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The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
German Catholics Rejoice
Oper THO Marble Angels


With a-Srch In the Capital of the
nation whichk rvals the leading temples
of the are diocese in Interior beauty.
German Catholics OF the District are now
rejoicing over the installation in st.
Mary's sanctuary Of two magnificent mar
Bile angels. received from Italy during last
week.
Designed by Francis Pustet & Co. of
New York, the figures were executed in
Italy by a church art firm OF international
fame. and represent in an eminent degree
the finest principles Of advanced Chris
tan art..,The angels are In an attitude
OF profound alteration. and are placed on
either side Of the high altar, facing the
tabernacle.
The Installing of .he angels in ST.
Mary's Church is the completion to a
and interior Identification pro-
gramme which has been in progress for
the past eight or nine months. 81. Mary's
is unique in that IL is the only German
Catholic church in Washington. and con-
sequently Is without boundary lines, Ger
man Catholics OF the entire city COM
prising its membership.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
LAKE COMO, IN LOMBARDY,
ASHEET OF SILVERYBEAUTY
John L. Stoddard, Como Villa Owner, Soon to Re-
turn to Capital

scription probably OF the NTH century.
The castle was famous in the time oe
the Gothss who had such confidence in
its fortincations that they stored In IL
the treasures Of all their nation IsoIa
Comocina, less than half a. mile in
length, and with It's summit not more
than one hundred and fifty feet above
the lake. It's gentle slopes are eminentIy
peaceful in appearance. Yet valiant
men have made its history heroic. as
wicked men have sometimes made IL
horrible, and II has certainly played
upon the worlds stage a unique and
memorable role.
There are many beautiful villas In the
immediate vicinity OF Comocina, a NUM-
ber OF them occupied by Americans. One
Of the most famous Is that Of villa
Arconati Visconti. situated on the long
Punta Balzianella, or peninsula project
ing into Lake Como. The owner Of this
villa Is a well known Partisan actress.
While she has not occupied IL for many
years it is kept up IN splendid condition.
One Of the best known. IL not one OF the
most beautiful villas IN all this region, IS
The villa Stoddard, situated between the
villages Of Azzano and Lenno. on a minia-
ture bay Of Naples. called the Tremez-
Iina, n sheltered basin. said TO be the
warm St sunniest, and most healthfuL
portion Of the lake. go 81. .: ~
well known traveller. lecturer, and author,
John l. Stoddard. native of Massa-
chusetts. vino has resided on Lake Como
for the past four years. The gardens OF
the villa cover seven acres or delightfuI
walks. lined with rose bushes. palms,
and many semitrcphicaI plants. and IN
addition there Is an old LombaTdy church
more than thousand years old standing
In one corner OF the grounds. Here Mr.
Stoddard and his charming wife, (who.s
by the way. Is a former Washington lady.
Miss Ida NJ. O'DcnneiD. decided some .
years ago to spend the remaining days Of
their life. bet II may prove of interest to-
his many friends In this city to learIfr
that this decision is very. likely TO be-
changed in the course OF another year,
for he has about decided to return to
America and resume his residence among
his friends. and II Is more than likely
that he viii choose this city as his fu-
ture home. Mr.. Stoddard has met with
phenomenal success in the sale OF his
books OF travel. having passed the two-
millicn mark some months ago. He iss
now engaged in writing poetry, his
Chicago publisher having already issued
one volume. the sale OF which has mee
with considerable success
Mrs. Stoddard will be remembered b.
members Of Epiphany Church. for during
her residence in this city she was a conf
municant and an indsfatigable worker
IN the Sunday School of that church,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoddard will visit wash g
ington in Il few weeks, and may then
possibly decide as to when they Will
take up their residence in this city. :.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
IRISH TO HONOR
ROBERT EMMET
United Societies, Assisted by Ger
man Delegation, Will Hold Me-
mortal Meeting Tonight.

