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The Washington times., 1911-11-30
CAPITAL OBSERVES
THANKSGIVING DAY
Good Cheer and Grateful Acknowledgment of Blessings
Prevail-Georgetown and Lehgh In Football
Contest - D. A. R. Unveils Tablet

From the grateful hearts Of the city's
thousands today is ascending q rich tide
OF good cheer and thanks. and on this.
the most American OF holidays, save
Christmas and Independence Day. all
Washington is more generally observing
Thanksgiving than any year in It's en-
tire history. 49,
Commercial Washington, adopting the
custom OF the Federal Government, is
giving its employees a rest from labor.
In fact, more retail establishments arc
locked and barred, II is contended, than
ever has been seen in the Capital on q
Thanksgiving Day.
The Congressional Library Ii the
only Government department which
Is not closed. The city Postoffice. and
few of the departments which
cannot entirely suspend business.
have small forces Of employees on the
job. but these n,1rnber few. At Q
o'clock this afternoon. the Library
will open, and will remain open until
10 o'clock tonight.
This Thanksgiving Day is without
a sign of storm OF snow or rain.
The air is just chilly enough to make
the day ideal, for the athletic pro-
grams to be carried out.
Georgetown meets Lehigh on the
Georgetown Field this afternoon, at
2 o'clock, when the most important
gridiron battle of the day, in Wash
ington, will be fought. The All-Star
High School team met the vigilant
Athletic Clubs team at the North
Capitol and M streets grounds at II
o'clock. @
A patriotic tinse, will be given the
day by the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, who Will unveii a tablet
on the old Peter house, 2618-2e2G X street
at ! o'clock this afternoon
The tablet win Get forth the fact that
George Washington, on his last visit
house. M i d .x%.:43 , ~. -'., IA
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Prizes Awarded
To Masqueraders
In Arcade Dance

Miss Marie c. Smith and T. f. Towles
last night were awarded prizes for the
most characteristic costumes worn at
the Thanksgiving masquerade OF the
More than 200 couples attended
r. Reynolds and Miss Catherine Nc
knight were declared the handsumest
couple present, and F. H. Hit and Miss
Lille Mossberg, the most originally
cos umed. Both couples were given
prizes.
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THANKSGIVING is
OBSERVED AT ALL
CAPITAL CHURCHES
Morning Services At Many
EdiRces Well At
4 tended.

Special Thanksgiving services were
held by practically all Washington
churches today. Practically all services
were held at II O'Clock q. m.
DR.. r. J. Goodwin, of Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, spoke on the
proposed peace treaty, onan's suffrage.
and kindred subjects. While favoring
the. peace treaty, DR.. Goodwin opposed
womAns suffrage.
A union service Of all churches on
Capitol HtIl was held at 1890 o'clock at
the Ninth Street Christian Church, DR..
w. w. Barnes, Of Douglas, Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church, preaching
the sermon. A young peoples union
Meeting was held between and 3
o'clock this morning, nearly go persons
Special Service, ~. /.
A special Thanksgiving service was
Z held at II o'clock at the Church OF the
Epiphany. @i9
AZ Calvary. Methodist Episcopal
Church, an informfai special service was
held at II o'clock. by the Rev. John
Z: T.. Ensor; di%yiatng % his time with the
All Soulla,, Church and the Church Of
Our Father Joined services. following an
annual custom. The union services be-
ink head ac the latter church this year.
ed, DR.. u. q. B. Pierce addressing the
giving"
A sermon on Paul's words OF thank
fulno9e on the completion Of his Jour
ney 10 Rome was delivered at the Ver-
mont Avenue Christian Church, by the
Rev. Earl whitley. Special music was
veov1ded Tor the Thanksgtving service.
cna cohesion was mado Tor benevo-
Holy Communion at 7:3o o'clock and
. cermon at II O'CLOCK. comprised the
services at Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Churoh today. n
Observe. U1d Custom.
Dr. B H. woodrow delivered a SER
mon on Liberty. Equality and Frater-
nifty at the First Congregational
Church. where. in providing for Thanks
aavfnR services. the custom Of forty-six
years was obseryed.S. The chorus choir
provided mueio l8s&aga 81
Special music and a sermon by. DR..
AadcliRe were features of the special ser
vice at the New York avenue church.
The annual Thanksgiving service Of
vested choir Of the Washinston diocese
u the Protestant Episcopal Church, was
held yesterday, and today the individual
churches are conducting their own
services. Yesterdays services were
held IN the Church of the Ascension,
Twelfth street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest A prooessional. led by
the children's choir Of 200 boys and girls.
robed In surplicss, opened the services.
Superintendent Dale. OF the Sunday
school department, Curate Hale, and the
Rev. j. Henning Nelms, rector Of the
Church Of the Ascension, had charge.
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A daughter was born to Postmaster
and Mrs. ]. A. Eggborn this morning.
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Play By Pupils

