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The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
AWAIT ENGINEERS REPORT.
Beauty of Great Falls May he
Marred by Water Power Projects.

The utilization Of the water of the
upper Potomac for power purposes will
materially diminish the stream which
goes over Great Falls. thereby impairing
the beauty Of the cascade. To what
extent 1t will be marred cannot be de-
termined until the survey being con-
Quoted by Lieut. Col. ". C. Langfitt. en-
gineer in charge of the District water
supply system. has been completed.
The commercial value of the proposed
plant will certainly be great. according
to present expectations. II the water is
diverted from a point above the Falls
to near the Delacarlia reservoir. a plan
frequently suggested. the water applied
to a turbine would probably have one
half or two-thirds as much head as Nj
agara Falls the greatest Of water power
sourceA
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
ECZEM MA
Also called letter, Salt Rheum, Prurf-
fua. Milk.Cruat. MeepinR Skin. Ac

Also called letter, Salt Rheum, Pruri-
tus. Milk Crust, Weeping Skin, &C.
ECZEMA CAN BE CURED TO STAY,
and when say cured. mean just what I ay-
CURED. and not merely patched up for awhile.
TO return worse than before Remember make this
broad statement after putting ten years Of my tis
on this disease and handling In the meantime .
quarter Of million. Of this dreadful disease
Now, do not care what all you have used, nor how
many doctors have told you that you could not bs
c1lred-al ask Is Just chance to show you that I
know what am talking about " you win vrlrs
me TO-DAY, will send you FREE TRIAL
of my mid, soothing. guaranteed cure that wiz con
vince you more In q day than or any one else could
In a months time. II you diegusted and d,s-
couraged, dare you to give me q chance to Prove
my Claims By writing to-day you viii enjoy
more real comfort than you bad thought this
world holds for you. inst Try 1t and you win ses
an telling you the truth.
DIE. .Cannsdsy, SS3 Park Square, ,Sedalia.M Mo
References: Third National Bank. sedalia, Mo.
Could you do better act than to send th uotics To
some Door sufferer Of Ec7emaf
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
0RGANIsT ON VISIT.
c. Rupprccht Gives Recital in Ger
man Lutheran Church.

c. Rupprecht. formerly an organist In
Trinity German Evangelical Lutheran
Church. gave an organ recital last We'd
nesday night in that edifice to large
audience.
The programme which he rendered con-
sisted of the following numbers: CON
cert Overture in c." by Hollins: An
dante Cantabile," by Widor; Caprice in
B fat" by Guilman; Sonata, No. g." by
Mendelssohn, and Holy Night" by
Buck. Mr. Rupprecht was forced to re-
spond to many encores.
Mr.. Rupprecht, who has been away
from this city for fifteen years. will at
tend the organists' convention at Ocean
Grove, Md. While in this city he Is the
guest of Rev. II. Schroeder.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

There are 1000 names now on the eligi-
BILE list for the Secret Service of the gov
ernment, and still the applications for
this class Of positions reach Chief wiIkie,
of the division Of special agents, on an
average CT four a day. Although there
has been only two appointments made
to this service in the last two years, am
bilious applicants still besiege the office
Of the chief inspector daily.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Want Garbage Car. Removed.

Residents of Southeast Washington
have petitioned the Commissioners to
cause immediate steps to be taken for
the removal of garbage cars from the
tracks at New Jersey and Virginia
Avenues. ]. w. Paxton, superintendent
of street cleaning, examined the COM
plant, and reported that the Washing
ton Fertilizer Company was doing all in
its power to transfer the garbage cars
outside the District with the least in
to the public.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Funeral of Mrs. Mawson.

The funeral Of Mrs. Maggie Mawson.
Of 1858 o Street Northwest. who died yes
terday at o'clock, will be held from
her residence Tuesday morning at 9
o clock. The procession will move from
her home to the Holy Trinity Church.
where high mass will be read, and the
body will be inferred in Holy Cross Gem
etery.
Fhil Sheridan Corps, g. A. R., and the
IDA NJ Galloway Auxiliary Union, Span
ish American War Veterans.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
TESTS FAVOR SOFT COAL.
II District Schools Make Change
100000 Can be Saved.

