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The Washington times., 1912-01-20

February II is the date set by w.
Andrew Boyd for the appearance Of the
1912 directory for Washington. The new
directory will show an Increase OF be-
tween 5000 and 5000 names. The 1S11
directory contained 153,156 names. which
was between 5000 and 1000 more than
In 1910.
Proofs received at the washington
office Of the directory show that the
Johnsons, Jones, Brows. Jacksons, and
Smiths take the lead in the new direc-
tory, as they have done for many years
past. Eight pages are devoted to 1,3eo
Jacksons Of the Capital. The Browns
number 2,2l0. and In fifteen pages Of
Johnsons there are enumerated 1850 Of
the family. The Jones show only 1.350.
ana ~ the proofs for the pages Of
Smiths have not been received. II II not
known how many there will be. It II
expected there will be moro than twenty
pages of Smiths, or about $500.
OF the colors represented. there will
bo found Brown, Black. White, Golden,
Green. Blue. Orange, Crimson. and
Hazel.
Although Washington has no mount
ainous country, there will be found
Greenwoods. Woods. Hills. Groves.
Greens, Fields, Dells, Bowers, Bush.
Root, Roads, and even Trees. To make
the picture perfect, however, We have
a See, Waters, several Brooks, . num-
Der of Falls, a few Fords, Ferries. and
an abundance Of Wells.
OF game fish and animals we have
Lyons, Bulls. VOLTS. Foxes, Harts.
Hares, Hawks, Wren. Martins, Beavers.
otter, Salmon. Bass, Herring. Crabbs.
Finchs, and a large number OF Rabbits.
While the supply here 10 good. We have
constantly with us q Musket, plenty OF
Spears, several Bowman. fifteen Fish
ers, and a Riffel. -.
In the religious and moral scale WASH
ington stands well along with other
cities. We have about twenty Chris
tians. several Matthews, a number
of Marks, about twenty Moses. Ave
Josephs, eight Luthers. two Wesleys.
several Bishops. four Pryors. Grace,
a number of Benedicts, seven Goods,
and ave Goodharts.
The wealth of the place can be count
ed easily in a number Of Rich. three
Shillings, one, Pyle. several Sterlings.
one Cashin. lots OF Cash, and various
Prices.
Building materials and tools are plen-
tiful, with one Brick, FIVE Boards,
plenty of Clay, Glass, Posts. Hammers.
Chisels, Carpenters. Levels. Levers. and
Drills With these can be constructed
Temples, Towers. Halls, Mills, Rink.
Chambers, Walls. Gables, CARROTS,
Stalls and Trough.
A winning hand could be picked with
High, Lowe, Jack, and Games.
The lovers of amusements and good
things that 60 with them cannot COM
plain. for there are plenty of Balls.
and three Stewards to serve, with two
spoons. five Cakes. some Candy. and
one Filbert, while at three Bars there
are several good Beyertdges, one Hook,
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"It had lasted for about three weeks wbn
I came across the Cuticurs advertisement. I
sent for . sample Of Cuticurs Sosp and ONT
ment, and after using Il noticed IN improve
ment. purchased . cake Of Cuticurs Soap
and box OF Cuticurs Ointment, and In only
one week was thoroughly cured. Cuticufs
Soap and Ointment sre invaluable for skin
diseases" (Signed) Lawrence Casey. NOV.
%, 1911.
Not only are Cuticurs Soap and Ointment
most valuable In the treatment sf itching.
burning. dishguring eruptions Of skin and
scalp. but no other emollients do - much for
pimples. blsckheads. red. rough and oily skins.
itching. scaly scalps, dry, thin and falling hair
chapped hands and shapeless nails, nor do IL
90 economically. A single cake of Cuticufs
Soap (25c.) and box Of Cuticura Ointment
(5Oc.) are often sufficient when al else has
failed. Cuticurs Soap and Ointment ere cold
everywhere. Sample Of each mailed free,
with 32-p. book. Address. Cuticurs," Dept.
+, Boston. Tender-fsced men should shave
with Cuticurs Soap Shaving Stick.
The Washington times., 1912-01-20
BABEL OF NAMES
IN NEW DIRECTORY
Gamut of Professions and Propenses Virtues and Vices
May Be Picked in Columns of Book-Smiths
Lead, and Drinks Abound

