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The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
u. S. TO DECLARE ITS
ATTITUDE ON NEWMAN
District Attorney Will Say Today
Whether He Will Start Legal
PROCEEDINGS.

Announcement will be made this morn
ing as to whether the office of the United
States District Attorney will undertake
to institute quo warranto proceedings to
determine the eligibility OF Oliver p.
Newman as District Commissioner.
Formal request to take-this step was
made of Acting United States Attorney
Hawkins yesterday afternoon by w. ].
Frizzell, member of the home rule COM
mittee. Mr.. FriZZeIl called upon Mr..
Hawkins in person. accompanied by At
torneys William J. Neale and James n.
England.
The petition presented by Mr.. Frizzell
alleges that Mr.. Newman was not a
bona fide resident Of the District during
the three years prior to appointment. In
support OF this allegation, the petition
embodies affidavits of George c. Mont
gomery, Charles c. Lancaster, James n.
England, and Carleton w. Stanton, show
ing that the ''alleged Commissioner dur
ing the three years prior to his appoint
ment had registered at hotels as a resi-
dent of other cities.
Mr.. Frizzell states that Attorney Cen
eral McReynolds has refused to institute
the quo warranto proceedings. The law
states that IL the Attorney General and
the District Attorney refuses to commence
proceedings, an interested taxpayer then,
and then only, may start the proceedings
If the District Attorney refuses to grant
the request, Mr.. Frizzeu Immediately will
commence the fight upon Mr. Newman in
his own name.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
Mexican War Veteran, %,
Willing to Fight Again
Oldest Inmate of Soldiers Home Says That Trail
From Vera Cruz to Mexico City Is Hard Z
One, but viii Take 1t if Need Be.

the trail with the invading United States
army from Vera Cruz TO Mexico City.
The only piece Of baggage he managed
to bring through was his musket and
cartridges-but he clung to them. He
sold even his blanket for water. The
trail is hard trail, he said, and he hopes
that Uncle Sans boys may never have to
traverse it again.
But IL they do" he exclaimed, bend
ing forward in his chair, I'D be ready
to go along"
Before and throughout the civil war
he was working as locomotive engineer
in Cuba. For the last eleven years he
has been living at Soldiers Home, where
he is a favorite with the stan and all
his fellow-veterans- w. G. Wise, one
OF the hospital stan, swears that II war
broke out with Mexico and the veterans
insisted, Soldiers Home probably would
put every veteran and stan member in
the field
Nevertheless, John Cunningham does
not favor war. His experience with the
genuine article convinced him that 1t is
not anything that should be needlessly
cultivated. He is in hearty sympathy
with President Wilson's endeavor to
solve the present unpleasantnesses be-
tween the two countries without resort
to arms. But
IF war is declared. I'd like to go
along" he said, and he said It visit
fully.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
ANSWER TO KALBFUS'
ACTION TO BE DELAYED
Commissioners Now Undecided on
Points that viii Be Made
in Court,

Formal answer to the writ Of certiorari
in the case OF Samuel T. Kalbfus, the
deposed member OF the permanent Board
Of Assistant Assessors, will not be filed
with the District Supreme Court by the
Commissioners for fully a week or ten
days.
Announcement to this effect was made
last night by Edward II. Thomas Dis
trict corporation counsel, who has charge
Of the matter. Mr.. Thomas said that
all Of the papers and records in the
kalbfus case called for by the writ will
be turned over to the court for review
at the same time the answer Is filed.
The corporation counsel said last night
that the Commissioners have not yet
fully decided what points to embody in
their reply to the writ. He explained
that II would take more than a week to
draft the answer. In the meantime, Mr.
Kalbfus and his attorney, Frank ]. Ho-
gan, are remaining silent. awaiting the
filing Of the Commissioners reply. As
soon as this is done a date for a hear
ing Of the matter will be set by the
court.
For the purpose of deciding whether
to launch a campaign in opposition to
Edward W. Oyster, successor to Mr..
Kalbfus. the home rule committee, which
Is fighting Commissioner Newman with
hold a meeting at the New Ebbitt at
O'Clock Monday evening. It is pointed
out that Mr.. Oyster voted in Pennsyl-
vania last fall, thus, II is alleged. taking
away his citizenship in the District.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

