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The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
ACCEPTS BID TO BANQUET.
Representative Gardner Thanks
Committee OF Prominent Citizens.

N
Committee Of Prominent Citizens.
A committee consisting of John B
L-arner, chairman; Maj. Judson, Gist
Blair. Gilbert GrosVenor. and Edward
Stellwagep yesterday visited Represen-
tarive Washington Gardner. Of Mich
igan chairman of the subcommittee OF
the House Appropriations Committee in
charge OF District affairs, and formally
invited him to attend a dinner 10 be
given IN his honor by the citizens of
Washington at the Willard Hotel Feb
ruary q.
The committee said that the citizens of
the District took this means Of show
ing their appreciation OF his efforts in
behalf OF the District during his long
term IN Congress. Mr.. Gardner thanked
the committee and accepted the invi-
tatiOn.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
MAIL CLERKS PROTEST.
Railway Men Set Their Grievances
Before Postmaster General.

Before Postmaster General.
\ Declaring that the efficiency of the
service has been sacrificed for the sake
of economy, President J. r. Garfield, of
the Railway Mail Association, and the
executive committee of that body yes
terday called on. Postmaster General
Hitchcock and presented the grievances
of the railway mail clerks. Compelling
the clerks to work longer hours, making
them do extra work at the terminal
points, and not allowing them the regu-
lar days on copstituted the general com
plaint-
The Postmaster General assured the
committee that each grievance would be
thoroughly investigated, and that It was
the intention of the department 10 see
that they received fair treatment
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
CHAPMAN Burial in New York.

The body of Aaron II. Chapman. a con-
tractor, of Buffalo. n. Y. who died at
Providence Hospital Thursday night. at
ter a two-days' illness-of pneumonia,
Yesterday was conveyed 10 Watkins, N.
Y, for interment. Mr.. Chapman was
sixty-seven years old, and had lived al
the New Willard for the past two years.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11

One advantage in Twin in little
town is that you're absolutely sure
t have at least one performance @
"St. Elmo" ever season.
Melodeon Hall rs t be white
washed on tn inside, as it smells
like a Justice O tn peace Office.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company's
steamers from foot Of Seventh street for Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk daily at :f5 ?. m.
Cs1s from Fifteenth street and New York avenue
every quarter hour for Zoo PaIt Chevy Chase and
KensiugtDa-
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric
Railway opeates sixty three limited trains each day
between Washington and Bahhnore leaving Pif-
teenth st. and New York On the hour and hah
hour.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
CathoIIc Books Furnished.

Through the assistance of the Catholic
Convert League and the ChildrenNof Mary
of the Sacred Heart, catalogue of Cath
olic books In the Public Library has been
published An introduction by Father
Russell cans attention to the value of
reading Catholic books.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
INDICTED FOR NoNSUPPORT.
Otto LinaweaEer, Convicted in Rock
vile, Faces Trouble Here.

The grand jury yesterday returned an
Indictment against Otto Linaweaver for
nonsupport of his child. The presentment
is based on the testimony OF his wife.
Linaweaver recently figured in an eIope-
ment with a Virginia girl TO Rockville.
and was convicted of false statements in
connection with an application for a mar
riage license. He is at present being de-
tanned by the Maryland authorities.
Chief Justice Clabaugh yesterday issued
a bench warrant to bring him to this
jurisdiction.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
Fuu Measure Given Vow.

a two months investigation by Col W.
c: Haskell. superintendent OF weights and
measures, has resulted ip buyers OF olive
oil obtaining full measure. Many cans
of olive on supposed to contain a quart
were found to contain but fraction
more than q pint
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
Missionnrx to Lecture

Rev. c. e. Betticher. jr-, of the mis-
sionary District OF Alaska, Protestant
Episcopal Church, WIN give an Illustrated
lecture at St Johns parish hall, on Tues
day evening. February g
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
NO RIGHT In HOME
Mether-in-laW Is Defined by
Justice Gould.
OPINION IN DIVORCE SUIT

Elmo r. Sprfngmann, I'm His Answer
to wife's Bit, Says His Life Was
made Miserable by Her Parent and
That He Was Obliged to Do Part of
Housework-Doubts wife's Love.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
win rnux Ahout Afr,c.