Let no man write my eTitsph; for no man
who knows my motives dare nov nndiczfe them: let
not prejudice or iGnoTance asIersc them; let then
and me rest in oh-curity and peace. my memory be
left IN oblivion and my tomb remain uninsCribed un-
til other times and other msn can do justice TO my
character. When mX country takes her Tlace among
the nations Of the earth. then and not until thea,
let my epitAph be written. i have done.-RO6ert
Emmett.
Born in Dublin, Ireland. I4S years ago
to-day. but his memory is kept peren-
nially green Irishmen throughout the
land to-day will pay homage TO one Of
their most ilIustrious sons, and although
Erin's Isle had her numerous heroes and
martyrs none is more nonured and re-
vered than the immortal Robert En-
met, patriot and martyr, who at the
age Of twenty-five was executed for his
attempt To- strike a blow for freedom
from English rule in his native city in
lsO3. He was tried on September 20 OF
that year, condemned to death. and
hanged on the fol owing day. This thrill
ing speech from the dock before receiv-
ing sentence is classed as a MASTER
piece.
The United Irish societies OF the Dis
trict. assisted by a delegation of the
United German societies. will do honor
to his memory tonight by Il grand
memorial demOnSration at the National
Theater. from which the proceeds will
he given TO the sisters OF St AIMS In
fant Asylum. Irish music, the Ladies'
Hibernian Choir OF forty voices, and solos
by Miss Emily Dittoe. Mrs. Nellie b.
Kelser. Miss Mary Moran, Thomas Evans
Greene. and John J. King, Of New York.
are part OF the musical programme. The
life and character of Emmot will be
eStolled By Representative y. E. Ken
dali. of Iowa. Richard L. Connen. OF
New York: James NJ Curley. of Massa-
chusetts: Joseph Taggart, OF Kansas;
Charles c. Carlin. of Virginia. and by
Claude G. Powers, Of Indiana.
Patrick ]. HaItigan will be chairman
and assisted by a reception committee
of Hugh J. Murray, Florence O'Sullivan.
Timothy ]. Casey, Raymond O'Meara,
Patrick T. Moran, James J. Sullivan,
Arthur Small. Joseph ID. Sullivan, Thom-
as II. O'Dea, Peter J. Conlon. William J.
McEvOy. Michael Keehan, George A.
Malone Mark II. TOIsn. Thomas Nc
Grath. John Sheehy, and Maurice J. Shee-
han.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
WON'T RBINSTATE
LIEUT.. COL. Pc KINS
Meyer Tells Committee Act Would
Violate Precedent-0ffcer Ae-
cused. of Conspiracy.

Secretary Of Navy Meyer has written TO
the House Naval Affairs committee. de-
clining to withdraw the adverse report
made by his predecessor relative TO the
reinstatement OF Lieut. Col Constantine
NJ. Perkins. OF the Marine Corps, whose
retirement was brought about years ago
through an alleged conspiracy.
Members of the Naval Affairs commit
tee had confidently expected Secretary
Meyer to withdraw the adverse report
and recommend the reinstatement OF Col
Perkins.
II is said the committee will fayorably
report the Howard bill. providing for the
reinstatement Of Col. Perkins Secretary
Meyer gives as his reasons for declining
to withdraw the adverse report the fact
that It is contrary TO the policy and pre-
cedents of the Navy Department for one
Secretary TO review or rescind the action
OF a predecessor IN office.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
Blanche Ring on Gotham.

Is 4 New York run q vital necessity
for the success OF n theatrical production
in other communItiesg Some years ago
this question wouI1 have bceu answered
in the affirmative Now. however, times
have changed, and frequently productions
on the road score both an artistic and
financial triumph without the New York
stamp of approval This Is especially
true where the name of a well-known
and popular star il attached TO pro-
duCtion. In Washington, Baltimore, Phil
adolpha. and In other cities in close
proximity to the metropolis the New
York opinion of critics and public counts
more than in cities such as Cleveland.
Cincinnati, Pittsburg, and Kansas City.
which do not keep so well informed in
matters theatrical pertaining to the Fast
this week in The Wall Street Girl" has
conclusiveIy proven that the New York
verdict is not necessary for success.
''Of course. in the old days-the period
Of twenty years ago." admits Miss Ring
such cities as Baltimore. Cleveland.
Kansas City-yes. and even Washington
were awed and impressed by the an
nouncements on the billboards and in the
theatrical advertising columns that a
certain play or opera had had an ex-
tended stay upon the Isle Of Manhattan.
They were further impressed by the fact
that the opera or play was to be pre-
sented by A. NJ Palmer, Abbey. SchoeffeI
& Grau, ]. NJ. HILL or some OF the other
managers famous In their time. The
Frohman brothers recollect whep the
mystic legend, Madison Square Theater
success helped materially to make
Hazel Kirk and Young Mrs Winthrop
win fame in cities throughout the couu-
try.
IAN that is changed. however, except
that the big New York managers do not
realize the fact. l demonstrates 1t three
seasons ago when starred in Cleveland,
Pittsburg, Chicago, and host of other
important places long before 1 presented
the musical comedy on Broadway. All
of these cities indorsed The Yankee Girl
and no one seemed TO care whether New.
York had seen 1t first or not. I might
add that when 1 finally did play New
York. the same favorable verdict was
awaiting the play there.
In my current vehicle. The Wall
Street Girl have been following the
example l set in The Yankee Girl Al
though several theaters were offered me
for a Broadway run. am glad that my
manager booked me In the cities of the
Middle West and South first. Then in
the spring the New Workers will be given
an opportunity to fall in line or not with
the verdict OF other cities
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03

