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The Washington times., 1910-04-24
ISWIMMIN' NEARLY HERE.
BEACH BEING MADEREADY
Soon the Small Boy and the Grown-Ups Will Be Splash
ing in the Cool Waters of the Bath
ing Pool
'swimmIn' time" is nearly here.

''Swimn1in' time" IS nearly here.
Before many days Reddy. Spike,
Buck. and the rest Of the gang, their
swimming trunks concealed beneath
their jackets, viii be beating it
toward the bathing beach
On account Of the anxiety OF mothers
with foolish prejudices against pneu-
monia and kindred ills, DIT. W. 3. Hud-
son. superintendent. has decided that
the beach will not be opened until the
warm weather is here to stay.
As soon as weather conditions per
NIT however the small boy, as well
as the gTown-ups, viii be made vel
come after school hours and on Satur-
days Not until the end Of the school
year win be the beach be formally
opened for the season.
pr Hudson, remembering the days
o. his youth. does not intend 10 place
the temptation TO play hockey in the
way Of his patrons.
Included In the District appropriation
The Washington times., 1910-04-24
SEARCH FOR AIKEN
IN THREE STATES
No Trace of South Carolina
Representatives Son
Found.

No word has as yet been received
by Representative Aiken OF South
Carolina regarding the whereab bouts
Of his seventeen year-Old son, Barn
well Aiken. who disappeared from a
train at Richmond, Va, Thursday
morning
Although the police departments OF
three states are searching for the boy.
no trace has been found OF him
Young Aiken was on his way from
Washington to his home in Abbey
Vile, : g, in charge Of Representa-
tive Aiken's secretary. when ne dis
appeared.
Mr.. Bradley. the secretary. occupied
the lower berth in the sleeper. and
young Aiken the upper The former
was sleeping soundly, and did not de
tect the absence Of the boy until the
train was well out OF Richmond
After search Of the train had been
made. the secretary left ii at Peters
burg and returned Immediately 70
Richmond. where he asked the assist
ance of the police, and wired the
boys father of his disappearance.
The Washington times., 1910-04-24
QUARREL IS FATAL.

ROSWELL. New Mexico. April 24-W.
3 Arnold shot and killed A s LucIzie
at the Turkey Track ranch, near here
with revolver handed to him by Luc-
<ie's twelve-year-old daughter The
men quarreled and both rushed into the
ranch building for their guns Arnold
called 70 Luczie's little girl 10 hand hin
his gun, which she did He then sho-
her father dead. Arnold was arrested
but was released later on SEQ bail.
The Washington times., 1910-04-24
GOOD GOLFING PROMISING.

At the annual meeting Of The Blue
Ride Rod and Gun Club. held at the
club house near HaTpeTs Ferry last
night. r J. SIellWaEeu. Of the Union
Trust Company. was reelected presi-
dent and James F. Hood secretary
treasurer. The club is in excellent con-
dition- A favorable report for good golf
this summer was made by DR. Walter
s Harlan who has chage Of the links
The Washington times., 1910-04-24
DESTROYER LAUNCHED.

PHILADELPHIA. April 2f--In honor
OF John Mayrant. who. rs n1idshipman
with John Paul Jones, distinguished
himself in the battle between the Bon
HOmme Richard and the Scraps. an
other torpedo boat destroyer, was
launched Yesterday afternoon at
Cramps. Miss NCrveiis Adams. great
great-granddaUZhte Of EIayrant. chris
teninE the destroyer. Mississippi State
officials were in the christening party
The Washington times., 1910-04-24
TRYING TO PROVE
HE IS STILL ALIVE

NEVADA CITY, Cal, April 24.-Ed-
ward Ewers. q convict serving term in
San Quentin. IS trying 10 obtain docu-
mentary evidence proving he is alive
Ewers asserts that a hack pension is
due him for his services in the Boer
war as Wen as a liberal slice OF land in
south Africa and he is anxious to prove
his right 10 his claims before he comes
out Of prison
The Washington times., 1910-04-24
VISITOR PERISHES
IN FIRE AT NEWARK

