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Had to Supply Comic Songs.

In that same year, while they were
<playing in Mechanics Hall in New York
city. the manager felt the need OF
enew "walk-around" 1t was one of the
conditions of Emmett's engagement
with the Bryant's minstrels that he
was to furnish original comic songs as
fneeded, as he was a young man OF
tready pen. quick Irish wit and had
kgood ear for music. He played a fiddle
In the orchestra, thrummed a banjo and
kAang negro melodies mostly of his own
and finally added fife and
kdrum to his accomplishments. When
thinking of something to write he was
Ireminded of the times they had been
&caught in a storm and of hearing the
NEGRO canvasmen say, Il wish l was in
&Dixfe," and that was his cue from
(which the song that became so popular
twas written. 1t was rendered by other
Eroupes as well and at the time Of the
civil war and afterward had been
KNOWN nation wide.
Notwithstanding Emmett's many
musical creations and the constant de-
knand for his services he died poor
man in 1904 at the advanced age of
{efghty-nine years. and is buried in the
Ohio.
Dixie was the song that was adopted
rs the national song of the south and
kthe inspiring strains were heard in
1he battle lines, although Emmett him
t9e1f did not serve in the war and the
koong later became one of the forging
Kinks in the unity of the north and the
{nouth. With all that, the author lay
N an unmarked grave for many years.
Come time after his death a local
dramatic club undertook to raise money
Tor a monument to his memory and
<other means were resorted to, but with
but success.
Almost ten years after his death
James Lewis Smith, wealthy bachelor
|of Ashtabula. Ohio. learned of these
efforts and Mr.. Smith. although modest.
0&rIf nh In MT h rAr n
land who has erected memorials at diff
k4erent places, including magnificent
t9haft to the memory of the soldiers
and sailors of the civil war in his home
Flown of Ashtabula. learned of the cir
Ieumstances connected with the effort
| to erect a monument to the memory of
Emmett at Mount Vernon. visited that
place and after investigation decided to
fpersonally erect monument to his
memory and in 1914 he placed there a
Handsome granite memorial
Inscription on His Monument.
The tablet is Of imperial blue Yer
artistic design and workmanship and
bears the following inscription
To the memory of
DANIEL DECATUR EMMETT
1S15-1904
Whose song
DIXIE LAND
Inspired the courage and devotion
of the southern people and now
thrills the hearts of reunited
nation.
This tablet is erected by James Lewis
|Gmith. Ashtabula, Ohio. 1914.
sDixie Land" was not the only song
| of-Emmetts composition that became
popular. Old Dan Tucker and others
81 over a half century ago were
nroducts of his brain.
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TO AMEND FOOD CONTROL BILL
Changes RECOMMENDED in Matter of
Licenses and Distribution.

Changes in the administration food
control bill to extend the scope of pro-
visions governing licensing of manu-
featuring plants and distributing the
storage houses probably will be made
as a resllt of a conference between
Herbert c. Hoover, Secretary Houston.
Chairman Lever Of the House agricul.
turo committee and Representative An
derson of Minnesota. another member
Of the committee. The bill will be re-
ported to the House fayorably by the
end Of the week.
no new stringent prohibition feature in
jected into the measure. nor will there
be any serious objection from renre-
sentatives Of the larger agriculture sec
tons to the price-control feature now
proposed.
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Confederate Brings War Relics.

An old helmet which he wore when
ka was attached to troops at the I'M
telling of the Washington monument
|n Richmond in 1857 Is a possession
whfch II. F. Goodman of Ballsville, Pow
hatan county. Va. is showing to his
comrades. Mr.. Goodman was a member
~ the Sd Virginia Cavalry. He also
b proudly exhibiting a six shooter Colt
tevolver which. he points out, saved his
|afe At Kellys Ford, Va. in 1863, when a
all from rifle struck it and fell into
Stp boot
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ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING
WILLIAM A. CAVANAUGH
Horace Peed, Twenty-Three, Jealous
Over Attentions to Virginia Girl,
Is Belief Of Prosecution.

