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The Washington times., 1912-05-24
Amount Is Fixed
In Condemnation

Damages amounting to s137,022 and
benefits aggregating $92, ,04s06 were fixed
by a jury in the condemnation proceed
ings before Justice Barnard, in the Dis
trict Supreme Court. to acquire land
needed for the opening of a connecting
street between the intersection of Six
teenth street and Columbia road and
the Quarry road entrance to Geological
Park and to extend Lanier place and
Eighteenth street.
Among the awards made for property
condemned were: David G. Swain,
$685. 34259: the John NJ. Clapp estate, $40,
1854; Alice Chase and Elizabeth Wal
bridge, S1o,9ls.50 and Westmoreland d.
DAVIS, 5,2Sl.S0.
Comprising the jury were Thomas w.
Smith, d. j. Callahan, @. w. Ray
Charles J. Walker, and Oscar J. Rick
etts. Appearing for the property own
erss were Attorneys A. Leftwich SIN
w. c. Sullivan. and others.
The Washington times., 1912-05-24
LIFE SAVERS UNABLE
TO AID SINKING SHIP
Nine Sailors Spend Night In Rig.
ging Of Schooner Off
Hatteras.

NORFOLK, Va, May A.-After a
night of terror spent in the riggings
of a sinking vessel. nine men COM
posing the crew of an unidentified
schooner. supposed to be the Addison
Il. Bullock, looked out this morning to
find the surf too high for life-savers
to launch a boat and go to their rescue.
The schooner was sighted yesterday
eight miles off shore, about two miles
EAST of Diamond Shoals, one of the
treacherous arms Of Hatteras.
Life-sayers made half dozen attempts
to launch lifeboats, but each time the
high surf drove their boats back on
the beach, and on several occasions the
men themselves were picked up and
thrown with terrific force on the sand
by the heavy seas. The Government 1
seacoast wires sent appeals to wash
ington for assistance, and the revenue
cutter Apache was ordered from Phila-
delpnia to go to the assistance of the
helpless vessel.
The Washington times., 1912-05-24
Chance Is Offered
Boys of Washington

Ambitious washington boys seeking
an opening in the Government service
will be given an opportunity June 10,
when the Civil Service Commission will
hold an examination to obtain a list
OF 'elig1bles for appointment as mes
Eenger boy at the Naval Proving
Ground, Indian Head, Md.
Messengers at Indian Head receive a
wage Of S1.04 a day or $1352 at each
semi-monthly payment Of salaries.
The examination will not be difficult.
Five subjects are given. Spelling, twen-
ty simple words in ordinary use; arith-
met1c, simple tests in addition, sub
fraction, multiplication, and division;
letter r'wT1ting; penmanship. and copy
ing.
AnySboy between the ages of sixteen
and eighteen is eligible for appointment.
The Washington times., 1912-05-24
Apply for Receiver
For Willige Company

Application for the appointment OF a
receiver for the J. Louis Willige Com
pany was made in the District Supreme
court today by Walter c. Baldertson
and Eugene A. Jones, administrators OF
the estate of J. Louis Willige, owner OF
the company, who committed suicide on
March last by shooting himself
panys assets include $3.50 worth Of AK.
lures and $265.H in cash, and that all
the shares in the corporation were
owned by Willige 1t is urged that the
appointment of a receiver Is necessary
to collect money due the company. az
suits against several debtors viii! be
required.
The Washington times., 1912-05-24


1--WE are placing lists in the hands of
people throughout the departments" !"
said DR.. Jordan today, land have no
doubt that the money will be raised.
We are especially anxious to have just
as many people as possible interested
in this campaign. One dollar each
from five people will look lot bettcr
than IS from one, and every dollar from
civil service worker will be testi-
monial that our project is indorsed by
the giver.
There could be no argument in favor
of the civil service people that would
more impress the national convention
resolution committees than a showing
Washington had given 81 to $40 each.
or course, money not needed, used, and
strictly accounted for will be returned
II there is a balance justifylng it.
"The men who write the resolutions
at Chicago and Baltimore will have no
business, II they discover that popular
fund to finance our fight is subscribed
In the widest way"
Subscriptions may be sent to DR..
Llewellyn Jordan. Treasury Depart
ment, or they will be taken at The
. day or two, subscription lists will be
ready and in circulation throughout the
departments.
1--WE don't want people outside the
sisted us in the past, to imagine that
their aid will not be welcome now
added Dr. Jordan. "This fight is one in
which everybody in Washington is
acutely interested, and the people at
large have repeatedly. demonstrated
service. They will be welcomed as
contributors to the present fund"
The Washington times., 1912-05-24
LONDON'S TRIBUTE TO
TITANIC'S BANDSMEN
Thousands Gather In Albert Hail
To Honor Brave
Musicians. i

