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The Washington times., 1912-07-24
WILL SELECT LOT
FOR PARSONAGE
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Trustees to Push Plans
for Pastors Building Joint Indoor Fete Will Be
Held by Anacostia Masons.

efreshments-Ralph Williamson, chair
man: fectionery-<Franklin 8. Click
err, chairman; cane board Alfred
Grimes, chairman; Chinese laundry
Raymond FiInus. chairmsn; fancy
stand--wiIbur Lawrence, chairman;
neutrality-suspicious. GUIDE, Alexander
b. Garden and George w. Shoemaker;
erecting booths-Charles E. Entwisle;
door committee-A. GUIDE, jr., and Will
bur Dodge.
Friends In the District OF Miss Mary
Ruth Swami, formerly. of this place,
have received word of her appointment
to the position of superintendent Of the
Nurses Training School connected with
the State Asylum for the Insane, az
Lincoln, Neb. Miss Swami began her
work at the Government Hospital for
the Insane a number OF years ago. Then
she became associated with the Snil-
and other institutions Of the kind IN the
city. Subsequently she went to Dam
willie, Pa, and was connected with an
institution for nurses there.
Charged with the theft of a coat from
W. T. Anderson. a resident of Twining
City, James Carter. coiored, Is locked
up at the Eleventh precinct station. Tne
garment was hanging In shed when
Carter spied 1t. The owner says 1t dis
appeared few moments later, and
when Policeman II. III. Tarmon was sent
for he found the coat clutched In
Carter's hands, the colored man having
taken refuge In the shed. He was
charged with petty larceny.
Miss Idabelle Gee and william A. Gee.
children of Policeman Louis Gee, OF the
Anacostia force, are visiting James
Burns, an uncle. In Ardmore. Md. The
boy will go with the Boy Scouts to
camp at River View next week.
Willis Cornish and Harold King have
gone to Colonial Beach. where they Will
pass several weeks.
A meeting Of the officials of the Con-
gress Heights N. L, Church Will take
ments will be made for the second quar-
teriy conference, to be held August 2.
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BUILDERS EXCHANGE
HOLDS MOONLIGHT
SAIL ON POTOMAC
Commissioners Rudolph Is
Guest of Honor on Infor-
NAL and Jolly Excursion.

With Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph
~ their guest OF honor, more than 100
members and friends of the Builders
and Manufacturers Exchange enjoyed
q moonlight sail on the Potomac last
night
Leaving the wharf of the Columbia
Granite and Dredging Company, Jeffer-
son street northwest. at $40, the build
ers and manufacturers went up the
river as far as Chain Bridge and then
down to Marshall Hall. The Columbia
Granite and Dredging Company fitted
up one Of It's big barges for the occa-
sion. II was lighted by electricity from
dry batteries. A buffet supper was
served with refreshments
Duties of Committeeman.
At the beginning of the trip e. r. 8.
Embry, chairman of the committee on
entertainment, and Charles Welsh, Sec
retary Of the exchange, announced that
all the members of the committee had
been assigned to certain duties on the
I. commis.iossr ,,,,. s Rudolph was @ appointed q
Guitar Club. composed of six colored
musicians, was aboard. B. X. Nc
!Glosky temporarily styled theorchestra
McClosky's Band.
general" Fred J. white as peanut ven
der: Merrill P. Galliher as "stoker;"
John Dunn as bartender" e. w.
Deakin as 'frst-class sailor" L. A.
Foster as .'second-class sailor" Edwin
truit stand" George G. Potter, cook,
Charles E. Welsh, "head waiter" Her
bert I. Scates, secretary Of the Balti.
sfzAr IL hit
5sss mGns efsnanse Essn ehapsin ny gamuef j.
Prescott, ''chief engineer" and Edward
Graham, pilot"
Guests On Barge.
Among those present were Commits
sioner Cuno H. Rudolph, Louis A. Fos-
ter. q. w. Combs. John j. Smith. J. A.
Pierpont, Edwin e. Elicit, Frank p.
welsh, s. M. Frazier. sr. and jr.;
ID. Frazier, q. b. Van Nest. William A.
Rogers, j. 8. sorrell, George c. Schafer.
J.. G. Drevers of Richmond: d. s.
e. &. Graham. william Columbus,
Ralph w. Lee. George P. Fielden. Fred
j. White. w. T. Galliher, president Of
the American National Bank: A. H. Nc
Chan. e. J. Murphy. J: a. Keliher. Hen
~ 3: Davis. Charles e: Galliher. Charles
Jolly, Arthur B. Pierce, L. Perry West,
lR. L. Mason. =. r. 8. Embry. Edward
II. Mealy.
Allan, T. Howison, Charles e. Welsh,
George H. Trevathan, Of Batesville.
Ark; James w. Burch. G. A. Hoffer-
berth. b. r. McClosky, Merrill p. Gal
liner, John J. Nolan, Walter D. Nolan,
John A. Quinn, G. A. Bonnet A. B.
Lion. H. B. Plankinton, Charles II. Par
doe, s. Mayer, II. 8. Minick. Edwin Cal
low, e. 8. Wilson. J. Paul Smith, Thom-
as e. Landor.
J. C. Yost L. J. Bombardier. M. w.
Wills, S. ]. Prescott, q. Pitt. Thomas
= 6urnerville, and the following from the
Baltimore exchange: s. Frank Bennett.
August Eiseman, D. B. Record, H: I.
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Will Leave August IA.
Plan Trip to Seagirt.

