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The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Senator Cummins and Mrs. Cummins
To Give Informal Dinner This Evening
Navy Pay Inspector and
Mrs. Heap Are at
Atlantic City.

Pay Inspector s. Lawrence Heap, U.
S. N, and Mrs. Heap, VINO left WASH
ington recently for a motor trip through
Pennsylvania, are now at Atlantic City,
where they will spend a week at the
MarIborough-B Blenheim.
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Mrs. Normal Gait and Miss Gertrude
Gordon, who will sail shortly for Eu-
rope, are spending a few days in New
York at the Walcott Hotel.
Miss Della Fishel, who has been
spending the past week in Atlantic City,
has returned to her home in Washing
ton.
Mrs. Bash leaves tomorrow to spend
the remainder of August at Auverne,
L. !.
r.
Mrs. Charles Goldsmith and daughter,
Miss Annette Goldsmith. leave tomor-
row to spend several weeks at Ocean
View, Va.
Miss Florence Gusdorf has returned to
her home after a fortnight at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. J. S. Kann. OF Irving street. and
son, Stewart Kann, leave today to spend
several weeks at Boyds. Nd.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Souvenir Book for Fans
At D. ]. Kaufman'S Store

Between the covers Of a little book
called Facts for Fans" which the
Mans Store. D. J. Kaufmans, is getting
out as a souvenir, is the history of forty
years of organized baseball. put to-
gether by that efficient diamond ex-
pert, "Phelon."
The book contains the standing of
the clubs at the end of last season in
every league from the American and
National to the bush circuits, and after
each standing is a list Of the pennant
winners of former years with their
records. Batting averages, slab per-
formances and fielding averages follow.
Then comes a complete set of the
standard rules, with timely foot notes
by the author The last twenty or thirty
pages are devoted to odds and ends, -
a collection Of miscellaneous facts about
the game and fan favorites who play it.
The book winds up with the complete
schedules of all the leagues
1t is vest pocket size, and the articles
are so arranged that they can be found
in an instant.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Trials in Rate Making
Are Depicted in Munsey's

How are railroad rates made? The
average man, at first guess, would say
that the problem consists Of fixing a
standard price for a mile haul. and
then increasing this in proportion to
Marcosson in Munsey's Magazine.
This kind Of ratemaking bears the
same relation to the actual process of
framing tariffs as the old rule-of-thumb
kind Of labor bears to the highly or
ganized modern science of business eff
cheney.
las a matter Of fact, the man who
makes a rate, must be seer. builder,
merchant, and transporter. He must
take into consideration the social, in
dustrial, and commercial resources and
possibilities of every community
through which his road passes. He
must study the needs Of the people; ;
must understand the competition be-
tween individuals and between NUM-
cipalities; must digest State and ma
tional laws; and. most of all, he must
have the vision to comprehend the fu-
ture. This is why an official is an
economic statesman.
why do all these elements enter into
the making of rates?
The answer is not hard to find. II
rates are prohibttive, then people Will
not produce, manufacture, ship. or
travel. Communicadon-that greatest
aid to progress-is hampered, and all
development is retarded. On the other
hand, II rates are favorable, then in
dustry is encouraged and business pros
pers. This in turn means widening ac-
tivity for the railroads. Out of their
earnings comes the money for the host
of railroad workers, and for interest
and dividends on the securities issued
by the railroads-securities which are
more widely held than any other kind.
I'm the old days there was not so
much science about rate-making. Rates
were like most laws-thingS made only
to be broken. But with drastic super
vision OF the transportation lines by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
By the public service commissions of
the States, the integrity Of the rate
has been established. Thus II becomes
a science pure and simple"
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Confers on Road From
Washington to Bristol

]. E. Pennybacker, secretary of the
American Association for Highway I'M
provement, the headquarters of which
are In this city. is in Bristol. Tenn, to-
hay discussing the proposed highway
from Bristol to Washington. with the
officials Of the Bristol-to- Washington
'iood Roads Association. The associa-
ton VIII be perfected at a meeting in
Bristol tonight.
Paul ID. Sargent. assistant director OF
the United States Office Of Public
Roads. under the Department of Agri-
culture. also will confer with the offi-
cials Of the organization.
1t Is being planned by the Govern
ment and association representatives to
induce both Virginia and Tennessee,
through which States the Washington
Bristol highway will pass, to require
each county to contribute its share to-
ward the read construction.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Captain and Mrs. Gibson
Entertain a Card Party

