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The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Different Tactics Adopted
By the Too Wright Brothers
Wilbur in France Guards Invention Jealousy Day and
Night, While Orvle at Fort Myer Leaves
Flyer to Machinist

From the dispatches which come from
France, telling OF the feats of Wilbur
Wright on the field OF lie Mans. and
from the knowledge of his brother, Or
Vile. now at Fort Myer, there is some
difference between the one who is now
across the sea and Orvile. the one who
has been making the recoTd-breaking
flights here.
Both the Wright brothers are quiet
and in that they certainly are alike.
When they were conducting their first
experiments al Kiuyhawk. they main
tained a secrecy. or perhaps, II were
better said. desire 10 keep their move
ments quiet. which gained for them
much comment.
II is evident from talking 20 Orville,
the younger 0f the TWO, that the pCn-
ciple on which they have acted Is Ihat
II is better TO let actions speak than
let words flow and not be able 10 back
them up at the proper time with deeus-
The brothers knew after long expert
menting that they could glide and BliGe
well, but until the experiments al Day-
ton last spring they were not sure. pos
sfp{y, that they could really fly.
The story OF how the brothers began
their incursion into the field of flying
and especially into the field of flying
with heavler-than-air machines IS quite
unusual, although many another Ameri-
can boy has become interested IN a
subject in the same way.
Sons Of a Bishop
Orville and Wilbur Wright are the
sons Of a bishop in the Methodist church
They were born In Dayton, Ohio. OTville
in 1871, and Wilbur In 1867. Both attend
ed the schools OF that city and, OF
course. attended the high schools
Their early life is much the same as
that Of the average American youth,
and il is quite probable that they had
not thought a few years sgO Of mas
tering the secret OF air navigation IA
the sensational manner in which they
have mastered il.
IL was in 1892 that the two boys start
ed into make bicycles in a modest fash
ion IN Dayton, and IL IL possible that
they would have continued III this some
what pr0saic occupation, Il OrFllle mad
not been taken sick several years ago
with typhoid fever, which laid him low
for several weeks. When he was re-
covering. his brother, Wilbur. read 10
him from a book on 2erOnGutlcsI ana II
was then that the germ OF the flying
disease became firmly lodged in both.
For some time, the Two brothers con-
fined their experiments - kite flying,
and then decided that they would learn
20 glide in the air OF planes and
thought that after that they might learn
to prOpel themselves on a machine
which would act somewhat as does a
They wrote 10 the Department Of
Agriculture in this city, and asked for
the name OF the windiest spot in this
country. They were directed TO Kitty
hawk y. c. Here for many months
they continued their work, and here
they learned enough to make them Ger
tain that they had at last become pos
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CATHOLICS READY
TO RESIST RIOTS
Will Have Strong Guard of
Police Tomorrow in
London.

