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The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
RHINO LOVER MATCHED
TO HOMELY SWEETHEART
Thick. skinned Admirers Mated by Zoo Officials
with Idea in View to Bring About Con-
iugal Happiness.

London, June 1O.-Courtships between
princes and princesses are usually mat
ters of family arrangement 1t is not
always a case Of two hearts beating as
one.
The same plan is carried out with
more or less success in the animal king
dom at the zoo.
During the weekend there arrived at
Regents Park coy young Lothario rhi-
noceros all the way from British East
Africa 1t was captured by an English
settler in the dim swampiness of Nairobi
after It had wandered too far from it's
mothers apron strings and sent home in
the Carisbrooke Castle, attended by a
negro boy, to whom II has become ex-
traordinarily attached.
1t appears to be about two years old,
and has taken most kindly to the zoo,
and its affection for the black boy who
tends It would draw tears from the
mother Of any human family.
A solution of sugar cane and milk in a
gargantuan baby's bottle has been its
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
WOMEN TO HOLD
FRANCHISE MEET
Delegates Swarm for First
Suffrage Session.

Stockholm, June 1o.-Delegates to the
sixth conference of the International
Woman Suffrage Alliance, which opens
Monday and continues IN session through
Saturday, are here to-day preparing for
what they expect to give to the cause"
the most notable impetus since the in
ception Of the equal franchise movement.
Preliminary meetings will be held to-
morrow in many Of the ancient churches.
Prominent among these will be the serv-
ices of the American delegation, headed
by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
of the International Alliance, who was
recently received with such honor by
King Haakon.
These services will take place IN the
Church of Gustave Vasa and will be at
tended by all delegates who speak the
English language. This. assemblage will
listen to an address on the equal fran
chise problem from the Rev. Miss Anna
Howard Shaw, after which the interna-
tional delegates will hold a mass meet
ing to prepare for the formal opening OF
the conference on Monday.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
SOLDIER REWARDED
FOR LONG WATCH
Car Promotes Private and
Gives Money Present..

St. Petersburg, June 1o.-A Russian pri-
vate soldier named Mednixoff owes his
sudden promotion to the rank Of a nom
commissioned oficer to the fact that he
stood on sentry duty for thirty-two hours
on end.
Mednikof belonged to the Twenty-nrst
Regiment of sappers at Gitomir. sarri-
son town in Western Russia, and was de-
tailed to guard a powder magazine sit
uated at a couple Of miles distance from
the town. At 1 o'clock In the morning he
took up his post expecting to be relieved
a o'clock, but no one came. There he
stood, foodless and exposed to inclement
weather, all the next day and the whole
OF the following night, until o'clock g.
m. on the second day, when through
sheer exhaustion he fell down in faint.
The explanation was that the regimen
tai commander had committed suicide and
in the ensuing confusion the sentry had
been forgotten The case was reported
to the Car, who forthwith made Medni-
koff q noncommissioned officer and sent
him a present OF $125O.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
PICTURE MACHINES
TO LINE PARADE
Rapid Transit to Follow
Coronation Procession.
AIRsHIPs TO CARRY FILMS
Six Pence Theaters to Give Entire
Show-Features of Ceremonial VIII
Be Caught by OperHtorS-cine-
telegraph to Transmit Views by
Wire to Paris for Evening Shows.

