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The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
The Naval Programme.

pom the United States will have two
Dreadnoughts in commission, max
four in all These are the Utah
Florida, each nearly two thousand
3rgeH than the two sister ships,
Delaware and North Dakota, the
which now enjoy the distinction
g the two most powerful war
in, the world
England and Germany are building a
larger number of ships of about the
same size, but more heavily armed and
more formidable than any OF the four
named. Other nations are building some,
too In our own yards we are building
one for the Argentine Republic.
But, better sill, we have laid down
four, and have authorized the construc-
ton OF two more, which will be far
larger and more powerfully armed than
= any so far planned by another nation.
These are known as super er-Dreadnoughts,
have from 1900 to 10000 tons displace-
ment much heavier armor, and more and
larger guns They are SC. far the very
last word in battle ships, and many ex-
perts believe that they marx the limit
for fighting ships We are not building
as many of these all big-gun ships as
England or Germany-about as many as
France-but the character and strength
of those we have under construction is
far superior, and to that extent we shall
lead the navies of the world
In the construction of monster ships,
mounting twelve large guns or more,
naval constructors are proceeding upon
theories developed from the battle be-
tween the fleets of Togo and Rojestven-
ski in the straits of Sushima But, as
usual, there are other opposing theories,
due to the rapid development of torpedo
and submarine navigation and to the OBJ
servation that the same number of heavy
guns mounted on much larger number
of smaller vessels of greater speed would
be more effective. But all that is the
ory, which war only can successfully
prove. And in the meantime the costly
preparations go on.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
WOMAN WITH POISONED
PEN" WILL DRAW MANY ,
TOEASTON COURT TO-DAY

which makes a view Of the place i'm
possible from the street. On the south
side OF Ferry street there is, first, q
dwelling facing on Fourth street, to
which Is attached a yard running back
on Ferry street. The two yards are
about the same size. Then comes the.
Dewitt house. a three-story frame dwell
ing with bay window running up from
the second story.
These windows are the only ones that
| overlook the parsonage. When the con-
dition Of certain articles Of linen hung at
certain time was described the first
question was who could have seen it?''
The answer: Only the women in the
Dewitt house"
Mrs. Dewitt and her daughter are the
only women in the house, the mother
was eliminated and the daughter watched
for more than a month.
The allegation is made that the De-
Wits and Mr.. Snyder have not been the
| best OF friends. Varying versions are
related by the friends of both All go
back to ten years ago when Mr.. Snyder
I arrived to assume the pastorate of the
century old church and to occupy as a
bachelor the fine parsonage. He was
young. very good looking, not long out
OF Lafayette College, and modern in his
ideas. Soon he became popular and the
congregation began TO grow It is not
speaking i'll of any one to say that the
young minister did find favor in the
sight of the congregation He went to
parties. did not frown on dancing or
card playing and his automobile was
ever ready for an excursion
Miss Dewitt lived across the street.
She and the minister met several times
When he arrived in town Miss Hattie
was practically engaged to marry a
young man from Martins Creek. He was
bOyhOod chum Of the minister. When
he called TO see Miss Hattie he made
his home at the parsonage In a little
while the attentions OF the man from
Martins Creek began TO grow less ardent.
Was the minister responsible for this?
asked the neighbor. Did il embitter the
life OF Miss Dewitt?
EaStOn expects to have its burning
curiosity on this point satisfied to-day.
But the Federal authorities assert that
the same person who wrote the Snyder
letters wrote all the others as we'll.
Even II the motive for the notes to the
minister and his wife is established, why
should Miss Dewitt. if she IS the letter
writer, include everybody else in their
misery?
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CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
By A. w. MACY,
OUR FIRST AMERICAN
ADMIRAL.

ADMIRAL.
AT the beginning of the Ameri-
can Revolution England had the
most powerful navy in the world.
while the Americans had none at
, all. The Continental Congress
appointed naval committee,
which purchased and fitted out
eight vessels, at a total cost of
slS4'S3S. Esek Hopkins was ap-
pointed commander-in-ch With
these eight vessels, carrying 10
guns, and manned by men with
out naval discipline, Commodore
Hopkins was sent against the
English fleet of seventy-eight
men-of-war. mounting 2,07S guns.
Hopkins had only forty guns
throwing shot Of nine pounds or
more. while the British had at
least 500 eighteen Founders and
heavier guns. With this tiny
outfit the American commander
was directed to attack, take,
and destroy" all the enemy's ma
val force he could find. Hopkins
probably saw that he was doomed
to failure. and maneuvered quite
a little before attacking the en-
emy. For this he was court
martialed and dismissed. The
total armament of the American
navy reached forty-two vessels
during the Revolution. all of
which were practically destroyed
before the end OF the war.
Copyright 1911 by Joseph B. Bowles.)
TO-morrOw-"ChIIdr in Coal
Mines"
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ABOUT WASHINGTON.

