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The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
OUTING TO HARPERS FERRY.
California Association VIII Visit
National Guard Camp.

The California State Association will
meet at Harpers Ferry tomorrow, leav-
ing Union Station at s o'clock. A. ].
Bozer, historian of the association, will
give the story of the raising of the Bear
Flag in California by Gen. Fremont in
August, 1si7. Joseph I. Keefer will give
a brief narrative of the historic events
connected with Harpers Ferry.
visit will be paid to the District
National Guard camp at Bolivar Heights
w. F. O'Donajhue, president of the as
sociation, is a former member of the
District militia and ex-major of the
Third Regiment of San Francisco. He
will be the guest of Major Coope at
Bolivar Heights.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
WORK OF CHILDREN
AT FAIRGROUNDS SEEN
Parents of Public School Pupils in
Anacostia Make Inspection of
Recreation Center.

Parents of children attending the pub
lie schools in Anacostia visited the pub
lie Fairgrounds at the Ketcham School,
at Good Hope Road and Fourteenth
Street, last evening to inspect the work
that has been done by the children since
the grounds were opened, shortly after
the close of the last term.
Building operations in Anacostia and
vicinity are still on the increase Two
brick residences are being erected in
Minnesota Avenue. at 1924 and 1926. for
John H. Dewdney. Contractor Julius
Owens, of Anacostia, is constructing
these houses, which will cost about 5000.
James Ford has completed the erection
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
Chevy Chase Lake.

Chevy Chase Lake entertains thronss
every evening, even threatening weather
not keeping the crowds away. OF the
many diversions the resort offers two
appear to appeal more than any others,
namely, music and dancing. This is
readily explained when one knows the
performers are from the famous Marine
Band, and that the same musicians fur
nish the measures for the dancers. The
musical programs begin at about 7-30
with a short interval before the dancing.
The pavilion floor is free to all.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
NEW PosToFF1CE OFFICIAL.
SI. N. Mclean Made Superintendent
of Dead Letter once.

DSao
Marvin n. Mclean. a government en-
ploye here for nineteen years. yesterday
entered on his duties as superintendent OF
the Dead Letter Office of the Postofice
Department. Mr.. Mclean succeeded
James Rankin Yonng. recently trans
ferred to Philadelphia.
Mr.. Mclean Is president of the Brook
land Citizens Association, and formerly
was a resident of Georgetown, Tex.
which Is represented in Congress by the
district frcm which Postmaster General
Burleson was elected a Representative.
For many years Mr.. Mclean has been a
friend Of Mr.. Burleson.
When he was appointed superintendent
of the Dead Letter Office. Mr.. Mclean
was serving as a law examiner IN the
General Land ONCE. He is a member and
PAST master Of King David Lodge of
Masons.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
(DOINGS OF SOCIETY IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON

President Wilson occupied the Presi.
dents box at Polrs last night He was
accompanied by DR.. Cary Grayson. The
President and DR.. Grayson took q long
ride in the White House automobile In
the afternoon.
Mrs. Burlcson, wife Of the Postmaster
General. and her two daughters. Miss Sid
ney Burleson and Miss Lucy Burleson,
have returned to the Powhatan from
Cane May. N. j.. where they have been
spending a number of weeks. The Post
master General and Mrs. Burleson ard
the Misses Burleson will go to one Of the
North Shore resorts in a few weeks fer
the remainder Of the summer.
The Minister from Chile and Mime.
Suarez and their children are at the
New Monterey Hotel. Asbury Park, N. j.,
for the rest Of the summer.
The Peruvian Minister and Mime. Pezet
are now in Los Angeles. where they are
being entertained extensively.
Mr.. Haniel Won Haimhausen, Chars.
d'Affaires Of the German Embassy, en-.
tertained at dinner at The Poplars.
Newport. Thursday night, followed by
informal dancing.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

uses It for constipation. and now has
her mother and friends also using It.
They now avoid drastic remedies like
cathartics, tablets. purgatives. salt wa
ters. pills. and such things. DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin Is mild and pleas
ant, and children like 1t. You can OBJ
tain 1t of any druggist at nfty cents
and one dollar a large bottle. Each
bottle must do what Is claimed or your
money will be refunded.
Families wishing to try q free sam
pie bottle can obtain II. postpaid. by
addressing DR.. W. B. Caldwell. as
Washington St.. Monticello. Ill.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

=lorrow's game between Washington
and Cleveland will be reproduced in
every detail on the Nokes Electrascore at
the Gayety Theater. A direct wire from
the game to the stage has been installed
by the Western TTnion, and the ball Is
shown as well as the players who move
around the field in a perfectly life-like
manner.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
Married In Paris.

