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The Washington times., 1911-09-03
WHITE AND BROWN BREAD
ISSUE OFFICIALLY PASSED ON.

Probably no question concerning
nutrition in food has caused more con-
troversy than that over the COM
parative value of wheaton breads.
There are those who maintain that
unless one eats flour made out of the
whole grain he is stuffing himself with
something that builds neither brain,
Drawn, nor bone. Others contend just
as stoutly that the digestive organs
can't take care of the husk of the
wheat, and to use it in -four is to
rob bread of an appearance that
prompts the appetite and imposes on
the digestive organs tax they should
not undertake.
An elaborate report has been made
in London to the local government
board on this tnuch-disputed question,
and, if this report is worth while, it
certainly cannot be maintained that
the man who eats white bread because
he likes it and who obstinately declines
to worry about what is happening to
his innards has anything ito regret.
The gist of the report is that the
scientists don't know. They are un-
able to tell how much of the nutriment
in wheat the body can assimilate.
Since different varieties of wheat differ
greatly in nutritive value, it is plain
that one white bread may have more
nutriment than some whole wheat
bread and less than others. The only
way to tell is to analyzez each specimen
and make comparison. Even then it
would remain to decide as-~to the
amount of nutriment that would be
assimilated. As this is an impossible
process, persons who let taste and in
clination settle the matter for them
have by far the best of it. This is
more true in view of the conclusion
of the comment on the report, which
is:
The consumer cannot select his
wheats, he cannot supervise the produc-
ton of the -four offered to him, and,
in fact, whether he buys white bread
or brown, he has just to take his
chance. But he has one great consola-
ton. 1t is that, unless he lives wholly
upon bread, which he ought not to do,
the. differences between one bread and
another do not really matter very
much. In fact, after much science we
come back to the rule Of common sense
Ito vary the diet, take what pains we
can to get 1t good, and trust for the
rest to nature, whose resources are
very far from being comprehended
even by the local government board.
Thus we wind up exactly where we
began on the bread question, with
fairly good reason to follow the ex-
ample of the estimable Mrs. Camp and
do exactly as one feels "dispoged."
The Washington times., 1911-09-03
THE SMILE AS A BUSINESS
ASSET.

The Mail Bag department of The
Times, which is in large measure a
mirror of the life of the city, has re.
Gently printed two letters calling at.
tention to the courtesy and geniality
of young women in the business world
One was a waitress in a restaurant
who frightened her service with a
smile which was like tonic. The
other was a saleswoman in a depart.
ment store, who greeted belated Gus.
toner, near the closing hour, as warm
ly as if the days business had but
begun. In each instance the customer
went away with kindlier regard for
humanity and a sense of gratitude
which claimed public acknowledgment.
We hope-and do not doubt-tbat
these expressions of appreciation came
under the eye of the sunny natured
young women who scattered these
seeds of kindness, little knowing
whether they would fall upon fertile
or barren ground. Still more earnestly
is it hoped that they fell under the
eye of others who have not always
succeeded in shaking of the irritating
vexations of a busy day. 1t is not
necessary to enter into any examina-
tion as to how generally this gentle
spirit of courtesy prevails. 1t is
enough to know that any business in
stitution may well count it among it's
most valuable assets. The great rail
road corporations discovered this long
ago, and put their employees through
a regular course of instruction in cour-
tesy toward patrons.
Like honesty, it is the best policy,
but on the broader ground of humanity
it is one of those delicate little touches
which make life worth living. On
mercurial minds it can make or mar
the happiness of day and perhaps
change the whole current of lifetime.
The proverb has it that "evil is
wrought by want of thought" and so
it is. Almost unconsciously the petty
annoyances under which we are labor
ing find expression and pass along the
contagion of gloom. A little more
thoughtfulness would just as easily
start an widening circle of op-
timism and good cheer.
All of which may be borne in mind
by those who stand before the eoun-
ter as well as behind it. 1t would
increase the sum of happiness and
make the world better and brighter
for US all.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03
GREAT RAIL STRIKE
ON WESTERN LINES
LIKELY THIS WEEK
Only Diplomacy Will Pre-.
vent Walkout on the Har-
riman Roads.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 3-Uns
less the differences between the officials
of the Hartman system of railroads
west OF Chicago and the thousands OF
employees are handled in diplomatic
manner, it is likely that a strike OF the
railroad men will be called this week
For several days officials of the unions
whose men will be affected have en-
deavored to reach an agreement with
Julius Kruttschmitt, director of mainte-
nance and way OF the Hartman rail-
roads, Thus far they have raileo.
Kruttschmitt now is on his way back
to Chicago after an extended confer
ence with the union men. No settlement
was reached.
The question of whether the thou
sands of men employed by the Hartman
system west Of Chicago go on a strike,
now that Kruttschmitt has thrown
down the gauntlet, is being asked BY
union men throughout tt West .fhe
matter will hang fire until next Friday.
when the union officials Will hold maj
meeting
samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, rs en-
route to San Francisco, and VIII De
present at the meeting. MT. Gonpsrs
favors peace, and will do everything
possible 10 avert a SlTLhS..
Five presidents of International unions
which constitute federation now are In
San Francisco, and others are expected
today and tomorrow. Kruttschmitt CON-
ferred with these officials Tor severai
days. The men insisted shat the rail-
roads recognize the federation. Last
night Kruttschmitt informed the men
that he was unable to accede to- their
demands.
Il will not surrender the direction Of
railroad affairs to an irresponsible COM
mittee," Kruttschmitt said He board
ed his private car and left Immediately
for Chicago.
1t looked very much last night as IL
a strike would be called Immediately,
but the cooler heads gsiued control OF
the meeting. ]. w. Kline, president OF
the International Blacksmiths' Union,
issued a statement this morning in
which he said that general strike win
depend upon the results Of the confer4
ence to be held Friday.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

