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Evening star., 1916-09-10
sCOUTMASTERS WALK AND EAT.
Outdoor Meeting Held Over Camp
fire Discusses Policies.

The Scoutmasters' Club of Washing
ton had an out-of-door meeting last
night. at the camp Of Scoutmaster
Harry 6. Lugenbeel Troop so. follow
ing d hike and supper at the camp.
Deputy Scout Commissioner Hugh L..
Tayio- spoke in the place Of Scout
Commissioned H. n. GroGan and out
lined several ue@ matters Of policy
ard made several announcements Dr..
George II. Ashley. scoutnaster OF Troop
90, presided. 1t was decided TO hold the
mex: meeting of the club indoors The
place was not specified.
The meeting Was held after supper
around a large campfire Owing TO the
fact that great many scoutmasters
are off on their vacations. only few
were present.
Among those present were: Scout
master Walter E. Marsh of Troop ~
and Mrs. Marsh, DR. George Ashley,
scoutrnaster Of Troop 20; Scoutmaster
William =. Marshall Of Troop 49, his
daughter. Miss Josephine Marshall. and
two nteces Miss Margaret Rudolph and
Mrs. Marshall Rudolph: Scoutmaster
Ralph Wright OF Troan So. Scout
master W. H. Tonne of Troop and
Miss Tonne. S~outmastcr Archie Davis
of Troop 2. Assistant Scoutmaster Ter
rell Henderson OF Troop ~ and Assist
ant Scoutmaster Raymond Scaggs of
Troop IS.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
PLEASURE BOAT OWNERS
ON TRIPS TO RIVER POINTS
Outing Season About at an End.
Cruises for Hunting Next in
Order.

Taking advantage of the pleasant
weather and the last Saturday half
holiday of the season, pleasure craft
owners were out in numbers yesterday
at the boat clubs and anchorages max
ing ready for runs to river points.
After this trip numbers of the boat
owners will arrange to lay their boats
up for the season, while others will
keep their boats in trim for hunting
trips this fall.
A. o. Danzenbaker and wife and F. W.
Qunter and wife left here yesterday
afternoon for an over-Sunday trip to
Mattawoman, Chicomuxen and Chapa-
wamsic creeks. The party is aboard
Capt Danzenbaker's cruiser. Belle Rose,
which is fitted for night trips. The
Louise K, Prof. S. J. Kubel and others
aboard. has gone to the Whitehouse; =;
A. H. Bradford, in the yawl Margaret,
and D. H. Fowler, in the sloop Orion,
with parties, are on over-Sunday
cruises: the power boats Pocantico.
Harry Lonsdale: May B.. Robert Black:
Zenobia. J. W. Gregory. and yacht Clo-
Sunday trips to points along the river.
The yacht Sawha, Judge Aukum, with
Assistant Postmaster General Praeger
aboard, is on a cruise to Riverside.
Capt. John Hedley, who with his wife
has been on a months cruise along the
river aboard the power boat Rosalie,
returned this week. A short cruise or
two will be made by the Rosalie before
she goes into winter quarters.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
TWO POLiCEWOMEN
TO BE ON D. C. FORCE
They Are Expected to Accomplish
Much in Their Work on Domestic
Relation Cases.

Washington soon will have two po-
licewomen. Congress having made pro-
vision for such appointments in the an
nual budget passed during the last days
of the recent session.
In other cities. it is stated, police
women have performed excellent serv-
ice They have done especially good
work in white slave cases and other
cases involving questions of protection
for the fair sex, and, it is stated. they
accomplished much that could not be
accomplished by police of the sterner
sex. In this city police matrons have
done active police work and solved a
number of problems, and Maj. Pullman
was so well pleased with their work
that he asked for authority to make
two such appointments.
1t is believed that one or two OF the
matrons now in the service of the de-
partment will receive promotions and
that vacancies thus created will be
filled by competitive examination. Full
ly $50 applications for the positions are
on file at police headquarters.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
.~MONG-7)
q AsEsTHE CLUBS
20

