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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
Sporting Language of France.
ON The Westminster Gazette

J.
The awakening of France has its comic
side. The demand for France the
French and nothing but the French, has
recently manifested itself in a protest
against the use OF English words in
sporting circles. Let us take advantage
of our magnificent patriotic revival
runs the appeal, land remove this alien
jargon from our vocabulary. The young
generation talks of nothing but lie row
ing. le foot ball. lie wonderland. le cross
country, les uppercuts. Unfortunately
for this desire. sport is so mysterious {,
thing that the French into WHICH these
phrases might be translated would be
almost unintelligible. "Featherweights
and fyweights' are understood. but it
would be very different matter with
poids-coqs" and ''poids mouches." Conse-
quently the few French sporting report
ers who abjure the English word put a
terrible strain on the French language,
and France is really against them.
France will indeed be French, but in the
matter of sport she will out English the
English. and no amount of patriotic re-
vivalism will Kill the English sporting
phrase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
A Hint From a Little Country.
rom the Cleveland Leader


Uruguay is small country with one
important ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The whole
nation consists of about twice as many
people as there are in Cleveland and it
occupies corner Of South America where
1t is dwarfed by Brazil on one side and
Argentina on the other. But Uruguay
is taking no chance with the good inten-
tons of steamship managers in respect
to wireless telegraphy. Since May i all
vessels carrying passengers to or from
that country must be equipped with wire
less telegraph apparatus kept in good
condition. On river boats the range of
the wireless outfit must be at least sixty
two miles. On ocean vessels it must have
power enough to cover not less than 24S
miles. What this means can be under
stood by keeping in mind the fact that
the big Carpathia had wireless instru-
ments and batteries giving a range of not
much more than half the distance re-
quired by the law of Uruguay. Here is
businesslike example set by a little
state in comparatively out-of-the-way
part of the world. 1t is far in advance
OF the pos ton of some Of the foremost
maritime powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
The Powdering Closet.
rom the Courier de Loudrps

I rom the Courier de loudrps.
When capricious fashion ruled that la
dies should wear only white hair-the
color supplied by nature being OF no i'm
portance-th" operation of putting on the
powder made special arrangements neces-
sary.
TheS" took the form Of special room
or cabinet. and in every house Of any pre-
tension "A small chamber was set aside
for the exclusive use OF powdering the
hair. A curtain divided in the middle,
A powdering stand to hold. the bowl Of
powder and possibly a stool. were all that
the closet contained. and through this
curtain the lady whose head was to be
powdered protrhded her head, the maid
standing on the other side and throw
ing the powder at her head by means of
powder puff. To preserve the eyes and
complexion a mask was held to the face.
Unfortunately. no illustration of a
'powderins closet seems to have been
preserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
SPRING ACTIVITY At
HAND IN EVANSVILLE
DR.. C. J. Owens Takes Posses
sion of Oak viIIa-Many
Houses to Be Built.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


HYATTSVILLE, May 4, 1912.
DR.. Clarence J. Owens, secretary-treas-
urer of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress. recently purchased Oak Villa
the country home Of the late Joseph A.
Blundon. in Riverdale, and is now occupy
ing the premises with his family DR..
Owens has also purchased twelve lots
lying Immediately adjacent to Oak Villa
and contemplates the erection Of several
houses in the near future.
George w. Whalley Of Riverdale has
begun the erection of several eight-room
dwelling houses in that place. He has
sold the houses which he built last sum-
mer
E. A. Fuller. editor Of the Hyattsville
Independent. will shortly begin the cree
ton Of two bungalows on Owens avenue,
at the corner of Luttrell avenue
P. G.: Melbourne will erect home on
Luttrell avenue, near Littlef1eld avenue
during the coming summer.
All Of the gravel rOadways In Hyattsviile
constructed during the past fiscal year
are receiving coat of oil to prevent dust
nuisance during the summer. and plans
are being made for the Improvement of
several streets in the town during the
present fiscal year. Franklin avenue
Owens avenue and Washington avenue
are among the streets to be permanently
improved.
In a few days the board OF county
school commissioners will advertise for
bids for the construction Of new school
houses in Riverdale and Mount Rainier,
which were provided for by an act Of the
legislature just adjourned. The buildings
will cost In the neighborhood Of $4,000.
and an additional school building to cost
5000 will be erected in East Hyattsville,
This expenditure was authorized by the
county commissioners. and included in the
levy made last March.
George w. Sexton has sold his home on
Wine avenue extended to a Philadelphia
man. and the latter with his family has
taken possession. The state roads COM
mission Is improving the Washington
Baltimore boulevard between Hyattsville
and Beltsville, and it Is probable that
the work will be in progress for several
weeks. Work on the boulevard between
Beltsville and Contee is progressing rap
idly. and it is expected 1t will be COM
pleted the early part of September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
NEW RESIDENCE SOLD
ON WOODLEY ROAD
Moore & Hill, Inc, Find Buyer for
House Near Connecticut
Avenue Corner.

