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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
SAYS ANNOUNCING AGES
BARS MARRIAGES HERE
Prospective Bride Writes to Col.
Kroll Deploring Custom.
Move to Stop It.

The Stars story Of the record estab
lished by Dan Cupid last month, when
539 Washington couples were furnished
with marriage licenses, has called forth
communication from prospective
bride to Col. William A. Knoll, the license
clerk The writer incloses clipping Of
the story and says:
MY Dear Colonel: Do you realize that
there would be great many more mar
riages in the District of Columbia if
the ages Of the prospective brides and
grooms were not published in the mar
riage license columns of the newspapers?
Many couples who do not wish their
ages to be made public, go to nearby
cities to be married, who would other
wise be married in the city of Washing
ton. AS there is really no necessity of
publishing the ages in the newspapers
could you not have that item elimina ted
from the two newspapers which continue
to print them? / know that you are
friend Of all the ladies' contemplating
marriage and are willing to please them.
Thanking you, / am respectively a pro-
spective bride"
Col Knoll, of course, does not know
where to address his fair correspondent,
but he would like her to know that The
Star is not one of the Offending news
papers. as 1t has always been its custom
not to mention the ages of applicants
The genial license clerk will ask the
managing editors of other papers to
hearken to the plea of the writer of the
epistle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
PARK VIEW TO CELEBRATE
TWO BIG IMPROVEMENTS
Community Festival to Mark Com
pletion of Schoolhouse and
Street Paving.

Park View residents are planning to
celebrate on a big scale in September
two important improvements obtained
by that section-the new sixteen-room
school building and the paving of Geor-
gia avenue from Irving street to New
Hampshire avenue. The school is COM
pleted and the paving work. which is
being done by the Warner-Quinlan
Company of Syracuse, N. Y, will be
finished in about two weeks. The Park
View Citizens Association will be in
charge of the community celebration,
which is expected to be In the nature
Of a carnival. lasting a full week.
The Georgia avenue improvement. for
which Congress appropriated s24,50o, is
one of the biggest street-paving jobs
undertaken in recent months. About
10000 square yards Of asphalt will have
been laid in the stretch between Irving
street and New Hampshire avenue. The
District Commissioners are expected to
approve this week the contract and
bond of the Warner Quinlan Company,
the successful bidder on all street re-
surfacing work in the District for the
next two years. Under the contract the
company will do about $4,000 worth
of work annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
OBJECTS TO RIVALS USE
OF TRADEMARK BOTTLES
August G. Hermann Seeks an In
junction Against John a.
Schlueter.

August G. Hermann, in bill of COM
plant filed through Attorneys Tobriner
and Graham. asks the court for an in
junction against John H. Schlueter,
conducting a bottling business at 5th
and Q streets northwest. to prevent
certain alleged unlawful and unfair
practices. A number of bottles were
filed as exhibits in the case.
Mr.. Hermann alleges that the name
of Hermann" in connection with the
bottling and sale of soft drinks has
been used in the District for over forty
years, and because of the excellence of
the products manufactured has gained
wide and well known reputation here
and elsewhere. To enable customers to
be convinced that the product they re-
ceive is that of the Hermann produc-
ton his bottles and other receptacles
are duly registered and the trade mark
and trade name blown in the glass, he
states
He tells the court that Mr. Schlueter
has purchased hundreds of these bot
ties from different parties, and, after
tured by himself. pastes his labels
thereon and offers them to the public
These labels, soon slip off. it is alleged,
80 that when the bottles reach CON
sumers all that is LETT to identify the
alleged contents is the trade mark and
trade name of Hermann. In this man
ner the public is deceived. the plaintiff
asserts, into buying, in Herrmann's bot
ties and as his goods. the soft drinks
of Schlueter, which are claimed to be
not of the same quality.
BY this alleged practice, Mr.. Herr
man asserts his business is affected and
the protection afforded him by the reg
istration laws violated
Upon presentation of the bill Justice
Gould issued a rule on the defendant
to show cause July IS why he should
not be restrained as prayed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE
FOR LIFE-SAVING CONTEST
Nine Events Sunday Afternoon
Open to White Residents
of the District.