From the Los Angeles Express
There are SIS saloons in Washington.
and fifty-seven OF them are between the
Capitol and the White House. II can
not be such a long time between drinks,
then, as some Congressman would have
us believe.
From the Birmingham kge-Herald.
Congress- has adjourned but Washing
ton keeps on hand the Monument and
the Library TO show the newly wed.
From the Pittsburg Disrltch.
"A member of Congress who could save
$4,000 from his salary must have done
some mighty hard scrimping." asserts
the Philadelphia Record. What Con-
gressman is aimed at by the remark is
not stated: but as II would take forty
years of continuous service. living on
nothing at the same time, the assertion is
beyond dispute.
From the Atlanta Journal.
II Champ Clark doesn't mind, he'll
waste his chautauqua material in inter
views.
From the Baltimore American.
The entire army is to be made ty-
phiod-proof. So one great national en-
emy has succumbed to the charge of
scientific warfare.
From the Chicago T1bIne.
President Taft may as we'll abandon
whatever hopes he has entertained
hitherto or running his high office in
such a way as to please Champ Clark.
From the Detroit Free Tress.
1t is rather unfair to say that Presi-
dent Taft will be one of the biggest at
fractions the State fair has ever had.
From the Pittsburg Post
Has any one the nerve to tell just ex-
actly what kind of a game Of golf Pres
ident Taft really plays?
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rainfall. which totaled 46o inches In
that section of the country the rain was
said to be Of infinite advantage to late
crops, while the water supply OF the
city, SO low during the present summer.
was replenished.
The wet belt hugged the coast all along
the Atlantic. and 3.S5 inches OF rain was
reported in Philadelphia in the past
thirty-siX hours.
Four men were rescued by the steamer
Ajax Yesterday and taken into Savan-
nah. They had spent day and night
tied to their launch, which was blown
upon the marshes of Green Island Sound,
on the Carolina coast.
Washington had exactly 433 inches Of
rainfall from Monday morning until
the downpour stopped yesterday even
ing. This was given out by the Weather
Bureau late last night. The first day
the rain began, only a trifie like 19-100
of an inch came down, with little pros
pect for more. On Tuesday more
fell, and the drip that day measured
1.64 inches. Two inches of rainfall Is
considerable, but on Wednesday it was
still raining, with little show Of let-up.
The intermittent showers that day
footed up $500 Of an inch, and every
one waited.
Nearly Half n Foot.
Yesterday the rain was still on tap
when sleepy Washington turned out for
the coffee and rolls. OF all the four
days, yesterday was the limit, speak,
ing of rainfall. The man out at the
Weather Bureau said that the little
drops of water came down so fast. that
by night yesterday the instrument they
measure it with showed a total for the
day of more than an inch and a-half, or,
to be exact l. 80 inches OF course, tha
Weather Bureau gleefully totaled 1t up
and just as gleefully announced that
close to half foot of water came down
this week. of which achievement the
prophets seemed very proud.
The records and data that go back
a dozen years or more were not avail
able al the Weather Bureau last night.
so they were not able to say just how
much of a rain the present spell was
in comparison with other soggy periods
of like duration.
The farmers, however, are divided over
the prospect. Some grumble under theiF
breath and ask why they could not have
had rain like this way back last June,
when all the springs were going dry.
Others rubbed their Chins ref1eCtively
and figured that the present drip was toll
erably good for late crops and fall plow"
ing. At any rate, the average Washing
ton man is firmly of the opinion that
there has been rain a-plenty in this
Observation-Disclosures for some weeks
to come.
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LOSS OF MILLIONS
IN TERRIFIC STORM

