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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
.HANON TESTIFIES
At GORE HEARING
Says Representative Creager
EeSought ]. F. McMur-
ray for $1,000.

McALESTER, Okla, Aug 1o-Jacob
i Hamon, whom Senator Gore accuses
Of offering him a S50,oeo bride in connec-
ton with the McMUrray indian land
contracts, on the stand before the Con-
EreSsiOnal Investigating Committee. to-
day testified that Representative CrsaEer
of Oklahoma made what he considered
q direct request Of J. r. NcAIurray for
$1,000
Creager had testified that HamOn i'm
properly approached" hifu.
Hamon requested that CreaEer be call
ed and asked as TO whether he did not
solicit large loans from NcMUrrav-- RE
says two witnesses VIII testify thar
CreageE took such action
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Sandy Spring, Isolated,
Graves Better Outlet
for Surplus.
OLD QUAKER TOWN
HAS MUCH WEALTH
People Are DISCONTINUED With Late
Mails ard Turnpike Trans
pOrtation.
By J. FRED ESSARY.

SANDY SPRING Nd. Aug. l0.-Of
al washington's neighbors. Sandy
spring is the quaintest, the most unique
While 1t was one Of the earliest set
Elements in the State OF Maryland. it
mas no picturesque ruins to exhibit. II
has grown old gracefully. II has be-
come ancient. without decay.
Two hundred years ago a family Of
QuaiCers founded the community John
Brooke moved into this beautiful Mont
EomeTy county valley a I'd built a house.
il stiI stands. A Few ears later otlrer
Quaker families fos;5wed, and, as gen
Grafton succeeded ssaeration,~an area Of
many thousand acres Of land came into
their hands TODAY these people have
he greatest per capita wealth Of any
class in the state. They pay more taxes
per nan than are paid in any section Of
any county
Quaker industry ar! Quaker thrift
are largely responsible for tins condition
Then 500, Quaker honesty has played
its part The land 5hey oW2 is the most
productive. per acre. of any in Mary
land That is because they have con
served the fertility Of the soil instead
Of reducing It TO barrenaess by want0n
waste
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Excursions TODAY

Old Point Comfort and NorfoIk-Steam-
er leaves Seventh street wharf 6:45
= m
Steamer Charles Manchester leaves
Seventh street wharf 2-So and $50 pm.
Chesapeake Reach-Trains Iesva Dis-
trict line, $50, $50, 7-f5 and g-f5 D. m
" Washington Baltimore, and Annapolis
electric Ine-SUmuer excursions To
bay points. Ocean City, Rehoboth
Beach, Pen-Mar, and Atlantic CITY.
Full information at city ticket office,
1924 New York avenue.
Colonial Beach-Steamer Queen Anne,
$50 ?. II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
The Business Doctor
By Roe FuIkerson

ct OOK at the clothes OF those Two
l. clerks said the business Doctor
'One OF them is dressed Ike he was
going 10 an al fTeScO ping DonS party
and the other ike he was going 70 a
lodge funeral You should have a chat
v,fth those men and make them under
stand that there is q vast difference
between business. outing, and reception
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Persons leaving the city for q
lang or short period during the
Summer can have The Times
mailed 10 them at the rate Of
thirty cents a month or seven
cents a week Addresses may be
changed as often as desired. All
nail subscriptions must be paid
In advance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
TIRED OF STAGE SERVICE.
TOWN SEEKS RAILROAD
Sandy Spring S Resources
and Desires.

MaFyIand village enjoys wealth
derived from Quaker thrift.
Farmers have kept soil fertile by
individual conservation.
Bank deposits index Industry Il
community.
Village seeks railroad or electric
line service.
People are dependent on ten-miIe
stage line
Town Is weary of late mails and
turnpike freight.
People would be content with cleo
trie line that would 7lauI freight.
Discussion of projects give hope Of
overcoming isolation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Electric Line Possible.

