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Evening star., 1912-11-24

rect Trades against useless expenditures.
That much is accurate history. That
which follows is tradition. One time the
House had before 1t the discussion of
items in legislative. executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, and the usual
items appeared therein for the payment
Of judgments which the courts had de-
cided against the United States. The
udgments were listed by item. A thou
sand dollars was to be appropriated for
the judgment against the United States
in favor of John w. Smith ct al. an
other thousand for the judgment in favor
of Robert Jones ct al; and SO on down
the list, several scores of judgments, all
totaling tidy figure.
Up rose Crutchfield with righteous in
dignation upon his brow.
Mr.. Speaker" he thundered, Il want
to call attention to this list Of estimates.
If You will take the bill in your hand
You will notice that a thousand dollars
John w. Smith Et AL. and another thou
sand is to be appropriated for Robert
Jones Et Al, and there are dozens of
other figures here, all to be appropriated
in the name of goodness is this Et Al
family? Why should the United States
Treasury pour out its gold for the bene-
| fit of the legions of this family? l want
| to know this before we proceed any fur
ther.'
those days, the humorist of the national
| legislature.
Mr. Speaker" said he. in calm and i'm
pressive manner, there is something
wrong here. The gentleman from Ten
nessee pretends not to know who the
Et Ais are. I think 1t my duty to
inform the gentleman that the Et Ais
are voters in his district
THAT is not so.' retortel Representa-
| tive Crutchfield. II denourte the state
ont l1 "a m Soy fhof
know every man. woman and child In
dfSkrcf and -ratsA "
Evening star., 1912-11-24
ARMY PLANS TESTS
Of AEROPLANE GUNS
Experiments to Be Held Short
Iy at Sandy Hook-Loco-
motive to Be Used.

The ordnance department of the army
expects to be ready shortly to make some
interesting experiments with the three
inch aeroplane guns at Sandy Hook. The
carriage has been thoroughly tested and
proved to be a success. and sights have
been developed which are practically au-
tomato. 1t is stated that the fire of the
gun can be controlled so that it can
sweep the heavens for a range of three
miles. The most difficult problem is
the development OF effectiv ammunition
for the guns.
1t has been decided that light tracers
for night firing and smoke tracers for
day firing are necessary to make the gun
effective.
The ordnance officers have been work
ing upon devices for reducing the space
in the projectile to be occupied by the
tracer which Is of such character that
St has been found very difficult TO con-
dense IL. But 1t is thought that this has
been accomplished. and number of pro-
iertiles SOME a. which are of foreign
Evening star., 1912-11-24

at Sandy Hook. In order to make a
target that will move like an aeroplane
1t is proposed to hitch a box kite to a
locomotive.
With a locomotive running at the speed
of mile minute, it is believed that
the gun will be furnished with as diff
cult target to hit while the box kite
sails through the air as an aeroplane
under full headway. Ordnance officers in
the army and navy are convinced that
at present small arms will be sufficient
defense against aeroplanes. But they are
taking no chances. and are preparing for
the possible development of the aero
plane to a point at which they will be
able TO dart across a battlefield like q
bird.
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prising what the soldiers call bamboo
Spanish" One time a party of tourists
were trying their best to get pair OF
Filipinos to understand that they wanted
some trunks taken down to the station
The tourists did everything they knew to
get this information into the heads of the
brown brothers, but it was useless.
Sergt Drew then offered his services.
Turning to the natives, he said:
Say, you. When the whistle blows on
the railroad train. Too hoo! you get your
bull cart, moo moo. and take these trunks
down to the station before the engine
starts. Ding, ding. Sabby?"
To which the astounded natives replied
solemnly:
"Yo no saveZ'
"Whatr. roared Sergt. Drew. Don,
you understand your own language?'
X !: X X
Every one who has much to do with
Speaker Clark pays tribute to his re-
markable memory for dates and for de.
tails of all sorts. One of his admirers ir
this respect is Fred Emory of the Asso
c!ated Press. Mr.. Emory was on the
floor Of the House the day the dispatches
| choice of a convention date in Chicago
He spoke to Mr.. Clark about it.
June 49, unused the Speaker: don
you see something significant about tha
date?'
| Emory, being shy on dates. replied tha
| 1t meant nothing to him except the pros
| pect of tremendous lot of work
why" said the Speaker. That is tht
anniversary of the battle Of Waterloo"
y * x ::
| There was once IA representative II
Congress named, Crutchfield. He cam,
from the Nashville. Tenn, district an6
| he was q man of the people This wa.
his one distinction. He gloried in it. H,
featured it In his talks He was a piair
man, who had felt the pulse of his dis
/ frict and had the interests of the Mai
man at heart. He had considerable ma
tive ingenuity whenLft came to smelIins
Evening star., 1912-11-24
AEROPLANE PASSES TEST.
Wright Weight-Carrying Machine
Accepted by Government

