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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
No. XXXI.-THE NAVY YARD

navy. These are most formidable
pieces of artillery ranging from the
four-inch caliber to that of the death
dealing thiTteen-inch gun which is SO
tons. and carries an immense projectile
of LOO pounds a distance Of thirteen
miles The different calibers ere (.
5. 8, S. TO- %. and Is inches. The guns
are forged at Bethlehem. Pa, and are
brought here in a rough state TO be I'm
ished
Now. ladies' and gentlemen. IL you
VIII turn into this avenue we will see
one of the famous TTipoi guns. which
are now used only as ornaments. but
which were aimed against the ships or
Capt Stephen Decatur many years
ago when he entered the TripOli ports
and captured great stores of munitions
of war and many soldiers.
turIner down, yes, almost opposite
the lar -guardhOuse. is the famous Long
ToQA -1his instrument Of war has had
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A Neglected Accomplishment.

A singular thing about swimming
"a subject now in for more or les
seasonable attention, along with
the champion all-around baseball
artist and the Newport beach gown
lis the difficulty with which the
art is acquired by the average
youngster. The doctors and the
amateur psychologists keep assur-
ing us that there is no healthier
exercise than swimming; and, on
the other hand, the accident in
surance experts aver that many a
fatality would be avoided if mans
mastery of the water were sursr.
The fond mother is saying just now
that for the next three months she
will worry herself half to death
thinking about what may happen
to the young folks on the lake or
in the surf. Here, then, is an i'm
portant matter manifestly lacking
serious and intelligent considera-
ton.
The other day a little boy jump
ing off a wharf in one of the coast
wise cities was carried down the
harbor by the swift current A little
way above the wharf is a public
bathhouse OF swimming pool where,
if things were as they should be,
the boy could have had his fun with
out losing his life. Boys take to
the water like ducks, and in cities
the opportunities for them to cul-
tivate the fine art of natation ought
to be abundant and under proper
regulation. There should be not
only separate and well-conducted
swimming places for the young ones
as at our own Washington bathing
beach, but also places where they
can receive the attention TO which
they are entitled by reason of their
age and aptitude. Above all, at these
places they should receive inteIi-
gent instruction.
For swimming. in the best sense
of the term, is not a mere pastime;
it is a precious accomplishment
which, fully mastered and under
stood, Will considerably diminish
the summer death record. Nor is
- -;r,,,1,- n r,a++er Of skill A v-o,,p ~
man drowned off one of the city
beaches the other day was called
IAN excellent swimmer" But his
sort of excellent swimming was of
little avail. The right sort of swim
ming cultivates the intelligence
along with the lung power and
muscular power. 1t imparts conf
dence as WI as motion. 1t tells
when to go in and when to come
out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
Charming Brides "LoUey" Cigarette
Starts Fire in Nero York Hotel

had come 20 inquire into the cause OF
the fire there were more sobs and a
refusal TO say a word unless he prom
ised faithfully never. never 10 tell
single living soul
You know Charlie smokes such per
fectly lovely cigarettes with gold tips,
and they smell so fragrant that / Ike
20 have the odOr about the room. Il
seems O-(sOb)-homelike and he's
been gone fOr-(sOb)-almOst-(s Sob.
whole hour. He looks so comfortable
when he smokes that-(sOb)-I just lit
one and took a tiny pun and Il choked
me / threw a out the window, and
that nasty awning had 70 catch fire
II he should ever know about it-(sOb)
it would kill me, and-tmany sObs}-if
I should die I know II would XIII him,
because he has said so lots OF times.
I'll buy YOU a new awning
The manager OF he hotel last night
refused 20 break his promise not 70 tell
But II the people back IN Kansas
should ever find It out, there would be
lots Of talk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24