Continued from Page One.
power service is nearly restored, and
last night the city almost resumed its
usual appearance. The property loss in
that section alone will exceed 5000. 600
with half that amount lost in Charles
ton alone. The loss in Beaufort and
Port Royal is about the same, while
heavy damage was sustained by prop
erty on the Isle of Palms and Sullivans
Island.
1t was also stated last night that the
Merchants and Miners Line steamer
Lexington, which went aground on
Hunting Island, near the mouth of the
Edisto River, on Monday, was fioated
again.
Two Children Rescued.
Two children rescued from the
schooner Josie R. Burt at Little Egg
Harbor were taken to New York
last night. They were rescued by the
crew of the Little Egg Harbor life
saving station, who raced against the
gale on Wednesday night and overlook
the schooner.
The Josie r. Burt sprang a leak out
of Little Egg Harbor. and the water,
a dangerous gas, which almost prevented
the crew from working the pumps. After
hours of toll. when the vessel was al
most cleared of water she was again
caught by the gale and at midnight
listed. The crew could no longer man
the pumps and were rescued by the life
saving crew. The two children are in
dangerous condition. but Capt. Sam
son and the eight members of the crew
have practically recovered.
The Clyde liner Mohawk landed in
New York last night the captain. first
and second mates. and six members of
the crew of the four-masted schooner
MaIcomb B. Seavey, shipwreCked in the
gale off Charleston, S. c. The Seavey
was caught on Saturday night and the
crew forced to cling to the rigging to
keep from being washed into the noun
famous seas.
All but One Saved.
Capt Kemble, of the Mohawk, sighted
the distressed ship and hove to. The
Seavey lost a Portuguese sailor on the
Unbound trip from Tampa. On Sat
urday night a gale was blowing and the
anchor let go with 100 fathoms of chain
in eighteen fathoms of water. Capt.
Dodge, of the wrecked vessel, was lash
ed in the spanker rigging when 1t snap
ped. He chung on until daylight and was
rescued by the crew. They had nothing
to eat for forty-eight hours and very
little water. Capt. Dodge said two ships
passed him, but the Mohawk was the
only one to sight them and attempt a
rescue. The captain was the last to
leave.
Reports of rainfall through the East
ern cities of the United States indicate
ton, -bar IN
York had eight days of intermittent
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
DoCTORING CAPITOL TREES.
Botanical Specialist Welding the
Trunks Split by Storms.

Under the direction of Supt. Elliott
Woods, F. c. Clark. botanical specialist
from Kent, Ohio, with number of assist
ants, is doctoring the trees in the Capitol
grounds. Many of the trees have been
torn and twisted by the storms of many
years. Mr.. Kent and his assistants are
welding split trunks filling cavities with
cement, and training misshapen limbs
In the grounds there are more than
200 trees and large shrubs. many of
rare species. There are many Oriental
trees among the large number. The cavi-
ties in the trees needing doctoring are
first seraped clean OF all foreign matter.
and coated with coal tar. Cement is then
poured in.
In time the bark grows over the ce-
ment. entirely hiding the filling OF the
cavity. Split limbs and trunks are re-
paired by a system OF chaining and
boiling.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01

Easton, Pa, Aug. a.-when Harriet
Dewitt, the no longer young, but maiden
daughter of wealthy George Dewitt. will
be arraigned before United States Com
missioner Turner tomorrow morning on
charge of being Easton's woman with
the poisoned pen," enough victims will
be present to keep the court in session
for a week. Men and women sufficient
to fill a regiment and of all ages will be
eager to tell Of the torture they have
been subjected to. The specific charge
against the sharp-eyed and alleged sharp
pen daughter of family famous in East
New Jersey for two centuries, will be
the case of Rev. DR.. Snyder, pastor OF
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. The
investigation into the persecution OF Dr.
Snyder led to Miss Dewitt's first appear
ance before the United States authorities.
AS there are at least fifty witnesses on
| this one specific case. and all OF them
have letters, there will be no dearth OF
testimony, particularly as there will be
the supplemental evidence Of handwriting
experts.
II ever a man has been scored by
anonymous letters that person is Mr.. Sny-
der, who is handsome and popular. For
nine years he has been receiving notes ac-
cusing him of every kind of crime and
throughout the same period members Of
his church have been receiving similar
letters about him.
During the last year his young wife has
been included in letters even more vto-
lent than any that had gone before. Il
have written 100 letters telling the COM
munity what kind of a man you are and
what kind of a woman your wife is" was
the boast in a recent missive printed from
the woman with the poisoned pen" Il
will never rest until you are revealed in
your true light"
There was no rest even after this until
the step came which precipitated this
crisis. The letter in question referred
to the condition of the Snyder family
linen hung upon the clothes line in the
side yard of the Evangelical Lutheran
parsonage. A little geography is neces-
sary to give clear understanding of the
situation with regard to Mr.. Snyder.
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church is
on the northwest corner of Ferry and
Fourth streets. In the rear of this
church is the parsonage yard, and then
comes the parsonage itself. The yard in
side by a board fence six feet high.
question IS inclosed on the Ferry street
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
GATHERED IN DEPARTMENTS.

