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* CITY TO BE TOPICOF CIVIC EXPERTSj

IRelation of Washington to

Country Prominent AmongSubjects.

BILLBOARD DISCUSSIONTO BE PIQUANT FEATURE

Representative of Company to TellAmeriean Civic Association of

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J. IIOH.Ki: >lcFAKI.\\P,PrfMldrnt \merlon n rivic AnMociation.

Tin relationship of the ountry to

Washington, the federal coy. will he one

of the oliief topics of discussion at thetenth annual convention of the AmericanCivic Association, to held at the NewWillard Hotel, beginning Wednesday andcontinuing through Friday. City andtown planning- in general will he the ,

chief topic of the gathering, which will *

be attended by civic workers and othersfrom all sections of the country.

.1. Horace McFarlaml of Harrisburg,l'a.. president of the association, will beIn charge of the opening session, and atseveral of tin- more important meetingsof the convention. The program, whichhas l»een prepared by Mr. McFarlandand Ilichard i\ Watrous of Washington.secretary of the association, will includediscussion of "City. County and National \Parks' "The Cse of Schools as SocialCenters"; "Home and Neighborhood 1m-provement.' and the "Abatement of theBillboard N'ufci!,.. A i>iiiuant r.aiure ,

of the billboard discussion will be the i

appearance before the associat'on of an

ofTicer of one of the largest bill postingcompanies of the country, who will speakr "The Billboard, Seen From its Own (

Angle." ,

To Consider Broadening.f-Jmphasis will be laid upon the nt es- .'

Mty for extending the endeavors of the '

ssociation Into wider fields in thef Emulation of city planning. Thisiscussion will be led by Thomas

Adams, town planning adviser to the jommission of conservation of tit*- gov- *

nment of the dominion of t'anatia. 2

Mr. Adams will describe the planningmi building of so-called "gardeniburbs." or the little towns on theutskirt.s of large cities, which in Can- jda are designed for the working *

iasses. Realizing that Congress can- '

or enact a blanket law, the convert- fe

:ioti will plan so t<> stimulate cityplanning that bills to authorize town «

planning commissions will be pushed 1

.or enactment in as many states as

possible. Such acts are now on the *

statute books of New York, Alassahusetts,Pennsylvania and Connect!- '

cut. 1

T->r. Charles Wood, minister of the <

hurch of the Covenant,' w 111 off r the r

invocation at the opening of th " con-

vention, anu "A Washington < i»njiill be expressed by Oliver iNew-inn, president of The hoard of Com-issioners of the l>istri»-i of Colum-

bia. to whirh r< -ponse will b» madeby Mrs. Kdv. :.r-i iFiiddle of <"arli»Ie,l a., vice president of the association.

RICH \HI> K. \\ \TRO| S,Secretary American t'I\ic \.iNociation.

The first session. ui:<l-r caption ofRelated Civic Advn will i.» de-

voted to ;i brief reritnl of th«- princijuta o t i V i t! -of or-:.'\.\/:. T .on:- whi-'h areafTiliuted wi n - > ir h»:i.

Among til*- spea ki'is will J..- .1. >. Wilsonof Toronto. <".in:o!n. secretary ofthe Ontario Horii- .iltural Association;Frederick oimst..; »; Brooklitie..Mass., chaiir...>r> of the i. itional con-ference on »it> plannii i: Mrs JohnI>. Sherman of «'!;]< po, rhairrnan .on-servation «onimitt« -f o-,:>-rnee of women's 'tihs: W.irr.v H.Manning of Kustoi pr#->i«i#-i, t ,»f tlrnAmericati S#-< i#-t \ !.; Ar«hi-

f tects; Thomas Shall- 'oss. jr Philadelphia,president of tin National Associationof Meal K s t a f K.\ r han K.Tipsion Sturgis of Boston, presidentof the Amt-riiMfi Institute Ar.-hitects.ami «*lintori Movers Woodruff ofPhiladelphia, secretary of the NationalMunicipal League.

To Discuss Washington.Wednesday evening will i#. vot-d

lO Washington. the fed# ial city."Wanted. Am-man t'.ty Planning forAmerican <*itns.' the annual address

, of President J. floraee M<-Farland, will

'The Washington of Today ^Vision of the Washington of Tomorrow,"hy Col. William W. Marts, S.A-, in eharge of I» 11»1 butPlir.us andgrounds, ami Tin- li-iatio-i of ih» Nationto Its Capita!.' h\ lienrv K. KMacfarlami.The report of S«-. r» tar> K;. :..rd I:.

Watrous will he present. .I at tl;. busi-nfss se: sion Thursday mm :>g. Treas-urer William B. Howland w resent!his report, port ing t1 that theassociation has clearedTlons ami now has a \\..rk haiatioe.The election of ofh<er> a ill heldThursday morning.Various »iem. nt> t

city parks will Ik the ... for dis-cussion Thursday m«.rj,ing Tin- city

' planning meeting vv»11 be id Thursdayafternoon, and Nation 1'urks" will bo J

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the .special subject for the evening.At the billboard session" Friday

morning', there will be discussion ofPubli. Health Versus I'nnecessary

Noises." and "Method for the Collection.Reduction and T'tilization of Garbage."Friday afternoon the association will

meet with the American Institute of Architects.which organization will beholding its annual convention in thiscity at the same time. Following itscustom, the American Civic Associationhas extended an invitation to the publicto attend its sessions.

The Delegates.Among- the delegates who have been

officially selected to attend this tenthannual convention of the AmericanCivic Association as representatives ofdifferent states are: For Alabama, A.< >. Lane, Birmingham; Harry Plllans,Mobile; C. I>. Jordan. Florence. ForIndiana, Harry J. Milligan, Indianapolis;1'rof. L\ «J. Weatherley, Bloomington;Bertram C. Day, Lafayette; E.A. K. Hacketr. Fort Wayne; Mrs. M.F. Johnston, Richmond, and Mrs. AlbionFellows Bacon, Evansville. ForIdaho. James H. Taylor, Wallace; Bar/.i1 la W. Clark. Idaho Falls; Dr. J. B.Morris. Lewiston; Theodore Turner,1'ocatello; Arthur Hodges, Boise; Dr.H. E. Fry. Bonners Ferry; C. B. Compton,Fayette: C. O. Meigs, Twin Falls;Harrv Lang, American Falls; W. L.

