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Evening star., 1916-09-07
JOSEPH B. TREE DEAD.
Confederate Veteran Was Oldest
Telegraph Operator in U. S.

Joseph B. Tree, the oldest telegraph
operator in the United States, civil war
veteran and a native of Washington,
died in Richmond, Va, yesterday. He
was eighty y-nine years old. The body
arrived in Washington this afternoon
and will be buried in Glenwood ceme-
terry at pm, Rev. Edward NJ. Mott of
the Church of the Advent, officiating.
Mr. Tree was born in Washington. the
son of Lambert Tree, former city
postmaster of Washington, and brother
of the late Lambert Tree. jr. former
minister to Belgium. He learned teleg
raphy when very young with Samuel
F. B. Morse, the inventor.
At the outbreak of the civil war Mr..
Tree volunteered for the Confederate
side and rose to the rank of colonel He
was placed in charge of the military
telegraph lines.
Since the war Mr.. Tree lived in Rich
mond. He was a brother in-law of
George w. Evans, chief disbursing Off
GER of the Department of the Interior.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
President Sends Message.

President Wilson today sent to the
Joint American and Mexican commits
sioners in reply to their message send
ing him most cordial greetings" the
following telegram:
May 1 not express to the American
and Mexican joint commission my very
warm appreciation of the telegram just
received. my profound interest in the
tasks of friendship and accommoda- :
ton to which it is addressing itself.
and my confident hope and expectation
that it's deliberations will be crowned
with a success which win long cement
the friendship between the two ma
tions"
Evening star., 1916-09-07

Florida avenue: L street. North Capt
tol to 1st street. Southeast section
Pennsylvania avenue, 18th street to
nue. to Pennsylvania avenue; 18th
street, c to D street. Southwest sec
tion-L street, 1st to Az street; 1st
street, Maryland avenue to canal.
Asphalt block, NORTHWESTERN street.
Nalorama road to Belmont street.
Southeast-A street. 14th to 18th
street Southwest-F street, 10th to
Water street.
Sheet asphalt or asphalt block.
northwest-Clifton street. 11th to 18th
street; 12th street. Clifton to Euclid
street; 27th street, Woodley road to
Cathedral avenue: 23d street, to E
street Northeast-Tennessee avenue.
ID TO 18th street Southeast-2d street.
IA TO street outhwest-Delaware
avenue, C street to Virginia avenue.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
PROMOTIONS IN ARMY.
Large Number of Officers Obtain
Higher Rank in Service.

Promotions in the army are announc-
ed as follows:
To be colonels-Lieut. Coils. James NJ.
ARA smith, sth Infantry; William H.
Johnston, General Staff Corps, and Ben
jamin w. Atkinson. I'd Infantry.
To be lieutenant colopels-Majs is.
Charles H Martin, 18th Infantry: Will
liam Weisel, I'd Infantry; Thomas G.
Hanson, Quartermaster Corps; Herman
Hall, unassigned: Marcus D. Cronin,
unassigned, and Charles s. Farnsworth,
10Th Infantry.
To be majors-Capts. Hamilton A.
Smith Sd Infantry: Hunter B. Nelson,
unassigned: Mathew E. Saville, Quar-
termaster Corps; Frank f. Bamford,
2Sth Infantry: Fredrik L. Knudsen, 23d
Infantry: Charles W. Castle, 11th In
fantry; Paul B. Malone, goth Infantry;
S. j. Bayard Schindel, General stan
Corps; John F. Preston. 18th Infantry;
Frederick G. Lawton, Quartermaster
Corps; Amos H. Martin, 14th Infantry;
Charles r Grain. Sd Infantry; Frank 5.
Cocheu, General Staff Corps, and Ora Il
Hunt. 18th Infantry
To be captains-tirst Lieuts. Robert
j. Binford 10th Infantry. Jonn "A.
Brockman. Sheldon w. Anding and vii
liam G.. Murchison, unassigned; Elyin
H. Wagner. 23th Infantry: Thomas W.
Brown. 18th Infantry; Otis 4. Cole un-
assigned; Shelby c. Leasure, eth In
fantry: Charles F. Herr. 4th Infantry:
Fred II. Turner. 23d Infantry; Edwin
o. Saunders 9th Infantry; Walter krue-
ger. Sd Infantry; Asa l. Singleton. Eth
Infantry; Arthur l. Bump. lIth In
fantry, and Willis f. Mills, 4th lnfan-
try.
To be first lieutenants-Second Iieuts.
William 6. Langwill, 10Th Infantry
! James A Sarratt. 18th Infantry: Frank
NJ Kennedy 10th Infantry; John T.
Harris, 9th Infantry: Albert :. j. Tuck
er. 9th infantry; Marion O. French, I'd
Infantry; George W. c. Whiting. 4th
Infantry; Charles w. Elliott, 18th In
fantry; James D. Rivet, 18th Infantry;
George r. Koehler, 14th Infantry;
James A. Merritt. 1ith Infantry;
oliver s. Wood, 10th Infantry: Allen
NJ. Burdett, 27th Infantry; Herbert c.
Fooks, 10th Infantry, and John c. Wal
ker, jr., 18th Infantry.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
JOSEPH ID. MCGUIRE.