Mrs. Brumbaugh. District regent, ID.
A. r.. has returned from Pennsylvania.
where she spent the summer. and will
call several important meetings during
this month and October.
Mrs. Henry Churchill Cook. regent of
Independence Bell Chapter. d. A. R.,
and her sister, Miss NJ Esther Mahyer.
are spending the summer in Boston.
The opening meeting of the Petworth
Womnn's Club was held Monday even
ing at the Petworth NJ E. Church. Mrs.
s. w. Norton, president, was in the
chair. The chairmen of the several
committees reported meetings in June
to plan the work the coming year.
The yearbooks. which are being dis
tributed. give an idea of the work
which the different committees will do
this winter. All members are urged
to join one or more committees. All
committees have been bending every
effort toward the success Of the Pet
worth community carnival. The names
OF six candidates were proposed for
be written to Maj. Kutz and Col Harts
for interest taken in the improvement of
Petworth parks, also to the congressional
committees for their effort exerted IN
securing an appropriation for the new
school The next meeting will be held
October 2. when the home COMMITTEES
Will be hostesses at a fall festival.
Geo. H. Thomas w. r. C, held its
opening meeting of the season Septem-
Der l with a good attendance. Tho
sewing society met Friday at the home
OF Mrs. Mcmillan in Brookland.
The Young willing Helpers Club met
Thursday evening, L. Goldberg presid-
ing. Miss Sadie Goldman, chairman of
the inside committee. is arranging q
program for the next meeting. Several
candidates were admitted to member
ship and the business session was
followed by dancing.
The Paramount Dramatic Club met
Thursday evening, President A. Marcus
presiding. Six members were admitted
and eighteen applications are on file.
Progress is being made in the japanese
operetta, The Yokohama Maid" and
the director is arranging an "interna-
tional minstrel on a large SCALE the
proceeds of the production to be do
mated to the families of the National
Guard. The entertainment committee
has arranged for a box party to be
given in the near future and the club
will shortly hold it's annual banquet.
Edward H. Hamilton was elected finan-
cial secretary. During the course of
good and welfare Meyer Black and
others made addresses.
The Helping Hand Club held its initial
meeting of the season Thursday at the
home of Miss Corinne Morris, on Cap
itol Heights. Fifteen members, two
candidates and several guests were
present, and a program of helpful work
along current lines was mapped out
and an election of officers held for the
coming year. Miss Morris was an
pointed secretary and acting president
until the return of Miss Mason.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
RETIREMENT AND RELIEF
BOARD Is ANNOUNCED

Corporation Counsel Conrad H. Syme,
Fire Marshal P. w. Nicholson and Po-
lice Inspector H. L., Gessford have
been named by the Commissioners to
constitute the new police and fremen's
retiring and relief board.
The board will consider all cases for
the retirement and relief of members of
the police and fire departments as pro-
yided for under the police and flre-
mems pension law, passed by Congress
at this session. u
1t is expected that the board will or
ganize next week. No applications for
retirement from either department have
been filed with the Commissioners.
The Firemen's Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia has sent letter to
William NICK. Clayton notifying him of
his election as an honorary member of
tho association. The honor. 1t 10 stat
ed. is bestowed upon him in recoeni-
tion Of valuable assistance rendered the
association in It's effort. to have .the
pension law passed
Evening star., 1916-09-10
} board section, day, has been granted
additional leave and has gone to jack

