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The Washington times., 1912-12-13
Y. w. c. A. Will Open
New Headquarters

The managers Of the Y. W. c. A. for
maliy will open their new quarters to
the membership with a reception this
afternoon from 4 to 8 o'clock. In the
eyenin1 there will be business meet
Inc beginning at 8 o'clock In the course
OF which there will be five-minute re.
ports OF the chairmen Of committees.
showing the progress Of the work Of
the association.
The Washington times., 1912-12-13
Rates on Grain Are
Suspended by !. c. C.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
has suspended until April II proposed
advances on wheat and coarse grain
from Kansas City. Mo-. and bther MIS-
souri, river points. to southern Illinois.
The proposed rates average cents
hundred pounds higher. and are over
the c. B. and O.. Rock Island and
Missouri Pacific.
The Washington times., 1912-12-13
viii Administer Big
Matthews Estate

Letters Of administration on the ss-
tate of Mrs. Mary Kellogg Matthews.
widow Of Justice Stanley Mstthews: OF
ieft an Estate valued at $780, 900, have
been granted 10 Mary Bell sherman:
Mrs. Matthews left two wills. one oste0
July q, 1891. and the other dated NAY ~
%. i9OS, hut one was mutilated ana the
latter revoked the hrst.
The Washington times., 1912-12-13
TEN THOUSAND
POOR CHILDREN
WILL Be AIDED
St. Nicholas Girl Of Wash
ington Times Gets
;. Hearty Support.

(Continued from First Pase.)
The doll will be exhibited In the lobby
Of the Poll Theater before the benefit
matinee next Tuesday.
Widow Forgotten.
Not only the children appreciate the
work Of the 81. Nicholas Girl. but her
good fellowship has reached one adult
A special request 10 made to you. read
ers, to see that this need Is not left
unanswered. Here is a letter received
yesterday:
Dear st. Nicholas Girl:
! am a poor widow Of seventy. I
wish you would remember me this
Christmas. Santa Claus, as there
think OF me. would like you to
send me some covers for my bed,
and please. II I am not asking too
much, send me some fuel and some
rap; spr for myself ny, ,srYna would not emsE ASK
! am Grand Army widow. God
will reward YOU II you will please
remember me this Christmas.
Yours with respect. wishing YOU
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
anyone cares to supply her simpls
wants and give her a real Christmas.
the gifts Will be forwarded.
Poor Mother Pleads.
Here Is q letter written by a woman
who has been driven to the last ex-
tremity to provide Christmas for her
children.
Dear st. Nicholas Girl:
have two little children. one girl
and one boy. who will be sadly dis
appointed Il I have to be santa Claus
for them. Their father makes a very
small salary; he II a window cleaner.
and II takes every penny Of his sal.
ary for US to live on. would ap-
preciate Just few toys or anything
you can spare to help make my chill
dren happy on Christmas. We have
had lots OF trouble and illness In our
family. My little girl has been in the
hospital with scarlet fever. She talks
Of Santa Claus 70 much.
Thanking you in advance. I am.
MRS. H.
Unselfish Little Boy.
A dear lack OF selfshness shinei
through the children's letters. Here Il
. typical one:
Dear st. Nicholas Girl:
am a little boy. OF II. My father
died last year. and have nobody to
buy me anything. I am too young to
work. My mother has to go to work
every day to take care Of us. have
three brothers and one sister. MY
The Washington times., 1912-12-13

COUPON
This Toytown Coupon and
sixty.seven (67) cents entities
bearer to one $l.00 Schoenhut
Piano, with 10 keys. Present
this coupon in Basement Floor
good only for Saturday, Dec.
"a, 1912. ,
The Washington times., 1912-12-13

(Continued from First Pase.)
The doll will be exhibited In the lobby
Of the Poll Theater before the beneht
matinee next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1912-12-13

COUPON
This Toytown Coupon and
forty.seven (47) cents entities
beaser TO one 69c Folding
Table, f3xzO inches. Present
this coupon in Basement Floor
good only for Saturday, Dec.
~, 1912.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-18

