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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
ADDS TO READING COURSE
IN HISTORY OF AMERICA
q. 8. Bureau Of Education Complies
with Requests. Of Persons
in Many mates.

Following the receipt Of more than
thousand requests. the United States
bureau OF education has just added to
its list Of reading courses a course in
American history. The course is de-
signed primarily for those who have
Ieft school. 1t is explained, but any
one Is eligible who can hnd time to
read Particulars may be obtained
from the home education division,
united States bureau Of education.
The list Of books was selected by the
bureau In cooperation with several
well known historians and educators.
They were chosen with q view TO pre-
genting complete record of the
background
In announcing the new court, DR..
Phiiander P. Claxton. federal commits
sioner of education. declares:
All American citizens should know
more Of the history Of their country
than can be learned from the meager
outlines of the text books used in our
elementary and high schools. That a
large number of people should have
such general and comprehensive knowl-
ana the form and spirit Of its institu-
lions. as can be gained only from read
ing at least several Of the standard his
tories. is essential to the welfare Of the
ASRooAsS. Al every HdtlOHdl eleCllOu ana
at many state and municipal elections
the people are called upon to vote on
policies which cannot be intelligently
determined without such knowledge.
Legislators and other representatives
OF the people are constantly in need of
1T. Only out of the history of the past
can come an understanding of the prin-
ciples by which they must be guided IL
they are to work wisely for the future.
To read extensively and deeply in the
history Of the country becomes. there
fore, a patriotic duty. Only thus can
one love his land with love far brought
from out the storfed past used within
the present and 'transfused through
future time by power of thought"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Prohibition Referendum Voted Down

AUSTIN, Texas, February s.-A pro-
posal to submit the question of state
wide prohibition to Texas voters was
defeated in the house Of the state legis-
Iature last night. by a vote OF eighty
nine to forty-seven. Ninety-five af-
firmative votes would be necessary to
pass the resolution. MBy agreement the
defeated measure was spread on the
journal and may thus be called up
again, later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
AVENUE PROPERTIES SOLD.
Store Buildings in 1900 Block
Bought by R. T. Warwick.

Sale of two business buildings on
Pennsylvania avenue were reported
this week by Story & Cobb. the pur-
chaser being r. T. Warwick. The
buildings are 1909 and 1911 Pennsylva-
MIA avenue northwest, now occupied by
the Hayner Distilling Company and
I. Haas & Co. They are five stories
high, with combined frontage of
about thirty-five feet and a depth of
about 100 feet.
The properties adjoin other build
ings owned by Mr. Warwick, and are
to be held as investments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Steamer kenmore Is Floated.

The coast guard cutter Apache. the
Chesapeake bay station ship, aided by
a Baltimore owned tugboat. finally
succeeded in getting the British steam
ship Kenmore Off the bar at North
.noint. Patapsco river, where she had
been since Sunday last. The vessel ran
on the bar in an effort to avoid a col
lision with another and smaller vessel
and stuck hard and fast. To float her
It was necessary to lighter about
being fioated she was taken to Balti-
more for a survey before reloading
cargo, which she will take to Leith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
More Birth-Control Convictions.

NEW YORK. February 3.-Mrs. Mar
garet Sanger, birth-control advocate
and her assistant, Miss Fania Mondell
have been found guilty. of disseminat-
ing information forbidden by law
They will be brought up for sentence
February 8. Mrs. Sanger is sister OF
Mrs. Ethel Byrne. who went on a hum
ger strike when sent to the workhouse
for thirty days after her conviction on
a similar charge for her activities in
connection with birth-control clinic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
.MEX|CANS SEND COPY
OF NEW CONSTITUTION
Provision Regarding Alien Owner
ship Of Land, Objected to by the
United States, Is Included.

