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The Washington times., 1913-07-21
City NewS
Notes

II. f. TorBsck, foreman of the Baltf-
more and Ohio electric shops at Balti-
more, complained 20 the police today
that he was robbed of a gold watch
while on a car returning from Chesa-
peake Beach to this city yesterday.
To avoid q collision with n street
car at Sixth and East Capitol streets.
Charles D. Bartleman, a fireman. ran
his motorcycle into a wagon and also
knocked down John Brier, sixty-two.
bruised about the head and Bartleman
about the arms and body.
Martin Mitchell, thirty-fiye years
old. of 229 + street northwest, ran
his motorcycle into a tree at Twen-
ty-first and L streets northwest His
jaw was fractured.
The Society for Social Hygiene,
which presented Damaged Goods
here. has voted to change it's name
to the Society for Sex Hygiene and
Ethics. and to enlarge the scope OF
its activities.
Robert Frey. colored, of 2017
Eighth street, went beyond his depth
at the city swimming pool but was
rescued by Life Guard Williams. The
average attendance daily at the pool
is 1,G5O, and the Sunday record came
up to this mark.
Scholars from tventy-one cOiored
Sunday schools of the District will
IhoId their tenth annual picnic Thurs
day August Z, at Madre's Fark in
lexington. Pig races, as on former
| occasions, will be the star attrac-
tions.
William Walker, ninety years old.
colored, was found dead in bed to-
day in his home, Fitzmorris court
northwest. Death was due to natural
causes.
Sylvester Williams, coIOred, fell
| from the third story OF the Porters
! Exchange, 1O3 Sixth street northwest,
and fracIuFed his skull Thomas
Bowie fell from a second story win
dow during an attack OF vertigo, suf-
fcring a concussion of the brain.
susan Linquit hIed suit in the Dis
trict Supreme Court today against the
! Allen for $4,000 damages for in
tLries alleged to have been received
by falling on a sidewalk.
Antonio Licausi, n hfteen-year-OId
Italian. is sought by police OF the
! Tenth precinct on a charge OF assault
! ing Carolyn Carroll. thirteen years
old, of 1873 Clifton street northwest
! The alleged assault occurred last ev-
CninG in the rear room of a store al
2502 Fourteenth street northwest.
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
SPEAKS TO CHILDREN
At CAMP GOOD WILL
Assistant Secretary Of Navy
Roosevelt Talks at Navy
Yard Entertainment.

Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt rushed out to
Camp Good VIII today. made short
address to the poor children being feted
there today by the Navy Yard Outing
Committee, and then hurried back In
his motor car to his desk. where piles
OF work awaited him, owing to the fact
that he is sitting on the I'D in the Navy
Department. Mr.. Roosevelt spoke brief
ly but enthusiastically to the children.
II hope that you little people" said
Mr.. Roosevelt, ''are old enough 10
read the story of the United States
and have had a chance to learn about
the wonderful things Americans have
done on the seas. I trust, too, that
your fathers and mothers and teach
ers VIII tell you about some of the
great men who made the American
flag respected all over the world.
i like to think about today.
Famous Naval Heroes.
Every American bov and girl ought
TO know how Capt. Nicholas Biddle
sacrificed himself and his ship in or
der to save a great many merchant
ships from being captured by the
enemy; how Captain Sterrett fought
and captured a great ship full of
pirates who were injuringf peaceful
American traders, and how Captain
Lawrence, after he was mortally
wounded, did not think about himself
but about his ship and his flag and
spoke his last words, Don't give up
the ship and of those other men in
the navy who did great things in time
of peace, like Commodore Perry, who
opened up japan to trade and COM
me-ce and like the many officers who
time and time again have prevented
fighting and bloodshed all over the
world"
After the address. the children at the
camp had series of games and con-
tests arranged by the outing COMMITTEES,
and when prizes had been given to the
fieetest of foot the Navy Yard Band
played a concert. This evening the band
will repeat the concert and the camp
Will be specially illuminated. One OF the
tents shown by the nluminauonS WI!
be "the Navy Yard Employees Tent
Endowed tents at the camp are bearing
the names of the donors.
Special Features Provided.
Last year the Navy Yard outing COM
mittee paid for a special delegation of
poor children at the camp. This year II
is providing special programs each Mon
day afternoon and evening. An import
ant feature is the refreshments. and
numerous gallons of ice cream are con-
sumed each Monday B. G. Ladd Ii
chairman of this important subcom-
mittee.
The program this afternoon was pre-
sided over by Chief Gunner B. p. Dom
nelly, of the Navy Yard, who is chair
man of the Navy Yard outing commit
tee. The other members of today's spe-
cial subcommittee are Mr.. Ladd. J. o.
Montague, H. A Meyers, c. h Meyers,
W. T. Hibbard, and h ]. Bright.
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Naval Officer Loses Pay.

