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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
LEG BROKEN BY LUMBER.

Charles Jones. negro. thirty eight
years old. living at 1920 Street north
west. was working in the lumber yard Of
W. T. Galliher & Bro. at Thirteenth and
b Street. northwest, yesterday after
noon about O'Clock. when pile of
lumber fell over on him. breaking mis-
right leg. He was taken TO the Elmer
gency Hospital in the ambulance, whore
Drs. Dunn, Perkins and Hussey set the
fracture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Critical Time for weakly Persons.

This is the worst month in the year for fever
complaints. The use OF SpeeT's Port Grape
Wine is well known to have been the means OK
prolonging the lives Of thousands until this
critical period has passed, when their chances d
becoming entirely we'll and strong is assured.
Crocers and druggists have Speer's- See that
signature (Alfred Speer) is over the corks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

The buggy Of Robert King, Of 1911 Eighth
Street northwest, was damaged yesterday In
southwest with Of Knox's cypress wagons.
driven by William Craig
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

Policeman T. G. Walsh. Of the Seventh pre-
cinct. Yesterday reported the loss the night be-
fore, while on a street car en- route home from
seventh and C Streets, Of his pOcke.book, con-
tanning S5l in bills.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Tree Trunk Catches Are.

The trunk Of tree on vacant lot at Second
and i Streets northwest caught FIRE IN some
mysterious manner yesterday Afternoon and No
u Engine Company was called out TO extin-
guish the fire. IL IS thought some boys had
kindled a FIRE against the tree and ran away
when they it burning
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

There was a collision at Fourteenth and Z
Streets yesterday between a street car and
wagon driven BY Richard Sellers, nineteen yea
old. q 1881 Fourteenth Street northwest
wagon was injured. but was hurt n.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Boy Bitten and Dog Killed.

Martin. the nine-yesr-old son Of Detective
Patrick 0'Brien. was bitten near his home at
24S7 X Street northwest early last night BY
dog owned by VI. ". Schuyler. Of 25lO Z Street
northwest The boy was treated at the Column
bian Hospital. and the dog was killed. at the
owners request
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

The police have been asked to look out for
Henry Beck, forty years old baker by trade,
who left his home al 827 Tenth Street southeast
on Monday last, and has failed 10 return.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
LOCAL MENTION.
Straw Hats Cleaned and Bleached, ago
Empire Co.. go st. NV.
John L. Magruder Injured.

While riding bicycle on Tenth Street north
east yesterday afternoon, John L. MagTuder,
twelve years old. living at 526 Tenth Street
northeast. fell from the wheel, injuring his foot.
lie was taken home and DR.. a. ". Boswell gave
him medical attention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

The police last night informed OF the
disappearance from his home, az 2I47 Street
northwest, Of James Carroll thirteen years old
wearing knee pants. blue serge coat and cap
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
THE RELIANCE WINS,
THEN LOSES HER GAFF
ISelin's New Yacht Shows
Her Heels to Older Boats.
COLUMBIA ALSO HAS MISHAP
Latest Defender Covers Thirty Miles
Over Triangular Course in Less
Than Thee Hours.
COLUMBIA ALSO HAS MISHAP