Arrangements have been completed
auspices Of the Independent and the
Aqueduct Bridge LifeSaving Corps,
which is affiliated with the American
Red Cross, at Aqueduct bridge Sunday
afternoon at o'clock
There are nine events, open to white
residents of the District. and no en-
trance fee is to be charged.
Entries close tomorrow night, with
F. J. Drummer. at police headquarters,
District building. The list of events is:
is:
Event !, men and boys. 25-yard back stroke
tow tsny kickl, carrying a nag out Of the water
with both hands. contestants must swim 25 yards
to the nag. which represents drowning person,
and return with II.
Event .. women and girls 15-yard back stroke
tow tany strokel. carrying flag out of the
water with both hands. Contestants must swim
- yards to the flag, which represents n drown
ing person. and return with it.
FIRST the back.
Event 4. women and girls, 15-yard scuiling
head first the back.
swim with the upper hand carrying a nag
Adapted from the across the chest carry. Con-
represents drowning person. and return with II.
Event 9. women and girl. 15-yard side stroke
swim with the upper hand carrying q nag,
Adapted from the across the chest carry, Con
testants must swim ID yards TO the nag. which
represents drowning person, and return with it.
Event 7. men and boys. 5O-yard swim fully
dressed in coat. vest. trousers, socks and high
shoes
Event 8. women and girls. a5-yard swim fully
and with no head dress.
Even. .. men and boys. 2s-y..d under arm
tes,ants must carry a human being nd must
nrst swim 20 yards to get to the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
GRANDDAUGHTER GETS ESTATE
John Clayton, in Will, Doesn't Want
Son.in.LaW to Get Anything.

The will of John Clayton, dated Nav
%. 1916. has been offered for probate.
The entire estate is devised to Rebecca
J. Gray in trust for his granddaugh-
ter, Helene G. Carter. Rebecca ]. and
John F. Gray are named as executors.
1T is my intention" says the testator,
that her father, George Carter. receive
no benefit. either directly or indirectly,
In any of my property by or through
this will or In any other way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
CLERKS PUT IN Overtime
WHEN THE WORK CROWDS
Adjutant Generals Force Finds Rou-
tine Business Largely Increased
by Mexican Trouble.

Clerks In the office of the adjutant
general of the army are putting in con-
siderable overtime" these days. A sys-
tenn has been established, whenever a
division falls behind in It's routine
work. of having the clerks in that d.
vision work at night, from to 10
o'clock. until they catch up" Last
week about 100 clerks in one division
worked at night, anu this week another
division, numbering about forty-fve
employees. is putting in its evenings in
the War Department building.
Clerks Willingly Respond.
No complaints are being made by the
clerks, who, 1t is stated, are responding
Loyalty and efficiently to the extra calls
made upon them-as one high army
officer expressed it today. "as they al
ways do"
The Mexican situation. the increases
in the army and other causes have led
up to all sorts of additional work in
the adjutant generals office. 1t Is in
this branch of the War Department
that the immense. mass of department
routine is handled.
Army promotions alone furnish a
tremendous amount of this detail be-
cause Of the large number of papers
which have to be handled in each case.
There are promotions in store for
about 1000 second lieutenants Of the
army. and there is a good deal Of work
in connection with the papers in those
cases.
Office Short Of Force.
The adjutant generals office is oper-
ating thishyear with ffty-four less
clerks than it had last year and the
year before, and notwithstanding this
the work has greatly increased by the
Mexican situation, the increases in the
army, etc. Much Of the talk and the
move toward increased military pre-
paredness, so far as the War Depart
ment is concerned. has had to do lately
with preparing by adding army officers
to the lists. but there has not been an
equal amount of preparedness In add
ing clerks to the lists. to handle the
routine at the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Night Watchmen's Excursion.

