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The Washington times., 1911-08-11
IN FUND
FOR BONUSES TO
VETERANS or WAR
Appropriation for Men Who
Served Against Spain
Not Sufficient.

A shortage OF 81 600 in the appropria-
ton made by Congress for paying Span
ish war veterans a bonus of two months
salary fer services rendered during the
campaign of 1893. is confronted by the
Treasury Department. At the close of
me Spanish-American war Congress
passed an act providing for the furlough
Of each veteran who served the entire
time for two months, to be followed by
discharge. According to the veterans the
appropriation made at the last session
with which to pay these bonuses is too
small by $1,000.
Spanish war veterans organizations
are preparing to call on Congress and
ask that an emergency appropriation be
made to cover the shortage.
Many veterans have failed to collect
the money due them, and now. after n
lapse OF thirteen years, applications
for these bonuses are coming in.
1t is nothing unusual for estimates
for the War Department, said this morn
ing. often II becomes necessary to
apply tc Congress for emergency ap-
preparations of this character"
War Veterans Association, headed by
William A. Hickey and Sigmund Dir
ftldt. will call upon Representative
DYER Of Missouri this afternoon. and
ask Tor Congressional assistance for
certain classes of veterans.
Before the war with Spain was offi-
':ially ended. Mr.. Hickey says, thousands
Of soldiers were honorably discharged
on account of i'll health, wounds, etc.
This class of veterans have not profit
ed bV the bonus act. 1t is with a view
Of having them included, that the visit
to Representative Dyer i'll be made.
Resolutions will be offered at the an
nual enCampment of the Spanish War
Veterans. which opens in Oklahoma
City. August u. having the same OBJ
ieCt in view
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
Steamboat in Use for
Hundred and Four Years

Today is the anniversary of the first
successful effort to use steam in water
transportation. 1t is a span of only
lO4 years from the first voyage of the
ridiculed ''Clermont" steamboat OF
Robert Fulton to the leviathan Olym-
pic, Fulton's boat having made its first
trip up the Hudson river, August II,
1907.
Eleven years reign as King of Italy
Is completed today by Victor Emman-
uel, crowned August II. 1900, and nine
years ago today Justice Horace Gray,
OF the United States Supreme Court,
retired.
Today Is also the anniversary of the
death here in Washington, August IL,
1858, of Thaddeus Stevens, noted Ameri-
can statesman. Charles Loring Brace,
founder of the first newsboys' lodging
house In America died August II, 1880.
This is the birthday anniversary of
Jean Victor Moreau, faithful general
Of Napoleon, born in 1853, and the
twenty-seventh anniversary of the
opening Of the Ontario and Quebec
railroad. between Montreal and To-
ronto in 1884.
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
City Saws OFF Front
Of Condemned House

YORK. Pa, Aug. n.-Failins to come
to an agreement with Samuel e. Berk-
heimer over the removal of an old log
house which protruded about seven
feet over the line for the proposed
widening Of West Market street, the
city had the front end of the house
sawed or. 1t was no easy job. the
laborers being required to saw through
the tough old logs.
When the work was done a. neat
cross section Of the old building was
exposed and the owner then proceeded
to have the other half removed.
Viewers in the first place awarded
about 500 for the portion
of the building beyond the line He
took the case to court and a jury
awarded him $500, but by making an
appeal City Solicitor Rouse had the
amount reduced to $500. This sum wss
paid the owner, and when he failed to
move out, a sixty-day notice was served
upon him. and orders were finally given
to saw OF the house.
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
COMMITTEE CALLED
TO DECIDE GERMAN
CONVENTION PLANS
Will Meet Tonight to Ar
range First Needs for Oc-
tober Gathering.