Soft coal probably hereafter will be
burned in the heating plants Of the Dis
trict schools. with saving of $4,000 to
$4,000 annually. Experiments were per-
formed by Municipal Architect Snow
den Ashford. in the presence Of r. o.
Wilmarth, clerk of the Board of Edu-
cation, and T. F. ]. Mcguire, sanitary
engineer in the municipal architects Of
flee. The soft coal proved entirely sat-
isfactory.
The experiments were performed at
the request Of Capt ]. F. Oyster, Presi-
dent Of the Board of Education. The
Commissioners sent letter to Capt.
Oyster yesterday, saying that the CRATES
III any Of the schools will be changed IL
the board decides to use soft coal
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Two Want Divorces.

Mrs Gertrude Kidd filed a petition in
the District Supreme Court yesterday
asking for absolute divorce from her
husband, Allan r. Kidd, who she charges
is in Jail at Culebra, Canal Zone, and
deserted her six years ago.
Pearl " Butterfield has also sued for
absolute divorce from Adam Butterfield.
charging non-support and misconduct.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Col. Allen to Command Artillery.

Col Samuel E. Allen. Coast Artillery
Corps. will assume command Of the ar
tillery district of the Potomac, with
headquarters at Fort Washington. Nd,
September !. He has been transferred
from the artillery district Of Pensacola,
Fla.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Auto Service Between suburbs.

An automobile service from Anacostia
to Congress Heights will probably be
put into operation in the near future. A
license is to be granted by the Commits
sioners. The fare will be cents each
way, and the vehicles used will have a
seating capacity Of twelve.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
LOCAL MENTION,
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

Steamer Charles Macalestef for Mount vevnor
leaves Seventh Street Wharf at 10 a. m. and IN
p daily except Sunday. For Marshall Han dail,
and Sunday. 10 a. m. 2ao and - p m
Steamer st. Johns leaves Seventh Street Wb.r,
at a. m. for Colonial Beach.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Oomr.nx,.
steamers from foot Of Seventh Street for old Port
Comfort and Norfolk daily at SIS D. m
Cars from Fftessth Street. and New York Av.rr.
every quarter hom for main entrance Zoo P.rt and
Chevy Chase.
To Crest FsIls-washfnston and Old Dorntn;on
Railroad cans every few minutes nom Thirty-.iIts
and n Streets
To Chesapeake Beach-Daily trains Of Cbeapr~t.
Beach Railway leave s:3o.s lo:D. and 80 q. n. !:
73o. $50 and Ya5 D. m.
To Mount vernon-washfnston-vir -virEinh . Railv.v
can every hour on the hour from 10 a m TO 4 n n
Station. Twelfth Street and Pennsyivania Aysnus
To Bluenout and intermediate points cars le,v.
hirty-sixth and NJ Streets. Washington. and Ola
Dominion Railway at g. m and 10 a m
The DrilIery, Business and Civil Service Courses.
LightninE Rods Installed and repaired.
j.. H Kuehling.
The DriIIery, stenosr.phy and typswritine
~Beatrix de Este,' great Italian feature
hlm. To-day. Virginia Theater.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Motor Cars barred.

Motor cars will be barred from the
Yosemite National Park this year, owing
to the dangerous condition Of the deep
and narrow roads. Secretary Of the In
terror Fisher yesterday issued the de-
cision.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

Finest Homegrown Roses.
Choice Of different varieties now at Soc
dozen. Fresh cut. GUIDE, 12l4 F.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Want Secret Service Jobs.

Effective Floral Emblems Destined
On short notice. Shaffer, 18th and Eye.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

~Beatrix de Este,1 great italian fe.turv
film. To-day. Virginia Theater,
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

The DriIIery, stenoer.phy and typewritine.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

j.. II. Kuehling.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

The DrilIery, Buape.s and Civil sernc. cuu..
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

The kind which stands up
for years under the hardest
wear: every color effect
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-25

