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GIFTS FOR MRS. HEUsTIs.
Retiring as President of League of
American Pen Women.

Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis, retiring
president of the League of American
Pen Women, was the recipient of
number of gifts at meeting of the
league held last night at the Raleigh
Hotel Mrs. Heustis is to move to Los
Angeles to reside and. accordingly, has
had to relinquish the office of presi-
dent.
The social program consisted of Eek
periences in Working for the Press"
by Miss Dora Simpkins: 'On the Field
of Honor prize story by Mrs. Ruth
Mason Rice, and Laughter and Tears
in Press Work" Miss Marcella Malloy.
Mrs.Anna b. Patten presided, with Miss
Jessie A. Griswold, first vice president,
as master of ceremonies
Mrs. Malcolm Russell McLennan pre-
sented three Blackfoot Indians
Curly Bear. Wolf Plume and BIRD Rat
tler-who gave several vocal selections
in their native tongue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26
URGES HOME RULE
FOR THE DISTRICT
Petworth Association Favors
Election of Governor and
Five Commissioners.
PRESIDENT TO APPOINT
EQUAL NUMBER OF BOARD
Resolutions Adopted Also Provide
Representation in Congress and
Give Women Right to Vote.

A change in the form of government
for the District of Columbia which will
provide a governor and a board of COM
missioners. consisting of five commits
sioners appointed by the President and
five elected by the people of the Dis
trict, men and women voting alike,
was urged in resolutions adopted by
the Petworth Citizens Association last
night at special meeting. Embodied
in the resolutions is a recommendation
that, in addition to changing the form
of government in the National Capital,
Constitution giving the citizens of the
District the same status as citizens OF
a state, rs set forth in the Chamber
lain joint resolution.
The plan for the proposed change was
brought to the attention of the asso-
citation by E. w. Oyster, Endorsed by the
associations law and legislation and
executive committees, and considered
at regular meeting of the association
a week ago. Other business precluded
as much discussion of the plan as was
desired. and. accordingly. the special
meeting was called. There was a large
of members to participate
in the debate, which was limited to ten
minutes to each person.
Various amendments to the plan were
submitted and all were rejected
except one proposed by Jesse c.
amendment giving citizens of the District
the same status of citizens of state in
voting for representation in the houses of
Congress and in the electoral college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26
JUDGES FOR BABY WEEK
PRIZE POSTER CONTEST
c. P. Minnigerode, G. Z. Bergman
and Miss Estelle Wheeler Named
to Make Awards.
Rules for The Star Contest
for Baby Week Poster Prize

All contributions must he re-
cefved Mt Baby week headquar-
tiers. 72s 18th street northwest.
by midnight of Saturday. May 8.
Posters submitted must not be
less than I4x22 inches nor more
than 15x25 inches in size.
Either white or col
Ors are acceptable.
Posters submitted must deal I'm
sOme way with the furtherance
of the educational end OF the
coming campaign.
The first prize. s25, is for the
best design submitted by a per-
son net in the public schools.
The second prize. $15, is for the
best design submitted by n high
school pupil. and the third, 80,
for that submitted by n pupil of
the graded schools.
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YOUNG PARENTS ARE BEST.
Their Children Live Longer, Says DR..
Alexander Graham Bell.

Some Recent and Unpublished Dis
coveries in Eugenics' were discussed
by DR.. Alexander Graham Bell in a
lecture delivered last night before the
Y. NJ. c. A. of the District.
DIR. Bell told of a thorough study he
has made of the descendants of William
Hyde of Norwich, Conn, through a pc
Rod of seven generations One of the
interesting conclusions drawn was that
it seemed that children born of parents
near or under twenty lived longer than
those born at any other age. and that
the ratio of death to age of the parent
increased as the age of parent at time
of birth of child increased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26
MEMORIAL HOME BENEFIT.
Given Last Night by Daughters of
Confederacy.

