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The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
STRUCK BY PIPING; MAY DIE.
George w. JarbOe, Knocked UncOn-
sciOuS, Removed to Hospital.

Struck by piece of iron piping, which
fell twenty feet, George W. Jarboe, twen-
ty-fve years old, of 7O6 Seventh street
southeast workman employed at 1872
II street northwest, was probably fatally
injured yesterday afternoon. He was
taken to Emergency Hospital, where he
was found to he suffering from a fracture
of the base of the skull. Physicians de-
clare his chances to recover are slight
According to the police the release of
the piece of iron was accidental. Several
persons called out to JarbOe to move
when they noticed the piping slipping
from its place, but he evidently did not
hear their warnings and was knocked
unconscious
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
Decrease in Bee Colonies.

The census of 1910 shows a decrease of
almost 100000 colonies of bees on the
farms of the United States. There is
also a considerable decrease in the num-
her of farms reporting bees. Bee keep
ing is fast becoming the business of the
specialist. and the number of men who
devote their entire attention to the busi-
ness is rapidly increasing.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
CIubwomen Meet Next saturday.

All clubwomen in the city have been
invited TO attend a meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation of Women
Clubs to be held in the parlors of the
POrtner next Saturday evening, Decem-
ber 30. The report that the meeting IS
to be held tonight is erroneous.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
Local Temperature.

Midnight. 35 a. m, 81; 4 a m, "a; 6 a m, %
a m. 81; 10 a. m, 81; II noon, 3S; p m, 40
p. m, Il; p. m. 70; p. m. 10; 10 p. m, a.
Highest. Il; lowest. 81.
Relative humidity-s a m, %: p m, 100; 8
n m, q. Rainfall Is n m. 10 s p M, O8
Hours of sunshine, 0. Per cent Of possible sun
shine Q.
Temperature same date last year-Highest, g.;
lowest, lS
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
Sets Fire to House and Cruwls In.

Newark, Ohio, Dec. 22.-Because of the
refusal of his wife to live with him,
James Hoy, aged fifty-four. an attorney,
set fire to her home here to-day, and
while the flames were spreading crawled
into the house and swallowed two ounces
Of Carbolic acid.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
NAVY CRAFTSMAN DIES.
NJ. f. Davis Was Native of PhIIa-
deIphIa and Pennsy Graduate.

Melborne E. Davis. for seven years en-
ployed in the drafting department of the
Washington Navy Yard, died at his home,
1O7 Fourteenth street northeast, yester-
day afternoon.
Mr. Davis was born ir- Philadelphia,
and was thirty-seven years old. He was
a graduate of the University of Pennsyl-
vanla in the class of '97 He is survived
by a wife, Mrs. Adele Davis, and two
girls, seven and two years old.
Funeral services will be conducted at
the Davs home by Rev. DR.. J. ]. Muir
The body will be sent to Philadelphia
for interment.
Nova Scotia coal mines employ 1900
persons.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
PHYSICIANS FEE UPHELD.
Justice Stafford Decides Case 4,
Favor of DIR. j. j. Kaveney.

Holding that a physician is entitled to
compensation for all the time he devotes
to a single patient. and that 1t should
not be based on what he would earn
during that period, Justice Stafford yes
terday refused to set aside a judgment Of
27476 in favor of DR.. Joseph J. Kaveney
in his suit for $37.6S0 against the execu-
tor of the estate of John E. Herrell, for
professional services rendered.
The court further said that II certain
evidence was to be believed, a larger
amount would have been justified.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
Try MuRiKE EYE REMEpY

For Red, Weak, Weary, watery Eyes and
GRANBLATED EYELIDs
Murine Doesait smart-soothes Eye Paip.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

L. 6. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.
Washington. u. C.. Friday, Dec. 2 6 p. m
Temperatures will rise in the Plains States, the
Central and Southern Rocky Mountain region and
will fall Sunday in the extreme Northwest. Else
where they will not change materially during the
next two days.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
BIRTH RECORD.
WHITE.

WHITE.
Harry and Rosie 'Glaser, boy.
Lewis L. and Edith Z. Beasley. bog.
Samuel and Annie Streeks, girl.
George B. and Helena r. Whitlock, girl.
Bruce G. and Edna r. Frick, boy.
Arthur j. and Fioretta Sackett, boy.
Francis 8. and Ida " straEser. boy.
William D. and Maude H. Magee, girl.
Morris + and Jane N. Fitzgerald, boy.
Thomas II, and Emily Y. Rollins. girl
Elmer o. and Annie J. Barnes, boy.
Harold H. and Emma p. Hcyt, boy.
John and Mary Mckanus. boy.
joseph w. and Carrie ~ Creepy. girl.
Julius II. and Catherine q. Harper, gfri.
Joseph and Hennetta Street. boy.
CoLoRED.
Allen and Elizabeth simms. girl
John and Berta Green, SRI.
Daniel and Ruth Johnson- arl.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
Tide Table.

