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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
PRESS CLUB WANTS
BLUE-BACKED SPELLER
Search Fsils to Find One Even in the
Great Congressional
Library.

wANTED-AN oLD-FAsHIONED BLuE-BACK
ed speller like your grandfather used Any one
Possessing such rare publication please notify q
once the SECRETARY, National Press Club. Wash
ington. ID. c.
1t was developed yesterday that
among the million volumes at the
Library OF Congress at Washington
one of the largest and finest in the
world-there could not be found q
copy >of an old blue-backed speller
such as our grandfathers used.
A hurry call had to be sent by the
National Press Club for a speller to
be used by Prof. Houston, the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, ischoolmsster, at
its old-fashioned spelling bee next
Thursday night. Herbert Putnam. the
Librarian of Congress. after half an
hours search. threw up the job.
He had everything in his library
from a Japanese who Are Who" TO
a comprehensive treatise on the daily
habits of a red ant, but nary an old
blue-backed speller could he find. An
appeal was made to DR.. Philander p.
Claxton. chief of the United States Bu-
ing the treasured volume.
In a final effort to locate the book
the president OF the club has commu-
nicated with George A. Plimpton. a ia
nous photographer of New York City.
Mr.. Plimpton is said to have the rar-
est collection of early school books in
the United States. His volumes run
back to the time of manuscripts. 1t
is almost certain that he will be able
to supply the old blue-backed speller
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
ANACOSTIA CITIZENS
ASK BETTER STREETS
Association Wants Commissioners to
Spend Available Money-Play
Grounds to Be Improved.

The May meeting Of the Original Gar
! field Citizens Association was held last
I night. The association will ask the COM
missioners TO take immediate action to-
ward spending the money available for
the improvement OF streets as week as
the school yard grounds.
An entertainment will be given for the
purpose of raising funds TO purchase
equipment to be placed in the school play
ground.
Baseball and dancing are the attractions
at Oxen Hill. Nd, today. During the day
races will be conducted at the Forestvile
Driving Park Buses leave Anacostia
for Oxen Hill every few minutes. Base
ball games are also on the programme for
the Government Hospital for the Insane
and in Anacostia.
The alley in the square bounded by Six
tenth and Seventeenth Street, Street
and Minnesota Avenue. is being graded.
A second Boy Scout patrol has been
organized in Anacostia. 1t is composed
OF boys of the local Methodist Episcopal
church.
Salem Lodge. No. -, Independent Or
der OF Odd Fellows, OF Anacostia, met
last evening in the local Masonic hall
New members were admitted. An excur-
sion will be held during the summer.
J. F. Hagan, newly appointed superin-
tendent of the Sunday school of En-
manuel Episcopal Church, has announced
that hereafter classes OF instruction for
the teachers will be held every Satur-
day evening in the parish hall in V
Street.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
MANY REALTY BROKERS
ARE NOT.LICENSED
Association Learns that EMISSIONS Of
the Law Are Not
Uncommon.

Members of the Real Estate Brokers
Association are wrought un over the
fact that many evasions have been re-
ported Of the law requiring dealers in
real estate to pay an annual license fee
OF $50 before engaging in business in
the District Names Of several firms do
ing business without license here were
given to The Washington Herald. An
examination of the files in the Office of
the Clerk Of Licenses showed no record
Of license for any one of the some half
a dozen firms.
The law provides a high penalty for
the violation Of the license requirement
for real estate dealers. It is in the
form OF a fine not to exceed SOD. and
in default of payment thirty dayS' i'm
prisonment 1t Is claimed by members
Of the Real Estate Brokers' As socia-
ton that fines could be well collected
in a number of instances here in the
District were the provisions of the law
strictly enforced. In the Office of the
License Clerk 1t is admitted that there
may be several instances where this
law is being violated with impunity.
Richard o. Melton and Mr.. Fisher are
the two overworked inspectors connected
with the office of the License Clerk
They have some forty-seven varieties OF
licenses to watch over. and II is almost
impossible for two men to accomplish
the duties which the inspection OF IL
censes in the District requires.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
MEMORIAL FOR PRINTERS.
Services Are Held at the Governs
ment Printing OR,ce.