The marriage of Col. John B. Weber
of Buffalo, N. Y, formerly q member OF
Congress and well known in Washington.
and Miss Alice James Roberts, OF Paris.
took place in Paris Thursday morning.
Among those present at the ceremony
were Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Mack.
Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt entertained at
dinner Thursday night at her Newport
residence in honor of Miss Isabella May,
daughter Of Col. and Mrs. Henry May.
Miss Madeline Allen, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Allen. Of South Orange,
n. j., was married yesterday at May
cottage, York Harbor. Me, to Will
lam A. Slater. OF Washington, D. c.
Mr.. Slater is a graduate Of Harvard. and
Miss Allen Is a sister of Mrs. George
Peabody, of New York, and made her
debut there last winter.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Adna r. Charee. 1r.
and Lieut.. and Mrs John Howard are
at Long Beach. Cal.
I Washington friends OF Miss Mary Git
! tings Bayly, of Baltimore. are much in
terested in the news of her marriage
| to Mr. Spencer Kenneth Mulford. jr.,
of New York. which took place at St
Thomas Episcopal Church at Whit
marsh. Pa, Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mulford left Immediately for an extended
! trip abroad. They will be at home in
New York City after their return to
this country.
Miss Elizabeth Calhoun. daughter of
late Rear Admiral Calhoun. is the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kaspar at their home
in Bluemont, Va
Miss Trudie Wilson who has been the
guest OF Representative and Mrs. Oscar
Galloway, of Texas. for some time, will
return to her home in Texas the latter
part Of next week.
Capt Harold p. Norton. U. 8. n. and
Mrs Norton. will go to their summer
home The Anchorage" at ostervilie,
Mass. in a short time where they will
spend the remainder OF the season.
The former Secretary Of the Navy
George Won l. Meyer, who has been
touring Europe. accompanied by Mrs.
Meyer and Miss Meyer, was the guest
of the German Emperor at luncheon
yesterday on board the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern.
Mrs. Chadwick. wife OF Rear Admiral
Chadwick, gave an al fresco dinner al
Twin Oaks. Newport, yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

Sour milk will freshen salt nsh quickly.
Germany established q new high record
for pig iron production last year. .
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
Egg Stains.

For removing egg stains from white
linen the following will be found very
good. Before sending the linen to the
laundry. soak in cold water. and the
stains will come out quite easily; but hot
water sets the stains and makes them
doubly hard to remove.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09
Bar Harbor Visitors.

Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Mrs. Garrison.
wife of the Secretary Of War; Mrs Mich
olas Anderson. Frederick May. and Mr..
Giuseppe Catalani, Of the Italian EN-
bassy, were among the guests at the
aviation lecture by Mrs. Elizabeth Hiatt
Gregory at Elsinore, Mrs. Henry F
Dimock's Bar Harbor home, Thursday.
Among the Washington guests at the
dinner on board the yacht Isis. at New
port, Thursday. given by DR.. and Mrs
Preston P. Satterwhite, were the Russian
Ambassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff, the
Spanish Minister and Sonora Riano, Ad-
miral and Mrs. Naperton. Miss Cece'ia
May. and the Rev. and Mrs. Herbert
Shipman.
Mrs Aaron French. Miss Isobel Car
penter. and Mr.. Hampton Foster motorej
from the New Profile, Breton Woods,
n. H.. up Mount Washington, yesterday,
Mrs. John B. Henderson has closed her
Bar Harbor cottage. She does not ex-
pect TO spend her summer seasons there
in the future.
Mr.. Charles ]. Bonaparte, formerly At
turney General of the United States who
has a party Of friends on his yacht
Mira, is at Narragansett Pier.
Mrs. W. E. 7. French, who is visiting
Mrs. Charles c. Yoe in Chicago, was a
guest at luncheon given by Mrs. VIII
lam A. Alexander yesterday at the En-
moor Club.
Mrs. Hannis Taylor, Miss Hanna Tay-
ior, Mrs. Frederick Mcguire, Mrs. Graut-
ley, end Mrs. Casey and Miss Casey, wife
and daughter of Admiral Casey, were
among the guests at a unique Bath SuL-
rer given by Mrs. John L. Eubank Sun-
day, when the guests ate in their bath
ing suits in the springs pool
MAI. and Mrs. Richard Sylvester are
at their cottage in Bolivar Heights.
Mr.. John w. Hyde. who has been
spending a fortnight in Washington, has
returned to his home in Jacksonville,
Fla.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

