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The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.

There nearly 1900 purils in the governments
schools Of Egypt.
Tho per capita consumption Of Goldfish Is greater IN
England than in any other land
Laughter has been scientifically defined Q cun-
ulsire action Of the diaphragm
Kerosene. applied by a creased cloth, makes an
excellent sui stitute for ironing Wax.
Deposits Of COPPER have been discovered on ths
Westmanna Islands south OF Iceland.
Frenchman has invented . simple machine for
stringng beads by centrifugal force.
Montana broke all her records for coal production
last year by mining 2soo so short tons.
An aerial weapon that launches q selt-rrupelling
torpedo has been perfected by German eIperts
The bsst safeguard against infectious diseases II
to keep both mind and body in a healthy condi-
tion.
One Of the newest folding tops for automobiles Is
extended closed by turning crank on the side
Of the car.
Over 10000 tons Of pebbles are annually picked
sent abroad.
An ak can be converted into psck by attaching
an easily fastened device that West 'rgfnian
has patented.
mean, Of a sertes of ribs and channels have been
patented by q South Carolinian.
For bathrooms Of limited ARA thers has been
DESIGNED stationary washstand 70 bc fastened over
and empty into the foot Of the tub. II.
The original railway time table appeared In
Encl,nd having been issued by the STOCKTON and
Darlington Railroad Company in October. ls2s
Sir Francis Galton. the English scientist said
that the wrinkles and folds OF the palm "are M
more significant than III. crtases in old ciothes.'
For fishing at night there has been patented
noat containing storage battery and an electric
lamp the latter being lighted when the hook b
pulled b. q fish.
F1ocr space Is eccncmized By q stepisddsr that
Wisconsin has invented which has . third
section sliding between tho 'front.' and back that
may be raised 70 any desired height.
Taunton. the herring city Of Massachusetts,. b
Freat nsecca for excurslonists during tho run.
Chain cables were nrst employed on shipboard
In 1871. They wzs invented hS nsu surgeon.
American sales beyond the Pacific IN the len
yiSooo,ooo. Tho prsncipai buyers vsrv, japan.
SSs.sit.s2i, Australia tA.spsl; The rhatppins.
tis,s25.iA; Chiness empire. NAte. -; Hcnstons.
B.6si58; nrttish India. a.0.i0 and NJ.
zealand. Suaaa salss 10 us frum thsss bszood
the PseiAe eounsriss amounted = sanaa
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
RIFLE WILL FIRE
SHELL To SKIES
AGAINST AER0S
Projectile to Travel Seven
and a Half Miles in Air.
GUARD FOR NAVY SHIPS

The Navy Department yesterday COM
pleted its tests with the aeroplane gun
designed by Admiral Twining, of the Bu-
reau of Ordnance, to repel the attack of
airships upon vessels of the navy. These
experiments, which have been conducted
at Indian Head, Md, are satisfactory.
The model gun, which is but one
pounder, will be returned to the Wash
tngton Navy Yard early next week, when
it will be used to design a three-pound
gun for the same work. These three
pound guns will be placed on the deck
of every vessel in the American navy and
will form an entirely new and separate
battery.
Yesterdays firing demonstrated the fact
that with the one-pound gun now in use
a shot could be hurled 1900 feet in the
air, or more than three miles upward.
The same gun could not fire a shot more
than two miles parallel to the earth.
The new three-pound gun will be made
with the view of throwing a shell seven
and a half miles skyward, or consid-
erably higher than any aeroplane has
ever risen. 1t will fire at least fifty shots
minute. With half a dozen such guns
firing at that rate, no aerial craft ever
made could withstand the assault, ord
SAESilS
Fifty rounds were fired yesterday by
the experimental gun, and those made it
possible for the navy officials to proceed
at once with the construction of a per-
manent battery of aeroplane destroyers.
Capt. Beck Comes to Station.
Curtiss aeroplane stock, at least at
College Park, rose many points yester-
Gay when Capt. Paul w. Beck, the only
licensed Curtiss flyer at the army avi-
alton school, returned and inspected his
machine preparatory to a fight to-mor-
row or Tuesday. For more than two
weeks the Wright and Burgess Wright
machines have held undisputed title but
Capt Beck, just returned from the Chi
cago aviation meet, expects to smash
some records shortly.
With two machines at the school in
shape for flying, the Schneider aeroplane
the Fox aeroplane, aviation activities at
third aeroplane of the Rex Smith Com
pany and the Christmas aeroplane will be
ready for their try-outs within two weeks.
and Frank Kastory will be assigned as
aviator of the Smith machine. Kastory
is now operating the Fox biplane, but
will return to the Smith crew.
large crowd of Saturday afternoon
aeroplane enthusiasts was disappointed
by the rain at the aviation field yes
terday. While the threatening clouds did
not keep down the attendance materially,
flights were impossible, and the only ma
chine to have its engine running was the
CurtisS. which was taken through its
PAGES by Capt. Beck.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
LAFFERTY OUT AS
FOE OF MONOPOLY
He Says the District Fur
nishes Several Examples.