While he denied any Socialistic tend
encies, Representative Thomas L. Sis
son OF Mississippi declared in an ad-
dress at the Memorial Day exercises
held yesterday at the Government Print
ing Office that he considers certain doc
trines of that party worthy OF being in
corporated into the statutes OF the
United States.
Mr.. Sisson declared that this country
will never be free and that it will never
measure UP TO its possibilities until il
has laws that will guarantee to every
citizen the absolute right to enjoy the
products of his or her labor.
The exercises were presided over by
Government Printer Donnelly. Special
music was rendered by the Printing
Office Chorus. composed of the following:
Mr.. Benjamin a. Lineback, director:
Miss Grace c. Jenkins, accompanist:
Misses Kate NJ. Ellis. L. RansdeIl. NJ.
Walsh. NJ. F. Rooster. E. c. Morrell.
NJ. Geisenderfer. F. l. Miller, Bessie
Sweet. NJ. E. Regain. Z. Donneberg
Mrs. J. L. Thornton. Mrs. c. B. Holm
ger. Mrs. NJ. B. Wilson. Mrs z. E
Perry. Messrs. J. r. Purvis, F. Morri-
son. ]. L. Holland. c. W. Bridwen. l.. B.
Fete. c. c. Covert, James Montgomery,
Z. A. Lang, c. F.. Sullivan, II. j. Red
field. Cyrus Cook. L. L. Neal. G. r. Mer-
RAM. c. W. Ruhl, L. c. johnson. W. j.
Gould. ]. II. Ingram, NJ. Fitzgerald.
and NJ. P. Connolly.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
THRONGS TO DESERT
CITY ON HOLIDAY
Plans Made by Thousands to Spend
Day in Country and At
Seashore.

Thousands of washingtonians ARK
expected to take. advantage of Me-
mortal Day by visiting the numerous
resorts within easy access of the city
By riding an hour or more one can
enjoy the cool breezes at Glen Echo
at river resorts. on mountains, or al
the seashore. In each place special
arrangements have been made by the
arrangements to AFFORD every comfort
to the patrons.
Glen Echo, the nearest place OF
amusement to the city. will have spe-
cial or service, with an interval OF q
few minutes between each car. All
cars will run direct to the park, so
that changing will be unnecessary.
Anxious TO take their first dip OF
the season in the surf. a large crowd
is anticipated at the seashore resorts.
The palatial Steamer St. Johns will
leave the Seventh Street wharf this
morning at o'clock for Colonial
Beach. and will leave there at o'clock
for Washington. Many are expected
TO stay over at washington's Atlantic
City until Sunday.
Chesapeake Beach. noted for its excel
lent fishing and Grabbing. Is always a
mecca for holiday excursionists. Parties
of young boys and girls from the schools
nave planned outing LOT mere toudS- Ing
management announces that the scores
of both games between Washington and
Boston today will be posted by innings.
The steamer Charles Manchester will
make three trips to Marshall Hall at 10
o'clock in the morning, go o'clock in the
afternoon. and $50 o'clock in the evening.
Dancing will be in full swing at this re-
sort and a band concert is promised.
washington's miniature Niagara Falls
Great Falls-will be the scene of many
picnics. At night the falls will be cleo
trically Illuminated. Motion pictures will
be shown free of charge.
Those who favor the mountains Will
spend the day at Bluemont,. Va. The
Washington and Old Dominion Railway
will run through cars from the terminal
at Thirty-sixth and NJ Streets Northwest
at close intervals. The Washington. Bal
timore and Annapolis Electric Road Is
making special rates for trips to Balti-
more and Annapolis. The cars will run
every half hour from o'clock In the
until midnight
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
PAY Youk TAXES now.

This is the last week in which
you may pay your real and per-
sonal property taxes without
penalty.
II you do not pay these taxes
some day this week the penalty
of per cent each month will
be added on the first day OF
every month.
You save yourself money and
the tax collectors once trouble
by paying real and personal
property taxes.
Licenses and special taxes and
are payable In No
vember and April.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
LOAN AGENT FINED.
Bernard Reagan, Found Guilty in
Police Court, Will Appeal Case.

