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The Washington herald., 1910-05-02

Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn,
L. S. n, retired, former chief con
structor Of the navy, died at IL
o'clock last night at his home, 1907
y street northwest.
Death was due to arterial sole
roSiS and cerebral hemorrhageS.
Rear Admiral Hichborn had been
i'll for two months, but his condi-
ton was not regarded as serious
until four days ago.
ALL EFFORTS FRUITLEsS.
sudden change for the worse in his
condition last Wednesday summoned emf
nent specialists 10 his bedside. and every
effort was put forth 10 save his life
Cerebral hemorrhages in the past few
days greatly weakened his condition. and
yesterday he sank into a comatose state.
from which he never recovered.
At his bedside when the end came were
the members Of his Immediately family.
He is survived by a wife. a son-Philip
s Hcnborn-and daughter-Mrs. Paul
H. PearsaH Of Washington.
Rear Admiral Hichborn was seventy
one years of age.
His Funeral To-day.
The funeral will be held this afternoon
az 3 o'clock. Rev. Roland Cotton Smith
will conduct the services at the residence.
after which the body will be taken TO
Boston for interment in Mount Auburn
Cemetery. There viii De no palIbearers.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
BANDS AND BANNERS MARK
DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON

London, May 1-Some 1000 socialists
and trades unionists took part IN the
May Day demonstration, marching IN
procession with bands and banners, from
Central London to Hyde Park. where
speeches were made. Everything was or
derly. Indeed the affair was more like a
picnic than a political demonstration.
one feature OF the parade was the large
number Of children taking part. Another
was the presence Of a delegation Of Japa-
nese socialists.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
SHOULD EAT MUSKRAT
Secretary Wilson Solves High Cost
of Living Problem.

II che price Of beef or lamb is too high
eat muskrat. taking Secretary OF Agri-
culture Wilson's word that IL IS good
Uncle Jim sings the praise OF the musk
rat in a bulletin just issued by the de-
partment He recommends muskrat
farming as profitable
The Secretary SAYS the the flesh OF the
muskrat was highly esteemed by the
aborigines Of North America, especially
iu winter
The department finds that II IS a favor
ite dish at church socials In Maryland
and Delaware. and annual muskrat ban
qaets are features with certain gun clubs
I'm the West.
Uncle Jim's bulletin tells how 10 fry.
roast and stew muskrat.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
P. O. EXPENSES CUT.
Star Route and Rural Service to Be
Consolidated.

Beginning July !, the Post-ofice Depart
ment will consolidate the star route and
rural free delivery services. For several
years the two services have provided
practically the same kind Of mail facili-
ties. but the management Of each has
been distinct.
The star route service has been con-
Quoted by the division of contracts. under
the Second Assistant Postmaster General.
and the rural service by a division in the
bureau Of the Fourth Assistant Post
master General The new division will
be known as the division of rural malls.
and will have supervision over annual
appropriations aggregatng close to $50
OO0.O0O
An investigation In the department re-
Gently completed. into the cost OF operat-
ing its several services showed the rural
delivery system was costing 5000 OOO
more than the revenue derived from f.
The department believes the consolidation
Of the star route and rural services will
cut down the expenses Of operating bv
several millions Of dollars without loss
of efficiency.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
HERALD NEWS SUMMARY.

Pages.
Admiral Hichborn Dead
League viii Oppose Hughes.
May Day Passes Quietly.
Dewey'S Comrades in Tilt.
2-Fight on Cannon in Doubt.
Ethel Croker Weds.
Knockers May Have Home.
Taft Has Lively Day.
81. @. A. Ward. Sculptor. Dead.
VIII Probe Exchange Leak.
One Killed in Car Riot.
Nord Alexis Is Dead.
EEditorial.
5-News Of Society.
City Goes a-Maying.
6-News Of Sports.
Feminine Notes and Fashions.
9-CommerciaI and Financial.
lO-Election in Mount Rainier.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
oIoonshine Industry Grows.

Atlanta, Ga, May 1.-The report Of the
internal revenue force for this year which
is being prepared shows that under pro-
hibition Illicit distilling has trebled in the
State. Prohibition has made the output
Of the Illicit stills valuable. The moon
sinner gets s. gallon for stun he used
to sell for S6O.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
TEXAS GIRL ENDS LIFE.
Instructor I'm Pennington Seminary
Leaps Into Creek.

