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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-09-14

Postmaster General Burleson 10 tot
foxy politician to adopt for his de
partment the McAdoo rule forbiddini
Treasury department employees parti
cfpating In politics. Mr.. Burleson re
alixes that postmasters are entitled
TO some exercise for the money.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-09-14

Mr.. Hughes IL not only going direct
TO the public, but the public Is going
direct to him A genuine American
fifty-fiftyi
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-09-14

President Wilson's alarm clock 10
ringing at 8 O'Clock these mornings.
He can reach out of bed and turn 1t
Oh the morning of March &
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-09-14

According to the weeks latest worl
OF fiction. the Democratic Campaign
Book. the wage-earners OF the country
received during the Wilson Admins
trat1on $3,000.000O0O more than they
received under Taft And all It cos
them to keep something 10 the dinner
pail was $1,000 600, 600 more.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
SUBURBAN NEWS
HOTEL CLERK is
SLAIN BY WIFE
Other Woman Blamed BY
Spouse of Mt. Clemens
Greeter

Mt. CLEMENS. Mich. Aug IL
Jealousy and what is thought to
have been temporary insanity, late
Thursday morning resulted In the
shooting 10 death by his wife OF
Roy +. Petit. night clerk in the Me
dia hotel, a. the couple were talk.
ing loudly in front Of tho Hotel
Clementine Mrs Petit fired Ave
shots and the man died instantly
In police headquarters after the
shooting. Mrs Petit said her hus.
band had been having an AFFAIR with
a hotel guest, and that she had de-
cided TO end It, when Petit came
from his work. Thursday morning,
his wife was watching him he
then met tho other woman" In n
drug store. according 10 Mrs Petit.
After that. the wife met him, and
tried 20 demonstrate with him over
his alleged Irritation He refused
90 discuss the matter. She then be-
gan friup. and Petit fell 10 the curb
Petit H. a graduate Of tho Univcr'
si'y 81 Michigan. and Is originally
froD Ithaca. Mich lie had born
living in Portland. ore, for the Ia {
seven years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
YPSILANTI

Mrs Nina McElcheran Wilson. OF
Albion viii arrive SaturdwaN To
spend several weeks with her faith
er. George McElchcran, on South Hur-
on-st
A. \ Shsterka Of Van Buren town
ship u installing an electric plant
with which he expects 20 furnish mo-
tive power for hts farm machinerv.
He viii also light his house and
barns and viii do custom mill work
FOR his neighbors.
Mrs Alec Boutel ana daughter.
Miss Evelyn. and the Misses Ivnh
and Evan pstraudrr, OF South Bend.
Ind, who are guests Of relatives in
the city. attended the annual o.
trander reunion held Wednesday on
Belle Isle
Miss Catherine Cain Will leave Fri
day 20 attend house party At La
Sale Beach
Mrs william webb returned Wed
nesday from a visit in Detroit
Mcssrs John u culver and John
Perry have purchased the Sanderson
meat market on North Hurou-st and
Will TAX" immediate possession. NJ.
Sandcrsou will engage in tho whole
sale work % huyinE cattle
Miss Irene Miller Is visiting Miss
Helen KntseIev In Detroit
Mrs John r.. Ahleson and children
have returned from Monroe
The Jolly Ten club VIII he enter
tanned at tea Thursday evening hy
Mrs. Clarence Gum
Rev W g. Mufht, pastor NJ the
Free Methodist church. has been
given the appointment Of elder -
The Kalamazoo district and he and
lie family arc moving 70 that CRY
today. Rev. r. W. Foulk viii succeed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
STOVE CONCERN
WINS LOW POWER
RATE FROM CITY

After having run ION for more
than a half year, the light and pow.
or bill OF the Regent Stove Co, sue.
cessors TO the Fremont Stove Co.
Mulberry and Thirdsts.. Wyandotte.
will be collected AZ a fat rate OF
one and three-quarter cents per kilo
watt hour
The bill. which totals more than
$500 was not paid because the city
commission. in a recent resolution.
raised tho rate from ono and three
quarter 70 three cents per kilowatt,
and the stove concern, using reso.
luton passed two years ago. showed
thar a fat rate OF one and three.
quarter cents was promised the Ere
mont Stove Co. and It's successors,
for the term OF five years The low
power rate was granted 20 get the
Fremont concern 10 come 10 Wyan.
dotte City Attorney Julius Thiede
decided the recent resolution was
void. and the commission ordered II
removed from record.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
OFFICERS DRAW
GUNS IN QUARREL