About New Years the mercury
began to fall. It touched zero
and kept on a-going 5, 10, IS
below-and suddenly bethought
me of the waiiing iceman. All,
there is the happy lad now; he
wont have Ito go through our
pockets next summer, I exclaim-
ed, hurrying to the office.
What was that? Low moan
ing sobs? Tears falling with a
splash on the Bokhara rug? My
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-18
bers' novel.

bers' novel.
A delicate feminine problem is
exploited, but not solved in the
sketch. 1t is to know whether she
can hold the ardent devotion of
her >admirer by keeping him a
sutton or whether she shall &C
cept him and consent to the con-
yentional union of matrimony.
While the problem is still I'm
solved, the stage is suddenly
darkened and a large interroga-
ton point flashes forth in electric
outline.
This climax comes after the
final dance, when she flligs her
self exhausted from her admirers
arms and falls in exhaustion on
couch. @
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-18

woe-begone fashion. ooh! that.
l had been spared this p the poor
fellow cried, piteously.
gushed in sympathy with
him, questioning him as to the
whyness of his nigh unbearable
grief.
Sympathy is SO sweet" the
boss iceman piped out, as he
drew his tear-stained hands from
in front of his grief-stricken face,
and gazed into my sympathetic
visage, for an eyeful of condol-
ence.
at is" he finally enunciated,
betwixt sobs of sorrow, because
l will have to raise the price of
ice next summer 25,- so, nay,
maybe 90 cents thousand"
"Tut, tut" l spoke with deep
feeling, "why are ,o,..
you so sure of /, III u DOWN
that?", QNA lei n
"The weather is El
too warm. No ice OF
of any thickness is tHr
to be found any "
where. All, if we only had a
winter like we used to when I
was boy, then ice would again
be dirt cheap
r. **
About New Years the mercury
began to fall. It touched zero
and kept on a-going-5, 10, IS
he1oU-and suddenly T hethouob+
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
HERE IS THE MOST POPULAR OF
ALL SUBJECTS OF CONVERSE TON
Many Us
monds Chimborazo Park Is One the Very Best

Byron and Shakespeare both agreed
that there was nothing more fasci-
mating than the study. OF the weather.
and Gilbert and Sullivan followed the
ether two up by introducing into one
OF their merry musical productions
the delightful ditty, Lets Talk About
the Weather"
Noah was interested to some ex-
tent in the weather when he built
the ark, ard from that time to the
present day the general pubic wants
to know from the time 1t awakes in
the morning and looks out the via
dow TO see whether Ii is raining or
showing, or whether the sun Is shin
ing. what the chances are for a fair
day.
The baseball fan is always looking
for clear weather. Some OF us pre-
fer rainy weather, while others look
with delight upon the approach Of
snow storm.
At any rate. no matter what the
individual taste Is. the United States
government. IA 1870, established the
weather bureau, and since that time
We have had official announce
ments concerning the atmospheric
conditions and probable distur-
Dances from one end OF the country
to the other.
Richmond, the centre Of climatic
conditions and geographical situation.
has been on the weather map for
many years. The coming UP and the
going down Of the James has had
something to do WITH placing the
city upon the weather map, and the
fact that Richmond. and the con-
tiguous territory, has been fairly free
from disastrous results from sudden
changes In atmospheric conditions Is
something that the weather men
figured on when they determined that
this *ection and this city in partieu-
lar was a good place to have q
weather depot.
Therefore. in 1925. the powers at
Washington decreed that this section
OF the country should have q station.
and Edward A. Evans was directed
to locate here as chief weather man.
Mr.. Evans came. and he has remain
cd ever since.
Had to Take Chances.
Before the weather bureau ! vas
stationed here, the people hereabouts
wotted not~what was coming IN the
weather line. No one knew whether
falling barometer meant precipitation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

