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IN uN .IIINEY

Fer III lamentablc divide, Perd!o
avar. CT un iilncy DC los gu" hsccG
81 srrvicio entire las cstac!0ncs ac: /.
and G. n, y S. P, una pc:aca d
maro en- la que llcvaba aigunoS o..
ictos de valor, Ia scNora 5. Il. Young.
No rccucrda ell nUmcro DC drho al
tomovil, pcro da description c%a"'a
dc la petaca pcrdida, que "a po!lci"
Sc encargara dc buscar.
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CASA DE E~SCAADALO

Aver recihi3 infcrmcS IA ln.ps:'
zion dc p~olicia, Dc que, on una casa
dc Ia Gale dc Convent, Hcnlan sic
d,endoye. con grave pcrjuicio De hucn
de- families. cscsndalp! 1la-
rios ' n~octurnoS, cauBadcs ror mu-
jcrcs y hombrcs que ahi SO rcun'an.
La policia tom0 nota del case, para
haccr las indagacioncS ncccs3rlaS.
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TOCIAlES 7 G.
, PERSONALITY
BAUTIZ0

Aver tuvo lugar. en- Ia Catedra! &c
san Fernando, ei bautizo dc una NJ
ia. hija de Don Margarito Z. DC
Castillo, y de SUI esposa Dona jose
fina R. del Castillo, a Ia cual Sc ror-
dra cl nombre dc susanna.
A.padrino Il Ia nina, que nacio 81
dia 20 dc Mario dc este ano, ell Sr.
D. Jacobo Estrada y Ia Sra. Gabrielle
l.. j" Estrada.
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pERDIO 4 81 HJJO

Ha rccibido no;icia la ~autorldad'
dc que un joven de ounce amos, hlJo
lei s. H. Carmblich, Sc ha perdico
desde hace una semana, sin que su d.
cho uadre pueda siquiera sospechar
donde Sc e%ncuentra.
Mr.. Carmblich, yivc Ell cl Hotel
Alamo,
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VENDIAN VINO 4 LOS SOLDADOS

Dos casas -fueron aver c~!ausuraGas
Dor Ia policia, tras de Ia apprehension
de los que las habitaban, por venta
cIandestina de iicorcs a los so!dadcs,
V ~violaci6n a algunas otras de les
prescripciones del ultlmo decreto
municipal.
Una de elias, esta situada en- Ia
Gale de San Marcos, Y Ia otra en- la
lie Vilbis, en- donde fueron tambien
aprehendidas algunas mujeres. que
eran las que hacian tai venta q io5
sOldadoS,
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Ell ANILLO De BDDAS

Los caccs hicicron aver vici'ma dc
81: fechorias, 4 Mr.. Ii. s. Tavr0nc,
Il quicn robaron, entire otras ccSas,
mazda r,cnos que III anilio nupciaI, en-
ell aug ~aparccian grabadc5 los RON
brcs dc Harry y hathciccn.'
lie robarou adcmas, una5 a~rrac2dai
dc Uro cor tuTqJcsaS, I'll prcnI2a2F
dc brillantcS, III aniilo o III fin
d;aa,antc, J alyunas ctras aIha'i25 tic
valor. Todo clio. dc 81 ca%9. Ia NJ
nero To =. Ware" =.
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pIDEN 81 APPREHENSION

Ell captain Benton, del Cuarto Re-
eimiento de Infanteria de Texas,
pidi6 aver a la policia, que Sc buscara
Y Sc aprehendiera un individuo Hama
do R. Baily, que del acantonamiento
de dicho cuerpo, Sc habia robado al
gunos objetos de valor.
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ENTRtRON 4 ST CASA

La Sonora Sallic friedman, o'c
aver parte 4 IA policia, dc que. Ia
uochc del vicrneS. aleunas dc ralcF,
cuya description di6, para su busca.
La Sra. Freedman, yive en- Ia casa
rImero $50 dc Ia avCnida haion.
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Sc ROBARON UN ANILLO

De la casa numero SIS, dc "a Gale
de Nacogdoches, fueron liamados aver
alrunos detectives dc Ia ciudad, para
auc ayericuaran 10 conccrn!cntc al
.obc. verificado aver mismo, dc un
vaIioso ar:lio de ~brillantes.
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L,7jrsno tam5i3u 4u;cro d;ncro

