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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
TO REQUEST FUNDS
FOR GOLF COURSE
Grounds for Public Will Be Re-
membered by Commissioners in
Next Estimates.
Next Estimates.

In their annual estimates, to Congress,
the Commissioners viii include an item
for the completion and maintenance Of
the public golf course i'm Rock Greek
Park. Though the course is laid out,
the District is without funds for its
completion and maintenance, and those
who have been looking forward to its
use this summer have been disappointed.
Only a small appropriation viii he
necessary TO place the course at the dis
p0sal Of the public aud IT is believed
that il viii be opened early next season.
The course IS adjacent to tie RESERVOIR
and within easy reach of the car line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
AUTOMOBILE BURNS.

sTROUDSBURG, Pa, July SI.-An
automobile, valued at S11 900. owned by
H. A. Clark, a New York broker, was
burned on the PocOno Mountains. Clark
and a party of five were descending a
hill when the car caught fire and they
had a narrow escape. Only the frame
of tie car was left standing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
DECIDE TO SELL
DR.. HALE'S HOME

BOSTON. July SLIT was decided TO-
day by Mrs. Edward Everett Hale and
her children to sell the old family home
on Highland street. ROxbury, which has
been theirs for thirty-two years. Mrs.
Hale and Miss Ellen Day Hale will
ton
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
SURGEON LOCATES
THE FRIGHT NERVE

PARIS. July 31.-Dr. BONNER. a dis
linguistic surgeon. has announced the
discovery o. a small nerve which. he
claims. causes such emotions as fear
and melancholy
This s4erve springs from the biain
near the medulla oDlongata. the top Of
the spinal cord. gays the physician.
THE removal Of this nerve greatly re-
Iieves persons who are suffering from
melancholy and timidity."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
NOUGHTON BUYS
A COLONIAL HOME

When the three-story brick residence
at 2457 Fourteenth street, now building,
is completed. it will be occupied by
Miss Helen NOughton as a home. Miss
Nouchton has Just concluded q deal for
the purchase of the property through
shannon & Luchs.
The residence is Of colonial style. hav
ing q pebble-dash front 1t is one OF
III houses which have been built by
HARRY Wardrian in this section during
the past twelve months. The cOnsidera-
tiOn was $500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
PLAN TO IMPROVE
THE EVERETT HOTEL

Plans are being made 10y James H
Weaver and Walter II. NAPLES. recent
purchasers Of the goodwill furniture
fixtures and business Of the Everett
Hotel, 1882 II street northwest, TO
improve the building and make it one
of the best equipped hotels in Washing
ton.
The new management viii take pos
session OF the property August ], and
the improvements viii be commenced
Immediately and hurried 10 completion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
BAN PUT ON AUTOS
BY UNION PLUMBERS

GREAT FALLS. Mont, July 81
Union plumbers here have decreed that
Il is a violation of their constitution to
ride 10 work in an automobile
otto Klessig. by boarding and saving,
got together enough money 10 purchase
a machine. He rode 10 and from work
IN Il, and was fined for violating the
union rules" Upon entering an objec-
ton against the ruling of the local sec
Rotary, a tight ensued, and klessig was
arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
TO BUILD HOUSES
FOR FALL TRADE

Fifteen thousand feet of land have
been purchased by Louis BreUninger at
the corner Of Thirteenth and Kenyon
streets northwest Mr.. Breuninger in
tends building five houses on the prop
erty and have them completed by the
opening of the fail trade. The sale was
made by Hayden 6. SPEECH in councC-
ton with Simpson & Sullivan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
Huge Protest Meeting Tonight.

PARIS. July 3i.-'France's Day OF
shame and The Russian Monster"
are the subjects advertised for discus
sion tonight at huge meeting called
to protest against the Cars visit TO
French waters and the governments re-
ception Of him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
HONORS FOR J. J. HUGHES.

