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The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15
Definite Location.

Every visitor at the new capitol at
Harrisburg, Pa, who gets as far as
the registration room, is expected to
write his name in a big book, together
with his birthplace and present resi-
dence, says the Troy Times. Not
long ago. when a crowd of excursion
lists visited the grounds and buildings,
a stout girl started to register.
She paused, pen poised in air, and
called out to an elderly lady, COM
fortably seated in a big chair, Mon,
we're vas horned at?"
wat you want to know dat for?"
"Dis man wants to put it in der big
book"
"Ach." answered the mother, you
know veil enough-in der old stone
house"
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15
True Representative of Race.

DR.. Bethmann-Hollweg may claim
this distinction. that he is the first
German chancellor to wear a beard.
Bismarck FASTENED to shave his OF
when he entered upon diplomacy, and
showed his rivals and enemies a
massive jaw and clear-cut chin; and
he shaved to the end. with an inter
val enforced by neuralgia in the early
SOS. AS a soldier, too Caprivi shaved.
all but his mustache, and so did
Hohenlohe and Bulow. But Beth
mann-Hollweg is gaunt, rugged, hir-
suite, pan-Germanic.
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

house. My back ached all the time and
l was utterly weak, unable at times to
walk without assistance. The kidney
secretions were very irregular. Doan's
Kidney Pills restored me to good
health, and am able to do as much
work as the average woman, though
nearly eighty years old"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. 80 cents box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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And There Are others.

The cook had been called away to a
sick sister. and so the newly wed mis-
tress of the house undertook, with the
aid of the maid. to get the Sunday
luncheon. The little maid, who had
been struggling in the kitchen with a
coffee mill that would not work, con-
fessed that she had forgotten to wash
the lettuce.
We'll, never mind. Pearl. Go on
with the coffee and I'll do it," said the
considerate mistress. Where do they
keep the soap?"
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15
The American Cat.Tail.

The cat-tail of the American
swamps is almost exactly the same
plant as the Egyptian bulrush. 1t is
no longer used for making paper, as
1t once was, but from its root Is pre-
pared an astringent medicine. while
its stems, when prepared dry, are ex-
cellent for the manufacture of mats.
chair-bottoms and the like.
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

Bethlehem, Pa.-Through his abilit,
as an athlete. William Neff. member
of the Slatington baseball team. saved
the life of little James Marshall, of
that town. The child was playing on
the brink OF a steep embankment, and
osing his foothold, plunged head first
down the incline. Nef. saw the fal
md sprinted under the tumbling Lac
In time to catch him.
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15
LIVES OF THREE MEN
SAVED BY DOG HERO
Drowning Of Houseboat Occupants
Prevented by Canine as the
Craft Sinks.

Lafayette, Ind.-Police Capt. John
III. Kluth, Street Commissioner
Charles Krabbe and Louis Johnson
owe their lives to an intelligent bull
dog named Lucky that is the pet and
pride OF the local police department.
The three men were camping on the
bank of the Wabash river, two miles
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

throughout by Turkish soldiers, but the station
buildings, all of very solid masonry, as well as
bridges and culverts, of which there are
great number have been constructed mostly
by Italian workmen with some Greeks and
Montenegrins. AS many three or four hun
dred Italian workmen were employed at one
time on the works near Tebuk, and so little
did fanaticism come into play that they built
the fine new mosque at Tebuk. Subsequently
they instructed some Turkish engineers, who
continued the work from FL Ula to the Holy
City itself.
1t is difficult to think Of this railroad be-
coming a great highway or developing any
great trade with Central Arabia, as the Sec
ton from Maan to Medina traverses an unpro-
ductive country without possibility OF develop
ment, and the interior OF Arabia has no sur
plus products TO dispose of. In any case when
the line reaches the sea, at Sherm Rabigh, II
is probable that any trade, either export or i'm
port, to Medina or Mecca will pass through
that port in preference to the long land jous
ney. The following summary OF distances
shows the extent of the line:
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15
EASY