Joseph D. MCGUIRE, seventy-four
years old and native of Washington,
died at his home, 1884 18th street north
west yesterday, after an illness of sew
eral years Funeral services will be
held tomorrow morning at 1890 O'Clock
at Bethlehem Chapel, Washington
Cathedral, Mount st. Adams. Inter
ment will be private.
Mr.. Mcclure, who was for many years
an honorary collaboration of the Smith
sonian Institution and member of the
was born in Washington in 1912, and
was associated with life here most of
his life. He received his early educa
tion in Rittenhouse Academy and
Georgetown University, and entered
Princeton, class of 1853.
At the outbreak of the civil war he
left Princeton and endeavored to en-
list in the Confederate army, but his
father objected and sent him to Europe
to study. He remained there three
years. spending part of the time at
Hohnheim, an agricultural college near
Stuttgardt.
At the close of the war Mr.. MCGUIRE
went to live at Wilton. near E1licott
City, Md. where he lived for thirty
five years, although spending much OF
his time in Washington. In 1865 he
married Anna Chapman, daughter OF
Alfred Chapman of Staunton, Va, who
died a number of years ago.
Moved to Washington in 1900.
Mr.. Mcclure studied law and was ad-
mitted to the Maryland bar, being
states attorney for Howard county for
sixteen years In 1900 he moved to
Washington, where he made his perma-
nent home.
He was deeply interested in arche-
ology. and gave a great deal of time
to collecting studying and making i'm
pfements OF the stone age with aborlSl-
nal tools After removing to Washing
ton Mr. Mcclure devoted himself wholly
to this work, and was made an hon
orary collaboration of the Smithsonian
forced him to withdraw from all active
work.
Several years ago Princeton Uni
versity conferred on him the degree
of master of arts and gave him the
standing of a graduate in the class OF
1863. in recognition of his scientific
work.
Mr. Mcclure was the second son OF
James c. Mcclure. who lived in Wash
ington from 1880 until 1883. He was
a brother of Frederick 3. Mcclure, who
was for number of years director OF
the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and who
died last winter He leaves two chill
dren, James Clark MCGUIRE of New
York city and Mary NJ. Mcclure OF
Washington: a brother, DR.. James G
Mcclure, and two sisters, Mrs. Richard
T. Merrick and Mrs. H. c. Taylor.
Evening star., 1916-09-07

trade. bankers and others interested.
While the joint committees work will
be distinct from that of the special In
vestigating commission authorized by
the Adamson law enacted to prevent
the threatened strike, its scope will be
broad. and any legislation recommend
ed in the report to be made may include
provisions dealing with wages and
other questions involved in the present
controversy between the roads and
their employees.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
Tug Brings Pine Piles.