'Unexpected Company" was the name
Of a play given by pupils of'the Sacred
Heart Academy yesterday. The play
was supplemented by a general Thanks
giving program. Those who took part
n the play were Margaret Braitmayer,
Agnes DAILY, Helen Wrenn.' Margaret
Callahan. Katherine West, and Marion
johnson. '..' i..-' r-..'.. -.
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Woodward & Lothrop
Distribute Turkeys
I I To Married EMPLOYEES

The practice Of giving to each mar
ried employe OF the Arm rhnnksGiv-
ing turkey, established thirty or more
years ago., was again carried out yes
terday by Woodward & Lothrop, when
thousands OF pounds OF the national
bird" were distributed In this way.
The best turkeys which Virginia farm
ers could raise were purchased by the
firm. Mr. Woodward and a personal
representative of Mr.. Lothrop person
ally supervised the purchase Of the
birds a. . ID. -a'..-
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Entertainment Is
Given By Concordia
r Mission Workers

The Thanksgiving entertainment of
direction of Miss carrie Neikirk. was
given last night. The band" consists
OF the younger members OF the Sunday
school. Declarations, singing, ane .
radiopticon exhibition by Francis Fahy
and Emil Menzel was given.
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.AlExANDR|A'S POOR
CARED FOR BY THE !
CHARITABLE BODIES
Thanksgiving Day Observed
With Union Services In
M. e. Church South.
WASHINGTON rlMns BUREAU.

.-....l ALEXANDRIA,, VA, NOV. D.
Special Thanksgiving services were
held at most Of the churches here to-
Gay, ana the poor Of the city were
aoundantly provided for by the charity
organisations. AZ the Methodist Eplsco-
pal Church, South. union services were
celebrated, at which q sermon was
preached by the Rev DR.. John Lee All
son, pastor OF the Second Presbyterian
Church. The amount realized from the
collection will be given to the Alexan-
aria Hospital fund. Services also were
netd at Christ, Grace, and St. Paups
Protestant Episcopal Churches.
The State corporation commission at
Richmond yesterday granted . charter
to the Maryiand-virginia Railroad
Company. whose principal offices will be
located In this city. It Is proposed to
run railroad through the counties Of
Alexandria, Fairfax, and Prince WILL
liam, having terminals at Manassas and
Nauck. but not touching this city. The
%a.imuS ni ahs as aEcoo n;nm nlnss1 e.
Il Is optional with the company whether
the line shall be propelled by electricity
or steam. The following are named as
lncorporators. all OF Alexandria: Alex
roe cs e."ps i Meor
Lewis, secretary and treasurer. and II.
Noel Garner, Gardner L. Boothe, Rich
ara b. Washington, and J. Randall
Miss May F. Klaus, Of this city, and
Charles e. Hawkins. former Alexan-
drian, now residing In ashington, were
quietly married In the parsonage of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South by
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.hs Rev. marry N. csnssr pastor. last

The police late yesterday afternoon re-
ceived notice to the effect that the store
Of Hibbs n Gibbons. nj Manassas, had
been entered the night before and sew
erai pairs OF shoes stolen. This morn
ing they were notified that Phillip Twy-
man, a one-legged oolored man. had
been arrested and the stolen property
recovered. The police state Twyman
was convicted hero four years ago for
entering the store of James r. Roche
and given sentence Of four months
This II the third robbery the Manassas
firm has had in nine months.
Convicted Of beating r. ID. Wells out
Of board bill amounting to Se.2k, and
Albert Hun out OF -, James RAsnsay,
glass worker, was sentenced 70 thirty
days In Jail In police court today.
A special meeting Of the board Of al
dermen for considering the councils ac-
tion on the annexation ordinance, has
been called for Friday night by r. r..
Marbury. president of the board.
A daughter was born to Postmaster
and Mrs. J.. A. Eggborn this morning.
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Government Printing
Office Workers Hold
Thanksgiving Fete

Before going on their one-day holiday,
the hundreds Of employees at the Gov
eminent Printing Office yesterday gave
their annual Thanksgiving entertain
pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, made
the principal address, after which Pub
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Furnace Causes Fire.