The issue of the Congressional Recorc
which appeared yesterday contains q
number of speeches which were deliv.
cred in the Senate and the House and
several that are inserted under leave
to print" Among the latter is a speech
by Representative Lafferty, of Oregon
attacking all the monopolies in the
country, including the railroads, express
telephone and telegraph companies, and
the steel, harvester, sugar, tobacco, and
oil trusts.
Among other things, Mr.. Lafferty says
that the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany wanted to charge him 500 for a
telegram of ninety-seven words from
Portland, Greg, to this city, but when
ii went at government rates the cost
was only s1.17. Mr.. Lafrerty says that
IL the government were charged for mes
sages at the same rate that is charged
the public 1t would build its own lines.
Mr.. Lafferty also pays his respects to
the District of Columbia in the follow
ing words:
Right here in the District of Columbia
we have examples OF local monopolies
charging excessive rates and furnishing
insufficient service. The two street rail-
way companies refuse to exchange trans
fers. They should be required to do so.
During the rush hours they pack hu-
manity into thair cars like sardines. They
are making probably 80 per cent per an
mum on the actual cash invested in their
lines. They are taking off all open cars
on the Avenue line and putting on the
closed 'pay-as-you-enter' cars instead.
The health and comfort of the public is
to be sacrificed to prevent the loss of a
few fares to the street railway COM
pany.
"a public-service commission for the
District of Columbia should not only be
authorized to appraise the physical value
of all public-service corporations doing
business within the District, and to fix
rates based thereon, but II should have
the power to prescribe the character or
service to be given to the public Every
other city in the United States should
have a similar commission. When we
give up the use of our streets to a
monopoly We have a right to have voice
in the future management of that mo-
nopoly.''
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

New York, Aug. 26.-Will the ma
tional baseball commission and the
directors of the National and American
leagues have to come together anc
modify the diamond rules so that there
will be fewer accidents in the future
Such a move had to be made In foot
ball, with the result that last season
was practically free from serious In
juries.
OF the two games-baseball and foot
ball-the former appears to be the
more strenuous right now, judging by
the long list Of players who have beer
hurt one way or another this season
Never before in the history of the
game have there been SO many players
Obliged to remain out from injuries
and many Of them have been serious
enough to cause alarm.
Why, YOU will ask, are there more
mishaps this season than in past years:
It is pretty hard to answer this ques-
ton, but the reason seems to be that
baseball calls for more speed than
ever. s..
Most of the accidents have been
caused by base running. The game
has become so fast and inside baseball
has been so highly developed that sue
cess really seems to hinge upon ability
to run the bases. Sliding into bases
has resulted in a number of bad hurts,
and being spiked or knocked down by
the runners have caused other acci-
dents.
Probably the player who has been
the most dangerously hurt of any In
the game is Frank Chance. the man
ager OF the Cubs, and on the fact of
his enforced absence from the line
up the Cubs will blame the loss of the
National League pennant If they lose
out Chance was struck in the head
by a pitched ball early in the season.
and the doctors told him that he could
never play again. Those who saw the
Cubs play last week and watched the
playing OF Safer at first base can
realize how much the club misses It's
peerless leader.
The Giants have been practically i'm
mune from players. being hurt until
last Friday. when Larry Doyle. the
great second baseman. bruised his back
while sliding.
Although the McGrawites have had q
great deal OF luck In the matter OF
avoiding accidents. almost every other
club in the country has been handi-
capped by injuries to star players at
lsoune time or other,
xhe fsct that Charlie Doom, The
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
DIAMOND EQUALS ,
FOOTBALL DANGER
Many Mishaps This Year Make Baseball Look
Like the More Strenuous Sport.

