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The Washington times., 1911-07-13
Fine Arts Commission
(. Again Delays Report

The report Of the Fine Arts Commits
sion on the S2.0o0.oOc Lincoln memorial
will probably not be submitted to the
commission for several days yet. ow-
ing to the fact that the members could
not be got together in time to have the
report ready tomorrow. as was antici-
Dated.
Just what recommendations the COM
mittee will make has not been learned
as the utmost secrecy Is teing main
tained. Presiden. Taft will receive the
report.
The commission is composed of f. II.
Brlrnham. F. D. Millet. Cass Gilbert.
Thomas Hastings. Charles Moore and
Frederick r. La Olmsted.
The Washington times., 1911-07-13
"Tall Negro" Cuts Screen,
Rifles Sleeper's Trousers

A negro housebreaker entered the
home OF Joseph Walker 918 Third street
northwest, early today and stole SIS
from the pocket of a pair Of trousers
beside Walkers bed.
Awakened by an unusual noise, Walk
er saw the man as he was leaving the
room. Hastily jumping out of bed he
gave chase, but the man ran down
stairs and escaped by jumping over a
rear fence.
Entrance to the house was gained by
the cutting of the screen from q rear
door. The only description Walker could
give of the housebreaker was that he
was a tall negro"
The Washington times., 1911-07-13
Carroll Students Plan
Outing This Evening

with 1,6OO tickets sold for the annual
excursion of the Carroll Institute, those
in charge of the arrangements are ex-
pecting a big crowd when the trip to
Indian Head is made on the st. Johns
this evening. Leaving Washington at
2 O'Clock, the excursionists will have
an informal program aboard ship and
Gpecial music will be furnished. They
Rfr not leave the boat. A large COM
nnittee, with T. D. Mccarthy as chair
nan, has charge-of the arrangements.
The Washington times., 1911-07-13
Funeral Service Held
For Colonel Harvie

Funeral services were held this morn
ing for Col. Edwin James. Harvie. who
died at his residence 1914 R street north
west, Tuesday, July II, 1911, were held
this morning at 10 o'clock at st. Paul's
Episcopal Church. The services were
very simple. The Rev. DR.. Talbot
officiated.
After the services the body was taken
directly to the train to be sent to
Richmond, where interment will take
place in Hollywood Cemetery. The pail
bearers were Douglass Makall, William
A. Barr, Emmett Meade. c. W. Maupin,
Sidney Taliferro, and DR.. Adam Kem-
bell.
The Washington times., 1911-07-13
jury in Assault Case
Against Veteran Hangs

MANASSAS, Va, July 12-The trial
Of H. c. Key, charged with assaulting
the sever-year-old daughter Of Reuben
Clark. was brought to close at 10:3O
o'clock when the jury appeared in court
and stated that there was no possibility
of agreement The panel was discharg-
ed. 1t stood eight for conviction, in
cluding the foreman and four for ac-
orittai1 Key is a Union veteran and a
native of Brookville, Pa. where he has
lived the greater part of his life. He
has been in the county Jail here since
March, when he was arrested in wash
ington by Detectives Greene and Klein
dinst
The Washington times., 1911-07-13

one Of the old homes OF Holmes Manor,
was sold to Frances W. Smylie for
5000 The house Is On q Let 80 by 80
feet After extensive remodelling the
new owner will occupy the house.
The two-nine-room hous1S at 1265 and
1857 TWenty-third street northwest, were
sold for tho aJckson estate to Mrs.
Craig for $500 each. Mrs. Craig will
redecorate them and hold them as an
w. A. Craig & Co., also report the be-
ginning of construction OF seven six
room houses at Tennessee avenue on c
street northeast
Judge Chandler P. Anderson, who re-
Gently purchased the Hillyear resi-
dence, at 1920 Twenty-first street north
west, Is planning extensive alterations
and an addition to the house. A loan
Of $4,000 was placed yesterday for this
purpose.
Buys I6o-Acre Farm.
Daniel schofield has purchased a
farm Of 100 acres near Potomac. in
Montgomery county. Md, for $4,000
The sale was made through the office
Of R. z. l.. Yenott. Mr.. Schofield
bought the land for investment.
Duchess Denies Purchase.
According to London dispatch today,
the Duchess of Marlborough denies
purchasing the Quay house, on K street,
In this city. She also denies that she
intends to spend the winter here. She
says that she will make a brief visit to
America in the fall, but that she Is not
abandoning England. The Quay house
was bought by George w. Vanderbilt,
a cousin OF the duchess.
Building to Be 100 Stories.
According to George r Mortimer. of
New York, who addressed the national
convention of Building Owners and
Managers in Cleveland yesterday, New
York is to have a 1,2O0-foot building of
100 stories. Plans for II have already
been drawn, he said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

