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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
Eruption
Caused Terrible
Suffering
Babys Body Covered with Large
Sores-Seemed to Itch and
Burn-Finger Nails Fell Off
Little or No Sleep-Used Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment-In
Six Weeks Cured.

When my baby boy was six months old his body
was completely covered with large sores that
seemed 10 Itch and burn AMI cause terrible suf-
ferin-. The eruption began in pimpIes which
would open and run. making large sores His
hair came out and finger nails fell of and tho.
sores we're over the entire body, causing little
or no sleep for baby myself Great seabs
would come cG when ! removed his shirt
We tried a great many remedies but nothing
would help him till frieni Induced me to try
the CuticCra soap and Ointment. | used the
Cdticura Soap and Ointment but short time
IN six weeks time he was entirely cured lie
had suffered about six weeks before we tried
the Cuiicurs Soap and Ointment. although We
had tried several other things and doctors, too
j thirk the Cuticura Remedies will do all that
is claim d for them. and a great deal more =
tSIgnedl Mrs. Noble Tubman. DoGson Mont
Jan. %. 1911.
For more than generation Cuticura Soap and
Ointment have afforded the most economical
treatment for affections of the skin and scalI
Of infants children and adults. A single cak.
OF Cuticura Soap Csc, and box of Cutieura Ont
ment ,J0c) are often sufficient Although solo
by druggists and dealers throughout the world
a liberal sample Of each with sap. book ON tht
skin. will lao free apNlts All m to Fo:te
= & thsis. r. i-9t. IA Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
SALE OF STEAMER ESSEX.
Various Reports as to Future Use Of
the Vessel

The steamer Essex. the Maryland. Della
ware and Virginia line boat which was
badly damaged by fire at Baltimore sew
eral months ago. has been sold to north
ern purchasers. but what disposition will
be made of the vessel is not known.
George Weaver. the Baltimore tugboat
owner is representing the purchasers OF
the boat. and has had her taken to Sped
den's boatyard to be cleaned to ascer: ain
how far the fire damaged her hull and
machinery. II is possible that the vessel
will be built and restored 10 service as
a passenger and freight carrying vessel,
but another report states that the hull
is to be converted into "A lighter and her
engine and boiler placed in a tugboat.
The Essex was an able steamer and had
been in the Chesapeake bay service since
she was built. For a number of years
she was employed on the Baltmore-Rap
pahannock river and Norfolk line, but OF
late years was used for special service
on various routes of her owners when
traffic too heavy for the regularly
scheduled boats 10 take care of IL. The
Mary land, Delaware and Virginia line
will replace the Essex with a new boat.
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SCHOONER TO BE REPAIRED.
Wildfower at Baltimore With Hole
in Hull From Accident.

The bay schooner Wildfiower is at Bal
timore TO have a hole in her hull re-
paired, the result of the vessel being
struck by pile driver in tow of the tug
William III. Mohler. The schooner was
going out Of the Patapsco river laden
with cans and boxes for a packing plant
on the Rappahannock river, and the tug
and her tow was bound to Baltimore. A
iniscalculation was made as to how far
the vessels were apart. and the sharp
edge of the hull of the pile driver struck
the schooner about midships on the star
board side.
The impact OF the sharp edge of the
driver cut through two strakes Of plank
ing and the plankshare and narrowly
escaped going through the water line of
the vessel. which would have caused her
to fill with water. The master of the
tug asked il the Wildfiower was leaking,
but a trial Of the pumps revealed that
she was not taking in water. Fearing
that a leak might develop, Capt. Bulger
put about and returned to Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
WORKING ON SEA WALL.
Eastern End of Potomac Park Elk
pected to Be Popular.

The work of raising the sea wall along
the eastern and northern sides of Potomac
Park east OF the railway tracks, which is
in progress under the direction of Of
hcials OF the United States engineers Of
fee. Is being pushed, and it is thought
that before the coming of cold weather
the work will be completed Heavy stone
from the quarries along the Potomac
above Georgetown is being used in the
work. The stones are being laid in cement
and topped off smoothly. as this is the
last work 20 be done upon The wall along
the section now being worked on.
When the fill being made by the dredge
PittsburS, with material excavated from
the harbor is completed, the section of
the park east OF the railroad emban kment
VIII be ON the grade wanted by the en-
s-neers. and no further pumping of ma
terlal upon il will nc done. Within the
next year or TWO II Will be beautified and
mace a portion OF the park system for the
enjoyment of the people of the city. and
u Is expected to prove the most popular
portion of Potomac Park
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VOLUNTEER LIFE SAVERS.
Bill introduced in Congress Provides
for Extension of Service.