The general committee Of arrange
ments for the convention Of the Ma
tional German-American Alliance, that
will be held In Washington October 6 to
9 will meet tonight at go Pennsylvania
avenue.
The main responsibility for the hous-
ing, care and pleasure of the visitors
rests on the general officers of the
committee. Chairman Martin Wieganj.
prominent in all the leading German
societies Of the District, and a lumber
manufacturer, Is in general charge Of
the committee. Karl Hammel, the
financial secretary, is a trustee and act
ing treasurer of the United German So
ciety. Jacob Bruegger, committee treas
urer, is treasurer of the Swiss Society
of Washington, and Is active in all the
organizations of the Swiss citizens.
Capt. Charles T. Schwegler, secretary
and chairman of the press committee,
another prominent Swiss citizen of the
District, is vice president and treasurer
of the Washington Journal, the Ger
man weekly newspaper. He was a
captain in the United States Volun-
teerS, and Is an officer in the United
German societies and other organiza-
tons.
The corps of officers of the alliance
Is cooperating with the local commit
tees In furthering convention plans. DR..
!. j. heXdHler, OF PnllaueIphla, preSl-
dent, and John Tjarks, of Baltimore,
second vice president, are active in ar
ranging the program for the sessions
The list of alliance officers includes
DIR. c. J. Hexamer, president; Joseph
Keller. of indianapolis, Ind, John
Tjarks, of Baltimore. Md, Col. f. c.
Stahl, of Trenton, n. j.. and John b.
Capplemann, of Charleston, n. c., vice
presidents; II. Meniger, of Philadelphia,
treasurer; Hermann Weder, Of Phila-
delphia, financial secretary; Adolph
Timm, of Philadelphia, secretary.
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
UNCLE SANS MONEY
MAKERS WILL TURN
OUT FOR BIG PICNIC
Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Force to Go on
Days Outing.

Special trains will leave for Chesa-
peake Beach at $50 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon with practically the whole
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing force
on board. From Director Joseph E.
Ralph 10 the janitors at the Bureau all
of Uncle Sans money-makers will at
tend the second annual field day and
athletic festival of the engraving di-
vision.
Promptly at o'clock the crack of
Starter A. d. Wittingtons pistol will
send the entrants in the first race away
from their marks, and until darkness
falls there will be something doing on
the field every moment of the afternoon.
There will be twenty-onc events, and
useful and valuable prizes will be given
IN each.
director Ralph and the division heads
vii! MAKE the excursion aboard the
private car San Juan" ard will be the
guests Of honor Of the general commit
tee. The committee expects 1000 per-
sons to make the trip. After the games
the eXcursionists will separate. return
ing to Washington when they please on
the regularly scheduled trains
The general committee that has man.
aged the outing program is: A d. Wit
tingtOn. George L. Dant, Walter Fox,
Charles Roll. John Perry, Victor Bic
lasky. Harry L. ChorltOn, Walter Dox-
\. Hill, Charles NJ. Chalmers. Felix Ma
Suirc, George Jacobs. Edward Ryan.
William FRANKIE, Samuel DeBinder |
Charles Hall, and A. L. Thomas.
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
Law Tracks on Lawn
In War of Railroads

BANGOR, Pa, Aug 1.-THE Lacka-
wanna railroad and the Lehigh and New
England are at war again in North
ampton county. The Lackawanna COM
pany put l25 men at work constructing
a siding into a slate quarry here and
the New England company ran cars on
a switch and tried to stop the work
The LaCkawanna suddenly began
pushing its track in another direction,
and ran over the lawn of a private res
idence, finally reaching its destination.
They are trying to block each other
from reaching cement and slate proper
ties.
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
One Dead, Another Hurt
Fatally in Explosion

CORNWALL, n. Y, Aug. n.-One
man is known to have been killed, an
other fatally hurt, and enormous dam
age was done when eleven hundred
pounds of blasting powder exploded
early today in shaft No of the New
York aqueduct Improvement, a mile
from here.
The shock following the explosion
was so great that hundreds Of windows
were shaken here, and many of the
Sleeping inhabitants were thrown from
their beds.
Believing for time that an earth
quake had occurred, the citizens of
Cornwall rushed into the streets In
their night clothing. Many women
tainted and the entire population was
badly frightened.
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
Boys Plead Guilty to
Stone Throwing Charge

Isaac Bradburn, Of 2110 Eleventh street
northwest, appeared before Judge Cal
Ian, Of the Juvenile Court, yesterday
against "Scrappy" Lewis and John
Dorsey. colored boys, Of Gessford
court, and complained that they had
stoned him, called him insulting names,
and otherwise annoyed him.
Both boys pleaded guilty. Bradburn
testified that he came out Of his back
door the other afternoon and found
Lewis and Dorsey in his grape vines.
He pursued them to the alley, and Just
as he ran through the gate a stone
glanced his head, and two more struck
him In the legs. He was willing to
have the boys placed on probation for
six months.
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
Scratch From Hatpin
May Cost Man His Eye

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Aug. L-F. Car
roll Bulkely, who is connected with a
local brokerage house, may lose the
sight of one eye as the result of an en-
counter with a hatpin in the headgear
of woman who sat next to him on a
car coming in from SouthingtOn.
The pin reached several inches out be-
yond the woman's hat, and when she
turned to speak to a fried in a seat
behind the point scraped Bulkelys eye
ball. The sight was affected at the
time, and an examination by a specialist
showed that the membrane had been
scratched. The woman went on talking
after the accident.
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
Picks Judges Pocket.