By the Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, February 3.-The Of
fetal text of article 80 Of the new Mex
lean constitution. regarding which the
United States government recently sent
a communication to Gen. Carranza,
shows that the article, as finally in
cluded in the official document. Is like
the one In the old constitution. A copy
of the new constitution has been re-
ceived here from Queretaro.
After outlining what persons are to
be regarded as foreigners. the article
says that they shall possess rights to
guarantees the same as Mexican citt-
zens but the chief executive of the
union shall have the right to compel
to leave national territory Immediately
and without prior trial or judgment
any foreigner whose presence shall be
judged troublesome. Foreigners also
shall not be permitted to interfere in
the political affairs of the country.
Objectionable Provision Included.
The proposed addition STIMULATING
that foreigners must resign their ma
tionality and the right to ask the in
PREVENTION of their governments in or
der to acquire title to real estate. such
remuneration to apply only to titles in
question, was omitted from the official
text of article 80, but provision to this
effect was included in the article deal
ing with land questions.
This article declares that in order
to acquire property. water rights and
concessions and to exploit minerals and
combustibles 1T Is necessary to be a
Mexican by birth or naturalization. The
government is given the right, how
ever, to concede the same right to for
elgners II they obligate themselves to
considered as citizens as far as prop
erty is concerned, and not to invoke the
protection of their governments under
penalty of forfeiture If the obligation
Is broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Leases New York Apartment.

Former Senator Charles Dick of Ohio.
who, with A. E. Kirby and James H.
Paris, controls the Lafayette Hotel
here, has leased an apartment hotel
being built by George Backer in Van
derbilt avenue between 4Sth and 18th
street, New York city. Senator Dick s
Washington associates are with him in
the transaction. The lease is to run
twenty-one years from September /
next. and the total rent to be paid is
$2,500,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Unidentified Man Ends Life.

Police are endeavoring to locate friends
or relatives Of a young man who Thurs
day night visited BIS Pennsylvania ave-
nue., rented a room and committed suicide
by inhaling Illuminating gas John Her
rick was the name he registered. He said
nothing about his home or relatives, the
police were told, and left no note Of ex-
PLANTATION. He had only q few dollarA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Business Lecture Postponed.

Because of the fact that reorganiza-
ton is now in progress in the public
schools of the District of Columbia the
initial lecture Of the series. which was
to have begun at Business High School
yesterday under the auspices OF the
washington Association OF Credit Men,
was postponed until Wednesday next
One lecture is to be given each Wednes-
pleted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Pullman Porter Charged With Theft

NEW YORK. February Enlarged
with the theft Of 5eweiry valued at
$4,000 from Mrs. Francis B. Stratham
Of this city on train bound from Key
West to Washington, Frederick Saun-
ders, a Pullman porter. has been ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

rested here. The jewelry had been in
trusted by Frank Dillingham; of Gin
cinnati to the care of Mrs. Stratham.
his secretary. Saunders Is alleged to
have pawned $4,000 worth OF the gems
for S3OO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Sale of Unimproved Lots.

An important sale Of unimproved
realty was reported this week by the
office of Story & Cobb, the property
consisting of two lots at the southeast
corner of California avenue and Phelps
place northwest. an unnamed investor
being the purchaser. The lots front
hftv feet on California avenue and
have depth Of seventy-f1ve feet on
PheIns place The price paid Is said to
have been about $4,000. all cash. The
sale was handled for the firm by Mad
dox Abrams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

Aztec corn, 1000 years old, was recently
planted in Kansas. 1t grows much faster
than modern corn and the grains will be
at premium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03

relations of his legation until he could
get the view Of the United States on
what he considered forced loans upon
Americans in Mexico.
Although President Buchanan did not
agree with the minister's action. he
sanctioned closing the legation be-
cause of warnings to Americans in
Mexico.
Great Britain suspended diplomatic
relations with Venezuela for ten years
from 1887 to 1897, and suspended diplo-
matte relations with Serbia from 1908
to 1906. after the murder of King Alex
ander and Queen Draga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
To Build Apartment.

Howard Etchison has bought lot 83S,
square 1850, corner of Kalorama and
Champaign avenues. formerly owned by
Luther A. Swartzell, and is to build on
it modern apartment house. Con-
struction work is to be started early
in the spring. 1t is announced.
The two sales and the lease noted
above were made through the office of
Moore & Hill, who also report the sale
for Mrs. Fannie M. Cousand of prem
ises 1880 18th street southeast. and for
T. Walter Moulden two houses, 629 and
631 Orleans place northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
Buys 18th Street Residence.
Secretary Redield Leases Home.

