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The Washington times., 1912-07-24
SEALER Tells HOW
He CAUGHT IC[MEN
CHEATING PATRONS
One Hundred and Thirty
Pounds Was Only Eighty
Three a Minute Later.

How Assistant Sealer Of Weights and
Measures Howes concealed himself in a
house in the vicinity Of Sixteenth and
r streets northwest and caught two
icemen delivering "short weight guam.
titles of ice to residents. was recited
In the Police Court today, when the
two dealers-Alhert Maber. 1914 Sixth
street southwest, and Jellett w, Sauer.
4le New Jersey avenue, were called to
stand trial.
Maber, who deposited $50 collateral
at the Third precinct for his appearance
In court. forfeited the collateral. Sauer.
who spent the night in police cell.
when arraigned, was released, on his
personal bonds to appear before the
court tomorrow morning, when Maber,
for whom an attachment has been
issued, the Government not being salts
fed with the forfeit of the $50 collateral.
will be required to stand trial on the
charge Of selling short weight" ice.
The means employed In the arrest OF
Prosecution ec @ % to be- sat satisfied a with practic. "a tic
ally $50 fine In the Maber case, illus.
the District sealer Of Weights and Meas
ures is conducting the crusade against
ns ss hGes ssser Tssa MoWss seoa se hidden
In the vestibule OF the house until the
two icenen delivered what they de-
clared was $50 pounds of ice. He lis
tened to their declarations. and then
came from his hiding and weighed the
na,,nd Ice; Il h. contained ont only eishty-five
The American Ice Company and the
other ioe-selling corporations Of the city
are lending their aid to the crusade
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
REGULAR GHOSTS
FORCE PRIEST TO
FLEE FROM HOME
His Clock Smashed, Furni.
ture Broken, and Bed
Clothing Torn.

SOUTH HANOVER, Mass, July "a
Ghosts-violent ghosts-have driven
from the parish house OF the Church
of the Sacred Heart, the Rev. Father
Charles ". Donohue and his household.
According to his own story furniture
has been dashed about and broken ap-
parentiy without any plausible expls-
clothes and played havoc with crockery
rather Donohue today said he would
not ,,S "a sat,tsmp!t. I, to explain the strange
IT cannot account for It at ALL. he
the strangest things have been goinE
on in the house and Miss O'Connell, my
|housekeeper, IL In such q state that she
cannot remain In the place,
II realize how II sounds, but II e
pieces Of furniture dashed to the iiooi
and broken with no possible explana.
ton at hand. It is all very mystify'
ing -
eo Ghsre sG ssep Mss Ses s and Mrs
A. e. Hoban ana her daughter were
sleeping because they had been terrified
by their furniture being dashed abou
the room in dead OF night.
IT had placed my alarm clock on I
stand nearby and barely crept into bet
when the clock was hurled down stairs
got the clock and again placed II OF
| the table for II was still going.
Hardly had l gone to bed secont
time before the clock was hurled acros
the room SO violently. It was broken
I'VE all went to downstairs rooms 4
| finish the night. The next morning w
found the beds upstairs torn apart an,
the bedclothes torn and ripped"
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
PORTABLE SCHOOLS
DELAY CONTRACTOR
FOR new BUILDING
Board of Education Is Asked
to Change Location of
Three Structures.

On recommendation Of snewden Ash
ford. the Commissioners today decided
to send to the Board of Education a
letter requesting the removal Of the
two portable school buildings adjoining
the new Normal School at Eleventh and
Harvard streets northwest.
Delay in the removal of the building
according TO Mr.. Ashford. is interfering
With the work OF contractors In the
completion OF the building.
Attention will be directed also to the
portable school at the M Street High
School, which II Is shid prevents the
completion OF the driveway for the de.
livery Of coal at the central heating
plant.
The Park View Citizens Association
has asked that two portable schoo
buildings be located at Park View
Owing to the lack of school facilities
the children Of Park View last year
were compelled to attend the school a
Petworth. The Board of Education has
not yet acted on the request
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Chamber Considering
Offer Of Industries

Confederation OF propositions OF offer
Ing Inducements to several out-of-town
corporations 10 locate In Washington
was made at meeting Of the manufec-
turers' committee of tie washington
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday after
noon. Col. Robert N. Harper, president
OF the District National Bank, Is chair
man Of this committee.
A Lynchburg. Va. Arm wants TO erect
n washington a factory for naanufsc-
mills. The Bunkhili Manufacturing
Company, OF Salamanca. N. Y, repre-
sented at the meeting by George Law
renee. also wants TO move its plant
here.
Suhcommittees today were directed ia
investigate the advisability of assisting
the companies In securing sites for their
factories
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
THOMAS BRAHANY
new ASSISTANT TO
TAFT'S SECRETARY
Former Newspaper Man
Quits Tariff Board to Sue
ceed S. P. Allen.