At the regular meeting Of the Christian
Endeavor socsety Of ne Fifteenth street
Presbyterian Church, at O'Clock Sunday.
Mrs. G. c. Campbell win speak ON her
missionary work In the wilds OF Africa
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11

Pure California Port and sherry wines,
35c ct: Sl.3 gal, or 3 qt. bots, 81 Eu-
gene Schwab. k25 sth st. So 'Ph. Tin. sl
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11

Recent expeziments N FrzDcs indicate fhat ru1hr
rom poiuuinE czn be orred By q serum rreyared
IN q similar manner TO diphthezia or rabies anti
tszinA @
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11

Jno. q. Meinbergss Bread Insures
Healthful, Satisfying meals. Relished b,
young and oldSbeneficial to all. Grocers
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11
FurnIfure Of An JxI,a.

Ths ns3m aeeve rredominafas IN the evening euut
ths KirDono sleese b nezf IN fzsu and after fha;
the otho5u coat slerpe a rnrus size.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-11

Fufniture uf Al Kinds
Made ~ g<od as new. Refinfshinr IN.
hoistering. eabinet work, our speoiaity
Boston Wood F1nishing Co. zzS rzfh -
nv. Phone Main H6k :
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24

IF some evening you happen to see
a man standing on the sidewalk busily
engaged In moving about a tiny light,
said the man who keeps up with all
the latest useful novelties. don't
think he is some bugologist examining
a glow worm. Not at all. He is a
busy man Of affairs who has happened
to think OF an important memorandum
and IL writing 1t down with the novel
electric pencil which iiluminates as 1t
writes. Andaif you are going home
late same night and see man with a
fiashlight trying to enter a front door,
don't think he is burglar. He is
probably a late homecomer from
lodge or club and is carrying one OF
the new walking sticks which have
small electric flashlights inserted in
their handles. These save lots OF
fumbling in the dark for keyholes and
the subsequent scratching for door.
plates.-New York Sun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
consumInn Anthranlte

Anthracite is a clean fuel and its
good qualities are fully appreciated, but
unfortunately. the field in which 1t is
found is restricted. and there will In.
evitably come time when no more
viii be available. Happily for US,
however, the exhaustion of the supply
is not likely to come in our time.
great as is the constant drain upon
1t. And the drain is certainly great.
Anthracite shipments in August
amounted to 5.5S1.796 tons. an this
was an increase Of 735.752 tons over
the same month last year. There has
been only one year in the history Of
the use of anthracite when the ship
ments have been greater. In 1907 the
shipments amounted to the grand total
of 5.795.347 tons. The Lehigh Valley
railroad carried the largest anthracite
tonnage last month. the Philadelphia
and Reading was second. and the
Lackawanna was. third. Anthracite
Is being rapidly consumed The In
teresting problem is how long 1t can
last.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
OWNING Rods.

Divination by means of the hazel
rcd. which has resulted in the discov-
cry OF iron ore. has often been ridi-
culed by scientists Linnaeus. the
great naturalist once hid purse OF
gold in a field so as to convince his
secretary of the absurdity of the d.
vining rod The secretary failed to
find the money. and Linnaeus. to his
disgust. could not identify the spot
where he had hidden it, In the end.
an expert in divination was sent for.
whose rod les him unerringly to
where the gold was concealed. greatly
to the relief of the naturalist and the
amusement of his secretary.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
GOODS In EleIda for sables.

That necessity is the mother of In
vention is shown by the hundreds of
little buildings resembling chicken
coops which are scattered over the
wheat fields of Weld county to pro-
vide daytime homes for the babies of
the Russians who work in the wheat
fields.
The Russian mothers are Obliged to
take their babies to the fields and
have built these little structures Of
wood, covering them with canvas. At
noon and once in the morning and in
the afternoon the mothers visit their
children, leaving them alone for the
remainder of the day.
The youngsters are apparently con-
tented and remain in their little coops
without cry. gazing through the Stats
at the passersby.-Greeley CORE
spondence Denver Republican.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
Ng0
TOWN.
M Helps
SOLVES SEWAGE PROBLEM
German Scientists by Chemical Treat
ment Convert Matter to Use for
Profitable Farming.