+ahn Cunningham, veteran of the
Mexican war. Is willing to take the trail
from Vera Cruz to Mexico City once
again IL President Wilson should have
need of men to go that way. When seen
at Soldiers Home yesterday he was just
returned from his afternoons ramble,
which keeps him in fighting trim.
Despite his ninety-three years, he made
1t plain that the President could count
on him IL it comes to intervention.
John Cunningham is the Oldest inmate
of the home. He is, however, sound of
body and stout of heart, and he is sure
that he could go over the old trail once
more IL occasion should arise. He also
believes that he could get an effective
regiment OF veterans from among the
inmates of Soldiers Home, who know all
about the business of war, to go with
him. And he Is morally positive that
they would get into Mexico City.
He was born May Is. 1870, and his
years bear lightly upon him.
His step is elastic, his manner CHEEKY.
and his bearing firm Although he lives
at the hospital on the grounds. he does
not confine himself to its corridors and
porches, but goes on long rambles
the park. Now and again he
visits nieces in Philadelphia. At present
he is considering a plan to go to San
Francisco, where members of his family
live.
1t was in his early youth when he took
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
BAPTIST.

In the death of John R. Bradley, whose
funeral was preached from Grace Church
on Wednesday afternoon, the Sunday
school of that church has lost its super
!ntendent of twenty-five years service.
Few superintendents of Baptist Sunday
schools in~the District OF Columbia have
ever achieved such a length of continu-
GUS service, and few have ever accom-
plished so much as Mr.. Bradley. From a
broader standpoint of the denomination
as whole the loss of Mr.. Bradley is
more serious. For many years he had
Teen active in the Columbia Baptist As
sociation, having served on many of its
committees, particularly the temperance
committee. Prominent members of the
denomination reIer 10 MIN as a very
much beloved man, whose loss is keenly
1eit by the many members or the vari-
GUS churches who knew him.
Pastor F. w. johnson. of Grace Bap-
tist Church, returned to the city on We'd
nesday to conduct the funeral of Mr..
Bradley. He returned the next day to
Ocean Grove, N. j., where he is spend
ing his vacation month He will be back
Tor regular pastoral work about Septem-
Der ! Mr.. johnson was assisted at the
funeral by the Rev. Z. Hez Sven, of
Centennial Church.
The Rev. Theron Outwater pastor Of
Kendall Baptist Church, is passing his
vacation in the city, simply by limiting
ms duties to the regular church services
he VIII occupy his pulpit morning and
evening tomorrow.
On Tuesday next there will sail from
san Francisco on the steamship Siberia
one of the parties of tourists who are to
De IN Burma for the Judson centennial
celebration next December. Those who
VIII go on the tour are the Rev. Henry
N sanders, New York; Mrs. H. G. SAT-
iord' Boston; Mrs. A. B. Upham, NAL
6en; the Rev. ]. G. Briggs, Minnesota;
T. Il. F1ckes, South Dakota; Mrs. s A
Scribner, Chicago; Mrs ]. S. GrIfiths
Chicago; Miss Ada A. Brigham, Benning-
ton, Vt; Miss Minnie Moody, Milwaukee.
and Miss Louise N. Robinson. Rochester
n. Y. The Rev. and Mrs F. NJ. Good
child, of New York, and Miss Lena S.
Fenner, OF Providence, r. l., have al
ready sailed and will join the party I'm
Honolulu. The party is under the leader
snip or James V. Latimer, who will es-
cort the tourists through Japan, China,
and the Philippines to Burma, and re-
turn with them later by way of Assam
and India. The great centennial meet
ngs will occur in Ragoon December 10
u in Moulmein December 14-16, and
Mandalay December 1914. Tne Lieuten-
ant Governor of Burma is expected to
preside. On October Z a second party
will sail on the Tenyo Mara from SAN
francisco. Among those booked for that
our are Col. Charles W. Gale and Mrs. |
Gale, Norwich, Conn; the Rev. w. A. |
Hill, st. Paul, Mimi; the Rev. F. w. |
sweet, Minneapolis, and Irwin NickeIs, !
Brief stops will be made in |
Yokohama, Kobe, and Nagasaki, from
which port the boat win go directly to |
dauila- After a short stay in tue Philip
ines the party will sail for HongkonE,
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
ARMOR PLATE BIDS
NOTICEABLY LOWERED
Government Saves on Steel Plates
Due to Secretary Daniels
Attitude.