While Traffic Officer Martin LIT
enthal was arrcstng William Wit.
Crosse lie constable and speed hend.
tho latter pulled q revolver on Tho
officer. and threatened to shoot. ac-
cording To Lilionthal Witt was go
ing through the town AZ rate OF
about % miles An hour. when the
motorcycle cop esve chase As tho
speeder drew near Cedarst. he
turned around. and when he was
about stopped, said 10 the police
man Il am doing my duty M an
officer. and have a right 10 go az
fast "a | wish TO" according 90
Lilienthal Witt was on his way
he said, to serve a warrant Lii.
enthal demonstrated. and when
Witt tried 10 start up, grasped him
by the coat collar. and shook him.
He then drew his gun. and told the
Crosse lie "constabule" he would
shoot up his tires. Witt then drew
his own weapon. II ls said.
He was slated to appear in Jus
tice court in Wyandotte, Thursday
afternoon What charge will be
preferred against him is not known
yet lie has been fined for speed
ing once before.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17

M Mufhtt as pastor OF the local
Brig Gen. and Mrs John 2. Kirk
arrived home from Grayling Wednes-
irche Freeman has purchased a
Sir. and Mrs Elton l.. sanderson
and son Harold left this morning
for an automobile trip TO Broscovel,
WIS. a distance OF about 500 miles
The Ypsilanti band viii play sun
day afternoon from to 6 in Prospect
park.
Gen John r. Kirk. writes from Gray
ling. or an ascent made In the mill
tia aeroplane. Miss Frances Rogers,
daughter OF Col. walter Rogers. also
made an air trip
Miss Eugenia Allen, Of Ann Arbor.
Is spending the week in the home OF
william Jarvis. OF Elis-st. ls
spending some time in the home OF
his niece. Mrs. Alonzo Austin, near
Miss veima Ensign. Of New Ralti-
more. who has been the guest Of
Miss clara Louise Schmid. left on
Wednesday for Jackson. where shc
ing 20 her home
Eugene Koch has returned 70 hfy
work aS rural matl carrier on route
No 3. after l5-dRys vacation.
MARY \ b. Russ has purchased
tho John Royce property on the nor h
side OF Railroad-st.
\ girls silver medal oratorical con.
test under the auspices OF the Wills
and bcrbyshire w g. 7. [. and D" b
given Friday evening, Aug %, in tn,
Wits VI I, church. The contestants
are the Misses Ellen Could. Elvis,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17

thoughts on the elevation OF the bus
mess world The program will be
In charge ~ the legislative commit
There viii he no church or sunday
school tervires In the Lutheran
church Sunday. because OF tho alb
sence Of the pastor. Rev. Hush Fem
Whitmore lake and other summer re-
sorts.
The Misses Ella and Elizabeth
Gardner will leave today for visit
IN Midland. Miss Elizabeth Gardner
will return 10 her school work In
Onaway, la. about Sept. l.
Miss Minerva Ford. second grade
teacher In the Central school has
resigned her position.
Mr. and Mrs Leonard Beadle and
son Claude have returned from a
weeks outing at Whitmore lake.
Charles Breining and daughter.
MISS Genevieve, Of Congress-st.. left
Wedne sday for a several days visit
Mrs. VIM. F.. Moore. Of Jarvis-st.,
rs suffering with an attack OF ap-
opleNy.
4 business meeting OF Queen City
Hive. No 81, l. -. T. NJ, will be
held at 7:30 this Thursday evening
in the hall on East Cross-st.
a business meeting OF the W X. 9.
will be held Friday afternoon at
o'clock at the hall on Pearl-st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Fuller VIII motor
20 Union city 10 attend the annual
reunion Of the Fuller family, which
VIII be held the following day at that
place.
\ meeting OF the city council will
be held Monday evening at 1870. al
the city hall
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
SUNDAY WORK
EXTENDS TO
RIVER ROUGE