NEW YORK, Aug. Ito prove to
the court that he had learned the pick
pockets trade, Benny Bingleman, ten
year of age, picked Judge Moss pock-
ct as the judge left the bench. Benny
Is held for reformation.
The Washington times., 1911-08-11
Farmer Acts Quickly.

ENFIELD, Conn, Aug. u.-Returning
from a visit. William Alexander, a
farmer, found his home in flames. Be-
lieving he could not subdue the fire,
he sent his wife for building material
and started a new house
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
CALLED NE|CHB0R
TO SEE HIM DEAD
c. e. Hurlbut of Richford Blew
Top of Head Off on His
6lst Birthday.

Richford, April &C. Edward TIurlbut.
farmer living mile and half east
OF this village. committed suicide this
afternoon at three o'clock by shooting
Lying down on his bed he placed tho
muzzlc OF shotgun in his mouth. pull
ed string attached to the trigger and
blew off the top OF his head. Just pre-
vious to the act he called to Il neigh
hor, Maurice l.. Smith. TO come over.
When Smith arrived he found Hurlbut
dead upon his bed The first selectncn
and Or, r. NJ. Pelton were summoned
To-day was Mr. Hurlbut's Glst birth
day. He had had much trouble in re-
cent years and had twice been before
the courts charged with assault and once
with alternating the affections of a neigh
boris wife his second wife, to whom he
was married in November. 1903 had Sc
cured a divorce at the March term OF
franklin county court Mr.. lIurlbut had
been thought mentally deranged for soma
time past. lie ia survived by one son
Charles IL. Of this place. and two daugh-
tors. Mrs. Ealter f.. Bellows and Mrs
lara s Kent OF Worcester, Mass. The
funeral will be held tomorrow at two
o'clock at the house. with burial I'm UilI-
side cemetery by the side Of his FIRST
wife
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04


t"' 'SNe '"''u'HF, F"ir"''kS " CO.
'"'"7S '"' we ''"''S'I "pr"tS' In'n
'o.io"eu '"s 'o''piio"e "n''e' the post
NV ''' "o' '' "'o'N seNc'l-
go 81 u, '"' D." "''e t"e vi
~" N'o'H'ooN ran
Wv, i''V' ""' seven
o.. -" ',','' LIE, ~ ~ .''o
,,,, ., I.',..o, g..
,ooi, n,,i. ..,o1 c,r,,or ,,..,.
and nrenarationq D,erc made IN hlo,v un
other b,,iIdinrs ana make . vidor breach
At 1890 the ire was raging as fiercely
rs at any time since the outbreak. and
the nromen had absolutely no control of
It. A large part Of the wholesale district
IS well as the entire retail district was
i'll flames and fow If any Of the build
inSs seemed likely to escaNe.
IN q" secuohS "i the city people were
Wig oUt 'neH 'e'oHs'nEs ana hurrylaK
:" P'"''S vi sunny NEii'N were aIreadV
,'oi,'e'cSS ana W.T." P""r'h"S ana pubic
!" i"',',' '"V'' we're IL" places
'''
OPERATORS STUCK TO POSTS.
-roIerboro and +ar.,-r,,
stuck in thar nosts and son. o,,t ,,for,,,,.-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
KEEP THE MONEY At HOME.

CFrom the NerEennes Fnterprlze)
We find the following plain statement
Of an old old case In the Springfield Re-
porter and commend it to tho careful con-
slderation Of every man and woman in
this place.
Read It over and then do a little solid
thinking over II.
DO YOU reall, gain anything by trading
out of town?
It IS generally accepted as a good mu-
niCipal policy TO hire your own home labor
crs to do public work. IN few cities could
YOU get a vote to let public works to out
side contractors IL outside labor was 10
bc employed.
And yet n lot Of our people will slip ont
Of town quietly. thinking no one will
know it. and buy goods that can he had
rs well at home. And then they COM
plain because local merchants do not keep
tho best assortments of goods 30 they
suppose our home stores are going tn keep
lines just for the pleasure Of looking at
them?
If the thousands on thousands of dol
lars sent away from here for things our
home people supply could by a sudden
growth Of home loyalty. he spent at home.
what would he the result?
Our stores would keep larger assort-
ments, they would be doing moro bust
ness. they could hire more help, this help
would swell home trade instead Of going
eff to other places 70 get jobs. Real es-
tate values would rise. and every man
tnat owns property would get dividend
in the gain IN value Of his holdings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
CATHOLICS TAKE
IMPORTANT STEP
Church Will Educate Young Mis-
sionaries for Work in For
eign Fields.