An overhested furnace caused q firc
which did 800 damage TO the bssement
Of the home. OF Mrs. Fannie v. Miller.
1881 Rhode island svenne. northwest,
E xS KolIv 81 nS ~. noess sc,i snarsn,sot cnen Sy
house. Insurance covers the loss.
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lie Printer Donneiiy made an address Of
welcome,
A musical program, consisting OF vio-
lin selections and singing by the Gov
ernment Printing Ohkice chorus, was
given. The exercises were held In the
main hall on the sixth foor Of the big
printshop. = =
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Naval Boats Safe.

.Advices have been received at the
Navy Department that the collier Ajar
In tow, have arrived safely ~ Guam
tanamo. sornc alarm had been felt for,
these vessels. but the Navy Department.
was confident no mishap had befailen
them. I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-30
Mr.. Opper's Muttonhead Club
49, HE New York American banquet of the MutOnE
which guest e who does not think this
u 70 he prepared for a warw Japan"


- to be prepare a with Japan"
Among present according
zen who failed register" he
"th thinks
the thinks this country
Cannon Joe Bailey
FL PasO added "the
who does paving
in
valley n "the believes
dispatch"
Mexico City, Golfers 1t is fair both sides
article that
Mr. Ruh wonderful of the situation in short time
St Louis POstDpa campaigning against the mOkestacks FL Pa
q factory a Chinese restaurant
useless that the terrible loss of life that New York factory
building municipal
The officials
which hundred
violations equally guilty
building violated allowed
could conditions
Anored aihips planned somebody
pneumatic device to upset them in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-30
The Herald's
DaiIyShsrt Stsry

covered her with plants and Towering
shrubs, and gave her song birds and
butterflies and all kinds of marvellous
things.
He was not yet quite satisfied with
his work. He wanted to plant males
tic trees. Now the first trees re-
sembled human beings and Tame
thought their hair to be roots and
planted their heads in the ground.
Thus planted they were strange to
look upon and could not grow. Then
Tame recognized his mistake, he turn
ed them the other way and the trees
grew way up into the air and sent
out branches and leaves in all direc-
tons. Thus Tame covered his mother
earth, with a mantle of green foliage
and in spite of her sorrow she grew
more beautiful every day. Some Of
the children of Papatua, who lived in
the Skies the hurricanes. the storms
and the hail, tried to destroy the for
ests, but others were sweet and gentle
and their breath fell like balmy
breezes on the earth and made 1t more
beautiful still.
When Tame had done all he could
for his mother. he raised his eyes to-
wards his father Range, whom he had
sent so far away and took pity on him
when he saw how poorly he was dress
q
the sacred red mantle and wrapped it
around Range. who now sparl1led with
splendor. Then he went further away
to the country of the stars, and gath
cred the most beautiful of them, car
ried them off and placed them on the
FRANCES red mantle, but they shone
not because Of the bright color. Then
during the night Tame covered the red
mantle with a dark shadow and TO
this he affixed the stars that now made
marvellous sight. Then Tame gave
his father the sun and. the moon that
he might look upon his beloved wife
day and night.
Papatua the earth was delighted
and praised her son in beautiful songs,
Still she was not quite happy and one
day she said to Tame:
Il am afraid your father will fall
and hurt himself. He Is not used 10
the high altitude and my arms do
not reach him.
ct will support him. replied Tame.
and he found beautiful clouds and
placed them underneath his fathers
range. And all the inhabitants OF the
world praised Tame and Sang:
Separated forever are Range and
Papatua-
praised be Tame.
Praised be Tame!
Separated they are forever"
And like sad echo the earth and
sky replied:
Separated we are forever;
Separated we are foreverl
but eternal lasts our love"
Thus. although separated by their
children. Range, the sky, and Papatua,
the earth are forever united by the
strength of their love.
And thus it will be-always
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-30

