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The Washington times., 1913-09-11
ANACOST|A JOINS
STREET CAR FIGHT
Citizens Association in Favor
Of Extension or Building of
New Lines.

The Anacostia Citizens Association
will Join with other civic bodies in the
SOUTHEASTERN suburban district in an
effort to cause the extension Of existing
street car lines or the establishment Of
new ones. This will be one Of the I'M
pcrtant projects before the association
during the coming year. Its program
in this direction was discussed last
night, when ~ resumed the meetings in
terrupted by the summer.
That the Commissioners were made
aware of the lack Of crosstown street
car accommodations for Anacostians on
their recent inspection Of the town. was
the report made by Maurice Otterback.
one OF the members who escorted them
on their tour. The Commissioners. Mr..
Otterback explained, were shown the in
terior sections of Anacostia, developed
with homes owned by the occupants.
many Of whom are compelled to walk
long distances to reach the street cars.
A suggestion made to the Commits
sioners, and which appeared to be re-
ceived favorably by them, concerning
the proposed extensions, was that the
cars might be operated up one street
and down another in those cases where
the roads are deemed to be too mar
row for a double track Anacostia's g
population demands more car lines. de-
clared Mr.. Otterback. and they ought to
penetrate to the interior of the suburb.
President Burr and other members Of
the association think the Commissioners
VIII include In their next estimates to
Congress q provision for widening,
paving, and otherwise improving Nichols
avenue from Good Hope road to Tai
burt street at q cost of $23, coo.
Report was made of the disappear
ance Of the Government dredge from
the work of reclaiming the Anacostia
flats. This has resulted in a cessation
Of pumping from the river. II was
stated that Colonel Langfltt will assign
a larger dredge to this work in short
time.
Tho removal by the Street Cleaning
Department to the east side of the Ana
costa bridge of the District dumping
ground on the river front was reported,
this having been urged by the Associa-
ton
The resignation of Frank L Earnshow
as secretary was accepted. New men,
bers elected were William Webb. jr.,
James A. Taylor. and William H. Ford
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
Worth Of Single Tax
Will Be Discussed

The single tax and how 1t would
AFFECT the labor problem. win Be the
subject discussed by the Study Club IN
Economics at the Ingram Memorial
Church. Tenth street and Massachusetts,
avenue northeast, this evening, H. Mar
tin Williams, Of Illinois. being the prin-
cipal speaker.
result Of single tar All involuntary poy.
erty would be abolished. with its a.
companytng evils Of creed, intemper-
ance and vice. WIN be defended BY n.
Williams. Louis F. Post. assistant Sec
and the sinsie Tax" Mr. Post +
editor of The Public, q weekly devoted
to the theories Of Henry George.
Next Thursday night the question OF
suffrage in the District Of Columbia
will be taken up. Senator Poindextey
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
Eight Local Doys Taking
Tests Eor cadstskil

Eight APPLICANTS for sOetntment 1rsm
the District 70 Q caAet1Aip q the
United states Military Academy vsrs
given Q competitive mental sxAmiDas
tion under the ausp1cs0 e9 the Deard
Of Uducation at th4 yyau11ia oe4eei
building yesterday. Ths GRAm1na1)no -
san as 10 . n. end Vim - - neen
today.
Arnsunesmsat of the rssult seeesd-
ine to pr. ~. y. DavidDoas ouDer-
tsndent of Pubic ssAsola will -
made In about . wosk. fo1lowiug
which the Commissioners w11f rseem-
mend to the President ths dssignaston
Of . prineipal and two alssrnatss
Who VIII b required 20 ta1Es tie reg
uiar entrance exa@t1et3oD to the
Academy In March. l41l.
The candidates are Wn1iaq ~. Der-
rcn, John Hobonoon 8l6oys -. James
w. Brown. James 3. Grey. Lawrence
II Jonea John c. KernaA, x1eert r.
Nash. ana Nevins d. Young. The ap-
pc iniment 10 confined 20 actua1 resi-
dents Of the District who asO not leeu
than seventeen or moro thaA twenty
two years Of age at the dote - Cd
mission 70 the Aca4emy, June ~ 1SlS.
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WASHINGTON MAN
WEDS IN ROCKVILLE
Frank E. Daley, twenty-five,
Married to Margaret E.
Ballard.