the families Of the contracting parties.
Mrs Thomas E. Latimer, of Hyattsvilie.
the brides sister. was matron Of honor,
and Mr.. Frank T. Gait, the bridegroom's Q
brother. was best man. After-4 two
weeks wedding trip in the North. Mr..
and Mrs. Gait will reside In Hyattsvi'le.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones have left
dian Rockies.
Miss Esher Maddox has returned to her
home in Washington after spending q
few weeks in Atlantic City and later Wis
itinR her aunt, Mrs. Nan NJ. Adam. Of
Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

British Isles in first six months Of 1913
imported 100000 hats and bonnets.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

Capt Harold p. Norton. U. 8. n. and
Mrs Norton, will go to their summer
home The Anchorage" at ostervilie,
Mass, in a short time where they will
spend the remainder Of the season.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

Miss Trudie Wilson who has been the
guest Of Representative and Mrs. Oscar
Galloway, of Texas. for some time. will
return to her home in Texas the latter
part of next week.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

MAI. and Mrs. Richard Sylvester ars
at their cottage in Bolivar Heights.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

Miss Elizabeth Calhoun. daughter Of
late Rear Admiral Calhoun, Is the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs Kaspar at their home
in Bluemont, Va
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

Mr.. John W. Hyde. who has been
spending fortnight in Washington, has
returned to his home in Jacksonville
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

Lieut.. and Mrs. Adna r. Chaffee. tr,
and Lieut.. and Mrs John Howard are
at Long Beach. Cal.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt entertained at
dinner Thursday night at her Newport
residence in honor of Miss Isabella May.
daughter OF Col. and Mrs. Henry May.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

Mrs. Chadwick. wife OF Rear Admiral
Chadwick. gave an al fresco dinner al
Twin Oaks. Newport, yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-09

Mrs. W. z. 7. French, who is visiting
Mrs. Charles c. Yoe in Chicago. was a
guest at luncheon given by Mrs. VIII
lam A. Alexander yesterday at the EX-
moor Club. =.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
MADE BANQuETs OF BOOKS
Authors Compelled to Eat Their Print
ed NOTWITHSTANDING Tried to Ac-
cuire knowledge That Way.

With the exception Of the minerals,
it is difficult for n to find on the
| earth's surface substances that do not
tempt the appetite of some sor, of
animal. The list of queer articles of
diet includes the earth. which is
munched with satisfaction by the clay
eater, and the walrus hide, which the
Eskimo relishes as much as does John
Bull his joint of beef.
1t is not generally known. however.
that men have eaten dinners that have
consisted only of books.
In 1870 Barnabo Visconti compelled
two papal delegates to eat the bull OF
communication which they had
brought him. together with its silken
cords and leaden seal. AS the bull
was written on parchment. not paper.
it was all the more difficult to digest
A similar anecdote was related by
Oelrich, in his "Dissertatio de Bibiio.
thecarum ct Librorum Fats" (1756l
of an Austrian general who had
signed a note for 1000 forms. anc
when it fell due compelled his credi-
tors to eat it. The tartars, when books
fall into their possession, eat them
that they may acquire the knowledge
contained in them.
A Scandinavian writer, the author OF
a political book, was compelled to
choose between being beheaded or eat
ing his manuscript boiled in broth.
Isaac Volmar, who wrote some
spicy satires against Bernard Duke of
| Saxony. was o allowed the courtesy
of the kitchen, but was forced to swal-
low them uncooked.
Still worse was the fate Of Philip
Oidenburger. a jurist Of great renown.
who was condemned not only to cat a
pamphlet of his writing, but also to
be logged during his repast. with or
ders that the fogging should not cease
until he had swallowed the last crumb.
Scientific American.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
+" Tell vouq. he asked duly.

