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Evening star., 1911-08-23
Suspected of Mental Derangement.

Pearl Clifford, young woman of Bal
timore, Md. was removed to- the Wash
ington Asylum Hospital today for inves-
tigation as to her mental condition. The
girl came to Washington several days
ago to visit friends. She was taken i'll
and removed TO the Casualty Hospital.
Later her father took her to St Cath
crimes Home. on North Carolina avenue
southeast. She was at the home last
night, when she began TO act strangely,
and the police were notified this morning.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
FUNERAL OF W. II. HOLMES.
Services at Church of the Good Shep
herd Tomorrow.

Funeral services for William H Hclnee
who died Tuesday at George Washington
University Hospital. will be held tomor-
row afternoon at O'Clock at the
Church OF the Good Shepherd. 9Th and j
streets northeast Rev. Mr.. CogsweIl Of
fc,ating.
Mr.. Holmes was in the seventy-hrst
year OF his age He was born in London.
En- gland. and came to this country when
e.bout seventeen years old. settling In New
York, later going into business In Phila-
oelphia and subsequently moving to this
city In 1896. accepting a position In the
office Of the coast and geodetic survey.
Mr.. Holmes' wife, Mrs. Margaret Me-
Lean Holmes, and four sons. William H.
il. John K, Ronald Mclean and Oliver
Wendell Holmes. survive him.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
TWO MEN HURT, HORSE KILLED
Ice Wagon Struck by Street Car
Near Chappell Road.

Two men were injured and horse was
killed this morning when an ice wagon
was struck by street car on Connecticut
avenue near Chappell road. Ruben Will
Hanson of 941 y street. the driver of the
wagon, was taken to the Garfield Hos
pital with an injury to his head, and
Evening star., 1911-08-23

wheels on the axle had dropped out and
the wheel came off. This could not be
termed an accident. and the wheel was
Immediately replaced. The machine VIII
be ready for further flights this AFTER
noon.
Kastory has flown a Bleriot machine
abroad. but this is his first experience
with biplane.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Owen Eeston. colored helper. was
slightly injured

The ice wagon, which Is owned by VIII
| liam H Harkins. was crossing the car
tracks about z o'clock this morning. when
a car of the Capital Traction line struck
| it. The two men were thrown from the
wagon as a result Of the impact, and one
| of the horses was instantly killed. The
other horse was slightly hurt. The police
of the tenth precinct were notified. and
the patrol wagon went to the Chevy
Chase loop and removed Williamson from
the car to the hospital
Evening star., 1911-08-23
J. v. Gates FUNERAL
ATTENDED BY 1000
M0urnerS From All Sections of
Country at Services in
New York Hotel.

NEW York, August 23.-Nearly 1000
persons gathered at the Plaza Hotel to-
day to pay their last tribute to the men,
ory Of John w. Gates. Three whole
floors Of the big hostelry where the late
financier made his home in this city were
used for the funeral arrangements. The
mourners came from all parts Of the
country, and flowers arrived by the car
load from far-distant points.
The funeral services were conducted by
the Rev. Wallace MacMullen Of the
Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church. assisted by the Rev. J. w. La
Grone Of Port Arthur, Tex.
The funeral was attended by large
delegations representing the Gates busi-
ness interests In Port Arthur and Beau
mont Tex, and while the ceremonies
were IN progress here there were me-
mortal services at Port Arthur, attended
by citizens from several Texas points.
Crowds Surround Hotel.
Crowds surrounded the hotel during the
services this morning and a special detail
Of 100 police was on guard.
The honorary pallbearers were: ]. s.
Cullinan: Arnold Schlaet, L. H. Lapham,
w. B. Sharp. Alfred Clifford, John Lam
bert. John A. Drake, Alvin W. Krech,
c. G. Smith. o. c. Wells. W. c. Hogg,
r. H Woodwork, John F. Harris. ]. A.
Wolford. James Hopkins. Grant B. Schley,
John A. Topping. Charles NJ. Schwab, Ed
win Hawley, John Mitchell. James C.
Hutchins, G. Watson French, Donald D.
Mann. F. A. Vanderlip, ]. G. Cannon. E.
W. Ogleby. l. C. Hanna and H S. Black.
Mr.. Gates body will be kept in a re-
ceiving vault at Woodlawn cemetery until
the family decides upon its final resting
place.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Ministers Rank High.

