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The Washington times., 1911-08-17
Fear Of An Immediate
Ice Shortage Dispelled

Towing string Of barges with
enough fee on board to supply sH TIM
mediate demands, the tug Piedmont ar
rived at the American Ice Company
wharves at the foot of Ninth street at
O'clock this morning from Bath, Me
a.si0 tnns oonsr ,s,, Malo aler; Drng1ng
morning about IL o'clock, and a tug Is
waiting to bring her to Washington.
ice dealers said today that the arrival
OF tne barges and schooner, with half
saved the city from a dangerous short-
age. The barges arriving this morning
brought nearly 1000 tons
The Washington times., 1911-08-17
Washington's Church
Has a New Organ

Old Falls Episcopal Church, at Falls
Church, Va, where George Washington
once knelt in prayer. is still in use, and
there is morning and evening service
every Sunday
The vestrymen Of the venerable house
of worship, which was built about 177o.
have equipped it with a new organ, and
the parish supports a vested choir.
Members of the congregation say that
George Washington, after he left the
White House, was a member of the
vestry Of Falls Church, and drove from
Mount Vernon each Sunday to worship.
The Washington times., 1911-08-17
A Cooling Shampoo
For Summer Months

Because of profuse perspiration and
ex cessive oiliness of the scalp in sum-
mertime,' writes Mrs. Mae Martyr, in
the Los Angeles Globe, many women
find the hair difficult to manage. Ordi-
nary shampoo mixtures fail to remove
all dust and oil, and invariably leave
the hair stringy and matted.
THE simplest and best thing with
which to cleanse both scalp and hair is
plain canthrox. A teaspoonful of can
throx dissolved in a cup of hot water
is enough for good shampoo and a
little at time poured on the head and
rubbed briskly creates a white, thick
lather, wonderfully cooling and sooth-
ing. Rinsing leaves the scalp and hair
delightfully."- clean and the hair dries
quickly, taking on a beautiful bril-
napcy and softness." -...-
The Washington times., 1911-08-17
Scharf Makes Denial
Of Johnson Charges

A complete denial of the charges
against DIR. Emil l. Scharf, editor Of
the Catholic News Agency, made on
the floor OF the House by Representa-
tive Ban Johnson OF Kentucky, has
been made by DR.. Scharf. Representa-
tive johnson declared that DR. Scharf
approached him, and offered to deliver
the Catholic votes in the formers Con-
gressional district for certain stipu-
lation.
AN Investigation Of the charges
made" DR.. Scharf said, will be i'm
possible, because the conversation be-
tween US was private, with no one
present, according to Mr. Johnson's
own admission. He never has filed
charges against me with the knights
Of Columbus. with which organization
both Of us are connected He was too
ehrewd for this"
The Washington times., 1911-08-17
MENACE IN SENATE
THREATENS NEWEST
STATEHOOD PLANS
Indifference May Bar Agree.
ment For Action At
This Session,

The fate Of statehood at this session
of Congress Is in much doubt in spite
of the efforts of the Committees on Ter
ritories of the two houses to get to-
gether on a program.
A strong feeling of indifference wheth
er Arizona and New Mexico are ad
mitted is manifest in the Senate. Thi!
feeling may on the one hand result II
the passage of a new Statehood meas
ure without much discussion, or it may
give rise to so much talk as to pre-
vent action.
The House Committee on Territories
met today and authorized a subcommit.
tee to wait on the Senate Committee or
Territories and advise it that the House
would stand for the Flood resolution
without the recall of the Judiciary.
Later a subcommittee, headed by
Representative Flood, waited on the
Senate Territories Committee and in
formed ii of the action of the House
committee.
Favorable Report Ordered.
The Senate Committee on Territories
ordered a favorable report on a reso-
luton in accordance with the represen-
tations Of the House subcommittee. 1t
favors a resolution eliminating the re-
call of judges. The resolution gives
New Mexico a chance to vote on fur
theI amendment of its constitution in
such fashion as to facilitate changes or
amendments of that instrument.
Senator Smith of Michigan while at
the White, House: gave the assurance
that President Taft would sign the sub
Stttute Statehood bill eliminating the re-
call of judiciary. He also predicted
that this measure would pass the House
and Senate, and that Statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona would be possible
within few weeks.
Submits Draft Early.
The Michigan Senator called early to
submit the draft of the substitute bill.
AS he left he said tle was not author
ized to make any statement for the
President, but could say that the Ex-
ecutive would cheerfully approve the
measure now before the Senate. This
measure eliminates bodily the recall of
Judges from the Arizona constitution.
The Senate found that Mr.. Taft would
stand for no compromise.
The Senator left went al once to the
Capitol. He said he proposed to sub
init the substitute to the Joint House
and Senate Committees on Territories,
and if possible obtain an agreement. 1t
was predicted that the House as well
>as the Senate would be willing to elimi-
hate the recall rather than keep the
two territories out of the Union. 1t
Eas suggested that the House will re-
fuse to consider the substitute bill until
It has passed the original measure over
the Presidents veto.
To Get Strength Known.
TIE position was taken that the full
strength of the recall sentiment in the
House should be known to the coun-
try whether the movement to override
the veto was futile.
After the meeting of the Senate Com
mittee on Territories, Senator Smith,
chairman, went to the White House to
find out whether President Taft would
approve a resolution on lines eliminat-
ing the recall. Senator Smith did not
want to put through the resolution
until he found out definitely where the
President stood.
The Washington times., 1911-08-17

