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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
COULD SHOOT "SOME."
Yankee Tars Amazed at Marksman.
ship Of Italians.

Three jackies ashore from the Italian
cruiser Etruria, now lying in the river,
laid a course UP Pennsylvania avenue
last night and dropped anchor abaft a
public shooting galley. Just then three
jolly craft flying the Stars and Stripes
hove in view and bore down for the
nor'east to speak the Italian squadron.
Alloy messmates,' spoke the Yankee
flagship. BLAST my turrets if we don't
challenge you to round or two at tar
get practice. Swing into the roadstead
and clear for action"
The Italian skipper signaled full speed
ahead and the two fleets steamed into
the shooting gallery.
THE loser settles the salvage BILL" con-
ditioned the Yankee lads, and the Italians
accepted.
That's easy spoke out one of the
Yankee feet" these Italians can't shoot"
International courtesy gave the chal-
lenged the first round. When the first
Italian gun captain ceased firing he had
knocked down all the little ten birds
cracked twelve glass balls, rung the
bull's-eye until the bell was hoarse and
had the boss of the shooting gallery wor-
ried about his ammunition hoists.
"Scuttled and foundered, SILVER my
tinnbers!" roared the Yankee COM
mander. "Give me my range on that
swob who said these Italian couldn't
shoot
Honor being satisfied. the two squad
rons dressed ship and laid q course
straightway for the first port of call.
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PROF. ASH TO LEAVE CITY.
Accepts Position in the University
of Michigan.

Prof. Percy Ash. in charge Of the de-
partment of architecture Of George
Washington University, has been elected
associate professor Of architecture at
the University Of Michigan ana will leave
Washington some time before Christmas
SO as to be able to take up his new
duties on January 1.
Prof. Ash has been associated with the
department of architecture Of George
Washington University for seven years.
Five years ago he was appointed pro-
lessor in charge of the department He
is graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania, where he received the degree of
b. 8. and c. A. In 1895 he won the
travelling scholarship of the University of
Pennsylvania and went. to Europe to
study architecture in Paris and at the
American Academy at Rome.
Iregret having to sever my connection
with George Washington University
said Prof, Ash. "but 1t 10 to my per-
sonal interest to accept the position at
the University of Michigan"
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Job FOR CORTE[ YOU THREE DIE IN fire WATSON TELLS W01
Child in Mrs. AsqMth and Daughter
MORTON TO BE RETIRED
of President
March, SavngM ih Premrs Home
Of South Street, Blaze 1.-Two Women Persisted F
nxNewo Bank Started by On
rReprmDe
Serpent's Tongued Woman
Mrs. Asquith and Daughter.
EXPLAINS ORIGIN OF POEM
Based on Incidents Of. Visit to Brit
ish Premier's Home.
SCORN SHOWN BY HIM IGNORED
Two Women Persisted in Friendly
Attitude Toward Poet Despite
His Sarcasm.

NEW YORK. December 4.-William
Watson, the English poet, whose last vol
ume of verse has set all England gossip
ing, principally on account of the poem
1.-The Woman With the Serpent S
Tongue" gave a signed statement to a
reporter of the New York Times yester-
day on his arrival on the Lusitania with
his wife for short visit in this country.
The signed statement of Mr.. Watson
follows:
THE Woman With the Serpents
Tongue is a composite photograph OF
Mrs. Asquith and her stepda lighter. Vio-
let. The poem is portrait of the phys
ical characteristics of. Mrs. Asquith and
the mentality of Violet Asquith. The lat
ter is the voice of the family and rules
them all. Violet is the real official voice
speaking with authority. She 1t Is
"Who sights the worthiest in the land.
Sneers at the just contemns the brave,
And blackens goodness In Its grave"
"WII.I.IAM WATSON"
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Asquith Gets Ready-Made Speech.

