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the ground that their future support would depend on the $25 week earn ed by John F. Byrne, a newspaper reporter, and their nephew.
 There are several thousand govern ment clerks in Washington who know that three, and sometimes six and eight persons, can live on $25 week, as the average salary in the classi- fled service in Washington is $1,079 year or $20.75 per week. In fact there are government clerks who work for $24O a year, $20 a month. They support themselves, though 1t is not known that any of these en- ployes support families on this wage.
 In every departmen-, however, there are a few clerks who show a practl- cal aversion to race suicide and who, as result, are taking care of large families on less money than young Byrne earns.
 The families who live on less than $25 a week may not have many lux uries but they are not in wan, nor nave they been forced to even low standard of living. At the same tune Washington is we'll up in the front rank of the cities where It IS ex- pensive to live. Outside of Wash ington the average salaries paid al employees is 1928 a year, $151 less than the average within the District
 Twenty-Five dollars week tot2ls $1300 year In the classified ser ! vice there is no such salary, th' graduation being from Sl,200 to $l' 400. According to the latest figures compiled by the United States Clvl Service Commission, there are l3,44
 government clerks who receive les
 than $1 400 a year. A large numbe
 of these are in the $1,2OO class,
 trifle over $23 a week. There als are 9,10S clerks who receive les
 than $1,20O or from $20 to $7o
 month. This accounts for 22,oa il S1CI ho III IIio SAty "AAO
 than Byrne is paid in New York.
 Various division heads said ths
 they had no figures to indicate no
 many of these men are married (
 have families to support TWO
 them who ventured, what they terme fe "guess,'' said that at least twent. le five per cent of the men nave ran r. lilies. If this guess be near corfe se it would mean that more than 4'o' e. families of government workers alol
 are getting along on less than $' ,y week.
 pr In the War Department tAere 2 ae l,6oO civilian, employees. me sSahpu k. payroll is $l,9S4,00o. This 'lhclud is the $12,O0O paid the secretary al 2, the comfortable salaries drawn ,u many division heads. But incluall
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S25 \ WEEK FOR
 THREE PERSONS It Is Sufficient To Provide Accessories of Life Says Secretary of Commerce
 And Labor.
CLERKS AS EXAMPLES
Government Employees "Makc lt' With Three and Sometimes Six and
 Seven to Support.
(By RODERICK CLlFFORD)

Washington. Aug. 31.-Twenty-five dollars a week is sufficient to provide the necessities of life for three per sons and there is no reason for three persons depending on this sum be- coming public charges
 This decision has been given by Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel in reversing the action of the Immigrant officials atANew E York They barred from entry into this country Mary and Cedlle Fleming aged 5s and 5S years raspeotiyely, ou
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-01

Mrs. J. N. Hill, Homer, Ga., has used Foleys Honey and Tar Con- pound for years. and says she always recommends it to her friends. Tt never fails to cure our coughs and colds and prevent croup. We have five children and always give them Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for cold, and they are all soon well We would not be without it in oul house, w. l.. DeWoody X Co.
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third term candidate on his fll fall campaign tour beginning
 This swing about the clrcl far the most important of the making campaigns yet attemI the Colonel. His itinerary will him into the heart of the territory and upon the efficacy words and the power of hls
 may rest largely the result polls in November
 His campaign managers haV fully chosen the route over WI is to travel, insuring the CTS slayer of African quadrupeds worty of bis political bag. I end a large number of state with their usual complement of the soil have been plaeea the schedule, as likewise nave number of Bull Moose convent
 The great cities, however, Ve| sighted by the Colonel ana 1 visers, though it was evident the itinerary given out that tl' play would be made to those smaller towns and farming aH
 Tn view of this expected gaii' we'll as the fact that thlS Vou take his through the western Colonel Roosevelt has selec'ea campaign speeches those aa' which deal with the prooiem' affecting farmers and laooi.n' l The high cost of livlns' 'n' and the arusts will be the IL, ;, ate most played upon durlne ~ Though the other issues ol will by no means be sllgn'su
 The Colonel's first speech
 at the Connecticut State fa' ford, Conn.,, on September z will probably stop at bfiues, his way to New York fron : for another brief talk, sI ~
 also been selected as place. the Colonel schedullns so as to appear before 'ns vs..
 Progressive state cohVen'g, 2 2 Minnesota State Fair at sl'
 also put on the itinerals' Y.
 with a speech on the ' D Minneapolis. Mir. RooseVei' :,
 nounced his appearance at :, :,
 Dakota state conven'ion
 6 at Fargo and Heleia' '
 September [. before the ,,.
 Progressive convention X, 5, lected September 10, the aa, ', d Washington Bull Moose .,'s ~, ,f for his appearance at seass', ", l. ing east by way of x n s s, E 4 fs,.s@, ts..s IN ~
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A really effective kidney and blad- der medicine must first stop the prog ress of the disease and the ncure the conditions that cause it. Use Foley Kidney Pills for all kidney and blad- der trouble and urinary irregularities. They are safe and reliable. They help quickly and permanently. In the vel low package. w. L. DeWoody & Co.,
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tive policy should be; enforcing the Sherman law against all great con- binations by requiring them to sep arate themselves into such parts as will remove all danger of monopoly: breaking all agreements and combi- nations between separate. independ- ent, competing concerns; the enact ment of proper adequate national law of corporate association which will enable legitimate enterprises to be organized under appropriate lega supervision.
 With such policy carried into effect the trust problem in its pres ent form would be effectively solved.
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COLONEL OPENS
 CAMPA|GN M0BDAY Roosevelt's Paraphernalia Leaves Sagamore Hill to Join Roosevelt. GOING AFTER ENEMY Will Speak at State Fairs, Bull Moose Conventions and Big Cities on
 His Initial Trip.
GOING AFTER ENEMY

