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The Washington times., 1911-06-25
HOW THE PEERAGE SCRAM-
BLED FOR DINNER.

An incident of the coronation which
has not been mentioned so conspicu-
ously as some of the more gilded epi-
sodes was the eager, not to say vulgar,
haste with which peers and peeresses
made for the refreshment room of old
st. Stephens Hall after the big func-
tion was over. 1t must have been
worthy of the brush and pen of the
most gifted of the descriptive artists
to have perpetuated this mad rush of
the aristocracy for ''somethin' fillin'
after the pomp and pageantry had
faded like an unsubstantial vision.
The peers, we are told, bundled their
robes over their arms and carried their
coronets in their hands, as they made
for the refreshery, and the peeresses
did the same thing with what, let us
hope, was a better grace. The stone
floor of the old hall fairly glistened
with the reflected elegance of so many
rich costumes. Along the walls were
ranged many barons of beef, from
which generous slices were carved by
the busy buffetiers in attendance.
1t seemed the polite thing, in the
circumstance, not to enter too minute
ly into details, but we are left to sup
pose that the blue blood of old Eng
land resorted to the cutlery of nature.
They seemed to say, in their own con-
vincing way, that royalty was well
enough for an hour or so, but that
patriotism might also be expressed by
devotion to the roast beef which has
given John Bull his embonpoint. 1t
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
Morse's Lawyers Claim
Prison Sentence Is Void

ATLANTA. Ca. June 25.-In Banker
Charles w. Morse's petition for writ
of habeas corpus in the Federal Court.
his attorneys contend that he was sen
fenced on conviction on one count, and
that the section of the Federal statutes
under which he was indicted, places
maximum sentences for one conviction
ON the charge of false entries as ten
years. For this reason, 1t Is argued,
SSorsa VAS given five years more than
the law allows, and <or that reason the
entire sentence is void.
In case Morse's contention holds good,
he will be eligible for parole IL a ihtIe
- no+ allowed TO go free on the ground
that the entire sentence ia Illegal: Hear
ing in the case will be resumed Wednes-
day morning.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
JUDGE OF DIVORCE
COURT GIVES RULES
FOR VEDDED BLISS
Mothers-in-Law Are Fore
most Trouble Makers, He
Declares.

CHICAGO, June 25.-Judge Petit. who
has Just completed his annual six
weeks calendar. made up mostly of
divorce suits, has come to the conclu-
sion that parents of young married
people are largely to blame for family
troubles.
The mothers-in-law are foremost
trouble Makers" said the judge. II
have all reverence for mothers and
motherhood, but they must not argue
with their daughter-in-law or son-in-
law. but must realize that they are in
dividuals and have their work to do in
the world Mother can give advice
when asked for it.
Summer resorts, winter resorts and
fat life can be blamed for many di-
vorces. It is bad for husband and wife
to be separated by trips away from
home.
MY advice to husbands who wish to
avoid divorce isJ this:
Don't quote mother.
call up your wife while at business
and ask how she is, and say that you
called her up just to hear her voice.
Bring her a box of candy.
"One of the new books that she is
interested in.
"A flower, even If 1t is faded and you
have picked it up off the street.
"A pretty pin or handkerchief.
And don't ever lay your head on
your pillow at night without having
done something to gain and obtain a
firrner hold on your wife's love.
kiss her every day.
AT least once a month meet her
downtown and take her to dinner and
the theater.
Don't ever stop courting, for as soon
as you do some other man will begin.
Make your wife your companion.
Take her out with you, and when
you have to have a big time take your
wife along, and the divorce evil will be
lessened.
For the wives should advise:
Don't quote father.
Pet your husband; he is only big
kid. y
Meet him at the door with a smile.
Dress as carefully as you did when
he came counting.
Wear the color he likes you in and
the style of gown.
Have something in the way of a sur
prise dish for dinner.
Read the papers and magazines aud
be your husbnd's. intellectual equal
Keep up with him in any special line
of work
"EncouraRe his hobby.
BE sympathetic, and do not tell him
all the troubles of the day; he has had
his own, more significant and important
individually than all yours put together.
Keep his clothes in order, a clean
house, and good food.
Your husband is then yours forever
and ever. No chorus girl or pretty ste
nographer can take him away from you.
But keep him, or somebody else will
snap him up and make him think she
and she alone ever did or will UNDER
stand him."
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

didn't read so well in the cables as did
the Corelli descriptions, perhaps, but it
served to remind even peers and peer
esses of their mortality. The straw
berries on the plates were for the mo-
ment more important than the straw
berry leaves on the coronets. 1t gave
rise to the query, which carries its own
reply.
Why pique ones self on intellect, whose
uses
Depend so much upon the gastric juices?
Still less, why pique ones self on
pride of birth in the august presence
of baron of beef?
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
Threatening Skies Mar
Concert at Fort Myer

