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The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
THE AMERICAN VACATION.

Father took up the walking craze;
He went through Europe in forty days.
He had no time for sights, he says;
But he beat the record.
Down the Rhine with her vassar crew
Sister rowed, and they fairly few.
They didn't return with a single view,
But they beat the record.
Mother went in one lightning streak
From coast to coast in single week.
She didn't get time to see Pixies Peak,
But she beat the record
I spent my month in a touring car,
Came back with many a bruise and scar,
I'm all upset from the awful jar,
But we beat the record.
The Auto Household.
"Say, Henry
"weli?"
IT wish you'd crank up this ice cream
freezer for me-
How Poems Are Written.
Your ode to Niagara is very realistic.
I felt that way when I first saw the
falls"
'T have never seen the falls" explain
ed the poet. "I got the idea from read
ing a railway booklet"
veranda Chat.
'How's the society over at your hotel?"
VERY classy. I haven't heard anybody
mention less than million dollars"
Home OF Romance.
Spain is q realm OF story and song;
I We all agree to. this.
But the latest sellers come along
From Indianapolis
No Time to Waste.
why did you drop that summer girl?
She said she thought she could learn to
love you"
"Yes; but I'm only at the beach for a
week.
Life ON the Farm.
"These summer boarders are hard to
please"
whats the matter now?''
They're kicking because amt got no
field Of shredded wheat to show EN-"
A Vacations scheme.
.T have gotten q great deal Of pleasure
from anticipating the trip"
more pleasure. possibly, than you'll
get from the trip itself"
That's what / think So I've decided !
to stay at home and save the money"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
DIR. Robin. a. a Fi.herman,

From the Ocean City Breeze.
DIR. William M. Robins, of Washing
ton, d. c., succeeded in capturing the
largest king fish ever caught on the Pier.
It weighed nearly three pounds, and goes
to prove that the doctor is not only an
expert in nervous and mental diseases,
but an expert fisherman as we'll
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
Golf ana Morals.

From Vanity Fair.
Sir Oliver Lodge. the famous medical
scien.ist,. learned to play gok at st. An
drews souse thirty years ago. His teach
ar was Prof. TAFT
s'You don't play Kolf with your mus-
cles,- Prof. Tait said to him one day;
s"you play With your morals
sBut hope satd Sir Oliver. with =
hasty glance round, that 10 one viii
colslder ~ aora,n - bed = my golf.*
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21

Under a revised tariff, pet dogs will
enjoy the benefits Of a trip to Europe and
return without imperiling their citizen
ship.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21

an astronomer says that the recent hot
spell was due to the comet. That did
not make il any more bearable.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21

Bryan's '13'' may prove Just as much
of a hoodoo as his "1s to L"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21

Every working persons life ought to be
punctuated with vacation periods.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21

and active, and that ii is leaving no
stone unturned, even though the con-
vention will not be held until next year
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
The Auto Household.

"Say, Henry"
"weli?"
II wish you'd crank up this ice cream
freezer for me-"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
How Poems Are written.

your ode to Niagara is very realistic.
felt that way when I first saw the
falls"
IT have never seen the falls" explain
ed the poet. II got the idea from read
ing a railway booklet"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
vacation scheme.

'T have gotten great deal Of pleasure
from anticipating the trip
more pleasure. possibly, than you'll
get from the trip ITSELF
THAT'S what think So I've decided
to stay ut home and save the money
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21

Father took up the walking craze;
He went through Europe in forty days.
He had no time for sights, he says;
But he beat the record.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
Life on the Fam.

These summer boarders are hard to
please
whats the matter nowT"
They're kicking because amt got no
field of shredded wheat to show 'em."
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
veranda Chat.

"How's the society over at your hotel?"
VERY classy. haven't heard anybody
less than million dollars"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
Home OF Romance.

Spain is realm OF story and song;
I We all agree to this.
But the latest sellers come along
From Indianapolis.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21
No Time to waste.

why did you drop that summer girl7
She said she thought she could learn to
love you"
Yes; but I'm only at the beach for a
week."
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21

spent my month in a touring car,
Came back with many bruise and scar,
I'm all upset from the awful jar,
But we beat the record.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-21

