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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22

must he other women like herself
found it not. She took the paper off
the line and read about the woman
who in desperation had courted one
kind of Imprisonment that she might
rid herself definitely of another lind.
II don't blame her." she said slow
ly. mot If twas such a morning as
this" She looked at the Uttered table
and the breakfast awaiting her. ~
feel all kinda queer. and gone. 1
guess I'll sill on my sunbonne, and
step out a minute. Maybe I'll feel
different"
She went" out~Of doOfs..~1 Once free
from the shadow of the house the
morning caught her in a rush Of h,,"y-
anry and g]adncss. IT was as If a
thnnsand voices sang to her. a thou
sand lips cafessed her, q thousand
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22
AN IMMENSE WATER POWER.

II the question were asked: Where
the greatest water power develop
tent in the world some people would
'cate it at Assouan, Egypt. Others
'ould say that it is at Niagara. Falls.
farious other people would locate it
{ various other places. Not one out
{ ten would say that this greatest
over development is located on the
Mississippi. That, however. is the
act. AT Keokuk, iowa, is the greatest
over plant in the world, and in spite
{ the fact that occasional mention
as been made of it in the press. most
eople are in ignorance that there is
lch a thing, and that its construc-
on. now nearly completed, belongs
uaong the great engineering feats of
le time.
The construction Of the Keokuk
am and the necessary works to ac-
ompany it has cost s27, 600, 900, a
I'm which does not compare, Of
purse, with the cost of the Panama
anal, but which places it in the class
{ the worlds greatest enterprises.
here is developed at this dam 900
90 horsepower, and current is now
cling sent to St Louis. 175 miles
way.
Approximately, the dam is 1880
yet long. Its height is ffty-threc
bet. the width twenty-nine feet at
be top and forty-two feet at the bot
PM. Later the dam will be used as
railroad bridge, with two tracks car
Wing the heaviest railroad traffic be-
veen Illinois and Iowa.
The powerhousc. in which electric
Y is generated, is LIS feet long,
81 feet 10 inches wide and III feet
nd & inches high.
The power company built. entirely
t its own cost. a lock and dry dock,
hitch became the property Of the
fnited States gratis upon completion.
he lock in size is in the Panama
lass, having the same great width az
hose on the fsthums, and one-fourth
reater lift than any of the canal
pcks. The dry dock is only slightly
mailer than the largest one used by
he navy department at the Brooklyn
avy yard.
The power dam will be formally
pened August 90, "a and 2s by a cell
bration and river regatta. the latter
nder the direction of the Mississippi
alley Power Boat association. Ma
onal officials and governors of sur
Ounding states will be in attendance.
BY the construction of the dam,
eepi water navigation results for fifty
niles or more to the north. Lake
copper, directly north of the concrete
lonolith, has an area Of 100 square
lilies.
Among the items in the construc-
Jon Of h dam might he mentioned
$4,000 barrels of cement and $1,000
90 worth of machinery. About $500
hen were employed on the job.
Considering their running ability,
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22

giances sparkled upon her. Her gaze
met the brook winding under tie lit
tie gray bridge that led to the open
pasture and lei feet. following. pulled
her half hesftant body along. She
knew she vas breaking her prece-
dent-tltat she was doing a wild,
unruly thing-but the morning was to
blame for it. the morning and that far
Q woman who had snatched the cap
tivity of the law in order to throw off
the bonds of monotony and routine
that had fastened her to one place
a lifetime.
When she came out Of the daze con.
sequent upon her act she found she
was a long way from home. sheltered
by the fringes of a great piece of
woods. She "a GREATNESS and tired
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22
and all to once:1 got sick of it. So I'm