Secretary of the Navy Daniels believes
his recent attack upon the manufacturers
of naval armor for not competing TO-
the governments trade has resulted in
the saving of $37s, ,261 on $500 tons of
special treatment steel plates for which
the Navy Department has signed con-
tracts. This contract was awarded the
Carbon Steel Company, of Pittsburgh
which corporation, according to Sec
Tetary Daniels. underbid the Carnegie
Steel Company $3494 the ton. The Car
negie Company was the only competitor
with the Pittsburgh company.
Mr.. Daniels was greatly pleased at
what he considered the success Of his
recent pronOuncement upon the subject
Of arnor plate manufacture. He adheres
10 the belief which he expressed in a
communication to Congress that the gov
ernment should establish an armor plate
factory and manufacture at least haii
Of its armor plate.
The Secretary had no hesitancy In at
tributing the saving on the most recent
contracts TO his announced attitude in
favor of competitive bidding for these
contracts. He pointed out that until
his message to Congress was transmitted
II had been the custom OF the Navy De-
partmcnt to distribute its contracts with
out requiring competitive bidding.
In this connection Mr.. Daniels said
that the last considerable purchase OF
the special treatment plate was made
at s2si.o3 the ton Srom the Carnegie Com
pany. This company underbid its own
figure by s6S the ton for the contract
which was awarded the Carbon Com
pany.
The Secretary Interpreted this reduc-
tion as indicating that his pronouncement
has affected the Carnegie Company a.
well as brought a competitor into the
field against it. The Carbon Steel Com
pany has had previous contracts for
naval equipment, but none for armor
Plate. -
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

whence a ten-day trip to the Baptist
Mission at Swatow will be made: also
trip to Canton. From Hongkong the
party will proceed to Burma in time for
the celebration.
Tomorrow morning at the Maryland
Avenue Baptist Church, Fourteenth
Street and Maryland Avenue Northeast,
the Rev. +. ]. Lukens will preach.
The s o'clock service will be in charge
of the Senior Christian Endeavor So
ciety. Mr.. Rexford l. Holmes, president
OF the Christian Endeavor Union OF the
District, will be the speaker.
The Rev. Charles CoIman, D. D., pas
tor Of the First Baptist Church, of Buff
falo, n. Y, will occupy the pulpit of the
First Baptist Church, Avenue of the
Presidents and o Street, on Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
A feature of the Judson celebration of
one hundred years of American Baptist
missions is TO be the erection of Tower
OF Peace" in Rangoon. Burmah. The
tower is not only to perpetuate the mem
ory of Adoniram Judson, but also the
other four young men ordained with him
Newell. Gordon Hale, Samuel
Mott, and Luther Rice. These were the
in the Tabernacle Congregational Church,
Salem, Mass, February s. 1872
The Tower of Peace will be q replica
Of the tower of the Tabernacle church,
regarded as a fine example of Colonial
The tower is the gift of
DR.. J. Ackerman Coles, of New York.
who also placed a tablet last year in the
church to the memory Of these mission
aries Rangoon, where the tower is
n he hNNf1f n1 rrrAa l.
held beginning December S, was the place
where JudsOn first landed on mission soil.
The memorial will not only signalize the
ordination of the first American mission
aries, but also the beginning of Baptist
missions.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
PRESBYTERIAN.