Among the bills Of interest to those en-
gagged in water traffic. not only on the
coasts but on inland waters as well, re-
Gently introduced in Congress is one which
provides for the establishment of life
saving, lifeboat and emergency stations
on any part of our sea or lake coast or
along any, streams where human life OF:
property are endangered and where mo-
such stations now exist.
This bill also empowers the Secretary
of the Treasury to appoint a superin-
tendent to each such district. who shall
be allowed 500 annually for the malnte-
nance of stations under his charge, such
sur.erintendent 10 organize life-savintS2
crews in his district to serve without pay.
but to receive certificates and medals or
honor for mertorious or heroic service.
Such stations are to be equipped with a
lifeboat and other life-saving apparatus
at a cost not to exceed $3.50 year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
FAIRGROUNDS EXHIBIT.
Work Of Children Will Be Shown
Visitors Next Tuesday.

An exhibition of the games, plays, folk
dances and industrial work will be held
on the Fairgrounds of the Birney, Gid
dings, Langston. Magruder. Stevens and
Phillips schools next Tuesday afternoon.
Miss A. ]. Turner, the assistant super
visor of school Fairgrounds. has planned
q program to be carried out on all Of the
grounds. From ) to o'clock crouquet,
quoits, tether ball. story dramatization
and industrial work will be features. At
6 o'clock little children will play slap
jack, dodge ball. jolly old miller, bali
across circle, cat and rat and did you
ever see a lassie. Team games will be
played between $50 and o'clock, a
gymnastic drill will take place at Z
O clock, while folk dances for girls and
base ball will conclude the program.
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BAND CONCERT TODAY.
ort Myer. Va,

Fort Myer. Va.
Guard mount and sacred concert,
18th Cavalry Band, George F.
Tyrrell, director; Ills am.
Program.
March, Trumpet. $50. Meyrelles
Inspection. Dear Heart"
Shackford
March, Chicago Post" -. Brooks
March, Steel King. st. Clair
Concert.
Cornet SOLO, The Creation"
Hayden
Andante, Hear My Prayer"
Mendelssohn
Euphonium solo. 1.-The Noun
tains Shall Depart" .Mendelssohn
Horn solo, THE Lord Is Mind
full of His Own. ;. Mendelssohn
Eventide, Abide With Me-" Monk
Monday, August Z.
Smithsonian grounds, Cavalry
Band, 7:30 to 8 pm.
Tuesday, August s.
Washington Circle, Engineer Band,
1850 to 9 pm.
Thursday. August 10.
Judiciary Park, Cavalry Band,
1870 to 8 pm.
Friday, August II.
Iowa Circle, Engineer Band,
I:O to 0 pm.
Saturday, August II.
White Lot. Cavalry Band,
800 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
FARE FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Washington Southern Company
Wants Rate Raised to SO Cents.

The interstate commerce commission
has received a protest from Attorney A.
E. Wood against tie application of the
Washington Southern railway for per-
mission to increase its passenger rates
between this city and Alexandria. Va, to
so cents.
The straight railroad rate between
Richmond and Washington is $3.50
whereas the combination rate from Rich
mond to Alexandria is $40, and from
the latter city to Washington Is but 20
cents. Thirtyseven thousand people paid
two fares in six months of 1909, causing
loss to the railroad
The railroad wants the commission to
allow 1t to make up 80 cents of this loss
by making the charge. as stated. 80 cents
between Washington and Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
DEAD MANS RELATIVES
. SOUGHT BY THE POLICE
Chester Small, or Thomas
Chester, Believed to Have
Been a New Yorker.

Inspector Boardrnan. chief of detectives,
is endeavoring to identify the body of the
stranger who died near Reams, Va, about
two weeks ago, after he had been found
in the woods near Petersburg. Infcrma-
ton received from Reams at the time of
his death contained the suggestion that
his name was probably Chester Small, and
that he was from this city.
1t is now believed that the name of the
dead man was Thomas Chester. and that
he was a New Yorker. A letter found in
his pocket shows that his mother, father
and grandfather in New York were in
terested in him only a. few months ago.
The letter told of packages sent him at
Orangeburg. S. c., and told of the death
of Mrs. Coles, his grandmother.
No Such Address.
Two envelopes taken from the pockets
of his clothing bore the names of Mrs.
NJ. A. Rudd and Mrs. Frank Z. Carter.
their address being given as $50 street
southeast, this city. There is no such
number on I street.
Two letters taken from the body Of the
son Warren, pensioner. by the firm of
William Fletcher & Co, pension agents
Cos F street northwest. Another letter
was addressed to T. H. Mcpherson, 4O
East Clay street, Richmond, Va. while
another had been received from Michael
j. Murphy. P. o. box 81. Stirling, n. j.
To Locate Relatives.
Detective Ccrnwell, who made an in
vestigation in this city yesterday, was
told at the Office of Fletcher & Co. that
Robertson Warren, who was mentioned
in one of the letters, is a colored man.
Inspector Boardman will ask the New
York Richmond and Sterling. n. j., au-
thorities to assist in the effort that is be-
ing made to locate relatives of the dead
man and have them informed of his
death
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TO ATTEND ANNIVERSARY.
DR.. Leonard Stejneger Will Repre-.
sent Smithsonian Institution,