William Kabitzke. the Wright demon
strator. flew the Wright weight-carrying
aeroplane No. Q for two hours and ten
minutes Friday, complying with the
governments two-hour endurance test
As the machine has already passed the
speed and altitude tests, it is now the
property of the government It will be
shipped to the philippines tomorrow to
take the place of the old standard Wright
that has been used there by Lieut.. Frank
Lahm
The Wright weight carrier No. Z was
tried out yesterday, and passed bott
the altitude and endurance tests. 1t will
become the property of the school. ant
probably will remain here. Capt. F. IS
Hennessy is now the only one of the army
aviators remaining here. He is in charge
at College Park. The other fiiers have
Lieut. Harold Geiger, ~Gurtiss dyer j
under orders for the winter hydro cat1fI
Evening star., 1912-11-24

street. Ivy City. Hawkins and another
colored man Were employed by Talp to
drive eight horses aboard q steamboat 10
be taken 10 Norfolk and only seven OF
the animals reached their destination
Hawkins ii is charged sod the missing
animal to George Redmond OF J05 a:,d
street northwest for 81. Precinct Detec-
tives Howes and Simpson arrested Haw-
kins.
Il didn't steal any horse he is said To
have told the detectives. Il did sell one.
but it's UP to you to prove where | got
it"
The detectives told him the question or
proof would be one for the courts TO de-
termine.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
By Earl Goodwin.

Daddy says that President Taft never
did a mean thing in his life.
Which is very good reason for liking
any man.
OF course, it had to come. Every body
was looking for it, but to think that it
came from the mouths of babes and suck
lings. Ever since Woodrow Wilson caught
hold of the landslide and arrived home
safe with it. Harry Stiles of the Cham
Der of Commerce, Board of Trade. Com
mercial Club and everything else has
been seen frequently in the most crowded
| thoroughfares. trying all sorts of poses
and giving everybody complete oppor-
tunity to see his features at every pos
sible angle. He even bought a new coat.
one of those with a belt across the back.
| And now appears the reason. Harry
strolled along Pennsylvania avenue wear
| ing a most profound expression. He
| stopped to greet the author of these lines
| and chatted a few seconds, and then
passed on. Then up rushed the babes
and sucklings, three dirty and picturesque
young newsboys they were, and one OF
| them asked this same author:
Say, mister, wasn't that woodrow viii.
son you was just taikin' top
| X X X X
| Sergt. Mike Drew, the smiling genius who
/ tells them how to run the army down al
National Guard headquarters, was at one
| time a valued qdartermaster sergeant In
/ the Philippines, and of course he believed
/ he had IL working knowledge of ethe iah.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
HELD FOR THEFT OF HORSE.
Joseph Hawkins, Colored, Arrested
on Complaint of r. P. Talp.

The. theft of horse belonging to r. p
Talp rs alleged against Joseph Hawkins,
Evening star., 1912-11-24
soc Silks, gQn
From 8 to II. WWW

: The Breehe effects suggest Christ
mas presents of fancy work. The
neat pencil stripes and shepherd
checks say: why not waist or
skirt pattern?" Suitably boxed for
presentation, without extra charge.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
81. so Hats, $AI.
From 8 to II. il

Only 81 for the New Horse Show
Shapes of $3.50 Plush and Velvet Hats.
i'm small, medium and large sizes, in
black and all colors.
ca for the $3.50 Felt Hats: small
1d rolled and medium size shapes;
in black and all colors.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Rugs

va VIII
ton Rugs. 9x12 feet.
Not seconds. War
ranted perfect.
$3.50 for Brus-
9X12 feet; S10.5o for
S.3x10.6 S Ze. y o
seams. Not seconds
$1,000 for Wool
r u g $. 9x12 feet.
Medallion patterns in
all colors: reversible.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
S. Corsets, SO
From 8 to II. W