Pennington. \. J., May Miss Helen
Rice, Of Galveston, Tex, head instructor
in the art department at Pennington
Seminary. last night jumped into Stony
Brook, which is only FIVE feet deep. The
body was found lifeless at Il o'clock this
morning. 1t is believed that she was
suffering from meIanchona,
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
CAREER OF THE OFFICER
WHO REBUILT THE NAVY

Americas great fleet OF battleships
which early last year returned from a
cruise around the world. is in no small
measure a result of the genius Of Rear
Admiral Philip Hichborn the nations
master shipbuilder BY an energy and
ability inherited by direct descent from
Paul Revere. one Of his ancestors on his
fathers side. Admiral Hlchborn. whose
work was unknown and unpraised save
by his fellow officers. designed and di-
rected the construction OF the nations
present-day right arm Of defense
Born az Charlestown, Mass, March 4.
1899, Philip Iichborn was graduated from
the Boston High School at the age OF
sixteen. He was indentued. shortly
after TO the United States government
as a shipwright apprentice at the
CharlcstoWn Navy Yard. and later in rec
ognition Of his merit, was given course
Of theoretical training. In August, 1861,
he obtained a position as carpenter of
the clipper ship Dashing Wave, bound
for San Francisco.
Rc-cnters the service.
Upon reaching the Pacific Coast. Mr..
Hichborn worked for the Pacific Mail
company and the California Navigation
Company for a short time, leaving the
latter 90 once more enter into the employ
Of the government at the navy yard at
Mare Island. Beginning as a Journey
man shipwright. ne was rapidly ad-
vanced until June. 1869. when he was ap-
pointed as an assistant naval constructor
in the United States Navy.
Within a year after HIS appointment.
which gave to him the relative rank Of
lieutenant. Mr. Hichborn was transferred
10 the Portsmouth. IN. H. Navy Yard.
As assistant to Naval Constructor s
Continued on Page 2, Column 2.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
Observance in Rome.

Rome, May 1.-The May Day celebra-
uons here were uneventful. One meeting
here threatened for a while to end in a
row between the republicans and social
lists, but troops separated them.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
ARKANSAS DIAMONDS
MAKEHIT IN NEW YORK

New York, May Real Amer
ican diamonds, the first to be
shown in Maiden lane. have made
their appearance. Charles :.
Stiff. n jcweler of Little Rock.
brought the specimens here. One
of the ArNansns stones. shaped
like "a canoe and weighing two
and One-half kRrats, was espe-
chilly admired, and an Importer
offered 1925 n karat for IL, an
unusually high price for a dia-
mond in the rough. Mr.. Stint
said that clear white, blue white,
and canary yellow stones have
nll been found In the new dIa-
mOnd field.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
HALLEY'S COMET.
DAILY BULLETIN.

May q Halley's comet
rises to-day PAS a. m.; to-
morrow, 2 :46 a. m. Sun rises
4 80. Comets speed, 1888
miles per minute.
Copyright. 1910. BY Frederic Campbell, scDJ
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
Nephew of Mrs. SIOcum, Who Was
Killed Here, in Accident

Killed Here. in Accident.
Ossining. n. Y, May IA touring car
owned and driven by Burton Robinson
upset on the Post road near Vroton-
vaille. two miles from here. at a late
hour last night and two Of the occu-
pants. who gave their names as Mrs
Bessie Jackson and Mrs. Julia Conklin
of Peekskill, were badly injured. and
arc at the Ossining Hospital The men
were unhurt
Mr.. Robinson, who is the son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank 3. Robinson. Of this
village, is a nephew Of Mrs. Herbert
Slocum. who was killed in an automobile
accident in Washington a few weeks
ago.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
TREE NAMED PINCHOT.
Secretary BaIlinger's Permission Ii
Given for Ceremony.

San Francisco. May 1.-The Sierra Club.
composed Of nature-lovers. to-day chris
tened one or the big trees in Muir woods
Clifford Pinchot. The club applied 70
Secretary Ballinger for permission to
name a tree after "a living person. BaTin-
ger replied he had no objection to the
club naming a tree after Pinchot
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
DEWEY'S FRIENDS
IN LIVELY DEBATE
Difference Of0piniOn ONION
Uments to Heroes.
DINERSASSAILCONGRESS
Commander Kaiser Upholds Men
Still in Land of Living.

Every Officer at Manila Bay Ban
quet Takes stand that Society
Cannot Consistently Ask Govern
ment 10 Honor Dead MemberH-Ad-
miraI Dewey Pays Glowing Tribute
TO Fleet that Swept spaniards on.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
WEIGHS 568 AT DEATH.