Cant. S. H. Gibson. L. S. NJ c.. and
Mrs Gibson who are spending the
summer at their cottage at Capon
Springs. w. Va. entertained at a card
party Friday evening. They were as
sisted by their daughters. Miss Adele
Gibson. Miss Mamie Gibson. and Miss
Carrie Gibson.
Mrs. George Whitfield Brown, who
spent the early summer in Magnolia,
Mass. is now in Atlantic City.
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Miss Marthena Harrison. daughter OF
Mrs. Russell B. Harrison. was the guest
in compliment to whom Mr.. and Mrs.
Thornton Lewis entertained at a cOun-
try supper last evening at their sum-
mer home, The Meadows" near the
White Sulphur Springs. W. Va.
Miss Harrison spent the first weeks Of
July in Canada with Mrs. Carter. wife
Of former Senator Carter.
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Miss Camille Fellheimer and Miss
Maud Fellheimer leave today 20 spend
several weeks at Berkley Springs, W.
Va.
Miss Natalie Mayer, who has been
spending several weeks In Atlantic City
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Louis
Simon, has returned to her home in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Capital Men Having
Great Time in Idaho

James P. Tucker and A B. Hall, two
young Washington men now with a
party Of geological surveyors of the
Government service in the Clearwater
Forest Reserve in northern Idaho, near
the town Of Lost Lakes, are having a
grand time fishing and hunting.
Mr. Tucker loves hunting. while Mr..
Halls luck as a fisherman is fine. Since
living in the wilds Of Idaho Mr.. Tucker
has shot and killed big grizzly bear,
and other game, while Mr.. Hall sup
plies the camp with plenty Of speckled
trout
They like the West so much that they
have filed homestead entry papers and
expect to become permanent residents
of that section.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
How to Make a Real
Wrinkle Remover
CFrom Fashion Reporter.)


In these days Of cIeverIy advertised
'beautifiers" Of 81 varieties and more,
1t is hard for any woman to believe
that she can make a simple home rem
edy which will do her much more
good. and cost her much less than the
average made preparation. Take the
subject of wrinkles, for instance.
There is nothing in the world so ef-
fective for removing or preventing
wrinkles, baggy cheeks and double
chins, as a solution of saxolite and
witch hazel.
Get an ounce Of pure powdered sax
olite from any drug store, dissolve the
full ounce in a half pint of witch hazel
and use the mixture daily as a re-
freshing lotion. The quick and salts
factory results will surprise you.
Even after the very first application
there Is q marked Improvement. The
wrinkles are less in evidence and the
face has a firm, solid" feeling that is
very comforting.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
How to Remove A
Bad Complexion
From London Fashions.)

Cosmetics can never really help a
poor complexion; often they are posi-
lively harmful. The sensible. rational
way is to actually remove the thin
veil of sitting, half-dead scarf skin
from the face and give the fresh, Wig
orous and beautiful young skin un-
derneath a chance to show itself and
to breathe.
This is best done in a very simple
way, by merely applying mercolized
wax at night, like cold cream, and
washing it off in the morning. Good
mercolized wax can be obtained from
any well stocked druggist. 1t absorbs
the disfiguring cuticle gradually and
harmlessly, leaving a brilliant natural
complexion. or course this also takes
with it all such facial blemishes as
red blotches, tan, moth patches, SAL
lowness, liver spots, pimples, etc. AS
a freckle remover and general COM
plexion beautifier this old-fashioned
remedy is unequaled.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Bridge Tender browns
In the Maumee River

TOLEDO. Ohio, Aug 13.-Christopher
Towe, fifty-six years old, bridge tender
on the Cherry street draw, was drowned
in the Maumee river early today. He
was last seen sitting on the swing rest
below the draw A half hour later
George Pierre his work mate, noticed
his disappearance and called the po-
Ice.
The body was found shortly after
ward. Coroner Hensler discovered a
large wound or top Of the mans head.
The coroner believes he fell into the
river, his head striking an abutment of
the bridge.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Miss Alice Whitacre
Bride of Harvey Mead.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Whitacre an
nounce the marriage Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Alice Whitacre. to Harry
Mead. The wedding ceremony was
performed last evening in st. Peters
Catholic Church, the Rev. S. l. Morris
officiating, in the presence Of party oil
relatives and intimate friends.
Miss Genevieve BarnacIo was the
brides only attendant. and John
Cassen was best man for Mr.. Mead.
A. reception in the home of the
brides parents, at 324 Sixth street
southeast, followed the ceremony at
the church, and later in the evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Mead left Washington
Upon their return Mr.. and Mrs. Mead
will reside at S24 Sixth street.
Among those attending the recep..
tion were Mrs. John bowling. Of
Jersey: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Whitacre,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Webster, Mr.:
and Mrs Walter Bowling. Mr.. and
Mrs Bernard Osborne, Of New York;
Miss Bessie Able. Of Atlantic city;
Miss Gertrude Perkins, of New York:
Mr.. Fineran. John Kane, Ambrose
Osborne, John Dodson, Leo Osborne,
of Pennsylvania; Mr.. McInery, of
New York. and ]. F. Roberts, of
Nevada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levy and daughter, Miss
Jeanette Levy, of Tallahassee, Fla, are
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Blum,
of Irving street.
Milton Brock left Washington yester-
day to spend several weeks in Atlantic
City.
-
Miss Florence Cohn, who has been
spending several weeks at Asbury Park,
has returned to her home in Wash
ington
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Mrs. Handy and Daughter,
OF Texarkana. Visiting Here.