The detached residence. No. o649 Wood
ley road, near Connecticut avenue has
been sold by the owners. Franklin T.
Sanner and William A. Hill. The house
was recently finished and contains twelve
rooms and five bathrooms. 1t occupies a
lot 20 by 40 feet. The consideration was
so. 800 The sale was made through
Moore & Hill. Inc.
Moore & Hill. Inc, has sold for Col.
George A. Armes a plot of ground con-
tanning about 81 $40 square feet, located
on Albemarle street near Connecticut
avenue The price paid was about Sd
cents a square foot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
HIGH VIEW DEVELOPMENT
NEAR HALFWAY POINT
Harry Wardman, Operative
Builder, Starts New Row of
| TWenty-0ne Houses.

with the starting of work this week on
a new row of twenty-one houses on the
south side of L street between I'd and
Summit streets northeast, Harry Ward
man, operative builder, will have reached
almost the halfway point in his develop
ment of the big tract known as High
View. near the head of North Capitol
street. Including this street row, Mr.
Wardman either has built or has under
construction and in, varying stages Of
completion total Of 141 houses. Work
on High View was begun about a year
ago. Since final total Of 800 houses are
to be placed on the tract, 1t is expected
the enterprise will be finished some time
in the summer of 1913 The new U street
houses will be Of the same type as other
High View homes, each being two stories
In height, of colonial architecture and
containing six rooms and bath.
Have Sold Many Homes.
Ever since the operation was started
the selling Of High View homes has been
conducted by Shannon & Luchs. real es-
tate brokers. and not only have they
found BUYERS for all houses completed by
Mr.. Wardman, but they have gone ahead
of the operation and on the strength Of
sample houses and on the architects
drawings, prepared for future residences
of the same type, they have sold fully
It's houses. Three sales Of High View
homes were reported this week by Shan
non & Luchs. the buyers and their new
homes being as follows: Jefferson D.
Newton. 149 INLAND terrace: Mrs. Ella
Orr, 1874 INLAND terrace, and George NJ
Lands, 1872 U street. The price in each
case was $500.
Other Wardman houses sold this week
by the same brokers We're: 134S Spring
road northwest, to Louis P. Steel, for
$1,000; 1860 Spring road, to Jefferson N.
Voolfolk, for 5000, and 1884 Spring road
to Perry T. Grimes. for $1,000 Each of
these houses also contains six rooms and
bath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
All the Way Down.
from the Chicago Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune.
How far Is II to the next town." in
quired the traveller In the mud -bespat
tered buggy.
Bout ten mile. mister said the Hi
nois farmer by the roadside
Long miles, too I suppose
No sir. they're not 50 very long: l.;
sou'll find them pretty blamed thick"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
Her Fathers Answer.

From the Detroit Free Press.
What did her father say when you
asked for her hand?
Said he's been wondering what l had
been passing him two-for-a quarter cigars
for so regularly Of late"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
The Negative Argument.

From the Sketch.
Warlke Walter-We shouldn't ave no
strikes at all if everybody was free to
say wot e likes. an no tyranny-an' II
yer contradicts me again I'll give yer one
fer yerself over the ear-'ole. Nah, then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
The Situation.

From Harpcr's Bazaar.
knicker-What IL the matter?
Bocker-The cook has divorced us and
wants alimOny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
Distant.
From TX.

