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The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Health Officers Clash
Over Bay State Epidemic

CANTON. Mass. May 12.-Accusing
the State board Of health Of half
hearted Efforts to check the tonsilitis
epidemic which up to today has caused
sixteen deaths and 100 cases Of illness.
the city board today put the blame for
the epidemic at the door Of the State
body. They also declare that hereafter
they prefer medical aid from an associa-
ton that will not lay down on the
fob for ten days"
Replying to these charges, DIR. Mark
Richardson, secretary OF State board.
asserted that it is the work of the Can
ton board to check the epidemic, ard
that the State boards suggestions were
not carried out.
-Four new cases were reported today,
all of the victims being children. In
an effort to obtain more scientific
knowledge Of the disease, an autopsy
may be performed on the body of
Arthur Lefavre. who died yesterday.
His sister has been requested by the
board of health to allow an autopsy.
The findings Of the State Board OF
Health In the analysis Of cultures. and
milk will be submitted today to the
local board.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
DETECTIVE OFFICER
PLACE STILL Open
Vacancy Caused by Resignation
of Cox Pays $50 Month
More Than Private Gets.

Major Richard Sylvester said TO-DAY
that no recommendation had been made
to the Commissioners for appointment
of a detective sergeant to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF
Isiah Cox. The salary of full detec-
tive sergeant is $50 a month more than
that of a private of the highest class,
and. in view of the increase Of salary.
Major sylvester said that the promotion
would probably be made by the Com
missioners on the record OF the men
eligible for the place. While It Is Gus
tomary for the superintendent Of po-
lice to recommend all such promotions.
the major intimated that the matter
was out Of his hands.
There was rumor In police circles
to-day that one of the privates detailed
at the White House would be gwen
the vacancy. A few years ago, follow
ing the death of Detective Parham.
Policeman Dalrympie. of the White
House squad, was given the promotion.
and II was said today that the same
precedent was to be followed IN the
Cox case. Detective Dalrymple does
not report at headquarters.
There are four privates detailed with
the Detective Corps for plain-clothes
work. These men do not get the extra
$50. although they do the same work.
and have the same hours as the regular
detective sergeants. The extra so sal
cry is supposed to reimburse the men
for additional expenses incurred In de-
tectiye work, which does not fan upon
the men doing patrol or post duty.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
SUIT WILL REVIVE
OLD ART SCANDAL
Second Action Is Brought to
Recover on Three Paintings
Alleged to Be Spurious.

A scandal which created tremendous
sensation in art circles here about five
years ago is about to be revived as the
result of a second suit brought by Will
lam T. Evans against William Clausen,
both art dealers. to recover the value
of paintings alleged to be spurious.
Three paintings were involved, two OF
which were supposed to be the work OF
Homer ID. Martin and the other OF
George Inness. 1t was declared the
paintings were copies OF the originals.
The pictures were part Of a collection
then on exhibition in the Corcoran Art
Gallery, and their withdrawal at the
time created stir not only among art
lists here, but all over the world.
The first trial Of the suit brought by
Mr. Evans required three weeks, and
many well-known artists were summon
ed to testify for the litigants. The jury
disagreed. Mr.. Evans Is alleged to have
declared that his purpose In bringing
the suit was solely his love for art
and humanity"
The case is now brought UP through
an order signed by Justice Page. direct
ing the commissioner Of jurors to sum
mon forty-eight talesmen, from whom
a jury will be chosen to try the case a
second time. The special panel Will be
called for next October, and 1t Is plan
ned to begin the second trial in Novem-
ber. 1t is probable that the second jury
will be made up of prominent artists
and art dealers.
The pictures alleged to be spurious are
to figure In the case as evidence. The
remainder Of the collection Is now in
the National Museum OF Art.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
PLANS
GALA JUNE week
Board Of Drills will Attend Fes-
tivities to Last Five Days
at Naval School.

