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FIGURES ON CHECK PROTESTS.
Washington Had 5o7 Items, $74,S
in Three Months.

Out of nearly 10000, 600 depositors
who have maintained checking &C
counts in national banks there has
been an average of 1.029 protested
checks received daily fer the last three
months for an average daily total OF
s141570. according to figures compiled
by the controller of the currency.
The largest total for the three
months was in New York, where 3,iSl
checks with face value of more than
$1,000. 900 were protested. Washing
ton protested 5O1 items for s74,34s.
Philadelphia protested 1895 for s19l.-
1853; Boston, 1.00S for $127 SOB: Chi
cago. S65 for S1S2.04S. and Pittsburgh,
500 for s94.193 Country banks report
ed 35.323 pprotested checks for an ag-
gregate of s3,4S9,171.
Overdrafts in all national banks
amounted to s6,99f.00o May l.
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Hunt Bootleggers With Rifles.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, July II
Police officers employed by the Ches-
apcake and Ohio railroad in West Vir-
ginia have been ordered to carry rifles
as well as revolvers in order to resist
efforts of bootleSeers and their agents
to bring intoxicating liquors into this
state.
These officers also have been instruct
ed to work in squads of four instead of
singly or in pairs. The orders resulted
from the increased number of attempts
to violate the state prohibition laws,
Evening star., 1916-07-17
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, July 17.-Cotton-Spot
frmer: good middling, S.22; mlddiing,
sos. low middling, 100 Sales. 5000
bales; 500 for speculation and export.
Receipts 1000 bales. Futures quiet and
steady July, 1872: July and August,
1917: August and September, 7.SS Y /;
September and October. l.sa i2 October
and November 7.S2i2; November and
December. T.79I2; December and jan
uary. 7.771:; January aud February.
7.7Si5; February and March, 7.7s. March
and April, 7.75l Y; April and May, 7.75;
May and June. 7.74 Y; June and July.
773iA
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54,400 Troops on Border or on Wav

NEW YORK, July II. - Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, commander of the De-
partment of the East. announces that
54.400 militiamen from the states under
his command are either at the Mexican
border or on their way. In state con-
centration camps there now are %. .O96
troops. approximately 1880 men have
been mustered INTO the federal service.
About $4,000 more must be obtained tn
bring the units from the Eastern De-
partment up to war strength.
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Located Separated Families.

Correspondence OF The ASSOCIATED Press
PARIS, July 1.-The "Informa ton
Bureau for Dispersed Families" organ
lied by the French Womens Society.
has succeeded in locating the separated
members of $4,000 families.
The national convention of the French
Women's Society, just closed adopted
a resolution fixing "Strasburg, capital
of AIsace. once more French" as the
place Of meeting for 1a17.
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FURTHER LONDON WEAKNESS.
War Loans and Censols Lead De
cline-Americans Are Steady.

fair supply and discount rates were
steady today.
With Weekend orders mostly of q
profit taking nature. the stock market
developed further weakness, war loans
and consols leading the decline The
recent activity in industrials also sub
sided and. apart from colonial and
Russian issues. there was no encour-
aging feature, dear money more than
offsettinG good war news.
American securities were steady but
dull
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NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.

NEW YORK, July l7.-Eaw sugar
Quiet; centrifugal. go. moiasses 5.63 /;
refined steady; cut loaf, $50; crushed,
S.65 mold A and cube. S.51: "NX&X"
powdered, 80 powdered. 7.T5 fine gran
ulated 7.65 diamond a. 7.65, confec-
TONERS A. 7.55: No. !, $50.
Sugar futures We're quiet and in the
absence of business prices showed very
little cha nre.
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Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Railway Is. 500 al g., 81 900
al sIa. s.. 600 at sIS., 1000 AT sla..
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 81, 900
al In3a..
Capital Traction. 10 at sja,. ) at sJ4a, at
s51z.
Washington Railway ptd.. = 1T sli!.
Washington Gas Light. > at 1oas, II at 10 I.
Lanston. - at So
American security and Trust, at .es.
Graphcphone pfd.. at 1:,j
After call-City and Suburban IS, $1,000 at
lo.1..
Washington Gas 5s $500 at 1876
Washington Railway pfd., l at Sl7s.
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Real Estate Transfers.