The latest addition to the cabinet
colony In Washington Heights is Secre-
tary Redfeld of the Department of
Commerce, who has just leased the
Collins residence, PAS Wyoming ave-
nue.. The house is a large three-stor
structure of colonial design, contain
ing fourteen rooms and five baths, with
q roonny garage in the rear.
Ward Brown, the architect. has just
bought from the Clarke estate the
property at the southeast corner of
10th and Q streets. The house occu-
pies a plot S0x71 feet, and after ex-
tensive alterations and improvements
are completed Mr.. Brown expects to
occupy the property as his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-03
REALTY MEN REPORT
DEMAND FOR HOMES
Sales of Residence Properties Re-
ported, With Indications of
Brisk Spring Business.

Local realty brokers and operators re-
port that the volume of inquiries for de-
sirable residence properties in the city
proper and the District and nearby sub
urbs at this time indicates an unusually
good season for. this class Of properties
Sales of homes. the brokers and operators
say have been unusually numerous since
the first of the year. and this. they assert,
is an almost certain indication that home
buying is to be the outstanding feature
of the spring business in real estate cir
cles
One of the larger firms operating in
semi-suburban properties has under con-
struction at this time eight residences in
Chevy Chase and five in Cleveland Park
Another firm whose operations are some
what more remote from the city proper
Is planning the erection of about forty
homes as soon as weather conditions per-
nit, while still another has plans already
prepared for a home-building operation to
comprise between forty and fifty moder-
ate priced residences.
Georgetown Property Sold.
One of the best sales of this class Of
property reported during the week was
the Worthington place. 34o6 street one
Of the handsomest of the older places in
Georgetown, which brought a price said
to be in the neighborhood of $4,000. part
of which was represented by residence
property at valuation of $4,000. The
worthington place was owned by W. T.
Fitzgerald. but the name of the purchaser
is withheld The sale was made by Tren-
holm Abrams of the Office of Randall
Hagner & Co.. representing Mr.. Fitzger-
add the buyer being represented by Mad
dox Abrams of the Office of Story q
Cobb.
Buys 18th Street Residence.
Another sale of residence property re-
ported this week by the Office of Moore
& Hill was the four-story and basement
house at 1923 18th street, which was
bought by r. Golden Donaldson for about
$4,000. The property was owned by Will
liam A Hill, who recently remodeled it
throughout. 1t contains fourteen rooms
and six complete baths has large sleep
ing porch at the rear and is modern in all
respects.
A part of the consideration in this sale
is reported to be three lots, rs by 100 feet.
on Massachusetts avenue just west of the
intersection of street. conveyed by Mr..
Donaldson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19
Wilbur S. GLASS DEAD
PIONEER LAWYER OF COOLING
TON COUNTY CAILED-WELL
KNOWN IN THE STATE.

Waterfowl. July 19.-Wilbur S.
Glass. one of the oldest residents of
Codington county and for a great
many years one of the leading attor-
neys of the state. died yesterday aft
ernoon at his home i'm this city.
Mr.. Glass was one of the leading
citizens of the state of South Dakota,
and served four terms as a member
of the state Legislature in 1895, 1897,
1899 and 1907. He was a candidate
for congress on the progressive ticket
at two different times.
Mr.. Glass vas born in New York
i'm 1852. He received his law educa-
ton at the University Of Michigan
and began the practice of his pro
fession in this city in 1880 as a mem
Der of the firm of Seward & Glass
Since 1883 Mr.. Glass had practiced
his profession alone.
Mrs. Glass and three children sur
vive him. Mr.. Glass was a member
of the Knights of Pythias and Mod.
.ern Woodmen of America.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19
FIFTH SON TO UNCLE SAM.
Charles 5~rickley, Football Star of Har
ward. Is One OF Them.