Any officer Of the navy promoted.
confirmed, and commissioned to the next
higgher grade. is not, in fact, an officer
of such higher grade and cannot receive
the salary as such until he has qualified
By passing the necessary physical eX-
animation. A decision TO this effect was
handed down by Judge Downey. Comp
troller OF the Treasury. today. in the
case of Lieut.. Jefferson B. Goldman. re-
tired, who was by mistake confirmed
and commissioned as lieutenant, junior
grade, March g. 1911, and drew the pay
OF the grade until January 26, 1912. This
pay, amounting TO $3l469, was later dis
allowed, and the lieutenant appealed
from this disaIlowance without result.
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Appointment Predicted.

The appointment of Robert E. Cress-
well, of Jobnstown, Pa, as a special
assistant attorney general to handle
certain Of the Oklahoma land cases. Is
anticipated following Mr.. CreswelTs s
visit to the Department of Justice to-
day. Sponsors in Congress for the
Pennsylvania Democrat believe he will
land the place. Mr.. CressweIl Is one of
the Democratic leaders of PENNSYLVANIA
and was active in the fight which
wrested the State leadership from
Colonel Guffey.
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Must Reframe Loan Agreement.

Terms of the agreement between the
Republic of Guatemala and the Ameri
can banking syndicate for a S25, 900, 900
loan will have TO be reframed probably
as a result of the direct agreement be-
tween President Cabreba and repre-
sentatives of the British bondhOlderS.
The principal feature of the agreement
with the American bankers was that the
British claims should be refunded, but
these claims have since been met by
direct settlement
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Flood Canal On October 10.

Culebra cut, in the Panama canal,
will be flooded October 10. and on that
day the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
will meet. according to plans forwarded
by Col. G. w. Goethals, chief engineer,
to Lieut.. Col. David Du Il. Gaillard,
chief of the central division of the
canal According TO these plans, the
steam-shovel work in the Culebra cut
will be conducted on the assumption
that Gamboa dixie, now holding back
the waters of Gatun lake from the
Culebra cut. will be dynamited on that
date
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
To Study Meat Production.

DIR. A. D. Melvin chief of the Bureau
of Animal Industry. Department of
Agriculture. will leave Washington in
midweek for South America, 10 study
conditions in meat production and
handling in the republics below the
equator that are expected TO prove a
source Of American meat supply under
free meat provisions Of the new tariff
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
C. C. Dismisses Complaint

The Interstate Commerce Commission
today dismissed the complaint of the
Hampton Manufacturing Company
against the Old Dominion Steamship
Company. alleging excessive charges
for transfer in transit at New York OF
certain les than carload shipments Of
iron columns from Hampton, Va, to
Kings Park, L. /
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Bulgaria Is Ready to
Accept Terms of Peace

BUCHAREST. July 2.-It was semi
officially reported here this afternoon
that the Bulgarians in conference at
Nisn have agreed to accept the peace
terms offered by Servia and Greece. and
have expressed their Willingness to
make territorial concessions to Rou-
mania. Such an arrangement doubt
lessly would bring about peace IN the
Balkans, = ..''> 80
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Nominees Confirmed.

Approval of the nomination Of How
ard Thompson for United States mar
shal for the northern district of Geor-
gia, of Joseph Davis for marshal for the
southern district of Georgia, and OF
Charles w. Lapp for marshal for the
northern district of Ohio, was voted by
the Senate Judiciary Committee today
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Millions In Gas Saved.

An annual waste Of millions of dol
lars worth of natural gas from the oil
wells in the Oklahoma fields has been
saved by the Bureau of Mines, through
the activities in Oklahoma of A ]. Pol
lard. of bakersfield. Cal. and A G.
Heggem, Of Pittsburgh. oil and gas eX-
perts. They introduced a system of in
jecting a muddy liquid into the oil wells,
that stops the escape of the gas through
tho sands
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Legislative News In Brief

wines. Wines which are fortified with
alcohol or contain benZoate of soda
must state that fact on bottle labels,
Secretary Houston declared. as a pro-
lection TO California wine growers bur-
dened with increased manufacturing
costs because of the new tariff pro-
vision
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
McReynolds Returns Tonight.