Washington. April 3o.-The Catholic
Church in the United States is 70 take
up new field Of endeavor, and one
that will attract the attention OF tho
officials OF that faith as well as its
people IN all parts OF the world
This endeavor will he the establish
country where will be trained Young
men for the foreign missions Of the
church. These missionaries will he
he sent into all the foreign lands,
China, Japan, India and the other CEN
tiers where such work has been IN
progress for years.
This action is ono Of thu most i'm
portant accomplishments OF the meet
inss of the hierarchy OF the church in
the United States which were held in
this city during the past week. There
were many prelates here from all parts
o. the country ana his emnence, Car
dinal Gibbons. who is deeply interested
in the proposed seminary for foreign
missions, took an active part in bring
ing about the project to its present
state OF development.
Archbishop William II. OConnen OF
Boston. one OF the prelates who at
tended the meetings of the hierarchy,
was in hearty accord with the cardi-
nal in bringing about the establishment
or tho seminary, and in fact It is un-
derstood that the archbishop has re-
leased one of his best diocesan clergy
men to take part in the work.
FATHER WALSH CHOSEN.
The two priests chosen II begin the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
RAILWAY BUILDING IN Brazil.

The limo OF the Northwestern rail
way of Brazll crosses the Panama riv-
er at ltapura, where rapids divide an
upper from n lower navigable reach:
then the Aquldauana and Miranda riv-
eds, tributaries OF the Paraguay AMI
navigable to that stream, which tho
railway crosses at Esperance. It then
runs up further bank 10 Corumba
and reaches the Bolivian frontier. 1--WE
miles beyond, after having run due
west, along tho twentieth degree Of
latitude across an almost totally unin-
ha bited country. with only three towns
tby courtesy to mark the line-Carpo
Grande, Aqudauana and Miranda The
ilnpor' Of this line Is considerable
says "Cassier's.' Politically, 1t unless
the furthermost state with the center
OF the republic, and diverts through
Brazil considerable portion of the
traffic for which the Argentine Re-
public has been catering, From a mil
itary viewpoint, 1t provides quick
route 10 the frontier: which considered
as railway. 1t represents a building
Of line slb miles long without any
railway connection on the way, and that
In remarkably short space of time
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
BANGOR WILL COME BACK.
THE SUMNER GIRL OF 1911.

Behold the new summer girl" SAYS
Grace Margaret Gould In Woman's Home
Companion for April she is really the
old summer girl at her host with man.
a wise though, and purpose in her pretty
head. She IL not as frivolous as she used
TO be-that IS, not altogether frivolous.
but just frivolous enough TO keep the
charm without losing the sense 10 direct
Il.
she has learned the effectiveness Of
dress. she has learned that incongruity-
mars "A costume which would he pleasing
In It's proper place and time. Simplicity
marks the dress of this wise and pretty
summer girl. but II Ia the simplicity thai
Is carefully thought out with suitability
as its keynote.
THE summer girl must he very straight
and slim. but this statement need not
bring terror to the heart of the plump
girl. for the new fashions have a tendency
In their long straight lines TO make her
look simmer than she has ever look cd
before The correct figure to be striven
for to-day is a triG. slim ono with the
bust held hign and the hips nconspicu-
GUS.
'AlI furhelows and punings are things
OF the far, remote past, as Fashion con-
sidcrs them. The fact that three or four
years ago they were modish seems to be
quito forgotten. Straight naturainess IL
the mode OF the present.
Let Us speak OF the skirt changes first
Though the silhouette still keeps slen-
der and skirts arc OF a very narrow cut,
vet many Of the newest Of them show a
trifle more fullness, Tho Corday skirt has
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
DROWNED HERSELF
IN CITY RESERVOIR
Mrs. Allison Judd Once Tried to
Roast Her Baby Son in
Cook Stove.


81 E'''"'H' Apf'' -"'-NrS' AIhson Judd
OF inns city committed suicide by drown
ing in the city reservoir az North Fair
fax early thI. morning whi,. tam
porarly deranced The body which Law
in 10 feet Of water, was recovered al
noon.
Mrs. Judd, who was about 81 years old
had heon mentally deransed for several
Years AZ greater or les" periods. and Mt
''"eS oNhin''ed dangerous traits. She had
''Nr!a ''ihe' peen 10 the state hospital
""E o"' ne treatment WINE
g.. ~ NV '"a,'"s ~ one 'l'e
hey. ,.o, CO. 'r '"o9
her bo,,s. t.,,, T., Ill.,
for the mad woman h,d h,,,, noar,,' .
fire in her cooL stov. ana wos -, ~
point OF roasting IN. hahv al,ve sh.
had frequently Threatened to mako v,v
with herself so that her end. while shock
ing. wa. no great surprise to those who
knew her hest
Mrs Judd left home yesterday for 4
visit at the home Of her brother-in-
law, Homer Judd, Of North Fairfax.
Her actions We're somewhat strange
Dlr 1nat was nothing unusual and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04
WILL PRESS DEMANDS
FROM COAST TO COAST

