The Washington herald., 1913-12-06

New York, Dec. 4.-Sailing from VIZ
mington. Del, the ships John Ena and
Manga Reva are headed before the winds
today in what may be the last wind jam
mers' race around Cape Horn. The John
Ena Is bound for Honolulu and the
Manga Reva for the navy yard, Puget
Sound.
Paris, Bee. 4.-An attractive scheme for
the betterment of the French working
classes has just been proposed by NJ.
Cheron, minister of labor, and supported
by the minister of finance. A workman,
by setting apart cents a day, can as
sure himself the ownership of a house,
a certain capital sum and a pension for
his old age.
York, Pa Dec. 4.-Harry L. Gipe has
invented a machine that sounds an
alarm, and automatically feeds his big
flock of leghorn chickens.
New York. Dec. 4-Morc than 1000
garment workers returned to work here
today as the result of a partial settle
ment of a strike which threatened to
tie-up the industry in this city,
New York, Dec A letter mailed
thirty years ago was returned today un-
II "dS duul GSoCu u Sdpl
Larson, Of the Swedish bark Superior,
which foundered some years ago.
Chicago, Dec. with her arm in
splints, suffering from a broken wrist re-
ceived at the horse show, Miss Loula
Long, of Kansas City, entered the Chi
cago Stock Show last night. rode and
drove her own horses.
teen-year-old pupil in an exclusive private
of stabbing Prof. G. c. Ball, principal.
Conway had violated a rule of the
school, and was whipped by the principal.
Macon, Ca, Dec 4-Because they were
regular attendants at league baseball
games Rev. Guyton Fisher and Rev. z.
B. Wilmington. leading minister's of the
South Georgia Methodist conference,
have been transferred by Bishop War
rem Gambler from Macon churches to
country charges.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 4-Fred w. An
heauser, Omaha's city prosecutor. has
had 500 proposals of marriage in recent
weeks. Most of these letters are from
blondes, as Mr.. Anheauser is partial to
this type.
ago and left him a lagacy Of $4,000
London, Dec. 4-W. B. Yeats is en-
gagged upon an important work which
will contain and interpret the latest
results of constitutional and British in
vestigations on the subject of ghosts.
Havana. Dec. 4-Many persons in the !
United States complain that they have |
been swindled by an American concern |
here styling itself the Pan-American |
Clearing House.
They are induced to come here, they |
say, by advertisements promising lucra-
tive employment. After paying a fee
of several dollars they find themselves
finally without work, stranded, and have
TO ask the United States consul to send |
them home.
BelleviIIe, Ill, Dec. 4-"The Sunny
South" or tropical California have moth
ing on BelleviIle in the Egypt of Illi-
nois. John Neyener has a dozen roses
in full bloom. Adam GintZ has large
beds of tender asparagus. Mrs. John
Smith has a garden of violets Pears
and apple trees are in full bloom.
Helena, Mont, Dec. 4-Large delega-
tions of Mystic Shrines from all parts
Of Montana. many of them accompanied
by bands, gathered in Helena today to
participate in a great celebration of the
silver jubilee Of Algeria Temple. of this
city.
Pierre, s D., Dec. L-The Indians OIL
this vicinity are predicting there will be
no winter this season." freak De-
cember weather prevails all over the
Dakotas. with warm rains and the
thermometers well above freezing
Glasgow. Scotland, Dec. 4.-The British
steamer Invergyle reports today that
while on the voyage from Penarth for
Halifax, y. S, she picked up the crew
If the British brig Evelyn, which was
abandoned November IS
Fredericks. Md, Dec. A-Plans are be-
ng made by the United Daughters of
he Confederacy to unveiI a marker July
!, 1914, to the memory of the Southern
lead who fell on Monocacy battlefield.
The date set will be the fiftieth ami
versary Of the fight.
New York, Dec. 4.-Jean Milton. head
hef at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, was to-
lay fined $500 for violating the immi-
grafton law by bringing three assistants
lere, under contract, from France.
Paris, Dec. 4.-The French government
oday appointed a commissioner general
o represent France at the Panama-Pa-
Inc Exposition at San Francisco. He
s Alexandra Louis Albert Tirman. di-
ector of expositions in the ministry of
commerce.
Rome, Dec. i-Rt. Rev. Rafael Amador,
'lshop Of Huajuapam de Leon, Mexico,
vas received in private audience by the
,ope To-Day. His holiness took great in