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The Washington herald., 1911-06-15
CAMERA F1ENDs BARRED.

Vassar Girls Graduated Out. of
Doors without Annoyance.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. June 1s.-Mother ma
ture was kind to the Vassar girls to-day.
After many hours of rain. and when 1t
had been decided to abandon the elabo-
rate out-of-door ceremonies incident to
class day the clouds blew away and
bright. warm sunshine flooded the col
Iege campus The programme then was
carried out as originally planned. Sew
erai thousand persons assembled on the
college campus to witness the impressive
ceremonies.
an army OF camera fiends. was hustled
OF the green by order OF DR., James M.
Taylor, president Of the college.
DR. Taylor took the stand against the
photogr aphers because some of the pic
lures of the recent founders day cele-
bratIon made the girls look as though
they we're members OF ballet.
The pageant started to-day from Rocke-
teller Hall. Miss Elizabeth l<iuidge. OF
Vineyard Haven. Mass. was marshal or
the junior class.
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.S-GOSSIP~.

| Charles Bender, for the last four years
| Washington representative of the Stand
ard Oil Company, has been transferred
| to Norfolk, where he will assume charge
of a larger territory Mr.. Bender is
city as we'll as the majority OF private
owners. He has always been prominent
in the AFFAIRS of the Automobile Club,
and during the last two years has been
member OF he board of governors. He
| leaves tomorrow to take up his new
duties. Mr.. Marsch, Of Baltimore. will
take charge of the Washington Office.
Frederick X. Elliott, secretary of the
Touring Club of America, arrived in
Washington last night. This morning he
win have an audience with President
Taft, and, In addition to presenting the
Chief Executive with copy of the 1911
Blue Book, will discuss the good roads
question with him.
David S Hendrick has sold model q
franklin touring cars to l.. S. Fristoe and
w. B. Lipscomb & Co. He has also sold
an Interstate 80" seven passenger tour
ing car to William F. Orr.
Flag Day was observed by motorists of
Washington as well as others. Nearly
every machine in the city was decorated
with small flags.
Orphans day will be fittingly cele-
brated to-day when all of the tots in the
different asylums will be taken for a
ride to Glen Echo to spend the afternoon
as guests of the Automobile Club and
L. B. Schloss, manager of the park, who
has turned over the amusements to them
for the afternoon. More than fifty ma
chimes will be in the line of parade,
which is 10 be formed at the Peace Mon
urnent after the machines have picked
UP their. charles and thence out the
Avenue to the Conduit road to Glen
Echo. The cars will meet at Franklin
Park, Fourteenth and streets north
west, at 1870 O'Clock. there to be as
signed to the different asylums by Chief
Marshall Ted johnston It Is hoped
that all will be at the starting line by
30 o'clock so that as much time as pos
sible can be given 10 the children at the
park. The return trip will be made at
5 o'clock.
Commissioner Rudolph has set the
time for the sociabiIity run to be given
by the Printing and Allied Trades Union
Saturday to Great Falls and return. The
time limit is such as can be made by a
car observing the speed limit all Of the
way
The Washington herald., 1911-06-15
DIES IN WHITE HOUSE,
VICTIM OF HEART FAILURE
Joseph A. Durnbaugh, on Way to Open Safe Stricken
on Steps and Staggers to Lobby of Executive
Offices, Where He Falls Over Efeless

