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The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Watermelon Season
Now at Its Height

Through the broad avenues and
down the narrow alleys of the Capt.
tai 1t echoes impartially:
''Watah millyun. watah milIyun.
Red to de rine. an de great big kline"
The crier IL the herald of the melon
season, which is now at the height
Of its luscious glory. For the past
week the consumption in the District
has been $4,000 watermeIons daily.
Almost any day 100 900 OF them may
be seen hcaped in great green noun
tatns along the wharves, and the
prices now range from 81 to SIS a
hundred.
The oyster season will tread hard
on the heels of the melon days. and
the market master has ordered badges
for the "shuckers," who will be al
lowed to work on the wharvcs.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
National Boat Club
To Have First Run

The first annual cruise Of the fleet Of
the National Boat Club will take place
Saturday. September s. Commodore
Burdette. who returned today from a
trip to Boston and back by water, will
be in charge of the feet. The cruise
will be down the Potomac to Gunston,
where an old-fashioned Virginia dinner
will be served.
The National was organized only last
spring, but already II has nearly seven
tv-fve members and some of the best
launches in the city are among those
anchored at its pier at the foot of Sixth
street southwest. Almost every boat
owner of the club will have his craft
on the run next month. A committee
is arranging special entertainment fea-
lures for the day.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Cancels Appearance
OF lack" Johnson

LONDON, Aug. a.-The music hall
Artists Federation won victory when
Henry Tozer announced that Jack"
johnson. pugilists, would not appear to-
night as billed. Tozer said he decided
not to put johnson on toni.:h: after
reading Johnson's Dragging interviews
in the newspapers. The pugilist was
quoted as saying that ''anybod; edC-
Gated. with a brain properly devei-
oped," would know that he Is not the
sort OF man pictured in the newspa-
pers. He declared he is innocent Of
all crime charged against him in Amer
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Wilson Sees Delegation
From Santo Domingo

President Wilson received today at
the White House a delegation of prom
,nent officials of Santo Domingo. who
were introduced to him BY Secretary
Bryan and James NJ. Sullivan. the new
American minister to the Dominican
Republic. In the party were the Do
minican minister to Washington, and
minican minister to Washington of for
eign affairs, and chief justice of Santo
Domingo.
Following the call, Secretary Bryan
and Mr.. Sullivan remained behind with
the President for final instructions to
the new minister regarding the policy
OF this country In Santo Domingo.
Tho visitors took lunch today as the
guests OF General Mcintyre. chief OF
the Bureau of Insular Affairs
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
ASSAY Office a Problem.

What Is to be done with the old assay
office In New York; Tits inquiry Is
agitating the habitues of Wall Street as
well as Treasury officials. For three
years the old building with its marble
facade has gawped blankly on the money
crowd, its floors and walls sagging. If
is condemned and empty, and will no
doubt in the end have to be torn down,
but there are many protests against
such a course. Even Wall Street has
some sentiment and this sentiment has
been raised in protest the demolition Cf
the old assay office. No decision has
yet been made by the Treasury Depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Lyman Howe Pictures
Again Please Crowd

The Sunday night attraction of the
Lyman Howe moving pictures at the
Columbia Theater was well attended
last night when pictures were shown
of a trip in A hydroplane. on the front
of an engine through Montana can
yon. a trip in submarine torpedo
boat, a visit to the Bethlehem steel
works. and views Of the Riviera and
Paris.
The Howe pictures are diversified,
and please largely because OF their
variety The usual comic mannIkins
we're as acceptable and interestingly
clever as the remainder of the films.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
U. S. Imports 100000 Trees.

Nearly 100000 growing trees to be
used in reforestation work on private
estates, and in planting home shade
and garden trees were imported into
the United States during the last fiscal
year, according to figures prepared by
valuable species which do not grow in
tie United States, but the majority are
species that can be mere cheaply pur-
chased abroad. In addition to the trees,
15,040 pounds Of tree seed were i'm
ported.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Fixes Assignees' Bond.