great catcher and manager of the
Phillies, is out Of the game with a
broken leg, and that Roger Bresnahan
who is the star backstop and leader
of the Cardinals, is of with a damaged
wrist, is the reason these two clubs
are not fighting for the pennant al
present.
Bresnahan has been injured twice
this year The first time he almost
sustained a broken leg. while the Sec
ond day after recovering from this in
jury he was forced out by the accident
to his right hand.
Besides losing Doom. the Quakers
were obliged to go for long time
without Outfielder Titus, whose right
leg was broken early in the season.
Hans Wagner. the Pirates star short
stop, has a wrenched ankle, and he
will not be able to play for some time
Fred Clarke, the manager of the
Smoketown crew, has been missing
from the lineup many times since he
got hit in the head by a ball thrown
by Pitcher Sallee, Of the Cardinals, in
July.
Catcher Sweeney, Of the Highlanders
during the middle OF the season was
on the bench for long time because
of broken finger. Most Of the other
New York Americans, though, have
been fortunate in avoiding accidents.
Hal Chase laid of for a spell of two
or three weeks on his clubs first trip
West, but II was because of illness,
The two star second basemen Of the
country have had long periods Of idle
ness because of injuries. while Eddie
Collins, of the Athletics. was laid up
because of a bad leg. his club took
an awful slump. The Maps, too. missed
Larry Latoie when he hurt his leg so
that he had to be on crutches for two
months.
The Tigers have had their share Of
Ill luck Accident after accident has
handicapped the team. Del Geinor, the
first baseman, was on for months
through a collision. while Delehanty
and Moriarity are two others that have
suffered.
Nap Rucker. the Dodgers' star left
handed pitcher. sprained his foot Just
before the season opend. and he was
out for weeks Barger, another Of
their crack pitchers. was on the hos
pital list for long time because Of q
broken finger.
Almost every ball player. In the
country has been out IT some time or
other from some slight injury. but Il
has been the stars that have suffered
the most. and when the have been
hurt II has been usually TOR weeks OF
time. 81 = - 4 q 81 stsf s
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
PYTHIAN CALENDAR.

LODGES.
August 8-Decatuf. No. 9; Calanthe, No. II, and
Equal No, II, business meeting
August D-webster, No Z; Excelsior. No. "A;
CAPITAL No. a; Myrtle, No .. regular business.
August 0-Mount Vernon. No. 5. and Union, No.
o. business meeting
August 3l-Harmony No. n business.
September l-Syracisions, No. 10. regular business.
PYTHIAN SISTERS.
August 3-Frendship Temple. No. .. business
meeting.
September I-ssraousians. No. 10. regular business.
business.
Myrtle Lodge, No. Is. knights of
Pythias, at its meeting Tuesday night
at 316 Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
conferred the rank of knight upon one
candidate. The degree work was in
charge of Grand Master of Exchequer
Frank B. Crown. At the conclusion OF
the degree work a social hour and
smoker was enjoyed. Among the visitors
present were Grand Vice Chancellor G..
W. Haley, A. w. Sherrier. J. L. Hyde,
and H. w. Johnson. Of Rhode Island.
Harmony Lodge, No. q. knights Of
Pythias, conferred the rank of knight
upon one can lliats at its meeting Thurs
day night at Pythian Temple. Grand
Trustee E. Lodge Hill had charge Of the
degree work. Among the visitors were
Grand Chancellor S. H. Bassett Grand
Master OF Exchequer Frank B. Crown.
Grand Master-at-arms Robert Stroufe,
and Grand Lecturer NJ. H. Vandervort.
The meeting of Rathbone-Superior
Lodge. No. 2s knights of Pythias. last
Friday night was well attended by Wis
itors as we'll as its own members, to pay
a farewell tribute to its chancellor COM
mander, DR.. w. F. r. Phillips, who leaves
this city to become professor Of anatomy
at the State Institution at Mobile, Ala.
Dr. Phillips takes with him the best
wishes Of all his friends in the order.
who have been so closely associated
with him in the past farewell ban
Quet will be given by this lodge In honor
Of DR.. Phillips Saturday night.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
FEATURES OF THE RIVADAVIA,
a ARGENTINA'S NEW DREADNOUGHT

tons 500 greater than Aran
sas and Wyoming. the largest American Dreadnoughts
Length-5S5 feet BREADTH SO feet draft 81 feet inches
Motive power-Three turbines developing $4,000 horse
power with speed of 221z knots. .-.
Fue-Carries 1000 of coal 66O fuel oil as
an auxiliary
Armament-Tweve 121-nch guns six turrets arranged
so used in either broadsde twelve Snch guns
twelve guns and 2nch submerged torpedo
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
GOOD TENIPLARS.