Under the auspices of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy, IAN
evening in old Dixie land was given
for the benefit of the Confederate Me-
mortal Home, at the old Masonic Tenn
pie, last night
Miss Margaret Walsh. Miss Carrie
Peabody and Miss Lille Abram were
in charge of the booths, and Miss Lila
Watts Collins of the musical program.
with Miss Meagen in general charge.
Music was furnished by Miss Collins
soprano: Samuel Wardell, violinist: w
r. Sulhon, soloist, accompanied by Miss
Carrie Smith, and Mrs. Marmion Bro
sius, harpist.
repetition OF the program, incIud-
ing the luncheon which was given in
the hall yesterday. is to take place to-
day Miss Margaret OToole. harpist
will substitute for Mrs. Br0sius.
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plan. concluded the debate. and at
1880 o'clock, in accordance with pre-
vious agreement. vote was tken and
Mr.. oysters resolution setting forth
the proposed plan was adopted.
In speaking to his resolution. Mr..
Oyster said that since the government
owns about half the property in the
District. it should have an equal repre-
sentation with the citizens in any
form of government for the District,
and that therefore he considered the
plan to have five commissioners ap-
pointed by the President and a like
number elected by the people was a
good one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26
Watch Presented to B. J. Williams.

Ralph j. Williams, Knox College. '97,
was presented with gold watch, bear
ing the coat of arms of the Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity, by the Washington
Alumni Club of that organization at
the annual smoker of members at the
Cosmos Club last night.
afr. WiIiiam-, it was said. has for the
past eight years been active in the
club, never missing an opportunity OF
meeting and extending cordial wei
come to ihi Delta Theta men visiting
Washington The presentation speech
was made by Rev. J. Henning Nelms
rector of the Church o: the Ascension.
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Drama League Election.

officers are to be elected at the an
nuaI meeting of the Washington Gen.
ter of the Drama League of America
tomorrow evening at o'clock, at the
psblic Library. The retiring officers
are to submit reports of their work
and plans for the coming year are to
he discussed Mrs. ellison Gardner.
a citing president, is to preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26
Member of Oldest Inhabitants.

In 1866 he accepted position in the
adjutant generals office at the War
Department and served in this office
until the time of his death
He was a member of the Association
of the Oldest Inhabitants and one of
the best known Masons in the city. He
was grand master of the local Grand
Lodge in 1883; a member of Potomac
Royal Arch Chapter. No. 3, and past
high priest of the chapter; member
of Orient Commandery. No. 5. knights
Templar. and past commander of the
commandery, and past worshipful
master of st. Johns Lodge, No. II, F.
A. A. N.
His wife, Mrs. L. r. Lee; three daueh-
tiers. Mrs. r. L. Smith, Mrs. George S.
Watson and Mrs. Arthur Markle, all of
this city, and three sons. W. S. Lee of
Porto Rico, J. NJ. Lee of New York CITY
and Maj. Harry Lee of the United
States Marine Corps are living
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portation will admit of equally favorable
terms to all classes of railroad employees.
and any other matter which the COM
mission may deem relevant.
The result of the referendum will not
be known until the first week in June,
the chamber announces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26
EARTH SHOCKS NOTED.
Disturbances Recorded by Seismic.
graph at GEORGETOWN University.

Two earthquakes occurred last night.
the first beginning at 1927 pm. and the
second at 2:23 am. The first disturb
ance was the more severe of the two.
it's maximum vibrations being recorded
on Georgetown University seismographs
between 1886 and $40 pm. This dis
turbance ended at 1907 pm. 1t was
estimated the distance from Washing
ton was 1900 miles. The movement
was east and west
The second disturbance. beginning at
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Text of the Resolutions.

