davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Not Only The
Center of the Map.

II gentlemen will examine II, they will
find Duluth not only in the center Of
the map, but represented in the center
OF a series ofsconcentric circles one
hundred miles apart, and some Of them
as much as four thousand miles IN d.
ameter, embracing alike in their tre-
mendous sweep the fragrant savannas
OF the sunlit south and the eternal soli-
tude of snow that mantles the icebound
north. How these circles were produced
is perhaps one of those primordial mys-
teries that the most skillful paleologist
will never be able to explain. But the
fact is, sir, Duluth is pre-eminently a
central place, for I am told by gentle
men who have been so reckless Of their
own personal safety as to venture away
into those awful regions where Duluth
Is supposed to be that 1t is SO exactly
in the center of the visible universe that
the sky comes down at precisely the
So me distance all around II.
I find by reference to this map that
Duluth Is situated somewhere near the
western end of Lake Superior, but as
there is no dot or other mark indicating
whether II Is actually confined to any
particular spot, or whether 1t just
lies around there loose; I really cannot
tell whether It is one Of those ethereal
creations Of intellectual frost work, more
Intangible than the rose-tinted clouds
of a summer sunset, one of those airy
exhalations Of the SPECTATORS brain in
the form of towns or cities along those
lines of railroad, built with Govern
ment subsidies, Turing the unwary set
tiers as the mirage Of the desert lures
the famished traveller on, and ever on,
till 1t fades away in the darkened hori-
zon, or whether II is a real, bona fide,
substantial city, all staked of, with
the lots marked with their owners
names. like that proud commercial me-
tropolis lately discovered on the shores
Of Santo Domingo.
1t Is Certainly
Therefor Thereabouts.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

The number of cases Of non-support
which have developed in the District
within the past few weeks indicate that
even a diet of bread and cheese and
kisses is not always forthcoming.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
1t Is Certainly
Therefor Thereabouts.

But, however that may be. am sat
isfied Duluth Is there, or thereabouts;
for see it stated here on this map that
1t Is exactly thirty-nine hundred and
ninety miles from Liverpool, though I
have no doubt for the sake of conve-
nience it will be moved back ten miles,
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

The last meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce for the season of 191O-11 will
be held tonight. Several important
questions are to be considered and a
large attendance of members Is es-
sential. The Chamber has a valuable
seasons work to its credit, with every
prospect that a better season lies ahead
in l9ll-12
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Of the six heroes who received med
ais from President Taft today for dar-
ing service on board the battleship
North Dakota on the occasion of the
explosion in Hampton Roads. one is a
native of Norway and two are natives
of ireland. In the great melting pot
of America the heroic strain is left
unimpaired.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

While the National Conference of
Charities and Correction is discussing
Industrial and farming penal institutions
for the confinement and treatment of
criminals. the District OF Columbia is
giving the civilized world a wholesome
example in this work. Down at Deco
quan we have a colony that is doing
exactly what the experts at Boston are
advocating today.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

II romance and sentiment can -four
ish and culminate in the prosaic at
mosphere of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. it is small wonder that
moonlight and roses are positively irTA-
gistible.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Having been in the spotlight on the
American political stage for nearly half
a century, it is not surprising that
Uncle joe has turned down the propo-
sition to appear on the merely profess
sionaI boards, where the spotlight is a
weak candle fame and the spectators
few compared with the glare Of national
publicity and the gaze of forty-six
States.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Mr.. Fred E. woodward will deliver a
lecture this evening on Books and Good
Reading before the brotherhood of the
Bethany Baptist Church corner Second
street and Rhode Island avenue, to
which the public is invited. 1t Is in this
lecture that he has embodied his list Of
one Hundred Best Books. recently pub
lishsd n The Ttns& which haa been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
FOR BETTER CAR SERVICE.
Civil Service Council Refers Matter
to Committee.