Methodists in River Rouge ar"
taking active part IN the prelimin
sry work 10 the billy Sunday
campaign. by holding weekly COZ.
tage prayer meetings in the homes
~ church members This work is
done on Wednesday evenings. and
Till be continued through TO the
line Of tho campaign. whom II will
probably be done on Monday even
ings
on Wednesday evening OF this
week. tho cottage meets wore held
in tho homes of Mrs l.. c. Barrow
No 81 Cicottc-et.. and Mrs Charlc1
valois. 80 2l3 Haltinorst The
leaders ~ these meetings were Mrs
Mcdonald and John p Malseed
After The housc meetings, a rally
was held in the church, OF which
the pastor, the Rev. r. l.. Blakely
took charge
Active interest is being displayed
in the work, and the pastor hopes
10 have quite large crowd for the
Detroit meetings. River Rouge II
being classed as. one of the dis.
tricts. which Sundays advance men
are selecting.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
BIRMINGHAM

Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark
ston, OF Bloomfield Hills. son.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Huston started
Wedn esday morning on a trip TO
Duluth.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Parks and
daughter. Clara. have gone 10 MACK
mac 20 spend two weeks
Miss Retrice Macarthur went Tues
day 10 the Pontiac city hospital 70
undergo an operation for append
citis.
O A. smith. OF Plymouth. IL guest
at the home OF his mother. Mrs
Cornelta Smith. on Hamilton ave.
Mrs Scott Jones. daughter Blanch.
and Miss Name Utter, have gone on
a trip 10 Mackinac.
Miss Edith Phillips has. gone TO
ST. Johns. Mich. to visit relatives
Mrs. Harvey Wilson, OF Pontiac,
spent ednesday at the home OF Mrs
&. NJ. Raynale, on West Maple-ave.
MIR. and Mrs Abner Mcclellan nave
returned from trip 10 Mac kinac.
Mrs Helen Miller has moved 10 hei
new house on Southn eld-aYe.
The tenant house at the Georst
Bamlctt farm about two miles soutr
OF Birmingham, on Woodward ave.
burned Tuesday night at Q o'clock
10 the ground. Sparks or rre IRON
n Grand Trunk train caused the hre
The loss was about $4,000. and was
Mrs. Eugene smith an dtwo sons
Park and Earl have gone to Gilber'
lake 10 spend a few days with Mrs
Faith RnOI<h ham
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
Trapshots Tune
Up For Big Event

Trapshots in every rtate in thu
Union are tuning UP for the Grand
American handicap, scheduled TO
start at st. Louis, Aug 81. and al
ready the champions have been
crowned for the year in 80 states.
The complete lat of titleholders
who have annexed crowns and their
records shooting at 100 target fol-
lows:
Arizona. II p. De Mund. os; Cali
fornia. II. Pnrrmann, 100; Colorado.
81: Georgia, n. Brad Timms. ss; Ida
no. r NJ Sweely. 9s Illinois, q. c.
Burmeister. 90: Indiana, Roy Pickett.
90, Iowa. William Ridley. 100; Kan
D Gay. ss; Maryland @, GIL. ss; Mas
sachusetts. George L. Osborne. 81:
Michigan. J. l. Bryant. 90, Minnesota.
s: w Hamilton, IS. Mississippi; F, p.
S Ss Monf F. # Badat. a. ' New II Hamp-
shire. II. r. Thompson. -: New Jer-
sey. Cleve Speer. %; New York. n.
j Pendergast 100; North Dakota. f..
Oklahoma. J. y. Walker. %. oregon.
?. II O'Brien. 80. Pennsylvania. AL
len He'll. 100. South Carolina. j. IL.
Staples, o. Tennessee. Tom Hale. 81:
Texas. l. r. Forsgard, 95; Utah. a.
r. BiEtlow 100; Vermont, Douglas NJ
Barclay. %, Virginia ". D. Runnels.
ss Washington, F. VI. Troeh. 81:
West Virginia, W. wiedebusch. %.
These shoots were held after the
1915 q. A. II. and the winners are
therefore eligible TO compete in the
state championthlp event at the
1916 G. A. RI
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
WYANDOTTE