' ,.1 T X* ClovtrA.vnirer, at. mununt, mm >. v..**.,

Moscow. For Kentucky, Gen. BeiinettH. Young, Louisville: Judpe John M.Passing. Newport; Mrs. Fannie McC.Van Meter. Lexington; Judge George<\ Webb, Lexington. and Mrs. HoyWeeks McKinney, Paducah. For Michigan.Frank I>. Dorsmus of Detroit;Samuel W. Beakes, Ann Arbor; PatrickKellcy, Lansing; Louis (,'. Cramton. Lapeer.and Samuel W. Smith, Pontine.For New Mexico. H. Ft. Fergusson andFrank Springer. For Oklahoma. CharlesKvans, \Y. Hudson, Frank Hush, R. A.Sneed, Mrs. A. W. Tucker, Mrs. F. S.Rexroad. Mrs. H. Coulter Todd, Mrs.James S. Davenport. Mrs. Ituel Haskelland Mrs. Benjamin F. Harrison.For Wyoming, Frank Bond. For Maryland.Sirs. Benjamin W. Corkran, jr.,Roland Park; Mrs. James Swann Frick.Baltimore; Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs jnid Josiah Pennington. For Arkansas,Judge \V. L. Hemingway, Little Rock,mid Mrs. John T. Moore. Little Rock.Representing the city-wide congress ofthe city of Baltimore, w nuam ->». am-

cott. William W. Kmnurt, George A.Sohl, I>r. D. M. Steffens ami William J. )

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ARBITERS SIT MONDAY iIN RAILROAD DISPUTE

Representatives of Western Engineersand Firemen to Present CauseWithout Aid of lawyers.

CHICAGO, November 2S..The westrnrailroads arbitration case, affectingninety-eight western roads and

55,000 wage earners, will open hereMonday under auspices of the federalxtard of mediation and conciliation. |iThe eyes of railroad and labor men

throughout the country will be turned

upon the hearing:. It was orougmibout by the interposition of PresidentWilson last spring, when the men andIheir employers failed to agree afterexhaustive conferences.The men will be represented by a

committee of the Brotherhood of LoconotiveEngineers and the Brotherhood>f Locomotive Firemen and Englnenen.The roads will appear by a con'orencecommittee of managers namedor the purpose.

Under Newlands Law.The arbitration was arranged underhe provisions of the Newlands law.s'inetv days are allowed and ten daysidditional for the delivery of an award.The arbitrators are \V. L. Park, vice

jresident of the Illinois Central, andI E. Byram, vice president of the Burington'road, selected by the railroads;h\ A. Burgess, assistant grand chiefngineer. Brotherhood of LocomotiveEngineers, and Timothy Shea, assistantpresident. Brotherhood of LocomoveFiremen and Enginemen. selectedjy the employes: Judge Jeter t". t'rit

hardof the United States district courtit Richmond, Va., and Charles Nagel,-t. Louis, former Secretary of Com-tierce and Labor, selected by the gov-jrnment through the federal board ofMediation and conciliation.W. S. Stone, grand chief engineer -ofhe Brotherhood of Locomotive Krigi-leers, and W. S. Carter, president ofhe Brotherhood of Locomotive Firenenand Enginemen, will represent thenen before the hoard. The twelvenembers of the conference com nil .teevith A. \V. Trenholm as chairman andvith legal counsel including James M.>heean of Chicago, will appear for theoads. ]Stone and Carter say that they will

lot require the aid of lawyers. An imnensequantity of statistics has been>repared for presentation, arid in addi-ion it is expected that about twentywitnesses will be called by each side.

Statement of Employes.A statement given out at brotherhood

leadquarters today says: J"In general, the members of the two>rotherhoods are asking for a staridtrdrate of wages and a standard day,a ith special rates of pay for overtime,rii'.-y ask for a live-hour day in passen-ger service with overtime based upon:wenty-milos-an-hour running time Infreight service they desire a ten-hourjaybasis."In hopes of standardizing wages

Among the employes ot: freight enginesiml trains in western territory, themotherhoods liave suggested that pusll'

rs.helpers, men on mine runs, beltlines, transfer lines, wrecking trainsmd other unclassified service should be[.aid on a basis of through freight pay."I>etuils of the demands of the men

were thoroughly thrashed out lastspring by the two parties. They couldnot agree. The men voted overwhelminglv to strike.

It whs only recently that the governmentappointed its members of the arblrationboard. Proceedings were delayedon that account.

SENATOR NEWLANDS AT HEAD.

Alurani Association, Psi Upsilon Fraternity.Elects Officers.Th» v\ ashinxloii Alumni Association

! tin i'hi I'psilon Fraternity held itsit r: ',:.i lection of officers at a dinner..:r11 stnoker Friday night at the

.\i v. Kbhitt House. Senator Francis'I. Xewlanus of Nevada was electedpr>. <f» *it Rev tl. H Mrtlrew, firstvi.e president: «B. Rafter, second\ president; Dumont Beerbower,secretary, and R. <\ Watson, treas-ur«*i.

Many colleges were represented atHit- dinner, and songs of Psi Cpsilon

sung with old-time enthusiasm.Plans were made for several similarii.ieiirigs of the association during theyea r.Those present in addition to the officersmentioned were A. A. Fisher, S.

H. < tiesv, C. N. Gregory. H. C. Kirk,K. W. Lee. C. C. Nixon. C. I.. Parks,G. S. Pope. W. A. Pegram, H. K. Kyerson,jr.. <1. H Selden. A. U. Serven,J K. Stout. A. J. Waftstaff. J. A Watson,W. 1>. Windoin and G. H Wright.

To Address Chamber of Commerce.Louis M Porter is announced to addressthe Chamber of Commerce at its

meeting I'ecemher s. He will discussthe express situation from an economicstandpoint.

Huhbs is a pessimist, isn't he7 He.s that the worst will come to the

"oh. no! He believes that man isdoomed to tiie worst, but it won't com*to him.he'll have to go »Xter it-".Puck.