Thomas w. Brahany, who has been
executive secretary Of the Tariff Board
since its inception, was today appointed
to succeed Sherman p. Allen, as assist
ant secretary to the President. Mr..
Brahany lost no time In reporting at
the White House for duty and imme-
diately plunged Into work at the execu-
tive Offices
Mr.. Brabany, who halls from Wis
consin and started his career az a
newspaper man, first came to washing.
ton as secretary to Senator Joseph
Quaries, OF wisconsin. Later he be
came clerk of the Senate COMMITTEES on
Rules. He was also secretary to Sena-
tor John g, spooner for several years.
Able Political Writer.
AS a newspaper man In this city Mr..
Brahany has been connected with the
bureaus of the New York Herald. the
New York Tribune and was Washing
ton corr espondent for various Wiscon-
sin papers.
He is widely known throughout ths
middle Western states as capable
political writer and an able politician.
His record while executive clerk to
the Tariff Board convinced the Presi-
dent and other administration heads
that Mr. Brahany would be a valu-
able man to have around. especially in
these times Of political strife.
One of the first visitors to the execu-
tive OFFICES today was Senator Stephen
son. of Wisconsin. and he was surprised
to see Tommy Brahany seated at
the desk formerly occupied by Sherman
Allen.
After congratulating Mr., Brahany.
the Senator jokingly ohided him for be-
ing responsible for q new title--that OF
doctor--which has supplanted the
.'uncle," which for years has been af-
fixed to Mr.. stephenson's name.
DR.. Stephenson Now.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Brahany wrote
feature for a New York paper In
which he told of the wonderful success
that has attended Senator Stephenson's
medical treatments during the civil war
Since the appearance of the story the
Senator said he had received hundreds
of letters from persons in all sections
of the East requesting him to prescribe
for ailments from indigestion to deaf.
ness. Most of the letters have been ad.
dressed "Dr. Stephenson" and the Sen.
ator's colleagues have almost forgotten
the old prefix ''Uncle Ike"
At the White House today, the Sena.
tor, who is eighty-three years old, tolt
Of one incident when he prescribed snuf
| as a cure for deafness and recommended
| II to Senators McEnery, Danfels, an(
McLaurin. All these statesmen are nov
dead, but Senator Stephenson declares
the snuff relieved them.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Three eWashingtonians
Whom Mikado Greeted

News of the serious illness of the
Mikado of japan, which reports say
may mean his passing, recalls the
names of the first Americans to be
greeted by the beloved and famous ruler
of the Flowery Kingdom. three being
washingtonians. They were Gen. Hor-
ace Capron, chief of the United States
Bureau of Agriculture (the Department
of Agriculture at that time being a
mere bureau; Prof. Thomas Antiseli,
geologist and mineralogist, and DR..
Stuart Eldridge.
The local men and the late Major A.
G. Warfield, brother of former Governor
Warfield of Maryland, were Numbers OF
an American scientific expedition which
was sent to the Land of Nippon In 1871
to introduce American systems of agri-
culture, and open market for the
farmin gimplement manufacturers OF
this country.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24

science for all foot ailments It works
through the PORES and removes
spoonfuis of Calocide compound
in basin of warm water. Soak
the feet in this for full fifteen
minutes, gently rubbing the sore
parts" The effect is magical. All
soreness disappears instantly. Corns
and ca1louses can be peeled right on
II gives instant relief for bunions,
aching and sweaty smelling feet. Any
druggist has CalocIde in stock or will
quickly get II from his wholesale
house. A twenty-five cent box usual
ly cures the worst feet. Ca1ocide is
not q patent medicine. Don't waste
money on uncertain remedies Insist
on gstting what you want from the
druggist.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Little White House"
At Seagirt Deserted

sEAGIRT, July 24-The little white
House" is deserted save for the serv-
ants The governor has left for an un-
known retreat, where he is working
upon his letter of acceptance. and Mrs.
Wilson and the three Misses Wilson
are on a short visit to some friends.
They are expected back next Friday.
The governors secretaries are also
away for a brief breathing spell, and
only the stenographers and clerks are
will return as soon as the governor
gets back to Seagirt with his letter OF
acceptance.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Rainmakers Try for
Shower, Get Cloudburst

