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The Washington times., 1912-05-03
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The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Columbia, No. 8:
Lebanon, No. 7. visitation. Royal
Arch Chapters-,Hiram, No: TO- NJ.
mandery, No. @ Eastern star-Mar-
tha Chapter, No. 4.
The following l. o. o. F. organizations
will meet tonight; Lodges-Central
No. l. and Metropolis, No. l6, busl-
Rebekah Degree-Miriam Lodge, No. 8,
business. Encampment - Magenenu.
No. 4, degree work.
Meeting Of Dupont Circle, No. 1856, p.
H. c.. Pythian Temple. tonight
o. T. M. regular review, Bank Hall,
Thirty-second and M streets north
west, tonight.
Address by the Rev. Donald C. Mac
Leod before the Woman's Interdenom-
national Missionary Union, guild
room, the Church of the Ascension,
p. m.
Concert by the United States Soldiers
Home Band, Stanley Hall, p. m.
Concert by the Fifteenth United States
Cavalry Band San FoTf so5trstye Myer Eivb ?, snbo nj
Band, odd Fellows Hall. Seventh
street, 3 p. m.
Regular monthly meeting of the Park
View Citizens Association, the Whit
ney Avenue Christian Church, Park
road, near Georgia avenue, s p. IT.
Spring play of the Eastern High School.
exhibition of moving pictures to adver-
tise Washington, by ]. II. HaZleton.
Columbia Theater, 8 p. m.
Festival service for Sunday school Off
GERS and teachers Bethlehem Chapel
OF the Holy Nativity, and sermon by
the Bishop Of Rhode Island, p. m.
Annual meeting of the directors OF the
Emergency Hospital.
Reception to Mrs. Flora kays Hanson,
hn
Peoples Branch OF the w. c. T. u,
Mt the w. c. T. u. building, 522 Sixth
street northwest, 3 to 10 p. IN.
Third day of the second annual Ma.
Cn Ghnu
The Washington times., 1912-05-03
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS

Passed Assistant Surgeon FRANK H.
STIBBENS, detached Intrepid; to
Annapolis.
Gunner JOHN ROMAN, to navy yard,
Mare Island, Cal.
Chief Machinist THOMAS D. HEALY,
detached reserve torpedo group,
Charleston, 8. c.; to Prairie.
Machinist WILLIAM p. DAVIS, de-
tached Prairie; to reserve torpedo
group, Charleston, S. c.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Arrived-Standish at Annapolis, Mary
land at Santa Monica, Caesar at
San Juan, Davis, Fox, at Mare Is
land, Nebraska at Lutcher, La.
Isla de Luzon at Natchez, Prairie
at Tangier Sound, Massasoit at
Elizabeth City, Mccall, Terry, at
Norfolk, Castine, Severn, Tonopah,
CO. C-3, ca, CO, D-1, De, D-3,
Ell, E-2, at New York yard.
Sailed-Dolphin from Washington for
Chesapeake Bay, Sterling from
Key West for Charleston. Are
thusa from Port Arthur, Tex, for
% Norfolk, New Hampshire from New
Orleans for Newport, Petrol from
New Orleans for cruise up Missis-
sippi river, Villalobos from Shan
ghai for Kiukiang, Potomac from
Charleston for Norfolk.
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AmusementS.

AmuSem6nLS.
National-"The Tales of Hoffman," S:15
Poirs-"The witching Hour" 2l5 and
CoIumbia-"Green Stockings" Sis D, IN,
Belasco - Because She Loved Him
MISUNDERSTANDING, 2:15. 1870. and
Gayety-"The Jersey Lilies" 2:15
Ma jestic~Vaudsville. 1880. 3. 1880,
cssino2Vaudey Vile. 1880. 3. 1880. and
Cosmos-Vaudeville; ! to IL p. m.
Imperial-VaudeYille ! to IL D. m.
Misunderstanding. bowling. and mo-
tion pictures.
Horse Show, at Eighteenth and C
streets northwest, 2 p. m.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19

Why don't the tramps establish a
colony for themselves in the sand
wich Islands?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
AMUSEMENT
Alma. Where Do You Idve,