DR.. Leonard Stejneger of the biologi-
cal department. United States National
Museum. will represent the Smithsonian
Institution at the celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the founding
of the Royal Frederick University at
Christiana, Norway, September 3-6 next
DR.. Stejneger will also represent the
institution at the five hundredth ami
versary of the founding of the Uni
versity Of s.. Andrews, which will be
held from September Il to ~ Dr.
Stejneger is a graduate in arts. phi
losophy and law Of the University of
ChriStiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
MANY MELONS COMING.
Flattie Brings Fruit Grown Near
Marshall Hall.

The little Hattie Benjamin F. of Alex
andria is the first vessel to arrive at the
18th street wharf this season with water
melons aboard from nearby points along
the Potomac river. She came into port
yesterday with several hundred fine speci-
mems of the fruit aboard from farms
near Marshall Hall, and her cargo was
in demand.
Several vessels with melons from the
eastern shore and from the York and
Rappahannock rivers and other points
in Virginia arrived at the wharf yes
terday. Last night there was no scarcity
Of the fruit, the vessels lying at the
wharf having nearly $1,000 melons
aboard. The demand for the melons was
good and they sold by the hundred at
from 81 for small inferior ones up to
$50 for selected stock.
The fruit has commanded a good price
since the opening OF the season in spite
of the big supply being received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
|DREDGERS BEGIN WORK
ON ANOTHER CONTRACT
The Sanford & Brooks Com.
pany of Baltimore Deep
ening River Channel.

The Sanford & Brooks Company OF
Baltimore, which has the contract for
harbor improvements at Alexandria, has
completed the first contract with the
United States engineers Office, but with
out stopping took up work under second
contract that was awarded several weeks
ago.
Under the first contract the dredges
that have been working on the improve
ments at the Virginia city removed o61,
600 cubic yards of material from the
channel and pumped it upon the cove at
Battery Rogers. Under the second con-
tract, work on which was begun last
week. 10000 more cubic yards of ma
terial are to be taken from the river at the
north end of Alexandria, and when the
work is completed there will be twenty
stage Of the tide.
This depth Is sufficient to accommodate
any vessel that can come up the Po-
tomac Several months will be required
to complete the Alexandria improvement
work
To Excavate 100000 Cubic Yards.
Unless some accident occurs to the re-
tanning walls on Potomac Park which
are holding the material excavated from
the river channels, the dredging Of 500
coo cubic yards of material from the
channels about this city will be com.
pleted by the middle of this month and
the dredge Pittsburg will then go to the
Eastern branch to begin work there.
The original contract for the Eas err
branch work called for the removal OF
10000 cubic yards of material and
the pumping it upon the portion of the
Anacostia flats to be redeemed, but it has
now been determined to add O,OO(
cubic yards to the contract. TIC
remove this large amount of material the
Pittsburg will have to work for abou,
six months longer. When the work is
completed there will be twenty-four feet
of water from the Washington wharves
to the sea and many Of the large vessels
of the navy can come here without diff.
Guilty, as far as depth of water is con-
cerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
LIEUT.. BRILLHART'S FUNERAL.
Widow, With Father and Mother,
Leave for York, Pa,