consequence three Benders ana several
Cramps. For those who stay out too
late drinking and dancing, there are
provided a Hack. Carrs, Carriers. Wheel
or times and seasons. Warrington has
,Somer, Days. Knights, Showers. Storm.
one 6orocco, number OF Frosts. a
Snowell. and plenty Of Winter.
resented In Cotton. Rice. Mace, Mullen.
Grass. Maize, Hay, Mellan, Wool. Linen,
Blooms, Potts, and still others.
Among our celebrities are the names
Of Washington. Stanton. Thomas, Sher-
tdan. Lee. Sherman. Terry, Columbus,
AZ pedestrians we have westons,
Walkers, and Ryders, and even q Run
ner and 2 Footer:
resented. consisting Of Masons. Smiths,
6hoemakers. Aillerv. Coopers. Diapers.
TTayiors. Weaysrs, Braziers, Bakers,
Cosots, sIts., ana SayiSrs L .. .,.,, u,
erned BY comissioners, there Is a Re
public, o number Of Kings, Lords, Mo-
bles, Dukes. Law, Page. Manns. and
A more Heterogeneous mass of people
will scarcely be found. comprising all
classes and conditions Of life, and hav-
Ing as the foundation the first human
beings ever created. In proof Of this
ESsisnd two Ltties and soms ano stouss
Longs and Shorts. Grabholds and Loose.
Peasants and Sterns. and one Sterner
q Dampman and two Drys. one Fatt-
man and one Bony. lots Of Young and
Hoary. Strong and Hearty. Illman and
Weller, Aikman and Payne, Freeman
and Poundy. wild and Humble, Nice
and dansom. Shepherd and Lamb,
Sparks and Burns, Bone and Nara,
Bel/land Horn, and still others.
This directory will be the fifty-fourth
annual one issued by the Boyd people
In Washington.
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Garfield g. A. r. Post
InStallS Officers

The officers. who will direct the affairs
OF James A. Garfield Post, No. Z, De-
partment OF the Potomac, Grand Army
of the Republic. during 1912, and were
installed last night by Department
Mastering Officer A. Shaw. assisted by
Comrade s. w. Bunyea, who acted as
officer Of the day. are as follows:
William Nj. Potter. commander; Rob
erts Harleston, senior vice Commander:
John Il. Bristol, junior vice commander:
William Ziriax. adJutant; ]. M Young,
quartermaster: Thomas Calver, sur
geon; Joseph II. Bradford, chaplain
James III. Bradford, patriotic instructor
John Connolly, officer of the day; p. Fl.
Weber, officer Of the guard: A. II.
Frear, sergeant major; b. McCarty.
quartermaster sergeant.
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FACE COVERED
WITH ERUPTION
Very Dis6guring. Skin ltched and
Burned. Lost Much Sleep. Pur-
chased Cake Of Cuticura Soap
and Box Of Cuticura Ointment.
In One Week Thoroughly Cured.

I Burrow st.. Pittsbury. Pa" About Z
month ago small sore appeared On the lefS
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until u was al over Il. Ths
sore was in the form Of .
blister which broke and osit
Of II came . white stic1[y
matter. This pus kept com-
ing out Of the sores and
would dry and become
scsbby. It was % bad that
my face was covered with
scabs and sores, which wefe
very disfguring. The skin
itched and burned andsr
Loaf much slecD. IN
The Washington times., 1912-01-20
Saengerbund to Present
Plays Tomorrow Night

. Two plays that william Hannemann
brought back with him from Europe,
last summer. will be presented under
ms direction tomorrow night at the
bund, s4 street northwest. The MEM
bers OF the Saengerbund will furnish
both actors and audience. The per
formance Is one Of the events in the
seasons series of the organization.
Frau Bluenchen," by B. Schumann,
the first Of the plays. The cast OF
characters includes Mr.. Hannemann as
Ambrosius Rueckert, retired; Mrs. Marie
Dehmer as Frau Bluenchen, a house
owner; George w. Pitt as Stimm, a
mechanic: Mrs. 4: R. McRish as Eula-
liza, his wife; William Sirowatky as
Maeckerlich. a tailor: Miss Eleonore
eohwarz as Jette, cook; ]. C. Dehmer
es Fritz, a servant; Mrs. H., Lossau as
Frau AmOrosia Weinhold.
The second Of the two pieces is called
.Drei Zeitungs-Announcen and is by
c. HelmerdIng. Those in the piece in
clude Mr.. Hannemann as Patzke, re-
tired; Miss Schwarz as Kunigunde, his
sister; Miss Olga Lossau as Rieke, a
servant; G. c. Pauls as Grieben, a
horsepower; Mr.. Sirowatky as Krumel
. tradesman; Mr.. Pitt as Wuermel, a
baker.
The Washington times., 1912-01-20
AMBASSADOR FROM
GERMANY |NSTRUCTS
MEMBERS0 OF BOARD
Count Bernstorff Gives
Points on Empires Munic-
ipal Affairs.