One of the most sensationally sue.
cessful musical farces which has ever
been produced in this country direct
from the European stage Is Alma.
Where Do You Live?" which Joe
Weber will present at the Metropolis
tan on Wednesday. This farce had
the uniqe experience Of having been
done for q season in Paris. then taken
to Berlin for a year and finally reach
ing New York through the medium OF
German management.
1t was produced by Adoiph phillip
in German at the German theater, and
ran for a full While II was
there the fascinating quality Of the
music attracted the attention Of all
New York. Thousands whether they
could understand German or not,
hocked to hear the pretty piece.
IT was then that Joe Weber pur-
chased the American rights and de.
ctded to make an English version. The
piece a never reached London. IN
fact it has not been done there UP to
the present writing. This fact prob.
ably added to the American success
Of the play. French farces. no mat.
ter how attractive the music accessory
to them. do not benefit BY coming here
via the English capital. We may be
Of the same race but our ideas Of
humor are wide apart. The AnsiI.
cised farce ID generally too much dat
tened out for our audiences.
MI. Weber in engaging Gscrge v.
Hobart to do the Engiish vsreion re-.
quested him to use the French book
Of Paul Harve only. He did this and
the result was such q pleasant surprise
to all that Webe's "Alma" Duplicated
the success of tho German theater and
ran another season.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19

When We object to the smells in
Chinese cities the inhabitants say,
"IheH are surface smells: they will
evaporate:" and think that their sys-
tenn OF drainage. or rather Of no
drainage, is far less dangerous than
is our underground drainage.
Few Chinese visitors to England
ourselves. Rather they are shocked
at the foulness of our city slums, at
tho drunkenness and RIGHTEOUSNESS
upon our streets, at our murder and
divorce reports. at the figures Of tho
national drink bill. In their opinion
u prisons are absurdly comfortable.
n put q premium upon crime. They
admire, however, the school system
by which we try to Keep the children
from coming to prison.
The Chinese say that Europeans do
not know how to make tea. To put
milk and sugar into tea is as horri-
Die, In their opinion, as it would be
IN ours to put them into champagne
or into port wine.
In China all the common acts Of life
are zone not merely differently from
our european way, but in an exactly
opposite way. A mar shakes his own
hand and not those of his friend, and
this he considers more sanitary than
method. Should he dine with his
friend ne will be placed on the left,
lor That Is the place of honor, and not
on the right. as with us. The dinner
VIII begin, contrary to ours. with des-
sert, and end with soup and rice. A
European takes off his hat to show re-
spect to a friend; should you go into
the office of q Chinaman, IL HIS can
is OF his head he will put it on. The
mourning color in China is white. and
not black. A Chinaman \
waistcoat over his coat. aud not un-
der. as we do. He mounts a hose
from the offside instead Of the near.
and holds the reins in his right hand
and not In his left. The beginning Of
a Chinese book is where a western one
ends, and 1t is read from top to bot
tom in a series Of horizontal lines ar.
range from right to LETT. The notes, il
any. are placed IN the top Of the
page. II a British boy is puzzled, say,
in doing a sum. he scratches his head:
but a Chinaman kicks of a shoe and
scratches a foot. The fact that these
ana Utmost all other thinks are done
IN China In an opposite way from that
IN which he do them causes Chinese
visitors to Europe to think that ey-
erything is up-side-down. We scenn to
their eyes to be Very absurd ana lit.
lie to be initiated. A good cure for
self-complacency IL to 90 to China and
ma out what the people really think
Of US. ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
METROPOLITAN Magazine.)