Extensive plans for the eleventh an
nual excursion of the Night Watch
mems Association at Chesapeake Beach
Friday have been formulated by the
committee in charge. The excursions
are held each year as a means of re-
plenishing the sick and death fund Of
the association. Bowling contests for
men and women will be given The
strong woman's team from the burea :,
of engraving and printing, S. Kann.
Sons & Co. and others have entered, The
committee of arrangements consists
of A. j. Ronspies. James A Sheaffer. p.
r Connell. A. p. Grinder. r. w. Guy.
Mosby Williams and James p cocS
ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Quarters in This CITY Sought.

ihofifas Grant, secretary of the
Chamoer of Commerce. has received
request from a national organization
no" located in New England to see If
ne can md suitable rooms here for the
organizations headquarters. Secretary
Grant is putting forth his best efforts
, ~, ne says, II will be a big thing IL
"nshihst2n can obtain the headquar-
Hshed and well known-one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
WOMAN WOULD PROVE
WIZARD AS ALCHEM|ST
Mrs. Mary B. Wiltse Asks Use Of
U. S. Laboratory to Turn Silver
Into Gold.

The assay laboratory of the bureau
of the mint in the Treasury Depart
ment soon may be turned into an al
chemist laboratory. woman would
officiate as alchemist to turn silver
into gold. The work would go on at
night. in seclusion and secretly.
If Mrs. Mary Barnard Wiltse can OBJ
tain the Endorsement of responsible
persons she probably will be allowed
to have the secret use of the assay
laboratory for work after office hours.
She saw Assayist A. P. Dewey this
morning and then had an interview
with Assistant Secretary w. P. NAL
burn. The result was that she will ask
Senator Jones of Washington to in
dorse her application for use of the
laboratory for experiments In the
transmutation of metals.
Came Here From Pacific Coast.
Mrs. Wiltse has come all the way
from the Pacific coast to demonstrate
the claim that she can turn silver into
gold and perform other miracles of
transmutation. She has forwarded to
Assayist Dewey several pieces of bull
lion silver. in which he found trace
of gold. Also Mrs. Wiltse carries about
her little vial of mercury which she
says was just a piece Of copper before
she did things to it.
Mrs. Wiltse is one Of a historically
long line of seekers after the philos-
opher's stone with which to transmute
metals into the more precious kind.
She is not the first to claim to have
discovered the secret. She Is not the
first to submit seeming evidence of the
accomplishment. In other cases. how
ever. it has been generally resolved
that the gold was there first-except in
cases of pure falkland was simply
extracted by some means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
THEFTS REPORTED TO POLICE.
Wedding Ring and Gold Watch In
cluded in Burglars Loot.

Burglars Sunday night visited the
residence of Frank H. Buechler. 1892 o
street. gained entrance through rear
window and stole gold watch, a num-
Der of valuable papers and a bank book.
The loss was reported to the police.
Mrs. James Anders, Ill B street
southeast, reported the theft of her
wedding ring and other articles of jew
elry valued at $40 They were taken
from the drawer of a dresser in her
apartment yesterday.
The theft Of $40 in cash was reported
by Andrew J. Thomas, manager of
Howard Theater He told the police
that the money was taken from the
Office at the theater last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Local Jesuits Conducting Retreats.

A number of local Jesuits who spent
the past scholastic year in teaching are
now at retreats. or preaching at mis-
sions. Among these are the Rev Henry
Hagen. S. j.. of st. Aloysius. making
his retreat at Keyser Island; the Rev.
Thomas Becker of Boston College, con-
Quoting the annual retreat for sisters
of the Notre Dame order in this section
of the country held at Trinity College,
and the Rev. J. A. Duarte, S. j., vice
president of Gonzaga College, conduct
ing a retreat for the sisters of the
Notre Dame. at Maiden. Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Fitted by Life in the Open.

founs men who as boys were scouts
are expected to make the best soldiers,
as their life in the open and their
training has fitted them for the work
1t is expected that in case of a call
Tor volunteers. should they be needed,
many thousands of such young men
will respond.
On the whole. however the scout pro-
gram and policy will not be greatly
changed. even in the event of war The
aim Of the scout organization is to
build up the boy. and the work will 90
on. regardless of national conflict. The
organization is not a military ons ~
VIII not broaden it's scope to tina, ex-
tent The services it will offer, as an
organization. will be purely of a civic
character Si'ie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Preference for Submarines.

That the United States needs sub
marines more than dreadnaughts is
the claim of the American Union
Against Militarism. made in a state
ment issued at the headquarters of
that organization yesterday, when ask
ed whether they had any views on the
recent voyage of the German subma rine
Deutschland. The union, at the hear
ings before the House naval affairs
committee. Joined with representatives
Of the National Grange in contending
for more submarines and mines and
fewer dreadnaughts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Joseph Carroll Held as Deserter.

