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Evening star., 1919-10-12
Hints of Wo1nan's Party.
FALLS CHURCH..

FALLS CHURCH. Va, October IL
The Village Improvement Society
| held a meeting at the school audi
| torlum Monday night. DIR. Henry
knowles. president, presided and
there was a good deal of discussion
OF the towns needs A committee
| was appointed to appear before the
next meeting Of the town council and
ask aid In having the streets cleaned
and the street lights put in satis-
factory condition.
The main question was the pressing
| need of new school building, and
on motion of M. E. Church a commit
tee was appointed to draft and circu-
late petition asking the town coun-
ell to hold anNelectton for the purpose
OF bonding the town for a new build :
ing and for paving Washington and
Broad streets.
Many thought the question of a site
should be decided first and it was
| suggested that the places which are
available and suitable be named. and
the people given an opportunity to
express their choice by vote.
At the meeting of the Eastern Star
tuesday night, Mrs. A. D. Torreyson.
grand matron of the state, made an
official visit. A. H. Flournoy, past
grand patron, and Mrs. Mary Flour
noy, grand conductress, were present
One candidate was initiated and re-
ports Of the General Grand Chapter at
Seattle. Wash. in July, were given
by Mrs. Torreyson and NJ. E. Church,
past grand patron. who went as dele
gates.
An all-day meeting Of the Mission
ary Society of the Southern Methodist
Church was held at the home Of Mrs.
Harry Febrey Thursday. Delegates
gave reports Of &he recent meeting
held at Clarendon,
Rev. 0. w. Lusky closed an evengel-
istic meeting at Chesterbrook last
week. Twenty-nine people were
taken into the church.
Mr. Ramsey. field secretary of the
District Epworth League Union, ad-
dressed the Epworth League Of the
Southern Methodist Church last Sun
day night. About sixty Of the mem
bers Of this church gave house
warming surprise party to Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Elliott in their new home
Wednesday night.
Union services will be held at the
Methodist Church tomorrow night at
8 o'clock. Tomorrow is 60 to Sun
for Falls Church, and large attend
ence is expected. A missionary rally
day service will be given by the
Southern Methodists at IL am, with
Sunday school at the regular hour
Members OF the Baptist Church ex-
lepce to four and half times the
present amount, and to continue this
for fve years.
Father Van Inglefiene of st. James
Church. at West Fails Church. has an
| nounced that he expects to break
ground next week for a new academy,
the cost Of which will exceed $780,
600. 1t will be a three-story build
ing. $50 feet wide. 102 feet deep. and
will face on Broad street. There will
be a large auditorium and dancing
hall for the girls and laboratories
with full equipment for scientific
work.
The building is expected to be ready
by next June. There will be accom-
modations for 100 pupils at first, and
later on additions are to be made suf-
ficient for 100 more.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
HERNDON.

HERNDON, Va, October 11.-Wil-
liam Eade Miller has sold his farm,
known as sully, to X. H. Poston Of
Marion. Va. who takes possession
November Is. This farm was for
merly the home of Richard Bland
Lee. first representative in Congress
from the eighth district Of Virginia.
The Harvey A. George farm, To-
Gated near Herndon, of 2l2 acres, has
been sold to A. NJ. Mcdaniel. This
stone house. c. w. Greear has bought
Of A. NJ Mcdaniel his farm Of 142
acre son the Seneca road near Dranes-
vile.
Raleigh G. Koiner, former county
farm demonstrator of Prince Will
liam. bas purchased farm near Cen
terville. known as Pineyhurst, the
property of John S. Green containing
s12,272.
Invitations have been received here
for the marriage of Miss Abigail
Thorn Fitz Hugh of Washington. for
merly of Herndon. to Lawrence NJ.
to take place in the Presbyterian
Church in Vienna on Saturday, Octo-
ber IS. at 4 pm. Miss Fitz Hugh
will be attended by Miss Cameron P.
Fitz Hugh Of Baltimore, as maid of
honor. and Claude Brown Of Wash
ington will be his brothers best man.
In commemoration of the flfty-sev-
enth anniversary of the second bat
tie of Bull run a large flag was raised
over the boulder lately erected to the
memory of Fletcher Webster OF the
18th Massachusetts Regiment a son
of Daniel Webster. The flag was
furnished by the survivors Of the
Webster regiment and was floated
while THE Star Spangled Banner"
was sung.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
RED CROSSDR|VEP
AT FALLS Church, VA.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, october IL
eral committee OF the Falls Church
Red Cross Chapter. Capt. John F. Be-
thune. roll call chairman. outlined
plans for the coming campaign for
memberships for 1920. November 2 to
II. Capt. Bethune especially empha-
sized the point that residents of Falls
Church should subscribe to member
ships in the local chapter. He stated
that members employed in govern
ment and business Offices in Washing
ton would be credited in such Offices
for subscriptions made through the
Falls Church chapter.
For the purpose of thorough can
vass of the town, including the zone
lying within one mile of the corpora
ton limits, the general committee
laid out the territory into four dis
tricts. with roll call committees in
church-Father A. ]. Inselgem.
chairman: c. V. Shreve. Mrs Marshall,
Miss Marguerite Rowell; East Falls
Church-Mrs Henry Knowles, chair
man; J. F. Trabold, Mrs. E. D. Will
liams. Capt ]. B. Daughton; Falls
church.George W. Hawxhurst. chair
ingston. s. s. Cline; Cherry street
Mrs. W. A. Fravel. chairnan: w. T.
Parrott, Mrs. Barron Fredericks. Pub
licity was assigned to ]. H. Parme-
lee.
1t was agreed that during the first
few days Of the campaign no COM
mittee would canvass outside it's own
district. After a time limit to be de-
cided later the town will be thrown
open to all campaign workers without
any territorial restriction.
After discussing other plans for the
campaign the general committee
adopted as its slogan, "One hundred
per cent"
Evening star., 1919-10-12
VIENNA.

