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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
THIRTEEN OFFICERS
DEFY The FATES
Mineral Not Feared by Men Once
of the Idaho Who Enjoy
Reunion Dinner.

Naval officers who were on the battle
ship Idaho at the time she made top
place in the battle target practice in
1910 defied the fatss last night, when
thirteen Of them sat down at a reunion
dinner on the 18th day of the month.
The numeral - is not feared by the old
officers Of the Idaho. since IT was on
Friday. the 18th day of the month. when
the guns OF the ship made their famous
score, shooting all the targets away
SO that the full percentage OF hits could
not be determined.
The dinner was served at the Army
and Navy Club, with a replica Of the
Idaho placed in a fountain in the center
OF a circular table. Bouquets and brick
bats were fired out Of the guns at diff
ferent officers during the course. Most
OF the officers came from stations Or
ships in Washington. Norfolk, and Phila-
delphia.
Those at the dipnsr were Capt II. o.
Dunn, who was captain Of the ship:
Commanders Arthur L. Willard and
Philip Williams, the executive officers;
Lieut.. John W. Timmons, aid to the
President. who, as ordnance officer. was
given Official praise for the Idaho's gun
merry work; Lieut.. Commander Kearney,
the ships navigator; Lieut.. Commander
W. II. Reynolds, chief engineer; Lieut..
NJ. II. Slmons, turret officer: Lieut.. ".
II. Wright. Lieut.. Uunior grade) Archi-
bald s. Sterling, Capt. F. II. Delano, U.
s. NJ. C; Paymaster Felix Holt. Ensign
G.. w. Struble, and Ensign Wilkes Ran
kin.
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WTLLLAYPLANSFOR
HAGUE CONFERENCE
American Society Of International
Law to Convene in Washing
ton April 25.

The sixth annual convention of the
American Society Of International Law
will be held in Washington. April zS-27,
in the Hall OF the Americas OF the Pan
American Union. The society was or
ganIred at Lake Mohonk, n. Y, Janu-
airy L. 1906, and its object 10 ito fos-
ter the study OF International law and
promote the establishment OF interna-
tional relations on the basis Of law and
justice"
The society has decided 10 devote its
entire session TO the consideration Of
the programme. organization and pro-
cedure for the third Hague conference.
The sessions will begin on Thursday
evening. April Is, at o'clock, and viii
be opened by an address by Senator
Root. President OF the society. He will
be followed by Hon. Pasquale Ffore.
senator OF Italy. and professor Of inter-
national law in the University Of
Naples, and Hon. Oscar S. Straus, for
merly Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor and American Ambassador to Tur-
key.
President Taft is honorary president
of the society. The other officers are:
President. Hon. Elihu Root; vice presi-
dents, Chief Justice White, Justice Will
lam Z. Day. Hon. P. c. Knox. Andrew
Carnegie, Hon. Joseph II. Choate, Hon.
John W. Foster, Hon. George Gray, SEN
ator John w. Griggs. Hon. William W.
Morrow, Hon. Richard Olney, Hon. Hor-
ace Porter. Hon. Oscar 8. Straus, Sena-
tor Shelby NJ. Cullom. Hon. Jacob n.
Dickinson.
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BOOKLOVERS ASK
MANY QUESTIONS
Seek to Gain Advantage Over
Competitors by "Finsr Points
Of Scoring

The Booklovers' Contest Is progressing
to the point where complex inquiries are
reaching The washington Herald office,
and some OF them present problems which
call for rulings outside Of the special
conditions surrounding the competition.
Most Of the inquiries arise from tho
fact that some contestants desire to
gain an advantage over their opponents
through some Of the Amer points Of the
scoring" as one Of them puts 1t. Doubt
less the most novel inquiry which has
yet been presented is the following:
Should a contestant send in i've cor
rect answers to each picture and send
in five pictures, each having the same
answer, would he have any advantage
over contestant who sent in I'VE an
swers to each picture, four Of which
were wrong and one the right answer
The following apswer was sent to this
inquirer:
"such a contestant would be at de-
cided disadvantage. as there is no reason
for sending IN similar answers to any
picture, because when the final count Is
made II two contestants have the same
number Of correct answers the one using
tie less coupons would be declared the
winner, and consequently there Is moth
ing to be gained by increasing the num-
Der Of coupons used by duplicate an
swers.
''The only object In permitting hye
solutions is when a contestant Is IN
doubt as to the exact title It represents,
and added coupons for duplicate answers
is an unnecessary handicap TO oneself"
Another point has come up regarding
the exact answers sent in on the puzzles.
When two or more publishers issue
books with the same title, and II the
name Of either author Is correct, both
will be accepted in the count as correct.
For example, there are two different
books with the title of The Crisis.
One is by Winston Churchill and the
other by Mark Lee Luther. In either
case, the contestant sending In the name
of either author obviously sends In the
correct answer.
Queries Of this type indicate that the
race will be extremely keen. For one
which possesses such difficult problems.
a remarkably large number Of people are
entered and are fighting with the bull
dog spirit to stay in.
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WASHINGTON MEN
HONOR P. B. CHASE.
Closing Of Thirteenth Season at
Avenue Theatsr Is Marked By
Presentation Of Silver Cup.