Towing a raft of 100 pine piles to be
used in the Eastern branch improve
ment work. the tug Capt. Toby has ar
rived here from Occoquan. The piles
were taken up the branch to the Penn
sylvania Avenue bridge, in the vicinity
this summer a thousand or more piles
have been delivered in the branch for
improvement uses, and it is stated that
many more will be brought there be-
fore the bulkhead work is completed.
The greater part of these piles will be
towed here by tugs from Ocooauan.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
WARM DOUBLES CONTEST
Gore and Bethel Defeat Lincoln and
Hillyer in Tennis Finals at
Columbia Club.

In one of the most sensational rallies
ever staged in a tennis tournament
here. Albert J. Gore of the Dumbarton
Chase Club, after dropping the first
two sets to G. Gould Lincoln and
Douglas HiIlyer of the Dumbarton
Club. won the next three sets and the
match in the final of the Columbia
Country Clubs invitation doubles yes
terday afternoon. 0-6. If, 7-5, 6-1
and "a. From the way Hillyer and
Lincoln walked through the first two
sets the only thought in the minds of
the spectators resolved itself into
whether Gore and Lincoln could annex
a game or two in the third set, instead
of winning the match. In the third set
Bethel, who, prior to this, had been the
weak point of his side, got going, and,
smashing and driving with his usual
accuracy, reeled off the points and won
the set at IS. In the first two sets
Hillyer showed a brand Of tennis which
was absolutely unbeatable, the finest
game he has shown this year, driving
beautifully off either his backhand or
low volleying. Gore made a despairing
effort to stall off defeat in the second
set. but the teamwork of the opposing
pair was too strong at this stage and
he could not break through
The decisive battle was waged In the
third set. With Gore and Bethel, who
had taken a spurt, leading at 81, the
other pair evened the score at all
This was their chance to break through
and settle the match, but Lincoln
dropped his service game to make it
6-5. and Gore, winning his delivery,
ran out the set at IS.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
General Exchange of Views.

THE members of the commission then
exchanged views in general about the
situation in Mexico, and especially on
the border. with the view to making
a preparatory study of the subject.
During the conference the commits
sioners reviewed the growth. control
and strength of the constitutional gov
ernment, which has become every day
stronger during the last two years,
and in particular since the recognition
of the constitutional de facto govern
ment. showing that order was being
established throughout the republic,
railroad service being extended, etc"
The commissioners sent to President
Wilson and to Gen. CarranZa the fol-
lowing message:
The American and Mexican joint
commi ission, in addressing itself to the
task assigned to it, desires to send to
your excellency most cordial greetings,
and to express the hope that its labors
will be productive of results satlsfac-
tory to both countries.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
Statement of Proceedings.