Stricken with heart failure while
mounting the east steps OF the White
House on his way to repair a safe in
the office of Col. Crooks, Joseph A. Durn-
baugh, seventy years old. Of 1Os Four
teenth street northeast, dropped dead in
the lobby of the executive offices a few
minutes later at 2:35 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Durnbaugh was employed as an expert
safe and lock opener at the Treasury
Department and had been sent to ex-
anime the lock on one OF the safes in
the disbursing officers room.
AS he mounted the long east steps he
was, suddenly seized with an attack of
heart failure, but managed to call Po-
liceman Curtis. He old Curis he had
just suffered stroke of what he be-
iieved to be indigestion. and asked that
he might rest for moment or two on
the steps. No sooner had he seated him
self than ladies drove up to the front
door. and Durbaugh told the policeman.
he believed he would try to get to the
executive Offices.
Staggering down the roadway. he en-
tered the Executive Office lobby and told
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secretary Knox added that when he
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went into the department he realized
that it needed a businesslike reorganiza-
ton. Secretary Root had begun the
work, but Secretary Knox declared that
he still found archaic methods in vogue
there.
Chairman Hamlin then put the question
directly to Secretary Knox II he ever re-
called any instance when he had in
structed the chief clerk to remove any
document from the department files. This
amounted to asking Secretary Knox If
he had instructed the chief clerk to re-
move the Day portrait voucher.
Il have never issued such instructions, :"
declared Mr.. Knox emphatically.
Receipt with Voucher.
Pinned to the voucher presented to the
committee was a receipt by Artist Rosen-
thai which read as follows:
Received On the 18th day Of January, 1901 check
Tor the sum Of $50 for a portrait Of Judge Day
ia'e secretary o. state for the DEPARTMENT Of State
tsignedl ALBERT RoSENTHAL
To this was added the following post
script:
This does not include the frame. for which Mr..
Fischer received directly from the DEPARTMENT so
tSigned) A. r.
Rosenthal, when he was unwiliingly
brought before the House COMMITTEES to
testify, said first that he had received
check for $3.50 in payment of the portrait.
Later he altered 1t by the statement that
he had received a check for $3.50. excIu-
sive of the. amount paid for the frame,
ana had deposited 1t on March %, 1904
The date on which Mr. Rosenthal de-
posted the check is about two months
later than the date mentioned In the re-
ceipt. Chairman Hamlin intimated broad
ly that this receipt pinned to the voucher
might has been prepa; ed after the pres
ent investigation by he House Commits
tee had begun. Secretary of State Knox
was inclined to show resentment
What do you expect" he snanped
tnat someone is trying to, commit for
gerry or perjury here?"
Chairman assured the Secretary that
he held him entirely blameIess in this
entire transaction.
MiehaeRs Explanation.
Secretary Root in his investigation or
the case, called upon w. H. Michael for
Information. Mr. Michael in his renIv
which was submitted by Secretary Knox
yesterday say he handed letter to Sec
retary Hay, explaining that the portrait
was satisfactory. He adds:
He Secretary Hay) took memoran-
dunn out of his PORTFOLIO and after look
ing at it directed me to make out a
voucher for a certain amount. do not
now recall the amount to pay for the |
portrait. ana to hand him the balance,
which he desired to apply on other emer-
gency accounts. He did not say what
the accounts were. and the only impress
sion ! got was that they related IN some
way to Mr. RockhiH IN connection with
Chinese Affairs. The amount Of ne |
voucher, whatever It was, was delivered |
to me by some one from the Bureau 81 |
accounts according to my recollection.
The price OF the portrait was taken out /
q the envelope containing the money IN |
tanned the balance
The voucher WAS 70 be signeo hf me
md not Nr. Rosenthal II sc signed the /
fcucher instead Of receipt Il was
through error. There was no such pOr. !
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the officer at the door his mission. To
reach the room where the safe was,
Durnbaugh had to walk some distance
SO he explained TO the doorkeeper that he
was very ILL., They told him to rest him
self, and just as the aged man was about
to sit down on bench, he uttered q
cry and felF over on the floor.
The doorkeepers sprang to his assist
ance, but he was unconscious DR.. Sam
uel Mcdowell, U. s. N, was summoned
and ran over from the Navy Annex. A
quick examination proved the man was
dead. His son, Walter Durnbaugh was
notified and hurried to the Offices. The
body was taken to a waiting room and
Coroner hewitt was notified.
President Taft was in mis- private office
and was told later of the fatality.
Mr.. Durnbaugh was employed in the
Treasury department for years and was
considered one of the best safe openers
in the city. He is survived by his wife
and- two sons, Walter Durnbaugh and
Joseph Durnbaugh, with whom he lived
Arrangements for the funeral have not
been made. eli was a native of
Mechamesburg, Pa.
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Mr.. KNOX FAILS
TO THROW LIGHT
ON DAY VOUCHER.
Secretary of State Before
House Investigators.
HAS MIcHAEL'S LETTER
Latter Says Secretary Hay Re-
ceiyed Money.
HAS MIcHAEL's LETTER

IN Reply to Request for Explanation
Made I'm 1905 by Secretary Root,
Former Chief Clerk Says He Hand
ed Money TO MIR. Hay-sInadvert-
enSe" If ROsenthaI Signed Blank
Voucher.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-15