The event OF the week in local cir
cles Of the International Order of Good
Templars was the thirty-ifth annual
session Of the Maryland Virginia Grand
Lodge. at Falls Church. 1t was the first
session held in the State since Maryland
absorbed the Virginia Grand Lodge, as
petitioned by the Old Dominion three
years ago.
An executive meeting was held Tues
day. John s. Bottiger, grand chief. pre-
siding. A jolly party of young people
of Perseverance Lodge. No. 2. INDUCED
Falls Church Tuesday evening, and were
cordially welcomed by the united BROTH
erhoods.
The grand lodge session proper was
opened Wednesday morning. All Its
officers but one were present The Odd
Fellows Hall, the home Of Pioneer
Lodge. No. ], organized forty-two years
ago, had been dressed for the occasion
by committee Of the home lodge. The
committee was in charge Of Mayor
George w. Hawxhurst. grand counselor,
and a veteran grand secretary. I'VE
have done we'll this year. but will do
better next" was the report and promise
of one Of q series OF attractive watch
words attractively displayed.
Chairman Ha yxhurst read a proposed
schedule of proceedings. which was
adopted. 1t clearly anticipated busy
session. and as well bore evidence that
Pioneer, the most, had overlooked moth
ing essential in preparing for the enter
tainment of its guests, Rev. c. P. Now
lin, delegate to the International Su-
preme Lodge. made a report in which II
appeared that that body enacted that the
grand lodge password would hereafter be
given in Esperanto.
Perseverance Lodge. No. 2, had an in
teresting session in Masonic Temple. Mr..
August Rodeman, OF Seat Pleasant Lodge,
No. 4. and s. W. Russell. of Minnehaha
Lodge. No. /. were among the visitors.
Chief Templar Graves presided. and Mrs.
Grace Wilkinson. pianist. led in the song
service. Mr.. /. L. Corby read a COM
from Willard o. Wylie.
national secretary. Of Boston, in which
acknowledgment was made to Persever-
ance Lodge of its donation to the pro-
hibition campaign I'm Maine.
A social session was enjoyed, followed
by a musical and literary programme.
concluded by fraternal leavetakIngs with
Mr.. and Mrs. Corby and Mr.. and Mss
Wilkinson, about to go for a few weeks
to Atlantic City and Newport. re-
spectiyely
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
Paul Peck in Accident.

Exposition Park. Pa, Aug. 26-PauI
Peck was caught by wind currents while
making trial flight this afternoon and
in landing collided with a large tree,
breaking the end of the planes. Peck
was thrown from the machine, but es-
capped with slight bruises. 1t was his
first flight before his bride of three days
The machine will be repaired immedi-
atelY.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
NEW PICTURE FEATURES.
AIhambra Theater Continues Il,
ceIlent Bills.

The Alhambra Theater on Seventh
street is featuring the photo play pro-
duction OF the General Film Company
and American yBiograph pictures. and
o-day will present the 'Battle Hymn
of the Republic" and How She Tri-
umphed," A sea story Is told IN the
picture. "The Old Captain" A great
seasolng vessels wreck In this pic
tssre IL very thrilling. Every day there
10 a change Of pictures, and new pic.
tures not seen elsewhere are shown.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
FRATERNAL SOCIETY NOTES

Hall, Anacostia. Thursday evening,
September Z, at 8 o'clock, and has in
vited the members Of the Ave Rebekah
lodges to be the guests of the lodge
on that evening. A good programme
has been arranged for. and the object
of the gathering, as stated in the com
munications issued to the Rebekah
lodges, is to enable the wives and daugh-
ters Of the members Of Salem and other
lodges to become acquainted with the
members of Rebekah lodges, and also
become more conversant with the work
of Odd Fellowship as carried on by tina,
branch of the order.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
say. Heater wnl be Ready.

Municipal Architect Ashford yesterday
received letter from II. II. Dindemuth,
president Of the York Engineering COM
pany, Inc. which stated that the heating
epparetus m the Armstrong school would
Be completed By septeuabsf u q needed.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
TWENTY-ElGHT DIE
In THEATBR PANIC

Continued from Page One.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

Salem Lodge. No. o. I. Q. o. F.. has
made arrangements for . social gather
tas N shstr lodge rooms n l1asonic
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

Edward J. Ross Council. No. %, Junior
Order United American Mechanics. held
an exceptionally Interesting meeting last
ThursdAy night 4 number Of the stats
The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

H. E. Crouch. r. K, Of National Tent,
knights of the Maccabees Of the World,
las returned from an extended visit
With his daughter in North Carolina
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-24
RAP COMPULSORY FEATuss
Badger Farmers Aroused Over Tu-
berculin Test Law-MaY Become
Vital Issue in State Politics.