Before the largest gathering OF
members of the Board Of Trade In
years. Count Won Bernstorff. ambasea-
dor from Germany, made an address
describing the details and features Of
municipal government in German
cities. and George Truesdell. from the
municipal finance committee. read q
seventy resume of the his
tory of the relations of the District
OF Columbia to the United States. At
special meeting at tho New will
lard. last night.
Pronounced the ablest effort yet
made to make clear the relationShip
between the District and the country,
the report OF Mr.. Truesdell was order
ed printed ana distributed to MEM
bers, Senators, and Congressman. and
to a. many others as possible.
Il want this report printed in large
type and large numbers said Adds
q. Browne. who seconded A. A. Birn-
ey's motion to print. The suggestion
OF Mr.. Browne was adopted unani-
mously. The report was a complete
argument for the continuance of the
half and half principle of approria-
tionS.
Recognized Them.
The ambassador followed Mr.. Trucs-
dell, and his description of municipal
functions In Germany was repeatedly
punctuated by members applications
to District affairs. which caused soto
voce remarks to be made about the
room.
They operate tramways at very
low fares and with very high profits"
" as the first parallel of the ambas-
sador's remarks to conditions in
Washington.
Another reference which caused
knowing looks and smiles. was that
Street for
Won Bernstein. "Property a owners s
usually prefer. to hand over their
property for this purpose"
The parallel OF the next reference
now proposed for the District was
too obvious to go unnoticed by nearly
every one present. Vacant graund
and the unearned increment upon va
can't ground is taxed. so that the ef-
feet lis to stimulate building" said the
ambassador.
Building Regulations.
Another interesting comparison
with conditions in Washington was
that in the German municipality
building regulations are designed to
get buildings with a maximum of air
space and to avoid crowdinR,
The speaker described the system
OF workingmen's> insurance, free en-
pioyment bureau. distress work fur
nished those willing but without work
In times Of industrial depression, SAN
itary housing and other highly de-
Veloped functions Of the towns.
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New Regulations for
Watchmen at Treasury

New regulations for the watch force
of the Treasury. the men guarding the
millions OF treasure in Uncle Sam s
money vaults, have been published in
bound pamphlet form by James l.. Will
meth, chief clerk and superintendent of
the service.
Copies of the orders will be distributed
TO all the members of the watch force,
to be permanently retained.
The new regulations provide that no
night watchman shall stay on one sta
tion longer than an hour at time, and
the entire force must be instructed in
fire and burglary drill at least twice a
month. Smoking on duty will not be
permitted. The entertainment of visitors
by watchmen is strictly prohibited.
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synopsis Of Chapters Already Published

The story opens att the pretty home Of
q M. Roger beverly, called the Villa des
Roses. M: Roger beverly IL stabbed to
spent the evening away from her home,
and refuses to tell where she was when
her husband was killed, 10 suspected OF
the crime. Her servant, Josephine, whose
Of the most notorious Xpaches in Paris,
gives the Information that Nine. Deveriy
was away from home. While the detec-
tive, Pousse- Pousse, 10 seeking to unrayel
,ne n crime. one Chauffard. well-known
disappears from his home one evening.
tosether with his niece, Georgette. A
ghastly hand, which 10 Identified a. be-
ing Chauffard's II found In the garden
tive enters the field disguised a. Narcisse,
music hall performer. Narcisse and
fousse- Pousse Join hands, and II 70 an
nvunced that the murderers Of n. Roger
neVerly are about to be arrested. Later
the body OF Chauffard 10 discovered.
Nine. beverly 10 visited In her apart.
ments by mysterious young man. whom
she embraces and addreass ~ Leon:
The concierge interrupts their talk and
Narcisse sings at . music hall and IL
invited to a robbers conference In which
Bribri and Fil-a.Beurre, another thief.
are to participate.
cisse to sell two nne pieces Of jewelry.
They are arrested by the detective.
A judicial inquiry 10 held at which
Bribri and Josephine confess they stole
the jewels from the villa dss Roses.
former governess. protest they have never
seen the ornaments. 1t II found the jew
elry has disappeared from the magis-
trate's desk.
Leon talks with his friend, Serge Jab-
low. q Russian. This man tells Leon the
romantic story Of his life.
The Washington times., 1912-01-20
S. O. Hargis and Bride
Were Secretly Married