PLEASANT PIAINS-Bessie Needle to
Mary r. sheehy. lot 100, square
3o4e: SO: stamp, 30 cents.
CHEVY CHASE GROVE-Fulton p.
Gordon ct uX. to Lottie /. Burn,
lot II, square 1896; $40; stamp, 30
cents.
INGLESIDE-Paul I. Brandst edit to
Sara l.. Thompson, lot 30. block II;
$4,000
NO. 1G2S GOTH STREET NORTHWEST
Katie c. NinSon ct vir, James D.,
to Anna S. Oliver. lot "a, square
1852; SIC; stamps. 81.
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DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, H.. July 17.-Butter-
steady: creamery. 2s1.a27H.
Eges-Steady; receipts, 1888 cases;
frsts. 22a22I,: ordinary f:sts. 21a21 u; (;
at mark. cases included, lSa2212.
Potatoes-Lower; receipts. - cars:
Virginia barreled 250a265; Virginia
bulk, s5a90: Kansas Missouri and IIli-
nois. Ohios, 1896.
Poultry-Alive lower; fowls, II;
epriups oOa23
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Increase in Swiss Exports to U. S.

correspondence TTeSS,
BERN, June 25.-Swiss exportati ton
to the United States. shows large in
creases in several articles, particularly
cheese, condensed milk, watches. silks
and embroideries. Expectation from
the consular districts of Bern, St. Gall
and Zurich during May last amounted
in value to 100000 francs, against
100000 francs in May, 1916,
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Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO. July 7.-Hogs-Receipts
37gDg head slow; bulk. e.55a9s5, light,
s23ac.S5. . mixed. 9-25a3.95; heavy, s20a
Ie.eo; rough. 9.2oa 9.i0: pigs, S.0Oae4o
cattle-Receipta 22,0o0 head; weak:
native beef cattle. 7.oealO.s5; stockers
s.ad feeders. 530as. 25. cows and heifers
S35a9.i 40. calves. s.25all75.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head; steady:
wethers. s-75as.30, lambs, 7.25al070
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breaches for Rev. DR.. Radcliffe.

DR. David S. Kennedy of Philadelphia
preached the morning sermon at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Yesterday for Rev. DR.. Wallace Rad
cliffe, who is summering at Big Bay.
Mich. DR.. Radcliffe is regaining his
health rapidly
Evening star., 1916-07-17
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July 17.-Flour-Firm :;
spring patents, 5.65a5.35; winter pat
ents. 5.30a5.55; winter straights, 510a
$50; Kansas strafghts. 5.35a5.50.
Pork-Eirm; mess, 265oa27. .O0 fam
lily. 2S.AGa2S.5o; short clear. 25.00a27. 90.
Heef-r'irm; mess, 1S.ooa1S,50; fam
lily. 19.5oa2o.50.
Lard-Steady; middle west, 13.55a
13.45.
kettle. 4Ga50.
Hay-Quiet: prime. f.35: No. !, 1.3O;
No. ., 1.1oal.20; No. 3. 90a97k; ship
ping. T!aS5
Hides-Firm; Bogota, 32tsa33; Cen
trail America. So
Leather-Firm; hemlock, first, 81;
seconds, Sc.
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NEW YORK LEAD MARKET.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE metal
exchange quotes lead $40 asked.
Spelter quiet; spot. East st. Louis
delivery. s3.04 asked.
AT London-Lead, G2S IS; spelter.
G4S.
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LIVERPOOL.