LONDON, Sept. I2.-Three thousand
police VIII serve as guard tomorrow
for the big parade Of Catholics. In
addition 10 this troops viii be held in
readiness to rush TO the scene upon
the slightest show OF disoI :er. ana 20.
coo Catholic lsymen. noi afraid 10 Wig
ornusly defend their rights, viii be
aiong the line of march
ae Protestant Alliance was unable
&c obtain an ialuneton in time to pre-
vent the parade. gnd the Home Office
has refused absolutely 20 interfere in
the matter
he Alliance thin appealed to Ihe city
police to issue an order prohibiting the
parade, out the police authorities. while
admittin,- that the parade viii be a
technica. collation. Of the law. an
nounced that they w0ulo not interfere,
but would go TO the niait IN Offering
every protection 10 the Catholics
The only resource Of the Protestant
extremists now IS Violence. ana shudid
they attempt TINS on a determined plan.
one OF The widest scenes IN the history
Of the city undoubtedly viii resJlt
Many persons were injured last night
in the crush d; Albert Hall, where Car
dinal VannutCni. the papal delegate,
blessed the thousands that poured into
the great auditorium. The handling OF
the crowd was left TO the Catholic Boys
Brigade, and their inexDerienee in such
matters resulted in tremendous Jam.
Many persons ftinIed in the crush. and
it was long tin.- before anything l:E
order could be effected.
The reception was remarkable in many
ways. The affection displayed by the
people Tor the legate Was II unusual
wa NTH, greatly affecting the Cardinals.
Cardinal Gibbons Talks.
Declaring that the objectors 10 the
big Catholic parade, which takes place
tomorrow, lacked influence. Cardinal
Gibbons today said:
No religious ceremonies / have ever
witnessed impressed me 50 foTcibly as
those Of this Euchaustic Congress. The
great public meeting at Albert Hail
Thursday night was a revelation. 1t
could not have been surpassed IN any
country in the world for spontaneous
enthupsiasm. It was 10 me remark
The congress viii have a splendid
effect in drawing together the different
branches OF the Catholic Church. The
Latin and Anglo-Saxon groups hitherto
have been kept rather apart, but this
congress Will make the beginning Of a
truly great Catholic reunion. Catholics
not only IA England out everywhere
the English language is spoken, VIII
gain new ferVOr.
The congress has ben treated ad-
mlrably BY the English press which,
throughout has been fair minded. That
section Of the English people that is
protesting against its crownIng act, the
procession OF the host on Sunday, Is
not. so far as I can make out supported
by any weight OF influence"
After the procession Sunday, Cardinal
Gibbons viii go 10 the Duke of Nor
fo!ks s country seat, Arundel Castle,
Sussex, where a great garden party
will be gIVrf Monday On Tuesday he
viii go 70 Ir' land as the guest * Arch
bishop Tuanl. He Will sail for hGme
from Queenstown on October l.
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sessed of enough knowledge to war
rant the building Of an aeroplane.
First Success.
When the finished machine was tried
IN Dayton. and found TO answer ats
masters hand. and 20 be able TO keep
IN the air for many minutes. the broth
ers decided that one should go to Eu-
rope, and the- the other should remain
submit one machine 20 the Gov
Wilbur, tie older, was chosen TO go
abroad while OrVllle WAS TO come 10
Fort Myer. Between the two there IS
apparently but little difference in many
things. bat in some respects they df-
fer quite noticeably.
Both hate attention and are modest;
Both regard their invention as a good
one, but are not crying its merits from
the housetops. BOtn receive the plaudits
OF the world calmly, and while they
may be elated they do not say mueh
about 1t.
There are. of course. different condi-
tiOns TO be found at Fort Myer, ana AT
lie Mans. While at both places. now
ever. there are always armed guards
sOldiery, in fact, TO keep away too m
quisltlve spectators. at lie Mans, WI
bur Wright. the cautious, IS always on
guard himself. and sleeps beside NJ
machine at night.
out of his machine, and, seemingly, Iof@
gets about IT, He does not really TOT
get about other matters pertaining 10
that machine, for hg has recently ad-
mtted that he has had but little sleep
while here. but about the living thlns
itself he appears TO bother but tttie
He puts his faith in his assistant, M
I Taylor, and in your Uncle sam men IN
khaki who are on guard about the
shed on the Fort Myer parade ground
each 5eV and night. The aviator. llred
out pro bfti5iY with the days Work, per-
mits himself a bit of relaxation low ano
then. goes to small dinners where army
folk and scientists are TO be fOuhd, anu
generally tries 10 make himself forget
the white wonder out on the virginia
hills.
Wilbur. if reports from France are
correct allows himself no such relaNa-
tions. and is giving all his time 70 the
machine He has, his brother adnllss
grown noticeably thin since he 3eft
America, and IL is quite likely that his
devotion tG Is machine Is responsible.
Are Much Alike.
OrvlHe is a calm-eyed, entirely unob-
trusive man with the face of one Who
has thought more than he has talked.
He has pleasant smile. and is a ready
talker il once interested. Wilbur seems
to be much like his brother Both are
from Missouri" D" not only as regards
other people and other things, but as
regards their 1Wn inventions.
If two months from now they have
startled the while world a dozen times
more, it is difficult 10 conceive that
there Will be any noticeable cnange IN
either one Of these Two quiet, modest,
unassuming Americans who have
jumped into worldwide fame IN rev
months. They have not been spoiled
by the public praise, and are not likely
10 be so long as they remain so utterly
averse TO the Hmelght as they are al
present.
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1WO British AerOndutS
Rescued in North Sea