direction Of freer trade. The same
general alignment is observed among
the Canadians themselves. The Lib
erals support the measure: the Con
servatives oppose. As the Liberals are
in control both at London and Mon
trea!. the croanings OF the opposition
will probably have little effect on the
outcome 1t IS not without significance
that It should be the Conservatives in
Canada and England who fight the
proposition and the st&ndpatters who
are against il In the United States.
MAN, Important Reductions.
The articles made free under the
agreement generally cover fCodstUffs
and the necessaries of life. including
all kinds of live stock. grain. fresh
vegetables and fruits, poultry. butter,
eggs. fish and sea food, cottOnsced oil.
lumber and wood products. wire, some
kinds Of machinery, coke, wood pulp,
print paper and other kinds of paper.
Articles not on the free list. but con
sidera bly, reduced, with the same rates
applying To both countries, include all
kinds of meats. flour. clocks and
watches. automobiles. farm machincry
and building stone. Reductions ar~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

and yteissirudes poFne with forptuda
In his whimsical way Mark 'oEeo
Hannibal, and Hannibal returns thu
affection by being exceedingly proud
OF Twain He is indeed the city's only
title Z, Iaz4e save fer its growing COM
mercial possibilities 1t is no longer
white town browsing IN the sunshine.
Missouri. too. knows the humorist-phi'
Iosopher as one Of its greatest sons
and the entire state applauoed Whep
one Of its legislators introduced re-
Gently a bill TO appropriate $1,000 Tor
a Mark Twain memorial in his home
city Of Hannibal 1t was proposed at
first that the state acquire the Glenn
ems home in Hannibal and preserve II
as & sort Of Mark Twain museum or
memorial, but Hannibal gently though
firmly interposed a veto, saying that
the Clemens house was it's own especial
concern and not that Of the state. inc
sum OF money needed to acquire the
house was small. and Hannibal could
take care OF that itself, thank you. If
the state of Missouri wished to remem-
Der Mark officially. we'll and good Let
it experd its $4,000 in some other way.
A monument. with statue OF Mis-
sourFs first citizen" 70 De placed either
in the small city park in Hannibal or
in the new Marx Twain park which is
TO be created by the city. has been sug-
gested-
Naturally Hannibal knows its Mark
Twain WELL also it knows itself wei,
IS portrayed in the Twain books. and
hollows in the city sidewalks bear wit
ness to the hours spent by various
originals in standing and telling folks
how Mark put them into his books as
Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer or
1njun Joe or some other of his unfor-
Eettable characters Until 1902 Hanni-
bal had small tumbledown shanty
which was pointed out to visitors as
rhe only genuine bona fde home OF
Huclleberry Finn. The house is shown
in the picture The reader may decide
for himself whether its appearance
agrees with his mental image of thu
sort OF house Huck's father. being tho
sort Of man he was. would be likely to
provide for his family. Huck's IA
Their. YOU know. loved red Ticker" more
than he did progeny.
Mari; Twain PARK. recently ACQUIRED
~ Hannibal lies below the city on this
bank Of the great river which viii bN
associated forever with the writeT'S
name in the mind Of every one VINO has
read Life on the Mississippi" 1t in
cludes Lovers Leap" made famous IL
local history bE an o!d tndlan traultIoT,
and EOn SaWEer's cave now known Of
dciaIy as Mark Twain's cave. Read
ers of TON Sawyer that epic OF
American boy life will remember tbs
cave in which Tom and his little sweet
heart were lest while the folks OF his
town searched high and low for him.
The cave is a freak Of nature. a narrow
UNDERGROUND passage about a mile long,
with deep side pockets
CHARLES ~. f.CRIE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
For Your Hair
Here Are Facts We Want You
to Prove at Our Risk.

