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The Washington herald., 1912-07-16
U. s. TRADE HTS HIGH MARK.
Report of Bureaa of Statistics
shows Record Year.

Report of Bureau of Statistics
shows Record Year.
The foreign commerce Of the United
States established q new high record in
both imports and exports in the hscal
year 1912. The figures Of the years total
trade, just completed by the Bureau of
Statistics Of the Department Of Com
merce and Labor. show that the imports
were $l.eS3,42e,I74. and the exports s.. eH,
%. osS in value. The imports exceeded by
about 800. 900 the former high record.
that of 1910. when the total Of imports
was H.5SS. al. 49, The exports exceeded
by about SIS, 10000. the former high
record Of s204s. 32o.1ss. made in 1911. This
makes the total value of imports and
exports in 1912. 1851 64s, 81. against the
former high record OF $3.576.54S,34 in
1911. II to these figures Of our trade with
foreign countries were added the value
of our trade with Porto Rico and Hawaii,
in the fiscal year 1872. the grand total
would approximate 1900. 0o0, oo0 though
the exact figures of the trade with the
islands are not available.
The excess Of exports over imports In
the fiscal year was $50. 1884. against
So 000. 900 last year, but was less than
that of 1908, 1901. or 1888, In each Of which
years the excess Of exports over imports
was more than $500. 900. For the month
of June the imports aggregated Sl51,-
49,, 037. against 81, so7 1s4. in 1911. and the
exports, S13s, 1s3, Al, against Sal To6.7s7. IN
1911. .r..
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16
BARBER ESTATE
WORTH $s5O,OOO
Widow Of Asphalt King" Leaves
Valuable Securities-Daugh-
tiers Heirs-at.law.

Under the terms of her will. which
was filed for probate yesterday. the. es-
tate OF Mrs. Julia Louise Langdon Bar
Der. widow Of AMI L. Barber. the las
phalt king" is valued at $S5c, 0oo with
her death there terminated life interest
In the estate of her husband valued at
several millions.
The wealthy widow owned 800 shares
Of the San Pedro Gold Mining Company
stock, three $500 bonds of the Washing
ton Gas Light Company, two 81. loo bonds
Of the Ontario Power Company Of Nj
agara Falls, 100 shares United States
Steel Corporation. 300 shares in the Lo-
comobile Company of America, ten
shares of American Telegraph and Cable
Company. one 1000 bond in the Potomac
Electric Power Company. one 81. 900 bond
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. two $1,000 bonds Barber Asphalt
Paving Company. seven $500 bonds of
Capital Traction Company, nine 800
bonds of the new Trinidad Lake Asphalt
Company, ss7 shares of Statena Land
and one note for $500 secured by coll
lateral.
Mrs. BARRIERS jewelry is valued at $780,
600; her household effects. $4,000. and her
automobile. 5000 She had about $3.50
In bank. and J. ]. Albright. of Buffalo.
N. Y. her brother, holds $4,000 for her.
Mr. Albright is holding the Statena stock
belonging to the estate as collateral for
a $50 900 Indebtedness due from Mrs. Bar
Der. The other indebtedness will not ex-
coed 5000.
The only heirs -at-law are two daugh-
tiers, Lorena L. B. Davis. of Bridgeport.
Conn, and Bertha L. B. Vance. of this
city. and a granddaughter. Julia Louise
Langdon Barber. second. eight years
old. who 10 now In Europe.
The daughters have been designated by
Justice Anderson as collectors. their bond
being fixed at $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16

h No More Baking Days. Once You
Sample Meinberg's 'Top-Noch" Bread
Try a loaf to-day. Fresh at grocers.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16
DIR. P0RRAS ELECTED.
Former Minister Here Now Pana-
mas President.

Reports of the national election held
In Panama Sunday were received at the
State Department yesterday. The cleo
ton passed OF quietly. and the election
Of DR.. Porras is regarded as certain.
through the failure of the Diaz adher-
ents TO vote.
The elections were under the super
vision Of the American commission. call
ed into being for the purpose at the re-
quest of the Porras party. the Diaz
party. and the government 1t was
charged in Panama that the Arosemena
administration. which supported Diaz
for the Presidency, was preparing to
use the police to intimidate voters at the
polls. The Diaz faction made counter
charges of a similar nature. which re-
suited in the joint request for American
supervision.
Or. Porras is well known In Washing
ton, having been minister to the United
States. Before he came to Washington
he was known as an anti-American. but
since then his attitude is changed to
the reverse.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16