Madison.-Is the tuberculin test
likely to upset the political map OF
Wisconsin? Such thing would
seem not improbable from the state
ments made before the joint COM
mittees of senate and assembly in
the assembly chamber, when the bills
relating to the tuberculin test law
were up for hearing. Farmers an
peared from all over the state, the
large part opposed to the law and
few who believed the law was a good
thing.
Threats were openly made that if
the compulsory test was to be con
tinued the farmers of the state would
be heard from in a manner in which
the legislature would not like.
The objections raised were entire
ly against the compulsory feature of
the law. This was on account of its
claimed unreliability. Properly adj
ministered, SO there would be no
chance for mistakes, 1t was admitted
by all that the test was a good thing
and the inference was that. even
those who were opposing the COM
pulsory test would be glad to take
advantage of it if they could be
sure no mistakes would be made.
Case after case was cited by farm
ers and those speaking for the bill
to repeal the compulsory feature
where mistakes had been made in
testing cattle, as illustrative Of the
unreliability of the present method.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-24
EASY DIVORCE BILL KILLED
Measure Rejected by Assembly After
Attacking Speeches by Gilbert
son, Long and Shots.

Madison.-Speeches of Assembly
men Gilbertson, Long and Shots
killed the assembly bill which pro-
vides for the adjustment of the Office
of divorce counsel. The bill was or
dered advanced following a plea by
Assemblyman Mortensen that it be
given quiet burial. 1t was defended
by few of the treasury watchdogs,
who argued that the $4,000 expended
annually on divorce counsel is
wasted, Gilbertson, Long and Sholts
spoke at length on the evils of di-
vorce and cited the opinions of seven
teen of the twenty-five circuit judges
In the state, who favor the retention
of the office. A pathetic incident re-
cited by Judge Gilbertson, showing
how one states attorney saved child
from being branded with illegitimaey
was followed by the vote on the bill
which was overwhelmingly in favor
of its death
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-24
GROWTH IN SUGAR PRODUCT
in Output of Wisconsin's Cane
and Beet Establishments.

Washington. the new CEN
aus of cane and beet sugar establish
ments. the state of Wisconsin, which.
IN 1899, produced so small an
amount that it was included in a
group of states, has separate CLASH
acation. The total value of her sugar
production in 1909 from four estab-
tishments was $1,366,000 against
s93S.000 il 1904. Granulated sugar
was valued at $1.249.000 and mo-
lasses at $6S,000, an increase in the
latter produce from $4,000 five
years before.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-24
EYES WOULD BURN AND STING

1T is just year ago that my sis
ter came over here to us. She had
been here only a few weeks when her
eyes began to be red, and to burn and
sting as if she had sand in them.
Then we used all of the home rene
dies. She washed her eyes with salt
water, used hot tea to battle them
with, and bandaged them over night
with tea leaves, but all to no purpose.
She went to the drug store and got
some salve, but she grew constantly
worse. She was scarcely able to look
in the light. At last she decided to
go to a doctor, because she could
hardly work any more. The doctor
said it was very severe disease, and
If she did not follow his orders close
ly she might lose her eyesight. He
made her eyes burn and applied cleo
tricity to them, and gave her various
ointments. In the two and half or
three months that she went to the
doctor, we could see very little i'm.
provement
Then we had read so much how
people had been helped by Cuticura
that we thought we would try it, and
we cannot be thankful enough that we
used it. My sister used the Cuticura
Pills for purifying the blood, bathed
only with Cuticura Soap, and at night
after washing, she anointed her eyes
very gently on the outside with the
Cuticura Ointment In one week, the
swelling was entirely gone from the
eyes, and after a month there was no
longer any mucus or watering of the
eyes. She could already see better,
and in six weeks she was cured"
(Signed) Mrs. Julia Csepicska, zoos
Utah ST., st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 25. 1910
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-24
SUNSHINE AND GOOD HEALTH
Wherever Suns Rays Penetrate Hu-
man Life Is Quickened and Health
and Happiness Promoted.

The sunlight, with it's mellowing
warmth and radiance, is one of the
great essentials to good health Where
ever it penetrates. in prudently regu-
lated moderation, it quickens human
life, promotes health and happiness,
and may be truly regarded as one of
the best friends of man and beast
The common practice of providing
blinds, shutters, curtains and other
means for shrouding the windows and
shutting out the sunshine, is undoubt-
eddy a great mistake, and makes for
physical weakness and ill health. More
window light, more sunshine, and not
less, is what we require. Let all your
apartments, kitchen, sitting rooms,
parlors and bedrooms, too, be flooded
with sunlight as much as possible.