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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03

Uncle Hiram stroked his throat whiskers
and watched the big touring car as IL
whizzed past him and up the road, emit
ting a trail OF blush smoke from It's oil
choked engine
"Huhr' he shifted. Them may lie swell
city felers, but they certainly was a-smok-
In some durn orful eegars."-Tit-Bits
In answer 10 n question as 10 the reason
for calling the Pope's bodyguard the Swiss
Guard" q writer in Switzerland" says:
I'm short, because they are natives of
Switzerland The guard came into being
In the reign Of Pope julius II. who asked
his friend Peter Won Hertensttin. Canon Of
Lucerne Cathedral. To send him two hundred
Swiss men-at-arms To protect his person
The Assembly at Zurich consented To the
enlistment of the men, and In January. 1876.
the guard, commanded by a young noble
man. Caspar Won sllinen. entered tho Eter-
nal city. In the four hundred years ~ it's
existence the guard has made an honorable
record. They fought well when hgh,ne
was necessary. but II late deadly weapons
have been laid aside and the function Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. George Bird have returned
10 the city from their trip 70 the Southern
resorts and are at the Hotel Gotham.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03

Mr. and Mrs william II. Falconer are
spending the spring at the Hotel Dennis
Atlantic City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03

Mrs. Oliver Cromwell and Miss Louise
Cromwell. who Is TO marry Walter B.
Brooks. jr., on May II in Washington. have
arrived in the city for few dayS stay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03

Mrs. Walter Rutherford will give bridge
party this afternoon at her residence' on
Madison avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03

Mrs. James Burke Roche has eft town
for Newport for few days. and Is az the
Muenchlnger King Cottage.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
WATER SHORTAGE
At BIG PRINT SHOP,
EMPLOYEES ALLEGE
Workers Say Expensive Ice
Plant Is Useless to
Supply Needs.

A defect in the ice plant at the Gov
ernment Printing Office, where between
three and four thousand men and
women are employed, has created con-
sternation in that building.
Employees of the big printshop say 1t
is impossible for them to get pure ice
water in even limited quantities. Of
ficials of the department as yet have
been able to advance no reason for the
breakdown.
Throughout the printery notices have
been tackled on the coolers to inform
the employees that they should not per-
init the water to run for any length of
time. with a view of getting a colder
quantity of the fluid. According to the
men. the product of the coolers is al
mcst as warm as that directly from the
For several weeks many complaints
have been registered with the Public
Printer, and the physician in charge Of
the medical department Of the printery.
The complaints thus far have borne no
fruit.
The officials have not yet explained
why the expensive ice plant, installed
when the building was erected, does
not perform its duties.
There is so much water consumed at
the printshop," said DR.. Manning, in
charge Of the medical department, that
II is impossible to have It cooled In
quantities sufficient to satisfy the thirsts
attending the present hot spell.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
LOADED ICE BOATS
ON WAY UP RIVER
TO CHECK FAMINE
Tug Piedmont Coming With
String of Barges.
More Coming.

With 1.600 tons Of ice on board, enough
to supply Washington for tw enty-four
hours. a string Of barges trailed past
Cape Henry this morning behind the
tug Piedmont and headed up the river
They will arrive before daylight tomor-
row.
1t will he the first consignment Of ice
reaching Washington in more than =
week. and when the news that the Pied
mont was sighted at the entrance to
the Chesapeake was flashed to the
American Ice Company today 1t re-
l1eVed anxiety on the part of dealers
whose supplies are diminishing.
The freight schooner Maud Palmer
bringing $500 tons more, is sixty miles
northeast Of the Capes, bowling along
with stiff breeze behind her. She is
expected to signal for a tug late to-
night. and The Camilla. of the Taylor
1otilla. has heen lying under steam
waiting in Lynnhaven bay for her for
three days.
Strung up the coast between the
Chesapeake and Bath Me. is u line Of
half a dozen schooneTs and barges
bringing total of 1000 tons of ice to
relieve the near famine that Washing
ton dealers have been trying to fight
off. Ice men asserted e1nphaticaIly this
morning that the appearance of the
long-eXpected craft has put an end to
the danger for the present
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
CHAMBER FACES A
HARD FIGHT OVER
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
Advocates of Road and of
Park Site Certain to
Lock Horns.