the growth OF Washington almost
from a village and was full of inter-
esting "reminiscences Of the early
days OF the Capital.
John Vesti. a Confederate soldier,
living on the Virginia side of the
river, has prepared his own grave and
is confident that this is the day ap.
pointed for his death. DR.. Wiley
could point out that good many
people are preparing their own grave,
by the stun they put in their system.
but they are not 80 sure az to the
day and hour of death.
The Government Printing Office is
keeping abreast Of the times by re-
placing its horses and wagons with
electric automobile trucks. The con-
tract just awarded by Public Print
er Donnelly, for furnishing the
worlds greatest printing office with
six electric machines for Use in its
delivery service. Is a big step forward
in solving the delivery problem in
large cities.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03
TOURNEY RECALLS
4 LONG DEADDAYS
Fairfax County Jousts Bring Out Lovliness and Chv
airy of Old Virginia-Disrict Knight
Wins.

Columbia rode up and took their places
among the Fairfax knights.
In the judges stand stood John r.
sfaTas aTe of %enna Sf n5 Charles TRO@ss RT6as
water, of Fairfax Court House, ready
to pass judgment upon the daring and
skill Of the knights. Fringing the
shaGy grove were hundrtd CT more
vehicles, embracing everything from
the automobile to the donkey cart OF
Ireland, making collectively a most
comfortable, If not an imposing grand
stand. Seated theerin were the maid
ems OF Fairfax-and had a stranger
come unawares upon the scene he
sion not for tournament, but for a
beauty show-and one where every
contestant was rightfully entitled to
first prize!
Enter Lists.
At $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon, at a
signal from the herald, the SWANS en-
tered upon their contest, and knight
after knight was roundly cheered by the
on-lookers as he spurred his good steed
over the course time after time, never
failing to lace the sought-for ring upon
the point of his trusty lance. All of the
riding was coed. most Of 1t was excel
lent, and some Of 1t of a quality beyond
all praise. As the afternoon wore on
the contest waxed hot and finally mar
rowed down to contest between j. s.
Blandford and A. D. Langley, of Wash
ington, stranger knights; Guy, sur
named Jack" Rogers, of Lewinsville.
and H D. Hurst, of Langley, Fairfax
county.
Alas for the knights of the home soil,
for in the end the stranger knights tri-
umphed. J. s. Blandford, of Washing
ton, was adjudged the most successful
competitor, having stabbed with his
doughty lance fourteen out OF possi-
BILE fifteen rings. Close upon his heels
trod A. u. Langley, also of Washington,
who sue cee6ed in lacing thirteen out Of
fifteen of the, coveted rings.
Then came Guy Rogers, he who is sun
named Jack" upon the rolls of chiv-
airy, who had successfully negotiated
an even dozen of the little circles. and
last among the list Of victors came Sir
knight H. D. Hurst. WHO had managed
to spear eleven with his good lance.
These riders were In a superior calss,
as 1t were. Previous to their skilled
riding score of youths had given a
very pretty exhibition in tourney.nS,
much TO tile delight of the onlookers.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