ROCKVILLE, Nd. Sept. u.-Frank
Edgar Daley. aged twenty two. of
Washington. and Miss Margaret Elwood
Ballard, aged twenty-one. of Baltimore
and Roger. Franklin Myers. aged eight
cen. and Miss Hannah Blanche White,
aged nineteen. both Of Hamilton, Va,
were married in this city.
The ofi1cial count, conducted here by
the supervisors of elections acting as a
board Of canvasers. showed that DR..
Eugene Jones defeated j. Dawson Will
liams for the nomination for State sena-
tor by majority Of IA votes, and that
Benjamin p. Whalen Won the nomina-
tion for sheriff by the narrow margin OF
twenty-nine votes, his nearest competi-
Tor being w. Frank Gather
The public schools OF MONTGOMERY
county opened Monday for the fail term
with very heavy enrolment of pupils
Miss Marie Boardman has been an
pointed principal of the school at Ia
koma Park. and Miss Mabel King prir-
cipal Of the school at Beane.
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Child browns in Bucket.

PHOEN1xvIDLE, Pa, Sept. H.
While playing in room adjoining that
In which his mother was at work,
George Maxton, the fifteen-month-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Maxton, fell
into a bucket Of water and was drown
cd. The body Of the child was found by
his mother. His head and shoulders were
submerged.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
City News Notes

John Roland forfeited o7S In Police
Court yesterday on charge that he per-
mitted gambling on his premises. Po-
1icemen raidcd a barn in Marble Hall
alley and arrested seven men. includ-
ing Roland. and charged them with
shooting crap. Three forfeited bond In
addition to Roland and were fined IS
and the charges against three others
were dismissed.
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A decree was entered In the corpora
ton court yesterday allowing the cred
itors Of NJ. F. Piper. contractor, who
had furnished material for the new store
of d. Bendheim & Sons. about 40 per
cent Of their claims. Among the firms
interested were n. X Field & Co., j.
r. B. Davis. George H. Robinson Sons.
John G. Chestnut, Hugo Merfuth, jr:, j.
c. Gates, Belmont Iron Works. Virginia
Brick Company, and Fredrick kluck-
huhn.
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Frank }. hoGsn, esunse1 for Sanoe1
+. Kelbfus. deposed assistant asses
sor. fled motion Ia the District
supreme Court asking that the plea
or abatement submitted by the Com
missioners be stricken out and that q
peremptory mandamus he ordered.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

o1.oo To Frederick, Keedysville, and
Hagerstown, and return. Sunday, Sept.
18th, Baltimore q Ohio from Union Sta
tion at 8 100 A. NJ, returning same day.
--Advt.
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Fire, which is believed to have been
of incendiary origin, destroyed a
frame store house at the corner OF
Commerce and West streets last night
at 1880 o'clock
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

Miss Lucy Woods. daughter Of George
Woods. Of this city. and Victor Gauzza.
well-known in athletic circles Of Wash
ington, were married last night In st.
Pauls Episcopal Church. by the Rev.
2. p. Phillips. rector Of the church.
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Floyd H. Fulton Aled suit for IN
absolute divorce from Sadie G. Fulton
In the District Supreme Court today.
Misconduct Tuesday Is charged
against Mrs. Fulton. They were mar
ried October 81, 1906. and lived to-
gether until September 9. 1910
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'J0sephine berry was senteneeA to
thirty days in the workhouse in Police
Court yesterday on a charge that she
robbed q clothesline. She pleaded guilty
to the charge. The arrest resulted
from the fact that dress sold by
her was wet when she attempted to
sell 1t at a second d-hand store In George
town.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

Edward Duncan, Of Alexandria coun-
ty, has been named by Governor Mann
as a delegate to the United Good Roads
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

Plsns for "COnGressiouaI Night, , To
be observed the last Tuesday in Sep-
tember, are now being made by Col
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
TOURNAMENT HELD
NEAR ALEXANDRA
MANY Riders From Various Sections Of the Country in Con-
test of the Franconia CIub-Congressman CarIin
Makes Charge to the Knights.

