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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-02-03
School Notes

Phyllis Wolverton reached the
hundred per cent mark in spell
ing review Friday. The test
was not easy as it included cap
ital letters and punctuation
marks, both difficult items for a
fourth grade pupil to remember.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-01

strike in baseball isn't the way to
get it.
And isn't It about time we were
hearing something about a manager
for the White Sox. Joe Tinker is prac-
tically certain to succeed himself
with the Cubs, but things are quiet
on the South Side. Comiskey has
given no word one way or the other
about the future of Clarence Row
land.
This in itself, is significant, as
COmmy usually comes to bat with
some kind of a statement when such
free discussion is made of his man
ager. Whether Rowland should have
another chance is a matter for indi-
VidUal opinion, but Commy's verdict
is the only one that counts.
Ad Wolgast and frankie Russell
fought 20-round draw at New Or
leans, according to the referee.
Crescent City sport writers were Of
the opinion Wolgast had won easily.
The fight was furious and Wolgast
was the aggressOr.
Mike .O'DoWd, st. Paul, had the
better of seven out of ten rounds
against Eddie Moha at Eau Claire,
Wis.
Spike Kelly outpointed and out
slugged Al Stuhley at La Sale and
was given the decision. Johnny
Richie defeated Kid Herman in the
same show.
Eddie Wallace had a slight shade
over Johnny Dundee in te2 rounds at
New York.
Eddie Rickenbacker in a Duesen-
berg won the 15O-miIe race on the
Ascot speedway at Los Angeles. He
averaged 67.54 miles an hour. Coop
er in a Stutz was second and Eddie
PuIen's Mercer was third.
Football Scores
Notre Dame 20, Nebraska O.
Missouri Q Kansas
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-01
DISoWNED SON WHO MARRIED
DIES IN A FLOP HOUSE

Percy Hignett died yesterday and
it was not like the end Of the book
we read or the movie we see.
Percy disobeyed his father, Gen.
Highdon Hignett Of England and
Wales, and married an obscure coun-
try girl. The old man disowned him,
so Percy came here to make living
for his bride.
This is as far as the "story book"
plot goes. Percy had hard luck and
didn't prosper. He went down and
down. Yesterday they found him
dead in Lucky" Baldwin's mission
and flop house, 937 w. Randolph St
Es..A nrrH-,n -HnInr. rrnnAnrLnnr
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-01

Ill. Wesleyan z, State Normal O..
Pittsburgh 81, Penn State 0. y
North Caroline Z, Virginia 0.
Oregon Aggies 16, So. California z.
Colorado Aggies 80, Colorado IA.
Denver q, Colorado Mines 0.
Colorado college 81, Utah 6.
Western Reserve o.. Case 6.
Washington 9, st. Louis 0.
Hyde Park IA, Louisville Boys High
13.
Loyola 43, st. Ignatius 6.
Alumni 10, North Division 6.
Rensselaer, (Ind.) 10, Austin 0.
Princeton 40, Wendell Phillips 0.
Mason City Is, Harrison Tech O.
Oshkosh H. S. 10, Evanston Acad. 6.
Kenosha H. S. 13, Evanston academy
seconds 0.
West Aurora 20, East Aurora Z.
COMEDIAN. z, Ev. North Ends 6.
LOyola 43, st. Ignatius 6.
Standards O, South Ends o..
Lightnings IA, RichmOnds 0.
Alvernos IA, Lyndale 0.
MerTimacs 0. Stayns 0.
Soccer Scores
Chicago 4, Illinois 0.
EngleWood 2, Oak Park 1.
Lane 2, Englewood Qightw'ght) 1.
O'ConneII trimmed De Soto, 10 to
5, in the Knight of Columbus Indoor
Baseball league.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
SEVEN MEN ENLISTED
FOR SERVICE IN GUARD
Map Showing Route to Mexican Bor-
der Expected to Bring
in Recruits.