A determined fight is to be made
in the first open meeting Of the Cham
ber of Commerce against the PROPOSE
tion to favor a road from Washington
to Richmond as a Lincoln memorial
William E. Shannon said today that
he had received letters and tele-
grams from many of the most infiuen-
tial members Of the Chamber assuring g
him that they would attend the next
meeting and protest against any di-
gression from the Chambers pres
ent position with respect to the me-
mortal
Equally determined are the advo-
Gates Of a Lincoln highway connect
ing the two capitals.
Mr.. Shannon today explained that the
committee on the future development
of Washington, of which he Is vice
chairman, had disseminated informa-
ton concerning the Potomac Park plan
t. commercial, architectural. and other
organizations throughout the country.
The result of this campaign, he said,
was to place the Chamber before, the
country as an advocate OF the. plans
and to bring from these organizations
many Endorsements to Representatives
and Senators.
Those who favor a reconsideration
and a declaration in favor of the pro-
posed road, among whom are A. Lett
wich Sinclair, Ernest H. Daniel, and
r N Harper, insist that the present
plans need not be interfered with, but
may well be amplified by the construc-
ton of the road.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
ERA OF NO|SELESS
FLYING MACHINE IS
THOUGHT TOBE NEAR
Government to Test. New
NoiselesS Engine of the
Wright Company.

People around Washington will soon
miss the whir and buzz of the aero
plane, If the Government secures noise
less engines for the machines at College
Park. 1t is probable that before many
months have passed both the old Wright
and the new Burgess- Wright machines
at the aviation field will be equipped
with engines that work silently.
After two years of research, the
Wright Company has invented a noise
less engine, which has been made pos
slble with the aid of a muffier. similar
10 the kind used on an automobile. The
perfection of such an engine will in
crease the aeroplane's efficiency in war
On the Wright machines there are two
propellers. Each makes 500 revolutions
minute. The other biplanes and mono
planes. where the single propeller is
used, attain 100 revolutions per minute.
The rattle of the engine and the whr
OF the propeller can be heard for a long
distance. This noise in case of wal
would act as warning to people of
the approach of a flying machine. But
with the new invention, IT is possible
10 fly through the air practically silent
The Government will be more than
likely to he the first purchaser of noise
@C'sS Gig llltS II lIllS is uOlG II Is prop
able that the present engines on the
Wright and Burgess Wright machines
will be replaced by new muffled en-
gines.
The muffled engine is on the sarue
principle as that OF the ones used or
automobiles, and the Wright brothers
believe that eventually this idea will be
just as popular with aviators as the
mufacd engines on automobiles.
AViators, Of course, will experience
some difficulty in handling their
chimes, due to the fact that at present
they depend on the sound of the en-
Eine to determine If it is running sat
tsfactorily. If the new engine Is placed
on machines it means that the aviators
will have to judge by the velocity Of
the air striking them in the face as
10 whether or not the engine is working
in the best of order.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
Stone in Bladder Removed
Without Surgical Operation

In the Spring of 1904, I was con-
fined to my bed with kidney trouble
and thought that l would never re-
cover. l took a lot of medicine but
did not realize any benefit from any
thing. l finally saw DR.. Kilmer's s
swamp Root advertisement and sent
for a sample bottle and thought the
sample bottle helped me. so l bought
more of the medicine from my Drug
gist, and after using a few bottles
discharged a very large stone from
my bladder.
After passing this stone my health
was very much improved and 1 have
been able to continue my business
without any serious sickness.
J. L. KNOWLES,
Headland, Ala
Personally appeared before me this
Sth day of September. 1909, ]. LOTUS
Knowles. who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the
same is true in substance and in fact.
J. W. WHIDDON,
Notary Public.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
Two New Hangers
To Be Constructed
BY the Government