The Germans are a remarkable peo-
pie. They produce great poets and
musicians. metaphysicians whose
works cannot be understood by their
own countrymen and great scientists.
Even more fortunate are they in .hav-
ing men trained to adopt the theories
of science and apply them with scien-
tific skill and decided gain in the In
terest of the community.
= Sewage, for instance, which IL a
source Of expense in most countries
and an unpleasant problem In many
is subjected by them to chemical
treatment and made so free from any
suspicion of smell or harm that 1t can
be used for profitable farming.
In this way has Berlin utilized its
sewage. and made good come from
evil. with the result that land for
merlys barren and unproductive has
BECOME fertile and hourishing with
fruits and vegetables.
This particular agricultural tract al
so feeds $4,000 cows, the milk from
which Is largely used in the city hos
pitfalls. and, like the fruit and vege-
tables raised. finds a ready market
1t is said that already handsome
profits have been realized by those
who have farmed on this municipal
area. which. unlike most agricultural
land in Europe. Is irrigated.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
SYSTEM IN PARK BUILDING
Few Cities Have WeII-BaIanced. Well.
DeveloPei System 'of Public
Parks.

II city is to have parks. careful
study Of the problem will convince
any student of municipal development
that the parks should be acquired In
accordance with a general system.
Many cities have one or more parks
In which their citizens may Justly
take pride, but comparatively few OF
these cities have what can properly
be called a comprehensive. well-bal-
anced and well-developed system Of
parks. a system which will compare
favorably as to completeness with, for
instance. the system of public schools.
or the system Of fire protection and
other principal departments OF the
city government. The backwardness
of municipal park systems is not so
much due to lack of public intelli-
gence and public spirit. as to a de-
fective development OF the love of
beauty. as compared with a we'll
developed appreciation Of practical.
utilitarian progress. II not infrequent-
ly happens that the sections of city
in which the population is most dense
and most in need of squares. play
grounds and local parks. are almost
wholly devoid of these advantages be-
cause no well-balanced system has
been devised and carried out while
land was sufficiently cheap and COM
paratively unoccupied so that now
the expense is prohibitory.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24

undertaken the disarmament of the
people and the establishment of Law
and order. II 1t succeeds in this q
greater obstacle to the prosperity OF
Mesopotamia than any that confronts
the engineers will have been over
come.
Some persons there are who say
that Germany should be permitted to
fulfill her ambitions in this region.
Everybody knows that a primary con.
sideration In the building of the Bag.
dad railway is to give Germany &C
cess to the wheat and cotton fields of
Mesopotamia. Here lies the potential
granary which Germany so much
needs. Here, too. may be grown the
cotton for which her spindles are
hungry. In all her projects looking
toward the Persian gulf she has been
hindered by Great Britain and Russia.
Now a school of British statesmen.
among whom Sir William Willcocks
may be counted, have arisen to ask
for Germany the outlet that she so
sorely needs. At present she is bot
tied up. 1t is this very repression.
argue the men of this new school,
which makes Germany a menace to
the peace of Europe and the world.
Give her legitimate outlet for her
energies, and she will cease to keep
the statesmen of other nations awake
at night Let her take on Mesopo-
tamia, or large part of it, and she
will have troubles enough right at
hand, as well as a field for the la
bors OF her surplus population. II
would be inconsonance with the ideals
Of the twentieth century, and in par
ticular with those of Sir William Will
cocks, If the great dream, and equally
great achievements of this Briton,
aided by others of King Georges sub
jects, should be instrumental in de-
livering his country from the peril of
German militarism, while at the same
time doing an incalculable service TO
humanity.
Back to the Garden of Eden.
The immediate results of the new
irrigation are fairly staggering. The
land which within three years win be
calling for settlers viii. according to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24