Attorney General McReynolds will re-
turn this evening from New York city.
1t was announced at the Department Of
Justice that Mr. Reynolds was in New
York partly on official business. II was
denied, however, that this had to do
with the indictment proceedings against
David Lamar, THE Wolf of Wall
Street" announcement of the finding of
true bill against whom is expected at
any time.
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Must Label "Doctored" Wine.

Labelling of all "doctored" or adul-
terated sweet wines will be rigidly
required by the Department of Agricul-
ture, Secretary Houston stated today,
in a letter to Congressman Kent of Cali
fprnia, who protested against the pro-
P1sed tax in the Democratic tariff bill
upon brandy used to fogtify California
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District OF Co
moderate temperature.
For 1aryland-Fair tonight, Tuesday
fair and warmer: light to moderate
north winds
For Virginla-Fair tonight and Tues
DAY. moderate temperature; light TO
moderate north winds.
For Pennsylvania, Delaware. and New
Jersey-Fair tonight and Tuesday; light
TO moderate northwest and north winds.
The temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Bureau
and AfAack,s.
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Rates Unreasonable.

Glass and commodity rates from st.
Louis to interior Kansas points were de-
clared unreasonable and unduly discrim-
inatory by decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission today. The case
was brought by the State Of Kansas
against a score of railroads.
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Eggs and Butter Opinion.

In an opinion handed down today the
Interstate Commerce refused to permit
the withdrawal of commodity rates on
butter and eggs from Memphis to the
southeast and the substitution of high
er class rates by the railroads of that
territory
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Burualfs Kill Policeman.

NEW YORK. July N.-Surprising bur
glars who were attempting to enter st.
Matthews Catholic Church, Brooklyn,
early today, Patrolman John Cahill
was shot and killed.
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
AEFIECKrS.
TIDE TABLE

High tide 10:13 a. m. and IO:37 p. m
Low tide 4:24 a. m. and 4:47 p. m.
The Washington times., 1913-07-21

SUN TABLE.
Sun rises.........4:5o Sun sets. .....7:2l
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Inclined To Question.

Senator Gallinger. chairman of the
Republican caucus, said today he was
inclined to question the wisdom of
the policy, but he intended to con-
slider IL In a nonpartIsan way. He
did not believe there was a possibility
Of anv other nations building a canal
1T Is a serious question. a very serious
one" he said. The discussion will
raise the question of what is to be done
with the Monroe Doctrine. 1t will raise
the question whether. II this is a good
The Washington times., 1913-07-21
Antonio LIcau.I. n nfteen-year-oId

Italian, is sought by police of the
Tenth precinct on a charge OF assault
ing Carolyn Carroll. thirteen years
old, of 1873 Clifton street northwest.
The alleged assault occurred last ev-
ching in the rear room of store at
2j02 Fourteenth street northwest.
The Washington times., 1913-07-21

trict Supreme Court today against the
District of Columbia and William II.
Allen for $4,000 damages for in
jCries alleged to have been received
by falling on a sidewalk.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25

c. c. Alexander, who has been in tie
Vibber-G Clifford drug store during the
absence of Mr.. Vibber this summer,
left for Spokane Wednesday.
Walter Summers has been promoted
from shipping clerk at the Fruit &
Produce Co. to manager of the COM
pany's Prosser store, and will assume
his new position on Monday.
Yesterday morning rumor had it that
there was a serious break in the canal
above town and that it would take at
least six days to make the repairs.
Manager Rudkin, however, states that
the break was board loose in fiume
No. 8, six or eight miles above town,
and that the water was turned into the
ditch by four in the afternoon. Water
will reach this end of the canal by noon
today.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
The Week. Weather
WEEK ENDING JULY "a