minute start TO the drag, the trail be-
ing about eight miles long
There were ten couples OF fOxhounds.
all thoruUghhrcds, belonging to ''Cy''
Cummings. The trail was first found by
"Euripides." Mr.. Cummings prize hound.
who led the chase for the entire dis
tancc. He was closely followed by three
other splendid animals. ben Crockett .
Yankee Girl" and Lady Bug" with
the rest OF the pack a short distance in
the rear. The animals. once finding the
trail. never lost IL, but followed the drag
to the end.
The trail led from the Cummings place
across the north end OF Rock Creek Park
in a northerly direction to the open coun-
try around Chevy Chase Lake. then
through the fields in a southeasterIy di-
TCCtion TO Chevy Chase. The stifFest rid
ing WAS encountered In the open cOuu-
try returning from Chevy Chase. where
several bitches and other wide jumps
were negotiated. Barb-wire fences
crossed the fields in several places.
None OF the party met with a Hhshap.
the hunt being a singularly fortunate
one in this direction,
"Cy" Meets Them HALLWAY.
Mr.. Cummings did not ride i'm the
race, but met the party halfway on
their return. riding out to join them.
Among those who made the run were
Capt. c. ID. Rhodes. L. s. A.; lieut. c
NJ. Russell. L. S. A-:sJohn o. Evans, F.
s. kcy-Smith, R Golden Donaldson,
Lieut.. Patton, L. s. A.; Col. L. ST. John
Greble, Lieut.. Greble. Miss Greble. Mrs.
DObyns, Mai. Henry Low. and Law
renee o. Murray. Comptroller of the
Currency.
Miss Taft. on leaving for Washing
ton. asserted her intention Of taking
part in the wild fox hunt. which viii
be held by the club next Saturday.
The Rock Creek Hunt Club was or
ganIzed last fall, and yesterdays was
its first regular hunt, the other hunts
having been informal affairs in which
members alone took part. Officers of
the organization are Maj. Henry 7. AL
len. president: Y. S. Key-Smith, vice
president, and John .. Evans. secre-
tary- treasurer. The following were
elected a board of governors: Lieut.. E.
st. John Greble, John .. Evans, Cory
GraysOn. r. Golden Donaldson. +. S.
Key Smith, G. Russell. ]. William Hem
ry. Melvin c. Hazen, and Maj. Henry t.
Allen
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
VIII b. Baptized This Morning.

As a result OF the special meetings
which have been going on at Shiloh
Baptist Church for a number of weeks
a large number Of men, women, and chill
dren will be baptized this morning and
will receive the hand of fellowship ut
the Lords Supper at night.
The Christian Endeavor Society held
n service last week at which time the
pastor, Rev. DIR. WaldrOn. inducted into
office with appropriate ceremony the fol-
lowing: James r. Moss, Elizabeth NJ.
johnson. Matilda G.. Harris, Louise Car
rington, John A Miles, 4. L. Johnson.
a. d. Gilmore, Mary Tignor, Robert w.
Donoho. Mary L. Dixon, Katie Kemp.
John S. Branon, Lucy Roy, Emma Dom
Ohio. Isaac Reddie, P. II. Donoho, and
Mary Kinslow.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03

On returning from a recent trip Dr. F. Turner
tie physician, scientist and Traveller who has won
fame and worldwide renovn through his writings
and scientific researches accorded an interview 10
rress rep ,statires who were astonded By his loss
"t than lc1 POUNDS Of excessive fat since they
last saw him. They found il dific1lt, indeed, TO
recognize in tho slender, muscular. and perfectly
rrUToEtiOned form Of Dr. Turner to-day the sanc
man whom only few months ago they kncE as a
sei-iuTalid enormously fat that he could hardly
walk
WhCn questioned Concerning his health and the re
markable change in his appearance, Dr. Turner said
that neither illness, mcdiciues starvation dietfaEl
nGr strenuous exercise had caused him to lose 20
much excess weight. In fact, he said that fatty
desneratiOn had eaten into his vital organs to such
an extent that it would have been fooIhapdy to
even attempt the usual methods of reduction. and
he was forced to seek other means Of escape from
his former terrible condition.
On being questioned further the Doctor said:
When began to feel the stufiy. cranped feeling
inside. which. as a physician, recognized as the
fTst tel-;ale symptoms Of fatty degeneration. and
when my heart pounded and throbbed at times 50
1t shook my whole body and seemed about to burst.
preaching very rapidly. although the examining ply
sician Of large Life Insurance Company. when re
fusing point-blAnk to accept me as a risk. had al.
rvady told me was likely to drop dead any minute
tried every means Of reduction known TO medical
science but without the slightest relief then be-
came desperate and began to all the advertised
treatments had ever heard of These not ouly
failed To help me. bu; they did considerable harm.
one nearly causing ny death on account Of the
powerful drugs it contained. Although q physician.
strongly opposed TO the use of drugs in treat.
ing obeslty, have never known case where they
did anything but harm when used fer this purpose.
ThoEe also treatments pat the market bs per
sons who arc without physicians traiuius. and
frmIy believe that if had eouthiued one Ct two q
The ueshods recommended by .tiese ignorant so
e.ilnf-a advertising specialists / would nor be in
ny esp ]
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03

