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The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
MARKET CONCERN
REPLIES TO BILL
Claims All Matters Questioned
in Johnson Measure Were
Approved.
STATEMENT Is SENT OUT
Regret Expressed that No Investigation
Has Been Made, or Hearing Given,
BY House Committee.

A statement in behalf Of the WASH
ington Market Company in opposition
to the bill by Chairman Ben johnson,
OF the House District Committee, to re-
peal the charter of the company, which
has been ordered favorably reported to
the House, has been prepared and is
being distributed to members of the
House and Senate. The statement, it is
claimed by officials of the company,
shows that everything questioned by
Chairman Johnson's bill has been dis
tinctly approved by Congress or the
United States Supreme Court"
A brief address to Congressman. ac-
companying the statement, expresses
regret that ''the bill has been so sud
denly reported to the House without
any investigation made, or hearing
given, by the committee, as desired by
the company. Such sudden action,
without report stating facts and rea-
sons against a company with bonds and
stock outstanding to be seriously af-
fected thereby, is highly unjust"
The statement itself comprises history
OF Center Market from the time Reser-
walton No. z, upon which the present in
sutution stands, was set aside as a mar
ket site on the original plan of the city
80 obpEOhcu Dy ETesfQenI " dSnluBIOIls
and OF the frequent litigations and Con-
gressional Investigations Of ownership,
control, and operation.
Reduction of Rental.
The company asserts that the reduction
OF its rental from $500 a year to $500
a year, in return for its conveyance to
the District of Columbia of what is
known as the front land" between the
present market house and Pennsylvania
avenue, Seventh and Ninth streets, has
been approved by the United States Su-
preme Court, as well as by the House
Judiciary Committee March g. 1876.
The company declares that its net re-
turn from the renting of part of its
building to the District National Guard
is inconsiderable- In regard to taxes it
states: THE Market Company pays taxes
on the market site assessed at $5S3, ,el0);
on the improvements there on assessed
at $4So,Oe0; on its personal property. on
Its conduit receipts, and the rental of
S,5o0 to the poor fund. These, with the
corporation tax to the United States and
the tax for water used for market pur-
poses, made a total in 1912 of s27,2s5.24,
and will be greater the present year"
E. o. Whitford, president of the Wash
ington Market Company, said last night:
The Center Market management in its
history has been the object of bitter at
tack in the local courts, much of this
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08

litigation being the outcome OF disap-
pointment of men who failed IL main
tanning control Of an early organization
for which the present management IL In
no wise responsible. These resentments
of now over forty years standing seem
to have been revived by Mr.. Johnson's
bill.
Carried to Supreme Court.
1.-TWO subjects at issue were carried on
appeal to the Supreme Court Of the
United States, one relating to the two
year bonus rights of the company, and
the other to the legality Of the transfer
Of the front land for q District build
ing, and in both Of these the decisions
of the United States Supreme Court were
unanimously in the company's favor.
From those close to Mr.. johnson these
decisions, IT seems, are to have no force
because the Supreme Court was misin-
formed!
'The rents in Center Market are ad-
mittedly low. being the same as we're
fixed by law forty years and more ago,
less q discount OF 20 per cent rebated by
the company.
Under the terms Of its charter, Con-
gress has the right to take over the
market building and all improvements on
a fair and just valuation. The improve
ments of the company include refrigerat-
ing machinery, electric lighting equip
ment, elevators. boilers, therefor, &C.,
these all being an essential part of the
present facilities offered to dealers ano
the public Upon a fair and just valua-
tion the company has announced itself as
ready to fulfill the conditions of its
charter. The people of Washington will
not approve of any shortcut to the ac-
QUESTION of this valuable property by
any new device that would, in the end,
really be a confiscation."
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
(Cowright. lslS.)