June week at Annapolis. the gala sea-
son at the Naval Academy, during
which the board Of visitors will visit
the national training school of Ameri-
can naval Officers. will have an unusu-
ally attractive program Of drills. prac-
tical exercises, and social events. Five
days will be covered by its varied
events, a program which has been
which crowded into four days in recent
years.
The official program was announced
today, and follows:
Monday, June 10 a. m. official re-
ception to board OF visitors: 1880 q. M,
to board OF visitors at superintendent Q
quarters; $50 p. m. dress parade and
presentation of awards; s p. m, per-
formance by masqueraders.
Tuesday, June $40 q. m, street riot
and skirmish drill by first battalion; 30
p. m. inspection of buildings and
grounds by board; s p. m. dress parade;
s D. m, performance by masqueraders;
S p m. dinner to board Of visitors by
Superintendent.
Wednesday, June 4s:1s a. m. COM
petitive army drill; go p. m, seaman.
ship drill; 8 p. m. dress parade; $50
p. M. garden party given by supsrtn-
class.
Thursday. June 5-9:15 a. m, COM
petitive infantry drill; $50 D. m, tor
pedo and gun drills: 40 D. m. prac-
tica; engineering exercises; p. m,
dress parade and presentation o: Coi-
ors for general excellence; 7:30 .. m.
alumni dinner; . p. m. to a. M. iirss
class german.
Friday, June 6-Graduation exercises.
with address by Secretary Daniels OF
the Navy Department; . p. m. to l2.3o
a. No. farewell ball.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Renewed Interest Is
Seen in Flying Graft

With the opening Of the Langley
laboratory at the Smithsonian Institu-
tion rs the nucleus for national aero
dynamic laboratory. technical schools,
and colleges have taken a renewed in
terest in flying craft, and couSses in
this branch of science will be a regular
psrf Of the curriculum in many Of these
inBtitutions within short time.
An indication of this is found in re-
quests received at the War and Navy
6e6artments for officers to assist such
schools in the preparation Of their
cOurues The first such detail is that
Of Lieutenant Hunsacker. who will soon
70 TO the Massachusetts, Institute Of
TechnoloKy. He is naval constructor.
Other officers of both branches of the
service will be sent to other schools in
the near future.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
STOPS DANDRUFF
Partisan Sage Stops Falling Hair
Destroys Dandruf, Cleanses
Your Scalp.

What a delight to have beautiful
head of hair. fluffy. lustrous, abundant
and free from dandrun.
Hair is a plant and your head Is
rarden-a little cultivation works Won
ders. II the hair Is too dry 1t needs
freshening up. II 1t begins to get thin
II needs fertilizing.
Partisan sage Is scientifically made
preparation that gives the hair just
what It lacks to make II soft. luxuriant.
abundant and radiant with life. 1t re-
moves dandruff Immediately, and
cleanses the hair Of dirt and excessive
oils. 1t is perfectly harmless.
Partisan Sage Is a tea-colored liquid
not sticky or greasy-delicateiy per-
fumed, that comes in fifty cent bottles
at the druggists and toilet counters
The Girl with the Auburn Hair on
!, the package.
The very first application will astonish
you--if used daily for week you Will
be delighted with the Improvement II
has made in your hair and scalp.
You run no risk as O'Donnelfs Drug
Store guarantees to refund the money
IL you are not perfectly satisfed-a safe
offer on their part. Delighted users OF
Partisan Sage all over the country write
US enthusiastically about 1t. They pro-
nounce 1t a rare and wonderful hair
dressing.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Blow at "joy Riding
In Government Cars

In view Of an order of the Commis-
sioners calling for a quarterly state
ment of the cost of maintenance of
District automobiles, 10y riding in
Government machines Is apt to prove an
unpopular diversion among District en-
ployes.
Auditor Tweedale is keeping careful
sumed by each car. the cost of operat-
ing 1t per mile. and q statement OF
its condition at the end OF the quarter.
IL II is found that the cost 'of main-
tenance of one car Is greater than that
of another. an explanation Will be due
owns twenty-five automobiles. exclusive
of motor-driven fire apparatus.
Record IL being kept also Of the
amount of service afforded by each
typewriter and adding machine owned
by the District.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
SCIENTISTS CRITIC
STILL UNANSWERED
Capital Savants Decline to En-
ter Controversy With Writer
Who Scores Them.