poised, and begin slowly to subside.
Her bag was pierced in several places.
l dared fire no more, for fear Of
sending her in collapse to the ground
with her precious burden.
We were right over them when he
fred again. We were some $500 feet
up, and 200 above the slowly sinking
dirigible. l heard Cody give a cry.
looked round, saw the blood squirt
from his sleeve and his right arm fall
from the steering gear. An instant
later a breeze struck us and tipped us.
The aeroplane wheeled, swung like q
condor that is caught by an unexpect-
ed breeze, and suddenly rushed earth
ward at a furious speed. saw q
hooking face that peered out at me
from the dirigble as we swooped past,
and fired my last cartridge at 1t. The
ground swept up toward us-and
stayed! Cody had caught the steer.
ing gear with his uninjured hand.
Five minutes later we stood on the
solid ground and wataket,the dirigible.
like a wounded bird, drop gently
earthward. From the rent silk the
gas was escaping slowly. We caught
the guy rope and pulled her down
like a floating feather. There, within.
lay the king, in the bottom Of the car.
But it was not for him that Cody
cried, but at sight of the wounded
man beside him who chung desperate.
ly to the car rim.
"Peake!" he shouted.
"Yep, Peake," he answered, stagger
ing where he stood. II told 'em I'd
teach the war Office a lesson they'd
never forget for not looking at my
machine!"
"Well, Peake," said, Cody, you've
tried her against mine and lost out
with her."
Peake stepped out like a drunken
man. His face was ashen.
"W-w-wouldn't have lost if-I'd had
as light a passenger as you." he an
swered, and fell fainting aHt-9ur feet.
There were many who Nva1d have
brought Peake to trial for his adven-
ture, and it was thought for iang that
he was, in fact, a German agent. But it
seemed to me that the German am.
bassador had actually known nothing
Of the kidnapping until told by con-
federates among King Edwards suite.
and that, learning his country was
suspected, he had shrewdly refused to
deny his share in the conspiracy,
thereby actually gaining his object in
postponing the declaration of war.
Before his majesty could be removed
to London had been given
and received by Germany, and the
disaster was averted. But when
think how a half-crazy American
saved the peace of Europe l often
wonder whether he should not have
been rewarded instead of shipped out
J of the country as a criminal lunatic.
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I'VE can catch him yet II the aero
plane is working" said Prince George.
General French was acquainted with
the facts. He nodded.
IT." he said. but can you steer
it? Captain Cody, the American who
has it in care, is on leave. He is hur-
rying back from the continent, but
cannot return until tomorrow. Who
can drive it?"
"His assistants" cried the prince.
He's had none since Peake left last
week."
"who the DEVILS Peake?" cried the
prince.
"A damned Yankee cried the gen.
eral, nettled. "a Yankee assistant Of
Captain Cody, and the only other
man who could drive the thing. He
pestered us for six months to buy a
new machine of his invention. When
we refused to look at it he ended by
threatening. He swore he'd teach the
war Office of England a lesson they'd
never forget for not giving his new
dirigible a trial. He said it was ten
times as good as the aeroplane here
that Cody's developing. Said the
dirigible could OUTRAGE and outlast the
aeroplane any time. We didn't want
to lose him, but he got too violent,
and he was discharged last week and
went away, taking his machine with
him and threatening vengeance"
LET me try to drive the aeroplane,'
I urged.
Impossible" said General French
gravely.
"But damn it, man, we've got tt
catch the German before he reaches
the east COAST"
TOO much at stake" the genera
answered. 1T would take weeks tt
learn the mechanism. The machine
would be smashed to atoms, yer i
she ros at all, and"
He stopped short. There was ,
thunder Of hoofs behind us and, as WI
turned u heads, we saw a NAL
spring from the back of a swiftly
galloping horse and fall at our feet.
"Cody, by heaven!" the genera
cried. "How did you make the passage
There was no boat; you're the devil.
II borrowed Farman's aero in Paril
and ran her over to Dover" he an
swered. "Then train and race horse
Never mind. Can I sleep, o. d. 70,
want me?" .
Take out the machine" yelled tn
general, clasping his hand. Here
get a bite to eat first and I'll tell you.
"Tell him all, general" said tn
prince. He turned to me. "You will
accompany Captain Cody?"
I took out my watch.
tits ten minutes past two," I az
swered. "The dirigible should be beat
ing over the midlands. The wind i
dropping. Sir, if the skies do nc
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-25