The General Chapter of Paullsts in
convention in New York city has elect
ed the Rev. John j. Hughes c. S. P,
superior general of the order to succeed
the Rev. George NJ. Searle, G.. S p, who
has completed the usual five years term
for which the superiOrs are elected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-31
Setback Suffered Years Ago
Overcome by Natural
Conditions.
THE BOOM RECALLS
WORLDS FAIR TIME
Land at That Period Had Big Ad-
vance ard Subsequently
Declined.

provements to be made during the year
became available July l.
Rhode Island avenue Is fast becoming
TO the nCrtheast what Fourteenth street
has been and Is to the northwest. At
no point alOslg this thOrOughfare has
property faHsd 10 record an increase IN
value during the past year. Several big
salCz-Of ground adjoining the avenue
have been made and others, IN which
high prices were offered, are hanging
fire. AS an example Of the latter. an
offer of $500 an acre was made at auc-
ton recently for the ninety acres OF the
Matthiot tract on Bunker Hill Road,
four blocks west of Rhode Island ave
nue., which was refused. Land ten
blocks distant from the avenue has sold
this year for as much as 5000 an acre
Building in Outskirts.
As Is the case in the northwest,
great deal Of building IS being done in
the outlying tracts OF the northeast. 1t
is here that demand manifests itself
principally for the detached home.
In the downtown portion of the sec
ton the building of residences has been
especially pronounced at the corners Of
Fourth and r streets, Sixth and sew
enth and + streets and on Fifth streets,
between L and q streets. Here building
lots OF an average frontage of from SIX
teen to twenty feet sell for $500. Near
Lincoln Park more than 100 houses have
beer put up since the beginning Of the
year.
At tie present time an entire block,
bssHdad by Sixth and Seventh ana -
aGd ( streets, is being graded ana
made ready for building operations,
The 0CK is being terrdced 10 the -
stree side, where the operations, IN al
probability, shortly VIII be coIn!iitIie u
One OF he big building operations OF
the year in the line of mOOerate-priced
{ residences was the completion OF sew
enty zine houses on the block bounced
by 3, Ames, and B streets, North caro-
lima avenue, and Fourteenth ana Z H
tepDth streets. Practically all or these
/ houses were sold before completion.
One of the recent operations con
cluded consisted of six houses on 4
street which were also sold by the Ume
/ they were finished. They arr. represent
ative Of the late spring building and
I sold at $4,000 each.
Inducements Offered
The northeast offers inducements to
the investor with limited capital. The
dwellings, for the msot part. come with
/ in the $500 TO 5000 class. Fully 50 per
/ cent of them sell for less than $500.
| About 70 per cent of the area of the
/ northeast section, which comprises APP
/ p-oXimately % Is per cent OF the land
/ ia the District, rs vacant And, Wnlte
/ the best of this ground Tor building pur-
/ noses remains on the market for sale,
/ the investor and Speculation is sure 70
/ realize fair profits.
As for the hOmeseeker and resident
/ It is hardly possible now that any re-
! dictionary movement. similar to that
which followed the holding of the
/ Worlds Fair in Chicago, can affect the
/ section, so that lie is reasonably sure
| for all time of seeing the value of his
property steadily maintained by a
healthy expansion.
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Record of Sales Big.

That they are going already is evil
denced by the record Of sales of one
nrm during the past three weeks. This
concern put on the market a SUBJ
division known as Groves Park, located
al Fifteenth street and Rhode Island.
Although the lots have been on sale
Tor less than a month, los Of them have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
The Loyalty of a Wife.

Charles w. Morse, indicted for
fraudulent banking, gouger of the poor
through his ice trust. and financial
fall under $150,00O bonds to await trial
His fortune of millions was gone in
the financial wreck and he was left
clone and friendless by all but his wife.
This brave woman who had shared
her husbands prosperity, courted. op
portunity to share his adversely. He
was common iailbird, but he was her
husband, king among men, and she
bad sworn devotion to him because
she loved him.
First she sought to be committed e
Jail with him, but that was obviously
toe irregular to be possible. So she
went to him day in and day out and
remained with him as long as the rules
permitted She succeeded in getting
an order of the court permitting him
two hours day in a bailiff's charge sc
that he might save something from the
wreck of his fortune. But that priv
lege was soon withdrawn.
Then she sought anew to raise the
bail money. One by one she secured
promises of former associates of Morse
to go upon his bond. Finally enough
were secured, and the other day Morse
was released from jail
Her fight was won in part She had
secured her husbands liberty TEN
porarily. She had battled as only the
woman who loves can battle for tn,
man she loves. Her struggle challenge
the attention of busy city engrosset
liz its own affairs, and men anf
women paused, while wiping thei
eyes, to applaud her for all the worlt
loves clover and there is no virtue
greater than devotion to those wht
have need of a helper and friend
But the sympathy must not lead u
| the laws defeat. The law is memorable
and Morse must answer at the bar TO
his transgressions. If he had been p!
| faithful to his obligations to the peopl,
who put their trust in him and to tn,
poor who were his victims as his wifi
has been to him, there never woul,
| have been test of her fortitude.
He would have honored the woman
| who honors him by bearing his name
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
Busch on Reform.