Planning n visit to Seagirt which will
show the Democratic Presidential NOM
inee Just how much ginger District
Democrats have. the Wilson Marshall
Democratic Club will hold a meeting In
the Southern building today. at which
Congresmen Henry of Texas. Russell
of Missouri, and Connell of New York
will make addresses. The Seagirt trip
is not the direct object of the meeting
tonight, but will be made as soon as
sufficient number Of members can be
obtained. .-...
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Want Yosemite Park
Opened to Motor Cars

Opening Of Yosemite National Park,
in California. to automobiles was urged
yesterday to President Taft by Congress-
man Raker of California. The Presi-
dent was asked to have Secretary Of the
Interior Fisher issue an executive order
to permit automobiles to travel through
the mark
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Amusements.

PoIi's-Poli Players, in "A Gentleman
of Leisure" 2:l5 and S:l5 p. m
Columbia-Columbia Players In Mrs.
Wigs. of the Cabbage Patch" S:l5
d, m,
Beiasco-- --Kinemacolor pictures. 7:S0 to
IL p. m.
Arcade-Niotion pictures and otner
attractions.
Glen Echo Park-Amusements for alt.
Admission free.
Chevy Chase Lake-Amusements and
music by section of Marine Band.
Marshall Hall-Dancing and other at
fractions.
Chesapeake Beach-Bathing, fshins,
and other attra ctions
Luna Park-Dancing and other amuse'
ments. p
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A meeting Of the officials of the Com
gress Heights N. Il, Church Will take
place on Thursday night. when arrange
ments will be made for the second quar-
teriy conference, to be held August 2
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Phone Rates Reduced.

The reduction of the telephone toll
rates between Washington and Hyatts-
Vile, Nd, from 10 to s cents, effective
August 1, for the initial talking period
Of five minutes, has been ordered by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company. The rates between Washing
ton and Kensington also have been re-
duced from 10 to cents.
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WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.