PROF. W. S. FRANKLINIS TO LECTURE HERE

Also Will Hold Conferences WithCommission on Swimming

Pools.

Prof. W. s>. Franklin of the department of physics of 1-ielugh Universitjis to visit Washington the latter pariof this week to deliver a number 01lectures and also to hold a conferenceon swimming pools with the commissionwhich at present is making a

survey of the city under the auspice?of the federal children's bureau andthe District department of playgrounds.Prof. Franklin has expressed the

hope that a delegation of Washingtonbusiness men will be present at theconference, which is to be held at theNew Willard Hotel Thursday eveningat J> o'clock.He is to deliver a lecture before the

Physics Club of the bureau of standardsFriday afternoon, an oxper.nu niallecture Saturday evening before theWashington Philosophical Society on"Some Phenomena of Fluid Motion andthe Curved Flight of a Ha Me Hall."Thursday morning he is to address thepupils of Central Hi eh School and thefollowing- day is to talk to tin* pupilsc»f the McKinlev Aianual luiuiiit;School. In tlieee- talks he is to contrastpresent day schooling with thatof the youth in Kansas during pioneer[lays, his subject being "Bill's Schooland Mine."Prof. Franklin is an advocate of

plenty of exercise for the youth of thenation. Expressing the hope tint thebusiness men may take- particular interestin the conference which is beingplanned, he says: "In my opinion, thegreat probb-m or' physical ami industrialeducation cannot be solved byschool people alone, even if they hadunlimited funds at their disposal: ourbusiness men and our manufacturersmust help. 1 say 'must" advisedly, fornever was there a cleaner prophecythan Nietsche's, w;hich can now beworded As being fulfilled in terror,The time has come when men mustthink of nothing but education," andby education T do not mean inconsequentialbookishness: and neither didN'ietsche."

UtHM LtAUUt UKUoPREPAREDNMR WARGreater Army and Navy Boosted byAmerican Defense League With

Fears of Future.

Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, November -b.~ A neworganization to force the creation of a

greater army and greater navy hasb^en formed under the name of AmericanDefense League, with temporaryoffices at 13 Broad street.The promoters are seeking to get a

large enrollment of members, withnominal dues of $1 a year. It is proposed,as the literature of the leaguestates, "to get men not necessarilyprominent in any way, hut men whorealize the gravity of the situation."

Purposes of League.The constitution of the new organizationsays the purpose of the league

is "to promote the "efficiency of theUnited States army and navy; to bringhuuui me enlargement and strengtheningof our military defenses; to createand foster public opinion and bringabout legislative action in favor of alarger and more efficient army, navyand air fleet, and. in general, to doanything and all things designed torender the United States more securefrom foreign attacks, and to do anythingand all tilings needful to carryout such design."In a statemen given out on behalfaf the American Defense League todaythe fear was expressed that the

nations now engaged in war wouldseek commercial expansion in SouthAmerica after the war, and that theconquerors might seek colonizationfields in South America or Canada. AnImperiling of the Monro#4 doctrine, itwas pointed out, would be almost inevitable.

No Doubt About It."There is no doubt about the position

the United States is in," says the statement."The truth ma}- be learned fromlii*- leporid yi me secretaries of theArmy and Navy, from Col. Roosevelt'sarticles, from Representative Gardner'sspeeches or from the annual almanacspublished by newspapers. Our navy isthird, is not fourth in rank among thegreat, nations, although our coast lineis far longer; our army of SO,000 isnegligible; we are without an air fleet;we have neither arms nor equipmentready, and it takes six to nine monthsto make trained soldiers out of citizens."It is estimated that less than per

cent of Americans have learned tohandle the rifle or other lirearms. Wemust realize that our position may beneither safe nor dignified at the end olthe European conilicl."

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ON.

Season Begins This Week With Pros'pect of Good Business.

The Christmas shopping season heginsthis week. Washington merchantsare expecting brisk trading, accordingto statements made yesterday by SecretaryCharles J. Columbus of the RetailMerchants' Association. "Early"shopping also is expected, said Mr.Columbus.The Retail Merchants' Association

has distributed "shop early" cardsto the street car lines. All the cars are

now carrying them. The associationalso is sending out letters urging earlyChristmas shopping.Announcement was made yesterdaj

thai the parcel post booklet of theRetail Merchants' Association will heissued from the press tomorrow, andwill be mailed ai once to iu.vuu ^eieciednamefl in (he first ami second zonesof the parcel post. The containers foithe booklet have already been addressedand a eorps of efficient mailpuckers will prepare the boonlet fortransmission to the city post office.

WILL SPREAD PATRIOTISM.

United Service Ciub to Teach YoungAmerica Country's Needs.

Spreading broadcast t<> the youngmen of America the doctrines of patriotism.so they will know what itmeans to come to the defense of tlitcountry in time of need, is to be thtwork of the United Service Club, declaredCapt. Sheridan Ferree, treasurerof the club, it a speech last nighlat the club.tlcn. E. VV. Whitaker praised tht

movement which resulted in t lie organizationof the United Service FlubOthers who spoke were Col. John LClem, U. S. A., popularly known as th"drummer boy of Chickamauga"; Maj.F. S. Hodgson. I*, s. V., past departmentcommander of the I'nited SpanishWar Veterans: Col. John McKlroydepartment commander, Armv an.

Navy Union, and Dr. I». K. Gleeson, departmentcommander, Grand Army o!the Republic. Capt. J. Walter Mitchelpresided.

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"TURKISH WAR CHIEF i: HURRIES TO EGYPTi

Enver Pasha With Marine MinisterGo to Scene of WarIfare in Africa.