LONDON, May A.-one Of the most
impressive memorial services ever held
in London took place in Royal Albert
Hall this afternoon.
1t took the form OF a memorial concert
in honor OF the heroism Of the Titanlcs
bandsmen. and more than 10000 persons
were jammed into the structure when
the program was begun. A selected or.
chestra Of 500 was presided over by Sir
entire audience stood and sang Nearer.
Nv God To Thee"
The Washington times., 1912-05-24
Hurt Under Car.

While trying to jump on an auto
noble owned by his father, Carroll
Simpson. sixteen years old, of $50
foot under the wheel of the machine
and crushed It severely. The accident
occurred at Eighth and e streets south
east. last evening. The boy was taken
TO the Casualty Hospital by his father.
William A. Simpson.
The Washington times., 1912-05-24
SUCCESS MARKS
|. EFFORTS TO RAISE
| AID SERVICE FUND
Already More Than One
Il Fourth of Apportionment
H. Has Been Secured.

The campaign to raise washington's
apportionment of $1,000 to finance the
National Civil Service Committee on
Political Action has started off most
encouragingly. Although the subscrip-
ton lists have not yet been placed in
the hands of people who have under
taken to canvass the departments for
funds, almost one-fourth of the neces-
cary amount has already been sub
ecribed.
DR.. Llewellyn Jordan, chairman of the
committee which has been named to at
tend the national conventions and make
the fight for platform planks pledging
policies favorable to the civil SERVICE
headed the subscription with his owa
check for 800. The Washington Times
sent in an equal amount on its own
account, and also turned over to DIR.
Jordan 5000 which had been turned in
at Its counting room by persons who
had read the appeal for funds. Thus
far the subscription stands.
The Washington times., 1912-05-24
Choir Gives Benefit.

The annual Outing Fund" concert by
the choristers Of St Johns Episcopal
Church. was given last night in the
parish hall before a large crowd. H. H.
assisted by Arthur D. Mayo, pianist;
Edwin Callow. reader. and Mrs. Eunice
Hildebrand and Mrs. Paul Bleyden, ac-
companiests. A number of solos were
sung by different members of the choir.
The Washington times., 1912-05-24
Takes Butts Place.

Major George e. Stockle, Ninth Cav
airy, has been detailed to the Quarter
masters Department, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Major Archibald
Butt, President Tafts military aide
who perished in the Titanic disaster.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
MERIT MARKS FOR
GIRLS SLEEPING IN
WELL;AIRED ROOMS
Manual for Camp Fire
Lassies Soon Will Be
Off Press.

Girls who sleep in rooms with the
windows open, will acquire merit marks
under the regulations Of the Camp Fire
Girls. an organization akin to the Boy
Scouts, which will be incorporated in
the District of Columbia within short
time.
The manual for the Camp Fire Girls
will be Off tine press shortly, and among
the regulations will be n schedule Of
merit marks given for the proper per-
furmance of household duties and the
careful observance of hygienic rules,
among them being an injunction to
sleep in well-aired rooms. Girls be-
tween the ages of ten and twenty will
be eligible for membership.
The regulations will provide for as
much outdoor exercise as local con-
ditions will permit. The organization
will be national in scope and the regu-
| lations, on this account, will be made
| ditions in different cities. Provision Is
made for long hikes, under the direction
| Of young women, these trips correspond
ing to the Boy Scouts long trips about
| the country.
DR.. Luther Halsey Gulick. head Of the
department of child hygiene of the Rus
| sell Sage Foundation, is back of this
organization. 1t is supposed that Mrs
| Quick will be the first national presi'
| dent of the Camp Fire Girls. Head.
| quarters will be in New York. The
papers for Incorporation will be filed ir
| Washington as soon as the names Of
| the incorporators are received here. This
NAV not occur until the opening OF the
| Fairgrounds, instituted next Thursday
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
WASHINGTON CLUB
PLANS FOR GALA
SEASON OF GOLF
New Standpipe to Supply
Water to Keep Course
Green.