MONTRoSS. Va. Jne S.-Common-
wealth's Attorney c. c. Baker has caused
the arrest of Horace Peed, twenty-three
years old. on a charge OF having assault
ed William A. Cavanaugh. former res
ident of Washington. early Thursday
morning while he was on his way home
The wounded young man. who Is under
treatment at Casualty Hospital. WASH
ington. has not regained consciousness
and conclusion Of the hearing Of the case
probably will depend on the outcome of
Cavanaugh's wounds.
1t Is explained by the commemorative
attorney that the arrest was made purely
on the strength of circumstantial evil
dence. The theory of the prosecution is
that the assault was committed because Of
jealousy over Miss Myrtle Carpenter. an
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Austrian Ruler Pardons Offense

Al. AMsTEKD y, June o. wi, via London.
sentenced to death at Cracow for hay-
ing distributed on the streets. tn
women. typewriter copies of a Ger.
man translation of the American song.
II Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldiar':
and. afterward had his sentence cor,
'mured to five years penal servitude ha.
been pardoned by Emperor Charles acs
cording to advices to the Munich Post
from Vienna. LANCER had served part
of his sentence.
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WALKS FROM ATLANTA HERE.
Arthur P. Murray Covers 800 Miles
to Attend Reunion.

Undaunted on account of the lack of
funds, Arthur Pope Murray. late of
Kemper's Battery, Alexandria. Va.
light artillery of the Army of North
ern Virginia. is visitor to the reunion
after having walked from Atlanta. Ga.
covering a distance of about 900 miles
on account Of the route taken. He Is
now Quartered at the veteran camp on
the Capitol plaza
On his way to this city Mr.. Murray.
who was forty-five days en- route. wore
his southern cross of honor. and each
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orphan girl. who accompanied Cavanaugh
to the school commencement
Mr. Baker said he was reasonably
certain that a rope was stretched
across the public road at the place
where the assault was committed for
the purpose of stopping Cavanaugh's
horse, and II is contended that the as
sault was committed with a piece Of
iron bar. Peed is a blacksmith.
The defendant declined to make any
statement. Monday he was taken be-
fore Justice of the Peace Bonebrake
and released on $500 security for his
appearance today.
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HE WAS FROM KENTUCKY.
soufhern Veteran Could Not Be Seat.
ed When LADY Stands.

His gray hair matched his uniform.
and resting against his knees was a
crufch that pretended to be a cane.
The car window offered reels of en-
but incessant appeals to
move forward, please" diverted the
pld mans attention to a woman stand
Ing near him in the packed aisle. The
zane got into action, and with lifted
bat he offered the woman his seat
Naturally she smiled appreciatively
Ind told him to keep Il. But the south
Srner kept faith with his traditions.
tf cannot be seated when a lady
ntAnds. madam. am from Kentucky"
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To Army Medical School.

The following-named officers of the
Medical Officers Reserve Corps are as
signed to active duty and will proceed
to this city and report at the Army
Medical School. this city. for instruc-
ton: Capts. Daniel w. Mcmillan and
Lester B. Rogers. and First Lieuts.
John S. Abbott, Gustave r. Gerson.
Augustus c. Gray, William H. Jenkins.
Roy L. Scott and William H. Toulson.
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day Of his trip this decoration. he ex-
plains, secured him. the hospitality Of
the homes in the sections he was pass
ing Through.
Mr.. Murray participated in the battle
of Bull Run and other noted engage
ments of the civil war, and went to
Murfreesboro. Tenn, at the close of
hostilities.
He has a nephew, Henry Murray of
Alexandra. Va. and one daughter. Miss
Eula May Murray. who resides in Nash
Vile, Tenn. Following the reunion Mr..
Murray plans to return to Tennessee.
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Bills Waive Army Restrictions.

Bills to permit promotions OF frst
lieutenants in the Medical Corps Of
both the regular army and the National
Guard without the present require.
men OF hve years service, and per-
hitting retired officers. formerly In the
Engineer Corps. TO take active duty in
charge of river and harbor and similar
work have been ordered favorably re-
ported by the House military commit.
tee.
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AUTHORSHIP Of DIXIE"
TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
.U. 1. Barr Of Ohio Gives Honor to
Daniel Emmett, Once Noted
Minstrel.