NEWPORT, r. l.. July 25.-After sail
ing a remarkably good race and beating
the Constitution by s minutes IS sec
onds the new cup yacht Reliance car
ried away her gan after today's race
while gyting to round to her moorings
in Newport harbor
The Columbia came to grief. too. and
lost her topmast in gybing round the
second mark while on practically even
terms with the Constitution. Both
boats will be taken to Bristol for re-
pairs and will be ready in time TO take
part In the FIRST trial race on Monday.
Reliance's Fast Work.
Today's race. which was under the
auspices OF the Eastern Yacht Club, was
sailed IN a fresh southwesterly wind OF
ten to fifteen knots strength. and the
Reliance covered the thirty mile TRAN
gle. which included ten miles Of wind
ward work, in the remarkably fast time
OF two hours ffty-eight minutes fifty
two seconds. or the fastest time ever
made for the distance with the excep-
ton OF the Columbia's record OF two
years ago. when she covered thirty
hfty-fve minutes.
New Yacht Gains.
The Reliance led the other boats over
the line and gained 1 minute Il sec
onds on the Columbia. and minutes 80
seconds on the Constitution in the ten
miles OF windward work
In the run down the wind. with SPIN
makers set. the Reliance gained~2 min
utes 90 seconds On the Constih On. and
minutes is seconds on n c .olumbia.
Columbia's MishP.
The Columbia lost her toppa st at this
mark. and Withdrew. and be liance
with ;he wind just forward Z be beam
reached the last ten miles at al fz-knot
clip. and added ! minute seconds
more to her lead over t1e Constitution.
In the other classes lngomsr won
among the big schooners ana tho Rom
dina among the smaller ones
The Nicola, Isolde. ana Cossact won
among the smaller sloops.
Summary of Big Race.
Reliance. start, I1:IO:lS; FIRST mark,
I2:55:O5: second mark. 1:50 SO; finish
2:3S:i0: elapsed time. 2:5s,52.
Constitution. start 11:42:0o; frs;
mark, 12:59:26; second mark. 1890;
finish. Z:47:1O; elapsed time. S:o5:1t.
Columbia. start. l1.41:1{; first mark
12:5s:25: second mark, l:57N11; distilled.
Reliance beat Constituted. mhutcs
1s seconds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Joist Scantling, Dressed Ali
Street Car and Wagon Collide.

around, always in stock. No charge for dress
ing F. Libbey & Co. 9th and n Y ave
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Everybody Likes Wide Boards.
Wagon Damages Buggy.

We have them at sI-s5 per 100 50. IT. Frank
Ltbbey Co.. 9th and N y ave.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
At Last We Can Sell Straightforward
Young Boy Disappears.

Flooring at a price TO suit everybody. F. Lib
beg Co. 9th and n Y. ave
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26
Good Lumber-Min work-Always
Loss of Ss1.

reliable. Established 1924 F. Libbey Co..
9th and y. Y. ave.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

Genuine SIS, So, and 81 Sample Shoea
Three hundred styles, at s2.s5 KeeDe's Sho-
Store DIS G. Street norcaWeat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-26

Only the Purest Ice Crea
At Darby's. 40 18Th street. Phone 572
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08
INDESTRUCTIBLE
TOYS FOR CURIOUS
BOYS AND GIRLS

81 am sure Reginald is going to be a
great mechanical engineer" said a fond
mother recently. There is nothing in
the house which he has not taken
apart"
Unfortunately, this investigating
habit is a destructive one. If the
grown-up Reginald fails to attain dis
tinction as an engineer he will still re-
tain the reputation of a breaker not
only of images, but also of all things
visible. 1t is for children Of his type
that parents of limited means are seek
ing for indestructible toys.
Importers and manufacturers of toys
nearly all have families. and practical
experience makes them fully realize the
Importance of meeting the demands for
indestructible dolls and toys. The fad
of children, generally, for having dollies
in their bath tubs and trying to teach
swimming to a heavy sawdust doll and
steam-face massage to a wax one. has
led to the production of the floating
doll and of several varieties of really
indestructible dolls
The floating doll is an imported ar
ticle and is really beautiful. with its
exquisitely formed limbs, body and
face, even to the dimples in the baby
knees and elbows. The floating doll
reconciles many child to its bath and
some children need reconciliation to
It, as was illustrated in a prominent
New York church recently, when little
Margaret Aure7ia slipped from the side
Of the font where she and her baby
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08
ARTISTIC USE OF
HOMELY CORNHUSKS