Association. which meets in ST. Louis,
November 13 to 10.
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Mrs. Charles B. Marshall, who ha.
been visiting in Harrisburg, Pa. has
returned to her home. Good View,
on the Potomac
The Washington times., 1913-09-11

umhia Lodge. No. 12s. Loyal Order
of Moose.
The Washington times., 1913-09-11
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
4

ALEXANDRIA. VA. SEPT. IL.
The thirty-first annual tournament
Of the Franconia Tournament Club was
held on the old tournament grounds,
six miles south of Alexandria today.
The riding commenced at 10 o'clock.
and a large number of riders from va
r.ous parts of the county, from Mar
land and the District. were present
The charge to the knights was made
by Congressman Charles c. Carlin.
F. O. Triplett is chief marshal of the
tournament: F. 1. Tripletr assistant
marshal; George X. Pickett ]. j.
Grehan. and M. D. Mclean, judges.
and w. F. p. Reed. L. A. Popkins, Will
liam L. Rammel, and L. G. Reed, man.
ayers.
At a meeting of Fitzgerald Council,
No. l5s knights of Columbus, held last
night an invitation was accepted to
new Catholic Church at Elnido. Fairfax
county. three miles west of Falls
Church, Sunday September p.
The State corporation commission.
sitting In Richmond. yesterday decid-
ed that the Washington Southern Rail-
way Company had the right to move
its principal office from Alexandria
city to Alexandria county.
In the corporation court today Card
ner L. Boothe was appointed admin
istrator Of the estate Of Samuel P.
Briscoe.
Mrs. Charles B. Marshall, who ha.
been visiting in Harrisburg. Pa, has
returned to her home. Good View"
on the Potomac.
Fire, which is believed to have been
of incendiary origin, destroyed a
frame store house at the corner of
Commerce and West streets last night
at 11:30 o'clock.
Edward Duncan, of Alexandria coun-
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In the corporation court today Card
ner L. Boothe was appointed admin
istrator OF the estate Of Samuel p
Briscoe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26
Holding Up Harrison

Carter Harrison, mayor of Chicago,
took taxicab ride in his home city.
The trip was about a mile, and the
fare was $1.50. Mr.. Harrison was an
CRY. By the beard of the prophet, he
swears, he will get even with these
highwaymen; he will curb their
rapacity; he will fix it so man can
ride a little distance in taXicab and
not afterwards be compelled to deny
himself some of the small comforts
of life in order to recuperate his
diminished fortune. He will do these
things by ordinance, he proclaims.
Mr.. Harrison is to be commended.
These latter day Dick Turpins who sit
on the backs of their necks, smoke
cigarettes and call death a coward
while speeding around curves and
through crowded thoroughfares need
to be restrained. They endanger a
mans life and then charge him out
rageously therefor. Measures for the
protection of the citizens existence
and his pocketbook are demanded.
Yet there is something peculiar in
the Harrison episode. The taxicab
chauffeurs have for years been play
ing the part of legally constituted
highwaymen. Other Chicago citizens
have been submitting to exorbitant
rates, and they have had no means of
redress. Mr.. Harrison failed to show
interest in their plight until he him
self was called upon to pay the driver.
He is mayor The public may get
some benefit from his experience.
Much depends upon whose OK is
oored
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26
Make the Husband Work

Contemplation of the case of Mrs.
Isabel Foley may be of benefit to
wives who continue at work after
marriage. Judge Sullivan of the su-
perior court of Chicago thinks they
make a great mistake Mrs. Foley
sued for divorce and alimony. The
judge held that she was not entitled
to support from her husband.
Mrs. Foley testified that when she
married Francis Foley she was earn
ing $13 a week as dressmaker, and
she continued to work after the we'd
ding. Foley earned $24 week while
employed, but as his wife was doing
so we'll he soon quit working and went
to drinking.
81 believe if you had made this man
support you," said the judge, 'there
would have been less trouble and prob
ably no divorce. Women insist on
working after marriage, and then
complain if their husbands have more
money for drinks than they should
have. I deny right to alimony under
such circumstances"
Such doctrine may sound very well
as a whole, but it will not bear an
alysis. Suppose Foley's pay had been
S4S week instead of $24. Where
would the extra money have gone?
What would have been the courts
counsel as to its expenditure Freed
from her drunken husband, Mrs. Foley
may live very well on the $18 week
she earns. The inferred advice of
keeping down a family's income to
actual living expenses is not whole
some, however. Judge Sullivan's de-
cision so far stands, however, and it
may be warning to other Mrs.
Foleys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26