Joseph Carroll. a chauffeur. ,wen,v
one years Of age. was arrested at 9TH
street and Pennsylvania avenue hv ne
ac'iVe Harry Cole of the first precinct,
on i charge of desertion. preferred by
Sapt. Iait, company -, Sd Infantry.
y u u G He was locked up at the
nrst precinct police station, and is To
be turned over later to Gen Harvey
commanding tho District militia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Body of Suicide Is Identified.

The young man who last week cor,-
mitted suicide in room at a hotel on
PennsylVania avenue was Joseph Freed
man. native of Russia, who was in
the grocery business in Southeast
Washington Freedman, who was
twenty-four years old, had been de-
spondent because of his financial trou-
pies, the police were informed. He left
his room at 4o1 18th street northea st
Wednesday morning. his friends stated.
and failed to go to his place of bust,
ness. His body was Identified at the
morgue last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
g, Central Labor Union Elect.

AL the annual election of officers Of
the Central Labor Union last night tho
following were chosen. President New
ton A. James: vice president uu.b
Dishey' secretary, John b. Colpoys.
financial secretary. Joseph F. Toone.
secretary. William Schaeffer, and ser,
seant-at-arms. Joseph Clarke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Women Plan Hughes CAMPAIGN

All women favoring the Hughes
Fairbanks ticket in the coming presi-
Dental campaign have been invited by
the National Womens Hughes-Fafr
banks League to attend meeting of
that organization Saturday. at S O'Clock
p. m. In the home of the president. Mrs
Ellis Logan. 1858 Irving street north
west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Now in Classified Service

Mrs. Annie f. Hudson. who holds a
temporary position in the municipal
service of the District of Columbia, and
who has passed the age at which she is
eligible to take civil service examina-
ton. has been covered into the classi-
ned service by executive order. The
civil service commission does not con-
cur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
BAND CONCERT.

At Logan Park, Anacostia, this
evening at 1880 o'clock, by the
Engineer Band, Frank J. Weber,
leader.
March. The Loyal American"
Skagga
Overture, Summer Nights
Dream" Suppe
(a) Polonaise, "On Mountain
Heights" ...-......... Kiesler
(b) Nocturno, The Monastery
Bell .Wely
Selection. The Heart of Paddy
Whack" Olcott
Waltz, "Barcarole," from Tales
of Hoffman,. ....... HOFFMAN,
Excerpts from I'll Trovatore."
Verdi
Medley, Popular Melodies"
Remick
Bean Club Musings. ....... Emo
Star Spansled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
D. C. "Drys" to Send Delegates.

The District is to be represented at
the national prohibition convention at
ST. Paul. Mimi, beginning July 10. by
Mathew E. O'Brien and John Barse.
They are to go as delegates. John r.
Mahoney is the member of the national
prohibition committee for the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
The Star by Mail

~E sure to have The Evening
and Sunday Star follow you.
be At the breakfast tabls thu
next morning, and always rive
all Of the latest news from wash.
ington Of the day before. The
address may be changed ~ fro
qusntly a. desired BY giving the
old ~ well - the new aAdrsss.
Tee price Of The Star By mail
daily and Sunday 10 60 cents per
month, in ADVANCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
CITY ITEMS.
w Potatoes, 3oc PIX; Pound Jar.

New Potatoes, 3Oc PIX; Pound Jars
Rockwood's Cocoa, Csc: 2-lb. SKIS. Flour,
TIC; ~ lbs. White Meal, 24c; Jelly
MINIS, 15c; Wonder Coffee. zoe: Wonder
Tea. 29c; Perfection Tea. 49c: Grape
Juice, quarts, 22c; Peanut Butter, 10c:
loaves Bread. 10c; large cans To-
matoes, Csc; Sugar Corn, Csc; Wis
consin Peas, Csc; 4 Karo Syrup, csc; 4
lbs. Fancy Head Rice, CSC: Ross
Whole Wheat Biscuits. CSC; Best Flour.
$500 bbl.: "a lbs. Old-time, 75c 926 Pa.
ave. and all the J. T. D. Pyles Stores.
Our Employees Are Trained to Highest
point of efficiency in cleaning Carpets &
Rugs. Phone Conger's, w. 6s5. Our
wagon will call.
Drafting Instruments Schmidt. 1921 18th
Kodaks-Eastmaa Goods md Others.
Columbia Photo Sup. Co.. 1894 N. 7. ave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11

Appropriate Floral Tokens.
GUIDES floral tokens are expressive
as well as inexpensive. 1914 st
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
Capacity of Camp Unlimited.