The eruption began with
itching under the skin. It
spread fast from between
the fingers around the nails
and an over the whole
hands. I got q pair Of
rubber gloves In order to
wash dishes. Then it
spread all over the left side
Of my chest. A fine doctor
treated the trouble tive
weeks, but did me no good.
! cried night and day.
Then I decided to try
Cuticura Soap and Oint-
uoent but without much
The Washington times., 1911-08-17
ALMOST FRANTIC WITH
ECZEMA ON HANDS
Began with Itching. Spread Fast.
Fingers Fairly BIed. Cried Night
and Day. Tried Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and Was Entirely Cured.

Eight years ago got eczema all over
my hands. My fingers fairly bled and 1t
Evening star., 1911-01-15
Will Mrs. Taft's Portrait Be
Added to White House Gallery ?

charming in its outdoor simplicity that 1t
attracts a great deal of attention. 1t is
distinctive in many respects and calls
forth comments of all descriptions from
the throngs that stop to view 1t.
ms for comments, the average travel
ing American feels In duty bound to pass
nothing by, and likewise competent to
commend or condemn as the humor
strikes him, irrespective Of time or place
When he arrives at the White House, 1t
seems, he manifests a tendency to over
work this Constitution-given liberty Of
speech and proceeds to begin with the
President himself and pass on down the
line until even the very servants come In
fer share of his remarks.
Shortly before the holidays a party of
visitors went through the White House,
and evidently none had ever had expe-
rience before and il was also apparent
that they were much impressed. During
the progress through the basement cor
ridor the old man of the party stopped
and, exclaimed with a good bit Of empha-
sis: II don't care about all this crockery
and all Of them pictures; what 1 want
you all to know fs that this house once
held Abe Lincoln. Yessir, Abe Lin
coin, the greatest man the Lord ever
NADER e
The same party had its temperance ad-
vocate. for one of the women suddenly
exclaimed:
"Oh, look at Mrs Hayes. Just as nat
ural as life! My, don't she look fine In
that red velvet? See how. smiley she
looks. She was good woman-she was
against liquor!
Sometimes the oficials on duty about
Evening star., 1911-01-15
Preparing Mi1adys Ostrich Plume

extra fues to those already on the stem.
This operation is done by French girls.
and the skill with which they work is
marvellous. To each fiue on long plume
is tied another in such way that the
joint is discernible only upon the closest
scrutiny. Some plumes treated in this
way have been priced at $1,000.
There are several ostrich farms in the
United States, in Florida, California and
Arizona, all of them making money.
Some of the feathers from the birds on
the Arizona farms have proven to be as
fine il not of a higher quality than those
coming from South Africa. The first
experiment of ostrich farming in this
country was made by an Englishman who
imported his birds from Africa and paid
as high as $1,000 pair for them. AS
in near,y every venture Of this charac-
ter, the originator of the scheme did not
make fortune out of 1t. But the wise
and daring investors who followed in
his footsteps are now reaping the harvest
no doubt dreamed of by the man who
failed.
1t is next to impossible for the milliners
Evening star., 1911-01-15