ROTTERDAM, Sept. IA pilot
steamer in the North Sea picked up a
balloon containing two British aero
nauts, Messrs. Tennett and Short. The
balloon ascended at Battersea, a district
OF London. at 10 o'clock Thursday night
and was blown out to sea When dis
covered the balloon was close 70 the
water and could not have been kept
Up long enough to reach land.
Wright Has Trouble in France
LIE MANS. Sept I2.-In spite of a
heavy fog that prevailed this morning,
Wilbur Wright. the American aero
pianist. was out at an early hour. Al
most Immediately after he started his
aeroplaue was hidden from the view OF
the spectators by the thick mist. After
describing a large circle II returned TO
the starting point and alighted, having
been gone two minutes and fifteen sec
Onds. He made another attempt a little
later, but the fog still was too heavy.
At s o'clock the weather had cleared,
and Mr.. Wright made his third attempt
ENLith the intention of making a long
ght, he had trouble with the spark
apparatus o. his motor and was
ced to come down after being four
nutes and ffty-two seconds IN the
Dirigible on Long Trip.
yBERLI$, Sept. PA military dirigible
Ybslloon left at l0:SO o'clock last night on
long trip. It is the intention to fly
TO Stettin. $50 miles, on the north coast
and return. Major Gross, commander OF
the army ballooning department, and
two brother officers are aboard the air
ship.
The journey was begun against a light
winC. but fun speed soon was attained.
and the airship scared 10 an altitude of
600 feet and appeared TO be making
satisfactory progress when il disappear
ed behind the clouds.
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FRUGALITY.

do you know one Scot who has been
out of work during the hard times2''
asked the city salesman. 'I don't, and
I am acquainted with plenty OF Scotch
men as well as with men OF other ma
tiOnalities, / know the reason for their
constant employment. too. II is because
they have the reputation of being rugal
hvers Employers reason from that that
II they have 10 cut down wages the Scot
win stand for it, I find that in hard
times IL Is always the people who are
supposed 10 be able to live on next 10
nothing who are retained on a Job.
Whether or not the Scotchmen merit
their reputation is a question, but any
how it has secured them steady work
all the way through the panic"
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Died.

ALExANDER-Oa Friday, september Il
lgoS. at l-i5 A. M, EMMA E, wife Of
Charles J. Alexander and mother OF Mrs.
William A King
Funeral from 4s NJ street northwest
Monday at p. m.
Emma 2. Alexander was the wife of
Charles J. Alexander. an en- olOye OF the
Government Printing once. She was sew
enty-hve years old and died after i'll
ness Of eleven years. A daughter, Mrs.
William A. King, survives with her father
Mrs. Alexander was member OF the First
Congregational Church.
CADLE-Dcparted this LIE on Thursday,
September 10. 1903 al 10 O'clock p M,
after long and painful illness Miss
MARY ETA CADLE
Mary Eta Cadle died after lingering
illness She is survived by mother. Anna
z Welby, and i've sisters. Mrs. Nora Alex
ander. Mrs. Ada Alexander and Anna, Mar
garette, and Edith Cadle. Miss Cadte was
a member OF ST. Vincent de PauFs Catholic
Church.
CRowN--Entered into rest on Thursday.
September 10. 1905. at a. m, IDA l.,
wife OF Charles Crown, aged twenty years.
HURDLE-On Thursday. September 10 1905
Al the Garfield Hospital. ESFELLE MAY,
beloved daughter Of Harriet and Theodore
Hurdle.
EsteiIe May Hurdle was thirty years old
and died after two weeks illness from
typhoid fever. A sad incident connected
with Miss Hurdles death was the fact that
she was 70 have been married on the 1st
OF October, and was buried in her wedding
clothes. She Is survived by ,wo brothers.
sister. Mrs. Lueia Holzer. and her
father and mother, Br. and Mrs Theodors
Hurdle Miss Hurdle was a member OF the
Presbyterian Church
McGRATN-On Friday. September Il 1905
at ! a. m, at Lexington, Ky, THOMAS
MeGRAIN formerly Of the Treasury De-
partment.
STROTHER-Ou THURSDAY. September 10
1905. at $3.50 D. m. RUDOLPH. husband OF
RebeCCa Strother and brother Of Charles
and Rachel Strother and Rosa Gaskins
NANCE-On Sunday. August g i30s
CHARLES ST. CLAIR VANCE son Of
the late Lawrence Morton Vance and Mary
Jane Bates. OF Indianapolis, Ind. His wife
Bertha Langdon Barber survives him
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
THINKS AEROPLANE
IS FUNNY CLOUD
Uncle George" Barker,
Houseboat Gar, Speaks
His Mind.