Plans for the purchase OF o piece OF
property ON which to erect parsonage
for the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church are under consideration. A
meeting of the trustees OF the church
has been called for Friday evening at
the, residence of Charles Entwisle, In
w street. when the location, of the lot
will be decided upon. Following Its pur-
chase. no time will be lost In erecting
a suitable parsonage.
The Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church has been without such a build
ing since it's organization, and q COM
mittee on building, which had charge
Of the matter, was discharged at the
last congregational meeting, when the
question was placed with the trustees.
The men who will make final decision
as to the purchase Of the lot and the
plans for the building are Charles Ent-
wisIe, Lloyd w. Biddie and Louis
Strock.
A Joint indoor fete will be given by
Anacostia Chapter. No. II, Royal Arch
Masons, and Anacostia Lodge, No. a,
II. A. A. M, in the Anacostia Masonic
Hall on October 16. II. and Is. At q
meeting of the two bodies on Monday
night committees we're named and
measures were passed upon for the fete
Milton ]. Fillius, of Congress Heights
was selected as the chairman of the
general committee, with Franklin 8
Gicker, of .Anacostia, as secretary, and
Wilbur Lawrence. also Of this place
as treasurer.
rrha coynynittees are. Advertising ant
tickets-Charles F. Roberts, chairman
Franklin 9. ECKER. Wilbur Lawrence
Albert Z. Beck. Music and dancing
Franklin 8. Gicker,- chairman; CAKE
stand-Samuel Kinds, chairman; gro
ceries--James W. Marbury, chairman
ice cream-Charles Walsh, chairman
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
OFFICER
PREPARES PLANS OF
TWO WEEKS CAMP
Artillery and Signal Corps
Will March to Harpers
Ferry in August.

Tentative plans for placing the citi-
zen soldiery of Washington into the
field for fourteen days maneuvers in
the vicinity OF Harpers Ferry. w. Va,
beginning August IA. have been drawn
up. and within ten days copies of these
plans, with but few changes, will be
placed in the hands OF every District
militiamen.
At meeting OF the staff and COM
pany OFFICERS of the District National
Guard. held last night In militia head
quarters, the tentative arrangements for
transporting the 1900 or more militia
men and tneir equipment to the ma
neuvering grounds, the caring for them
on their arrival, were discussed and
finally agreed upon.
These were forwarded Immediately to
Brig. Gen. George II. Harries. COM
Vile. Ky. AS soon as his approval is
received, copies will be struck, and
generally distributed.
Plans Suggested.
Adjutant General A. L. Parmerter. of
the guard. presented to the officers the
plans which he suggests should be car
ried out, and a copy of the map of the
camp site. prepared by Major f. B.
WnchtOIi, VI the EhBtutcf Soa pes LIS
trict National Guard. showing the loca-
tion of the various commands, the
water supply, and the maneuyering
fields.
The various details accompanying the
preparation for getting the big organi-
cation ready for two weeks In the field
for service as similar to that OF war
time conditions as possible, were
worked out.
Will Leave August "a.
The main part OF the militia will
leave Washington for Harpers Ferry
August II. The Sunday before this
date, the First Battery. Field Artillery.
and the Signal Corps, the latter under
the command of Capt Oliver Cromwell
Terry, will leave here and march to
| the maneuvering ground.
With the militia will be a battery OF
| field artillery and troop of cavalry
| from Fort Myer, both Of which Will
engage in the joint maneuvers with
| the Washington boys.
Frank Sigourney and Sergt. Michael
Drew, of the headquarters corps, will
| attend the encampment this year. Il
| was announced today.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24

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The Washington times., 1912-07-24
What's On the Program,
In Washington Today

Meeting of Harmony Lodge. No. IT, III.
NJ, F. A. A. NJ, tonight.
School of instruction for Royal Arch
Masons, tonight. .@
Meeting of Washington Commandery,
No. 1, X. T.. tonight.
Meeting of Brookland Chapter. No. Ii.
Order of the Eastern Star. tonight.
The following lodges of Knights o:
Pythias will meet tonight:
Mt Vernon, No. g.; Hermione, No. II;
Union, No. %; and Columbus, No. 2G,
The following organizations of Odd
Fellows win meet tonight:
Eastern. No. Z: Harmony No. 81, and
Federal. No. 20. degree work; Friend
ship, No. II. business.
Meeting of White Eagle Council, No. I,
Degree of Pocahontas, tonight.
Lawn fete and supper for the beneht
OF the Church Of the Blessed Sacra-
Joint excursion of Kallipolis Grotto,
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets. and
the Washington Florists Club, to
Chesapeake Beach, trains leaving the
Junction at $3.50. 1880 and 1880 a. m,
and 2:s5, $40 and 7:45 p; m
League of the District. Studio Hall,
1918 Connecticut avenue northwest.
visitation of department commander
and stan TO Richard J. Harden camn'
;So,gs. No z United Spanish War Veterans
speciai music and address by Col Rich
ard Z. Holz, of Philadelphia, Saliva
tion Army tent, Fourteenth and @
streets northeast. tonight.
Band. u. s. Capitol. p. m.
Public meeting OF Wilson and Marshall
Democratic Association, Suite sol.
Southern Building, p. m.
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WEDNESDAY. MAY J.. 1912.
WHERE: TIT. GOLn REALLY
GOES,