out. but are shipped Off bt means IT
shears. This process is gone through
every eight months, and the quality or
the plume depends largely upon now II
is cut. There are twenty-five long wnite
plumes on each wing of the male biru.
The rest Of the feathers are black on the
male and of a grayish color on the female
Harvesting the plumes is no easy task.
An old attendant at one of the ostrich
farms has said that he would rather
tackle a mad bull than one OF these great
birds with no means of defense. The
only thing the male birds are afraid OF is
a thorny brush. At plucking time the
birds are driven into Individual stalls.
a stocking-like sack Is placed over tneir
heads, and they are stripped OF their
feathers in a few minutes. Once the sack
is placed over the head the bird is as calm
as a sleeping babe.
After the crop of feathers has been
gathered they are washed, assorted ana
dyed. many of the snowy white ones be-
ing, however left in their natural state
for the market. They are washed IN
soapy water, and while still wet are
beaten A handful of them are taken oy
the stems and slapped against the floor
with force that to the uninitiated would
seem to be enough to break them to
pieces This is done to bring out the f1ues
or barbules, the miniature feathers ex-
tending from the barbs. Besides, 1t gives
Evening star., 1911-01-15

the first lesson, which is devised merely
to accustom you to the sensation OF
flying.
Your second flight takes you up fifty
feet Making sure that you have your
nerve, the flying master gives" you the
''actuating lever" which steers the Dl-
plane up and down or keeps it in a hor1-
zontal course. When first your left palm
grasps the helm you are somewhat ap-
palled by the consciousness that you have
taken your life into this same hand. But
this sense of grave responsibility is ex-
aggerated. Your flying teacher has hold
of duplicate lever, which corrects any
errors you may chance to make. At the
kame time he clutches the 'warping
lever which controls the biplane's lat
eral balance and turns 1t to right or left.
Six flights ycu make with actuating
lever in hand, and next you are given six
more with the aforesaid warping lever.
Then you are taken up and given both
levers. your teacher all the while main
tanning superior control with the dupli-
Gates in his hands. Regardless Of how
Evening star., 1911-01-15
.idshipmen Often Victims
of Chronic Seasickness

get seasick as soon as he'd step over the
gangway of his ship. even If she were in
drydock at the time.
This veteran officer had tried every
remedy for seasickness that ever had
been suggested since the days of the an
cient Phoenician navigators. without
getting the slightest relief from any OF
them. He kept right on trying the rem
edies',. up to the day of his retirement
from the sea. just for the sake of making
a perfect record of having taken a hack
at every imaginable seasickness dope. But
he never got any relief. Even that in
hear so much about. little sip of cham
pagne, that is, every time you feel the
dizzy feeling hitting you, was the dismal
est kind of frost in it's effect upon this
fine. bluff old officer Finally. with his
cy of the judgment seat for the remis-
sion of his sins. he put little system of
his own into practice. This little system
consisted of his getting brined quite up to
and above the eyebrows on the night be-
fore his ship was going to put to sea. He
wasn't drinking man at all, ordinarily;
but that's the system he employed.
The brine that he'd employ for this
picklng purpose. of course. made him as
i'll as a boy hitting up his first smoke.
but he found it to be dandy counter
irritant. 1t sort of beat the seasickness
to him, as it were. and when his ship put
out to sea, why he'd have start on a
certain inssparable feature Of the seasick
thing, and his NAL de mer never was
quite so bad. 1t would last a much
shorter time when he employed the beat
ing -to-it plan of hitting up the flagon be-
fore getting his ditty bag and hammock
over the side.
The modern naval officer of the new
school who is subject to seaEickness
when he goes to sea after a tour of land
duty dos sn't take the least stock in rem
edies for the trouble, and just takes his
medicine and let's the thing run its course
He does this on the advice. of the naval
surgeons. A grim. knowing lot, the sur
geons OF the modern ships Of war. and
they know that seasickness Is one ot
those things that can scarcely even be
in way like the juvenile complaints oi
chicken pox Or mumps, in that 1t simply
must take it's course. There isn't an ar.
ticle i'm the pharmacopoeia or out of II
that does anything more than afford a
mere momentary relief from seasickness
And so the men who are subject to 1t or
board men-o'-war noYadays mostly let !,
slide and suffer in what silence they may
1t is noticeable that the men with tht
best stomachs are more liable to become
seasick than those with poor digestive
apparatus But no rules as to seasick.
ness are absolute or exceDtionless. Some
of the old timers have had to be retired
long before their time owing to their con
firmed habit of getting desperately sea
sick every time they went to sea.
C. L. Z.
Evening star., 1911-01-15