NEWARK. y. J.. April 2t-Fire which
broke out shortly after midnight in A
lodging house resulted in the death of a
man v he had begged 10 be given room
!aSI night BY paper found IA his coat
ll seems rhaI his name was Charles
Reagan Il also bore the address OF =
West HOrDcf street.. Chestnut Hill. Pa
ne origin Of the fire Is unknown but
the damage did rot amount to more
than $50 The smoke cut or Reagau's
escape and suffocatei him
The Washington times., 1910-04-24
Rubber Goods

Every Syringe and Water Baz in
the store viii be reduced during this
sale
A few more of those 3 and z-ut-
Fountain SyrinSeS, worth $50
H1tsG-Ae-A 10 To- 49,
Boston Combination Syringe and
Water Eag. worth s. special 1.fs
White Enameled Fountain Syr-
InEes. The kind that can't leak.
Special, complete -.-...-......... IL
Marvin Whirling Spray Syringe s. 50
The well-known Whirlpool Syr-
inge that usually sells for S2-50
Special -.-..--..-. 49,. q 20
The Washington times., 1910-04-24

ELIXIR IRON. OUININE AMI.
STRYCHNINE, the greatest tonic in
the world, fun pint bottle for soc
Regular price, 500. -----
AS a tonic. blOOd-making and nerve
repairing material there is nothing
better As a tissue-fOrming rne5f-
cine il has no equal. We know of no
reconstructfve and tonic more suit.
able 10 all requiring a tonic than
our Elixir Iron, Quinine and Strych-
nine
10c Whitmore's combination Shoe
Polish for black shoes and tan
One-minute Clinical Thermom-
etefS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .-...------s9
The Washington times., 1910-04-24
PATENTS

Agents for FRANKS Pink Blush
Cream. Sample jar----.--------.-I 0c
Ash about it.
The Washington times., 1910-04-24

We will sell one article with each
CCIiT n. and coupon must be pre-
Sc ted at time Of purchase This
apples e coupon items only.
Other items as many as you want
at advertised price.
The Washington times., 1910-04-24

- e HyaIosen, plnJ------------lsc
Phosphate Soda, G P; lib can. .I5c
Red Cross Kidney Plaster---...----15c
Epson Salts. the best. Ib............ &c
Powdered Borax. the 2o-muIe-
team. IN bulk. lb. S.
The Washington times., 1910-04-24

EMULSION OF PURE COD LIVER
OIL.
We make this preparation fresh
every day Full pint-...------.-----42 c
The Washington times., 1910-04-24

Celestial BOuquet-This exouis-
lie now er-like fragrance is The
most popular perfume OF she dav.
department store price. 59c ounce.
Special, ounce 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09

The course of Wisconsin avenue as 1t
asccnds the heights that surround
Georxetown is marked with houses from
the river to the old reservoir. They are
In rows typical of the city and of the
city way of living. and have been there,
generally speaking, for a good many
years The changes Of recent times,
which have been the result mainly of the
growth of the population, are to be traced
all along this oid-time thoroughfare in
houses of modern style and in the fronts
OF business places. But for the most
part the buildings are those of other
years and not of recent date.
AS of old the suburban section begins
ut the crest Of the r. street hill. and as
the trolley car plunges down the grade
and appears to gather momentum for the
Climb up the next hill, It may be noticed
that the land on each side is still in large
holdings, with lawns about the houses
and garden space and barns and all the
sppendases of suburban place.
Along the top of the plateau where is
10 be found the entrance to the grounds
of the Naval Observatory are to be seen
houses in rows. showing that this phase
OF the development of the city has mere
" left a gap in its course from the more
closely built up sections, as SO OFTEN nap
pens along all the main thOrOughfareS
leading to the main part Of the city.
There are here subdivisions of the land
into city lots and other indications of the
coming of greater population The ap-
peal TO those in search of homes has ad-
ditional force from the location OH these
breezy upiands and 1t is noticed that the
progress made in developing the locality
is steady one, although not rapid. Elk
Rctly why there should be the long
stretch of country from X street to
Massachusetts avenue, which Is still unoc-
CUpied Ivy the city population, is a ques-
tion that would no doubt receive various
answers
Cleveland Park.
To the north OF Massachusetts avenue
much the same condition is to be found
except where the growth of Cleveland
Park in its progress from the west from
Connecticut avenue has reached the
borders of Wisconsin avenue. On the
west of the avenue are to be seen num-
Der of attractive houses of the suburban
type standing in the midst of lawns and
having a setting of shrubbery and trees
But for The most part they are prior to
the work of the last season
To the north comes an addition to
Cleveland Park, with several houses built
In the past year. and still farther along
Richmond Park, where a new house is
being built. Across the avenue Is the
long stretch of the beautiful park about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09

BUILDING UP NoRTHwARD.
Houses Going Up as Far Out as
Park Road and Beyond.