Recruiting for the National Guard
was fair today, seven men being en-
listed from the Pennsylvania avenue
station. They were James w. Curtin,
Clarendon, Va. Howard F. Bissell,
ss15 Georgia avenue northwest: Thomas
F. Travers, 93s New York avenue north
west; Charles A. Makall, 1881 Benning
road northeast; Russell ]. Idell, Phil
adeIphia, Pa: John W. Scheafer, SIS
Sth street northeast, and Richard H.
Jacks, 1915 Vermont avenue northwest
Gabriel Firtag of 1711h 18th street
northwest applied for enlistment, but
was not accepted because of the fact
that he is not an American citizen. He
stated his intention of getting out his
papers is soon as possiblefi for he is
anxious to join the guard and has
passed all the tests.
A railway company presented the
station with a map showing the route
over which the guardsmen will travel
when they go to the border. The line
on the map swings through Virginia.
the western part of the Carollnas.
through Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi,
Louisiana. Arkansas and Oklahoma. In
Texas it takes a big dip to the soutn
and to Bisbee, AriZ.. on the border. Re-
cruiting officers hope that the graphlc
reDresentation of the route TO De
travelled will be a big incentive for
more men to join the guard.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
HIS SON SLAIN BY VILLA,
GARCIA TAKES BLOOD OATH
Pursuing With 1900 Men Bandit
Who Is Reported Encampel Be-
low Durango Border.

Ell PASO, Tex, July 22.-villa, with
his band, is encamped at Inde. thirty
five miles south of the Chihuahua
Durango border, according to a private
dispatch here.
The dispatch continued that on his
retreat from Parral after being defeat
ed by Gen. Ernesto Garcia, ten days
ago, the bandit chieftain stopped at a
small ranch near Cueyas, where he
murdered Garcia's only son and his
brother -in-law. AS a result, Garcia
is said to have taken the blood OATH"
and is pursuing the bandits with 1900
cavalrymen in cooperation with the
command of Gen. Matias Ramos, whose
uncle was killed in a recent clash with
the Villistas.
A new story brought here by an
American from Parral was that Mai.
Frank Tompkins, commanding the de-
tachment of American cavalrymen
which was fired on by Carranzistas in
Parral in April, was within twenty
four hours march of the bandit chief.
villa. wounded and hauled about in a
wagon and accompanied by i.ss than
fifty men. was then just ii lew miles
south of the Las Nieves road. 1t was
certain that the Americans h ouid have
overtaken the small BAN /. they pros
ceeded.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
MILLiON-DOLLAR FUND
FOR PROHIBITION PARTY
S25O,OOO of That Amount Already
Has Been Subscribed, Daniel
Polling Announces.

CHICAGO. July PA million dollar
campaign fund, of which s250,000 has
already been subscribed. is planned by
the prohibition party. according to a
statement by Daniel Polling of Boston,
who with former Gov. ]. Frank Hanly
of Indiana, presidential nominee of the
party arrived here today. Other lead
ers and delegates who attended the
national convention at St Paul. includ-
ing Ira Landrith of Tennessee, who
was nominated for vice president, also
We're in the party.
Mr. Polling, who was temporary chair
man of the convention, said that one
individual has already given $4,000.
which, alone, he said, was $4,000 more
than the prohibitionists ever have
spent in a campaign.
Mr. Hanly, talking at reception
given the candidates, said that he
would make a vigorous campaign. A
meeting of the executive committee of
the national committee will be held in
a few days. Mr.. Hanly said.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
CARLTON FOX MAY RUN.
Mentioned for G. 0. P. Nomination
for Attorney General of Idaho.

News has been received that Carlton
Fox, formerly of this city, but now of
Wallace, Idaho, has been put forward
by his friends in that state for nomi-
nation in the republican primaries for
the position of attorney general of
the state of Idaho Many of his Wash
inston friends expressed great inter-
est in the fact that he is considered
for the position and voiced the hope
that he would be chosen.
Mr.. Fox is the son of Williams c.
Fox, former director of the Pan
American Union and later United
States minister to Ecuador. The son
was educated in Washington. He at
tended Central High School and in
1905 was graduated from the law
school of George Washington Uni
versity. After having been admitted
to the bar of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia he removed to
Idaho, where he became associated
with Judge A. H. Featherstone. He
was elected and served one term as
prosecuting attorney of Shoshone
county.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
NINE ALLIED VESSELS
REPORTED DESTROYED

BERLIN. July 20, by wireless to Say
ville-Six British trawlers were sunk
by German submarines off the English
east coast on July II, says a German
admiralty statement today.
A press dispatch from Stockholm
says that a Russian submarine dis
charged a torpedo at the German ship
Elbe in the Gulf of Bothnia, within
Swedish territorial waters. 1t Is re-
ported from The Hague that the Brit
ish confiscated the first-class mail on
the steamship Ryndynani, Dutch East
Indies to Rotterdam.
LONDON. July ga dispatch to
Lloyd's from Algiers says that the British
steamer Karma, 1854 tons, and the
French steamer Cettois, 1900 tons. have
been sunk. The crew was landed at AL
giers.
Lloyd's announces the sinking Of the
British steamship Wolf, 2,443 tons
Evening star., 1916-07-22
NJ 'ADO0.AS EM|SSARY
OF SUFFRAGE PARTY
Promises to Talk With President of
Susan B. Anthony Proposed
Constitutional Amendment.