ATO matter who or what you are,
~ whether a carrier of hods or
of great enterprises, you
can't reach the flush of success or
feel that you are fully rounded out,
without the help of good reading.
True, the printed page can't take
the place of experience, but he who
knows only what he has seen is
woefully ignorant
Neither the book, nor the paper,
nor experience, by itself alone, is
sufficient. You need all of them.
1t is not ho1U much you read, as
tpJrdt you read, that counts.
First of all, read a good daily
newspaper, read more than one, and
read them every day. Don't skip
the editorials or the parts which
are not purely news. Only by
reading a newspaper can you be
posted on the worlds affairs and
keep in touch with progress.
The book has its place, and the
newspaper doesn't compete with it.
Don't read the newspaper one day
and skip it the next, any more than
you would eat every other day.
Perhaps you are one of those
critical chaps, of consummate con-
ceit and foolishness, who think the
newspaper isn't good enough for
them. You ought to be ashamed of
yourself if you are.
While many a newspaper often
peels the truth thinly, and while
much that is printed is misleading,
the newspaper, good or bad as it is,
is the only available mirror of the
worlds progress, and is as reliable
as is any other medium for the dis
tribution of information.
Whether you respect the news
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
AUCTION SALES.
ADAM A. wEscHLER. Auction.a.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. 6i3 PENNSYLVANIA AVE
NUE. SOUTHEAST.
By Tirtne Of certain deed Of trust duly recorded
in Libsr e. folio s.. ct sea.. Of the land records Of
the District Of Columbia and at the request Of the
party secured thereby, We, the undersigned trustees,
will SELL at public auction in front Of the premises.
on TUESDAY, the 18th day Of December. A. ID.
lsl3. at 4A5 O'Clock p n, the following described
land and premises situate in the City Of Washing
ton In the District Of Columbia. and designated As
and being lot numbered twenty-fOur GO. IN Robert
Z Bradley's Subdivision Of lots IN square s7i a.
per plat recorded in Book Il, Page lS IN the Office
Of the Surveyor for the District Of Columbia TO-
gether with the improvements thereon.
Terms Of Sale: one-third cash balance in tive
equal instaIlments. payable in one and two years,
with interest at per centum Per Gnnum, payable
semiannuaIly from day Of sale, secured hy deed Of
trust upon the propS-.y sold, or all cash, at the
option Of the purchaser. deposit Of 500 required
Of purchaser at time Of sale. An conveyancing.
recording &C. at cost Of purchaser. Terms Of sale
TO be eumplied with within fifteen days from day Of
ale; otherwise the trustees the right to
sell the property at the risk and cost Of the default
ing purchaser, after five days advertisement Of such
resale in some newspaper published in the City Of
Washington. d. c.
JOHN T. DoNoHoE,
MLBURN J. DONOH0E.
de5d&duS Trustees
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
COL. M'CLURE's FUNERAL TODAY.
body, which Arrived Last Night,
VIII BE Inferred at Arlington.

Accompanied by the widow, who was
with him in Alaska, and a son, Lieut..
Charles w. Mcclure, Seventh Infantry,
who Joined his mother at Seattle, the
body of Col. Charles Mcclure, Thirt!eth
Infantry, who died at Fort William III.
Seward November II, arrived in Wash
ington last night
Interment will be in Arlington Gem
etery, the funeral taking place from the
receiving vault at o'clock this after
noon. The escort will consist of the
Engineer Band and a battalion of En-
gineers from Washington Barracks, and
Chaplain Henry A. Brown, Corps of En-
gineers, will conduct the services.
The palIbearers will be Brig. Gen. 2.
II. Crowder, Brig. Gen. A. L Mills,
Brig. Gen Hunter Liggett, Col. w. T.
Wood. Col James T. Kerr. and Maj.
w. A. Miller.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
GUNMAN STILL AT LARGE.
Police without CIews in Saturday
Night HoId-up Case.

A number of clews have been run out
by the police in their search for the
negro motorcycle bandit who Saturday
night held up at the point of revolver
Solomon Deskin. a groceryman, at Eighth
and L streets northeast, but no arrests
have followed.
A negro walked into Deskin's store
about IL o'clock Saturday night and at
the point of a pistol made Deskin and
Samuel Powell, clerk, hold up their
hands while he went through the cash
register. The bandit took 81. rushed
out of the store, jumped on a motor
cycle and rode away.
The bandit is believed by the police
to be the same negro who last Thursday
evening held up and robbed Samuel 7.
McDevitt, groceryman, at 1920 Girard
street northwest, of SO in money and SIS
in checks.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08