If there is one man more than any
other in Washington who has viewed
with awed interest the recent flights of
the Wright aeropIane, it is Uncle"
George Barker. for nearly fifty years
the owner Of a little boathouse near
the Aqueduct bridge.
For half a century now Uncle George
has watched the march Of progress. He
was renting boats when N street and
Water street, Georgetown, were the only
paved streets ln Washington. lIe has
hshed at the present site Of tle Peace
Monument. when James creek pursued
the even tenor Of its way there. He
recalls the good old days when every
body had a well or a spring and de-
nounees the present mandate that we
must drink filtered water. He has seen
the advent OF the street car, the perfect
ed locomotive. the automoh'.e, the tele-
phone. and the wireless teIel graph. All of
this surprised Uncle" George a little
bit But listen.
Sees a Funny Cloud.
"The other day looked over toward
Fort Myer," he said, "and I saw the
funniest looking cloud What in tarnaz-
ton is that sez I. Wen, I goes to my
boathouse. gets my field glasses and
looks. There was a man sitting up in
that thing; it wasn't no cloud at al,
sir.
Il never saw anything like il, nor ex-
pected to. in all my days. I've been
here on the river frcnt for bout fifty
years and have seen some strange
sights, but that thing has got me. Yes,
sir. 1t do beat me the things that man
is doing and trying 10 do these days"
And the old man gazed reminiscently
over the Potomac and then over the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal TO the rear,
where an antiquated canal boat plOwed
along. a relic Of the old Georgetown.
"Well Mr.. Barker" one of the group in
terposed, when we get as old as you
Wen be telling bunch Of youngsters
how far behind we were in our young
days"
Predicts Millennium.
mo You won't, either. my boy" said
the old fisherman. THE world will come
to an end long before you get as old
as I am. It wasn't intended that man
should get to know so blamed much.
When you see men go SAILING through
the air you can just put 1t down that
the Creator amt going TO let this world
run along much longer No, sir, this
old world viii all be over before YOU
get chance TO tell any such tales as
that TO your grandchildren. Take my
word for it,"
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Deaths

Moses z. RcIlvain, 65 years, Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane
JudsOn G. Simpson, 65 years, 1928 POto-
mac avenue southeast.
Estele Hurdle. 80 years. 735 Third street
northwest
John r. Garrison, 20 years, 1437 r street
pOrthWes-.
Thomas Donohue, 50 years. 225 c street
southwest
Alma Wilson. 81 years, 2015 n street
northwest.
Ida Crown, 20 years, tuberculosis Hos
pital
Sarah A. Elmer, g. years, Cover nment
Hospital for the Insane.
Charles s. Draper, SO years, 325 A street
southeast.
Margaret NJ. Yeobower, months. 1884
Georgia avenue.
Infant of Joseph c. and Elizabeth
Cobb, 2 days. 1898 Seventeenth street
northwest.
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WRIGHT WILL FLY
FOR SPEED TO-DAY
CONTINUED from First Page)