Secretary McAdoo has promised to take
of adding the Susan b Anthony pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution.
permitting women to vote. according to
information given out today by the Con-
gressional Union for Woman's Suffrage.
This promise was made. they say, fol-
lowing two-hour conference of a dele
cation from the new national womans
party with Secretary McAdoo. They told
him they want to vote for Mr.. Wilson s
conference at Colorado Springs next
month was placed before him.
Miss Anne Martin. chairman Of the
woman's party national committee, and
Mrs. William Kent of the national ex-
ecutive committee Of the Congressional
Union were the officers who talked with
Secretary McAdoo, according to suffrage
leaders.
The democratic women of the
democratic party to make it possible
for them to vote for President Wilson
in November" said Miss Martin her
self a democrat. during her interview
with Secretary McAdoo. This they
cannot do unless the Susan B. Anthony
frage question to the state leglsla-
lures, is passed before the present
session of Congress adjourns.
western women cannot accept the
state-by- state method of securing
suffrage BY that method they would
not be relieved of the interstate dis
elimination against their own political
rights
II wish to vote for Mr.. Wilson this
fall" said Mrs. Kent, but, like thou
sands of other western women, l am
pledged and will be compelled, there
fore, to put suffrage first in this
election. 1t is evident, therefore, that
cannot vote for Mr.. Wilson, much as
l would like to do SO. unless the
democratic party makes it possible
by passing our amendment"
Mrs. Kent is the wife of Representa-
tive William Kent of California,
newly elected national chairman of the
Wilson Nom Partisan League.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
PEACE WILL BE PAID FOR.
Sir Douglas Haig, British Command.
er, Wants One That Will Be Valid.

PARIS. July 22.-Senator Henry
Berenger. who has returned from a
visit to the British field headquarters
quotes Gen. Sir Douglas Haig as say
ing. We must impose a peace that Is
really valid. as we shall have paid for
it
The French senator was shown in
detail the methods used by tho British
general staff In handling the enormous
details of the western campaign. He
describes Sir Douglas Haig as a COM
nander who leaves nothing to chance,
and sAys that tho British commander
believes that the war will be decided
On the western battlenelda
The technical skill of the Brtttsh
general staff" said the senator, is on
an equality with the heroism of the
British troops"
Evening star., 1916-07-22
QUARRY EvADEs HUNTERS.
Helaire Carriere, Slayer of Sheriff,
Often Seen. But Not Caught.

OPELOUSAS, La. July 22.-The hunt
for Helaire Carriere, who shot and
killed Sheriff Swords of St Landry
parish last Sunday night. was contin-
ued by posses early today in the cane
brakes, swamps and thickets covering
an area of about six miles square near
Savoy, between here and Eunice
For six days Carriere has succeeded
in eluding the hundreds of armed men
seeking him. During that time Car
rfere has been seen several times by
residents of the neighborhood who
nave been unarmed.
The fugitive has talked with sew
eral persons he met, declaring, accord
ing to their stories, that he never will
be taken alive, and that he intends to
get" several of those in the posses
The man hunters today We're divided
into small squads to carry out a plan
of searching the various proba BILE
hiding places simultaneously.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
AFFIRMS DECISION AGAINST
CAPT. LOUIS c. WILSON
Controller Rules He Is Not Entitled
to $3.50 Salary as Disbursine
Officer Of N. G.. D. G..

The controller Of the Treasury has re-
affirmed a former decision of his Office
that Capt. Louis C. Wilson. paymaster
Of the National Guard of the District of
Columbia, Is prohibited from paying
TO himself $3.50 a year additional as
disbursins ofiicer of the guard. The
compensation was allowed the disburs-
ing officer by special order No 81. from
the general commanding the District
Naional Guard.
Capt Wilson had proposed to pay
the salary from militia fund from
nnes." District Of Columbia, under
authority of tho act Of July /. 1902, but
the controller calls attention to the
fact that this fund is provided to defray
necessary clerical and general incl
Genital expenses of the service or for
the pay OF troops but particularly
prohibits any Of the fun. going to
government employees" The controller
holds that while there are rulings that
District employees are not government
employees. he 10 confident that the law
intsndAd thA-inhibition to extend to
District employees a. we'll as employees
Of the Senlrai 6evtszsnAnt."
Evening star., 1916-07-22
WOULD CLEAN UP CITY.
Commissioners to Prosecute Viola
tors of Public Space Privilege.