One interest which increases rap
idly az we grow o familiar with
the game. n becomes the strongest
interest of all for the real fan is the
human element; This certainly could
not be greater in any sport. After a
man has the physical requirements to
enter fast company. almost every men,
tai. moral and v attribute be.
comes important.
II the Cubs are the best team in
the world. the judgment Of Frank
Chance. the calm nerves OF Schultz
and the spirit Of Johnny Evers occupy
the foreground. II it is the Athletics,
the calculations Of Connie Mack and
his redskin lieutenant must be consid.
cred along with the speed of Collins
and the eye Of Baker. To understand
the superiority Of Mathewson over
Vanguard you must go far beyond any
physical consideration.
One Of the greatest National league
PLAYERS OF 80 years ago. a widely
known business men. told me HI had
stopped going to games. but he made
an exception in order to see ~ Cobb,
to discover why he was the greatest
player OF our day. 1T wasn't his Eye.
his nerves and his physical speed
alone" he said: the quickness of his
mind struck me as an element with.
out which he could not have been
Cobb. He sent a short fly to the out
field. measured the time and distance
to a hair. and barely reached second
base at the same time as the ball.
The baseman dropped it and it rolled
a few feet away. Cobb was then lying
on the ground. Had he calculated as
Ion as an ordinary man he would
have had no chance to reach third.
His leap to his feet and his de-
parture were instantaneous. The en-
ira %quickness of his perception was as
necessary as the quickness Of his body
to bring in the run that resulted"
A gentleman whose reactions are
not swift and certain is called a
~"bonchead" in tho profession. but
many a professional who has earned
that o%pprobrious title is far quicker in
his wits than the average citizen.
Head and heart are necessary to make
greatest players. Remarkable
qualities OF body may carry players
Tar. but not into the select circle where
iskey. Hanlon. Brown and Wagner
him Sometimes it is character with
out much general brain power. as in
the csse OF Arson, but more often it is
a combination of the two that lifts the
greatest player above his fellows.
Until the Chicago Cubs began to go
down hill. a year and a half ago they
were easily the most interesting club
to watch, because as an organization
they had more personality than any
other. Tinker TO Evers to Chance
q spirit that has not for
a long time beer equaled. The Phila-
delphia Athletics are perhaps the
nine that ever took the
field, but as it is in larger part eye.
they do not Gin spite of Mack's pref
erence for college men) quite equal
the former Cubs in interest. There is
a far-seeing mind behind them, but it
is on the bench.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
HUMAN element ON BASEBALL :
IT EXPLAINS THE REMARKABLE GRIP THE GREAT GAME HAS
ON THE COUNTRY.

Even so. however. it is vastly more
satisfactory to watch them than the
Giants at their best, as Mathewson il
the only member Of the New York
nine who has the intellectual and tenn
peramental qualities of the greatest
ball players.
The combination that goes to make
pitcher who has cver lived is many
sided. In all the games l have seen
htm pitch he lost his nerve or
made a mistake in judgment. have
seen. on the other hand. a champion
ship thrown away because Cy Seymour
refused to stand as far back in center
field as Mathewson motioned him. to
stand. Never have / seen him throw
a grounder to the wrong base, no mat
ter how quick the decision or how
complicated the situation. In his
adaptation of balls to the batter's
weaknesses. expenditure Of extra force
in crises and outstanding strength
when possible. his Judgment is with.
out 81 flaw.
From a merely physical standpoint
Walsh. Johnson. Marquard and several
Mathewson is today. Time goes quick
~ with athletes. however. and only a
few years can ASS before Mathewson
must begin to slow UP. as his great
rival OF many years, 1hree-Fingered
Brown. has already slowed up. and,
like Brown. he will be kept In the first
rank by his head some years after his
arm has begun to show the treachery
Of time.
The qualities of intelligence are
much more appreciated than they for
merly were. Whether or not tho story
is true that Connie Mack released
Jackson, n of the very best batters
in the American league, for lack Of
brains, it illustrates the point Of view
necessary for h most successful lead
ership today.
The guessing and studying and
waiting contest between the batter on
the one hand and the pitcher and the
catcher on the other is Very much
more keen and duplicated than il
was in the days of Clarkson and Rad
bourne. and the guessing between the
pitcher and the base runner is kccner
than in the days when the brilliant
Kelly reigncd. Cooperation. or team
play. has become more constant and
complex. Sacrifice hitting, for in
stance, used to be merely sporadic.
for a whole nine about how to meet
the opposing pitcher is new; the study
of individual peculiarities and team
pe%culiarities is profound.
Is perhaps all this mob psychology?
Perhaps Fan" means fanatic. Fana-
tic is from the Latin fanaticus, which
inspired by divinity. entllusi-
astic, franti furious, mad. From the
days. however, when. as q little boy.
l heard by elders gravcly prove that
curving a ball in the air was physically
impossible. down to the busy present,
I have hcen unable to recover from
the charm. or from the belief, that
some millions Of my countrymen, with
no harm to their intellects, are hap
pier for their fanatical interest in the
game.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
Curious C~ondensations
Uncle Sam exported $31, 900, 900
worth Of agricultural implements last
Taken from Exehaases.)

