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Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28
Kite in Wires

Dear Aunt Laurie:
There are a great many kites. have
made them both large and small. A
great many of them would not fly, for
until you have had experience in maxi
ing them you will make them with too
long tails too short tails or with
crooked sticks.
Once another boy and 1 made a kite.
When we set 1t up it lodged around,
and finally came down. We found out
that 1t did not have enough tail, so
we put some more on. The next time
W. put 1t up the tail was too long, so
we took the kite down and cut little
off. When we sent 1t up again 1t
caught on the telephone wires.
We threw rocks at it, but could not
get it down. 1t has been hanging there
for year and a half.
The other day boy made kite.
1t was a three-sticker and had a paper
tail. When he sent it up the tail came
off and the kite fell into a pottery yard
in among the pots.
The man would not let him get his
kit for fear of breaking the pots. The
boy wound in his string, but lost a
whole lot, because it got knotty and
he had to cut it.
WORKS H. CONNOR.
DAT East Forty-eighth street. Age 8
years. Mckinley avenue school,
grade IA.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28
Makes AeropIane
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Not long ago when I heard of the
wonderful voyages of Wright In his
aeroplane began to make small aero
planes out of newspaper and straws out
OF broom. But they all proved fall
ure. Two days later l found an old
dog-eared book far back In a dark cor
ner of the cellar. Turning to the first
feature / found that by putting a few
pieces of paper together could make
a peculiar kite in the shape of an aero
plane Running upstairs, took pair
of scissors and some tissue paper and
straws. Then after an hour of. hard
work made the kite after the descrip-
ton in the book. Next / took some
string, and tying 1t on, / went up on
the roof to try my kite. When l
reached the roof found that had for
gotten the most important thing, the
man. When had made my man and
placed him safely on his good aero
plane, I had the delight of seeing him
make his first flight.
FRANK TOM HOWELL.
526 Maple avenue, Boyd street school,
grade A5.
Frank. your writing this week was
very crowded and indistinct. 1t would
>be a great help to me IL you would try
to improve the appearance of your let
tiers each week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28
Big and Little Kites
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
/ will tell you about my kites. Once
upon a time / made a kite about three
and half feet long and about three
feet wide. After / got it made I
thought my string would hold it, and
/ got 1t up, and 1t felt heavy up in the
air; so in a little while I went to pull
1t back. but the string broke. because
the wind was too strong for 1t. Then
I had to walk about one-quarter of a
mile for it, And thought 1t would be
broken, but when I came to it 1t was
as good as ever. Then was glad.
Another time made a little kite, and
thought 1t would go up. So ran to
get it up. but could not get 1t up A
lot of my string got tangled and had
to throw it away. And then / got up
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28

and so my cousin and wanted one
also. We asked my Uncle Joe for 10
cents to get us each bird kite. He
gave us the money and got the kites.
When 1 came home we made some
tissue paper tails and then went up on
the hill and flew our kites.
FLORENCE BRADY,
SIS Solano avenue, CASTELAR, Street
school, grade A6, age 8.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28
Had Bird Kites

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 think the topic for this week is
very nice as it gives me chance to
write about my bird kite.
l got my kite at a store which keeps
a large supply of these bird kites.
had bought one for my brother Arthur
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-28
Boys All Build Kites

Dear Aunt Laurie:
L was so glad when I saw the subject
was about kites. The boys all love
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
SCHOOL CHILDREN
OUTING IS PLAN
Times Arranges Afternoon of
Fun for Youngsters at
Luna Park.