Two new hangers will be built at the
aviation school at College Park The
addition Of these Two buildings means
that the Government will soon buy more
acroplanes
For the purchase of these two addi-
ticnal machines the Government will
inaugurate an elimination process. The
experts in the Signal Corps will get up
specifications of what the Government
expects a machine 20 come up to. Then
all the makers throughout the country
Will be given the chance to submit their
machines for inspection. By this meth
Cd the officers will be relieved OF the
embarrassment of having to purchase
machines OF their own selection, and
the Government will be protected against
new am untrled machines.
Aviation is just in its infancy, but In
Gle Sam intends 70 make the most of
every opportunity, and tire school at
College Park,t under the charge Of
Capt. Charles Def. Chandler, is going
TO expand just as fast as possible.
If two new machines are purchased,
1t naturally means that other aviators
will be needed at the field, and this will
require two or three more students. The
new men will be taught to manipulate
the Wright, Burgess Wright. and the
CurtiSS machines in order that they will
become familiar with the workings of
two distinct types of biplanes.
Ey the elimination process in the Sc
lection of new machines the Govern
ment will get line on the good and bad
points of all machines. When the
Wright and the Curtiss machines were
bought they seemed to come up to the
requirements of the Government better
than many others, and consequently
they were purchased. But since then
many other splendid machines have
been demonstrated, and this may mean
that some other kind of flyers will be
seen al College Fark besides the Curtiss
and Wright types.
The visit Of Capt. Paul w. Beck to
the meet in Chicago will be apt to have
some bearing on the selection of new
machines. Captain Beck is inspecting
Some thirty machines of both the BIZ
plane and nDnOplane variety, and he
is making q close study of each. So
when the Government decides to get ad-
ditiOnal machines through the nlinina-
ton process Captain Bcck's Informal
ton secured in Chicago will no doubt
have some bearing on the selection of
the machines when the final decision is
to be made.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
DR.. Schapiro Formerly
Physician in District

DR.. Louis Schapiro. who has heen
awarded a medal for conspicuous brav-
cry in tending the injured of the Mt.
Taal volcanic district in the Philippines
was, for more than year. assistant
resident physician here at the Casualty
Hospital. He is a graduate of the
George Washington University Hospital.
ard before graduating in medicine was
employed in the Treasury Department.
DR.. Schapiro, according to dispatches
received here from Milwaukee. where
his parents reside, was presented with a
gold medal. and has received a personal
letter OF thanks from President Taft for
his services.
He is twenty-five years old and a ma
tive OF Minsk. Russia, having come to
the United States with his parents when
four years old.
Four years ago he became identified
with the Casualty Hospital, and was as
ststant resident physician there for
about a year. He vas appointed II ply
sician in the Coast and Geodetic Service
three years ago.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
CAPITAL FLORISTS
MAKE GREATHIT
They Reach Baltimore in Their Special Car and Are
Given Tremendous Ovation by Delegates From
Other Parts of the Country.

The Washington Florists Club is the
most conspicuous delegation at the
twenty-nlnth annual convention of the
Society of American Florists, at Bal
timore. Aboard their gayly decorated
private car on the electric line they
went, $50 strong, 20 attend the opening
sessions.
At the station in Baltimore a COM
mittee appointed by President Asmus
met the Washingtonians and directed
them to the Fifth Regiment Armory
When they marched into the meeting
the 1,5Oo delegates, most Of whom had
been royalty entertained in the Capital
at the two previous national gatherings.
gave them an ovation that made the
flowers in the exhibit hall tremble as
N breeze.
The Washington delegation did not
arrive until $3.50 o'clock. and Mayor
Preston had already offered the keys
of Baltimore to ''the men who make
homes happy"
They entered the great armory hall
from the glare of fevered streets, and
as they stepped through the doorway
even the Oldest veteran among them
stopped and gasped with amazement.
The hall has $1,000 feet OF floor space,
and the genius of the exhibitors has
turned It into a magical garden.
There are long, cool Vistas lined with
nodding ferns and gorgeous flower
bearing plants, ending with huge beds
Of cut flowers arranged in riotous pro-
fusion. and there is hardly a foot of
floor or walls that has not been used
for some sort of display.
Capital Men Speak.
When the Washington flower men tore
themselves away from the exhibits and
dutifully> went to the meeting room to
get down to business, Mayor Preston
was holding an informal reception.
President Elmer c. Mayberry. former
President William F. GUIDE, and Super
intendent Smith, of the Botanic Gar
den. were taken to the platform by
President Asmus and introduced to the
convention.
Robert Craige. of Philadelphia, ans
wered the mayors welcome. l.. p. Will
liams, secretary of state of Maryland,
took Governor Crothers' place on the
program, and gracefully seconded May
or Preston's hospitable sentiments. The
opening meeting closed with the aCcep-
tanCe of the reports of Secretary II. B.
DOrner, of Urbana, Ill, and Treasurer
William F. Kasting, of Buffalo, n. Y.
After the business meeting the dele
gates mingled in the exhibk hall. The
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
Senate Expected to
Pass Herdic Bill Soon