The famous Bon Ton models
fitted by Madame Donohue, the
famous expert, temporarily here
from New York.
hMc for s1.00 &C. b." "P. N" and
VIZ "R & G. mode1s-those used
in the late demonstrations"
dAc for 75c to 81 Brassieres-the
1SS demonstration models, with
and without braces.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
S. Bags, ! So 50
From 8 to II. WoWW

The New "Nosag' Bag-that "she"
Is looking for-at $3.50 instead of So,
for tomorrow morning. Here of Eng
lish morocco, walrus goat, and matt
goat, with real German silver frames,
silk moire lining and inside purse.
No charge made-for her" name
stamped in gold.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
SIS Funss, so Am
From 8 to II. WuWW

Sets-Comprising choice of three
different styles of neckpieces. Each
with large pillow muff to match. Call
before IL o'clock tomorrow morning
and save the difference between $3.50
and So.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

Children's Cap, Sweater, Leggins
and mittens of closely knit and soft
wool. The set for only 81. .79--until IL
o'clock.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

To explain-the last few pairs Of many
lots are to be punched At SOS pair-the
Handmade Cluny, Renaissance and Irish
Point Lace Curtains that were $3.50 to S. 90.
At S675 pair-the Real Lace Curtains that
were $50 to SI2oo
Evening star., 1912-11-24
soc Mufflers, Ohn
From 8 to II. NWW

The contribution from the Women s
Neckwear Department-the standard
soc Muffiers. in sizes II to l.. Only
2Jc-from to IL am.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
THOSE FUNNY FELLOWS.
Mutt and Jeff Create Merriment
and Please Colonial Audience.

"Mutt and jeff, the funny char
acters whose antics are seen from day
to day by thousands of persons all
over the country through Bud Fishers
cartoons appearing in various news
papers were presented in musical
cmedy melange last night before an
audience that filled practically every
seat in the Colonial Playhouse. And
from the continued outbursts of APP
plause the large audience undoubtedly
enjoyed the production.
Though the chorus was made up of
some fairly good singers, some of the
girls are a bit green, but on the
whole, the troupe is said by those
who have seen the show in other cit
les to be one of the best on the road.
AS the name implies, it is a show
that bristles with amusing and comic
situations, the doings of Mutt and
jeff furnishing most of the comedy.
And it is just such combination that
one may pick up and follow at any
stage of the performance after miss
ing preceding part. The comedy is in
three acts, the first being laid at the
clubhouse at the Saratoga race track,
the second is a scene at sea, on the
deck of the steamship Insurgent,
during trip to Spain, and the third
is the palace end grounds of the Mick
aderian President at Valayo. Ben. b.
Byro, as Mr.. A. Mutt, of New York
and elsewhere, doing the best he can,
and A.. j. Cargui, as Othello Mont
emery Jeffries, better known as
Little jeff, made the best of their
parts. Truly they are the long ana
short of it as pictured in the cartoons
Jack Weyler, young American
civil engineer, and Curler Mcbride of
Harlem. Weyler's friend. were good
characters in the role. There were
several good musical numbers pro-
badly the most catchy of which was
the "rale of the Mermaid, which
had something of the swing of the
Yama Yama Man"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
SN|MS ACROSS BAY
Young Girl Makes Half a Mile In
Record Time.
six-Year-OId Covers Long Distance at
Dover In Nineteen Mlnutes-cuts
Her Way Though Waves
Like an Expert.