London, June 1o.-To see tAe corona
ton professions in comfort, without run
ming the risk Of being crushed or with
out having to pay ridiculous price for
q hard seat on a rough plank, is impos-
sible, but fortunately anybody will be
able to see the whole thing for pence a
few hours later in any OF the cinemato-
graph theaters.
Representatives of all the leading film
producers in the world have already pur-
chased sites on the route from which to
photograph the royal procession on its
way from Buckingham Palace to West
minister Abbey. An attempt will also be
made to exhibit the films in Liverpool.
Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol, and Birmingham
at the evening performances the same
day.
Hundreds OF operators will arrive from
Paris and Berlin and will take up their
stand at advantageous positions. As
their majesties leave the palace about
noon, It Is hoped that there will be time
to catch the 2:2O boat train from Charing
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
pecinI Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
st. Petersburg, June 10-M. Stolypin is
In continual difficulties and. in an attempt
to find a cause which may unite all ma
tional parties and again make them rec
ognize him as their patriotic leader, he
has started a vigorous campaign against
the unfortunate country of Finland.
At present he Is bending every effort
to convince the Russian people that Fin
land is a dreadful and constant danger
to the welfare of the empire, and par
ticularly to the safety of the capital, St.
Petersburg.
With this object in view the governor
general of Finland, acting upon higher
orders, began a number of secret house
toulouse searches in various Finnish
towns to discover hidden arms.
In a few places some old revolvers and
rifles were found, and these were carried
on to the Russian arsenal with as much
publicity as possible. In Helsingfors the
police were even fortunate to find no less
than ninety rifles IN the police station
itself. and a great hue and cry was
raised.
In the revolutionary summer Of 1906,
when several thefts of dynamite took
place In the neigEborhood of Helsing-
fors, the Senate of Finland bought the
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
LONGER SERVICE Is
REQUIRED IN ARMY
Russians Seek to Repair
Faults in Forces.

St. Petersburg. June 1o.-The reorganiza.
ton OF the Russian army is making head,
way True. progress is much slower thar
was reasonably anticipated. while the re-
suits are slender in proportion to the
time. labor, and money spent in produc
ing them. StiIl they dor note progress
not stagnation.
A bill has just been laid before the
Douma which will, It Is hoped, tend to rem
der the troops more contented, to improve
the spirit Of the army, and to better It's
physique.
privileges heretofore accorded to young
men on account of domestic conditions, as
recompense for a certain standard of sdu-
cation, or as corollary OF their pro-
fessions (clergymen, &c). Another effect
Of the new law viii be to double the
length Of time during which Volunteers
must serve.
Whatever defects experts may ind in
details, II Is certain that the law itself
is urgently needed. Military service in
Russia, universal in theory, was restrctS
ed in practice, in consequence of various
exemptions and the extensive abuse made
Of them.
In the year 1901, for instance. It was as
certained that the contingent called to
arms, instead of totaling 1,303.000 men
as it ought to have done, melted away to
4O7. .OOo
When' so vast q number OF able-bodied
men evade the operation of the law, II
follows that large percentage Of those
who have to be accepted as recruits in
their place are men Of poor physique.
Bill Changes Officers.
But none of the changes aimed at by
the bill dlsposes of the thorny problem OF
the officers. and noncommissioned officers
Whenever the army Is being modified the
various departments which take no part
In the fighting clamor for men to MI
the numerous vacant posts there.
Officers are accordingly nominated, and
the active army becomes dangerously
short-handed in consequence. That Is one
defect
As for the noncommissioned ofacers,
they are no longer as well trained as
jealous. as trustworthy as they were. The
short service system has dealt them q
stunning blow.
The period during which the law obliges
them to serve is not long enough 20 en-
able them to become proficient In their
duties. But the war ministry is said to
be thinking of founding special schools
for the training of noncommissioned
officers, who will be obliged, n return for
the education they have received, to serve
In the active army at least six years.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
CREMATION BILL
PASSED In FIGHT
Prussians May Now Burn
Bodies of Relatives.

Berlin, June 1O.-After an embittered
parliamentary struggle the Prussian gov
ernment has succeeded in passing a bill
permitting cremation within the kingdom.
The bill was passed by the narrow ma
tority of two in a house of 3l2.
Hitherto Prussian citizens who wished
to avail themselves Of cremation had TO
have recourse to one of the numerous
German states, to Gotha or Hamburg,
where this form of disposing OF the dead
had been practiced for several years.
The division was practically on party
lines, the majority Of the Conservatives
and the Catholic party opposing the
measure and Liberals and Socialists sup
porting 1t.
The opponents Of the measure, while
they were not anxious to give undue
prominence to the religious aspect of the
matter, urged that cremation would be a
breach with ancient Christian usage and
an injury inflicted on some of the most
sacred aspects of Christian symbolism.
It is also difficult to think OF a mourn
ing family gathering around an urn con-
tanning ashes as they have hitherto gath
cred around the graves of their lost
friends and relatives.
The erection of crematoTies in districts
Is made dependent on the vote Of two
thirds Of the inhabitants Of the districts,
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