be erected of John Barry and John
Paul Jones. The heroes Of the Al
lance and the Bon Honme Rich
ard are assuredly deserving of the
honor Of statues. They are also
deserving of the honor Of having
those statues properly located. And
it does not follow by any means
that because the Union Station
plaza is spacious it would be either
effective or appropriate TO erect
these two monuments within it.
Indeed, there is now need for spe-
cial attention to this space. There
Is also every reason to believe that
the surviving members of the COM
mlssion-Messrs. Burnham, McKim,
and Olmstead-are mindful of the
need. Mr.. Burnham knows more
directly, perhaps, than most men,
next year will probably bring the
allotment of funds to buy the
ground which now separates the
plaza from the Capitol Mr.. Can
non hopes thereby to provide for
the location of the Lincoln memoir
al between the station and Major
L'Enfant's Congress House" A
monument TO Columbus IS already
authorized for the plaza. The ele-
ments Of the problem. therefore,
are the addition of a large area
to the parking system, at an angle
to its axis, the disposition of an
imposing memorial now provided
for, the possible location of two
smaller monuments, and the con-
sideration of a project which by
ever so slight an error may seem
to rival the Capitol and seriously
impair the unity of the Park Com
mission plans 1t is well to go slow.
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as checKered a career az many of the
present day opera stars. 1t was al
least as tickle in loyalty as one. II
is forty-two-pound cast-iron gun and
was made in France in 1856 10 fit out
the man-of-wSr NOche. one of the yes
sells of the French fleet sent in 1898 10
attack Ireland. English sailors under
Sir John Warren captured it. and, after
United States After using II for
number of years il was struck by
shot and condemned. but Uncle Sam.
with true Yankee tact, sold IL in turn 70
the government of Haiti 10 be turned
against France. its original owner It's
next appearance in action was on the
American brig, General Armstrong ut
had been repurchased in the meantime),
which small vessel engaged single
handed three British ships OF war which
were on their way TO aid in the last
stand the English made against jackson
at New Orleans during the war of 1872.
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MISS MATTINGLY TO WE'D
MAJ. D. D. PORTER TODAY
Miss Helen Taft Is Guest of
Honor of Misses Rocker
at Luncheon.
Daughter of War Secretary
Will Spend Part of Sum-
mer at Murray Bay.

Miss Helen Taft, daughter OF the Re-
publican candidate for the Presidency
and Mrs. william Howard Taft, who Is
the guest of the Misses Rocker. dsUgh-
tiers Of William r Rocker, IT.. al E5ast
Greenwich, Conn. was their guess at
luncheon at Greene's Inn, Narragansett
Pier. yesterday.
Miss Taft made the journey 10 the
pier by automobile with the Misses
Rocker and Mr.. Rocker The party
visited the various points OF interest
and made a run 10 pint Judith 70
watch the surf roll IN before returning
to East Greenwich.
Miss Taft viii remain a few days
longer in East Greenwich before going
10 Murray Bay. Canada. where she viii
spend The greater part OF the summer
with relatives and friends. She win be
Joined there BY her elder brother. Rob
ert. AlphOnsO Taft, who IS now with his
parents, at New Haven
Miss Edna Jarboe. daughter OF 8Ir.
and Mrs. Austin I Iarboe, VIII be mar
ried this evening 10 Robert G. Cook IN
the home OF her parents. on c. street
southeast. the Rev Weston Breuner,
Of the Fifth Baptist Church, officiating.
Miss Bertha JarbOe. sister OF the
bride. VII act as bridesmaid for her
sister. ard ". J. Garner VIII be AIr.
Cooks best man.
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NEW YORK, June AGO upstairs
and find out chat man threw that
cigarette out CT the window" COM
rnanded the manager OF the Hotel VOL
colt a. 2.SO O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
to his battalion Of beII5oys.
An excited woman had telephoned 70
the office that the hotel was on IRE,
and the employees had found an awning
on the seventh floor IN the court blaz-
ing merrily and had torn it from ITS
moorings and extinguished II. OF course
there was some excitement about the
hotel. and the manager was anxious
TO know the identity OF the careless
person.
one by one. the beIlboys returned
with their reports, and the manager
finally exclaimed:
What, not man above the nth
lloor OF the hotel7"
NO, sir. ac+ a single man." answer
ed The CAPTAIN Of the bellboys.
How Hyu- married men7''
None OF them. either"
well. whom did you find IN the
rooms above the fifth hoor?"
There were six nice old ladies'. but
they were sleeping and we had to wake
them up, and then there we're lots OF
married women. young married women.
but their children were sleeping; and
then the bride"
Who was The bride2"
"She was the one that telephoned.
She came in from the West. Her hus-
bands gone out, and she was all by
herself
When the manager knocked at the
door Il was timidly opened by a pretty
Young woman IN charming house gown.
She quickly retreated, sob catching
IN her throat
"Oh. I thought II was Charlie"
when the manager told her that he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24