The battle ship fleet now in Hamp-
ton Roads will leave there to-day for the Southern
drill grounds, where it will engage in target prac-
tice.
Ambassador O'Brien. at Tokyo, yester-
day wired the State Department he was leaving
that country, bound for the United States He
will come to Washington before he goes to Rome
to succeed Ambassador LeiShman.
Sixty candidates for commissions In
the Engineer CorTI Il the army may be received
VIII n the examinations take place about the first Ct
the year. This is the largest number Of officers
ever recruited from private life for this corps
Postmaster General Hitchcock an
nnunced YESTERDAY that shipments Of monthly and
semi-monthly publications by freight trains from
publishing houses will begin to-day.
The War Department is arranging 70
send an officer to Fort Sill to negotiate with thl
Apache Indian prisoners there about moving to
another reservation. These Indians have possession
Of most u the land about the fort.
Postmaster General Hitchcock yester-
day ordered general inspection Of the Seattle.
Wash, post-ofice to dettmine whether campaign
advertising matter of a Democratic candidate for
Congress was delayed to further the interests Of q
Republican opponent.
Two hundred candidates for examina-
tion for commissions in the mobile prmy. composed
Of the cavalry. infantry and field artillery, have
responded to the Invitation sent ont hy the War
Department This examination will take place in
various parts Of the country on September to fill
vacancies among officers Of the army.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Win
throp yesterday wrote letter to Capt Douglas &.
NcDopgal, q. s. NJ. C., IN command of the Marine
Corps rife team at Camp Perry. Ohio. cougratulat-
ing him and the rife team upon their snccess in
winning the National Match at Camp Perry this
year.
The State Department has asked for
estimates for buildings Of the diplomatic service In
foreign capitals under the bill passed at the last
session Of Congress, providing for the ownership By
this government Of ita embassy buildings. Only
slsOOOO Is aliowed a maximum for the purchase
Of any ona building.
Acting Secretary of state Wilson yes
terday received q dispatch from Ambassador
O'Brieu, at Tokyo, saying the japanese government
had oficisIly communicated the selection Of Baron
Uchida, Ambassador 70 the United sta,es as min
ist9 4 tOEsisa afairA
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
In Plain Language.

From Puck.
Pittsburg Millionaire So there's a
there?
His Graces Solicitor-Yes, sir. in
formed the duke that you wouldn't let
your daughter enter the ring at over
s., 100000, and he instructs me to say to
you that he married his last two wives
at $3,0O00OO Your daughter must make
the weight or the marriage is off.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
Ideal Cooperation.

The Illinois Central Railway has orig
mated a system of cooperation that
sounds we'll. 1t has given the men on its
pay roll the chance to take advantage of
the sale of its stock on easy terms to
employees. 1t is gratifying to learn that
quite large number of the men have
become shareholders. To make the ac-
quirement of these shares still more
easy, the company accepts payment on
the installment plan, the employe apply
ing for such authorizing deductions in
sums of S. from his wages. The scheme
is working well in the United States
Steel Corporation, and has aroused the
interest Of the employees of the Harri-
man road
This is the modern and feasible
form of cooperation. Employees of any
concern should have, as far as possible,
direct interest in its prosperity. There
is no interest comparable to that of
ownership or copartnership. The en-
ploye who is also a shareholder is his
own employer to the extent of his own
ership. The plan makes for efficiency,
for good will, and for amicable settle
ment of difficulties Stock-owning en-
ployes should be represented on the
board of directors, and should have a
voice in shaping its policies. The Hi
nois Central plan is an ideal one for the
realization of cooperative industry.
On the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November of next year the
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01

which do not change, including human
nature. 1t is the essential humanity of
newspapers which gains them popularity,
and without this they are indeed build
ing upon sand.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
same Old Thing.
From Puck

From PUCK.
Mummy (the village banker)-what do
you suppose the young fellows in ancient
Rome did TO pass the time?
Phunny (the village philosopher)-Oh, I
don't know. 1 suppose they used to hang
around and talk about what punk town
Rome was
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
His Picnic.