Out 14th street extended, some distance
north of Park road. which was looked
upon in the days before the trolley road
as the northern limit of city living, a
number of houses have been built by
Harry Wardman and placed In charge of
Shannon & Luchs
Just at present only sixteen houses have
been built at 14th and Buchanan streets,
but when the plans that are to be car
ried out have been completed the entire
Osborne tract will be- built up, and there
will be a town of some eighty FIVE houses.
Last fall the ground was graded and
gotten in readiness. Since then building
has gone on. and now the houses are
ready for new owners.
There Is a sample house completely
furnished, so that there is nothing left
for the imagintion. Intending purchasers
can see exactly how the bed looks in the
bedroom, and how the other articles Of
furniture suit.
The houses are two stories, with front
unusual width of twenty-four feet. There
is no back building with its dark area
but the space is found for the kitchen ad-
joining the dining room.
A new arrangement for the interior Of
houses places the bathroom with the
staircase in the center of the house. This
can be done, as ample ventilation Is pro-
vided through an opening In the roof.
This change makes the entire front and
back OF the houses available So there
are four rooms on each floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Forestry Not Sentimental.
From the New York Times.


Commissioner Whipple. in his effort to
save the states forest lands from denu-
dation, has done we'll to address himself
directly to the sawmilI operators, the pa
per pulp manufacturers and the big con-
sumers OF lumber He has done we'll,
also. in making his appeal to them, not
as to the ruthless enemies OF the woods,
as they too often and too long have been,
but as to men who have more direct, IL
In the phase Of conservation" which
concerns the supply of timber
To ask these men to join in the protec-
ton of existing forests and in the plant
ing OF new ones is not to ask them to go
out Of business or even TO lessen their
activities; tits to ask them to help in
taking the measures which must be taken
IL they are not to find their occupation en-
tfre1y gone few years from now. 1t can
not be too often stated that scientific for
estry is entirely unsentimental. Its ex-
ponents look at the mature tree as coldly
as does any devastation OF woodlands, and
views ii simply as part of a ripe crop
as something to be cut down and useo
But when the scientific forester cuts
down one tree he plants another-or two
He remembers that there is tomorrow
and prepares for 1t. And he utilizes in
stead of wasting. He is the lumberman's
very best friend, and the lumberman
should love and help him. not look at
him as an impractical, moony person. who
spare that tree! good many lumber
men know better than that. nowadays.
and Commissioner Whipple's appeal will
not be In vain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
GIVE UP CHEWING TOBACCO.
American Bluejackets Cut It Out and
Take Cigarettes Instead.
From the Bluejacket.

FROM the bfueJdCket.
The traditional man-of-war's man who
made It practice to roll his quid to the
other side of his cheek and spit On his
hands before taking to the guns 10 de-
cidediy thing Of the past, according to
the reports of the Navy Department.
The quid Of chewing tobacco Is no long
er an essential characteristic of the man
behind the guns. He is coming to the
conclusion that he doesn't care for chew
ing tobacco or that it is not . nice habit
or that he hasn't time to chew and be
about his business. too.
Last year the Navy Department con-
tracted for 10000 pounds Of chewing
tobacco for the use of the men OF the
fleet. This year the contracts will call
for about 10000. less than one-third or
that amount.
There Was time when chewing TO-
bacco was as important a feature Of the
ships cemm!ssary as the allowances OF
xrox was to Capt. Kids crew and Capt.
Marryat's sailors. But the modern sailor
has changed his habits.
He Is daintier sort OF person by ter'
a cleaner cut. more orderly being VINO
has not lost altogether his social per-
spective. Nowadays the sailor prefers
cigarette to the quid OF tobacco, put on
the whole he is less inclined to both nico-
tine and grog than he has ever been be-
fore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
PROPOSING A NEW GENDER.
Western Project for Strengthening
Weak Spot in Language.
From the Baltimore Sun.