cidental canals land the Hindia Bar
rage may be ready in a year and a
half). three million acres of land that
is at present arid, will be available for
cultivation. The only real obstacle
feared by those engaged in the work
is the lack of stablemindedness of the
Turkish government, and its depleted
treasury. This latter point is covered.
! 1t is understood in these parts, by the
| terms of the contract with Sir John
Jackson. who practically finances the
undertaking, recouping himself from
the income of the new lands. receiv-
ing what Is equivalent to seven per
cent. on the investment
At present the area affected by the
irrigation project contains about a
million ID half of population. These
are mostly poor Arabs, who subsist
on a pittance, so that thousands of
them are glad to get work on the new
canals and barrages at IL cents day.
The women and children make even
less than this. while some of the fore
men and picked workmen receive as
much as 25 cents dav. All, however.
are learning. to a degree. the habits of
steady industry which viii stand them
in stead when they come to take up
the land that is being redeemed by
their present labors. Sir William Will
cocks is authority for the statement
that there should be livelihood for
twelve million people in the reclaimed
area.
Where these extra ten and a half
millions of population are to come
from gives concern to some students
of the scheme, inasmuch as the Young
Turks refuse to admit any settlers
who will not become Turkish subjects.
Otherwise the surplus peoples of In
dia and Egypt, already trained to work
on irrigated land. would quickly find
their way here. 1t is not at all I'M
likely that within the next three years
the chauYinistic Young Turks will
have had a Christening that will re-
move this difiiculty. In any case there
are the industrious Kurds of the
mountains who would flock down in
numbers. while the Moslem Persians
have no scruples against exchanging
their present sovereign for the caIiph
of all the faithful Then there is the
not unreasonable prospect that the
rowing Bedouin will settle down to ag-
riculture, wheno conditions become
more stable in the land.
Is This Germany's chance7
At present the delta Is a land Of
lawlessness. Some of the tribes along
the lower reaches Of the two rivers
are little better than sheer savages.
Everybody carries gun or a stout
cudgel, with ball of pitch on the
end. The lack of safety for the farm
er Is one reason for the abandonment |
OF the old irrigation works. The new
government. however. has vigorously |
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
APT AS SMUGGLERS

He was fined s75 and the dogs were
put In quarantine
The sailor to whom / spoke once
happened to glance inside cabin. oc-
curied by two wemen passengers 10
Dover. Just before the customs men
entered It.
One woman was giving a little dor
a Whit OF something out of a bottle
probably chloroform: the other was
busy making up parcel OF wraos.
etc. A cushion was thrown carelessIy
over the insensible dog, and the ON
GERS did not trouble to look under
meath it.
When the women left the boat thew
nad the dog concealed in the parcel
which had been passed"
And these by no means exhaust The
means which women employ to SNUG
gle their pets.
Iney suspend them in bags from
their necks. Women who do this al
ways wear well buttoned IN coats a.
else plenty Of furs.
They put them IA big pockets Of
loose overcoats"
They carry them in their mufYs ona
hand holding the dog Inside the mum
This is a frequently tried trick AT sea-
sons when NUTS can be worn with.
out exciting suspicion.
We catch about one a MONTH an
other customs officer said abut for
every one we do spot twenty or
thirty must escape us.
If a cog does not bark or wrirp,e
at the wrong moment and n n q 40
skillfully tucked away as not 10 i'm
pede movement. a woman who has
her pet hidden somewhere in her
dress is practically certain to mass
as scot free
Women. II seems, rarely trust Ia IN.
smuggling powers OF their man folhe
where dogs are concerned. This ar
nrst sight. may seem curious. for :
man could very often get dog safs-
ly through in one Of his big pockets
But perhaps the reason lies deeper
The following shayian dictum Il r.
garded as truism By the customs o.
icers:
"A man Is generally more honest
than a woman; II you challenges MIN.
and he has contrabsnd. be usually
owns up"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24

that young farmers wife talks about
the individuality OF that Hereford.
And don't fail to see that her hus-
band is listening. I'll bet a 81 dog
that, they have Herefords on their
place and that she knows as much
about the stock they are breeding as
he does.
Look all over the place. don't
care where !ou 60. you viii ind that
the one predominating fact In this
crowd is the mutual search OF the
farmer and his wife for enlighten-
ment on the same subject-the farm
business. They are partners and the
wife is potent force in the firm.
You don't see any silk stockings nor
clinging skirts here this morning. No,
these country people have something
besides physical attractions to occupy
their minds. and as have stated. the
farmers and their wives are partners
That is the reason you don't hear
much about divorce In the country.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
FEWER DIVORCES IN COUNTRY
Modern Farmer and His Wife Are
Partners and Are Very Seldom
sepsrated-Reason IL Given.