When the roots Of the hair are
entirely dead and the pores Of the
scalp are glazed over, we do not
believe that anything can restore
hair growth.
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic acts SCI
entifcally, destroying the germs
which are usually responsible for
badness. II penetrates TO the roots
Of the hair. stimui ating and nourish-
ing them. II "a a most pleasant tot
let necessity, Is delicately perfumed
and will not gum nor permanently
stain the hair.
We want you to get a bottle Of
Rexsll "93" hair tonic and use il as
directed. II IL does not relieve scalp
irritation, remove dandruf, prevent
the hair from falling out and pro-
mote an increased growth of hair
and IN every way give entire salts
faction, Simply come back and tell us
and without question or Formally We
viii hand back 10 you every penny
you paid US for T..
We lend our endorsement 20 Reg
all "93" hair tonic AMI sell IL on this
guarantee. because We believe IL IS
the best hair tonic ever discovered.
II comes IN two sizes, prices 30 cents
and 800. Remember you can OBJ
tain 81 only a our sore. The Rex
all store. The Thomas Drug Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

porters or this idea aver that the only
American beneficiaries Of reciprocity
will be the consumer, the railroad and
the manufacturer. In the matter OF
wheat, for example, the cheaper prod
uct of the Dominion will come to the
American mill to be ground.
On the free admission Of live stock,
supporters of reciprocity assert that
the adoption OF the agreement viii ac-
tually help American farmers. As
there is little corn grown in the Do
minfon, Canadian range cattle will be
brought across the border TO fatten.
Fishermen Object.
Farmers are by no means the only
ones Directing 10 the proposal. The
fishermen Of New England are up in
arms. At Gloucester the flags were
put at half mast on the announcement
Of the plan. The New England pulp
mills are also IN opposition. II seems
n foregone conclusion that most OF the
senator's from this section viii vote
against ratification. Yet. strangely
enough, the man who is leading the
fight for reciprocity IN the house IL
Representative Samuel ". Mccall OF
Massachusetts. a regular Republican.
Back OF Canadian reciprocity Is a
larger question which everybody rec
ognizes. but which nobody talks much
about. In England # furnishes one Of
the grounds for opposition 10 rahhca-
ton OF the agreement In America IT
Is supplying just as powerful a sentl-
ment the other way. In Canada, II rec.
osnized ut all. It Is brushed aside.
This IS the question OF Canadian an
nexa don. Is It Only drea-o or f. IL
Q possibility Of the near fu.ure9 Can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

=: Canadian industries ana the enter
ing wedge that may ultimately mean
the annexation of the Dominion to the
United States.
England "Jollying" Canada.
In this dilemma they welcome the
selection Of the kings uncle. the Duke
of Connaurnt, as the new governor
general of Canada. The Dominion is
Just now assuming an unwonted i'm
portance in their eyes. They are even
feeding the Canadians with large and
assorted varieties of verbal taffy. Here
is a sample: In fifty years the Domin-
ion may so far outstrip the mother
country that the king himself will re
side in Montreal. This sort Of pabu-
lum does not 90 far with the hard
headed Canadian farmer, however.
lie smiles cynically as he reflects that
in the past the Dominion has given
Great Britain everything and has re
ceived in return nothing but three
cheers.
The Liberals in England take a far
more composed view of the situation.
Many favor the proposal Of Canadian
reciprocity with the United States Oh
the ground that IT viii be IA step in she
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
Only Sober Men Wanted

Competition IS too keen and life IL too
strenuous for an employer TO keep on
his paw roll men VINO are not II mental
or physical condition 70 perform their
duties. Every line OF Dssiness IL clog
!nS it's doors 10 drinking men. II
you are a drinking man. IL may be your
time next. Better stop drinking al
once. Orrine. the standard remedy FOR
the liquor habit, viii help you. By the
aid Of OrrlHe thousands OF mon nave
been restored 20 lives OF Bobricty and
Industry, hence thsy have become worth
more 70 their employers, and best OF
all they've made the!r loved ones hap
pier.
Orrine - a simple homo treatment.
No iCgE ar time from work Wrile ygE
aye taking a. Start todey. You viii
be surprised . ths results. We are 30
sGra that CgrlHe VIII beas1t you that
ars say to you fiaf 81 after n trial you
faii 20 get any benefit fF9E it's uze, we
viii EfVs EgE- E-scEey back.
CTTsHs = prepared Ia TWO forms. %8.
d secret - atl-s-Eat- f. powder. absolute
is faztelass and -doFiezss given secret
ig in food e-4HE- DTTiG1 No 2 Ia
pili form IL for those who desire ~
take v8lL5ntEry treatment, GT5ine costs
only en- box Write for freq DTrin-
haoH-et tERaiied "a pain sealed enyei
opas.fo Gru.Es Con- faug, DrFiEs build
slr yVaz-.uEtsa. -. g. DTriua g. rec
.,-r ended za5 eoE ssfa ira this city by
ll-e Harper A4OL4zs pE1Tnlacg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY
BECOMES POLITICAL ISSUE
Continued FROM rage Four-1