Improvement Of the street car service
In the District was referred to the civic
betterment committee Of the Civil Service
Council at the November meeting Of the
council last night. W. D. Mckenzie of
the War Department Is chairman Of the
committee. In the discussion 1t was in
dicated that the question Of transfers
would be the main point for consideration.
but II is expected that some feasible plan
for providing seats in. the rush hours
would he considered and worked out.
The discussion Of the street car service
came up on motion of Bristow Adams,
treasurer of the council. who called atten-
ton to the fact that the work OF the coun-
Gil should be extended as rapidly as pos
sible to all the branches included in the
constitutional provisions Of the society.
namely, betterment of the civil service.
including recla ssifcation and retirement.
cooperation, entertainment with public
meetings and social gatherings and i'm
provement of social conditions. A public
meeting with DIR. H. w. Wiley as speaker
was proposed and favorably considered.
Plans for cooperative buying and dis
tribution of wholesale packages and for
mutual help in other ways occupied the
beginning Of the meeting and 1t was
agreed that the quarters already provided
for the use Of the members should be
moved from their present site to place
on eth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
'ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICE
WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 3
Representative Carlin to Be Speaker
at Meeting at New Ma
tional Theater.

The annual memorial services for men,
bers Of the Elk fraternity who have died
n the District Of Columbia in the last
twelve months will be held in the New
National Theater at o'clock the even
ing of December 8. The exercises will be
conducted by members OF Washington
Lodge, No. Is, B. P. o. e. Eighteen
Washington members Of the fraternity
died during the year.
The memorial address will be delivered
by Representative G. C. Carlin OF Vir-
ginia, one Of the best known Elks In the
Old Dominion. A feature of the services
will be an elaborate memorial emblem, In
inc with the Elk ritual, in which the
name and date of death of each Of the
deceased membership be inscribed. This
will take the place of the flashing of de-
ceased members photographs on a screen.
as has been the custom in the past. The
benediction and invocation will be p.o-
nounced by Rev. George Fiske Dudley.
rector of st. Stephens Protestant Epis-
copal Church OF this city.
In addition, there will be a program of
sacred musical selections by section of
the Marine Band, under Lieut.. Santel
mann, and a number OF Elk memorial
hymns will be sung by a quartet select
ed from members of the local lodge.
Exalted Ruler James L. Ward will pre-
side. The chairman of this years memo
rial committee is Rosa F. Downing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
BU0YAGE IN FIFTH DISTRICT.
Several Changes Noted for the In.
formation of Mariners

4 notice to mariners regarding buoyage
in the waters of the fifth district has been
issued as follows:
Virginia-EliZabeth river: A barge load
ed with cars capsized November 10 of
Hospital point, Elizabeth river in thirty
feet of water the bottom of the barge
being we'll out OF water. A light is being
maintained on this wreck by the owners.
Hampton roads, Newport News middle
ground thirty-foot channel gas buoy, No.
2, reported extinguished November 10.
was relieved by Pintsch gas buoy No
vember IA. Elizabeth river, Craney Is
land fats north end buoy, No 4, spar,
reported dragged out Of position Novem-
Der and found broken. was relieved and
replaced November Is. Bush bluff buoy, 5.
ffrst-class can, found dragged about three
quarters OF a mile SSE Of its, correct posi-
ton was replaced November Il. Seacoast:
False Cape gas and whistling buoy, No. 4,
reported extinguished November II. was
found to be burning brightly November
II. =
North Carolina-Beaufort Harbor: New
port marshes buoy. D. fourth-class can.
found missing, was replaced November 10.
Bogue sound. Morehead City stake, black,
found missing, was replaced November
10.
Light vessel No. 45 from the thirty-five-
foot channel in lower Chesapeake bay, is
at a Baltimore shipyard to have a gas
engine Installed for service as power for a
fog siren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
CHILD CONSERVATION.
Subject of Discussion at .Tonight's
Meeting of Associated Charities.