You've played this up in first
class style; if you ever get out OF
Congress you ought to manage a
theatrical company" was Secre-
tary Of State Knox's greeting yes
terday to Chairman Hamlin, as he
seated himself in the witness chair
before the House Committee on
Expenditures in the State Depart
ment.
Secretary Knox was referring
particularly to the Democratic
chairnan's conduct of the inquiry
into the so-called Day portrait case.
Mr.. Knox thcreupcn laid before the
committee the long-lost voucher for
$3.50, and other documents in the
case that have mysteriously reap
Peared after having been missing
for five wears.
NO DEFINITE EXPLANATION.
The documents submitted by Secretary
knox throw no definite light upon the
final disposition of the SI,eOo that was
paid out by the Treasury on the voucher
over and beyond the $50 charged by AL
bert Rosenthal, the Philadelphia artist.
for painting the portrait of William R.
Day, then Secretary of State and now
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
Artist Rosenthal submitted a bill for
only $50, and signed voucher in blank, /!
which was filled in for $2,45e, without /
Rosenthars knowledge.
y letter from William H Michael, who /
was chief clerk of the State Department /
at the time, and who, in the FIRST in
stance, received the s., $50, says that the /
difference of S1,6OO was turned over to
Secretary of State John Hay. to pay con-
hdential accounts of the State Depart
ment as he recalls 1t, in connection with
Chinese affairs. The entire 81, 450 was
drawn from a fund authorized by Con-
gress for expenditures of confidential
character, and for which the Secretary
Of State is required to make no public
accounting. Mr.. Michael adds that the
signing of the voucher by Rosenthal must I
have been in inadvertance. as it was to
have been signed by Michael himself. Mr..
Michael is now consul at Calcutta Sec /
retary Knox acknowledged that the only
the department had as to
what had become of the 1850 was Mr..
MichaePs own statement
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Knox Also Mystifed.

AS to the mysterious finding of the
voucher on the floor of the disbursing
clerks room in tn estate Department
after 1t had been missing for years, Mr..
Knox could give no explanation. On
this point he could throw no more light
than the office boy who found the docu-
ment at 5:G5 o'clock on a recent after
noon, and who testified yesterday, when
asked how he knew the exact time that
he was always looking at the clock
when he had TO work late
Secretary Knox declared that the first
thing he had heard of the rediscovery
Of the missing voucher was when il was
handed to him about a week ago with
the explanation that it had been discov-
cred lying among some waste papers on
the floor of the disbursing clerks room
He declared that he had investigated hte
matter and could get no trace of how the
voucher and other documents pinned to
: it came to he lying in that place.
DO you think that the voucher has
been IN the State Department all this
tiIne9s'' asked Chairman Hamlin.
Yes there is no doubt OF it." said Mr.
Knox.
The voucher was withdrawn from the
departments files about FIVE years ago,
when Elihu Root, then Secretary of
State, undertook an investigation of the
Day portrait case. The present State De-
partment authorities do not know wheth-
er it had been in its regular place in the
files since that time As soon as Secre-
taFy Knox heard of the questionable
character of the voucher through the
House Commuters activities. he insti-
tUted an investigation and could get no
trace of IT. That was two weeks or more
ago.
Ordered Thorough Search,
Il directed" said Secretary Knox.
that a most thorough search should be
made in the State Department, ana
personally inquired from day to day as to
the progress that was made Every place
in the department was hunted, even the
old safe IN the basement
rs 1t customary down there in the
State Department" asked Chairman
Hamlin. for persons to sign blank
vouchers. as Rosenthal didYs,
Not now" said Secretary Knox. eve
are trying to introduce as modern ana
accurate methods as possible"
is II your custom asked the Demo-
cratic chairman, ito allow the chief clerk
TO go and take vouchers out Of the files?''
1t is not my custom SAID Secretary
Knox. "Thep are taken out only on
written order OF the Secretary or Assist
ant Secretary
Secretary Knox added that when he
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Secretary Knox declared, entirely regu-
lar and proper. and members of the com.
raittee showed no disposition to question
this statement
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
FLATTERY'S PLEA.
Wants to "Get OF the Earth" to Cure
His Eye Trouble.

TVS Eye 'TOdo'S'
The strangest proposal Of several
hundred made to Melvin Vaniman to
get a berth on the dirigible Akron dur
ing the attempt to fly across the AT
lantic next month WAS made by A. j.
Flattery.
Mr.. Flattery wants Il chance to get
off the earth" even for a brief period
and believes it will cure an aiment
from which h has suffered long years
81 am afflicted with chronic neural
gia of both ey">." lie writes. THE suf
fering | hayr been forced to stand
from my aiimcat for many years quail
ifies me for the hardShips and priva-
tons that are apt to be the lot of the
Akron's crew. | can stand it without
a murmur and be useful, no matter
what happens.
Il believe | have undergone more
than my full share of pain in this
world, and although l wish you every
success in the expedition. I'm not
afraid to pass in my checks if disaster
should Overtake the ship. In fact. I'd
welcome a chance to get off the earth
even if the period be brief.
1T may be that a trip through the air
over the ocean would effect cure to
my eyes, a thing that has baffled spe-
cialists'
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
The Aunt Knew.