Work of putting the golf links of the
Washington Country Club in condition
for the spring and summer will COM
mence as soon as the weather permits.
At a meeting of the stockholders held
last night 1t was decided to erect a
standpipe on the property to be used
this spring and summer in holding a
supply of water for the green's. One of
the creeks, running through the club
grounds, will be damned UP, a pump
installed, and the standpipe kept full of
water all during the spring and summer.
This will cost about 1880. Although
only forty stockholders were, present,
between $500 and 500 was subscribed
for this work.
1t was decided that an executive COM
mittee Of seven should be appointed at
the annual meeting in May with power
of the executive board. The executive
board is composed of eighteen members
but according to DR.. Joseph Taber John
son, the president, 1t is hard to get 9
quorum, so it was decided to appoint q
committee of seven with power to act
Initiation fee to associate members
will be withdrawn for the next si1
months. The club last night fixed the
limit of its membership at 300. ThC
present enrolment is 20
At the close of the meeting a buffe
luncheon was served. Officers will bt
elected at the annual meeting in May
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
BAKERS WILL GIVE
FORTUNE FOR BREAD
WRAPPING DEVICE
Inventor Who Will Build
Such Machine Can
Win Wealth.

A fortune lies in store for the man
who can devise a machine for wrapping
loaves of bread in aseptic paper accord
ing to the bakers interested in the move
ment for clean bread, which has lately
been the topic of conversation among
the women's clube in Washington.
Wrapping bread Is not new, as It was
tried here in Washington several years
ago, but 1t was done by hand then, as
II Is now.
One bakery took the lead in wrapping
bread, and it is understood that the
method was discontinued because people
seemed to want to see the bread and
handle 1t before buying. A discontinue
ance of the method increased the sale
of that particular variety, and nothing
was heard Of 1t until the recent crusade.
For the past few weeks the House.
keepers Alliance has been working in
the endeaVor to get the bakers to put
wrapped bread on the market, claiming
many advantages for the bakers and
public. 1t has been claimed by the
wrapping the bread by hand Is too great,
although 1t is said that one large con-
Germ in the city has been experimenting
According to bakers what is needed
will wrap and seal the loaves after
thew have cooled. Nothing will stand
in the way of universal wrappcd bread
If machinery can be used in the EroduC'
ton of the output. Bakers in the city
are reticent in talking over the propo
sitlcn and are waiting, apparently, fol
some one to start the idea.
1t is now up to some one to get out {
machine which will wrap and seal the
loaves. According to the bakers. I'M
proved methods in baking rave reduced
the chances of COMMUNICATING the brcat
in the bakeries to a minimum. In many
bakeries no hands touch the lOaVes from
the time the ilour Is mixed until tht
bread Is placed on the wagons in bask
cts for delivery.
the bakers to put the bread in such con
lition that 1t may be given direct to tn
consumers as il leaves the factory
The IIoUsekeepers' Alliance claims tina
a number of hands touch the bread af
ter it has left the bakery, and maintain
that wrapped bread is the only safe
guard from disease and Infection.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Drop in Temperature Is
Scheduled for Tonight

Despite the gray banks OF clouds that
hang over the city and the rain, the
Weather Bureau forecaster declares
that the day will probably terminate
with n clear sky and that tomorrow
will be clear. Colder temperature may
be expected. the forecaster says. The
mercury, which now registers 40 de-
grees, is expected to drop, but not be-
low the Goth degree marx.
Rains have been general throughout
the Eastern section of the country ac-
cording to the Weather Bureau. During
the early hours of this morning the
thermometer reached its lowest point OF
3S degrees, as compared with the high
point of yesterday--A degrees. The
temperature was coolest at 3 o'clock,
and has steadily warmed until the pres
ent mark of "A degrees has been
reached. It may warm several more
degrees before the dusk sets in, accord
| ing to the weather forecaster.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Capital Catholics
To Attend Mission