1t is expected the bill to regulate the
Metropolitan Coach Company will he
passed by the Senate in a short time.
1t is now on the Senate calendar, hav-
ing been favcrably reported from the
District Committee. The Commission
ers, under the bill, will, after January
!, have full power Of regulation and
will have authority to compel the COM
pany to give regular service and keep
the vehicles in good repair
The Washington times., 1911-08-16

More of them here than in all other Washington
department stores combined. White felts are the
reigning favorite for late summer and early fall
wear, and are especially appropriate for seashore
and mountain uSe
The Washington times., 1911-08-16

32-inch double fold white
Ramie linen with the popular
rough texture that's so smart,
and wears so we'll. Ideal for
city or vacation wear.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16

Plain colors and fancy combina-
tions in this great bargain lot Of
Women's ParasoIs. Such an assort-
ment that every taste is provided
for. All have reliable frames, and
long, plain and fancy handles.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16

Washingtonians got separated and
finally broke up into dozen small par
ties, all of them having the time of
their lives.
President Asmus' reception started at
9 o'clock in the parlors at the Belve-
dere Hotel. THE most comfortable cos
tunes will be the most appropriate"
was the footnote on the program, so
the affair was distinctly informal. One
Western delegate cody strolled in with
HIS coat over his arm and his collar
President Mayberry and Mr.. GUIDE had
a monumental task getting the WASH
ington delegation together for the re-
ed. About eighty of those who went
over boarded the private car to come
back, and they were well rewarded,
because the horticulturists whiled away
the trip back making the Maryland
woods ring with songs and laughter
they reached Washington shortly be-
fore 1 o'clock, we'll satisfied with the
trip, most of them determined to repeat
1t today.
Very Human.
In spite of the formality of the name.
are very human. Just as
the Washington aggregation walked up
to the door of the armory yesterday
afternoon three wagons backed to the
curb, and the drivers started unload
ing suspicious-looklng crates OF some
thing in bottles.
One Of the Capital flower men-purely
out of 'curioslty-asked at the informa-
tion bureau what kind of plant, spray,
or insect dope the bottles contained
The young man behind the counter
looked at him pityingly.
Them amt spray" he said. "Them's
forty crates of beer for lunch.''
Most of the representatives of the
Nations Capital remained at the arm
ory for lunch.
Those who made the trip on the
chartered car were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schnell, J. A.
Phillips. George Fields, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer c. Mayberry, Otto Bauer, F. w.
Leapley, II. Lewis, Mr.. Kissick, w. r.
Smith, Albert Esch, Mrs. r. G. Stauff,
w Bolinger, Frank Schultz, Mr.. Nor
selle. E. Behrend. n. F. Hammer,
George Z. Anderson, G. E Schultz, Al
cCtt w. DAlcorn, William MarChe, l..
Jenkins and family, Robert Bowder and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Ley, J; L. Loose: Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. ]. McCabe. the Misses
Herolds. D. G. GrilIboEtzer. of Ever
green. Ala; Charles s. Lee. 2: d.
Blackstone. o. w. D,Alcorn, w; F.
GUIDE, F. H. Kramer. George c. Shat
fer, c. f. Brooks. J. r. Freeman. T.
Stanley F. Holland. G. J. saun-
ders. w. W. Kimmel, and John r. Nor
gan.
The Washington times., 1911-08-16
Letter to
DIR. kilmer & Co.,
BinghamtOn, n. Y.
Prove What Swamp. Root viii Do For You

Prove What Swamp-Root viii Do For You
Send to DR.. Kilmer & Co, Bingham
ton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. 1t
will convince anyone. You will also
receive a booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling all about the kidneys
and bladder When writing, be sure
and mention The Washington Daily
Times. Regular fifty-cent and one-doi-
lar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-13
HANDSOME PRIZES
TO WORKING TEAMS
PRIVATE DONATIONS ADD TO LIST
OF PREMIUMS FOR HORSE
SHOW EVENTS.
WORK HORSE PARADE
THE DISPLAY OF DRAFT TEAMS
WILL BE LARGEST AND BEST
EVER SEEN IN RICHMOND
SPRING MEET SUCCESS.