Wash, April @.-"May this year finds
the eight-hour day established in many
places where 1t has never been known
before, said Secretary Morrison OF the
American Federation of Labor to-day.
and the organizations affiliated with tho
federation have increased their n,emher-
ship by 2oo,"o in the last l2 months
There are more than 1870 900 paying mem
hers In the organization. That. / think
shows great progress for one var"
Reports to headquarters from all
sections of the country forecast no
marked labor troubles for the begin
ming OF May. On tho Pacific coast the
strike of metal workers in Los Aneeles
Portland and Seattle promises IN co,-
tinue, question of hours 10 in
VOWED there. The settlement of tho
button workers strike at MuscotIpa
Iowa. was reported to headquarters
to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04

right away. one thoroughly conversan.
with tho project mp to tho present point
stated that within u fortnight tho first
step viii be taken and will then go
along at a rnpid rate.
II is positively known that tho arch
bishops Of the country at their meeting
on this subject werc unanimously in
favor of il. This means that the eudeavor
viii be countrywide one, tho seminar
being thus able to accept young NOR 10
train for The foreign missions from every
one of the archdioceses and GioceseS "
tho United Statcs.
The need of such = seminary. it ia
stated. has teen FELT for a long time hut
tho prelates approached the matter
slowly and with careful considerations
Now that the project has been adopted
no time will he lost in putting it into
operation, and there IL possibility that
in period Of 10 years from the present
time Catholic missionaries will Ne going
out from the United States 70 tnAo tho.r
places in the mission fields with their
brother priests from the mission zcmi-
naries Of France. Rclcium. Italy AMI
England.
FOR AMERICAN POSSESSIONS
For centuries tic missionaries in for
eirn lands have come from France. Bel
cium and Italy. OF recon, Years fnglanI
has been engaged IN this work and ,he
Wol-known Mil H.u Seminary IS now
sending or, quite number Of priests.
The possession of the Philippine Islands,
cuba and Porto Rico. by the United
states government brought IL forcihly =,
the minds If tho hierarchy Of tho church
i'm this country how essential +, was that
They should prepare the way to meet tho
rev conditions that must naturally arise.
The initiative 1t might be said. came
from Rome, when the church authorities
mere !e" ny we rope. selected Amer
"a" p,'S'S 10Y "'S"'P TO- N '"e iil''p-
pun 'N'a''oS
N'"e' ID" '''""'S '"''|'" "l
Nv" 81 - -'' W.
@h p'''S'S 80 one ~ we "pP'ne
'S'",i,'s anu IN r','.dPS' ~ '"-" -
",'' Inns ,..,S 'I UP 10 Ule Ir'Po''-
y. Of U.s. "''7'''" '''''''"'F j" '"'S
an ' 1'''' .'.a' ''S'"'E ''S"-
cps VINO nave J"F'So''''oh over H'oceS'S
!" ."''al'" ''-''" i"'' "Ho nave ''>','1 '"9
"'''o states '.aNe al Various tunes placed
country inc fd''' iha' II "on'i seem
proved "eS ""u question: 'Ht' american
FAMED priests were necessary In these
'-ndS
II Is SAID That the unanimous action II
'1e hlerarchN OF the church here viii now
oe followed by the submission Of Tho pr
posed plan to the holy father at Rome
and to the congregation, Of the propa-
Ganda, ny whom It Will receive approval
immedistei and then the establishing OF
the seminary will begin.
NO ACTION OK vOCArrOE
~ P'a, W. "'"'.'" III - 'c''eNta
'''d' "o Uo''''''' 'NN'" ""S a. !s' oeen
."N'", i"''' "'' "'"' rs''e's ~ mo
H''eu states where H"'H seminary
OouId oe Established hN some II was hE-
urea 'hat the seminary should he erected
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04

IT Is hard 10 realize the difficulties
Of all kinds that had 10 be met and
overcome across n country almost as
Unknown as Central Africa. where
epidcmics Of malaria broke out fire.
quently, and whose potion OF the hi
therside If Itapua Is still infested
with Red Indians, who keep on attack
ing the work