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DID NOT CHOOSE ELLIS
PRESIDENT DENIES HE INTER.
FERED IN OHIO POLITICS.
Writes u. S. Marshal in Cleveland
on Subject-No Preference
for Governor.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March 4.-In q let
ter to H. d. Davis. United States mar
shall here. President Taft denies any re-
sponsibility for the recent election of
Wade III. Ellis as chairman Of the Ohio
republican executive committee. The let
ter, received yesterday. follows:
Tho White House,
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WaShinHton, February %, 1910.
my Dear Mr.. Davis: 1 have your let
ter OF February %. In which you refer to
criticisms Of me for interfering In Ohio
politics by suggesting the selection OF
Wade H. Ellis as chairman Of the repub-
lican executive committee Of Ohio.
81 am glad to have the opportunity Of
assuring you that am not in the slight
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TEST ON FAIRGROUNDS
POWER OF CONFEREES TO ELM.
MATE ITEM DOUBTED.
Point of Order to Be Raised in
House-May Ask Reports
Rejection.

Several prominent members OF the
House Of Representatives. including
member Of the appropriations committee.
have assured friends Of the Fairgrounds
movement that there Is no danger OF
jeopardizng any other provisions in the
District appropriation bill by making an
effort to have the item Of $1,000 for chill,
dren's Playground restored. 1t Is SAID
that a majority Of the members
Of the House are thoroughly in sympathy
with the present efforts to get the appro-
priation and regret that the matter was
not satisfactorily settled in conference.
1t is said to be a mistake to deny
reasonable sum for the care and opera
ton of the municipal Fairgrounds. seven
Of these are on government property. the
grounds Of three having been purchased
specifically for playground purposes.
There is a great deal OF valuable properly
on the various Fairgrounds. and ASIDE
operation for the use Of the children, IT IS
said to be essential that some provision
should be made for tho care and protec-
ton Of the property itself.
Question Course of Conferees.
1t is understood that point of order
will be raised by Representative Parsons
of New York as to the action OF the con-
ferees in eliminating the item for main
tenance and supplies from the bill. 1t is
claimed by the friends Of the Playground
Association in Congress that the jurisdic.
tion of the conference committee did not
extend to the question as to whether an
appropriation of $1,000 should be made.
but simply as to whether 1t should come
entirely from the funds Of the District OF
Columbia or on the half-and-half basis.
If the point of order Is not sustained. 1t
is said. an effort will be made under the
leadership of Representative Longworth
Of Ohio and others to reject the confer
ence report, and q motion will be made to
concur in the Senate amendment elimi-
mating the House proviso recurring that
the money should come entirely from the
District revenues.
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TO GO TO BUEN0S AIRES
u. S. DELEGATES TO AMERICAN
STATES CONFERENCE.
Important Subjects Will Be Dis
cussed at Meeting to Be
Held in July.

The names of the delegates Of the
United States to the fourth Internationa.
Conference Of American States, which
eonvenes at Buenos Aires. Argentine Re-
public. July 9 next, have been made pub
lie.
The delegation viii consist Of Henry
White Of Rhode Island. chairman: Enoch
Herbert Crowder OF Missouri. Lewis
Nixon. New York; John Rassett Moore.
New York: Bernard Moses. California:
Lamar Charkes Quintero. Louisiana: Paul
Samuel RsinGch, wisconsin. and David
Kinley OF Illinois. John Barrett, di.
rector Of tho international bureau OF
American republics. also will attend the
conference In his capacity az the had
of that institution.
Mr.. White has had = long career In
States: Col. Cf1owder IL graduate Of
West Point. and served in the army nine
years; Mr.. Nixon is graduate of the
United States Naval Academy, but now
is in the manufacturing business; Mr.
Moore was formerly assistant secretary
Of state; Mr.. Moses was q member of
the Philippine commission: Mr.. Quintero
was in the consular service Of the United
States in Costa Rica from 1881 to 1917.
Mr.. Reinsch was delegate to the third
Pan-American Conference at Rio de ia
metro in 1905. and Mr.. Kinley is a men,
Der Of the American Academy Of Politf-
cal and Social Science.
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Table Of Flowers: worth up to
Soc. In the lot are Single Roses,
Bunches Of Roses. Rose an
buds, Daisies, Bluets, For VIC
-Me-Nots and Foliage. ..
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To Wash Lace.