Mother went in one lightning streak
From coast to coast in a single week.
She didn't get time to see Pixies Peak,
But she beat the record
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
pecial cabl. to The washinstou Herald.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald
Paris, July 1.-The statement was made
here this afternoon that Mrs Theodore
p. Shonts, wife of the president Of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company. Of
New York. and a recognized society
leader in America, has caused papers to
be served on her husband in a suit for
separation.
8. G. Archibald, an attorney, who says
he is counsel for Mrs. Shonts, is authority
for the announcement Archibald has
been in consultation with Mrs. Shonts in
the home of her daughter, the Duchess
de Chaulnes.
Mr.. Archibald, although unwilling to
differences, made It plain that the pro-
ceeding was not a petition for an abso-
lutte divorce, but was merely for separate
maintenance and freedom from marital
obligations.
Mrs. Shonts is reluctant to have the
public know of her difficulties with her
husband" said Mr.. Archibald. but con-
ditions are such that she has felt COM
PEELED to appeal to the courts for relief
AS both she and her husband are resi-
dents Of New York, the suit will be
brought here.
"A copy of the petition was served
on Mr.. Shonts about a fortnight ago."
New York, July Theodore p. Shonts
was not at the ofices Of the Interborough
to-day. HIS assistant, Mr.. Pepperman,
said that he was on a motoring trip and
would not be back until Wednesday. Mr..
Pepperman said that he had been busy
for a week denying rumors on behalf of
Mr.. Shonts that he knew anything of
Mrs. Shonts determination to sue for a
separation.
Mrs Shonts was Harriet Amelia Drake.
She was married to Mr.. Shonts In 1852
In Centerville, Iowa. lit Is q tradition OF
the town that she would not have him
as q suitor until he learned to play the
violin. She was the daughter OF Gen.
Drake, In whose ofiices Mr. shonts
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
ARMY ORDERS.

Leave of absence for two months is
granted First Lieut.. FRANCIS A.
RUGGLES, Eleventh Cavalry.
Leave of absence from July | to August
%, 1911, is granted First Lieut..
CHARLES R. ALLEY, Coast Artil-
lery Corps.
The following promotions of officers Of
the infantry arm are announced: /:
ROBERT N. GETTY, from lieutenant
colonel, Seventh Infantry, to colonel,
June /, 1911, unassigned; ROBERT L
HIRST, from major, unassigned, to
lieutenant colonel. June /, 1911, as
signed to First Infantry; PAUL A.
WOLF, from captain. Fourth Infan-
try, to major, May %, 1911, assigned
to Fourth Infantry; GEORGE d.
MOORE, from captain, Twentieth In
fantry, to major, May %, 1911, as
signed to Eighteenth Infantry: Will
LIS ULINE, from captain, Fifteenth
Infantry. to major, May q, 1911, as
signed to Fifteenth Infantry; ERN-
EST B. GOSE, from captain, Twenty
fourth Infantry, to major, May q.
1911, assigned to Twenty-fifth Infan-
try; CHARLES c. CLARK, from
captain, Twenty-seventh Infantry, to
major, June /, 1911, assigned to
Twenty-seVenth Infantry.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

arm. He nearly bled to death before
aid could reach him.
From the Lick Observatory. word has
been received that both ssismographs
were shaken up far more seriously than
during the 1905 quaikes. The instruments
were not damaged. but so violent were
the undulations that the instruments
made no records Of any value.
Late reports tonight show that the
earthquake was confined TO California,
Nevada, and Arizona A full reading Of
the seismograph at the University Of
California could not be had. because OF
the absence Of Prof. Wood, in charge Of
the instrument but partial reading
showed that the FIRST shock occurred at
twenty seconds past 2 o'clock. The in-
struments showed that the shock was
the worst in fve years, but the area and
direction OF the disturbance could not
be determined from the seismograph.
Telescope Il Uninjured.
The thirty-six-inch telescope at Lie
University came ont apparently unhart
ed and so did the twelve-inch glass. n
number Of clocks in the observatory
stopped, however. Cracks appeared In
brick walls at the observatory and some
plaster was dislodged. but the damage
was trining.
Both component pens Of the horizontal
seismograph at Santa Clara College were
thrown on the revolving drums by the
shaking, and the vertical seismograph
was affected In the same way. When
they were adjusted. the south component
swung Its fun amplitude. and it took
ninety minutes to still the oscillations.
Observer Newlin DECLARED that the dis
turbances were iookl and confined to
small area, basing this on the fact that
there were no preliminary tremors.
'To-day's earthquake" said Prof. Nc
Adie. in charge Of the United States
Weather Bureau here. LASTED nearly
forty seconds. and was the seyerest since
the shake OF April IS. 1906 1t probably
was the result OF the slipping Of the old
fault line, the San Andreas fault.
Thanks to the Carnegie Fund, the
Earthquake Society has just had careful
surveys Of movements placed along the
fault lines. These movements are
olema and Crystal Springs. eight In
The work 50 far done shows that -
has been no displacement durin the
last four years. Another survey win
have to be, made to determine whether
to-dAy's quake caused any change"
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