Since vacations began The Times has
been considering how It might give a
little outing for washington school
children which could be made large
enough to include everybody. It has
decided upon a plan which, it is be-
lievsd, viii assure this feature.
The plan Is to give every child under
fourteen years of age the time of his
life at Luna Park Saturday a week,
July 81. Admission u the grounds will
be free and every amusement owned
by the Luna Park Company will be
turned over 10 the children for their
enjoyment.
The Times has arranged with the Luna
Park management to place everything
on the grounds at the disposal of the
children between the hours Of l and 6
on the afternoon of the outing. The
youngster who is attracted by the
chutes may chute them dozens Of
times, If he likes, while the roller
coaster, caroussel, scenic railway and
funny chateau viii be at his disposal in
the same manner.
Othef features will be arranged. Ex-
ira cars viii be operated in order to
get the children or the grounds as
early as possible and provide them with
a full five hours of fun. Suitable chan
erons viii be provided, and other de
tails, insuring a safe outing, will be
worked out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
FAMOUS HOPE PLAY
CARDEO NEXT WEEK
National Plans Attractive
Program for Closing
Night of Opera.

The CoIumbia's offering next week is
''The Adventures OF Lady Ursula" a
comedy by Anthony Hope and Edward
E. Rose. It was IN this play that T..
Il Sothern ana Virginia Harmed scored
p memorable success.
II is a play that has many elements
Of popularity. In addition 70 Mr.. Soth-
ern and Miss Harmed the original cast,
which is q lengthy one. included such
noted players as owen S. FawCeJJ,
Royden Erlynne, Arthur r. Lawrence,
Rowland Blackstone, Rebecca Warren,
Kate Pattison SelIen and others Of al
most equal prominence.
Needless 10 say In parts that required
such an array Of talent the Columbia
forces Will find adequate oportunity for
the individual members TO be seen 10
the hest advantage and several of the
fav0rtes viii be provided with better
parts than they have yet acted.
The play is in four acts. The scenes
are laid in London and its suburbs and
incident 10 the action Julia Dean will
DO seen for the first time in the garb OF
q boy. On which disguise the Lady Or
Eula is seen In one act.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
MODERN LEPROSY
ISN'T CONTAGIOUS

It seems pretty certain that Ieprosy
as it is known today is not the dread
disease Of the Bible. The modern dis
ease does not cause the victim to be-
come white as snow" Experience
shows that Il Is not communicable to
nurses or attendants. No better PROOF
Of this would be wanted than the ex-
perience Of Father Clement, who went
from France in 1868 with Father Damien
TO devote his life TO laboring among
the lepers on MolokaL Father Clement
remained there fOrty-six wears closely
I'm contact with victims Of the disease
ard finally died of other causes without
ever having contracted leprosy. other
testimony points Ia the same direction
How modern leprosy is acquired is
not quite clear. Many authorities think
1t is transmitted through fish, for the
reason that this Is the only food uni
versally I'm use in all countries where
the disease exists. LeprOsy is more apt
10 be found on the seacOast or where
fish is used as diet almost exclusively,
and especially where fish is eaten raw
or improperly cooked, Other arguments
tend 10 strengthen the FISH hypothesis,
although il has not been pToved.-In-
diauapOiis Star
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
CHAPTER XIII.
"A GENTLEMAN TO SEE YOU"

"A GENTLEMAN TO SEE YOU"
IN ORDER to occupy her mind, and
also to inform herself more sully
as 10 what was being done, Mill
cent had a file of Il morning papers
brought to Eet room, and hurriedly ran
through them.
Each devoted a large part of the
front page to the Chinatown affair, and
most of them likewise dealt with It ed
itOriaIly; nut a perusal of their columns
netted her on the whole even less COM
fort than she had obtained from the
police.
one and all the papers ascribed almost
as a certainty the responsibility for the
crime 10 one of the 'tongs," or secret
societies, amorg the Chinese. which
have always successfully bathed ofhcial
investigation; and hence they were in
clined 10 doubt very strongly If the
true facts Of the shocking affair would
ever see the light, or any Of the parti-
cipants in IL be brought 10 justice.
1t was, they admitted, a far holder
and more sensational outbreak than
those usually undertaken by these gangs
Of highbinders, and involving so prOmi-
nent a parsonage as Ferdinand Bates,
might show that at last the "tOngs"
had taken a step too far; even on the
other hand, the very audacity with
which the bloody deed hSd been con-
summated bespoke 4 fearlessness of de-
lection, and the case with which the
y
argued such skillfIl strategy as to dem
onstrate that the police had no ordinary
enemy with whom 10 deal.
Certainly, if Chinatown's long record
of similar, if less notable, Offenses
which remained IEsXpiated was to be
taken as a criteriO- there could be no
very sanguine pres umption in regard
TO this.
In short, the consensus of journalistic
opinion seemed 70 be that there was
small chance either to solve the mys-
terry Of the murder, or recover the alb
Quoted girl, for. as they pointed out, IT
was hardly likely Miss Carson's cap
tors would permit so dangerous a wit
ness against them 10 remain long in a
position to tell what she knew.
It was almost a fOregOne conclusion,
indeed that as sOO1 as she had been
transported to one % thu lands under
ground haunts where the deed could be
done in safety she had met her uncle's
fate.
"Oh. no, nor' gasped MinIcent, horri-
fed. as she read these gloomy conjec-
lures. Not dear Florence! Surely the
most desperate fiends themselves
would not kill so lovely a girl. Oh, II
cannot, cannot be true. I win not be-
lieve it."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
NATIONAL CLOSES SEASON.