Cornhusk and grass basketry is the
latest fad of the worker who twists
and weaves natures materials into
useful and beautiful forms. 1t is
particularly apropos at this time of
Year. when the corn crop is being har-
vested in the great corn belt. The
originator of this practical idea is a
young woman, who believes in Great
ing out of the common materials
unitarian and ornamental things, as
The Indians have always done.
Since the value of manual training
IN schools and colleges has been re-
allied, basketry has taken an i'm
portant place in the course, and the
child who enters the school fresh from
me kindergarten is enabled to apply
Dne principles he has learned there.
me summer vacation schools, too,
recognize the Importance of this par
ocular phase of work, which is not
only delightful in school, club and set
cement, but as a home industry as
wen. Rattan, rush and rafiia have
ppeeh In use for many years, and they
nave proven highly satisfactory in car
iiylhg out the ideas of the worker,
out with the advent of the movement
10 return to the materials our fore
ttathers used, basketry is destined to
We something more than a fad.
me so-called cornhusk baskets be-
Iohg to the coiled school, the weave
" which has always been a favorite
Win the best basket makers in the
world, because it is capable of such
q large variation. The foundation of
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08
,E rAe RoAao or rRavEGT


At the battle of the Yalu, one of the
decisive conflicts of the Chino-Japa-
nese war; while a Japanese sailor was
standing on the rail of his ship watch
ing the enemy he was struck by a frag-
ment of a shell, horribly wounded and
knocked into the sea. He rose for a
moment in a whirl of bloody foam,
shouted to his comrades, Nippon ban
zai!" C'Japan forever!" )-then sank, to
rise no more.
This incident illustrates the dare
devil courage and absolute devotion of
the Mikado's great hearted little war
riors. There are a thousand other true
stories of the Japanese army and navy
which are fit to keep it company and
to prove that the men who will fight
Japan's next battles rank among the
best soldiers in the world. OF all these
stories, the heroism of a private named
Harada, during the siege of Ping Yang,
is regarded in Japan as the most re-
markable.
Il don't believe this story of the war
Will SAllIld has ever DG6H IOIU 10 the
Western world" said a. Japanese mer-
chant, now living in New York, but
in Japan it is regarded as the classic
instance of national bravery.
The fort at Ping-Yang made most
desperate resistance. Again and again
our troops tried to storm the gate, but
the massive door was secured by
heavy iron bar, and they could not
gain entrance. They were beaten
back, but Harada stayed behind under
the shelter of the battlements. While
the enemy were triumphing over their
victory, he quietly scaled the wall, and
dropped down suddenly into the midst
of a hundred yelling Boxers. Before
they realized who he was, he had shot
couple of them, bayonetted a third,
thrown down the iron bar, and swung
the gate open.
Then, for a few strenuous moment
he held the gate alone against hun
dredS of Chinese, until his comrades
rushed up, chereing madly, and swarm
ed in and took the fort. They found
Harada covered with blood and sur
rounded by a rampant of corpses, but
alive and only slightly wounded. He
was decorated by the Mikado, and is
today one of the national heroes of
JAPAN
Scores of songs and ballads have
been written by Japanese poets on
Harada's exploit, and his example is
held up to all the boys in the japanese
schools.
Rear Admiral Kabayama is another
national hero In the battle of the
Yalu he was in command of a mer-
chant steamer which had been hurried
~ turned into a transport and mounted
with couple of small guns. The ad-
miral did not expect the battle, and al
most before he knew what was hap
pening, his feeble craft was cut off
from the rest of the Japanese fleet and
exposed to the fire of the biggest of the
chinese cruisers and battleships.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08