The Come Outers' are the most nu-
merous and prominent, and absorb a
great deal Of attention during the Ions
winter nights, when it is difficult for
people to find anything else to do. The
minister still ranks as the first citizen
of community, and Is an oracle whose
absolute faith in their wisdom and &C
curacy. The experience meeting" the
church sociable and the annual revival,
or 'protracted meeting" as they cal!
1t. keep up the spirits of the people and
take the place OF social diversions and
other forms Of entertainment in the out
side world. Half the ordinary conver-
sation il on religious topics. The study
OF the Scriptures Is carried to such an
extent that one often finds pious women
Ten Commandments. the Twenty-third
Psalm and other chapters in the Bible,
both forward and backward, almost with
out drawing breath. To be able to say
the Sermon on the Mount or chapter
OF the Proverbs backward Is considered
a great accomplishment.
While the summer boarders from the
outside world have brought In new ideas
and fashion, and the natives who have
gone to other parts OF the country to
live, and have come back to visit the old
folks have had more or less influence
in modifying the odd habits and customs
Of the primitive communities. there has
really been very little change in the
Cape Cod folks. You will find the same
striking characteristics, the same queer
notions and the same quaint philosophy
that you have read about in books.
Unique specimens Of human nature are
in every community, like Sam Lawson
in Harriet Beecher Stoves 'Old Town
Folks"
They sit on the docks summer nights
and gather around the stove in the
village grocery winter evenings. to dis
cuss people and things with the same
spirit and the same reason that CITY
people gossip at their clubs and teas
and wherever human beings assemble
Much pleasure and profit may be found
in contact with these honest. plain and
practical people who live near to nature
and have developed a strong fndivid-
uality by trying experiences. They have
a language Of their own as we'll as their
own philosophy. Both have strong
flavor of salt water and are embellished
with nautical expressions and expert
enceS.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Quaint Cape Expressions.

1 know an old lady who Never grows
in grace when the east wind blows"
heard a man say the other day that
a certain summer boarder Has a plenty
of wings, but no tail feathers. He's all
right as long as he flies in q straight
line. but when he tries to turn he goes
kerflummux."
Another city boarder was sized up
promptly as having ''Too much sail for
his ballast.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Personal.

Mr.. Thomas Bryan Huyck lett yester-
day for Par Harhor and the north shore.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
MORE ARMY AER0S
Additional Airships Contem-
plated for College Park.
LARGE FUND AVAILABLE
Satisfactory Results Follow the AL.
terations Made to the
Fox Machine.

More aeroplanes are to be bought for
the army. So far the work OF the flying
squad in the Signal Corps has been ex-
perimental rather than otherwise. There
have been four machines at College Park.
and five men, all officers, have been
trained in their use. The officers have
taken kindly to flying and. working care
fully as they have done. there have been
no accidents of any account.
The Secretary Of War is finally con-
vinced Of the utility Of the flying machine
from a practical standpoint. Capt Charles
de Forest Chandler, in charge Of the avta-
ton school. has gone to Dayton, and.
though no statement OF the object OF his
visit has been made, 1t Is generally un-
derstood he will arrange for additional
machines.
OF the appropriation Of $125.Oo0. made
by Congress last winter. there Is stu q
good slice left and it would be practicable
to buy five more aeroplanes and still have
enough money left over for expenses.
any but officers for the flying squad, but
there are enough applications for the de-
tail already to supply the army Win
aviators for some years 10 como.
The Burgess Wright machine at Col
lege Park made a flight yesterday after
noon to Annapolis Junction and return
without alighting. It was given trial
seeming in order. 1t was sent for the long
er flight with Lieut.. Milling as the avi-
ator and Lieut.. Kirkland the passenger.
The Rex Smith machine has been ship
ned to Conneaut Lake, Pa, for series
OF exhibition flights.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