New York, July 1.-The mystery sur
rounding the supposed theft Of Mrs. Helen
DweIie Jenkins 100000 worth Of jewels
given her by her Western admirer, Ma
than Allen, promises to be cleared up
next Wednesday at the inquiry by the
Federal grand jury into the smuggling
case in which part OF the gems figure.
Detectives and police who worked on
the Jewel theft" are ready TO go on
the stand and tell new version of the
history that has not been told.
According to this information, these
detectives. after q painstaking investiga-
tion. came to the conclusion that the
jewels were never stolen. but that Mrs.
Jenkins had pawned them, or at least a
part Of them, to obtain funds for her
personal use-
After Mr.. Allen decided to cast on
the woman with whom he had been mad
ly infatuated, and hsd cut on her allow
ance. Mrs Jenkins became badly re-
duced financially. and. according to the
police theory, she conceived the idea Of
pawning some Of the jewels and con-
cocted the tale Of theft. believing Allen.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
FINAL RITES FOR c. W. GIVEN.

Funeral services Of Claude w. Given,
who died Friday at the George Washing
ton University Hospital, will be held at
2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial
will be made in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Given was born in Washington,
and was in the coal business here with
his father, the late John T., Given. He
was later an employe of the Agricultural
Department Mr.. Given was q member
of Mount Nebo Encampment, L o. o. F.,
and a past grand master Of Washington
Lodge, No. 6, !. o. o. F. He resided
with his brother. Harry C. Given, at
I75s T street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
Autos for the Children.

Members Of the Mothers and Little
Children's Club were given an automobile
trip to Great Falls yesterday afternoon.
Starting at o'clock from the northern
branch of the Associated Charities. 7o1
Rhode Island avenue northwest, the
party went to the Falls by way Of Con-
duit road.
DR.. J. Franklin Hilton, the Luttrell
Company, Washington United Motor
Company, Potomac Automobile Company,
Barnard Motor Car Company, Buick
Motor Car Company, Federal Taxicab
Company. Terminal Taxicab Company,
H. E. Sands. Emerson G orrne, Loco
mobile Company. and Aabacon Automo-
bile Hiring Company furnished the auto
mobiles.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
KENSINGTON MAN WOULD
HUSH THE CHURCH BELLS
Says They Are Hard on His Nerves and Distressing
to the Sick"-Town Council Not Enthused
Over His Petition.

ringing Of church bells in Kensington.
At recent meeting Of the town coun-
ell, Mr.. Potts presented proposed ordi-
nance prohibiting the ringing Of bells
within the corporation limits. Mr.. Potts
explained that the bells are hard on
the nerves" and distressing to the sick.
The town council was asked TO pass the
measure. but Dr. Eugene Jones and
Alfred C. Warthen protested so vigor-
ousiy that action was deferred until the
next meeting Of the council
Public sentiment is said to be against
the enactment Of such an ordinance. and
1t is thought Mr.. Potts efforts win fail
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
SHONTS DIVORCE CASE
is MADE MYSTERIOUS
Attorney for Woman Refuses to Disclose Grounds
Named in Complaint of Wife of Emf
nent Engineer.

studied law. afterward becoming apart
ner in the firm,
They have two daughters, Marguerite
and Theodore, who was married to the
Duke de Chaulnes in 1888, and became
awidow a few weeks later. Mrs. Shonts
is very fond OF society and has a brilliant
social career.
Mrs. Shonts had a squabble with the
customs off1cials of this port in Decem-
Der last because of the enormous guam
tity of fine clothes which she brought
with her from Europe, and which were
said not to be properly declared. The
ffve pieces Of tewelry which had not
been declared at all were seized at the
Shonts apartments at the Plaza, where
Mr.. Shonts and his wife made their home
until her recent departure for Europe. q
In September, 1909, Mr.. Shonts was sued
for 100000 damages by the husband Of
a woman whose affections he was ac-
cused Of having alienated. The suit was
brought by Frederick Hipsh, the New
York manager Of a Kentucky whisky
dIstillery.
Through his attorney, Delaney Nicol,
Mr. Shonts declared it was not he, but
his double who was meant AS to the
identity of the double, there was no
hint. shonts, it was said. met Mrs.
Hipsh in the summer OF 1907 at Nara
gansett Pier.
Mr. Shonts declared he did not know
the woman, and that IL Hipsh had found
a telegram asking Mrs. Hipsh to meet
the sender at Asbury Park signed with
Mr. Shonts' name, 1t was a case OF
somebody else using his name.
Mr.. Shonts' private life prior to and
since the suit has been wholly free from
scandal He is one Of the most eminent
engineers in the world. and was selected
by President Roosevelt to direct the en-
tire Panama Canal work. He resigned
that post to accept salary reported to
be $4,000 year, offered by Mr.. Ryan.
He is rich apart from his salary, belongs
to many clubs and societies, and per-
sonally Is very popular.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
POLICE DOUBT THEFT
OF JENKINS JEWELS