"'Tell your he asked duly. Tell
you? The one person l wanted to
keep 1t from? The one person.
He broke off in a wild laugh. | felt my
heart leap. Then he was Clayton
play my game and play it hard. |
rushed toward him,
"'Jim,' | called to him in the name
he had assumed, why should you keep
anything from me? | told you last
night that | did not care, that l could
not care-I lied to you, Jim. l do
care-I care enough, so that no mat
ter what may happen, NJ matter what
you may have done or will do, | will
still care. And now, won't you tell me
what it is that is worrying you? Won't
you. Jim?'
He stood and looked at me for a
moment. His arms dropped weakly
to his sides. When he spoke his voice
was hoarse n choking.
"'Blackmail.' he said slowly.
"'Blackmail?' l asked. This was
even new to me.
Yes, blackmail. I've got an enemy.
He trailed me here from Chicago.
found out l was going with you, and
since then he has been bleeding me
for every cent I possess, and God
knows I've got little enough left now
AT last | had him.
"~'Chicago?' | asked with surprise in
my voice. My hand still gripEed the
revolver. What were you doing In
Chicago?'
"He gave one wild 1901 at me.
whirled. walked toward the table on
which his revolver lay, and then stop
ped stock still.
what was l doing in Chicago?' A
smile hat was almost grewsome came
to his face. I was in Chicago because
l lived there, because ! worked there,
because l stole money there and then
ran away. There!' He lifted his arms
and his eyes grew more CLASSY than
ever. There's the truth. You said
you'd stick my me and I've told % I
stole money in Chicago and ran
away. | came down here. One man
knew it. He followed me. He found
out where | worked. He saw that l
was beginning to care for you and
then-then-' the voice grew cracked,
high pitched-'then he started bleed
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20

ing me! And now. now I've stood all
OF 1t I'm going to stand. He's taken
away from me every che~ce had III
life; he's robbed me, n stolen my
every hope from me, he's forced me
to tell you what l had wanted to keep
from you-and les going to pay for
it'll"
Il seized his arm.
What do you mean by that?'
felt that my voice vas tense, too.
The wide eyes looked down at me
with a fierce CLINT in them. With one
trembling hand he patted mine. Then
he whirled and began to pace the
floor.
VIVA do you suppose / mean?' he
asked. He pointed to the revolver.
That's what / mean! He's coming
here this afternoon for more money. |
won't have 1t. You know what he'll
do-hell run out of this place and
tell the
Suddenly he stopped and looked at
me. He smiled the least bit, but the
corners of his mouth dropped cyni-
cally downward. and the eyes took on
an evil look.
lin wondering about YOU he said
at last, and then stood looking at me
rather blankly. 1 felt my hand grip
tighter h a ever on my revolver,
while thought of the little kiddie that
was waiting at home in Chicago for
her mother-who stood right now in
danger Of never returning. I knew
that my face had gone white. and that
NV hnnr ri yyo q ha,fy~x - ~.
still l faced him.
What are you wondering about
me? asked slowly.
II seemed to waver a bit. / could
see that the nervous tension of many
hours had begun to tell on him. Be
lore me was a task-that of piaying
him until my chance could come. until
| could find a way of %subduing him
At last he spoke.
What have been wondering about
you?' he asked. He advanced toward
me. I've been wondering if you're
not "A schemer, too, Il you haven't been
set on my track to hound me down
and
Jfm!' i was before him now with
every possible emotion of pleading in
my face. Jim. you wouldn't believe
that of me. would you? You wouldn't
you Couldn't. Jsm. pull yourself to-
gether! You've got 30 keep your head
about you You cant go all to pieces
this way. Someone in The house will
hear o through the r:oor;; theyU
learn-they'H tell the police
They'll tell the police anyway
he looked at the little clock oa the
wall--in Just twenty minutes. He
will b. here then, and when he walks
in that door, ! shooti'
"tYou don't mean that, Jtmi,
when he walks in that door I
shoot he repeated.
Then he suddenly turned silent.
For a moment he stood there, waving
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
Woman's Wiles
Copyright. by W. q. Chapman.)