FROM tHe baltlmOre sun.
Certain western prints, finding the Eng
lish language as it stands insufficient for
their hortatory purposes, renew the old
agitation for the creation of a new pro-
noun. This pronoun. as they picture it is
to be OF neutral mot neuter) gender and
SO will be applicable to either sex or to
both. AT present there is no such pro-
noun in our ancient Anglican tongue.
When we desire to speak of people in the
mass. including both sexes o. without re-
gard to sex. we must say his or her'-a
clumsy and preposterous device. AS a
substitute more than one learned pundit
argues for ''thon,' the use of which may
be seen in the following sentence: 1.-The
American who loves thon country is will
ing to sacrifice thon life for it, The
present inept usage requires: THE Ameri-
can who loves his or her country is will
ing to sacrifice his or her life for It,"
Not so many years ago the need for the
new pronoun was not pressing. The word
American" for example, then meant
q male citizen, and male citizen only.
An American woman was called an Amer
lean woman. There were then no female
wrestlers or male milliners. But today
the old barriers of sex grow shadowy and
faint. Women are taking the citadel of
the deeadent sterner sex by storm. AL
ready the female barber. base ball player,
anarchist. theologian and horse trainer
are commonplace. And men grow femi-
nine as the dear girls grow masculine.
The Chicago women's clubs demand that
all schoolboys be taught plain sewing
and home cooking. Men eat chocolates,
patronize nanicurists, go to matinees.
Thus "thon'' seems to meet a growing
want. Our grandfathers got along with
out II, but our grandsons, If they would
avoid tedious ciroumlocutions and con-
slant explanations, must have something
of the sort. Perhaps 1t might be well,
while the subject 10 under discussion, to
attempt the creation of an entirely new
gender, for the purpose Of facilitating
reference to the growing caste Of manly
women and womanly men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Norris SchafY. in the Atlantic.

Norris SchaR. in the Atlantic
In his relentlessness, boisterous 1oiiity
in camp, and In certain wild, natural
intrepidity and brilliancy in action. sheri-
dan came nearer the old type OF the
middle ages than any of the DISTINGUISHED
officers OF our day. I need not give de-
tails as to his appearance. for his portrait
is very familiar. The dominating features
of his feshy face. with it's subdued rud-
diuess, were prominent. full. black, fash
ing eyes, which at once caught your at
tention and held 1t. His forehead was
we'll developed, splendid front for his
round, cannon ball head. Custer insisted
ON introducing me to him at City Point
after his Trevtlian raid-Sheridah was In
his tent, bare headed. and writing when
we entered. He gave me his usual, spon-
taneous. cordial greeting and searching
look. and soon thereafter was on for the
valley, where he wen great horors. break
ing the clouds that we're hanging so heay-
lily over our cause. lifting the north from
state Of dependency and doubt into
one OF confidence II its dnat suceess. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
New Realty Offices Opened.

The Groves Park Company, whose pres
ident is James 8. Groves, formerly OF
Norfolk, Va, and whose treasurer is
Benjamin F. Edwards, has opened real
estate offices at 617 18th street. The COM
pany owns a large subdivision at 10th
street and Rhode Island avenue north
east, which is called Groves Park, and
controls the Sherwood subdivision, on
Rhode Island avenue northeast from Goth
to 26th street The main Office for the
Mount Ida Realty Company, which owns
and controls the Mount Ida subdivision,
in Alexandria county, Va, is also located
at GIT 18th street, as well as the Office of
the Virginia Beach Development Company.
of which James s. Groves is president and
manager. The Groves Park Company has
remodeleds the building and has now very
convenient and pleasant offices. The COM
pany was formerly located at 40, 42O
and 421 Munsey building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
ACTIVITY IN BUILDING.
Operations for March Equaled
Those of Same Month in 1909.