The annual. meeting of the Associated
Charities is to be held at Rauscher's. 1894
Connecticut avenue, this evening at
O. clock. 1t is a public meeting. Many
prominent officials and residents OF
Washington have accepted invitations to
be present Among those are Cuno H.
Rudolph, chairman OF the board OF Dis
trict Commissioners; William II. De
Lacy. president of the st. Vincent de
Pual Society and judge of the Juvenile
Court: Thomas c. Noyes. president OF
the Board of Trade; Lee Baumgarten,
president of the United Hebrew Charities:
Mrs Charles A. Goldsmith, financial sec
rotary Of the United Hebrew Charities;
Arthur c. Moses, president OF the Play
ground Association; Emile Berliner, vice
president. Association for Prevention OF
Tuberculosis; B. Pickrnan Mann. presi-
dent board of children's guardians; Adj
miral Charles H. Stockton. president OF
George Washington University; Dean
William A. Wilbur OF George Washington
University, Prof. William J. Kerby, pro-
fessor Of sociology. Catholic University;
ard University; Rev: Dr.. Abram Simon,
pastor Of the Washington. Hebrew Con-
gregation: George NJ. Oyster. founder OF
the Washington milk dispensaries; Mrs.
William III. Bayly, president Young
Women's Christian Association; James F..
oyster. president of the board of educa-
ton and the Chamber of Commerce, and
Michael 1. Weller. president Citizens Re-
lief Association.
The two principal speakers, as already
announced. are Judge Julian w. Mack.
who will speak on THE Conservation of
the Child From the Viewpoint Of Preven-
ton of Juvenile Delinquency" and Dr.
William NJ. Davidson. superintendent OF
.oJ,o hn will L. n
servation Of the Child From the Stand
point of Education Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith, rector of St. Johns Episcopal
Church, will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
Will of Elizabeth G.. Calvert.

The Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital, st. Johns Orphanage and the
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral F'ounda-
ton are each. to benefit to the extent Of
81 600 by the will of Elizabeth G. Cal
vert, dated December IL, 1905, and filed
for probate. Cash requests to relatives
include:
Strother L. Randolph, $500; Beverley
r. Codwise, 500: Jane r. Codwise. 500;
Emma r. Daley, $500; Anna NJ. Ran
dolph, 500: Mary B. Stahl, s1OO; Jane R.
Vollmer, 500: Ella M. Gray, 500; Mil
dred r. Codwise, $500; Edmund r. Cod
wise, 500.
The rest of the estate is devised to Bev-
erley S. Randolph and Albert l.. Johnson
to be held in trust by them for testatriX's
sister, Cornel.a P Randolph. who is to
receive the income during her life. After
her death the estate is to bedivided into
four equal parts. one part to go to Bev
erley 8. Randolph. one part to Felix Sey-
mour Randolph, one part to Emma r.
Daley and the remaining part to Mary
Meade johnson. Beverley S. Randolph
and Albert L. Johnson are named as
trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
AS SPECIAL GUEST.
President of Associated Ad Clubs in
Hands of Friends.

George W. Coleman of Boston. president
of the Associated AID Clubs of Ameri a.
was the guest of the Wash; ngton Al Club
for several hours today. and was 81 en-
a taste of strenuous living by the iocal
boosters. He was met at the Union s,a
ton at 9:45 O'Clock this morning by
Granville NJ. Hunt, president OF the local
club and delegation of members, nd
rushed to the Commercial Club for breai.-
fast. Immediately thereafter he wa
taken on a tour of the city in an automo-
bile
The party returned TO the Commercial
Club in time for a luncheon given in hon.
or of Mr.. Coleman by the AID Club.
After the luncheon Mr.. Coleman. Presi-
dent Philip of Dallas (Tex.) AID Club,
President Malcolm Moore of the Bal l.
more AID Club, Mr.. Hunt, w. T. er-
wood, Walter Mcdonnell and Frank McD.
Smith climbed into a seven-pass niger
touring car and set out for Baltimore,
where Mr.. Coleman is to be the guest Of
the Baltimore Ad Club at a banquet this
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
PARENTS OF BOTH SURPRISED.
William B. Creecy, IT., Marries Miss
Mathilde c.: Payne.

William B. Creecy, :jr., twenty -four
years old. an automobile salesman OF
1897 n street northeast. and Miss Ma
thiIde c. Payne. nineteen years old of i7oe
18th street northwest, were married yes
terday afternoon. Rev. G. W. Van Eos.
sen, rector of Trinity Church, performed
the ceremony.
The decision of the young people to be
married came as a surprise to their par
cnts. Mr. Creecy informed his parents
yesterday morning that he intended to
marry in the afternoon. and that he would
bring his bride home to dinner. That
part Of the program was later carried
out From the Creecy home young Mrs.
Creecy sent special delivery letter to
her mother announcing her marriage.
This morning the young couple left the
C,reecy home in an automobile, presum-
ably to take wedding trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
MEETING IS POSTPONED.
Committees in Charge Of Fight for
Pensions Seek Information.