Mrs. Henpeck-Did you ever hear of
anything worse than a man who
who smokes in the house?
Mr.. Henpeck-Yes. A smoking lamp.
Ask me another!
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

not tell what Doan's
Kidney Pills h ave
done for me. Fifteen
years kidney trouble
chung to me, my ex-
istence was one or
misery and for two
whole years / was I'M
able IN Oh ont NJ the
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

The line com.
mences at the ira
ditional parting
place of the great
pilgrimage, the Ba-
waubet Allah, or
Gate OF Allah, In
Damascus. For the
first few miles the
line traverses the
Hauran, running
parallel to the
French Hauran
railroad. From an
cient times this
district has been
an extremely rich
one, and the Ro-
mans used it as a
granary.
The deep, narrow
ravines Of the Var
muk, the ancient
Hieroymax, which
the line follows in
its descent to the
Jordan, present
several difficulties
OF engineering sue
cessfully overcome.
Large numbers of
Italian, Montene-
grin, Croa t 1 a n,
Greek, and other
European work
men had to be en-
ployed on the diff
cult rock cuttings,
tunnels, and via
ducts Of this sec
ton.
The Jordan val
ley, where the line
crosses 1t, is 500
feet below Mediter.
ranean level; but
the difficulties OF
construction cease
when the Yarmuk
valley has been
successfully ira
versed, and the as
cent to the sea is
made by easy gra-
dents.
South of Deraa
the main line soon
leaves the richer
corn land and en-
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

supplied daily from the train.
At Medain-Salih the valley widens
a little, and here are found some
rock-cut tombs similar to those at Pc
ira, but far fewer and less ornate.
Traces of a town exist. but there Is
nothing now visible except the usual
fort of the pilgrim. Here again, az
well as at Tebuk. the site would seem
a favorable one for trying artesian
wells, but no attempts have been
made to prove their success or other
wise.
The permanent way has been laid
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| T
I3lsll,l

created by its first brought in subscrp
tons from the faithful in all parts of the samc world
specia Stamptax forms solid annual contribution to the
expenses somewhat less contribu
tons may prove to be-
Geographically tho line has provided means OF travel
In country with fascination scenery quite peculiar
itsen and unlike other part the
usversng populous countries and cities
delight in passing through immense soitudes-through
country peopled mainly by the spirits of the Arabian
Mgns where little surprise would be occasoned in find
ing rocs egg In some nhospitable, rocky valley,
seeing genie floating in stream of thin vapor
a mas hnftla
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15
FREED AT LAST
From the Awful Tortures Of Kisac1
Disease.

Mrs. Rachel Ivie, Henrietta, Texas.
says: II would be ungrateful II l did
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

HE Damascus to Mecca railroad has
many remarkable features which distin-
tinguish it from other lines. Its prin-
cipal object is to provide means for
faithful Moslems to perform their pill
grimage to the holy places Of Mecca and
Medina with greater degree of COM
fort than formerly.
Its inception is due to the initiative of
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

The gauge of the line is the somewhat curl
GUS one of LOB meter g feet 81 inches)
which was necessary, when the line was hrst
commenced. to correspond with the gauge OF
the Beirut-Damascus line, over which the roll
ing stock had to be brought. The branch to
the Mediterranean, at Haifa, was constructed
subsequently. The rails were supplied by the
American Steel Trust. by French firm dom
iciled in Russia, and by the firm of Cockerill,
in Belgium.
The engineers in charge OF sections were
also of various ationalities-French Poles.
Hungarians etc-while the guiding spirit In
the construction has been Meissner Pasha a
very able German engineer. But besides these
the general direction has bcen under Marshal
KAHN Pasha, to whom the greatest credit is
due in bringing the line successfully into Me-
dina, and to Hail Mukhtar Bey brilliant
Turkish engineer, who has absorbed all mod.
ern methods Of construction, and completed
the last section into Medina without European
assistance.
In conclusion, It is difficult which to admire
the most. this far-reaching conception OF his
majesty the sutan--to build the line and thus
to further the interests OF his religion and bind
together the outlying portions OF his empire
or the silent, answering devotion Of the Turk.
ish soldier who has carried the matter to n
conclusion, and who watches without COM
plant over miles Of line through a country al
most without water or inhabitants.
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the landscape.
The an C e n [
fortress of Pc
ira and now
Maan owe their
Importance as
standing at the
gate of Arabia,
and forming the
last outpost OF
Syria and west.
ern civilization
before the long.
dreary stages OF
the mort b o IN
Arabian jour-
ney.
For countless
ages-long be-
The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
GIVE DELIGHTFUL CONCERT.
Miss GoOdson and Miss Van den
Hande Captivate Audience.

