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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

With all the pomp and ceremony
attendant upon a military wedding,
I Miss Helen Hatfield, daughter Of Col
/ G. A. +. Hatfield, the commanding Of
( icer at Fort Myer, and Mrs. Hatfield,
became the bride of Lieut. Berkeley
ThOrne Merchant. Thirteenth United
States Cavalry, at noon today.
The ceremony took place in the
! post chapel at FOrt Myer, which was
/ effectively draped with flags, smilax,
palms. and yellow chrysanthemums.
/ Chaplain Henry A Brown. OF the
Washington Barracks. performed II
! betrOthaI ceremony, and the marriage
| service was read by the Rev. George
/ Smith. OF Pittsburg. an old Iriend Of
the brides family.
A large gathering Of relatives and
friends. including the officers Of the
fort, the Washington Barracks, the
Navy Yars., and the Marine Corps, and
their families, were present at the
ceremony.
An appropriate program OF music
was rendered during the seating of
the guests by the orchestra Of the
fort. The bridal party entered to the
strains Of the "BriJal Chorus" from
"Lohengrin." anu during the ceremony
the orchestra played selections from
ShubeTts "Serenade." Evening star"
Mendelssohn's Spring Song" and the
Angels SeTeHade."
Miss Hatheld's bridal costume was
a beautiful directoire gown OF duchesse
satin The yoke, sleeves, and collar
were OF rose point lace, which Mrs.
Smith. wife OF the officiating clergy
man, had made for the occasion IN Eng
land last summer. The long sleeves
were made with a foundation Of tulle
and the yoke was embroidered with
seed pearls. The bridal veil of tulIe
fell to the hem Of the fun court train,
and was arranged with a coronet. OF
orange blossoms. The briGaI bouquet
was a shower OF lilies OF the valley
and orchids.
Colonel Hatfield escorted his daugh-
ter and gave her in marriage. wearing
the full dress uniform Of his rank, as
old the bridegroom and all his at
tendants.
Miss Hatheld's attendants, who pre-.
coded her 10 the altar, were her cousin,
Miss Martha Phelps, OF Baltimore, as
maid Of honor: Miss Georgia Catherine
Knox and Miss Helen Humphrey. as
bridesmaids. and Miss Lois Cassat,
daughter Of Captain Cassat. as flower
girl
In compliment TO the cavalry, the
bridegroOm's branch Of the service, the
color scheme OF the wedding was vel.
low.
Miss Phelps. maid OF honor. wore a
beautiful gown of yellow crepe meteor,
made directOiTe, with a yellow picture
hat trimmed with a single long ostrich
plume shaded from palest yellow 10
GOLDEN brown. She carried an arlaful
of yellow chrysanthemums.
Miss Knox and Miss Humphrey, the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

fully. Snowy enthusiasm would prob
ably defeat his purpose. It's about the
same with these sources Of civic gan
CREME; the more calmly and method
ically they are attacked the sooner they
will be removed.
Practical men control the special in
terests. Practical men must also con
trol the public interests if any genuine
progress is to be made in the field of
reform.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
True SpOrtSmanShip.

Whether or not the technique of foot
ball has improved in recent years is a
question for experts to decide. but there
can be no doubt that the spirit has i'm
proved. So We read of the Harvard
team practiCing on the Yale field-a
novelty showing clearly that the
friendly element has come to the top in
these intercollegiate contests. Earlier
in l..c week Yale sent to Brown the
ball used in the tie game the two teams
played two weeks ago, which was an
other handsome exhibition of good
HatuTed craftsmanship, for that bali.
with its story Of prowess displayed on
an alien field, viii hang in the trophy
room at Brown to please and inspire
many and many crowd of Brown men.
The old song consigning Yale to the
sverheated apartments reserved for the
wicked is no doubt still on tap by the
banks of the Charles, but among the
athletes themselves, in spite of such
choral eours, the feeling of rivalry
seems to be cleaner and sweeter than
ever II this feeling is cultivated ac-
eording to its desserts, then our inter
collegiate contests will be nearer models
of true craftsmanship.
Isn't there a lesson in this for our
two leading institutions of learning in
the District of Columbia?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
Tom JOhnSon'S Fate.