Are you a relation Of Paul Mullero"
"Only very distant / am my mother g
eldest child, and he was the seventeenth :"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12

The report from New York of the
sale of the two famous portraits by
VelasQuez, the one of PHILIP ". and
the other of his minister, the Grand
Duke Olivarez brings to light the in
teresting fact that he received "on ac-
count" the sum Of eight hundred reals
(GS) for these and one of Senior
Garciperes. At very much the same
time Van Dyck, despite highly sue
cessful time in northern Italy, was
finding to his cost that Antwerp, his
birthplace, had little liking for his
genius. In fact, We find him stating
that at one time he had a certain
fat brewer as his only patron" And
even that patron failed him, because
when 1t came to a matter of remuner-
alton the brewers greed shrank from
an extortionate payment OF two pis-
toles for the painting OF one portrait!
II. P.'s Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12
Personals

Dr. +. + Chivers has returned from
a brief business trip to Davis.
ABE WOlverton of Wapanucka is in
The city visiting with his father, W.
S. Wolverton.
Miss Lille Butt OF Oklahoma City
and Miss Stella Butt of Marietta are
in the city, guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T.. Cruce at Oak Grove fam.
Capt. W. r. Wood announces that
he will leave here tomorrow on Il
visit to Beaumont and Port Arthur,
Texas, and after spending some days
on the Texas coast he will go to Nash
vile, Tenn, where he is interested in
some litigation that he hopes to get
settled
DR.. w c. High of Maysville was in
:he city yesterday.
Wapanucka.
A. c. Haden was an Ardmore Wis
llOI oHHudy llolll 1Dul ait
Mrs. Thompson and Miss Montgom-
cry We're in the city today shopping
from Marietta.
Mrs. ]. W. Hannah has returned to
her home in Oklahoma City after IA
visit of week here with her mother.
Mrs. ]. Il. Mascn.
Mrs. George Henley has returned
from Paris. Texas, where she visited
with relatives.
Mrs. John S. Davis and Mrs. X. f
Malone of Dallas arrived in the city
today and will he the guests of Mrs.
ID. ", Butcher. They are the mother
and sister of Mrs. Butcher.
Mrs. Ada Hines left today for Pauls
Valley where she will visit several
days.
Mrs. T. E. Bramlett, who has been
in the city the guest of her sister
m-law, Mrs. f. S. Page, returned to-
day to her home in Arapahoe, Okla.
Judge =. n Ferguson left here to-
day for Oklahoma City and from there
he will go to Shawnee where he viii
attend the annual meeting of the Car
penters' State Council and the ANIMAL
meeting of the State Federation Of
Labor
J. w. Newcom6 left here today on
a business trip 70 Pauls Valley.
Mrs F. E. Solomon of Corpus
Christi, Texas, who has been in the
city the guest of her son, A. solomon !
left today for Oklahoma City, where
she will vsiit with other relatives.
Mrs. J. B. Farris of Wapanucka |
arrived here today en- route home |
from Beaumont, Texas, and will visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Mathers. (
Miss Annie Cunningham, daughter
of Fireman Cunningham, left today
on a weeks vacation which she viii
spend visiting friends and relatives
at Wanette.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12

Waite, Staples writes home from
Shanghai, China, that in all his trav-
els ne has never seen such touching
scenes as are enacted in China where
thousand Of Chinese children, hall
naked, be- pennies with which to buy
bread. He visited several weeks in
Germany then in China and is now
en- route to Japan.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12
CycIist Chased by Lions.

Two motor cyclists, Mr. and Mrs.
Macdonald, the former magistrate
at Mzimba, while returning from tho
Zomba Central Africa coronation
ceremonies, were chased for FIVE
miles by two lions, which showed no
fear of the noise made by the engines,
and gal.oped after the motor cyclists
with evident determination to kill
them.
The lions were finally outdistanced,
and the riders, suffering greatly from
nervous strain reached their homo In
safety.--Livingston News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12

Rev. W X. Seividge visited Plain
view SUNDAY and preached at the
church there. A series OF meetings
are being held there and much inter
est is being manifested.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12

Supt Richards of the Broadway
Baptist Sunday School stated yester'
day that his school would challenge
all the other Sunday Schools in the
state or an attendance record this
looking forward to an attendance of
500 pupils and such an attendance
will be attained beyond doubt, for
The school was built up to such pro-
portions during the spring months.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12
Curious Lore.