year
Both the rose and the c%hrysanthe-
mum originated in China, recent in
vestigation has disclosed.
The Great Western with a mileage
of 1000. is the longest railroad of
Great Britain.
The houses of London alone could
more than accommodate the entire
population of Switzerland.
The crusade against tuberculosis
got II lift to the extent of $1,000, 900
from James A. Patten of Chicago last
yea
1t takes three-tcnths of a second
tor a signal to pass over the 300
miles Of an Atlantic cable.
Despite the competition of cleo.
tricity. the coal gas business of Eng
land is rapidly expanding.
Electric lights are to be installed
IN one of the Oldest and most famous
Hindo temples in India.
The performance at the Court
tlcatcr of a drama based on Buddha'e
life and teaching was "a recent novelty
ot the l-ondon theatrical season.
The ascent of the Hautc Cine Of
he Dent du Midi IO,G60 feet), bv
AN English officer and Il friend VAS
a recent feat of winter Alpine climb
ing.
London has G.734 music teachers,
more than ono thousand professional
olo Niolinists and LOO professional
vcchlists. Of whom 63S are sopranos.
Cape Colony now sends more than
10000 boxes of fruit weekly to the
CoVent Garden lnarkct-thc out.
growth of a consignment Of a few
boxes of pears in 1886.
A hit of uroo1 ,,. --
tree in Sir Isaac Eewton's Rardcn
which gave the world the theory Of
graNitation has been presented to the
Royal Astronomical society.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19

How plausible your side Of the Or.
sument sounds until the other side
begins talking.
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WHAT THEY FORGET.

New York Press.)

one would not think that such a
thing as radium. more precious than
gold, more valuable than ANYTHING
else known to the world, would DO
lost and forgotten in a street car in
New York city. Yet a lead flask
containing Il minute quantity of ra-
diun was found in a subway car re-
rently and turned in at the lost prop
crty room. Neither would one sup
pose that a mar would forget a cou-
pic of sticks of dynamite, but some.
hody left Just that much of the cx-
plosive on a seat in an elevated car.
SUN more men are SO %forgetful they
have walked oft and left live rattle
snakes alone and friendless in the
surface cars. to the CONSERVATION
and terror of the employees whom they
discovered them on opening the bas.
kct.
One man left an artificial leg on a
SUBWAY train recently. How he over
manased to get away without at
tracing the attention of the enn.
ployes is Il. mystery. 1t took him two
days 20 remember where no left it
and to call an d%identify his property.
Artificial arms have been overlook
ed many times. There is usually
quite II little collection i nthe lost
property room. Another person-he
was Very thoughtless-so far forgot
himself as to desert a full bottle of
whisky. Still another, who nearly
missed his station. left the car so hur-
riedly that he forgot a half dozen live
chickens.
Another left behind" caused this
to happen, in the hours between mid.
night II morning. on the subway.
~ 1lpsy man was %sprawlinG on the
seat when he saw a crumpled news
paper on the floor begin to crawl to.
ward him. He touched it cautiously
with his feet, and felt it move. He
X again and yelped in terror:
Help. Help. Save me: I've got
en-" A Wonan glanced at the hoor
and promptly began to scream. The
guard came in and picked up a live
turtle that was walking about the
floor beneath the sheet. Another
time a woman sat down on something
and got up suddenly. 1t was a bag
containing a live marmoset which
some one had gone away and for
gotten. Cats and dogs in bags and
baskets are The subway
people say they think that is a favor
lite device for getting rid Of them.
One day n man anne into the lost
property room looking as If he had
been stealing sheep. He had lost a
3-year-old girl in his. The story was
untagled later at the police station.
A n from the Bronx had been
discussing something coming over
from Brooklyn. and had gotten of at
Bowling Green and forgotten her
cherub. who had toddled across the
car. When she missed it tho train
was up at the bridge. She was quite
hysterical when 1t was restored to
her.
A burglar left a valise containing
a fine set Of tools-jimmies. saws.
hammers. wedges. chisels and drills
lin an elevated train rece-.'-- One
could open a hank with less than
half such an outfit. But. as vet, the
articles have not been claimed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19

THOUGHTS OF OTHERS.

Sometimes taking an oath has lit
tie. influence on a man who 10 q liar
from choice.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
THE CAUSE OF INSANITY.

Proof that insa nifty or imbecility
may be a matter for surgical and not
mental treatment is given by a re-
markable operation performed in
Leipzig on an imbecile child. Prof.
Erwin payr. director Of the surgical
clinic attached to the Leipzig univer-
eity. recently planted a piece of the
thyroid gland taken from r healthy
child born Of a healthy mother into
the liver of an imbecile child, who
Immediately afterward began to i'm
prove in intelligence, which steadily
increased until a complete cure was
effected and the patient discharged
from the clinic.
1t has been recognized for some
time that insanity or imhecility is not
the %loosening Of some "kink" in the
brain, but IL an actual disease. 1t is
true that many p%ostmortem examina-
tlons in cases Of insanity have dis
closed brains which. to all appear
ances. we're perfectly normal. In
many other cases. however, it has
been found that the brain tissues
have been affected just as a leg or an
arm may be affected with some cor
roding disease.
Probably no organ Of the body is
so sensitive as the brain. Even were
it possible to cut away the diseased
part. the operation would be so haz-
ardous as to we'll nigh fatal. And
in most cases. probably. the brain
would show no sign Of being affected.
That the liver may have close re-
lation to the brain is an entirely new
idea, but n worthy of consideration.
Most of the troubles Of the body
come from the stomach or liver,
When M considers that a sluggish
liver causes headache and other pain
full ailments. it is quite easy t. go q
step further and realize that every
cell in the body is intimately related,
ana that the liver nigh easily be al
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19