Folks who are the lucky possessors of
real lace are often afraid to trust the
cleaning of it to strangers. But it can
quite well be done at home If the follow
ing hints are borne in mind
The great thing to remember is that
soap should never be rubbed on lace 1t
ruins the color. Dissolve In warm water
enough soap to make lather. Add a few
drops Of ammonia, and put the lace in it.
and down in the suds, and squeeze it
gently between the hands. Never rub or
wiring it, as this is apt to break the
threads especially If the lace is very fine.
Next put it into another lot of suds, pre-
pared in the same way, and squeeze it
until all the dirt is removed. Rinse 1t in
two lots Of clear water
Genuine old lace should be STEPPED in
warm milk for at least half an hour and
then squeezed dry. This gives it the COR
rect yellowish tint.
If the Paris shade is wanted add to
pint of cold water one teaspoontul OF
Condy's fluid and two tablespoonfuls of
the best black ink. Dip the lace quickly
in and out OF this. one piece at a time,
and squeeze as dry as possible.
1t should be irOned at once on the
wrong side, on a board covered with sew
eral thicknesses OF flannel. first under a
thick cloth and then with only muslin OF
lawn between the lace and the iron.
When half ironed. remove the cloth and
carefully pull out all the points and loops;
then cover with the muslin again and iron
until quite dry, pressing hard to bring out
the pattern, says Home Chat.
Lace treated in this way requires no
stiheninS.
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Fads for Women.

A convenience for the desk is a pencil
holder which stands firmly on a glass
Ease. 4 brass rod about eighteen inches
of it fine brass chain the length of the
rod is attached. At the other end of the
chain is little cap which grasps a PEN
Gil. When necessary to write the stand
is placed by the side Of the paper and
the pencil used while still on the chain.
In this way it cannot be mislaid, and con-
sequently is always at hand
pretty way of using the deep, round
lace or embroidery Dutch collars is to
renOvate shirt waists with them. RlOuses
always wear out around the neck first
and are often discarded solely on this
account. When this is SO, put on the
waist after cutting away the band collar
only and then lay on the deep collar.
Have some person pin all around the
lower edge of it to the waist.
Then basic and carefully sew. After
ward cut away the material underneath
the collar and sew hooks and eyes to the
edges in the back. A stock collar NAV
be added If preferred.
There is an improved bolster roll that
will appeal to many women, especially
those who lack space in the home. he
cause the roll has an opening to receive
the pillows.
The case is of heavy cardboard. hollow.
of course, which forms the receptacle for
the pillows. The edges are bound with
tin, which prevents them breaking, and
the bolster case is further reinforced in
the middle. The ends are made of wood
The diameter of the roll is eleven inches
and it can be bought in all sizes.
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AS salt water has no action upon grease,
there is chance for girl who swims to
protect her shoulders and arms from
freckling, for she must thickly coat the
skin exposed with whatever agent she
chooses and wash it off with warm water
after the sea bath. Oxide of zinc ONT
ment is excellent for the purpose, as the
more oily the grease the greater its prop
critics for shedding water. and inasmuch
as the coating will not remain on for
many hours. there is no objection to its
quality, provided it is pure.
vaseline, the plain white variety, is
suited to the purpose. but whether this,
cold cream or zinc ointment be preferred,
the method of application is the same.
To begin, the first three fingers should
be thrust into the box and as much grease
taken up as they will hold comfortably
With this the skin must be literally
smeared. working it to an even surface.
More cream must be put on If necessary,
and gentle rubbing continued until the
surface is even. The backs of the hands
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HOW THE FAIR BATFiER
CAN PROTECT HER ARMS
Skin Exposed Should Be Tricky Coated With
Ointment to Shed Moisture.