Julius Liegman. Oak and Seventh
St. n workman In the Michigan Al
kali Co. No. . plant. was badly In
tured about the head and face We'd
nesday. when he fell from a e0-foot
height. He In in Emergency hospi-
tai
Mrs w strobel. No. II Van Al
styne- blvd, ia recovering from tho
effects OF fall In which she ran a
nail in her knee.
Local HibeFnians will be enabled
70 attend tho A. o. II. excursion 10
will stop at wyandotte
Miss Anna MoCloy IL visiting with
friends at Beulah. Mich.
Allgoodfellows club members will
meet Thursday evening for a booster
trip for their excursion Aug. 80. TO
Putin Bay
Joseph Drouillard, brought from Al
Fonac Wednesday by the police 10
face a charge OF non-support. plead
ed guilty Wednesday evening before
Justice Maloch. Drouillard 10 the
father OF six children.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
ANN ARBOR

Tho best curtew ordinance that
can he evolved said Mrs. Betsy
Todd Lee. prominent nm Arbor won
an. is one that Is adopted IN the
MAYOR. council. nightwatch and Gala
boosc 'leeper and wield a good nick
ory switch occasionally"
Word was received here Wednes-
day OF the death. a. Minneapolis OF
Elizabeth Heath. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Heath, well known PEG,
pie Of Ann Arbor. The child was III
two days
Pros. Carl \. Lehman. Of Washte-
nav county. Sheriff erman Linden
schmitt and two deputies, are In De
troit working on the recent SHOOTING
OF !. Dust. a Greek Two ttali
who shot tho man are. heheVed IN
hiding in Detroit or Toledo.
city Clerk Isaac Reynolds IL good
CITY official. he ia also "a lover and
grower OF good flowers nttested 10
hy the fact that every day thus Ear
during the summer. seAsonaple
blooms in great profuslon scent un
and IN his offices with beauty. "Ike
saws he can't work unless he has
flowers about him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
WYANDOTTE Is
GROWING FAST
Lighting Department Runs Out
of Meters, SO Great Is
Demand

So great is the building activity
IN wyandotte. that The municipal
lighting department has run entire.
ly out OF meters More than 25o
OF the instruments have been in
stalled In less than year, and
about 100 could be used now
This condition was shown by in
quiries, Tuesday night, to Commits
sioner Of Public Works T T. Benia
min. who said a great number Of
people pctitIoned for meters, but
could not be furnished rhe short
age can not be- relieved for som,
time. he said.
Home builders now have a de
cfdcdly hard time 10 get contract
ors. but although tho same condi
ton prevails in all towns the sup
ply OF houses does not begin to al
the demand
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17

Ewell. Zelma Waters, Helen Bunton
and Agatha Fr9pe.
The annual Pullen family reunion
Will ne held next Wednesday in Rec
restion park, and viii be an all day
event
The situation Of the rural church
will he Rev Arthur ,iurman's sub
iect Sunday morning in tho DiNboro
church. The evening service Win be
omitted.
John O. Lamb has purchased the
Ida Mckay property in the Stuck sub
division.
Mrs TAFT. OF Lapeer. viii move 20
the Ewing house on lakewood ave.
An open ting OF Ypsilanti
Grange. No. Sc, will be held Saturday
afternoon At $50 in the Masonic
temple Addresses will he given by
Mayor q V. Brown. who VIII talk on
achievements OF our city and r. n
Nlssly. whose subject VIII he, Some
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
RIVER ROUGE

Simplicity marked the wedding on
Thursday morning in Our Lady Of
Lourdes church. OF Miss Irene Pat
tenande, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Pattenande. and Lloyd shar-
key also OF River Rouge After a
short wedding tour. the couple will
live I'm the village.
Or and Mrs Henry BeIanger and
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Belanger are
on short motor trip TO Canada.
Marshal William Osborn 10 out az
ter the scalps OF all boys who insist
on having bicycle races on the VIII
lage streets. Thorough punishment
will follow the capture OF any Of
fender says the marshal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
MAN IMPALED
ON STAKE, DIES

Samuel Begold. age SIS years OF
Townsend,st.. Royal Oak, while
wheeling dirt on the site OF the Bald
win Memorial school. on West
Maple ave. Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock. accidentally fell back.
ward into a sixfoot trench, contain
ing sharp stake,
Tho stake penetrated his left side
under his arm. and he BLEED TO
death. He Is survived by a widow.
No funeral arrangements have been
made as yet.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
BARNS FILLED
WITH CROPS BURN