"She said. Yes. no doubt they would.
but would like to tell you this: Shortly
after my father became prime minister
he was going down to Scotland u forget
whether it was she or her mother, or
both, who was with him), and Nash was
seeing him off at the station, and just as
the train was about to leave the platform
Mr.. Nash> bowed in a very respectful
manner and handed over to my father a
little scroll of paper neatly tied up, and
said in rather a subdued manner, Per
haps this will be Of some use to you"
My father put it aside at the time
and forgot 1t, and then, some time after,
he said: Perhaps we had better look at
this and see what it is,'' so he opened it
and found that it was a speech prepared
for him by Mr.. Nash
II said. Your father must have been
frightfully annoyed, surely?'
''She said: We'll, what troubled him
most about 1t was this, that he wanted to
make it quite clear to Nash that this sort
of thing was no longer necessary, but he
felt it would be difficult to say it in a
way that would not hurt his feelings.
Il do not remember the exact links be-
tween that part of the conversation and
what am about to record, but presently
she said:
DO you know. have often wondered
whether some Of those phrases Of c. B.
that caught on SO much, such as meth
DDS Of barbarism" and that sort of nom
sense. really came from c. B. or from
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WARM APPROVAL SHOWN.
Second Recital by the Heinrich
Hammer Symphony Orchestra.

The Heinrich Hammer Symphony
Orchestra gave its second recital at the
Belasco Theater yesterday afternoon with
Beethoven's second symphony, in u major
op. 36. and seventh symphony. in A
major. op. 90. for its program. There was
q noticeable Improvement in the general
playing of the orchestra. especially in the
strings. which were always effective and
expressive. The horns, as in the previous
recital. were not up to the general stand
ard of excellence shown by the other
instruments. and there seemed necessary
q strengthening in the bass. The SYM
phonies, however, were well rendered and
warmly received by the audience. 1t was
the general impression that Prof. Ham,
mer has made good his promise of a
genuine symphony orchestra capable Of
artistically interpreting the great COM
positions. which form the program in
its initial concerts. II the patronage thus
far has not been equal to expectations, it
is due rather to a natural doubt that
In so short q period it was possible for
any director with the material at his
command to produce the results which
are now freely conceded by musical
critics who have heard the two excellent
performances already given by the or
chestra.
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Correspondence With Mrs. Asquith.

81 posted the letter and the quatrain to
her very late that night, and she GER
tainly would not receive 1t until the fol-
lowing morning. Within, 1 should think,
a couple Of hours of its delivery I re-
ceived, to my great astonishment-for l
thought l had flung the most unforgiv-
able insult at this family-a letter from
Mrs Asquith herself. in which she said:
10 Downing street, Whitehall, S. W.,
23d June, 1909.
"'Dear Mr. Watson:
1T will give my Violet enormous
pleasure, 1 am sure. If you will write
this for her.
What 1 want you to do is to copy for
me your favorite lines in Wordsworth
Grave and on another piece of paper
some Of Wordswor:th's lines that give you
the most pleasure. | will be infinitely
grateful. Haste. Yours sincerely,
'MARGOT ASQUITH.'
"She sent the letter by hand to the
Devonshire Club, apparently wishing that
it should reach me without any avoidable
delay. 1 did not reply until at least three
days afterward. when 1 wrote to her,
saying Wordsworth presented an embar-
rassment of riches, but that I thought
there could be no appropriateness in
writing for her such poem as his sonnet
tiers. and uttering his contempt for timid
political hedging and trimming and his
admiration for men.
''Who never sold the truth to serve the hour
Or paltered with eternal God for power
81 then gave her. rather alphabetically,
some details about my forthcoming vol
ume of poems, and mentioned that I
thought our literature had too long lacked
the satiric portraits of which Pope was
the supreme master, and that thought
of emulating his example, not perhaps in
his own heroic couplet. which is a trifle
too rigid but in the lighter octosyllabic
measure of Prior and Gay.
Later, to my further amazement, I re-
ceived from Mrs. Asquith a perfectly
friendly reply sent by hand. together with
her own autograph album. in which Glad
stone. Meredith and many other famous
persons had written. The note ran:
dear Mr.. Watson-I don't want you
to write anything by Wordsworth, but
lust on one page of my book some verses
out of your own poem, ''Wordsworth's
Crave
"'Please. NJ. ASQUITH.'
It did as Mrs. Asquith requested and
also wrote her in my politest manner, as
If nothing had occurred. She replied:
81 cannot thank you enough, my dear
Mr.. Watson. 1 love your lines. Yours.
I'M. ASQUrTH.'
This closed the incident SO far as
am at present aware.
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ENACTED SONG RECITAL.
Miss Leech's Ballads Illustrated bv
Living Pictures.