A number of handsome special
prizes have been offered for the show
classes in the spring race meeting and
horse show under the auspices OF the
Virginia Racing and Horse Show AS
ISOLATION.
The keenest interest Is being mani
Tested In the work horse parade which
will be one Of the features of the
m Getting IT will take place Monday
afternoon, May 22.
The management will follow, as far
ms conditions will permit. the lines as
adopted at Boston. where one has
been held annually for the past nine
years.
The good that has come to the
horses and mules of Boston from
these parades Is beyond estimate.
The most marked feature is the
care and consideration shown the
teams on the part Of the drivers. This
is so evident that the city officials
from the mayor down and the chari-
table institutions. such as the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Ant
mails, are It's strong supporters and
liberal contributors, besides the sup
port received from private individ-
uals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-13
ATHLETIC HON0Rs
GO To MEREDITH
MAKES REMARKABLE SHOWING
IN ALn-AROCND COMpFTT-
TON AT FIELD DAY.

A. r. Meredith made a remark bl e
showing In the games of Richmond
College on the annual field day. The
big feti%w showed "a .fleetSesss. Of foot,
agility and power that put his COM
petitors in quite another class. as far
as all-around ability gees. He won
the athletes medal handily.
Meredith may be said 10 have won
his college letter as baseball play
er. football player and as a mem Der
of the track team. lit falls to the lot
of but few athletes to be triple let
ter man.
AT the field day games Meredith
won first place in the shot put He
was weak In the hammer throw, a
new game for him, but he got third
place in this event. lie won second
place in the fifty yard hurdle. and
then captured the hundred yards
dash, the eight hundred and eighty
He won second In the four-forty and
third place in the pole vault, Then
ne hurled a baseball farther than
any other of the young athletes. as a
final performance.
When hts points were added he had
twenty or ten more than his
nearest competitor. Strother. Alto
gether 1t was a great day for Mere
dith.
Captain Taylor, of the track team,
took the four-forty yards dash. John
son won the hammer throw, Hundley
the broad jump, Strother the high
jump. Smith the pole vault and Pow
ers won the tennis pionsfip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-13

the young catcher ls wrong in quittine
the team at this Juncture and that a
Httis notice is customary in sucn
cal Sos
However. as Lodge says he has de-
esded to give up professional ball al
together and has accepted the posi-
ton of athletic director In the Geor-
gfa Military College, the chances are
the matter will be arranged amtcabIy
Some Of the fans wondered whs
sullivan did not take Barker out when
IL was apparent that II was Peters.
burg's day to lam the ball.
hN. reaaQn.4 LIS that tlss gA4sss.. VI g i
played under protest
In the third inning BruckEn4lles
made a balk that every one. except
Umpire Henderson, saw. There were
two men on bases and Maths up: two
down and the score to in favor
of Petersburg. Had that balk beer
allowed and the two men permitted
10 advance a base. the whole com
pleaion OF the game would have
been changed.
Henderson refused to allow IL and
Sullivan rightly protested.
Bruckmiiler had turned complete
ly around and made n motion Ia
throw to first. presumably to catch
Martin of the bag. but keiiher was
mot there TO take the throw. So
Bruckmsller turned again and Shot
the ball 10 the catcher.
Y There n no doubt about tho balk,
only Henderson did not see II.
4 Funor II going around that Rich
moho need expect few favors from
- umpixess II appears 70 have come
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-13
Phiiiies stili Winning.

The Philadelphia team of the Ma
| tional League has shown that it is
the best team playing ball in that
organization so far this year. For
the third time the Quakers down the
Pirates, knocking Steel. the promising
Pirate pitcher out of the box and
pounding old Deacon Philippe hard.
Ferry pitched the last aiming for
Pttsearg. Beebe started the game for
the Philiies, bat he strained his back
in the seventh inning and Earl Moore
took his place.
A swatfest in Boston was won by
the Cincinnati Reds. Pfeffer lost his
first game of the season. McTigue
and Flaherty did little better than the
former Cub. Suggs and Burns were
on the rubber for the Reds.
The Cubs downed the Giants and
broke even on the series. Richie went
well until the ninth, and Chance. see
ing him develop wild streak, sent in
Brown. That saved the game. Ames
started for the New York team, but
Drucke had to finish it.
Dahiens dismal Dodgers were
beaten by Bresnahan's beauties. Gold
en- pitching nice bali for the Cardi-
nails. Bell and Schardt looked alike
to the Cardinals. Brooklyn has re-
leased Ryan, the former Boston Red
Sox pitcher. to Mobile. OF the South
ern League.