Dover.-visitors to Dover and prom
enaders on the harbor piers were
astonished recently to see little
mite OF a girl, barely more than
baby, take the water with all the ease
and aplomb of channel swimmer,
and proceed to swim half mile
across the bay In the record time OF
10 minutes.
And the sight was In truth re-
markable one. The diminutive swim
mer, looking the msrest speck on the
sunlit waters, cut her way through the
waves with q businesslike, sturdy
breast stroke that would have done
credit to a Wolf or q Holbein.
Swimming By her side with watch.
full eyes Was Mrs. Jack Weldman, the
channel swimmer. But the little
record-maker NEEDED no guardianship.
Instead, the little girl finished her
half mile as fresh as a cricket with
out aid Of any kind. and this although
the sea was anything but smooth. BY
some people II would have been con-
sldered choppy.
The plucky little girl who achieved
this novel performance is Freda Pick
EFT. a six-year-old pupil of Miss jar
Wis. sister Of the English champion
swimmer
The part OF Dover bay covered by
the child is that which lies between
the Prince OF Wales pier to the Prom
enade pier. a distance Of half mile.
which she covered in the extraordi-
nary time OF 10 minutes.
The childs parents belong to Mar
ket Marlborough (Leicestershire). Jack
Weidman 10 enthusiastic about her
prowess
Little Freda is a merry-looking
child, just over three feet high, and
slightly built.
In a chat which / had with the lit
tie swimmer she said: Il love the wa
ter and always look forward to my
swimming lessons. swim at Mar
ket Marlborough and go over to Leices-
ter once a week for my lesson from
Miss Jarvis.
Il wanted to do this swim from pier
to pier, but when / was out little
way felt lonely. Then Mr.. Weidman
came along.
He has swum with me In the bay
for several days past, and l feel all
right so long as he Is near.
He is so big. you see," added the
mite, "and he takes me on his back
when l feel tired"
Asked If she meant to try and swim
the channel when she grows up, the
little fairy responded with enthusi-
RBm.
Il should like to-" she said, but l
should want Mr. Weidman to come
with me-"
Little Freda mainly relies on the
breast stroke in her swimming, and
her head is well out of the water. She
changes to the side stroke at times,
and when she IL tired she turns on
her back and floats.
She was as merry as could be
throughout the swim. When she had
got about half way and was asked
how she felt. she laughingly replied,
II feel fine"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
WIRELESS FORECASTS
System Proposed by the National
Weather Bureau Service.

A wireless weather forecast system
for ocean-going vessels will be pro-
vided by the government Weather
Bureau if Congress will appropriate
$3.50, 600 include in the estimates for
next year by Chief Willis L. Moore,
of the bureau.
The system as planned will fol-
low the recommendation of the In
IRRATIONAL Radio-Telegraphic Confer
ence at London. The service will be
sent direct from Washington via the
highpower wireless station at Fort
Myers, Va, and will cover all storm
movements in various parts of the
Atlantic.
Under the plans the weather SER
vice will be given precedence over all
wireless traffic except distress calls.
The messages will be sent simulta-
naously to all vessels within wireless
range.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
CATS AGENTS OF DISEASE
assaohusetts CIty's Health Board
Believes Household Pets Caused
Epidemic.

Springfield. Mass.-Ofacials Of the
local health department believe they
have traced the source Of infantile
paralysis to the house cat. The health
inspectors have discovered several
well-developed cases in cats and win
send several Of the affected animals to
Boston for observation.
The disease was epidemic in various
cities two years ago. and the number
of cases reported in Springfield ap-
proximated the figures of New York
and Philadelphia.
San Diego, Cal, Aug. 14.-To pre-
vent spread here of infantile paraly-
sis, now prevalent in Los Angeles and
other northern ports, the board of
health Of San Diego has declared a
quarantine, restricting children from
attending public places.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
SNAP SHOTS

Bosses
-Demounting.
Victory looms along.
-Cantaioupes are in the blink.
Motor cars slide very easily now
wrong way. however.
The early bird makes hay before
the sun shines.
Some people put everything on
their backs to make front.
The CRATER devotes most of his
attention to the plum tree.
Free gasoline will help the motor
car trade a lot here.
Girls are trying to hold summer
styles until after the big fair.
AN artistic temperament and a
bank account always shy at each other.
The women who make up for lost
time would probably make up anyhow
The people who do exactly as they
please are not always the most pleas
ing.
Its when a fellow begins to get
soft that the girls are apt to sit on
him.
Marriage generally demonstr ates
the difference between the parental
roof and the pay rental one.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
COLONIAL THEATRE.
All Next Week the Chauncey Keiffer
Co. Matinee Wednesday and Sat-
urday.

There is nothing typical popular
priced audience enjoys more than to
see special scenery and electrical and
mechanical effects gong with each
production.
1t is something that the higher
priced attractions have educated the
peope to expect, and among the roper
toire shows on the road today none are
more better equipped in this line,
provided with every detail, no matter
how infinite, that assists in making
each and every production remark
able for its beauty and stage effects,
than the Chauncey-Kieffer attraction.
This company plays weeks en-
gagement at the Colonial Theatre,
commencing Monday evening, Sep
TENDER 80. The opening production
Monday evening will be the sensation
a rural comedy drama, 1.-THE Parson
and the Girl" Ladies' l5-cent tick
cts for Monday evening limited to
$50.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
TO SELL ROAD RIGHTS.
Privilege to Lay Pipes Will be Treated
as Franchise by State.