ana all TO once i sol SICK OF II. so In
l1ere-playing."' "
This doesn't look much like play
ing, sitting alone on q log said the
girl. I'LL tell you. You go back to
camp with me-. There's nine of us
girls and a chaperon. She's n girl,
too, only she's married. We're: going
to have a roast dinner today-roast
fried on q stick. o come with me
and We'll give you a good time. Well
show you how to play in real, dead
"Tll CO." said Matilda. My, amt
you kind! 1 never expected anything
as good as this to happen to me
ever"
She was excited. Her eyes were
more like a child's than ever. SWING
ing. her sunbonnet,. she followed the
girl with the red ribbon. They talked
all the way. And Matilda told more
truths about herself than h had ever
told to Matthew in all the thirty years
Of their tied together existence.
She was led into camp like a trophy
and the nine ribbon-bandcd girls
Hooked round her, eager to welcome
her II make her a guest. The youth
in them answered that other youth in
Matilda's blue eyes,. They were SO
young. SO vivid with life, 81 happy and
much youth together since her own
Young day. She laid of the cares ana
experience to join in with them: she
would have liked as we'll to lay off her
old body. that she might give fuller
expression to the young spirit dane
ing within her.
That dinner. primitive and all tasty
of wood smok and ash! Did ever
food so satisfy n inyitc?.
All tina long golden afternoon she
romDed with n girls, who romped
with her as if she. were n mo
to gather between the trunks of the
trees she Went home. The girls ac-
companicd her. a merry flock. to- the
edge OF the wood. There they kissed
her n bade her goodby. u. ::
Come play with us some other
NO" Matilda said, ".it's your turn
to come and play With me. Come
tomorrow and we'll have the best
chicken dinner you ever "a down
We will We. wlll!- laughed tho
girls. ~
Matilda had supper on the table
when. her manfoiks tripped in. They
stared at her aghast.
Where have you been. ms? ?" they
chOrused.
Matilda was very calm. ooh, I've
been stealing a holiday" h replied
1T was either that or steal real stuff
so I'd get sent up for change"
They did not speak. Muteiy ant
meekly they filed to their places a
they understood.
It's impossible for a mother to bring
her son up in the way he ought tt
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-22

Considering their running ability.
hose Mexican federals ought to make
food political candidates.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04

Mrs. Edwin Addison Dent. Mrs. James
william Orme. Miss Anna Clark, and
Miss Eugene Dent.
f.
Miss Pauline Kronheim, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob 1Kronheim, will be
married to oscar VI. Lasrus. OF Brook
Ivn. at noon Sunday, February 3. at the
home of her parents, 33O9 Thirteenth
street.
The marriage OF Miss Irene Virginia
Walters. daughter of Mrs. Maud l..
Walters and w. II. Budd Leitch. son
of the Rev. James Leitch, of American
.aus Idaho, took place last evening at
tho home of the brides mother In Irving
street only a small party witnessed
Tho ceremony. which was performed by
rho p.v Joseph i: MCGEE. but large
nrn,her of friends and relatives OF the
I,r,de and bridegroom attended the re-
ccntion which followed.
The bride wore a gown OF white crepe
a.. chine embroidered In pearls. over
which fell tulle veil. Her bouquet was
, sbower of white roses and valley lilies.
O., snrsv of orange blossoms held the
veil In place.
Miss MAY Reynolds was maid OF hon
mr. and wore . gown of white satin
,;rana1 in shadow lace. held by clusters
of small mink roses. She carried an arm
n,,,ouet of long stcnImed pink roses. The
The Washington times., 1913-02-04

to look out. for them and sac that you
did not get at them
+ "You don't tell me So" said Billy
Goat. What Is that on the front OF
your shirt?"' he asked, pointing TO a
place where Billy Pig had dropped some
Of the pear preserves. Billy Pig put
his hand over the spot and did no,
reply ' ~ -
Come Billy Pig" said Billy Goat.
TN give you one more chance; will you
get jar of your mothers preserves
and give me half?,'
What do you mean by one more
chance?" asked Billy Pig.
Never mind that" said Billy Goat,
Will you get the jar?': -. -
No indeed. will not" said Billy Pig.
Il would not deceive my mother and.
besides that, she set me. to watch
them
"Al right. Billy Pig" said Billy Goat,
you are nice fellow to watch pre-
serves
Il wander what he means" said Biliy
Pig. as he watched Billy Goat go down
the road ..--.-.- -.
When his mother came home Billy
Pig told her how Billy Goat came and
teased him to take her preserves.
:'He certainly is bad fellow" said
his mother as she spread the table and
put on the pear preserves for Billy
Pigs supper.
Billy Pig was looking with longing
eyes at the pear. and had just seated
himself at the table when a knock was
heard at the door.
His mother opened il and there stood
Billy Goat with the empty Jar in his
hand.
Il think, Madam Pig" he said, look
ing at Billy Pig as he spoke. that this
Is your jar; ! found It behind tho
bushes at the end of the garden. saw
Billy Pig put II there and | guess lie
forgot 1t. Didn't you, Billy Pig?" he
asked
Billy Pig looked very guilty. and when
his mother stood before him with the
empty jar he began to cry
so this is the way You look after
things when I am away" she said.
reaching for the stick behind the clopS
Billy Goat was waiting out in the
road, and when he heard Billy pig
squeal he laughed and trotted off TO.
ward home.
Tomorrow: ''Drusilla in Trouble"
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
BILLY PIG AND THE PREsERvER.