staple diet so far, and It is growing fat
and frisky under it.
Among the officials at the gardens
there is much excitement, and dark
schemes of matchmaking are being
Matched under the tropical caves OF the
rhinoceros house. -.-
The rhino has never been known to
breed in captivity. but there is a good
chance now, for there is living in the zoo
Just now coy young female rhino named
Evangeline.
Though like all rhinos, she Is very
short-sighted, she has already been ex-
hiblted to the new arrival. and what she
has seen of him has pleased her. Ac-
cordingly, as the fashionable press says,
marriage has been arranged and Eva
and All will be allowed to keep company
he(ore spring settles down into summer.
II is all very romantic, and although
Evangeline has a tongue OF her own and
a somewhat uncertain temper, her young
man is not thin-skinned. Neither Of them
is beautiful, but love Is blind, particu-
larry in the rhino family, so no doubt all
will be well.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
BLIND ENJOY SKATING.

Rink Opened for Unfortunates Il
Odd Sight.
Berlin, June 1o.-A skating rink for the
blind has recently been opened in this
city.
, The wonderful acuteness Of the sense Of
feeling in those who are blind makes it
possible for them to know when they ap-
proach objects, although they do not see
them
They avoid each other with ease,
whether skating singly or in pairs; they
waltz around the hall, and the spectator
watching them would never suppose they
were sightless, for their movements are
as swift and sure as these OF people
blessed with normal sight.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

Cross, when the films will be developed
en- route.
Each camera operator will be attended
by one assistant, who will convey the
undeveloped nlms by automobile to head
quarters, where everything will be in
readiness for the development and COM
pletion Of the picture.
Large export orders have been received
by the various English manufacturer.
who will dispatch the films to all parts
OF the globe by the first vessels leaving
the country Immediately after the cere-
mony.
Wire to Carry Views.
Parisians may be able to see the pic
lures as early as we here in London, for
an invention has Just been made by
which It is possible to transmit cinema
tograph pictures by wire. and the frst
practical test of 1t is to be made on coro-
nation day.
An attempt Will be made to transmit
views of the great event from London to
Paris, and II It is successfully accom-
plished the films will be exhibited at the
Partisan picture theaters few hours
later
The inventor Of the "cinetelegraph," as
1t is termed. has been ten years compIet-
ing his apparatus, and has now succeed
ed In transmitting overland q film 200
feet in length over a distance Of thirty
miles.
Grahame-White has undertaken a con-
tract to deliver films OF the coronation
procession by aeroplane to Birmingham,
Bristol, and Rugby. Immediately after
the films have been taken they will be
developed and placed in aeroplanes at
the HendOn aviation crotfrd 1vhanoo
they will be transported by Mr. White
and his airmen to the various provincial
towns. Thus the pictures will be exhib-
tied in different parts Of tthe country be-
fore the procession has actually returned
to Buckingham Palace
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

ing with undergraduates at rehearsals
and upon the stage is a condition of
things against which they must set their
faces.
Therefore mixed theatrical perform
ances will not take place without express
permission Of the university authorities.
The old regime must come back, they
say, in which smooth-faced and bright
checked undergraduates played the femi-
nine parts.
We can look after ourselves" say the
undergraduates who have talent as anna
teur actors. One university publication,
the Gownsman, declares that the order
means persistence in the monastic ideal,
confining the undergraduates as a race
apart.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
STUDENTS ARE BARRED
FROM DEAR DELIGHTS
PrOctOrs Decide Actresses Have Bad Influence on
College Men During RehearsaIs of
Amateur Plays

Cambridge, June 10.-By order of the
proctors Cambridge undergraduates
with q taste for amateur acting have
been forbidden to take part In dramatic
performances in which professional ac-
tresses appear.
During the past two years at Cam
bridge several plays have been produced
by the Amateur Dramatic Club and the
Footlights Club in which actresses took
the feminine parts, thus following the
practice which has existed for many sea-
sons at Oxford with the productions Of
the Oxford University Dramatic Society
But now the proctors at Cambridge
have 5zgEeed that to have actresses NIX
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
LATEST NEWS FROM FOREIGN CAPITALS FOR HERALD READERS
SNOBS WRITE EULOGIES
OF KAISER ON VISIT
Monarch Driven to Animal Cages by Insipid Remarks
of Newspapers and Sycophante Royalty Seekers.