No, l, Manitoba. lis Cd: No. ?. lis 3D.
Corn-Spot. American mixed. new, los Sd.
Flour-Winter patents, AS.
Hops in London tPacific coasD, "a, lisa
60 1Js
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Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at s am: Great Fal,s-Temperature
so: condition. 1000. Dalecarlia reser-
SO; condition at
north connection. 400; condition at
south connection, $50 Georgetown dis
tributing reservoir-Temperat So:
condition at influent gatehouse. 100;
condition at eff1uent gatehouse, Is.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Likes the Job.

From the Boston Transcript.
When Betty let's me fasten en-
Her skates, 'tis bliss indeed.
l do declare l wouldn't care
Were she a cNtipede,
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. July 1t
Potomac river clear and Shenandoah
muddy this morning.
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LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, July 17.-Bar silver
% 15-lGd per ounce Money, 4 y per cent.
Discount rates-short bills, "a per
cent three months, q per cent.
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PROH|B|T|ON|STS HOPE
TO MERGE PROCRESSVES
Younger Element Would Change
Name and Widen Scope of
Principles.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 11.-Rival fac
tions in the national prohibition party
are lining up their forces today. Their
convention which will open here
Wedne sday.
Whether control of the party shall be
retained by the old guard, which has
fought forty years for a principle. or
taken by a newer element which is
willing to change the party's name and
adopt John NJ. Parker OF Louisiana or
some other progressive as vice presl-
convention will open here Wednesday.
Progressives Might Come in.
Virgil G. Hinshaw of Chicago. ma
tional chairman of the prohibition
party, declared today that he believes
the remnants of the progressive party
are waiting anxiousiy for an invita-
ton to join with the prohibitionists.
1T was Col. Parker who urged Victor
Murdock to become candidate Loi
The profl addition party's nomination Tor
vice president" Mr.. Hinshaw said. HIS
action OF saturday. in calling new
progressive convention, leaves me IN
the dark as to his intentions
Since Roosevelt disowned the party
sives. in addition to Col. Parker, nave
made overtures to us. one of these Is
Raymond Robins of Chicago.
Change of Name Discussed.
Prohibition leaders have discussed
seriously the advisability of changing
their party name. Eugene \. Foss OF
Massachusetts, has said the ticket could
win in the coming campaign with him
self as its leader and new name that
would embrace more than the single
issue of prohibition.
Opposed to the new ideas of fusion,
changes of name and adoption OF the
surviving progressives are number OF
leading prohibitionists. among them
Eugene W. Chain, the preSldentlai
nominee in 1908 and 1872.
J. Frank Eanly of Indiana is willing 10
accept the nomination under the old party
name. it is understood. William Sulzer
of New York it is said. will make no
objection to the old party designation If
he is nominated.
Evening star., 1916-07-17
Selling of Bearish Origin.

very large percentage of the morn
ing's business was confined to motors.
munitions. alcohol, Marine preferred
and United States Steel, al! except the
latter showing less power of resistance.
Industrial Alcohol made an extreme
decline of ) points. with to almost >
for the motors, for Bethlehem Steel
preferred, s for Gulf States Steel and
to . for MeXicans. Tennessee Copper.
American Can, American Zinc, Baldwin
and Westinghouse.
Selling was largely of bearish origin,
though further offerings of weakened
bull accounts We're indicated. Irregular
rallies occurred before noon.
Bonds We're irregular, with nominal
dealings in the more active issues
The bears tried for a break in the
munition shares around midday and
kept hammerng, finding them soft and
readily weakening for losses to 4 II
points.
Stories that are going the rounds now
destroy faith in some of the big profit
tales that passed for truth 1t is said
that rife contract that figured near
ly SIS a rifle profit has turned out
$40 loss on each weapon produced,
Very many industrial companies that
sought big contracts when they We're
offered will be compelled to charge off
much Improvement work, buildings,
machinery, etc, that Will be of no fur
ther use.
Close Inspection has MADE otner con-
tracts useless and not big prcfit-mak-
erS.
Strikes New Low Level.
Industrial Alcohol struck a new low
level at 99A a stock that but a few
days ago was selling around l40 to
$50.
Baldwin dropped to Sc and recovered
a point: Crucible Steel was low at s. Il :,
and recovered all but IA points of its
loss Studebaker was off al 1885, as
compared with close at 126 on Sat
urday. but partially recovered under
persistent reports of an extra dividend
coming.
Willys-overland lost y. points. Steel
common at the low was u off, but re-
covered its loss.
In the rails the volume of business
was extremely light with prices soft,
but not seriously off.
Reading declined 12s, recovering all
but & Union Pacific lost small frac-
ton, as did other stocks in this group.
The market was extremely dun in the
early hours of the afternoon.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