Justice Wright. presiding in the Dis
trict Supreme Court, today ordered that
sibnment made by c. ]. McCubbin q,
co. IN favor of their creditors and
hxed the bond OF the assignees. Cuno
n. Rudolph and Michael J. Colbert. al
$4,000. The firms liabilities approxi-
mate $500 and the assets are slightly
in excess of $4,000.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Inspect Proposed Site
For Park View School

In line with their purpose to obtain
first hand information of the needs Of
the District the Commissioners, on in
vitation Of the Park View Citizens As
sociation. are making an automobile in
spectIon tour of Park View, Hstworth,
and the northwestern suburbs this
afternoon. For several years residents
have urged the establishment of an
eight-room school building in Park
View Consideration OF this as we'll as
of street. lighting, sewer and other i'm
prOvements will be given by the Com
missioners in the preparation of their
annual estimates.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Coming To Meet President.

President Wilson will receive the for
eign delegates to the International Con-
gress on Refrigeration, in Washington
September Is. The congress opens Sep
tember II in Chicago, and all the for
eign representatives to attend will gather
in New York to come to Washington
by a special train that will carry them
through to Chicago.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Mclaughlin Defeats
Johnson at Tennis

NEWPORT. r. l., Aug. 25.-Maurice
F.. Mclaughlin, American tennis cham
piOn. opened the semi-hnals Of the
matches in defense Of his title here
today b. defeating Wallace johnson, OF
Philadelphia The first was a love set.
The score was 60, rs, 81.
r Norris Williams won his first set
from Niles, "a. but lost the second.
80
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
sr1.oo to Niagara Falls and Return

BaItlmOTt q OnIO, AUGUST Eyth.
Special train Of modern coaches and
Pullman ParlOr Cars from Union Sta
ton at :45 A. M. via picturesque Le-
high Valley Route. Dining Cars North
of Philadelphia. Cheap side trips from
the Falls. Tickets limited to fifteen
days. with liberal stopovers returning
Other excursions Sept. IL and rs and
Oct. 10.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Tells Wilson of Protest.

Senator Shafroth of Colorado, chair
man OF the Senate Committee on Porto
Rico and the Pacific Islands, called on
President Wilson this morning, and dis
cussed with him the protest made by
Senate Democrats against the confrma-
ton Of L. L. Pinkham, as Governor of
Hawaii.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Legislative News In Brief

mas been found by the Forest Survey
engineers, In laying out the tracks. that
IN many instances they contained in ac-
tualfty far greater acreage than was
Offered to the Government This extra
acreage is partly offset by purchases
IN which the acreage was actually under
wnat the Government supposedly
bought, but on all purchases today the
Government is just 1 per cent to the
good.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Latest News Bulletins
DOMESTIC.

Pittsbureh.-Five men were injured
ard half score buildings partially de-
stroyed or damaged in a fire at Hazel
wood tC day. The blaze started in the
melting pots OF the Pruett & Scha1
Chemical Company, which sustained the
n ajor part OF the $50, 900 loss.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Brick Visits President.

DR.. L. V. Brick, professor of political
science at the University of Copenhagen,
Denmark, was a visitor at the White
House this morning.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25

vice consul. on orders from the United
States embassy. today started for Ar
menia to investigate the murder at
Soushehir of the Rev. Charles II. Hol-
brook, of Lynn, Mass. an American
missionary. Two Turks shot Holbrook
as he slept in a garden.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Kahn Urges Good Harbors.

Congressman Julius Kahn Of Cali
fornia ranking minority member of the
House Committee on Military Affairs, in
an interview today asserts that river
factor in the policy of a national de-
Tense
The Washington times., 1913-08-25

ly from the homes of relatives here
early yesterday. the whereabouts Of
two three-year-old children, Olga Mel
choir, of New York, and Lewis Quay,
of Mt Holly. N. J., remained q puz-
sling mystery today.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
BunaIo.-Tuo thousand delegates.

representing the leading nations of the
world. assembled here today when the
fourth international congress on school
hygiere convened William B. Wilson,
Secretary of the Department of Labor,
welcomed the delegates. Charles W.
Eliot, president emeritus OF Harvard
University, addressed the congress.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25

Summer Tours-Baitimore q Ohio r. r
II contemplating a rail- or water trio
for pleasure or on business, consult
Agents at 18th & N. Y. Ave. or sfs pa.
Ave. They will help you.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
FOREIGN.