Threatening weather materially af-
fected the attendance this morning at
the guard mount and sacred concert
by the Fifteenth Cavalry Band at Fort
Myer Many persons braved the
weather, however, to witness the cere-
monits and hear the full band in its
rendition of sacred music. The program
was arranged by Director George F.
Tyrrell, as follows:
GUARD MOUNT.
March-"Tne Beacon Light" .Laurendean
Inspection-''Wher Jesus. the Lord"
Handel
Trumpet march-''United States For
ever -..... 1 VI lCll
March-"Nibelungen .......-.... wagner
CONCERT.
Sacred song-'I Will Sing of Thy
Great Mercies'' .... .Mendelssohn
Andante, from Op. 15.......... .Rubenstetn
Voluntary-"All Souls Rest in Peace
Schubert
Choral-"Let All Men Praise the
Lord ..........-..-......Me .Mendelssohn
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
Taft's Pastor Is Scored
By Washington Ministers

Several Washington pastor have
scored the Rev. U. G. B. Pierce, pastor
of the All Souls Unitarian Church.
for his pulpit assertions that the
Rible is a book of much fiction.
The sermon upon which the criti-
cism is based was preached week
ago this morning, when President
Taft was one of a large audience.
assertions of the Unitarian minister
as "disgraceful"
'I do not think his arguments are
worthy of serious consideration"
said the Rev. Richard p. Williams,
rector of Trinity Episcopal Church.
''If ii is impossible to rely upon the
Bible" said the Rev. George F. Dud-
ley, there certainly is nothing in
Christianity to be relied upon"
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
Playground to Open
Its All Day Schedule

The Nineteenth street playground
will be opened for the summer on all
day schedule tomorrow. Miss Helena
NJ O'Connell and Miss Jessie Coops
will be in charge.
Most of, the Fairgrounds now are
open on the aII-day schedule. In nearly
all cases the teachers of the public
schools are volunteering their services
as guardians as there is no money to
pay them.
The selection of Edgar s. Martin to be
director of Fairgrounds in the District
has been made the subject OF two con-
rratulatory letters between the Play
grcund Association officers and the Dis
trict Commissioners. The Commission
ers thanked the Fairgrounds people for
making such a fine selection which in
spired a complimentary reply.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
OLD RIGGS HOUSE
"STEADES" SCATTER
Like the Possum and the Rats They Are Driven to New
Haunts When Old Walls Come Down-Some of
Them Are Nearer Capitol Now

ture the press was, touching every pulse
In the world from the rajahs of mystic
India to the queer grunting creatures of
Western America, who nodded as their
brethren of the pale faces came upon
and vanquished them.
This wonderful Third House of the
Riggs House was more Independent
than the Fourth Estate, at whose name
people bow and do homage: more COM
manding than that Third House which
commanded and pleaded, argued and
talked and gossiped at the Capitol. The
men IN the Riggs House--they were be-
tween q dozen and a score, and 1t Is
just and charitable to come no nearer
the number than that-lived at the
Riggs House
Those Seventeen Humans,
The possum Is to be cooked for Colo
mel Staples-his title must grow every
time a Georgia 'possum is mentioned.
The rats have vanished.
But everybody that ever went about
the Riggs House is wondering where
those seventeen humans, more or less.
went to. They we're in the lobby, and
sat in the chairs there. They were
known of the servants. AS II by in
stinct, they knew when the free lunch
or filing They sometimes borrowed
little things like a quarter, a two-bit
piece; they were always Jovial; they
made the Riggs House attractive; a
stranger there had a friend and COM
panion Nobody knew where they slept.
Today one of them was sighted OF
the bar of a hotel nearer the Capltol
than the Riggs House. OF course, II
wasn't open. That is against the law
hNr Af on a n q
side, either-and said, stopping here
now?"
And the answer was. II am waiting
to hear from Charlie"
Where the Veterans Went.
OF course. If you'd like to put your
fancy into play, or your imagination,
sportite element Of your mentality, you
may think Of bit Of Scotch song:
20, wha S a kiss for Charles?
which goes back to the time when
kiss for Charlie could have meant the
taking off of all the kissing apparatus
And then, since Sunday afternoon is
a dull sort of a day, you may wonder
where they are, those dear old fellows
that have gone away.
The sailors say that the rats desert a
sinking ship.
That may be-we have a great many
steel ships now, and the wireless, that
the rats don't understand. But 1t Is
really a very interesting problem to
know where the Riggs House veterans
went to.
II you ever knew them. 1t is easy to
find out
Without going to the plain-clothes
men, Just guess they are somewhere on
the Avenue between Fifteenth street
and the Capitol.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
CANAL TRADE LINE
WILL Be URGED IN
HOUSE MEASURE
Representative Stephens to
Start Campaign of Busi-
ness Men.