~ LILY PIGS mother had been pre-
X serving all the morning. ant
l. when she went to town in tn,
afternoon she told Billy Pig I,
keep close watch on the closet wher,
she put the jars.
Il saw that Billy Goat around her,
this morning." she said. "and he looked
longingiy at my kettle while / wa.
cooking them Now. you be careful
that he does not play some trick or
you and get them
Il guess / am smart enough for Billy
Goat" replied Billy Pig as his mother
went out. 81 wish / could have a little
taste of that pear on my bread and
butter" he said.
TN give you some for your supper, .
said his mother, closing the door rs
she spoke.
Billy Pig watched her out of sight.
Then he opened the door to the closet.
"She won't mind IL I just count the
jars" he said.
There are ever so many jars of pear
than there are of the other kind" said
Billy Pig. 81 wonder IL she would
miss one-just one =,
Then he did a very wicked thing. He
took jar from the shelf and opened II.
First he smelled II, then he tasted. He
tasted again and again. and by and by
1t was all gone. He wondered what he
should do with the empty jar. IL he
left II on the shelf she would find IL
and know he had eaten 1t.
I'll put il behind the bushes at the
end Of the garden" said naughty Billy
Pig.
Now. 1t happened that Billy Goat had
seen Billy Pigs mother go down the
road, and he thought he might find Billy
Pig alone, so he trotted toward Billy
Pigs house and saw him 20 out.
Il wonder what he is carrying" said
Billy Goat. III watch and see where
he goes"
After Billy Pig had hidden the jar
in the garden Billy Goat went and
looked.
so. my fine fellow" he said, you
have been eating your mothers pre-
serves. shouldn't mind having
taste myself; Mother Pig can cook
nice preserves"
He waited until BNy Pig had been
in the house a few minutes and then
he knocked at the door.
How -dy-d said Billy Pig, but did
not ask Billy Goat to come in.
Billy Goat waited, and after being
sure he was not to be invited to enter
he said: II smeIled some very delicious
preserves cooking this morning as !
passed. | should think we might have
a nice little feast while your mother
is away. Where does she keep them.
Billy Pig?"
oh. / should not dare touch mothers
replied Billy Pig. looking
very serious.
You don't tell me-" said Billy Goat.
with a smile 7 am sure she would be
pleased 10 have you treat me and will
be quite put out when she finds you
have been so rude to me. Come, let
US just try one jar.
No, indeed" replied Billy Pig. Il
will not touch mothers preserves. and
besides that she particularly told me
The Washington times., 1913-02-04

Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Pitney will en-
tertain dinner party tonight with
members of the Cabinet and their wives
and associate justices and their wives
included in the party. The hour for
dining is early on account of the re-
ception at the White House.
p
The first of the series OF the Tuesday
morning Lenten lectures which have
been arranged TO be given at the Con-
gressional Club this season, was largely
attended this morning. The guests were
asked for II o'clock and Miss Keith
Wakcman gave a talk on the New Ma
tional Drama Theater.
The next lecture of the group will be
ON Tuesday morning, February IL
r
The Misses Patten entertained Cardi-
nal Gibbons at dinner last night, IL be-
ing their custom to annually give din
ner in his honor. Among the guests were
several churchmen, and Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Pitney. Senator and Mrs. Murray
Crane. Senator and Mrs McLain, the
minister from Denmark, Viscount Be
moist day, Mrs. Robert Mccormick,
Phil Sheridan.
The Second German Secretary and
Nine. Kienlin entertained at dinner last
night, having among their guests Col
and Mrs. Stephen LII. Slocum. Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Letter, Mrs. Henry c. Cor
bin, the German Military Attache and
Mime. Won Herwarth, Miss Cameron.
Miss Hoar. Mr., Huidekoper. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ned Mitchell, and Major LassIter
\ number Of the bachelor diplomats
have arranged for a Mi-Careme ball on
the evening of Wednesday, February g.
which is to be given at Rauscher's. 1t
is the first event Of the kind ever given
here and is looked forward to with
great interest. This will be a Mi
Careme ball in name only, as that day
falls on Thursday, February q. On
February q. the Postmaster General.
Congressman Butler Ames. and John
Barrett will combine in giving a ball
Mrs. Dimock Hutchinson entertained
a large dinner party last night. having
among her guests the Postmaster Cen
eral. the Spanish Minister and Sonora
de Riano. the Portuguese minister. Mime.
Loudon, Mr.. CataIani. charge d'affaires
for Italy; Mr.. and Mrs. Allerton Cush-
man. Mr.. and Mrs. George Eustis,
Colonel and Mrs. McCawIey Miss john
ston, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Appleton, OF Boston: Mrs.
Nathaniel Francis, Miss Alice Emo, Mr..
and Mrs. John Harrison. Of Minneap-
oils; Major Langhorne. John b. Hen
derson. Jr.. and Douglas Dodge, and
Louis Williams. of New York
Mrs. James L. Hurley. OF 2ls9 Wyom-
ing avenue, entertained at tea yes
terday afternoon followed by an in
formal dinner party. Among the guests
were Congressman and Mrs. Victor
Murdock Of Kansas: Congressman and
Mrs. T. w. sims of Tennessee; Lieu
tenant Camden. L.. S. A.. and Mrs.
camden. Miss Marie Sims, Miss Hide
garae- Hurley, Frank Lander. and Mr..
Springer. -
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Dates for At Homes.

