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Evening star., 1916-08-02
PLEASURE TRIPS PLANNED.
Several Vessel Owners Will Make
Cruises Down the River.

August is the month when many
pleasure craft owners make cruises on
the river and bay, and. while the pro-
hibitive price of gasoline will keep
many owners from making their usual
summer trip, quite number will not
be detained.
The handsome cruiser Ducal, belong
ing to Commodore E. A. Cochran, is out
on the railway at Benefits to clean.
paint and overhaul. and. it is stated.
will leave here shortly for an extended
trip on the river.
The launch Dragon, belonging to
capt. Charles karr. will leave here
shortly with her owner and a marty
aboard for a trip of several days to the
lower river.
With his family aboard Capt VIII
Neitzy is scheduled to leave here in a
day or two aboard the launch Benia-
min n. for trip Of a month to the
mouth of the river. Coan will be the
headquarters of the Benjamin NJ. but
she will move from point to point as
the fancy of those aboard her dictates
The sailing sloop Orion, belonging to
D. h Fowler. which was out on the
marine railway at Regan's for hull re-
pairs and painting. has completed and
launched. 1t is understood she will
start at once on cruise with her owner
and others aboard
Evening star., 1916-08-02
SHOW OF AQUATIC FLORA
AND FAUNA is PLANNED
Washington Dealers in Flowers Con.
slider Advisabilit of
Exhibition.

Washington probably will have an ex-
hibition Of aquatic flora and fauna in
the fall, according to action taken at a
meeting of the Florists Club of Wash
ington at GUIDES. 1914 f street north
west, last evening. After considering the
advisability of having such display, the
club directed President r. l.. jenkins to
confer with the members of the Aquarium
Society of Washington to determine the
feasibility Of such an exhibition and to
seek the cooperation of that society in
the event it is definitely decided to hold
the affair.
1t was announced that the club would
of the Society of American Florists and
Ornamental Horticulturists to be held at
San Antonio, Tex. August 10 to 1S Six
or eight members are planning to go, but
it is not known definitely as yet which
ones viii find it possible to go on the
trip.
Resolutions of sympathy for the family
Of Capt. Emil g. Schafer. a member Of
the club. who died Monday, were adopted
Two members. Milton Thomas and Otto
Bauer. were designated to attend the
funeral today.
That the recent outing to Great Falls
was one of the most successful events
of its kind held by the club was shown
by the report of William H Ernest, chair
man of the committee which was in
charge of the affair.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Ancestry

Among my forbears there were
princes. and conquerors, and kin
dred ounces. My pedigree is fine
and stately; no wonder | admire
it greatly; but no one shares my
admiration, and none will stand
nv conversation. When of my
blue blood | am boasting, | usual
" get roasting from some cheap
skate who'd think it bother #
asked to name his fathers father.
Il started out in life obscurely,
and l was educated poorly re-
marks the skate who's made his
riches by dealing in machine
made bitches; advantages, l
hadn't any; l had to scrap for
every penny. My parents couldn't
read or figure, and all they left
me was the vigor, which kept me
always busy humping, while all
the blue blood stuff was slump
ing. While you from princes were
descending, | upward from the
rut was vending, and o patri-
clan, let me tell you, that | can
buy you up and sell you" When
ever l would tell the story of how
my fathers conquered glory. as
rulers, statesmen, sages. fighters,
I'm headed off by some cheap
blighters. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
FOR BENEFIT OF BLIND.
Success Scored at Fete on Lawn of
st. Agnes Chanel.

The lowered temperature and a pIen-
tiful supply of ice cream. cake, candy
and punch brought between $50 and SEQ
to the District of Columbia Association
of Workers for the Blind. at their lawn
fete last night The affair was held
on the lawn of st. Agnes Chapel, O
street and Florida avenue, with a large
crowd in attendance
The feature of the evening was the
JOY riding in a big sightseeing car.
the price of each trip being ; cents
Music was furnished by the ladies' or
chestra, led by Miss Minnie Hoke
smith. The proceeds of the fete are
10 go into fund being raised by the
association to benefit blind people in
the District who are in need of assist
ance.
The officers of the association are
French 5. Hufty. president; A j. Pa
mish. vice president; Miss Harriet /.
stone. secretary. and Miss A. NJ. Hoyt.
treasurer
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Margaret Hanna's Will Filed.