''The Social and Moral Challenge OF
Our Father" will be the subject of the
sermon by the Rev. Bernard Braskamp
at the IL o'clock morning service in the
Church of the Covenant. The evening
service, commencing at 7:S O'Clock, Will
be held in the tent, located at the corner
of Lamont Street and the Avenue OF the
Presidents, Mount Pleasant car line. The
musical service will have the assistance
of Miss Gertrude Trow, soprano: Mr..
Smith, cornetist, OF the Marine Band;
Mr.. George Wilson, accompanist, and
Mr.. Newton Hammer. precentor. STAND
ards of Value will be the subject Of
Mr.. Braskamp's evening sermon.
Presbyterians have Just made public
their membership and financial facts
gathered at their General Assembly in
May. The report shows that the princi-
pal body. the Presbyterian Church North,
has the largest membership in its history,
and a greater money income. Its MEM
bership figures now stand at 1.4l5,SO0, a
gain of 5000 last year. This is the great
est gain in any normal year in a gener-
alton.
Baptisms also reached the large total
OF nearly 1000, or considerably more
than in any year since there was a Pres
byterian Church. In number Of children
in Sunday schools the gain was 1900. also
a record-breaking one for recent years.
The total number now in Presbyterian
schools is l,2s5.4Oo, a gain of an even
10000 in the past five years.
Presbyterians are giving money as
never before. Their average gifts per
member last year were 1855, the highest
save one of any religious body in the
world. Ths total Of all Presbyterian
gifts was SIG, &c, 500. which Is an increase
of A,5Oo,OO0 within the past five years.
1t costs S1SS35.OOO to maintain all Pres
byterian churches one year, but Presby-
terians give beyond this sum millions
to missions and other uplift causes
Their gifts TO home missions last year
were $l,92S, 300, and in this Is included
no Kennedy or other unusual gifts. The
amount makes the Presbyterian Board
of Home Missions the largest I'm the
world in point of income for home work.
Attacked in the last General Assembly
for extravaganza, the response is an in
crease in receipts greater by SIS 600 than
in any year since 1t was formed. The
total Presbyterian beneyolence now
amounts to S,OOo.00O a year. or the largest
OF any single religious body in America.
Some unity plans are under way. but are
in danger of being halted by present
conditions growing out of the Cumber-
land union six years ago. In its ministers
there has been an increase of about 800 in
the last four years, or somewhat more
than the normal.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
TARGET PRACTICE SCHEDULE.
Navy Department Arranges Dates
for Drills of seamen.


for Drills of seamen.
Announcements OF target practice dates
for vessels Of the Atlantic Fleet were
made at the Navy Department yester-
day.
The Illinois, which has Just returned
with the Naval Academy midshipmen
from a foreign practice cruise, will con-
duct target practice today of Cape
Henry, Va. This will give the midship-
men their first practical experience in
gunnery.
During next week the battleships of
the feet will conduct elementary torpedo
practice and the destroyers will conduct
elementary practice at short range with
guns. These practices will be conducted
in the Southern Drill Grounds, on Cape
Henry.
September Is, elementary target prac-
tice with guns for battleships will begin
on the Southern Grounds. On the same
date the Maryland and Pittsburgh will
begin similar practice OF San Diego.
The elementary practice with torpedoes
for vessels OF the submarine and de-
stroyer classes will be held near Gardi-
ners Bay in September.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
The Logic of Penfccn.f-

THE Logis Of Pentecost' is to be the
subject Of Evangelist F. F. Cook, of
New York, in a sermon before the Wash
ington Temple Congregation (nonsecta-
rian), in New Masonic Temple tomorrow
at o'clock. This is designed to be a
popular afternoon religious service for
the people, and during his discourse Mr..
COOK Will, II Is stated, derve deepIy INTO
the Biblical passages which deal with
the day Of Pentecost in the long ago.
when the Holy Spirit descended on the
Apostles in the form of tongues of fire.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
BASEBALL BY WIRELESS.
Crew of Illinois Get Scores ms Bat
tIcship Leaves Madeira.