Another project. interesting to
Sandy Spring, is that an extension
Of the Kensington electric road
through to this town It has long
been talked Of and may sorte day
be contaminated The promoters Of
the Tunis Al0noraI Company are also
negotiating with Sandy Spring for a
route from Washington 10 Baltimore
va THIS town, and the Baltimore and
w asnlngtou Transit Company is do
ing the same thing
SANDY spring people promise to do
thelr part toward securing a railroad
Among the substantial citizens here
who VIII encourage such a movement
are Asa IL SVabIer. William ".
Moore Allan FaFQuhar Joseph T
Moore. Aiban c. Thomas. Charles F.
Brooke. John C.. Bentley. John Thorn
as, Frank j. DOwney. e. w Brown.
~ II. Miller. j. ID. Ealmer, A. r
Eairau. Benjamin F. Miller T. T.
Thomas. 81 mueI Bond. Roger 3. Far
quharr Norris Bentley Dorsey Down
ey, J. Il Jauney- and F. n. HOIIoWeIL
Wnen the railroad comes. and IL
IS bound 30 do it sooner or later,
Washington VIII he the first market Of
d rich section OF country now cen
tered in sandy SplmS-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Amusements

Columbia" soldiers Of Fortune"
Acaderny-'-Three Weeks.
Arcade-ROcf Garden
CosmOs-8l2 owing pictures and vaudeville.
CasinO-MCtiOn pictures and vaudeville.
Ma ie.stic-Naudeville
Masonic INSTRUMENTATION pictures.
Georgetown Open Air Theater-AIOtion
pictures and vaudeville T:f5 and 9.l5
=. m
Glen EchO-Danciug and motion pic
lures
Luna Park-Music and vaudeville.
Chevy Chase Lake-Section Of Marine
Rand
Arcade-NIusic and motion pictures OF.
roof garden
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
SITUATION IN SPAIN LOOKS
THREATENING.

Latest advices from Spain have an
ugly look They. P0rtend nothing less
than civil war The Catholic juntas Of
the Basque provinces have determined
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Ths net Total circuiarIon Of me Tines
daily during the month OF July was
1o44,6s0. all copies left over and returned
being eliminated This number. when d.
vided by IS. the number o. days Of pu5Iica-
ten. shows the net daily average FOR July
20 have been z0.1zS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Sir Robert Hadheld
Leases Santa Barbara Home.

Sir Robert and Lady HaddeId have
leased for a term OF years Mira vista.
at santa Barbara. and expect 70 visit
California annually.
Lady Hadheyd. who left New York
last week Tor the Thousand Islands. IS
a sister Of the Attorney General Of the
United states, George ". NyickeTshau-
Mrs CruppeT. Hiss Pauline CrupDcr,
and Miss Marie Gramm have gone to
Atlantic City for fortnight
Mrs W p. @ Hazen and her dauEh-
ter, Miss Kathryn Hazeu, are spend
ing the month OF August at the Hotel
Dennis. Atlantic City Later they VIII
so 20 the mountains Of Pennsylvania
Tor the rest OF the season
Dr.. Nora Meyer and Miss Mary Da-
Wis have gone 20 the mountains 81
Pennsylvania Tor the month OF August.
capt w I Chambers. L. S y. and
Mrs Chambers have gone TO the Cat
skills for the remainder Of the season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Ravages of Infantile Paraly-
sis in burlington, New
Jersey, Is Halted.
Continued from First PaFe)