The capacity of Camp Butt practical
one boys used the camp last week, it
has in the past accommodated nearly
hundred
This year. in addition to those of the
camp proper, there are number of eX-
ira tents for the troops that wish to
camp. separately. Scoutmasters who
may want to take their boys to the
camp to study scoutcraft as body Will
be able to secure separate headquarters.
The members of such troops will be
permitted to mingle with those of the
camp proper. There is plenty of ground
room. the camp site consisting OF more
than sixty acres of cleared and timber
land.
The various trails and ceremonial
fires. in addition to the large campfire,
were used for the first time last week.
The mysterious ceremonies conducted in
connection with them never have been
attempted in Washington before.
Grizzly Bear" Smith Entertains.
"Grzzly Bear" Smith, chief scout of
Pittsburgh, Pa. entertained the boys at
the last campfire. He told tales of his
adventures in the Rocky mountains.
and demonstrated how to make a loaf
OF bread in the bag in which the flour
comes, without using any cooking
utensils whatever. He also showed the
boys a number of other labor saving
stunts" for cooking.
The last meeting of the Scoutmasters'
Club was held Saturday The men met
at the Old Dominion terminal. at 36th
and NJ streets northwest, at o'clock in
the afternoon. and rode to Great Falls
From there to Difficult run. a distance
of three miles. they were under the
leadership of DIR. Paul Bartsch.
In the future scoutmasters are urged
to take their wives, or, II they should
happen not to be married, other fem
mime company, along with them on
these hikes. The scoutmasters also are
urged to bring something to cook on
a stick" along with them
The latest issue of Scouting contains
an article stating that in case of war
the Red Cross offers the best oppor-
tunity for scouts to do their bit" The
article goes on to say that boys over
fifteen years of age could be used to
some extent for municipal police work,
and that those still older would be val
liable as guards for water supply. tele-
phone and telegraph lines. and other
civic and military necessities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11
ARCHIBALD BUTT
'!|lyEN OF BOY SCOUTS
,
:. ATTY of Over Fifty at the Rendez-
ro1s for Their Annual
Outing.
Gun Fired in Salute of Recent Re
Observation-Disclosures Part
in War Discussed.

More than fifty boys are at Camp
Archibald Butt. the summer camp of
the Boy Scouts. The boat bringing
these recruits" was saIuted by the mr.
ing of a small cannon belonging to the
camp director and number of hags
were raised after they landed. giving
the camp a gala appearance.
The boys who arrived last week
were: Scouts L. Glover. ]. Muller, A.
Lanston, H Rassbach. E. Brown, NJ.
Hoffman. c. Genslinger, L. Jones, j.
Gollan. H. Hamilton, A. Bromley, W
Gollan, B. Walker, c. Cotton. F. Spar
row. R. Woodward. F. Birch. l. Wright
r Haywood, G. Heaney, W. Evans. w
Goodrich, B. B. Wilson. L. Gage. D. Nei-
kirk, R. Daniel. H. Elliot. J. thinner
man, c. Reynolds. c. Parker. E. Metz
eroth. ]. P. Hardie, L. Hoffman. e.
Rassbach. W. J. Lineback. B. Hacken-
berge, H McCauley, r. Saunders. S
Carpenter W. Glib. L. r. Perry, ]. Hoff-
man. L. Genslinger, F. Bauman. r.
Hart. j. Evans. NJ. Inlay, S. May. L.
May, H Heron and Vance krauthof.
Many of these boys registered for the
Antire season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11

Hear the Famous Arttsts
on the Edison Diamond Disc Phono-
graph. Mckee CO., 917 G st.--Advertise-
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-11

Floral Designs of Great Beauty
by Blackstone, 81 up. 18th & H SITS