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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

ing anen the position occupied by the women of today
"They are, said he "the masons of humanity the fin
est animals the world has produced: but with such
complicated fbers that it takes hundred thou
sand years for them to develop This, if not exactly
literally what he said, is something very much like it..
have distinct recollection of the complicated cross
fbers' but possibly | may be little bit out on the
Hundred thousand years item. After all, went to
sketch MIR. Edison. not to report him. 1t remains to
me- therefore, to allow my sketches speak for them
selves and possible to impar the impression should
like to convey,-that regard Thomas A. Edison, TAX
ing him all in ALL the greatest and the most de-
Gghtful personality have ever had the felicity of
sketching.
THE ancient adage that the child is father to the
is more truly applicable to Edison than any other
lofty genius. Strategic giants such Napoleon Wei
ington. and Marlborough of course prodiges in
the art of Peter the Great Frederick the Great
Calico, Cromwell. Washington Caxton Stephenson
Brunei Watt and whole gallery of other brainy Brob
dngnags evnced in the days of their youth premonory
symptoms of the greatness that would accrue to them
in days of maturity.
Edison, however is par excellence the Admirable
CrChton of invention and business concentration, and
the hero of hundred fields in which brain has
umphed matter. Even as boy these Crichtonian
attributes displayed themselves. He set forth
quer not world but dozen and surely he has proved
sided-one might almost say Acknowledgment us the
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take anything for granted and this trait in his character
became accenuated as he attained to manhood. Mere
theorizing holds satisfaction for Thomas Edison:
everything he handles must stand the test of actual
practice.
At the mature age of six he became deeply interested
IN the operation of goose Matching out her brood of
young. Not long afterward there day when the
youngster missing and for quite awhile his where
abouts could not be located Eventually systematic
and anxious search revealed Master Thomas hidden
away in secluded corner sitting upon filled with
eggs OF geese and fowls He trying to hatch them
1t is scarcely matter for wonder therefore, that this
big headed child declared by his schoomaster
be added. He was invariably at the bottom of his
class and his scholastic tuition, according his pre-
ceptor, would be simply time and labor thrown away
Edison the child however of different opinion
and pursued sereney the tenor of his way, which
was considerably at variance with the way of the
ordinary methodcal schoolboy.
Failing in his painstakng endeavor to hatch eggs, he
turned his attention scientific experiments. One OF
these consisted in inducing boy about the house to
swallow quantity of seidz powders, in the belief
that the gases thus generated would enable the youth
fly. In subsequent electrical experiments he prac
tised upon the domestic cat In fact, there was really
nothing he would not experiment with
AT eleven he started in life market gardener later
becoming newspaper boy the trains, and aferward
editor and printer of the first newspaper produced on
railway. Then, after period operator in tele-
graph office, he scored inventive pioneer bril-
zing and stupendous for to deal with in this modest
attempt describe my visit to this most remarkable
This extraordinary boy, besides his papers to print
and dispose of on the cars, had not only his agent
business route but possessed laboratory well.
in which he devoted himself his beloved chemical
experiments Unfortunately these latter were once the
of the train catching fire. The conductor saved
the the risk of his life, and being fiery
tempered Scot, poured out the walls of his wrath upon
the devoted head of the youthful cuplrt winding by
boxing his with angry and excessive vigor.
This regrettabe incident left Edison almost stone
deaf which calamity the scientist declares phosophic
ally be quite blessing in disguise. When in the
telegraph Office, he says, he could distinctly hear the
ticking of his instrument without being troubled
by those at work around him. In inventing the tele
phone he had to hear it himself in order to perfect the
transmitter, and much the applies to the phono
graph Moreover he consoles himself with the convic
ton that his state of deafness tends the preservation
of his New Yorks noisy Broadway he de-
clares, is quiet to him country hamlet
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world has ever produced. The philosopher has told
us that genius is infinite capacity for taking
pains Granted the veracity of this axiom then the
genius of Edison is simply phenomenal: for in the
abnormal pains he takes over everything he touches
lies the secret of his wonderful and unfailng
The great scientist definition of genius is "Onc
per cent. inspiration, and ninety-nine per cent.
perspration'
Oall infant prodigies, the scientific particularly
if chemically inclined-is the most dangerous To
this Edison in the days of his youth proved no
exception He and incidentally his friends likewise
had some exceedingly narrow escapes when the
budding genius was prosecuting his researches i'll
the interests of science for Edison insisted on en-
perimenting. Not even as a mere child would he
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31
EogS-T Ocal ranch dozen candle1 !