An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the closing OF the summer
opera season at the National Theater
Saturday night Of this week. Flowers
and speeches are to follow an elaborate
reception on the stage. and the singing
Of AUD Lang Syne' by the entire
company and the audience. viii mark
the last night OF the ninety-eight COnSec-
utive performances Of light opera by the
AbOrn Company this season.
Milton AbOTu. senior member of the
firm of Milton and Sargent Aboru, di-
rectors Of the company here, viii ar
rive ~ Washington Saturday afternoon
from Toledo ana VIII be present on the
stage at the farewell festivities. Charles
W. Phillips, stage manager Of the COM
pany. who produced "The Bohemian
Girl" this week, VIII be master Of cere-
monies and viii introduce various speak
ers.
The doors Of the National Theater viii
remain closed. following the farewell
Saturday night. until the middle OF
September To be reOepned by "a big
Broadway musical attraction as the
first week Of the regular season Of
1)03-l0.
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nth their work at last def
M niteIy cut out for them, ard
" v no possibility OF her being
able to render any further as
sistance, the detectives prevailed upon
AIillicent to return to her hotel, TO which
they. escorted her in a cab. Worn out By
the exciting experiences through which
she had passed she soon fell fast asleep,
despite her anxiety ana disquietude con-
corning the fate Of her friends.
So exhausted was she, indeed, and so
heavily did she sleep, that it was not
until almost noon the next day, after
the maid had knocked for the third
time upon her door, that she finally
awoke.
Startled at the intrusion Of the maid
she stared wildly around, unable at
first 20 account for herself, or her con-
dition, She was still completely dress
ed and the lights were burning bright
ly, although the broad glare of noon
day was flooding in at the window
What did il mean2
Nor did a glimpse she caught of her
reflection in mirror across the room
tend TO lessen her beWtlderment. Her
gown was Crumpled and aWry, her hair
in disorder her cheeks stained with the
marks of tears. No wonder the trim
maid glanced at her with disappl oval
in her ewes
Then, OF a sudden, memory returned
TO her with a rush. She no longer spec
Ulated upon her strange appearance or
needed what the maid might think.
With a spring she was across the
room, and at the telephone, eagerly in
Quiring of the desk if any messages had
arrived for her during the night
She did not doubt that the detectives
must have sent her intelligence of some
sort and supposed that merely the
vented il from being delivered.
But the answer came back an unCOm-
promising negative. No message or
phone call or communication of any
kind had been received for Miss Ward.
except, OF course, the inquiries Of a
lot of newspaper reporters, and these
they had turned away.
Millicent then huTTiedly rang Up DO
lice headquarters, but received very
little satisfaction.
The situation, it appeared. had not
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits were
issued today:
To F. Isabelle Sinclair, for one four
story Te-enforced concrete store, al
1900 g street northwest Architect, 3.
Stanley Simmons; builder, Baltimore
FerrO Concrete Company. Estimated
cost, $40, 600.
To Charles II. Nuss baum, for nine
tWO-story frame and brick dwellings,
from GIG to 632 Irving street northwest.
Architect, N T. Halter Company;
builder ]. Powell. Estimated cost,
s19,'-l
To John Mitchell, for three tWo-story
stores and dwellings, from 1920 10 1924
Eleventh street northwest Architect.
John Mitchell; builder, BOuner 4 Sloan.
Estimated cost, $3.50.
To George Neale, for one twO-stOry
stone and wood dwelling, on River road,
between Forty-secOnd and Chesapeake
streets. Architect r, y, Ryerson;
builder @. Neale. Estimated cost, $1,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
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Phone III. 1870
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MALTBX'S PHARMACY. 1861 Calvert st
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MATTINGLY's PHARMACY. I4th and /
II. T. BUTTS PHARMACY, 4th A. and
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YARNOLD, 340l 18th 81. Phone Col g37i.
QUIGLEY's PHARMACY. Ast aud e sts
Phone ". 653.
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n McNULTY & SON. Cigars and Tobacco
1896 l4th st. Phone North 2427
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n. W. Phone n. SiOT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
Synopsis Of Chapters Already Published