VIII lead 10 better trade relations and
more cordial feelings between the two
countries The railroads running into
Canada and their connections in the
United States are especially favorable
20 the agreement On the ground that
IT Will increase their business.
Incidentally your Uncle Sam IS some
what doubtful also. Canadian trade
looks good 10 him, and he needs or
soon may need those vast wheatfields
50 help feed his millions. But when
he thinks Of his own formers and Won
ders what the change viii do to them
the old man falls into q brown study.
There is one comforting thought. We
are not the only ones in p Guandary.
The Canadians and the English are
also doing q bit OF thinking The Con
servatives in Great Britain are max
ing a roar compared with which some
of our own objections are mild. They
sec the loss Of Canadian trade. the
dearth Of Canadian wheat. the sitting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

ball. now grown into a city. have set
themselves to the pleasant task OF pre-
serving for all time the house in which
lived Samuel L. Clemens, better known
IS Mark Twain. beloved huuOrist. lee
turer, philosopher and adviser general
TO the American people.
The house in Hannibal which is 20 be
preserved in memory Of Mark is not tAe
house in which he was born. Florida,
so. a little village about thirty miles
from Hannibal. claims the honor Of
having given him to the world. But he
lived in Hannibal FOR twenty years
from his fourth year 10 about his tween
ty-fourth. and mark Twains home"
means TO his surviving friends ara as
sociates the little two story frame
structure in Hannibal. or course it
cannot be associated closely with any
of his literary work since he left It be-
fore he dropped the printers stick
and the pilots wheel for the authors
pen. 1t was the home Of his father,
Justice Of the Peace Clemens. ana
while Mark lived in il he received such
Instruction as TIE common school Of
Hannibal could cive MIN.
II his later years Mark used to love
TO talk about his old home II Hannibal
lie paid flying visits to i from time to
time in the fifty years ne lived after
leaving Il forever. as L seemed, and in
June 1902 he paid to the old home his
last and only real visit lie ha5 Been
called 70 Columbia. Mo, 70 receive the
honorary GeSree Of doctor ~ laws from
the state university. ana be =t0rDed At
Hannibal on his way. Ter 9. week Mark
'Iazied" in Hannibal, enjoying a period
of rest and relaxation which was q
landmark in a life married too often
and undeservedly if we reject the IA
talistic theory of Nfe-hy great sorrows
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
SHIPS SNOW SOUTH TO MELT

Railroad Finds II Cheaper Than Haul
to Lake Michigan.
The Illinois Central railroad has
found a novel way OF helping Chicago
get rid Of some Of its snow. 1t con-
sists Of filing southbound coal cars
with the snow from It's yards and ship
ping IL south. Most OF IL melts en-
route
What is left when the cars reach
their destination is shOveled out and
melts in short time. As the cars are
wanted IN the south anyway. the
scheme is cheaper than paying for
hauling snow TO Lake Michigan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

finance and other Dominion officials.
1t was then that the general outlines
of the agreement were fixed. the COM
missioners from the two countries
afterward working out the details.
Second to the president perhaps the
most important figures in the nego-
tiaticns were W. s. Fielding, minister
Of finance for Canada. and Philander
C. Knox, American secretary of state.
The presidents second big play was
his special message to congress recon-
mending the approval Of the agree
ment. The third move was his Nc
Kinley day speech. in which he quoted
the dead presidents reciprocity sentI-
ments uttered the day before his as
eassinadon in Buffalo.
VIII Mr.. Taft's next move be to cali
a special session Of congress? He has
int1mated that he is prepared to take
that step II there is not a vote on the
proposition In both houses of congress
during the present session. He be-
Heves that the longer the country has
to think over the proposal the more ii
will favor II and that eventually the
agreement will be ratified. There is
no doubt that he is ready to make a
fight for the measure similar to that
which he conducted for his legislative
program in the last session.
Success Seems Assured.
With the large Democratic Access
sions in both houses in the new con-
gress there is belief that the proposal
must ultimately go through. AT least
q Of ho in
to favor it, and it is even possible that
a majority will take that course. In
addition many of the regulars will also
line up with the administration.
The exact status of the agreement
seems to be this: 1t must be ratified
as a whole or rejected as a whole.
There can be no amendments. 1t must
receive a majority in both houses of
congress. The new Democratic house
will pass it without question, and it
is probable that the present house will
do the same. So far as the attitude
of the present senate can be arrived
at, it is hostile. The new senate will
be more favorable. the only question
| being as to whether there will be
enough new accessions favoring the
proposal to carry it
There are two views as to the eff
fects of Canadian reciprocity on Amer
lean farmers. One is that the tariff
on farm products is of little or no
benefit to the farmer since he pro
duces n surplus above the amount
needed for home consumption and the
prices received are therefore fixed in
the markets of the world. Advocates
OF this theory believe that the adoption
of Canadian reciprocity will have a
negligible effect on our farmers. At
the same time it will not materially
reduce prices to consumers. 1t Will
tend. however To prevent grain corners
and stock market manipulatiOns.
The other view is that the free i'm
portation Of Canadian farm products
will reduce American prices and will at
tract hosts Of American farmers to the
/ cheaper lands Of the Dominion. Sup
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

