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New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
LCTOS LADIES' DAY.
Many Guests attend Entertainment
Giucn by the Club.

Between walls covered with smilax, American
Beauty roses and branches of Towering dog
wood, ladies day entertainment held at the
Lotos Club, No. 55s Fifth avenue, yesterday after
noon, from to o'clock. In spite of the rain
unusually large number of women attended. This
is probably the last formal gathering in the pres
ent home of the Lotos Club, since the removal to
the building will be made very
The afternoon began usual with musical
programme. Mrs Anna Taylor Jones sang Gluck's
''Divnite du Silk" Cigars "Aster' and Henschers
Spring Mrs. Wallace Cahill Aver sang Hay
making by Alice A Needham, and 'Musetta's
Waltz" from La Boheme." Several cello num-
bers were rendered by Horace Britt. and some Sc
lections the violin by Karl Klein, with B. O.
Klein at the piano. Narciso L. Salcrup, the plan
ist, played a scherzo by Chopin. Max Lebling was
accornpanist for the singers.
After the music refreshments were served down.
stairs, in the room whose walls covered with
framed souvenir menus of the dinners given there
in the past TO various we'll known
The entertainment committee was composed of
DR.. W. W. Walker, chairman Ernest H. Behrens,
secretary; Richard Arnold Henry Junge. j. H.
Mckinley, Townsend II. Fellows, Victor Herbert
and John Elderkin.
Among the guests Mrs. W. W. Walker,
Mrs. David H. Taylor. Mrs. Ernest H. Behrens.
Mrs. J. D. Plant, Mrs. Townsend Fellows, Miss
Emily Nicol, Mrs. Janus Bingham, Mrs. H. F..
Doane, Mrs NJ. L. Pray, Mrs Maude, Miss Eliza
beth Reed, Mrs. J. II. Mckinley. Mrs. Charles 8.
PIatt Mrs. +. H. Boynton, Mrs. Richard Arnold.
Mrs. c. G. Howard, Mrs. Bayard H. Taylor Mrs
Victor FIector Miss Mary g. Taylor, Mrs. Carleton
Virgins Mrs Henry Gibbs Mrs. F. W. Drake.
Mrs. Hewlett Bush. Mrs. c. F. Sullivan, Mrs. F.
Searle Mrs r. 81. Searle. Mrs N E. Adams. Mrs
D. B. Frazer Mrs. Harry Lilley, Mrs. Charles
Qunery, Mrs G. F. Aver, Mrs W. A. Lombard.
Mrs. Arthur Dawson, Mrs. A. Dawson. Mrs j.
Grennell. tr., and Mrs. Fred W. Wright
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01

tFrom The Tribune Bureaul
washington, April 80
opDrpc rssITED-The following orders have
been issued:
Major. HENRY BIRMINaHAM and RIGHhRna hua,nx
Johnson saTssons ,ns,a0 to foT army promesen mea1
sa,emans EnGENG 9th Infantry
Ssm: a arais 10th
.nsn ,sntr EENR9 t9n Eer w. from
Preside Of an placed retired
First 'i I.u,en.n. WINFIELD HARPER 18th Infantry
granted four months leave
su.Pp and lieutenant Commander w S.
Commander j. l.. Cow, from the Quincy 10 haVai n0S
comsnae1 p1.a Boston COVE detached the Milwsukse
ssssed sss, sam 'pfsrar ansc in Vice
rssutsosnt Commando H. A. BsPHAM. detached from
the W E samsS hfs and was Charge
St. Louis, vice Lieutenant W. r. WHITE TO ING
Lieutenant G l. p STONE. detached from recruiting al
,.p pstD % 4 to MoaGAS s5f detached Arethu.a to
m,a,bpmsn E s MOSES from the Louisiana
Masbpmen sp 5hs T. HOOVER G. DAvY detached
paysster a% nc C. NJ sTicKaoUs detached from the Min
HIse5Sf 8 e r. ae5ssssa from
to egrsaH Of etaehsd ssrs sno ro@
Civil Tsr Portsmouth to sd District New
.sspssnt po,1 Civil Engineer r. NJ WAKEFIELD, detached
roI the naval station Charleston; to naval station.
New Orleans vice Civil Engineer f. X SAa LEM u
navy yard, Boston
MARINE CORPS.
Major T. c LUCAS, detached headquarteTe' 10 COM
mand marine barracks. Narragansett bay . ca
Ma ior r H LANE, detached headquarters,. 10 Sa
I1rancfsco vice Lieutenant Colonel X. G. HAlNES
TO Washington ,.. -t,.,,or
Major E. r. LOWNDES, TO Washington
MaoP a1f F. K GoRRIE tretired,; extended one
Second Lieutenant E y. MCCLELLAN. detached school
Of application: TO the Wisconsin
Second lieutenant T. NJ. P POTTS, Jr, two months
leave.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
April 2s-The Abarenda. at San Juan -.
April 2a--The Chattanooga, ct Saigon; the Hochet,
Norfolk; the Prairie at Charleston; the fol'uHe
at San Diegc; the Panther. at San Francisco
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
ANARCHIST DEFIES GRAND JURY.