The viii of Margaret Hanna. dated
June Is, 1914. has been offered for pro-
bate. She leaves $4,000 to her nephew,
Charles y. Hanna, of Barnum. Tex,
and $500 each to Ellen Hanna OF
Herndon, Va: Mrs. Julia D. McKenna
of Alexandria county, Va, and Mrs
James V. Calver of Washington. After
a number of smaller cash bequests to
friends and relatives, the remaining
estate is devised to the Washington
Humane Society. The president of the
society is named as executor.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band in the bandstand
this evening at $40 o'clock,
John S. NJ Zimmerman, di-
rector.
March, Universal Freedom"
Blankenburg
Overture, "Pique Dame" -. Suppe
Song for baritone, The Lost
Chord. "................S Sullivan
Musician Glove
Selection. The Enchantress.'
Herbert
Patrol, Cupid" "....M Moret
valse Hesitation, Annette"
Baxter
Fox Trot, "Rasging the Scale"
Claypoole
Finale, "Arrah Go On, I'm
Gonna Go Down to Oregon"
Grant
The Star Spangled Banner
AT the Capitol. this afternoon at
o'clock, by the United States
Marine Band, William H. Santel-
mann. leader.
March, "Mussinan" ".C Carl
Overture, Tampa" ...... .Herold
Prelude and Minuet. .Leoncavallo
Cornet Solo. New Creation"
Smith
Musician John J. Miller.
Benediction of the Poniards from
Les Huguenots" .Meyerbeer
Characteristic. The Wedding of
the Rose. .Jessel
Parody. Comm Through the
Rye, BeIlStOet
Grand March, With Pomp and
Circumstance" .. Elgar
The Star Spangled Banner"
Note-The audience is request
ed to stand and men to remove
their hats when the Star Spangled
Banner is played.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Lieut.. Col. Flagler to Be Relieved

Lieut.. Col c. \. r F'laeler. who for
several weeks past has been in charge
OF the United states engineer Office at
Baltimore. in addition to his regular
duties as engineer officer in charge OF
the Washington engineering district.
probably will be relieved in the latter
part OF this week Lieut.. Col. w. v.
Judson. formerly Engineer Commits
sioner here. who has been on duty at
Chicago. has been selected to take
charge of the Baltimore district. and
Is expected to assume the duties of his
new charge Friday.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Soldier Writes to Friends.

A member of Company X, now in
camp at Camp Ord, Eagle Pass, Tex,
writes to his friends in Silver Spring,
as follows:
THE 30th Infantry. United States reg
ulars, drill with us every other day.
They instruct and drill in our com
panies for the first two periods of IN
struction, and we run the third period
ourselves We have siXty-day sched-
ule of this training by all the officers,
non-commissioned officers and most OF
the men of the regular regiment al
ready laid out. 1t beats Plattsburg all
to pieces.
we have all the instruction they
can give US. and they are working
hard, because sooner or later they eH-
pect to have to depend on US. The very
best spirit exists between the regu-
lars and ourselves We VIII get a
thorough course on the rifle range
which is adjacent here.
How any man who is not tied up at
home and who is worrying about pre-
paredness can resist or refuse enllst-
ing for a thorough training either Ior
war or for the national reserve for 1u-
ture wars is beyond my simple COM
prehenSion."
Evening star., 1916-08-02

Schafer. who died at his home Mon
day afternoon, were held at Lees under
taking establishment under the auspices
of Lafayette Lodge, No. 10. F. A A. NJ.
and Washington Lodge. No. Is, b. P. o
E, this afternoon at o'clock. In
terment will take place in the family lot
in Rock Creek cemetery.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
PROMISE RELIEF FROM DUST.
Georgia Avenue to Be Sprinkled in
Reply to Protests.

Relief is promised for Georgia ave-
nue. residents. who have been making
vigorous protests to the District au-
thorities about the dust on that
thoroughfare. Recently this street, be-
tween Rock Creek Church road and
Piney branch, was tarred and given a
coating of finely crushed stone. Par
ticles of the surface covering which
were not absorbed by the tar have
produced dust and CRIME, but accord
ing to the local authorities this condi-
ton was to be expected and is of a
temporary character only.
1t is stated that the street will be
sprinkled freely and every effort made
to hold the dust in check.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Boats Culver and Berman, water
melons from Chesapeake bay points, at
nth street wharf for the market;
barges Chesapeake and Intreid. at Alex
andria and Georgetown with fertilizer
and coal for the dealers; boat Lester,
at Alexandria with watermelons for
the market; steamer Southland, from
Norfolk and Old Point; steamer Three
Rivers. from Baltimore and points
along the river; steamer Majestic, from
Lower Machodoc and Nomini creeks
and Potomac landings; steamers Grati-
tude and Volunteer, for landings this
side of winthrop; power boat Daisy, at
Alexandria to load merchandise for
Pennington, Md; power boat Neddie.
light. from down river to load mer-
chandise to return.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Hrs. John R. Reid Seeks Divorce