denly his face grew grave. Captain
Adams" he said, "you will be careful
Of your cartridges?"
I understood.
II will not shoot unless in the ut
most extremity" I answered. I knew
that he was thinking of his father.
But a. more serious danger he had not
thought of. What If, hard pressed, the
German should throw his companion
overheard, as sc much ballast, and fly
to safety? Well, though the chance
was slim, we could but do our utmost.
And a few bullets through the gas
bag should. bring the great dirigible
slowly to earth.
My musings were interrupted by a
rush of. wind. Could it be possible
that we were away? The earth seemed
to rush downward. The camp grew
rapidly remote. We tipped and
swung on every yagrant breeze, but
gradually ascend until the strong
gale from the east caught us and
sent up spinning northward. The SEN
sation was distinctly one of fear at
first, but this was soon lost in wonder.
And now I realized indeed how it
would have been impossible for me,
unaided, even to have launched the
machine into space. Captain Cody, at
my side, rode her like a yacht or a
bicycle, or perhaps a combination of
these. rising and falling upon the ed
dies of the wind. Under US a dark
shadow began to spread.
Fog" cried the captain, pointing
downward. London. We must rise
higher"
Up, up, up We went until the ane,
roid registered 1000 feet. We were
%scudding in the void, a furious wind
from the east sustaining and lifting
US.
Even we could never face that
gale" said Cody. HE will not try
in his gas bag. He will put about and
make for the Yorkshire moors. And
on the Humber We overhaul him"
He seemed to. speak prophetically
London was left behind US. Far below
towns and villages were spread out In
endless panorama. And still we were
far short Of our destination. The day
began to close in. -
Finally. our gasoline all but exhar3
ed, we came to earth In a disheart
ened state of mind, to find that We
were on the outskirts of Lincoln. W.
filled up in the garage Of a village
while gaping rustics stood surround
ing us in awe. A guard Vas placed
round the machine and a Telegram
sent to Aldershot.
There's one consolation" sait
Cody as he paced the corridor of thu
restlessly; 'he can't have made head
way against that wind"
An hour later an answer vas re
ceived from headquarters 1t read:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-25
IN THE sPoNGING SEASON
How Valuable Utensil Of the Bath
room Is Brought From tho
Oceans Depths.

From October until July the spong-
ing season in the Bahamas is in full
swing. There are several thousand
men and boys engaged in the fishery.
each schooner carrying a crew Of
from five to seven. The sponges are
found all over the banks, which vary
in depth from two to four fathoms.
Arrived on the ground, the small
boats, of which each schooner carries
two or three, put of, manned each
by two men, one of whom SOULS.
while the other, armed with a 30-foot
pole bearing at the end a double
hook, lies extended over the bow and
examines the bottom through. &
Sponge glass;" or bucket with a glass
bottom. Laying this upon the SUI
face, he sees everything below az
clearly as if no water interviewed.
The sponges when found are
hooked up, and as soon as the schoon-
er's deck is filled she sails away to
a rancho" where she deposits her
evil-smelling load in a "crawl," or in.
closure of wattles in shallow water,
where it remains for a couple Of
weeks, during which the crew are
fishing for a fresh cargo.
On their return all hands enter the
!! crawl and beat out the now rotted
1eshy parts Of the sponges, which
when first gathered present the ap-
pearance Of round masses of dark
india rubber, freely perforated.
When the f1eshy part has been
thoroughly removed and the market
able skeleton washed the heap is laid
on shore in a secluded spot and the
schooner starts again for the sponge
banks. At length, when enough
sponges have been gathered and
cleaned to load the vessel they are
sorted by the crew into glove, reef,
lambs wool. grass, etc., and each
kind is separately strung in rings of
from n to two dozen.
In this way they are sold at auo-
ton in the sponge exchange, when
the first step Of the preparation for
the consumer is carried out by the
sponge merchants. The sponges are
exposed to the sun to improve their
color. They are then clipped and
all irregularities and pieces of shell
or rock are ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Weekly.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-25