Dixie is being played everywhere
4 IN Washington this week. 1t is one OF
the gratifying incidents of the reunion
g1or the veterans to find their old march
ing music applauded SO vigorously by
: the gathering of a hundred thousand
tpeople in the National Capital
As there has been considerable dis
4 cussion in southern papers concerning
! the authorship of this famous song.
! which inspired the courage and devo-
ton of the southern people and now
thrills the hearts of reunited nation.
-. L. Barr of Mansfield, Ohio, who
]; spends much of his time in the south.
! has prepared for The Star the follow
"Dixie":
At the annual Confederate reunions
!, and at all public gatherings through
I out the south the band always plays
I "Dikie" more than anything else. as.
: mo difference where it is heard. or by
what Instruments. it always sends
other tune has for many years. 1t
also is played to quite an extent in the
north. especially with medleys of pop
!: ular airs. and many travellers say
they have heard it played in foreign
Z countries.
Explains the Origin.
with all the enthusiasm and inspira-
tion this popular song has created.
very little has been said or is known
even in the south about its origin or
eAuthor. Within the past year inquiries
have been published in some of the
Heading dailies of Dixie land asking
who the author was.
AS to the facts. a man named Daniel
Emmett was the author of Dixie"
! Mount Vernon. Ohio. which lies in a
peaceful galley which in the central
= part of the state. and was laid out in
1905 by three men. one of whom was
from the Potomac, and. thinking of
the beautiful spot on its shores where
5rests the remains of George Washing
Ston. periodically suggested that the
new town should bear the name of
Mount Vernon. 1t was so named:
Daniels father came from Ireland
&when the west was an unknown will
3derness. After spending some years
lin adventuring in unexplored sections.
&he served in the American army against
4 the British. and then settled down at
Mount Vernon and established a black
smith shop. Here Daniel was born in
1915, and remained with his parents
iuntil he was thirteen years of age.
swhen along came a circus that fired his
Inspirations and caused him to start out
ito see what was in the big world. He
/ started first with the circus company.
and for many years at various times
Twas connected with all the leading
sfde made a trip to London, England.
1 and also spent two years with AL. G..
Field. his last work being at Richmond.
IVA. He. with three other men, in 1913
lorganized the first minstrel troupe that
lever went on the road. Continuing in
this line of work. he. in 1850. was a
|3member of Bryant's Ministries. a troupe
kof burnt cork artists which once
twas SO popular. and to this day holds
Ian important part in the leading min
ketrel companies. initiating the negro's
<dialect, songs and plantation dances.
Eat that time a "walk-around" was a
'38avorite feature.
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THIRD GRAND DIVISION.
Military.

40. Brig. Gen. William E. Harvey.
D. c. n. G.. commanding. and staff.
Forms on Maryland avenue, head on
west line of Sd street. facing east.
Al. Fifth Provisional Training Regi-
ment. Lieut. Col Charles w. Tenton, I'd
Cavalry, commanding. Forms on Mary
land avenue southwest. head resting on
Sd street, facing east.
AZ. LIST Company Cost Artillery Corps,
D. C. N. G.. Capt. Walter w. Burns.
commanding. Forms on Sd street. head
resting on Maryland avenue. facing
south.
49, Batteries A and B Field Artillery,
n. G. D. c.. Capt. Louis c. Vogt. COM
handing.
a.. Troop Cavalry. N. G. D. c..
Capt. lie Roy w. Heron. commanding.
As. Company A. Signal Corps. N. G.
D. c., Capt. Alvin c. Terry, commanding.
As. Virginia Military Institute Cadets.
Forms on Maine avenue southwest. head
resting on west line Sd street. facing
east.
Al Washington High School Cadets,
Cadet Col Wilbur Callahan, command
ing; Capt. N. B. Briscoe, U. S. A., mill
tary instructor; I'd Regiment, Cadet
Lieut.. Col. H. c. Gillette, commanding !;
LIST Regiment. Cadet Maj. Worth
Shouts. commanding. Form in rear of
No AZ
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Personal belongings Of Princess Lou,s.
Of Belgium. daughter OF the late Kin0
Leopold, were disposed Of at public auc.
ton in Munich recently in the presence
Of q large crowd Of woman bidders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06

1bs British freight steamship Karuma
rs etorpedoed and sunk by a German
nbmaxine April 81 near the Spanish
|cast, according to Chris Thornton. an
{nextcan seaman. a survivor Of the ship.
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ROSTER AND ORDER OF MARCH
FOR u. C.. V. PARADE TOMORROW

The roster and order of march of to-
morrow's parade for the United Con-
federate Veterans, the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans. Confederate Naval
Veterans, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, escorts and allied organiza-
lions. is as follows:
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Fire at Fleetwood, Pa, yesterday de-
stroyed the Fleetwood metal body works.
destroyed sixty automobiles and damaged
nearby property. The loss is estimated
at $250,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06

Registration OF 1000 prisoners In New
York jails, warehouses; and reformatories
was begun Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-06