Eggs-Local ranch, dozen, candle1,
29c; case count. 25c: seconds, 2lc.
pullets, 2lc; outside, 24026c; eastern,
"A a 25c.
Fruit-Apricots, 50@S0c a crate. 30
a 70c lug box; local canteloupes.
SITS small crate. $4.COG450 a large
crate; figs, 40c0 $3.50 a box: grapes.
Sl.25 as box for Malagas, S1.50G1.e0
for seedless. and S1.50 for Muscats:
plums, S1.00@1.25 lug box, 3m4c lb.;
peaches, 60cM1.00 a box, 2b SC h.:
pears, S200u225 box, sc b.; alligator
pears. $500 dozen; watermelons, ga
nc.
Onions-Australian reds. 90c box:
Northern Yellow Danvers, S1.10M1.25;
Silverskin, 35040c box; white wax,
crate, S1.25; young onions, zoe dozen
lunches.
Poultry-Buying prices, live-Broil-
ers, lb., Ia 19c: fryers, 22c; roasters,
22c; young cocks, &c; old cocks, SC:
light hens, lie: heavy hens, 17c:
young turkeys, 1S@20c; old turkeys,
16c; young ducks, lac; old ducks. 12c;
geese. 12c; squad pigeons, $3.50 dozen.
Honey. extracted-Water white. 90
10c; white. S@9c; light amber, 7@Sc.
Comb-Water white, 16k M17c; white.
15c: light amber, 14c. Beesewax, 30c.
Hay-New crop: tame oats, S22@24;
alfalfa, $15T17; barley, 20G 21; wheat,
$40: straw, Sl2.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31

market was enormous. and finally all
appearance of support was Withdrawn.
Commission house trading was heavy
On both sides of the market. Liver
pool was seller, following rather
heavy sales on Monday, and the south
appeared to be a seller on balance
The feeling is that the advance has
fully discounted the government re-
port due on Friday, and that since the
report was made up the crop has i'm
proved if anything in the eastern belt
While the news from the southwest
was not essentially changed, only a
few scattered showers being reported
III Oklahoma and Texas. General
showers were reported in the Rocky
mountain region, leading to hope of
showers and possibly good rains III
Texas and Oklahoma, but should good
soaking rains fail to occur there the
market is expected to recover sharply.
The weekly government bulletin re-
ported urgent need of rain in Okla
homa and general need of rain in
Texas and Arkansas; also some need
of rain in the Carolinas Elsewhere
the weather during the last week was
reported favorable Cotton futures
closed steady. Closing bids: July,
12.49c; August, 12.54c; September,
l2.62c; October, 12.76c; November.
12.77c; December, 12S4c; January.
12.12c; February, 12.S1c; March,
1850; May, 1850
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands,
13.10c; do gulf, 13.35c; no sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31
MARKET REPORTS
Los Angeles Produce