carry the package home as his neigh
bors would talk about it if they saw
him thus demeaning himself So
Mr.. Woolrich carried the bundle for
him. Among Mr.. Woolrich's friends
of early days in Tehuantepee was Por-
forfo. Diaz. then jefe politico Of the
city. In later years differences arose
between the two men. which still d.
vide them, but Woolrich declares Diaz
to be a just and honest man.
Indians Predominate.
OF the total population of Mexico, SO
percent are full b1ooded indians and 40
percent are half breeds. Il is said
there are more races and tongues in
this single republic than in all the
rest Of the western hemisphere togeth-
er, and that the indian population of
Mexico today is ten times as great as
was to be found in the United States at
any time in its history. All degrees OF
culture, from the AFFECT Ceris Of So
nora-as hopelessIy benighted as the
Patagonians-to the Zapotecs and Ma
vas are represented The principal
tribes of the republic are the Nahu-
atlans. with 1,750,0 0Oa the Tarascans.
with $50, 900, the Zapotecans, with $780,
600, the Mayans with 400, coo, and the
Otomians with 1905 900. OF these the
Mayans have the best title to being
Of the primitive races of Mexico It
is said that the civilization of Yucatan
surpassed that of any other community
in the new world prior to the time of
Columbus. Not only are the ruins of
Yucatan attributed to their work. but
also those of Palenque. Historians say
that at the time of the Conquest they
numbered 100000. and that they were
not far behind the foremost nations
of the world in the great procession
Of races from savagery toward enlight-
enment- The Mayans of today are
poor as race. but many Of their des-
cendants are numbered among the
henequen kings of Yucatan. Their
cities are among the c1eanest and
brightest of the world.
European Descendants of Aztecs.
A number of recognized descendants
of the Aztec rulers are today living in
Mexico and the countries of Europe
Some of them are given pensions by
the government Most of the indians
around the City Of Mexico are descend
ants of those who resisted the invasion
Of Cortez. There are many peculiar
races in the northern part OF the re-
public The Tarahumare indians, re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-30
Married Life the Second Year
=, TeTsH How Revolt
Mabel Herbert Urner +. Gives ~: Warren The Surprise i

$50 you think you are going to carry
things with high hand this morning,
eh?"
He Rushed After Her.
But Helen had gone out and closed
the door He rushed after her and
threw it open-
That's your method of ending a
conversation, is it, Now, you viii just
listen until I'm through"
Don't you think you made quite a
sufficient spectacle of yourself last
night without anything further this
morning."
Spectacle of myself last night he
roared.
Yes. when had invited Mr.. Farrell
for dinner and you came home half IN
toxicated and disgraced us BOTH
"Oh, did-did To- he sneered- And
who wanted Farrell here. anyway?
told you he was a darned chump'
and 1 told you that VIII Farrell and
I had been friends since we were chill
dren; and I wished him to see my home
and my husband. He always wanted
to marry me and was foolish enough
to want him to believe I was happy"
''Oh. he wanted TO marry you. did
he? Well, it's a darned pity he didn't
Yes. I think so too. now"
toward her almost threateningiy. the
brush still in his hand $50 you wish
you'd married him, do your"
When you're like this, think do"
deliberately.
We'll. it may not be too late yet.
you know with concentrated fury.
What do you say to that-eh2"
What would you ike fer me 10
say?"
His Rage Was Beyond Words
Here his rage at her GOODNESS was
beyond words He could only clench
his teeth and glare at her Whatever
expression his wrath might have found
was averted by Delia's appearing with
the announcement:
There's something the matter with
the range" And Helen followed her
out into the kitchen.
With a muttered oath Warren turn
ed back into his room and finished
dressing with unwonted haste. scowl-
ing fiercely all the while
Then ne grabbed up his hat and
coat. ami without waiting for his
breakfast slammed out OF the apart
ment.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-30
Dorothy Dix G Nj, e.., s... v...,
The Problem Of Making Her a Gift