Mrs. Rose Osgood Brilliant. widow of
Lieut.. Charles e. Brilliant, L. S. N, who
shot himself in New York Thursday. left
here yesterday afternoon to go to York
Pa. where the body of her husband was
taken from New York for burial. She
will attend the funeral there today
Mrs. Brilliant was accompanied by her
father and mother, MIR. and Mrs. Whit
man Osgood, and by her aunt. Mrs. c. E.
Clifton. She was in a very nervous con-
dition yesterday, and refused to see any
callers except members of her family.
The suicide Of Lieut.. Brilliant continues
as much of a mystery as ever. Overwork
and an attack of purulent meningitis are
the reasons given as most likely for the
act of the young officer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Belmont. piles and cord wooe
from a Potomac point, at 18th stree
wharf for dealers; Standard Oil Company
tug No. u. towing tank barge No. -, OF
in bulk, at Georgetown; schooner Net
tie May, watermelons from Chesapeake
bay point, at 18th street wharf for the
market; tug Capt. Toby. towing Cana
Towage Company boats No. IS and No
40. light. from Mattawoman creek te
Georgetown; tug Peerless. light. from
Baltimore to tow schooner John Paul, jr.
to Newport News; schooner Dart, a.
Alexandria with melons for the market
there; tug Rosalie. at Alexandria with q
tow of sand and gravel lighters from a
river point: schooner Kathleen, at alex
flattie Benjamin F., melons from Mar
shall Hall, at 18th street wharf for the
market.
Departures.
Schooner Oriental. light. for Potomac
point to load cord wood back to this city;
schooner Isaac Solomon, light, for Wades
bay to load wood for the dealers here:
schooner D. w. Moss. light, for Chesa-
peake bay point to load melons for the
market here; schooner Ella Hill, light
for Norfolk to load for North Carolina
point: schooner Peri. light, for Aqua
creek to load lumber back to this port
schooner S. l.. Bowen. light. for Chica
muxon creek to load cord wood for the
market here; schooners Emma May, Ste
phen Lark. S. 7. White. Joseph Smith
and s. Smith, and power boat N. b
Wright light, for river and bay points to
load melons for the market here; Stand
ard Oil Company tank barge No. 30. light
fr Baltimore in tow of tug No. 10; schoon-
er Martin Wagner. light. from Alexandria
for a Potomac point to load: schooner J
P. Robinson, from Alexandria for Upper
Machodoc creek with general cargo.
Memoranda.
Consolidation Coal Company barge No
6 sailed from Ports mouth, Y. H., August
2, in tow OF tug Savage for this port
barge Howard. at Alexandria, is char
tered to load iron pyrites at Quantico
Va. for Baltimore; barge PatuXent is al
Liverpool Point loading railroad ties
for Philadelphia: barge Carrotoman. a,
OccoqUan. will go to Dogue creek TO COM
plete loading her cargo of ties for Phla-
delphia; scEooners Stephen Chase and B.
w. Branble have sailed from Baltimore
for Coan river to load: schooner East
melons for the market here; schooner
Lewis Worrell is In Bretons bay loading
lumber or cord wood for dealers mere;
schooner John Q. Ferguson, with lumber
from North Carolina for this city, sailed
from Norfolk the 18th instant; schooner
Charles Davenport has sailed from Bal
timore with coal for Bath. Me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
POST OFFICE RECEIPTS GAIN.
July Shows Increase Over Same
Month of Last Year.

Receipts of the Washington post office
show a slight increase for the month of
July. as compared with the same month
of 1910. The total receipts amounted to
s103. S49.63. and were made up from the
following items:
Sale of stamped paper. s97,s76o5; Sec
ond- class postage, S4,61764; third class
postage paid in money. $704.23 box rent.
1100.49; sale of waste material, S2144;
surplus derived from sale of stamped
paper in fractional lots. s29.7S; total,
S103.s4963. Increase over July, 1910,
74-100 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
Museum Bureaus Combined.

The divisions of vertebrate and inverte-
brate paleontoIogy and paleobotany in
the National Museum have been COM
bined into A new division of paleontoloSy,
with Dr. r. S. Bassler as curator in
charge. j. w. Gidley assistant OF
fossil mammals and Charles w. Gilmore
as assistant curator Of fossil reptiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
Puts Up Fight When Arrested.

Joseph Hart, cigarmaker. was ar
rested near lis home. 90S I'd street south
east. yesterday afternoon by Bicycle
Policeman Warfleld of the fifth precinct
to answer charge of disorderly conduct.
He put up a fight. the policeman says.
and the latter added a charge OF assault
against the prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
II You Have Wants.

The Star has opened another branch
for the convenience of West Fad want
ad patrons with Mr.. r. L. Quigley at
his drug store. 21st and G streets
northwest. Same rates as at Star Office
Wants, l cent a word.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
Secretary Stimson Leaves Santiago

SANTIAGO. Cuba. August 5.-Henry
L. Stimson, American Secretary OF
War, and his party today proceeded by
train to Havana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

Guides American Beauties
ma gnificent homegrown Specimens-the
finest roses to be had. 1214 r st.-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
CONTRACTS AWARDED
FOR FOUR GOLFERS
Naval Vessels Are to Be Con.
structed by Maryland and
Virginia Concerns.