The closing Of the thirteenth season at
Chase's Theater last night was marked
by the presentation OF a magnificent sil-
yer loving cup to Piimpton B. Chase,
proprietor OF the playhouse, by twenty
Washington business men.
Mr. Chase was sitting quietly in his
of1ce-at the theater about o'clock when
the door swung open and large dele
cation entered. The proprietor rose In
establishment as man after man filed into
the Office. One by one they entered until
twenty had passed the door. Each IN
turn shook Mr.. Chase by the hand and
extended CONGRATULATIONS on the success
Of the thirteen seasons Of unparalleled
performances.
william F. GUIDE, the florist, who was
one OF the first to enter, left the room
for minute. and returned with the
magnificent loving cup, which he placed
on the table before the proprietor. The
cup stood more than eighteen inches high.
II was OF silver and on II were carved
design Of delicate pattern.
Wording on Cup.
Inscribed on the cup were the worA;
PLIMPToN B, CHASE
April Il plz
from
Few Of His Many
Friends and Adnirers
Mr.. GUIDE presented the cup to Mr..
Chase In a feIicitous address. IN which
he told how the people Of the city ap-
preciated the efforts OF the proprietor TO
furnish clean and attractive vaudeville
at the playhouse at prices within the
reach of all Mr.. Chase responded with
a short speech, In which he thanked the
donors for the magnificent gift and voiced
his appreciation Of the interest which
they had taken in the theater.
The donors were William 8. Corby, J.
Henri de Sibour. former Senator Charles
Dick, William r. GUIDE, Julius Garfinkle,
James F. Hood, ]. B. Henderson, r. W.
Henderson. David ]. Kaufman, Archibald
NJ. McLachlen. Wilton J. Lambert, Ed
ward B. Mclean, John N. McLachlen,
John A. Massie, Henry c. MoseS James
L. Marshall, Lanier P. McLachlen. A. p.
Shoemaker, John c. Walker, and Robin
son White.
Nears Fourteenth Year.
Mr.. Chase will open his fourteenth sea-
son on August Is in his new theater at
the southeast corner OF Fifteenth and G
Streets Northwest, the site OF the old
Riggs House. The old playhouse last
night was crowded to the doors. The
theater has been one OF the most popular
in the city since the proprietorship was
assumed thirteen years ago by Mr.. Chase.
H. winnifred De Witt Is Mr.. Chase's
manager.
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COUNTY BOARD TO ACT.
VIII Consider Case of Edward
Rowe and His Sister.

Rowe and His Sister.
The case Of Edward S. Rowe, sixty
eight years old. of Takoma Park, who
spent Friday night on a vacant lot under
canvas shelter, rather than accept the
hospitality OF residents OF the suburb,
after being evicted from a wooden hut in
which he had resided with his sister,
Mrs. Brown, for many years, will be
considered by the Montgomery County
Commissioners Tuesday.
Drs. Walter B. and William L. Lewis,
OF Kensington, Nd, who made an eN-
animation of Rowe yesterday, expressed
the belief last night that Rowe is men
tally unbalanced.
Rowe steadfastly held to his purpose
Of not accepting the hospitality OF his
neighbors yesterday, and spent last night
on the vacant lot His sister remained
with him throughout the day and night.
Town Clerk Ben G. Davis, who endeav-
ored to prevail on Rowe to accept one
Of the offers Of shelter, stated last night
that the reason Mrs. Brown refuses to
leave her brother Is that he is suffering
from kidney trouble, and, according to
physicians, any undue excitement Is
likely to prove fatal. She believes that
her presence will tend to soothe him.
Efforts were made yesterday to obtain
shelter tent from the Walter Reed
Hospital for the couple, but the hospital
authorities stated that they had no Ru-
thority to lend tent.
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SCIENTISTS WILL MEET.
National Academy Opens I'm M
tIOnRI Museum Tuesday.