tJ1atr tons furnished by W. r. Iibbs 4 Co
n .ri,r 7. Srw York Stock Exchange. New YORK
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade
Evening star., 1916-07-17
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following We're the readings of
che thermometer and barometer a. the
weather bureau for the twenty-f four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Therm mometer-Yesterday, pm, S4
pm. 70; II midnight, -: today, 4
am, 72; am. "A; IL noon, 76: pm,
rs. Maximum, So. at 1:30 pm. yester-
day; minimum, ~. at am. today.
Temperature same. date last year
Maximum, 81; minimum, Il.
Observation-Disclosures 4 pm, 30.03:
pm, 29.9a: - midnight. 29.9S: today,
am, 29.94; am, 1898; IL noon,
29a4: 9 nm. 2993.
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Moderate Recoveries.

During the afternoon. the industrials
slowly recovered the greater part of their
losses, with but slight changes else
where in the list, and only the lightest
kind of trading.
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HEAVY SELLING TODAY
DEPRESSES WHEAT PRICES
Opening Figures Showing Consider
able Strength Yield to Bear Ac-
tion-Setback All Around.

CHICAGO July 17.-Eeavy selling
depressed wheat today, although at
first the market showed considerable
strength. Unfavora bic weather in the
northwest, together with inadequacy
of world shipments. brought about the
initial upturns, but the fact that actual
damage from black rust appeared as
vet to be relatively small seemed to
make the bears aggressive.
Opening prices, which varied from
unchanged figures 20 1a1is higher
with July at 1.11s4 and September at
1.1S&s to ia. were followed by a set
back all around to below Saturdays
finish.
Corn Prices Lifted.
Hot weather and lack of rain lifted
the corn market until reports were re-
ceived of heavy downpour at Lincoln.
Neb. After opening unchanged to la
11s higher the gains nearly all disap-
pe2red.
Oats were governed largely by the
action of corn. The amount of buying
was only fair.
Provisions rose on account of the
bullish showing of the semi-monthly
statement of warehouse STOCKS De
clines in the hog market were virtually
ignored
Crop damage reports from the south
west tended later to cause a fresh corn
advance. The close nevertheless. was
weak. Haa& off to u up as compared
with Saturdays final figures.
Word that black rust had spread into
Canada led afterward to a sharp wheat
rally, which. however, was not long main
tanned The close was weak. a to Ia%s
net lower. with July at ILL.,. and Sep
tcnber at 1.12&4 ALPS.
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WEATHER..
Cloudy Tonight and Tomorrow;
Probably Showers Tonight.

For the District of Columbia, partly
cloudy tonight and tomorrow, proha bly,
showers tonight: little change in tenn
perature. gentle to moderate shifting
winds becoming northeast
For Maryland. partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow. probably showers to-
night in east portion; gentle to mod
crate shifting winds. becoming north
east.
For Virginia, probably showers to-
night: tomorrow partly cloudy; mod
crate shifting winds
For West Virginia generally fair to-
night and tomorrow
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. b. Ei5bs & Co..
members New York stock Exchange.
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wy Washington. New York, London tB5HM
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Received by private wire direct to
The Star Office.
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POWDER STOCKS.