Boston. - Mrs. William j. Brickley.
mother OF the Harvard football star,
has given four of her five sons TO the
country and says that as oon as the
youngest is a little older he'll 20 too.
William ]. Brickley. Jr., the oldest
son. is a yeoman mt Commonwealth
pier. South Boston; Charley Brickley,
the second son, whose toe has won
many "A victory for the crimson team.
is training with the Harvard reserve
officers corps; George Brickley has
joined the medical reserve corps as
hospital apprentice. and Joseph Brick
ley is I'm the army unit at Norwich uni
Tersity.
So much has been written about the
athletic prowess OF Charley Brickley
that New Englanders to u certain eX-
tent have overlooked the ability OF the
other boys on the field and in the gym.
nasium. Especially has little been
heard about Bill. the Oldest son.
The heavyweight champion Of the ma
val reserves at Commonwealth pier Is
sued IA challenge the other day to all
corners. The first acceptance was from
Bill. and the bout was arranged. The
mill was fast and furious and ended
in Bill scoring a knockout.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19
BOY A PATRIOT.
Lad EnIlsts and Is the Youngest on
Registration List.

Sharon, Pa.-Little Alexander Rim
kove, aged seven years, Is the real boy
patriot OF Sharon. Alexander wants to
90 to war, He is really sincere, and,
while he admits he can't carry a gun,
he is willing to bet that he can be a
water boy and hold his own with the
best of them.
Business was booming I'm one of the
registration polls when the youths dis
covered little Alexander pushing his
way through the line. He stepped up
to the table and demanded to be regis
tered. Tie clerks had been working
hard, and they grabbed at the oppor-
tunity for a bit OF diversion.
why, you can't carry a gun, my lit
tie man." said the clerk smilingly.
"Of course not" was the quick re-
Spouse. "but / can carry water for the
soldiers"
He was accommodated, and now AL
exander can boast of being the young
est nan In the country TO be on Uncle
Sans registration list.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files.

John A. Braese, OF |. ID. Smiths
farm southeast of the city, reports
the lock broken off the barn Friday
night and a team OF horses stolen
from the barn. He is unable to find
trace of them.
DIR. Hurlburt, of Elkhorn, Wis,
has been visiting his brother-in-law
Geo. Il. Tuttle. for a few days. Mr.,
Tuttle's little son is laid up with a
very sore knee caused by being hit
with an old shoe in the hands of an
other boy during chautauqua.
The old veterans of this city and
their families will take a holiday In
the form of a picnic at Lake Herman
next Saturday, where ii is expected
delightful time will be enjoyed. AL
comrades are urged to be present ant
help make the day one of genuine
recreation.
Mrs. j. III. Williamson, while Out
riding Saturday evening lost a valu
able gold bracelet. 1t was found by
a stranger who while getting a char
ity breakfast this morning told of his
find, and the bracelet was 500
traced to its owner. The tramp wa.
rewarded with a dollar for his hon
esty and felt SO nightly pleased with
his treatment that it did not take him
very long to report his good fortune
10 a newspaper.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19
PLENTY OF PROOF
From People You know-Erom Mad
son Citizens.

The greatest skeptic can hardly
fail to be convinced by evident like
this from Mr.. Fitzpatrick. 1t is i'm
possible to produce better proof OF
merit than the testimony of residents
of Madison. of people who can be
seen at any time. Read the following
case of James Fitzpatrick, retired
farmer, S07 Josephine emu N
He says: For some time | was an
noyed by my kidneys not acting
right. My back began to pain Sc
verely. | knew my kidneys needed
attention and | was looking for g
good kidney medicine when tolC
about Doan's Kidney Pills. One BIO,
rid me of the trouble and | have haC
no return attack"
Price so cents at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-ger
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same thai
Mr.. Fitzpatrick had. Foster-MilburI
Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19