brother were about to be baptized, and
hid under pew, from whence she had
to be dragged out and back to the font,
yelling: 81 don't want to be washed!'
all the way
Babies from three months to six
years of age love floating doll in the
bath. AS this species of doll is nov
elty. pleasure is in store for many II
child this Christmas. The doll is of
aluminium and is colored and made In
such q way that it can be knocked
about in any sort of fashion and still
float serenely on top Of the water. 1t
is made in all sizes and is dressed and
undressed, and frequently comes in a
tub of it's own, with a folding bath
room and wash stand all fitted up with
towels, combs, brushes. mirrors, and
every accessory for the toilet of a
baby, even to the nursing bottle and
ivory ring with its rubber tip.
Another indestructible don is of brass
or copper, made like the floating doll,
only fashioned with movable heads and
limbs. The color of the skin is per-
feet. and the ripples of the short metal
hair artistic.
Composition dolls Of the indestruct-
ible variety share honors with these
metal novelties, grow in every size, and
are adorned in garments suitable to
either high or low life. What these
composition dolls are made of 1t is i'm
possible to tell, but they are pretty and
valuable. since one will last an indefin-
lite time. OF course. nearly every child
who has one will try to find out what
1t is made Of How is a child to learn
any other way?" asks modern mothers,
plaintively, when this destructive ele-
ment in their offspring is called to their
attention. So some baby may yet be
able to tell the construction of an in
destructible doll and the component
parts of its system.
To endeavor to provide unbreakable
toys has not ended with dolls. All the
Midway delights have been provided
for this Christmas and the "loop-the-
loop" the "shoot-the-chute," the Eiffel
tower the Ferris wheel. and all the
other whirligigs which make a child
yell with delight, are made Of the
strongest metal, contrived so that It
would require a good deal Of force and
much trouble to destroy them.
Dolls are provided with vehicles OF
every description known to the world.
One you'd learn much about the
amu4 Giants OF distant peoples by look
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08

cause it follows the shape of the bask-
ct and leaves a diagonal line of sew
ing.
The cornhusk baskets are especially
commnedable, as they are handsome.
solid and give wide range of coloring
for carrying out designs. There are
pale yel1ows, greens, browns, puppies
and reds, which may be woven to suit
the Individual taste. The cornhuslIs
should be gathered now, and great
care taken in selecting good colors and
firm husks. The larger they are the
better, for sometimes one can be split
in several pieces, and used to wrap a
coil of grass.
Many other things are capable Of
being coiled besides cornhusks, and
few are the localities which do not
furnish abundant material for the art.
Grass, sweet grass, broom corn,
shredded cat tail, split willows and
an infinite variety of rushes and sedges
are invaluable to the worker The
coloring on these grasses, which
have the advantage of permanency,
vary at different seasons from rose.
purple, brown and vivid red to all
the beautiful shades of green, giving
an almost endless combination of
tones. In many grasses the smooth
and shining stem offers a charming
contrast to the duller tones of the leaf
itself.
The chief value of these materials
is the fact that they are always avail
able and never commercial. They can
be gathered according to individual
taste, without depending on the judg-
ment of another; hence, the object
when completed will be an expression
of the individual instead of an ex-
preston of>commerce.
The woman who goes South for the
winter can gather the leaves of the
Georgia pine, the smooth strips of the
palmetto, and the pliable shoots of the
osier willow. In the West she will
find yucca and other beautiful things.
During her mountain rambles she can
gather pine needles for her baskets
and mats, and at the seashore the
rushes and sedges will attract her.
The materials should be carefully
dried and weathered in the proper
season, an art which can only be ac-
quired by experimenting.
or the grass baskets, one of the
prettiest ideas is to combine the green
stems and the purple blossoms. The
foundation of such basket is of coll
ed hemp. like the scrap basket, but in
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08