Adolphus Busch of st. Louis, thu
well known brewer, writes to the New
York Sun, advocating strict regulation
of the liquor traffic as the only practi-
cal method of reform of the saloon
abuse, and adds: If the jealous en-
thusiasts who i'm different parts of the
country are now seeking to destroy,
without compensation, the vast brew
ing industries which the federal and
state governments have encouraged Us
to build up, will abandon such high
handed and unjust confiscation and di-
rect their efforts toward procuring eff
fective, fair and reasonable regulation
believe they will find most brewers
willing to cooperate with them. OF
this | am sure, that effective and rea
sonable regulation is possible, and that
regulation in the manner suggested
here would satisfactorily solve the
problem in a manner which is ade.
|quate and fair at the same time
Is Adolphus Busch's example being
followed by the breweries of this
Ice untry?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
The Argus Daily Short Story
Miss Clem-By Clarissa Mackie.
Copyrighted. 1908, by Associated Literary Press.

divers thoughts were chaotic as he
entered the familiar gates. His blue
eyes were dazed with pain. and his
kindly heart was filed with bitterness.
He was torn with pity and contempt.
a white gown fluttered down q shady
walk bordered with tall box.
In an instant Oliver had tied his
horse to tree and was after her with
a stern. relentless face.
She turned at his quick step ON the
path. and rare smile curved her
beautiful lips.
~ am glad to see you," she said SIM
ply. I'VE have been expecting you.
The major said you must come today"
Oliver did not smile. He took her
outStretchcd hand in his own for one
brief instant and then dropped it. His
eyes took in the contrast of creamy
skin and blue black hair, the velvet
dark eyes and rose leaf mouth.
my uncle sent these roses with his
compliments" he said. with sudden
awkwardness. He has told me Of
his engagement to you. and l have
come to tender my best wishes"
Clementina buried her face in tho
roses Thank you. Oliver" she said
at last. lifting her blushing face to bis
Oliver frowned my uncle is very
happy" he said deliberately. His
home has always lacked mistress
anu am sure that no other could Gil
that position more charmingly than
you"
Clementina sat down on a rustic
bench and absently pulled the yellow
roses to pieces. Her eyes watched
the falling petals as they huttered to
the turf
"Are you pleased because YOU are
| TO have an aunt, Oliver?" she aske
suddenly.
".,n aunt Oliver stared at Ter
| "Of course--l had forgotten the srela-
tioIlship-w what Il mockery!' he said
thtrkly. He dropped down on the
Der oh beside her. How could you
Glen. after what you said that
| night?"
| Clementina did not reply. The roses
| dropped to the ground with IL rustic
| as she fed down the box bordered
patl and disappeared.
Oliver sat in miserable silence while
the shadows heightened. At last q
| light step sounded on the path, and
there came into view woman gown
ed in white. with snowy hair and 8
sweet, youthful face. much like Glenn
| entna's.
The young man rose to his feet us
she approached.
At last she paused and stretched out
n slender. jeweled hand. You mus,
be Oliver Stewart" she said gracious
~.
Oliver bent low over her hand. And
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

centrated light in the direction of Mars
in such a way that signals can be
transmitted
The mirrors, DR.. Mitchell says. would
have to be about thousand yards In
length. and their cost would be stu
pendous 1t is extremely doubtful II
the whole scheme is not mechanically
impracticable, according to DIR. Mitch
ell, because of the very delicate ma
chinery that would have to be made to
keep the mirrors in adjustment.
After the mirrors have beens con-
structed DR.. Pickering will have to
worry about the code by means Of
which he win talk with the Martians.
at is very unlikely" said DR.. Mitch
ELL that the people on Mars are con-
versant with the Morse code. and 1t
will take at least five years for DR..
Pickering to teach 1t to them, If he is
able to do it at all. Life on Mars Is
supposed to be much older than on the
earth, and there Is no reason why we
should not believe the Martians have
been signaling to us for years. while
we in our imbecility have been unable
to decipher the messages or even de-
tect the signals"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
OvershOt the Mark.