Cu.aY L. M d,cho LIZ rKrNSA or
~r,. :!t;r.2y c@,":nn";. NictGoro I2ia
lr...v, Gober%&dur dci Eo!ado de
Nravo Lon. .am1:en Gu,erc d!nerv;
pro cen Ia "ircunstancia dc uuc c.
r.-Tc.o"ero General dc Ii Marion no
lc ia rct:Go q don N"nustiano, como
% han hcchu glroS g~obcrnadorcS 81
80 uuc pr..erdc obtcu2clo Dc los CO.
Uncertainties dc Monterrey.
Y IAN cs cleric 10 anterior. que
ana persona rcspctahl" rccien lleCa-
dg Gc l. Canital del Estado dc Nue.
- Lon. informG csta ma2ana que ha-
liz llamaGo = todos los r~epresentan-
i.> d. IL rioIeza regiomontana Y les
lilo lc si~guicHtc. POGO mas 0 menos:
"gjr q guerra cumplir con su pro-
~clrla electoral. principalmcntc con
Il t~l9&gla a~uuclla Que sc rcGierc u
'rlna"';e = l2dos Io> ciudqdaGns aeo-
leorgsrs las alavU~es csvsutrlS posi-
biz. re~c Gus !nerodeandc nor Ia pa
&C sil- Dis l. srt'dad cUe so5I5rna al
! gina, nsrndas de handois~cs. auc no
ten'aH ma ~propcs!to are 1aalea- los
pueblo. u~itcaja- mrVJsGe- : aee-:na"
homb-ss, quc &! schlerno de - man-
II ~ ccc,.h3 ell a~1ueticv ~n!Gn!sntos
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COSTA RICA. nuIERE....
(V;cne de Ia "a. Pag,)

f;Lad dc Honduras. Como que IS m
possible quo ;aa troraa rayan dc III
- z otrc in ccu1zr parta de iio--
i.!.as, Ic. ccnii,c!os seri2n practice
-!ea!. .!nreables. m:entr24 e.SwT!E.s
a. ..so. e. tEst2dc
Il cca-Gnc aden,5: gus Icdza !2-
i~lfs:cnc.a. -ucgld2s snLrs q. c!t.-
tas Eeputlica. &C ~rc=cl1erc@ EcE {:
tr!hlngl cst1b:ecIin cn res!a h!c2'
durza&@ III p::icdo DC DE- :"o-.
rua .cmcn.2na eli taHi
cl".. d!@-ou u a-cntlrnlcri? = mali
fcyt,ron quo csLaban li-!o" p1ra daE
10 princra mcnSuaiido1.
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~diCiendose que:
Es2iDOsa MireIes
saIi0 eIeCtO

rorr.>nnrLruria Especial para ~ rRENSA.
EAGLE PASS, Agosto 24.--tn
una dc mis- correspondencias snterlo-
res ascgure basado en- documento
cue Sc me 2~roporciono y que estapa
suscrito Dor 81 Club Liberal ConstI-
+~ucionalista de Piedras Negras. que
Gustayo Fspinosa Mireles, candidate
lie Carrarga al gobierno del vecno
Tstado de Coahuila. habla trlun1ado
N las eIecciones que sc verltlcaron
q domingo pasado; pero parece. por
,tro documento que en- seSuida IN
.erto. que M;rclcs result0 dcrrotado :
Gvc 81 contrincantc, Gutierrez, fuu
eI renccdor. i 10 mcnos tai Sc des-
nrende de Ia siguicnte hoja sueita
que. aver Y profusamertc. circCio en
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz. Dice aSi:
"E:streDitosamentc Sc cstrcllo Is
D;uosa Mireles ante Ia soberana vo-
lurtad del Duetlo coahuilensc.-El
qrdid. de cue apoyaba ST. postu!ac!on
81 c. Pres;dente de Ia RepubLca, solo
podia causar efecto en- Quienes re-
cuer3ar los BUENOS TiEMPOS de
Ia D:cta3ura. SITS Representatives..
dcbatienduse en- la dcsc@pcraci0n dc
81 dcrrota, 70 dcjan dc cmplear cl
TELEGRAPH para haccr Greer Il pueblo
cue Espinosa Mire!cs ha t:iunfado.-
Los siguientes telcgramas diran "a
"eracidad de sus falSedadcs.-Saltl-
10. Coah.. Agosto % de i917.-Sr.
Zofcrino Bernal, Director de "El ia
cobino.'' Picdras Negras.-Su carta.
Telicitolo Dor triunfo nuestro favor.
Resto Es,adO tuvimos mayor!a, prln-
";ralmente region lagunerG.-Fide'
namirez M.-.Saltil!o, Coa.. Agosto %
3c I9l7.-Sr. Zeferino Bernal. Pic
iras Ne2ras. Coah.-Gustavo ESp!no-
a Nirelos : Eduardo Guerra d 4
scr coraignados = auto"idades por ha-
her cxi.,du . liz cm~paQrOnador Nuc
nmD.Irouara 4 ind!viduos dc ot"as
>ecs.oucs.--El General, Luis Cutie
rru2.-:Ic aqu.. rucblo coahuilcnae.
QUO SC confirm 10 Que hcmos dicho
otra5 wees: EsDinosa .2~lircles no Sa-
he rusDctar Il lcy.-ha victoria ia
I
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Enfcrmo.