long before Rome existed: but the Ro-
mans aware OF the Importance of tine
place. situated at the head OF one Of the
principal Alpine passes, conquered Il and
inclossd it with a great wall. a portion
Of which Is still eXtant. Later Caesar
conducted to his new possession q num-
erous colony Cf Italians and Greeks
Thus renewed. the city took the name OF
Novo COmum and became one of the
most important communities Of GaIlia
Cisalpina- During the period Of the
Italian republics it was the capital of
a tlourishing commonwealth, and still
later became part of ths Duchy Of Milan.
Its Renowned Citizens
Como is proud Of its many celebrated
citizens. Among the NEST removed are
Caius PlinIus the second, a naturalist of
great fame. statesman. and soldier, who
perished in the eruption Of Vesuvlus in
the year %; Caius Plinius Cecilius, the
second. the greatest orator OF his time;
Caninius Rufus. and CeciIlus, poets; Paul
Giovio. famous historian and Bfshop OF
Nocera: the Popes Innocent NJ and
Clement XIII: the historian Marquis
Joseph Rovelii and many ether well
known men OF arts. letters, and science.
But he who. among all OF them. bestow-
ander Volta, the tireless student OF ply
sical and chemical science. who with his
invention of the pile opened the path TO
the manifold applications OF electricity
which astound the world in these dSys.
About twenty miles UP the lake Is sit
uated the Island Of COmocina, the only
island In Lake Como. This historic
island, is. perhaps, the richest in history
OF any island of the same size In the
hfGFs~Ws ha.gr 81. 4
tant part in the construction and destruc-
ton Of ancient empires. Its former en-
battled towers, ramparts and fOrtifica-
uons have been the scenes OF splendCr,
plague and famine. Its situation is
unique, yet IL IS surrounded by pietur-
esqueiy built villages OF prehistoric ages,
rich In associations of the past, in leg
end and customs which survive to the
present day.
no equal II is known by this ancient
craft that the Conocines are traced IN
history to be the descendants of a race
of men who built King SolomOn's temple,
after which they. migrated from the East
to the West. and. after the fan of the Ro-
man empire, settled in the district Of
Lake Como. inhabited the island and
built the nine churches which formerly
existed. and their successors are vet the
finest skilled masOns TO be found.
The eSisland Is not only rich with the
history OF these people. but their Masonic
marks and history are To be found in
nearly every town and village in the dis
trict, and It Is bSlieved that when fur
ther excavations are made the island
will yield remarkable and valuable treas
ures to the members OF this fraternity
Every excavation shows traces Of an
cient Masonry and inscriptions and tombs
OF Importance. There are still some re-
mains of the nine churches or chapels.
nne OF them beneath the ruins OF the old
castle. This structure is said TO date as
far back as the seventh century, while
the stone lately discovered shows an in
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03