Paterson, n. J.. April so (Specia)-Ludovlco Ca
rninita former editor Of La QUESTION: Sociae, the
anarchist organ recently suppressed by the federal
authorities returned to Paterson to-day after an
absence of three weeks. He had read the charge
OF Justice Minturn to the grand jury directing that
indictments be found against all connected with
the publication. The article that brought La
Ouestione Socale before the authorities advocated
murder and arson and the destruction OF police
Headquarters and arrnories
Caminita back with an air OF defiance.
He SAYS a prison term would give him chance 10
study English. 1t is quite likely that the grand
Jury will act as Justice Minturn suggested.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
PARIsHIoNERs SEEK MISSING PRIEST
Washington, N J., Clergyman Mysteriously
Disappears After Visit to This City.

Washington. n. j.. April 50.-The Rev. John Cau
field, pastor of ST Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
here, is reported to have disappeared. He has been
missing since week ago to-day, when he left an
other priest in New York City, ostensibly to board
a I4ackaw awanna train to return to this place The
congregation Of ST Joseph's Church are so worked
up over his continued absence that a number OF
them, under the guidance Of Father Kelly, of Ok
ford, and Father William Tighe of Hampton
Junction, left here to-day for New York try to
find the missing clergyman.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
SALE OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE.

LAYERS OF the ANTIQUE I'm furniture gathered at
,s L-it,b Avenue Art Galleries yesterday, attracted
~, ,h. many rare old examples of ChippendaIe,
sbcraton and Hepple Captain Andrew b..
S,snn.rd Of the Fine Arts Museum OF Boston,
bought almost all the lots offered Of Neds"ood
r.ro The total realized from yesterday sale was
g az making the total for two of the four days
., Ar old Sheraton escritoire brought the
biyb,s, rrice $50. and the neAt highest, $50 Was
Md b. Samuel Isiai FOL old English side table
Of the period Of 11e5. The sale continues to-day
and SAia.4A..
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01

of lace to this country. great deal Oh 'iid1 i
70. ,sd. bv children As to wages there, even
for adult workers 50 81 week is considered soou
pay IN Belgium, which sends US much lace' 'i
host workers get only 20 cents day; the sied'
majority not more than 10 to IL cents d oaS-
tsu+ worse tale comes from India Consui zen
-a1 Michael reports that a piece OF embroidery
which keeps worker busy six days brings 'na'
worker less than SO cents. These emoroiderleS are
.x,orted tn the United States
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
siayER IN DUEL ExONERATED.

Lo. and killed J. d. Williams, electrician,
today at Flat Creek. in duel. DIR. Garrison re-
oe,tIv moved from Flat Greek 10 Birmingham Bad
b,ood existed between Williams and Garrison about
,a,nilv affairs When Williams saw the physician
=, sl.a him to wait a few minutes. and obtain
inc = nislol shot Dr. Garrison down. The latter
uhiie on the ground shot Williams 10 death. A
cornner's jury exoneratcd Garrison The latter
is dangerously wounded.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
MORE PAY FOR STREETCAR MEN.

