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The evening world., 1912-08-20
Champion Shorthand Report
erS in Unique Contest at
Vanderbilt Hotel.
WOMAN AMONG STARS.
Speediest Long Hand Writer
Comes From England to
Compete in Event.

The second and most interesting day
Of thu National Shorthand Reporters
convention. when contests were held
for the. ohamp.onship Of the world.
starked, to-day in the Vanderbilt Hotel
wth an sttcndance, Of over one hun.
dred. haihns from thirty-five States OF
the union, every province Of Canada,
England and even Egypt.
There were fifteen contestants regis
tered yesterday for competition In the
spssd contests. Many. were old time
champions. ready TO enter t. contest
70 retain or fegain their iaurels.
An interesting figure, at rho. conyen-
tsea and one Of the competitors in the
contest was w. b. Bottome. Supreme
Court reporter Of this city. who holds
the world's record for FAST work. Ills
record y 26s words a minwe net. or an
average Of that number OF words for
fivs minutes. made In 1910 at the con-
vsnt1on In Denver. Mr.. Bottome won
the shorthand Writer Cup and title OF
'Chsrhpion Shorthand Writer OF the
WoeiH' IN 1900
sAA -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-14


phoned the girl telling her Court Dol
mestic Relations at 10 o'clock Friday morning.
The girl asked why Fzer wanted her. and got only
evasye
So the girl mother Domestic Rel
aons without attorney, knowing why they
surprise girl mother they soonero
entered the than the judge called the which had
been for January d.
The protested they had
without attorney represent them The Judge overrued)
all their objections, and the to trial
This the in the court
The women mother and daughter both shamed by heir
position, sitting alone in filed with
Assistant States Attorney Fetzer supposed be handling
their case, standing by their side like dummy
brother of the rich lover sitting opposite them
sneering openly in their faces.
And John Campbell the rich lovers attorney, bullying
buldozing women calling bacmaIers
There only wnessClara Seppe She the gily
pregnant.
allowed to bring any Of their Witnesses
allowed produce the certificate given
this week
cedure his judicial while
attorney called deenseess
and blackmaier dismissed the charge
The rich lovers attorney then demanded that the mother Of te1
girl punished perjury which which
just beendisssed in with dismissed ski
weeks ago.
judge agreed and put the mother under $500 bond to
appear and charge of contempt of court within
week
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
MUCH INFORMATION
!, PUT IN TABLOID FORM
To the Editor of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Mr.. Swearingen's epistles to the peo-
pie of the country through the medium
Of The Times are good, and /, for one.
commend them.
This author presents to the busy read
ers. in tabloid form. as it were, the
Quintessence of his broad and ripe
thought. thereby arresting the attention
Ito this important social science and
philosophy of many who are not will.
Ing to wrestle with huge tones on the
subject. Interest will be awakened and
their evolution accelerated.
The evolved Caucasian has much tc
be proud of, and some things for which
room for betterment.
The revolution In China today bids
fair to give great impetus to halt
billion evolving Mongolians. Let US
hope they will work out a better social
system than the white mans present
one.
have not room here for much sug-
gestion as to the way to Improvement
but q start might we'll be made by re-
moving the sex qualification for suf.
frage. This political advance would
have far-reaching potency for social
good. MINERVA.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Sunday School Class
After more Members

= Not content with An Increase in men,
bership of % per cent during the past
year. the Sunday school Of the Church
of the Reformation win hold an annual
rally day on Sunday. January z, to raise
a membership OF 400
DIR. William M. Davidson, superin-
tendent of schools, spoke yesterday on
the relation Of the public school to the
Sunday school. pointing out the applica-
ton of the American spirit to both.
Awards were made for perfect attend
ance during the year: David H. Yount,
John H. Beckley. Miss Luzia Hitz. Mrs.
G. E. Moore. Miss Augusta Graefe
Misses Amelia and Bette Steffen,
Charles Newman, Horace Dinwiddie
Miss Tilhe Roc, Burns Downey, Mrs.
Burns Downey. Miss Helen Bache, Miss
Miss Lillian Graefe. Miss Irene siebert
Miss Ethel Stein, Miss Katherine
Toepfer. Dick Burns. Miss Mamie Haw-
rathy. Miss Sadie Jones, Miss Dorothy
Kossack. Charles Ritenour, Miss Freda
Brumbaugh. Henry Isen,an, ST.. Henry
Iseman. jr.. Sam Culverwell.. Miss Ella
Meyers, Miss Marie Church, Charles
birmingham, Marion Hesse. Sophie
Rook. Miss Esther Buettner. Miss Mil
dred Leeche, Miss Martha Schultz, Miss
Bertha Schultz. Miss May Morgan, Miss
Marian Burns. George Greevy, Miss
Elizabeth Culyerwell. Arthur Anderson.
win. John Sullivan. George Morgan.
Ernest Shelton, Miss Anna Seibert, Reg
inald Newton. Miss Louise O'Neill. Miss
Dorice Burns, Miss Helen Hesse, Albert
Kossack, Carl Kossach. Bernard Atlkin-
verwell.. Miss Mildred Leeche. and Miss
Louise Sullivan.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