New York State Giant Wns Nearly
Seven Feet Around.
Locust Valley, n. Y, May 1.-William
II. Burret, one Of the biggest and heavi-
est men in the world. died to-day He
weighed 56S pounds. He was Of ordinary
height, but measured feet and ifreaes
around the waist. His neck was q inches
in circumference. He kept a hotel. and.
despite his great weight, was an active
fireman.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02

You may win the $3.50 pIsyer-nta,o
Hand in or mail the readiusted i1imbIed
photograph before s p. m. to-day. r, q
Smith Piano Coz -122S Pa. ave.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District of Columbia
Partly cloudy to-day. Tomorrow
showers; light easterly winds.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
ADMIRAL HICHBORN
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Eminent Specialists Fail to
Save His Life.
ILL FOR TWO MONTHS
His Condition During Last Days
Weakened by HemOrrhageS.

Former Chief Constructor of Navy
Sinks in COmatOse state, from
Which lie Never RecOveTs-Mem-
bers Of Immediate Family at Bed
side When End Comes - Funeral
Services This Afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02

Publicity puzzle contest closes to-
day. Hand IN or mail your solution be-
fore 6 D. n. +. G. Smith Piano Co., 10,
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
TWO GIRLS DROWN.
Third Is Hit by Train for Failing to
Leap from Bridge

Lenp from Bridge-
Fond du Lac, Wis, May Three little
girls on their way home from school were
overtaken this afternoon by a 500 pas
senger train on a railroad bridge over the
Fond du Lac River Amanda Leu and
HIda Lemke jumped into the river to
escape being struck by the speeding train
and were drowned. MoIlie Leu was hit
by the engine and fatally injured.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02

Floral Masterpieces
BY Blackstone, floral arbiter. 14th & H.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-02
AUTO PARTY IS UPSET.

Continued on Page J, Column 2
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
CORNERED, KILLS HIMSELF.
Daring Bank Robber Sends Bullet
Through Brains when Escape Is
Cut Cn.

SalintI. Kan, December 15.-Earl
White, 90 years OF age. who this
morning robbed the State Bank. of
Paradise. Kan. secured s2.500, killed
himself when surrounded by a posse
of farmers. fourteen miles north OF
that place. late today.
Wards suicide was a climax TO one
OF the most sensational robberies
committed In Kansas In recent years.
He made a hard ride for liberty but
a posse OF farmers surrounded him at
sundown. Then he turned the gun
he had bought earlier in the day up
on himself and sent a bullet through
his brain.
On the body the posse found the
S2.6oo stolen from the bank. Ward,
who lived twelve miles northeast,
went To Paradise last night He at
uacted only casual notice. This morn
ing he went to a hardware store and
bought revolver. ammunition and
. coll OF rope. He then entered the
bank. where ne covered Cashier Bert
osrien endTsfsE men with the wca-
pen
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
Gypsy Wordless lanauaqe.

To communicate with one another
gypsies now use letters-and they use
the telegraph, too, when necessary
especially in this country. But the
modern Romany also follows the "pat-
teran." tracing the footsteps or wagon
tracks Of his friends on the road by
the same method employed by his an
cient prototype, reading directions
where no words are written as clearly
as the gOrgiO does roadside sign
board. But the patteran can be read
by the gypsy Only-it is hidden and
secret. although it may be in plain
sight, as signboard is open and pub
lie. The patteran may be formed Of
sticks or stones or grass placed cross
fashion at the parting of roads in such
manner that only q gvpav would in
stantly notice and understand To him
it means much-first of all. the dlrec-
ton taken by Romany predecessors
Century Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
Lucky Pf Stuck to His Oninion-

Pride Of opinion is perhaps the most
common fault of us fairly educated
and intelligent mOderns. We form our
Judgments and then, as it were. defy
any one to change them. 1t is said
that no one has ever been converted
by abstract argument.
AT the time of the great disaster in
Martinique the Italian bark Orsolina
was taking on 4 cargo of sugar there.
Her captain was accustomed to volca-
noes, and he did not like the appear
ance Of Mont Peee. Not half his
cargo was on board. but he decided TO
sail for home
'"The volcano is all right" argued
the shippers Finish your loading"
81 don't know anything about Mont
Pelee," said the captain, but if Vesu.
vius looked that way I'd get out Of
Naples. and I'm going to get right out
of here
The shippers threatened him with
arrest. They sent customs officers to
detain him. but the captain persisted
In leaving. Twenty four hours later
the shippers and the customs officers
lay dead in the ruins Of st. PIERRE
Christian Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
The Hungarian Crown