cao,a;iors furrirhed by W. B. Hibbs g. Co.
Evening star., 1916-07-17

During the last twenty four hours
there were scattered showers and
thunderstorms over the entire coun-
try east Of the Mississippi river and in
the west gulf and the northwestern
states: also rains in the north Pacific
states.
temperatures continued generally
nigh over the interior districts, except
IN the Sulf states. During Sunday
night they rose considerably in New
England.
The tropical disturbance of the past
week passed to the eastward of Turks
island, but another is now central be-
tween Turks Island and Nassau, with
an apparent northward movement, and
adNlces have been issued accordingly.
Unsettled. showery weather will pre-
vail tonight and tomorrow in New
England and the middle Atlantic states.
While in the south the weather will be
partly cloudy, with thundershowerS to-
morrow in Alabama, Georgia and Flor
ida. Elsewhere east of the Mississippi
river fair weather will prevail.
1t Will be somewhat cooler in New
England.
The winds along the New England
coast VIII be moderate northwest to
north; on the middle Atlantic coast
moderate north and northeast: on the
south Atlantic coast moderate east and
northeast, probably increasing over
south portion. on the east gulf coast
gentle to moderate and variable.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have moderate north
west to north winds, with showers to
the Grand Banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
CALLS DIVORCE EVIL
MENACE TO SOCIETY
Mgr. Russell, Preaching on Intern
perance, Race Suicide and Divorce,
Says It Destroys Morality.

In sermon at St Patrick's Church
last night, attended by about 900 mem
bers of the League of the Good Shep-
herd, in addition to the usual congre-
cation, Mgr. Russell preached on the
evils of intemperance, race suicide and
divorce. declaring that the latter is the
greatest evil with which society is
menaced. His sermon was an exposi-
ton of the viewpoint of the Catholic
Church in regard to divorce. which. he
said, struck at the homo itself. the cor
ner stone of society. quoting from the
gospels in support of the church's con-
tention.
The family is the corner stone of So
ciety," Mgr. Russell said. Weaken that
stronghold of morality and society goes
down by its own weight-by the vi
clous passions that unrestrafned social
intercourse engenders. A pure society
is essential to the wellbeing of man. A
pure family life is essential to the we'll
being of society. Divorce is destruc-
tive of morality, both in the family and
in society
"A few facts" he continued, will
show to what an extent this loathsome
leprosy of divorce has spread in our
country. The total number of divorces
granted in 1867 was 81 per 100000 of
the population. Forty years later. in
1905. there were Sc per 100000; thus.
allowing for the increased population,
divorce had increased 319 per cent. In
1887 there was one divorce for every
seventeen marriages: in 1906, one for
every twelve marriages. and at the
same rate will have in 1916 the ap-
palling figure of one divorce for every
five marriages.
During 1901 there were twice as
many divorces granted among 10000
600 Americans in the United states as
among the 400. 0OO,O souls of Europe
and other Christian countries. During
the twenty years ended with 1906 Ire
land had only nineteen divorces, or an
average of less than one absolute di-
vorce per year for her entire popula-
ton of 100000.
American as l am in ever fiber of
my being, | cannot hut view with alarm
and shame the divorce evil in our coun-
try"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
GETTING READY TO BUILD,
Contractors on Preliminary Work
for Central Power Plant.

