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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
TEAM STRIKE TO BE BRIEF.
Representatives of Gravel Firms
Seek to Make Terms.

Seven hundred gravel teams were idle
yesterday as a result of the strike of the
haulers for increased rates. A confer
ence of representatives of the sand and
gravel companies was held in the after
noon. The Potomac Dredging Company,
the E. L. Smoot Company. and the CO.
lumbia Granite and Sand Dredging Com
pany were represented at the conference.
According to reports given out after the
meeting. the employers believe that the
rates paid team owners for hauling are
too small, and that the demands made are
Just and fair.
I'VE have recognized the fact that the
team owners are not properly paid, but
because of contracts on our hands at
present. we cannot grant the raise we
would like to- said J. H. Bradley, of the
Columbia Dredging Company, last night
I'VE agreed at the conference this after
noon to submit to the team owners a new
schedule. Another meeting will be held
Monday"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02

The stockholders of the national bank
soon TO be established at Silver Spring
have elected the following officers: Ash
ley N. Gould, DR.. William T. Brown, J.
Herbert Cissel, Frank L. Hewitt, w. W.
Jordan. Mark Stearman, Arthur w
Stonestreet. G. 0. B. Cissel. Harry Hos
kinson, Charles w. Fairfax. Benton q.
Ray. Howard Marlowe. and S. R. Waters
Mr.. J. Floyd Cissel will be cashier. A
handsome brick building will be erected
at once, and will be completed in time
for the bank to begin business July l.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
SUBSTATIONS FOR LABORATORY
Specially Prepared Milk to BE Dis
trfbuted Throughout City.

Substations for the distribution of the
specially prepared milk will be provided
by the Nathan Straus Laboratory, 1873
H street. at Cleveland Park, Georgetown,
Freedmen's Hospital. two in the south
west, and one in the northeast section.
There has been a slight delay on the
work at the laboratory. but it is ex-
pected that everything will be in opera
ton IN three weeks
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
WORK OF YEAR REVIEWED.
Rhode Island Avenue Citizens AIsC
Elect New Officers.


At a meeting Thursday night Of the
Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citizens
Association. the work OF the past year
was reviewed in annual reports of various
committees. Charles L. Mendel, seere-
tary, was presented with framed certid-
cate signed by the executive committee
in behalf Of the 16O members OF the asso-
citation.
Following are the newly elected officers:
President. s. s. Symons; vice president,
D. d. Lohre; secretary, Charles L. Men
del. and treasurer. T. s Mallon-
ChaIrmen Of committees-Schools, Chest
er r Smith; streets and sidewalks. ]. p.
Benfer; railroads, J. D. Ashby; sewers
and water. l.. ". Cook; membership and
press, w. G. Lieuallen; fire and police
protection. Charles r. Wilson: lights and
mails, ]. L. Knopp; legislation. Bristow
Adams; entertainment, I. R. Schwinger,
and health and sanitation, DIR. r. W.
Conklin.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
B'NAI BIRTH READY
Delegates Arrive To-day for
Ninth Convention.
FOR THE MEMBERS
Committees Appointed by Council
of Jewish Women and Auxiliary
Society of Eighth Street Temple.
Fraternity Represents intellectual
Aristocraey of Hebrew Race.

More than 100 members Of B'nai Birth
fraternity, representing the intellectual
aristocracy Of the Hebrew race. viii ar
rive here to-day and tomorrow for the
opening of it's ninth grand lodge conVen-
ton at the Arlington Hotel.
Jews throughout the city. whether
members of the fraternity or not, are
preparing to give the visitors a royal
welcome, and committees have been ap-
pointed by the Council of Jewish Women,
Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, chairman. and
the Auxiliary Society Of the Eighth
Street Temple, Mrs. A. Selinger, chair
man, to form a reception committee.
Reception at White House.
The convention programme will include
White House reception. a brilliant
banquet, attended by President Taft sew
eFaI excursions about tho city and to
points of interest near it, and dozen
business sessions. Each delegate VIII
bring his family Special entertainment
features have been arranged by Simon
Wolf and other prominent local members
for them. There will be representatives
here for every State in the Union and
three European countries.
The opening session will be called by
President Adolph Kraus at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning Ia the ballroom Of the
Arlington. Commissioner Rudolph viii
make an address of welcome and Simon
Wolf will extend the hospitality OF
Washington Hebrews. Tomorrow after
noon there will be an informal reception
at the Arlington. and o'clock Lucius
Simon, OF San Francisco, one of the
foremost orators Of the Jewish race. will
make an address at the Eighth Street
Temple.
Order Not Sectarian.
The order Of B'nai Birth is humani-
tartan and not sectarlan, it aims to edu
cate and uplift: its mission is peace and
good will, and 10 bring all men and all
races into closer fraternal relations. II
has a membership Of 10000 representing
the best and most intellectual Hebrews
of the world. The ninth convention.
which is expected to be milestone in the
history of Judaism. is the first ever held
in the National Capital.
The GROWING event OF tho conclave
will be the banquet next Wednesday
night In addition to President Taft.
Vice President Sherman. Speaker Can
non. and other distinguished statesmen.
practically the entire diplomatic corps
will attend.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02