Mrs. Arthur Handy and her little
daughter, Miss Marjorie Handy, OF
Texarkana, Ark, are the guests of
relatives in Washington.
John B. Bovello, director OF the
Greater Washington Band. has arriv,
ed from Europe, where he attendeu
the coronation. He also toured Hoi1
and Italy. ,
Mr.. Bovello will leave Washington
tomorrow for a series of short trips
to Baltimore, Pen Mar, philadelphia
Atlantic City, and New York.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Hundred New Banks.

One hundred additional postal savings
banks were announced by Postmaster
General Hitchcock yesterday. Pennsyl-
Vania received fifteen of them, the
largest number in any State. The others
are scattered in second class offices
throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Costly Fire in Hosiery
Mill in Wilmington

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. 13.-F1re
which started in the plant of the Clarke
Taylor Hosiery Company, is estimated
today to have caused a loss of between
$4,000 and S100, 900.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
LOCAL MENTION.

Lightning Rods Installed and Repaired
J. H. Kuehling. Sure against lightning
as roof against rain
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Its Power to Move.

Briggs-"Have your daughters accom-
plished much In muster
Griggs-"Yes; their playing has rid
Us of two very undesirable neighbors."
Exchange
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Dr.. and Mrs. Williams Are
Home After Month
at Long Island.

Senator Albert B. Cummins, of Iowa,
and Mrs Cummins will entertain in
formally at dinner this evening in their
apartment in the Highlands.
Mrs. Cummins has remained in Wash
ington with the Senator during the sum-
mer and will not leave until Congress
adjourns.
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DIR. and Mrs. Tom A Williams have
returned to their residence, on K street,
from Long Island. where they have
made a motor trip through New York
and Pennsylvania en- route. In Septem-
Der DR.. and Mrs. Williams will spend
some tine at the White Sulphur
Springs.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13
Mrs. Morehead Entertained
At Bar Harbor.


Mrs. Burton Harrison was hostess at
a reception Friday afternoon at her
summer home, Sea Urchins, Bar Har-
Dor, in compliment TO Mrs. John Lihu-
say Morehead, of Washington.
Among the guests were the minister OF
Sweden. Count Ehrensvard; Rear Ad-
miraI Robley D. Evans, U. S. NJ and
Mrs. Evans, Read Admiral Richardson
Glover, u. S. N, and Mrs. Glover; for
mer Senator John B. Henderson and
Mrs. Henderson. DR.. and Mrs. Guy Fair,
fax Whiting, Mrs. Robert Hinckley, and
Miss Gladys Hinckley. Of Washington.
4
DR.. and Mrs. D. Olln Leech, DR.. Frank
Leech and family, Miss Elizabeth b.
Leech, Mrs. Florence Miller. Miss Bes-
sic Oher, and Allen Miller have gone to
Baileys island, Me, where they will re-
main until about the middle OF Septem-
Der.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Upperman. OF
Georgetown, accompanied by their
sen, MiIlard Upperman. have gone to
New York for several weeks.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13

Corn on the Cob Md. LII. 1908 Pa. 61o 9th
The Washington times., 1911-08-13

Last Day Julius Caesar, Virginia.
9Th. F and G.
The Washington times., 1911-08-13

My! Myl! My!!! Electric Webster.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30
Plants Breaking Up an island.