Notices posted at the trolley line terminal
at Mount Vernon yesterday stating that hereafter
the conductors and motormen would receive higher
pay. This the result Of a decision Of Justice
MorschaUser, OF the Supreme Court, who granted
the application of J. Addison Young, receiver for
the Westchester Railway and the Tarrytown, White
Plains & Mamaroneck Railway Company for per-
mission to increase the pay of the conductors and
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
EX-GOVERNOR HERRIcK iN OLD POST
- TelegIsnh b - -

BY Telegraph 10 The Is1bInej
f-le.eleud April S0-Ex-GOyernor HerrIck OF ONO
ms elected president Of the Society for Savings
here to-day. resignng the rmanshp OF inc
-s-seeling & Lake Erie Railroad board. tie VIII
-seir~ his directorate in the Bowling Green trust
Nv York. ard The Continental Irust' bsil'floie'
presssent 4 L wilmington death reopenea 10
a. ts.rrsoE the post he held ten years before his
election ss Governor
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01

In houses where the bathroom is utilized as
common Washroom by the family it is likely 20
look like a veritabIe bear garden with the impedi-
rnenta Of so many persons lying about To avoid
this a cupboard should be provided for the toilet
articles.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
WOMAN WORKERS LEAGUE MEETS.

washington April S0.-The senli-annual meeting
of the National League OF Women Workers opened
here to-day with about six hundred women present
from organizations in various Eastern states The
meeting will continue until Saturday, the principal
feature being sightseeing.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

tFrom The Tribune Bureaul
washington. April 30
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders nave
been issued:
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
Hopes to Have Building
Ready for Use in
the Fall.

At a recent meeting Of the Board Of
Trade. Waddy & Wood. president Of
the Washington Architectural Club,
who was inviting the members to at
tend the coming architectural exhibit
ton at the Corcoran Art Gallery, said
that Washington was now leading the
country in the standard Of its archi-
lecture
In line With this boast comes the in
teresting announcement by & Stanley
Simmons Of the plans for another
structure Of high order. This IS TO be
the assembly hall and scnooI for the
Church of the Immaculate Conception,
st Eighth and y streets northwest.
Preparations are now being made 10
begin construction. It is 10 be an eN-
ample Of the German gothic style
The new building viii take the place
OF the present school building and will
have a frontage Of ffty-hve feet on y
street by a depth OF Joe feet The
trout rooms on the first three floors
Will be used for school purposes and
will accommodate about 300 pupils The
rear portion Of the building VIII be dc
voted to an assembly hall running
through two stories with two galleries
having accommodations for 500. eXclu-
slve of a large stage with dressing
rooms or either side. The third h-oT
above the assembly hall viii be fitted
up as q gymnasium
In the basement are to be play rooms
toilat and storage rooms The heating
rlant Of the church adjoining will bt
| enlarged to supply the school building
| The facade will be of red brick and
/ red stone, in keeping with the ma
4 teriaIs used in the church, which j
! also considered good German gothic.
! 1t is the purpose Of the Rev james
| D. Mari, the pastor. TO begin the build
/ ing al once in order that it may b.
ready for occupancy In the fall Mr.
! Simmons. who has prepared the plans
! will have charge OF the building.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
''WEE-AH" MAN
FROM MISSOURI,
SAY TWIRLERS
Jennings the Original
tShoW Me" Boss While
Watching Staff.

LITTLE ROCK. March 2s-Jeunings'
face is q study these days during prac-
tice.
The Vvee-ah man stands behind his
colt pitchers with an ugly scowI man
thing his features. His arms are folded
a IA Napoleon. and his whole air is thar
OF the show me- man. HIS eyes wan
der over the field. seemingly everywhere
at once The regulars are passed up in
disdain. He knows what they can do
All his energies are directed 10 the
colts When one OF them steams one
through in a way that satisfies him. mis-
face lights up with ? grin, but it al
ways settles back with the scOwL
On Lookout for Pitchers.
HUghie is seeing farther ahead than
just the mere spring workout He
seems 10 realize that with two or three
strong pitchers added 70 lis stan from
the likely looking crowd he has on hand
the chances for the Tigers 70 repeat are
doubled many times
He spends his mornings studying the
/ delivery OF first one yOUngster and then
/ another Then he questions the catch
/ ers who are receiving them Probably
/ he'll ask the colt few questions. Their
! he lapses into silence again, folds his
arms. and assumes the show me" air
again.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
Waddell No Longer
Village "Cut Up"
Real Angel Child