The Police Department won a pre-
liminary victory yesterday morning in
its campaign against Washington loan
sharks" when Bernard Reagan. the first
man arrested by the police in their cru
SADIE against alleged exorbitant interest
chargers. was fined SO in the Police
Court on three courts.
Attorney James A. Easby-Smith. rep
resenting Reagan. Immediately following
Judge Mullowney's decision in the case,
gave notice of an appeal to the Court
of Appeals
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
NATIONALS AS GUESTS
OF UNIVERSITY CLUB
Reception to Be Given in Climbers
Honor at Clubhouse
Tomoyyow-

The members of the Washington base
ball club have accepted an invitation to
be present at the University Club to-
morrow night, when a reception will be
given in their honor.
The entire team. including Clark Grit
fifth, will be present. Speeches will be
made by officials of the University Club
and by prominent members of the ball
team. 1t is expected that Germany"
Schaefer and Nick Altrock will pull some
OF their exclusive comedy. Claude n.
Bennett, who is chairman OF the recep-
ton committee. promises a big night"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
woMAN's. LEAGUE TO MEET.
Wives of Democratic Stntesmen to
Celebrate Clubs Birthday.

The woman's National Democratic
League will have birthday party at
the New Willard at o'clock Monday
night, when Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, it:
honorary president: Mrs. Thomas r.
Marshall. its honorary vice president
and Mrs. William Jennings Bryan, a
director. will be present.
Mrs. William A. Cullop. wife of the
Representative from Indiana, who Is act
ing president. will preside. Vice Presi-
dent Marshall. Speaker Clark, Senator
Gore. Representative Underwood, major
ity leader of the House, and Bishop Al
fred Harding, OF Washington, will par
ticipate in the meeting.
The musical programme will be in
charge of Mrs. James Walter Huestis
Bertha Lincoln). The speeches and
music will be followed by an informal
reception.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
U. S. Dep,. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.

Washington. ID. e. May 9. lalS-s p. m
There has been a considerable rise In temperature
over the Lower Missouri and the Middle Mississippi
valleys and temprrztures now much above the
seasonal Average from the eastern sope a the Rocky
Mountains eastward through the central valleys.
e1crpt the Urp-r Ohm. II l.. however, snmewhat
cooler in the extreme Northwsf and considerably
50 in the Middle Plateau In the Pacific and At
lantic States il Is warmer. hut with temperatures
still below the SEASONAL average in New England
There will be showers Friday in the Lake region
and the rppsr Ohio VALLEY extending Frsday night
or Saturday into the Middle Atlantic States and
New England. In the South and West the weather
will be generally fair except that local showers
ar probable Friday in the Rocky Mountain region.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
Coffee Investigation Asked.

The Senate yesterday passed a second
resolution presented by Senator Norris
calling on the Department Of Justice for
the names of those who purchased SEQ,
600 bags of coffee held in New York until
recently by the Coffee Valorization Trust
The resolution also demands from the
Department of Justice that 1t inform
the Senate what assurances 1t received
that the coffee would be disposed Of in
a bona fide manner.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
Bryan Cancels His Trip.

Secretary of State Bryan has cancelled
his four-day Southern trip next week.
planned to take in some of the principal
cities of Alabama, Georgia, and Missis-
sippi. because Of pressure Of business in
the State Department. He decided on this
action yesterday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
THREE YEARS FOR JOY RIDE.
Seymour Anaerron Gets Heavy Pen.
atty for Automobile Theft.

:
atty for Automobile Theft.
Justice Stafford yesterday imposed a
sentence Of three years In the peni-
Tertiary on Seymour Anderson. colored.
who was recently convicted Of taking a
car owned by Edmund B. Myers with
out permission and damaging II. An
amendment to the code, enacted last
February. set a maximum punishment of
five years Imprisonment for taking and
damaging automobiles.
Anderson denied his guilt. but the jury
convicted him. In passing sentence
Justice Stafford declared that the prac-
tice Of taking automobiles without per-
mission must be broken up.
Charles Jefferson, colored, a former
chauffeur for Representative Mondeil OF
Wyoming. pleaded guilty a few days ago
to the same crime, and Justice Gould
gave him six months at Occoquan.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

WHITE.
Charles y. Steele, Is years. ITO Morse ST. ne
Jeremiah Fickling. g. i'll nth st. nv.
John Conner, So, y. S. Soldiers Home d. c.
John Doherty. 6. 3 X st. NV.
Kari Rohrer. 65. 1854 Columbia Road NV.
George Mason, So, Garfield Hospital.
COLORED.
Sadie HALEY. a years. a Ward Road.
Bertha jenkins. Is. Govt. Hospital for Insane
Wilson Owens, IS. Govt. HOSPITAL for Insane.
John Herbert, 5. Washington Asylum Hospital
John Henson. 9, ls2 n. J. Ave. NV.
John ". Dorsey, 81. 1856 Eth ST. NV.
William a. Freeman, 30 sos Fla. Ave. NV.
Milton Minor. days. l2n ID ST. sr.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
Local Temperatures