Alleging cruelty. desertion and nom
support. Mrs. Mary c. Reid has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court for
a limited divorce from John r. Reid
They were married in Charles county.
Nd. December -. 1897, and have ave
children. April 10 last, Mrs. Reid savs
her husband struck her. threw her out
OF bed. and forced her to remain from
the bedroom all night. On her retnrn
70 MIN three days later. she asserts. he
threw butcher knife at her. He then
left her. she alleges. and has not since
contributed to her support. She is rem
resented by Attorney ID. Edward Clarke
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Cemetery Company Sued for Damage

The vestry of Washington parish.
which conducts Congressional ceme-
terry. is named defendant in a suit to
recover $4,000 damages for alleged
personal injury, filed in the District
Supreme Court by Annie e. Ranke.
The plaintiff alleges that August 2.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Senator Lee Quiets Criticism.

Senator Blair Lee of Maryland has
replied to a letter which appeared IN
a Baltimore newspaper calling the
guardsmen mammals boys" for COM
nlaining over alleged discomforts by
publishing a telegram from Maj. Gen
Tasker Fl. Bliss, which says, in part.
tbat "the universal spirit of cheerful
ness and contentment in the National
Guard is the finest thing l ever saw.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
MORE MEN ARE NEEDED
BY MARYLAND GUARD
Recruiting in Progress for the Com
mand Encamped on the
Mexican Border.

Although the National Guard of
Maryland now is in camp on the bor-
der, more men are needed to fill the
ranks. particularly of Company X Of
the 1st Regiment, which represents the
Silver Spring section. Maj. John p
Hill has been assigned to the recruit
ing station at Silver Spring and is
conducting a vigorous campaign Tor
mora
Evening star., 1916-08-02
The Star by Mail

~ z sure to have The Eveniax
and Sunday star follow you.
- In most cases The Star VIII
be at the breakfast table the
nsxt morning. and always give
al Of the latest news from wash
angton OF the DAY before. The
address may be changed a. frs-
qusntly a. desired BY giving the
old - wen ~ the new address.
The price Of The Star by mail
daily and Sunday II GO cents Pee
meath, In advance.
Evening star., 1916-08-02

Only $500. Atlantic City, Round Trip.
Next Sunday, August 6. Special low
rate excursion Pennsylvania railroad
special through train leaves Washing
ton Saturday midnight. 1915 am.-Ad-
vertisement.
Evening star., 1916-08-02

$500 to Mt. Lake Park and Return.
baltimore and Ohio, August to 3
valid for return until August 14.-Ad
vertisement.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Veteran

Neterans' Annual Picnic. August S.
Fishers Hill. Va. Very low excursion
fares. Southern railway.-Advertise-
ment.
Evening star., 1916-08-02

1913. she tripped over a broken flag
stone in front of a private vault in the
cemetery and suffered permanent in
jury. She is represented by Attorneys
W. NJ. Hallam and Archer & Smith.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Memoranda.

Schooner Earl Biscoe is in Bretons
bay to load cord wood for the dealers
here; schooner Brooklyn has gone to
Baltimore and will there load for a
Chesapeake bay point; barge Aqua is
due at Point Lookout with coal from
Philadelphia for this city: schooner
Oakland is due to sail from Maryland
point for this city with cord wood
schooner IA. Holland. unloading lum-
Der here. will go to Virginia shore
to load another cargo for dealers at
this port: schooners Columbia F. c.
and Thomas b. Schall. at Baltimore
from the Yeocomico river Va, with
cord wood: schooner Bertha May is due
to sail from Maryland point for this
city with wood for the local market.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
s2-5O to Philadelphia. 1925 to Cbe,,.r
S2OO to Wilmington and Return.

Baltimore Ohio. 7:05 am. SUNDAY
August s. returning same day.-Adyer-
tisement
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Departures.