Under the captain. 'Baseban News in
Madeira" this statement was given out
at the Navy Department yesterday:
When the battIeship Illinois was re
turning from Madeira to the United
States and was distant 2175 nautical
miles from Arlington and $50 nautical
miles from Key West, she intercepted
wireless messages from these stations,
and at the same time heard commercial
stations on both sides OF the Atlantic.
Baseball scores were received the night
the Illinois LEFT Madeira, which added
greatly to the general interest in the
Messages
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
Prison for Auto Fatality.

Trenton. n. J., Aug. 22.-Addison 3.
Perrine, of Hightstown. n. j., was SEN
fenced to eighteen months in prison to-
day on a charge Of manslaughter. Per-
rine was alleged to have driven his auto
mobile while he was intoxicated, and
crashed into a heavy motor truck, lie
collision causing the death of Joseph B.
wishart. Perrine's friend, who was seated
in the tonneau Of the automobile.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
LECTURE. on Prohibition.

Edward Page CASTOR, Of London, a
fellow of the Royal Geographic Society,
last night delivered an address on PRO
hibition as a Worldwide Success at
Calvary Baptist Sunday School. Mr..
CASTOR Is founder and honorary secre-
tary OF the Worlds Prohibition Confed-
Grafton, which will hold its biennial con-
vention next month at Milan, Italy.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
METHODIST.

At the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, on next Sunday morning, ths
Rev. Dr. Samuel V. Leech will discuss
THE Great Question of All Centuries"
He will present six great endowments of
the human soul, its amazing achieve
ments, the cost of its redemption, its
magnificent immortality, the possibility
OF its loss, and the estimate put upon II
by Jesus Christ. His evening subject will
be, Some Wonderful Facts Concerning
he Bible.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
Husband Names Correspondent.

Suit for absolute divorce from Alice
Erwin was filed yesterday in the Dis
trict Supreme Court by James W. Erwin,
a correspondent being named. The hus-
band is represented by Attorney Thomas
l. Jones.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
WASHINGTON TEMPLE
CONGREGATION.

FREE BIBLE LECTURES ON TOPICS OF THE
hour every Sunday at p. m. IN New Masonic
Temple. y. Y. Ave. and 18th st. Evangelist
u. y. Cook. Of New York. will preach tomorrow; !;
subject. The Logic Of Pentecust." No collection.
Nonsectarian. A cordial welcome to ali. Pleasant
auditorium
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

The danger of fatal results in surgical
operations on the nose and throat has
been minimized by an electric device for
ether invented by Los
Angeles doctor.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

A set Of adjustable. flexible blades to
be placed in front OF an electric fan
to distribute the air over a wide or
narrow area as desired has been patented
by an Illinois inventor.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST, On
lumbia Road and Euclid Street. Services sunday,
II a. m
Subject: MIND"
Sunday school, II a. N. wednesday evening
meeting. D. m Public cordially invited Read
ing room, COL Colorado Bhg
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
GOSPEL MISSION.

n+1s ~ St NV. John MarShall PIaes).
Evangelist ]. ". Belt will speak tonight and Dr.
n. B. Shade Sunday night Gospel wagon services,
7th and X NV, .. m, and corner Pa. Ave. and
ils SITS, p. m. Sunday. Gospel services nightly,
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
HIGHER THOUGHT.