would be ample to defeat Senator
in almost any State in the Union. If
it doesn't beat Martin it viii be the
proof that buncombe and balderdash
and, tommyrot are more potent in the
State that once boasted itself the very
home of American craftsmanship, than
any other form of appeal
Degraded from jefferson to Martin,
Virginia ought to look itself in the
face, put on the sackcloth, and, taking
a stout club in hand, redeem itself OIL
next Thursday by cleaning out the
rotten old machine that makes the
State byword among communities
that know what decent politics is.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03
OLDEST RESIDENT
OF TAKOMA PARK IS
SEYENTY.E|GHT NOW
Mrs. Amanda G. Thomas
Celebrating Anniversary
of Birth Today.

Mrs. Amanda Gertrude Thomas, Oldest
resident of Takoma Park, who lives in
the first house completed in that suburb,
is celebrating the seventy-eishth ami
versary of her birth at her home today.
On September Is she expects to go on
visit to her daughter. who lives in
Nevada, and when she leaves the sur
viving members of the ''Deestrick
Skule," in which amateur production
Mrs. Thomas played part when the
neighborhood produced the play some
years ago, will give ner a farewell
luncheon and tokens Of remembrance.
Mrs. Thomas daughter, Mrs. Augusta
Wilson Long, lives in Nevada, where
her husband Is a mining man. The
greatest natural bridge IN the world was
discovered by Mr.. Long. The bridge is
In San Juan county, Utah. and in 1905
President Roosevelt officially proclaim ID
that the bridge should be called the
Mighty Augusta in nonor Of Mrs.
Long >.
When Mrs. Thomas, with hef husband,
who was prominent in the leg cabin
politics of Takoma Park during the
Benjamin Harrison campaign, and who
died on the day President Harrison was
inaugurated, moved to Takoma Park IN
1883 the region round about was viii
derness, and forest fires were common
Mrs Thomas recalls that ubon several
occasions she, with other women OF tne
village, sailed forth to hght the nre,
armed with axes and wet blankets. Al
that time there was but one road IN
Takoma Park, the old turnpike SINCE
named Carroll avenue, upon Wnlch
stands the old log cabin OF the Harrlsou
campaign.
A member of the Wilson family, one
of the oldest in New Jersey, mrs
Thomas traces her ancestry back to the
earliest settlements in that colony. A
large tract of land received by her
great-grandfather Wilson nom KING
George III of England as reward Tor
bravery and wounds received at the
battle of ( Fort .Ticonderoga In the
French and Indian war, Is still the
home of the Wilson's, in sussex county,
n. J.
Mrs. Thomas, whose memory remains
remarkably clear, talks famillarly OF
the days before railroads, and OF the
times when slaves were held in New
Jersey. Although Mrs. Thomas Is the
last of her immediate family. several OF
her relatives are nearing the century
mark.
Wen known and well beloved by the
residents of Takoma Park, who call
her grandmother" Mrs. Thomas takes
. prominent part In the. community.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