Power boats Louise Virginia and Net
tie May, light, for bay points after
watermelons for the market here;
schooner Mary Ann Shea. light, for
Aqua creek TO load lumber to return:
scow West, light. from the Eastern
branch, in tow for the Whitehouse to
load cord wood to return; schooner
Oscar, light, from Alexandria for Nom
ini, to load pulp wood to return;
schooner Elizabeth Carter, light, from
Alexandria for a Potomac point to load
for this city: steamer Wakefield, for
river landings as far as Nomini and
Lower Machodoc creeks by the Po-
tomac and Chesapeake Steamboat Com
pany; steamer Northland. for Old Point
and Norfolk by the Norfolk and Wash
ington Steamboat Company.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Tugs and Tows.

Tug Fortuna arrived with two coal
laden boats from the head of Chesa-
peake bay and left for bay point
with a tow; tug Capt. Toby arrived
from Occoquan towing raft OF pine pill
ing for Eastern branch Improvement
work: tug Edith g. Winship arrived at
Georgetown with coal-laden barges
from the head Of Chesapeake bay: tug
JEFF arrived in the Eastern branch with
lighter in tow from Broad creek; tug
j. r Selectman arrived at Georgetown
with lighters to load stone for Eastern
branch improvement work.
Evening star., 1916-08-02
Delightful Ride to
CHEVY CHASE LAKE
DANCING
MEYER DAVIS ORCHESTRA.
ESPECIAL Film Features

Savoy Garden, 18th and Col. Road.
TonAY-THEDA BARA. in UNDER TWO
FLAGS"
CraDdaIrs Theater. 9th and r Sta.
ToDAY-MARGUEBITE CLARK. in SILKS
AND SATIN" F."
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LONG

From the Springfield Leader.
The argument being so energeticany made by members
of Congress that they are all the more valuable for long service
is rather peculiar. If familiarity with the duties of the office
comes only from experience, and experience is to count first in
value, it would seem the same rule should apply to every other
Office in the country. If a member of congress should be al
lowed to serve twelve to thirty years for no other reason than
that he is in and should know the duties better than a man who
had never been in, why would this rule not apply to sheriffs,
prosecuting attorneys, presidents, governors, cOnstables and
other Offices.
When men go to congress and exhibit exceptional ability
there is some reason for continued service. The Springfield
district was represented in Congress for thirty years by John
S. Phelps, and there was reason for keeping him there. He
was a national character. He attracted attention as soon as he
entered congress, just as W. j. Bryan, Bourke Cochrahe and
others did.
/. is right to give able members long terms, but it is an
error to keep a third rate man in congress indefinitely in hope
that he will show some ability in Washington that he never
showed at home or elsewhere. Strong men make an impression
quickly in Washington, as they do wherever they go. They may
not Immediately become chairmen of the best committees, but
they are heard from regardless of what committee they are on.
Some Congressman are thought great merely because they are
chairman of important committees
The old idea that a man when he once gets into congress
should remain forever is a detriment to the business needs of
the country. What congress needs is new blood; men of energy
and ability who have the spirit of the times.
Whenever a crisis, such as tina. in Mexico comes we find
that everything has been more or less neglected. Congress
has been appropriating vast sums for the army and still has
no army. Congress should know what becomes of the money.
However, congress does know. 1t goes the pork barrel route
for political purposes. A higher grade of intellect is needed in
the house.
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S5O,OOO,OOO MORE FOR
NAVY, SENATE PLAN
Chairman's Tillman's Commit
tee Will Begin Work on
Bill June ID.

Washington, June SENATOR
Tillman, chairman Of the naval
committee announced today that
his committee, would begin con-
sideration of the naval appro-
priation bill on June Is, one
week from tomorrow.
Senators Penrose, Lodge, Pom
dexter and Fall, Republican
members of the committee, are
in Chicago, but their absence will
not %intefere with constellation
of this masure. There is vir-
.tual unanimity among members
of this committee regardless Of
politics that the Houses build
ing programme must be increas-
ed.
The absent Senators will re-
turn to Washington in ample
time to exert their influence on
all big questions pertaining to
the navy. None of the vital
questions involved in the bill will
be passed upon until after the
return of the Democrats. 1t is
fully expected that the naval
bill will be in a committe q
month or six weeks.
In view of the recent nava
engagement between the British
and German fleets and the les
sons that fight may teach it il
the purpose of the Senate Com
mittee to have the members o
the General Board give thei
views regarding the building pro
gramme.
Up to the time Of the Mort
lSea battle the committee wa
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practically united on the neces-
sity for the addition of one more
battle cruiser and two super
drednaughts, none of the latter
class having been authorized in
the House bill. The Senate will
also increase very materially the
personnel of the navy and pro-
vide for additional dock facil-
titles. The need of more subma-
rines and airships in sufficient
number also will be pressed by
Chairman Tillman and other
members of the committee.
1t is probable that more than
S50,000,O 900 will be added to the
total carried by this bill when il
passes the Senate.
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HON. SAM C. MAJOR