Marking the opening of a big cam
paign of Western interests to assure
that the Panama Canal shall be made
just as useful as possible to the busi-
ness interests of the country, Repre-
sentative Stephens of California will
presently introduce a bill to provide
for the Government building six steam
ships for the Panama trade. It is pro-
posed that they shall, until the canal
is opened, operate between Pacific coast
cities and Panama, In connection with
the Panama railroad and the Govern
ment vessels plying between the East
ern coast Of the Canal Zone and the
Atlantic coast cities.
After the opening of the canal the
line Is to be operated on through
schedule. direct from the Pacific coast
to the Atlantic coast ports of this coun-
try.
Available for War.
Under the plan. proposed, these ves-
sells should be available as naval aux
iliaries in time of war. 1t is believed
by this means that the same practical
results can be obtained that would
come from establishment of a wider
policy of ship subsidy. The navy will
be given the necessary vessels for use
as colliers in event Of war.
How to arouse national and Congress
sional interest in the development OF
shipping by the canal is becoming a
great question with the people of the
Pacific and Cuff coast cities. Little
interest has been displayed in the SUBJ
Ject in the East, or in Congress. 1t is
pointed out that the canal will soon be
built and awaiting business.
Question of Dominance.
II nothing is done the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. controlled by the
transcontinentaf railroads, presently
will be in position to dominate the
traffic. and in that event, the coast
people fear, the canal will prove of
small competitive value, because II will
not be permitted seriously to reduce
transportation rates. The far West
hopes that the canal will in time great
ly lower transportation costs. and give
an impetus TO general development.
But they think il will never do that
unless il is kept out of domination by
the railroads.
This is the reason for the wish that
the Government shall build and operate
line of vessels through the canal.
The California people are arranging a
big convention, to be held in either Los
Angeles or San Francisco next winter,
to press this subject of Government op-
Grafton of the steamships. The entire
country will be asked to send delegates
for a thorough study of the future of
the canal
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
Street Car Men Will
Have Outing Thursday

Thursday next will be the big day on
the calendar of the motormen and con-
ductors of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. 1t probably will be
the banner day of the year for Chesa-
peake Beach.
The Employees Relief Association Of
the railway company will hold its ar
nual excursion and picnic at the beach.
Detailed arrangements have been COM
pleted by the committees in charge, and
ali is in readiness for the starters sig
nal on the first train that leaves Wash
ington. Twenty thousand Is a conserv-
ative estimate of the tickets sold to
date.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
Memorial for Mrs. Nell.

At the meeting Of Auxiliary No. 3a,
Ladies' Union Veteran Legion. Wednes-
day, memorial service for Mrs. AL
berta Nell, past president of the auA-
iliary, and for Mrs. EIniira Foley. will
be held. Invitations have been extend
ed to. the members of Encampments
Nos. So and Ill, Union Veteran Legion,
and members of all patriotic societies
are invited to be present.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
WILD BOY, TERROR
OF ANACOSTIA, NOW
IS AWAITING TRIAL
Lad Who Prefers Ground to
Bed Is Captured by
Police.