Jacks Uncle coming up on plaZza)-
What do you suppose: Jack has just
rescued that young widow. Mrs. Wiles,
from the surf.
His Aunt-There! l expected some
thing of this sort. Now well nave TO
rescue Jack Boston Transcript.
Music Unnecessary.
He-Do you approve of dancing!
She-NO.
"Why nOt:"
"Why. It's mere hugging set to
music"
"Wel. what is there about that you
don't like?"
"The music" Tit Bits.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
Horse Wisdom.

Better no colt than one from a SO
sire.
Better shear off the name where the
collar rubs
The best bed for a horse is a clay
floor covered thickly with straw.
Horses working hard in harvest
need water several times day.
Every farm should furnish its own
horses at IA distinct saving in cost
A horse with a very full stomach is
neither fit for service, work or rapid
moving
In training colt teach him one
thing at time, and do that thor
oughly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
FEATHERING PkOPELLERS.
Boats Equipped With New Paddle
Wheel Need No Rudder.

A propeller recently devised by L.
Vojacek. an Austrian engineer. acts
on an entirely new principle and. nj
though fitted to boat In the same
place as the ordinary screw propeller
and totally immersed. Is In effect Il
horizontal, two bladed. feathering pad
die wheel. says Popular Mechanics.
Each of the vertical. nearly square
blades is supported ecccntrically un-
der a horizontally revolving drum and
Is carried around with 1t. and ut the
same time Il gear arrangement In the
drum causes each blade to rotate so
as to feather" or turn edgewise to its
direction of motion during half Of its
revolution.
No rudder is needed with boat
having such a propeller. for by means
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
NATIONAL LEAC,E,:
TO GUST LYNCH
Five Cub Owners Said to Have
Agreed to Oppose Him.
HEYOLER MAY HEAD CIRCUIT.
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Favor Him
For Position-Dreyfuss to Lead Fight
on FogeI and Russeli-May Bring Cut
Syndicate Features


Thomas J Lynch will not be presi.
dent OF the National league following
the annual meeting of the league di
rectors the second Monday of next De.
cember Five of the league presidents
have agreed to oppose him These
i've are Murphy of Chicago, Hermann
of Cincinnati, Ebbets of Brooklyn.
Stininger of st Louis and Dreyfuss
of PittSburg BY some means. which
is not made clear. neither Fogel of
Philadelphia nor Russell of Boston is
expected to have Il vote at the annual
meeting, and Brush of New York is
expected to support Lynch for another
term unless he sees great light in
the meantime.
The passing of Lynch" was planned
at Chicago when the board of directors
met to pass upon the Lynch ruling in
the case of Sherwood Magee, the
Phillie or'Hnlder who had been sus
pended TT striking Umpire Finn"ran.
AT thai time several Of the dire, .urs
got together and decided Lynch WINS
not the main for the job. Lynch heard
Of II and became stubborn. He re-
fused absolutely to change his ruling
in the Mager c;.Se-lha Is. bp d d at
first. and then he began angling for
votes Whit! would re-elect him presi-
dent OF the league
While he was given no promise of
support. ut least two of the inagnates
intimated that they might support him
at the annual election. but he would
have to 20 along with them and rein
state Magee At the same time these
very magnates were planning to make
another man president. Therefore Mr..
Lynch is due for fine young double
crossing The five young magnates
who propose to run the league are III
vided as to whom they want to sue
coed Lynch.
Dreyfuss and Hermann. it is un.
derstood. are favorable to John a
Heydler. secretary and formerly presi,
dent of the league. The race appears
to be between Heydler and Francis
Richter of Sporting Life. The posi-
llOU udS Dteu teuucIeu " RlCulcI
in the past, but he has refused to ac-
cept it. declaring that it would require
all his time and he could not neglect
mis- business.
In connection with the next league
meeting it is rumored that Barney
Dreyfuss of Pittsburg will lead the
fight to prevent Fogel Of Philadelphia
and Russell of Boston from voting.
1t is understood now that should these
men become insistent in their desire
to vote Dreytuss will expose the whole
structure of Syndicate baseball and
will endeavOr to prove not only to the
directors. but to the public at large,
that not only does the Chicago club
own the Phlles. but the New York
National league club controls Presi-
dent Russell and the Boston Nationals.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05