[ GERMANY TO IGNOREPORTUGAL MOBILIZATION

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Fanatical Religious Rioting ReportedFrom Erzerum. Armenia. "

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Institutions Demolished. ta

iUK KLIN. November 28. via wireless ^

telegraphy to Sayville. Kong Island.. tThe following information was given jout today by tlie official press bureau:"Rnver Pasha. the Turkish minister a

of war. and Djemal Pasha, the minister r«>f marine, have left hurriedly for jKgypt. Turkish newspapers, comment- ilug upon the situation in the Mediter- cratiean brought about by Turkey's ac- e

tion. say that if Turkey liberates Egyptpolitical dissension will disappear."Since the French established a naval

base at ttiserta. Tunis, Italy has been 1

threatened in the Mediterranean. She 1has likewise been menaced at Bengazl A

by the British naval base in the Gulf J

of Soloum. Italy is thus in a perplexingsituation. Victory for Turkey and c

her allies, these newspapers sa;.# willextri'cate Italy from these dangers."The Tasfiri Hdkiar of Constantinople

says that Russia's only way of approachto Constantinople is by way ofVienna, since Italy and Rouinania are ^the masters of the Russians in the sAdriatic, as well as in the Black sen."

To Open Reichstag.The imperial chancellor. Dr. von t

Bothmann-Hollvveg, will return to Ber- *

lin tomorrow to make preparations for jthe opening of the second war session «of the reichstag. December 2. ("It was said semi-officially today that r

Germany would not take any diplomaticsteps on account of the mobilizationof the Portuguese army, andthat full responsibility would be left *

with Portugal. Germans in that coun- x

try have been advised to depart. f"The official press bureau announces <

that a dispatch had been received from iThe Hague reporting that rebellious Iforces in South Africa had seized the ipolice station at Ilammannkraal, in theTransvaal, and had forced the English .

to retreat. Heavy losses were inflict-ed, it is said, upon the British."

Fanatical Riots in Erzerum.PETROGRAD, November 28, via London.2:.~»0 p.in..A dispatch received

here from Odessa describes an outbreak ^of fanatical rioting in Erzerum.Dispatches reaching Odessa from this

Turkish city say that following theposting of a proclamation calling the.Mohammedans to a holy war, all theArmenian clubs, churches and schoolswere demolished by a mob. Four Armenians,including one woman, werekilled on the street.

mmrn winsOverwhelms Oak Park of Chi|cago by Score of 80 to 0.

\KARL JOHNSON THE STAR ,

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Piays Spectacular Game on the De- [fensive and in Line J

Plunging. i\

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KOSTOX, Mass., Xovember 28.. Vailed jformations based on the Minnesota tshift and open play, lateral passes, z

forward passes and line plunges enabledthe Everett High School foot balleleven to defeat the heavy Oak ParkHigh team of Chicago, 8o to 0 today, -i

The winning team has scored 539points this season, and has held allopponents without score.Karl Johnson, Everett's left tackle.

was the partieular star of the occa- tsion, figuring in practically every play.His 1 ine plunging on tackle round <

plays and ins worn uv ine ueionsivc

were spectacular.Only once, in '.he hist part of the

i second period. did the Chicago youthsI threaten the Kverett goal or gain firstdown. Tlit-y rushed I'roi" their owii

t.'.-yaifl line to within 2l) yards of theHverett goal on a trick formation, usingthe lateral puss, but were held foridowns there.

Line-Up and Summary.K\« j High .So Positions. Oak Park H. "...

Maiiiiiiu l>'ft end MendsenK. Johnson Left iackle HerrirnunDavis Left guard HopkinsF'eiitefract .Onto- TempletonMorrison. Bight gunraMotti. Bond Bight tackle Morency

Trow hrldg" Klgiit end ltoynlFitzgerald Quarterback PhelpsfJreeiu* Light ha Ifhack Tweedle< 'annell Left halfhack SmithL. Bond Fullback Elton jScore by periods: Everett. 32 7 27 14.80; Oak

Park. O 0 0 0-">. Referee.Mr. O'Brien, Tufts.I'm pire.Mr. Burke, Worcester Tech. Headlinesman--Mr. Andrews. Yale. Time of perlfsls.lf\ minutes each. Everett scoring: Touchdowns.Cannell(4b R. Bond (31, Marshall, t(Irecne i2'. Fitzgerald. K. Johnson. Goals fromtouchdowns.Morrison iKi. Substitutions: Kverjetf.Sllva tor Hansen. Hansen for Silva. Silva Cfor Hansen. E. Johnson fur Davis, Brennan for ^

IE. Johnson. Davis for Brennan. Brennan forDavis, (iougit for Morrison. Morrison for Dough. IMorrison tor H Bond. il. Bond for Morrison, ^Lvn -ii for Trowbridge. Trow'bridge for Lynch.Wehner for Trowbridge. Marshall for Greene.Greene for Marshall. Marshall for it. Bond. It. cBond for Marshall, Bradley for K. Bond. Mar- t

all for Brnillev. Oak Park -Jalcks for Mend-«< !!. fur Hopkins. Mmirt' fur (Inn.t. Steele tfur Smith, Smith for Sterlf. Stride for Smith. x

AIMED AT HIGH COST. '

i;Dallas, Tex.. Gets Permit for Free >

Market on Federal Site.The high cost of living was attacked j5

yesterday at a new angle, when As-*

sistant Secretary Newton of the Treas- \ury Department. granted permission to s

the city of Dallas, Tex., in establish a |cfree open-air market on the site for a

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federal building recently purchased by ^

I tlie government. tTider tlie arrange- tments with the Treasury Departmentfarmers and truck gardeners can place

'their products on sale without the pay-meni of market fees, and residents of'Dallas will have an opportunity to buy!such products directly.

If the experiment work:-- well in Dallas,Mr. Newton said, the same planmay be adopted in other cities. Thereare several hundred unoccupied build-ing sites throughout the country. inthe ordinary course of events many ofthese will be incumbered for severalyears to come.

"1 do not know," said Mr. Newton,"that this will result in any modificationof prices, but if it shall the experimentwill be worth the effort. Tdo not know where the trouble lies,:but somewhere on the road betweenthe farm and the city kitchen some-tiling happens that makes all products

I of the farm and garden extremely ex-pensive." |

QUEEN MARY PRAISES IWORK OF RED CROSS

Makes Inspection of Care of 1Wounded Men. Miss Boardman

Is Informed.