Midnight IS: Ia m. STA. m. 81: a. m. 81:
! sa m. a.: 10 a. m. %; Il noon. -; p m. 70;
4p m, a; 6 p. m. IS; ?. m. Il: 10 p. m. e.
Highest -: lowest. 50.
Relative humidty-s a m, 60: p m. y: s
D. m Is Rainfall = m. to p ny.
Hours II sunshine lo3. Per cent Of possible SUD
shine 70
Temperature sane date last y.ar-Highest s.;
lowest g.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

WHITE.
Richard G. and Nellie z. Fletcher. boy.
Paul and Lena Posner. boy.
Charles A. and Julia A. Mattimore. girl.
William II. and Ollie II. Stombock. boy.
J. Clark and Margaret Z. Middleton, GID.
Owen F. and May n. Mullen, twin boys
Charles B. and Susie Miller. girl.
Edward B. and Della Z. simonds. girl
Lewis and Edna Dubormirsky. boy.
Asreal and Rebecca Fur, girl.
COLORED.
Edward B. and Gertrude b. Minor, twin boys
William and Bessie Campbell. boy.
Raymond and Arzbella Turner. boy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
c. n. Keene 10 Receive Promotion

Theodore l. Weed. director of the pos
tai savings system, win be succeeded by
Carter B. Keene, chief postoffice inspector.
Mr.. Keene will take charge In his new
ONCE about June /. Joseph johnson, post
office inspector. in charge of the Kansas
City District, will take Mr.. Keene's place.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
Pupils Give Musicale.

Pupils OF Eastern High School gave
their annual musicale yesterday at the
assembly hall Of the school. Mrs. Frank
Byram directed the chorus. Miss Bernice
Randall acted as accompanist. Anthony
McAuliffe and Miss Edna Schwartz were
soloists.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
Pomerene 10 Become an LII. ID.

Senator Pomerene of Ohio announced
yesterday that he has received word from
Mount Union College at Alliance. Ohio,
that the degree OF IL. d. will be con-
ferred upon him at the commencement ex-
exercises on June L
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES
WHITE.

Justns G. Martin. y, and Margaret Nosel. u.
Rev. william II. Honn
Frederick B. Morris, .. and Elsie n. Richardson.
10 Rev James L McLAin
Jacob ". Prey, 2. and Florsuce NJ Collins. u.
both Of Bethesda, Nd. Rev. Allan 7. Poore
William R. johnson ~, and Bridget 0Conn1,
T. Rev Edward NJ Corbstt
Arthur o. Emmons, q, and Mary Z. Humrcx-
house. r. both Of Cumberland. Nd. Rev. Merritt
COLORED.
n. S Jones' q. and Annie S. Plummf, ~
W T Washington. q, and Virginia n East, y
J. A. Carson, u, and Alice Jones. IL
L. E. Mosby. 81. and Myrtle Mickens. q
j. ". Cury, CO. and Lucinda NJ Jordan. q
p Z Marshall 8, and Gertrude Thomas, u
B. Jackson, q. and Clam BROOKS. Is
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
G. U. Alumni to Meet.

The annual meeting OF the Society Of
Alumni of Georgetown University Will
be held in CASTOR Hall on Wednesday.
une 4 after the alumni dinner.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30
SEMINARY GRADUATES PUPILS.
Misses Eastnan's school Gives
Diplomas tn Five Young Women.

Five girls received their diplomas at
the commencement exercises of the Misses
Eastman's School. 1906 Seventeenth
Street Northwest, yesterday morning
The graduates are Julia Frances Brice,
Catherine Lehman. Doris E. Durell, Jes-
sic NJ. Croker, and Nan Randolph
White.
Bishop Harding presented the diplomas.
Miss Agnes Rettlier. Of Philadelphia, de-
livered the address
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30

Temperatures In other cities. together With the
amount Of rainfall for the tventy-fouf hours ended
at 0 p N. yesterday. a-e follows:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-30

Girl clerks in williamspor, Pa. receive an
average wage Of less than s. . week
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DIED.