The secret has just leaked out that
Samuel o. Hargis. clerk in the office
Of Senator Stone. was married to Miss
Camille Reynolds. Of Kansas City. at
Baltimore, December %. The wedding
was the outcome of romance OF high
school days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hargis made every effort
to keep the fact secret, but 1t became
known yesterday and they were kept
busy receiving congratulations. They
will hive at 1857 T street northwest.
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Wrecked Schooner's Crew
Saved After Struggle

All of the crew of the schooner
Henry Basket. which sank yesterday
OF Cape Hatteras, have been rescued
by the Hatteras life savers and the
revenue cutters Onondaga and 1tasca.
Three of the men unable to longer
cling to the rigging jumped into the
icy waters yesterday. and they were
rescued by the life savers. The re-
naming four men were rescued at
daylight this morning, the cutters
working from seaward. and the life
savers working from the beach. Only
the spars and rigging of the Basket
4e above the waves, and 1t II doubt
srl II she can be salvaged.
The Washington times., 1912-01-20
S E r I A L S 7 Y
By GORON,
THE TIMES DAILY

MI DuIcy VuCSl 1 s ISL & r. f.sf SEsHe K M sss.s ss %S
Translated
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CHAPTER XVII (continued).

- ~
"A voice. which belonged to
none other than our old
friend Pousee- Pousse, 'it
doesn't pay to be polite like that with
the tripouille. In my time, a first punch
here, a kick there, and that was all
that was necessary"
The other sleuth laughed He was
an an individual as long az a winters
his fif-ftrn appearance had caused him
salsifis.
The commissaire began to get impa-
Let IS finish now" he said to his
men. Are your colleagues there?"
Yes. monsieur =.
Yes. or no. will you lead the way?"
ne said to Serge. this time in q harsh
The young prince was very troubled
They would discover the friend who
had taken refuge in his home. What
ready aware that 1t was the police, and
had found q hiding-place. It might
perhaps, be wiser to show them that he
was willing to haye them search the
said.
"Ah! that is good You seemed to me
to be too Intelligent to offer useless
r.slstanee l am going to proceed to a
the seals, and the rest concerns the
procureur Of the republic"
Serge walked very slowly through the
garden with Pousse- Pousse and Salsifis
on either side. and the commissaire
close behind.
The Russian went up the steps, and
pushed open the front door, and the
police found themselves in the room
fast. Serge breathed more freshly
when ne saw that Leon was not there.
The commissaire took in the room
at a glance. There was a white wooden
broken. There was no desk or closet
which could hide any powders or ma
chimes. Then suddenly he looked at the
You were having breakfast?' he said.
spoons? You nave a companion"
The Russian bit his lip.
"Oh!" he said. the milk was too hot
ana I poured It Into another bowl to
two spoons"
"You are not speaking the truth; there
is some cold milk in the cans that has
not been boiled. Underneath the taole
boards are damp with the water which
was thrown down to clean the floor,
and l can see the prints of your nailed
boots and also the marks Of slippers"
'1ne one VINO wore the Shippers had q
small-arched foot-yours Is long and
narrow"
VERY we'll, monsieur; could not tell
you the truth for fear Of compromising g
one. But I count your discretion. There
was a woman here"
"Ah! and where Is she now?"
''She went before you came"
"Oh! N.Y." cried Salsifis. bursting
into a loud laugh; "she wears fun
ny hat"'
The sleuth held up a hat which evil
IDENTIFY was too small for Serge.
"Ah! ah! good. Call your comrades.
They. can hold this man while we
seatch TINS ms necsssorv moass ino!onfiai nih .rr or
shall not try to escape"
The Russian had told SO many false
hoods that the commissionaire had
lost all courteous consideration.
1--WE know the value of your words"
he said briefly.
Salsifis whistled. and two policemen
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Paintings on View.

special exhibition Of the paintings Of
w. Elmer Schofield was opened at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art today. The
trustees announce that the pictures will
be on exhibition every day until Sun
day, February 4, inclusive.
The Washington times., 1912-01-20
Vanderbilt Loses $500.