Since Rube Waddeu signed a St.
Louis contract he has been a little tin
god" says AIyron Townsend IN St
Louis star-Chronicle-
Mothers angel child" could not
possibly be a more perfect little gentle
man.
How was the reformation OF Rube
WaddelT' Accomplished
Para AIcAIeer. q stern father, has
worked wonders.
Under his management FHIbe has been
the best behaved little boy in the entire
camp
Not once has he broken loose and
set about 70 lap up all the boozerino''
in Shreveport
After reading about the time Connie
Mack had TO keep Rube straight the
fan IS at a loss to understand the great
change $500,
before he came to St Louis, Waddeu
was some fighter"
As a FIRE fighter, booze fighter Gnd
fish fighter, he outcIassed ali the ba-
PLAYERS Of the present generation
Sober and sedate. Rube now reviews
compIacentIy the days when he was
I the village cutuL -
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
Real Estate Transfers Recorded

Ninth street. between I and x street
characterization :. Hutton TO Allena
q. Harmon, lot il, square 4U5, so
Seventeenth and 9 streets northwest
Frank u. Jonas ct uN., katherine g,
To Rosa J. Meyer lot 26i, square l56. &ly-
6fT Florence street nOr,heaSt-J osePa
5. Virgins ct uN.. Mary T.. 70 P@4ilhe
N. E-Gpper. lot lJi, square -o51, SO
Grammrr. addition 10 IakJluA PARK
Mary N. Camp 10 Warner w stock
berger lot >. block j.. SO.
Fifteenth street between & ana y
streets scutheast-G. Percy McGlue ct
uX.. NJ. Edith, 10 Helen q. Mari, lot g.
square jO6l, SO.
Grammer's addition 10 Takoma Park
Festry OF Takoma parish COZ the Prot
est. INT Episcopal church, diocese Of
Wa shingtOnJ-A COrpsi TO Mary L.
CalIp. lot .. block y. 81
+ street between Fifth and sixth
81. 'ets northeast and X street, between
Si- IN and Seventh streets nC-tlelSl-
ri ,hard Miller ct ux., Agnes, 10 William
j.. Ambrose trustee, lpJ- s. Jo H. 4t-----
SO, and lot >. square ST. SO
1917 Thirteenth street northwest
Samuel 9. Redman. guardian, 10 Mamie
H. Burroughs, lot 100 square "a
q street. between Fourteenth and FIJI
teenth streets uOrtheast-Lotte =
Fourteenth streets northeast-C4rltOn N
BeaII, lot l5y. square lJ5l. SO
BrOOkIand-Mary G. Newman 70 Mary
a. Jackson, lot >, block q; SO
l. street. between New Jersey avenue
and second street sOUtheaSt-Mary
Booth e. vir. Walter II. Ct al, 10
I Charles Il NusSbaum, lot -, square
1iZ; SO.
GriswoId addition to Anacostia-Henry
A. GrisWold Ct uN.. MaUde H. 10 George
Henry EChtermau CT uX., lot pa and
part lot 245. SO
$3.50 Eighth street northwest-Guilla
! Purchia TO Edwin y. Cassel, lot -,
square 2SS3, SO.
Mary r. Schulz 10 Michael Hayden,
/ lot 1I9, square go, SO.
| kalorama FIeights-PotOmac Realty
! Company to Comedian PeytOn Russell
/ lot and part OF lot Q. block Il S2I.549- 81
! WOOdward's IsOt--Washi1gtOn P sid
4 ney CT rIx-, Julia, 10 James F Bundy
part OF tract OF land called Woodward 5
/ lot; $40
! lib + street Eorthwest-Carrie s. 2
! Murphy ct viz Herman Dudley, Il
/ Charles =. TriFb lot :. square SIS. s.
! Pleasant PlGIns-AnnIe GrOeSbeck te'
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
IF DIAMONDS BECOME CHEAP.

They are making a great fuss in Eu-
rope about manufactured diamonds,
said Prof. William HOtchkss, of Lon
don, England, who is in this country,
but they seem TO forget that when
they manufacture a diamOnd-that is.
real diamond, with all the brlllancy
and luster and strength OF a mined dia-
1nond-they Immediately kill the goose
which lays the golden egg When ser
want girls can wear diamond dog col
lars they will wear them alone. Their
mlstresses viii drop diamonds then II
would pay the real diamond mine own
ers to buy up any formula for diamond
making, no matter what the cost A
far more valuable thing TO mankind
would be q manufactured rubber. If
we could make a rubber as good as the
product OF Africa we would benefit the
whole world. and thu man who invents
q process wiz become immensely
wealthy All the efforts which have been
put forward in recent years to increase
;he supply Of rubber have failed to keep
up with the demand Just consider. for
example. the wealth which would come
20 tho man who could produce set OF
automobile tires for SO or so. against
the present price. which ranges from
500 10 $500. Exchange
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
REAL ESTATE FIRM
HAS ACTIVE WEEK
Home Buying Comes Up
to Its Highest
Average.