Following is the text of the resolutions
setting forth the plan for the proposed
change in the form of government for
the District as finally adopted by the as
sociation:
II is the sense of the Petworth Citi-
zens' Association that Congress should,
so far as possible under the exclusive
legislation clause of the Constitution, re-
establish republican form of govern
ment in the District of Columbia, and
respectfully submits the following plan
as best suited TO the needs of the people
of the United States and of the people
of this District. to-wit:
There shall be a governor, who shall
have been a resident of the District of
Columbia not less than three years prior
qualified voters of said District
There shall be elected by the people
five commissioners, who shall have re-
sided in the District not less than three
years prior to election to such office and
the President of the United States be
other than those elected by the people
to represent the people of the United
States on said board of commissioners
The term of office of the governor and
commissioners shall be three years
The governor shall exercise all the
vested by law in the three Commits
sfoners and such other authority as
Congress may delegate to him. He
shall have vote in case of a tie in
the board of commissioners. The
i,Sard of commissioners shall have all
the legislative power and authority
now exercised by the present board Of
Commissioners and such other legis-
lative authority as Congress may dele
gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26
A Business Man---the Nation's Need

TN bus;nessIke government there would
be neither ignorance as to methods nor
public graft. A business President
would know. With business man as man
ager of the country's affairs there would be
a vastly decreased percentage of criticism
because of badly adjusted tariffs. poorly reg
ulated railroads, unequipped fighting forces,
monev-losing postal service and eNtrava-
giant expenditures to please constituencies
Fback home"
These things are of vital Importance to you.
Mr.. Voter 1t is your money that is wasted.
either willfully or through carelessness. 1t is
vour family whose interests are well or
poorly served 1t is your government, and
YOU are partly responsible.
Decide now to do your share toward place.
ing in the White House a man who has
rubbed up against the problems OF big bust
ness: who has mastered them; who has
proved his executive ability by applying to
industrial undertakings the same principles
that should be applied in the conduct of
nations business.
This movement is inspired by desire on the part
of a large number of men in all sections OF the
country to see the government given into the
hands of those who will think first about making
dividends for the stockholders and last about
building organization to insure reelection
As a government stakeholder you are interested
in the dividends And these dividends should
be the economic. efficient management of all our
institutions the return of adequate service on all
public investments; a dollars worth of results
for every dollar of tax collected
We believe the time has come to elect business
man President and have businesslike admins
tration. Tell us we count on you.
If YOU favor Business Man for President. sign
this coupon and send it in; it entails no obiga-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26

William W. Tanauary. forty -four.
died at Winchester. Va. from drinking
cfloroform he bought from q druggist,
whom he told he wished to kill horse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26
SPIRITUALISM.
THE ZANCIGS

Can be consulted on all affairs of life. Read
inE on dollar. Test s"snce, Tues. Fri. and
sunday at s pm. 25c. Developing circle.
Thursdsys 2Jc. ZANCiG'S PARLORS. 9Vf
lith ~. NV. Phone VI. 44l9.
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Congressional Representation.

1nasmuch as the District of Columbia
contributes more in taxes to the sup
port of the general government than
number of the states of the Union,
there shall be delegate in the House
of Representatives,. who shall have
been resident of the District not less
than three years prior to his election
to said Office.
All persons over twenty-one years
of age who shall have resided in the
District of Columbia not less than one
year and in the ward or election dis
trict in which they claim the right to
vote not less than three months prior
to the day of election, and be able to
read the English language, and shall
not have voted or claimed a voting
residence. elsewhere within one year.
shall be a qualified voter in the said
District.
On petition of 80 per cent of those
voting at the last preceding election a
recall election shall be held and a ma
governor. commissioners and delegate
elected by the people. or any one of
them. and may submit proposed laws
or ordinances to the commissioners
elected by the people and those ap-
pointed by the President.
That all elections in the District shall
be held under the secret ballot system
and stringent registration and election
laws, with severe penalties for fraudu-
lent registration or voting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26

1928 o'clock this morning. continued
until am.
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Within Power of Congress.


