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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
EDISON TO PRESS BUTTON
FLASHING LIGHT DISPLAY
Electric Celebration Opening Satur-
day Night Is Planned to Be
Record Demonstration.

Thomas Edison, the wizard OF Menlo
Park" will officially open the electric
week celebration which begins here
Saturday evening. Promptly at
O'Clock Mr.. Edison will press an electric
button in the laboratories at East
Orange. n j., that viii flash on the
electric lights here, formally opening
what it is declared will be the great
est electrical demonstration ever at
tempted by Washington business men,
civic organizations and the general public
z. c. Graham. chairman of the cleo
trical exposition committee, made this
announcements following two-day
visit to Mr.. Edson's laboratories, from
which he has just returned.
L. L. Sinclair, general superintendent
of the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, will supervise the arrangement
of the circuit from Orange to the
building at 1912 q street northwest,
where the electrical display will be
held. a direct connection will be
made between the East Orange labora-
tories to the Benning power plant of
the local company, and from here spe-
cial connection will be made with the
g street building. to enable Mr.. Edison
to open the exposition by a mere press
of the button.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
An Argument for an Embargo.

10 the Editor Of The Star:
If that part of the population OF
America that is able to pay the out
raseous prices being asked for food
today would forget themselves for q
while and think OF the thousands and
thousands of Americans who are un-
able to pay these prices. we might sue
coed in obtaining an embargo on food
stuffs
But the people who have money and
are able to meet these demands with
very little loss to themselves do not
for minute consider the poor who
are striving 50 hard to make IA living
not only the poor. but the majority of
the American population who are in
medium circumstances and find il very
hard. some even impossible. TO meet
the nigh cost of living. They receive
no raise in salary. and are expected to
I'VE on merely nothing, q great many
OF them being in the employ of the gov
.rnment, while those who are able to
rose a 1e~ dollars are prosperina; 1T the
expense Of the poor working people
You will find that q good many deaths
lately are due to undertaking And WHY
IS il that they are underfed? Simply
because the food that they have every
right TO is being sent TO Europe and
they have TO go without
1t is an outrage that America is not
willing to feed its OWL The men in
the commercial industries object to an
embargo on food because II would in
5ure their business. Men forget thar
they have attained success by constant
hard working. and were. perhaps. once
III the state Of poverty themselves: thew
should think of all men as their equal
and those who have influence should
use II in helping to obtain an embargo
on food so as to save the people who
are striving SO hard to live honestly.
Remember the slogan. Feed America
first EMILY RENNS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
TO DISTRIBUTE GARMENTS.
D. C. Needlework Guild to Give
Them Out Tuesday.

The District of Columbia branch of
the Needlework Guild of America is to
hold its annual distribution of gar
ments tomorrow at the Church of the
Covenant, 18th and y streets. when the
hundreds of new garments collected
BY the members will be distributed to
meet the great needs Of HOSPITALS
homes and other charities. Last year
the total number of garments collect
ed and distributed aggregated nearly
1000. and the prospects are that that
number Will be materially larger this
year.
workers tomorrow will be to assemble
the garments as they are delivered at
the church. count and sort them and
then make up in packages in quantity
of Institutions that have already in
dicated to the guild their particular
needs.
The annual business meeting and
exhibition of garments Will be held the
same day at o'clock, at the church,
when reports of officers for the past
year will be submitted and officers
elected for the coming year.
The regular work of the guild Is con-
fined to the distribution of garments to
local charities. regardless of race,
color or creed. but during the past year
the guild has conducted work of war
relief and has been meeting each week
TO make surgical dressings. which have
been shipped to foreign countries
through the Red Cross.
The pre- sent officers Of the local
branch are: Honorary president, Mrs.
Larz Anderson; president. Miss Flea
nor G.. Du Puy: vice presidents. Miss
Mabel T. Boardman. Mrs. Oscar w. Tn
derwood. Mrs. A F.. Hassan and Miss
Anna Abbot; treasurer, Mrs. G. Thorn
as Dunlop: secretary, Mrs. Richard Z.
WatrouS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
The Model Kid