Miss Mary Lawson Leech In the ball
room of the New Willard last evening
was heard in song recital for the bene-
fit of Calvary Baptist Church.
Some OF the songs were illustrated by
living pictures. Mrs. Randolph Ross. jr.,
accompanied Miss Leech on the piano.
The program included Castles in the
Air. Ballantine, Illustrated by Miss Dor
othy Warren and Mr. Harris: song.
Robin Adair." keppel. illustrated by
Miss Small; song, My Old Dutch, "
Cheyalier. illustrated by Miss Hill and
Mr.. Harris.
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Church Lyceum Program.

John Wesley Cromwell will address the
Second Baptist Lyceum in the Second
Baptist Church. Sd street between H and
/ streets, tomorrow afternoon on "Our
Do with IT."
Rev. w. Bishop johnson, the pastor OF
the Second Baptist Church; William II.
Ferris and Rev. M. 8. Cavers will speak
upon Fifty Years of Freedom and Their
Opportunity
A movement inaugurated by Prof
Cromwell Is on foot to have In 1912 q
semi-centennial Of the emancipation OF
the slaves of the District Of Columbia.
The musical program tomorrow will con-
sist Of plantation songs. jubilee melodies
and the more recent work Of negro COM
poeers who are now living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
FOR SERVICE IN WARTIME.
Laborers Will Seek From Congress
Payment of Claims.

Seeking payment from the government
through Congress Of money said to be due
them. representatives Of the Civil War
Laborers' Union met at their headquar-
tiers. 46a N street. last night. The presi-
dent. NJ. J. Terrell. presided.
The members Of the union claim pay for
service rendered as laborers for the Union
army during the civil war and from
whose pay money was deducted each pay
day while In the employ of the bureaus
of the War Department. The members
ask that the amounts claimed under the
provisions of Senate bill else be paid
them. communication Describing the
nature Of the claims IL to be presented to
President Taft.
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THE JOHN R. BRADLEY MISSING
Schooner Which Took Cook North
MAY Be Lost.

BIRCHY COVE, N. F., December A.
Two schooners OF the Gloucester fishing
feet. the Mabel II. Hines and the Henry
M. Stanley, were wrecked in the violent
northeast gale which swept Newfound-
land waters in the past few days
The schooner John r. Bradley, widely
known as the vessel which carried DR..
Cooks arctic expedition, is also report
ed missing from the fishing fleet, and it
is feared that she is lost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Entertaining the Blind.

The following is the program for vol
untary readings and music in the reading
room for the blind at the Library of Con-
gress for next week at $50 ito $50 pm ::
Tuesday, December Z. Miss Lillian
Whiting, Life TRANSFORMED" Thursday.
December 8, song. violin and piano re-
cital. Miss Ruth Avery Hayes. soprano;
Mr.. Daniel Breeskin, violinist, and Mr..
Charles H. Fisher pianist: Saturday, De-
cember IL, Prof. w. ]. Coville, What Is
Genius and How Are Geniuses Inspired"
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Railway Companies Defendant.

Samuel Cartwright asks $1,000 damages
in a suit filed by Attorneys Cuttings &
Chamberlin against the Washington and
Rockville Railway Company and the
Georgetown and Tenleytown Railway
Company. He says he was struck by
car at Woodmont October 10 last and
seriously injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Baltimore & Ohio to Boston.

The 8 am. "Five-hour' train to New
York connects with the Shore Line Elk
press, leaving Grand Central station 5
pm. arriving Boston $50 pm. The ) pm.
train arrives New York 1850 pm, con-
Meeting with Midnight express, arriving
Boston 1857 am. For further information
ask agents.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
BILLS ON THE CALENDAR
MEASURES RELATING TO DIS
TRICT READY FOR ACTION.
introduced at Special Session of Con.
gress, But Not Considered by
the Committee.