temaJic blood treatment are the ne =
employed. and Miss Lillian BALI,
trained nurse. working IN conjunction
with DR.. f. z. Milford, a young Bur
lngtCn physician, are the mediums
through which the afflicted are being
saved. The massage. however is the
new remedy which has been discovered,
and is mainly responsible for the fact
that four OF the babies recently seized
2Te on the road 70 recovery today.
Mss Balz and DR.. Milford are IN
charge OF four Of the Eve cases IA
Burlington Some OF these cases are
OF several months duration Il was not
until recently that the disease was IN
derstOod, aid that the efficacy Of he
massage treatment was proved
Miss BalZ. who IS rejuvenatiuE wasted
limbs through her massage treatment, IS
a retiring. modest woman OF rather
mature years She seemed TO deprecate
today the enviabIe publicity into which
she has recently sprung, and expressed
surprise that her fame had spread TO.
Washington
7 really don't know what 10 say"
she sad 20 a representative Of The
Washington Times Please do not put
too much in the paper about II, and
see DR.. Milford before you write any
thing
Il cid not know that all this pub
Hcity was 20 be given 10 ete treatment
which we are using Really. didn't
Again Learning To Walk
Or Milford was found at the home
Of one Of his patients 4 three-year-oId
boy by the name OF Wilson Johnson,
who, until recently had not walked
since February. Little Wilson was
toddiing toward the doctor as the latter
talked, and the boys limbs show signs
q returning strength, as his mother,
VINO once despaired Of his recovery,
Vas virtually teaching him 10 walk
again
some O. The ueighhors have been put
out because I have not pat braces On
the chud-s legs" said Mrs Johnson
Dent you do #, SAID the doctor.
I've are going to bring him around
without braces"
With modesty becoming the profes-
sioual ethics IN the case. Dr.. Milford
declared that he and Miss BALI had
demonstrated that massage IS OF the
greatest benefit IN the treatment Of in
fantile paralysis. which for a time BAT
fed the medical authorities here, Just
as Il has IN Washington and elsewhere
The child cannot be massaged for
several weeks after the attack, how
ever. explained Dr. Milford Miss
Balz only recently began~-Lo treat the
little ones IN this manner, for before
thai time the limbs were raining them
so that massage was impossible
AFTER the painful period has gone.
however, and the limbs begin 70 grow
weaker and waste away, the massage
may be begun and Improvement viii be
noted The manner In which the little
Z Johnson boy is now tOddIinE around is
indicative Of the benefit 10 the other
cases treated by Miss Bali in this man
uer-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Misses GGiiford
At Colonial Beach.

Miss Dora GuTrord and Hiss Annie
GUiIfOrd are spending the month 0f
August at colonial beach, Va, after a
/ stay Of several weeks at Colvin Run,
Z Va, where they were the guests OF
/ Mrs S. Wheeler
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
PatTonize Washington.

There are said to be more Titan zoo
families Of this type n the sandy
Sprins section, and ali OF them are
WashinEtOn's ueighDOrs. They buy
goods IN washington they sell produce
there They lend money. they insure
property, they educate their children
there
Yet Sandy Spring IS ten miles from
the nearest railroad As distances are
measured nowadays, where there IS no
transportation service. this rich Gem
munity is remote from the National
Capital 1t IS remote from Rockville
and from Laurel. and from Craitlle-sbuS
II seems Incredibly far from a yyghc-e-
But. Wlthal, sandy Spring is mode m
1t has the business Despite he fact
that il is served by an Old-fashf0ned
stage line, i IS ia touch with the world
and u figures heavily in the trade az
fairs Of all this section. Il is the home
OF two lEsCtut ms which are monu-
ments TO the business far-siei-t Of these
Quaker people
The first. and older OF thF 50 is the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. or
gained IN ISIS, and now carrying SIS
0Jg,ao0 in risks The other is the saw
ings Institution. one OF the oldest saw
lnEs banks in the GATED states It was
organized in 1855. and today its books
show resources Of more than SI-Z51 600
And these Institutions are located in q
village ten miles from the nearest rail-
Wa station
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Large bat in Pompcian room shocks
folks IN Chicago MOTEL says dis
patch Reading further we discover this
was not the usual species OF bat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Electric Bath Used.

DR.. 8TuIford declared that no particu-
lar form Of the massage treatment IS
used The limbs are merely given con
slant. regular and vigorous treatment
Occasionally an electric bath may be
I--ed 20 advantage
Burlington, which feared a general
epidemic Of the strange disease. has
taken On fresl hope The only thing
that fuEerferes with its relieved feeling
IS the rcriCelCe Of Miss Ealz who IS
constantly being concentrated and ask
cd about the cures now In progress.
Hiss BALI dislikes all this exceedingly.
according TO DR. Milford and her own
manner. she seemed 10 want 70 Zee, IS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

As an Illustration OF the spread Of
the commission form Of government
the city Of Birmingham, Ala, is tax
fua steps &c adopt IL. The city viii
vote on tho question September 10
Il the vote is favorable, the LeEisla-
ture VIII be asked TO grant the neCes-
sary charter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

District authorities viii lombard
the caterpilIars with arsenate OF lead
hurled by EasoIene engines a long
siege may be expected
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Uhat s on the Program in
Washington

First annual moonlight excursion Of
Red Mems social 10 Indian Head on
steamer St Johns Boat leaves St
Johns wharf at o'clock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