New York, Aug. 31.-Typewriters, stenographers' notebooks, pencils, and all the other various impedimenta of a < political campaign < trip left Saga more Hill' in charge Colonel Theo- dore Roosevelts secretary this morn- ing for the tranferances aboard the special car chosen to conduct the
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-Leudenhaus Wasols ls.a.Mstt guaranteed by Cies0 ,! Hardware Co.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Germans to Join
Chamber and Board
Receiving Visitors

Arrangements for the entertainment
Of the distinguished German physicians
who are scheduled to gather in Wash
ington next month, whereby the Ger
man organizations or the District will
cooperate with the Chamber of Com
merce and the Board Of Trade, were
started at the regular monthly me citing
of the central body of the United Ger
man Societies last night.
w. F. Meyers, Gustav Bender. Mar
tin Wiegand, August Schmidt and E.
r. Welcker were appointed as a COM
mittee to complete arrangements for the
entertainment of the city's guests.
All German societies Of the District
will celebrate German Day on Octo-
ber 6. In charge of the entertainment
planned for the day, which will prob
ably be observed with simple exercises
and festivities, will be Martin Wiegand
August Schmidt, w. F. Meyers, Carl
Cussler and Philip Dittes Many MEM
bers of the German organizations will
participate in the picnic to be given
for the benefit of the German Orphan
Asylum next Monday by the Ladies'
Aid Society.
Announcement was made at the meet
ing that Kurt Voelkner had resigned
the presidency of the organizattone his
resignation going into effect last night.
Martin Wiegand, first vice president
of the body, will serve the remainder
of Voelkner's term.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
UNIQUE DETENTION
APPEAL AWAITED
Barred Countess Fails to Take
Case to Proper Au-
thorities.

An official communication regarding
the plight in which the Countess Hell
wig Won Wrangel has found herself
since she attempted to enter the port
of New York with her nine-year-old
niece, Margaretta Lange, has not yet
reached the Department of Commerce
and Labor, in the discretion of which.
under the law, lies the decision as to
whether the countess and her charge
shall be admitted to this country.
The Countess Won Wrangel, who owns
an estate in the Black Forest, a house
in Berlin and. who acquired a reputa-
tion in New York as an actress, arrived
at Ellis Island Wednesday. She has
heen confined there with immigrants
from the steerage and third cabin. This
was necessary because there is only one
place for those waiting admission to be
kept pending the decision of their cases.
The law gives to the Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor discretion as to
whether children under sixteen years of
age not accompanied by parents shall
be permitted to enter this country.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
MERCHANTS WILL
PROTEST AGAINST
SIGN REGULATION
Test Case to Be Taken to
Court When Arrest
Is Made.