Oficial reports from forty-three lead
ing cities throughout the country, as
compiled by the American Contractor.
New York, indicate that building opera
tions for March, in the aggregate, were
on par with March. 1903. A decrease
of operations in Greater New York Of
about $5,o00,0o0 was made good by the
combined efforts Of Chicago. Philadel-
phia, Minneapolis, Portland. Ore, and
Rochester.
Building operations in New York city
are of such magnitude, comparatively,
that a serious auctuation there FREE
quently sways to such an extent as to
show a gain or loss In the aggregate,
when the rest Of the country is holding
its own or even increasing building
Eighteen of the forty-three cities
presented loss Of from to AZ per
cent. and twenty-five showed a gain
Of from to 252 per cent as compared
with March, 1909. Cities showing a
gain of over SO per cent were Birming-
ham, 1870; Detroit. rs; Grand Rapids,
Sc; Hartford. 145: Minneapolis. So:
Scranton, ESQ; Toledo, 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
AMPLE SITE PROVIDED.
Georgetown Apartment House tt
Have Wide Lawn Snaces.

The new apartment house in George
town. which is being built from plans
prepared by George S. Cooper, architect,
and which is located on 31st street be-
tween Q and r streets northwest, has
the advantage OF an ample building site,
80 that there will be a lawn space in
front as well as on the sides and at the
rear. Built on the site of one of the old
time residences which had plenty of ell
bow room. the modern structure will en-
JOY an advantage which many do not pos
sess 1t is not to be skyscraper, as it
Will be only four stories in height, but
owing to the elevated site it commands
a wide sweep of. the country on all sides,
which includes the Potomac river, a pic
turesque stream whether the wide reaches
at and below the city are in mind or the
narrower course to the north where it
passes the last of the chain of foothills
of the Blue Ridge
There are to- be thirty-one apartments,
ranging from those having one room and
a bath to suites with seven rooms and
bath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
PRODUCTIVE OF GOOD INCOME
Business Sagacity Qualification Necessary to
Management of Properties Improve
ments Judicious1y Made

The MANAGEMENT of real estate as an
investment and an income producer does
not differ from that which Is required In
any other line where success is achieved
The same qualities and the same policy
which makes money in other fields OF
endeavor will be equally as effective
when realty 10 handled. As to whether
property is productive or not depends
largely upon the man or the mind or the
business sagaeity that Is behind it. =
Some current illustration Of this is to
be found in property heretofore used for
residence purposes and recently trans
formed into business places. The cost
of the changes made llaye in some cases
been large. so that the money repre-.
scented in the investment Is considerably
increased. 1t also follows that a larger
income must be earned in order to fur
nish a satisfactory return upon the in
vestment.
Important Factors.
To secure an increase in the income of
property while adding to its cost value
and just how that can be accomplished
and the amount of money that should be
spent in improvements, as we'll as the
rent to be asked and the policy to be
pursued toward the tenant, are impor-
tant factors in the problem. and upon
the proper handling Of them depends in
a large degree the result of the invest
ment
The experience of those who have
bought property of this sort-and it is
hardly necessary to add the number has
materially increased IN recent years
shows there Is demand for suitable ac-
commodations fitted to the needs of the
special line of activity carried on. and
1t also may be said that to the extent a
piece OF property comes up to such a
requirement, generally speaking, to that
extent 1t Is profitable.
While the scale of rentals for business
property in, this city may be classed as
moderate as compared with similar
charges in other cities, still it has been
found in recent years that higher rates
are possible, and owing to this circum-
stance. largely, the activity in this class
of property Is due. 1t Is also due to the
same condition that the improvements
made are Of a better class ana amount
to more than, merely slight changes in a
dwelling house 30 as to adapt 1t for
business uses In many instances of late
years the buildings have been new and
of the best type. -
In this city,. where everybody has a
front yard, even IL an economical subdi-
vision of the land has not left much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Telling the Time in Egypt.
m the London Evening Standard.

From the London Evening Standard.
The working Of the oriental mind was
delightfully."- illustrated in a story which
Prof. Turner told the Mathematical AS
ISOLATION yesterday. He had been spend
ing the Christmas vacation, in Egypt to
supervise the erection of telescope at
Helouan. Capt. Lyons. who was In
charge of the instrument, said that he
had found that at noon every day a gun
was fired and was anxious to know how
the system worked.
Accordingly he interviewed the gunner
and asked how he knew when to give
the signal. ooh. I look at my watch
said the official. And how do you cor
rect your watch?" asked the captain. Il
take it to the maker in Cairo and he tells
me the error Forthwith Capt. Lyons
interviewed the matchmaker and asked
him how he checked the error of the
watch. II get the correct time from the
gum said that simple craftsman. And
thus time was told in Egypt.