A certain doctor of New York, Of
whom nobody seems to have heard in
the past, has created storm of indig-
nation among the officials of the health
and education department of his city
In an address before the American
Medical association in Atlantic City
recently this doctor made the astonish.
ing statement that fully 20 per cent
of the 10000 public school children he
examined in the city of New York
were haDitual drinkers of intoxicating
liquors, and that Il per cent of the
children whose parents were addicted
to drink were sufferers from inherited
organic or functional disorders"
The excitement soon subsidized when
1t was ascertained that the gentleman
with the remarkable gift for manufac
turing convenient statistics was. and
still is. an inspector for the Tamper
ance union.
That explained everything.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
AN UNWASHED PRINCE.
The Lesson That Ended His Kicks
About Morning Baths.

When Emperor William II. was a
small boy he had a strong objection to
being washed in the morning, and his
governess, having had some unpleas-
ant experiences with him and being in
some doubt as to what she had better
do, appealed to his father. the then
Crown Prince Frederick. Frederick an
swered. 1.-THE NEXT time be gives any
trouble on this Score leave him alone
to his own pleasure and report to me"
Naturally IT was not long before the
young prince refused to go through
the publication process. and the gov
erness followed the orders received.
Now. the boy had little carriage
and was very fond Of driving out in
the morning. and he generally ordered
the coachmnn to go by way of the
Brandenburg gate. as it amused and
flattered him to see the soldiers in the
barrack. just inside the gate. turn out
and present arms as the heir to the
empire passed their quarters. Accord
ingly on the morning of his disobe-
dience the order was, as usual. ITO
the Brandenburg gate" and the car
riage rolled rapidly thither. But what
was the amaZement and the rage of
the rrinceling on arriving there to see
no soldiers except those on guard, and
they took not the slightest notice of
him. In n towering passion he order,
ed the coachman to return to the pal
ace, where. rushing into his fathers
room. he complained Of the indecent
behavior of the guard and demanded
their condign punishment.
Eut his father only smiled and said
In the gentlcst voice: "Fuer unge
waschener prinz wird niemals praesen.
tirt'' "An unwashed prince is never
solutcd,Y -Harner'S Weekly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
Thinks It Saved His Life.

Lester NJ. Nelson of Naples, Maine,
says in recent letter: Il have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery many years
for coughs and colds, and l think it
saved my life. l have found it re-
liable remedy for throat and lung
complaints, and would no more be
without food" For nearly 40 years
New Discovery has stoou at the head
of throat and lung remedies. AS a
preventive of pneumonia, and healer
of weak lungs it has no equal. Sold
under guarantee at all druggists. SO
cents and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

Major Stewart lighted another cigar
and pushed the box toward his nephew.
Oliver was staring out of the win
Cow with a set white face. Suddenly
he turned toward the older man.
"Do you really mean, uncle. that you
are going to marry Clementina Milcs?'
he asked in low tone.
The major bristled Indignantly. \
slow red suffuscd his good looking face
to the very roots of his white hair.
81 am. sir, / may he sixty. but am
still capable of lovingsa true. good wo-
man-such as know Glen Miles to be.
l love her. and she says she loves me.
Isn't that enough. sir?" He fixed
piercing black eyes upon the young
man.
Oliver WINGED. Yes, indeed. Uncle
Dick: l hope you will forgive me.
was surprised hope you will be
very happy. and here's my hand on IT."
The major erasped 1t warmly. That
is the way totals. my boy. If you'd
been home looking after your old uncle
instead of gallivanting around the
world you might have seen which way
the wind was blowing, chg"
The young man smiled ruefully
That's so. sir When is-when is i;
to be-" he asked hesitatingly.
'In the fall-bless her sweet heart
beamed the major as he got up from
his chair. "And now. Oliver, suppose
you ride over to the Magnolias and
take bunch of roses to Glen with my
compliments? You know all the fami
ly, of course?"
Oliver nodded. You know / almost
lived there ever since l was born" he
said quietly.
That's so-that's so. Well saddle
Firefy and renew old acquaintance:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
New Breed of Night Riders.