I'V. a..* «lll »H|«. . I n

edge and transmit to the Ainert- tlcan Red Cross contributions from v

the public toward the work to be a

undertaken by that organisation c

In connection with the war r.

abroad. o

Highest praise for American surgeons ^mil Red Cross nurses by Queen Mary>f England after she had made a care-

qul inspection of their care of wounded Qind suffering in a hospital at Paignton ^s recorded in a letter just received ^>y Miss Mabel Boardinan, chairman of

^he national relief board of the AmercanRed Cross. t.The hospital at Paignton is under the

nLuspices of the American women's war

^elief fund, and the letter to Mipsloardman is from Lady Paget, presdentof this board. She expresses sin:ereappreciation of the assistance giv- an by the American Red Cross.

An Aid to Giving. f

To promote Christmas zeal in giving To the Red Cross fund, the Red Cross r»eadquarters announce that for those avho wish to practice self-denial it will;end out for donors of relief funds tChristmas cards to those whose ad- clresses are supplied. These cards ad- jrise the recipients that instead of re- Joiviiiir 11 Chrlsfmaq irift fho mnnpvc *-».*evhicli would ordinarily have been de- c:oted to such a gift has been contrib- fxted to the European war relief fund of *

he American Red Cross. These cardsvill he attractively gotten up and aample text follows:

THE SEASON S GREETINGS'liristmas 1914 New Year 1915That the season's cheer may he exendedto a portion of the untold num- a

jers of men. women and children who vire suffering in Europe, and that theirnisery may be somewhat lessened, the ^lonor has contributed a portion of his PChristmas money to the European war A

elief fund of the American Red Cross.

Any Color Acceptable. FInquiries have reached the Red Gross

ibout tho color of acceptable mufflerso send to the needy in Europe. Itseems that an impression spread that>nl.v certain colors would be acceptable In certain countries. This is not true,llufflers of any color may be contribitedfor any country.

POST OFFICE STATION CIS READY FOR BUSINESS

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Monday Morning-. tt^

Furnished with the oak -'screen line"vhich formed a portion of the money f>rder and registry sections of the city n

»ost office furniture when it, was lo- tated in the Post Office Department "v

uilding at 11th street and Pennsylva- c

iiff avenue, Station C of the Washing-- son post office tomorrow will greet pa- arons in its new quarters at 1319 Newfork avenue.The station was moved last night imnedlateiyafter close of business. The inoving was in charge of J. B. Corridon, t<;uperlntendent of finance of the city \\>ost office, and G. O. Bondurant, super- nntendent of Station C. aThe removal from the old location,419 G street, where Station C had been Iocatedfor about six years, was made c

ii order that the station might be n

nore centrally located from a businessitand point, and have more space to c

Kindle the increased amount of mail ^md business which is coming to it. r

Besides more than twice the area of n

obby space at the new site, additional dvindow space and wall writing desks Jlave been provided. Every provision, \he officials of the station state, has ajeen made to give the business men of ihat section of the city prompt and \ulequate postal facilities.

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CORONER TO INVESTIGATE.

Proposes Inquiry Regarding the s

Death of Kate McCormick. 1

Kate McCormick, forty years old, died tyesterday afternoon in a room in therooming house of Thomas Moore, 327 cMissouri avenue. An autopsy perform- }<d at the morgue last night developed >'

that death had been due. to Blight's ^

iisease. rCircumstances surrounding tlie death c

if the woman resulted in an investigationby the police of the tith precinct.Mary Kelly, thirty-five years old. employedin the house, and four men giv-Jig me names in » imam ejen, iorij

lireeyears old; .Fames D. H;iven, forty- J;hree years old; Samuel Avres, forty-Ihreo years old. and Boyd Harding,:wenty-tive yea i s old. were arrested U>eriding an investigation.The police were told that the woman,

.vho is said to have been a dressmaker, °

tad been drinking heavily for severallays prior to her dentin s<

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HOSPITAL FOR FISHERMEN. >L

Revenue Cutter to Perform Function ^Off Newfoundland Banks. b

About December 15 the revenue outerAndroscoggin, which has been at p

he repair depot of the service at ArunileCove, near Baltimore, lor several jveeks undergoing repairs, will be com-

>leted and she will he re:id\ to returno her station at Portland. Me., and tor pvinter cruising service on the Maine Troast. It has been determined to use

he Androscoggin us the relief ship yhat will he sent to the lushing tleet a

corking on 'he Newfoundland hanks d.md with tins idea in view the cutterins been fitted with a sickbay forty- s

ive feet long that will be supplied a

villi all the modern appliances of a l'miall h« spllal for attention i«» rpjrgical t!is well us medicinal i-ases. t<The hay is equipped with eight beds, h

;ix in a general big ward and two in t«in isolated ward for contagious cases dind a marine hospital surgeon with a n

till corps of assistants will he as- dsigned to the. cutter when she is sent>n the fishermen relief work. There is Cach season much suffering among thelien of ihe fishing tleet on the hanks ^vhich could l»e relieved by prompt at- Cf IIUKII iiwm viii|" i*-4il nauu- "

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^ TASTt ,^ IM-T. Pester.If this Isn't the most y

daring, outspoken play on the stag* ®

I'd like to see the one that la. aMrs. Peater.Doubtless 7011 anld, b

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WET OF GOLD TAKENFROM CROP OF CHICKEN

3nd Expected to Cause KlondikeRush on Nearby Maryland

Community.

iiegiuenis or Alia vista, Montgomery''ounty, Md., anticipate something inhe nature of a Klondike rush to that 1

icinity as the result of the finding ofnugget of gold in the crop of a

hicken. The fowl was hatched andaised by Enoch G. Johnson, a residentf Alta Vista, who found the nugget.Mr. Johnson was preparing a nuth- 1er of chickens for market Friday aft-moon, and while so engaged cut openhe crop of one of the fowls. A flashf yellow metal caught his eye, andn examination Mr. Johnson found thelitter came from a small nugget. Hav- '

ig had experience with such nugets,Mr. Johnson at once recognizedhat it was real gold, but to make cerainhe had the negget tested by a

manufacturing jeweler in this city,rho pronounced it pure gold. J

Product of His Farm, He Says.The nugget was not large, being onlyLbout the size of a small grain of corn,rhat it was picked up on the Johnsonilace is certain. Mr. Johnson declares, J>ecause the chicken in the crop ofvhich it was found was hatched andaised on the place and had never beeniway from Mr. Johnson's land.It has been said for many years thathe territory surrounding Washingtonontains gold, and at many places, its stated, gold dust has oeen washedn small quantities from the sands ofhe creeks. Very few nuggets havever been found, however, even small»nes, the gold usually being in theorm of fine dust and in quantities so>mnll as In mnko It hnrrllv u-nrf h th«tbor of washing it from the gravel.