board section. day, has been granted
additional leave and has gone to jack
sonville, Fla.
Edward H. Sturm and Edward Held
ingsfeld. makersup in the linotype sec
tion. returned from leave Tuesday.
William L. Jenkins and Charles P.
Wright of the electrical section are
on leave.
Capt Byron w. Bonney of the COM
putting division returned Tuesday.
Members of the watch force on leave
are Charles w. Hale and Emanuel M.
Castle
office of the accountant, will spend her
vacation in Ohio.
P. F. Mccormick and s. E. Carter
Of the buildings section are sick.
John Barr of the monotype keyboard
section, day. returned to work Wednes-
day after sixty days leave.
Aloysius +. Burns, William Carter
and Andrew Mortensen are on leave
from the engineers section.
Appointments, separations, transfers.
for the week ending Wednesday are:
Appointments: Alfred L. Nuhn, pro-
hational compositor: Joseph Goldstein,
probationary messenger boy; Miss
Mary E. Winston. temporary skilled
laborer; Charles B. Fort and Arthur
c. Reinhardt, probationa1 linotype
operators; Theodore E. Mullican, tenn
porary electrician. and Howell H. Col
son. probational linotype operator.
Separations: Charles A. Harris,
Raymond T: Williams. Reuben A. Scar
borough. Elmer S. Kyler. James E.
Clifton. James J. Kaplan. Thomas A.
Hassett, temporary skilled laborers;
Mrs. Evangeline S. Enman, bander, re-
signed: Frank Bates, temporary COM
positor. resigned; Richard Williams.
unskilled laborer. resigned; Norman c.
Stow, laborer. resigned; William B.
German, temporary messenger boy.
Ralph D. Boyd, William E. Lewis. Will
liam G. Coe, probational messenger
boys. resigned: Miss Margaret NJ. Har-
old, Miss Rose E. Stol1 Harrison B.
Beavers, temporary skilled laborers.
borer. resigned. and Howard v. Mills,
stereotyper. resigned.
Transfers: David C. Serrin. helper,
80 cents per hour. to helper. 35 cents
per hour, carpenter and paint shop
section; George H. Albertson. Edwin
II. Campbell, George johnson, jr.; John
w. Sherman. James Willis, compost
tors. transferred from hand section
fday) to monotype section day. !:
Charles c. Smith, skilled laborer, trans
ferred from hand section (day) to mon
Hunt. clerk. at $40. to clerk, at 5000
per annum. Office Of the accountant;
Benedict E. Finotti. clerk, 5000 per
annum. to clerk. at $1,000 per annum,
office of the accountant; Miss Catherine
Sweeney. machine operator, at 27h
cents per hour. ruling and sewing sec
ton. to clerk. at $40 per annum, office
of the accountant, and William L. Ruff
fan, skilled laborer, 25 cents per hour,
presswork division day, to elevator
conductor, 80 cents per hour, electrical
section.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
ing an automobile trip to Delaware Water

ing an automobile trip to Delaware Water
Gap. Pa.
Miss Mania B. Cramer inquiry section.
is spending her vacation with friends at
Charlottesville Va.
James ]. Carraher, carrier section, is
spending week at Atlantic City.
Charles J. Weldon. carrier section. Is
visiting friends at Manassas. Va.
Robert 2. Cook. carrier section. has left
on fishing trip to Colonial Beach. Va
Richard v. Carlisle. carrier section. is
sptnding his vacation at Dickerson, Md.
Leonard B. Washington. carrier section.
and his wife are visiting relatives near
Harrisonburg, Va.
Frank P Healy, carrier sectdon. is
camping at Chesapeake Beach. Nd.
Austin T. Avery. carrier section, has
left on fishing trip down the river.
Charles A Farquar. carrier. section. is
on motor trip through Virginia, West
Virginia and Tennessee.
Riley G. Spiker, carrier section. has
returned from months leave spent at
Winchester, Va
Henry D. Dickson. carrier section, has
returned from a visit to relatives in New
York state.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
WORKS A FRAUD ORDER
UPON TOBACCO STORE
Unidentified Man Procures 2,40O
Cigarettes By False Pretense-
Thefts Reported to Police.

Report was made to the police last
night that an unidentified man, who
has made a specially of visiting to-
bacco stores and obtaining merchan-
disc under false pretenses. visited
Daniel Loughran's store, 1897 Penn
sylvania avenue. yesterday afternoon,
and got away with 2,400 cigarettes.
He Is alleged to have falsely repre-
sented that he was sent by the pro-
prietor of hotel to get the cigarettes.
The police were told that a pick
pocket yesterday afternoon took
pocketbook containing s21 from the
pocket of Frank r. Haines. 80 Grant
place. while he was on Capital Trac-
ton car.
Two automobiles were taken from
the public streets yesterday. Richard
B. Roberts. Del Ray, Va. reported his
car was removed from 9th and 3
streets in the morning, and G. T
Kingsbury, Woodward building, lost
his machine from Vermont avenue and
II street in the afternoon.
The theft of two inner tubes was
reported by s. 3. Dobbs, Colorado
building. The tubes, he stated. were
taken from his automobile in rear of
the building in which his office is To-
Gated.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
UNITED STATES PUBLIC
HEALTH SERVICE.