of hand wheel connected to sup
Elementary gear the feathering of the
blades can be made to occur in any
desired part of their revolution, thus
causing the boat to 60 ahead. to one
side or the other or to reverse with
equal facility. In recent successful
demonstration a launch fitted with the
new propeller was Unanswered per
fectly, turned completely around in her
own length and reversed from full
speed ahead to full speed astern with
out any difficulty.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
THE HUMAN EYE.
It's Wonderful Power to Adapt Itself
to Focus,

Its Wonderful Power to Adapt Itself
to Focus.
One of the manifold wonders of the
which the focal distances of sight are
made instantly and without mental eff
fort This lens in the eye is a literal
burning glass" as the small boy
styles the glass lens with which he
focuses the suns rays and sets fire to
too, is the lens of the eye a literal
burning glass. as may be shown by the
simplest of experiments.
Let the person at midday hold
straw against the face of the sun and
focus his eyes on the straw. He can
look at the straw. with its background
Of a dazzling sun, and without discom.
fort. But the moment he looks at the
fiery ball of the sun itself. subcon.
sciously the lens of the eye comes to
it's proper focus, with the result that
a burning" sunspOt appears on the
retina of the eye. and it is said that
a few seconds of such looking would
burn out the retina as if by fire itself
In this Subconscious adaptability OF
the eye lens to adapt itself to dfferen;
distances lies its value to the human
sight The man with camera ad
justs the focus of his lenses by sliding
them forward and back; the lenses
of the human eye. by changing their
curvatures. allows of one looking at
fine print six inches from his nose
and in a fraction of second to look
up and away, probably fifty miles to
a mountain peak that in an instant is
in true camera cus.-Chicago Trib-
une
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
One Of tho hoIdovers.

Travelling Mani wonder If the
landlord doesn't know that it's against
the law to use roller towels now?
Regular Boarder-Oh. yes: he knows
it. but this law wasn't passed when
this towel was put up.-Chicago Trib-
iInp
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
Music Unnecessary.
The Eternal Feminine.

"You quarreled." said Maude.
yes" replied Mamie. II told him
never to speak to me again"
"So that ends the engagement"
II don't see why. didn't say any
thing about his not writing to me-
Washington Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
a Mental Offset.

"What can we do to make up for the
evil we think OF Othersf"
"Well, I've given away thousands OF
dollars in my mind" kansas City
Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
Daily Time Card
STEAMER HARBOR BELLE

IN effect September u, 1911, Daily ex
cept Sunday.
". Montesona for Hoquiam. 100 a. m.
w. Cosmopolis for Hoquiam. $40 a. m.
w. Aberdeen for Hoquiam. $3.50 a. m.
Nv. Hoquiam for Aberdeen. 1880 a. m.
w. Aberdeen for Montesano and
way points ...............2 700 p m.
Arrive MonteSano .......... 80 p. m.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
STEAMER HARBoR BELLE

I.v. Montesano for Westport. 200 a. m.
Lv. Cosmopolis for Westport s. 10 a. IN.
Lv. Aberdeen for Westport. 800 a. m.
I4v. Hoquiam for Westport. $3.50 a. m.
Returning leaves Westport. A 100 p. m.
STEAMER CHAMPION
Lv. Aberdeen for Westport. 81: 100 a. M
Lv. Hoquiam for Westport. .S:45 a. m.
Returning leaves Westport 400 p. m.
PETER WILSON, Master
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
STEAMER CHAMPION

Daily except sunday.
Lv. Aberdeen for Westport, Whal-
ing Station; North Jetty. .. 500 a. m.
Lv. Hoquiam for Westport, Whal-
ing Station North Jetty. 80 a. m.
Returning leave Westport at. 1880 a. M
Lv. Aberdeen for Westport. :. 2 90 p. M
Hoquiam, Eighth St. Dock for
Westport ..... ..........2:3 80 p. M
Returning leave Westport at. A 100 p. m.
Sunday Time Cards.
Effective Until October Is, 1911.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-10-05
The Cow Stable.

No factory building needs to be
cleaner, drier, better lighted and ven
tilated than the place in which cows
are kept. See that yours enjoy the
benefits Of these requirements to the
best Of your means and ability. Even
II you go little beyond 1.-THE means"
1t will generally pay.-American Guilt,
vator