tIonaI Museum Tuesday.
The annual meeting OF the National
Academy Of Sciences will open in WASH
.ington next Tuesday. at 10 o'clock, in
the New National Museum, and will con-
tinue Wednesday and Thursday.
On Wednesday the sessions will be de-
voted to the following four addresses
given by invitation OF the council of the
academy.
Some Observations on the Functions
Of the Pituitary Body" by DR.. Harvey
Cushing. Of the Johns Hopkins Hospital;
The Activation of the Animal Egg from
the Physico-Chemieal Standpoint" by
Prof. Jacques Loeb, of the Rockefeller
Institute, New York; The National
Phases of the Mining Industry" by Prof
J. A. Holmes, Director Of the Bureau OF
Mines; The Solar Radiation by Charles
G. Abbott. Director Of Smithsonian AS
tro-physical Observatory.
At present there are 1l6 members OF
the National Academy, and It is expected
that fully fifty will be in attendance.
among them the president OF the acad-
envy, Prof. Ira Remsen, Of the Johns
Hopkins University.
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Ger. who is chairman of the executive
committee.
1t was decided TO appoint a subcom-
mittee to canvass the business sections
OF the city for the purpose of obtaining
subscriptions. Upon the motion of Will
lam Nick. Clayton, President of the
Federation of Citizens Associations, q
resolution was adopted. urging the real
estate dealers of the city to cooperate
In the campaign by the cleaning up Of
unsightly premises under their control.
Nearly all Of the property in the
city," said Mr.. Clayton. lis In the
hands of real estate operators. There
is no city in which less rents are col
lected by the owners than Washington.
This places the real estate man in q
position 10 lend a hand in the clean
city crusade"
May Burn Rubbish.
Announcement was made that It is alb
solutely lawful to burn garbage and
rubbish in yards between the hours OF
sunrise and sunset II was suggested,
however, that q bucket OF water be kept
in readiness. Frank ]. Wagner, Chief
Of the Fire Department, has protested
against the central committee urging
the residents to burn their rubbish. He
says that since the crusade was started
there have been a number Of alarms
sounded by persons seeing the smoke
from burning rubbish and thinking that
there was a fire. This objection has
been surmounted by advising the people
of the city to burn their trash in the
open Of their front yards II they think
there is any danger Of a false alarm
being sounded
Persons who have rubbish piled up n
their yards which they are unable 70
have removed should notify DIR. Arthue
l. Murray, Of the District Health De
partment. or some branch OF the AsSo-
ciated Charities. Rubbish viii be re.
moved from such premises by special
teams.
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REPORT MANY SALES.
Agents for ChIIIum Castle Heights
Announce Recent Purchasers.

Announce Recent Purchasers.
The sale Of over fifty lots during the
past few weeks in the subdivision known
as Chillum Castle Heights Is reported
by the agents handling that property.
The Water Department of the city has
laid eight-inch water mains all over Chill
lum Castle Heights. and preparations are
now being made to have the sewer ex-
tended through this property. Plans are
in course Of construction for Ave new
houses, all Of different design. which, II
Is expected will be started in the next
sixty days.
The planting Of trees has also been
begun in this section, which will go 20
make this very desirable and attractive
suburb.
The following are among those who
have bought lots at Chilium Castle
Heights this spring: Jenny NJ. Dough-
erty, Junette Blackstone, DR.. Audrey
Goss, NJ. Aiken, G. w. Rowan, r. II.
Blue, Charles H. Renner, John A. Car
berry, NJ. NJ. Thomas, NJ. Rothwell. z.
z. and F. o. Gaines, Leo ]. Miller,
Thomas F. Joyce. Eugene w. Wall. John
T. Howarth. NJ. B. Struble, and Kenneth
b. Dovey.
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PRAISE FOR POLICEMAN.
Il. A. sutton commeRded for Cap
tare Of Alleged HosseBreakers.