Miss Katherine GoOdsOn. the great Eng
lish pianist. gave a recital last evening
in Masonic auditorium before large and
appreciative audience. She was assisted
by Miss Flavia Van den Hande. the Bel
CLAN 'cellist. Their programme was a
splendid one, and especially showed Miss
Goodson's capabilities as a player. They
opened with the Grieg sonata, opus s.
Miss Goodson's solos were two preludes
OF Chopin, D fat and c major. and two
valses OF the same composer. A fat and
D fiat
In the first named she was delightful
and gave an original and charming inter
probation. Her beautiful singing tone
showed delightfully."- IN the second valse.
which the audience so appreciated that
she was obliged 10 play an encore, choos-
ing the minuet from schuberts B minor
sonata Her last group was composed
OF Brahms "Rhapscdie." in f fat: Men
delssohn's Song Without Words" In D
major: Gernsheim's "Aeolus." and the
Polonaise." in + minor. by Mcdowell
The "Aeolus' was charmingly given. and
the MacDowel was brilliant and mastery
Miss GOOdsOn graciously played an ex-
ira number. Schumann's "Nachtstucke q"
which was exquisiteIy given. az the close
Of the programme. in response to the
great enthusiasm.
She made a very emphatic hit with her
Washington audience She had not been
heard here since she played at one OF
Mrs RoOsevelt's musicaies in the White
House last season, and she will be warm
" rec eived on another visit Miss Good
son has sentiment, temperament artistic
finish. and seemingly all that IS required
20 make q great artist.
Miss Flavia Van den Hande has been
heard here frequently. and was heartily
appiaUded for her work. Her numbers
were the "Andante," from Goltermann's
concerto: "Mazurka" by ParlOw. Schu-
mann's Revere" CTraumereO. Pepper 5
"Pappilion." after which she played as
an encore Pierne's dainty serenade, which
is familiar 10 every concertgoer.
This was the last concert in the Charl-
ton-Smith series. one OF the most sue
eessful Washington has ever had
The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
PUTS KEROSENE IN FIRE;DEAD
Can of Fluid ExplOdes as Cook Holds
It Over Stove.
With Clothing AfIame, She Runs
Into street, and Aid Reaches
Her Too Late.