enemy The boat was raised by the
Portuguese and Long Tom pre-
scented TO the United States by the
King Of that country.
AT the end of the avenue in front OF
the commandments house. ladies and
gentlemen, you viii see ether guns
which were captured by the brave boys
IN blue during the wars Of 1776 1872 the
MeXican and civil wars, and the wars
with Aleiers and TripOli All have his
tories. but none so interesting as that
of Long Tom
In the museum, that large, low build
Ing on your left, are relics and speci-
mems . illustrating the many different
classes of ordnance. projectiles and
naval equipments The large willow
tree which shades the entrance was
grown from a slip from one of the
trees which shades the grave of Napo-
leon. It was brought to this country
and planted there by Commodore Balm
bridge"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
MYSTERIOUS CRUISER
COMING TO CANADA
Prince and Princess of Wales
to Use Largest Ship of
Its Class AAoat.

LONDON, June e4-Whether from a
desire to get in a few target trials on
the high seas in the way over out OF
hearing Of any other naval power, or
merely TO key the curiosity OF the other
nations up 10 such a pitch that they
VIII be scared 10 death. the British
admiralty Is going to use the new ar
mored cruiser Indonitable to take the
Prince and Princess OF Wales and his
suit over TO Canada 20 contribute to
the eclat OF the grand Quebec tercen-
tenary.
The IndOmitable Is the mystery ship
OF the British navy. The admiralty
engineers swear by the monument OF
Lord Nelson that no other cruiser adoat
can stand up against the Indonitable
more than a few minutes without suck
ing in somewhere round I,4sOOOO gallons
OF salt water. and going down. So sure
are they that this grim, gray prowler
Of the brine could set out from the
English channel any morning all alone
and put any other cruiser out OF bust
ness that they have taken all the most
important details of her construction
and locked II en- up
However. II has leaked out some way
that the IndomitaDIe is the fastest.
the longest, the largest, and the most
heavily armOred" cruiser afioat. No
wonder the Canadians are agape with
expectancy, and the "other Matters
who have heretofore fancied they aad
some in the way OF navy. are get
ting together a mosquito deet OF
brownie camera boats 10 trail tie In
domitable when she comes over with
the --ilcs.
Ais -sse IndOmitable disDlaces 1929
teas, s. &c feet from nose 70 fipper.
carries eight Pinch guns and sixteen
4-inchers, can gallop faster than TWEEN
ty-fye knots, whether beating IL away
from brOadside or charging into one,
and has turbine engines OF A.000-horse-
power. the most powerful ever gut into
q British warship.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24

Third Assistant Postmaster General
A L Lawshe Is firmly convinced that
the printers Of the country, who have
recently mildly protested against what
they have termed the crusade of the
PoStofflce Department against publica-
tons enjoying the second-class mailing
privilege. are standing in their own
light, and thai the work the department
is doing VIII rebound TO the benefit OF
the Legitimate publishers and through
them the printers and other workmen
connected with the printing and publish
ing business.
Mr.. LaTgsi Q says he has received ex-
pressions frCm the better class Of pub
fishers incorsing the activity Of the de-
partment IN enforcing the law relat-
ing 70 the sscond-class mailing privilege,
and that some of the offending publish
ers have themselves voluntarily come
forward. acknowledged the shOrtcom-
ings and asked TO be permitted 10 put
their business on a proper basis
To what extent the rigid enforcement
OF the rules has excluded papers or
other publications that could not prop
erly qualify under the secoEd-class
heading. is not known, as Mr.. Lawshe,
following tine established usuages Of the
department, declines TO make known
either the names or number Of such
publications, or the estimated extent Of
circulation affected.
Two Great Abuses.
The restrictive work OF the depart
ment is aimed at what IS termed the
two great abuses. namely, the carrying
or expired subscriptions for indefinite
periods. and the old 100 per cent sample
copy privilege. Under this heading also
comes the so-caIled magazines that are
printed for advertising purposes and
mailed for either a nominal price or
Sc Mt free.
The new regulation affecting the sam
pie copy privilege, according to a state
ment OF Mr. Lawshe, however, has
taken out Of the mails since January
l.. millions OF copies Of publications
whose circulation" for advertising
purposes. was swelled 10 the limit.
Mr.. L.aw5he said there were generally
some ten or fifteen cases before the
department for determination as TO the
right 10 continue 10 enjoy the second
class mailing privilege He also said
that II frequently happened that a
publisher after being denied the sec
ond-class privilege would clean up
his business so that the rate could
be restored to him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
BARON FOOLED;
HIS WIDOW POOR
Won Schrader Found Her Estate
Too Small TO Protect Noble
Name, and Quit.