To-day-Hish tide. loos a. m. and 1910 D. m. !;
low tide. i:le a m. and An p. m.
TomoTow-Hieh tide. los7 a. m and losa D m. !;
low tide. "a a. m. and 500 ?. N.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23

]. p. Morgan owns many very valuable
manuscripts, including that OF Milton's
Paradise Lost.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
SON
RECEIVERS $1,000
DIAM 0 N D PIN
Ralph S. Anthony Accused of
Theft from Hotel.
FOUND AT A PAWNSH0P

Amerigo Serrao, nineteen-year-old
son of Mrs. Luella V. Serrao, the we'll
known American sculptor, who has con-
tracted to execute statue of the late
Senator Rice, of Minnesota, for Statu-
ary Hall in the United States Capitol,
will reebver the ST 900 diamond pin and
heirloom stolen from his room at the
Dewey Hotel on November 25 last
Ralph Scott Anthony, clerk at the hos
telry. was arrested last night by De-
tectives Burlingame and Weldon Ac-
cording to the police. Anthony admits
stealing the pin, and declares he is puz
zled as to the motive which prompted
him to take the jewelry. The heirloom
for the past three weeks has been rest
| ing in the vault of Pennsylvania ave
Hue pawnbroker's, where SIS was bor-
rowed on it.
LEFT IN SUIT CASE.
Mrs. Serrao and her son left WASH
ington the day following the loss of the
pin. The son had left the piece of jew
elry in his suit case with several other
brooches and rings when he went to the
dinng-room. He returned to the room
shortly after dinner and found that GER
tain things in the room had been dis
turbed. Investigation disclosed the loss
of the pin.
Paymaster General Eustis B. Rogers,
U. S. N, retired. a friend OF Mrs. Serrao
and her son, notified the police of the
theft, and urged them to use every effort
to find it, as it had been in the Serrao
family of Italy for several hundred years.
Suspicion at first pointed to several en-
ployes of the hostelry, but those suspect
ed soon convinced detectives of their in
nocence. and the investigation halted, the
pOOre not having any further clew on
which to work.
Located at PawnshOp.
The detectives began a systematic
canvass of the pawnShops, warning all
jewellers and dealers in secondhand jew
elry to be on the lookout for the stolen
heirloom. Several days ago the pin was
located. a description of the man who
pawned it pointed to Anthony, who had
never been suspected. 1t didn't take long
for the police to confront the pawnbrOk-
er with the man. Anthony was Subse
quently taken into custody at the hos
telry.
When first charged with stealing the
pin Anthony declared he did not steal
it, but purchased it from a colored man
whom he met in a saloon. He finally
confessed. the police say, after being
cross-qTestiOned, that he took the pin
from Serrao's suit case. He says he
pawned the pin Immediately after the
SerraOS left the CITY
The Washington herald., 1911-12-23
Temperatures in Other Cities.

Temperatures in other cities, together with the
Of rainfall for the twenty-four hours ended
At p. m yesterday, are as follows:
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
Mayor Defends Plan
Before Church CMb

Mayor Thompson addressed the
members OF the Mems club. OF the
North Woodward NJ F. church, on
the Thompson street car ordinance
Monday night. repeating many OF the
statements he has made in defense
OF the plan He drew comparison
between the plan OF purchase provid
ed for in the ordinance and the coz
domination plan advocated by fnt
municipal ownership adherents
pointing out that under the former
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13

the purchase price would have 10 be
approved by the people before II
could be binding on the city. while
the verdict in condemnation proceed
ings would stand as judgment
against the city He referred 10 his
franchise as the first step toward
municipal ownership and thought the
fact that the measure was drafted by
Corporation Counsel Hally was a
guaranty that the city's interests had
been properly safeguarded.
Incidentally. the mayor observed
that Detroit Is in need OF a subway,
and declared that as soon as the
franchise has been disposed Of steps
should be taken 60 build ete, one OF
the objections that had been raised
20 the ordinance is that its passage
would interfere with any attempt on
the part OF the city To build a sub
way
Mr. Hally. Monday night, addressed
$50 boys connected with the settle
ment work of the Bishop school, on
the ordinance pretacing his talk with
a brief history OF street railways In
Michigan
Mr. Hally has answered the eight
questions submitted by the Detroit
Municipal league few DAYS ago
The questions refer particularly IA
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13