He suddenly became an angel Of light
half-god before whom we all prostrat-
ed ourselves, so that It was no wonder
that he felt driven to pay a visit to the
geological gardens, when he had been
here three days, simply because he want
ed to see few creatures that had not
lost their self-respect ana whose heads
had not been turned by the sight Of his
imperial person.
The coronation has called forth nothing
but the most despicable traits In the Eng
lish character-greed and snobbishness.
London In these days is not a great
city; 1t is like an obscure American VII
lage whose inhabitants are excited at the
news that Barnum & Bailey or Sells &
Forepaugh are to have a great circus
parade through its main streets.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

London, June 1o-Rome at the time Of
the Caesars had no press, but If one had
then existed it could not have been more
snobbish, more sycophantic. than our
great London papers have been of late.
Reporters have been racking their
brains to invent touching little stories
about good King George" and "our be-
loved Queen Mary" and editors have
burned gallons of midnight oil to write
suitable comments on these insipid tales.
It began weeks ago and eliminated
when the. Kaiser was here, so that even
that monarch, who is ordinarily depicted
as a man OF iron ana blood. a modern
tyrant, heartless monster, and an i'm
placable foe of England, whose destruc-
ton he is ever planning. came in for his
part OF the sickening incense.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
DRIVERS KILLED IN RIOT.

saloniki, June 1o.-A state Of anarchy
prevails in the town Of Florina. about
fifteen miles from Monastir, where a
large bsnd-of villagers are in possession
of the district They have occupied the
roads and cut on communications.
Three coachmen travelling the road
were murdered, and gendarmes were
driven back. A force of troops and
cavalry have been sent, and fighting is
imminent
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
Oldest woman is Dead.

Berlin, June 1O.-Frau Josefa Eder, said
to be Germany's oldest woman, has died
at SpItzberg, in the Bavarian forest, at
the age u one hundred and sixteen She
remained at work until within q few
weeks of her death.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-11
Iron put1 Repealed.

St. Petersburg, June 1o-In consequence
Of the so-called iron famine the Dohma has
passed government bill granting IRON
works the privilege Of importing a
quarter OF their required quantities OF
pig iron for the next twelve months free
Of duty, to the total extent of 10000 tons.
The Washington times., 1911-04-15
LADIES' TAILORING

LADIES TAILORING A SPECIALITY.
Dressmaking in all its branches. Shirt-waist
suits, Sc up. Altering and repairing.
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NEW YORK LADIES' TAILOR-Perfect At
guaranteed; suits made with your goods
s13; linen. IS. n. KRAKOW. 18th & II sts
The Washington times., 1911-04-15
FOR SALEAMISCELLANEoUS

HIGH-GRADE PIANOS, AT ONE-THIRD
Instruments, many OF which were taken In
exchange since starting our AUToNELLE
prices. Knabe, $3.50; Chickering, s125; Fisch-
er,, A75; Hardman, s1s5; Shoninger. s2s5;
Milton. Sl76; Kimball, $50; stieff, s,75; Brad
others. few 65-note Player-Pianos at 1926.
Easy terms. o. J. DeMOLL & CO.. cor. 18th
The Washington times., 1911-04-15
ELECTRO O-PLATING

PLATING, polishing and refnishing Of bras.
beds, table ware, lighting fixtures, etc. we
plate and refinish anything. SCHWEIzER &
CO.. 508-5lo st. N. w. Phone 7ol6
The Washington times., 1911-04-15
SITUATIONS WANTED
Faruale

WANTED-By country white woman position
general houseworker. Apply BOX S75.
Times office.
BY RESPECTABLE colored woman, place to
clean, washing to take home. 222S Sth st.
N. w.
NURSE-Any kind Of cases. experience and
Doctors references. 205 E st. n. L.
wANTED-Position as general housekeeper.
400 LIST st. n. z.
The Washington times., 1911-04-15
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New Spring Fabrics. Latest Styles
CALL MAIN III. District Dime Messenger
Co.; messages, parcels, packages, and cir
culars promptly delivered by bonded messen-
gers; safe delivery guaranteed. Room 101
District National Bank Building.
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DRESS SUITS FOR HIRE