Degde hacc diaS SC ~cnracntEa IN
| csma, vic!ima dc liscEs cnEcrmcdaI'
q Sr. Don AHtopio L. flores, capa-
Hare muy corocido : arrcciaao -
Eagle Pas.
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Masonic Activities.
The GPott0.

Monarch I. 8. Goldsmith, OF Kallpons
Grotto, announces a business meeting at
Chamber of Commerce Hall on the even
ing Of February Is. and an "lnaugurai
Ceremonial" at the New Willard Hotel
on March L. The grand monarch, Will
lam ]. Cross. VIII pay an official visit 10
the Grotto on this occasion, and num-
ber of visiting prophets will be present
The convention committee of the Grotto
Is holding bimonthly meetings and max
ing rapid progress with arrangements for
the annual convention of the Supreme
Council of the Order of Yelled Prophets
which convenes In this city next June.
Prophet W. Harry McKeldin will main
tain an ONCE at convention headquarters,
where visiting prophets can have their
conmunica tons sent
The most enjoyable feature of a Grotto
convention, perhaps, Is the parade OF
prophets. The various grottoes with their
bands, drill corps. drum corps, and other
auxiliaries In their vari-colored, costumes
make a spectacular display. Assignment
of the grottoes to their places in line is
now being worked out
At meeting of the Grotto Glee Club
Wednesday evening the following officers
were elected: President and direct r,
Prophet Charles A Stevens: vice dir =
tor, Past Monarch John H. Shreve; Sc :
retary, Past Monarch Pete" r. Pullman;
treasurer, Past Monarch and Deputy
Grand Monarch Edward s. Schmid: COM
nissary, Prophet Charles NJ. Keefer;
keeper of the zoo, Prophet Fred H.
Kramer; librarian, DR.. G. w. Day; GUS
todian Of properties, Prophet A. Selinger;
sentinel Prophet Alex Schmid-
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Sons Of the Revolution.

At a meeting of the board Of managers
Of the Sons of the Revolution in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, held at the Army and
Navy Club, Wednesday, arrangements
were perfected for a patriotic church
service for the general public.
Services will be conducted at st Johns
Episcopal Church at 4:30 o'clock, Sunday.
The sermon will be delivered by the Rev.
Doctor Ronilly F. Humphreys, rector.
Grace and st. Peters Church, of Balti-
more, and the services will be conducted
by the Rev. Doctor Roland Cotton Smith,
assisted by Rev. Doctor Randolph H.
McKim.
At this same meeting of the board Of
managers, upon the offer of Mr.. Robert
r. Bennett, registrar, the board decided
to present to Signal Quartermaster Leo
H. Lutsich. U. s. Coast Guard, a gold
medal for his patriotic act of January 3,
1911, in defending the United States flag
against Dissertation. This incident oc-
CURED at the Battery, in New York.
The following new members were ad-
mitted: Mai. William P. Van Ness and
Mr.. Edwin w. Deming. by transfer from
the Sons of the Revolution in the State
of New York: Col. George c. Thorpe. u.
S. NJ. c.. Capt. Guy T. Scott, U. s. A,
retired, Mr.. Henry H. Sheets, and MIR.
Henry B. Byrd, jr., upon original appli-
cations
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6. ". j. PLAYERS WORK
HARD FOR might OFF,
Nightly Rehearsals Held to Whip Stu
dents Into Perfection.