LOS ANGELES, July 31.-The first
casabas of the season were received
at the Los Angeles produce market
Yesterday and were quickly cleaned
up at SOC each. They came from the
Imperial valley and are of an excel
lent quality Local casabas will be on
the market in few days, Cantaloupes
and watermelons were somewhat
easier. White Astrachan apples were
marked down to $1.50G1.60 Alter
box. Alexanders dropped to $1.50 a 4
tier box New apples of all varieties
are becoming more plentiful and an
other drop in price is expected soon.
Apricots. peaches, plums and grapes
were steady.
A large consignment of sweet pOta-
toes arrived and the price declined to
3h @414c pound. New potatoes con-
tinued weak. Onions were somewhat
firmer. All bunch goods sold at 30c a
dozen punches. Receipts of local to-
matoes were heavy and the demand
for them good. They went at 40@55c
a lug box for fancy tomatoes and ESQ
3sc box for ordinary stock. Cucum-
bers continued weak at 25050c a lug
box.
No butter, egg, cheese or poultry
prices were changed. The poultry
market is somewhat easier, due to the
poor stock being brought to the mar
ket. Good broilers. fryers and roasters
will bring premium.
Receipts of produce yesterday were ::
Eggs, 21S cases; butter, ,l,615 pounds
cheese, 1880 pounds; potatoes, SO
sacks; beans, 20 sacks.
Butter-Prices to trade, &c above
quotations: California creamery. ex-
ira, 291Ac; creamery, firsts, 29c.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31

Long Beach

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Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, July 31.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1900; market steady TO shade
lower; beeves, S5.7509.75; Texas
steers, $4S5m69O; western steers,
S5.80M7. 7.S0; stockers and feeders, S4.G0
as so; cows and heifers, $2.75GS.10;
calves, S6.25@9.75.
Hogs-Receipts 5000: market
steady to shade higher; lighi, S7S0m
S.35; mixed, $7.35@S.25; heavy, s7.15
OSLO; rough, S7.15@7.35; pigs, $3.50
MS.00; bulk of sales, S7.55MS.05.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000; mark 1t
slow; native, S32Od5OO: western,
S3.35@4.S5; yearlings, S4.25M5.65; !;
lambs. native, $4.25@7.65; western,
$445M7.80
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31
THE BRENTWOOD

1920 w. Pico ST., Los Angeles. Cal.
Gust opened. Easily accessible to shop
ping district, theaters. ETC.; furnished 4
and 3-room apartments, modern, hotel
service; special summer rates Write for
information. MRS. ETA JOHNSTON,
1920 West Pico Street.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31
Barley Market

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-In the
local grain call pit this morning barley
futures had weak tone. December
sold at $1.25 and May, 1913, at $1.31H
1.32. In Chicago spot barley closed at
50@S3c per bushel. In the local sam
pie market cash barley continued to
decline owing to the drop in futures
and increasing deliveries from the
country. Receipts of barley here to-
day were heavy and amounted to 23.-
995 centals. Rolled barley was lower.
Cash wheat was quiet and had little
quotable change. Oats were lower.
Colored beans were firmer with a
sharp rise in pinks. Grain bags were
firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31

TO LET: 1000 APARTMENTS
For families COMPLETELY FURNISHED FOR
HOUSEKEEPING BETTER THAN HOTEL
LIFE-MoRE COMFoRT-LEsS EXPENSE
spotlessy. clean, coolest, most homelike large
grounds, all locations. Only $40 to $50 monthly
No carfare. T. WIESENDANGER
403 w. Sixth Street, Los Angeles, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31
New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, July 31.-The market,
excepting for one early recovery, was
weak all day, and at times selling
was heavy. Prices declined about 80
points from the high of the morning
and were about 80 points off from the
high of Monday. The resistance to
the early selling was for time active,
but the amount of cotton put on the
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31
GOLDEN HILL HOTEL---:s

I1rn1nInl anrA 45 Hill
Ill DA'uMI HILL J. F. Giles
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Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31
FoRBIDs WORKERS lNToxIcANrs

NEW YORK, July 31.-As a result
OF an investigation conducted by the
management of the Lackawanna rail
road, following the recent wreck at
Corning, n. Y, an order today was is
sued to the employees of the transpor-
tation service forbidding the use OF
intoxicants, off or on duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31

CEDRIC m " hsfan' o Broaasss
i'"O fNOA00 Ai""0' Doo0n ""i@
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-31

The Pioneer Transfer Company is pre-
pared to handle your baggage or any
kind of drayage work at reasona bic
prices. Office on Fifth street just north
Of Main street. Phone Main l. II
The Washington herald., 1912-10-05
WEST VIRGINIA
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author of SAT Good Old sfwash."