the financial features OF the plan and
most OF the points have been previ-
ously covered One OF the objections
made by the league 10 the ordinance
is that Il places the power 20 regulate
the service In the hands OF the com
mon council which is referred to as
body that lacks Initiative and Is
una>le 10 view the street car ques-
ton from the point OF view OF the
city's interests as whole
President Jere c. Hutchins, OF the
ID. l.. r.. has made a statement, the
first since the ordinance was submit
ted. to the effect that the cost OF dhe
company's paving operations this
year viii be something under $3.50,
coo. and that this is the largest
amount ever spent for such a purpose
i'm any one year.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
EMBALMERS' ORDINANCE
NOT LEGAL, HALLY SAYS

Corporation Counsel Hally has given
the ordinance committee OF the COM
mon council an opinion that the ordi-
nance introduced I'm the council about
two years ago. requiring undertakers
to be licensed and TO be embalmers
or have competent embalmers IN
their employ. would not be a valid
measure II passed. Accordingly, the
measure will probably continue to
slumber In committee.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
OFFENDING picture Withdrawn.

A. j. Dillingham;. manager OF the
General Film Co.. has notified Mayor
Thompson that he has withdrawn the
picture, The Siege OF Tripoli," which
was objected TO by Italian citizens.
from all the local theaters where II
was being shown. and that II Will not
be used again here. The mayor sent
Mr.. Gillingham a letter OF thanks.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
-FOUR Miners Killed by Train,

pITTSBl' RGH. Pa Dec. 1s.-Four
miners, taking a short cut 20 work
were killed on the Pittsburgh Lake
Erie railroad tracks near Scott Haven
early tNlaN Fog and darkness pre-
vented tho engineer from seeing the
pArlN Tie men were tossed high In
the air and two fell ~ the path OF the
The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
Would Gust Gas Cooperation.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. l2.-The at
torney general today brought suit 10
Gust the Kansas Natural Gas Co, a
$50. 100000 corporation from the state.
The suit also asks for $500 900 penal.
ties for the eompany's alleged viola
tons of the Kansas antitrust law.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
His Wife,s Verdict.

fH .#H##
Mr.. Sidener had made his first pub.
lie speech. His subject was good-the
.inlquities Of Industrial economy-and
he hoped his treatment had been ode.
quate. He was not sure. He waited
for his wife's verdict, but she was
strangely silent.
She had listened TO him from the
gallery OF the town hall. and he had
half expected her to meet him at the
door afterward. and to say, as. soon az
they were out OF hearing, "Oh, It was
simply great. Eddy'" but they were
half way home lid she had said moth.
Ing Of the kind. q
Well" he began awkwardly, when
he could bear tao longer. "wh,! aid
you think Of my speech?"
What you sail was al right" she
answered with Su.rded enthusiasm.
But 1t seemed taime that you didn't
make the most otiscur opportunities
Opportunities j. peated Mr.. Side.
ner. What do YOU mean, Effie?'
Why" Mrs. sidcner replied, you
had ever SO many chances to sit down
before you did."--London Answers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
sFAcToRiEs NEEDED.

tits said that the coal operators OF
West Virginia lose ten million dollars
per year by the State not having i'm.
portant manufacturing Industries.
West Virginia is one Of the richest
States in the Union in natural re.
sources but the state Is not getting
;full benefit OF her natural wealth.
Other states, some not as rich in nat.
ural resources as the Mountain state,
have a great advantage over us. by
having immense manufacturing inter.
ests that develop those States and at
the same time"e up the resources
3of West Virginia.
The loss often million dollars on
coal because OF lack Of factories in the
state to take ARE Of the output is
something to think about. West Vir.
ginla needs factories that will develop
the commonwealth. Here is some.
thing for the State Board OF Trade TO
get busy: on.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15

Colonel HenryeCasson. s%ergeant-at.
arms Of the House Of Representatives,
has the original check given by Speak
err Joseph Cannon a few years ago to
a book agent, and about which nh In.
teresting story has been told.
An agent visited the Speaker and
Interested him in an elaborate edition
of something which Uncle Joe didn't
want. but bought. When the books ar.
rived Uncle Joe examined them and
decided at once that something had
been put over on him. When the agent
came for his money the Speaker de-
termined to make him lndorse a terse
sentiment on books, SO he wrote out n
check for s73, the amount due. and on
the back Of 1t he inscribed:
Put to the order Of Mr.. Blank. In
full payment for an edition which was
not worth a d and dear at that
price. but for the eas and grace with
which he put It over yonr Uncle Joe
1t was well worth the money."-Hu'
man Life.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
CORPORAL FRlsBY COMPLETES
TWELVE YEARS SERVICE