It is to Tom L. Johnson's credit. on
the moral side. that though he was rich
when he was first elected mayor of
Cleveland he is not ROW richer. as is
generally the case, but considerably
poorer The johnson family has some
property left, but the mayor himself Is
fiat broke. Says tae courageous re-
former,
1t was in a cottage that we started.
and that's where we viii start from
again. / am not giving up, but I Will
have TO live differently and start
anew. III run for mayor again next
election.
Mayor Johnson's case appeals to a
good many outside Cleveland for the
simple reason that since taking office
he has been waging a fight against the
almost ubiquitous special interests.
Though he has failed, except in part, he
says his experience has given him
great deal of happiness. In the midst
Of the wreckage he stands erect and
smiling. for he is an idealist, fighting
for the love of the game.
That is all very well, but what the
public wants is practical results. Spe-
eial interests are no better than unde-
sirable citizens, but to be put down and
out they must be fought intelligently.
The surgeon who undertakes the re-
moval of some source OF blood poisoning
gees about his work eoolly and care
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
MISS ROOSEVELT
GUEST Of HONOR
Presidents Daughter Enter
tanned at Luncheon by
Mrs. LeutZe.

Miss Ethel Roosevelt, the debutants
daughter Of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, was the guest complimentary
TO whom Mrs. LeutZe. wife Of Rear
Admiral LeUtze. L. S. N, and Miss
Leutze entertained at luncheon today.
The guests were Capt and Mrs. G.
T. SummeTlin. L. s. A, Miss Martha
Bacon. the debutante daughter of the
Assistant Secretary of State: Miss
Weeks, the debutante daughter Of Rem
resentative and Mrs. Weeks; Miss Caro-
Ign Murray. Miss Dorothy williams
Lieutenant Commander Proctor. Lieu
tenant Bitter. Lieutenant FoOte, Lien
tenant ShackforG, Lieutenant Osterhaus.
and Lieutenant Campbell.
Last evening Miss Roosevelt was the
guest of honor of the Assistar.. Secra-
tary of War and Mrs. Robert Shaw
Oliver at young peoples dinner.
The guests were Miss NabucO. daueh-
ter OF the Brazilian ambassador and
Nine. NabucO. Baroness Marguerite
MOncheur, daughter of the Belgian min
lister; Miss de Lagercrantz, daughter OF
the Swedish minister and Nine. De La
gercrantz; Miss Bacon, daughter OF the
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Bacon; Miss Newberry. daughter Of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Newberry; Miss Hagner. Miss
Oliver. SignOr Centaro. of the Italian
embassy; Count Ugglas. of the Swedish
legation; Captain Cheney. Captain Lay.
Captain Patterson, Lieutenant shack
ford, Mr.. Henderson. Mr.. Marvin, and
Mr. Brook
round Of festivities have been
planned in honor of Miss Roosevelt who
will be the center of the gayeues OF
the younger set from now until the
close of ner fathers administration.
Colonel and Mrs. McCawley VIII en-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
ACADEMY.

Astounding with thrills. and an occa-
sional dash OF humor. Swallowed by
Three drew a crowded house OF melo-
dram patrons at the Academy OF Music
last evening.
Several OF the scenes are marveIs OF
sIagecr1it ana masterpieces of the
imagination. A three bzEEer with two
men on bases has nothing over the
spectacle OF the timely Tescuer dashiEy
through glass conservatory in an al
tomObIle- Nothing is spared The at
traction does not stop with what might
DE enough There Is a magician, real
COW boys 10 furnish more blood and
thunder "a supply of cartridges almost
as large as the record shipment recently
made 1y Uncle Sam to the Philippines.
and even singing four with a French
name.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
Brilliant Sociological Play, "The Battle" Peases;
So Does "7he Queen of the Moulin Rouge
WEEKS ATTRACTIONS
At LOCAL THEATERS