I'D Jove." said the first man,
but women are curious crea-
lures, and the more you
study them, the less you understand
them
after a man has been married
20 or 80 years, he begins to find this
out, and that woman doesn't work
from cause TO effect but from effect to
cause. The he gives UP trying to
guess the riddle and accepts his wife
as she is.
but his past experiences DO not
throw any light on the present or IL
illuminate the future, or erect any guide
posts that keep him from making
mistakes, and stumbling into the pit
falls of matrimcny.
Perhaps one of the reasons why
there is so much divorce is because men
never get real tip on how to manage
women. They always blunder, even
when their Intentions are best
Now, take a woman's attitude on
the gift question for instance. That is
one of the great mysteries Of feminine
psychology with which the mere mas
culine intellect is utterly unable to
cope. although millions of men collide
with it every day of the year, and do
their humble best to solve 1T.
Solving the Twenty Years.
'.As for myself, I've been wrestling
with 1T for 20 years. and just as I feel
that have got the key to the enig-
ma, something happens that knocks
all Of my theories into smithereens and
1 am left again cropping in the dark.
"Of course. it doesn't take a man
long to find out, after he is married,
that all sorts of anniversaries are sa-
cred with a woman, and that her ideal
of a perfect husband is "a man who
always hobs up with a present on her
birthday, and who never forgets to
send her a bunch of flowers and box
Of candy on the anniversary of the day
he first saw her, and the suspicious
day when she promised to be his.
eff man will observe an anniver-
sary without growing, and act as
if he really enjoyed it, his wife &C.
counts it unto him for Righteousness.
If he will remember an anniversary
himself, and not have to be reminded
of it, it is like the mantle OF charity
that covers multitude of sins; and
she will forgive him for pretty nearly
ANYTHING else that he does, in the way
Of side-stepping, for the sake of his
virtue that is so unaccountably dear to
her
mo man can comprehend the why or
whereforeness of this feminine worship
of anniversaries; but. having once
grasped the fact that he can make his
wife happy by bestowing upon her a
posie or a trinket, a man is a poor sort
of q husband who will not take the
trouble to mark off his wife's fete days
on the calendar. and appropriately
observe them.
Many Obstacles In the Way.
THAT sounds easy, but I find that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-30
The Diary Of an Insurrecto
By Wes Jones

bombardment. which I soon discov-
cred came from one Of our own guns.
Previously We had been afraid to fire
ii, lest the affair might explode, but
this time IL was emitting almost dia-
bolica1 noises.
Hastily I. being the most devoted
patriot, rushed out and silenced the
cannon by wrapping a sock around it.
The officer in charge explained that
he was repulsing the organized Diaz
troops with the aid of the cannon, but
I soon made him understand that we
must sleep.
Awakened this morning and arose as
I expected TO a large dish Of frijoles
Found that we had been captured dur
ing the night and that the government
tyrants- had determined to feed US al
most entirely upon what air might
come through the 2x4 window
This barbarous treatment. especially
when I remembered the free breakfasts
we used to have. forced me to break
out Of jail and induce my brother
to join the insurrectos- Thus rein
forced, 7 easily obtained more men. as
the only necessary qualification of an
insurrecto is to be able to eat at any
time and in any amount
Imagine my horror later to discover
that the insurgents were quartering
their men as a rule on their most
earnest supporters, and free OF charge
at thatl
I am now in favor OF reform. re-
bellion. or whatever it Is. by suffrage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-30

a ROSE at an early hour this
"A morning. owing to the suns
4 = rays having been DETECTED in
the hands of a small boy. Having
learned the small boy was also an in
surrectO-much to my sorrow did
not shoot him, but instead woke up
fully.
After a meager breakfast, consisting
of chile con carne. advanced 10 my
position as one of those attacking the
railroad We were supposed to be
disguised as railroad ties. but so many
of us were intent upon wrecking the
Hne-owing to a rumor that some cars
contained spaghetti-that the engineer
at once detected something wrong
Later, it was learned. he said to his
fireman that he had never seen so
many ties around one track before He
added, it was confirmed, that he had
never before seen railroad ties trying
to hide themselves behind bouIders-
However, this turned out to be
mighty good subterfuge. since the en-
gineer forgot all about the real ties.
which we had piled up around curve
When he ran into them. the train was
deraiIed and began to run along
smoothly.
This enabled the train crew and the
cars to escape us. and. the cars with
food being gone. we devoted our en-
tire attention to sleeping
Having slept for not more than 10
OF IL hours I was aroused by loud