Press comment on the candida
cy of Sam G. Major for Repre-
sentative in Congress:
From the Mexico Evening Ledger.
Democratic friends in Howard
and other counties Of the sew
Ienth Congressional District have
induced Hon. Sam c. Major of
.Fayette, Mo-, to become a candi-
date for Congress. Sam was born
in Howard county, his grand
father moving there from Ken
lucky in 1926, and as Prosecut-
ing attorney of Howard for six
years and State Senator from
the Fourteenth District in the
44th and 45th General Assembly
made a brilliant record.
Senator Major is a genial gen.
tleman, a thorough business
man, and in all of his public &C
lions has been found working
for the best interests of the peo-
pie, and his friends are confident
that he will be the next Con-
gresham from the Seventh
District. Senator Major is g
worker, and takes an active anC
intelligent interest in all legisla-
ton for the rank and file of the
people, and was always found
supporting those measures that
his constituency favored and we
feel confident would make q
splendid representative of his
district in Congress.
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A Strong Man.

When Samuel c. Major was a member of the Missouri
State Senate his ability was at once recognized. His influence
counted when important measures were up and many of them
were his own. He did not push new laws merely to be doing
something but when it became a necessity to remedy an evil.
He was instrumental in having the law passed requiring the
railroads to pay their employees twice a month instead of once
a month. He is not an enemy of the railroads but recognizes
them as a great civiizer and developer. Nevertheless, like
other public men, he finds that certain legislation governing
them must be passed occasionally.
Should he be sent to Congress his personality would count
at once. He already has a wide acquaintance among the lead
ing public men in Washington and there is no doubt that the
Seventh district would be proud Of him if he is selected as the
representative in congress.
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Mrs. Belle Nixon of near Cor
der was adjudged insane We'd
nesday by the county court and
ordered to be taken to the asylum
tives took her to Nevada We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs. j. w. Meng went to Kan
sas City yesterday for a visit
with her son, w. D. Meng.
Mrs. Fannie Summers went to
Kansas City yesterday for a
weeks visit with relatives.
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Marshall, Mo-, will hold a
special election on Monday, June
&c, to vote upon the proposition
to issue $4,000 in bonds to be
used in erecting or acquiring an
electric light plant. This will be
the fourth attempt to vote bonds
for the same purpose.
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Children Ory
FOR FLETcHER'S
TORIA

Mrs. James 7. KinKead and
sister, Miss Jennie Galloway,
went to Kansas City yesterday
for a visit.
Rev. S. o. Hall went to Higgins
vile yesterday to attend a
called meeting of the Lafayette
.Presbytery and TO assist in in
stalling Rev. Raymond c. Lip
pard, the pastor at Higginsville.
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Athletics 9; Ortiz Club 2.

The Athletics beat the Ortiz
Club of Kansas City Sunday
g to 2. Batteries: Kansas City
Donelly and Timmons; Lexing-
ton, Carmichael and Shinn.
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Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Todd Of
Port Jarvis, New York, who
have been visiting at the home
of T. J. Green left yesterday
for a visit in Denver, Colorado.
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Cubs Beat H~igginsville.

The Lexington Cubs beat Hig-
ginsville Sunday IL to 3. Bat
teries, Higgisville, Stone, and
Dysart; Lexington, Cross and
Biesenherz.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-06-09

Mrs. T. ]. Green and two
daughters, Mrs. P. M. Milliken
and Miss Isabel Green, and Miss
Juliet Young spent yesterday at
Winton.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-06-09

Claud Marquis went to Sedalia
yesterday to spend the day
on business. His little daught-
er accompanied him.
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We are authorized to announce
]. w. SEATON
(Ctrae hurO Mo-
(Strasburg, Mo.

as a candidate for State Senator for
the Seventeenth Senatorial District
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic party at the primary, August
J., 1916.
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We are authorized to announce
CLARENCE L. VIVION

as a candidate for Prosecuting Attor-
ney of Lafayette County, subject to
the action of the Democratic party at
the primary, August 1, 1916.
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We are authorized to announce
FRANK M. MARRY

as a candidate for Sheriff Of Lafayette
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic party at the primary,
August l, 1916.