The layman would scarcely associate
great strength with so delicate and
fragile thing as maidcnhair fern.
yet IL its roots have not sufficient
room they will break the pot In which
the plant grows. Blades OF grass will
force the curbstones between which
they spring up out Of their place. and
in single night crop OF small mush'
rooms has been known TO lift large
stone Indeed. plants are on record as
having broken the hardest rocks. The
island of Aldabra. TO the northwest OF
Madagascar. Is becoming smaller
through the action OF the mangrovcs
that grow along the foot Of the cliffs.
They eat their way into the rock IN
all directions. and into the gaps thus
formed the waves force their way,
In time they will probably reduce the
island to pieces.-Sclentitic American.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30
WHEEL PROBLEMS.
Does the Edge Of the Wheel Revolvs
Around the Axle7


THE wheel that turns under the
locomotive or the car has long and
queer history" says writer In the
Railroad Mans Magazine. but the
mystery Is still with US and whirs It's
hundred question marks before our
eyes every minute Of the day.
"Of course every one believes that
the edge of the wheel goes around the
axle. But does II; Take the end of
any spoke near the tire or any part OF
the tire and ON still. MINDLESS night
fasten candle to IL; then back OFF till
nothing can be seen but that candle
fame.
LET the wheel revolve slowly. free
from the ground. The candle flame
makes circle OF fire all right and
goes around the axle. Now lower tho
wheel until Il rests on the ground and
start ahead The flame suddenly stops
going in n circle and begins to make
n wavy line. first high and then low.
II goes around nothing ut all.
MEN with clear minds can perform
the experiment satisfactorily by tying
a handkerchief around the tire In day.
light. but to do this takes keen math-
ematica imagination. because the eye
IL confused by other moving objects
and Is not able 10 see the handkerchief
free from these other influences.
AT night the candle flame alone can
be. seen. so that Is perhaps the best
time to try the matter ont. Tie a
torch to n locomotive driver and then
send the engine slowly back and forth
while the observer Is of some hundred
feet distant In the dark. The torch
does not move in circle. II simply
goes ahead somewhat like dying ma
chine rising and falling In the wind.
coming to dead stop ut its lowest
point aud going twice as fast as tho
engine when at its highest point.
"The fact that the bottom OF an
engine wheel always stands still Is
more easy to learn than the fact that
the top OF the wheel moves just twice
as fast rs the train. but this can be
proved easily with piece Of board.
Take a piece OF board. say. ten feet
long and lay one end on top OF the
wheel. Now move the engine forward
two feet and you will find that the
board has gone ahead four feet. just
twice MS far rs the engine. Lay down
the board and tie two pieces of string
to the wheel. one mt the top and the
other Mt the bottom. where ii rests on
the ground Now run your engine for
ward two feet and see what happens.
The bottom string has moved forward.
too. but not nearly SO far as has the
top piece Of string. although the ends
were even at the start"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30

An observsnt English journalist IN
Paris has-as hot weather amuse
ment-made private census OF bath.
rooms. He calculates that In all the
fats and private houses OF Paris there
are about $500 bathrooms And this
writer. lying In his own bath and max
ing another calculation. will bet a
bathful OF water that he could get M
and pitch n cricke. ball from the gar
den about his modest fat this way
and that over as many bathrooms. II
Is n curious little difference OF national
architecture. And the quaintness of
the difference comes with the fact that
you see more people in London who
look-yes-dirty than in Paris. Even
the beggar In Paris Is clean In face. fin.
ger nails aud clothes. london Chron'
iclo
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30
STUPID Fish,

Professor Harold Russell. the Lon
don zoologist. will have none Of the
popular yarns about the wonderful
things fish will do when put TO II.
He says they are deaf. dumb and vir-
tually color blind. When the calcare
GUS stones are taken out of the ears OF
fish they lose all sense OF equilibrium
and roll about ms II crazy. Most fish
hunt their food by only defective
sight. but the cells by even more de.
fective smell \ conger eel with
which Professor Russell experimental
devoured with the same avidity fish
dosed with cheese. anchovy. camphor
spirits. turpcntime and iodoform.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30
THE TONIC OF VICTORY.
Army Surgeons Say Il Acts Almost az
an Anacsthetic.