With nightly rehearsals, the. George
washington University players are rap
IDLY getting in readiness for the presenta-
ton of "A Night Off," in the auditorium
OF the new Central High School on the
night Of George washinston's Birthday.
"A Night Off," was first adopted by
Ausustin Daily from the German in 1865.
and produced In his own theater by such
stars as Otis Skinner. John Drew and
Charles Leclerco.
Miss Katherine Moran will play the
leading feminine role. Mr.. Kothe will
essay the part of the Professor. while
Sol s. Gluck. president of the Players,
VIII appear as the irate actor-manager,
snap. Others members of the cast are:
Harry Damask, Jean Underwood; Jack
Mulberry. Franklin Knock, Lord Mulber-
ry, Mr.. Higgins; Prowl, William ]. GILL;
gan; Mrs. Zanttppa Babbitt, Miss Phebe
Gates; Angelica Damask, Miss Ada How
eli; Susan. Miss Frances Geschfckter; and
Maria, Miss Leonila Lloyd.
The business of the play is IN the hands
OF a large corps of assistants under su-
pervision of Ernest Eikin. The play will
be produced under direction of Henry
Jason Breslau and Sol s. Gluck.
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Modern Woodmen of America

An important meeting of Central Camp,
No. 16U5. was held Friday evening in the
Perpetual Building. Clerk A H. Jaeger
was chosen delegate to the State camp
Of the organization to be held in May,
with Harrison r. Shaw as alternate
The delegate was instructed to support
j. Arthur Trunnel Of Georgetown Camp
for delegate to the Head Camp to be
held In Chicago in June and c. A. Casey
of this camp was indorsed for alternate.
Two applications for membership were
received and appropriate action taken.
Adviser Fred w. Darlington was report
ed sick and his station was filled by
William H. Dust. Consul J. S. Higgins
announced changes in the degree team
as follows: Past consul. H. C. Long;
Banker, c. A. Casey: Adviser. B. A.
Watts; Youth, Clarence Birmingham;
Watchman, c. J. Beck. These members
are additional to those already assigned
to places on the team.
A / communication from Head Clerk
James Mcnamara was referred to a spe-
cial committee on changes in bylaws.
State Lecturer Daniel Webster of West
End Camp made appropriate remarks on
woodcraft, as did also S. H. Rosenthal.
of the same camp.
Washington and Lincoln Camps, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, Will give a
ball on February 20 at Odd Fellows Hall.
Washington and Lincoln Camps went
to Baltimore on January 81 as the guests
of Baltimore City Camp. J. w. Crooks
made the principal address While in
Baltimore, Capt. P. E. Beach organized
a battalion OF Woodmen Forresters.
which will consist of the drill teams of
Washington, Lincoln and Baltimore City,
and a hospital corps. 1t is thought
Harry Walsh, well-known drill master of
the District, will be asked to head the
organization.
A large delegation of members of Wash
ington Camp, No. 11,464. Modern Wood
men of America, of this city, accompan-
led by several members of Lincoln Camp,
paid a fraternal visit to Baltimore City
Camp in the Monumental city last
Wednesday evening. At the meeting of
Washington Camp Friday evening the
applications of A. NJ. Arnold, F. C. Rile
and NJ. n. johnson were acted on IA
vorably and c. ]. Thompson, w. H. F.
King and Paul D. Barstow were initiated
as members.
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GOSSIP OF FRATERNAL CIRCLES