and the nails should not be neglected. A
thick busting of powder must follow. For
this application magnesia or rice powder
is good. and plain talcum Is, of course,
desirable. None need be scented. When
the skin has been covered with the DOW
der soft muslin should be used to gently
pat the surface even. The object Of this
is to make the dust stick without remov-
Ing 1t or the grease. After patting more
powder is put on, again patting.
If the foundation of grease has been
done correctly the protective makeup is
not conspicuous nor unsightly. 1t is use
less to leave a lot of loose powder on the
surface, for this will wash off as soon as
water touches it. But when the powder
is touched with the grease it stays. Throat
and chest should receive the same treat
ment as the arms.
On coming out Of the bath the grease
should be removed, for If 1t is too thick
it will clog the pores Alcohol or white
vinegar is the most easily carried to a
bathhouse. and either of these, when used
with soft cloth. will cut the paste from
the skin.
A final rinse in cold water is harmless
and will remove the odor of vinegar
MARGARET MIXTER.
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For Amateur Cooks.
Tomato and Spaghetti.

Break one-half pound Italian spa
ghetti into pieces and put in a saucepan
over the fire, with two quarts OF boil
ing water. Add one-half tablespoonful
Of salt and boil from twenty-five to
thirty minutes. Melt tablespoonful OF
butter in saucepan, add one fine
chopped onion. One-half green pepper
chopped fine without using the seeds.
and cook six minutes. Add one-half
can tomatoes, one-quarter cupful mush-
rooms cut fine, a teaspoonful each salt
and sugar. and quarter teaspoonful
pepper and cook twenty minutes.
When the spaghetti is done. drain In
colander, CRATE One-quarter pound Par
mesan or American cheese. and put the
spaghetti in alternate layers in but
tered dish with tomatoes and the
cheese. Place the dish in the oven for
q few moments, then serve.
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straightout pension plan for the re-
tirement OF superannuated and disabled
government employees. Secretary Edward
j. Cantwell of the United States Civil
Service Retirement Association, accom-
panied by Victor Stonesifer. an attorney,
will sail for Europe next week to in.
vestigate foreign systems OF retirement
Mr.. Cantwell. 1t is said. goes OF his
own accord and at his own expense. but
will give the association the beneft OF
his investigation. He is said to strongly
favor the straightout pension plan, and
believes he will be able to convince Con-
gress on his return that II is preferable
to the contributory savings plan and
more to the taste Of the majority OF the
government employees.
Mr.. Cantwell and Mr.. Stonesifer will
sail from Philadelphia for Liverpool.
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Cold Soft Shelled Crabs.

Cold soft shelled crabs are a favorlte
sumner dish, served with tartar sauce, or
they may be served as salad For the
latter fry q half dozen Of the crabs plain
cool. then remove the thin paper shell.
the claws and spongy feelers Cut each
crab into six pieces and put into the
salad bowl a head of crisp lettuce torn
,nart Garnish with hard boiled eggs
and some picked oysters III desired,,
;so I-nlike the hard shelled crab. the
soft shell does not require the preliminary
hoii;ng II must also be borne In mind
that the less handling a soft shell crab
receives from the time 1t leaves the water
mill II reaches the table. the better and
o,ore delicate will be the flavor.
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With Sap Sage Cheese.

Have a kettle of boiling water slight
" sailed. then take one handful of the
long spaghetti and place one END IN the
kettle. bend the mass around IL as IL
softens until it Is all under water. When
tender, drain. then add little milk
and let it cook slowly until the milk is
ahcorhed lust before serving add one
quarter Of a cupful Of butter. and when
melted turn into vegetable dish and
sprinkle thickly with grated sap sage
cheese.
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Charles McHenry Howard, a partner in
the law firm Of the major-Venable,
Baetjer & Howard-and Edwin G. and
Harry Baetjer, who are also connected
with the firm. Other friends thronged to
the house and messages were received
over the telephone and by telegraph.
AS soon as word was received at the
Maryland and University clubs. to which
Maj Venable belonged, the flags were
Immediately placed at half-mast and the
members, by whom the major was well
beloved. gathered in little knots and told
"reminiscences Of his character and
achievements.
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BIG TREES SAVED.
Large Force of Men Fought Fire on
the Sequoia Preserve.