Tomorrow being the anniversary OF the
of Edward Everett Hale, serv-
ices viii be conducted in the morning at
All Souls Church In his memory. DR..
L. G. B. Pierce. pastor of the church,
will deliver the memoriam sermon on
DR.. Hale as I knew him" Special
music, including DR.. Hale's favorite
hymns. will be rendered by the choir
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02

Funeral services for John A. Casterlin.
a civil war veteran, who died Thursday,
at his residence. 1892 Harvard street
northwest, will be held this afternoon at
the family home at o'clock, Rev. DR..
Samuel NJ. Greene, pastor of the Calvary
Baptist Church, officiating, Interment
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
Come TO the Midway.
Every one else goes. It's great!
Lodre 20 Hold Omen session

Perseverance Lodge. I. o. G. T., will
hold its quarterly open meeting in its
hall. $40 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
this evening at O'Clock. An entertain
ment will be rendered. after which re-
freshments will be served.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
Lloyd TO Address Mission

Representative J. T. Lloyd. of Missouri.
viii speak at the Gospel Mission, 1890
Pennsylvania avenue tomorrow night.
Special music will be furnished by Mrs.
Madison Clark and Messrs. Evans and
Gordon
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
ExCtTnSyovS To-nAv

Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company's
steamers from foot Of Seventh street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at 6:i5 p. N.
Steamer Charles Manchester for Mount Vernon
Leaves Seventh street wharf az 10 a. N. and la;
.. N.
Cars from Fifteenth street and New York avsuue
every quarter haar for Zoo Park Chevy Chase. and
kensingtoa
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02

Quality Butter at Reasonable Prices.
Using James F. Oysters creamery but
ter inSures both economy and satisfac-
ton. Prices, 35c & 40c 10. 5-lb. boxes -Four
Leaf Clover creamery 1880 9Th & Pa av
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02

E. Hez Sven breaches his last sermon
Sunday, April 3. having resigned as PAS
tor of the % Baptist Church.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02

Every Day More Housekeepers Learn
TO depend on Jno. G. Meinbergs Bread
Your table ought to have it. At grocers'
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
Spring Ssoeg.

OIL cookers, gas ranges, water heaters
ei6 18th ste. A. Muddiman & Co.-l204 G.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02

Save Money on Taxfcab Service
by using TTCO coupon books. Phone N
12l2 for the finest taxicabs in town.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
Veteran to Be Buried.

Gee, What n Crowd! The Midway
is the one best bet. 18th and Park road
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02

CaverIxs Plumbing. 1884 c nv.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-02
LOCAL MENTION.

wateh COZ City AZ. RandIe HIghInnd.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
Maple In the DAYS of Old.

Scarcely any wood was considered
more valuable In the days of old"
than maple wood. tables constructed
from a mottled variety being particu-
larry favored. Such table. according
to Evelyn. was Clcero's. costing 10000
sesterces-about f62. Another was es-
timated at 1875, and yet another, be-
longing to one of the Ptolemies, is said
TO have been sold for its weight In
gold. There was. IN fact. such craze
for tables of the rarest maple among
the male sex in Rome and so wildly
extravagant were they In this respect
that when they reproached their wives
for lavishness in pearls and other val
uables the ladies would remind them
of their costly maple hobby, thus
turning the tables on them:" hence
the phrase. Virgil represents Evander,
who was provincial king, as receiv-
Ing Aeneas seated on a maple throne.
Chaucer speaks of the maple as form
Ing n bower for the fair Rosamond.
In Evelyn's time the wood of the
maple was much esteemed for all kinds
OF turnery.- Westminster Gazette.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26

Three City States Whose Constitutions
| the Empire Respects.