A meeting OF the committee of the
Chamber Of Commerce, Board of Trade
and Federation of Citizens Associations
in charge of the fight for an adequate
pension fund for the police and fire
departments. scheduled to take place
last night, was postponed after a con-
ference of the committee chairmen yes
terday afternoon. The chairmen decided
to seek further information before
making a final draft of the measure,
which will have the backing of the
civic organizations of the city before
Congress.
1t has been intimated that strong op-
position to the proposal that the pen
sion fund be paid for one-half out of
the federal Treasury and one-half out
of the revenues of the District will
develop in Congress. 1t is said that
the same members of Congress who
favor an abandonment of the half-and-
half principle of appropriating for the
District and the substitution of fixed
amount as the share of the federal gov
eminent will oppose the plan to have
the federal government provide one
half Of the pension fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
CONCERT BY YALE MEN.
Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs to
Visit Washington.

A concert is to be given by the Yale
University Glee, Banjo and Mandolin
clubs at the New Willard Hotel the even
ing OF January 1, 1912. This is the first
visit which the musical clubs OF Yale
have made to Washington in four years
The local alumni are looking forward
with much interest to the coming con-
cert, and many plans are being made to
entertain the Yale boys.
The clubs are to make "A long trip
through the south during the Christmas
ho-.days, stopping in Washington on their
way home. The cities which they will
visit during the trip are Brooklyn, Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, KY: Knox
vile, Tenn: Atlanta. Ga: Jacksonville
Fla: Savannah, Ga; Richmond. Va, and
Washington.
The clubs have been carefully trained
The members are selected after long
hard competition, open to all the stu.
dents of the university More than forty
men will make the Christmas trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
ANTI-TAFT MEETING HERE.
Call Issued for Gathering of Presi.
dents Colored Opponents.

The colored anti-Taft organizations in
the several states have called confer
ence, to be held In True Reformers' Hall,
this city. Friday. December Is. The con-
ference will last throughout the day and
In the evening at O'Clock a meeting will
be held, at which the results will be an
nounced.
Among the speakers at the evening
meeting will be Bishop A. Walters Of
New York, ]. c. Matthews of Albany.
n. Y; James A. Ross of Buffalo. n. Y;
A. E. Manning of Indianapolis, Ind. j;
James J.. NELL of Tennessee, n. B. Mar
shall Of New York. DR.. c. d. Hazel OF
New Jersey, James A. Terry of Illinois,
Bishop G. l.. Blackwell of St. Louis Mo.
William A. Trotter of Boston, Mass, and
Rev. S. l.. Corrothers, Rev. ]. Milton
Waldron. l.. c. Moore and w T. Fer
guson of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
Homeopathic Hospital Election.

Col. John TweedaIe was elected presi
dent of the National Homeopathic Hospi
tai Association at the thirteenth annua
meeting. held last night In the parish hal
of Epiphany P. E. Church. G street be
tween 18th and 14th streets.
Mrs. A. r. Quaiffe. and Bernard r
Green were chosen vice presidents and K
Is. Hutchinson secretary. DR.. Henr,
Krogstadt. Ralph Hills, Richard Kings
man, Victor j. Evans and Arthur c.
Moses were selected to serve as trustee:
for terms of three years.
Reports of the trustees and subordinate
organizations were read as follows: BY
A. A. Birney, president; by Byron S
Adams. treasurer; Ladies' Aid by Miss
Katherine s. Pratt, treasurer; Nordhof
Guild, by Mrs. Grace Boynton Logan, re,
cording secretary, and treasurer of the
Nordhoff Guild. by Miss Martha j. NJ Al
len; hospital committee. by Miss Florence
r. Collins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
+. NOT FIT FOR THE PUPILS.
Old Well at the Burrville School
Nav Be Closed Up.