VIENNA. Va, October lib. F. n
Myers of Fairfax is making extensive
improvements on the Rice place.
where he will reside.
More than 800 school children were
weighed and measured by the county
health director, DR.. Flanagan, at the
Fairfax fair and they made good av-
erages.
A meeting was held at Clifton sta
tion schoolhouse. DR.. Flanagan and
DR.. w. G. Garrett spoke on school sani-
tation.
The executive committee OF the
county Red Cross met with Mr.. r.
Walton Moore. A new school nurse
for Fairfax county was selected.
A large meeting of the Fairfax
County Chapter of the d. a. r., was
held with Miss May Ballard. A com :
mittee was appointed to draw up reso-
lutions Of respect for the late Mrs
Kate Strong Sunny. A committee
was appointed to hold a silver tea
and apron sale in early November for
the benefit of the Caroline Sherman
loan scholarship fund. \ talk on the
league of nations was given by Mrs
Morgan.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
VIENNA CLUB AWARDED
SUNDAY STAR BANNER
Special Dispat tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va. October lin the
club contest at the county fair the
Vienna Club was awarded The Wash
| ington Sunday Stars banner and first
prize, and the Fairfax Club secono
prize.
In the poultry contest for the best
! per. Millard Huffman of Vienna won
first prize, 81. with white Leghorns:
Howard Armfield Of Fairfax second.
81, with Rhode Island reds; Leonard
Frenzae of Fairfax third, 30 cents,
with light Brahmas.
Lewis Coyner of the Fairfax Club
won first prize for the best ten ears
of corn. also stalks of corn, and Paul
Quigg of Clifton second.
| Nellie Coyner of the Fairfax Club
made the best garden exhibit.
| While the club exhibits were not
numerous. the quality was excellent,
showing careful following OF the
county agents instruction.
The Fairfax colored fair was held
| Wednesday and Thursday and was
well attended. The exhibitions were
very good. and included farm prod
ucts. poultry and school work. The
special feature of the first day was
the parade of school children from
schools of the county. The colored
soldiers also gave a short parade later
! in the day and were given a dinner.
| Albert Fletcher. jr., supervisor Of
the census for the eighth Virginia
district. states that he will need about
1925 enumerators for the district. Ap-
plications should be sent to him by
October Is. His address is Warren
ton, Va.
| At the regular meeting Of the board
of supervisors Arthur ]. Hunt. Glenn
| McCutchen and Oben Davis were rec
commended as persons suitable to be
employed as game wardens. and H. O..
! Daily of the Herndon neighborhood
| was appointed special road officer. to
succeed E. 3. Donaldson, resigned. On
others Tor a public road. a report of
viewers was filed. Rule issued against
landowners, returnable November s
/ next. On the application Of D. 8.
Macke1l and others for a public road.
| application was granted and the road
! ordered opened.
| Reports from the Annandale neighbor-
hood say that the late potato crop ID do
The republicans Of Fairfax county for
the first time in number OF years are
making fight for some Of the county
| Offices. J. H. Dodge of Manassas is op-
| posing Walter T. Oliver. democrat, for
| the state senate; Maj. r. r. Farr OF
| Fairfax opposes Franklin Williams,
| present democratic member Of the house
Church and Washington is the repubn-
| can nominee for commonwealth attorney
| in opposition to c. Vernon Ford. who
has held the office for several years.
]. N. Gibbs Of Mount Vernon IL oppos-
ing James U. Kincheloe Of Clifton for
the new Office of county commissioner
Of revenue. and Leon L. Freeman of
Vienna is making q fight to succeed
Ronald Blake as q member Of the boaro
of supervisors from Providence district
F. w. Richardson, democratic candi-
date for county clerk. and F. w. Hud-
dleson. for county treasurer, have no
opposition.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
MRS. AND MISS PETER
BEFORE GRAND JURY
Wife and Daughter Of Bowie Man
Who Was Slaip Witnesses rs to
Cummings Identity.