How sweet the child who says,
al will" when weary father cries.
IL wish You d take an AK and kill
about million fiesv The child
who's active to obey, who heeds.
with cheerful brow. whatever Pa
or Ma may say, is worth more
than a COW. | have pair OF
young galoots, and when | bid
them work, they answer me, You
bet your boots and never think
to shirk. l say to them. Go rake
the leaves from off the lawn to-
day: they get their rakes and
neither grieves that he must quit
his play | say to them, go paint
the pump. and NOW the priceless
grass, and they so to it on the
jump. and hand me back no sass.
For such wholesome brace OK
kids. it is joy to toll, to buy them
underwear and lids, and cake and
castor oil. How sharper than a
serpent's tooth. how worthless
and how bad. is that unseemly,
graceless youth who won't obev
his dad! For him the world will
hold no prize. the dump will be
his bourne he'll live unloved. and
when he dies no soul in town will
mourn. WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
MANY MORE ENTRIES
IN SERVANT CONTEST
Mistresses Take Advantage of Elk.
tension to Present Names of the
Faithful Domestics.

Reopening Of the faithful servants en-
try list, to accommodate many promi-
nent Neutrality-suspicious. who had failed 70
send in the names Of their loyal do
rnestics for service certificates. has met
with a prompt response. Mrs }. Edison
Briggs chairman OF the home economies
committee of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs. who has taken charge
of the competition started by The Star
received yesterday the names of a num-
Der of interesting longtime domestics
The lists remain open until Wednesday
evening
While the contest started by The Star
was to award gold cash prizes to the
domestics longest in the service of one
mistress or one family, this was supple
rnented by the clubwomens federation
offering to give service certificates,
handsomely engrossed. to all servants
who have been for more than five years
in one place. The contest closed Noven-
Der Is for the cash prizes. and no names
sent in now can be entered for those
prizes The clubwomen. however. in re-
sponse to solicitations from a number
OF lnistresses. have consented TO receive
the names of other faithful servants IN
to Wednesday night. to whom diplomas
will be given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
EXPECT EGGLESS MENUS
SOON FOR WASHINGTON
Hotel Men and Cafe Proprietors Say
Next Advance in Price Will
Prove Prohibitive.

Eggies, menus are predicted for the
near future by Washington hotel men
and proprietors OF. cafes. who say the
cost of eggs such as must be served to
patrons of better class refectories al
ready is prohibitive.
THE kind of eggs we must serve if
we serve any," said the manager of
one of the larger hotels today, al
ready cost US so cents 4 dozen, or 5
cents apiece, and we were informed
last week that the price would go up to
at least 65 cents by the LIST of the
month. Unless the supply increases
and thus brings about lower prices, or
AT least price no higher than at pres
ent. We shall be obliged to eliminate
eggs from the menus"
Local storage men and others who
handle eggs in large quantities today
said that strictly fresh eggs may
reach 81 a dozen before spring. The
egg shortage, they said. is not local.
but extends all over the country. Even
the big California egg ranches, they
said. are not producing so per cent of
their usual output at this season of the
year. while the supply Of first class
farm eggs has dropped to zero.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27

B. BERGAZIN IS REELECTED.
Again Made President of Hebrew
Free Loan Association.

u Bergazin was reelected preside t
at a meeting OF the Hebrew Free Loan
Association. at -Adas Israel Temple, 9th
and 1 streets. yesterday. The other
officers are j. Shapiro. first vice presi-
dent; S. Atlas. second vice PRESIDENT
3 Gorgan. treasurer; II. Click, financial
secretary. and S. Lavine, recording sec
rotary
II was decided To postpone voting on
the question of utilization with the pro-
posed federation of Hebrew charitable
organizations until the annual meeting
of the Hebrew Relief Society III Janu-
airy Lee Baumsarten. presid INT of the
tnited Hebrew Charities EXPLAINED tine
objects Of the federation
II was explained the object uf the
Free Loan Association is TO lend none Y
10 those in need instead of giving aims
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
ENTERTAINMENT IS PLANNED
To Be Given by Stonewall Jackson
CHAPTER. u. D. c.. December 4