Eighteen bills are on the calendar of
it's action. They were introduced at the
special session Of the Sixty first Congress
and referred to the District committee.
AS it held no meetings, none of the pro-
posed enactments have been considered
by the committee.
The pending bills are as follows:
Taxing real estate in the District of Co.
lumbia at the true value thereof; intro
duced by Senator Scott
To fix the price OF gas in the District
Of Columbia; introduced by Senator Payn-
ter.
For the creation OF the police and fire.
mems relief fund; to provide for the re-
tirement Of members Of the police and
fire departments; to establish a method
Of procedure for such retirement, and for
other purposes; introduced by Senator
Burkett.
Sunday as Day of Rest.
For the proper observance of Sunday
as day of rest in the District of Colum.
bia; introduced by Senator Johnston.
For the release of Walter F. Rogers
executor Of the estate of Sarah Edwards;
introduced by Senator Gallinger.
For the extension of AIbemarle street
from Wisconsin avenue to the east aline
of 39th street northwest; introduced by
Senator Gallinger.
To provide for the construction Of a
memorial bridge across the Potomac river
from Washington to the Arlington estate
property; introduced by Senator Daniel.
To facilitate the use for manufacturing
purposes of square numbered 32S, in the
city of Washington, and authorized in the
act of Congress of February 1, 1907; In
PRODUCED. by Senator Gallinger.
Probation and Parole System.
For the. establishment Of a probation
and parole system for the District Of CO.
lumbfa; introduced by Senator Gallinger
To amend an act entitled IAN act max
ing it a misdemeanor in the District OF
Columbia to abandon or wilhully neglect
to provide for the support and mainte-
nance by any person Of his wife or of his
or her minor children in destitute or ne
cessitOus circumstances" approved March
%. 1906; introduced by Senator Gallinger.
For the release of John B. Lord, owner
of lot So, square 723, Washington, Dis
trict of Columbia. with regard to assess
ment and payment Of damages on &C.
count of changes OF grade due to con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Laureateship Discussed.

Don't you think that when he is gone
the laureateship should be abolished?
II said, with some emphasis: oh, yes,
indeed 1 do. l think 1t is a grotesuue
anacrhonism, and I think the sooner you
abolish 1t the better even for the dignity
Of literature itself So I think she did
not get much change out Of me on that
subject.
I'VE tailed about various other matters.
and was glad when she spoke of literary
subjects only, because her intelligence
and acuteness are certainly very consider
able. She finally asked me to write some
verses of my own in her manuscript book,
l wrote one of my own lyrics and apollo
gized for being unable at the moment to
been published.
AT last Mrs. Asquith came in and took
us up to the drawing room. Mrs. Asquith,
who seemed to be in a highly tremulous
state, talked to me-with intervals of list
ening to me-until looked at my watch
and found to my surprise that it was a
quarter to Z; so took my departure
II walked from Downing street to the
Devonshire Club. Along the way 1 i'm
the Late Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman,'
which ran thus:
''This was on honest man. who spoke the truth,
He stood for Honor, Justice, Courage, Truth;
He is gone-and they, too. 60.
II wrote to Miss Asquith in the club,
reiterating my apology for not having
been able to write in her book anything
previously unpublished, but saying that
on my return from 10 Downing street
had improyised little tribute to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Secretary Wilson's Subordinates.

The report Of Appointment Clerk Ben
nett Of the Department of Agriculture for
the last year shows that there are lilo
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memory of the late Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman, that great-hearted man., l
said. whose mere phrase, methods of
barbarism," did so much to waken the
drugged conscience of England I added:
I shall be delighted to write 1t in your
book if you ever care to give me the OPP
portunity.
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persons employed by the department The
forest service employs the most, 2,SS1
When the bureau was created in 1858
there were only % persons on the roll
One of the troubles experienced by the
has been inability to hold sat
isfactory scientific men in the service at
the salaries allowed by law. The Secre-
tary has recommended that an increase
of at least $500 be allowed to the expert
scientists employed in the different bu-
reaus.
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His Visit to Asquith's Home.

Mr. Watson at the same time gave an
account of visit he made in June last
to Margot Asquith, wife of the British
premier, and her stepdaughter. on whose
personalities he says in his statement he
based his poem.
This account he prepared soon after
ward to explain the circumstances under
which the poem was written and the in
cidents which inspired it. The date on
which this was written was June %, this
year.
Here it is:
Last Friday week l happened to meet
Mrs. Asquith and her stepdaughter, Miss
Violet AsQufth, at Stafford House. Miss
Asquith asked me to come to tea at 10
II came. She is, as all her friends
know, an extremely cleyer girl, remark
ably we'll educated, very brilliant, and
her talk was very interesting-rather sur
prising in some respects.
when I arrived. at the house Mrs.
Asquith was apparently not there. Miss
Violet Asquith took me downstairs to
sort of little library of her own looking
on the garden, where I had tea, and l
suppose we talked for more than an hour
anyhow quite an hour-on a variety of
SUBJECTS.
while I was there a man crossed the
garden. 1 said, rs that one of the sec
retaries?' Miss Violet Asquith said. Yes;
that Is Nash; that is the man who used
to write c. BIS speeches for him.. &C.
B." was the late Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman, Mr.. Asquith's predecessor
as prime minfster.)
II suppose I looked rather surprised
She said, Yes, and you know he appeared
to think, after my father became prime
minister. that the same sort of services
would still be expected of him.
II laughed, of course. and. although 1
was very much surprised at such refer
ence to Mr.. Asquith's predecessor in the
premiership, 1 preserved the politest de-
meanor possible, and said:
"'Well with all respect to Mr.. Nash, l
suppose even this British public of ours
would easily detect the difference be-
tween Mr.. Asouith and Mr. Nash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Distribution Of Honors.