Mrs. Charles NJ. Townsend, wife of
Senator Townsend of Michigan. and
Mrs. Russell =. Goodwin, wife of As
sistant Attorney General Goodwin. will
not receive Thursday. but will be at
home Thursday. February Is. at the
Portland.
Mrs. Julius Kahn. wife of Congress
man Kahn of California, will receive this
afternoon at the Brunswick, assisted by
Mrs. Bryne. of Tennessee. and Mrs.
Fred bennett.
-
Mrs. Fairchild. wife OF Congressman
Fairchild of New York. will receive IN
formally this afternoon At the New
WILLARD.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04

, Hover girls, Miss Ada Crandall and
Miss Katherine Simmons. who preceded
the bridal party. were dressed respect
lively In pink and blue and carried bas-
kcts of pink sweet peas.
The house decorations were in pink
and white with an artistic arrangement
Of ferns, palms and smilaX
The bride was given away bv her
brother. Arthur l.. Walters. and Jacob
NJ. Brager. of West Newton. Pa. was
best man for Mr.. Leitch.
Mrs. Walters wore a gown OF blue
chiffon heavily embroidered In crystal
over a blue messaline OF lighter shade.
After short wedding journey South
Mr.. and Mrs. Leitch will be at home
at 12i2 Irving street.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Everybody IS Delighted to Laugh With.
May Irwin Again, Says Julia Murdock
widow by. Proxy Is Typical of
All Other Plays by Come
dienne, Declares Critic.

n n Ay IRwIN's in town-at .he
Il" Nationsi.. To her friends-and
kvX that means TO every one who
has ever met her. either across
the footlights or, face to face :
1t doesn't In the least matter whether
she comes as Mrs. William Andrews. or
as Sister Mary. or Mrs. Peckham. or as
Gloria Gray. alias GLORIOUS Dolores"
Pennington. widow by Proxy Every
body loves her and laughs with her, and
is delighted. to see her again. no mat
ter how long since they last met.
Widow by Proxy" is a regular May
Irwin farce-clean and wholesome, full
OF the most delightful absurdities into
which Gloria Gray Is betrayed by her
own good heart. and, paradoxical as IL
may seem, her own good sense. And
she enjoys her own absurditfes so! 1t
would be the verfest ch1rl who could
refuse to enjoy them with her.
Briefly. Dolores Pennington Is the
young widow Of Jack Pennington. His
family has refused to recognize her,
a mere nobody who has been on the
stage. She has been brought back to
life and health, by Gloria Gray, who
has inherited. her fathers capacity
for cutting coupons without inherit
ing the coupons -Spendthrift; Gloria
Is down to very hard pan, and chiefly
worried because Dolores ought to go
to he pine woods to oonyalesce prop
erly. when the usual lawyers letter
arrives telling them of a legacy
which. since Jack Pennington has
died in Alaska. is coming to his Wild
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
She Has Fewer Songs, But They
Are Good and Come Hatur-
ally Into Action.

foil for Miss Irwin's rollickins breezi-
ness. Orlando DAILY makes pleasant.
manly sort Of q middle-aged naval Of
ficer-and that -middle-aged" Is put
ting 1t mildly. for he is listed as Capt.
Stephen Pennington, U. g. n. and no
man reaches the grade of captain in the
U. 8. N. before he Is at least middle
aged.
Alice johnson as GiIligan. a '-modistes
Gaunt and Helen Weathersby as Saph-
ronia and Angelica, the Pennington
''aunt-cestors." are quite equal to the
demands Of their rather cartooned
parts. JULIA MURDOCH
The Washington times., 1913-02-04

Tomorrow: ''Drusilla in Trouble"
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Personal Mention.