fight was the new record ne establish
cd yesterday, and during that time the
aviator gave an exhibition of fancy fly
ing such as never before has been Wit
messed.
With as graceful a movement as ever
q bird showed, Wright ON three OCcd-
sions. swung from the regular course
until he had completed a nguTe eight. II
required some sharp and dltncult turns
TO accomplish the eVOluuOns, but
Wright was equal 10 the occasion.
The size of the crowd which witnessed
the flights yesterday indicated that the
public IS becoming more and more IN
IeTested IN the exhibition which Is star
Ting the people Of other nations, even II
& IS received III a maLteT-OI-COurSe way
il the United States
Crowds Line Road.
More than 100 automobiles stood along
the railroad track on the upper side of
the parade ground, and the roadway
nearby was lined three and four deep
with people VINO had been there from
carly in the afternoon until the air
ship glided upward. long after the sun
set gun had been fired.
Earlier in the day, Wright mad sent
test his engines. The test sYvas salts
factory. Incidentally, IT, gave Wright
an opportunity 70 make an accurate
gage OF his speed for the first time since
Ee reached Fort Myer. During the short
r.e1I which lasted nearly eleven min
-.IrS, an average speed OF 1895 miles
irT nour was maintained. AS MI.
ArIghts says his engines can do much
better than this, army officers have
no doubt that Wright can easily come
we'll within the contract requirement for
a speed of forty miles an hour on the
official test.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12

Death notices inserted in The
Washington Times will, on request,
be published in the next issue OF
The Baltimore News or The Phila-
delphia Evening Times without
further charge.
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AeropLaHe Is Wrecked,
But BIeriOt Escapes

PARIS. Sept 1.-THE aeroplane of NJ.
BleriOt fell today while making a flight
over the drill ground at Issy, and was
wrecked. Bleriot escaped unhurt.
Bleriot lost control of the machine
In making a turn at a height Of thirty
two feet. He tugged at the frail levers
in his excitement. but the machine
tilted and then dropped with great
force.
Bleriot said that the accident would
not turl him from his intention event
ually % try 20 hy across the English
Channel
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Marriage Licenses.

Alvin Z. Gray and Lillian NJ Cowan,
both of Washington.
Frank T. Henry ana Blanch Bohannan,
both OF Washington.
AlphOnsO s. Robinson, of Fallston, Nd.
and Mary l. kende, OF HagerStoWn.
Joseph ?. Evans, of Warrenton, Va,
and Lucy d. Douglas, of Alexandria,
Va.
Andrew II. Gibbs and Anna NJ. Kenny,
both OF Washington.
Albert S, Cook and Bessie NJ. Getzen-
danuer, both of Washington.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
7. NJ. C. 4. INSTITUTE opens p
IE2a q STE r.ran. - - ~

DAY COURSES In Shorthand. Typewritlnr-
English, Drafting. Mathematics B5okkse D.
ing. open Wednesday, sept Nmber I6 Spe-
cal attention TO English. Prospective stu
dents invited 70 call for pers lnaI interview.
Practical courses Of study in Commercial
Technical Science, Language. and General
preparatory subjects. Class work conducted
al night, 0-55 70 10 clock. Faculty OF gS
instructors Superb educational equipment
with general club features-Eyrnna!siuur
baths. library, life-wOrk helps. Regular mem
nership calendar year. s.. Moderate class
fees Opening night for evening classes, Fri
day. September =. For bulletin, terms. etc
apply 10 MIkON J. JONES. Director.
none 4os4 1735 Q Street
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TOday'S Vital Records
Births.

Walter A and Jesse NJ. Watson, boy.
J. Milton and Mary Ward, boy
Robert J.. and Emma Seel, boy.
Di Nicola and Toscana Nicola, girl.
BiagiO and Giuseppina Latona, boy
John p. and Ellen r. Hanrahan, girl.
Eugene NJ. and Katie Heiss, boy.
Joseph G. and Elizabeth Cobb, girl.
Samuel d and Eleanor D. Baxter, girl
Louis and Cecilia Brodie, girl.
The Washington times., 1908-09-12