Quest Likely to Follow.The finding of even a small nugget,

t is stated, is unusual enough to atractattention, and it is expected manyreceptacle will be temporarily conertedinto a gold washing pan around

Uta Vista, In the effort to locate cornanionnuggets to the one picked up bydr. Johnson's chicken.

:AIRFAX SUPERVISORSCLOSE HUNTING SEASON

'recautions in Virginia CountyAgainst Cattle Disease.Woman

Convicted of Murder.

Ipet-ial < Correspondence of The Star.VIENNA, Va.. November 28..At a

pecial meeting Tuesday the Fairfaxounty board of supervisors closed theunting season to non-resident huntersxi and after December 1. The actionf the board was prompted by sugges-ions from the federal and state, au-horities on account of the foot andnouth disease.Belle Morton, a colored cook of Fair-ax. who was recently indicted fornurder of a year-old infant by starvaionand neglect, was found guilty thisveek by a jury in the Fairfax circuitourt, but on account of the circum-tances was only given a tine of $25nd costs. ,

Bishop Confirms Class of Thirty.Rt. Rev. D. J. O'Connell, Bishop oftichmond, administered conlirination3 a class of thirty at St. James' CathocChurch. West Falls Church, Sundayuorning. The service was preceded bysermon by Bishop O'Connell, and folr>wedby mass offered by the pastor,

tev. John Van Inglegem. A class ofhildren also made their first com-lunion at the early morning service.At the November term of the circuitourt. Judge J. B. T. Thornton oflanassas presiding, with John D. Gar-ett as foreman, true bills of indict-uiit were returned against Jack Hen-erson and Joshua Henderson, aliasoslah Henderson, for murder; againstN'ade Perry for felonious assault, andgainst Wade Perry for shooting withntent to kill; against Henry Boden.Vade Trittul and George Diesel, fornsrhreaking with intent to commit

axceny.

Sentences Imposed.Capias awarded against the Henderonsand Perry; Boden, Trittul and»iesel pleaded guilty and were senencedto one year each in the penlentiary.T. Russell Gather was admitted asounsel and attorney to practice in the''aii fax county court. The will of PanelBaker was admitted to probate. BariaraJ. Baker qualified as executor.P. V. Staats, whose home was re- *

ently destroyed by tire, has begun the tonstruction of a home at Edgelee. >

LENNON WILL SELL CLUB.

ro Dispose of St. Paul Franchise,Tebeau Wins Suit.

[»«-« i;si to The Star.

CHICAGO, November L's..Regardlessf whether the option to purchase thet. Paul franchise of the American Asociationis exercised by J. W. Norton,eting in behalf of a syndicate of St.'aul business men, Owner George E..ennon, according to confidential inormationreceived from the Twin City,ill sever his active connection with Jase ball, probably by January 1.The option held by Mr. Norton exireswith the end of this month, but ,s

here will be no difficulty in obtainlgan extension, provided other bid- *

era with either rash or check book in 1and are not already on the scene, for 1

'wner l^nnon winhe-j to pive St. Paul tr.«t cuanee to retain its franchise. .

here seems to b»- considerable diffl-ulty in ?.rousiug financial enthusiasih,,>r the Saints iop.i so much money last cear that the proposition does not look 1ttractive as an investment in these ^ays of tight money.President Wathen of Louisville hastood pat in his determination to re- c

ppoint Jack Ilayden as manager of filie Colonels for i'«lo. despite the fact «hat the I^ouisville fans do not seem ro regard Hayden with popular favor, i.ouisville has been a pennant con- tender under the two years of Hay- <

en's leadership, and Wathen deter- 1lined t«» let well enough alone. I'resientChiving ton several times has gone Iut of his way to speak highly of the tblonels' field leader. dWord iias been received here fromwner Oeorge Teboau of the Kansas '

ity Blues that the supreme court has 1rtirmed the decision of the lower >ourts upholding his right to exercise c

n option of purchase on the ground c

coupled by the Kansas City park. 1'his case has been in lltlgution forour or live years, and has been foughtii along the line.The property originally was ooiameci t

mler lease with au option to purhast,"or which tender was made andeiused. The option price was said to 1

e under $100,000, as against a present r

aluation of between $200,000 and $300.00.according to who makes the valation,so owner Tebeau has a handomeprofit on the transaction. Fune action taken by the National Asociationof Professional Base Ball feagues at Omaha seems generally toare been overlooked. That was the teservation of territory for the WestrnCanada League lor 1913 whetherr not the league operates. That suchrequest might be made was forecast a

efore the meeting. t

PROTESTS PROPOSED jLOCATION OF SCHOOL,

A. Gh Herrmann Declares That SiteRecommended by Subcommittee

Is Not Desirable. ' j"[V> the Editor of The Star: JI have just inspected the location for

the Eastern High School, recently recommendedby a subcommittee of theboard of education. This land is locatedbetween 17th and 19th streets.East Capitol and B streets northeast.It contains about thirteen and three- sfourths acres. I found it one of themost uneven pieces of land In this sec- ^tion of the city. Eighteenth street is hdug through the center of it and makes ba canal some twelve or fifteen feetdeep and seventy-flve feet wide. The onortheast part of the land is forty feet t'over than the southwest. It is likely pit would take $100,000 to make thistract level. tAt the last meeting of the Southeast dWashington Citizens' Association we j,recommended that the squares lying dl- ..rectly west of the Jail building be purchased.In that case the school build- s