A brief review of what transpired at
the meeting was prepared at the direc-
tion of Secretary Lane and Mr.. Cabrera.
1t reads:
This mornings session lasted three
hours, from 10 to l. during which Mr..
Cabrera presided. The first matter of
Importance was the presenting of mu-
tual credentials. In accordance with the
Mexican form of opening conferences,
Mr.. Cabrera made a declaration of the
purpose of the Mexican members of the
commission, saying it was their duty to
fulfill in every way possible the great
responsibility cast upon them by First
Chief Carranza, and that they all
stood committed to giving their full
powers to bringing to a conclusion
this conference in such a manner as
would be most profitable to Mexico and
the United States
After that Mr.. Cabrera stated that it
was the desire of the Mexican mem
bers of the commission that the fullest
Information should be given to the
commission regarding all matters in
volved, and that they were quite ready
to meet the Americans in spirit of
utmost frankneSS,
Evening star., 1916-09-07
ARREST Of MEN ACCUSED
OF CAUSING DROWNING
Charge That They Swamped Canoe
and Sent Two Young Women
to Death.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, September -Four
men who were in a motor boat which,
canoe and caused the drowning of Jen-
ME and Alice Maussner of Frankford,
on Labor day. were arrested late last
night by the police of the frankfort
station. They were charged with hom-
icide.
The prisoners are William Hafski,
Frank Yanzak, Peter Perstruski and
Stanley Mirlczki. The men admit they
were in the motor boat that had been
described by George and Elmer Mil
ligan, the boys who were in the canoe
with the two girls when it upset
The prisoners stoutly deny the tale
of the Milligan boys. to the effect that
they upset the canoe by seizing the
painter and towing it after their launch.
Makes Emphatic Denial.
No. no, no." protested ,one of them
in quick denial. we bought that boat
two weeks ago, and we were on the
river with her last Monday We saw
the girls and the boys in the canoe, but
we did net grab them or do anything
to them. Their canoe swamped, and
the girls were drowned because we
could not reach them. Our boat, she
filled with water. too, and when they
called US to their boat we could not
come too quick. They drowned before
we got there, but we did not drag
them. no, no. no. The girls, they go
down so quick we could not have got
them if our boat she was all right"
The men arrested are Poles. They
talk English imperfectly.
Shortly before the arrests We're made
both of the Millgan boys went to the
city hall and told their side of the
story. George was spokesman
''On Labor day." he said, I'VE padded
to the Comfy street wharf, where we
met the girls. They got into the canoe
We We're padding up the river. when
the four men in the white motor boat
came along. They were about fifty
yards to our left. When they got
twenty five feet ahead of US they stop
ped
"One man, a tall man. stood up,
waved a line and shouted something to
us. l do not know what he yelled We
kept padding. They then swung
the boat about, circled around us and
almost ran aground on the mud flats
1t was shallow, the tide was out
Warns Men to keep Off,"
Then they came directly for us.
yelled, Keep off. or you will swamp
u.s.
II then put out the paddle; it hit the
Evening star., 1916-09-07
CARDS OF THANKS.

CLARK. I wish to express my sincere
thanks to my friends and relatives
for their sympathy and beautiful
floral tributes sent on the loss of my
wife. CHARLES c. CLARK.
JEHLE. We desire to express to our
many friends our sincere and heart :
felt appreciation for sympathy. kind
ness and beautiful floral offerings re-
ceived on the occasion of the death
Of my dear wife and our mother. JOSE
PHINE JEHLE
HUSBAND AND FAMILY.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
HEARINGS NOVEMBER 90.
Joint Congressional Subcommittee
on Railroad Problems Sets Date.

Hearings before the joint congress
sional subcommittee on railroad prob
lens will begin here November 20. The
committee has agreed on the date, and
has decided to invite statements from
the interstate commerce commission,
state railroad COMMISSIONS, representa-
Evening star., 1916-09-07
Bugeye Raised to Go in Service.

To be placed in condition for freight
ing work on the Potomac, the bugeye
J. Z. Skylight. Capt. Hall, Is at Ben
netts boatyard to be hauled out The
vessel. for a year or longer. has been
lying In shoal dock on the Eastern
branch near Buzzards point, with the
tide ebbing and flowing in her. The
Skylisht is of ten tons register and is
fifty feet long. She was built at Cris-
field, Md. in 1851. and halls from Alex
andrla-
Evening star., 1916-09-07
PROTECTION OF PUPILS
AGAINST SCOURGE, AIM
Supt Thurston May Recommend
Barring Schools to Children From
Infected Sections.