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd. October
11-Mrs. George Peter and Miss
Katherine Peter. wife, and daughter
OF George Peter. who was murdered
at his home. near Bowie. Md. August
II, appeared before the grand jury
here today and offered testimony con-
corning the identity Of George Cum
mings. the suspected murderer.
Cummings Will be brought before
the jury Monday. The two witnesses
claimed today that final identity Of
the negro. Cummings. with the slayer
Of George Peter was proved when
Cummings was brought before them
IN Baltimore ten days ago. Tho
clothes worn by the slayer. Miss Peter
said. were identical with those worn
by Cummings and his stature and
looks were the same. Cummings
wife and several other colored women
appeared before the grand jury last
Wednesday. ----
Evening star., 1919-10-12
LOUDOUN STRONG ON SHEEP.
Apple and Corn Crops Reported
Among Best in County History.

LEESBURG. Va. October 11.-Lou-
doun county farmers are going in strong
for sheep as the most promising In the
live stock future. More cars of breeding
ewes have been brought into the county
tlis year than ever before.
County Agent +. NJ. Hunter Is conduct
ing campaign against the sheep-kifling
dog by securing rigid enforcement OF
the dog law.
The feature Of the propaganda for
more sheep and more wool is a big auc-
ton sale of 500 muttonbr ewes by
the Loudoun County Breeders Isssocia-
tIon. at Purcellville. Saturday, October
rs, at 2 O'Clock.
Apples are moving to market at most
favorable prices. Bens selling on the
Philadelphia market at $3.50 per barrel
Most of the Loudoun crops has gone to
the Philadelphia market for storage.
The corn crop, like the appies, Is :one
of the best n the history OF the county
Corn has filled magnifcently and has
ripened up well. The new variety.
United States Selection 1872. introduced
by the county agent. has proved a great
success.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
INSTITUTION TO PROVIDE
AID FOR UNFORTUNATE
Baltimore Among Cities Selected
by Methodists for Efforts to Give
New Grip ON Life.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, October Ito give
outcasts new grip on life is the out
standing feature of Baltimores newest
plan to rehabilitate the handicapped
and unfortunate. With "No charity,
but chance" as it's motto, the Balti-
more Goodwill Industries, Inc, has
been established on South Broadway.
Results were expected when the
board Of home missions of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church appropriated
s115.000 for the establishment of the
institution in connection with old
Broadway Church on lines patterned
after a similar institution in Boston
Printing, sewing, knitting, carpentry,
chair Gaming, sign painting and weav-
Ing classes already are in operation
Stenography and other courses soon
will be added. To join any class one
becomes member of a club and pays
but nominal dues, which in some in
stances amount to only cents week.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
VIRGINIA WILL RECEIVE !.
COLORS FROM FRANCE

RICHMOND. Va. October 1l.-An-
nouncement was made here today
that the government Of France had
determined to present to Virginia .
stand OF colors of the country I'm
recognition Of the part this state
played In the recent war ana further
ing tho good feeling between Virginia
and that cotnrry. Several years ago
the state presented to France = copy
In bronze Of the famous figure OF
Washington. Count August Simon
pietri, acting French consul for
Richmond. called on the governor and
stated the intention OF his govern
ment
Evening star., 1919-10-12
FARM COURSES URGED.
Frederick Farmers in Grange Take
Up Educational Question.