MONTE CARLO, Jan. 0.-Playing
Carefully at all times. Alfred Gwynn
Vanderbilt lost $500 at oMnte Carlo.
Then. without any more cash in his
pockets he quit the game, refusing to
borrow from friends.
The Lamar register., 1912-02-21
4. 3. n9 8 ~ -


enough thrust hand into one Of the
pigeon-holes. The hand came forth
empty. A frown of bewilderment
clouded the secretary's face. ut must
be here" he announced with convic-
ton. 1T was in plain sight and Ia
belled with the name of Monsieur
Chambret :" He turned. IF
Monsieur lie Colonel will but return in
half an hour, l undertake then to
show him the packet itself shall by
then have found it-but assuredly!"
''Ye are very courteous, monsieur.
will return
This he did-in two hours. The
packet had not been found; the sec
rotary. in hutter of nerves. confessed
that through some culpable negligence
1t must have been misplaced. An ex-
tended search was even then in
progress. 1t would surely come to
light before evening.
Thank ye; shan't be back" re-
turned O'Rourke grimly; and went
away. downcast for the first time
since the inception of the adventure.
Faith! and to think l would not be-
lieve the truth when they slapped me
face with it! And all the time, belize.
twas in the vicomte's own pocket,
- But he had no vocabulary ade.
quate to the task of expressing his
self-contempt.
Disconsolate. conceiving that he mad
proven himself blind. 'egregious fool.
he plodded with heavy steps and
hanging head back to his hotel; where
the browning stroke of. the day wa,
presented to him in the shape OF
note. by the hand of a black Biskri
porter.
Monsieur le Colonel Terence
O'Rourke. Be hand" he conned the
address. Faith. and what's this?"
IF Monsieur le Colonel O'Rourke
will do Monsieur des Trebes the hon
or OF dining with him, at seven or
seven-thirty this evening. at the villa
i'Orleans. st. Eugene. an arrangement
satisfactory to both himself and Mon
sieur lie vicomte may be consummat-
ed.
"R. s. v. P.-The bearer waits
A trap? A subterfuge? A trick to
throw him OF the scent whilst the two
blackguards escaped with their booty?
The adventurer frowned darkly over
1t. dubious. Then. in a flush Of reck-
lessness. he seized a sheet Of paper
from a nearby desk. scrawled
formal acceptance of the strange invi-
tation. and handed 1t to the Biskri boy.
All to gain. naught to lose" he sum-
med up the state of mind which had
dictated his response: and at six
thirty. with brow and eye serene. he
left the hotel in a carriage bound for
the suburb Of St Eugene-and heaven
knew where besides!
The Lamar register., 1912-02-21
CHAPTER xI.

The Villa d'Orleans proved to be q
handsome house of white stone. stu
ated In extensive and well-groomed
grounds. on height outside the town.
overlooking the Mediterranean. So
complete and elegant seemed the es-
tablishment. indeed. viewed from with
out or within. that O'Rourke's suspic-
ions were stimulated and his certainty
that he was being played with resolv-
ed into a pretty definite conviction.
rs he waited in the broad hallway.
1t was inconceivable that a man like
Des Trebes. SO reduced as to be I'M
der the necessity of stealing-even OF
stealing SO considerable a sum as a
hundred thousand pounds-cou,d main
tain SO imposing an establishment.
His uneasy conjectures were inter-
rupted when the vicomte appeared to
welcome his guest. Suave. dressed
properly for the occasion, showing
traces neither of fatigue nor of his
antipathy for O'Rourke. blandly ignor-
ing the peculiarities OF the situation
which his own inexplicable invitation
had created, he presented himself in
the guise OF q gracious host.
Monsieur" he declared. bowling to
ORourke (but with a care rot to
offer his hand). .'overpowers me with
his condescension and punctuality.
can only regret"-with a significant
glance at the bulge OF the adventur-
er's coat-"that he thought It wise to
come armed"
TITS a habit I find 1t hard to break
meself Of" o'Rourke offered the in
adequate explanation in a dry and
coolish tone.
1T was unnecessary, assure mon
sieur."
Faith, I'm convinced twill prove
So"
Tactfully the vicomte digressed
from the unpleasant topic. II have
asked you here. monsieur" he said
with an air of depreciation, ito confer
with me on business after we have
dined. trust the arrangement suits
your convenience"
I'm content. monsieur"
Il regret that circumstances pre-
vent me from receiving you under
my own roof-tree. The Villa d'Orleans
Is the property OF a dear friend.
merely loaned me during my stay in
Algiers."
"Ye're fortunate in your choice of
friends"
Over his next remark Des Trebes
faltered trifie. with curious smile
that o'Rourke failed to fathom. Mon
sieur Glynn." he said. "is-ah-a trifie
indisposed-the sun. Nevertheless, 1
believe he will join us during dinner,
II you Will be SO kind as to excuse
him"
Continued next week.