Ernest L. Thurston. superintendent of
public schools, probably will make
some recommendation to the board of
education restricting the admission of
pupils who have been in sections of the
country where they were exposed to in
fantile paralysis. At meeting of the
board yesterday afternoon it was de-
cided to postpone the opening of
schools until October ,.
Supt. Thurston recommended that
certain restrictions be placed on chill
dren coming from infected districts
an examination and possibly close
observation oy medical authorities
during the first two weeks of their re-
turn to the city-but these recon-
mendations were inadvertently passed
over during the discussion of the prop
osition to delay the opening of schools
They will be renewed, it is expected. at
the next board meeting, to be held Sep
tember 90
While Mr.. Thurston had not definitely
decided today just what restrictions
he would advocate. in view of the post
poned opening date of the schools, 1t
is possible that children who have not
been in Washington at least two weeks
prior to the date will be excluded.
District health officials, however, say
they have no intention of establishing
by children who have visited outside
the District this summer in areas in
fected by infantile paralysis.
Advised Against Delayed Opening.
DIR. William C. Woodward said that the
action of the school board in postponing
the opening of schools on account of the
nfantle paralysis situation was not con-
sidered necessary by the health depart
ment. which advised against it.
Likewise, DR.. Woodward said. the
department sees no necessity for pre-
venting attendance at the schools of
children who have been visiting in
sections where they might have become
exposed to the disease If any quaran
tine of this character is established it
will have to be done by the board of
education, he said.
According to DIR. Woodward. the de-
partment has had under observation
about 400 children who have visited in
sections where infantile paralysis exist
ed and in not one of these persons has
the disease developed.
Two more recoveries of local cases
were reported today, which leaves but
seven cases under treatment.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
MEXICAN COMMISSIONERS
PROMISE FRANK DEALING
Credentials Exchanged and Gen
era1 Talk Over Situation at
Opening Conference.

NEW LONDON. Conn, September T.
The formal opening of the discussion
Of the relations between Mexico and
the United States by commissions ap-
pointed by each government brought
an exchange of credentials and a gen.
eral talk over the situation yesterday,
and a recess until tomorrow to permit
Luis Cabrera, head of the Mexican
party, to attend to personal business
in Boston.
Evening star., 1916-09-07
Change of Tactics Costly.

The failure of the Lincoln -Hillyer
team to play better tennis in the fourth
and fifth sets may be attributed to the
fact that, instead Of stormins the net,
as they had done in the first two sets,
they were content to fight 1t out from
the base line. and the lobs sent up to
their opponents were their undoing, as
Gore played his usual sterling brand
of driving game, being especially good
off the ground. even better than he was
in his singles match with Breck. In
the fifth set the score was evened at
all, but the veterans were playing
so steadily that there could be only
one ending, and Gore and Bethel ran
out the next two games and the match.
The point score follows:
First set
Go,e and Bethel; ;,...... e-L+o
Hillyer and Lincoln..... 4S0-6
Second set
Gore and Bethel..... 3 / 1-21l
Hiliyer and Lincoln 10 +S4-6
Third set:
80 4 - 241s sss7
Hillyer and Lincoln
81 3 +ss-5
Fourth set:
Gillyer G2ns ana and atfhs lincoln: So So
Fifth set:
'0is anu 't'nei : s1642 4aHs
o 8 4 8 4 So 2-2s
A fine match is promised this evening
at o'clock, when Dudley Morgan of
the Chevy Chase Club meets Albert J.
Gore in the singles final. Play in the
other classes also will be resumed.
Evening star., 1916-09-07

sulphur as d blood purifier has
been known to the medical profess
sion for hundreds of years. Its use
cleanses the system and clears the
complexion. 1t has also been found
useful in many cases of chronic
rheumatism. particularly so in
rheumatic cases having ~
gouty tendency. 25c box uC
Special
Evening star., 1916-09-07
GREEN. Departed this life septen

:. 1916, at o'clock am. LUCY
GREEN, the beloved wife OF James
L. Green. She leaves to mourn their
loss a loving husband and a host OF
relatives and friends.
Funeral from her late residence. 81 G
street northwest. Saturday at . pm.
Interment at Harmony cemetery.
Relatives and friends respectfully In
NIted to attend
Evening star., 1916-09-07

DOBSON. At Yeung Kong. China, Au-
gust 25. 1916. EFFIE MOORE. wife OF
DIR. w. H. Dobson. medical missionary.
La Junta tribune., 1916-02-12
HOLBROOk CExTH.s.