Mrs. Joseph AiIer Hayden entertained
at luncheon today at her residence 2sGo
Twenty eighth street. The table deco
rations were red roses and candles with
red silk shades.
The guests We're Mrs. Robert Bruce
Emerson, Mrs. Roy c. Erkman. Mrs.
william Sloan Harrison, Mrs. Dallas
Ora Southworn. Mrs. John Nicholas
Popham, jr., Mrs. Andrew Gallagher,
The Washington times., 1913-02-04

velops that Jack hasn't died in Alas
ka at all He Is on his way home: In
fact he has arrived. OF course that
ends the masquerade And the cur
tain goes down with Dolores In Jacks
arms. and Gloria in stephens. her
deception forgiven, and the aunt
cestors" smiling benign blessings on
both couples.
The story doesn't amount to much
but the complications are screamingiy
funny. May Irwin could make any
thing funny: She doesn't change much
as the years go by-for which the thea
tergoins public is devoutly thankful.
A woman waiting in the snow for the
taxi said to another: 'T haven't
seen her for ten years, and really I
can scarcely believe that 1t was longer
ago than the day before yesterday
And there was infinite satisfaction In
her tone
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Gloria Gray Becomes
The "Widow By Proxy."'

But she must go to Pennington. the
family home and sign certain docu-
mcnts. And Dolores, mindful of how
Jacks family has spurned her, and
OF how bitterly he had resented their
attitude, flatly refuses to go. Money
or no money. she will not go TO PEN
ninston.. And Gloria Gray undertakes
to go in her stead-to play the part
OF Jacks widow in Jacks ancestral
home.
She goes, and meets his ancestors.
and her delightfully."- breezy PERSONAL
ity plays havoc with the ancestral
cobwebs. Jacks cousin Stephen, a
naval officer, who Is really the source
of the Legacy" falls in love with her.
and she with him. The marriage is
FASTENED by an order from headquar-
ters cutting short his leave.
And Gloria has a terrible time try
ing to confess that she is not his
cousin Jacks widow. Suddenly 1t de-
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
May Irwin's Songs
Feature of Play.

She doesn't sing as much as she has
in some of her other plays, but what
singing she does is with the same
voice, and. more to the point. with the
same verye and spirit. Moreover, 1t
comes naturally into the action. and Is
not dragged in by the heels. as has
sometimes happened with her songs
though the public was always delighted
to have them, no matter IL they were
rather forcibly injected.
The company? Oh, well. any COM
pany is good with May Irwin in 1t: and
this one is really all that the play re-
quires. Clara Blandick. as the rather
stiff little real widow. is an excellent
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
Lecture on Canals.

John A. BenseI, New York State en-
gineer and surveyor. viii iecfure to-
night on the barge canals ef New
York before the Washington Society
of Engineers, at Continental Memorial
Han.
The Washington times., 1913-02-04
LOCAL MENTION

A Thrilling Detective Story. "The Res
direction of Nick Winter reels To-
Sax. VirSinia Theater. Don't miss It
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-11-07
Lost Girl Receivers.

Maggie Knight, %, Footville girl,
found nearly dead by two women Sat-
urday night in an old corncrib near
GAINESVILLE, where she had been a week,
is slowly recovering and it is thought
she will live. 1t was thought Saturday
night that she could survive but few
hours. She was just able to ask for a
drink of water.
The girl said she went to the Peters
barn, where bloodhounds trailed her,
but she staid there only short time.
She passed through marsh, which ex-
plains why the dogs could not follow
her. She says she remembers going
into the corncrib to get out of the rain.
She took off her shoes and stockings,
hung them up to dry, then removed
her petticoat, wrapped it around her
and laid down. That was the last she
remembered. AS soon as she is able
she will be taken to an asylum.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-11-07
Obituary.
Friday, Nov. 9, 1888.
AUGUST GEISHIRT.

August Geishirt passed away Tues
day morning at $50 o'clock at the fam
lily home in the east part of the city.
The deceased had been sick and ailing
with a complication of diseases for the
past three years and for six months
past his suffering had been intense, the
immediate cause of his death, however,
was heart failure. At the age of Fl he
came to America and for number of
years followed the occupation of farm
ing. On Oct. 9, 1885, he was united
in marriage to Amelia Dallman. Three
children were born to them two sons
ard one daughter, one of the sons pass
ing away five years ago. Besides the
widow he is sur vived by the younger
son George and the only daughter, now
Mrs. Anna Schultz Of Marshall, MINI.
Mrs. Caroline Knott of Davis Junction,
Ill.,, is the only surviving sister.
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon at l o'clock from the late
home and at 2 o'clock at the German
Lutheran church, Rev. j. C. Spilman
conducting the same. Interment will
be made in the family lot in Fassett
cemetery.