BELASCO-WiltOn Lackaye in "The
Battle"
NATI0NAL-"Queen of the Moulin
Rouge"
COLUMBIA-'The Man of the
Hour"
CHASE'S- VaudeviIle.
MISUNDERSTANDING by Three "
overwhelmingly.
GAYETY-Burlesque.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
LYCEUM

Distinctive novelty In the way OF
song and comedy hits was presented at
the Lyceum yesterday afternoon and
evening by Fay Foster and the Califor-
MIA Girls, a double company which evi-
IDENTIFY bends its best efforts 20 present
Ing something new in the burleSque
field. Tt has been successful. Judging
from the numerous hits scored The au-
dlenCe at each performance yesterday
was large and appreciatiVe The music
is new and original, and gives the com
Dany an opportunity for display o. cos
TUNES considerably above the ordinary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

HVuse, atIIinS II 70 James s English.
who followed in the footsteps of the
others and also conducts a candy and
confectionery store here.
Some time during the course of this
monOtonous existence. half Of the house
was put into good repair The plain,
sioplng roof was hidden by an extern
sion OF the front wall. and a bay win
dow added for the display Of goods
while the portion not used for a store
has been greatly neglected, presenting
today very forloTn and dilapidated
appearance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

twenty years. and
following her. a
Mrs. LeeCh. who
used the building
for the same pur-
pose for a number
Of years.
In the mean
time, the property
had passed from
the hands Of Beall
Howard 10 Betsy
Cams, who owned
the house from 1854
until 1907. Mrs.
Cams continued to
rent the house un-
til recent years.
when she also de
cided 10 go into
business. Later
she gave I'D her
business and her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
POTATOES PLENTIFUL

Great Britain-the island, not the
empire-is hugging itself this year over
a potato crop that's a record--breaker
Ihe estimate is lover $4,000 tons %
Lincolnshire alone reports approx
mately $4,000 tons OF 'taties this sea
son, and Yorkshire $4,000 tons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

some distance from the house occupied
by the 7 Natties, and presented a much
different appearance at that time than
kins gave To Georgetown the large
tract. running from old High street
tnow Wisconsin avenue) to the FoXall
estate. and from the river front 10 the
Old Road street NOW called Volta
place. and well known as the Beattie
& Hawkins Addition. this was one Of
the few buildings that stood on the
tract
Very little OF a definite nature is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
MAJESTIC.

AT the Majestic this week one may see
gameTaphOne talking pictures. light
vaudeville and a negro comedian who
more than makes good
II one takes delight in the fantastic
fiutter and CLEANS of the moving pic
ture. il would be well TO take notice Of
the Majestic, which offers d splendid
series Of features in that line
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
.GAYETY

At the Gayety this week, the BehmaU
Show renews its success of last season
The cast contains many of the OLD
favorites. MOllie Woods, JAMES G.
Morton, Frank Moore, and Phil White
make the most of the opportunities pre-
scented 20 them in the curtain raiser
'Jhe Passing Review" and Hey Did
die Diddle,' a musical comedy without
plot. but bright and tuneful
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
What Our Young Men Need.

A pre- eminently successful business
man whose Judgment, at least, has
never been assailed, on being asked
what was the great deficiency of our
young men, answered: Their tendency
to rely upon others" And, asked fur
Their what was required to correct this
tendency, he answered, Difficulties"
1t is probably unquestionable that
most of even our intelligent, educated
young men are showing a lamrntable
to live by the aid of others,
in the sense that they seek almost
intuitiyely little business hooks or
inches, already prepared, in which to
be sheltered, rather than enter the
worlds broad field of contest, there
to wrest from the common stock their
rightful share of the good things In
other words, they dread difficulties
They avoid responsibility. Their soft
ened fiber is unequal to the strain.
Difficulties, obstacles, hard conditions,
or resistance-eaIlt them which you will
met in the early or formative period
of our lives are agencies to fit us for
the great struggles of our later active
careers. Our young men, or many of
them, unconscious of this great fact,
seem always anxious to avoid diff
culties. Nor is this because they are
by early nature less fitted to meet
them than their forefathers were. but
rather because of the mistaken care
and excessive tenderness and acquies-
cent dispositions of their parents. In
other words, having from infancy been
imbued with a disposition TO escape OF
evade trouble. their later mental atti-
tudes are become fixed by this early
habit. So they remain ever more at
the foot of the ladder of achievement
educated towards, though not them
selves blamable for their cowardice.
What our young men need most Is
independence of character, or, putting
it the other way, the disposition to
walk erect and alone without leaning
on others. And to secure this dispo-
sition they must become accustomed to
face, fight, and conquer trouble.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