Policeman Z. A. Sutton. OF the Second
precinct. was onicially commended by
the District Commissioners yesterday
afternoon for efficient work in the APP
prehension Of Milton. Samuel. and John
Martin. three brothers. OF 2 Pierce Street
Northwest. charged with a number Of
cases OF housebreaking.
During the past four months the broth
ers broke into the store OF Louis Gill
man. s15s Pierce Street, three times.
twice by means OF duplicate keys, and
once by prying the lock on the front
door, stealing So stockingss provisions,
and 1,50o cigarettes. After q long search
Policeman Sutton succeeded In locating
the thieves The three brothers were
brought before the Police Court and
were held under heavy bond for the ac-
ton Of the grand jury.
The case was called to the attention
Of the Commissioners by Capt Charles
T. Peck, Of the Second precinct, and
Maj. Richard Sylvester, Superintendent
Of Police.
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MRS. BEACH MAY
co BEFORE JURY
IF She Does, It Will Be at
Her Own Risk Says
Solicitor Gunter.
WILL DEFEND HUSBAND

Aiken. S. C.. April bat conference
held to-day between Solicitor Gunter and
the lawyers for the defense in the case
Of Frederick o. Beach, who Is charged
with attempting to murder his wife. T. 8.
Fuller. Mr.. Beach's New York lawyer.
asked Solicitor Gunter IL he would have
objection to Mrs. Camilla Beach appear
ing before the grand jury when 1t meets
here in June.
Solicitor Gunter replied: Mrs Beach
win appear before the grand jury at
her own risk"
Mr.. Gunter told Mr.. Beach's lawyers
that he did not consider Mrs. Beach his
mon any one II cares 10, but that he
certainly would not advise Mrs. Beach
to go before the eighteen men who he
expects to return a true bill against her
husband. Mr.. Gunter said this afternoon
that the motive Of Mr.. Beach's course
was very evident.
D. 8. Henderson, Beach's attorney, said
that Mr.. Beach win proDaoIy start for
America next week. He did not think
that his client will want a preliminary
examination.
In reply to his request OF the Governor
that he be allowed to draw upon the
Governors contingent fund for money
with which to continue the Investigation
and to possibly employ an attorney to
aid him in the prosecution Of Mr.. Beach,
Solicitor Gunter received a letter to-day
from Gov. Blease stating that assist
ance will be given. but that the Cover
nor did not indicate to what extent. IN
less something unforeseen happens Judge
Robert Wilson, OF the Third judicial
circuit OF South Carolina, will preside
at the September term OF General Ses-
sion Court, when Mr.. Beach will be
tried. The opinion that Mr.. Beach, rath-
er than stand trial. will enter q plea to
the minor charge Of assault and battery
OF high and aggravated nature. is held
by many Aiken folks.
Afraid of LynchinE.
I'm afraid to say anything: I don't
dare to say anything. People have been
trying to turn and twist me all kinds of
ways. Some OF them have said I'll be
killed II open my mouth"
Pearl Hampton, former maid OF Mrs.
Frederick o. Beach, thus began tonight
an interview with a correspondent who.
after a search, succeeded in locating her
in a colony outside of this resort.
I'm only a poor colored girl, and
these rich white folk on one side and
the detectives and police on the other
side have got me nearly crazy. I've been
scared every night that somebody might
break into the house and lynch me-"
The Hampton woman Is regarded by
many persons as the keystone character
$50 far as witnesses go) In the case
against Beach, who Is accused of having
slashed his wife's throat.
It has been persistently reported that
Pearl Hampton has been fixed by some
OF the wealthy Northern colonists, and
that she has been given a large sum of
money to keep quiet and say nothing
The girl this evening emphatically denied
this.
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BOY MAY GET $500 REWARD.
Chicago Alderman offered Sum for
News of His Missing Son.

North Yakima, Wash, April 1a-The
body Of Carson Long, son OF Alderman
T. K. Long. OF Chicago. who disappeared
from here March 5, has been found in
the Yakima River. Both legs and one
arm were broken. 1t is believed Long
was knocked on Pomona Bridge by a
train. Nearly 500 and valuable papers
were found on the body. Longs reIa-
tives have spent $4,000 in searching for
him. Lawrence Sanford. the boy who
found the body, will probably obtain the
reward Of $500 offered by the elder
Long.
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BIRTH RECORD.