West Virginia was originally a part OF
Virginia, but was hopelessly separated
from It by republicanism, unionism. and
q range Of mountains with only cattle
trails over them. The two parts of vir-
ginia got along fairly well until the civil
war. when Eastern Virginia seeded and
Western Virginia dared its other half to
come over the mountains and take her
along. In 1863 the United States govern
ment performed a much-needed opera
ton and separated the State along the
backbone of the Allegheny Mountains
after which West Virginia became a
State, and has been slowly overhauling
East Virginia ever since.
West Virginia is a coal pocket in the
Appalachian Mountains. It has more
coal mines than drug stores, and most
Of its farms are two-storied-wheat above
and coal entries beneath. 1t Is the sec
ond largest coal producing State in the
Union. and most OF its railroads side
track passenger trains to let coal trains
go by. West Virginia also produces a
large share Of the print paper in the
country. but let's New York and Chicago
decorate II with headlines.
West Virginia contains 5000 square
miles. and is shaped like a skillet that
has been stepped on by a horse. II RAM
bles around the southwestern corner OF
Pennsylvania so carelessly that II takes
FIVE States, four rivers. and several
mountain ranges to bound II. II Is a
husky State for its age and contains
5000 people, half OF whom used to
take of their hats to Steve Elkins, United
States Senator and nesr-father-in-law 81
The Washington herald., 1912-10-05

friend and admirer of the colonel, laid
so much stress upon having him testify.
That Col. Roosevelt insists Chairman
Hilles and Congressman Barthoidt,
who charged that $3ooo,ooo had
been spent in the Roosevelt pre-
convention campaign, be called before
the committee to substantiate their
claim, is not surprising And the up
shot of it all appears to be this: It
what Mr.. Roosevelt says and proves by
his letter files and records is true, and
either Cortelyou or Bliss failed to re-
turn money to magnates or corpora
tons, that had handle to it." it is
the latter who will have to bear the
brunt of public displeasure, but not
Mr.. Roosevelt All this, however, will
appear when either corroborating or
refuting further testimony will be heard
The Washington herald., 1912-10-05
British Naval Reforms.

Mr.. Churchill has not been long at
the British Admiralty, but already he
has left there an impression which will
remain. The important Improvements
of which the cable speaks mark the
third stage in a far-reaching programme
of reform which he is carrying out
with characteristic thoroughness. AL
ready he has brought naval war staff
into being and has devised a new sys-
TEN of lower deck promotion. Now he
has progressed still further. The re-
port outlines a redistribution of the
work of the Admiralty Board and re-
formed method of dealing with finance
The work of the Admiralty has not only,
during recent times, grown in volume,
but has become more exacting. and the
reorganization equalizes the labors of
the board. That will most naturally Gre
ate greater efficiency. Toward the same
end the revision of the regulations and
procedure of Admiralty finance, which
as it expands becomes more complex,
should contribute in very marked de-
gree.
The notification Of the changes in the
regulations and the instructions is per-
haps the most interesting section of the
documents. All who have read Mr..
Stephen Reynolds articles on the treat
ment of the human element in the Brit
ish navy will know what a complex
question the lower deck presents. The
bluejacket of to-day is a man who, in
character and intelligence, has progress
ed long way from the type of man
for whom existing rules and regula-
tons were very largely made.
1t stands to reason that he must be
subject to treatment regulated on a
different and more humane standard.
Discipline and punishment under chang
ing conditions present a difficult prob
lem not to be solved by one stroke of
the pen. But the changes prove that Mr..
Churchill is fully alive to the impor-
lance of this particular part of naval
reform. A number of punishments are
swept away. The alterations, such as
they are, will have only one effect; they
will tend to do. away with discomfort,
while not prejudicing discipline. 1t is
obvious that Mr.. Churchill has only
made beginning here. There are nu-
merous grievances to be dealt with; but
the First Lord has clearly shown the
navy and the public that he is on the
proper road. and that his policy means
reform in all directions.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-05
Children Natural Born Liars.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
In a sermon on the vigilance OF par
ents, at the Catholic Church of the AS
sumption in Cranberry street, Rev. Will
lam J. Donaldson, the rector, said
among other things that parents were
too prone to believe that their children
could tell only the truth. and were in
capable of telling a falsehood. He said
that as a matter Of fact that most little
children were natural born liars.
please don't believe he told the
many parents Of his congregation. all
Of the tales of Ill treatment your little
folks bring home from school. Doubtless
each one OF you think that your own
particular youngster is a marvel Of in
nocence. a little George Washington.
whose statements must be true, and
straightway you shower criticism on
very hard working. patient teachers who
try to correct him. / deplore the tenden-
cy to parents to give credence to all a
child may say, when as a matter Of fact,
little children are natural born liars"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-05
GRAVEYARD FLEET PATCHED UP
All Kinds of windjammers to Garry
Grain on Pacific.