Hamburg, Bremen and Lubbock are
theoretically three republics which
have for the mutual convenience of
themselves and the empire come under
the rule Of the kaiser in all but purely
local affairs. AS they had Joined the
north German confederation, which
was formed after Prussia's victory In
1866, there was nothing left for them
to do but to give their allegiance to its
successor, the empire.
Each is represented In the bundesrath,
or federal council, as well as in the
reichstag. and each retains the repub-
lican principle in its local legislation.
The Hamburg senate may have fallen
from its highest estate. but 1t still lives
and legislates concurrently with the
house of burgesses. The burgomaster
of Hamburg remains the great man In
the estimate Of the Hamburg people,
the inheritor of the great traditions of
the Hansa. Bremen and Lubbock have
constitutions in cousinship with Ham.
burg.
A wise empire respects the constiti.
tions Of these city states and refrains
from any action limiting of the applica.
tion of the steam roller In pursuit of
harmony. The survivors of the Hansa
have been more fortunate than some
other republics of continental Europe
They have outlived several that had
hopes Of being left ignored In their
republlcanism.
Cracow was once a republic, but, be-
ing surrounded by Austrian posses.
sions, was finally swallowed up in 1916
Since that time 1t has been n city OF
Austrian Poland. d.-Boston Transcript
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
DROWNED THE MUSIC.
The Audience Was Angry, and Theo
dore Thomas Was Obstinate.

Theodore Thomas once undertook to
raise a subscription fund for series
Of concerts In San Francisco, but only
$4,000 had been raised, and the en-
terprise hung fire. Then he announced
that Emma Thursby would sing at
each concert, and the guarantee fund
promptly went up to $50,O0O
Thomas had a rule against encores
for soloists. They were allowed to ap-
pear and bow In recognition of ap-
plause, but that was all. The San
Franciscans held that as 1t was Miss
Thursby's engagement which was re-
sponsible for the raising of the fund
they were entitled to encore her If they
chose. Thomas, however, insisted
stubbornly on his rule.
On the last night determined effort
was made to encore her. She appeared
again and again. bowling her thanks,
and each time the applause increased
instead Of diminishing, At last the
audience began to shout its demands
instead of merely applauding, and Miss
Thursby turned to Thomas and said,
"What shall do?'
keep on bowling IL you have to bow
all night" snapped Thomas grimly.
And she went out and bowed again.
, This time Thomas directed the orches-
ira to go ahead with the final number.
The audience, thoroughly indignant,
shouted down the music, but Thomas
was inflexible. The orchestra went on
playing, utterly unheard, in a pande-
monium of shouted protests. And 1t
was probably the only time that a
Thomas number fell on deaf ears
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
A Persistent Yankea.

To Illustrate Yankee perslstency a
Wall street magnate told the following
story the other day:
"a new England Yankee who was a
prisoner on pirate ship In the good
old days when pirates roamed the seas
became, because of his Yankee attri-
butes, Objectionable TO his captors. 1t
was finally decided to maroon him on
desert island with but little food
and coffin to remind him of his in.
evitable fate. The island was found,
and the New Englander and the coffin
were left alone on the beach, while the
pirate ship sailed away. For several
days she sailed and then became be-
calmed. For three days she lay there
with not breath of air. On the even
ing of the third day a black speck was
noticed on the horizon. 1t steadily
grew larger and soon was close enough
for the men on the ship to make out
what 1t was"
The man of millions paused for an
instant and then said, smiling, ut was
the Yankee In his coffin. with half of
the lid in either hand rowing for
home."-ClncinnaH Commercial Trib-
une.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
A Venetian Fashion.