The Hungarian crown worn at their
accession by the emperors of Austria
as kings Of Hungary is the identical
one made for Stephen and used at his
coronation over 800 years ago. The
whole is Of pure gold. except the set
tings. and weighs almost exactly four
teen pounds. The settings above allud-
ed to consist Of tifty-three sapphires,
fifty rubieS. one emerald and 33S
pearls. 1t will be noticed that there
are no diamonds among these precious
adornments. This is accounted for by
the oft quoted story ofaStephen's aver
sion to such gems because he consid-
cred them "unlucky."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
FIRE IN GREENVILLE.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE ATT. O. .. +.
ORPHANAGE LAST NIGHT.
Citizens of GrccnvilIe Offer to Aid
But Quarters Are Provided for In
mates by superintendent.

Grenevill, Dec. lt.-Fire this
evening at o'clock completely de-
stroyed the boys dormitory of the
Odd Fellows orphanage, the institu-
ton established two and one-nalf
miles from Greenville county court
house in 1905 by the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows of South Carolina
for the care Of orphan children. The
"a inmates Of the burned building
were performing their evening chores
about the barn yard at the time the
fire was discovered, but supper had
been spared for them, and within a
short while they would have been
housed for the night. The loss is as
yet not known, since the insurance
policies covering the structure are
locked in bank vault tonight and
inaccessible until morning. The DOR
mitory was erected at a cost Of IS, 600
and it required about $1,000 to fur
nish it. 1t is stated that the brick in
the walls represent a salvage of
$1,000. The origin Of the fire is a
mystery, since the blaze was first dis
covered on the second floor Of the
building where no fires had been kim
died since Thursday morning.
Practically none Of the contents Of
the dormitory was saved, though the
superintendent, the inmates and
neighbors made heroic efforts to re-
move the furnishings.
Citizens Of Greenville, on learning
of the fire started for the scene in
automobiles, carriages and other We
hicles, but the flames had almost died
down when they reached the grounds.
Those who went to the fire offered to
bring the homeless lads back to the
city and care for them until suitable
quarters could be prepared, but the
offers were declined the superinten-
dent stating that he could convert
the first floor Of the girls dormi-
tory into temporary quarters for the
boys. This institution was established
in 1905, but the burned structure was
reared only two years ago. The or
phanage was built on an SO-acre
tract Of land at a cost of $4,000 and
is composed Of a three-story dormi-
tory for girls, an adjoining building
used as a kitchen and dining room,
two large barns and the burned DOR
mitory for boys. The institution open
ed with 10 inmates. Int now has q
total enrolment Of so. 25 OF these he
i"s girls and the other boys. T e..
N7ughn is the superintendent
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
WITHHOlDS DANGEROUS DATA.
REPORT ON COUNTRY'S UMPIRE
PAREDNESS FOR WAR Sc
GREETED.
Gen. Wood Favors National Council,
as Outlined In HObsOn's Bill
What the President Thinks.

Washington, Dec. 15.-President
Taft today directed j. M. Dickinson,
secretary of war, to withhold from
congress entirely his report on the
national defense, made in answer to
resolution passed by the house of
representatives. The house yesterday
declined to receive the report in con-
fidence. Hence. 1t will not be sent AT
all.
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood chief of
staff of the army, was again before
the house military committee today
to explain his views as to the military
unpreparedness of the country. He
said 1t was impossible to obtain q
large stock of war supplies on short
notice.
He believed the time to act was
now and that the government should
be enabled at once to purchase all
the supplies necessary so that any
emergency might be met promptly
and effectually.
Gen. Wood favored the national
council OF defense plan. as outlined
in the administration measure intro
duced yesterday by Representative
Hobson OF Alabama. and contended
for legislation providing a permanent
policy such as was worked out sue
cessfully in European governments.
He said the United States should not
be behind any other government in
preparing for war.
President Taft would deprecate .a
war scare or hasty action at this tim
in any direction.
In his message to congress he has
called attention to some Of the needs
of the army and Is hopeful that fav-
orable action may be taken. The
president Is anxious that more off,
GERS for the army should be provided
by law and that these officers should
cooperate with the militia of the
States and thus keep in reserve at
all times an effective fighting fore
which could be called into the field
at a moments notice.
President Taft has urged the pass
age Of bill now pending in congress
repeating the old volunteer act and
making provision for the organiza-
tion of volunteer forces i'm time Of
war. The bin was framedIby Senator
Root when secretary OF gAr and was
passed by the house but defeated in
the senate by threatened hHbuster
led by Senator Bacon Of Georgia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
Battle of the Herrinos