.Nu less ~ authority than TN" dl-
rector If No mint t"S,Iiies IT, tn" UNI
snundncss If jnv Theory tina; I'll" hlSh
i.y,l If pr;tos j. due :" increased!
""ld prop!ncii@H NJ, exhaustive" rrNinw
~ gold ~roir"o, sine. 1870 and tho
present i"rIii"r an,l rnmpi"yn1rnt OF
,hn si.SGn. 500 400 added !" III" stock
- ,.',i lurinG that period shows con-
,ltlei ~, hat III" u"w supplies "i gold
have no; ."r" where They might I've
,vprotr,i materially t" influence Prlc-
rs. ANALYSTS "f The mass of statistics
.atn~rcd hy Min, Director Roberts
lots il, lv seen that the adoption "i III"
gold standard lay various countries
and IN, strengthening of Wal chests
have had the effect If absorbing now
GOLD as fast US il Gam" on the mar
kot. In ,his MAY India, Egypt. l'r;tzil.
Argentina. Japan ami McNi"" NAV"
takun sl.0l9. 900. 600 in TN" process
nf sulslilutin% gold for silver as tho
standard of value.
Tho greater part of the gold. how
over. has been taken 10y the European
countries. much Of il tn Facilitate the
REORGANIZATION If financial systems
and I" furtiiy tn" great tate banks
againS, - rainy day. The Fank W
France. which holds TN" commanding
position among the munryed institute
tinns of the world. is Systematically
buildinw up its stock "f gold. having
within tho last decade added s2,o.-
100000 TO it's reserve. Tn" boarding
OF gold 10y the banks is. i'm fact. the
chief factor in til" absorption of he
metal. with the United States easily
leading all others in that respect. and
in the expansion of rrcdit as we'll. cur
banks and the treasury have inrrras-
ed their gold holdings by S1o3.oo"'-
900, the national banks thcir note
circulation bv sass. 600. 900, and ma
tional and state banks their loans and
discounts from S,.l30. 900. 900 I" sl2,-
$4,000, 900. The gain in gold Was
500 per. cent and in bank loans llo
pc: ceM.
Commenting ON the effect of the
larger volume of gold upon prices.
the director of the mint cites the fact
that the rise of prices has heen cN-
agseratcd 10y the practice of COM
pairing current prices with the ahnor-
mally low prices prevailing in 1896
1897. Conditions were abnormal, and
calculations on that basis consequence
ly are misleading. Moreover. the
falling off of food supplies in face of
an increase of twenty per cent in pop
ulatiun naturally makes for higher
prices. 1t looks. therefore. as If the
economists must look elsewhere than
to tn" gold proposition for tho root of
the Itricf evil,
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keep and the bad ones-but this has
gone lar enough. You have figured
the rest of it out for Yourself.
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Edwin T'orsberg "Laronue,"
scored of the most sensational
successes in Tho history of the Amer
lean stage. Not sincd The Two Or
l'hahs, "Camille.' or the Sardou
PLAYS has there been ANYTHING COM
parable in sympathetic appeal. tragic
force and dramatic thrill to this re-
marhahle play which Mir. Savage will
"tter in precisely the same
even To the slightest detail. as il was
Witnessed during its notable engage
n1ent az the New amsterdam and
Lyric theatre in New York.
Elsie Janis.
II coming of Elsie Janis in The
SLIM Princess will appeal 10 the best
lass OF lhcatre-@oers here as it does
III eNerv city in which that versatile
V";ing artisr has heen seen i'm her
CARRIER successes. The IIoyden" and
The Fair Coed. Miss Janis is most
fortunate in he" ~uti1or for The Slim
Princess enlisted the Joint services of
George AIDE. the afnous humorist.
Henry Blossom. Who wrote the libret-
ioS Of The Red Mill and Mile.
M0diste' of tuneful memory and Les
ne stuart, the most popular composer
% light music in England whose tune
i!l fl"radora.' made his name a
household word in America. There are
eighty people in the company
ing Miss Janis and MIR. Charles Dill
ncr manager, promises the
same gorgeous scenic production 70
generally praised during the long run
of The Slim Princess" at the Globe
theatre. New York.
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them are stacked against fences and