"Dirgible sighted Lancashire, bear.
ing north. Apparently abandoned
hope cross North Sea. Follow!"
Ten minutes later we were in our
seats again and speeding northward
through the darkness. need say
nothing of that night. 1t seems like a
horrible dream now--the flight
through the darkness. the sudden
squall that struck US III the lake
country and sent us hurting down
ward for a thousand feet before Cody
regained control; the halt. to find our
selves at Appleton; the answe to our
telegram at seven in the morning,
desperately late. telling us to hasten
northward. We would overhaul him
in Scotland; he had been sighted in
Argyll.
What was his purpose in this appar-
emily desperate flight northward? And
how could the king, an elderly man,
endure his cramped quarters In that
narrow car, exposed to the inclement
weather Of early April? With brim-
ming tanks and empty hearts We pur.
sued u desolate way northward,
ever northward. Now we had reached
the barren wastes Of South Scotland.
And then, suddenly. my heart leaped.
l clasped Cody by the arm and pointed.
Far north of us a tiny speck was
beating eastward against the gales.
Cody shouted and l cried back at
him in ecstasy. I reached backward
and slung the rife to my arm. l
opened the breech and inserted a clip
Of cartridges. And we beat our way
onward.
Now the dirigible evidently per.
ceived Is and guessed who we were,
for we saw it lease suddenly it's at
tempted eastward fight and head
northward again. We ran at full
speed. heard the motor plunging
frantically behind US; in front the icy
blasts nipped our faces. But. though
we dipped and swung to every breeze.
In front, almost immobile to appear.
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ance in its steady flight, the dirigible
ran northward.
BY o we had gained little, If at
all. Cody turned to me.
I'm going to Drop" he said.
There's a south wind, a c~ross.current,
500 feet below. See those geese RI
ding in it,"
I looked down. Under us, riding
easily upon the wind, a V-shaped flock
of large birds were bearing steadily
south. Cody depressed the steering
plane. We sank with fearful sudden
ness. Then-we seemed to leap for
ward. In ten minutes our gain was
evident. The dirigible was not more
than a mile ahead and rapidly in
creasing. She seemed in terror, be.
gan to swing aimless:J hither and
thither. Five minutes more! Cody
whooped exultantly. Then
The motor, which had whirred like
an electric fan, chugged loudly and
i%rregularly. We seemed to stop, hung
poised, swooped downward. The mo-
tor had ceased. We rushed down-or
rather the earth seemed to leap up at
us. Cody raised the steering gear.
That saved us; he guided her gently
to the ground. Near by stood a little
village of stone, ringing a low hill,
Gasoline exhausted" yelled Cody,
pointing to the dirigible, now rapidly
%lessening in the north. "No chance
~n$ ~oca1ira hoyn .L Ch1Sll ~-0iJ-
great secret" We ran painting toward
the village. Five minutes later we
we're at the door of the inn, an ex
cited crowd around us.
"Oil," gasped Cody. "Parafin-any
quantity"
We've ma parafln," cried the inn
keeper. I'VE burn candles nights
Yell NJ find paraf1n norte o. Glasgow
Except q little gasoline for the motor
cars. Now If We had wanted that
That saved us. Half an hour aftel
the disaster our tanks we're filled
and we were away. And, in the dis
lance. a little speck still hung be
tween heaven and earth!
But this time there could be NJ
escape. Little by little we drew
nearer. Now. through my glasses,
could make out the car-long an.
I low-and a figure that reclined in
and another that leaned back at u
and shook its fist in impotent defiance
l unslung my rife.
Fifteen hundred" cried Cody
Aim high. for the bag"
fred. | saw the fugitive rails
rife to shoulder too. And something
Missed overhead and a splinter fel
from the wooden frame of the aero
plane.
Thirteen cried Cody. Suddenl
the dirigible changed tactics. Sh
swung in a wide circle and came d
rectly toward us. This was mao
ness--gas against steel. I fred fou
times: | saw the dirgible falter, hover
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-01-25

cloud l a pledge my word to you he
shall eve reach Germany"
But how will you find him7" the
prince asked.
Zone can see half across England
| at an altitude we'll within our limits
l reminded him.
Good" cried the prince enthusiasts
tically.
II want two rifles, cartridges and a
weeks rations for two men," l said to
General French, who had returned and
was directing the removal of the aero
plane from her shed. A couple OF
soldiers were wheeling her out along
a rail. She rocked, and tipped-a slen.
der, graceful thing, apparently land
bound, like some swan upon earth,
longing to spread her broad wings In
the empyrean.
At an order from the general rifles,
rations and cartridges we're placed
within the box. Captain Cody re-
turned, wiping his mouth. He was
dressed in a buffalo robe and stagger-
ing behind him under the weight of
another came an orderly.
you'll be glad Of this up above" he
said. tits colder than SIM" He
looked in the tank. Gasoline for
seven hours" he said. by thunder,
we must fill up again If he leads US
anything of a chase. Get in, COM
rade."
l had never entered an aeroplane
before; I had not even been up in a
balloon. l confess a thrill Of fear
ran through me. But l strapped on a
bandolier full of cartridges and en-
tered the narrow framework, to take
my seat upon the narrow space allot-
ted to me. Just then a man came
running with a t%elegraphic dispatch.
It was addressed to General French,
but the prince tore it open.
Huntington, he read. "'Dirigtble
sighted, two thousand up. Heading
northeast. Gale increasing BY thun.
der. general, we'll get him yet" Sud.