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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
MAY BE DISCARDED.
Probable Abolition of Jackie's Pan
cake Cap and Rolling Collar

\ bluejacket without the fiat pancake
cap and the half-yard-wide broad roll
ing collar. which has been the raiment
of the American navy sailor since the
birth of the republic. is what the sight
seer is apt 10 ind on the battleships
and cruisers hereafter
A naval board which has long been
studying the question of the sailor )
clothing. while not quite decided. has
about concluded that both the fat car
and the broad collar are a nuisance, and
interfere greatly with the sailors work
on shipboard So round. narrow-brim'
med cloth hat and regular miners fan
mel shirt are likely 10 be adopted as the
proper uniform aboard ship.
To save traditions. however. the pic
t,sresque old pancake cap and the rollins
collar probably will be retained for uni
form when the bluejackets are ashore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
OMNIBUS CLAIMS Bill
TO AROUSE DISCUSSION
Senate Not Likely to Consider
Measure at Present
Session.

1t was indicated this morning that the
Senate will not act this session upon the
omnibus claims bill, which provides for
the payment of many southern war
claims and a number of overtime navy
yard claims, including several arising
at the local gunshop. An attempt to pass the
BILL it was pointed out. would lead to
prOtracted discussion. and there is not
time for that in the closing days of the
session.
Senator Watson of West Virginia start
ed the discussion of the bill by marking
committee on claims to the Senate three
months ago and that no attempt had ap-
parently been made to take it up He
passage.
Indirect Information.
i am told Indirectly that the chairman
or the committee in charge Of the bill
DOESN'T want it to pass" he remarked.
Fhere are number of persons in West
virginia that have claims in the bill and
tney are getting anxious over the delay"
senator Crawford, the chairman, re-
piled In mild tones that the road which
the bill must travel to be passed by
the senate, mas 80 many obstacles IN
1T that there did not seem to be a
possibility that the measure could be
pushed through before the adjourn
ment of this session. The committee
struck out. he said. many of the south
ern war claims inserted by the House.
and those will lead to discussion, and
there will be stubborn contest, he
said, over an amendment proposing to
pay the French spoliation claims. This
was not approved by the committee.
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
announced to the Senate that as sure
as the bill was considered the French
spoliation claims would be offered as
an amendment.
Corroborated by Martin.
Senator Martin. democratic leader in
the Senate. corroborated the statement
Of Senator Crawford 1t was Senator
Bristow that replied to the sharp criti-
cism of Senator Crawford by Senator
Watson.
There is not a senator on this floor
that gives his time so exclusively or
devotedly to his duties in the Senate
as the senator from South Dakota, Mr..
Crawford" remarked Senator Bristow.
IF the senator from West Virginia.
Mr.. Watson, can show such devotion to
his public duties at the end Of his
term West Virginia may well be proud
of HIM"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
SENATOR TO SHIELD BOY.
Hitchcock Goes 1000 Mile> to Pre-
vent Lads Deportation.

To aid in the reuniting of a family. Sen
ator Hitchcock of Nebraska has gone on
a l.0Oo-niie trip to Quebec. Canada
He went TO attend a hearing before
the American immigration authorities in
thesase OF Stanley Stewart en- route with
his mother from Canada 10 join his father
IN Omaha. Neb. The boy was ordered de-
ported on the ground that he was feeble
minded, but Senator Hitchcock will con-
tend that the boy il only backward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
PASTOR HELD FOR SHOOTING.
Hagerstown Preacher Alleged to
Have Fired at Wife.
Dispatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch 10 Tire star.
HAGERSTOwN, Md. August 5.-Charg-
ed with murderous assault upon his wife,
with whom he had not been living for
some months, Rev. ]. VI. ID. Thurman.
colored. pastor of the Second Christian
Church. Hagerstown. is under arrest
pending hearing before Police Justice
Doub.
Thurman. who has been pastor or the
colored Christian congregation here for
nearly three wears. is alleged to have shot
through the window at Ills wife, at the
home of her father. Charles NichenS
where she has been living since the sep
aration OF the couple. Following the ar
rest of Thurman the officers searched his
home on West Church street and found "A
.3S-caliber revolver. loaded. Thurman
has not made statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
COOL WAVE TO CONTINUE.
Weather Forecaster Sees No Near
Change in Local Temperature.