the Canadian government TO have
these restrictions removed. John Nor
ris, representing the American News
paper Publishers association, believes
the agreement if ratified win material
~ reduce the price of print paper
The part President Taft has played
in the negotiations has been notable.
1t will be recalled that last year be
spent a memorable two days at AL
bany in consultation with the governor
general OF Canada. the minister OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

ada is more nearly related to us than
to Great Britain. Her interests are
Identical with ours. Her natural out
let and market are through the United
States The natural course Of trade is
north and south. Even Dominion poll
tics IS rapidly becoming more Ameri-
can than English. Is reciprocity an
entering wedge? Is the last great Eu-
ropean possession in the western hem
isphere TO sever her bondst
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

also made en- biruminous coal and Oth-
er articles. hut with different rates be
tween the two countries.
There is confusion - 10 the wood
pulp schedule for the reason that some
Of the Canadian provinces require that
timber cUt from crown lands must be
manufactured iato wood pulp in the
province. IN effort viii be made by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03
The Fountain Of Youth

Is a myth. Nothing can rob the grave
Of the victims of old age. But Rcd
Circle pills have robbed Il Of thous.
ands Of victims OF torpid liver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-03

Britain Likes Motor Vehicles.
The United Kingdom is using 21S.-
$50 motor vehicles. an increase in one
rear Of 36.925.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-21

Bearing walls over one hum
dred 100l feet In length, without
cross walls or buttresses, shall
have walls four (t) inches thicker
than the above.
length without cross-w walls shaiI
not nave more than two ca
stories OF twelve (12) inch wall.
In all calculations for the
thickness OF walls. according to
the given tables, the height Of the
ceeding eighteen (ls) feet in the
clear for the frst story, and four
teen l1D feet In the clear for the
second story. and thirteen (1s)
feet In the clear for all stories
above, except that for the top
Ing forms the ceiling of this story.
the walls may be sixteen (1s) feet
high An the dear.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-21

5-ss~sss~~~sds
Bearing walls over one-hun-
drsd and ffty (iso) feet IN length
without GROSS walls, shall be four
co inches thicker than the above
table Of thicknssses.
Fer buildings OF othsr ciasgss,
walls shall be as follows, unless
otherwise specified IN this ordi-
The Detroit times., 1911-02-21

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brick. stone. iron, steel or conorsts
laid on solid ground. or upon piles
or ranging ttmbers, when solid
earth or rock n not found.
sheds and frame buildings not
over Twenty-Five (25) feet high
esSar s po.,s 20 o. p on . %sy ?. ::s On
piers not less than n inches By
Sec. 9. PILES Pile. may b. of
wood or OF concrete and set by
driving or be moulded into place,
and they shall be spaced 20 safely
carry the superimpossd load.
. load exceeding nifty thousand
(S0,0o0) pounds.
Driven piles must be sent TO
solid bearing II practical. II piles
are not driven 20 refusal, its self
3nustaining power shall be deter
mined by the following formula.
via:
Twice the weight of the ham
ner In tons, multiplied by the fall
IN feet. divided by the least pens-
tration OF the pile In inches plus
one. under the last blow.
Concrete piles shall have their
Nearing power determined by ac-
tiai test I'm loading. unless in the
opinion OF the Department OF Build
ines this has been previously done
under similar circumstances and
with similar earth, and 10 the sat-
Isfection Of the Department or
wooden piles Of 20 feet or les.
- length. shall not be at the
nlnalier end Of less dimension than
1xe fnchss. nor at the butt end
l1oo than 10 inches. when 20 or
more feet IN length tho smaller end
shall not be less than i've inches
~ The butt end not less than IL
Ths top OF an wooden piles shall
~ cut on ~ least nine CO.. inches
|low the lowssf water line or the
~ = psrEsnsDt vet earth. Con-
- 1sn Gao, inshss ssd Tor AZ