teen to twenty lessons. the first eight or
ten of which have been given on calm
days-this that you cannot blame your
errors upon the vagaries Of the winds.
But during the latter half Of your course
the flying master sees to 1t that you are
up in breezy weather. into whose tricks
and treacheries you must be initiated un-
der his guidance. IL you value your
trusty neck.
Mastering the Curtiss machine is
very similar process-except that master
and pupil set tandem fashion-but flying
with the Bleriot, Farman or any other
foreign machine is taught by what is
termed the French English method
For your earlier lessons you board
great skeleton bird which cannot fly. no
matter how it yearns for the air. 1t
merely runs you along the ground, while
you are learning all Of the levers. Having
been thus broken In you are given an act
ual machine with very low horsepower. and
barely enough surface to hop you of the
ground. few yards at time. Very
gradually are its surface and power
Evening star., 1911-01-15

the place are lectured. as though they
are responsible for the absence of some
favorite from the group. Not long time
ago one of them was approached Dy sew
an explanation OF the fact that Mrs.
Cleveland's picture was not to be seen.
They seemed to think they had caught
him taking 1t down and hiding 1t.
When he explained that Mrs. Cleve-
lands portrait has never been presented
to the White House. and that IL 1t ever
was it would be placed in line with the
Fest, the indignant ladies treated him TO
very emphatic depression on the public
duty He told them he was not to blame,
and suggested that they start q movement
to raise money to get paintings or all the
past mistresses of the Executive Man.
sion He also told them that they could
not fail to succeed IL thew went out just
as they had approached him. Ihousancs
of people every year ask for Mrs. Cieve-
lands picture: many come for the pur-
pose of seeing it. and seem to think that
somebody-presumably the government
Is very remiss.
An old Grand Army man and his white
haired wife were walking through one
day. and paused so long in front OF Mrs
Harrisonis likeness that the casual OBJ
server fingered to hear their remarks.
The old lady was enthusiastic over the
resemblance:
Look. John, that Is really Mrs, Ben
HArrlson-Mary ScOtt tnat was. Shs
looks just like queen, only finer! Mind
how many times we sat behind her In
church i'm Indianapolis? She was real
lady. She never forgot her old friends.
A large portion Of the people who stop
to gaze on these pictures only criticise.
and oftentimes their remarks are more
caustic than politeness and charity de-
mand. There is always the wonder that
the group is so small and always the re-
mark that patriotic organizations through
out the country should supply those that
are missing
Evening star., 1911-01-15

Sa5 per and you can add aviator to
YOUR name. This means 1915 to $500 for
the course. depending upon your aptitude
and your nerve.
1t is a much more pleasurable process
than being broken in to ballooning. for no
discontinue akin to balloon sickness"
is ever experienced by the aviator who
is trying his wings And this is because
your biplane or monoplane never revolves
or rolls whereas your gasbag is forever
unduiating, osciilating. pulsating. But
ballooning Is quite too out OF date Tor
serious discussion. my flying masters tell
me, with disdainful shrug of shoulders.
rut TO the business.
Evening star., 1911-01-15

HE ostrich plume for milady's
hat Is more in vogue at the
present time than ever before
in all its long history. and the
manufacturer and dyer believe
they have reached the highest pinnacle
OF their art. These exquisite willow
plumes-a Joy forever to every woman-
often cost as high as thousand dollars
apiece: then, too. some are cheap-$e, -,
"a. s. or so. But these are not for MI
lady's hat this season; they must cost
more and be the genuine article.
There is probably no accessory to wom-
ans dress upon which she is SO ignorant
as the feathers In her hat. She accepts
what Is sold TO her Il she Is suited in
taste but she knows nothing Of its ORR
gin or its real value.
There are many kinds of ostrich
plumes, among the best known being the
Oudtshoorn. the Graft Reinet and the
Mfddleburg. They run in length from
twenty-five to thirty inches and are ex-
tremely fine and expensive. They are
products of the ostrich farms in South
Africa, from which two-thirds Of the
plumes of the worlds supply come.
Port Elizabeth is the greatest ostrich
feather port of the world. In that vi
cinity there are nearly half million
Evening star., 1911-01-15