n ..n.tA ~ ~. W 80. VS. z-eNLE-ss i.
The Pnrkersburg Dlspatch.News
says this about Corporal James N.
Frisby, who. %re.opened the Fairmont
recruiting Office last fall and during
his stay in this city he made many
friends:
Yesterday marked the close Of a -
year and six mouths period OF service
with Uncle Sam by Corporal James N.
Frlsby, OF the local army recruiting
station. 1t would seem like a long
time to wear the blue and khaki uni
form TO many people. but as i the e
report o. most soldiers, the longer the
service the more fascinating A. \ be.
comes. Sol has been with NJ Fris.
by sand. he will re-enllst and begin a
new term q three years.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
GERMANY, NEW AND OLD.
York Worldly

The new German census Is complete
SO far as. the Kingdom OF Prussia is
concerned, which has 4O,157,573 inhab.
itatlts. an increase OF $685., 0G4 in 10
years. Germany takes a ccncus every
five years, and the numtrical increase
III. the last half OF the decard vas but
slightly more than that OF the first
half. Nevertheless, Prussia alone now
has more people than France or the
island Of Great Britain. and the tota.
for the empire will probably be about
GS. 100000
Since 1870 Germany has surpassed
every other country In Europe in mos,
forms Of material growth. She has be.
come a mighty power in trade and fl.
nance, her army is probably the
strongest In the world. she has built
and rebuilt splendid cities, her place
on the map is large. and yet there are
complaints even from the Germans
themselves.
For centuries the Germans were a
race OF ldeallsts. They gave to the
world mighty thinkers and began
great intellectual movements. Liber.
ty. was an inheritance from the an.
Client Teutons, who never yielded to
Rome, and 1t tlourlshed in the Free
Cities OF the empire when the rest OF
Europe scarcely knew the name Of
freedom. Luther came out OF Ger.
many to change the religion Of halt
the white world, and In the first half
ofS;the nineteenth century Germany
wasSfuns of men Of genius. Now it is
full OF men Of business.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
No Liberties Allowed.

Mrs. MacLachlan was kind to her
American boarder, but she did not pro-
pose to allow her to overstep the limits
Of the boarder's privileges, and she
made 1t very clear.
One Sunday the boa:der. returning
from a walk, found the windows Of. her
room, which she had left wide open,
tightly closed.
"0h. Mrs. Mae achlan, don't Ike
my room TO get stuify,' she said, when
she went downstairs again. Il like
plenty Of fresh air"
your room will ma get stufry In one
day." said her landlady, firmly. "'Twas
never our custom, miss, to have fresh
air rooshin' about the house on the
Sawbath.""-Youth's Companion. {"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15

MSlslS
Charleston News and Courier

'EL.F NfHH@.-H.f HE#H. HNLa H..I
Charleston News and CourIer.)
In every line Of human endeavor
much Of the success Of our efforts de.
Ponds pei upon the conduct Of those We
meet with. The CHEEKY Influence OF a
man OF genial disposition and broad
minded federation Of the faults or 9th.
ers helps IN no small degree. In the
first place such an Influence encour.
ages the worker to put forth his best
enorts because he is assured OF an ap.
probation OF those efforts, and moth.
Ing is OF more value to hte faithful
toiler In the ranks than appreciation.
Then. the whole.hearted interest OF
those whose affairs are closely allied
to ours besides acting as a constant en-.
enlargement often brings into being
new possibilities and undreamed OF
strength for their development. On
the other hand, the man OF calculat.
Ing nature; who looks up the world
with surprise and questions the good
he finds there; who attalns his ends
regardless OF the rights OF others and
who, refusing to take others Into his
confidence STILES his better nature I'm.
der the mask OF unconcern, exerts a
most depressing influence. Truly he
is a human iceberg OF alarming pro.
portions. one that often transforms the
warmth OF a satisfied existence into
the chill OF uneasiness. No measure
OF giadness welcomes his approach,
but instead a feeling Of actual depres.
sion takes possession or all who come
within his influence and which is not
d%issipated until his departure. Such
a disposition is a serious obstacle, nat
urally, not only to Its possessor's own
happiness. but to that of everyone
who is SO unfortunate as to feel Its Icy
blast.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15