From the New York Herald.
Some titled women in England have
made the interesting announcement, as
told in special cable dispatch to the
Herald, that in love affairs the capable
man. even though he have but little time
to devote to demonstrations of affection
is to be preferred to the incapable one
whose sole purpose in life is to please the
fair sex. No more interesting discovery
has been made since our own admirable
Crichton burst upon the present generation
with the news that right is right, wrong
is wrong and every man should have a
square deal.
Records of romantic sentiment go back
about as far as any other historical data
that we have, and the capable man from
earliest days has been successful in love
at the same time that he has been maxi
ing his less gifted brother jump through
hoops and play dead"
In those days of old, when knights were
bold" a spindle legged troubadour might
cherish his ladys glove, but it was a
two listed gentleman, whose clothes rat
tied as he walked, who got the girl. He
got her incidentally, as 1t were, between
the times when he was sticking ash shafts
out past the shoulder slades of other. lads
of the same ilk, and the girl and he were
quite contented. The incompetent trouba-
dour had to be the same, or his outstand-
ing ears ceased to be part of his decora-
tive scheme.
AS matter of fact, the stareyed, silky
mustached dawdier was uniformly sue
| cessful in love only in the mushy ro-
mances of a generation ago. Then, as
before and now, the capable" man got
what he wanted when he wanted it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26
THE HUMAN sEMAPHoRE

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Oriental visitor from the bor-
derland of India moved up the ave-
nue. with his black eyes keenly observ-
ant.
The hurrying townspeopie passed
him unheeding-now and then one
might have noted the brown ace and
the stringy black mustache, but 1t
was a cursory glance and devoid of in
terest.
Yet this was wise man, noted
pundit. a solver of human problems
a faker of the white brotherhood
From time to time the guide drew his
attention to the buildings and the
shops. and he nodded with a grave in
terest
But at the corner of Euclid and East
Ninth streets he stopped suddenly and
bending his head extended his hands
before him, the thumbs touching, the
palms down.
what is 1t. Punkah Din?" the guide
inquired. What do you seer
"a holy man at his devotions," re-
piled the wise one. Behold, he faces
the east he extends his arms; he
faces the north, he makes the mystic
motion; he turns to the east, he bows
to SILVA And see. he bears upon his
arm the yellow symbol of the caste
ineffable. Truly, a holy man who
prays without ceasing!'
Again the pundit reverently bent his
head.
Holy mani cried the amazed
guide why. that's a traffic police
man with home made badge. Come
on"
And thew nassed along
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26
No Arms for Fighters

Complete details of Americas
future attitude toward Mexico will not
be known until the President and the
Secretary of State have had a heart
to-heart talk with Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson, but already there are
indications of what the general policy
will be. Ambassador Wilson has been
accused of undue friendliness with
the Huerta government, while Presi-
dent Wilson has in no way demon
strated sympathy with the clique
which rose to temporary power by the
death of Francisco |. Madero and Jose
sSuarez. Ever since the democrats as
sumed power, it has been rumored
in Washington that Ambassador Will
sons recall has been delayed for the
simple reason that the appointment of
a successor would involve practical
recognition of the Huerta administra-
tion.
Now it is announced that no more
arms shall be exported from the
United States to any of the warning
factions in Mexico. Heretofore the
sale of war materials to the Huerta
party has been permitted, while the
constitutionalists supporting Car
rama have been denied similar priv
ileges. Neutrality in its strictest
sense will be the rule in the future,
and this should work in the interests
of those who are fighting for the
overthrow of Huerta. The constitu-
tionalists would prefer that the en-
barge be lifted entirely, and that arms
be sold to anybody who could pay for
them. To such a scheme the United
States will not agree, but this coun-
try has now determined that the DOM
inant faction shall not be favored at
the expense of its opponents.
The Huerta administration, in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26

ing in the iron trade. Prices are frmer
and in the south they are higher. So
many orders We're received that the very
low sellers. felt that they had gone lower
than was necessary, hence the quick re-
bound. Order books have been growing
larger for the past six weeks and purchas-
ing continues in a steady, normal way
that promises we'll. There is no denying
thai the bulk of the new business has
gone TO the south but northern furnaces
have done fairly well and are in much
easier shape.
Coke continues to be an anomaly In
the face of the recent weak market for
iron it was strong, and it Is stronger to-
day than ever with every prospect of not
enough to go around by the time cold
weather comes. This is due not only to
the large demand for coke, but for con-
tinuous demand for coal at top prices.
The northern furnaces which are paying
$3.50 at the ovens for coke are finding it
impossible to make cheap iron.
Business of the present week has con-
sisted of good deal of everything-fo
dry. maleable and basic irons have all
been sold in generous volume and 1t looks
as If next week would be equally good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26
TOBACCO AS A MEDICINE