ONLY UP-To-DATE full dress and tuxedo
suits for hire NJ. t. PINES, Merchant
Tailor. loos 7th st. N. W.
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MATTRESS REN0VATlNG

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using same tick or new, IL needed. Re.
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The Washington times., 1911-04-15
WALL PAPER
WORKINGMAN'S WANTS

WORKINGMEN-The solar system and the
nrice of beans means mon in your Jeans.
TO see this store full up with what YOU
use tailored slightly used suits, hats, and
shoes; one price. IUSTHS OLD STAND,
SO d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-02

"Oh, Nesbitw I've had awful day! Everything went wrong That Feldhaus woman was terrifying she abusive"
 Abusive? Why was she abusive? thought it kids who had reason to be aDuslve. Tell about it.'
 It humi1iating recital but 1t had to be told and the Blair mother kept nothing back The Blalr father listened quietly until she through. Even for moment longer he stared at her as though in amazement. "Do you to say," he demanded at last "that when you found out the awful mistake you had the suitability of those presents you actually persisted forcing them on those poor people?"
 The Blair mother squirmed about nervously not quite knowing whether to be angry or hurt
 ''You wrote that the children were most entnu- siastic your Christmas plan, and the truth IS they knew nothing about it. You see Kate, now your imagination runs away with you. Where lt concerns alone, or you alone don't care But I'm not going to have the children suffer. So I want your promise
 "I don't know what's the matter with you, Nespit I think you're simply crazy. But if you want me to make such promise that all right promise I try to do whatever you want me to, you know do."
 Remember" the Blair father said seriously, this
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-02

'eYou leave this house. Miss Margery, one con- dition: You acedr that hat." It clear that she expected another and surprised and relieved at Margerys apathy.
 At the Taylors they told Margery that Miss Geor- giana busy and did not expect her little girls before five.
 "But got to her right way,' Margery insisted. "Te her it's me-Margery.'
 A voice foated down from above "Let Margery up to my room." Miss Georgiana in the midst of her toilet seated before mirror. In the glass she saw Margery enter and called out gayly:
 Merry daybefore- Christmas And do you know yet what you're going to get?" Margery made audible reply but, when Miss Georgana turned round to what was the natter nodded her head.
 What is 1t? You simply mast tell I'd never guess" Again Margery made answer, and again Miss Georgiana after arranging another puff, turned herself round At that Margery jerked up cenched hand and with her thumb pointed viciously to her hat.
 "A hat! Margery Blair, I think you're the luckiest little girl that lived! Why, do you know what said to my old daddy when he asked what I wanted for Christmas?'
 "I-1 wanted roller skates"
 "I said to my daddy" Miss Georgiana continued hastily, " just you let order a-what do you think ?-a hat and I won't ask for another blessed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-02

"Oh she met 1t with her foot before reached the floor and sent it up again. On the third "Oh" she repeated this trick with splendid precision and might have gone indefinitely had not her mother broken the spell by breathess agontZed: "HargeTy"
 At this the twins gave wild leap and caught the hat on its third descent. Margery turned on them, a blackbrowed little fury with hands Quivering for fight.
 Give it to me! G1ve it to me! It's mins ain't itf It's xntneP
 "A1argery! Moroery! I'm shocked, I'm inexpressibly shocked at your conduct Have you no consideration for your poor mothers feelings?"
 "No hate you. And hate that hat and hate everybody and wish I was dead"
 The Blair mothers manner changed Turning her back on Margery she put the Christmas hat on top of the tall bookcase safe out of harms reach. Then she called the other children to her: Come. Mar gerys naughty girl and we'll leave her alone to think of her ingratitude and her rudeness to her poor mother"
 They left her, and Margery, now relaxed, lay where she was for some time. Then she remembered that, before renouncing life, she still had duty to per ment She and the other little girls of her class to meet beforehand for final rehearsal at their Sunday school teachers house. Margery would go now. It hour 90 earlier than Miss Geor- gana expected them but she felt she had to Miss Georgiana alone and at once. Miss Georgiana would understand So she went softly upstairs washed her face ard hands and changed her dress. Then she found her mother
 "Afother, will you please tie up my hair and button my dress? I have to go to Miss Georgiana's to re- hearse" Without a word the Blair mother did as she asked. Then she turned her youngest dauSh- ter round and looked her sternly in the face