his permanent address IL one of the
very few of latter day survivors. His
coming 10 conclusive tribute to the
charms Of the Capital. We hear ILL
natured criticisms now and then of
the brand of weather which prevails
in Washington, but unless 1t were
genial is it probable that Peregrinus,
with the wide world to choose from
rs winter resort, would hasten here,
year after year, with the first touch
of real winter, and remain until it Is
time to mount and
Make, on joyous wing,
His annual circuit round the globe.
Companion Of the spring?'
Peregrinus has occasionally appeared
with mate, bat as ornittologists
frankly admit that the female of the
species is more war-like and destruc-
tive that the gentle tercel, perhaps it
you'd be well not to inquire too Curl
ously into the domestic status of Pere'
grinus. He may have secret sorrow
which he would fain hide in the friend
ly shelter of the postoffce tower.
With wings that devour space at the
rate of more than q hundred miles an
hour, he 10 doubt wanders far when
he once sets out on his travels. Buenos
Ayres, Paris, or Cairo, perhaps all the
capitals in turn may claim him for
while. But when the lights fash up
in the Capital dome and the Nations
seat Of Government puts on its sea-
sonal attire, Peregrine the Duck Hawk
comes into his own. He is always wei.
come to the winter colony.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
THE TOLL OF RAILROAD.
ING.

The railroad reports show that in
the last year 1896 were killed and
1901 were injured.
If only some of the injured were
recorded as missing" instead, the fig.
ures would look like the casualties OF
some great battle. ..
Those who scream over the "waste
of war" would do well to remember
this fact.
War does involve a tremendous sac.
riace of human life, but those who pay
the cost usually do it with a definite
object in view, and when their end is
attained they cease to fight.
Here the loss was for the routine oil
business and the object the mere
increased facilities of communication
and transportation.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
What's on tie Program IN
Washington Today

New Year services of-united churches of
Mt. Pleasant. st. Stephens Episcopal
Church. 8 p. m.
New Year reception. Ida M. Galloway
Auxiliary, united Spanish War Vet
Grams. Carroll Institute.
Open house, Washington Aerie, Frater-
nal Order of Eagles, Sixth and e
streets northwest. from noon till mid
night.
Concert by the Yale University GIee.
Banjo. and Mandolin Clubs, the New
Willard Hotel, tonight.
Concert, Y. M. c. A.. 1906 p. m.; en-
tertainment In the gymnasium. Sis
p. m.
Monthly meeting of the Association Of
Oldest Inhabitants, room 2, Corcoran
building, 10 a. m. to 10 m.
Tea Chinese Christian Union Chapel, 201
John Marshall place, to 8 p. m.
Meeting of Orient Commandery, NO. D.,
knights Templar, tonight.
Meeting of Usage Tribe, No. 6. l.. o. r.
M. Fifth and @ streets northwest
Meeting of oneita Council. No. 2, /. O;
r. NJ, Masonic Hall. Anacostia'
Meeting of Naomi Lodge, No. ], Re-
bekah Degree, I. o. o. F., tonight.
New Year reception by the Epwortn
League. Mt, Vernon Place M. Z. Church
South. s 20 10 p. m
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