DIED.
COLBERT-Suddenlv. on May 60 1913,
MICHAEL F. COLBERT
Notice of funeral in Fridays Star.
FICKLING-On Wednesday, May IS, 1913
JEREMIAH Tickling, born July
81 1853.
Services private. Interment private
Suddenly, on Thursday, MAY
% 1913. at his residence. al NJ Street
Northwest EDWARD ]. HANNAH
beloved husband of Allena c. Han
nan. in his sixty-third year
Funeral from his late residence Sat
urday. May 81: thence to st. Patricks
Church. where requiem mass will be
said for the repose of his soul at
9 a. m.
MIDDLETON-On Tuesday. May q. 1873
at Providence Hospital, LETTIE
MIDDLETON.
Funeral at SIC Eighth Street Southeast,
on Friday. May 90 at / p. m. Rela-
tives and friends invited.
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EDUCATIONAL.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN ACCOUNT
ancy Practical work especially adapted to men
emIlryed ss-page bulletin. Call or address Director
Of Education. Y NJ. c A. 1874 G ST.. Washington.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-04
By Tom Thorp.
Captain of Famous Columbia Eleven
nf 1912

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Football
enthusiasts viii have no just
cause to complain of a dearth
of championship football games
scheduled for next Saturday. 1t
should mark the banner day Of the
1918 season, More than SIS collegiate
matches are to be played, not to men
ton the thousands Of other contests
that are scheduled between club and
school teams throughout the country.
Gridiron history is sure to be writ
ten when the various battles have
been finished. In fact, seldom before
have supporters Of the popular college
game been afforded the opportunity to
witness such sterling exhibitions as
next Saturdays contests promise To
be.
The game which no doubt will be
watched with the keenest interest by
experts will be the struggle at Prince
ton, when Johnny Harvard's Big
Red team endeayors to subdue the
Princeton Tiger.
This battle should prove a memo
rable affair Harvard, equipped with
a veteran line, namely Captain Storar
and Hitchcock, at tackles; Trumbull
Pennock and Gilman, in the center
line; O'Brien, Coolidge and Milhol-
land, at the TANKS. and supported IN
the backfield b. stars Of such magni-
tude as Hardwick, Bricdey, Bradlee
and Mahan, the like Of whom has
rarely, If ever, been brought togeth-
er before, looks to have a shade On
the Tiger aggregation.
But Princeton mas lots Of faith in
the eleven that Blumenthal and An
drews, the Orange and Black team S
coaches, have decided to put on the
gridiron.J In Captain "Hobey" Baker
the Jerseymen have a back who is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-04

also that Speaker is somewhat dis
satisfied with his surroundings in
Boston, due to the. release of Jake
Stahl last summer and the appoint
ment Of Carrigan as StahIs success
sor.
Oscar Witt, the Tigers second base
man. VINO is in California. wrote a
story for a Frisco paper recently in
which he declared that the Detroit
players had very little use for Cobb
because of his desire to play for an
individual record. Witt also stated
that it would not be surprising II Ma
vim and Jennings traded the Georgia
Peach before the winter ended.
Speaker is going around the world
with the White SoN. McAleer is in
the party as Comiskey's guest In
Boston they say that Carrigan re-
ceived orders from McAleer two
weeks ago 10 make any trades that
in his judgment would benefit the Red
SoN
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-04
GEORGIA STARTS
HARD WORK FOR
CLEMSON GAM {

n THENS, GA, Nov, 4.-The Red
~ and Black football team will re-
sumo hard practice this after
noon for the game against Clemson
in Augusta Thursday. To get back
to strenuous work 80 soon after Sat
urday's game is something unusual
for the Athenians, who have been
allowed by Cunningham to loaf for
a couple Of days, but the nearness
Of the Tiger game and the strength
OF the South Carolinians is causing
bit OF uneasiness in the Red and
Black camp.
The chances Of the Red and Black
against Tech and Auburn depend to
great extent on the form Of the
players who'are now out OF the game.
Henderson at tackle. Carey at half,
Conklin at end and Crump at half
and quarter Crump shows signs Of
rounding into shape for the game
this week but viii hardly be well
enough acquainted with the plays to
be Of any advantage. His work the
rest Of the season viii very probably
be an assignment at quarter to be
able TO relieve Paddock should he
get knocked out. Right now Geor-
gia Is minus an available quarter for
substitution, as both Dorsey and
Flournoy are too light for the impor-
taut games that remain on the sched-
ule. Crump was worked at this po-
sition during the Dahlonega game and
was showing great form when
knocked out