them are stacked against fences and
corn shocks and everything else that
furnishes an obstruction. And every
time one wallops ove it leaves about
''ooo.0OO more'seeds, every one guar
asntecd to grow and produce another
lovely big tumblcr next When
they come TO the sterile side of the
rock walls along the coulees, they
even snoop up M down those rocks
ana leave a little cluster of tested and
insured seed tnnoney back on demand
j: not fertile) in every spot where
there is enough soil to make YOU blink
your Y if it was blown into it.
A tumbleweed can roll four miles
and get hit in the pit of the stomach
by some jolly thing every 20 feet and
still have enough seed left in il to COW
er a quarter section of land an incl
deep.
What a laugh 1t has on the corn!
Funny way nature Observation-Disclosures
development and refinement by hold
ing out before 1t always the threat Of
sterility and extinction! The better a
thing is the harder it is to raise and
perpetuate and the worse the easier!
Wheat degenerates into cheat! Tum-
hleweeds remain pure tumbleweeds.
The world is full of tumbleweeds
and corn. The good traits we want
SO much are as hard to cultivate and
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.
NATURES CUTE WAYS.
(Chicago NeMs.l

"
Nobody can be in harmony with ma
ture niles he has Il sense of humor.
FOR nature is the most persistent lit
tie joker in the world, even CARRYING
1t to the idiotic length of being a prac-
teal joker. And all we can do is to
take her jokes as pleasantly as posi-
Die, but most Of our serious work is
necessary because of her p~rankishncss.
The other day, out in western Iowa,
! heard men. talking about the fact
That the See corn of that part of the
country Was not good and that it
would be difficulty to secure seed for
planting because of the sterility Of the
corn. There We're men taking long
trips. there were elaborate scientific
experiments making with some anxi-
ETY.. to make sure the corn that was
for planting would be fertile.
l saw whole fields of corr stalks
standing and l knew that if they were
some noNious weed the only difficulty
would be to keep it from seeding the
entire COUNTRY creeping into and
snnothering city gardens. But it was
useful. therefore it would not spread
itself at all. but had to be nursed
along like q sick baby.
Then. a little further west. 1 saw
TIE tumhleweeds. Those are the great
old joke-the greatest nature has
played. except when she made the
dandelion. Doubtless nature Just held
her cruel old sides and roared after
she got those two to going we'll. She
said: "Whoop! Now watch those
lazy human beings hump themselves.
These VII keep EN- busy"
Nobody has ever cultivated the tum-
blc%ceJ or Russian thistle. Nobody
has ever worried or had to worry for
fear its seeds would not germinate or
hat il wouldn't get planted. Nobody
ever got out the teams or the traction
engines and plowed large sections of
land n made huge tract into seed
beds SO that q few of those weeds
might sprout. No. indeed!
The weed just grows and when It
has got it's seeds all nice and loose in
the thousands n thousands Of pods
1t says: Come on. fellers." and
break off its stem and starts rolling.
II e end e end and every other
way across the prairies. stopping
against a wire fence and then rolling
along. looking for a good place to get
through or over. Whole windrows of
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JUSTIN MCCARTHY.