B. H. Teojin, commander; Col s. F. 2;
WEIGH adjutant general: chief OF stan
and an sponsors South % Caroi'ha e'''p'''
%. North Carolina divisions, MAJ: Ieh'
James 1. Nets. commander: Col ~. - !;
London, adjutant general chie1 OF stan
%. Virginia division, Mai. Gen. w; B.
Freeman. commander: Col w; 5: Arcne,'
adjutant general: chief of stan and spon-
sors; Virginia camps.
"a. West Virginia division, Maj. Gen
{. s. Peyton. commander; Col: G. "a
and sponsors; West Virginia camps:
rs; rs; Army Of Tennessee eo departm nem.
mander: Brig. Gen. W. A. Montgomery;
adjutant general: chief of stah ana
sponsors.
rs. Louisiana division. Maj. Gen. George
Booth. adjutant general; chief of stan
and sponsors.
81. Tennessee division, Maj. Gen. Evan
der Shapard. commander: Col W. l.; NC,
koy, adjutant general; chief Of stair ano
sponsors: Tennessee camps
Is. Florida division. Maj. Gen. Alfred
Oyer. commander: Col. F. E. Harris. ad-
jutant general: chief of staff and spon-
sors.
20. Alabama division. Maj. Gen. c; w
Hooper. commander; Col. D. NJ Scott
adjutant general; chief Of staff ano
sponsors: Alabama camps. ,
B. Vance. Commander: Col John A
Webb. adjutant general: chief of stan
and sponsors; Mississippi camps.
81 Georgia Division. Maj. Gen. ]. A
Thomas, commander; Col. Bridges
Smith. adjutant general; chief of stat
and sponsors.
80. Kentucky Division, Maj. Gen. w
J. Stone, commander; Col. w. A. Milton
adjutant general chief of staff ant
sponsors.
KENTUCKY CAMPS
33. Confederate Naval Veterans. Ad
miral A. o. Wright, commanding; Con
federate Naval Veterans: autos
"a. Naval sponsors and maids. Miss
Ann Lee. Mrs. Andrews, Miss Butler
Mrs. Harrison.
35. Automobile section, Confederate
yeferapc
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SECOND GRAND DIVISION.

SO. Sons of Confederate Veterans
Ernest G.. Baldwin. commander-in-
chief; Nathan B. Forest, adjutant-in-
chief, and chief of staff Form on
Maryland avenue in rear of No. 4 and
south on Sd street II necessary.
81. United Confederate Choirs of
America. Mrs. Hampden Osborne, lead
er. Form on Sd street north of Penn
3s. Childrens choir
80. Float.
The record., 1917-02-22
Notice to the Public.

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership between 7. F. Green and
Lee Marks, doing business under
the firm name of Green Marks Con-
crete Company, has this day been
dissolved by mutual agreement.
J. F. Green will settle all the busi-
ness of said partnership at Green
Vile, Kentucky, will collect all &C
counts due said partnership p and will
pay all debts owing by said partner
ship out of the partnership funds
All pursons having accounts against
said partnership at Greenville, Ky,
are directed to present same to the
said Green for payment. All per-
sons owing sald partnership at Green
vile, Ky, will pay same to the said
J. +. Green.
Neither of the parties hereto will
hereafter be. liable for any debts
created by the other.
This February 18th, 1917.
]. F. GREEN
at LEE MARKS
The record., 1917-02-22
New Corporation Formed.

Mr.. d. NJ. Roll has bought the in
terest of his partner Mr.. w. E. Drake
in the four thousand acre timber
tract on Green river near Rockport,
and has formed corporation, Green
River Lumber & Tie Co., of which
he is president and general manager.
Development Will be pushed at top
notch, and Mr.. Roll has just pur-
chased ten teams of mules that Will
be used in the work. This is one OF
the largest and richest tracts Of tim
Der in this section, and five modern
mills are now saving stock of differ
ent dimension and materials.
The record., 1917-02-22
Hygiene of the Eve.