1t was a gala day over in old and
historic Fairfax county yesterday, when
its beauty and chivalry, met at Five
Oaks, and there held a gay tourney,
where the deeds of the doughty knights,
bloodless. though. none the less bold,
swept the beholder back to the days of
lvanhoe and the joustings of the knights
OF King Arthur's Round Table.
There~->lpon the estate of Colonel
Huntington. on the fringe of a pic
turcsque grove, from whose deep re-
cesses, one might well expect to heaS
the winding notes of the bugle of Robin
Hood, the gallant swaifls of the county,
astride their caracoling steeds, strove
in the lists for that greatest of all
prizes, the smiles Of their ladies fair,
while the stout yeomanry, young and
old, cheered~ ~on the contestants to deeds
of greater prowess.
Full 500 of the best of Fairfax's citt-
zens gathered at Five Oaks, to excel
whose delights as tourneying ground
the gods of love and war might in vain
search hand-in-hand for a season. Be-
side the classic grove. in whose cool
and bowery depths youths and maidens
ever in pairs strolled, deeply engaged in
that blissful contest that has been waged
from the time Eve ate apples to yes-
terday's Rockville elopement, there ran
the tournament course.
1t was about l50 yards long, There
We're three posts, ser about fifty Yards
apart, and from each a cross-bai
reached its long arm out over the
course. From the END of each bar de-
pended an iron rod, at the end of which
a metal ring, wound with white cloth
to make 1t clearer to the sight of the
rider, was delicately poised.
The Sport.
The sport, as may not be commonly
known, is for the gallant rider, spur
ring his horse into gallop, to transfix
in succession the three pendant rings
upon the point of an Iron-shod lance,
which, like the knighs or OLD, he carries
in his right hand. Each knight has
nine tits at these d1rninuIive targets.
AS the ring is only aDout an inch in
under the rules, shoot through the lists
at a gallop, the art required to make
bulrs-eye, as it were, upon the whole
nine rings must exhibit no mean skill IN
horsemanShip,
The heralds. Mr.. John M. Newlono, of
Vienna. and William II. Maffett, of tie
same town, then brayed forth through
their tiumpets the summons of the
brave Knights to the lists. And forth
with there rode forth more than score
of the chivaIry Of Fairfax. AS was the
custom in the olden days, foreign
knights were invited to join the sports,
and, taking advantage of this courtesy,
seevral gallant sirs from the District OF
The Washington times., 1911-09-03
Chicago Postal Record.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Eight hundred
and twenty-five tons of mail, excluding
first-class matter. passed through the
Chicago posloffice August Is. This is
thought to be the largest amount Of
single day.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03
Cavalry Band Gives
Concert at Fort Myer

A guard mount and sacred concert
was given at Fort Myer this morning
by the Fifteenth Cavalry Band.
The program was under the direction
of q. F. TyrreIl, and a feature was the
PLAYING of march from a manuscript
Just furnished by the director.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

School days have come for the new
members of the Army Medical Reserve
Corps, who will have to get down to
study even before the general run Of
school children
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times daily during the month Of August
was l.Slo.225, all copies left over and returned
being eliminated. This number, when d.
v1ded by 81 the number Of days Of publica-
tion, shows the net daily average for Aug
ust to have been 4S.5T.
august, 1911. includes 19, 101 Rochester,
y. Y. wreck extras printed on August %.
Do1ucting these figures. the average daily net
circulation for August is shown to have
been a. S2u %
The Washington times., 1911-09-03
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1911.

Apropos of the convention, It is said
that the hoboes are a superstitious peo-
pie and believe in signs. Particularly,
Beware of the dog
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

Preparations are going forward
rapidly and the indications are that
Labor Day will be more elaborate and
impressive than ever.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

- The Georgetown Fairgrounds will be
alive with those who attend the Labor
Day celebrations tomorrow. The pro-
gram is one which cannot fail to
please.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

The net total circulation OF The Washington
Times Sunday during the month Of August
was lO,ll0. all copies left over and returned
by agents being eliminated. This number,
when divided by 4. the number of Sundays
during August, shows the net Sunday aver
aSe for August to have been 45.o2S.
Entered ut the Postoffice at waShington
d. c.. as second class matter
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

The hobo convention may not have
developed anything strikingly novel
IN the way of an uplift plan, but It
has brought ont some human interest
touches which are better than a play.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03
Sunday.

The number Of complete and perfect copies
% The Washington Times printed Sundays
during the month OF August was follows:
August 6........4S, s6T August 20. 80 4S7
August AS August I62
Total for month. .19o 574
Sunday average for month. a, 1894
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

Now that officers with the rank of
colonel are to be detailed to the re-
cruiting stations perhaps there will
be little more prestige in ennsting
and the army ranks will swell ac-
cordingly
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

The promotion of Charles SeIden from
telegraph superintendent to general in
spector of transportation Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, announced
yesterday, is a reward for thirty-four
years of faithful service.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

Flagg Council, United Commercial
Travellers, has honored one of its hust-
ling members: For his activity in pro-
noting its interests, Senior Counselor
F. H. Jeter has been presented with a
gold ring bearing the emblem Of the
order.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