II street merchants who have been noti-
fled by the police of the Ninth precinct
to use no more of the sidewalk than the
law allows for the display of wares and
to pay licenses for signs on their build
ings or take them down, are going to
stand pat" and see what happens, II
was declared today.
IL the merchants do not heed the
warning of the police they will be ar
rested. and their cases put up to the
court for decision, according to informa-
ton given out at Police Headquarters
today.
Upon the part Of the merchants, It Is
said that they never before have known
of the existence of any regulation such
as the police are now seeking to enforce
and that IL must be a new one,
AT Police Headquarters they say that
the regulation is an old one, and that
complaint has been made to the police
about the laxity of the merchants, so
that warning Is being given to all vio-
lators Of the regulation.
Gustav Hartig, a hardware merchant
Of 509-11 II street northeast, said today
that his signs had been up for twenty
years and that not until now was he
aware of any police regulation which
he Is violating.
THE regulation must be new one"
he said, "for my signs have been up
for twenty years and when the police
told me to get a license It was the first
time had ever heard that to be neces-
sary."
Asked what he intended to do about
1t, he said that he and the other neigh
boring merchants did not intend to do
N rnTrfl hi nNa1
The police say that the merchants
have used more sidewalk space than
rs permitted them under the regula-
tions and that complaint has been made
about It. They say that while the mer-
chants are being informed about this
abuse and warned against It, they are
also being told to comply with the -egu-
lations covering the erection Of adver-
sising signs on fronts of buildings.
Failure to heed the warnings will re-
suit in arrests, they say.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
At TER FIFTY YEARS
WEDDING VOWS ARE
RENEW[DBYCOUPLE
MIR. and Mrs. Blout Celebrate
Half Century Anniversary
At Hebrew Temple.

Beneath great floral bell in front of
the altar OF the Washington Hebrew
Iempie' Mr.. and Mrs. /. L. Blout last
evening renewed their nuptial vows of
half century ago. The wedding cere-
mony performed in Baltimore August
u, 1862, was repeated throughout. the
ring used being the same gold band
with which the couple were married a
half century ago, and which 1t Is said
had never left Mrs. Blout's finger until
last evening. Today Mr.. and Mrs. Blout
are continuing to receive letters and
telegrams of congratulations. This even
ing they will hold a reception at their
home, 7l0 Seventh street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. BlUut were escorted rom
their home to the temple by Lee Baum
doors they separated, and Mrs. Blout
went to the altar on the arm of Jacob
Eisenman, A. M. Fishel, vice presid. mt of
the congregation. escorting Mr.. Blout.
Before them marched seventy children
OF the sabbath school. dressed in white
and strewing white flowers.
Following the ceremony, which was
conducted by Rabbi Abram simon. as
sisted by Rabbi Louis Stern, Mr.. M.
Rosenberg, on behalf of the congrega-
ton gave Mr.. Blout a plush box con-
tanning fifty $50 gold pieces. The wom-
ems auxiliary of the congregation gave
MIS-. Blout Rold frame containing d
picture of Mr.. Blout and a similar
frame to Mr.. Blout with Mrs. Blout's
picture therein. Another gift given in
the church was a purse filled with gold
which was presented by Bebecca Lodge,
Of which MI. Blout has been continu-
ously secretary for forty-nine years.
Following the presentation MIR. and
Mrs. Blout stood for three-quarters of
an hour shaking hands with the stream
of persons who had crowded the tenn
pie, and who now passed by offering
congratulations.
One witness of the marriage of fifty
years ago was present, Mrs. Sallie jan
dorf. OF Baltimore. Mrs. Jandorf SO far
as known, is the only living attendant Of
the wedding of 1862 The clergyman, the
Rev. Abram Rice, who married Mr.. and
Mrs. Blout, died soon after the cere-
mony. Besides Mrs. Jandorf the out-of-
town guests included Mrs. Emmanuel
Blout and Miss Mildred Blout, and Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Clark. all Of New
York. ..
The general interest taken in Mr. and
Mrs. Blout's anniversary is due not only
to the length of time which the couple
have lived as man and wife. but to,
their activity in philanthropic works.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Eminent ENGINEERS
WILL Be GUESTS OF
SCIENTISTS HERE.
Delegates to Testing Mater
ials Convention Visit Capt.
tai Next Month.