II has been remarked as . curious
circumstance that Bonaparte and Vel.
ington were born in the same year,
and that Burns and Hogg, the Scotch
poets, were both born on Jan. 25; but
It is more remarkable that the two
greatest dramatic poets Of modern Eu'
rope. Shakespeare and Cervantes, both
died on the same day in the same
year, April 20, 1916. 1t is further re-
markable that Shakespeare, like the
great Raphael and Sobieski. died on
the anniversary of his birth.-From
Fennelrs Shakespeare Repository,
1865.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12
Discomfort.

We are never more discontinued
with others than We are discontented
with ourselves. The consciousness OF
wrongdolng makes US irritable, and
our heart, in its cunning, quarrels
with what is outside 1t, in order that
it may deafen the clamor within
II. +. Amiel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12

IkdIu ndDu. odW VIII lhdlu ou' iii
the hall after the trouble. He said
nothing. Witness has had no CONVEX
sation since with any of the defend
ants. Saw Blackburn take pistol out
of his own pocket and hand it to Dow
Braziel. The last time witness saw
that gun Will Ikard had it. King said
to witness we are standing just
right TO get shot by that thing
Da sid Booker was the next witness
called. He said he saw the fight.
Was talking to some one in George
Bruce's ofiice when he heard the re-
port of the blow. Did not think it
was a gun shot--was not loud enough.
Heard Bodovitz say. Don't let them
murder me-" Three police were hold
ing him | said. Don't beat that man,
get the other one NJ. Ikard came up
and said, My boy is the one who hit
him and you have been punching me
too" Witness said he had talked 10
Will lizard since the trouble. Will
lizard had said tnat he was a poor
man and was willing to pay fine for
the trouble and had asked witness 20
"heip him out of it."
The state mere rested. the defense
taking no part in the proceedings
Justice Cannon stated that upon the
evidence introduced he would hold
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12
His Recommendation.

A cook has been going around q
station in the south Of India with the
following character" and Is somewhat
surprised he is not engaged: Abdul
has been my cook for three months;
1t seems much longer. He leaves on
account of Ill health-my Ill health. -
Christian Advocate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12
COMMISSIONER
BOUND OVER
NJ. ikARD AND TWO SONS HELD
FOR ACTION OF THE DISTRICT
COURT.

NJ lizard, Roe Hard and William
lizard We're arraigned before Justice
of the Peace Hal Cannon at nine
o'clock this morning to answer TO
charges preferred by J. A. Bodovilz,
of felonious assault with intent to
kill.
Assistant County Attorney Bleak
more, assisted by Guy Sgler, repre-
sented the state, while Attorney VIII
liam d. Potter appeared for the de-
PENDANTS.
Owing to the local notoriety of the
case and the large crowds attracted
to the preliminary hearing, Judge
Cannon conducted the proceedings in
the assembly room at the county
court house This room was filled
to its capacity, all seats being taken
and standing room being at a prem
ium.
Prosecutor Bleakmore had fourteen
witnesses called and sworn. All of
these, however, were not put on the
stand.
After the swearing of the witnesses
for the state delay of several min
utes was occasioned by the absence
of Attorney Potter for the defense.
An effort had been made by the at
torney for the defense to gain Per.
mission of the states attorneys to
enter plea of guilty of assault and
battery. Failing in this, preliminary
examination was waived upon the
part OF the defense, and defendants
attorney appearing, he stated that he.
as attorney for the defendants, waiv-
ed preliminary and refused to partic-
lpate in the examining trial and asked
that the records be made to show
this.
DR.. F. p. Won Keller was the first
witness called by the state. The
witness qualified. giving his name.
age, place of abode and profession,
He stated that he was practiclng
physician, that as such. on the Sth
day of August of the present year he
was called to the fire station in the
city of Ardmore to dress the wounds
of one Jake Bodovitz. He knew Jake
Bodovitz. When he arrived at the fire
station he found Bodovitz bleeding
profuselv from scalp wound on the
back of the right side of the head,
This wound was about three ana a
half inches in length. There was
also a wound over the right temple.
The scalp wound seemed to have been
made by a lick, a blow from some
blunt instrument. or club. The wound
upon the temple seemed tc have been
inflicted By another instrument, it
was square like it had been punched
Witness drew a diagram on the back
of his hand illustrating the latter
wound. Witness stated that there
seemed to have been many blows
struck, principally on the back of the
head. He said that there must have
been mnay blows struck because the
tissues were all broken. Witness did
not think that the skull had been
fractured. Defendants attorney not
participating in trial, witness was ex-
cused
J. A. Bodovitz next qualified as a
witness. He stated that his name
was ]. A. Bodovitz, that ne was 81
years of age and a resident of Ard
more, Carter county Oklahoma Wit
ness knows defendants. Roe Ikard,
Will Ikard and NJ lizard. On the Stb
day Of the present month witness
was in the council chamber at the
city hall in this city. He went there
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12