The death of Mrs. Catherine G.
Rheem. az the age of eighty-five. re-
moves one of the oldest and most
prominent residents of the District.
She was born in Germany and came of
q long lived family. She had watched
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

Captain Oysters plan to open schools
for the Little Mothers of the Capital
deserves much commendation and hearty
support. This plan has been worked
out in other cities, and the results OBJ
tained are said to have been very sue
cessful.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

Mayor Witkowski. of Glen Echo,
evidently feels that he has worn him
self out licking the other fellows and
is ready to quit. The vaudeville
shows expect an increase in business
when things quiet down in our tur-
bulent suburb.
The Washington times., 1911-09-03

A Government employe has filed a
petition to have his name changed
TO Luck-or rather the Hungarian
equivalent thereof. Does he expect to
fnd any greater number of people to
believe in him, in this incredulous
age?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-22
ABOUT JUDGE
LAWRENCE BECKER

Judge Lawrence Becker is per-
haps one of the best-known and
most widely advertised public men
in Indiana. He is easily the most
prominent figure in tenth district
democratic politics in a decade, and
his wonderful races for the mayoral-
ty in Hammond show him to be a
master mind in the great political
game. Judge Becker is a self-made
man of German parentage, married
and has a family OF bright children.
He won his spurs in the profession
of law years ago and built up
profitable practice before he entered
official life. Like his confere. Judge
Kope1ke, he is a deep student, a
great reader and possessed of an
analytic mind. Judge Becker's hob
by has always been politics. He is
excusably proud of his successor in
office, Mayor Smaller. for he dis
covered" him, and Mr.. Smalley has
always been, outside of the Becker
personality. the greatest asset of the
Becker administration With Judge
Reiter. Mr.. Becker will constitute
the resident Judges on the SUPERIOR
court bench.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-22
COUNCIL
FAILS TO
GATHER

Failure of a majority of the city
councilmen to meet for the regular
bi-weekly session last night gave fur
ther evidence of the unseen hand that
thas been quietly and secretly. but none
the less effectively at work pro-
gram of obstruction. Although some
very important matters among them
the pump question. are pending before
the city council, but one meeting has
been held since Jan. 1st.
Those who were present last night
for the meeting We're John Kane, Hen
ry Eggers. Nicholas Lauer, Marion
Hover. John Pascaly and John Moriar-
ty. Those absent We're Henry Whit
aker. William Kahl. John Papp. Fred
Cotton. Arthur Schultz. Conrad Mark
mueller. Charles Hubbard and John
Sturm. Mayor Becker was also alb
sent, he having been at Indianapolis to
watch the progress of the Hammond
court bills and other legislation per-
tanning to the cities and towns law
New Alignment Probable.
The appointment of Mayor Becker as
judge of the superior court, and John
d. Smalley's succession to the office of
mayor. and probable legislation affect
ing the powers of the councilmen. may
bring about a new alignment in the
city hall. Until Mayor Becker's appoint
ment TO the judgship the administra-
tion was divided into three camps: viz:
Mayor Becker and the board of public,
the so-called demo-republican combine
seeking greater power for the council
men. and the Independents. most promi-
nent among which are Councilmen
Kane, I.auer Hover and Moriarty and
to some extent Henry Eggers.
The legislature will have adjourned
before the next regular meeting night
for the council comes around on March
7th, and the outcome of some bills
pending will have some bearing on the
attitude Of the council towards its
work
This much is sufe that the inde.
pendents in the council. and the gener
al public are condemning the course
of the majority of the councilmen in
staying away from the meetings with
out regard to the city's business.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-22
G0RD|CH'S
ARREST A
MISTAKE

Further information to Chief Aust
gen from We1land, Ont, relative the
shooting in which Mat Gordich. form
erly of Hammond was held as one of
the participants, is to the effect that a
mistake was was in arresting Gordich
and that the Canadian authorities are
looking for two other men. Gordich
has been released.
Last Christmas Gordich was sought
in Hammond for shooting and injuring
another foreigner, who has completely
recovered in the meantime. There is
some evidence to the effect that he shot
in self defense, and under the circum-
stances he could put up strong legal
defense. At any rate his Hammond
victim, Mike Kovacic, does not care to
prosecute him.