nearly a century, and those which now
sand win probably remain unaltered for
q century more.
Religion Is a very serious and absorb
ing thing among the Capers and theo-
logical differences are very sharp. The
different sects cannot even agree on the
way Of salvation after they are dead.
and each denomination has to have Its
own burying ground. There are some
odd sects which are peculiar to this PEN
insula and a development OF local theo-
lOgians.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Alterations Of Fox Machine.

Frank Kastory, one Of the Rex Smith
mechanics, made flight yesterday In
the machine belonging to A. c. Fox Of
Washington. This is a machine that Mr..
Fox had built some months ago. 1t In .
Curtiss model and fitted with a very
light motor. Several attempts have been
made by various operators to ny It, but
1t never performed. so It was turned over
recently to Rex Smith. Some changes
were made in the rear elevator and the
motor was tuned up. Yesterday Frank
Kastory took out the machine. ana in
stead OF It making hops, az II had been
doing. 1t went into the air and he cir
cled the aviation field at a height OF
about Seventy-ive feet. He made a good
lanGin- h;,t tn" S.- ..-iding one OF the
Evening star., 1911-08-23
More Stories by
the Modern Dumas

You remember the first two stories in the great
SERIES ''Dagobert's Children" by L. ]. Beeston?
Well, third will appear in next Sunday Mag
azine, and it is good in its way the others.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
Al Local TheQters
Chorus Children

To protect themselves against the
wiles of the press agent the chorus
girls of THE Newlyweds and Their
Baby" company. coming to the Gen
nett Thursday April 30. have formed
an association called Say No Club. ~
They propose to lead the simple life
and the rules of the association will
bar lobster suppers, auto rides and
millionaires, acceptance of costly gifts
and suits for breach of promise.
No girl who is member of the as
sociation will be permitted to send
out her picture with stories of how
she fell heir to fabulous millions, be-
came an old mans darling. lost her
jewels or had her pet poodle dog put
out of her fashionable hotel
The officers elected are Leona Rem
ington. president: Hazel Earl, secre-
tary; Isabella Ewing, treasurer.
A board of censors to read all
press agents copy before it is sent
out was also elected Fines will be as.
sessed against any member who trans
crosses the rules. To adhere strictly
TO the rules all members most go
quietly to their humble apartments
after the show, and. if they wish to,
they may read Mother Goose" or 9th.
err guileless fiction.
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Special at The Flower Shop
on Saturday; SOC and S1.OO
cemetery wreaths of Galax
and Magnolia. l4-2i
THEA TRICAL GOSSIP

Next week brings renewed life and
business to the Great White Way. as
it marks the end of the lenten sea-
son. There ought to be enough meri-
ment already on top of the plays that
are running, but your wise manager
knows the restless appeal for some
thing new, and then some more, of
the people. Hence Monday evening
sees a return to New York of Miss
Margaret Ellington in Mrs. MAXWELL
Mistake at Maxine El;iott's theater.
AT the Aston a new comedy called
What the Rector Ordered" will have
its premiere.
When The Gamblers closes its run
at Maxine Elliott's theater tonight. it
will have rounded out an even 200 per-
fOrmanceS.
Mr.. William Collier, now appearing
at William Golfers Comedy theater
under the management of Lew Fields,
inaugurated his repertoire of spring re-
vNais with his new production of
The Dictator" beginning on Thursday
evening. Mr.. William Golfers first
New York appearance in The Dicta-
tor" was at the Criterion theater on
Monday. April II, 1904. He scored a
tremendous success in the production
here and repeated that success in
London the following year. He also
did the piece during his Australian
there as elsewhere. 1t has not been
presented in New York since the ORR
ginal engagement.
John Mason is playing to packed
houses at every performance of Au-
gusta Thomas's dew drama las A
Man Thinks" at the Thirty-ninth
street theater under the management
of the Messrs. Shubert. Mr. Mason S
success in this new play has already
eclipsed his previous great hit under
Shubert management in Mr.. Thomas 5
earlier play. The Witching Hour.
and there is every reason to believe
that the production will remain in New
| York for at least a year to come. AS
A Man Thinks" is a play in which real
intellectual elements are combined
with compelling human interest and
nuIldu lie IlldlIl tHeUle vi
the play is that of the moral respon
sibilities of the two sexes and the
problem as TO whether man is to be
held responsible for his mis-steps in
the same degree as woman. The sub
ject is treated from an original point
of view the plot of the play serving
to elucidate the argument in terms OF
dramatic action.
Mrs. Leslie Carter began an engage
ment of one week at the Manhattan
opera house on Monday night in heI
successful play, Two Women" by
Rupert Hughes. The play deals with
two distinct characters. Jeanette
Moreau and Jennie Bartet. They beal
startling physical resemblance. bu,
their souls are of equally startling
contrast. One of them is gentle
sweet and pure. and the other wild
vicious. and selfish. The development
of the story is intended to show the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
Cures Catarrh
Also Coughs, Colds, Group
and Sore Throat