Arrangements have been completed
by the Stonewall Jackson Chapter. No
20. United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy. for an entertainment December a
from l o'clock on through the evening,
at Confederate Memorial Han, 1922
Vermont avenue.
Patronesses will be Mrs. Odenhe inner,
president general of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy; Mrs Maud
Howell Smith. division president: Miss
'irginia Miller. Mrs Charles Hpwry,
Mrs. w. f. Dennis. Mrs. Leigh Robin
son. Mrs. Marcus Wright, Mrs. Claude
Bennett, Mrs. &. f. Moran. Mrs. CIar-
ence J. Owen, Mrs. Claude Swanson,
Mrs. Charles W. Warden. Mrs. Benja-
min Bacon. Miss Weeks and Mrs. Rust
Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
TURKEY PRICES QUOTED
AT UNUSUAL ALTITUDE
Thanksgiving Feasts Likely to Be
Costly, With Great American
Bird in the Menu.

With turkey prices ranging any
where from 35 to 80 cents a pound. ac-
cording to where one markets, many a
Thanksgiving dinner is going to be
a turkeyless repast this year. Dealers
do not attempt to go back to first
causes for the high prices; the Euro
pean war won't do as an excuse, be-
cause none of the embattled armies will
go in extensively for turkey dinners.
Wet weather at the time when the
young turkeys should have been able
TO toddle around without rubbers and
mackintoshes. and resultant heavy
mortality among the turkey families
is about the only reason advanced for
the unprecedented high cost OF the
Thanksgiving fowl
In western Virginia and West Viz
ginia, as well as eastern Tennessee,
where most of Washinston's turkeys
come from, dealers assert, the scarcity
of the birds this year is beyond any
thing ever known. Even far-of Texas.
usually dependable as Il sure-fire tur-
key producing territory. this year ev-
perienced a shortage such as was never
known before,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
TWO DEATHS BY SUICIDE.
THREE BY ACCIDENT
Coroner Investigates Seven FATAL
ties, Only Two Being Due to
Natural Causes.

Coroner hewitt was kept busy yester-
day investigating accidental and sud-
den deaths and suicides. a total OF seven.
One person, whose death resulted from
an accident. was Thomas A. Brown,
ffty-seven years old. member of the
firm of Thomas y. Brown & Son, deco
ratorS. He resided at 49, NJ street.
About 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon Mr..
Brown suffered a stroke of apoplexy
while with Frank Libbey and John
5. Martin. walking near 10Th and G
streets. He fell on the sidewalk and
fractured his skull. He was taken to
Emergency Hospital, where he dice last
night. Coroner hewitt gave certifi-
cate showing death resulted from the
injury to the skull
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
CLAIMS MAINTENANCE.
Mrs. Helen B. Mcintosh Files Suit
Against Her Husband.

Suit for maintenance has been filed
in the Supreme Court Of the District OF
Columbia by Helen B. Mcintosh against
her husband, William y. Mcintosh. The
wife in her petition filed through At.
torneys Frederick K. Gibbs and George
l.. Whitford, tells the court the couple
were married in Anacostia March 7
1914, and that they have one child
She charges that her husband deserted
her April IL last and has not since
provided sufficient support for her ano
the child. She states further the hus.
band receives good salary and also
receives an income from properties il
Mcintosh county, Oklahoma.
Justice Stafford issued rule for the
husband to show cause December l why
he should not pay his wife temporary
alimony pending the suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
Cruel Rabbit Hunting.
70 the Editor of Tie star:

10 the Editor of Tie Star:
In The Star of November 90 was an
article describing new sport" now
being enjoyed" by boys This .sport"
was the hunting OF rabbits by stouipr
instead of shooting. / looked in vain
for a rebuke for this barbarisrn until
November -. when "a lady's letter an
peared in The Star condemning the
sport as nothing ChristlanIike" n
is very much like those Christians
butchering one another in Europe.
Christ rebuked the stoning OF a guilty
person. Much more should we rebuke
the stoning of the innocent and help
less animals
While many in and out of society.
still believe In hunting as a pleasant
pastime. We seldom elect such cruel
people as hunters for the highest
places. We have not had d hunter of
defenseless creatures in the White
House since the days of Cleveland and
Harrison. those mighty duck hunters
Roosevelt hunted predatory animals
only. The Little Stories for Bedtime, -
published in The Star every day. de-
scribe wildly the troubles of animals
They compel sympathy for all that are
oppressed. THOS w. GILMER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
WINS Old Dominion War Cake.