It isn't the loss Of the money that
Pittsburg minds so much, as the humiIi-
alton Of having IT proved before all
the world that there are people smart
enough to sell that kind Of bricks to
Pittsburg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

Maybe If Mr.. Carnegie owned stock
instead Of bonds in the Steel corpora
ton, he would feel otherwise about
tariff for revenue
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

Mr.. Carnegie viii please possess his
soul with such patience - he may.
while he learns from the standpatters
how little he knows, OF ever did know,
about the manufacture Of iron and steel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

Another explanation, but not a first
class one, is that Mr.. Carnegie doesn't
know anything about the iron and
steel business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

A man in the New York penitentiary
saved his life by writing a DIT of poetry.
The fact remains, however, that most
people who do it ought to be executed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

A Few years ago, the metropolitan
street railway of New York watered
its stock by an issue OF about So 600,
which was sold to suckers. il paid
dividends, as high as z per cent, and
was quoted up to SEQ per share. To-
day it is announced that in the Met
ropolttan reorganization following the
receiyership, this viii be wiped out.
Mr.. Ryan issued that stock for Just
the same reason that the Gas monopoly
in this town wants TO issue s.. OO0. 900
OF additional capitalization: because he
wanted the money. The cases are par
alieL IN neither case can any justlh-
cation be found for the imitation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24
Seeing Washington With The Times Guide

Il HERE Ia
dies and
geutI e
men, standing at
32O6 o street. di-
rectIy on your
left as you pass
up Wisconsin ave
nue., is one of the
few landmarks OF
the stirring slave
days of less than
a century ago.
"T his small,
m u C h-b a t { cred
frame structure,
80 years ago was
used as a part of
the slave quarters
OF the old Beattis
estate.
fHT0E.. 49, -.s---s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

For a real handy conversationaIist,
Mr.. Rockefeller at times displays splen-
did genius for eliminating all informa-
ton from his remarks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

The Gatun dam is reported TO have
sunk into the earth, verifying prophe-
sizes that the Panama Canal can never
be built on the site located for it.
Shades OF John Tyler Morgant
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

Big wind devastated Arkansas, kill
ing a number OF people. Evidently
Jelf hasn't yet started for Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

known Of the house from this time
until 1855: il is not even known whether
it was before this date. during the time
it was owned by Judson 81. Thorn, or
later, that the property was improved
and altered. Thorn owned the house
for number of years and finally sold
It 10 Beali Howard. who, like his pred
ecessOr, rented the house
For the past fifty years, the house
has served almost continuously as both
a residence and a store. Mrs. Wissner
was in business here for more than
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

Still. If you had all that money. and
saw a chance to get a President in the
family. don't you suppose you would
give down just as freely as Charles p
didg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-24

She one-man government bunko game
appears TO be encounterng some rough
spots in the road
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CONTINUED on Eleventh Page.l
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-26
EAST CHICAGO AND
INDIANA HARBOR

Miss Esther Cohen, of the Bee Hive
store.
W. c. Hutton has returned from a
visit at Monticello, Ind.
Mrs l. c. whitcomb of South Bend,
who has been spending few days
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.
J. Hunt, of Olcott avenue, returned
home last evening.
Messrs. Spencer and Cadman lowered
the county canoe record considerably
yesterday afternoon. Commencing at
noon they padded from East Chicago
to Gary, arriving at their destination
about las.
Attorney Bernstein of Chicago tran
sacted business in Judge G. E. Rel
lands court yesterday.
Miss Hazel Pruitt of Terre Haute is
visiting at the home of her uncle, W.
H. Curry, on Magoun avenue.
The local Odd Fellows lodge held
its regular semi monthly meeting last
night.
States Attorney D. E. Boone and JUS
tice Prest of Hammond transacted
business in East Chicago this morning
The trip was made in Mr.. Boone
auto.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-26
FOUR STRAIGHT FOR SOX.