YPsILANT1, Mich. Aug. 1.-Two
large barns filled with the seasons
hay and grain. burned last night, on
the Arthur Cantlen farm, east OF
the city The cause OF the fire is
unknown.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
TRENTON

MonguaRon townships official
board will meet Saturday afternoon
in the clerks office here.
Work on the new sewers is now
being rapidly finished. Only a small
portion remains 10 be constructed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
DICKY DIPPY'S DIARY

THURSDAY CALLED ON EOlTH 5mALL LAST
NloAT AND WE SAT- ON the PiAZzk. WE
WERE ALONE, BUT FOR VHE MOON.
At LAST SAID: EDITH. DID YOU EVER
GIVE ANYONE A KISS ?"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-17
B. F. STEPHENSON

Member o Estate Board
obscOtB Building. Main 33l33o
Evening star., 1916-06-16
Deaths Reported.

Deaths were reported to the health
department within the past twenty
four hours as follows:
Peter King, SO years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
Christopher COLES. 25 years. Wash
ington Asylum Hospital.
John Thomas Mudd, q years, Episco-
pal Eye and Ear Hospital.
Valentine Cook. 10 years. United
States Soldiers Home Hospital.
Martha E. Ashley, So years, 740 sth
street northwest.
Lonell A. Price, 25 years. 226 9Th
street southeast.
Margaret Ford, IS years, 431 Newton
place northwest.
William Bernard OLeary, SIS years,
14O4 18th street northwest.
Mildred /. Feidt, l day. lis 10th street
southeast.
Mary Agnes Abeil, months, sos
18th street southeast.
John Edward Williams, II days, st.
AIMS Infant Asylum.
Laura Williams 81 years, Washing :
ton Asylum Hospital.
Lula e. Williams. 81 years, 1910 9th
street northwest.
Major Scott, 81 years, tuberculosis
Hospital.
Henry Mills. days. 5S P street north
west.
Della Samuels, months, 1916 o
street northwest.
John L. Rhines, 4 days. 3o2 1 street
southwest.
Evening star., 1916-06-16
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licensese have been issued
to the following: !.
Jesse H. Crouch of Runny4nede. Va.
and Elizabeth w. Winborne of Rich
mond. Va.
Claude Donahue and Rose NJ. Harding
|. Samuel n. Mason and Martha A. Scott
Harry Willie of this city and Mary
NJ. Bachelor of Baltimore. Md.
Joseph F. Jackson of Petersburg, Va.
and Anna e. Diedrick of Waverly. Va
Howard G. Loving and Catherine
Frazier.
Frederick F. Lacy and Faith NJ. Nett
zey.
Charles o. Byrd and Gertrude B. Pey-
ton.
George johnson and Elizabeth Ben
son.
Joseph R. Cumberland and Helena NJ
Pulaski.
William A. Pearson of King and
Queen county. Va. and Lucy NJ Owen
of Essex county, Va.
Charles H. Galley and Marena Cook
Joseph d. Dixon and Mamie B. Webb
both of Petersburg. Va
Winston o. Chappen and Alice L.
Gates. both of Petersburg. Va
Ollie v. Phillips of Warrenton. Va,
and Sallie Brooks of Summer Duck
Va. .
Albert r. Morris and Corene J. Bo-
hannah. both of Richmond, Va.
Evening star., 1916-06-16
Wind Causes High Water.