Landowners in Pike and Daviess
counties, in Indiana. are being terror
lied by a secret organization whose
purpose is to fix land rentals, says a
Petersburg dispatch. Barals are being
burned and other depredations COM
mitted. The organization, supposedly
composed of renters, has notified all
landowners that they must let their
land for the season for one-third of
the crops. thus giving the renters two
thirds instead of two-ffths, as has
been the rule for years. Albert Cape
harris barn was burned the other
night, and the farm of Albert Hensel
was visited, and three sulky plows
were broken to pieces with axes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
Where They Live Longest.

According to writer in Harpers
Weekly, longevity is common in Swe
den and Norway. Thus in the former
country mortality which in 1880 aver
aged only II per 1000 inhabitants, in
1906 had fallen to ii. Infant mortality
shrang from LIZ to 80 per 1000 In
Norway the rate showed a reduction
from 16 to Is per 1000, and that OF
infants from 95 to SO.
For these two Scandinavian rates
the hygienic habits of the population
are responsible: Public baths, the ad
mirable organization of hospitals
which receive the rich as we'll as poor
the cleanliness of babitation and the
widespread precautions that obtain
among all classes.
Again, there is the public attitude
toward inevitable sickness. Swede and
Norwegian both have faith in recent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

you-I must know your he stammereu
helplessly.
She laughed and shook her head
"you never set eyes on me before.
Master Oliver. lam Clementina Miles
MIR. Miles only sister-from Louisi-
ana. l wonder If you know now"
A light came into divers troubled
eyes. And you-you are to make my
uncle the happiest man in the world"
lie replied with smile.
Miss Glenn bushed and nodded &C.
quiescence. Come and talk to me
awhile" she said. leading the way into
the rose garden.
81 thought it was Clem." explained
Oliver at the end Of a half hour. "She
did not deny it."
PERHAPS little Glen thought that a
man who had no faith I'm his sweet
| hearts loyalty needed little punish
meEt." said Miss Miles gravely.
.Oliver Redeemed "Oh. of course
know acted like a duffer! l hope
Glenn will forget it."
At that moment Clementina herself
came toward them. Her eyes were
| dancing with mirth.
you are becoming acquainted with
my Aunt Clem."she said demurely.
| "My Aunt Glen to be-on both sides
| Of the family" asserted Oliver as he
| took her willing hands in his. while
Aunt Glenn stole softly away and left
| them alone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
Rock Island, ILL.,, Jun
$500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages,
and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease,
requires a constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in it's curative powers that they
offer 500 for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio
Sold by all druggists. rs cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for COD
stipation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25
Election Notice

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held on Tuesday, the 18th
day of June, A. d. 1909, in the city of
Rock Island, ILL.,, for the purpose of
clecting one member of the board Of
education of Rock Island school dis
trict. The polling place for said cleo
ton will be at Tricks livery stable,
1912 Third avenue. Which election will
be opened at o'clock in the morning
and continue open until z o'clock in
the afternoon of that day. The judges
and clerks of election residing in the
first precincts of the Fourth ward will
be the judges and clerks for this cleo
ton. GEORGE w. McCASKRIN,
Mayor.
Rock Island, ILL.,, June 10, 1909.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-25

The daughter of Henry C. Frick, the
steel trust man of Pittsburg, seems to
have ideas above the frivolous ones
commonly entertained by debutante
daughters of millionaires. At the time
of her recent formal entrance to so
ciety, so the story goes, her father
promised to give her anything she
might ask by way of celebrating the
event. After due reflection she asked
him to give to the city plot of ground
for public park. This he has just
done, turning over to the authorities
land valued at 100000. A girl of this
sort is likely to become a woman OF
character and usefulness.