Washington Catholics will attend in
great numbers the mission to be given by
the Redemptorists Fathers at st. Jo-
seph's Church. Second and G streets
northeast, which begins on st. Patrick s
Day. The exercises for the Catholic
women of the city will begin at 10
o'clock on March II, following the 1880
o'clock mass, and will continue through
the week.
The mems mission will start on the
following Sunday. The Rev. Francis
Clark, the Rev. John dag and the Rev.
Joseph Turner will have charge OF az
the services. A distinctive feature OF
the mission will be special exercises for
children. These exercises Will begin
next Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
British S!rikers
Number $50, 900

LONDON, March 9.-According to 1gl
ures at the home office today, 10000
men have been thrown out of work
since the beginning OF the miners
strike Industries are closing down
daily, and it was estimated today that
the rnnber of unemployed would be
double, within we *
Premier Asquith still remained optI-
mistic over the situation today, and the
feeling was general in financial circles
that peaceful settlement would soon
be agreed upon. Operators and miners
have accepted an invitation to hold a
conference at the home office.
The navy has been ordered to observe
the strictest economy in the use of
coal.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09

will act as an inducement sufficient to
solve the problem Of shortage In
scoutmasters, There are plenty or boys
in Washington who want to become
Boy Scouts, but there are not many
young men of the required capacity
who will devote the needed time grats
TO the management OF the different
troops.
IL the trip to England, proposed by
Colin II. Livingstone, president of the
Boy Scout movement. Is realized, the
cost of passage will be tl25 or less. II
is probable that Boy Scouts and civic
ORGANIZATIONS will treat the visitors as
guests, very much as the Washington
Chamber of Commerce treated the Aus
tralian boys who visited here recently,
and that in consequence OF this the
passage will be the large Item of ex-
pense in a two months trip.
Plans will be developed afterward, II
is stated, to have several hundred Eng
lIsh and Irish lads visit America as
guests of the Boy Scouts In this
country. .... .....
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
To Address Fraternity.

Carleton Bates and Cleon o. Dodge
of the Bureau of Chemistry, will be tho
principal speakers at the Kappa Sigma
fraternity meeting which VIII be held
nue. northwest, tonight at o'clock. The
occasion is the regular monthly meet
ing of the Washington Alumni Associ-
alton of the local chapter.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Arosemena in Control.

President Pablo Arosemena Of Pan
anna resumed the executive power
Thursday, 1t was announced by the
State Department. This apparently
means that he will not be qualified
under the Panamanian constitution
for reelection next August,
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
Pastor Leaves Capital.

The Rev. DR.. Charles Neibel, recently
resigned as pastor of the Eastern Pres
byterian Church, leaves Washington to-
night with Mrs. Neibel for Atlantic City,
N. j., where they will spend a few days
before going to Cincinnati, their future
home. Members of the Eastern Presby-
terrain Church met last night in the
church parlors and bade the pastor and
his wife good-by.
The Washington times., 1912-03-09

S1.as To Baltimore ana Return Satur-
days and Sundays via Pennsylvania
railroad. Tickets good returning until
. a. m. Monday. All regular trains ex.
eept the Congressional limited.-Advt
The Washington times., 1912-03-09

.S1.as Baltimore and Return, Baltimore
& Ohio, every Saturday and Sunday.
Good to return until 900 a. m. train
Monday. All trains both ways. includ-
ing the Royal Limited.--Advt
The Washington times., 1912-03-09
TRIP TO ENGLAND TO
Be AN INCENTIVE
TO SCOUTMASTERS
May Solve Problem of the
Present Shortage in
.... District.

Scoutmasters, the young men who
are in charge of the various troops of
Boy Scouts, will be eligible for the pro-
posed summer trip to England and Ire
land, and 1t is believed that this fact
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-21
The Spell Of London.