The State Roads Commission will,
in the future, treat as franchises the
right to lay pipes and mains in the
bed of roads owned by the State.
This rule was adopted by the COM
mission in granting the application
of the Ellicott City Water Company
to lay mains in the bed of Columbia
turnpike, which is owned by the State.
In this case the State reserved the
right to revalue the franchise upon
the expiration after twenty-five years
and to demand higher revenue.
/, Chief Engineer Shirley suggested
the inauguration of the system by
which the roads may be made to yield
revenue to the State. The idea met
the approval of Chairman Weller,
of the State Roads Commission.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
ARUNDEL N-THE-BAY.
Thou Dear Bewit ching Seaside
Home"

[By Richard oulahan.l
The following little poem written
by the grandfather of Capt. Charles
Sanderson, U. S. NJ. c., will appeal
to many who know and love the
charms of thai" dear, bewitching, sea-
side OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bay:
I've sailed Potomac up and down;
And know each coy creek,
From Point-Lookout to Fort Monroe
Along the Chesapeake;
But one fair spot, by Nature decked
In all the charms of May,
Has wooed and won me, heart and
soul
Arundel-on-the-Bayl
Here invalids jump out of bed
To greet the rising sun:
The children troop along the beach,
All bubbling Ger with fun;
Both young and old seek oxygen
1Where healthful breezes play,
Among the fairy scenes around
Arundel-on-the-Bay.
We're told of other summer rests,
Where pale dyJpeptics bide
But here Elysian fields and groves,
Are kissed by oceans tide;
While city-roasted friends may fume
And swelter night and day,
We lie in shady swings, and bless
Arundel-on-the-Bay
The sportman's in his glory here,
When ice and snow abound.
For ducks and wild geese seek. in
fiocks
ArundePs feeding ground;
A fusilade, from dawn to dark,
Makes rude mid-winter gay
And fun and fessting reign within
Arundel-on-the-Bay.
Our high, commanding bluff looks
down
An undulating land,
Where rose-embowered cottages
Soothe weary heart and brain;
No swamp mosquitoes show their
teeth.
/ Or sing, or sting or prey
On peaceful sleepers in thy fold,
Arundel-on-the-Bayl
But come. and see the countless
charms,
No pen could magnify;
While villa-sites may still be had
And cheapness bids you buy;
One summer in Arundel Groves
Would mean lifelong stay,
Thou dear. bewitehing, sea- side home
Arundel-on-t he-Bayl
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
Beware Of 0iatmsnts for catarfh That
Contain Mercury.

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on pre-
scriptions from reputable physicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
featured by F. ]. Cheney & CO., Toledo,
O.. contains no mercury, and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the svs-
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is
taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. ] Cheney & Co. Testimo-
malls free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
WERE LOST ON BERRY HUNT
Washington Attorneys Are Finally
Found With the Aid Of Blood
hounds.

WaIla Walla, Wash.-Wilbur Toner
and Frank Grove. local attorneys, lost
In the Blue mountains, were found on
Salmon river. fifty miles from Walla
Walla. They were trailed by blood
hounds. The young men. almost ex-
hausted, were making their way slow
" down the river through the widest
country in the range.
Toner and Grove left their camp
to hunt huckleberries. After they had
been absent S6 hours other members
of their party notified the police.
They had wandered 25 miles from
their camp. Sheriff NJ. Toner, father
Of one Of the men, led the searching
party.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
Marines for the Wyoming.

The garrison of marines on duty at
the Naval Academy Barracks has
been still further depleted by the
transfer of a detachment of 50 men
for duty aboard the battleship Wyom
ing, now the flagship of the Atlantic
feet. This detachment left under the
command of Captain Kilgore. and
Lieut.. Hickey. Another detail slight
~ fewer ID number, was made party
of the regiment now enroute to Santo
Domingo. aboard the transport
Prairie.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-09-28
TABLET FOR MAJOR BUTT.
Southern University Fraternity Com.
memorates Memory Of Titanic
Hero.

At Nashville. Tenn, yesterday, a
bronze tablet Ito commemorate" the
noble life and the heroic death of
Major Archibald Willinghsm Butt,
u. S. A.. was unveiled in All Saints
Chapel, University of the South, at
Sewanee, in the morning.
Major Butt was Sewanee alum
nus and the unwilling ceremonies
were under the auspices of his fra
ternity, Delta Tau Delta. Had Major
Butt lived he would have been 46
years old yesterday.