Washington will have the honor Of
entertaining for two days, September
and TO- a party of 500 of the most dis
tnguished engineers of the world, $50
Of them coming from foreign lands,
and many Of them officially represent
ing their governments.
The engineers, who are coming on
three special trains, are the delegates to
the International Association for Test
ing Materials, which holds it's triennial
congress In New York, September 2S.
The program has been arranged by the
Washington engineers through DR..
Joseph A. Holmes. directof of the Bu-
reau of Mines chairman of the local
committee, and Van H. Manning the
secretary.
The distinguished visitors. under the
personal direction of Richard L. Hum
phrey, a prominent member of the In
ternational Society, will arrive in
Washington at p. M, September 8,
and will have dinner at the Union Sta
tion. At 8 o'clock the following morn
ing they will leave the Shoreham Hotel
by automobiles, and will board the
revenue cutter Apache for a trip down
the Potomac river, stopping at Mt. Ver-
non. The party will then proceed down
the river to Fort Washington, where a
uTul nave Deen
arranged for their entertainment. Re-
turning the engineers will disembark
from the Apache at Alexandria, and
will take cars from there to Fort Myer,
where they will witness a parade and
cavalry drill. Sightseeing automobiles
will meet the engineers at the conclu-
sion Of the drill, and they will be
brought back to this city after a visit
to the Arlington Cemetery In the even
ing at o'clock the formal reception
will be given at the National Museum
by the Engineers Society, the Academy
of Science, and Government officials.
The following morning, September 10,
the engineers will be taken on another
sightseeing trip.
After an inspection of the Bureau of
Standards, luncheon will be served in
one Of the buildings and the automobiles
Will take the visitors to the garden
party at the White House. .
At $3.50 o'clock In the evening, the en-
gineers will once more take the automo-
biles, proceeding to the Library of Con-
gress, which will keep open house until
! o'clock in honor of the visitors.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
WELCOME AWAITS
ELOPERS SONR[TURN
FROM HONEYMOON
]. P. Wilson and Wife
Warmly Greeted by Their
Relatives.

Mrs. John Philip Wilson, nee Alice
M. Walsh. and her young husband
have ended their brief honeymoon
following a runaway marriage at Will
mington, Del. The couple arrived in
Washington at 9:30 o'clock last night
and received the parental blessings.
Today Mr.. Wilson resumed his daily
tasks with the patent firm of RAN
dolph & Briscoe.
For the present the young couple
will make their home with Mrs. Mar
garet Wilson, sister of the bride. at
219 Florida avenue northwest. The
younger Mrs. Wilson declared today
she was already accustomed to her
new name. A visitor to the house
asking for Mrs. Wilson was promptly
asked which one?" and Mrs. Alice
Walsh Wilson smilingly admitted her
happiness in the possession of the
name.
1--WE just ran off for the novelty of
r." she said. Temporarily we will
make our home with my sister here.
We have not made plans for the fu-
ture, but hope to move to a home of
our own in the near future"
When, the couple. arrived In Wash
ington last night they found their re-
spective families waiting with for
giveness and a welcome. The entire
party went to the home of Mrs. Mar
garet Wilson, where a wedding sup
per had been prepared for them.
For a brief time yesterday the DO
lice were making frantic search of the
river front. fearing tragedy had
overtaken them. Relatives could not
account for their disappearance and
continued absence. and called upon
the police for aid 1t was but a few
hours later when a message an
nouncing their marriage was received.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
HEAVY STORMS ADD
TO FLOOD SITUATION
Royal Party Marooned In Yacht.
London Suburbs
Suffer.

LONDON. Aug. 2s.-Continued storms
added to the seriousness OF the flood
situation throughout England today.
Norwich is marooned. the Wensum and
Ware rivers. which Join there. both be-
ing out Of their banks. The city was In
darkness last night. At least 1000 per-
sons at Norwich were driven from their
homes. while dispatches from other sert-
ously affected points indicate that the
total number OF homeless is over 10000.
A number OF suburbs of London are
suffering heavily from the unprecedent-
ed downfall.
Queen Alexandra. Princess Victoria,
and Prince Christopher. OF Greece, are
stormbound off Southwold in the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert.
First Lord of Admiralty Winston
Churchill in the government yacht En-
chantress has been stormbound for
twenty-four hours at Grimsby.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
SENATORS TO PROBE
MEXICAN TROUBLES
Committee Wants to Know What
Interests Are Fomenting
Rebellions.

The investigation by Senate COM
mittee, headed by Senator William
Alden Smith of Michigan, into the
question of what American interests
are fomenting the troubles in Mexico
and Cuba, will soon be under way.
Senator Fall of New Mexico. who is
on the committee, left here last even
ing and will go to El Paso to make
inquiries there. He will see Ameri-
can refugees from Mexico and other
parties and then will go to Los An
geles, where he, will meet Senator
Smith.
They will see certain of the refugees
from Mexico. and then will make stops
at various points along the border.
Later. the committee Will visit Mcxi-
can points and go to Cuba.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
TELEPHONE BILLS
UP TO OFFICIALS
District and Federal Authorities
Must Pay For Service
At Residences.