WHITE
Charles b. and Margaret NJ. Anderson, boz.
Albert and Pauline Young. girl.
George and Christina G. Alexander GIN.
Harrison W. and Mary T. Wallis. girl
Frank A. and GrAce d. woodward, boy.
Ralph r. nd Julia O Rose. twinA girl and boz,
Isaac II. and Eva ]. NeriaseF boy.
Beujamtn W. and Lillian =, MeskS GIRL
Artie z and Emma C. McClary giri.
Hermann and Sophie Lechner, giri
John n. and Margaret II. Kline Eiri.
Edward D. and Bessie n. Hoover, bog.
Samuel and Esther Fine. girl
AlexAnder J. and Helen n. Pant bag.
willard and Leila Eakin, Gid,
John ". and Alice q. Dannenh0rrr, gid
loph y and Bessie L Chiffon GirL
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DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

WHITE.
William Reiser, % years. Mich. Ave. and Sargent
Road Ne
Mary b. Tracy a. 1854 Ingleside Terrace Nv.
Fannie Edwards. II, l76s Columbia Road Nv.
Michael McCornick Is. Sd and H SITS. Ne.
Sylvester NJ WEIGH, p. Garfield Hospital.
Marie L. Wallace. Is. National Homeopathic Hosp
Peter Ruhler. s.. ~ It'll St Sc.
Frederick T. Smith. g. 7o5 Va Ave. Sc.
james s. Henry. ~ Emergency HOSPITAL.
Margaret c. AGWrey. "a. SIC n. ]. Ave. Nv.
William r. Slant, days. sos sth st. Sc.
Ralph wilmer, 5. Chhdren's HOSPITAL
Juliet h. Sharp. y hours. Providence Hoapital.
COLORED.
Annie b. 3. Lowndes 2 years. IS Defrens St Nv.
Viola Carroll. {. ia 81. SW.
Augustus SmoEheTA II. Childrrns Hospital
Ruth LaEs1n. q "a and H Sta Ne.
Fred W. Holm4, : Sheridan Ave-. HiIlsdAls.
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street Improvements ordered.

Tha Commissioners yesterday ordered
G number Of improvements in various
sections Of the city. Rosedale Street, be-
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets.
IS far as improved by private buildings,
viii be surfaced with old material at an
estimated cost of $50. The roadway OF
Tennessee Avenue Northeast, between B
and d Streets, VIII be improved with
gravel and old material at cost Of 500
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
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DIABETES.
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om.ha Hn, s3Oo,OOO Fire,

Omaha, Nebr., April 13.-Fire early to-
day in the business district caused a
loss of $s0O.OO0 The flames broke out
in a six-story building at the corner OF
Sixteenth and Farnam Streets and
ragged for two hours before being placed
under control
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Jackson Q. FGs. y. and Lillian sbrI. n RsI.
J. Howard Wells
Dominic s. Bronson =, and Lyla v. Willis "a
Rev. John F. Eckenrode.
Walter A. LewiA 2. Of Buffalo. n. Y, and Olive
B. Latham. q ReE. A. II. Thompson.
John A. Lacher.' z. and Anna v. Parker, 8
Rev Edward NJ Corbeft
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County TnftItes to Meet.

The Montgomery County Taft Associ-
alton will hold an open meeting Of the
executive committee in the Town Hall
at Rockville next Tuesday. 1t is plan
ned to have as many present as pos
sIble, so that the exact situation can be
reported from every part OF the county.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
c. S. Dept Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.

Washington, Saturday April - p n
The indications that the weather will remain
unsettled with showers throughout the Atlantis
States, the Ohio and Upper Mississippi valleys and
the Lake region, and rains and in the North
western States In the Southwestern States and gen
orally west Of the Rocky Mountains the weather viii
Be fair Sunday and Monday.
No decided temperature changes are probable in
any part Of the country, ezcspt the Plains States
and the MiSsisSipi Yallsy, where the weather viii
be cooler.
The winds along the New England coaSt will be
moderate to hrisk eastery on the Middle Atlantic
coast modeata 10 brisk southeast and south On the
South Atlantic cpast -ofCfafe 711-h erly; On the
East Gulf coast nrsdcFats aa1ihorl5: On the West
Gulf coast moderate 10 tddk so-th Eed and West; o.
Lake Michigan high souths-z ard eat
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