Bonnette, n French army surgeon.
writes IN the Prcsse Medicale OF the
extraordinary Indifference to the pain
Of operation manifested by the soldiers
OF Napoleon while the great conqueror
was sweeping VIGOROUSLY over Europe.
While the defeated soldier Is full OF
imaginary terrors, subject to panic.
madness and treason. the conqueror, on
the other hand. Ii intoxicated with sue.
cess, says the New York Medical
Journal Nothing. not even the morbific
microbe. can resist troops who believe
themselves to be invIncible.
Victory Is the most powerful Of re
storutives and deepest Of anaesihetics.
Leglcss members OF the old guard
crowded into an ambulance would at
sight OF the emperor rise on their
stumps TO salute him. After Eylau
I.arrey operated uninterruptcdly for
thirty-six hours. and he reports how
the soldiers seemed unconscious Of their
own troubles. lost IN thought Of the
glory OF their leader. and. maimed ms
they were. lending their best aid to Eel
low patients.
At Boroluo Larrcy dlsarticulated
the shoulder Of II colonel. who immedi.
ately set out FOR France on foot. where
he arrived after three months walking.
After fording the Bcresina. river III
Russia. General Iayonchek. seventy
five years old. had his kncccap shat.
tered by bullet. Amputation was per
formed In three minutes In violent
snowstorm and in bitterly cold weather
yet the white haired officer was placed
In a sledgc and taken 10 Wilma. where
he died AT the age OF eighty.six years
Many similar anecdotes are told by our
civil war veterans.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30
lie Didn't Know.

II didn't expect any better treat
ment than this" said the lady on the
pier scanthingly 10 the Inspector whom
she suspected OF rudeness. "you cant
make a silk purse out OF sow's carr
"As to that don't know. madam
said the inspector placidly. Il do moi
recall any ruling OF the treasury de
partment on that point. II you are
bringing In any OF either you'd better
declare them and leave the classlfica'
ton TO US. "-Harper's Weekly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30
The island OF iongkona.

Hongkong Is an island about eleven
miles long. with width Of from one
to three miles. and consists almost en-.
tirely of n series Of hills. There Is n
good road around portion OF the is.
land on the sea front. hut the grades
up the mountains are too steep for
practical automobiling. and the streets
generally are not wide enough and not
strongly enough constructed 10 permit
the use OF heavy cars upon them.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30
An Enthuaiaat

Towne-Oh. yes. he's quite an en-
thusiast. lie goes IN for things In real
earnest. Browne Yes: n some one
were TO rend him on n wild goose
chase he'd speak Of himself after
ward ms sportsman catholic Stand
ard
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30

studying color cards, catalogues. etc.,
and worrying yourself, wife and friends
to death irving to decide which of the
many ADULTERATED paints is the
best? One is just as good as another.
If you wish paint that is not adulter-
ated and PERFECT buy and use
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-09-30

Evil ~ wrought by want Of thought
~ well as by want Of heart.-Hood.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
D0CTOR|AG THE OAK TREES STATE BOARD Of FEDUCITION
TRYING TO SAVE THOSE FINE
ONES IN CAPITOL SQUARE.

Raleigh. Mar. 2o-The fine old oak
trees in capitol square that have been
deteriorating for a number Of years.
SO fast as to give rise to the fear that
hey would ere long pass completely.
are being treated TO a complete over
hauling and expert treatment by tree
surgeons" with view to giving them
a new lease on life II possible. This
work is under the direction OF State
iiorticulturalist ". y. HUT. and il
being done BY expers in this tree
treatment The work is being done
at the rate OF I5 cents per hour for
the time that It taxes TO complete the
job. with the privilege on the part ol
the council OF s,ate TO stop the work
at any time II Il appears that the cost
will run beyond what the state is esti.
mated 10 afford for the work. The
same expert workmen have just com.
pleted treatment OF the fine old tees
In the grounds OF Shaw university
aud have contracts for treating othei
notable groves and individual shad,
'trees about rne city.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-21
W[DDING RING WAS FOUND
LOST DURING CIVIL WAR AM
FOUND A FEW DAYS AGO.

oxford. March 90 Many years
ago during the civil war the wedding
ring Of the wife Of the late Capt. A.
n. Bragg was misplaced in some
way, and after dlligent search all
hopes were lost as to the finding Of
the valuable treasures. The other
day Miss Ruth Thomasson. the ster
granddaughter OF the mother who
lost the ring was looking over some
old papers that had been stored
away. IN which the iost ring was
carefully wrapped
Miss Ruth Is young, but had Of,
ten heard her mother speak Of The
mysterious disappearance OF her sicI
mothers ring. The thought arose 4
her al one. that the ring she had
found was the long lost treasure
The ring wilf be given TO Mrs
Bragg's own daughter that resides IL
oxford. Mrs. ]. T. critcher. u L
not always best 10 destroy old papers
Doubtless n the old papers had beer
burned the beautiful ring OF the deat
mother. 10 highly pflzed. would hay,
never come TO light.