7 n
Tom Moore. Georgia student. sees
Miillcent Ward and Florence Carson On
Chinese restaurant in New York with the
latters uncle. Ferdinand Bates an i'm
porter of Oriental goods. Without warn
ing. a man attempts Bates life. Moore
prevents the assassin aCCOmpl ishing his
purpose. but later Bates is stabbed in the
hack The lights so out and Moore finds
Florence iu his arms instead OF Millicent.
whom he had sought to protect. Moore is
taken prisoner by ruftans he cannot see
and hurried through a trap door. he
hears his captors dispose of the body OF
Bates The police, attracted 90 the place
and are about to leave when AnIicent
taken refuge. They at first decline to
Investigation, sending for headquarters
men.
The detectives examine the dining room
extensively without discovering the trap
door through which MooTe's assailants en-
tered the room and through which he was
spirited away. MilliCenr sticks 10 the
story though the police believe IT was an
optical delusion- She also says she can
identity the man who committed the
murder. She describes him and the p0-
liceman recognizes the description as that
of a young man who has been a constant
visitor OF the place Neither knows his
name. but Miuiceut suddenly espies
coat and cap on a peg near the table and
tells the officers these were his. They
take down the coat and ma in its pocket
letters addressed TO Thomas jefferson
Moore, Columbia School Of Mines"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
SUFFRAGETTES CLAIM
JAILORS BEAT THEM
Six Pale, Weak. Sorry Looking Members of the Hun
ger Strike Squad" Are Released-Promise to Make
Public Charges of Scandalous Nature.

LONDON. July 22.-Emaciated and
scarcely able 70 walk, six or more Of
the sufragette prisoners at Holloway
jail were today released as the result
Of their hunger strike" The six we're
borne out through the streets by their
cheering comrades, declaring that they
viii expose a grave scandal n counec-
ton with their Imprisonment, and
shouting encouragement to the remain
ing suffragette prisoners who are per
sisting ia their refusal TO eat the prison
food.
The released nragettes have enlisted
the supporters Of their movement IN "a
plan TO make public charges against
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22

"Nhy, almost any minute now may
bring in the report that he has been
caught
"But until that time" she broke in
with a CULVER in her voice, nothing
can be done toward the rescue Of Miss
Cars0n? Is that what you mean2"
~ es," he admitted, that is the sit
uation in a nutshell. The speedy re-
cOVery of Miss Cars on, and the clear
ing up of this mystery, seem now TO
deEend entirely upon how qui ckly we
can get hold of this man."
And there is nothing I can do to
heip2"
Nothing. That is. nothing except
to hold yourself in readiness to come
down and identify I'M as soon as he
is brought in
So Millicent was lett to that hardest
of human Jasks-to sit with folded
hands and wait.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
IS THERE A FLAW
IN KRAUSE'S RECORD?