about concurrent with the stoppage Of
the increase in gold output. Cotton
wheat, and meats, for example, seem to
indicate clearly that the recession has
begun in those necessAries that had
most sharply reflected the tendency up
ward during the period Of inflated gold
production.
Study of the relation between gold
supply and prices throughout the last
fifteen years cannot but justify support
for the view that the flood of gold has
buoyed prices, and that while other
circumstances have doubtless contrib
uted, this one is very largely respon-
sible for the world wide tendency. to
increased prices. The quantitative
theory of the relationship bctwec,,
money and prices has been accepted
during the period of fast.expanding
gold productions and it seems to be
buttressed anew by the early expert
ence of the era of approximately sta
Uo"y PiVuuC1ioh.
Should prices now tend downward for
considerable period, the effect would be
to encourage another increase in gold
production. There is great deal OF
ow-grade gold ore thsn can be worked
proftably when gold is more valuable
but that can bo worked only ut u loss
when gold is less valuable; IN other
words, these low-grade deposits tend to
come into production in periods OF 10y
prices, and to retire in times of high
prices. Australia, for instance, might
show considerable recuperation ii
there should be a general fall ~ com
modify prices. The ounce of gold that
costs nineteen bushels of wheat to pro.
duce, but that will buy twenty bushels
is worth digging. The ounce that costs
nineteen bushels of wheat to dig, bn,
that will buy only sixteen bushels, il
not worth digging. Let commodities get
cheaper, and it means gold is dearer
and, therefore, better worth digging
low. grade deposits.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
JOHN PAUL JONES'
REMAINS AT ANNAPOLIS

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Charles Henry Hart, authority on
American historical portraiture, has
created a tempest in tea pot alarm In
his Memoirs Of the Life and Works
Of Jan Antoine Houdon. the Sculptor
of Voltaire and Washington" from the
De Vinne Press, December "a in edi-
ton Of 252, and all except six long te-
fore publication subscribed, chiefly Of q
certain chapter, and those unsubscribed
six commanding $50 apiece, for that
certain chapter-chapter seven-dealing
with and devoted to disproving q fact
the fact that the remains of John Paul
Jones had been found, or that his body
Is at Annapolis, by his saying in that
chapter this:
"The most important of the historical
documents upon which 1t is based are
nothing but forgeries, without any au-
thority whatever"
That would seem to raise a serious
issue. owing to Mr.. Hart's high stand
versy. started In the New York World
December 22. There Is no doubt but
that Gen. Horace Porter, equally an
historical authority, will clearly demon
Mr.. Hart is wrong. and place him In
the matter with Ignatus Donneily to
Shakespeare.
with my Impressions of General Por-
ter's account OF the finding and ldend-
fication of the body of John Paul Jones,
set forth in the Century Magazine Of
October. 1906; H. Marions graphic ac-
count of John Paul Jones Last
Cruise" and that In John Paul Jones'
Commenoration." compiled and printed
by authority Of congress-all read and
re-read many times, and now before me
in my library. with many other lives
Of the father and founder OF the Amer
lean navy, and numerous magazine
articles and books full OF scraps. there
Is no doubt in my mind that the re-
mains of the immortal John Paul Jones,
father and founder of the navy, now
rest in the crypt OF the chapel at An
napolis, thanks to the untiring efforts
and financial cost. without remunera-
tion, of that most noble patriot and
generous gentleman, Gen. Horace Por-
ter, recently ambassador and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States
ANDREW JORDAN GREEN.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Woman Swindled by
The ''Change" Trick

A man who, with so and 81 bill.
has been him-namming storekeepers In
various sections Of the city Of SO bills
by an old change trick. is being
searched for by police Of every precinct
today.
This morning a man described as be-
ing five feet six inches high, Weighing
$50 pounds. and wearing a dark brown
overcoat and derby hat, went into the
store Of Mrs. Mary Lee. 1904 Seventh
street northwest He asked for four
packs Of playing cards. He gave q $40
bill. and after he had gotten his change
remembered he had a 81 bill. He pro-
Nduced this. and in the confusion that
followed he made Off with SO moro than
was coming to him.
Mrs Lee did not miss the SO until
the man had left the store.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
PEREGRINE, THE DUCK HAWK,
RETURNS FOR THE WINTER.