Fashions were no less eccentric four
centuries ago than they are today.
Before the streets of Venice were
paved I'm the thirteenth century,"
says Mr. William Boultlng in "Woman
In Italy," "ladies went though the
mud and filth on pattens. The Gus
tom was retained, and in spite Of
sumptuary laws the patten became
heightened until women of rank stood
on false feet half yard high in the
sixteenth century. They were unable
to walk without the support of one or
two gentlemen or servants"
A curiosity in banquets Is mentioned
by the same writer. 1t was wed
ding feast at Milan and consisted of
fifteen courses, leach being introduc-
ed by living specimens Of the animals
that composed It,"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
Presldent Johnson,s Impsaehmsnt.

The house impeached President John
son on Nov. 25. 1867, charging him
with having removed Secretary Of
War Stanton In direct violation of the
tenure of office act, with having ap-
pointed General Thomas contrary to
the same act, with conspiracy with
General Thomas and others for the
intimidation of Secretary stanton and
the unlawful disbursement of the war
departments money and with inducing
General Emory. commanding the de-
partment Of Washington, to disobey
orders.
The house adopted the resolution Of
impeachment by a vote of 12O TO AZ,
After the trial of the case before the
senate the vote for impeachment there
stood 35 to 10, thus being short of the
necessary two.thirds. The senate ad
journed sine die, however, without
voting on some of the primary articles
embraced In the charges against the
president. Thereupon the chief justice
of the United States court entered a
verdict of acquittal on the record
New York Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
A Great Trade Secret.

As every one knows. the process of
manufacturing the paper of which
Bank of England notes are made Is
one of the greatest Of all trade secrets.
1t Is known only to the governor of
the Bank OF England and to three 9th
er persons intimately connected with
the Industry. which IS carried on at
Overton. quiet little village in Hants.
All that the outside world Is allowed
to know concerning this precious pa
per Is that II Is made, among other in
gradients. out of charred husks and
Rhenish vines.
Quite as profound a secret is the
manufacture of both the paper and
the ink used for American banknotes.
The former has the double advantage
of not being secret preparation. but
one that only takes" one particular
kind of ink which is quite unique. the
American government paying the man
ufactm er. who alone possesses the Sc
cret. the sum of $4,000 a year for
making it.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
In the Shadow Of Fame.

There are n number of former celeb
rites who are now running roomlne
and boarding houses in New York city
Many a singer, actress or writer who
formerly held place in the public eye
has now settled down to the prosalc
occupation of housing and feeding Il
small portion of that same public.
Their houses are magnet for young
persons with the artistic temperament.
One woman who once enjoyed a fair
reputation as a violinist has five fur
nished apartments which she sublets
room by room to aspirants for drama
tic, operate and literary honors. Re
flected glory rather than physical com
fort is the portion of most Of these
satellites. but the privilege Of hobnob'
bing with yesterdays greatness com
pensates for material discomfOrt-New
York Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
LUCKY SWISS HOUSEWIFE.
She Lets the Rain Do All the Family
Washing For Her.

Swiss methods of laundering are orig
inal, practical and labor saving. The
women there have learned well how 20
make the best use of their Opportuni-
ties with the least exertlon. How they
use the tourists every one who has
Travelled in the country Of the Alps
knows. They also know how to make
nature do their housework.
In most of the towns everything that
is washed or cleaned is washed or
cleaned in one of the big watering
troughs that stand at regular intervals
along the main thoroughfares. Into 1t
goes everything from potatoes TO hu.
man beings, and the only sanitary
regulation existent is that it must be
cleaned out with large broom made
of bush or twlgs after the potatoes
have had their bath. But when it
rains then everything else gives way
TO the family wash, no matter If It Is
Thursday or Sunday or Saturday or
Wednesday, for in Switzerland they
seek the rainy days for wash days, in
stead of deploring Il cloudy Monday.
The steady downpour provides run
ming water in the village washtub.
Into the sweeping current the family
linen goes, and there It is whired and
twlrled about until every speck of dirt
Is thoroughly rinsed away. The scrub
bing board ia not put into commission
at all. Occasionally the good housewife,
protected under the family umbrella
held over her head by one of her
youngsters. who Is allowed to enjoy
! the drips from that same umbrella,
takes n look at her wash and encour-
ages It with gentle poke with her
husbands best cane. But the rest of
the day she enjoys to the full in her
snug chalet, while the elements do her
work In fact, with her conscience at
rest that her days tasks will be done,
she can spend her time gossiping with
her neighbor, whose conscience Is also
at peace.
On the next day the wash goes
through a process Of bluing and starch
ing-all in that same busin-and tin-
ally, when the sun shines, ii Is laid
out on the wonderful green grass Of
the Swiss matten and Is there bleach
ed to a snowy whiteness. II the gla-
cicrs and the landslides were TO ac-
commodato her by rolling down over
her wash and ironing it out without
soiing the Swiss housewife would not
be at all surprised. I'm fact, it is not
20 be doubted that she now regards as
an oversight the failure Of Dame Ma
turo to provide an ironing board.-New
York Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
PURE GLYcERlN.
II Is Queer Substance Endowed With
Peculiar Properties.