Although the pitching records of the
major league twirlers who have
pitched five or more games show
Krause Of the Athletics holding an
unbroken string Of ten straight vic
tories, there is a slight faint Of doubt
upon his record that only the official
records of the league at the end of the
season viii determine.
In one of the games in Boston he
was sent I'm in the eighth inning to
rescue the game. with the score tied
and one runner on base. The hit that
scored the winning run was made Off
krause. Experts disagree as to
whether he should be charged with
the loss or Nickers, who preceded him
and allowed the batter who scored to
get on the bases
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
POLICE ON LOOKOUT
FOR ARTHUR HICKS

Mrs. Arthur Hicks. of p 1 street
northwest. appealed to Inspector Board
man at police headquarters this morn
ing To find her husband, who disappear
ca last Tuesday morning. Hicks. who
was employed in the Baltimore and
Ohio freight yards, left home, ostensibly
for his work. He has not been seen
since.
He is twenty-four years old, has
dark hair and eyes, is about five feet
nine inches tall and weighs 175 pouucs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22

the jailors at Holloway jail 1t has
been charged several times that the suf-
fragettes attacked the women jailors
and destroyed the furniture In their
cells. The released prisoners today
claimed that these were retaliatOTY
measures TO resent tortures which were
inflicted upon them. They declare that
they were want0nlv beaten because Of
their refusal TO eat. Several ex-pris-
Oners profess 10 have been badly hurt
In encounters with the jailors.
The jail authorities are at a loss to
contend with the hunger strike, %
which the women prisoners persist in.
and II is understood that the remain
der of the prisoners will be released
soon TO prevent their starving Them
selves to death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
CUBAN MAY MEET
POKORNY AT CHESS

NEW YORK. July 22.-Bafore sailing
for Cuba, James r Capablanca. the
chess champion who defeated the Amer
lean master, Fred D. Marshall, received
a challenge for fifteen games in New
York from Rudolph POkOrny, the cham
piOn Of New Mexico.
Capablanca said he would probably re-
turn IN October to accept this challenge
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
LUNA PARK.

With feature days and big excursions
several times a week, and the nightly
crowds ia search Of amusemeuts and
cool br2ezes, Luna Park Is now IN the
zenith OF a rec0rd-breakng season
The free motion picture entertainment
in the AiTd0me has proved even more
successful than Manager Goodfeliow
expected and they Will be continued
next week with an entire change OF
views, including q number Of feature
films Of special interest. The ilustTat-
ed songs rendered ss part Of the en-
1eFrainment viii Doe sung by "a talented
vocalist on Sunday afternoon and
night the American Regimental Band
VIII be heard IN a program arranged
for the enjoyable sacred band concerts
which are a feature Of the Parks sun
day attractions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
IN THE EVERGLADES.

Seminole Indians stilI live In the
everglades. just as they were In the
time OF Chief Osceola, whose warriors
uassdtred General Candy. These
people have intSrmarried, some o.
tteEi with negroes. They are fishers
and nunters.-Florida Zines Union.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22

Advertisements viii Do accepted al
any Of the following branch oniees
at regular office rates. II il Is In
convenient 10 leave advertisements
at either branch office or The Times
Business Olilee, they mag DO teie-
phOned direct TO The Times (Main
$500, and a messenger will call TO
collect.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
WANTED-BOARDERS.

WANTED-A few nice boarders. IN private
family good table; reasonable terms. Ad-
dress Mrs. NJ. @. JONES. Gaithersburg, ma,
jy2l-3ts
CALVERT's RESI- on Potomac; 81 weekly
Take M q D. steamer Millen wharf. p o.
Ridge I'D. MRS. NJ. l. CuRLEY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-22
WINDOW CLEANING.

WINDOW CLEANING as an art. We know
how. Windows, houses and offices cleaned.
LEON L. CAHOON. Acme window Clean
ing CO., ZOOS K n W. Phone Main ll5s.
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