Fair today and Tuesday, not much
change in temperature" was the official
forecast issued by the weather bureau
today. That the cool weather is to con-
tinue was also stated. the forecaster say
ing there is no really warm weather in
sight for Washington fo. at least a week.
The unreasonable cool Weather. how
ever, does not affect Washington alnrc.
1t extends all over the country east Ct
the Rocky mountains. though somewhat
higher temperatures are duo - .triEe
this region about Wednesday or Thursday.
Accompanying the slightly warmer,
weather. says the bureau, will be local
rains, and these will be the forerunners of
more GOODNESS, which is to continue until
some time early next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
WILL ASK CONSIDERATION.
Senator Borah to Call UP Depart
ment of Labor Bill.

Senator Borah. chairman of the Sem
ate committee on labor, today gave notice
that he would ask the Senate tomorrow
20 consider the bill, already passed by
the House. for the creation of Depart
ment of Labor,
In answer to inquiries, he said he would
WELD time necessary TO consider confer
ence reports on appropriation bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05

but it was practically the only original
work of the kind since the Elizabethan
Hartman. Robert Burns was a boon COM
panion of Grove, and whatever obligation
to him he may have contracted by bor-
rowing from his dictionary was more
than cancelled when he wrote Tam
O'Shanter" for the captains special delec-
tatiOn.
The first dictionary of what may be
called modern slang was compiled by
John Camden Hotten in 1859. and as con-
tributions ''of any cant, slang or vulgar
words not mentioned In the dictionary
were invited from all readers the work
grew in successive editions until it has at
! tanned to very considerable proportions.
The great English Dialect Dictionary" of
DR.. Joseph Wright is scholarly and i'm
posing work. and finds its Only rival in
the seven-volume Dictionary of Slang
and ColloauiaI English compiled by John
S. Farmer and the late W. E. Henley.
4 distinction is technically made be-
tween slang, on the one hand, and what.
on the other hand, is
Cant Differs variously known as
From Slorr cant, flash, Peddlers
TTOM oians. French. ST Giles
Greek etc. Cant. etc, may be said to re-
fer to the old secret language of gypsies
thieves tramps and beggars. Slang is that
picturesque fiotsam of the streets, the
vaudeville stage. the political campaign.
banded about by rooters and street gam
ms and humorous writer's until it attains
a general currency. To the former belong
the secret signs and symbols which the
hobo of our own day, after the fashion
Of his fellows from time immemorial.
chalks upon gate posts and barn doors
for the guidance and admonition' of his
comrades who shall come behind. A
chart of a begging district. with the char
acter of every house marked. drawn up
by an English Weary Willie. is repro
duced in one of the most popular of the
modern slang dictionaries. A cross mark.
for example, signifies mo good while
square indicates beware of the dog.
1t is slang. or the language of the
streets, which holds the greatest interest,
however, and the subject is full of sur
prises. Disraeli said the purest source of
neology is the revival of old words, and
DR.. Latham maintained that "the thieves
of London are the conservators of Anglo
Spxonisrn" When Col. Roosevelt used the
word molly coddle it attained u new
vogue, and yet nothing is more certain
than that it dates back to at least 1901.
and while the public press was debating
his beaten to a fragile" the people of the
southern states were going along quietly
i'm their familiar use of the phrase just
as they had done for more than CEN
tury. 4 crack article in the sense OF
first rate. was not elegant enough for
the fastidious DR.. Johnson. and yet it was
thoroughly acceptable in the days OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05

j. II. X. Wolfe, W l.. Hammond. j. ID.
olagett and Augustus Riggs jr had an
exciting chase over the roads of Howard
county, Md. Saturday night in an effort
10 capture negro who had appropriated
the team of Mp Wolfe. Upon being over
taken the metro refused to surrender the
team and showed tight. Upon being
shown a revolver H., thought it best TO
surrender. He was taken 10 Frederick
and locked UP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
Ballot Features.