| List of changes of duties and stations
of commissioned and other officers OF
the United States public health service
for the seven days ended September 6:
| Surgeon NJ. H. Foster. proceed to
Philadelphia. Pa. for duty in connection
| with the interstate spread of poliomye-
, litis.
| Passed Assistant Surgeon F. A. Ash
| ford, granted one months leave of alb
sence from September 5.
| Passed Assistant Surgeon ]. r. Hur-
| lev, relieved at New York city and pro-
ceed to Philadelphia, Pa, for duty in
| the prevention of the interstate spread
| Of poliomyelitis.
| Passed Assistant Surgeon ]. P. Leake
proceed to The Plains, Va, and other
places in the vicinity of the District of
Columbia, to investigate sporadic cases
of polomyelitis and obtain material for
laboratory use.
Schwartz, relieved at New York city
and proceed to Philadelphia. Pa, for
duty in the prevention of the Interstate
spread of poliomyelitis.
| Assistant Surgeon NJ. S. Lombard, re-
lieyed at New York city and proceed to
Philadelphia. Pa. for duty in the pre-
vention of the interstate spread of
poliomyelitis.
| Assistant Surgeon T. E. Hughes, re-
lieved at New York city and proceed to
vention of the interstate spread of
poliomyelitis.
| Assistant Surgeon C. R. Eskey, re-
lieved at Detroit, Mich, and proceed to
Chicago. Ill. for duty In the marine
hospital.
Sanitary Chemist W. B. Wells, pro-
| ceed to such places as Surgeon H. S.
Cumming may direct for duty In in
vestigations Of coastal waters.
| Boards of commissioned medical off,
o..
ing physical examinations and conduct
ing the mental examinations of candi-
dates for appointment as assistant sur
geons. September IS. 1916. as follows:
| Philadelphia. Pa.-Detail for the
| board: Senior Surgeon Fairfax Irwin,
chairman; Surgeon H. Meg Robertson,
recorder.
: Marine Hospital San Francisco, CAL
detail for the board: Senior Surgeon L.
L. Williams. chairman. and Assistant
Surgeon D. S. Baughman, recorder
Immigration station, Ellis Island, N.
Y.-detail for the board: Senior Sur
geon ]. c. Perry, chairman, and Passed
Assistant Surgeon E. H. Mullan,
Marine Hospital. Chicago. rn.-detail
for the board: Surgeon ]. o. Cobb,
chairman. and Assistant Surgeon r. R.
| Spencer. recorder.
No. 710 American National Insurance
building. Galveston. Tex.-detail for
the board: Surgeon L. p. H Bahren-
burg. chairman: Surgeon r. L. Wilson,
recorder.
No. Ais Central building, Seattle,
Wash.-detail for the board: Surgeon
John s. Boggess, chairman. and Passed
! Assistant Surgeon e. Krulish, recorder
Marine Hospital, New Orleans, La
detail for the board: Passed Assistant
Surgeon French Simpson, chairman,
and Assistant Surgeon S. L. Christian,
recorder.
Marine Hospital, Chelsea, Mass-de-
tail for the board Passed Assistant
Surgeon w. NJ. Bryan. chairman, and
Assistant 4. Surgeon M. v. Stafford.
recorder.
Surgeon J. o. Cobb and Assistant Sur
geon-R r. Spencer detailed as members
Of coast guard retiring board, con-
! vened at the Marine Hospital. Chicago.
. Ill
Evening star., 1916-09-10
BUSY ON COUNTRY LINE"
Market Well Stocked and Buyers
Are Plentiful.