The experience Of Big Bill" EG-
wards with Gallagher. tie man who
shot Mayor Gaynor, demonstrates con
cIusiveIy the value OF football train
IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

been made or route one mile from
the present village This line viii
have, according 20 it's present plans,
q terminus at HvaftsvffIe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Colonel Roosevelt may be out Of
rolitics, but naturally lays himself
open to some suspicion when he talks
With Loeb, Garfield, and PinchoJ, al
within rwenty-fouT hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

That IL keeps one from sleeping to
give away $1,000. goo is the claim OF a
New York man. One must be asleeg
10 do su0R a thing in New York
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

There IS absolutely no question but
that the salesman in a dark business
suit tipped at coat sleeves and. collar
with an edSeiuE OF white linen viii
win position or a customer from the
man who --ezrs soiIed linen and loud
clothes, the trousers Of which are 50
baSsed at he knees that they look
as though he was half Sauatted 20
jump These things are the ex-erusI
Crands that make the public stamp q
man as q gentleman, O man OF taste. or
q sloven, and people whose business is
worth having insist on being waited on
by gentlemen
The clerk who expects 10 GEE s1one
IN the business world cannot afFo~7
20 save money BY wearing old or cheso
clothes Fine feathers don't make ma
birds. but DeaCOckS are about the ONLY
birds which live in luxury
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

That story from HaEerstOwn about
the grasshCppers stopping the cars
seems 70 call for the intervention Of
tie Interstate Commerce Comm.s-
son
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Mr. and Mrs John Alden are spend
ing the summer at Asbury PARK
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Mr. and Mrs Richard Laurence Lamb
are the guests of c. X. Reynolds. Bel
more, Eastern Parade, SOuChsea- Eng
land
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

d. Walter ;. Monroe, Of SIS Twelfth
street northwest. VINO Is spending his
vacation near Bluemunt. Va. am0nE
the Blue Ridge mountains, VIII return
about September IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy.
BeeEman Winthrop. has returned 10
Washington from q weekend Say at
PabvIou. l. l., with Mrs Winthrop's
mother. Mrs. John D. wood Mrs Win
throp viii remain with her mother for
the month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Nine Pastor. wife o. the Spanish
minister 20 China, formerly secretary
Of the Spanish legation at washington.
IS spending the summer at Carol
Springs. Va
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
july CIRCULATION
n~FTw

Total for the month-.-.-..-.-.---- 215. Sc
Daily average FOR the month.-.-.-..... 4s.s7I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
But Two Treasures.

Since its organization the insurance
company has had but two treasurers.
that is TO say, general managers The
first was the lac Robert r Moore,
VINO served fOrty-eight years. and the
second IS Allan Farquhar. who IS
rounding out his fifteenth year Of serv-
ICE During these two administrations
the business has been built Up until the
insurance Il carries is enormous Its
surplus is now more than $4,000.
on the same side Of Sandy Springs
single street is second red brick build
ing Here is housed the SAVINGS Insti-
tuition. the pride of the Sandy Spring
section. and the depository OF its sur
plus wealth fThe number OF its de-
pOSitOrs runs into the thousands. lust
as the number Of its Investments runs
into the thousands.
Asa n StabIer is president Of the
savings institution. William W Moore
vice president, -AIban G. Thomas, trea s.
IITer- and T. l. Thomas secretary. They
are charged with the safe keeping and
the proper investment Of The 1870 or de-
posted by the sandy Spring people
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Co. and Mrs MyrOn n Parker and
Miss Ruth Parker viii sail from New
ToEz Saturday Tor an extended Eu-
rODean sOjOuTn-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Prof and Mrs W J oates are spend
ing few weeks in Norfolk, Va
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Sunday average for the rnonth-.-..... s.. fsa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

The net total circulation OF The Times
esundays) during tine month Of July was
4fl-4it, all copies LETT over and returned by
agents being eliminated This number. when
divided BY 8 the number OF Sundays during
July shows the net sunday average for July
50 have been S3.sl2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Miss COyueT
To Wed A /. Handy.