paper or not, either read it or re-
main ignorant. Faulty though it
may be, it is probably better than
its constituents, and its editors and
reporters are as reliable as the rep
resentatives of any other profession
or trade.
Read regularly two or three of
the standard magazines, including
the reviews, which cover current
events of importance and discuss
vital issues.
As to books, It is difficult to ad-
wise you, because there are so many
of them. / should suggest that you
read a few modern novels, even
though you may not approve of
some of them, for they illustrate
the trend of the times. Of course,
well-read people have read, or will
read, the standard authors, not
necessarily all of them, but those
who are recognized as necessary to
general broadness.
Books of travel, and those treat
ing science along the line of your
work and interest, are to be rec
commended.
Your librarian, or some educator,
professor, or teacher should be able
to advise you intelligently, but don't
depend upon the advise of any sin
gle one of them, because most high
ly educated people are faddists and
strongly opinionated, and they are
likely to counsel you from their
standpoints.
Emphatically / should advise you
to read your trade paper, including
the advertisements. Even the poor
est trade journal contains matter of
consequence to YOU. In no other
way can you easily follow the move
ments of your trade, business, or
profession.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
pRIMA DONNA HoEoRED.
Maggie Teyte Made Member a
French Institute of Art.

When Maggie Teyte. the prima donna
of the Chicago Philadelphia Grand
Opera Company. arrived in Washington
last night, she experienced one of the
greatest thrills of her career.
On her arrival at the New Willard
Hotel, she learned that she had been
made an honorary member of the
French Institute of Art, of New York
City, which will formally open with
elaborate ceremony next Sunday night
This honor has been conferred on her
because of her efforts and success in
reviving French opera in America. She
is the only artist in America on whom
the honor has been conferred to this
time.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
HOLDS IS CLUBS AT BRIDGE.
With Odds 4 to 1900, 900, PhiladeI.
phian FfIIs Hand.

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. I-Probably the
most remarkable hand at auction bridge
ever held in Philadelphia cropped mp at
the Germantown Cricket Club when WILL
lam +. Robinson found all thirteen clubs
in his own hand.
Using the odds for and against the
holding Of poker hands Robinson had
Just one chance In 100000 Of holding the
thirteen clubs.
The circumstances surrounding the
game precluded all thought of the hand
having been Fixed" Three players had
to wait for some time for the fourth
and the cards were thoroughly shuffied.
When the fourth man arrived one hand
was played. On the next hand Sheldon
Potter. jr., was the dealer, with Robin
son at his left. When he picked up his
cards Mr.. Robinson was astonished to
find he held all thirteen clubs.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
WEDs DIVORCED HUBBY's DAD.
Mrs. weIch Now Is StepErandmothc he
of Her own Son.

LittIeton, Ill, Dec. when Mrs. Katie
NJ. welch, aged forty-three, became the
wife of Luther G. Welch, aged sixty-six,
OF this place, who is the father Of her
divorced husband, she started a novel
muddle in relationship.
BY her first marriage she had a son,
Jay weIch. now married and the father
of a daughter, Viola. By her second
marriage Mrs. welch becomes step
mother to her divorced husband, from
whom she got a decree two years ago.
She is stepgrandmother of her own son,
reat-grandmother Of her own grand
child. Viola Welch, daughter OF her son
By her first marriage.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
RAILROADS.
NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. %, nil
Leave Washington. New Union Station
SO q. N Daily-An points on Norfolk q We.tern
ni0 p N Daily-Roanoke. Bristol. Winstnn-
Salem. Knoxville. chattanooa. NASHVILLE. Nss o.
kama Through sleeper. Dining cara
$40 q m--For Bristol Knoxville. Chattanoosz,
Nashville. MemphiA and all poina IN ths soaEhs
west Warrington Memphis sleepso open at -
D N Dining or.
For NorfoIk-LeaEe daily t5D 4 N and i3ai uooa-
Arrive Norfoh II - q. n. and s0 p n P1is
ean
$50 p m DaiIy-BsrryTflle. Busy. Shenandoah.
Trims from the Southwest srrvs eas Q. n. lo2
.. N. and aiS q N daily.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
MotionP Picture
Me-, A Daily Feature
NEWS In The Herald

This daily news feature Of The
Washington Herald is for the bens-
nt Of everybody interested In motion
Suggestions. comments, criticisms.
INQUIRIES, and questions invited. Ad-
dress communication to Motion
Picture Editor. Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

IN TIE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
of Columbia BankrupteY. Nos 81 and o. To
the creditors Of John H. Nolan, bankrupt Notice Is
hereby given that the above named bankrupt has fled
his petition, rTaying for discharge from all his
debts in bankruptcy, and that his creditors and
other persons interested required to enter their
appearance IN opposition. IL any % desire. on 81
before the IZTH DAY OF JANUARY 1915.
Z. s MccALMONT. Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08

Agriculture is taught In all Hungarian
schools and seven colleges maintain ex-
pertinent stations.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-08
MONEY WANTED & TO LOAN.