lbs, soc: 10 lbs. Gran. Sugar, 75c;
toes, soc PIX; Apples, csc PIX; Oranges.
zoe doz.; lbs. Evap. Peaches, 25c:
Large Prunes, 121ac; 5 lbs. Buckwheat.
csc: II lbs. White Meal, 35c; lbs. Head
Rice, csc; 4 lbs Black-eyed Peas. 25c;
lbs. Hominy. Toe; Wonder Coffee. zoe;
Wonder Tea, 2ac; pound jars Rock
woods Cocoa, 25c; Peanut Butter. 10c:
loaves Bread, 1Oc; Gold Medal Oats.
SC; large jars Molasses. 12c; Star of the
East Flour. $3.50 bbl.; "a lbs. Old-time,
Sis. 92s Pa. ave. and all the ]. 7. D.
Py1es Stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
Letter of Appreciation.

Your splendid gift Of all kinds Of nice
warm clothing for our wounded heroes
has arrived today. VIII you please ac-
cept my most sincere thanks on be-
half OF our dear soldiers, in whose valor
we have such uubounded pride?
Everything you have gent is OF the
greatest value to them, and helps 50
much to relieve their pain and discom-
fort The brave fellows realize what the
women of America are doing for them
and are full Of gratitude for their kind
heartedness."
The British War Relief has received
several messages from Queen Mary of
England, and Queen Alexandra sent q
personal letter of thanks and apprecia-
ton OF the work done for the soldiers In
the field.
The committee in charge of the ball Is
composed of Nine. de Sibour. Mrs. CARR
son McClintock. Mrs. Fl. Blaine Beale and
Mrs. Horace Westcott for the French Re-
lief, and Miss Ernst. Mrs. William c. Eus-
It's, Mrs. George Howard and Mrs. Arthur
Willert for the British.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
Inquiries as to Whipping.

Letters asking for information as to
how far corporal punishment is used
in institutions where minors are kept,
and corresponding to the National
Training School. are to be sent out by
the committee of the Chamber of Com
merce which is investigating charges
of "nogging" at the national institu-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
Two Due to Natural Causes.

Mrs. Minnie Davis, forty years old,
1872 9Th street, was taken suddenly i'll
early last night. She died III an auto
mobile while on the way to Emergency
Hospital. Her death, Coroner hewitt
stated. was due to an attack of heart
disease.
Mrs. Virginia Hunter. colored. sixty
eve years old, died suddenly at her
home. 1907 V street. Her death was
due to senility, according to Il Ger
tiicate given by the coroner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Robert T.. j. uhalen has been select


ed librarian-in- of the assistant
librarians of Georgetown University
Law School. His assistants are Edward
T Hogan. Robert VI. McCiaulcy and T.
Ellis Allison.
The second annual show of the WASH
ington center of the American Racing
Pigeon Union. is to be held Saturday at
the Arcade. Some of the best racing
homerS in the United States are TO be
exhibited.
4 meetin. of the West End Citizens
Association is to he held this evening
at o'clock at S22 10th street
e. II. Spencer of the Interstate conn
merce commission, Of the class of 80 OF
the University OF Michig gan. and Louis
i. Bivteri.h OF the class of II. u Wash
ington boy. have been initiated in Tau
Beta ri, the national honorary en-
glneertaS fraternity.
Fred r. Woodward is TO talk of
Boundary Monuments Five Years Ago
and Now at a meeting tomorrow even
ing at the Raleigh Hotel of Columbia
Chapter. u. y. K. y program of songs
and recitationS is also 10 be given.
The College Equal Suffrage League
will meet tonight at s o'clock in the
New Ebbitt. In place of the regular
business meeting Mrs. MacNab Miller.
vice president OF the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. will
speak on the work of the national as
sociation and its plans for the coming
year. All suffrage societies in the city
affiliated with the national association
are invited to attend. The meeting is
open 10 the public.
Plans for the card party TO he given
December TO raise funds for materials
10 make garments for Belgian children
h.4N tod Nha
under the auspices of the District of CO.
lumbia Belgian relief committee. of which
Mrs. John \. Logan is president The
Belgian children 10 be provided for are
now in homes and establishments in
France Mrs. Sam Houston Carr is chair
man of the entertainment committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
PROCEEDS OF BALL GO
TO AID WOUNDED MEN
Dance at Playhouse Wednesday
Night for French and Brit
ish Relief.