With good supplies of home grown
poultry, butter, eggs, vegetables and
fruits piled high on the stands along
of Center Market, the market looked
very attractive yesterday. Buyers were
on hand in numbers and business was
quite brisk. The market is very steady
and few changes are to be noted in
the prices on any of the commodities
offered for sale from those of last
week. Corn, the dealers report, is be-
coming somewhat less plentiful and has
advanced cents on the dozen. selling
yesterday at 20 cents to 80 cents a
dozen. Lima beans and spinach also
cost more than they did last week
Prices according to the dealers range
about as follows:
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter, e5c to soc lb. smearcase. 1oc pint.
Eggs, 35c to 40c.
POULTRY.
Chickens. dressed. 2se Hens. dressed. &c Ib.
Hens. alive. 1sc to 2oc 25c lb 80 -
ID.
FRUIT
cantaloupes. SC to 1oe Peaches. eoc Y PIX.
each. Pears. l5c 10 20c l. PIX
Damsons. 1oc Y PIX. June apples. 1Oc to l3c
Grapes, SC at. box. u PIX.
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, Irish. 35c to Cymblings. 2 for &c.
40c PIX. Mushrooms. 50c ID.
Carrots. punches for Turnips. 4c bunch OF
&C. lunches for l0c.
Beets. Sc bunch. Lima beans. 12c to Zoe
Parsley. lc to &c bunch. 0t.
Tomatoes. 1oc u pk. Leeks. &c bunch.
Cabbage, SC to 1oc Sweet peppers. 1oc dog
head. Asparagus. l0c bunch.
Lettuce. DC to l0c head. 0kra. &c pint box.
Corn. 25c 30c doz- Egg plant sc to &c
Radishes. &c bunch. each.
Spinach. 1bc 4 PIX. Black-eyed peas, 1Oc pit
String beans, 10c Y Radishes, 2 punches fol-
pk.; 2oc v PIX. &c.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
CITY POST OFFICE.

Mortimer Clarke, inquiry section, is
spending his vacation at Atlantic City.
The following clerks of the mailing
division are on leave: Victor r F. Hern-
call, Henry c. Miller, Joseph F. Monhun
and M NJ. O'Connor.
Foreman William G. Crowley. regis
try section, is spending ten-day vaca-
ton at Potomac Beach. Va.
Thomas B. Mack. mailing section, ac-
companied by his family. is spending his
vacation at Elkins. w. Va.
Philip B. Stewart. inquiry section, is
visiting Delaware Water Gap. Pa
Frederick Sillers, assistant superinten-
dent Of mails accompanied by his family
is spending his vacation at Saranac Lake,
N. Y.
Frank 8. Wolfe. registry section. is on
an automobile trip to Albany, N. Y,
Frank Reamer, delivery section, is TAX
Evening star., 1916-09-10
GEORGETOWN SWIMMERS WIN.
Playground Representatives Register
AZ Points to 18 for Rosedae.

Registering a total of AZ points
against their opponents Is. George
town playground representatives won
the second swimming meet from the
RosedaIe team yesterday afternoon at
Georgetown pool. Eddie O'Brien was
the individual star. scoring 90 of his
teams points. The summarizes:
One length swim, won by Lillycrop,
Rosedale: two-length swim, won by
Beckett, Georgetown; four-lengtAd
swim won by Eddie O'Brien, George
town; ten-length swim. won by E.
OBrien, Georgetown; plunge for dis
tance won by Turner, Georgetown, dis
tance 40 feet 3 inches; diving. won by
Murtaugh, Georgetown; relay, won by
Beckett, McCawley. Jen-
ktns and O'Brien.
A swimming meet is to be held tomor-
row at - o'clock, between the Gallinger
and Georgetown girls at the George
town pool.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
VIGILANCE BODY TO MEET.
Date for Advertising Committee to
Re FIXED Latter Part of Week,

1t is expected date for the fall meet
ing of the advertising vigilance COM
mittee of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation will be arranged the latter part
of the week upon the return to Wash
ington of Joseph Berberich. chairman
of the committee.
This committee consists of six mer-
chants and forty-five citizens. duly ac-
credited delegates from many of tho
leading citizens associations of the
District.
The Retail Merchants Association is
in receipt of letters from various men,
bers of the committee assuring their
undivided support in the advertising
vigilance work, with particular refer
ence to the false advertising law which
WAS nassed by Congress.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
Sloop Brings Cargo Of Potatoes.