With the object of cleaning up and
improving the appearance of the capi-
tai, the District Commissioners today
announced that after December 81 they
will vigorously prosecute all persons
who store materials on public space in
excess of the privilege granted by the
police regulations. The regulations per
nit the owners or occupants of build
inss on public streets to use the public
space outside thereof to the extent of
three feet from the building line, and
on non-business streets to the extent
of four feet.
Many concerns, 1t Is stated, use
much larger amount of space. mas
much as the Commissioners do not de-
sire to cause a hardship by requiring
immediate removal from such space,
they have decided to give business
men until the end of the year to COM
ply strictly with the regulations.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Rotarians Meet Next in Georgia.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. July 22.-Atlanta,
Ga, was selected as the convention city
in 1917 of the International Associa-
ton of Rotary Clubs here late yester-
day by the new and retiring officers
who are empowered to make the Sc
lection. Kansas City and Salt Lake
City were also in the field for the next
convention. C. r. Perry of Chicago
was reelected secretary.
Philip 1. Kellar of Chicago was re-
chosen managing editor of the Rota-
rian, published by the directors of
the international Association of Ro-
tary Clubs as it's official organ, and
Frank r. Jennings, also of Chicago.
manager. It was decided to hold the
next convention in May. 1s4z
Evening star., 1916-07-22
BAN ON UNION AGENTS.
Prudential Insurance Co. Threatens
to Discharge Them All.

NEWARK, N. j., July 22.-The Pru-
Dental Life Insurance Company, it is
announced, has decided to dismiss every
agent who is a member of the newly
organized Prudential Agents Protective
Association. This course followed a
meeting of the agents. at which it was
voted to strike in a body if single
man was discharged by the company.
More than 100 of the agents met and
it was said there would be no strike
unless the company made wholesale
dismissals of men prominent in the
work of organizing the agens." Presi-
dent Lumpkin of the agents associa-
ton urged the men to return to their
work Monday, which had been the day
agreed on for the strike, and to await
He told them to hold
themselves in readiness for a strike,
which Immediately would be ordered If
the company carried out its threat.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
ASKS $1,000 DAMAGES.
Joseph s. Burnett Sues Three Com
panies Because of Alleged Injuries.

Joseph S. Burnett. by his next friend.
William w. Burnett, has filed suit in
the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia for $4,000 damages. naming
the william Gordon Corporation. John
n. Parker Company and Hecla Iron
works as defendants. In his declara-
tion the plaintiff states that June 22.
while he was in the employ OF the
William Gordon Corporation and at
work on the new Interior Department
building, he was injured through the
defective condition of set Of steps
leading from the basement to the first
floor of the building. He claims that
his right hand. arm and hip were Sc
rtously bruised and injured and that
the third finger of his right hand was
severely injured and crushed and that
his nervous system has been seriously
impaired.
The plaintin is represented by At
torney Mark Stearman.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
REVISING REVENUE BILL.
Senate Committee Finds Defects in
House Measure.

Amendments were prepared today BY
the Senate finance committee to cor
rect defects discovered in the House
special revenue bill. The House meas
ure. IT is found. would make munitions
manufacturers who let portions of their
contracts to other firms pay the entire
tax. The Senate committee proposes
TO make subcontractors liable for their
share.
Protests against the proposed tar on
copper and liquor are being considered.
Objections to the liquor tax were pre-
sented last night by Levi Cook. general
counsel for the Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers Association. and Sidney +. MichaI. 1.
ovitch of st. Louis
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Strikers Places Are Filled.

A representative of the Washington
Steel and Ordnance Company this
morning stated that the strike condi-
tions in the electrical department of
their plant have seen no changes la
the last few days. New men have been
placed in the positions left vacant by
the strikers. OF the thirty men who
struck because the company deemed it
wise to lay off about five men, ten
have returned and the work is going
on undisturbed
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Only Munitions of War Barred.

The Treasury Department has for
mally removed all restrictions on the
of goods across the border
into Mexico. except munitions of war
and machinery for the manufacture of
munitions of war. The embargo which
was placed on the border shortly after
the Columbus massacre was removed
with the approval OF the State and War
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Garden Party Aids Hospital.

The garden party at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. Oscar Wilkinson. 47OI
18th street. last night was well at
tended. 1t was given for the benefit
of the Washington Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital. Several playlets, in
Guiding The Princess and the Pixies. ;"
..The Foam Maiden The Elf Child"
and The Snow Witch" were presented
by the children of Piney Branch Park
Miss Dyer gave several clever recita-
Evening star., 1916-07-22
CARRANzA'S VIEWS
ARE AWAITED HERE
Continued from First Page.)