in order. to avoid publicity. would rush
to her relief.
In few days the pawned jewels. which
were only an inconsiderable part OF the
whole collection. were found by the de-
tectives in Bowery pawnshop. In the
meantime word of the theft came to Mr..
Allen While he was thinking 1t over
news was flashed to him OF the finding
of the pawned jewels.
Mr.. Allen arranged. through an inter
mediary. to pay $4,000. having ascertained
that only part Of the jewels were gone.
The money was paid to Mrs. Jenkins.
attorney and she eventually got about
$50, 900 Of 1t.
Detectives worked on the missing Jewel
case only a little over a week before they
came to the belief that there had been
no theft and 50 reported.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

There was . time when children liked
C hear the church bells ring &c Sum
day. The grown-ups liked It. too. for
they had read OF church bells in poems
and stories.
But ont in Kensington there is a man
who wants the church bells hushed. He
wants TO sleep. ALI the poetry has gone
out Of his soul. 50 far as church bells
are concerned Nobody knows what he,
wants 70 take the place Of the church
bells. and nobody seems to care. Ken
slngton. apparently. Is Indifferent. SO II
Frank E. Potts. q prominent resident
has his way. there VIII soon be no more
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
PLEASED WITH REPORTS.

Delegates 20 Travellers, conveation
Give an Accounting.
Reports Of the delegates who attended
the session Of the Grand Council OF the
United Commercial Travellers Of Amer
sca. held recently At Huntington. ". Va.
and the session OF the Supreme Council
Of the organisation Just closed At coiun-
bus. Ohio. were made to the members
Of Flssr Council. No. IS Z. G. r. last
night Al Pylnlan Temple.
~. W Nansdeld. Of the Supreme coun-
ell session. stated that the degree team
Of the local council Is known Tor its
exeeHenl work all over the west
~. Shores paid rioute 70 the degree
team. which h6 stated 4 conceded 20 Be-
the best % TIE supreme iufIedIctIon.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
REPTILE BED-FELLOW IS
KILLED BY SCARED Man

animation he discovered large black
snake. which had auartered itself for the
night He was so shocked he hardly
knew what 10 DO. but secured club and
killed the reptile.
Tho snake probably entered his bedroom
By climbing large rose buah which
grew up the side OF the house near his
bedroom window Once inside. It was an
easy matter FOR the serpent to md rs
way under the cover. as the bed stood
near ne window.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
BOOK IS GETTING WELL.

Sebastian Book, italian, who was In
jured Friday afternoon when a bank
Of earth caved in near the intersection
of Massachusetts, and Wisconsin ave-
nues. was reported improved yesterday.
Book is at the Georgetown University
Hospital with several broken ribs.
Accidental death was the verdict of a
coroner's jury yesterday morning in
the case Of Steven yignizitch, an Aus
trian who was working near Book. and
was thrown into the shovel of the steam
dredge and crushed to death.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
CLERKS ENJOY RESPITE.
from City After L O'Clock
in Afternoon.


in Afternoon.
Government clerks were pleased yester-
day, for it was their first half holiday of
the summer. Only four hours of work
was required Of them. Aa result, there
was an exodus from the city about
o'clock. which looked as II half Of Wash
ington's population was trekking to other
parts.
All the trolleys were packed with out
ing parties, the river was alive with
canoes, and the trains running to Chesa-
peake Beach and Annapolis were crowded
all afternoon.
Washington is rapidly assuming its mid
summer Saturday afternoon. dullness. The
Library Of Congress locks its doors at /
o'clock, and the law library at the Capitol
closes at 4:S0 o'clock. During July, Au-
gust. and September all the wheels of
activity in the Capital run slowly.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
NAVAL ORDERS.