Cul1ed by a Smoker from Family Doc
tor.
"At one time tobacco was very
largely prescribed in medicine, and
even today considerable quantities are
so made use of.
General Chapman records that he
was cured of sever sprain simply
by poultice of tobacco leaves. AS an
external remedy for wounds and
bruises and sprains a wet tobacco poul-
tice is commonly used in all countries
where tobacco is grown.
'In sore throat, erysipelas. sciatica
and swellings of various kinds tobacco
externally applied has wonderfully
good effect.
1T seems to increase the pain for
few minutes, but afterward acts as a
sedative and allays the suffering. 1t
may take as much as two hours to
produce the soothing effect, but the re-
suit is usually that the sufferer is en-
abled to sleep and inflammation en-
tirely subsidies.
cures imaginable for the bite of IA
poisonous insect. Ordinary leaf to-
bacco well soaked and tied over the
bitten spot takes the pain away rap
idly and brings down the inflamma-
ton
For ordinary cases of opthalmia or
sore eyes it is also effacious."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26
oLD-TIsfE BuNKO MAN

From the New York World.
In the passing of Grand Central Pete we
note one more reminder of vanished
time when bunko men were artists in their
way and when a throng of coarse lmi-
tators had not intruded upon an exacting
profession.
Grand Central Pete was always gem
tleman." It was one of the secrets of hts
success, as 1t was with others of his fin
ished school. Could Hungry joe ever
have bunkoed Charles Francis Adams ii
he were not gentleman? Grand Cen
tral Pete never got ugly or tried to use
a knife or pistol when arrested" Know
ing that his appearance might be distaste-
full to his victim, he preferred, il possible,
to take a brief vacation from the scene
of his labors when sought by the police.
This philosophic placidity preserved him
three years past the scriptural term.
A more violent school of bunko men has
arisen which has not Grand Central
Pete's distaste for broils and blood letting.
A leader in the new movement was George
Apo, con of a murderer and cursed
with a strain of insanity, who stabbed
others and attempted suicide, and who
told the Lexom committee how he 'trew
a scare" into his clients If they sought
to complain of being defrauded. So have
rough men always attempted to make up
by Drawn and buster for the lack of del
icate skill
We doubt il there are many really first
class bunko men now in active life under
their own names or an alias. Men OF the
necessary qualifications are now general
ly Incorporated They are no longer inaa-
vidualists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Bright Business Outlook

Within the past'10 days I have been
in New York, Philadelphia and my
home town of Chicago and what has
impressed me most favorably is the
greater confidence in regard to the
near future said Charles S. sloane of
Chicago.
There has been a good deal OF busi-
ness activity all summer but month
ago heard some rumbling Occasion
ally pessimist would turn up and
say that tariff revision or some other
political matter would keep business
waiting. But as far as ] can see busi-
ness is going right ahead and now ev-
erybody engaged in commercial pur-
suits win agree with me, l think. that
we are to have a fall of great pros
perity.
The summer of 1912 Witnessed
something Of business boom and be-
lieve that the fail of 1913 will be
marked for its exceptional prosperity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
Money merely talks. Whisky makes a
man sing.
Immortality awaits the genius who in
vents wireless politics.
Even an empty head may contain lot
of useless information.
Borrowers are scarce when you have
nothing but trouble to lend.
On the other hand, the rolling mill gath
ers moss in quantities
Women who would rather be envied than
pitied show good Judgment.
The terms of woman's will are usually
less binding than those of her won't.
Many man gets ahead by inducing
other men to put their shoulders to his
wheel.
Somehow womans voice is always the
sweetest to a man she loves and to an
other woman whom she hates.
We feel sorry for the mere man whose
suffragette wife refuses to take him to
see baseball game once in awhile.