4 charity ball under the auspices of the
Washington branches of the American
Fund for French Wounded and the British
War Relief Fund is to be given at the
Playhouse Wednesday night. Last year
the American Fund for French Wounded
was responsible for the black and white
ball. which proved one OF the most sue
cessful events of the season. This year
the organization for British War Relief
has Joined with the French in the under
taking.
The receipts from the ball will he di-
vided between the two organizations and
will eventually swell the output of relief
for which the parent organizations are re-
sponsibie. Last year the French relief
organization sent to France with the
help of the American Red Cross l02.S13
garments. 40.SS1 pieces of bedding, 1885,
SIS items of surgical supplies. and in ad-
dition 1871 gift bags-little bags Tiled
with all sorts of comforts for the French
soIdiers-about 1000 surgical instruments,
27.oS7 yards OF gauze, 2.727 pounds OF alb
sorbent cotton. 700 yards Of adhesive
plaster and $50 cans of ether. To help
deliver these supplies the society has for
warded to France about ten motor cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
Range From So to so Cents Pound.

Medium turkeys may be had for
around 50 cents Il pound in many mar
kets. The best tender young hens
properly fattened and dressed, how
ever. bring as much as 50 cents a
pound in the best stores.
AS a result of the high prices, it is
stated, missions and other places that
make an annual event of Thanksgiving
will do without turkeys this year
while the Thanksgiving baskets dis
tributed each year by fraternal and
charitable organizations will not con-
tain turkeys-that is, unless the price
Of the birds takes a material drop be-
tween now and Wednesday evening
and this, the dealers say. is not at all
likely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
CITY ITEMS.

New England Mutual Life-SI Years
old. Rates, SLIGO per $1,000 and up.
Guaranteed most liberal policy con-
tract. d. Fulton Harris. Colorado bldg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27

Lewis Ii. Blair, eighty-two. L widely
known business man of Richmond, Va.
died at his home there. He was a Con-
federate veteran. and served under Gen.
John c. Breckenridge and other COM
manders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
Returning French Civilians.

PARIS. November 27.-Twenty thou
~and French civilians. mostly old men,
women and children from the occupied
districts of France, are about to be
sent back to France from Germany.
Trains each carrying 500 persons will
effect the transportation to Switzer-
land. en- route to this country. before
Christmas. ~ 'r'
A Berlin dispatch on November, "a
reported completion of negotiations for
the exchange of interned civilians be-
tween Germany and France. to the
number OF 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
Two Commit Suicide.

Mrs. Esther Cochran, thirty years old.
ended her life in her room, at 90 l.
street. last night by inhaling illumi-
mating gas.
Just as the coroner was leaving the
house after investigating that case The
was notified that James B. Bitten
bender, sixty years old. had been
found dead by his wife in the bath
room at his home, il 9Th street north
east. Bittenbender had acted queer1y,
and at times had shown evidence of
dependency The coroner vas told that
he threatened to end his life about a
year ago. Yesterday. during his wife's
absence, he went to the bathroom and
turned on the gas. y certificate OF
suicide was given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27

Dance: Partys Rent n GrafOnola.
The Sport Mart, Inc. 905 F st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27

Protect Your Lawns.
Lawn soil and manure. Phone Line.
500. 18th and Benning road ne. @o'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-27
Awards Within Two Weeks,

These awards will be made by Il COM
mittee of prominent Washington wom-
en-, representing the official, club, social
and humanitarian interests of Washing
tonians. The awards are to be made in
two weeks in a board room III The Star
building.
The women who have been in charge
of this campaign TO promote efficiency in
domestic service are being heartened
each day by the receipt of letters show
ing how this, effort has been appreciated
by both mistresses and employees, and
that similar campaigns are being made
In other large cities.
Mrs. ]. II. Knowles. living at rs Len
nox street, Baltimore, has written for
information about the campaign and
calling attention to one white woman
who has been in the employment of a
family in Virginia for fifty-seven years
and white woman who has been in her
own service for twenty-five years. This
is but an example of letters that are
coming to Mrs. Briggs from many other
cities.