an eye, but never a glance returned.
l turned to the other employees.
Il learned that, as far as they knew,
he was a young farmer from Franklin
count. who had just come to the city
to learn the book binding trade. He
was sober. He was Industrious. He
was quiet. The real Clayton Rogers
was none of these three. 1t began to
impress me more and more that | was
tracking the wrong man.
When did he come here?' I asked
OF h girl who was giving me the In
formation-without knowing why. OF
course.
"A month ago. came the answer.
"A month ago! That was exactly a
week after Rogers had fed Chicago.
Where from?'
"Iabaddie.'
THAT night l boarded a train for
the small Missouri town. The next
afternoon l was back at my work,
with a bit of reinsurance in my heart.
At least, Labaddie did not possess a
young man Of his appearance and of
the name by which he was entered on
the books of the company. smiled at
him again that day az he passed from
his work to get a drink Of water. My
heart thumped. He had stopped and
was gazing at me.
You weren't al work this morn
ing he said gravely.
81 was ILL., | answered as inno-
Gently as | could, and looked down at
my work again.
He passed on. and my BEST wishes
went with him, for knew that it
would not be long before l found out
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20

not having pulled everything from him
while his heart was warm with excite
ment, when his lips would have been
willing to speak OF everything, to con
fess everything. | walked the floor
and scowled at myself in the mirror.
I saw, all too late, a thousand ways in
which | might have drawn from him
every truth of his Identity. 1 could
have played him, I could have forced
him, by the right kind of questioning,
to have told everything. And I had
let the chance slip!
The next morning my feeling of
remorse was worse. took my place
at my machine and looked about me.
He was absent. An hour passed and
still he did not come. Two hours.
Three. Things blurred before me.
Something had happened to take him
away. Now, as never l had felt be-
fore, there came the conviction that
this man was not Henderson, that he
did not live at Labaddie, but that he
was Clayton Rogers, the man l was
penitentiary for theft. / went to the
foreman.
81 had an engagement with Mr..
Henderson. He was going to show me
something about the work. He is not
here. Is he ill?' | asked.
"'Drew his time this morning down
stairs the foreman answered. He's
gone
Gomez The words went through
my brain like fire. Then he had un-
derstood last night. l had let some
word drop hat gave him the hint.
Perhaps he had heard from his
mother, he had received the informa-
ton Of the old sweetheart who had
sought him at the homeland he
knew! walked dazedly back to my
machine and looked at It's whirring
belt. Then l took off my apron.
"I am leaving l told the foreman.
Give me my time"
l happened to look into the face of
Alice Clement just then. l saw that
in her memory she was suffering all
that she had suffered at that moment
in the bindery. l saw before me a
woman whose brain was keen enough
to suffer even in retrospection, and
whose sensibilities were of that finely
attuned strain that ~re-lives pain and
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20

sorrow. happiness and joy, again and
again. She was speaking.
There was a chance left. had
learned his address at least. A car
was coming to a stop at the opposite
corner and l ran for it. Twenty min
utes later l was walking through the
dark hall of a rooming house to where
the landlady said Mr.. Henderson had
his o I knocked on the door.
There was no answer. knocked
again. There came from the inside
the tread, tread of a mans footsteps.
l believed l heard a voice, as though
someone was talking to himself.
ceased knocking. l put my ear to the
keyhole and listened:
"'And. by God, I'll kill him frst.'
"It was Henderson's voice, brutal,
tense. What was wrong, l did not
know. One thing l realized, that
something had happened, that now or
never the truth would come out, that
If this man was Clayton Rogers now
was the time when l would learn 1t,
and that action must be swift. He
might be drunk, he might be crazed
with drugs. There was no time for
me to get assistance; l must work
and work fast. l turned the knob of
the door. 1t did not yield. l pulled
a skeleton key from my bag and in
serted it In the lock. | felt the bolt
shift. A tremble ran through me as
l reached for my revolver and hid 1t
in a fold Ok my dress. Then, with a
hurried push, I sen the door flying
Open.
"A mad man faced me. Eyes wide
and staring, hair urSkempt, mouth low
drawn and shaking, the mar whom l
sought stood before me- He had not
slept, that vas evident. His hands
shook. In one trembling CLAW he held
a revolver. He started forward as [
entered, the revolver half raised into
the air, then recoiled.
"'You-!' he half screamed.
You!
Il stood facing him. l tried to speak.
] failed. The sight Of the wreck of
the man before me seemed to have
taken my voice. He laid the revolver
on the table, and s%pringing toward me,
seized me by a wrist.
What are you doing here?' he
asked wildly. Answer me-. What are
you doing here?'
You were not at work. ! answered
as hastily as l could. I wondered
what had become of you-they said
you had left had a right to know
after what O said last night
HE broke away from me with a
sob.
Eyes. last night he groaned.
Last night
II approached him.
what has happened?' I begged.
Cant you tell me what 1t is that is
weighing or you? Can't you trust
me?'
"The eyes that stared into mine
seemed CLASSY.