The ballot contains printed statements
of the reasons on which the recall is bas-
ed and the answers thereto of the off,
GERS affected. The complaints against the
mayor and his commissioners are that the
police unlawfully invaded public meet
ing last March, violating the constitu-
tional right of peaceable assembly: that
the police have since been used for the
suppression of free speech, and that the
mayor and his commissioners evaded the
referendum provisions of the new city
charter by granting certain leases of
waterfront lands and certain municipal
franchises before the charter went into
effect
The Industrial Workers Of the World
have been active in circulating recall Pc
titions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
CONVICT FACES EXECUTION
Prisoner Who Killed Guard Is Taken
to Virginia Penitentiary.
eciai Dispatch to The Star.

RICHMOND. Va. August Roy M.
Sullivan. the convict who killed a guard
on the road force in Pittsylvania county a
week ago today. and who was shot and
badly hurt by officers searching for him.
was landed in the penitentiary here to-
day. He will recover and will then be
tried and probably executed for murder.
He was brought here to prevent escape
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
Word Welcher
of Doubtful Origin.

that George ~. as Prince of Wales. was
VIGOROUSLY unwilling to settle his debts.
but more considerate Britons hold that
the word had its origin with a sharper
who took deposits on account of Welsh
ponies and then WEIGHED" on his con-
tract.
The dictionaries of slang are not more
infalible than other lexicons. and they
abound in blunders as amusing as those
they seek 70 explain. An English hand
book of colloquialisms grayely presents
US with a variant of the Davy Crockett
story in explanation OF the phrase "a
gone coon" We are asked to believe that
an American spy in the war OF indepen
dence disguised himself in a 'coonskin
and climbed tree" A British rifieman.
aking him for a real coon. was prepar-
ing 10 fire. when the terrified spy ex-
claimed: Don't shoot! I'll come down
I know | am a gone coon" We are left
to infer that the 'coons grew much larger
during the revolution than they have
since.
Elsewhere the searcher after the quaint
and curious Is told that the familiar
phrase at the beginning OF this article
was derived from a speech made by
a senator named Buncombe, from North
Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
RECALL OF OFFICIALS
AN ISSUE IN OAKLAND
California City Voting on
Abolition of Their Present
Administration.

OAKLAND, Cal, August 5-Citizens
today are voting on whether Mayor Frank
h. Mott and Commissioners F. G. Turner
and W. J. Bachus are to be recalled from
Office.
close at pm. From 6 until $50 continu-
ously. between : and Z 30 for ten minutes.
at noon for ten minutes aud again for
half an hour continuously between . and
$50 factory and waterfront whistles
were ordered blown to summon the voters
to the polls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05

shelters they We're often forced to oc-
cupy. and thus from the civil war dates
1.-THE whole shebang."
Not only did that expressive term
''skedaddle" creep into the language dur
ing this same period. but around il ragged
a greater amount of amusing controversy
than any colloquialism of the time. 1t
was pointed out that the northern sol
diers always were said to have retired
upon their lines" while the southern SOL
diers were usually said to have skedad-
died. The London Times sravely dis
cussed the word. and Lord Hill wrote to
prove that il was excellent Scotch. mean
ing in the neighborhood of Dumfries Ito
spill" rs employed by the milkmaics. for
example.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05

George. five-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Roach. Of Federalsburg,
Md. died from the effects OF drinking a
quantity Of concentrated I've. The boys
mother had left the I've on the dining
room table, and he mistook 1t for milk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
RECLUSE NEAR TO DEATH
Almost Starves While Sus-
pended in Crotch of an
Apple Tree.

LIVINGSTON, n. j., August 5.-Johr
Farrell. a recluse, who has lived all alone
in hut in the Kent woods, more than a
mile back from Mount Pleasant avenue
is today thanking fortune for his ESCAPE
from death by starvation. Thursday
afternoon Farrell who is no longer a
young man. went into an apple tree te
pick some early fruit. Upon descending
he lost his hold on limb and fell into q
treacherous crotch. He tried to move
but he could not. His best efforts to ex-
tricate himself proved futile.
Caught in the old bough, Farrell was
further tormented by the fierce electrical
storms of Thursday and Friday nights
Luckily he had filled his pockets with
apples or else he would have been worse
off. He held his old canvas hat in his
hand when it raIned and got enough
water to quench his thirst.
Farmer Rescues Him.
1t is FarreU's custom to go to the Kept
farm every day to get water and milk
but he failed to put in an appearance
Thursday and Friday, and when he agar
did not show up last night the suspicious
of Munson r. Kent were aroused. Al
the behest of Mrs. Kent. he decided Il
see what was the matter with the recluse
Upon nearing the little howell Mr.. Kent
heard strange noises from the direction
Of an old apple tree. At first he grew
frightened. for he thought 1t might be 6
wildcat some strange animal that haC
drifted into the mountains.
"Munson, for Gods sake help me- hs
heard.
He knew the voice. 1t was Farrell
caught in the tree. The prisoner was re
moved and taken back to the Kent home
whore he was cared for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
SALAzAR AND REBELS
HEADING FOR BORDER
Hopes to Delay Pursuit by De.
stroying Mexico North
western Railway.