One of the great advantages of glyc-
erin in its chemical employment is the
fact that It neither freezes nor evap-
crates under any ordinary tempera-
ture. No perceptible loss by evapora-
ton has been detected at tempera-
ture less than 200 degrees f., but If
heated intensely 1t decomposes with a
smell that few persons find themselves
able to endure. 1t burns with q pale
flame, similar to that from alcohol, If
heated to about 300 degrees and then
ignited. It's nonevaporative qualities
make the compound of much use as a
vehicle fcs holding pigments and col
ors, as in stamping and typewriter rib
bons, carbon papers and the like.
If the pure glycerin be exposed for n
long time to freezing temperature II
crystalizes with the appearance Of
sugar candy, but these crystals being
once melted It Is almost an impossi-
billty to get them again into the con
gealed state. If little water be add
ed to the glycerin no capitalization
will take place, though under a sufH-
cient degree of cold the water will
separate and form crystals, amid which
the glycerin will remain I'm its natural
state of fuidlty. If suddenly subject
ed to intense cold pure glycerin will
form n gummy mass which cannot be
entirely hardened or crystallized. Al
together 1t is quite a peculiar sub
stance.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
LOST HIS LINEN JOB.
The Salesman Who Made a cariesture
Of A. T. Stewart


A. II. Stewart was shown one day by
one Of his confidential employees an
amusing caricaturc of himself done in
pencil.
Good, good" he laughed. THAT'S
excellent. Who did it,
"a young salesman at the linen coun-
ter. He scratched it off as you pass
ed the other morning, | managed to
get il from him. and now he's scared
stiff for fear you'll see It," was the
laughing reply.
scared stiff, is he?" said Mr.. Stew
art, with a twinkle in his eye. "Just
sent him TO me, will you?"
A little later slim youth entered
Mr.. Stewards private office and said
he understood he had been sent for
"Yes," said Mr., Stewart gravely and,
holding up the sketch asked, Did you
do thls?"
The lad grew pale and stammered
81 beg your pardon, sir; it was only
bit of fun. / meant no offcnse."
"That's all very well, but you'll have
to give up your job here"
The youth humbly protested, when
Mr.. Stewart burst out laughing and
said; Don't say any more, my boy
I'm only joking, Your sketch is excel
lent, and as it would be sin to keer
man of your artistic talent behind a
linen counter | propose to supply you
with the means to study art"
Mr. Stewards proposition was CRATE
fully accepted, and it was thus that
John II, Rogers, the sculptor, began his
artistic career.--New York Press.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-26
DON'T GET TOO SEDATE.
Play Is as Good For Grown Persons as
For Children.

Play is just as necessary to keep
a grown man young and middle aged
man from growing old as It is to make
child grow into n man. Words
worth's lines are as sound physiology
Gs good poetry:
My heart leaps up when behold
The rainbow In the sky.
So was II when my life began;
So be II when 1 am a man
Or let me die.
In childhood we play because we
are young, in middle age we are
young because we play, and If we
keep it up we shall never know that
we are old until we are one day sud
denly dead. Yet the absurd idea has
grown up, and Mrs. Grundy has adopt
ed 1t with her usual fatuousness, that
play is something undignifed in a
grown man and unbecoming in n lady.
And this unfortunately is one Of the
rare instances where thinking makes
1t So" After n man has practiced this
belief in the uselessness of exercise
for half decade or so and become
fat and pompous and red faced or pale
and slack muscled and short winded
then the contortions that he indulges
In when he decides to unbend and try
to play furnish considerably more en-
| tertainment to spectators than to him
self.-Dr. Woods Hutchinson in Out
| ing