VISALIA. Cal. July 11.-Forest fires
that burned for several days in the Sierra
slopes near General Grant National Park
and entered the forest Of giant trees.
fifty miles east of Visalia, are thought
to be under control Back firing was used
to save the big trees.
The fire penetrated the Sequoia pre-
serve but none of the trees was burned
A large force of soldiers, civilians and
rangers fought the flames for three DAYS.
Several thousand acres of large timber
were burned.
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Vinaigrette Sauce.

This sauce is made Of Oil, vinegar or
sour wine, salt and pepper. with few
finely minced herbs like parsley, chives
ar mint Mix the salt and pepper, add
vinegar to mix we'll, then as much Oil
as desired, usually about twice as much
as Won have vinegar, and season to suit
the taste. OF course. the asparagus mas
been cooked in boiling salted water,
then drained and chilled
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Lemon Soup.

Make strong hot lemonade; thicken
slightly with cornstarch or arrow root
and serve very cold with bit of pre-
served ginger or a cherry in each glass.
Orange SOUP is made in the same way.
Also pineapple, grade. cherry, currant
and red raspberry
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD. :
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German armies and the brain of Pitt
battled for Britain in lieu Of legions.
Wellington conducted the peninsular
campaign. and was captain on the glori-
Gus field Of Waterloo, but il was Nell
son and the navy, not the great duke.
that saved. England. German soldiers
were fighting for British supremacy
then
With the downfall Of Napoleon and
the dawn Of the modern age of machin-
cry. Great Britain at once began to
realize the fruits Of its maritime SUI
premacy and it's splendid isolation"
Continental Europe INDUCED in a long
series of bloody wars. Germany was
only a name for a score of quarreling
states. the French imperial instinct
died on st. Helena. While these other
nations were at war. England was wax
ing rich in commerce. Only the Cri-
mean war, in which England did not
fight alone. and the Indian mutiny
seriously interrupted eight decades OF
profound peace.
Then came the Boer war. For the
Britain faced an embattled nation
alone. There were no Prussian allies,
no Ressfan mercenaries. The Boer re-
publics were small and poverty -strick
Ell, anu fAnsL3hu imagined thdt the war
would be brief and inexpensive. The
navy could do nothing, for this was a
land fight, campaign in which the
British were on the offensive. The
magnificent patriotism of the British
people. at home and in the colonies,
responded to the unexpected call and
thousands upon thousands of volun-
teers dorned the kings coat and went
TO the South African war. But 1t cost
many lives and more than a billion and
half dollars of treasure.
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The Hagerstown. Nd, Civic League has
taken up the movement looking to the
closing of Hagerstown's stores every
evening, except saturday. ate O'Clock.
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LONDON, July 1.-Of the twenty-five
principal nations OF the world only three
depend entirely upon voluntary enlist
ment to supply their armies. These
three are the British empire, the Chi
nese empire and the United States Of
America 1t has been one of Britain's
proudest boasts for two centuries that it
always could rely upon a sufficient num-
Der of patriotic volunteers to fill its army
and that it need not enforce conscrip-
ton American thought has followed ir
the British path, and the entire Eng
disappearing people has been united in
considering compulsory military service
incompatible with free institutions and
democratic government.
With respect to the army, more than
in any other way, the republican Amer
lea and the monarchical Britain always
have been more democratic than any
other nations. MonarchicaI' Germany, re-
publican France and patriotic Japan are
most strict among the sixteen nations
which compel every able-bodied man TO
serve q certain time in the army. Deca-
dent Spain and Portugal, no others, de-
pend entirely upon forced consumption,
iii which men drawn by lot are compelled
10 serve with the colors.
Now comes a strong party in England
demanding that Great Britain turn its
back on the
Strong Party in demoer tic
Favor of Consumption. tu,s system
of universal compulsory army service.
The Chinese government is making plans
looking in the same direction. The
United States Is To be left as the sole
exponent of the volunteer system.
The reason for the change of attitude
on the part of many Enalishmen Is the
menace of the rising German power. The
fear of Germany is the handspring OF
much revolutionary thought in this coun-
try. Until now there has been no rea-
son why Great Britain should demand
military service of all its young men.
Voluntary enlistments kept up the neces-
sary force. and England, although gov
erning the greatest empire ever subject
To one crown. has never needed a great
army.
In the eighteenth century. when Eng
land laid the foundations of the pres
ent empire in the sevenyear war viii
France, the British depended upoI
others to do their fighting. The Ger
mans did il for them in Europe, ant
were we'll rewarded with substantial
subsidies. The American cOlOnists aid
ed them in America, and added Canadf
TO the BFlt1Sn commons In the las
quarter of that century England wa
unable to defeat her rebel colonists IL
America. although she hired German
soldiers to fight for her. Then TIT
thirteen colonies were lost, and Eng
land learned a lesson. and ever sine
has so governed her possessions tina
force has seldom been required to bacl
up diplomacy.
At the dawn of the nineteenth centur
Napoleon threatened the British su
premacy. blu
ENGLAND Got Others England di
to Do Her Fighting. little nghttn,
on land. Subsidies were paid TO tn
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WILL GATHER PENSION FACTS
Congress to Be Furnished With Data
on European Systems.