"Oh, gIoryl Precipitation troubles gone
forever! No more sticky stockings-no
more wilted collars-no more soaking
wet spots at the arm-pits! .AbsorSit'
has stopped all that. 1 can wear any
weight clothing now-in any weather.
In any indoor atmosphere. can ming4e
ous-in street cars. theater, at the dance,
anywhere"
"Absorbit," a new and wonderful
scientffc discovery, quickly dispels nor
spiration. but by instantly absorbing and
neutralizing 1t. Women who acquire the
"Absorbit' habit can say good-by, to
unsanitary dress -shields-no more soppy.
streaked. faded. discolored spots and
holey places. no more rotted fabric and
perspiration-ruined garments for them!
Ahsorbit" ID easily applied-a pad for the purposs
m esery box. Get II to-day-youn never be without
II. At your drugzista. 3c-or send amount to Van
vogel Laboratories. Chemical Blds Chicago, H.
Sold here and rsroupendd b. Jaa o'Donnell, "a
r 81, nv. -
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16

the standards Of the general shoe bust
ness. There is practically no curvature
Of the lasts, and the toe is rounded. no,
pointed.
The board which made these expert.
ments consisted Of Major E. L. Munson,
Medical Corps: Captain W. ]. Glasgow
General Staff: Captain ]. r. Hannay
Twenty-second Infantry. and First Lieut.
B. F. Miller. Twenty-seventh Infantry
The report will soon be taken under
Chief Of Stan.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16
MUST PAY FOR OWN TRIPS.
Auditor TweedaIe Rules Against

Expense Account of Employees.
District and Federal employees who have
submitted expense accounts since the be-
ginning OF the new fiscal year. to cover
the cost of trips taken last year to at.
tend conventions relating to their work
will be required to pay the amounts on,
OF their own pockets, according to a
decision OF District Auditor Alonzc
Tweedale and Comptroller of the Treas.
ury Tracewell.
Because of the decision, Thomas E
Sewell. OF the Board of Children's Guard.
ians. will lose S4s.l0. and George w
Cook. OF the Board Of Charities. will
lose S52.ao. A number Of persons in the
Federal service will likewise be affected
by the ruling.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16
APPEALS TO CONGRESS.
Chamber of Commerce Asks tha-
Certain Liquidation BE Passed.

The Washington Chamber of Commerce
yesterday placed before every member
Of the House OF Representatives an sp
peal for some District legislation at
this session Of Congress. II stated that
a number of bills, such as the public
utilities commission measure and the
excise act. had passed the Senate and
so far had not been reported out OF the
House District Committee.
The appeal reads In part as follows
The Chamber of Commerce appeals
to you for help and earnestly asks
that you exert your influence to bring
about action on the important bills
affecting the District now pending be.
fore Congress without further delay"
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16

Now only 5 hours from Washington
Fast day service. No night trip now
necessary. See W. B. & A. Electric
Railway.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TODAY.

Steamer Charles Macalester for Mount vefnog
leaves Seventh Street Wharf at 10 Q. N. and -
D. NJ daily except Sunday. For Marshall Han dali,
and Sunday. 10 a. m. 80 and $50 p. m
Steamer St. Johns leaves Seventh Street Whsr
at . q. m. for Colonial Beach
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
steamers from foot Of Seventh Street for Old Pofn
Comfort and Norfolk daily at 6a5 p. N.
Cars from Fifteenth Street and New York Avenu,
every quarter hour for main entrance Zoo Park sns
Chevy Chase
To Great Fans-washington and Old Dominion
Railroad cans every few minutes from Thirty sixth
and n Streets
To Chesapeake Beach-Daily trains Of Chesapeak
Beach Railway leave ESQ. lo:p. and IL 30 q N.
80, $50. and Ta5 p N.
To Mount virginia RailvsJ
can every hour on the hour from 10 = m to p U.
station, Twelfth Street and Peunyivsnia Avenua
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16

sSThe Flower of the n ,rmons." Great =
Reel Drama, To-day. Virginia Theater.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16

Eastern shore and washington
Now connected direct Fast Service.
Easton, Ocean City, Cambridge, Oxford
(and all points,. See W. B. & A. Elec-
trio Railway.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16
To Recognize N.rs-'s Services.