The foregoing plan. it is contended,
is clearly within the present power of
Congress and can be made Immediate
ly available. Our people would still,
however, be deprived of all partici-
patton in the federal government save
and except through its voteless dele
gate in the House of Representatives
Therefore, we urge upon Congress a
matter OF common justice that it sub
nit to the several states for ratifca-
ton an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States giving the citizens
of the District of Columbia the same
status as citizens of a state as set
forth in the Chamberlain joint resoIu-
ton.
The woman suffrage feature OF the
plan was the basis for much discus
sion.
The recent action of the Chamber of
Commerce and Board of Trade in favor
ing the constitutional amendment pro-
Vided for in the Chamberlain joint reso-
luton was frequently referred to dur
ing the debate. John r. Humphreys de-
clared that with the Chamberlain Joint
resolution pending in Congress il Is i'll
advised to advocate any change in the
form of government for the District of
Columbia until you get a spoke in the
wheel that you can turn around once
in while"
TT is a good thing to talk over sucb
before you begin to advocate any
changes in the form of government
here" said Mr.. Humphreys. Get your
shoulder behind the wheel and work
for the Chamberlain joint resolution
c. J. James. president of the associa-
! ton. said that If he was against sur
frage in the District he would be for
the Chamberlain resolution, FOR II will
be many years before the constitutional
amendment 1t provides for will become
law.
II. w. Chase. who took an active part
in opposing the oyster resolution, said
the board of Commissioners as proyid-
ed by the plan would be too large to
become an effective executive body and
too small for legislative body. j. l..
Carr said the plan would provide ten
fat jobs for some people," and that no
good would come out of it, Jesse c.
Suter and r. f. Adams spoke in sup
port of the equal suffrage feture of the
plan. and II, NJ. LIE Due spoke in oppo-
sition TO it. Others who participated
in the debate were r. F. McElroy. T..
W. Hawkins. 6. w Stose William l..
Rhodes. George Shields and Horace J.
Phelps f. W. Oyster. proponent of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26

IF the business men OF this country 1ol-
lowed the same system in choosing ex-
q ecutives for their various enterprises
that the votors have generally followed IN
selecting an executive for the government,
American commerce would be the laugh
ing stock of the world.
AS individuals we have exhibited good busl-
ness sense in conducting private and cor
porate undertakings, but mighty poor bust
ness sense in running Our own govern
ment.
1t costs billion dollars year to run the
United States. Experts agree that three
hundred millions - nearly one-th1rd is
wasted in inef6ciency, red tape, loose organ
ization and political catering. The latest
report of the Secretary of the Treasury
shows that the per capita cost of government
in 1915 was seventy-two per cent greater
than in 1886.
Where will it stop? When shall we start
getting the worth of our money? What
private concern would rest under such
record of extravaganza, waste and mis-
management?
There's no lack of patriotism in the one who
dares to make such statement. On the
contrary, it is evidence of patriotism when
a man is not afraid to declare that the Amer
lean fag-representing peace, preparedness,
equality, progress, business and all other
things that the national banner should stand
for-is a better trademark than the pork
barrel.
Some partisans are inclined to run the govern
ment on theories, others the spoils system
One class is as dangerous the other-for the
weakness of not knowing is great menace in
this kind of government as the deliberate sin OF
Encouragement.
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OFFICE OF THE
LANSTON MONOTYPE MACHINE COMPANY.

:,
PHILADELPHIA. April 10. 1916.
The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Lanston Monotype Machine Company will
he held at the Elks' Home, Prince and
ROYAL sts.. Alexandria. Va at L. O'Clock noon
on THURSDAY. the 4th day of May. 1915. for
the purpose of electng hoard of directors to
serve for the ensuing year and transacting
such other business may properly come be
fore IT,
Transfer books will he closed April "a at
o'clock pm. and will be reopened on May
at 10 o'clock am.
BY order Of the board Of directors
W ARTHER SEJIMAN Secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-26