who feel that the weather man gets
anywhere near the true state of the
atmosphere conditions at any time.
The other 90 per cent. give the
Weather Bureau the laugh. But the
records and statistics show that the
weather man is right SIS times out or
100 In general representations.
In frost and cold wave advance no.
tees the weather man. according 70
records. is right IS times out OF 100.
That Is going some, and 1t will De
hard to convfce the average citizen
that this is true. But he can verify
that statement by examining the re-
ports from the Office Of the bureau
in Washington. where the reports arc
verified and tabulated by clerks VINO
have no personal interest. and who
do not know personally the sections
from which the reports and forecasts
come.
The Weather Bureau in Richmond
is one Of the most important institu-
tons in the State. Thousands OF
planters. farmers, shippers and 9TH
ers who are not personality interested
In weather conditions. eagerly scan
the reports and the forecasts. ana
upon the latter they depend mainly
upon many things tlcidentcl to their
business.
Wandcrings Of the Bureau.
The Richmond bureau was estab-
lished in 1895, with an office in the
old State Library building. Later the
bureau was removed to the Chamber
of Commerce building, and later to
the building at the corner Of Bank
and Tenth street. After that with the
growth of the office. the bureau was
moved to the Mutual building. where
1t remained until the present and com
modious structure was erected In
Chimborazo Park.
Mr. Evans has had charge Of the
bureau ever since It's institution. herss
He has improved its service at the In
stance of the department In Washing
ton. and he has made a number OF
local hits In the shape of postal cards
and weather maps, which he has ar
ranged for distribution throughout the
city.
In addition to these cards ana maps
there is a telephone and telegraph
system which practically gives the
entire interested population OF tho
State ali the weather Information
available every day.
~ When the weather man gets busy
In the morning the first thing he
does is to get In touch with the whols
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

or whether rising thermometer
meant a thunder storm or a West In
dian hurricane. They had to take
chances. When a man went to bed in
those days of the non-weather bu
reau and the mule car. a man didn't
know, when he dug into his downy
couch. whether to expect snow the
next day or apple blossoms He
didn't know whether the milk left at
his front door would DE sour or
frozen.
But the government came to the
rescue. and now he can come pretty
near knowing what to expect when
he awakes in the morning. He knows.
or at least he can know. II he tries
to. that when there is low" at Bog
ton. and low at Seattle. with the
wind blowing east. with a varying
be rain along the line of variance.
And he can also know. If he wishes
to. and consults the maps sent out
by the local Weather Bureau. that
when there Is frost in the far West.
and cold wave Is on the way that 1t
Is time to cover the exposed fruit ana
vegetables for the night.
These things are taught by the maps
that are distributed to any body OF
citizens who may wish them. and they
are splendid studies OF the atmospheric
science. which any layman may take
up without resorting to text books.
Representation Usually Correct.
The men at the local Weather Blu
reau have perfected the science. With
their personal knowledge gained by
lifelong study. aided by Instruments
that seem almost superhuman. the
Weather Bureau can with few mis-
takes. tell what the weather will be
within the next thirty-six hours. Be-
yond that period 1t Is not possible to
sproEnastscats. hstanyy ,degrees OF
certainty.
Even within that limit there are
times when hole drops out OF the at
mosphere in some places and causes
a switching OF the arr current which
might at the time be bringing in this
direction thunder Storm or a breezy
rain. and cause 1t to dart or into an
other direction.
There are III general forecasts. II
must be said. about IS true vertical
tions. leaving but, IN per cent possi
BILE differences from what the fore
casts stated This IL rnwerfnl. There
are probably about ! per cent. OF
humanity who have reason and sense.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

Mozart, the Brahms Sonata in c Major
and the "Waldscenen." by Schumann.
delightfully."- rendered. The "Jagdied"
/ have never heard better done, it's
rhythm absolutely perfect, and the
.vogel ais Prophet" was a poetic In
SEPARATION. The concluding numbers
were Liszt's "Gnomenreigen" and
"Mazeppa," vertible galop over the
keys In which one thought actually to
see the wild rider. Mr.. Powell leaves
soon for America, being booked to play
on April 30 In the Festival Concert at
Richmond At this concert q violin
composition by him will be played by
Efrem Zimbalist.
A few evenings previously, at the
same hall, the young American vio-
linist, David Hochstein. who has al
ready established firm reputation in
this most musical OF cities, took part
in an enjoyable chamber music con-
cert at which original compositions
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