Henry W. Lawton Camp. No. 4.
United Standardization War Veterans.
will hold an important meeting Thurs
day at $50 p. m at 1101 E Street North
west. The camp Will ofYicialiy recognize
the services of Miss Agnes W. NARROW,
a volunteer nurse. in the Detention Hoe
pital at Montauk Point, Long Island.
during the Spanish war by installing her
as an honary member.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-16

manager Of the Massachusetts Mutual
Life Insurance Company, who was ar
relted~last Friday In Potomac Park on
q charge OF trespassing. when he re-
fused to pay 81 for parking his automo-
bile to see one Of the games In the army
POLO tournament. will probably come up
in Police Court this. morning. Mr.. Drown
10 represented by Attorney w. w. Bride.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-23
Topeka IN "MOyIES. !"
Motion Pictures May Be Made of City's
Industries.

A project has been started looking
towards having taken a Seeing To-
peka First" moving picture The
management of the Commercial club
sees in the proposition an excellent
means of advertising the city. The
Victor Film Advertising Co. is direct
Iy interested in the proposition This
is Topeka firm that is just springing
into existence.
The plan as suggested is to depict
the visit of comical couple from the
rural districts on a sight seeing tour
of Topeka which will take in fac
tories, places of bushes, residential
streets, churches and other buildings
of interest. Then features that might
be included are a run by the fire de-
partment, Seeing Topeka First"
procession arranged by the CONNER
cial club, a possible flight of the Lon
gren bi-plane of one of the bal
Icons of the Western Aero association.
and glimpse of a Western LEAGUE
ball game.
Il believe it would be a very good
advertising stunt" said Secretary J.
Will Kelley today. '1f the plan works
out and it does not cost the CONNER
cial club too much money we could
lease the film and send it out to NOV
ing picture show houses over the
state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-23
GOT WRONG BOTTLE.
Pretty Ina BowIes Drinks CarboIic
Acid and Dies.

ooh, mamma, 1 swallowed carbolic
acid | didn't mean to do it. Save,
Oh, save mel" were the frenzied words
of pretty Ina Bowles at her home at
Ala Jefferson street, early Monday eve
ming. This was the appeal which was
heard by Mrs. Bowles from her Is
year old daughter Ina, instead of a
cheerful goodby, which she expected
before the same daughter, with an
older sister, departed for the moving
picture theater.
Miss Ina BowIes had prepared to at
tend a moving picture theater with
ner older sister, Nina. She was en-
ployed in the cigar factory of r. T.
kreipe at 80 E. Fourth street, hav-
ing accepted a position at this place
about week ago. On account of the
previous plans of the two girls to go
to the moving picture show and meet
two young men, with whom they had
been keeping company, Miss Ina
dressed before eating supper.
After supper the two girls and other
members of the family sat around the
house and joked with each other
everybody appearing to be happy and
enjoying the occasion. About GAO
Nina told her sister to get ready to
go, and Ina went in the kitchen. While
there she thought she would gargle
with a preparation of chloride of pot
ash which her mother had prepared
for her throat, that was sitting on a
shelf in a closet.
preparation, which was in one ounce
bottle, she took a bottle, removed the
cork and allowed a quantity to run
into her mouth.
She made a mistake and got a bot
tie of the same size and description
which contained carbolic acid. Really
ing she had made mistake, she. be-
came frightened and swallowed the
acid in her mouth. She then ran to
her mother and appealed for aid.
q nh OTs
were called, but were unable to re-
move the acid or administer treatment
which would save her life. She swal-
lowed the acid about 8 or 20 min
utes before Z o'clock and died about
1880 O'Clock.
Miss BoWles expected to meet Will
liam Nussbeck on Kansas avenue and
her sister Nina expected to meet an
other young man. The girls have been
keeping company with the young men
for several months, it is said. Mr..
Nussbeck, falling to m eet the girl at
the appointed time, telephoned to her
house and was told of the affair and
went to the Bowles home at once
Even though the girl is reported
to have appealed for assistance other
witnesses deny this and claim that she
wanted to die, and believe she swal
lowed the acid Intentionally. 1t is said
that she had mental troubles which
made her unhappy although the mem
bers of the family deny this and claim
ed that she was in exceptional good
humor before going upstairs and can
give no reason why she should not be
happy.
Miss Bowles was the daughter of
H. T. Bowles, baggagemaster at the
Rock Island passenger station. Fred
Bowles, a brother of the girl, narrow
ly escaped a similar fate several
months ago when he swallowed ch1or-
oform instead of some other medicine
and has only recently recovered from
the effects of his experience.
All suicide rumors are denied by
Coroner H. w. Bumgardner and the
physicians, who made a complete in
vestigation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-23
HITS Jay DRIVERS
Mayor Billiard Issues Stringent
Orders to Police.
To Arrest All Persons ON Left
Side of Street.
TRAFFIC SQUAD is OUT
Policemen at Busy Intersec.
tiOns Enforce Rules.
Mayor Aroused at Recent Num-
Der of Accidents.