Circus today.
Miss Edith Koontz visited at the
home of Miss Tressa Atterberg Sunday.
Rather torrid when the thermometer
hits 1O8. But no one suffered too much.
Mrs ]. Perry spent Monday in Top
penish visiting her sister, Miss Alta
Wilsey.
Miss Josephine Gaia went to the
Walla Walla hospital Tuesday to remain
for some time.
Clifford Aldright's father and mother
from Charleston, Idaho, are visiting at
his home this week.
Miss Edith Koontz and Miss Tressa
Atterberg are packing fruit at the Ken
newick Orchard Co.
Mrs. Haines and baby, of Spokane,
a"e guests at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Fred Tweedt, east of town.
MIR. and Mrs. w. G. King returned
the first of the week from a two
weeks visit with friends on the Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Ashmun announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Alice Armsti ong to Edwin Wright
Trenbath, of Kennewick, Washington.
-Republican-Post, Waupaca, Wis.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
LLAROujNl6Dl5'! D;
! - r1OwN* : ;zag

Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Book entertained
H. T. Kennedy and j. E. Plummer and
their families at dinner Sunday evening.
Al. Fisher has the contract for in
stalling the heating plant in the school
house at Finley and started work on
the job this week.
A. C. Rossaen, who has been in
charge Of the St. Paul & Tacoma yard
during Manager Skirving's absence,
left Wednesday noon for Prosser.
John Atterberg is now able to leave
the hospital at Kerriston, Wn., and is
visiting with his sister, Mrs. j. N.
Triple and family and E. B. Atterberg
and family at Minker, Wn.
Mrs. j. B. Hayden left the first of
the week for a months vacation in
Oregon She will attend the Chau-
tauqua which is being held in the
mountains out from Hood River.
The dramatic and musical recital
given at the Presbyterian church
last Friday evening by Miss Jessie
Perry and Miss Rosetta H m l.
ton was much enjoyed by a good
sized audience. The entertainment
was given under the auspices of the
Woman's Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl White returned
the latter part of last week from their
wedding trip to Portland and their visit
at the White home in Salem, Oregon.
They will visit for time at the home
of Mrs. Whites parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. w. Moore, before going to West
minister, B. c., to make their home.
Nearly a hundred Kennewick people
were in attendance at the Pasco Chau-
tauqua Saturday night to hear the
White City Band and the Thaviu Opera
Singers. Both were above the average
of the sort and pleased the audience
nightly. Nearly an equal number
were in attendance at the Monday
night performance of Chapin's imper-
sonation of Lincoln.
Found the Courier build.
ing, one large white dog. This is q
perfectly good dog except that it is
dead. In fact it is one of the most de.
ceased dogs we ever saw. Owner may
have same by reimbursing US for two
hours work of excavation, a gallon OF
disinfectant and wear and tear on oul
olfactory nerves.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. SKirving returned
from their wedding trip to the Coast
cities Tuesday and are now getting
settled in their new home.
S. D. Lynch returned from week S
vacation with his family at Argus
Island, near Bellingham, Saturday. His
family will remain for another month.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. E. Marriott arrived
the latter part of the week from Cali
fornia to spend their vacation with home
folks in Kennewick.
Mrs. Guy Hayden and daughter left
the first of the week for Pennington,
where she will spend the remainder of
the summer with her parents.
F. H. Patten left for his old home in
Denver the first of the week. AS he
purchased a round trip ticket it is to be
presumed that his many friends will be
privileged to welcome him back to Ken
newick some time this fall
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. Church
met at the home of Mrs. Robt. Dorothy
Wednesday afternoon. About twenty
ladies were present to enjoy the after
noon and the following officers were
elected: Pres, Mrs. H. E. Owen; Vice
Pres, Mrs. L. H. Raymond; Sec, Mrs.
E. E. Robb; Treas, Mrs. Arthur Jacot.
Worshipful Grand Master A. H..
Henderson, and E. L. McAllister of the
Masonic Order of the state of Washing
ton, were in Kennewick Wednesday
holding a session with the local mem
bers. A special meeting of the local
order was called after which an informal
summer banquet was held. There were
about thirty members present.
Manager Russell of the broom fac
tory reports that he will move his plant
next week from the Front street loca-
ton to the Rudkin building south of
the bank on Yakima street. A power
stitcher probably will be installed soon
after getting into the new location.
This machine will turn out finished
brooms about eight times faster than
can be done by hand, and will be a
necessity in keeping up with the in
creasing orders for the new Kennewick
product.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Blackwood, who
have spent the past few months with
Mr.. Blackwood's sister, Mrs. P. C..
Book, and other relatives here, left
Monday morning for Spokane, where
they will visit for some time with
another sister who resides there. For
the past nine months Mr.. and Mrs.
Blackwood have been touring the west.
taking in the sights of the largest cities
in California, Oregon and Washington.
From Spokane they will go to Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Denver, Colorado,
before leaving for their home in Des.
MONIES, Iowa.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25