LATE Bud has Withdrawn his
suit fer divorce an II try fer til
new army.
TIL trouble with wearin' rub
Der heels is that you re allus liable
t hear somethin' that'll take you
back a peg or two.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE DISTRICT
Of Columbia examination for practice
rr1chcrs of grades |. > and in the Myrtilla
Miner Normal School will be held at the
Franklin School building. Thursday and Friday
May Is. 10. 1915. f. L. THURSTON. super
intendent of Schools. A. II. GLENN. Secre-
inry. board Of examiners.
ATTENTION.
Members OF District Council. Royal Arcannn.
You are requested to he present at a recep-
iinn 10 grand regent. +. =. Parks
who il member of this council. which Will
he held at next meeting. WEDNESDAY.
April 20. Perpetual Building Association Hall.
l1OI + Al. ". =. NOSKE. Regent. 26'
THIS Is TO CERTIFY THAT WE, THE IN
i"rsignsd, have purchased the firm known as
''Roylc's.' 10th and NV. and will not be
responsible for any debts unless contracted by
ourselves. tSignedD Ii. A. HALL, ALFRED
NOf-NG
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SPIRITUALISTS.

MRS. J. E. MALTBY. SPIRITUAL MEDIUM.
l112 10th st. W. Meetings. Mon. 80 p m. :;
We'd . pm. md Fri. 30 I'm, 2:,c- 4 mes
sag. TO each Daily readings. 81 North s2a3
MRS. J. Z. MALTBY HAS RETURNED 10 1hE
city and is glad to announce sh" VIII com
mence her work once. lll2 10th -. NV.
Phone II SOB.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-12

who had taken work in agricultural
colleges Afterward students who had
had successful journalistic experience
were admitted to classes providing in
struction in agricultural terms.
Although still in it's first year, this
department has had an exceptionally
large registration, showing the need of
journalism as complement to ad-
vanced agricultural education. 1t is
planned to provide correspondence
work for home study as part of the
work next year. These courses will be
open to farmers who wish to increase
their facility in the use of technical
agricultural terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-12
III s!;earehlieht ;::: 3 E
Agricultural Journalism.

A new department has been added
to the school of journalism of the Uni
versity of Missouri. 1t is called the
department of agricultural journalism
and it's object is to train both men
and women to write more intelligently
upon farm subjects. It's first plan in
cluded only the admission of students
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-12
George A. Macbeth Dies.

PITTSBURGH, February ~. - George
A. Macbeth. president of the Macbeth
Evana Glass Company. and one of the
pioneers in the industry. has died sud
dcAly at his home here from heart dis
ease, aged seventy years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-12
Efforts Are Well Meant.

The well meant efforts of financial in
situations to control and direct the
growth of cities by Withholding money
needed for improvements of certain
character unless they be in an approved
location, and the agreements of mer-
chants to refrain from handling goods
manufactured outside of an approved
zone, may perhaps produce some slight
effect, but in many instances the money
can be found and the goods disposed of
among people who have no interest in a
local question of city planning or real
estate values. The complete solution
of the problem would seem to lie in
the establishment of residence, retail,
wholesale and manufacturing zones in
which no building or business foreign
to the locality will be permitted. 1t is
now generally conceded that cities pos
sess the necessary power and authority
to enact ordinances restricting the
character and location of buildings, as
required by the coming plan. and to
exercise that power wisely would un-
auestionably result in conditions con-
ducive to their greatest material i'm
provement. Until that is done the un-
certainty which surrounds the future
development of many localities is too
great to justify any considerable in
vestment of private funds in their i'm
provement or the expenditure of public
money in an effort to realize a plan
for civic betterments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-12
Character of Improvement.

Under such conditions. existing in the
majority of cities of this country. it
becomes not only impossible to deter
mine the character of Improvement for
a given site that will insure any degree
of permanency of the investment re!
turn. but it is obvious that constantly
shifting trade and residence centers
would prevent the realization of any
definite plan for city Improvement. The
first step in the formulation of a COM
prehensive plan for city development
and growth would seem to be deter
mination of the proper character of oc-
cupancy of the different portions of the
city area. and after determination they
must remain fixed. else the plan, which
can only be developed in the course of
years, would when completed fail to
meet the requirements of changed To-
cations.