st. Louis. MOI want TO show you
why there are fewer divorces In the
country than in the city"
The big well fed. prosperous look
ing breeder from Nemaha county. Kan
sas. took a reporter by the coat sleeve
and led him away from his work at
the American royal show.
You newspaper men have been
theorizing on this divorce subject too
much already. you need practical
demonstration" he said. 1T is hardly
necessary for me to tell you that this
is country crowd. l want to cali
your attention 10 the fact that through
out these grounds the farmers. as a
rule. are accompanied by their wives
AS we walk over the place note It
everywhere. You will observe very
young couples. middIe-aged couples.
old couples-they're paired OF. man
and wife. looking at the cattle. sheep.
hogs. horses and poaitry and discus.
sing them together.
'.Just listen II you please. winnie
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
PERIL OF COAL DUST

The explosion at the experimental
mine means further that. having been
actually witnessed by so many coal
mine operators and managers from
the different coal mining states. these
men VIII return to their respective
mines impressed not only with the
iact that dust will explode from the
improper use Of black powder. but
that many Of the explosions that have
already occurred in the mines In other
regions have been dust explosions and
not gas explosions. as they were for
meriy supposed to be. II, therefore.
opens up new lines of treatment LOOK
ing to the prevention OF such mine
explosions in the future"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-24
Expert Demonstrates Contention
Of Explosion.
Pennsylvania Mine Is Wrecked by
Touching on Badly Placed Charge
Of Ordinary Black Powder
Test IL Object Lesson.

Pittsburg. Pa.-"No amount Of
writing or talking could be SO forcible
In the teaching OF great lessons. I"
said DR.. Joseph A. Holmes, director
OF the bureau Of mines. when he ro-
turned the other night from the DEM
cnstration at the government expert
mental mine at Bruceton. Pa Cow
cred with mud and looking almost
like a. veritable miner. Dr. Holmes
was most enthusiastic over the ex-
pertinent. Notwithstanding many de-
lays In the preparations.
1t was not until after dark that this
first "made-to-order" mine explosion
really took place.
Standing alone In his laboratory.
back in the hills Of Allegheny county.
chemist twice touched an innocent
appearing button. The explosion
failed to materiaiize. Investigation
found the source of trouble. which
was readily remedied.
The last shot was touched on by
DR.. Holmes. Instantly there was
dull rumble far down In the bowels
of the earth. Flames burst from the
drift and spurted from the air shaft.
The fanEouse went down with
crash Dense volumes of black
smoke poured into the open and the
heavens were ablaze.
1t was terrifying to the laymen-
Fire bosses, mine foremen aud SUI
perintendents who had heretofore es-
capped those things unexpected saw
what they believed they would some
day experience, but would never be
able to tell-a real mine explosion.
The government effort had ap-
parently been successful.
It was a test of the explosive prop
critics Of the deadly" coal dust So
enthusiastic was DR.. Holmes. the gov
ernment's expert. that he made this
public statement:
The great value of this experiment
to the mining industry was in demon
strating to more than 1.500 coal op-
orators and mine managers from
every coal mining district OF the
United States the fact:
That ordinary bitumfnous or soft
coal dust will explode from a charge
of black powder badly placed in a
mine;
THAT dust will explode with vfo-
lence sufficient to wreck the mine and
XIII every person working in the mine.
and
That poisonous gases are given on
from such an explosion in sufficient
quantity to suffocate and poison any
persons In the mine who may have
escaped the violence OF the explosion.
! The fact that the explosion did
not take place until after dark was a
disappointment to the photographers
and many Of the visitors; but the ef-
feet of the explosion with the enor-
nous fame which penetrated and rose
above the forest trees of this region
was so much more impressive at night
than it possibly could have been dur
ing the daytime that It was held to be
fortunate that it had occurred at night
rather than during the day.