a great general, just as careful Of his
mems lives as he2 had been careless
of his own. During the Chino-Japa-
nese war he won victory after victory,
and the foreig neXperts with his army
had nothing but praise for the manner
in which he handled his troops. He
has been a soldier since 1867 and
stands at the top of his profession.
Two years ago he was made Prime
Minister of Japan.
Gen. Otori and Gen. Tachime are two
other famous warriors. The former Is
a fine old soldier, with a flowing beard
and almost European features He dis
tinguished himself in the civil war, but
his fighting days are over now, and he
is an important member of the Board
of Strategy. His experience and coun-
sci are regarded as being of the great
est value. He may be called the Nestor
of the Japanese army. Gen. Tachime,
on the other hand, is a young man
who won rank and fame in the Chino
Japanese War. and who still has the
greater part of his career before him.
Maj. Gen. Oshima, who commanded
the Japanese in the Pekin campaign,
is another famous veteran. He COM
manded an army in the Chino-Japan-
csc war with courage and success, and
in the opinion of many expert foreign
ers he was second to none among the
Drllllant galaxy OF the Worlu BeneI ans
who participated in the march to Pekin.
One of the favorite heroes of the
Japanese army is Maj Gen. Fukushi-
ma. Shortly after the war with China
his name became a household word in
Japan by his daring ride alone through
Siberia and MancHuria into Korea. He
covered thousands of miles on horse
back, enduring great harpship in order
to make himself thoroughly familiar
with the lines of the Russian advance
in the Far East. The Mikado and the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08

told to the tourist who foregathers
with the soldiers.
During a lull in the land attack on
one of the forts. a Chinese woman
suddenly made her appearance in the
firing line of the Sixth Division, APP
parently coming from nowhere. She
was hurriedly ordered to the rear, and
disappeared. A few minutes after
wards, a lusty baby boy was found ly-
ing on the ground beside a gun.
Capt. Higuchi Seizaburo, who Is a
, family man, picked up the baby and
nursed it with experienced care. The
bugle rang out for the advance of a
storming party on the fort. The cap
tain tried to hand his tiny captive over
to a Chinese prisoner, but the young
ster yelled as if he would go into con-
vulsions. He did not want to leave his
friend the enemy.
The bugle rang out again, and, with
the baby in one arm and his sword in
the other hand. the gallant captain led
the charge and captured the fort. The
baby nestled to his breast, untroubled
by the roar of battle, and passed safe
ly through the fight. After it was
over a home was found for him in
Chinese village.
At Hwangchiatai five Japs, led by a
sergeant named Kadoda, routed Chi
nese army. They were sent out by
their general to recOnnoitre the en-
emy's right wing and rear. After get
ting the desired information, Kadoda
thought he would do something on his
own account, so he worked around to
the left finak and boldly led his men
in a charge right into the enemy's
lines. They yelled so loudly and
seemed to appear in so many places at
once that the Chinese thought it was
a general attack, and the entire army
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-08
fed in confusion.

lieu III COIl uSlOIl.
A remarkable trait of the Mikado's
soldiers is their indifference to
wounds. 1t takes a great deal to make
them stop fighting. At the battle of
through the head. "One should not
stop for a wound" he cried, and
plunged into the thick of the fight,
after making a rough bandage. The
bandaged slipped, and in a moment he
was deluged in blood from head to
foot. Yet he ragged among the Chi
nese like baresark Viking of old-a
spectacle so awe-inspiring that the
enemy soon broke and fled. Then,
and not till then, he allowed himself
to be taken to the field hospital.
The women of Japan are like the
Spartan heroines-they tell their hus-
bands and sons to come back from
war with their shields or on them"
Many stories are told, in relation to
the Chino-Japenese war, of the hero
ism of the women who were left behind
when the men sailed away from the
Island Kingdom to fight the Mikado's
battles in Korea and Manchuria.
When the Eighteenth Infantry was
marching through little village on
its way to embark for the front, a ia
panese woman named Mkt Masu in
sisted on speaking with one of the
lieutenants who had been kind to her
son, a soldier in the regiment. The
lieutenant reluctantly consented, ex-
pecting that she would beg for his dis
charge from the army. But that was
not her idea.
1T have come to thank you for
your kindness to my son." she said
land to ask you to see that he does
his duty well. 1 am widow and he