\ LONG, useful. and interesting ca.
:crr has come 10 n; clos in TN" death
of Justin Mccarthy. clos" friend and
successor of charles Stewart Tarnell
as leader nf the Irish nationalist par
". historian. and journalist. While
Justin Mccarthy was mo- mean poli-
ticl.r. and while he WAS AN interest
INK. 40; .lisi. il is rs q historian that
!,:s ..il" M! Live. IN his "llistory
II "ur owu Times II" invested the
history al the i,asl century with a
",,,t,N,s.: :.,,i 70: ~, ,nAt mad a won-
,.r.u' cdGr..!r nal rffe"'. His Story
ol M. t;l"GSt"u,'. life" mis- Life of
l'"I"' i,.. Mn mis- "Modcrn Eng
l,..i" ard his "Eemin:srcnces" We're
.: crowded with int2tastIns narra-
iI,cs. tull y !. Viv:tri|rs 'nann"' and
NTH rv:den. truti.
IT,, No :, successful Historian. MI.
MrCarlhy proved. il = rot neecssa:H
10 lie du}i :lni Statistical. LIZ. is ac-
Hnowlrdged "a toe stranger and MOI"
..hscrbjnc shan ::c!!on. ire manner
IN wti",, Nj. Mccarthy accorded his
tory miyn. weii Ee copied ~ others
who haI,. ambitions III tho game d.
rnrtion. lie was gifted with q SPLEEN
lid imagination. "a quality that so
r4nay persons r%onfound With fancy.
Imagination is the power TO sec in n
given situation everything that is 10
he seen. The ma without magma
ton sees only half the truth. while
the man possessing the great gift sees
all the truth. My. Mccarthy had
imagination which. Joined with 81 fine
power of expression and definition.
brought him into the first rank Of his
torians. His son has inherited that
s;ift To "a certain extent. adding TO ii
dramatic instinct which played ST.
strong a part in the success of his ia
mous play. IF | Were King" In dy-
ing, MIR. Mccarthy leaves behind him
works tina will always be Of value to
the world. and a son who is worthy
Of the name Of his father.
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a solid nucleus within. but We have
no direct proof of its existence. What
we see is evidently n vast vaporouS
globe, shining by reflected sunlight,
because it is not hot enough to shine
Of itself.
Apparently as a consequence of the
rapid rotation, the cloudy surface is
drawn out n parallel bands of vari-
Gus hues. which are known as belts"
There are w principal belts, one on
each side of the equator, and IA vary
ing number of smaller ones. Close
around the poles there arc no belts.
Continual changes in the form and
colors OF the belts are suggestive of
me play OF gigantic forces Of trans.
formation. IL is often said, with APP
parent truth. that in Jupiter We be-
mold II huge world issuing out OF
chaos.
Thiity-l"ur years ago an cNtra or
binary red Spot made its appearance
IN IN" southern hrmiSpherr of Jupi-
tor. near the edge OF the great south
oclt, and the present writer had tho
good forum" To he n of tho first
to catch sight Of it. This strange oval
spot NOR" than 10000 miles long.
has undergone various TRANSFORMER
ti"ns. Without ever VARYING much i'm
"utiln" or position. II has led to end
less C"nltctureS. but its nature has
never hccn discovered.
Jnplt"r's distance from the sun is
:" great tliat II receives only about
"ne t""ntN-Hfth AS much solar radia-
NON as The earth gets. 50 that even if
il should "v%cutnallN consolidate into
a rocky globe. il is difficult to SEQ
how IL could develop life bearing
much resemblance" /" tina of the
earth. Jupiter has four large and
iolH Very minute moons. During the
transforms ton al tho Original ntbula
some influence must have operated To
vai's" "n unusually great r%ondrnsa-
li"h "f matter NJ the point whcr
Jupiter was formed.