| JUAREZ. Mexico, August J.-Inez Sala-
| Ear. the rebel leader responsible for the
| disarming of the American colonists. is
| heading for the border with his LOO
rebels. On his way Salazar is destroy
/ ing the Mexico Northwestern railway
In this way he hopes to delay pursuit by
| the two federal armies which temporarily
pocketed him at Casas Grandes.
| The oncoming insurrectos will join their
chief. Pascual Orozco who with about
| 500 men remains here. Salazar's arrival
at Juarez would combine practically all
| of the rebels operating in Chihuahua, and
| the next problem would be to proceed
| successfully into Sonora, the border state
| to the west. where other rebel groups are
operating On account of the scarcity of
water supply the trip directly along the
international line is almost impossible.
The northern movement of Salazar' 5
forces has not been agreeable to Ameri-
all is lost" wires Juan Amadoza- man.
ager Of the Corralitos Cattle Company
ranch, an American property, to officials
of the company at Ell Paso.
Rebels Demand 100000.
The Northwestern railway, which will be
destroyed, is a Canadian and American
owned road of the Pearson corporation.
1t was reported that the rebels had made
a demand on the Pearson Lumber Com
pany for 100000 with the threat that the
plant of the company at Pearson would
be burned if the money was not delivered.
Wandering over the plains somewhere
between the Casas Grandes district and
the American border are 100 Americans.
They came from the colonies of Juarez
and Dublan. After sending their wives to
FL Paso they preferred the hardships OF
an overland journey of 200 miles to the
dangers of travelling by train through
rebel territory.
With the safe arrival at the border of
this group of refugees, practically all OF
the American settlers will have left
Mexico, leaving behind their farms and
homes.
Americans Unmolested.
The State Department is informed by
the consul at Frontera, Mexico. that
bands of marauders in that state are
scattered, the leaders captured, Ameri-
cans unmolested and the entire state
| quiet.
The consul at Monterey reports that
| federal Gen. Huerta, commanding federal
troops In Chihuahua and northwestern
Mexico. and guard passed through
Monterey en- route to Chihuahua from
Mexico City. Monterey is quiet.
A train bearing the wounded and dis
| abled balance of the defeated army OF
| Gen. SalaZar has arrived in Ciudad
| Juarez. according to the consul in that
place. 1t is impossible to predict Orozco' 8
movements in the near future. Travel
| communication between the Mormon col
onies and Ell PasO has been interrupted
| and the railroads are damaged.
The consul at NOgaies reports that 800
| rebels have appeared fifty miles south
| east OF Aqua Prieta. at which place the
| federal troops number at present only
about seventy-five men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
SLANG.
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

When Felix Walker of BuncOmbe cOLn-
ty, n c., in 1S41. frankly declared that
the address he delivered in Congress was
not for his auditors, but that he was
| speaking for Buncombe,'' he gave to the
English language a slang phrase which
has travelled around the world. It was
one of a long line of colloquialisms that
have gone to swell the mother tongue,
and Henry. Thomas Buckle stated no
more than the truth when he said that
| many slang words and phrases are but
serving their apprenticeship and will
eventually become the active strength OF
our language
More than hundred English dction-
aries of slang have been compiled. from
that OF Thomas Hartman, esq. in 1913, to
the monumental English Dialect Die
tionary." in six large volumes, edited by
DR.. Joseph Knight. which has appeared
only recently. As early as 1915 John Pick
ering made a collection of words and
phrases supposed to be peculiar to the
United States. Sherwood's early gazet-
teer Of Georgia contained a glossary Of
slang words current in the southern
states.
Slang in general is a subject which has
various minds Martin Luther edited and
wrote preface for the "Liber Vaga-
forum" translated into English by John
Camden Hotten as THE Book of Vaga-
bonds and Beggars. with a Vocabulary OF
their Language" Luther's edition OF this
celebrated work appeared in 1923. but 1t
appeared originally in 1914. and may
therefore be regarded as the earlie~t i'm
portant collection Of slang in any
language.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
Gosh Good
Turkish Word.