Rear Admiral S. p. COMFY, placed upon
the retired list OF officers OF the navy
from July 13 1911.
Commander DE WITT BLAMER, orders
OF June 9, 1911. modified: detached
duty twelfth lighthouse district, Chi
cago. ILL.,; granted sick leave three
months.
Lieut.. Commander w c. AsSERSoN,
detached duty Birmingham; to duty
Lieut.. Commander P. N. OLMSTED. de-
tached duty Missouri: TO duty Con-
necticut as first lieutenant
Lieut. Commander d. NJ. WOOD, de-
tached duty Montana; TO duty Naval
War College, Newport, r. 1.
Lieut.. G.. w. HAINES, to duty as as
sistant to inspector Of cSdnance,
CINE Building Company. Philadelphia.
Pa.
Ensign w. F. NEWTON. to duty COM
,nand Stewart
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
WOMEN SENT TO oCCooUAN.
Twenty More VIII Be Transferred
to the Prison Tomorrow.

Twenty More VIII Be Transferred
to the Prison Tomorrow.
Superintendent Whitaker. of occoquan
Prison. received fifty women prisoners
yestepday. Twenty more win be trans
ferred tomorrow.
They win be under the supervision Of
the oficials and guards Of their own sex
and win start making clothes for the
other prisoners. besides doing house
work and attending to the flower beds.
Mr.. Whitaker Is arranging for a change
In uniforms for prisoners.
The Commissioners yesterday an
nounced the officers who will have charge
Of the new woman's department. They
are: Margaret Keppler. Mrs. NJ. z. Re-
petti. N. Ellen Mark, Elizabeth NJ. Dixon,
Mrs. A. r. Lambert, Annie c. Lyles,
Mary A. Ford, MIS-. L. E. Bernsdorf,
Bathia Anderson. Rosa B. Wilson. Mary
z. Hosmer, and Gertrude Berry.
The new department is capable Of car
ing for 126 women.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

York. PA, July LA black snake. four
feet long. cuddled up as 4 bedfellow
Is not the most comfortable fsellns one
could have enc yet such was the exper-
ienee Of D. M LApcks. OF Jaeobus,
Springfield Tovnship. this county last
night
When Iaucks turned down the covers
cl his bed and got betvcea the Sheets
his p4rm body touched ths cool reptile
Il pss = peculiar feeling end upon ex-
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
MED of Heart Trouble.

After an investigation into the death OF
Edmund A. Sutton, the Washington
police have decided that Sutton died
from heart disease. The body was buried
yesterday afternoon following services
at the Sutton home, 7SS Fourth street
southeast, in Congressional Cemetery.
Mrs. Sutton said last night she would
accept the decision of Sheriff Edwards,
who made an investigation.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
RIVER OUTING ENJOYED.

About 500 persons went down the Poto-
mac to Marshall Hall yesterday after
noon on the annual outing OF the Call
ifornia State Association. The steamer
Charles Macalester left Seventh street
wharf at 2:3o o'clock, returning the ex-
cursionists to the city at II o'clock last
night.
A good many Of the Caiifornians are
employed IN the government service, and
these took the opportunity OF the
o'clock closing and Joined the party. The
day Of recreation was enjoyed by all and
win be long remembered.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
CUPID HAS BUSY MONTH.

for a Large Number of
June HoneymOOns.
Dan Cupid smashed all records for five
years in Washington last month. He
was responsible for exactly $50 happy
couples, who are now on their honey
moons. This breaks even the record for
June, 1907, when he united 4s3 couples.
In June Of last year only 437 marriage
licenses were issued: 462 licenses in June,
1908, and IA in June, 1909.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
win Of Percival NJ. brown.

The win of Percival NJ. Brown. for
rner washington attorney. who died June
20. has been fled with the register of
wills. He asked that he be buried as
near the grave Of his brother. Stanley
Brown, as possible. He names his moth
er, Mrs. Elizabeth S. Brown. as his sole
heir and legatee. and also executrix.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02

France. in 1910. imported s2ns.5oo worth
Of automobiles. exporting s35.oo0.o 900 worth.
Stavanger. Norway. $1,000 population.
has but two autos. whose owns-- buy
their gasoline Of druggists
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
80. AL Honne offlce Builafnr.

Fire in the basement Of the House
once building about 7;so O'Clock last
night caused $40 damage to the wood
work. An overheated electric fan Is sup
posed to have been responsible for the
blase.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
EDUCATION BOARD
ENDS YEARS WORK
President Oyster Reelected
at Closing Meeting.
DR., DAVIDSON BEGINS DUTIES

osth of OffIce Administered to New
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ashford.
Municipal Architect, Held Respon-
sibIe for Extravagaace in 1Iainte-l
nance of the HuildinEa.
The Washington herald., 1911-07-02
EARTH TREMBLES
IN. COAST TOWNS

Ceat.nusa from P.ss one.