Juliet, was it not, who wanted d
charm "to lure this tercel gentle back
again" There would seem to be no
special charm about the tower of the
Washington Postoffice, and yet for the
past eleven years it has lured back
the tercel, or male, of the Peregrine
Falcon species, and the "noble bird of
prey" finds himself in his familiar
winter quarters, solitary but appar-
emily happy, and the object of special
interest to the natives and to those
other birds of passage, the Washing
ton tourists.
He has become an institution. The
glare of the tower arc light not only
does not Inconvenience him, but applr-
emily he regards it as a mistaken
act of kindness in his own behalf. He
has come SO regularly and remained
so long that he has won upon the af-
feetions of the Postmaster General
who has tacitly set apart the tower
for the Wandering Falcon, whose
street name is the duck hawk. Even
the postoffice clock has apparently ell.
tered into this benevolent conspiracy
for occasionally, as if it feared to dis.
turb the brooding meditations of its
joint tenant, it rests entirely from its
wearisome routine of keeping the time
o. day.
The bird sharps tell us that he ID
not only a representative of the spe.
cial species so highly priced in the
good old days when falconry was the
sport of kings, with whole body OF
literature aud no end of rules and
regulations around it, but that the
saecimen who gives Washington al
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
VETERANS
OF CIVIL WAR ARE
RECEIVED BY TAFT
Old Soldiers Later Are
Guests of G. "A. r.
Auxiliaries.

The Woman's Relief Corps, Daughters
OF Veterans. and u. 8. Grant Circle No.
!. Grand Army Republic, entertained the
veterans OF the District Of Columbia
this afternoon from 1 until 8 o'clock.
About ffve hundred old soldiers and sons
or the veterans were received at the
q. A. r. building in Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
At noon the veterans were received at
the White House by President Taft,
who wished them a Happy New Year.
From the Executive mansion they
marched down Pennsylvania avenue to
the hall. The "old Guard" headed by
Lieut.. John Middleton, led the process
United States flag.
On the second floor of the @. A. r.
iali the Woman's Relief Corps received
the veterans first. Those receiving
sallie p; Ferrin. secretary; Mrs. Rosa.
mond Meachen, chaplain; Mrs. Tillie
lntricken, patriotic instructor; Mrs. Net
tie Bowland. press correspondent; Mrs
Mitiida Sprague, past department presi-
ment president; Mrs: Oliver Raymond,
national special guide; Mrs. Josephine
O,Meara. chief of stan.
The veterans and friends were served
ters Of Veterans gave a luncheon to the
old soldiers. The ladies in charge there
were: Miss Rose M. Seton, president;
MRS Olive Johnson. senior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Ella Washburn, Junior Vice
president; Misses Alice III. Weaver,
Frances Jost. Carrie French, Grace Tay-
lor, Sarah Avery, Geneve Spencer, Pa;l-
line Tritipoe, Jennie Hamilton. and Mrs.
George A. Howe, Hrs. Mary 8. Cren-
shaw. chaplain; Mrs. Hester Tritipoe,
and Mrs. Anna Davis.
On the fourth floor u. 8. Grant, Cir
Gle No. I, entertained the veterans The
ladies In charge there were: Mrs. He's
ter A. Wyman, president: Mrs. A. Ira
phagan. Mrs. Bell H. Gibson, treasurer;
cia Ruggy. guard: Mrs. Henrietta Shell
ly. Mrs. Mary Miller, and Mrs. Ann
Meddren.
From 8 to 9 o'clock this afternoon the
veterans will be entertained at another
luncheon given by the Legion of Loyal
Women at 419 Tenth street northwest.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
THE NEW YEARS OUTLOOK
AND RETROSPECT.