Aroused by the recent accidents and
near accidents because of Jay driv-
ing on Kansas avenue, Mayor Billiard
has stationed traffic policemen at busy
intersections along Topeka's main
business street. In addition to this
protection, the mayor issues a warming
to persons who violate the city driving
ordinances. He says the fines Will pc
inflicted on all Jay" drivers caught
by the police.
The police have been given orders to
arrest every driver using the left SIDE
of the street on Kansas avenue and
other business streets. All drivers who
cut across intersections viii be ar
rested and fined to the limit of the law
if it is known that they violated the
law knowingly.
The traffic policemen are on the
Eighth avenue and Sixth avenue in
tersections today. Extra men have
been employed to assist in the work.
A watch will be kept on all "catty-
corner drivers and pedestrians The
square corner rule will have to be
enforced or the mayor will see that
the violators tell their troubles to the
police judge.
Recent actions of automobile and
motorcycle drivers have brought the
rigid enforcement of this ordinance to
my mind,' the mayor stated this after
noon I'VE have been informed of many
avenue in the last few weeks. 1t is all
caused by drivers cutting across the
corners instead of obeying the driving
laws and keeping to the right and max
ing square turns.
This ordinance applies to everyone.
Persons driving ice wagons are just as
liable as the driver of the fastest motor
car. We must enforce these driving
rules if we dodge traffic congestion and
avoid accidents on Kansas avenue.
THE police court fine ranges from
SO to $50 and 1 assure the drivers that
no one will be let off easy if they are
aware of the risk they are taking
The ordinance covering driving reads:
Riding and Driving to Right. 1t shall
be the duty of every person when rid
ing any horse or other animNl, and of
every person in charge of any vehic e
drawn by any horse, horses or other
animal or animals, or any person driv-
ing any automobile or riding any bicy-
Gle, tricycle., motorcycle or velocipede
or other riding machine. at all times to
drive or ride to the right of the center
line OF the street or avenue on all
paved streets and avenues in the city
OF Topeka, and when meeting any We
hicle or pedestrian or any person riding
or driving any horse, horses or other.
animal or animals, to turn to the right;
and it shall also be the duty of any
person driving or riding any horse or
horses, animal or animals, and every
person driving any automobile or riding
any bicycle. tricycle., motorcycle or
Veloc1pede or other riding machine. to
lnVar1bly surrender to pedestrians the
right OF way on street crossings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-23
NOT SURE OF OREGON.
Roosevelt May Yet Lose Part of the
Delegation.

Salem, Oregon, April 25.-An infor-
NAL opinion on the Republican primary
last Friday expressed 4, by Attorney
General Crawford holds that Theodore
Roosevelt is not entitled to the vote
of the full Oregon delegation to the
national convention. Mr.. Crawford is
quoted as saying that under the oregon
law as he construes 1t, it is not fncum-
bent upon all delegates to support Il
certain candidate unless that candi-
date received a majority of his party 5
primary vote. Where it is a question
of a plurality only, as was the case
last Friday, the opinion holds that the
delegates are bound to vote for the
candidate they represented upon the
primary ballots. Calling attention to
the fact that in this state each voter
is permitted to vote for but one dele
gate. Mr.. Crawford said:
This is apparently a pure and sim
pie effort to secure proportional repre-
sentation.''
In light of this fact, he said, it was
his opinion that Those who received
from the party a sufficient number OF
votes to elect them as delegates, and
who were representatives on the ticket
of either Taft or LaFollette are in the
proportional representation theory, in
duty bound to vote for those candi-
dates whom they declared to the people
on the ballot they would represent in
the national convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-23
She Had Consumption
Was Dying; Now Well