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pronounce it High-o-me) to cure ca
tarrh, acute or chronic; to cure colds,
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In cases of deafness caused by ca
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HYOMEI is a liquid extracted from
the eucalyptus trees of Australia, and
is soothing, healing. germ killing an
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A complete HYOMEI outfit consist
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That's all you have to do, and as
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
Tune Of the Engine.

Engineers. both locomotive and sta
tionary. judge of the condition Of their
engines largely by their tunes when
running. Every engine has tone OF
its own. and an experienced engineer
With bandaged eyes could unhesitat-
ingly pick out an engine to which he
was accustomed. AS locomotive
roars along the rails the engineer Is
always listening. though subconscious-
ly. to its familiar tune, and If there
comes the slightest discord or if the
tone changes he knows instantly that
something is wrong and makes an in
vestigat ton at the earliest opportunity.
He may have no ear for music. but
the change in the tone of his great
machine will be at once noted.-Ex-
change.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
At The Murray.
(By Bob FitZsimmOns)


During my career as fighter / have
had several hard fights. battles hard
for me to win, and in some of these
thought | would surely be the loser
but my good old constitution never
went back on me and was able 10 re-
cuperate in manner which even sur
prised my closest friends. When |
was in my prime and craving to fight
every week If my manager would let
me, | did not hesitate to meet any of
the fighters who were the best in the
heavyweight division. But the fight
which was the hardest for me to win
Square Garden on August 10, 1900. I
do not believe any fighter ever got
such a punching as / did in the first
three rounds and then finally won out.
When l returned from the ring
was middle champion of the world.
am the only man in the world today.
who held three titles at one time.
was the heavy weight champion, light
weight champion and the middle
weight champion. / never fought a
fight weighing over 157. Most of the
time | weighed 154 and under.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14