While no eXcavatinG work has been
done on the site of the new healing
and lighting plant which it is proposed
to erect At the foot of 18th street to
supply heat and light to a number of
government buildings, the work of fit
ting out of the machine shop and
lunchroom is being completed. These
buildings are located on the p,opertv
of the Pennsylvania railroad on the
north side of Water street opposite the
site of the new plant. The machine
shop is fitted with machinery for max
ing forgings and fitting iron work that
Will be used in the new structure
1t is stated that with the coming OF
good weather the contractors for the
erection of the new plant viii start
work on il. Local firms are prepa airing
to bid on the furnishing and driving of
the piles TO lie used in the foundations
Of the new building. The specifications
for the piles, II is said, call for 300
sticks varying in length from thirty
TO ninety feet. The longer piles will
be difficult to obtain, and one of the
local firms that viii bid on the work
is now locating them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Oscar Wood, from Nomini
creek for l.. \. Clarke & Son; schooner
May and Anna Bcswick, lumber from
Newborn. NC. at 18th street wharf for
johnson & Wimsatt; schooner NJ. \.
Shea, lumber from a lower river land =
ing at 9Th street wharf for dealers
steamer Southland. from Norfolk and
Old Point to the Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Company; steamer
northumberland. from Baltimore and
Potomac landings 10 the Maryland,
Delaware and Virginia Railroad Com
pany; steamer Wakefield, from Nomini
creek and river wharves to the Poto-
mac and Chesapeake Steamboat Com e
pany: Schooners r.. V. Mills. r w.
Kirby Silver Wave Josephine Smith.
sloop Enola and hattie Rose Shelton, at
18th street wharf with oysters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
TRIBUTES PAID TO LIFE
Of RED CROSS FOUNDER
Clara Barton. Angel of the Battle
fields" Lauded at Meeting in
Interest of Memorial.

Tributes TO the life and work of Clara
Barton. founder of the American Red
Cross. were paid yesterday afternoon
in the First Congregational Church by
men and women prominent in the off,
cial and social life of Washington, gath
cred in mass meeting to give impetus
to the nationwide movement for the
erection of memorial in the National
Capital in memory of The Angel of the
Battlefields"
The speakers agreed that the me-
mortal should be the finest ever erected
in memory of woman. Lieut.. Cen
Nelson A. Miles, L. S. A. presided, and
the speakers included: Mrs. John A.
Logan. Senator William Alden Smith of
Michigan: Cone johnson of Texas So
licitor general Of the State Department;
Representative L. G. Dyer Of Missouri,
commanderin- chief of the Spanish War
Veterans; Representative Samuel E
Winsiow. Miss Mary OToole, state
president Of the District of Columbia
Woman Suffrage Association: Miss ia
net Richards. Representatives Warren
Worth Bailey, Senator George E. Cham
| berlain. Representative Isaac r. Sher-
wood. Mrs. H V Boynton, Representa-
tive Henry T. Rainey. Representative
Thomas S. Crago. Representative II. W.
Summers. Representative George A.
Loud. Representative Barnett H. Chip
| crfield. Representative Nicholas, Sena-
tor James *. Nardaman, Nyron NJ. Par
ker Mrs. George T. Smallwood. vice
president general Daughters American
/ Revolution. p. T. Moran, president of
the Washington Cha mber OF Commerce
and Alexander Kilgour of Rockville.
| Nd.
| Mrs Matthew T Scott president gen
| eral of the d. A. r.. was on the speak
| ers' platform, but did not mako an ad-
dress. II being the first time she had
| been out following Illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
WILLIAM R. ADAMS DIES
AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS
For Twenty-Five Years Employe of
Government Printing OMce-Fu-
neral Held Saturday.

William r. Adams. forty-two years
old, for the past twenty-five years an
empioye of the government printing
Office. died Thursday at his home, 81
Randolph place northwest. following
brief illness. Funeral services were
held Saturday, pallbearers including
j. H. Fox, J. L. Mann and Fl. Hobby of
the government printing office and w
J. Ingram, w. E. Stockett and G. f.
Ingling of the Corinthian Yacht club
lnterment was at Glenwood cemetery.
a native of Virginia. Mr.. Adams came
to Washington in 1890 For the past
seven years he had been guard in the
paymaster's office at the printing office.
He was vice commodore of the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club, and had served for
several years as its secretary-treas-
urer. He was first lieutenant of the
United States power squadron. Poto-
mac river branch. and was an enthu-
siast on motor boating.
Mr. Adams was a charter member of
Congressional council, National Union.
and belonged to the Order of Wood
men Besides his wife. Mrs. Jennie :.
Adams. the following are living: His
mother Mrs. NJ. .. Adams. and his sis
ter. Mrs. Thomas Howe of White
Plains, y. Y.