volland. Mr.. ]. D. Yoakley and Mr.. j.
Yoakiey, ]. +. Hogan and Mrs. r. Vol
land: floral. Miss L. Burroughs, Mrs. s.
NJ. Sanderson, and Mrs. Alice Thomas.
Mr.. J. II. Hogan was elected degree d.
rector.
Fidelity Lodge. No. Z, was visited by
the officers of the Rebekah Assembly,
escorted by the grand lodge officers,
Tuesday evening. President Mrs. Belle NJ.
Carter being confined to her home on ac-
count of illness, Mrs. Mary Dement,. vice
president presided in place of President
Carter. Grand Representatives MILAN
and Wood examined Noble Grand Mrs.
Kate Fall. Vice Grand Miss Ruth
Gundling, Warden Mrs. Caroline Osborne
and Chaplain Mrsfw. E. Bolen in the
work of the degree and reported at the
conclusion of the examination that the
work was rendered perfect by each Of
ficer. The reports show a gain in men,
bership and finance. Mrs. Floro o.
Schwinger, conductor of the assembly, de-
livered the address of the evening. Re-
marks were also made by Grand Repre-
sentative Wood and Grand Master Irving
R. Schwinger.
The second of the series of spring
visitations of the Rebekah Lodges of the
District will occur on Friday evening,
February Is, when President Belle NJ.
Carter, of the Rebekah Assembly, with
her corp of officers, accompanied by
Grand Master Irving r. Schwinger and
his associate officers of the grand lodge
will officially visit Miriam Lodge, No. 6.
in Amity Lodge Hall. 4s5 K street south
west.
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Improved Order Of Red Men.

Monday-seventy- second session of Great Council.
Masonic Temple; Redwing Tribe. degrees.
Observation-Disclosures Of Great Council session.
old Masonic Temple; Idaho Tribe. rehearsais.
wednesday-whte Eagle Tribe. No. II. viii
meet the list Of February; Osceoa Tribe, No.
10, election Of applicants; White Eagle Council.
rehsarsals.
Thursday-Logan Tribe. No. 9. degree work; Sioux
Tribe, No. Is. reports of committees.
Friday-Seneca Tribe. No. /. degree work; Mineoia
Tribe. No. IA reports Of committees; Idaho Ccun-
Gil rehearsal.
saturday-osase Tribe. No. 9. getting settled in
their new quarters.
The seventy-second annual session of
the Great Council, Improved Order of
Red Men, of the District of Columbia.
will be held in the Old Masonic Temple.
beginning tomorrow night and lasting un-
til Wednesday night The Great Council
is composed as follows: Great sachem, ].
Henry Hummer: great senior sycamore,
y. Heidenheimer; great Junior sycamore.
E. R. Boyer; great prophet, John /.
Bunch; great chief of records, ]. B. Alt
mann; great keeper of wampum, Charles
Limbach: great representative, j. A.
Madison, jr.; great sannap. P. r. Lau-
than; great Mishinewa, George E. Gus
tard; great inner guard, B. F. Chrisman;
great outer guard. T. H. Dennis. The
most important matters to come before
the Great Council will be the election of
officers
Osceola Tribe held its usual meeting
on Wednesday night and referred several
applications to the membership commit
tee.
Seneca Tribe conferred the first degree
on one candidate on Friday night and
will confer the second on next meeting.
The degree work on last Friday night
was Worked by the sitting officers.
The reunion meeting of Mineola Tribe.
held a few weeks ago. was such a success
that they have decided to hold another in
the near future. but on a more elaborate
scale.
The joint excursion committee met in
the hall of White Eagle Tribe Wednesday
night and perfected a permanent organi-
zation by electing T. H. Dennis as chair
man and ]. D. Bragunier as secretary
and treasurer.
Logan Tribe, No. s. performed sor-
rowful task on the first of the month.
when they made arrangements to ship
the body of Past Great Sachem U, r.
Hester to his home in Ohio. The brother
died at the Emergency Hospital on jan
uary 81.
Idaho Tribe has completed arrange
ments with Sioux Tribe for a series of
games OF pitch, the losers to stand for an
oyster supper.
Redwing Tribe is giving its degree team
real work A Kruse has offered a prize
to the member bringing in the largest
number of applications.
Reports from the three councils of Po-
cahontas are that they are hard at work
Idaho Council Is rehearsing its degree
team, White Eagle Council Is doing the
same, while Wahneta Council is working
In another direction.
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Improved Order Heptasophs.