(HS
JgIQ8YQY
THE DOOM Of SAILS.
From Tie London SPECTATOR

From tile London sp~ectator.)
Alas! must be utterly vanish. and
cease from amidst us,
Sails Of the ;olden sea7 /,
Now dispossessed by the stern and
stunted ironclad. d !
Wlngless and squat and stern?
Purple sails Of the heroes lured to the
westward,
Spread for the golden isles!
Sails Of a magic foam with fairy plum,
der.
Waiting the wizard gold!
Sails Of the morning. some ike ghosts
on the sea.llne.
With midnight load OF the deep.
Sails Of the sunset. red over endless
waters,
For the furthest Orient filled.
Sails Of the starlight, passing we L. ow
not whittier,
Silent, lighted and lone!
Sails Of the seaman accursed, and
cruising forever,
Hoist by a special crew!
Sails set afire by the lightning. re
sounding to tempest,
That drum and thunder and sign!
Sails that unrufrlcd repose on a b,;om
Of azure,
Glassed By a placid flood!
Alas! must ye go as a dream, AMI dc.
part as a vision.
Sails Of the olden sea?
Stephen Phillips
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
MUSIC IN THE HOME.
PHILADELPHIA Lcdger.D

A member Of the faculty OF the Eth.
cal Culture School Of New York urges
the development Of music in the hoin1
by unusual though simple means. he
would have the growing child learn
10 play upon his mothers dishpan as
an Introduction to the keyboard OF
the plano. and graduate from thrum.
ming upon a rubber hand to the
trlngss OF n violin. He mentioned also
the triangle and the xylopaoae as ex-
amples of the more primitive instru-
ments a child could learn 10 play. and
he might have extended the list with
the instruments employed in the kind.
er.symphony-the cuckoo. the weter
whistle, the watchman's rattle and the
other diminutive editions OF the caco.
phonous inventions OF Richard
Strauss.
To carry the idea further, a child
who has the laudable ambition to be.
come the tympanist In a symphony or.
chestra might be taught to drum on
the window pane on rainy days; he
should be fed on drumsticks: he is to
be encouraged to practice the reveille
and the rataplan with his knife and
work on the edge OF the table. Here.
after j%udicious parents will not throw
away empty tomato cans. for. given a
stout bit OF Irvine and a piece OF rosin.
their noiso-making possibilities are al.
most Infinite. By sliding downstairs
children will cultivate q facility that
will prove useful in the manipulation
Of the slide trompone, and the use OF
the shocborn will suggest the French
horn and the English horn subse.
'quetniy.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
FRANCE
New York Worldly.

Price Collier. an American long a
residence OF England, who a%ttracte1
some attention q year or two ago by
a critical book about that country, has
this to say in Scrlbner's concerning
France:
The world wonders 1t the decadence
Of cchoolrldden France, where the
boys are cfremlnatized. the youth 81
cularized and the men sterIllized mor-
ally and periodically; France with ita
police without power, its army with.
out patriotism and It's people without
influence; d%isorderly Mt home and
cringlng abroad; a nation owing its
autonomy, even, to the fact that It Is
]servIceable as a buffer state.
II is amazing to see such comment
written by an American for an Amerl.
car magazine. 1t occurs In the course
OF an article on England In India, and
It puts the extraordinary virtues Of
England. in opposition to the extraor.
binary vices of France. This opinion
is not shared by one American In a
thousand. Practically all who have
read much and thought much, hold
France In the highest esteem and still
regard her as a leader OF civilization.
The achievement OF the French Re.
public In establishing itself SO firmly
In the face Of hostile Europe Is n OF
the greatest recorded In modern times.
France was never richer, stronger,
happier than now. She holds the
purse of the world. She has enjoyed
for more than a century liberties
which Engllshmen might envy, but
have not shared.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15

The unanimous vote Of the State
Senate to seat Hearne shows how
weak the claim was for Caldwell, but
had not the Republicans fought every
inch Of the way they would have been
,%aefrauded and the upper house Of the
Legislature would be Democratic.
The Republicans were not going to be
robbed and by standing firm have gain
ed all the points they set out to win.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15

The West Virginia Legislature has
only few more days OF the regular
session left to do business. 1t will
.take hard work to accomplish ali that
has been outlined. Much time has
been wasted and the laws that have
been passed in the interests OF the
people have been few.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-15
BETTER THAN A SPANKING,

Spanking does not cure children
of be%d.weteting. There is a consti.
tutional cause Off this trouble. Mrs
NJ. Summers. Box w. Notre Dame,
Ind, will send free to any mother
her successful home treatment, with
full instructions. Send no money. but
write her today II your children
trouble you In this way. Don't blame
the child. the chances are It cant
help It. This treatment also cures
adults and aged people troubled with
urine difficulties by day or night.