ST LOUIS. June 24.-Baron Gustave
Friedrich Carl Won Schrader. former
Lieutenant in the German army, and
now a railroad clerk IN St Louis. does
not deny the allegations made by his
wife, Baroness Amelie Natalie Melanie
Won Schrader. IN her divorce petition.
The baroness, who IS living in Berlin,
alleges that the baron left her after
sQuandering her fortune
4 got my title from my father, who
was killed in the battle OF CeballOn.
said Won Schrader. AS q nobleman 7
have done nothing that I am ashamed
of. Why, do you think I would have
married a woman far below my class
and ten years older than myself for
any reason except that she had money?
When I found out that she had deceiv-
ed me as TO her fortune why should I
have remained With herr
Now. I thought that 7 had married
$4,000 marks put imagine my rage
when I found that 10000 marks Of the
estate was IN worthless stock and
bonds, leaving only $1,000 marks, not
enough TO pay my debts and protect
the honor OF my noble name"
Baron Won SChradeT has been IN
America two years. His salary as q
railroad clerk Is SIS a month.
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Legitimate Publications Safe;
Others Sure to Be Under Ban
A L. La1VShe
Third Assistant Postmaster General Says New Second
Class Regulations Will Work for the Good
of the Country.

The special mark Of the department,
the old offenders, as they are termed.
who are said 10 have amassed great
fortunes at the expense Of the public
by making the Postoffce Department
carry their bulky publications loaded
down with well-paid advertising. AZ a
distinct loss. are the publishers who
send out gratis the so-called monthly
magazines.
Plans Rigid Action.
Mr.. Lawshe maintains that there IS
TO be no wholesale onslaught on the
publishers OF the country, but that
there is 20 be a fairly honest ana
rigid enforcement OF the law. He says:
Speaking for thu Postmaster Cen
eral as well as for myself. may say
that legitimate publishers have nothing
TO fear from the present adrninistra-
tion Of the Postoffce Departm BY
legitimate publishers. 7 mean tlat class
OF publishers who conduct 4 clean
business in a clean way, and do not
attempt, by questionable practices. IN
lawful subterfuges, and cover meth
DDS. to evade a reasonable. construc-
ton OF the .aw excluding from the
pound-rate publications designed pri-
marily for advertising purposes, for
free circulation. or for circulation at
nominal rates"
Prom unofficial sources it IS learned
that a total circulation Of about ., coo, %
90 has been Topped or in the first six
months OF this calendar year. II IS
the loss OF this tremendous circulation
that has aroused the printers. who are
concerned as to the ultimate effect on
their trade such a rigid policy may
have.
Mr.. Lawshe does not believe this ap-
prehension IS justified, but rather an
ttCipates as a result OF the careful
weeding-out process he IS pursuing an
utopia for all concerned.
Weight Question.
Speaking for myself" says Mr.. Law
she. I have little sympathy with the
allegation that the transportation OF
sec ond-class mall matter comprises s.
per cent OF the total weight OF mall
transportation while producing but 4
per cent OF the postal revenue. and
that II is therefore necessary 70 sIaugh-
ter.
Congress fixed the rate for second
class matter years ago. Il is reas0na-
bly, advised as 10 the general conditions
which exist, and has not seen IL 10
change the rate as yet The department
IS not bound TO attempt 10 bring about
by regulation that which Congress has
not chosen to do by legislation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
Baker-Lewis Wedding.