The greatest of modern French
poets. Paul Verlaine. fell instantly I'M
der the spell of London. even though
he came to it as an exile to earn a
wretched living as teacher Of French.
LAS n whole" he wrote. lit Is very
unexpected and hundred times more
amusing than Italy or Paris or the
banks of the Rhine" And again:
THE docks are wonderful-Carthage .
Tyre. all rolled into one" He deplor-
ed the lack of clean cafes. but never
theless. No matter, this incredible
town is very we'll. black as crow
and noisy as a duck" In Verlaine's
view London had no monuments ex-
cept the docks. He ignored West
minister. the Tower and all the sights.
For him they do not seem to have ex-
isted.-London Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-21
LAB0UCHERE'S COPY.
After It Was Finished He Lost All In
terest In Its Fate.

1t was a matter of absolute indiffer-
ence to Labouchere what became of
anything he wrote after he had writ
ten it. When he had corrected the
proof or If he was away from Eng
land when he sent his copy to the post
he took no further interest in it what
ever.
Before I had discovered this trait in
his character l used to write and apol-
ogize for cutting, perhaps six columns
down to two, or sometimes offer an ex-
cuse for not using any of it at all. At
last he wrote to me: You need not
sentimentalize about my stuff. l send
it to you to do what you like with
But one felt lingering conjunction
long afterward about consigning the
fruits Of so much labor to the waste
paper basket, and, after all, La
bouchere was the proprietor of the pa
per. Once or twice. therefore, l have
excused myself for mot sentimental
ling about some article that he had
sent.
One such occasion he writes: Dear
-: ! am the only person, l believe.
on the press who does not care in the
least whether his lucubratiOns do OF
do not appear in print. 1t has always
appeared to me that the making of an
art (article) requires two persons, one
to write it, the other to cut it down,
and generally to cut out what the first
man most admires. London Truth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-21
TESTED THE ANTS.
Experiments That Seem to Prove the
insects Have Memory.

insects Have Memory.
Experiments are continually being
made to test the memory Of animals,
such as the elephant, the dog, the bull.
but it would seem a thankless under
taking to ascertain whether the ant has
a memory. Nevertheless a scientist in
South America thinks he has succeed
ed.
Isolating two of the largest speci-
mems of tropical ants he could find, he
so arranged their receptacle that they
could get no food without climbing
over a circular slant into another com
partment. Over this slant when the
food was not there he placed a crimson
cord, and the ants very soon learned 10
interpret the signal and never attempt
ed to climb over it.
Thinking after a time that there
might be something in the color that
repealed them automatically, as the
bull is affected unpleasantly by red, he
replaced the red cord by cords of vary
ing colors, always with the same result
after the ants had made few eIcur-
BULLS WE INC SiohI anu Sohe oo~ q
hungry. Then he tried plain cloth and
even paper. but the result was invari-
ably the same. After a number of
trials the ants refused to climb the
slant when there was any sort of sig
nal"
Finally the scientist reversed the sig
nal. having food beyond the slant only
when it was visible, and after an inf
mite number of trials the ants accom-
modated themselves to the change
Harpers Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-21
THE VANISHING SEA cow.
A Marine Curiosity That Is Rapidly
II Nearing Extinction.

A Marine Curiosity That Is Rapidly
Nearing Extinction.
One of the largest fish that has in
habited the waters of the gulf OF Mex
leo and the south Atlantic coast OF
this country and which Is almost e1-
tinct is known as the manatee- lt was
found in great numbers a century ago.
aud even a few years back this crea-
ture was quite plentiful in certain To-
calities
1t is very gentle for a large fish and
easily captured in heavy nets. which
are usually stretched across the mouths
of rivers emptying into the south At
iantic or the gulf of Mexico. The flesh
is very delicious and brings high
price, having a strong resemblance 10
the very finest veal. The skeleton Is
valued at 500. and the skin IL removed
properly and cared for by those who
understand its properties will bring a
like amount.
This fish is often from ten to twelve
feet in length and weighs about 1000
pounds. 1t is so gentle il will not
strike the light craft that happens TO
be near it. and when captured 1t shows
no resistance whatever.
1t is safe to say that in the next
quarter of a century this creature will
become extinct unless specimens are
preserved simply to prevent the com
plete loss of one of our most wonder
full sea creatures.
1t lives wholly on salt water vegeta
ton and growths found in the mouths
of the rivers emptying into the sea-
New York World.