Vienna.-A message from Bucharest
today said that the powers have
agreed to accept the Prince of Wied,
|nephew of Carmen Sylvia" Queen of
| Roumania, as ruler of Albania.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
Profit By Old SURVEYS.

In accuracies in old surveys made
with a compass and by surface meas
urements in the mountain regions of
the South, haye profited the Government
in recent forest reserve purchases. 1t
The Washington times., 1913-08-25

today to force a crisis in the twin
governor situation on Wednesday by
having Acting Governor Glynn send tc
the assembly a message dealing with
the direct tax. for which provision must
speedily be made to prevent the State
going broke"
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
New York-wken Thoma. A. Edi-

son Joined his family, near Boston,
today for an automobile tour through
New England. he started his first va
ation in two years.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25
vierna.-Grave doubts w

Vicrna.-Grave doubts were cI-
pressed today whether the powers
would allow Turkey to retain Adrian
ople, even though Bulgaria accepted
such an arrangement.
The Washington times., 1913-08-25

ebrated his ninety third birthday to-
day by reporting as usual for duty
as treasurer of the Johnstown Saw
ings Bank.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
Principles, Not Party

The Arizona Record, democratic, concluding an editorial in which it erroneousy charges The Re- publican with apoigizing the state government says:
 '"The Republican professes believe with the Record that the remedy in independent poli- tca action by the responsible people the state, but it not be that the Republican entertans the furtve hope that independent political movement might break the power of the democratic party in Arizona and give the progressives chance to gain better foothold in the state?"
 The Republican not only "professes" to believe. but it is sure that the only remedy for mis- government anywhere, lies in independent poliu- cal action by responsible people and that all mis- government is directly traceable to the failure of responsible people to act; that it does make any difference whether they as democrats. republicans progressives that they for good government But if they act for party ad- vantage, either democrats, republicans pro- gressives, their action cannot be said to be n dependent
 As O the hint The Republican expects progressive party in this state to build itself up of the broken fragments of a democratic party any other dsmembered party, may say that have such expectation desire. We would not consider the material good building pur- poses. We believe that the principles pro- gressivsm will be embraced by a majority of the people when they understand those prn- ciples better, not because they the principles of any party but because they the underlying principles of good government
 We do not expect any professional politician. any sposman any disappointed partisan join the progressive party. It offers attraction to any who leaves his own party because it has repudiated him. The progressive party a Cave Adullam. Progressivism depends for it's growth and strength upon those to whom good government is more than the success of any party.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
! Arizona Republican Editorial Page

distribution of water were put into the hands of the assocaon; that the officers of the association could make advantageous contracts for such work, leaving, however the superintendence of the distribution to officials of the reclamation vice until the project should be turned over. A trial of this suggestion might be profitably made and, the administration of the project must some time be undertaken by the water users it would better that the duty Should be assumed by degrees
 Anyway, the water under this project to be congratulated upon the prospect of ad- justment of questions which have been the origin of dissatisfaction. They assured of patient hearing by Secretary Lane. who, being of the west, knows the of the west and the needs of the west.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
Wall Paper
By HOWARD L. RANN

Wall paper is a highly decorative form of art which people buy in the spring and would be glad to sell half price in the fall. It is the only form of mural art which be bought by the roll and slapped on in day by bibulous artisan with a takative disposition. Wall paper is bought for two purposes only-first to up the and unrestrained freehand drawing of the last paper hanger, and second, to match the lace curtains. Sensitive people object to pink wall paper shading off into rug with red roses in the center and green peas in the border, and prefer the natural plaster, adorned with familiar rural scene like grandpa milking at sun set. Other people buy their wall paper in some solid color, which will fade about half way up and look like a blonde switch picked by mail. Wall paper is usually bought the drug where several thousand patterns flung to the breeze by langud clerk, who doesn't what you buy long you buy it quick After woman has sat in drug store for two hours and watched a procession of nimbe wall paper pattern pass by the chances she will become so color blind that her selection for the front parlor won't harmonize with anything she has in the house except the kitchen stairway. If people would close both eyes, take full breath and order the first pattern thrown the screen, there would be fewer fist fights between the wall paper and the carpets Wall paper is always hung by frenzed mechanic who is in hurry to get to some place, where he work by the day. Paper hangers do not have use straight edge as they train the left eye the wall and not miss the border by four inches. When a good grade of flour paste is used, wall paper will stay in place for several weeks without opening up several hump backed gaps. Wall paper would last longer if the children not allowed play upon it with their feet but most people would rather have the children than the wall paper.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
Electricity in the House Does Not
 Attract the Lightning