The Maryland Steel Company of Spar
rows Point, Nd, and the Newport News
shipbuilding and Drydock Company have
each been. awarded contracts for the
construction of two big golfers for the
United States Navy. and material is be-
ing assembled at the plants for the ships.
The keels for the first of the vessels
will be laid shortly, but as the two to be
built at the Newport News plant are
to be constructed under the eight-hour
law and those at Sparrows Point without
this restriction, there will be no COM
petition between the yards as to speed
in building the vessels.
The new vessels are to be similar in
design to the collier Neptune, which now
is undergoing her acceptance trials on
the government course on the Maine coast,
and which will be turned over to the
naval authorities soon she complies
with the requirements as to speed and
endurance. Each of the vessels Is TO
be Ji2 feet long, 90 feet beam and 800
feet depth of hold. The carrying capacity
will be 1850 tons of coal, besides 1910
tons of bunker coal and 2,CW tons of
fuel oil. The bid of the Maryland Steel
Company for the construction of the two
golfers was $4,000 each, under gov
eminent specifications, or for 1851 $50
each with some notifications of the
Mans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
Children Are Contributing.

Even the children are contributing to
the summer outing fund. One little boy
sent half of his birthday presents SO that
"a little boy could go and play under the
trees at Camp Good Will Yesterday a
contribution was received from twenty
month-o baby.
Capt. Andrew Parker, treasurer, reports
the following contributions:
Cash, s.; A. B., s.; H. III. Burroughs,
s.: Dick Drum Hunt, jr., Sc: Isaac Wins
ton, s.: Miss Elizabeth McGill, So: John
r. Swanton. 81. Mrs. julius G. Burrows.
81. Mrs. Charles IL. Dietrich. $40: Mrs.
Appleton Clark, jr., IS: Mr. and Mrs.
George l.. Chandler. 81: Mrs. Kate S.
Freeman. So: d. s., s.; some employees of
Palais Royal, $40: DIR. Thomas V. Ham
mond, $40; Mrs. William E. Stafford So;
Mrs. Merry r. hewitt, 81: James Rush
Marshall So Mrs. 7. Hubert-Jones 81;
H. p. Gould, $50. "Hoosier JOHN 30
cents; Albert +. Potter. SIS: \. L.
Becky, 81 Mrs L. Baker Evans,
81: John c. Athey, $50; Mrs A.
H. Tyson. So; Walter r. Tucker
man. $40; Mrs. Anna Cunningham, So:
George Spransy, 81: Rhode Island Ave
nue. Methodist Protestant primary de.
partment, So Mrs. Robert II. Gunnell
81; Maj. William B. Ladue. SiG cash
s.: Henry Lansburgh. $50: ..Jacobus de
Muldor," ST.; Master Fred Ashly Handy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

You Always Get Freshest Flowers
at Skaters, 14th & Eye. Moderate prices
.Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
Company Built Many Vessels.

The Maryland Steel Company has, 1t
is claimed, built a greater variety of craft
for the navy than any other yard in the
country. Two years ago il delivered the
GOLFERS Mars, Hector and Vulcan, sister
ships, and each carrying 800 tons of
coal The collier Neptune, recently COM
pleted. is the largest ship it has thus
far built and is also the first turbine
driven collier in the world.
In addition to these vessels, the New
York Shipbuilding Company of Cam
den ~ j. has been awarded the contract
for the construction Of two ocean-going
tugs for the navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
For Camp Pleasant.

mer outings committee acknowledges the
following amounts:
Henry Lincoln Johnson. So; Miss Eliza
beth Brown. 1913: Nineteenth Street
Baptist Sunday school. sl.15; Mrs. Mary
j. Cooper, ST. +. d. Lee, 81: Galbraith
A. NJ. f. Zion Sunday school, 81: Gal
braith a. NJ +. Zion c. +. Society, 81;
Robert Campbell. 81; Shiloh Baptist C.
f. Society, s.; Shiloh Baptist Church,
500; cash through Miss ]. NJ. Wilson,
10 cents: Mrs. Appleton p. Clark, jr.,
s.: Henry E. Baker, 81: F. Morris Muir
ray, s.; DR.. Napier 81; Ladies' Crispus
Attacks. 50; James Hicks, ST. DIR. !. IL
Waring, so cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06
CITY ITEMS.

True to It's Name, "Perfection"
GINGER ALE is matchless in every re-
spect. Surprisingly deiicious-full OF snap.
Made with distilled water. ry"Perfection."
Grocers or tel Arlington Bottling Co. w. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

daily from ferry wharf, at 80 AMI
for Poseys. wharf. Phone NJ. 1854.
John Z. Taylor, manager. So
Corn on cob Md zoos Pa ave- 6lo 9th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

Julius Caesar.