lng could be placed at 16th street and PMassachusetts avenue southeast andthe remainder of the land used for rec- areatlon purposes. 1 understand the twosquares lying between 16th and 18thstreets, Massachusetts avenue and Bstreet southeast, containing abouteleven and a quarter acres, have been soffered for the school site. cThis would seem to be sufficient for tany school site, but more can be pro- t-uiiu u uesjrea. me other square tothe east, containing about seven acres,is owned partly by Georgetown Universityand has not been offered, bat "

could easily be condemned and acquiredcheaply, as the whole square is carriedon the assessment books of the District ^at 5 cents a square foot. This would 'make over eighteen acres and can all cbe acquired for less than the appropria- 1tion of $150,000. 1The site selected by the subcommittee aplaces the school some three or four :i

squares farther away from our section. >A large share of the students who willattend this school will come from dSoutheast Washington, as the territory eeast of South Capitol and south of Kast jCapitol streets is built solid to the ariver, while the territory lying beyond tthe Anacostia river contains some stwenty thousand population.These children will have a long way jto walk, even if it is placed at the lo- tcation suggested above. The other lo- acation is about a quarter of a mile jfarther. I think the school would be jlocated much nearer the center of pop- rillation if placed somewhere in the vi- tclnifv 1J mniiaai.iiuoriia HVeilUe. 1 nere ]the land is perfectly level, and as there jare but few houses on It could be purchasedfor much less than the site se- <lected. A. G. HERRMANN, 1President of the Southeast Washington cCitizens' Association. 3 i

ALONG THE RIVER FRONT. c

1Arrivals. J

Schooner Carrie Revell, at 10th street *

wharf from Mattawoman creek, Md.,with cord wood for L. A. Clarke &Son; power boats Virginia, S. D.Fletcher, Louise and Virginia and sloopCris, oysters from Blakistone Islandbeds for the market, at 11th streetwharf; steamer Newport News, fromNorfolk and Old Point to the Norfolkand Washington Steamboat Company.

Departures,Schooner Orbit, light, for Xar.jemoy

creek to load cord wood back to thiscity; schooner Lewis Worrell, light,for a Potomac point to load for thedealers here; schooner Eleanor Russell,from Alexandria with merchandisefor Mattawoman creek, Md.; powerboatFrank Phillips, light, from 11th '

street wharf for Alexandria; canal <boat Ruth W.f light, for Georgetown jen route to Seneca, Md., to load railroadties for dealers here; power- 1boat Maude, from Alexandria for a jlower river point with merchandise; rbarge Nassau, from Georgetown in towfor Norfolk to load for Baltimore;steamer Northland, for Old l'olnt ami INorfolk; steamer Three Rivers, for clower river landings and Baltimore: risteamer Frederick de Bary, for river Ipoints. Colonial Beach and Mattoxcreek.

Tugs and Tows.Tug James O. Carter arrived with a *

tow of oyster and wood laden craft ^from lower river points; tug Louise 2

departed with lighter laden with lum- *

Per. hay and other stores for the Oc- ^coquan workhouse; tug Captain Toby (loft with barge for Georgetown and slighter for Alexandria; tug Meade ar- ^rived at Georgetown with sand andgravel laden lighters; tug John MMlvr Iarri\'ed in the Eastern branch with clighters from River View; tug Herbertarrived at Alexandria with lighters to tbe brought to this city; tug Minerva tirrived with lighters from down river, t

Memoranda. ^.Schooner Edith Verrall will go to a j

Maryland point after railroad ties for a:his city; schooner S. L. Bowen is due 1it triif port witn corn wooa rrotn ai

Maryland point: schooner J. J\ Ilob- jneon is in Upper Machodoc creek from jAlexandria with merchandise for theleaiers: schooner Elizabeth Carter is >n Xornini creek loading cord wood £'or dealers here: schooner Carrie E.iVriKht has sailed from Baltimore fori lower river point to load lumber: fichooner <Jrape Shot is reported at a '

iver point to load oysters for theAlexandria market: schooner Five!sisters is at a Potomac point to load:ord v.-cod or lumber for dealers lier*-.

LOUDOUN IS aUAEAJrriXED. 1

Foot and Month Diseaie Makes Appearancein Virginia County.ipeeiitl Oorr»*Bpundence of The Star.

LEESBURG, Va., November L'8..On ^iccount of the hoof and mouth disease ?he entire county was yesterday put in

juarantine. Cases were found on the ^um 1 of Oeortre Houjrli. near Waterford.uid to avoid a spreading- of the plague yestrictlons were placed upon the entireounty. It is thought the disease was IQ>rought into Virginia front Maryland nibout a week ago. j g)Owing to the existence of three cases ^

»f diphtheria in Leesburg the publicichool was fumigated yesterday, and the vsntertainment scheduled for this aftertoonat Oatlands Hall was indefinitely °

K)Stponed. The affair was to have been tior the benefit of the Belgians, and un- hler the personal supervision of Mrs. Wil- yiiam Corcoran Eustis. DMargaret Elgin, the small daughter of G

dr. and Mrs. Walter Elgin, died at her Bmrents' home here yesterday from h>liphtheria. FThe Auction Bridge Club was enter- H

nined yesterday by Mrs. Harry Gibson. U['he guests of the club were Mrs. Furdon VA right of Baltimore, Miss Fred of Mid- Dileburg, Mrs. Henry Winslow, Mrs. Hob

rtWildman, Mrs. Harry Alexander anddiss Ada Alexander.

Jude Johnson's Relapse.rum the Atchison Globe.Jude Johnson was lauen nome to-

lay in the patrol wagon. lie had a

elapse of sprint? fever. ]

A Lot of Amateurs.r<>m tlie Boston Transcript.Hicks.What do you think of the general81aff?Wicks.Huh! I use more real strategy

.0 get a night out with the boys.l

Five tons of human hair was recentlyihipped in one lot from China to England «o be used in the woolen Industry. 1

UfXANDMAAFFAIRSloboes, in Big Numbers. Pass

Through Town.

MONTAGUE TO SPEAK UP

farmer Governor to Address Travel-erg.Treasurer's Office to Keep

Late Hours for Taxpayers

pedal CorreapouJeix*! of Tl*» Star.ALEXANDRIA, Ya., November IIS..