MISS VAN vOAST WILL LECTURE SUNDAY, Q
p. m Toyic Pursuit and Attainment We'd
nesday II a m. My Prayer" Friday, II q. m.
DAILY Help" iE3 Clifton st. An weleums.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

In Benares there has been for many years
temple for monkeys. and il is Of the most costly
buildings there. The followers Of Brahma hold this
animal sacred and worship it deity.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

The Congregation of Rites has decided
in favor Of the three miracles alleged to
have been wrought through the interces-
sion OF the blessed Joan of Arc and pro.
posed for her canonization. The docu.
ments on which the decision is based
form quarto volumne of 100 pages.
This evidence was collected by tribunal
under Bishop TroIchet of Orleans DUR
ing the summer and autumn of 1911.
Since that time the evidence has been
examined In Rome by doctors. advocates,
consultors and others, and their decision
has been favorable. This is the first OF
three examinations, all of which must
be favorable. On each occasion doctors,
for and against, will be engaged to as
sist the theologians with their lights.
All this the church IN her prudence de-
mands
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

A motor-driVen reciproeatins has been pat
evenly.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

In every portion of India and Ceylon
the church is now organized and CONVEX
sions are being made at the rate of over
5000 a year. This figure applies only
to adult baptisms. More than 1000 Euro
pean missionaries are working in the
Indian empire, assisted by double that
number Of native clergy.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
EPISCOPAL.

According to the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, the canvass for president of the
House Of Deputies of the triennial general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, which meets in New York in
October, has narrowed down to two
clergymen, the Rev. DR.. William T.
Manning, rector of Trinity Church, New
York, and the Rev. DR.. Alexander Mann,
rector of Trinity Church, Boston.
The Rev. DR.. Randolph H. McRim, of
this city, who now is president, has
given notice that he desires to be at
liberty to oppose from the floor of the
house the movement to change the name
of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Doc
tor McKim was president of the House
of Deputies in Boston in 1904, in Rich
mOnd in 1907, and in Cincinnati in 1910
Doctor Manning is regarded as a high
churchman, while DR.. Mann is classed
as a low or broad churchman. 1t will
be rem embered that DR.. Mann had many
adherents who desired to have him be-
come Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsyl-
vania at the time Bishop Rhinelander
was elected.
Apart from the two clergymen named,
who seem to be the favorites, there will
be ten others in the House of Deputies
who, under certain circumstances, might
stand a chance of being elected to the
presidency. They are the Rev. DR.. B.
Talbot Rogers, of Fond du Lac; the Rev.
]. Howard Melish, of Brooklyn; the Rev
DR.. Floyd W. Tom:ins, rector of Holy
Trinity Church, in this city; the Rev
]. H. McIlvaine, of Pittsburgh; the Rev.
James L. Freeman, of Minneapolis; the
Rev. Edward l.. Parsons, of Berkeley,
Cal: the Rev. r. S. Coupland, of New
Orleans; the Rev. A. B. Kinsolving, of
Baltimore; the -.ev. Frank Du Moulin,
of Cleveland. and the Rev. W. A. r.
Goodwin, of Rochester.
Episcopal Day will be observed next
Thursday at Chesapeake Beach. Mem
bers of Episcopal churches in Washing
ton have arranged to visit the beach on
this day, and it is probable that a pro-
gram of amusements will be arranged.
The Rev. c. K. P. Cogswell pastor of
the Church of the Good Shepherd, is
arranging for the trip. Among the
churches which will be represented at
Chesapeake Beach are, besides the Good
All Saints. Benning, D. c., and
st. Matthews. Seat Pleasant, Nd.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23

Assist. the sacred city OF st. Francis, in
Italy, is a diocese since the year 235. st.
Rufinus was its first bishop. Today the
diocese numbers about 5000 Catholics
1t has eight monasteries and eighteen
converts.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-23
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
HA M LIN E
UNIvERsALISE.

CHURCH OF OUR FATHER, 18th and SIS. nv.
Rev. John Van schaick. r.. d. D., pastor. II
a m. morning service. Sermon By Rev. Thomas
w. Iliman, Of Philadelphia; subject, God in
Humanity"