM
scription. and 966, 600 against. The con-
scriptionists, led by Mr.. Hughes, are dis
appointed; but though We wish of course
that the figures had been reversed, we
cannot ourselves feel anything resembling
disappointment. Rather we feel over
whelmed with pride, gratitude, and won
der at the enormous vote cast for self
compulsion"-for hat Is what it amounts
to. When we reflect upon the remuteness
of Australia from the theater of war, and
the manifold reasons that might be plaus-
IDLY urged by any man for not coming
across the world to take his place by com
pulsion In the bloody and devastated
trenches of the western front, we think
the huge vote cast in favor of the bitter
way of devotion is one of the most won
derful and glorious things In human his.
tory. CONSUMPTION may be formally de.
feated, but the spirit Of Australia is justi.
fled and ennobled. 1t will advance ac-
cordlng to the Australian motto, and Ger.
many will not prevail against 1t. Those
AZ volunteers. It is impossible to say al
we feel. We salute the Australians Ii
admiration.