philadelphia, 1SOs). an American ed
ition of the English penman's works;
Henry Deans "Analytical Guide"
(Ncw York. 1SOS), universal Pen
man" New York. 1S0S), THE Writing
Reader" r, Gilbert and F. Prass New
York, 1859; the "SelfTtught Pen
man in Thirty Lessons" 1S1S), Da-
Visions "Self-Instruction" 1S44D.
Towndrow's series of 1889 and the Co
lumbar series.
Very curious is the series for wo-
men in this collection, in which par
ticularly fine hand, evidently deemed
for suitable, is shown. These include
THE Young Ladies Penman" US33)
James French's Ladies Copy Book
&c. 1890, Cooks Ladies and Seecre-
tarial Hands 1S3D, Knapp and
Richtmeyer's Ladies Epistolary Pen
manship" 1S53.
"A complete system of Scientific
Penmanship" was published by Adam
William Rapp philadelphia. 1922.
Rapp was the first to advertise speedy
Improvement in handwriting of pupils.
He guaranteed perfect hand in six
lessons, and there are many speci.
mems exhibited of before and after
handwriting of pupils. by which he
showed the merits of his system.
I'VE here present." he writes in his
book. Ito put in so simplified a form
as to enable heads of families to &C.
quire and communicate it to their
children with the utmost facility,
forming rather an evenings amuse.
ment or the agreeable recreation of a
few days than dry and tolsome
study"
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influence of the good life on the bad.
and the redeeming qualities of noble
example.
Thomas A. Wise. whose characteri-
cation of Senator LangdOn in A Gen
tleman From Mississippi" will be re-
called for its sincerity and fidelity to
life, his new play, An Old New York
err at Days. The play is by Harri-
son Rhodes and Mr.. Wise plays the
role of New Yorker of the old order,
a business man who does things in
the old fashioned way. He suffers
temporary business embarrassment be
cause of his Discrimination to bring
himself into touch with the strenu-
Gus present and also because of his
sacrifices for the son of his dead part
ner. The scenes of the play are laid
in the lower part of Manhattan that
was fashionable forty years ago. Sew
erai of the characters are said to be
founded upon personalities well known
to old New Workers, and there is a
love story running through the plot.
Mrs. Fiske appears at the Lyceum
theater in Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh," a
new comedy by new playwright
Harry James Smith. Mrs. Fiske S
part is that of social bucaneer who
is neither mercenary nor immoral. She
and her family have climbed socially
in England through the cleverness OF
her elder sister, and the impression
goes abroad that theirs is an old Nor
man-French family Her engagement
to a wealthy young American is ar
ranged and events move smoothly un
til disturbing rumOrs connecting the
family with a place called Missionary
Loop gain currancy, and Peter Swal
low. drummer in the tombstone
trade, with epitaphs while you wait
arrives on the scene with conspicuous
inopportuness and with memories o.
an old sweetheart who had given him
as he expresses it. the go-by. A ser
les of most embarrassing situations
tor the lady from England" ensues
and she is forced to exercise every
phase of her mental agility. Severa
times she seems to face the certain
collapse of her house Of cards. for add
cd to other difficulties there is sedi
ton in her own family. Disaster final
" Overtakes her, but at the last mo
ment she happens upon information
that puts new trumps in her hands
and she proceeds to play them t
the limit. plucking an audacious vic
tory from what seemed to be certain
defeat. The role of the tombstone
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
Rheumatism Relief Found

Many in this vicinity have not only
found relief but a cure in the follow
ing prescription. which was printed
last year in the newspapers. Any one
having a friend suffering with rheum-
atism would do we'll to clip and pre-
sent it Undoubtedly the ingredients
are ordinary in character but the pc
culiar combination compromising
seems to effect results little less than
marvellous. Have druggist mix it
who will use the true and pure ingre-
dents only, and the results are assur-
ed:
Iodide of Potassium...2 drains
Sodium Salicylate ........4 drains
Wine of Colchcum ...... y OF
Comp Ess Cardiol ........1 OF
Comp. Ed. Balmwort. ....l OF
Comp. Syrup Sarsaparilla,..5 oZS
Mix and take teaspoonful after
each meal and one at bedtime. After
the first week gradually increase the
dose to two teaSpoonfuls. Be persist
cnt and regular in it's use If you eX-
pect "a cure.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
The Girl and the Tramp.

The Barton Amusement company
has added another great success to
their list of plays. The Girl and the
Tramp" company, which is to be the
attraction at the Gennett theater, Sat
urday, April Is, is taken from actual
life on the Bowery land Great New
York. and carried to the wild and
woody west. Ii is not blood and
thunder story, but true life and pre-
scented by metropolitan cast
II teaches a moral stronger than
that delivered from the pulpits of the
modern churches. II has many heart
touching scenes and still il has a light
vein of comedy that brings forth hear
ty laughs.
The Girl and the Tramp form COM
edy in pleasing way that prevents
them from OVERRIDING their characters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-14
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