Mr.. and Mrs. Tobe Stokes return
ed. to Holbrook Monday from Mts-
souri,.
A. W. Shelton and family moved
from Rocky Ford TO the old Oshosn
place.
Mrs. b. Gleasman from Crsslsy.
spent Sunday with Mrs. David Kar-
len and family.
from thre weeks trip 10 ArkauaaG,
and reports too much rain and mui
In that country TO suit him. !
The W. C. r. U. met the first Tues-
day OF the month at the n. 4. par-
sonage with Rev. and Mrs. Aum-
ford. Mrs. s ID Goff was the Ioa1og
OF the program of the ''Mothe0u'
Meeting" Instructive readings =
the following subjects. "Training q
Children" "A Place for the Boy, .
us the Young Man Safe." The H.
cussion OF these subjects we're -
joyed by all and much Interest uon
evinced on the ties Of the home, -
the duty rests upon that town -
city. Refreshments were served -
all departed feeling that two hous1 q
the afteruoon had been veil sDent.
z Many rso1sv ef IT, Tv1Aone. ~
arr not citisens 0f Osero county. a
Of Colombo. may not know that
throughout the Holbrcok Valley
there are many beautiful homes,
with improvements that add much 70
the comfort Of farm life. THIS rich
valley contains two reservoirs. with
. capacity OF about $4,000 acre feet
Of water. Cheraw. the oaly town, 10
located nine miles north Of L. Jun
u. and h growing Into . fine little
town. with three stores Of generai
merchandise. tw0 hardware seores, q
lumber yard. drug store. hank. ho-
tel. barber shop. blactsmith shop.
alfalfa meal mill. beet dump. two
confectionery stores. . public library,
. two story brick bchool building.
earage now under construction, q tel.
ephone office. and one church. In the
valley there are three other churches.
Five school buildines employing nine
teachers. afford the best of edu-
cationsl Advantage for the rural
homes.
La Junta tribune., 1916-02-12
MExxoxITE aAxlrAlsllIjiIII

Miss Stella Sharp spsat 60
Holbrook. IL: s., y i,x1
w. H. Potter delivered : ~
teresting sermon here SUNDAY 6V1
ing for Young Peoples 8ocie(
Miss Cora LoganbiiI left IL -
tarium Tuesday and will keep -
for her brother. J. d. Smith. y sf&
Junta. "A
s. w. Brown and family, 81 y
Junta. motored 70 the Ssnitafi1
Sunday afternoon and Waited OooSI
l.. Beall. "a rs "A
Mrs. Jacob A. Heatwole $780,
her infant daughter. Sarah. a ~
Ssnitarium Wednesday She u II
proving rapidly.
Miss Pearl Kaufman. Of Ksamoeo.
n. D., has been Visiting her nIocS.
Miss Stella Sharp. NJ this piaco dur
Ing the past week.
Milton Byers, Of Hamlin. Kan
who has been visiting his brotha1s
ACHE. . patient here. returned q
his home last Friday.
Misses Malinda Stoltxfus and I1oe.
tie Goldfus. Of Lancaster. IA. weFn
visitors At this Institution for : lev
days during the past week.
Grover n. Heinz. OF WalkSrvillos
Mich. entered the Sanitarium - :
patient last Friday aud Ii now ehas.
ing the cure. with the rest OF III
''lungers' here.
DR.. Brunk failed to make his Pee.
ular visit Monday because OF shsd
eye" which he ays was caused BY IL
baby scratching him. This shoulS
be warning TO those who are II tha
habit OF viewing things through key-
holes. since the use OF hat pins has
not been abolished.