It is common superstition, especially among older people, that electricity in the will at tract the lightning during thunder shower. It is no uncommon sight to see and women turning out the electric lamps and getting far as poss- be the electric fixtures during severe thunder shower.
 Lightning does follow along electric light wires except in instances and then to no tempted to follow electric wire along the street it would instantly burn up the If small DOT tion of lightning discharge attempted the house via the electric light wires is little device located up in the attic, in the cellar which is called fuse box designed purposely to prevent such entrance. The fuse is of lead wire inserted in the electric circuit in such manner that any attempt to force large current over the circuit will instantly melt the lead and stop the flow of current With the fuse melt ed out there is inch air gap between the house wires and the street which is quite enough to stop any ordinary circuit which might try to among the house wires. Current heavy enough to jump such air gap would escape down the light pole outside.
 The idea that electric motors electric flatirons or any other electric devices for the home tex plode is ridiculous No dangerous explosives enter into their construction Electricity itself cannot explode. It does not burn. Dangerous shocks ex- ist only in the imagination.
 For years and years fire insurance companies have kept accurate records of fire causes they have determined that electricity causes fewer fires than gasoline, kerosene, matches gas and other things in daily about the home.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
Mere Children

Nothing more conclusivey demonstrated the in capacity of the constitutionalistas in dependent government than the deportation of James s. Douglas from Cananea. If admit the honesty, patriotism and good intentions of the state leaders in charge Cananea, the childishness of that one would prove their incapacity
 It was demanded of Mir Douglas in charge of mining operations there, that he furnish work for all who wanted to work. There ployment. The company could not get supplies and fuel The Southern Pacific mindful of it's recent experience, the seizure it's lines in Sonora and the capture of all it's rolling stock which it had not time to remove naturally declined to send and engines the line to Cananea.
 Meanwhile, MT. Douglas working many he could. more for the purpose of giving them employment than for any profit the pany deriving, and then the demand for the accomplishment of the impossible, and then his deportation in circumstances that were made as humiating possible.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25

Today is the last which you register for the city election
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
BASEBALL

Baseball is wholesome democratzing influence; like death it is mighty eveler destroying artific ial distinctions between man and It has the advantage of being sport whose essential theory, like that of football, it is to grasp whether you do or do not understand the fnesse of squeeze plays and double steals, Texas leaguers and pinch hitting balks and sacrifices inshoots and foul strikes The heroes of the diamond have dimmed the luster of dime novel villains and led many a boy, in the of adventure and overflowing anil mai spirits, to wholesome emulation When base ball is compared with the cruel and sangunary pastimes which masquerade under the name of sport" in uncivized lands, the devotee of clean honorable and manly athletic competition is inclined give thanks that baseball is national sport and that the popularity of the game in the United States is firmly and finally estabshed-Philadel- phia Public Ledger.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
The Setting Hen
By WALT MASON

The old hen sits, with feathers ruffled, upon her bunch of fourteen eggs; for three. long weeks she hasn't scuffed around the yard on scratching legs. She's tended strictly knitting-fi- deltys the old hens boast; by day and night still breeding. sitting, the martyr mother at her post And now the time has hatching and soon the old hen, swelled with pride around the dooryard will be scratching, her fluffy off spring at her side. Then mark, o mark her guard and cherish the welfare of her little flock fore shed chicken perish, she'd whip a and the thunder announce the sudden pelting storm, the chickens crawl her wide wings under and she protects them with her form There's nothing truly, more affecting than mother love that old hens bear, they go c1ucking round prospecting to find their children's bill fare l sympathize with orphan chickens matched out Tn patent tin machines; can't imagine what the dickens that sort of innovation means To rob chicken of it's mother-to ride it's owner on a. rail: One crimes low down the other and each should send a jail
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
SMALL MISTAKE