washington scientists were unani-
NOUS today in their refusal to answer
the criticisms poured on them yester-
day by william Atherton DuPuy,
maesxine writer, before the Washington
Secular League, in which the speaker
ridicuied the sayants of science and de-
clared that they took themselves too
seriously"
Mr.. DuPuy ridiculed especially the
idea that the progress Of the world was
due to scientists. and declared that
scientific men were not to be taken seri-
ousiy. but were to be regarded for the
most part as lone Of the follies Of life"
Run Down By Motorists.
..The city of Washington said Mr..
DuPuy, "abounds in scientists to a de-
cree that. 1 feel quite sure, surpasses
any other city in America Hardly a
week passes that an automobile does not
run one Of them down as he amhles abb
Systematically across some one of our
broad thoroughfares- They are to be
recognised by the dandruff on their coat
collars in almost any washintgon audi
ence.
Recently. for instance. l attended q
theatrical performance entitled. fgura-
lively, Black Birds a drama of GRIM
inAiB of the under world. Just In 'front.'
OF me sat one of Uncle Sams scienusss.
n.isled by the name of the show. he
had come in the expectation OF learning
something Of the life and habits of those
real blackbirdx that are prone to pun
Up the farmers wheat.
Can't Talk United States
II have worked among these scien-
lists for many years. Ny province IS to
back them into a corner and foree them
to divulge the meaning in plain United
states OF the reports that they make So
indefinite in impossible language that
not one living creature in all the world
knows what they are talking about
Then I write down in the 500 or COO
+ words OF the street that mkae up my
vocabulary an understandable IL inac-
curate yarn that is an open book 20 the
W000yOoo.
''The frst scientific folly / ever wit
messed was about twenty-five years ago
+ General Dyrenforth. followed by many
Washingtonians, among whom. l dare
cay, come members of this audience
may have been found, led the way to
the vicinity of what is now Rock Creek
Parx, there to give demonstration oil
his power to produce rain by artificial
means.
I It Did Not Rain.
with shade of confidence that the
[ demonstration might prove successful
I many of those faring abroad wore rain
/, coats and carried umbrellas. Not se
I the demonstrator He of all the assem-.
blage appeared in a silk hat. 1t didn'
rain.
$50 hold that the scientist is a sor
I Of dotty creature who finds his wa,
about q practical world with some dif
dc1,lty and occasionally by acciden
turns up something that is worth while
But his reputed great wisdom comes
from the fact that he makes nois,
IN words that nobody can understand
He has zan advantage even over thu
man who doth willing silence enter
/ tain that he may be credited witt
great wisdom.
He speaks. and the hearers. not un.
derstanding. is placed in a position o.
reiative Ignorance. is abashed and kiss
es the hem Of the garment of one 81
great as to confound him."
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Lack Of Stamps Hurts
American Interests

Failure OF American exporters to fully
prepay business mail to individuals and
commercial houses in the country In
which they are seeking business. Is
hurting American trade, according TO
complaints received by the Department
of Commerce.
Many foreigners complain that they
receive letters from americans bearing
only a 2-cent stamp. and that As re-
suit they are compelled to pay the addi-
tional postage and sometimes penaty.
This leads to tne refusal of American
mail and hurts business.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Finds $4,000 Hidden
In an Old Cellar

ALBANY, n. Y, May 2.-"Wnat's
the use of cleaning the cellar? You've
solu the house Let the buyer do the
cleaning" said friends of Miss Gertrude
Fcriong, a school teacher. who sold
the house at 10 Broad street, left to her
by her father.
1sOh, / couldn't leave II In such con-
lition. I'd be ashamed" said the young
wcman.
saturday she began throwing out the
I'd tins and kettles which Uttered the
cellar. One big kettle, crumbling with
r,iSt, went to pieces as ii fell. and from
IL new a shower of gold pieces. Miss
puflcns found $1,000 In gold, bills, and
swftchman. No one knew he had means
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Congressman Invited
To Attend Excursion

In an attempt to swell the crowd for
the excursion TO Atlantic City May %.
letters are being sent from the Chamber
Of Commerce today to all members OF
the lower house Of Congress inviting
them to join the party.
AS the House is practically at a stand
still now, II is believed many members
will be glad to take advantage Of the
cheap rates to the Jersey resort. Ac-
ceptances for the excursion are begin
ming to come in rapidly at the Chamber.
and 1t is believed a record crowd will
attend.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Former Washingtonian
Joins Arizona Bar

Word has just been received from
Phoenix, Ariz., of the admission 10 The
bar of Arthur Fl. De Riemcr. formerly
of this city. De R,emer was gradual
ed from the law school OF Georgetown
University in 1912 and went 20 Arizona
in August of that year. accepting
position as assistant postmaster in
Flagstaff
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Fund to Aid Family.

Funds for relieving the family of ).
Coleridge- Taylor. who died in London
recently, will be raised at concert
to be given by a choral society con-
sissing of a number Of Washington
A. nj. e. Church, Friday night.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Art Work Shown.