'his city Is the stopping:-off place foroboes now migrating in large numersto a more salubrious clime in thesunny south." Hundreds of this arn.jf unemployed have already passedhrough here for warmer southernoints. Kach night shows an increase.Many "weary Willies'' who cainp on

he outskirts of the. city during thelay get a night's lodging at policeleadquHrlers. after which the> againhit the trail" on their Journey to tiieouthland. The coming month, it is exacted,will witness the passage of a

urge number of tramps through Alex.ndrla.Fv.flA^ Mnntunii. »/> Cltr.nl*

MV/» AUUiivn^ uc vu na,

Among the speakers who will i«pondto toasts at the banquet, l»ember s, at the Westminster building,o be given by Tost F, Travelers ProectfveAssociation, are Representative

C. Carlin. this city, and Kepresentalv©A. J. Montague, former Govern©!>f Virginia, and Representative OuterGlass.An assessor for Alexandria count;

vill be appointed by Judg' J 1J. '1.fbornton, in the circuit court for thatounty, December 10. Frank Lyonlas been indorsed for the position byhe county board of supervisors. Th«issessinentwill be made next springnd will stand for a period of fiveears.Following a preliminary hearing to

lay before United States «'omimssiontR. P. W. Garnett, Jack Kemper ami

.lartha Bailey, both colored, of Alexindria county, were held for the acionof the grand Jury on s* charge ofcelling liquor without license.Members of Seminole Tribe, No. J 5,mproved Order of Red Men. will atendspecial services tomorrow nightit the Methodist Protestant Church,lev. C. R. Strausbyrg, pastor, will»reach a sermon. The committee o'neinbers of the lodge that arranged forhe services is composed of N. I WilianiRon.Clarence Purcell and C. C.irawner.For the accommodation r»f taxpayers,

-ity Treasurer Thomas W. Robinsonlas arranged to keep his office in the:ity hall open from 7 to 1« o'clocktlonday night to receive taxes. AfterDecember a penalty will be added forlelinquents."Joshua's Apostrophe to the Sun" will

>e discussed Sunday evening: by Rev.)r. J. W. Duffey, pastor, at the M. E.Thurch South, In his series of talks on

'Science and the Bible."

Funeral of E. B. Key.The funeral of Edgar B. Key, a

ormer resident, who died at the SlbeyHospital, Washington, yesterday,will take place at 3:30 o'clock tomorrowafternoon from Wheatley's unlertakingchapel and will be attended>y members of Alexandria Lodge of-^lks. The Elks tonight held a lodge>f sorrow for the deiv^ed.Mrs. Mary P. Mills, t> -seven years

>ld, died this afternoon at her home.121 North Columbus street. Her deathfollowed a stroke of paralysis. Beildesher husband several children survive.The body will be shipped toVienna. Va., for burial.A comedy in three acts, entitled "Miss

Fearless and Company," will l.e prelentedMonday night in the Westminsterbuilding, by Del Raj- talent. Proceedswill be for the benefit of theAlexandria Hospital building fund.The athletic board of the Boys' AfheticAssociation of the A!»-x" "dri;.ligh School has elected Herbert Byrnenanager of basket ball and Jack Rearonmanager of base ball.Members of Friendship C ium-i!.ue-hrors of T.ihertv. will attend sne-

ial Thanksgiving services tomorrowiig®t at the Second Baptist Church,lev. O. tV. Triplett, pastor, will preach.

School Trustees Qualify.In the corporation court this afternoon

... H. Thompson and Samuel L. Monroe[ualifleil as school trustees from the rtrat.ind second wards, respectively. Theycere recently elected by the city .-outo-il.Through Gritham «ist Ogden, re;«l estate

lealers. J. Johnston Green has sold to-iyde Lament a lot of groun <«n theiouth side of Madison street betweenVashington and Columbus streets.Miss Mary Custis Lee has sold t.. F.

J. Gillinghum fiOt) acres «T land near Acotink.Fairfax county.

Hew l>r. John Lee Allison, pastor ofhe Second Presbyterian Church, ".illake for his subject "A Leper's Gr. tiude."at t:e* morning services touiorov..Evening services will be evangelisti<-.The annual oyster supper of Grace P.

Z. Church will be given Tuesday nightit Odd Fellows' Hal! and 'Aill bo folowedby a fair.The United States civil service cnninissionwill hold an examination her®>ecember 22, for the position of editorn farm management, male.Canton Alexandria. No. Pat ..«chsIilitant. will hold its annual ei»^-u«»n ot

ffh erv Tlnirsduv nisht .«t < »d«l IY11"V <Tall.

HEALTH EXPERTS TO GOTO FLORIDA MEETING

Physicians, Chemists. Engineers and

Others to Attend Conventionat Jacksonville.

Several Washington physicians, cliemjtsand engineers are to leave here at

:0f» o'clock this afternoon on a speialtrain over the Atlantic <*oa«-t Dine

[>r Jacksonville, Fla., where theyattend a cor. vent ion of tin- American

'ublic Health Association.Dr. W. t\ Woixlward, health officer

f the District, is to leave h*re this

lorning with a member of th**asViiwini/t h. iv*DCiail'Ml iiwui j»vni««i.

ho ar« to attend the convention fro 1

lis city are Dr. Woodward, Dr. HarveyWiley, former chief of the bureau

f chemistry. Department of Auricular®;Dr. John H. Anderson of t.h«

yprienic laboratory. Dr. John J. KlnDunof the District health department,r. Oeorpe N. Kober. dean of theeorgetown Medical School; I>r. W. F.ifrelow, Dr. J. W. Trask of the publicealth service. Dr. J. A. Ferrell, Dr.rost, Dr. <Jeorg;e H. Shaw, Dr. W. M.ays of the bureau of animal industry,r. J. <*. Welti. Dr. New lands. Dr. H. 3.rarren. Dr. J. D. Holers, Dr. Bi'.tet,

W. Wilbur and Dr. K. <\ Lattln.

KNEW THE STYLE.

PtflstThe Shopper.Hat« yon any ressdy's bouse slippers?The Slice Clerk.You rosea macaslns. That's stmt the rod iadtco

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