BATTLE CREEK, MiciI., July "a
The worst rain and wind storm Battle
Creek has known for years swept the
tants are divided into two factions;
those who blame the rainmakers and
those who blame the weather man.
Yesterday the Battle Creek Industrial
Association fired $500 pounds of dyna-
mite paid for by G. w. Post.
The cannonading. started In an effort
man had sent out q forecast of
"showers"
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Fondness for Pirates
Unlucky for Youth

Because Of his fondness for Captain
Kidd and a longing to revive the meth
DDS of the famed pirate, James Parker,
sixteen years old. Of 3212h Water street
northwest. will spend the next several
years in the National Training School
Young Parker was before Judge De-
Lacy In Juvenile Court yesterday
charged with the theft of three dollars,
which he had buried in his back yard
Detective Walsh of the Seventh pre-
cinct produced the money, and also a
chart OF the yard drawn by the young
ster showing the location where 1t was
buried
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
iowa Progressives
Discuss Situation

DIES MONIES. Iowa. July "a
Whether q third party ticket should be
put in the field here was the big ques-
ton that confronted the delegates who
gathered today for the State progress
sive convention.
There was strong sentiment for such
was called to order, many of the leaders
Of the movement predicted that a full
State ticket would be named.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24

Q Q . e n tial 10
health. Irrita-
tion from sore
fe eft of t 9 n
causes serious
nervous disor-
ders. and moth
ing brings face
wrinkles quick
er." Here IL
the best treat
-A~& rrn 30
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Salvation Army Service.

Col Richard Il. Holz, OF Philadelphia,
one of the leading members Of the Sal
walton Army, will conduct services to-
night at the Salvation Army tent, Four
teenth and G streets northeast. Colonel
Holz is said to be fine speaker. The
meeting begins at s:lb o'clock.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Physician Appointed.

On recommendation of Health Officer
w. c. woodward and George 8. Wilson,
secretary of the Board of Charities, the
Commissioners have appointed DR.. 8.
Boyce Pole, physician to the poor. DR..
Pole was formerly resident physician
at the Washington Asylum Hospital.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Lillian RusseIrs Warning.
Sore Feet: Bad Health

Lillian Russell In a physical won
preserved the fresh beauty OF youth.
In the Chicago Tribune she says:
care of the feet, hardest worked
members of the body. is absolutely
The Washington times., 1912-07-24
Need Deck Officers.

Examinations are being held today un-
der the civil service for the position Of
deck officers in the Coast and Geodetic
Survey. The Jobs pay $75 per month.
The men are appointed to special serv-
Ice on the ships of the service and
photographic parties.
The Washington times., 1912-07-24

against the selling OF short weight"
ioe. and have issued an ultmatum 70
prosecuted II they violate the law re-
garding the weight and sale OF ice.
The Washington times., 1912-01-25
AUSTRALIAN BOYS
WILL MAKE VISIT IN
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Chamber of Commerce Will
Devise Plans for Enter
tanning the Youths.

Forty boys. picked by the Australian
government to visit the United states
and learn all they could about this
country, and sent for the additional pur-
pose OF cultivating friendly relations
between the two countries. will reach
Washington on Sunday evening, Febru-
airy IS, to remain for two days.
Lieut.. Cecil Jeffrey. an officer Of the
educational department OF the Austria
Ian government, comes in advance of
the boys, and appeared last night before
the directors of the Chamber OF Com
merce to bespeak q welcome.
The visit Of the Australian youths. Mr..
Jeffrey explained. IL a direct result OF
the world-circling voyage Of the Ameri-
can navy under Admirals Evans and
Sperry. The government conceived the
idea of getting better acquainted with q
country which could send such fleet
Of war vessels as WISHED Australia
The boys were chosen from all parts
of the country. They are university
students, athletes, and talented in mu-
sic. They have been on the Pacific
coast since September, and will soon
start East. visiting Chicago. Washing
ton, Philadelphia. and New York.
Ambassador Bryce has arranged ar
audience with President Taft, and the
Commerce will meet In few days tc
plan entertainment for the. visitors
Thomas Grant, secretary Of the cham.
Der, Is receiving requests from members
to assign one or more OF the boys tC
be entertained by them at their homes
The Washington times., 1912-01-25
Turnverein to Have
Club Dance Tonight