faction that orders have been issued for
every available man In the British army
on Salisbury plain to be armed and
equipped. ready for Immediate action
cavalry, infantry, artillery, and engineers;
but these measures OF precaution cannot
break the strike. cannot even maintain
O semblance OF order. when famine
stricken mobs are looting London as the
Chinese soldiers have been loOting Pekin-
II Is idle to talk OF importing coal The
transport workers union have pledged
themselves 10 treat coal as contraband
of war as long as the strike lasts. The
railway will keep running a limited
service as long as their stock of coal
lasts.
There are OmInous rumors that the
railwaymen will strike against the con-
veyance of soldiers to repress disorders.
II the worst comes to the worse, we
may expect to witness scenes upon which
the sun had not looked down on since the
commune Of Paris. A starving nation
knows no laws, respects no person.
Fifteen London freight stations will
close on Tuesday for an indefinite length
Of time, owing 10 the coal strike, and
many others will start putting up the
shutters tomorrow.
All Lancashire and Yorkshire trains
ceased running to-day, ana huhofeoS VI
trains en- other roads have been sus-
pended. FREIGHT guards everyShers are
re receiving notice to quit.
Several tim late mills in Wales closed
down to-day. owing 10 lack Of coal. All
the tinplate workers. numbering 10000,
viii be idle by the first of next week.
Iron works practically without number
closed down to-day, and at several OF the
larrest ports SHIPPING came to dead
standstill. Thousands of dockers are con-
sequently out of work.
The price of food is rising almost
hourly. A new record high cost o. living
bids fair TO be established next week.
Official reports received at the home Of
fee to-day stated that within two weeks
half OF the industries OF the Kingdom
will be closed down unless the strike Is
settled. It was also predicted at the home
office that In addi ion 10 the million coal
miners row idle, within another week
another million men will he thrown out
Of work because the Industries in which
they are employed will have exhausted
their coal supplies.
In many sections the mine owners Hre
personally marn'ng the pumps to prevent
the shafts from being flooded. only n
few of the nOnunion mines are still at
work.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03

OF all the beautiful lakes in Lombardy.
Northern Italy, all travellers are ready to
,coneede that Como for many reasops Is
easily the most attractive rs well as the
most celebrated. Other lakes in this
region have their admirers. but none OF
the italian lakes are SO generally visited
or so well known TO the American tour
list as Como.
Lake Como, known since the Roman
time by the name OF Lario. Is in con-
tour similar 10 the letter ''Y." It is about
forty-five miles long and from one to
three miles in width, with an altitude
above sea level OF nearly 500 feet
At the southern end Of the lake Is
situated the ancient city of Como. II
Is said that the orobi were It's founders
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
PLAN CHAIN OF STORES.
Tobacco Company
VIII Enlarge Scope.

London. March "A chain of tobacco
stores throughout England and Europe
identical with a well-knOwn series Of
stores in the United States, Is being
planned by the British-American Tobacco
Company, 4 great increase in activity
in the affairs Of the tobacco company
has followed the arrival here Of J. 3.
Duke, founder of the american tobacco
trust, who mas become chairman OF the
board of the British-American Tobacco
Company.
dence that G. B. Whalen, president of
the United Cigar Stores Company, of the
United States, should be in London at
the time when the BTiIIsh-American com
rany has become aroused to the posi-
bIlities of a number Of shops.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
Coal Price Advanced.

Chicago. March 2-The price of btu
minous coal was raised here from so cents
to 81 per ton to-day. Factory coal the
smaller sizes OF steam. and the larger
sizes. known as broken anthracite, are
nearly out of the market. owing TO the
severity OF the winter, the threatened
trouble in the Pennsylvania fields, and
the English strike
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
Threatened TO XIII Taft.

Duluth, Mimi, March Written
threats to kill President Taft resulted
in the arrest to-day of Carl Waller John
son, twenty years old. johnson demanded
the prosecution OF Representative G. b.
Miller, OF this city, for some fancied
grievance, threatening death II his de-
mands were overlooked
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
LINDSAY II. pcddicord Dead.

Cumberland. Nd. March Lindsay II.
Peddlcord. former private secretary to
Representative George C. Sturgiss, OF
the Second West Virginia district and
later secretary 10 Representative w. G.
Brown. of the same district. died at a
hospital in Philadelphia, following an
operation, and his body was taken to
Baltimore. where il was inferred to-day.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
$50, 600 for a Corot.

Paris, March 1.-The first sale Of the
art collection of Jean Dollfus took place
to-day in the gallery of George Petit.
The paintings disposed of brought $22I.-
400. The highest price was, paid for
Ccrot's La Femme n la Perle,' which
was purchased by the Louvre Museum
for $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
Aeauittea Of Murder at Sen.

Boston, March 2-william De Gran. Of
Philadelphia. cook of the barge Glen
dover, was acquitted to-day by Fed
eral Court jury OF the murder of Capt.
Charles B. Wyman. the bargs's COM
mander. on the Massachusetts coast last
June. The jury was out sixteen hours.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
Resigns English chair.

Chapel Hill. March 2-Dr Edwin Minis,
professor OF English literature in the
University of North Carolina. has re-
signed to become head OF the depart
ment of, English In vanderbilt UnIver-
sity, Nashville. Tenn.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
Jordan EnnbIinr Act KIIIcd.

= Richmond, Va, March 2-By vote OF
e TO l. the upper brancn OF the general
assembly Of Virginia to-day killed the
Jordan enabling act, thus killing the
PROPOSED Statewide vote on prohibition
for two years at least