District as well as Federal officials
hereafter will have to pay their own
telephone bills. An item in the legisla-
tive, executive, and judicial appropria-
public money for telephone service in
stalled in any private residence on
apartment.
The Commissioners have notified EN-
discontinue the use of their telephones
or pay for them themselves. The order
affects principally officials of the Police.
Health. Fire, and Electrical depart
ments.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Speaker Wrecks Desk
Pounding With Gavel

Speaker Clark pounded and thumped
with his Ravel so vigorously during the
past session that he has reduced the
top OF his desk to an impressive ruin.
His muscular pressure on the hapless
furniture has been tremendous.
Workmen. who removed the green
felt that covers the desk found that
one entire section has been pounded
away. Not since the days of Thomas
b. Reed. It is said has the Speakers
desk suffered such whaling in the
effort to preserve decorum and dignity
In the House.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Dancing Is Popular
At Chevy Chase Lake

The dancing at Chevy Chase Lake
has perceptibly Increased in popularity
during the present month, and the re-
sort has established itself in the graces
of those who enjoy the two-step and
waltz. Many of the new dances learned
able places are being demonstrated by
those returning from vacation jRunts
The management has strictly enforced
the regulation against turkey trot-
ting"
The Marine Band concerts precede the
dancing. The boating, bowling, and
motion picture theater are all well pa
tronized.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Wood Sawyer Killed
When Caught by Belt

Thomas Gaddis, colored, was threshed
to death by a three-foot pulley in the
wood saving establishment of l.. A.
Clarke & Sons. at the foot of Tenth
street, yesterday Afternoon, when ne
attempted to replace d belt, while the
pulley WIS in motion.
Gaddis' arm or clothing was caught
In the wheel and he was whirled around
and around, the impact os his body
tearing several boards from the roof.
cidental death.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
EmbeZZlement Alleged.

Three alleged embezzlers were arrest
ed by headquarters detectives yester-
day. Charles G. McMullen, is charged
with the peculation of 80 from a sewing
machine company. Richard Marks, a
collector, is charged with the embez-
element OF $6S from the Boston Baking
Company, and James r. Reed, a driver
for the United States Express Company.
is charged with embezzling small sums
from that concern.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Special Train to Take
Eva Booth to London

SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. ga special
train will be ready for Eva Booth when
she lands here tomorrow to- rush her
to London without waiting for the boat
express, which would involve the loss of
an hour or two. D.. ..s....
ton before the late Gen. William
Booths funeral Is over.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Must Hold. Goods for
Customs Reappraisement

To carry out a recent decision % the
court of customs appeals, which held
that there could be no valid reap
praisement Of imported merchandise
without the production of the mer-
chandise itself. the Treasury Depart
mcnt has ordered collectors of Gus
toms to hold such merchandise or
samples thereof for ten days except
in cases where importers waive the
production of samples and agree to
abide by the result of reappraisement
by the board of general appraisers.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Law for AuctioneerS.

DECATUR, Ill, Aug. 2S-The thir-
teenth annual meeting Of the Illinois
Auctioneers' Association began a two
days session here today. Alaw regulating
the practice of auctioneers and provid-
ing for their disbarment in case any of
the sections are violated will be drafted
by the convention and submitted to the
next legislature with a reqeust for its
enactment.
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Commission
Indorsed by Congress

: The economy and efficiency commIs-
sion was we'll treated py Congress and
was shown more consideration than any
other special commission Indarsed by
the President. II was allowed the
10000 asked for continued Investigation
OF the departments for another year
and was also charged with the Patent
onice investigation. For this additional
work $4,000 was allowed. ...,
Inc commission next year will con-
sist OF three members instead OF five.
Fror. Cleveland, of New York, will
The Washington times., 1912-08-28
Congressman Stanley
May Try for Senate

Congressman A. o. Stanley of Ken
lucky, chairman of the Steel Committee
in the House, will leave for Kentucky
the close of this week. He may enter
the race for the senate in 1915 against
Senator Bradley.
Mr.. Stanley will take the stump for
Wilson later in the campaign.