Eckman's Alternative IS being used with
success in the treatment of Tuberculosis.
Persons who have taken II improved,
gained weight, exhausting night sweats
stopped fever diminished, and many re-
covered. If you are interested to know
more about II, we viii put you in touch
with some who are now well. You can
investigate and Judge for yourself Read
Of Mrs. Govert's recovery: Griffith. Ind.
Gentlemen: Thinking that perhaps a
short history of the remarkable cure OF
my mother-in-law (Mrs- Anna Covert
might benefit some other sufferers, Z
hereby give the following testimonial:
About September 10, 1908 she was takeE
sick with Catarrhal Pneumonia, and con-
tinually grew worse. requiring trained
was necessary to change her clothing once
or twice every night; her cough increased
and got SO bad that everybody expected
that she would not live much longer.
The trained nurse (diss Anna Trfnen) in
formed me that she had tuberculosis and
nothing could be done for her. In Janu-
ary when Rev. VIM. Berg, of st. Mich
aei's Church. at Shereville, Ind. prepared
for her death, he recommended that
get some Eckman's Alternative. and see II
It would not give her some relief. then
requested the attending physician to give
his diagnosis and he informed me that
she had Consumption and was beyond all
medical aid. When / asked II he thought
that 1t was useless to try the Alternative.
he replied that No physician could help
her any and ] could suit myself about
IT. So 1 Immediately had Rev. VIM Berg
70 send for a bottle. Practically without
hope for recovery, insisted that she try
the Alternative, which she did. At the
end of the first weeks treatment, she got
so bad that she refused to take any more
of It, but the doctor advised her to keep
on taking it, as It was the only thing
that might help her. I am glad to say.
now that she kept on and soon began to
improve. Now, she works as hard az
ever weighs twenty pounds heavier than
she ever did before she took siok, and
is in good health. She frankly says she
owes her life and health to Eckman's
Alternative We keep II on hand at all
times and recommend IL highly.
assigned Affidavit) JOS GRIMMER"
Eckman's Alternative is effective in Bron-
chitis, Asthma, Hay Fever; Throat and
Lung Troubles, and in upbuilding the
system. Does not contain poisons, opiates
or habft-formfng drugs. For sale by
Geo w Stansfield and other leading
druggists. Ask for booklet Of cured cases
and write to EclSman Laboratory. Phiia-
SsInhia- pa, for additional evfdenoa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-23

cts for matinee and evening perform
ances.
Dean Horace Whitehouse of Wash
burn college was the first person to
put his name to a ticket subscription
list. This list will be circulated
throughout the city by v. c. Powell, a
representative of the orchestra man
agement, who has offered his services,
and AID club members. Decision was
made this noon at the Commercial
club to undertake this enterprise, the
proceeds to go towards the fund for
free pipe organ concerts in the Audi
forum.
Victor Herbert occupies today too
unique and enviable a position in the
music world to require much comment
at this time. Through the success of
the Enchantress, Naughty Marietta,
and other light opera productions, Mr.
Herbert has gained widespread noto-
riety.
The Topeka Advertising club is also
arranging for concerts by the "KiIties''
band for Saturday, May A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-23
WOMEN RUN MILE.
Someone Fired Into Room After They
Had Retired.

Leavenworth, Kan, April 23.-Practi-
cally every farmer in Salt creek val
ley, six miles from Leavenworth, was
a member of a posse Monday night
seeking a man who at IL o'clock last
night shot into the home Of the Misses
Mary and Anna Gilman, spinsters, and
demanded admittance. It is feared
he will be lynched If captured.
The Misses Gilman, one of whom is
a school teacher at Fort Leavenworth,
had retired when a, shot crashed into
the room through a window. They theI;
heard a mans voice at a rear door. He
demanded admittance and when the
door was not opened he made an effort
to break It down
The women, thoroughly alarmed,
rushed from the house by a front door
and ran in their bare feet to the home
Of John Forge, more than a mile away.
Forge Immediately telephoned to Sher-
if Tom Larkin, who, with two deputies,
went to the scene in motor car but
nothing of the miscreant could De
found.
Both of the women are under the
care of a physician.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-23
CATARRH
EASILY
CONQUERED
Germs Destroyed; Discharge
Stopped; Sore Membrane
Quickly Healed = Often
Restores Hearing.

HYOMEI, a pleasant antiseptic
germ-destroying, vaporized air breath
ed over the entire membrane of the
nose and throat and deep into tho
lungs over the bronchial or air tubes
will kill catarrh germs; soothe and
heal the sore catarrhal spots and stop
the discharge of mucous in a few days
Sprays, douches, snuffs or ointments
won't END catarrh because they are
not penetrating enough to get where
the germs are
So surely does HYOMEI pronounced
High-o-Tne) clear UP the head and
penetrate into the innermost recesses
Of the entire nasal tract that it very
often drives out the catarrhal condi-
tions in the tubes that connect the
ears with the nose and by so doing
restores hearing to persons who be-
lieved they were destined to be deaf
for life.
If you have catarrh, dear reader. do
not forget that HYOMEI is a wonder
ful remedy for catarrh and is free
from cocaine, or any other injurious
drug.
A complete outfit, which includes a
hard rubber pocket inhaler, costs 81 co.
If you already own an inhaler you can
get a bottle of HYOMEI for only so
cents at pharmacists the world over