circles as John Powell, the brilliant
young Richmonder. who, In very
brief time, has won recognition SIS one
OF the worlds greatest pianists.
The Vienna correspondent of Must.
cal America writes in the March Sd
issue of that publication the following
concerning PowelFs recital In that
city:
The American pianist, John Powell,
gave his annual recital in Vienna on
Wednesday evening OF last week at the
Bosendorfer Saal. 1t presented the
usual features. a finished and artistic
performer on the platform. large and
appreciative audience in the hall. MIR.
Powell, furthermore. always comes
with something new and interesting
to offer, this time number OF varia-
tions ending In double fugue on
theme by +. c. Hair. II Is wonderful
what the young composer has made OF
this theme. which consists OF eight
bars contained in "Ballade for Piano
and Orchestr dedicated to him by
Mr.. Hair. his old master In his native
city of Richmond in Virginia. Open
ing with the ample rehearsal Of the
pleasing motive we hear 1t repeated in
nunlber of most originally conceived
variations, now winding its way
through graceful arabegques, anon pro-
crossing in SUGGESTIONS OF majestic
chords. always plainly distinguishable
In melody. and eliminating finally In
an intricate double fugue, an admirar
bly, constructed interningling OF the
theme
Other numbers on Mr.. Powell's pro-
gram were the r. Major Sonata. by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

United States A special Western Tn
ion wire is run into the weather ONCE
Over that wire the weather condtio ns
from every section of the country are
received. The condition Is taken at
the same moment everywhere. so
that when 1t Is said that the ehermom
eter registers sixty degrees here at
o'clock in the morning, 1t regis
tiers at every other part Of the coun-
try the same hour. On the state
of the thermometer or the barome-
ter. or any other instrument which Is
used to determine weather conditions,
the probable. Condition here. In the
following thirty-six hours may be OBJ
tanned.
Any one can take look at the
map we get out, without looking at
our forecast said Wea alderman
Evans. and he can. after little
practice make u forecast OF his own.
and II he follows the map closely, he
is likely to be correct"
Spreading the News.
About 10 o'clock every morning
the weather conditions for the COM
ing day and a half are ready for ship
rncnt. They are sent by mali. by tele-
phone to certain points. and by tele-
graph to other points. From those
points they are again sent out, SO
that the spread OF the news forms
an endless chain. There are few
farmers or others who depend upon
the weather for their movements, who
do not receive every day some news
from the bureau, and II they do not
receive 1t through some mistake, they
call up the bureau and make certain
to get it.
So complete is the service that 1t
is believed there are 100000 persons
/ nthe Rate who receive information
from the bureau.
One Of the valuable things the bu-
ings. and the shippers value such
warnings as OF the utmost Importance
to them For instance, ii shipper
wishes to send lot of stuff in the
winter, and the stun happened to be
perishable. he would first OF all con-
suit the weather bureau to learn II
he could safely ship his stuff without
danger Of freezing in transit
The fruit grower and the berry and
early truck man watch the weather
reports closely to catch the frost
danger line.
The merchant along the river
front. especially in Richmond,
watches the weather indications for
the freshet and food. The local
weather bureau has made twelve-hour
forecasts concerning the freshets.
and by so doing has saved local mer-
chants thousands Of dollars. In a re.
cent flood the local bureau stated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

Henri Scott, as Ramfis, sang with
sorority, and was we'll placed in the
role, the Philadelphia Records re-
view note.
Henri Scott was n most satisfactory
Ramis,' said the Philadelphia Press.
Henri Scott made an imposing High
Priest delivering with far-carrying en-
phasis the solemn death-knell Of Rhad-
ames. uttered behind the scenes" COM
mented the Philadelphia Public Led
ger.
Henri Scott was a thoroughly eff
Client Ramfs," the Philadelphia North
American agreed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14

were being performed from manu-
script, the composers being Moritz Vic.
lin. the pianist of the evening, and
Hans Weisse, young colles sian. The
latter especially displayed much origi-
nality Of thought and constructive
skill. both In instrumental and vocal
work"
Opinions Of Henri Scott.
Henri Scott, the basso of the Chica.
60 philadelphia Opera Company, who
is to sing here with the Metropolitan
Opera stars. is thus commended for
his work In Aida Philadelphia, list
mnnfh
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-14
DIR. McFADDEN TO PREACH
TO COMMERCIAL TRAvEIEl90