THE
GEORGE WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY
EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION, leOe-os,
OPENS SEPTEMBER 80, 1903.
Undergraduate Graduate. and Professional
ington High Schools and other accredited
schools are admitted tc the undergraduate
course without examination. Entrance ex-
aninations. September I4-ls
DEPARTMENTS
ARTS AND SCIENCES.
GRADUATE STUDIES.
Graduate courses, leading to the degrees
OF Ma. M s. c-E-. E-E. NE. Jur-D-.
and Ph.D. Tuition Zee $50 per annum.
COLUMBIAN COLLEGE.
Undergraduate courses. leading 10 the de-
grees o. B.A- and BIS. in chemistry.
CoLLESE OF ENGINEERING.
Undergraduate courses, leading to the
BIS degree in civil. electrical. ana me-
ehanical engineering
1'IV1SIoE OF AECHITECTURB.
Undergraduate courses Leading 10 the de-
gree Of BIS in architecture.
D1YLsiSS OF EDUCATION.
Undergraduate courses leading TO the
degree Of B.A., and a teachers diploma;
also technical courses in arts ana crafts.
Tuition Zee. per annum, for each Tecita-
tlon hour per week. In all undergraduate
courses, 5000.
PROFESSIONAL.
DE2ARTMEHT or MEDICINE.
A lour-year course. leading 10 the degree
OF MD Tuition fee. $50 per annum-
DEPARTMENT OF DENTISTRY.
A taree-year course. leading 10 the de-
gree OF DDS Tuition fee. Sl50 per annum
DERAETMENT OP LAW.
Ihfee-year afternoon course. OF ten aOuF'
pei week. leading 10 the degree Of 3 L
4ullon Zee 500 per annum-
Also three-year full day course. OF four
Teen hours per week, leading 70 the degree
o. LII 3. Tuition fee, $40 per annum.
Graduate courses leading 70 the degree Of
LIZ II. and MP.L
COLLEGE OF THE POLITICAL
SCIENCES.
Undergraduate and graduate courses
leading 10 the degrees OF B. A., and II Dip
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF
PHARMACY
A three-year eoEI--. leading to the degrees
OF Phar. ID.
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY
SUEGEEX.
thTee-yeaF course. leading to the deErss
! OF N.ME
kor catalogue. application blanks and fur
thcr information communicate with ths
Registrar, corner n and Fifteenth streets NV
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UNDERTAKES.
CHURCH NOTICES.


PEOPLES open air evensonE or Cathedral
grounds Mt St AIban. at 4 o. m Septenl-
Der 1s Special preacher. Rev. Henry A
Brown. Chaplain L. s A Vested cho.. led
by detachment Of the United States Marine
Band. TAKE Tenleytown cars 1t
CHEVY CHASE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, Rev. S. NJ. johnson. pastor elect
Service. II a. m, at Library Hall. Subject
The Powers Of the World to Come" II
EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHURCH, Scottish Rite Han 1907 q St NV
Services. II a. N. ana S p. m. Subject OF
morning lecture by Bishop Oliver c. Sabin
Evangelical Christian Science Subject OF
evening lecture by Bishop Sabin Religion
should Re Dur Guide 20 Successful Life
Testimonial meeting "Wednesday evening at
g. seats free. All invited
Sunday morning at II o'clock, October &
Bishop Sabin viii begin a series OF twelve
FREE lectures, teaching how to heal the
sick Those who wish 10 learn viii do wen
TO attend these lectures. It
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
18th and sts. NV Services SUNDAY 1880
a. m. ard p. Subject Substance .
Sunday school, II a. m Wednesday evening
meeting. p. m. Public cordially invited
All seats free. Free reading room, COL Col
orado building. Il
CAMP OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Churches Of
Washington and vicinity, now being held az
GREAT FALLS. VA. is growing In interest
from day 70 day. Sunday and Tuesday next
viii be the greatest days OF the meetings
Sunday morning, at II a. m. and o. M
the Rev. c. D. Bulla. OF Alexandria ", II
preach. Sunday evening, at D. m the
Rev F. J. Prettyman y. D. OF RaItifneTa
special services for old folks; 1t D. m,
special services for children; p m services
Tor young folks. On this day Rev. C. D.
Rulla w:n conduct the services- Esl0-4t
The Washington times., 1908-09-12
Georgetown
University
School Of Law

Session of 19O8-f9O9 begins
Wednesday. Sept. 80, at 6;3O p. m.
Three years course leading to
the degree of Ii. B.
All sessions held in the evening,
giving students an opportunity of
being self-supporting or to have
practical training in law Offices.
For catalogue or further infor-
nation apply to
K. j. WATKINS, Secretary,
Georgetown Law School,
5Oo-S Z n. w.