Boston, Aug. 25.-The White Sox
finished up their seasons work in Bos-
ton by winning the final game of the
series and the fourth consecutive vic
tory by a to L score. Ed Walsh
was on the rubber for the Chicago
team, and 1t was his mastery work
that held the ambitious red sox from
capturing three of the games, for Walsh
finished up two of the games besides
pitching the whole of todays.
Arellanes, the Mexican wonder, was
opposed to Walsh and pitched a grand
game. Only four hits were made of
Arellanes and six off Walsh. Both
teams flelded well, but an unfortunate
bounder thrown by Anderson in the
second round gave the locals the only
run that they got.
Two bases on balls were given by the
Boston pitcher, but not a single pass
was issued by Walsh. One of the bases
on balls that Arellanes handed out re-
suited in run for the white sox. but
the second run and the winning one
was made on two clean hits by Sullivan
and Tannehill in the seventh inning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-26
WILD RIDE MAY
SAVE MANS LIFE
CONTINUED from Page one.D

three similar attempts to take his life.
These have been frustrated by friends
and bystanders who seem to have di-
vined his intentions" Should these re-
citals prove reliable, 1T would appear
that Rekehr labored under some pc
culiar alteration which, under his per-
sonal control, demanded the extinction
of his life by this unusual method.
Friends of the injured man declare
that such tales are preposterous. They
say Rekehr was dazzled by the search
light of No. so and failed to see that
he was in the path of the car. These
details will be brought out more clear
ly in the developments of the next two
or three days, should a coroner's in
vestigation prove necessary.
Rekehr is unmarried. and save for
aged parents in his Lithuanian father
land he has no living relatives He
is a member of a local Lithuanian so
ciety which will doubtless cars for him
during his convalescence, should he
recover, with true fraternal spirit
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-26
KAUFMAN PUTS OUT
FLYNN IN NINTH
All Stops Pueblo Fireman in Fierce
Fight In Los Angeles Ring.

Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. 25.-Al Kauf-
man knocked out Jim Flynn in the
ninth round of their ten-round battle
before Tom McCareys club at Maud
Junction tonight Kaufman outweigh
ed the Pueblo fireman by many pounds
and over matched him in strength and
hitting power The finish came after a
battle that was full of hard. fierce
fighting.
Kaufman's long reach enable him to
keep Flynn fighting at long range and
at this style Delaneys protege had a
big advantage. Kaufman punished his
man severely with hard lefts and rights
to the face and body, and had him in
distress on several occasions before the
end came.
Flynn put up a game battle and tried
hard to turn the tide but the bigger
man was his master and he was forced
to accept defeat.
In the first round Kaufman fought
desperately to end the bout and finally
sent the fireman to the floor for the
count under a rain of heavy blows
kaufman will now challenge Tommy
Burns to fight for the championship
of the world.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-26
AMERICAN Ii
CELLAR CHAMPS LOSE.

Donovan's n-trodden dodgers Slip
ped the helping hand to those strug-
Cling cubs yesterday for the fourth
consecutive time since their arrival on
the West side, tossing off a farcical
sketch by the score Of 10 to 2. More
power to the cellar champions. It was
through their Hberality the worlds
greatest were enabled to creep up on
the sliding pirates until this morning
finds the locals just one game astern
the smoke town athletics and three and
one-half behind the Broadway tribe.
For five long rounds both sides bat
tied in royal fashion. the Brooklyns
hanging to their lead. which was at
tanned in the opener with a grip OF
steel. And with the elephantine Mr.
Bell flinging his finest, which, by the
way, was something artistic, chances
for cutting down the margin looked
anything but rosy for the home folks
But in the sixth three hits, one of them
a triple, a trio of passes and a wild
heave sounded the curfew for Bell, and
he hoped aside to give Lefty Buckel
a chance. Five runs off the pair more
than put in the game on ice.