The art work of the students or East
ern High School will be on display
second time this afternoon at the art
room Of the school from ] to o'clock.
Tue work includes painting. drawing,
craftwork. and other work produced by
the atudents during the year
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
OREGON DOOMED TO
Be USED AS TARGET
Warship Which Made Famous
Trip in Spanish War to Go
Unless Protest AvaiIs.

Unless organized protest saves it. the
battleship oregon is doomed to be sunk
by the guns of sister ships in the
United tSatcs Navy. Need Of practice
against heavily-armored craft inevir-
ably will cause the Oregon, Indiana.
and Massachusetts,, a few years aSo
the best of their kind in the world. TO
BE- made the targets for the great guns
OF battleships which have hopelessly
surpassed these three ships in sea
power.
The navy creed that the best target
for guns of dreadnoughts Is a thick
aripcred warship is what is looming
Lp as a danger signal for the vessel
which raced around Cape Horn to take
lar. in the sea fight of Santiago. The
as sociations and sentiments connected
with the oregon may save It, but me
gun captains Of the navy say unaii:-
mously that the Oregon, like the lndi-
ana and Massachusetts. ought to DE
sacrificed to the benefit of the MOD IN
navy, of which these ships are no.
new a proper part.
The oregon, Indiana and Massachu-
sets are in the same class. The hrst
that will be chosen at target seems
likely to be the Indiana This ship
cost the Government close to $500. 600
to build and equip. Naval experts agree
that the shooting up of the battleship
Texas, which was used several times
as q target yielded important knowl-
edge that could have been obtained In
no other way.
Indiana Once a Wonder.
The Indiana was first-line ship in
SIMPSONS feet at Santiago. Her first
appearance In New York in 1896 was a
sensation. Her turrets and armor
amazed visitors who crowded the navy
yard to get a glimpse of the naval won
der She had four thirteen-inch and
eight eight-inch guns. She was consid-
cred a floating fortress.
None Of the battleships it is proposed
to use as a target for the guns of dread
noughts like the New York. Texas.
wyoming, Arkansas. Florida. and
Michigan probably will be permitted to
go to their bombardment with the
names made famous in 1898. Like the
old Texas, they probably will have titles
by which they never would be recog-
mixed.
Navy officers realize the wave of
protest that will sweep the country
when it is announced the Oregon. s
turn has come. The battleship now Is
in reserve in Bremerton, Puget sound.
| She is commanded by Lieutenant Com
mander Scranton.
Names On New Fighters.
Captain Clark commanded her on
| the famous run from San Francisco
around the Horn, to Barbados. British
West Indies. and then across the
| Caribbean Sea and to join the fleet
| before Santiago.
In the next few years perhaps. when
tie riddled hulks of the Oregon. In
| diana, Massachusetts. Illinois, and iowa
have sunk. their names will be given to
super-dreadnaughtsm more powerful than
the Pennsylvania, New York or Texas.
now being built.
| II is reported the Navy Department
| Is planning to have a special target
practice at which ship will be the
| object at least once a year. A ship
used as a target and sunk can be re-
\ paired and used on other occasions. 80
| that II may not be surprising II gun
| ners Of dreadrouShts gel on the range
| some day to find themselves firing on
i a small fleet.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Fears Husband
Has Met Foul PIay

Police have failed to get any trace OF
James Il. Nicholson. telephone fore
man, who has been missing since Fri
day from his home in Falls Church, Va.
His wife fears he has met foul play.
Nicholson is thirty years old, and has
been married a year.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Charges Desertion.

An absolute divorce is sought by Mrs.
Phoebe Posey in a suit filed in the Dis
,rSct Supreme Court today against Ira
J. Ppsey. The couple were married De-
cember Z, 1904, and have one child. De-
serfion and misconduct are charged.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
Congressmen to Talk.

Congressmen Goulden Of New York
and McGillicuddy of Maine will de-
liver addresses tonight at the meeting
Dominic's School
The Washington times., 1913-05-12

DR.. George w. Brace and family. Of
Washington, have leased the Duckett
property at Wells avenue north and
Maryland avenue.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12

Mothers Day was celebrated at the
First Presbyterian Church. At the eve-
ming service the Rev. j. w. Skellinger
gave an illustrated sermon on the
mothers Of Great Men"
The Washington times., 1913-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs Jackson F. RalstoR. who
have been spending the winter In wash
inyton. have returned to their home.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12
GUARD
DEPARTS FOR CAMP
Sixty.eight to Attend Four-Day
Stay at State Rifle Range
Near Annapolis.