The Columbia Turnverein will have a
dance for members of the organization
and their guests tonight at 8 o'clock in
their club house, 92s NJ street northwest.
Plans are also under way for the annual
masked ball, February 10, in the old
Masonic Temple. Many prizes will be
offered at that event.
A new entertainment feature, called
narren sitzung, or fools session." will
be given at the club house February S.
Beyond the statement that there will be
no let-up in the fun of the session, the
committee in charge will make no an
nouncement of the program.
The admission Of twenty-three new
members was ratified at a recent meet
ing Of the board Of directors
The project Of constructing a new
club house Is under discussion, and II
Is expected before the close of the win
The Washington times., 1912-01-25

TAT SEEKS LIGHT
ON CHARITIES AND
HOSPITALS IN CITY
Wants Facts Before Sending
District Message to
Congress.

Before President Taft sends his Dis
trtct message to Congress, he wants to
know more about the charitable institu-
tons and hospitals Of the District In
his talk with Capt James r. Oyster,
president OF the Chamber Of Commerce,
and Thomas c. Noyes, president Of the
Board of Trade, yesterday afternoon, he
asked that they get this information for
him.
The President expressed the deepest
interest in District affairs, and gave the
representatives Of the two civic organi-
cations to understand that the doors
Of the White House are open to repre-.
sentatives Of the people Of the Distric,
Mt all times while he is President.
President Taft was told Of all the mat.
tiers contained in the annual report OF
Captain Oyster to the Chamber Of Com.
merce, ard requested that a new copy OF
the report be left with him for refer.
ence in his compilation of his intended
special message to Congress.
The results Of the conference were
chamber by Captain Oyster at their
meeting last night, and received with
enthusiasm. Captain Oyster assured the
directors that the President Is q real
friend Of the District and will do all in
his power to Offset the attacks upon Il
made in the House Of Representatives
at this session.
After leaving the White House. Mr.
Moves expressed his pleasure and salts.
faction over the talk with the Presf.
dent.
1--WE found that he viewed our prob.
lens as one Of US, and we were con.
WINGED that he will do his best to have
Congress do Justice to the District. We
found, too, that he is very well in.
formed on District afYaim"
The regulation Of the public service
corporations through q commission, DO.
lice, firemen's and teachers pension
measures, the public health, the future
development Of Washington. the rela
ton of the District to the United States
and the public schools were some OF
the matters discussed with the Presi
dent.
The Washington times., 1912-01-25
LuEa Murdock Finds Donald Brian
Admirably Graceful in "7he Siren

ward young person, the voice might be
voted quite trivial by an unkind critic.
However, Miss Sanderson can do that
singing, from the standpoint of a dra-
matte critic. She can act little. Play
Ing an ingenue role OF the sort assigned
to her In The Siren does not really
this respect, but one suspects that Miss
Sanderson would prove competent
actress In any role suited to her years
and temperament. Concerning her
as graceful as could be desired, and she
moves over the stage as lightly as q
leaf in the autumn wind.
Plot Generally Typical
Of Musical Comedies.
Mr. Brian is playing Q young prince
the plot unfolds that II specimen Of
his handwriting >can be obtained and
compared with the verses, things will
60 very hard with him. The chief Of
police. which is played by Frank Mou-
men. and employing the aid Of half a
dozen young and charming temptresses,
The prince has q penchant for pretty
young women, but he is wary, sly
fowler. and ali are foiied-folled until
the country cousin Of the police chief
comes to town, Is unwittingly enlisted
In the plot against the prince, and ID
responsible for the trick being turned.
When fnaidenly heart discovers what
she has wrought, maidenly distress Of
the musical comedy kind Is great, In
deed, and the prince is cut to the very
quick. because he has been growing to
care very much for the delectable little
country cousin, played by Miss Sand
erson.
The little Jumps and wrinkles in the
course of true love, without which no
musical comedy nor comic opera could
exist, are all ironed out in the last act.
Frank Moulan's admirers, and there
are many hereabouts. are not inclined
to think much Of his part. The
comedy honors fall to VIII West, who
Is playing the part Of q veterinary sur
geon from the country enamored Of
the country cousin Of the police chief.
The Siren" Is noteworthy for the
lavishness Of its mountings, in a season
when musical comedies seem to have
been mounted without regard to cost.
The gowns are superb, and scenically
the product is most artistic.
JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1912-01-25
FRAULE|N LUDERS
DELIGHTS CAPITAL
LOVERS Of MUSIC
A Program of List Com
positions Played BY His
Former Pupil.