Explosion Of can Of kerosene yester-
day resulted in the death OF Maggie
Bates, negro. eighteen years old. and
caused $50 damage to the house OF Her
man 3. Myer. clerk at the Congressional
Library. at 260s Tunlaw road northwest.
Maggie Bates. who lived at Bowling
Green. Va, was employed as a servant
In the Myer home. She was alone IN the
house yesterday afternoon. About =
o'clock the girl started to build a fire in
stove in the kitchen.
Her efforts were not successful. and she
procured a can OF kerosene 70 pour on
the fuel. She took a stopper from the
mouth OF the can and started 10 pour
the fluid in the stove. Suddenly there was
an explosion and the girl was enveloped
In a mass OF flame. Screaming, she
ran into the street Her shrieks attract
ed the attention .Of a number Of persons
who were IN the vicinity, and they called
10 her 70 stop running and lie down. but
too much in pain 70 listen 10 the words OF
advice the girl continued running FOR a
distance OF nearly 30 yards, when she
fell In a heap.
Mrs Bertha Carroll. who lives az Wis
cOnsin avenue and Thirty-seyenth street
northwest. was walking in Tunlsw road.
and was the frst person to reach the
girl Mrs. Carroll took OF light spring
coat and tried 10 smother the flames. The
girls clothing had been burned by this
time and the fire was nearly out
George Custard, twenty years old, went
into the Myer house and extinguished a
fire which was gaining headway IN the
kitchen. No. % engine company arrived
shortly after
Maggie Bates was removed to George
town University Hospital IN "a patrol
wagon from the Seventh precinct. she
died at O'clock
The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
RAID ON A CLUBHOUSE.
Officers Claim 10 Have HAD Trouble
with John schmidt.

with John Schmidt.
The Rock Spring Club. just over
the District line. near Glen Echo. was
raided last night. and after an exciting
struggle with the officers its proprietor.
John l. Schmidt. was lodged in the Rock
vile jail. charged with running a gam
bling house and selling liquor.
Several jugs and bottles of whisky al
legged 20 have been found by the officers
win be used as evidence when the case
comes to trial.
About $50 O'Clock Constables PeytOn
Whaien and Leroy Lochte. and Policeman
Trennis. OF the Seventh precinct. visited
the club and tried 10 gain entrance. AS
no one responded. they broke IN the outer
door with an AK John l. Schmidt. who
was in the house alone with his daugh-
ter. Gretchen. thirteen years old. came
down stairs and demanded TO know what
the officers wanted. When they informed
him that they came 70 search the place
he demanded their warrant, and when
this was not shown. Il Is said, he at
tempted 10 stop their progress.
After some words with the officers, Il is
alleged. he grasped the ak and attempted
TO strike Whalen. who avoided the blow
and knocked Schmidt down with a black
jack The officers then searched the
house and claim TO have found bottles
and jugs Of whisky which they seized.
They arrested Schmidt His daughter IS
said TO have been left in the house alone.
Schmidt was indignant az his arrest. and
declared that he would prosecute the off,
GERS. !He claims they did not have a
searcht warrant Up TO a late hour last
night ne had not obtained bail
The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
WASHINGTON BANKERS WIN.
Baltimore Chapter Defeated I'm Third
Annual Debate for Trophy.

The Washington Chapter OF the Ameri-
can Institute OF Banking defeated the
Baltimore Chapter in the third annual
intercity debate in George Washington
University Hall last night. thereby win
ming permanently the silver loving cup
which had been held By the Baltmoreans.
, The question was: Resolved. That ex-
press companies should be prohibited
from issuing exchange in the form OF
money orders. letters Of credit and trav-
elers' checks and drafts"
Washington took the negative. and with
Samuel J. Henry, assistant treasurer OF
the National Savings and Trust Com
pany: Frank DevereuX. National Savings
and Trust Company and Edwin S. kaw-
cett. First National Bank Alexandra,
Va, Is their defenders. soon demonstrate
ed TO the judges the right Of their con-
tention. Opposed 10 them were George
n. Collars. Maryland Trust Company;
William p Carter. First National Bank.
and Edwin n. Adams. assistant cashier
National Bank Of Baltimore
F. Percival Wilson. president OF Wash
lngton Chapter, presided. The judges
were Waldo Newcomber. president Of
the National Exchange Bank. Baltimore;
H P. Willis, Washington correspondent
OF the New York Journal of Commerce,
and Charles Hallan Mccarthy, professor
OF American history at the Catholic Uni
versity
The Washington herald., 1909-04-18