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zal clash brought the situation to a crisis.
Administration officials here are known
to have regarded the sudden outbreak of
hostility in Mexico as indicating the ac-
tivity of agencies which sought for their
purposes to embroi the two nations in
war. Secretary Lansing and other Off
cials have made no secret of their belief
persistently toward that end President
Wilson has repeatedly referred to these
influences in public utterances
There is reason to believe that the
United States would welcome an investi-
cation of the origin of the border raids.
such as now has been proposed by Gen.
Carranza
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Fatally Injured by -

Caught in the cave-in of a trench in
the Naval Hospital grounds yesterday.
Arthur Gaskins. colored. Of s47 9th
street was so badly injured that he
died several hours later at the hos
pital.
Gaskins was working in the trench,
which was being dug for a sewer,
when the earth is said to have fallen
on him. Coroner hewitt made an in
vestigation and ordered an inquest at
the District uaorgue this aSternoon~
Evening star., 1916-07-22
FILES BANKRUPTCY PETITION.
H. A. seab1idge Lists Debts at
$15.599. .65 and Assets at $15.315.24

Harry A. Seabridge. trading as the
Seabridge Jewelry Company at So2 F
street northwest, today filed petition
in voluntary bankruptcy. He lists his
debts at s15.599.65. and estimates his
assets at s15.315.24
Accompanying his petition is an ap-
plication for a stay of adjudication IN
bankruptcy, ana for the ratification OF
a compromiSe with his creditors
Through Attorneys Tobriner & Gra-
ham. Mr. Seabridge has offered to settle
With his creditors SO per cent
basis. and his proposition has been ac-
cepted by a majority of the creditors.
Chief Justice Covington ordered
stay of adjudication. and referred the
matter of the compromise to Ralph u.
Quinter, referee in bankruptcy.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Policeman Grimes Reiustated.

Policeman Warren E. Grimes, who
was indicted year ago following an
investigation OF alleged graft in the
police department, has been reinstated
by Maj. Pullman. and went to work
this morning at the second precinct.
The case against Grimes was uolle
pressed by the district attorney last
week.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Nationalists O. K. Redmond Demand

LONDON, July %. 3:20 p.m.-A meet
ing of the nationalist members of the
house of commons in London today ap-
proved the demand of John Redmond
that the Irish home rule bill be intro
duced without delay and that it shall
not 60 in any respect beyond the terms
Of the settlement agreed upon. The
meeting adjourned until Monday, by
which time it is expected Mr.. Red
mond will have been advised of the
course adopted by the cabinet at its
session today, s..
Evening star., 1916-07-22
HIGHER PRICE FOR "ToB1Es. !"
Advance Due to Higher Price Of To-
bacco and Labor Shortage.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. July 22.-An in
crease in the price of tobies (stogies)
has been announced by local manu-
facturers. Tobies which are now SELL
ing three for cents will hereafter sell
at the rate of two for that money and
grades retailing at two for a nickel
will be sold three for 10 cents.
Manufacturers say that the advance
is caused by the increase In the cost
Of tobacco and a shortage in labor.
many women having quit work in the
toby factories to enter plants where
war munitions are being made.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Woman Democrats Meet Monday.

A meeting of the Woman's National
Democratic League is to be held at
the Willard Hotel Monday evening.
Carl vrooman, assistant secretary of
the Department of Agriculture: John
B. Densmore, solicitor of the Depart
ment of Labor, and Representative
Heating of Colorado have been invited
to speak.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Secretary Daniels on Cruise.

RICHMOND, VA. July 22.-Secretary
Daniels and his family, accompa MED
by Herbert w. Jackson and family of
Richmond. sailed from here this morn
ing on the naval yacht Sylph for a
weekend cruise on James river and
Chesapeake bay.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Villa Rumor Is Discredited.

Rumors that Francisco Villa with a
force of $4,000 is preparing TO attack
Torreon were forwarded to the War
Department by Gen. Funston. He said
the story had been brought to Gen
Pershsng by secret service agents"
Officials were inclined to give it little
credence, pointing out that the agents
mentioned probably were Mexicans who
could not be depended upon for ac-
curacy.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
John B, Reiss Drops Dead.

sHEBOYGAN. Wis. July 22.-John
p. Reiss Of the c. Reiss Coal Company
hkrA. ana well known in New York
Cleveland and Minneapolis financial
t1eeets, aSeyDed dad ySsttSaAy.