The African Desert of Sahara, g32 By
i2,4S4 miles. is Vicariate Apostolic,
ITS population is about 100000 With
the Vicariate is attached the Sudan.
The European Catholics number 900,
negro Catholics 600 1t has 4 200 cate
chumens, 40 missionaries, Is Sisters,
~ church, 10 schools, orphanages,
s hospitals, OF which two are for
lepers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12
On the Job.

Stern Mamma-"Young man, the
milkman is beginning to make his
rounds, the day is breaking and the
roosters are beginning to crow
Harry Stalate-"How punctual is ma
ture in her workings"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12

May Alexander, the little five-year-
old dauehter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID, l..
AleNandcr died at the home of her
parents at Newport yesterday after
noon of whoopng cough. lnterment
will taxi place this afternoon at the
Newport cemetery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-08-12

the defendants TO the district court
and fixed their bonds at FIVE hundred
dollars each.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-14
FREE BAPTIST REVIVAL

The first service of the revival a.
the Free Baptist church was held last
night The attendance and interest
evangelist. Rev Bagwill took for his
subject Bringing Men to Jesus" bas-
ing his remarks on Mark 2:3. He said,
in part:
This is a picture of human sympa.
thy, a demonstration OF ,brotherly love.
It's revelation of the responsibility
of the church. Her business Is to
bring the world to Christ, and the
church that has lost its power to con-
vert is no longer worthy of the name.
Let us put our arms OF faith under the
lost OF this city and carry them to
Jesus. Let us convince the lost OF
their need of the Savior by telling
what He has done for us. The blind
man could tell how He received his
sight; the leper could rejoice in his
cleansing, while Lazarus could say I
was raised from the dead Who knows
but that four such men as these
brought this paralytic to Jesus? Every
sinner, like the man sick of the palsy,
is helpless and hopeless without
Christ and are under the sentence OF
death. But Jesus Is anxious that they
look to Him who satisfied the demands
OF the low and live; and II ought to be
impossible for lost soul In this city,
with all her churches, to say I have
no one to help me-. Church of God.
let us take the responsibility.
Here Rev. Bagwill drew picture
showing how the four men were
agreed. and how faith and determine
ton secured the forgiveness of sin.
Following the service many ex'
pressed their appreciation of the mes.
sage and their belief that Bryan is to
have great awakening, and the evan
gelist and Pastor Tatum urge the
Christians of Bryan to join in this
campaign for others.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-06-14
APPALLING CONDITION
IN FLOOD REGION
Man and Beast Suffer as Result OF
Flood Waters from Break
at HymeIis.
IRy Associated Press.l

New Orleans, La, June IA des-
perate fight is being waged in La
Fourche and adjoining parishes to
keep the food waters of Hymelia
crevasse from inundating several val
liable sugar plantations, the flooding of
which will increase property loss by
thousands.
Several plantation owners have
given up the contest as hopeless and
are taking their losses philosophically.
Livestock by the hundreds, isolated in
La Fourche parish, are almost certain
to die of starvation.
The Godchaux plantation at Race
land went under several days ago, fol-
lowed by that OF Joseph Robichaux
and the Golden ranch places and the
Delta Farm Company's property.
Steamers with sand bags and supplies
are en- route to the La Fourche sec
tion.
The plight of small animals is dis
tressing. Hordes of rabbits can be
seen on almost any exposed ground.
The muskrats. the enemies of the
levee builders. have been forced from
their burrows and trees and the
swamps are nearly alive with rattle
snakes and other reptiles seeking to
stay above water.