HYATTSvILLE. Nd, May 12-Com-
pany F. First Maryland infantry, the
local command Of the State national
guard, sixty-eight men strong. left this
morning for four days at the State rife
range at Saunders Grove, near An
napolis. Its standing for last season
was third in the First regiment. The
company is in command Of Capt. o. A.
Greagor.
The Washington times., 1913-05-12

The track team Of Company F held
it's first cross country race yesterday.
from Beltsville to the armory. a dis
tance of ten miles. Private Russell Sny-
der was first under the wire, followed
by Corp John A.. Johnson. jr. Louis
knight was third. Privates ketner.
Dickinson, and Sonnenberg also ran.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-22

and local funds, but hitherto there
has been no imperial provision for do
nestle servants in case of sickness ex-
tending to the whole empire. Serv-
ants in fact, have been usually treated
as members Of the family, as they
were in England before the passing OF
Mr.. Lloyd Georges act.
Under the new act they are to be
regarded as workmen and workwomen,
and they acquire several rights not
~holly agreeable to the. employer.
What the latter, however, most strong
ly objects tn ~ that, though he. can
deduct two-tLirds Of the sickness
money from his servants wages. he
is responsible for the whole amount
in addition to the insurance he now
pays for his servants compulsory PEN
sion fund. Moreover, he will have to
notify his servants sickness within
three days, and must submit to the
visits Of the sick inspectors.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-22
OPPOSITION TO SERVANT
INSURANCE. IN GERMANY
TBy Latest MALL

BERLIN.-An agitation, not unlike
that recently in Great Britain, is grad
ually growing against the introduction
of compulsory Insurance of domestic
servants in cases of sickness, which
comes into force under the new i'm
perial insurance law on Jan. next
To certain extent the case of serv-
ants in times Of sickness is already
provided for by existing enactments
but the duty of employers to provide
medical care for their servants usually
ended with the close of the service,
and it has been comparatively easy
Tor the master or mistress, by sub
5cribing to a private servants insur.
ance agency, to discharge this duty.
there are also servants sick funds
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-22
IS
MILESSPEED
Emit IN CITY

To make travelling In the city at a
rate in excess Of Is miles an hour
prima facie evidence of reckless driv-
ing, thus calling upon the driver Of
the machine to prove that the driving
is not reckless, is the new plan of P.
L. Weaver, first deputy city and coun-
ty attorney, who has been spending
a great amount OF time to perfect
oahu's traffic ordinances.
Such a law as that now under con.
sideration by Weaver IL in force now
in New York, the special committee
on speed regulations of the board Of
aldermen Of that city having caused
its passage after making a thorough
study Of the subject
Weaver plans to make the speed
rate Is miles, say, in the built up
portions Of the city, Is miles in the
outlying districts, with rs miles as the
maximum elsewhere. The eight-foot
rule, by which Is meant that a vehicle
is prohibited from travelling within
eight. feet OF a car which has stopped
to discharge or take on passengers.
will probably be incorporated In the
ordinance also.
. Another point being considered re-
Iates to automobiles Of physicians.
Weaver suggests the idea of having
the machines Of doctors equipped with
a red-cross sign, lighted at night, and
In a place where II Is plainly visible.
Physicians with machines so equipped,
he says, should be allowed to disre-
gard the speed limitation-when on
emergency cases. .....>
Before Weaver puts the new traffic
regulations into final form they will
probably be made into several ordi-
nances. He is In favor Of dividing
the ordinance into about three parts,
the first fixing the speed rates, the
second the rules of the road, and the
third the necessary equipment for a.
machine, such as its number, lights,
warning signal, etc.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-22
MID PACIFIC
CIRCLES GLOBE
WTH'SANTACLAuS

With the December number of the
Mid-Pacific Magazine, which was
Tiaced on local news stands yesterday
efternoon come stories Of Christmas
in the tropics which are we'll worth
reading and appropriate at this time
e the year. Following Santa Claus
Around the Globe comes from the pen
OF Alexander Hume Ford, editor of the
publication. who in his narrative tells
cf the celebration in Hawaii, Samoa,
FIJI and Australia. and then Journeys
as far west as Mexico.
Other Christmas stories are "A
Christmas in Honolulu" by Charles FL
mer Bond; "A Summer Christmas in
Australia" by the late Fl, A. PsrrN-
lee; Our Hawaiian Christmas by
Margaret Kenwell; AN Oriental
Christmas. by O. H. Navy: Some
New Zealand Christmas Customs" by
A Maoriland; "HiIO's Christmas
Area" by John S. Giles; A Christmas