Columbia Conclave, No. II. held its an
nual installation exercises Tuesday even
ing. Brother George A. Petteys, of How
ard Perry Conclave. presided, and was
assisted by Brother Max T. Pines, of
Potomac Conclave. The following off,
GERS were installed into Office for 1917:
Sitting past archon, S. H. Ford; archon,
W. 1. Connolly; provost, N. A. Lucas;
fnancier, w. A. Knots; treasurer, Rob-
ert c. Tracy; secretary, Leland T. Ather-
ton; prelate, c. E. Ickes; warder, Ray
mond c. Kidd; inspector, Fairfax NJ.
Atherton: trustees, John 1. Bunch, P. j.
O'Dea and William Pirie.
The entertainment committee in charge
Of the banquet which followed the install
lation were: Robert c. Tracy, chairman !;
w. l. Connolly, vice chairman; c. E.
Ickes and w. A. Knots.
Brother r. c. Tracy acted as toast
master and Brother Petteys, of Howard
Perry Conclave, responded to the toast:
Our Absent Members"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS

DR.. Van Schaick called representatives
of the various high schools to meet him
in conference at the Franklin School yes
terday morning at II o'clock, to consider
the fraternity question. officers realize
that Eome form of social life is desirable
for high school students, and I'm several
of the schools students have been invited
TO make suggestions for future social ac-
tivlties.
A large delegation from the Board OF
Trade visited Tech Friday morning for
the purpose of looking over the gym
situation. 1t is possible that the school
may get an appropriation for this pur-
pose in the near future, as there is sut-
ficent unoccupied ground for a gymnasium
connected with the present building.
Early in April Eastern High School will
give its annual spring play. The play se-
lected Is "A Russian Honeymoon" which
Is three-act comedy, adapted by Mrs.
Burton Harrison from the French Of Eu-
gene Scribe.
Central High School will be formally
dedicated next Thursday, February l5
The Review will issue a special dedi-
cation number containing history OF
the school, views of the new building
with a description of some of its most
interesting features.
iedCIiSIs 1luD gave piano Dene1t
last night with the Schubert Trio and
Miss Helen Dodge as assisting artists.
On Tuesday. Miss Miladofsky will give
an Informal talk, after which tea will
be served.
Theta Pi Sorority OF Eastern Hish
School will hold a tea dance at the Cairo
on February %, from to Z O'Clock
Business High School held election.
Friday morning for officers OF its gen.
eral organization.
A George Washington dance will be
held at the Cairo, Wednesday evening.
February Il. by the Delta Sigma Thi
Sorority.
"Suzette'-a clever little comedy-wili
De given by the community dramatic
club at Wilson Normal School on the
evening of February % Later there will
be dancing in the gym.
The making of a book was explained
by DR.. Hough in an illustrated talk at
| Business High School, last Friday.
The last of the moving picture shows
| for the benefit OF the inaugural cadet
band was given at Tech Friday after
noon, when Booth Tarkington's Seven
teen" was shown.
1t has been suggested that school
buildings, as we'll as houses and business
places. be lighted on inaugural night.
but the Board of Education. as yet. has
taken no action on the matter.
Community workers conference will be
held at Wilson Normal School on Tues
day and Thursday evening for the COM
ing six weeks. beginning February IL.
The following courses are offered: Story
telling, housekeeping, playground work
and public health lectures, on Tuesdays,
short-story writing and playground work
on Thursdays.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
Tramp Cooks Meals Electrically.

Out of Marysville, Cal, comes story
of a hobo who prepares his food on an
electric hot plate instead Of cooking 1t
over an open fire kindled with brushwood
picked up from the wayside. He camps
along the right-of-ways of electric trac-
ton lines, and thus always has an abund-
ant supply of current at his command
He carries a small folding gridiron. on
the under side of which is a series of re-
sistance coils. When mealtime comes he
places the device on a couple of bottles
or a stone. grounds it by making contact
with a rail, and then throws an insu-
lated wire, fitted at one end with a hook.
to an overhead transmission line. or fixes
1t to a third rail 1t is not a trick to be
attempted without great care, however,
for a dangerous shock is as likely as not
to result-From the May Popular Ne
rhanics Magazine