The wild Boy" of Anacostia is being
hearing on a vagrancy charge in the
Juvenile Court tomorrow says:
Houses amt So bad to be in and beds
are all right If you get used to them
being hard, because they are right
smart hard at first. after you have been
used to sleeping on the ground" n
For some time there has been much
excitement. in Anacostia because of a
wild thing in the woods. People there
were not just sure what it was All
agreed 1t was not an elephant, buh
whether it was a bear. opinion was di-
vided. Children remembering tales of
wild things needed no curfew bell to
call them to their homes at night.
Solves Mystery.
Policeman John n. Hortan decided to
solve the mystery. and his efforts re-
suited in the capture Of the wild
Boy" Of Anacost!a. and a very meek
and harmless fifteen-year-old boy he
looked yesterday when arraigned before
Judge De Lacy in the Juvenile Court
on the charge of vagrancy.
1hC " DOy dS lie was
brought to the courtroom. The general
appearance of the Wild Boy" was one
to create mirth rather than inspire fear
In answer to what his plea would be
TO the vagrancy charge the Wild
Boy" said:
Il allow 1 been sleepin' in the woods,
but l reckon l aint hip to this vag-
rancy thing you all been talkin about,
and 1 sure would have to have some
light on that point before would know
just how to speechify myself"
Home in Virginia.
The boy said his name was George
Finacon, jr., and said his home was at
Falls Church, VA
The appearance of the wild Boy in
court yesterday was striking if not
modish, He had his clothes attached to
and string. Shoes he had none, his
seemed to have wild desire TO get over
his head. His trousers were long and
had originally been made for a stout
man, and as the Wild Boy" is thin
they fitted him too soon" AS they
were made for a tall man the legs
were rolled up double.
The boy has had varied experiences.
Back in 1909 he was picked up on
the streets of Washington and taken
to the House of Detention George
then denied that he had home or par
ents. He was remanded to the care
of the Board of Children's Guardians.
George stayed just six days, but upon
the same day upon which he took
French leave of his guardians the
police again picked him up. By this
time he had found what he declared
to be a fine home with a gentleman
in the city, and after investigation
the board allowed him to remain
there. 1t is believed he stayed there
until a few months ago. the police
not hearing of him again until re-
Gently.
The boy refuses to stay with his
parents near Falls Church, but Judge
De Lacy probably will order him re-
turned to his home.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
Delaware Miller Falls
Heir to Big Fortune

DOVER, Del, June 25.-Dover has
poor miller with a family who has
just been notified that he has in
herited a fortune of $150.000 from
the estate of Mrs. Louise Campbell.
who died in San Francisco recently.
The miller, who is George S. Ryder,
aged thlrty-three years, has retained
counsel. and while the latter is ar
ranging for the transfer of the leg
acy he will hold on to his present
job.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
Sewers His Tongue.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, June 25.-Thomas
Jones. while playing with a Sunday
school league team. met with serious
accident. While going for a high fly,
he did not notice the was so near the
Ieft-field bleachers. and struck the rail-
ing with his face. He severed
his tongue and fell senseless to the
ground. 1t required FIVE stitches to join
his tongue together.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

When that ancient and honorable in
stitution called the Riggs House-and
really 1t was a public house in the best
sense of the word-began to tumble
down in the orderly fashion which
brought the art of demolition up to
high standard, a great many animals
We're made homeless.
At the bottom, you know, in the sub
cellar. which you shrewdly guess was
a region below the basement, they found
possum. The darkies who saw him
first didn't get him, despite the fact
that the 'possum is supposed to stand
high in Their affections. Also they did
not get any Of the rats, in which they
were not interested except as spectators.
They saw eyes both in the 'possum and
the rats which cleaned at them from
among the broken walls and the dust,
as they remembered lights used to shine
at them in the swamps when wild things
looked out at them. and-if the wild
things were foxes-barked in that ghast-
ly weird way that only a fox knows
how to bark.
But it wasn't really the rats and the
'possum, which was. of course. given
to Col o. G. Staples. tutelary divinity.
that were most interesting about the
creatures that were made homeless
when the old Riggs House was disman-
tied to make way for a modern struc-
ture.
1t was what Huck Finn, with that
wondrous touch Of his called humans"
that made the wrecking of the old ship
so interesting. It was humans" that
made the old wreck so wonderful. OF
course, certain of the patrons were po-
lltely informed that on and after a GER
tain date enough bricks would be flying
In the Riggs House to mar the pleas
ure of persons who were used to being
targets for bouquets
The Third House.
But there was still this harder prob
lem:
Round about and nigh Congress there
is what is called the Third House.
Since the late days of the eighteenth
century. when several notable speeches
were made by persons like Edmund
Burke and others, there has been what
is called the Fourth Estate. Which is
to say, the newspaper business, ao-
stract, underlined. unlimited, question:
a problem. fact-as you please. or.
II you like, summarized by Thackeray,
when he had Pendennis, and his friends
walk down the wonderful London street
and understand. as probably nobody
else has ever done, what a many mind
ed, many-handed, many-fingured crear
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