Continued from Page one
ConstantinopIe without less OF time. and
that re-enforcements from every part OF
the empire were fioclIinG to the standard
Of revolt.
sultan Expects Strife.
Nothing has been heard from them
since they started, although IL is generally
conceded that their mission must fall
fat. as the soldiers are largely sympa-
thizers with the reformers in the empire
That the Sultan. himself. looks for civil
strife was shown by the activity OF the
officers Of the garrison The garrisOns in
the outlying fortineations have been re-
enforced. and the guard around the pal
ace trebled.
All foreigners have been warned 10 keep
or the streets. and ali shops are closed.
while merchants are hiding their valua-
bles. fearing pillage. no matter how the
initial fighting may resulL
It is generally believed that the Young
Turks will have the best OF the fighting.
as their forces are better armed and
they have a purer motive 10 strive for
success. ConstantinopIe forces are made
up Of hTibed troops whose LOYALTY has
been open 70 suspicion.
The situation Is very serious. All the
foreign embassies are making arrange
ments 10 protect their own interests. and
they are expected 70 act as a unit until
the lighting begins. The foreign repre-
sentatives here made a concerted and de-
termined demand on the Sultan to-day
for protection for foreigners who are now
in the danger zone IN Asia Minor.
The Powers send Cruisers.
Russian. Italian. and French cruisers
are now being rushed to the scene. and
unless the disorders are checked al
once. an imposing naval demonstration
can be expected.
United States Ambassador Leishman
has demanded that the Turkish govern
ment protect ali Americans and has
asked that the report OF the murder OF
two American missionaries az Adana be
investigated. Up 20 the present time Mr
I.eishman has 10 Official information as
10 the truth OF the report. and has re-
ceIved no advices from his agents sent
20 the scene.
All information received here indicates
that the massacre Of the Christians in
the province OF wide continues. but be
cause OF the censorship and the disOr-
ganized condition Of the telegraphic lines
no information regarding casualties has
been received here.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
SEEK HALL FOR CONFERENCE.
Chamber of Commerce Preparing
for National Gathering.

At a meeting Of the committee Of
arrangements OF the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce. yesterday. a
subcommittee. composed Of John l.
Weaver and Walter S UfTord. was ap-
pointed 10 report on the selection OF a
suitable hall in which TO hold the
national conference Of the city plan
ming TO open on May q.
Allen D. Albert. IT.. chairman. ap-
pointed the following committees:
Display OF exhi5its-A. P. Clarke, Glenn
Brown. DR.. George H. Kober Frank
Upman. Walter S Unord. and Ben
jamin Marsh Dinner-D. J. Callahan.
Thomas Grant, A c. Moses, NJ J..
Jones. and Joseph Strasburger. Meet
ings-A. Leftwich Sinclair. Benjamin
Marsh. william H Baldwin. Surgeon
General Walter Wyman. John b Sle-
man. and Miss Mabel Boardman. Invi-
tations--Shand Miles. .. J. Callahan.
Thomas Grant. Gen. SternBerg. and
washington Topham. Guides-C Il
Rudolph. NJ. J. Jones. and w. s. Knox.
Publicity-Ira Bennett, T.. c. Noyes.
Mrs Justina Hill. John J. Weaver. and
Scott c. Zone, Finance-Charies J.
Bell. John JOY Edison. william F. GUIDE.
J. H Small, James F. oyster. and A.
Lisner
The Washington herald., 1909-04-18