high winds caused water to rise six
inches above the docks along the river
front this morning. A number of places
were inundated. The high water did
not begin to recede until about &
O'clock The water came up as far as
Union street. distance of a square
from the docks.
The Alexandr County Lighting Conn
pany has placed in position new lights
on King street between Royal and
washington streets They will be ex-
amined by the members of the light
oommittee OF city council, and il they
are approved will be installed al diff
ferent city points.
The first annual recital of the piano
pupils of Miss Bessie A. Marks was held
last night. Participants included Dom
aid Jameson, Miss Louise Finke, Miss
George White. Miss Dorothy Hinton
Miss Helen Bladen, Miss Roxie
Brawner. Miss Lillian Hall. Miss Inez
Moore. Miss Dorothy Hayes Miss Jennie
Rosenberg. Miss Alice Bladen. Miss Ell
sic Herfurth, Miss Marion Greenavav
Miss Lucy Resrdon. Miss Ruth lie Hew
Miss Nelson. Miss Marks. Miss Mar
garet fermond. Miss Flora Glasgow,
Mrs jay Cassidy and Miss Primm.
High school pupils will attend scbooI
tomorrow in order that they may finish
their annual examinations TO determine
whether or not they will receive diplo-
Endorsement has been given by the
chamber OF commerce to the PROPOSE
tion TO raise the Alexandria Light In
fantFy to its full quota of member
ship, lle members. J. T. Preston. sec
retary. has written a letter to Can,
Conrad Johnson. setting forth that the
chamber of commerce. will lend its aid
TO tue matter and help in any way
possible.
William Thomas. colored. indicted
for burglarizing the store of Sands a.
Co November 25. 1914. and afterward
adJudSed insane. was today conveyed
to the asylum at Petersburg Va
William p. Roney. night foreman for
the Washington Virginia RAILWAY
Company. sustained a fracture of the
right arm while cranking his auto
Among those receiving the degree OF
bachelor of laws at the annual com :
mencement exercises of Georgetown
University was Lawrence w. Corbett OF
this city.
rne of 50 was imposed in police
court today on William Norton col
pred, charged with assaulting Honora
White. colored.
Evening star., 1916-06-16
Telephone Tolls Are Modified.

The board of supervisors of AIexan-
dria county has just secured a modi-
fcation of toll charges for telephone
service to certain points in Alexandria
county. Where the charge is now 10
cents for three-minute talk, under the
new rates what is known as the two
number system will be put into effect
This means that any one making a call
to any point in Alexandria s. eyed by
the Rosslyn center Office, embracing
Clarendon, Alexandria county court
house and other points, the person call
ing will call by number instead of Sc
curing particular person.
II the number called answers the
Charges will be only cents. which will
entitle the parties to fve-minute con-
versation. 1t is understood that the
new rates will go into effect in the near
future.
The board of supervisors was repre-
eented by Attorney G. Washington
Lewis. this city, and Frank L. Ball,
commonwealth attorney of Alexandria
county, and they were assisted in their
work by Edward Duncan, member of
the board of supervisors of Jefferson
district, Alexandria county.
Evening star., 1916-06-16
--Is-F--
GEN. MILLS AT HEAD.
Chosen President Of District Branch,
League to Enforce Peace.

Gen, Anson Mills, U. s. A.. retired.
was elected president of the District
of Columbia branch of the League to
Enforce Peace at meeting held at the
Cosmos Club last night. Permanent
organization was perfected. and the
platform of the national organization.
which recently held its first annual
convention here. was adopted.
Other officers elected are: William {.
Dennis. secretary; w. c. Carpenter. as
sistant secretary: John Joy Edison,
treasurer, and Frederick D. McKenney
chairman of the executive committee.
The executive committee will be COM
posed of the officers and four more
members of the league to be chosen
by the officers
Evening star., 1916-06-16
TO LAUNCH U. S. S. HENDERSON
Transport Will Go Down Ways a
u Philadelphia Tomorrow.

The U. S. S. Henderson, which will
be launched at Philadelphia tomor-
row. was named in honor of Gen. Arch
ibald Henderson, rcommandant of the
United States Marine Corps from Oc-
tober, 1920. to January. 1889. who
served on the frigate Constitution in
several battles and also in several In
dian campaigns.
The sponsor for the vessel will be
Miss Genevieve w. Taylor of Alex
andria. Va. the great-granddaughte
of Gen. Henderson.
Evening star., 1916-06-16
Births Reported.

Births were reported to the health
department within the past twenty
four hours as follows
Russell H. and Dorothy Kent, boy.
James NJ. and Mabel Swain. boy.
Gustavo E. and Susie L. Finetti, girl
William T. and Jessie NJ. Moss, boy
Charles E. and Anna K. Lancaster
girl.
Harry J. and Maybelle c. Sherwood,
girl.
Carl and Mary E. Heinicke, boy