washington greeted the New Year
with merry tumult which, at the
same time, stopped short of the rowdy-
ism which Major Sylvester took steps
to forestall. The broad sweep of the
Avenue surged with good-natured revel-
ers, and the cafes were filed with a
watch-night throng who mingled in q
spirit of good fellowship, such as the
Capital has perhaps never seen. Nobody
expected that the orders against the
use of the more noisy rattles and trum-
pets would convert the evening parade
into funeral march, but the police,
by the exercise of wise discretion sue
ceeded in eliminating practically every
thing that could mar the merry making
without restraining a proper degree of
exuberance.
The District does not pretend to
those industrial activities which in 9TH
er communities are the measure of q
years success, but along those lines of
business in which our people are en-
gagged the past year has been satisfac-
tory in the highest degree, and the New
Year opens full of promise. Our mer.
chants report the largest volume OF
trade in their history while in the mat
ter of transfer and development of real
estate, there has been q constant and
healthy growth upon which we may
look back with the liveliest satisfac-
tion.
The next few days will bring us sum-
maries of the worlds progress in vari-
Gus lines of endeavor. 1t is safe to
say that while business as a whole may
not have been everything that the most
extravagant ambition might have asked
it has been healthy and extensive, and
the outlook is good for the present
year. There have been many notable
instances which show sociological i'm
provement, such as the falling off in
the number of ,homicides and suicides,
while surely in the dispensing of char
ity the year just closed must have es-
tablished q worlds record.
The people of the District can we'll
afford to face the future full of hope
and confidence. There is work ahead of
us which will demand our best energies.
Our public utilities must be brought
under q sounder and more equitable
regulation, and projected public i'm.
provements must be carried to con.
clusion. These things will not be easy
of accomplishment, as few things ever
are that are worth while, but the spirit
of determination and the irresistible,
power of persistence will set us far
along the path of progress during the
year now opening before us.
The Times extends cordial New Year
greetings to its friends and wishes them
that abundance of happiness and pros.
perity to which they are SO genuinely
entitled. ~.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
NOTHING IN STOCKINGS
LIKE CHEAPER FARES
To the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
We are very good to the street car
companies. The latest instance of this
kindness Is an extension Of the time In
which they are to repace the old
''trailers" with modern stock. But our
indulgence toward them Is not recipro-
Gated. Another Xmas has gone, and we
found nothing In our stocking resem-
bling cheaper fares or universal trans
fers.
We hope 1t shall not be necessary for
the District OF Columbia to go into the
trolley business!
Another phase Of the matter that
should be agitated Is the overworked
and underpaid employe. At the present
time there Is shortage Of help; It is
very difficult to secure desirable men at
the lean competence paid. The long
suffering conductors and motormen are
in some cases laboring two ordinary
work days In twenty-four hours.
]. WALK.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
PRICES AND THE WORLDS
GOLD SUPPLY.

Five years ago it seemed reasonably
certain that by this time the world
would be producing $500, 1000, 900 worth
of gold year. Yet the mint statistics,
just issued, indicate that the output
for 1911 will be about $466, 900, 900.
This is a gain of $l2,OOOyOOO over 1910.
Year by year since 1908, the ratio of
gain has been falling away, and it
seems very doubtful now whether the
$500, 900 900 mark will ever be reached.
Africa continues, as ever since the
Boer war, to display substantial gain;
but this is less than it used to be, and
that field is credited with having ap-
preached close to its maximum. North
America about holds it's own, while
Australia bears the chief responsibility v
for failure to reach the 100000, 600
mark, its fields showing a regular de-
crease which seems likely to continue
indefinitely.
The year 1911 brought a definite
realization of the fact that the maxi
mum production had about been reach:
ed; and with that realization came also
the pretty definite beginnings of read
justment of world prices. The upward
movement has been checked. There
have been advances in some lines, it is
true; but on the whole the indications
are favorable to a discontinuance OF
the upward movement in prices, Just
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
\. 7. TAGGART SAYS
KEY MANSION WILL
Be RAzED IN SPRING
Half Owner of Place De-
clares House Has Become
Refuge for Tramps.

Hugh T. Taggart, half owner of the
Francis Scott Key home, at S51S M
street northwest. today confirmed the
report that the house Is to be torn
down this spring, and that store build
ings will be erected on the site.
II received a letter from a Boston
woman some time ago saying that she
thought she might be able to interest
some one in the purchase of the place
for it's preservation. I replied that we
did not care to make further contracts
for its sale.
I'VE intended to tear the place down
seven years ago. The late DR.. Ritchie
and l purchased the property twenty
years ago and nothing was said about
preserving * until we talked Of demol-
ishing the building. Now the memorial
association has fallen down. and our
plans Of seven wears ago have been de-
layed Just that long.
Tho place !s nothing more than a
refuge for tramps now. Part OF the
rooms have been boarded up for some
time, as complaint was made of the
noise there at night.
''The old woman who lives on the
top floor was put IN by the Kew Me.
mortal Association. When 1t became
apparent. some time ago. that the asso.
oiation would not be able to meet its
contract. we told her that we would
close the place. and notified her that
she had better find some other place
to live. We were not driving her out
without warning. Owing to the fact
that the old building has become a
refuge for nondescripts. we have beer
afraid fire might start there. and tho
place Is being boarded up for our pro.
lection, and that Of the neighborhood. '
The house Is considerably more than
100 years old.