FREDERICK. Md. October H.
Farmers belonging to the Jefferson
Grange recently took up the question
of the introduction of agricultural
courses in all of the schools Of the
county. -.
erick county is primarily an agri-
cultural community, that more time
should be devoted in schools to the
teaching of modern farming methods,
They realize that many OF the farm
boys and girls do not want to re-
early education viii do much to break
down this natural prejudice to the
drudgery on the farm.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
IS NAMED CLERK OF COURT.
c. E. Gentry Succeeds the Late
Mai, s. W. Martin.

LYNCHBURG, Va. October lie.
E. Gentry. five years deputy clerk at
Charlottesville and four years chief
clerk in the marshal's ONCE. was ap-
pointed Thursday by Judge II. c. Nc
Dowell as clerk of the United States
court for the western district OF
Virginia, succeeding the late Maj.
Stanley w. Martin, whose death oc-
Cured several weeks ago here.
Mr.. Gentry has retained the other
six deputies and appointed w. Esk-
ridge Duke deputy at Charlottesville.
Louis II. Price is made chief deputy
here, the other reappointmente being:
c. C. Cochran. Big tSone Gap: n. Pey-
ton Gray, Abingdon; M. r. Flynn.
Danville: Frank ]. Hall, Roanoke, and
D. w. Earman, Harrisonburg.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
Lynchburg Candidates Named

LYNCHBURG. Va October II
The ticket for the election here. NO.
vember 4. will contain only the names
Of M. c.. Brown. for house of dele
gates: r. A. Russell. for state senate,
and F. W.. Whitaker. for Justice OF
the peace. No candidates have Of
fered for that position in the first and
third wards.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
FARMS NEED LI1E.
-
Recent Tests in Frederick County
Show Deterioration in Soil.

FREDERICK, Nd. October 11.-Ths
farms Of Frederick county arc in
urgent need Of q thorough lining,
according to soil tests conducted by
Farm Agent P. A. Hauver, in con-
junction with experts from the United
States Department OF Agriculture
Ninety-flve per cent Of the tests show
that lime is needed to neutraiixe the
acid in the soil. Probably tho chief
reasons are the high cost Of labor
and lime. During the war little or
no lime was added IN the regular
rotation. and as a result the legumi-
nous crops are the first ones to suf-
fer. Some Of the tests show need
of as much as ton and 4 half OF
burned lime per acre..
Evening star., 1919-10-12
To Test Wartime Prohibition.

stitutionality OF wartime prohibition
will be taken to the federal court of
appeals or the United States Supreme
Court; following the action Of Judge
Rose here yesterday in sentencing
Louis Wunder. proprietor of cafe in
Cumberland. to six. months in jail for
selling three gills Of whisky to Elmer
J. Fitzpatrick on September 20
Evening star., 1919-10-12

Prot. Carl W. etssd, ons o4 the best
known educators Of Georgia, hGs died
in hospital at; Macon, after = tsn-1ay
illneSS. "A. r..
Evening star., 1919-10-12

A French major and three soidiers
were wounded IN riot at Sarrehfuclx
In occupied Germany, Tuesday,.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
Secretary Glass Made Rotarian.

LYNCHBURG. Va. October IL
Carter Glass. Secretary OF the Treas
ury, has been elected to membersh ship
in the local Rotary Club.
Evening star., 1919-10-12
Opportunity Bags Provided.

Three thousand opportunity bags"
are TO be done up. They are neatly
rolled to go through the mail into
homes, upon application. as receptacles
for cast-off articles of every descrip-
tlon. and the bags will afterward be
called for
The decision to inaugurate the plan
here was brought about mainly through
the efforts of Rev. Mr.. German, pastor
of the old Broadway Church. who was
chosen to conduct the venture here
One hundred are to be put in operation
throughout the country and Baltimore
is among forty cities on which deci-
sions have been made.
Tomorrow an intensive promotion
campaign in the interest Of the project
will be launched in all the local Meth
odist Episcopal churches. Seventy-five
minute men" will instruct Baltimore
MethodistS and later spread the word
broadcast. Harry l.. Price, chairman
of the Washington area minute men,"
will be in charge of the campaign
Hints of Woman's Party.
Hints of womans party in the
state of Maryland have been conveyed
in the attitude Of the suffragists since
the action of the democratic state con-
vention in refusing to indorse suffrage
and the action of the republican state
convention in evading the issue. In
d1catlons are, however, that the deci-
sion of the suffra gists will be to con-
centrate their efforts upon educa ton
IN citizenship, SO that women will vote
wisely when suffrage does come, the
majority feeling that Maryland women
will have the vote shortly, whether
the state legislature approves or nor,
Evening star., 1919-10-12