ulations of the District. The report Of
Office and the Patent offce. is enough
to strike terror to the hundreds of
clerks employed in these rooms and to
cause Secretary Fisher, of the Interior
Department, to make a wholesome and
wholesale cleaning out among the people
responsible for the menacing conditions.
At least one important question is
slated for consideration of the Board
Of Trade at its last meeting of the sea-
son at the New Willard Friday night.
1t is the report of the transportation
committee, opposing the establishment
of public service commission in the
District of Columbia. Every member
who can attend should do so, as other
wise the report, in opposition to what
has come to be generally recognized as
desirable reform, might be approved.
If the question of shade trees for the
Mt. Pleasant Fairgrounds is the only
obstacle to the use of the school yards
of the Powell and Johnson schools or to
the purchase of land less expensive than
that at Fourteenth and Columbia road,
the friends of the Fairgrounds move
ment need give themselves no concern.
Moving large shade trees has been re-
duced to an easy, practical undertaking.
There are firms that will guarantee to
move trees of almost any size without
damaging them, at a price that is COM
paratively slight.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

Judging from the size of the fund
raised by the committee, the Districts
Fourth of July celebration will be safe
and tame.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

The net total circulation Of The Washington
Times Sunday during the month of May
was 166, 357. all copies left over and returned
by agents being eliminated This number.
when divided by 4. the number OF Sundays
during May, shows the net Sunday average
for Nay 10 have been Il, ,6SS.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

The weather has certainly been doing
Its part Of late to hasten the passage
Of bills pending in Congress
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

DR.. Wiley wants to know, among
ether things: What is laager? But
alack-a-day, there isn't any in these de-
generate days.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

The net total circulation Of The wssh-
inCton Times daily during the month OF
Nay was J, ,2SS, $50. all copies l"it over and
returned being eliminated. This number,
when divided by 81 the nurIber o: days Of
publication. shows the net GailS average for
May to have been 45,9l7.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

In more ways than one the big. wicker
chair to be installed in the Presidents s
room at the Union Station will be a
seat of the mighty"
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

Entered at the Postorfice at Washington,
D. C. second class matter.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

In each issue OF The Times the circulation
ngures for the previous day plainly
printed at the head Of the first page ct the
aeft Of the date line
The Washington times., 1911-06-25
Sunday

The number OF complete ard perfect COPIES
G The Washington Times printed Sundays
curing the month of May was as follows:
May 7.-..........4S. POI May H............47,l4 ,l4l
Aay H............4S,21 ,216 May 3iS
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

The National Paper Trade Associa-
t1on's semi-annual meeting has ad-
journed after having a handmade all
rag deckle edged good time
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

Total for month. I23, 1sl
Daily average for DSnth............- H.7l0
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

If all the people who feel that the
National Trasury owes them money
should be detained on a suspicion OF
lunacy st. Elizabeth's would overflow
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

Five thousand Baptists will invade the
Capital tomorrow from Philadelphia:
They viii see all the sights of Washing
ton and pay a visit to President Taft.
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

Faithful service for a quarter of a
century in the Fire Department of
Washington was the record of Frank
p Jacobs. whose death brought sor-
row to hundreds of friends in the
District. Mr.. Jacobs retired from the
city's service in 1907 and has been in
business for himself. His one hobby
was his French poodle dogs, and his
fondness for his pets was remarkable.
1t is surely grotesque to find the Gov
ernment tiagrantly violating the fire reg
The Washington times., 1911-06-25

II the War Department did not drive
good bargain by making it's contract
for blankets during the present month
1t at least displayed foresight worthy
to succeed.