Miss Henrietta Wheeler Lewis. 6augh-
ter O. Mrs Henrietta Wheeler Lewis,
Of Clarksburg. Nd. was married last
evening at go O'Clock IN St Roses
Catholic Church at Choppers. Nd. 70
Daniel William Baker, United States
District Attorney for the District OF
Columbia
The Rev George H Harrington, pas
tor OF the church. assisted BY the Rev.
David H BueI s J, president OF
Georgetown University. performed the
ceremony.
Palms. Southern srnilax. everzreens.
ferns and flowers formed the decora-
lions at the church and the capacity OF
tho church was taxed TO its utmost
with guests from Washington. Balti-
more. Frederick. and Montgomery, Fred
erick. carroll. Howard. and Baltimore
counties
Miss Lewis. who was given IN mar
rage by her grandfather. Richard c.
Lewis. Of Washington, wore a beaut5-
ful bridal gown OF white satin, trimmed
with princesse lace and tuIIe vel. ar
ranged with a COr0net or orange bios
CONTINUED on Eleventh Page)
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Monuments for the Plaza.

You can't do a sum in arithme-
tic simply by setting down figures.
No more can you make a city beauti-
Iul simply by providing it with
parks and statuary. There must
be purpose, plan, reason in the ar
tangement.
Wherefore it is easy to under
stand that Daniel H. Burnham,
member of the Washington Parking
Commission, hesitates to approve
he location in the Union Station
plaza of certain statues shortly to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24
WESTMINSTER CROWDED.

Once more the question Of the over
crowding Of the dead IN Westminster
Abbey has come UP. this time over the
erection there of a memorial to the late
premier, Sir H Campbell-Bannernna
10th houses of parliament voted for
such a memorial unanimously, but Lord
IandsdOwne protested in the house Of
lords against giving away the valuable
remaining space in the abbey without
good reason. The London Times ex-
presses the opinion that the abbey
ought to be reserved for those whose
national services are independent of
PARTY, and not used merely for political
appreciation
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WE'D AT MIDNIGHT
TO DODGE '23"

gan and Roy c. HieronymUs were mar
RED at 12.01 this mSrning at the home
OF the brides parents. IA Green street.
They did not want TO be married on
the twenty-third day OF the month and
ar the same time they aad planned 10
leave on their wedding trip at , O'Clock
this morning. today being the first OF
the brSdegroom's annual vacation They
solved the problem by the midnight mar
rage.
The bride was formerly a chorus girl
IN the Captain Careless company, and
later at the Trocadero Theater- She and
the bridegroom met two months ago
and IL was a case OF love at first sight.
Hieronymus is employed at the Hamil-
ton National Bank.
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Miss Mary J. Beckley. daughter Of
Mrs. Caroline Beekley. 1924 7 street. viii
be married this evening TO ). NJ Pear
SSr, in Tbe home of her mother. on I
street The Rev. = A Smythe, OF St
PefricI1's Church, viii Ofhciate-
Miss Cecilia Beckley, sister OF the
bride will he the maid OF honor. and the
bridesmaids will be Miss Annie Beck
lev. another sister. and Miss Myrtle
Hershberger. OF Frederick, Nd
Mr.. PearsOn's best man viii be 2 >
7 Recklev. brother OF the bride. and
her other brother. George 3. Beckley,
viii give her IN marriage
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Seeing Washington With The Times Guide

IN yE S, ladies'
v n q gen.
tie m e n.
through this arch
is the Washington
Navy Yard. It is
not a shipbuilding
establishment like
most Of the other
Government yards,
but instead an ord
nance factory. The
n achine shops here
are equipped with
the most modern
a n q up to = date
m a c y ] n e ~ for
turning, b II n &,
and rihing the
huge breech load
ing guns Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24

Despite the fact
that there were but
two guns on the
American ship,Long
Tom and q larger
piece, the British
were 50 disabled
that they never
reached their des-
tination. Thus did
Long Tom have
more TO 20 per
haps with the vic
tory Of Jackson
than is generally
known.
Several months
later the Arm
strong was sunk TO
save her from an
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Mr.. Burnham's Dinner.

Hubert Durham. OF Chicago, whose
marriage 10 Miss Vivian Ursula cam
eron. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Iheo-
dore Rowland Cameron takes place this
evening. was host at dinner last even
ing for his best man and ushers-
-, Ai,-sb r court. L. :. ". Reginald
Hardin. Of Chicago; Richard Prenda-
east. OF Chicago Seymour Wheeler, OF
So;,sar0- and Edmund Darlington. and
Fletcher NeIghbOTs, washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-24

The Times IS served In the city OF Washing
ton and District OF Columbia by newsboys.
who deliver and collect for the paper on their
own account at the rate Of cents week
for The Evening and oentS copy for tho
Entered at the postofice az Washington,
=. C. as second class matter