"A
well. Bluff, did you have a good
timer" asked the country dog whose lame
leg had kept him at home. ...
You betcha" grinned the other dog,
who had been permitted to accompany
his master to the village. 'T caught
'Ieven O. them fresh town dogs with their
muzzles on"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
Rites for Explosion Victim.

Funeral services for Mrs. r. c. Smith,
who was burned by an explosion of
alcohol in Panama last December, will
be held from the r. NJ. Perry undertake
ing parlors this morning at 10 o'clock.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
CHANGED CONDITIONS.

When you and were younger. Kate,
And money hard to get, my dear,
Do you recall our anxious state.
The bore of duus and debt, my deari
But an the table you could set
And how you did it, goodness knowsl-
On fifty cents a dinner, net.
, Twas Youth that did n, suppose.
Those rolls from round the corner, Kate
Their memory still may whet, my dear!
An appetite that's grown sedate-
And then your omelette. my dear!
The lettuce crisp. and red rosetteN
OF ripe tomato, such as grows
lin fancyl by some riVuletl
Twas Youth that did it, ! suppose.
The ham in two thir silces, Kate,
And from the parapet. my dear,
Where pigeons Oft perambulate.
You bring one bottle-Yet, my dear,
Enough for two Of us. you bet.
From one 10 the other how It goesl
Nor needs more formal etiquette.
Twas Youth that did II. I suppose.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01

There must be a good many persons
at COatesville who are in favor of
the recall of judges after the recent
decision that every member of the mob
who burned the negro is guilty of mur.
der
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01
The way of It.

From PUCK.
Mrs. Grogan-oi hear Kelly was in
an autemobeel accident.
Mrs. Dooley-Yis. Little Timmy Riley
across tn way threw brick at wan, ana
It landed ON Kelly's facet
The Washington herald., 1911-09-01

The new President of Haiti Is Dor
rowing trouble from the start by seeking
a loan OF $500. Co., says an exchange. A
lot Of us would be willing to put up with
trouble like that
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The annexation talk is being over
worked in Canada as industriously as
the ruin-to-the-farmers scare was in
this country
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Appointed to Y. NJ. C. A. omce.

The vacancy caused in the Office stan
Of the Central Young Mems Christian
Association by the resignation of Walter
H. Chapman. who will have charge Of
the boys work department in Whining
ton. has been filled by z. F. Lincoln.
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Looking over our flies for the past
several years, We were sure that it
would rain this week Rockville fair,
you know,
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Even II woman is sorry she married
q man she finds some consolation in the
belief that she kept some other woman
from getting him.
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Perhaps it is just as we'll for France
that the Mona Lisa was stolen. Event
uaIly Mr. Morgan would have bought it,
anyway.
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LESvoI.

To-day We hare few worries. Kate.
Such ccmfcEf, too. a hick bestowA
And yet, tho stfil we're tste-a-tete-
Twas Youth that did II. ssppons.
-Ralph Bergnn@. IN Pusk.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.
WRITING 1T UP.

He hunted, with a grating tribe,
For perquisites and such,
And finally got little bribe;
1t wasn't very much.
The bribe he took was rather small;
It brought him little pelf,
But grating covers things withal
Beyond the bribe itself.
A lot OF money now he CLEANS;
He makes an income fine
Confessing to the magazines
At twenty cents a line.
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Uncle Walt Says To-day:

often drop my helpful book to watch fair Arabella cook
weary kitchen drudge sh she cooks with gadsome ecstasy
I've seen her take some -four and grease, and
In lfE then produce masterpiece. With soul in
KITCHEN spred and glowing eye she makes the pudding
and the pies; when from the oven she will
take lovely and triumphant cake she feels the rapture that
by geniues and they alone And when gather ou
the board and view Joy the tempting hoard of things
make cur gay, hand the cook large bouqu
ena hasn't learned cook she paints large pictures OF
brook pea green cattle stand therein meath bugouse tre
with leaves of tin soaring by beneath
brinded sky the that shines bird and beast
sinking slowing We away, Fith sinking heart
from fair eas give her the o that she deserves
and watch sweet Arabela's curves WALT Mason.
StcOsrht y Matthew Aarn9