Owing to the discovery that the water
in one Of the wells at the Burrville School
contains an unusual amount of bacteria
the well may be ordered closed by the
District Commissioners.
Tho Commissioners have notified the
board Of education that the water is
unfit for drinking purposes and that, il
the board finds it impracticable to pre-
vent the use of it. steps will be taken
to close the well UP.
Health Officer William c. Woodward
recently submitted report to the Com
Inissioners based on the results of q
chemical examination Of the water. He
said that, although no injurious con
termination was discovered. it was de-
sirabIe that the well should be closed
A new we'll recently has been built fol
the Burrville School, SO that the CLOSING
Of the old one will cause little or no in
convenience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
STUDIES BAR MUSIC.
Pupils in High School Cannot Take
Both. Saws DR.. Small

The District Congress Of Mothers held
its monthly meeting at the Washington
Club yesterday. The principal speaker
was DR.. W. ). Small, whose subject was
The Musical Child and the High School
Studies He discussed the claim of many
that it is almost a physical imposslbi.ity
for child to take the course of study
required TO graduate in any OF the high
schools of Washington and at the same
time make serious study of music
DR.. Small spoke Of what had been &C
complished in other cities where the reg
ular work done in music by pupil Is
counted as a major study in the high
school curriculum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
Patented Flexing Wing Device.

Arof. Montg omery was granted pat
lat for a fiexing wing device for f1exing
curved. surface in 1903, few months
after the patent was granted the Wr:ghts
for fexing a plane surface. AS a matter
Of fact the Wrights never built a ma
chine with plane surfaces, always using
the Montgomery form Of q parabolic
curve Prof. Montgomery stated that his
patent was open to the use Of the pub lie
and there was always a question in the
minds Of aviators of possible conflict
between the Wright and Montgomery
patents.
Friends of Prof. Montgomery protested
against his actively experimenting with
flying machines, as he was too old and
too heavy and his eyes.ght was bad. He
insisted, however, that it was safe
sport. =
At the time of his death he was expert
menting with new form of glider and
was caught in an air pocket causing the
machine to fall. He fell only forty feet
and lived for some hours. He spent the
time before his death In explaining in
detail the trouble that caused the fall.
with a view to remedying it in future
machines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
Will Filed for Probate,

The will Of Mrs. Augusta Rees, dated
September II, 1910. and modified by codi-
Gil of same date, has been filed for pro-
bate. The will states that the daughter,
Augusta Rees Particle. has received her
full share in the estate and makes no
provision for her. a bequest of 500 is
made to the son, Charles P. Rees. The
remaining estate is devoted to another
daughter. Mrs. Annie r. Ubhoff. Charles
p. Rees and Annie r. Ubhoff are named
as executors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
Experiments With Glider.

The Montgomery glider, as finally de-
veloped. was something like the flying
machine Of the late Prof. Langley, in that
1t was a tandem monoplane 1t had, how
ever. the feature of fiexing wings. by
which it was guided and controlled. There
were some interesting experiments with
ii in 1905, when the glider was sent up
several times to a height of between 5000
and 1900 feet, attached to a hot ar bal
loon. There were two ex-circus men en-
ployed to make the flights and they would
cut the glider loose at the extreme he1ght
and on some occasions Travelled eight
miles before returning TO the earth. The
MAJ hine seemed under perfect control ana
would circle, volplane and almost stop
in the air at the will of the operator.
The experiments were carried on in
public and created quite a sensation in
California just at their close. Maloney,
one of the operators, was killed. He mad
gone UP when it was seen that one of
the rear wings was broken and hanging.
1t was impossible to call him back. and
when he cut loose from the balloon he
fell. Just after this the California earth
quake destroyed the machines and put an
end to the exhibitions.
Prof Montgomery was busy with other
work and on several occasions when in
Washington promised to revive the old
glider and eft it with an engine. This
was done last summer and some of the
mach mes were on the Pacific coast being
experimental with at the time of Prof.
Montgomery's death. Victor Lockhead.
author of Vehicles Of the Air. and a
warm friend of Prof. Montgomery, stated
recently that he had flown one of the
machines with only six horsepower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-22
RECEIVERS ARE NAMED.
But Court Grants Stay in Bank
ruptcy Case.

On application of Attorney Alexander
Wolf. representing Julius Block. furnish
ing dealer on 7th street northwest be-
tween D and & streets, Chief Justice
Clabaugh today stayed the adjudication
in bankruptcy of the merchant. Proceed
infs acainst Mr.. Block were instituted
last Saturday by certain creditors.
Mr.. Wo.f told the court that Mr.. Block
had offered his creditors % cents on
the dollar for their claims.
Pending the consideration of the offer
to compromise the court appointed Lucas
P Loving and George W. Offutt, jr., as
receivers of the business. The bond was
fixed at $1,000.