pierre-A number OF the repre-
s~entatives of the state council of de-
Tense are here today holding a ses-
sion and put in most of the morning
discussing the matter of fuel supply
for the state and the gathering OF
crops.
acknowledgement because of
i'll health, Mrs. Thomas Peever, a
widow about 40 years of age, COM
mitted suicide by jumping into a els
tern. She sent a sister, who was Wis
iting her, down town to get some
groceries. Upon the sisters return
her body was found in the cistern.
Pierre-The Photographic repro
auctions of the census OF 1850 have
been received by the department of
history from the Washington author
tiles. There were 974 persons then
in, this region, now South Dakota,
and the list of names will be pub
lished by the department in a forth
coming volume OF historical collec-
tions.
Yale-Bernice Hoy, the 12-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii.
Hoy, of this place, was severely
burned as the result of her clothing
catching fire. Several men were In
the vicinity and rushed TO her assist
ance, but she was seriously burned
before her burning clothing could be
stripped from her. One of the men
had his hands badly burned tearing
away the burning clothing.
Huron-Beadle county will. be re-
quired to furnish but 81 men for the
army draft, according TO published
reports here, basing the figures on
the county's quota OF 2l0, minus the
1875 men who have volunteered. The
local cavalry company, Troop q, or
ganized here two months ago in a
few days, is complete with its los
privates and officers. They are mo-
bilized in barracks at the state fair
grounds.
Mitchell-Two little girls, aged
and IL years, were burned fatally
last night in a fire resulting from a
kerosene lamp explosion OF the farm
of Paul Schoefelder. a farmer living
near Ethan. One was the daughter
and the other the sister of Sheen
fielder. The mother was in the yard
when she heard the explosion and
saw the house, which was totally
destroyed. burst into flames.
Pierre-There were 1,70S applica-
tions for teachers certificates at the
examination held a short time ago
after school closed. and the superln-
tendent of public instruction has
granted 3I5 second grade certifi'
Gates, 265 third and eight primary
There we're LIS failures. The large
number of failures i'm the June ex.
aminations Is due to the fact hat
considerable number of eighth grade
students take the examinations, hop
ing in many cases, to pass so tina
they can teach without further train
ing or study.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19
SHOOTS WOMAN
SIOUX FALLS MAN WOUNDS
WOMAN AND KILLS SELF.

Sioux Falls, July 19.-Mrs. Anna
Daggett is lying at a local hospital
suffering from bullet wounds inflict-
ed by k. III. Pierce in a fit of insane
jealousy. and the body of Pierce is
at Coroner's Trepanier's morgue
awaiting disposition by friends or
relatives. Pierce turned the gun on
himself after shooting Mrs. Daggett.
Little can be learned of the tragedy
which resulted in the death of Pierce
and the wounding of Mrs. Daggett.
1t is claimed to be a case of unre-
Quilted love. Pierce had been in love
with Mrs. Daggett for some time.
The latter, il is claimed. would pre-
tend at times to be deeply in love
with Pierce, and at other times would
spurn his attentions.
Pierce, who has been at work in
different restaurants since he came
TO Sioux Falls about 10 months ago,
was at work up to yesterday at the
Harry White cafe.
Information received from the po-
lice is that Pierce called on Mrs.
Daggett early in the evening and
wanted her to go to a picture show
with him, but she made III and
did not go. About 1870 last night
Pierce Wen to the home of Mrs. Dag
gett, 41S First avenue S, and found
two other men there. Pierce, who il
is believed had been drinking, com
menced abusing all those present. de.
voting most of his TRADE to Mrs
Daggett. He was told to get out o.
the house, as he was not wanted
With that, Pierce drew a revolver
and fired two shots at Mrs. Daggett
both of which took effect. Mrs. Dag
gett. when she saw Pierce raise thl
revolver, threw her left arm in from.
of her face and the first shot LODGED
in the arm. Pierce then fired a sec
ond shot. which struck Mrs. Dagget
in the left breast. but was defleetet
by a rib. Mrs. Daggett fell to the
floor, and Pierce, thinking that h,
had killed her, turned the revoIve.
on himself. He aimed for his tenn
pie. but the first shot glanced off
making a flesh wound. He fired
second shot, which penetrated hi
brain and he died instantly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-19

the things the army Y. M. G. A. is
doing for the men in trying to make
camp life as liveable, as pleasant and
as clean as possible.
The national army work depart
ment of the Y. M. C. A.. is planning
to spend many thousands of dollars
among the South Dakota troops
alone, and this work will follow them
to camps in the United States wher-
ever they may be, and will go with
them over seas to France, or wher-
ever else they are sent. The people
of South Dakota will be glad to know
that these plans are under way, and
that the very best in army Y. M. c. A.
service is to be afforded to the sol
diers from the very time they leave
home.