Laden with several hundred barrels
of potatoes for this market. the power
sloop Virginia arrived here yesterday
from a point on the eastern shore of
Virginia and is lying at the 11th street
wharf to unload. This is the first car
60 of potatoes to be brought here this
fall, but several additional cargoes are
expected shortly. The potatoes the
vessel has aboard are selling, it is stat
ed, at $3 a barrel. For several years
past quantities OF potatoes, both Irish
and sweet; onions and pears have been
brought to the market here in vessels
from the eastern shore.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
Wills Filed for Probate.

The will of Joseph d. Mcguire, dated
September IS. 1902. has been filed for
probate. He leaves his entire estate to
his son, James C. MCGUIRE of New York
city and his daughter, Mary NJ. Nc
Guire of Washington. They are also
named as executors.
BY the terms of the will of Louisa j.
Leimbach. dated September 5. 1899. her
entire estate is devised to her five chill
dren. William H, George NJ, Henry j.,
NJ. Leimbach Is named asNexecutor.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
SUPPLYING LIGHT STATIONS.

To complete supplying light stations
along the Potomac with fuel for use
when the cold winds of fall begin to
blow, the lighthouse service steamer
Maple has sailed from this city. The
Maple arrived here Thursday and after
being Joined by Capt Thomas ]. Miles,
her master, who had been on a vaca-
tion, she started for the lower river A
stop was made off the Jones point
light at Alexandra and the Maple then
continued down the river. The Maple
also is renewing and correcting buoy.
age along the river.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Power sloop Virginia, at 18th street
wharf from the eastern shore with po-
tatoes for the market: powerboat Ju-
anita. at the wharf market with melons
from a bay point; steamer Southland,
from Norfolk and Old Point to the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany: steamer Volunteer, from Win
throp and river points to the Potomac
and Chesapeake Steamboat Company;
United States Army steamer Capt. A. NJ.
Wetherall. from Fort Washington and
Fort Hunt with army passengers.
Evening star., 1916-09-10

Gude'S Flowers and Decorations
are needed to make early fall we'd
dings notably attractive. 1914 F St
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

day afternoon responded to an alarm
sounded because of blaze in a fue
leading from the kitchen Of the New
willard Hotel. The police reported
that an accumulation of grease in the
fue caught fire. About 800 damage
resulted.
Rev. George +. Dudley, rector OF st.
Stephens Protestant Episcopal Church,
who recently was operated On for ap-
pendicitis at Emergency Hospital, was
removed to his residence, 1410 Girard
street northwest, yesterday. Rev. Gill
bert Williams is IN charge Of the work
of st. Stephens parish during the i'll
ness of the rector.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
CHANGES IN FACULTY
AT MARYLAND STATE
Professors Added to College Roll in
Departments of English, Mod
ern Languages, Botany.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. September g.
Several changes have been announced
by President Patterson in the faculty
and staff of the Maryland State College
tor the coming scholastic year. Addi-
tional men have been placed in the de-
partment of English and the depart
ment of modern languages. a change
has been made III the direction of the
Y. NJ C. A. work, and other men have
been obtained to take up new lines OF
investigation vitally affecting the In
terests of the state.
DIR. Perley Isaac Reed comes from
Ohio State University as associate pro-
fessor of English. Prof. Charles F.
Kramer. jr.. of Dickinson College and
the University of Chicago is to be as
sistant professor of modern languages.
Louis Wortmeyer. b. A, succeeds Z. +.
Darrow, who has been in charge of the
Y. NJ. Z. \. work. p. W. Zimmerman OF
the University of Chicago substitutes
for Prof. Rose, professor of botany, who
goes to the University of Chicago to
complete his work for doctors de-
gree. Prof Zimmerman. while here,
will have the title of associate profess
Sor of botany.
charge of the work in soils inyesti-
CATION. The money for this was ap-
propriated by the legislature in 1914,
but, owing to the shortage in finances
of the state. did not become available
until July 1 of this year. Dr. McCaifs
land P E. Richards of Kentucky
State University will be Dr. McCa!is
assistant and Samuel w.
Phillips his field assistant.