LAS matter of fact it did not occur to
me just at the moment that the phrase
Methods of Barbarism' was used by C.
B. before he was a prime minister at all,
and therefore before Nash was one of his
secretaries.
Later on I said, You know, / rather
expected that your father would make
the Bishop Hereford Archbishop of York.
She said: Yes, and 1 suppose the Bishop
of Hereford thought so. too; but don't
you think that the things, archbishoprics
and SO forth, are not got by trying to
bring pressure to bear? They are not got
by jobbery. you know l. of course,
acquiesced in the fact of her evidently
superior knowledge. and did not carry
the subject any further.
She told a story about Alfred Austin,
very amusing story. and very cIeverly
put together, but 1t contained one quite
demonstrable lie. It was very spiteful
and unnecessary to repeat here, but it led
up to a remark Of hers which 1 thought
was not quite felicitous as addressed TO
me.
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struction of the Union station; introduced

by Senator Elkins.
To provide for the completion of the
park surrounding the filtration plant in
the District of Columbia, and for other
purposes; introduced by Senator Smith
Of Michigan.
To incorporate the cult of the Aryans;
introduced by Senator McEnery.
To provide for the extension of 10th
street from Belmont road to Biltmore
street, in the District of Columbia, with
uniform width of fifty feet, and Tor
other purposes; introduced by Senator
Carter.
For the prevention and punishment Of
cruelty to animals in the District of Co.
lumbia; introduced by Senator Gallinger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04
Benefit of Municipal Court.

Providing for the appointment of one
additional assistant clerk and a financial
clerk Of the Municipal Court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia; introduced by Senator
Dillingham;.
To provide for the removal of the pres
ent grade crossing and construction of a
new grade crossing on the line of Q
street northeast, District of Columbia: in
troduced by Senator Gallinger.
To provide for the building Of a public
avenue on the south side of the Potomac
river, in the city of Washington, to
Mount Vernon; introduced by Senator
Daniel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-04

Delicious, palatable, pure
Elk Grove Butter-the but
ter you can eat every day
with absolute assurance that
it's the finest of all dairy
products.
If you could look into the
sweet, sanitary creameries where
Elk Grove Butter is churned and
packed, you would see the model
diaries of this country. ELK
GROVE BUTTER is famous
far and wide-.-its purity and
freshness are preserved by the
alright, odor- proof cartons in
which it is packed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18

N Is sumelent svil unto
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Baptist.

Baptist.
j. A. Ivey, pastor.
Services second and fourth Sundays
In each month IL o'clock a. m.
Sunday school 10s o'clock a. m.
Methodist.
Rev. McMichael, pastor.
Services third Sunday In each
month IL o'clock a. m.
Presbyterian.
Sunday school every Sunday at 10
o'clock a. N.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18
COURT DIRECTORY.
s. w. CIRCUIT.

Y. A. Littlejohn, judge.
J. 4. Williams, solicitor general.
Convenes srst Mondays in May and
November.
City Court.
H. L. Long, ST., Judge.
W. G. Martin, solicitor
Convenes fourth Wednesday in each
month.
Justice Court, s15th District, c, Nj.
A. A. Paul, ]. P.
j. M. Hines, N. P. and ex.OficiO,
j. p. =
]. F. Hines, bailiff.
Conyenes first Monday In each
month.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18

MONEY We are in a position to
make loans on either city or farm
property at avery reasonable rate of
interest with but little delay. Ma
tional Loan and Trust Co., Triton,
Georgia If
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-06-18

ATTORNEY We would like to make
Q contract with good attorney in
Leesburg, who has two or three hun
dred dollars to invest to handle our
loan and abstract business in the city
and vicinity. W. M. Giddens, Presi-
dent, Triton, Georgia. IL