Fruu the Vancouver Sun
With a bumper crop OF barley esti-
mated at $4,000 tons. California grain
men stand to lose immense sums owing
to the lack of tonnage for handling the
crops The utmost carrying capacity OF
all the vessels in sight Is between 5e.oee
and 5000 tons. The ships Of England
and other nations, which formerly had
ample space for the grain, have all their
tonnage taken months ahead. and most
of them are engaged elsewhere at such
high rates that they are not considering
Pacific coast shipments.
The situation in California is a sample
OF what pertains to the whole coast, in
GLIDING British Columbia. and the scar
city of tonnage will be felt more acutely
toward the end of the year, ii is claimed
Old sailing ships which had been towed
to the Oakland estuary as obsolete in
view of the growth OF shipments by
steamers a few years ago are being over
hauled and patched up to handle the grain
in the absence OF steamer tonnage Inc
estuary for the past six years has become
a landmark because OF the presence OF
the immense fleet OF sailing ships which
had been moored there to rot.
Among the boats are the Ferris S.
Thompson. Halcyon. Lurline, Reuce,
Charmer. California, Sonoma, Beulah.
Little Bonnie, Diamond Head, Balboa and
a host OF others. consisting of schooners.
banks. brigantines, and full-rigged ships.
Most of the vessels have been stripped
of their boats and gear. but many Of
them have been kept up in a half-inter-
ested manner. It was believed that the
days of the windjamer were past and the
whole fleet could have been bought for
song.
being hauled out and patched up to make
a voyage or two, and some OF them will
be unable to pass the inspectors. The
freight situation has brought the wind
TANNERS to the fore once more and they
are as much in demand as they were be-
fore steamships became general
The Washington herald., 1912-10-05
SUPPOSING.

II Mary Garden wore more clothes.
And Russian dancers ran to hose:
II La Toilette would never more
Appear with hair served pompadow;
II Carnegie refused to give
Advice on how young men should live;
II Theodore gave ''I' the snub
Aud shelred the Ananias Club:
II Taft once froxped and left behind
That talk Of the judicial mind:'
II Bryan had no word to say
But let his party go its way:
II weather men were sometimes right.
And street cars seldom filed at night:
II those six books that sell the best
Were not more nnklike than the rest;
II Edison ard Burbank omit
Announcing some new wocdruus bit;
II i'm the chat about The Game
One never risioned Ty Cobb's name;
n cables never creaked and sagged
Meath Kipling's verse. and no one hizss
Doc Wiley for . pure food theme
How unfamiliar would Life seenl