The United Commercial TravelrIe
otherwise known as the travelling me1
OF the State, will hold their annual
service in the First PresbytertaM|
church, of which the Rev. Dr. +. 1k
McFaden is the pastor, at the corners
OF Grace and Madison streets tonlxhf
at o'clock. M
The sermon will be preached nG
Rev. F, r. McFaden. %. ID. - The
services are always attended By III
large crowd and the public a. cor$
daily invited M
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-21
COL. /. JERvfY
APPROVES PLANS
Of LEV[E WORK
Declares that Government Is Ready
to Spend Money for
Work
INSPECTS MOUND CITY WORK
Local People Must Show that They
Have Put Up an Equal
Amount
INspECTS MOUND CITY WORK

Lieut.. Col H. Jervey of the gov
eminent engineering corps at Gin
cinnati which has jurisdiction over
the Ohio River district. arrived in
Cairo yesterday and spent the day
in conference with Mayor Parsons
and the members Of the Citizens
Executive committee, relative TO the
raising and strengthening of the
leyecs OF Cairo and the Drainage
District. He went over carefully the
details Of the proposed improvements
to the levee system here, examined
the maps, blue prints and the speoifi-
cations with interest and commented
very favorably upon the work as
shown by Engineer Miller and his
assistant, and said he would favor
ably approve the plans. He further
stated that he would be glad to do
all he could to push the work along
as soon as everything was in readi-
ness to begin 1t was now UP TO the
lefty and drainage district to show
the funds are In hand to meet the APP
preparation made BIZ the govern
ment. The appropriation was ready
at any time TO be applied TO the
work,
The conference was held at the
mayors office, after which he was
driven to Mound City in w. r. Cross
| ley's car In company with Mayo-
Parsons and James H. Galligan. The
Mound City visit was made by
!, Lieut., Col. Jervey to consult with
| the authorities there in regard to
the 100000 government appropria-
Ition for their levees and learn what
THAT city had done toward supplying
its part of the funds and to examine
| the plans Of the proposed improve
ments. He was equally pleased with
what he had seen and learned at
| that place. He returns to Cincin-
natl today.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-21
Thu: ANNA belle
SEWING SOCIETY
WILL ORGANIZE
Idea Is Given by Little Girl in
the Bulletins Comic
Section

A brand new society, composed
entirely Of little girls, is about to be
organized in Cairo. Miss Anna
Belle, of the comic section of The
Bulletin, is the little lady that first
suggested the iGea and so she win
get the credit she deserves by hay~
ing the society named "The Anna
Belle Sewing Society" in her honor.
The object Of the society Is to sew
land make nice things for poor child
rem and to do good In every way
possible.
only girls between the ages Of
four and fourteen years may become
members and they will receive a
beautiful certificate of membership
and have their names published In
The Cairo Bulletin as soon as they
join.
Mrs. DR., Strong is the president
of the advisory committee and will
have entire charge OF the society un-
I'll the first regular meeting, when
the children will elect regular
president and other necessary Of
ficers.
Meetings will be held twicega
month at the homes of the members
ana officers. The proceedings of all
meetings will be published in The
Cairo Bulletin, also all announce
ments, etc.
Prior to the first regular meeting
there will be held a preliminary
meeting, to be announced in Mon
days paper, at which all children
of the proper ages will be invited.
Then a big street parade will be ar
ranged and the whole city will have
a chance to see the children with
their banners
Watch Mondays paper for tho de-
tails.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-21
BIG four Trains
CONE into CITY
THROUGH MOUNDS
Trestle Again Gives Away Over
Big Break Between Cairo
and Mound City

The trestle on the Big Four over
the big break in the embankment
in the Drainage District, now being
repaired, has again been placed out
Of commission and all trains are
being detoursl over the Illinois
Central tracks via Mound City and
Mounds. The last train to go over
the trestle was yesterday morning,
The noon passenger train did not ar
rive until late in the evening. The
train due here at 7:45 p. IN. arrived
at 10 o'clock last night.
Last week the trestle was consid-
cred too dangerous for traffic and
the track was abandoned for several
days. The .restle was braced and
trains again began using it until
yesterday. when 1t was again deemed
unsafe.
It has not been stated when the
road will be able to resume the use
of this track The work of~illing in
this gap, which is not far from
Cache river, has been going on
steadily and good progress has been
made. 1t is exrected that the work
will all be completed soon after
October /.