That Congress may be furnished with
all information possible regarding the
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MAI. VNEEAb[E'S DEATH
WELL KNOWN RESIDENT OF
BALTIMORE PASSES AWAY.
Had Reen Ill for Three Years-Suc-
cumbed to an Attack of
Heart Failure.

BALTIMORE. Md, July 11.-MaJ Rlch-
ard Morton Venable. lawyer. soldier, pub
licist. philosopher and one OF the pest
known figures in Baltimore, died at 11:2O
o'clock Yesterday morning at 800 Good
wood Gardens, Roland Park. the nome
of F. A. Savage, which he had leased tor
two months, and to which he had been
removed from the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital about two weeks ago. Death was
dna IN heart disease He had been Ill
for about three years.
Until recently Maj. Venable's conollon
showed signs of improvement, ana II was
thought that his chance OF recover Wa
fair: but several days ago an impairment
of his vitality became apparent since
July . he had lain in a state OF coma,
from which he rallied perceptibly only
once.
Change for the Worse.
It was not until yesterday morning
about o'clock. however. that a decloeo
change for the worse was noticed. The
nurse vino was attending him oetecteo
change in his breathing. and recognizing
Immediately its meaning she sent Tor Dr,
Eutcher. He arrived in few minutes
and announced to the relatives ana
friends at the bedside that the end was
far distant. LIE HldJOA MAJ '" az
falling and his pulse was gradually be-
coming very faint. 80
At his bedside when he died were Miss
Susie W. Venable of Hampden-Sidney.
Va. and W. H. Venable. her brother. Oh
Norfolk. Va, both cousins of the major;
Mrs. John NJ. venable. his sister,in-iaw' OF
Hampden-Sidney, and Dr. Wilham n:
Welch. who was sent for when 1t was
learned that the end was near. In addi-
ton to these. Mrs. Annie Burke. who
had been the majors housekeeper TOT
twenty wears, and Bessie O'Neil, his cook.
we're also in the room, To none of them,
however. did the major speak: all at
tempts to communicate with him were
futile.
Many Messages Of Coincidence.
News of the death Of Maj. Venable
quickly spread. and yesterday afternoon
and last night the house was visited by
friends anxious to offer coincidence and
proffer their assistance il 1t were needed.
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Boer War Proved
Army Inefficient.

Army Inefficient. has been demand.
ing a greater army. During the past
year, under the influence of the German
scare. this demand has swelled into a
great chorus which threatens to drown
out all other questions except those con-
cerned with the navy.
The territorial forces, an organized
militia of a normal strength of 10000
and having 2lO.OOO effective men, is the
concrete result of this agitation But
the voluntary enlistment principle has
been preserved intact. The territorials
are enlisted only for home defense and
may not be used except in the British
Isles. They are, in fact. a militia orga-
nized for the purpose of repelling an
invader should the navy fail to preserve
the inviolabiity of British shores. The
territorials may he compared to the mi
litia in these American states whose
National Guard is rated as first-class
They have certain amount of regular
drill work, some special instruction and
must spend several weeks each year in
maneuvers. The territorials are however
much more closely related to the regu-
lar army than the American militia
Each territorial organization is connected
with some regiment Of regulars, and the