G. E. Sellick has been under the
weather the past week and unable to
make his rounds for the Grand Union
Tea Co.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Underwood moved the
first of the week into the residence be
longing to Archie Copeland on Tacoma
street.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-07-25
At tl1f Ghurrhfa

EV. LUTHERAN BETHLEHEM CHURCH
Rev. A. Woker, Pastor.
Missouri Synod, Fifth and Yakima.
10 a. m. preaching service.
BAPTIST
Corner of Washington and Third
streets.
10 a. m. Bible School,
HOO am, THE Message that led
the First Disciples to Jesus.
700 p. M, Young Peoples meeting.
No evening service.
ZION LUTHERAN
S. Probst, Pastor.
$50 a. M, Sunday School, English.
1880 a. M, German Services.
English services on the first and third
Sundays of every month at 7:3O p. m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
10 a. m, Sunday school.
II a. M, Service, subject, God"
8p. m. Wednesday; testimony meet
ing.
CONGREGATIONAL
Qn Presbyterian building.)
Rev. E. A. Orr, pastor.
1000 a. m. Bible school.
HOO a. M, V. E. Marriott will speak
on 1.-The Growing Spirit of Co-opera-
tion."
M. F.. CHURCH
10 a. M. Sunday School.
II a. M, services.
800 p. M, Junior League.
Epworth League 700 p. m.
Preaching II a. m. and 8 p. m. by the
pastor.
Bible study Wednesday at p. m.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-09
FORT RICE
IS PLATED

Curator Fish, of the State Historic
al society returned Tuesday afternoon
from Fort Rice where he had been
taking measurements Of the old fort
and looking over the premises.
The Society some time ago acquired
title TO the site of the old fort, and it
is to be made pIo;ic park. The
land acquired consists OF but four
acres and does not take in all the
fort site, but it is hoped in the near
future to secure the rest Of it,
The Historical society has two old
cannon which were given to the state
by the government and were sent
from the Rock Island, ILL.,, arsenel
These are TO be mounted on either
side of the i'laca where the old flag
staff stood at Fort Rice.
Mr.. Fish is anxious to have some
improvements made as fast as posi-.
'ble. and SAYS in time to come the place
will be made quite a beauty spot. 1t
is one Of the historical sites OF early
days, ana should be improved
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-09
Used SpectacIes Of David
Lamar in Getting Focus
on Market Place
Probing Committee Sees
How Witness Caused q
Big Explosion
{. D. WeStCOtt Tells Of His
Efforts in Behalf Of
free Sugar

Washington, July S.--The senate
lobby investigating committee took
Il look at Wall street through the
spectacles of David Lamar. the dap
per operator on the bear side, who
admits he banded about in the mar
kct place the names OF men high IN
congress. He took the committee
completely into his confidence. For
all the Vaccinations he contrived
there he swore to but two reasons.
He wished to cause an "cXplosion'
which would bring Wall street men
whom he felt antagonistic to him
Into the open.' and wished to In.
sure unemployment OF Edward Lau
.terbach, his lawyer friends, who had
fallen into disfavor with the might
of Wall street.
Although the committee tried to de-
velop that it might have been other
considerations involved, Lamar de-
MED such allegations.
He was on the stand several hours
and, although five senators welded
the scalpel at various times, they un.
covered nothing Lamar didn't wish
to reveal. He was only playing Wall
streets game, he said, when he made
such frequent use Of the telephone
and talked about what might be done
in Washington through prominent
members. = OF --eongress.s .s,v4a He was
through with it now and said he was
sorry for the publicity given the re-.
ports of the influence in congress,
but except for that he thought the
ends justified the means. y.
The explosion, he said, had occur.
red and enemies had been dragged
into the open to prove that charges
had been circulated for many years
In the financial district against him.
self and Lauterbach.
Charles D. Westcott, a Washington
attorney, living in Cuba, took up the
sugar story again and told of the un-
effort he had made to get
Cuban planters to put up $25.0OO for
the expenses of the free sugar cam
paign in Washington to Offset the
efforts Of the anti.free sugar forces.