The Moore & Hi Real Estate Com
Fany reports a busy week, the num-
6er Of applications for property being
Up to the highest average. Among the
sales reported by Moore & Hill are
the following;
For Harry Wardman, TO Samuel
Atkinson. property 1861 Tenth street,
Columbia Heights. The property Is 4
siX-roO-n two-story bay window brick.
with q lot 20 b. 100 feet. This IS one
OF D row recently erected by Mr.. ward
man the greater number OF which al
ready have been sold by Moore q Hill
Mr.. A6aInsOn win occupy his new pur-
chase as a home. The price paid was
$l.351
For Harry Wardman, to A. o. Waters.
property 1906 Kenyon street northwest
This IS a three-story. nine-roon, house
with a frontage of twenty-five feet. The
price paid was Sc, 80.
For Andrew J. Schwartz, to John
Stack, tho northwest corner Of North
Capitol and Randolph streets northwest.
Tho property is a Seven-room. two
story red brick, and viii be occupied
by Mr.. Stack as a home.
For Wright s, Hopkins. to William E.
Kern. 1S5 Tennessee avenue northeast a
new seven-IOom, two story brick house.
The purchase was made by Mr.. Kern
for q home.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
BUYERS OF HOMES
MAKE BUSY SEASON
Building Operations Espe-
ciaIly Active in the
West End.

Local realty brokers predict a busy
season for the West End, and most Of
the prospective purchasers. they say,
are in the market for home properties
But few sales Of investment properties
have been made during the past month
Building operations have been particu-
larly active, contracts for more than
$4,000 having been let during the past
three weeks.
The following transfers OF Georgetown
property have been made recently:
1903 Thlrty-hrst street northwest, from
the estate Of JJhn Leetch to A H
Davis. 1923 n street northwest, 20
Johanna Wilkinson. $3.50 NJ street
northwest, TO James La Fontaine. 1894
Potomac street to James A Howard.
Sl4G Q street northwest, Thomas +.
Keliher. Part OK lot 1SS, square 1913 10
Cora a. Hunter. 1881 y street north
west. to George Henderson. 1888 y
street northwest. to Matthew Moomaw.
S243 y street northwest. to Victor
Mynsbridge. 1ziZ Thirty-first street
northwest, to I. ". Shearer. Part OF
lot IO3, square 1229, to R. Lee Horton.
2g1S DumbartOn avenue northwest, to
G. Freeman. Lots On II street. near
Wisconsin avenue, 20 Jacob Herschman
and Minnie Sacks. Lot on r street,
near Thirty-second. to Eugene Byrnes.
Darneille property on Thirty-first street
to Z. Z. Tuck, of Baltimore
The Washington times., 1908-03-29

vii, Waite d, 70 Roy Y Ferner ct
UX-, part lot 81 IN 5. ?. Browns sub
division, SO
Sixth and Seventh streets-Eyan h
Tucker ct uX- Della L, 10 Harry 3
WelCn ct BN.. part lot Z. square SO $40
Manor Park-William N. Terr!A, trus-
tee. TO J. II. Rowe, lot l6, square ga ;
sixth street. between G and I streets
sOutheast-LOyd H SlOCum ct uX- 70
John Fitzgerald ct UX-, lot Is. square
So; $40
as First street s0uthwest-Wiuiam II
FOIweu CT al 70 Yancy D. Peters, lot
%, square 50; SO
1917 X street southeast-Nary c. Kill
nan 10 Frank T Rawlings, trustee,
lots 45 and A.. square 104., 500
Eighth street between 3 and 9 streets
outheast-Georgiana E LOane 10 John
i S. LOane, lot "a. square 500; SO
- street. between TweuIy-seventh and
Tweuty-eigEth streets northwest-Dan-
iel W. O'Donoshue and Joseph X
sgue. trustees, to Mary Z. Myns-
bridge, part lot u. square 1873; SO
TWeuty-first and G streets northwest
Hudson. lots 46, A, -, and part lot -
square east Of square So SO.
Second street northwest, near y
street-Anna II. Moore et vir. Clinton
NJ. 10 John F. VI. Bowie lot III, square
Oak Lawn-Percy w Picktord TO
Brainard II Warner. plgt SO.
140 g street sOutheast-F1llmore Beall
and Harry s. WEIGH, tr, tees, TO Azreal
FUR lot IS square I'D s.U0Q
22f6 and Z-O Cleveland place north
weSt-William 7. Thompson, ST. ct uN.
20 William T Thompson, IT.. los ~
and 2O4. square 271. SO
EIIaStCn TeTTaCe-AlOeTJ L Icclc,
trustee. TO Raymond 3 ThcmassCn eI
ux lot 10 block l. $500.
Holmead Mauor-William Gait Eurns
81 ux. TO Caroline F.. GlaScoCk and
Eustace s. GlascocIl lot .. block a, sic
Pleasant Plains-Zacf ~ an I. Sewers
and Arthur :. MatJiDE.y. trustees, &C
Lewis Z. BreUnniger, lots to Z, square
/ ZSS6. SO
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
DAVID MOORE JOINS
WILLIGE, GIBBS & DANIEL