the root Of insanity and imbecuity.
The operation performed on the inn
becile child at Leipzig. showing a
close relation between the liver and
the brain. may prove valuable in put
ting the surgeons on the track OF a
general cure for insanity and imbe.
cility. Should this be the result, the
operation performed by Prof. Payr
would prove u landmark in the sci.
entific progress OF the world and be
IN inestimable boon to humanity.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
,
THOUGHTS OF OTHERS

. . .
A false alarm is about as loud N
the other variety.
A boy who thinks It smart to get
drunk probably has the widest fool
streak.
A girl thinks a True Lover should
put special delivery stamps on his
letters.
There are 50 many oafers It DOESN'T
AXE much Of an excuse to call a cor.
rention.
A woman hater IL usually looking
for a divorce which is apt to cure his
affliction.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19

Don't try to fool people all the time,
or you can't when you really need to
try It.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19

II a man leaves home q good deal
at nights. there may be somethtne the
matter with the home a. wen % the
The oasis., 1912-03-30

a.aaa right, with several wounded, two of the latter dying afterward. The insurrectos prevailed and hold pos session, those who had opposed them fraternizing.
 From the Mazatlan newspapers received this morning it is gathered that the rebellion was not against Madero, but against the chief executive of the state and the pre- feet of the district-Governor Ren- teria and Colonel Gonzalez Ortega. The two officials named taking refuge on the gunboat General Guerrero, which had done the bom- barding. When the fight was over they resigned their respective offices, and Carlos Echeverria was installed as provisional governor, while Don Justo Tirado, who com manded the successful attacking party was made prefect The new state and district officials are re- ported in accord with the Madero government, and have given out the information that they will pro- ceed against all the bands of alleged Zapatistas who are overrunning the state, and will restore order.
The oasis., 1912-03-30
THE WAR IN CHIHUAHUA.
Fierce lighting At Ilmenex and Cora Iitos. AdVan ntage With "RevoItosos |"

Advices from Chihuahua are to the effect that there has been al- most continuous fighting all the week about Jimenez and Corrali- tos, in the southern part of the state. The federals were command ed by Generals Salas, Aubert and Pelley. The inSurTectOS by Orozco. There has been but little advantage either way, but such as there was seemed to be with Orozco. He had failed to follow up such advantage as he had gained consequently there has been nothing decisive. Rein forcements are hurrying forward from the south to the federals, and the general government expresses every confidence of ultimate suc- cess.
 General Salas, who was in com mand of the federals early in the week, committed suicide when he met with reverse. General Aubert has been putting up stiff fight.
 It is reported that the iesurTectoS are making all kinds of efforts to get ammunition across the line at Juarez and to the front.
The oasis., 1912-03-30
CLOSE AT HOME.
A Band of Tnsurreetos" at the Buena Vista Ranchs. Fight With Rursles.

Thursday small detachment of rurales encountered at the Buena Vista ranche, on the Santa Cruz river, about twelve miles from Nogales, band of about forty rcvOItoSOS, we'll armed, and supplied with ammunition. It is said the inSurrectOS were from this side of the line. Shots were exchanged, and it is reported that one man was killed and two or three wounded.
 A detachment of troops from Hermosillo arrived at Nogales Sonora, this morning, and has been sent out to the river.
The oasis., 1912-03-30
In Honor ot Mrs. lindsay.

Monday afternoon Mrs. E. Tit comb entertained at her elegant home on the Crawford street hill, a party of Nogalense ladies in honor of Mrs. Lindsay and Miss Lindsay, wife and daughter of Cap tain Lindsay, commander of Troop M Fourth United States cavalry, stationed now at the line city. The rooms were decorated exquisitely, and the diversion of the afternoon was bridge whist. Dainty refresh, ments were served.