increased. until you can venture 200 feet
above ground.
Finally, upon graduation from the
school. you are ready to purchase there
your Wright roadster, or baby Wright.
for $500; your Curtiss. for $4,000: your
Farman or Bleriot. for $1,000. or your
Antionette. for $1,000.
Indeed this national flying academy will
be the most interesting thing that Wash
ington has feasted It's eyes upon in many q
year-which is saying much, for the Capt.
tai city Is blase from seeing always the
greatest sights that are offered to be-
holders.
The hangers. aerodrome. experiment
ground, demonstration field and maneuver
ground of the school are being made ship
shape Sout at College Park. Md, near
suburb of the National Capital, on the
same ground which the Wrights have
used In instructing army officers In the
handling of the War Departments only
Evening star., 1911-01-15

aeroplane. Here both theoretical and
practical instruction will be given with
biplanes monoplanes and aerial craft OF
all kinds and the aerial maneuver
ground" will be arranged as a park where
officers Of the army, navy and National
Guard. and active members of the u. 8.
aeronauticAl reserve will study aeronautics
as a means of national defense. Wash
ington was chosen as the country's CEN
ter for military aviation not only because
the War and Navy departments are here
but because military and naval attaches
are stationed at the capital by all of the
great foreign powers interested In the en-
largement Of aerial fleets
The Wrights and other aviators have
moreover. found the capitals "nying
weather especially good, its flying
season unusually long and its surround
ing topography ideal for test flights. The
desire Of aeroplane makers to exhibit
their craft where members OF Congress
can see things for themselves is another
reason why the College Park site was
chosen.
Evening star., 1911-01-15
Meals at a Banquet.

nTHERE is a good deal OF hyprocrisy
about this talk OF the uselessness
of wealth." said Mayor Meals at ban
quet in Harrisburg.
Il remember once, in my youth, an
aged millionaire said to me:
Riches. my dear Meals, don't bring
happiness
:. Maybe not. sir said l. with a sar-
castle laugh: but all the same IL must
be mighty pleasant TO have a barrel ot
money and he able TO talk Ike that to
some young fellow without cent"
Evening star., 1911-01-15
! I

SCOTS phonautOgraph, made by Rudolph
Koenig of Paris. and purchased by Prof.
Joseph Henry in 1855. 1t is easily per-
ceiyed that some mechanical features of
this talking machine strikingly resemble
those Of the similar device Of today. The
record of speech is traced on a carbon
coated cylinder. and the horn through
which the sound greeted the hearer close
ly anticipates the form in vogue at pres
ent.
Another exhibit In the old museum
would, in all likelihood, appeal as a dis
tinct surprise to numerous persons. Ad-
jacent to a modern army service repeat
ing rifle is repeating gun of 1886, The
latter. moreover, is not, as might be i'm
agined from much, later examples of the
firearms of our forefathers. a huge and
clumsy affair. In point Of fact. 1t seems,
superior to the present-day arm near
which it is placed. It is in fact, thing
of artistic beauty as well as an exquisite
bit of workmanship. 1t is labeled the
inferred. from the fact of its being a
smooth bore. that 1t would yield to the
army rifle OF today in point Of range.
1t Is a ten-shoOter, the rounds OF am
munition, bullets and gunpowder. being
carried In the stock, which Is OF some rare
wood, and elegantly mounted. as aresother
portions Of the remarkable gun. in silver
The rounds of ammunition are fed into
the barrel from the magazine in the stock
by turning a lever, which. at the same
time, cocks the hammer and primes the
pan. Despite the wonderful cOmpactness
and portability of the gun, some features
of the ornamentation and of the general
construction are held to point to Moor
ish model.
Some ten or twelve years ago the fact
that articulate speech could be transmit
ted along a beam of light was exploited
as q novelty in the field OF invention.
Yet here. in Uncle Sans curiosity shop,
is to be seen the original photophone, in
vented by Alexander Graham Bell. who
succeeded, at the beginning of the year
1880, in transmitting by it's means articu-
late speech distance of 213 meters along
a beam Of light.