David Moore. real estate broker, has
associated himself with the Willige,
Gibbs & Daniel corporation, at 603-05
Thirteenth street northwest. Mr.. Moore
has had long experience in the real
estate business, having been engaged in
+ actively for seventeen years, and is
well known among the real estate
brokers, as we'll as the general public,
being thoroughly familiar with all sub
jects concerning real estate in the Ma
rionaI Capital Mr.. Moore was the or
ganizer Of the firm Of Moore & Hill
INCORPORATED, Of which he was presi-
dent for a number Of years
Mr.. Moore is thoroughly versed II fire
insurance, having taken prominent in
terest in the local board Of under
writer's. and will have general super
vision OF the insurance department OF
Wulige. Gibbs & Daniel
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
Efforts to Obtain
All-AmeriCan Crew
Are Unsuccessful

NEW YORK, March 25.-The efforts
Of jim PiIkington and Julian Curtis 70
secure an al-American eight for the
Olympic games has proved UnavaiIIng.
This doesn't mean that America viii
not be represented in the regatta Not
at all Il does mean. however. that Il
IS impossible 10 secure a crew composed
OF the very best american oarsmen-
Messrs. P1Ikington and Curtis have
found that the men who would be chosen
for the all-Americar crew have not the
time to 1evote 10 the practice necessary
to enable ITEM 10 work as a perfect ma
chine. Hence It has been decided to ask
the rowing bodies Of the different cities
Of the East-Philaaelphia, New York,
Boston, Washington. and BalumOre-to
select the strongest Fights in their re-
sDeCtive cites and have all compete in
preliminary regatta either in Phila-
deIphia or IN NeZ Eorl1- the winner 10
be named as - olympic eight
Fights VIII Compete
Il IS probable the winning Fights at the
I Poukhkeepsie and New London regat-
tas viii be asked TO send their crews 70
the preliminary regatta.
American amateur oarsmen. as a rule,
| are busy men. and few OF them can
spare the time to devote 10 the preIim-
mary practice and 10 the trip 70 Eng
/ land The decision to which the COM
uittee has come 3 therefore the only
| practical one. While IL viii not give Us
I the very best crew possible under ideal
/ conditions. IL VIII give Us the best
/ possible under conditions as they actual
l " exist
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
Fights VIII Compete.
DEPTH CT NORTH ATLANTIC.

The greatest depth determined BY the
Challenger soundings. which was that
OF a limited depression about a hundred
miles 20 the north OF ST Thomas, was
3,ST5 fathoms. or about four and one
half miles Except in the neighbOrhOOd
Of its coast linz. and IN certain shoal
areas. the fioO- Of the Atlantic basin
at its widest point seems 20 lie at a
depth Of from 2.O10 10 5000 fathOms. its
slopes being extremely gradUal-NeT
York American.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
PUBLIC SPEAKING.

E!oauence is the child Of knowledge
When 2 mind Is full. like a wholesome
river. T. is also clear Confusion ana oo-
scllritv are much Oftener the results Of
Ignorance than Of inefhciency. Few are
the men who cannot express their
meaning when the occasion demands the
energy; as the lowest VIII defend their
lives with aCuteness, and sometimes
even with elOQUence--LOrd Beaconsheld-