and has been ever since Maurier made
frequent employment of it in his eastern
novel "Ayesha.'' published in 1884
Elbow grease as signifying the APP
piication of energy and activity to the
task in hand, is somewhat remarkable as
being almost literal translation of the
French 'huile de bras. which our Galiic
friends used in the same sense. The
original dates from 1873. and was prob
ably brought to America by the compa-
triots of La Fayette and Rochambesu.
From the same source comes that eN-
presSive word 'shebang. Its senealogy
is traced to the French-speaking Louisi-
ana soldiers who enlisted in the Confed-
crate army and referred TO the huts they
hastily constructed for use as storehouses
and even as winter quarters as Ca
banes-'' Their fellow-sofdiers speedily
adopted the name as nearly as they
could pronounce ii for the ramshackle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
SCORE FACE ARREST
Warrants Issued for Alleged
Violation of Blue Laws.
ALL GLEN ECHO EMPLOYEES
Management of Park Declared to
Have Ignored Warning.
OTHER PLACES ALSO HIT
Even Chevy Chase Club Is Barred
From Selling Cigars and Re-
freshments on Sunday.
ALL GLEN ECHO EMPLOYEES
OTHER PLACES ALSO HIT

Warrants charging them with hayins
violated the old blue law of Maryland
by assisting in the operation of amuse-
ment devices and refreshment booths al
Glen Echo yesterday were sworn out
against twenty employees of the park this
morning by Deputy Sheriff Artenus Sui
Ivan before Judge Arthur Mace or the
police court at Rockville, Md.
A week or 50 ago Sheriff Howard no.
titled the proprietors of the amusement
park that they must abide by the pro-
visions of the old blue laws or be ar
rested. Even the management of the
exclusive Chevy Chase Club was notified
that the sale of cigars and refreshments
10 members would be construed as vio-
lation of the law.
Warning Is Ignored.
When Deputy Sheriff Sullivan visited
Glen Echo last night he found that
Sheriff Howards warning 'had been ig-
nored and that with the exception OF the
dancing pavilion everything was in full
swing Sullivan was able to get the
names of twenty employees of the park
and this morning he appeared before
Judge Mace and swore out warrants Tor
their arrest. The list of warrants mciudes
the names of Charles WinSloW, FRANK
Finlan, Joseph Donnelly. Frank Werner.
Morris Husband. Frank Buckingham
Mamie Bardorff Joseph Muccio. jacob
WoIfman, William Malone. w. H. IA
losachio. William w. Detweiler, ora
Smith. Nine Caretta. Thomas Muiilken,
Eva Cassccn. Piffel Husband. Viola Col
Inns. George Whitney and Edward r.
Fauner.
1t is understood that the Montgomery
authorities are indignant that the Glen
Echo management ignored the warning
issued by Sheriff Howard and permitted
the operation of the amusement devices
and the sale of refreshments and candy.
They intimated today that the manage
ment of the park must either CONFORM
to the law or discontinue its operation
Arrests Not First.
When the cases are heard. it is under
stood, Sheriff Howard will bring to the
attention of Judge Mace of the police
court the fact that the arrests are not
the first that have been made for violat-
ing the blue laws at Glen Echo.
At the Chevy Chase Club and at Chevy
Chase lake yesterday the Sunday observ
former place no soft drinks or cigars were
sold except during and Immediately fol
lowing meals. Al Chevy Chase lake all
was quiet last night with the exception
of the. Marine Band. which offered 1t:
usual musical program Sheriff Howard
has ruled that ice cream is necessity
and not a luxury. which accounted for th'
ice cream stand being open and dOint
business as usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-05
$40 Felt Mattresses
Reduced to $5.Q5.

Lot of 10 Fine Quality Elastic Felt
Mattresses to be closed out tomor-
row at close to half original value.
Covered with heavyweight striped
and art ticking. in pink, blue. green
or tan. Tape-bound edges. One or
.two-piece styles. Sizes, ) #. and
# Il