the company complies with the 22-caEdle-
power requirement fairly well. and the
government inspection is honest and
thorough"
Percival M Browne, representing the
Colsmbia Heights Citizens Association.
declared that Washington shows more
apathy on the question OF regulating ~
public utilities than any other city ID
the country The small stockholders OF
public service corporations, he said, are
ordinarily desirous OF only just and
reasonable return for their money. and
can be counted upon TO work Tor the civic
interest
II the Chamber Of Commerce and the
citizens associations cooperate III the gas
fight the problem will be speedily settled.
One reason why Congress has been so
tardy In granting the needed legislation
was because the corporatiOnists were
more soHcitous OF their interests than the
people were in protecting theirs.
Tells OF TakOma's Troubles.
]. A. lie Clerc, Of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association, recited the troubles
OF that suburb regarding gas pressure.
Barney Harris. OF the East Washington
Association; ID. A. Teller. Of Park View;
s. w. williams. OF Takoma Park; r. J.
Love, and others spoke informally of the
prevailing sentiment regarding gas legis-
lation.
Edgar D. Shaw declared the most dan
gerous provision in the Gallinger bill was
that allowing the gas company 10 pur-
chase coal lands. The opportunity for
speculation opened up. he said. was al
most infinite. He aroused some discus
sion by projecting into the meeting the
definition of legitimate capitalization
given by a Michigan authority. that Il
should be allowed 10 be increased so as
to keep the stock at par, but to go no
further.
He believed the capitalization should
cover all the physical property OF the gas
company. but should not include good will
or franchise or other intangible assets
Further hearings VIII probably be held,
and the report Of the subcommittee laid
before the Chamber OF Commerce in a
short time
The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
DIED.

Suddenly, on Saturday, April L.
1919 ar 2.45 g. m. ELIZABETH Al
VEY. al her residence, S02 & street
northwest.
BFAS-On Thursday. April = 1903. al Il
a. m. ELIZABETH r. BEAN, widow
Of Colmore W Bean
Funeral from her late residence SIC
East CAPITOL street. Monday. April Is.
az 8 O. m. thence 10 Christ Church
CTILEY-On Friday. April 16. re09. at his
home. TakOma Park, D. c. THEO-
DORE P. CULLEY, aged hfty-three
Funeral from his late residence Monday.
April 19 az , ?. m lnterDent at Rock
Creek Cemetery
DONOHO-On Friday. April Is. 1919. az
the residence o. his SOn-ln-laW. al
Wheaton. Nd WILLIAM HENRY
DONOHO. IN his eighty-first year.
Relatives and friends are invited % at
tend funeral services az .. N. sun
day. April IS. IN the chapel OF Lees
undertaking establishment. 332 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. Interment
az GlenwOOd.
DORSEY-On Friday, April Is. 1879 ar
her residence. ~ Ninth street north
west. FRANCES =. DORSEY. widow
Of Augustus Dorsey and daughter OF
the late Mr. and Alrs. William 3.
Gartrell
Funeral private. Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery Monday. April 19, at 3
p. n.
FFOULKE-On Wednesday, April a 1903.
az the Hotel lie MARQUIS New York
CHARLES MATHER FFOULKE
Due notice OF the funeral VIII be given.
HARDING-Departed this life suddenly
at 8 a. IN. Friday. April is. 1903, at his
residence. us Kendall street. IVY CITY
d. C. EDWARD. the beloved husband
OF Mary :. Harding.
Funeral sunday, April l& az $50 p. N.
Relatives and friends respectfully in
vited 70 attend.
HENSLEY- Suddenly. on Friday. April
l6. 1903. al 10 ?. n. NARY c. HENS
LEY. beloved wife of DR.. J. T.. Hens
ley.
Inte-ment at Troy. Ohio. No services
at she house.
JENKINS-On Saturday. April T. 1903 at
3C9 Fourth street southeast. MARY E..
widow Of John il. r. jenkins
Funeral Monday. April l9. Internent
private.
KING-On Saturday. April II. 1873. at 12.50
.. m at. his residence. ISIS Tenth
street northwest. ENDlCOTT KING,
in his eighty-iifth year.
Notice OF funeral hereafter. {Sac0 and
Portland, Ne, papers please copy)
McWILL-On Friday. April I6. 1919. AZ $50
a. M, al Z120 Eleventh street north
vest. NANCY McWTLL. beloved
mother Of Mrs J.. 6. Harvey. William,
Robert. and Hattie =. McWlu, and
grandmothe- OF Dena Harvey.
Funeral from Metropolitan Baptist
Church Monday, April =, az ? ?. ID.