(HarperS MagaZlne)
 Mrs. Lane is Zealous and loyal wife and intends to avoid exaggeration, but has strong tendency in that direction.
 Its perfectly wonderful she said to a patient friend. ito the way MT. Lane counts bills at the bank. I think they are so lucky to have him.! He'll take a great pile of five and and twenty dollar bills and make his fingers fly just like lightning and never make mistake!"
 "Never?" asked the friend. who knew Mrs. Lanes weakness and could not fOrbear the question.
 .Well-no-at least, stammered Mrs. Lane why perhaps he might get 10 of the way. more ever'.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
SIX MEN DEFEATED FIFTY OTHERS

remarkable incident during the recent opera tions in Epirus is reported in the following semi official communication:
 heroic encounter occurred on the Argyrocastro Road, when sub lieutenant of cavalry named Vouros, accompanied by five troopers meeting de- tachment of fifty Turks attacked them, and after fierce engagement twenty of the Turks were killed and the remainder made prsoners-Roman Herald.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25
WHO WAS HE?
(Mother's Magazine)

NIagaZIne)
 Father said boy of F, "who was Shylock? ?"
 'What!' exclaimed his father "have you to Sunday school for the last six years only to have you ask who Shylock was! Shame you! Get your Bible and find out this mintlte' s
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25

Democracy is being wrecked!" is the startling alarm sent out by the Bsbee Review and taken up by democratic papers in all parts of the state until the very hills reverberatng. Democracy is be- ing wrecked!" In that case, who's doing it?
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25

s Montenegro will yield to a mere bluff. If it gives the hard-earned fruits of war, it will be
 to force. Whether Austria will precpitate ton that may involve Europein a general mains to be seen.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25

We imagine that the peace-loving citizens of Arizona growing weary of politics and poli- ticans. There is serious business in life than party factional quarres.
Arizona republican., 1913-04-25

When he gets through with eigh- ateen months of penal servitude. at .Durban, Natal, South Africa, "Sir" Harry Westwood Cooper, alias Dr. Milton Abraham, notorious forger and bigamist, will be turned over to the authorities of Oakland, Cal. He was sentenced in Natal for obtain ing money by trick and device" or. in othera words, by forgery and by biramy. marrying women for their money and then decamping. He left Oakland some time ago with Miss Anna Milbrath, his sixth bride, and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-26

James Henry Bradford, chaplain of Jas.
A. Garfield Post. G. A. R.. for thirty-one
years. or since its organization. and resi-
dent of Washington city since 1881, died
last Monday morning at Chestnut Lodge
Sanitarium. this town.
Mr.. Bradford had served one term as
chaplain-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, and was for twelve years chap
lain of the District of Columbia Cammand-
cry of the Loyal Legion. Among the thirty
two chaplains of the regiments from Con-
necticut. he was the only one to serve his
regiment throughout its entire service in
the civil war, being present at such battles
as Winchester, Fishers Hill and Cedar
Creek. He was also chaplain of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Temporary Home most
of the time since it establishment in 1887.
When the G. A. R. met in Washington
city in 1898 Mr.. Bradford helped organize
the Chaplains' Association of that body.
Born in Vermont in 1885. he received his
education at Yale College. After the war
he was in the Interior Department and
Indian Office for more than twenty-eight
years.
Surviving him are four children-Mrs.
G. W. Stone. of Chevy Chase. Nd. in which
place Mr.. Bradford had also lived for the
past five years; a son. H. B. Bradford, an
artist in the National Museum H. X.
Bradford, first lieutenant of the 26th U. S.
Infantry. and second daughter, Miss Faith
Bradford, of the staff of the Congressional
Library.