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-16

varied masculine viewpoints with
which l was compelled to deal.
At that moment in strolled Car
lotta Sturges, more flamboyant than
usual in shiny black sailor and a
skirt of black and white plaid,
topped by a black velvet sport coat.
Her hair haloed out from under her
sailor. Her color flooded up to it.
Her gold bags tinkled at her side in
most unbusinesslike manner.
"Howdy, Anne! Hello, kido!"
she cried, heartily. "They told me
over at the other office you were
looking for some documents in evi-
dence, and as was travelling
thence and thither, brung 'em with
me-"
She flung a fat package on the
desk as she spoke. Neal seized it
eagerly, and Carlotta, motioning
of his desk and flung herself upon
it, to perch there nonchantly. At
once Neal fell to studying his pa
pers. Carlotta turned to me, say
ing in stage whisper:
"Got a luncheon date with broth
er or hubby or any one?"
Not with me- said Neal, look
ing up with a grin. Nor yet with
Jim. We've an engagement of our
own and very important matters not
for mere femininity to hear will
there be discussed. So Babbsie's as
free as air, L was wondering how
I'd find her partner so she
wouldn't be mad at me for my lack
of attention. I'd thought of Pat
but here's partner provided by
Fate"
pat can meet us, if you like"
said Carlotta with what struck me
as a completely proprietary air.
Shall l phone him."
Again Neal looked up with his
grin changed to a frown of per-
pleXity
"No-better not" he said You
two girls go it alone"
"All right" said Carlotta amiably
I'm tickled to death to have visit
with Anne. We don't seem to have
many get-togethers these days. I'll
run out to my desk and look over
the mail and you blow for me when
you're ready Anne"
The moment she left the office
Neal looked up anXiously. Coming
very close he stopped and said in d
low voice.
Anne, you remember Jim's dream
of buying back the old Harrison
place and my difficulty in finding
out anything about it? Well, I've
full list of-particulars now
Guess why L had so much trouble
in running down the present
owner?"
"Why?" l asked, and then added
eagerly. Now it's all clear sailing
for Jimmie. That's why you want
to lunch with him, isn't it? He will
be happy"
Twill he?" asked Neal.
His tone chilled, my enthusiasm.
The old Harrison place." stam-
mered Neal abruptly. The old
home where l think Jim had once
hoped to see Phoebe married - is
listed in-is down with title clear
and plain. Babbsie, to old Harri-
son place is Virginia Dalton's prop
erty."
"virginia" 1 cried. Virginia
but how?"
II don't know" said Neal. But
1 think. see. That's why | told
you l might have to talk to Pat"
To be continued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-16

imagination might picture a vast
pocket of solid gold, as big as n
mountain, lying just under the
rocky shell. Every great mountain,
or mountain range, and every eX-
tensive tableland draws the plumb
line aside.
All these causes of variation i'll
the direction of the vertical are the
source of fundamental trouble for
astronomers and geodesists, %
which the ordinary public never
hears. one of the most important
things for the astronomer to know
with eXactness is the location Of
his zenith, or point directly over
head, which, of course, is deter
mined by extending the indication
of the plumb-line to the sky.
on this depends the determina-
ton of latitude on the earth. But
if the vertical is misplaced by some
unexpected side attraction all the
delicate calculations based upon il
are vitiated. Few imagine the in
finite pains, the measureless in
genuity and the tireless application
required to furnish us curious
minded human insects with the
really remarkable amount of knowl-
fussy little race have accumulated
about the spinning globe on which
we live, as well as about it's mac
cessible celestial surroundings.
CD Since the action of u siphou
depends upon the ratio of the pres
sure of the atmosphere to the
weight of water to be raised to the
top the tube, if either of these elc-
ments is altered the limit of height
at which the instrument remains ct
fective must vary proportionally.
If the pressure is reduced to one
tenth of its normal amount, the
weight of the water remaining thc
same as before, the siphon will
cease to act at one tenth of the
former height. The velocity of flow
is governed by gravity, and varies
in proportion to the square root of
the height, or head" In a perfect
vacuum the siphon would not work
at ALL In ordinary circumstances
the maximum height to which the
water can be carried is about thirty
three feet.