All sensible persons desire to take
good care of their eyes, but they do
not always know just what the dang
ers are that threaten them. The eye
is most sympathetic organ, and it
may suffer with almost every part Of
the body. Too often we forget that
sympathetic qaulity> and treat the
eye as if it needed only local care.
That kind of care is, of course, most
essential, but we should never for
get the relation of the eye to the
rest of the organism.
How many persons, when Hthey
are thoroughly exhausted, take up a
book as soon as they begin to rest!
While the other parts of the body
are recuperating, the eyes must work
like Cinderellas. they get no rest.
1t is an excellent rule to rest with
closed eyes until cx'feme fatigue has
passed. or at least to give the eyes a
tonic by bathing them In cool water
In which you have dissolved little
salt, or bv cooling them with a few
drops of the solution of boric ac:d
administered with an eye dropper.
But fatigue is not the only condi
ton Of the body with which the eye
sympathizes. The digestive system
and the nervous sy stem can both be-
tray condi' ion of ill health through
the state of the eyes. On the other
hand, just the opposite of that may
happen: the apparently innocent
eyes may be the sole reason for a
digestive or nervous upset. That is
why it is so necessary to seek expert
advice for slight and obscure devia-
tions from health. Many a person
has lost valuable time and done
damage to his body by foolishly
dosing himself with something to
strengten the nerves" or to uimprove
the digestion" when all that he need
ed was pair of glasses prescribed
by an expert.
The summer vacation Is often a
disappointment to persons who are
obliged to overuse their eyes through
out the working year, and who de-
pend on their vacation for chance
to restore their strength. The rea-
son Is that they do not take the
trouble to look after their eyes and
give them vacation, too. The
glare from the water or from the ho,
sands, long dusty journeys, automo-
billing, bicycling against sun and
wind, only give the eyes change
of work, not rest. Every summer
vcomfort kit" should include dark
glasses, some simple eye drops, and
a dropper; and remember, if you
can, not to read while you lie in a
hammock.
The record., 1917-02-22
Free TraChona Clinic March Z.

The next free trachoma clinic will
be held IN Public health quarters
here on Monday, March IL, and as
weather conditions will likely be
more favorable, large number of
patients is expected. DR., l.. T.
Bailey Will be here, and will have
the assistance of local physicians.
The record., 1917-02-22
Weather Forecast for Week.

Louisville, Ky, Saturday, Feb.
II, 1917. Forecast for the week
beginning Sunday February 48, 1871
For Ohio Valley and Tennessee:
Snow or rain probable first part OF
week. Fair after Tuesday until Fri
day or Saturday when snow or rain
is again probable, Considerably
colder first half of week followed by
warmer after Wednesday.
The record., 1917-02-22
JoilnSOn=COrnette Wedding.

Miss Euniee Johnson and Mr.
Cland Cornette, both popular and
well known young people of this
city, were married in Nashville last
Wednesday. After visit of several
days7hey returned here, where they
are at home on North College street.
The Record joins in the wish of long
and happy life o~both.
The record., 1917-02-22
WASHINGTON Birthday Observance.

There will be special exercises at
college auditorium this morning, IN
observance Of the national holiday.
The stage will be elaborately decor
ated, and the program will please
the large number of visitors who will
be present.
The record., 1917-02-22

Read the ad. of the Irwin Auto
mobile Co. IN this issue. Cars de-
l1vered the first half of the automo-
bile year indicate that something
like 75o,ooo Fords will be sold this
year, for the latter half of the year
will call for more cars than the first
period. Sales here are running
ahead of any previous season.
The record., 1917-02-22

The official board of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church are plan
ming extensive improvements to their
ch irch, among them the addition of
several Sunday school rooms.
The record., 1917-02-22

Salesman wanted, to sell lubrlcat-
ING oil, grease, speciall,ies and
paint. Part or whole time. Com
mission basis until ability IS estab-
llshed. Permanent position and
wide field when qualified if desired.
Man with rig preferred. Riverside
Refining Company. Cleveland,
Ohio.
The record., 1917-02-22

Farmers are getting very busy,
and preparations are being made for
the greatest crops ever raised in the
county. High prices arc encourag-
Ing land owncrs 10 put forth extra
efforts.
The record., 1917-02-22

Mr.. T. Chatham returned Tues
day, after visit of month in New
Mexico. He reports that Mr..
Buren Martin is getting along splen-
didly, and is located in a sanitorium
al Albuquerque.
The record., 1917-02-22
Real Estate Transfers.

One of the most important real
estate transfers which has occurred
here in long while was consumma
ted last week, when Mr.. C. NJ
Howard and Mr.. Sidney Fred ex-
changed their residence properties.
Mr.. Fred and family will soon move
to their new Main street home, while
Mr.. Howard will probably occupy
his Hopkinsvllle street home.
The record., 1917-02-22

7. n. Martin, who fer 6ftesn
years coducted highly satisfactory
tailoring business in this city, IS
down to business again and soliclts
the citizens patronage. All kinds of
work guaranteed. Join his pressing
club. If
The record., 1917-02-22

Every mother should have copy
of "Pan and His Pipes" a new
Victor story book which is valuable
in the musit al education of children.
At Roark's, 35c.
The record., 1917-02-22

Workmep have completed the re-
moyal of the corner tower on the
Cumberland Presbyterian church.
The record., 1917-02-22

Mrs. Jennie Z. Roark, who has
been confined to her room for sever
al weeks by a rheumatic attack, is
somewhat improved now.