The battle of the herrings was the
comical name given to a fight between
an English force and French detach-
ment not far from Orleans in 1929.
The English were conveying a large
quantity Of supplies, mainly herrings,
for 1t was Lent, to the army that was
DeSieging Orleans. The English had
1000 men, the French G,0OO. The for
mer repulscd the assailants and saved
the herrings, so the battle was named
In honor Of the supplies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21

There was Middlesex couple once
who lived on a sum to shock the most
reckless Of our correspondents. Daniel
Dancer was the man. He looked on
saving as an art and saved for arts
sake. His father left him a farm and
eighty acres, and his sister helped him
carry out his scheme of life. He let
the land lie fallOw, says the London
Gest. 1t costs money to cultivate land.
For food the couple believed in one
day, one meal. The batch Of dump
lings baked on Saturday lasted out
the week. For clothing he depended
on hay bands "swathed round his feet
for boots and round his body for a
coat" But Daniel had a weakness.
He would buy clean shirt each year.
And out Of this arose the tragedy Of
his life-a lost lawsuit over three
pence which, in Daniels Judgment, the
Shirt seller had wrongfully pocketed.
He died in 1874 worth $4,000 year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
Burra's GiIded Psqoda.

Rangoon, the principal city of Burma
grew up around the sacred spot on
which Is built the great Shoay Dagon
pagoda. one of its principal wonders.
Rising to Il height Of 800 feet, its sizr
Is greatly enhanced by the fact that
stands on an eminence that is its,l Il lJ;i
feet above the level of the city" s.i>
q writer. 1T is covered with p;lr..
gold from base to summit. and one il.
every generation this gold is complete
ly renewed by public subscription. Y.j
throughout the interval the process, A.
regilding goes on perpetually. III NJ
people who seek in this way to cXpr.' :
their veneratiOn and to add to tl.i:
store Of spiritual merit climb up dd.l
with little tlutterng packets Of Go.,,
leaf. which they faSten on some frJc
tiOn of its great surface. There il no
more picturesque sight offered b. IL
than that of group Of these sll;cH
wOrshlpers outlined high against is
gold In the act Of contributing their
small quota to its splendor. The pago-
da itself has no interior. 1t is a soI'
Btupa OF brick raised over relic
chamber"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
skIN AND SCALP TROUBLES
YIELD TO ZEMO.
A Clean Liquid Preparation for Ex-
ternal Use.

DeLorme's Pharmacy is so conf
dent that zemo will rid the skin or
scalp of infant or grown person of
pimples. blackheads. dandrum. ecze-
ma. prickly heat. rashes. hives. ivy
poison or any other form OF SKIN or
scalp eruption. that they will give
your money back IL you are not en-
tirely satisfied with the results OBJ
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The first application will give
prompt relief and show an improve
ment and In every instance where
used persistently. will destroy the
germ life. leaving the skin i'm a clean,
healthy condition.
Let us show you proof OF some re-
markable cures made by Zemo and
and give you 22 page booklet how
TO preserve the skin.
W-w.-1-f-No. 4.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-21
COLUMBIA DIsPOsEs OF BONDS.
Award of $3.50, 900 to New York Firm
ON tO3.58 Bid.

Columbia, Dec. 15.-City Council
tonight in less than five minutes
time. awarded the ss5O.000 bond is
sue to Townsend. Scott & Son, of New
York. The bid OF the New York con-
Germ was 1886.
The Carolina National Bank. of
Columbia. will get $4,000 worth of
the bonds. the bank having made a
bid OF los. or at par. with 1-2 per
cent accrued intrest. The resolu-
ton OF Councilman Shand gave the
entire issue TO the New York COM
pany. but the local bank will get the
$4,000 In bonds from the successful
bidder. Several representatives of
tho firms bidding we're In the city
council meeting tonight when the
finai action was taken on the bond
matter.
Columbia's bonds, which matured
July 1. being the refund OF an issue
:o rty years ago. have an interesting
history. There were no favorable
bids at the meeting held at the time
the issue matured on per cent
basis. The bonds voted to the New
York Arm tonight will bear interest
at per cent for thirty years.