washington music lovers reveled in q
Liszt program, presented by Fraulein
Helena Luders, q former pupil OF the
composer, which she gave yesterday
afternoon in Rauscher's. under the pat
ronage Of the Countess Won Bernstorff
and several additional patronesses. A
large and fashionable audience greeted
Miss Luders, who. It II said, was one
OF the favorite pupils Of Liszt.
The selection Of her numbers was not
was effective. The two legends of st.
Francis of Assist, "The Preaching to
the Biras' and "The Walking on the
Waves" were played with strength and
expression and were received enthusi-
astically. Another excellent number was
the familiar "Sposalizio." the inspiration
OF which was drawn from Raphaers
painting. ''The Espousal Of Mary and
Joseph"
Fraulein Luders was assisted by Miss
Flora McGill. q young soprano. whose
reputation Is already established in
Washington's musical circles. Miss Nc.
Gill's voice, q clear. liquid soprano.
though not Of unusual range, was heard
to ADVANTAGE in Liszt's setting of die
full expression. It was well received, az
were also her three lighter songs, heard
later in tho program. Her concluding
number. I'm Lebeslust," was artistic
and expressive.
The last piano numbers were three OF
LISTS most perfect COMPOSITIONS
though they have been heard less thar
many Of his less important works. The
concert study in D fiat was. effective
but not SO much SO as the beautifully
descriptive Les Cloches de Geneve, =
written from Byron's "Childe Harold
and the brilliant thirteenth Hungarian
rhapsodie, which was a fitting climax
to q delightful program.
JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1912-01-25

Debonair and graceful Donald Brian,
who made many feminine hearts
60 pit pat in THE Merry Widow"
10 likely to be thought of chiefly as q
dancer, Tor many years to come. He
Is dancing this week In the National
Theater with pretty Julia Sanderson, as
his vis-a-vis, and this pair of graceful
young people are good to look upon,
The other principals. including Frank
Moulan, Will West Alan Nude. and
Elizabeth Firth complete the list of
stars that make 1.-THE Siren one
Of he most charming musical produce
tions Of the present season. Mr.. Brian
will probably continue to figure as
dancer for two reasons, first, because
he dances so well, and secondly, be-
cause reputation for dancing is har-
der to live down-to borrow a phrase
from a well-known actor-than guilt Of
murder.
without attempting to anaiyze the
mental state OF Mr.. Brian and to IND
out whether he - satisfied or not with
being considered merely as q dancer.
with respect to the future. It IL safe
to say that for the present he probably
Is fairly we'll content. because his dane
ing is being as almost rapturously re-
ceived as when he and Ethel jackson
or Lima Ababanell swooned around the
stage to the strains of 1.-THE Merry
Widow" waltz.
Ethel Cadman and Miss
Sanderson Distinctly Clever.
I Ir. Brian is being starred IN q
musical-dancing production which bears
the Viennese hallmark throughout, and
the music, by Leo Fall. is as pretty. Sc
ductive. and melodious as any OF the
operas so lightly and numerously turned
out in the Austrian capital. From the
standpoint Of Interpretation. the. honors
fall to Ethel Cadman. who was seen
here earlier in the season with THE
Three Romeos." Mr.. Brian has a light
voice, not especially adapted to the de-
mands put upon It by the composer
Miss Sanderson sings prettily, but II her
singing were entirely disassociated from
her charm Of face and figure and per-
sonality, and the singer q plain. awk-