Mrs Howard D. C0yuer, OF Waynes-
bOro. Va, has announced the engage
uent Of her daughter. Mss Annie 1Iof-
lett Covner. to AICernon Lee HANDY
OF Washington. the wedding to take
place in October.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

ISe number Of complete and perfect copies
q The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month OF July was as follows;
July S---------- 5S.557July z4---------- SSH
July L.. S7,955July 31-.------.. zz.I70
suly L. Ss.s45
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

The hing that is most needed ~
the business world is sure TO han
pen There is always a man with the
brains 70 supply every demand.
A central bank has LONG bea7 doom
ed necessity. and It VIII be accom-
plished. lacbaOf legislation to the con
/ trary, Notwithstanding. Two of ire
/ largest banks IN New York. each Of
which IS made up by the conSoIfdaflc1
Of several small ones. are nov 7ep,-
tiating for consolidation
A few years ago in Chicago. seven
large banks were merged into one one
bank IN this merger was a 100000
Institution, and the result OF the con
soiidation of the six makes a b-7t-
with 10000 no assets IF these two biz,
concerns form a community Of interests
between New York and Chicaso we
VIII have the central bank to all prac-
teal purposes A bank journal recent
Nv reported in a single month eight
bank con soIidations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

In each issue q The Times the circulation
figures for the previous DAY are plainly
printed AT the head OF The first page at the
ieft % the date line
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10
Many Fine Homes.

Sandy Spring has even more than
tlese two Institutions 70 Be proud Of. II
has scor=s Of splendid homes. They line
the turnpIEes for miles in all directions
Some Of them are more thar 100 years
old. and al Of them are surrounded bv
spreading lawns ana ancestral oaks
Away from these homes stretch their
hi<i1iy productive farms and e IS these
firms that have made SAMMY Spring
light
A few hundred yards beyond the Wiz
LACE stands the old Quaker meeting
house 1T was erected in 1917. but ii
looks Just IS good as new. Near It
stands the 4-yceum or town hall built
In 1851 IN this house the farmers con
TentiOns. embracing the farmers clubs
Of four counties are held ANNA s.
Lectures have been given in ~ TOO. bv
many famous men,
Directly in the village stands the
Woman's Exchange, maintained aud
Datronized BIZ the women Of The eutira
Sandy Spring district. It IS run by six
directing members. one OF whom Is on
duty each wOrzir day Of the y eek.
The &OTpan,s Exchange building was
originally the Sandy Spring library. an
Institution viii n fiOUTjsbed fifty years
ago. and before the day Of cheap etii-
las its own library.
With all its wealth. power ard Unfit
ence. with all its ease. peace and c0w-
fort, Sandy Spring IS far from content.
This unique community is no longer
satisfied TO be in communication with
the outside world by tGrnpiSes orlTv- 1t
wants first and most of all x -a5Tr1s d
eCretary-TreaSurer FarQuhar of the
insurance company. II a highly inter
estinE interview with The CORRESPONDENT
90 The Times has voiced the hone Of
the whole section when he said-
Want a Railroad.
Tel the people OF Washinrron
that we want a railroad. We want
- be in closer touch with the Ns-
tionaI Capital and the great countrv
beyond If. We are tired of our old
stage line We are tired Of receiv-
ing our mail hours and hours after
other business people have received
theirs We are tired Of hauling our
products TO market in wagons when
we are competing with people whose
products ere delivered from q half
To a dav earlier than ours
-'If an electric line could serve rs
By carrying our freight as well as
our passengers continued Mr.. Far
uuhar. then an electric line would
be most welcome If not then Ne
want a steam line We have ererv-
thing else EtIt transportation facil-
itiesT
Tt now seems that Sandy Springs
dream Of q railroad Is about to be
realized The Washington, NVestmin-
ster and gettysburg railroad. now un-
der construction, promises to opera te
through SCady Spring. Surveys have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-10

Advertisslsg is like trying 10 kiss >
girl in a haEmock- II It IS done right
the results are most satisfactory but
IL It isn't you are likely to hit the
ground hardl
Legitimate newspaper advertising IS
the only sure winner in she advertising
world A6smiths for years have dis
cUssed the advisabiIity OF various forms
Of publicity from biOtte- distribution
TO billboard landscape defacing. but no
man has ever questioned the advisable
ity Of publicity through the medium OF
The daily press
Business. after All. IS very human
institution and the man who takes ad-
vantage OF the personal element in Il
VIII make his money easily.