MONEY - LOAN ON REAL ESTATE
in small and large sums. All transac-
lions conducted with economical consid-
grafton for borrowers WM. II. sAUN-
DERS q CO.. Southern Bldg. s07 18th ST.
Nj NEY TO LOAN on approved city real
estate at lowest current rates: special
privileges with respect to prior payments.
Tyler g Rutherford. Inc. 30 18th Sc
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-01-04
Horse Butcher. In France.

French horse butchers are Obliged
to display siguboard showing the
kind OF meat they sell and are not al
lowed TO trade In any other sort Of
meat except that OF mules and don
keys. They sometimes try to pass Oh
horsefiesh as that OF donkey's on un-
wary customers. because the latter 10
considered to be more delicate 10 IA.
vor and therefore more choice. = Ex.
change
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FUN FOR THE RoWDIEs.
Rsvelries Of the Mohoeks In London In
the Old DAYS.


Some curious particulars Of the dan.
gers OF London streets in the old days
are given IN an article ON The Scow-
rers and the Mohocks' In British
magazine. The favorite practice OF the
Scowrers was TO invade some tavern
IN the evening. drive out the Gus.
toners. III treat the proprietor and his
attendants. wreck the premises and.
above ALL "roar" Steele tells Of the
Mohocks. one OF whose pastlmes was
TO Enclose women IN casks and roll
them down the street" In i7i2 roy
al proclamation was issued offering n
reward OF fl0O for the apprehension OF
any Mohock.
Soon after the accession OF George
". 10 the throne In 1920 there was a
recrudcscencc. though In milder
form. of Alohock rowdyism. and at.
tacks on the withdrawing the Char.
lies ms the Phrase went-once more
became fashionable among the wilder
spirits of London. These revelries.
however. were rudely disturbed by the
establishment In 1920 by Sir Robert
Peel OF nm efficient body OF police.
Yet again IN early Victorian days
there was another Mohock outburst
under the auspices OF the Marquis OF
Waterford. aud once more knockers
and bell handles were wrenched of.
public monuments injured. lights ex-
tlnguished aud crockery smashed. This
form of humor. however. was quite
wasted upon the local authorities. the
marquis being promptly knocked down
by Waterman and taken up half
dead. The same authority tells US that
I'm the following year he and some 9TH
er men of fashion were convicted at
Derby asslzes of trying to overturn
caravan. screwing up toll barkeeper
and painting houses and people red.
For these recreations they were fined
f100 apiece.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-01-04
SHADOW OF THE MOON.
its Rapidly Of Motion as Shown In q
Solar Eclipse.

00fAf 6SnP1Gs
Probably the fastest motion that man
can perceive with his eyes Is that of
the shadow of the moon across the
earth in solar eclipse. This rate IL
practically that OF the moon in its or
bit, which Is about 1000 miles an hour.
This is roughly half mile a second.
Now. II a person were to be stationed
on Il mountain whence he could see
for some miles he could actually watch
the approach of the shadow and keep
shade would cover the whole landscape
for any one person.
From the testimony OF many men
who have witnessed the phenomenon
in such circumstances II Is n terrible
and awe inspiring spectacle Thus
Forbes OF Turin: Il confess II was the
most terrifying sight | ever saw. As
always happens in the case OF sudden.
silent. unexpected movements. the
spectator conf0unds real and relative
motion. | felt almost giddy for mo-
ment. as though the massive building
unuer me DoWeu on the sue Oh inc
coming eclipse" Another view Is de-
scribed by Langley: THE bright cloud
| saw distinctly put out like candle.
The rapidity Of the shadow and the In
tensity produced feeling that some
thing material was sweeping over the
earth at speed perfectly frightful. |
involuntarlly listened for the rushing
noise OF a mighty wind"
There are of course. many velocities
greater than this that occur on the
earth. which. too. are measurable. such
as the speed OF light. which is $4,000
miles second. and the speed OF mole
cules of hot gases. but they are not di.
rectly perceptible to the human vision
Lawrence Hodges In Chicago Record.
Herald
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-01-04

W athtdAh va tht
claims OF Jesus.
The claims OF
Christ imply eth
er divinity or
blasphemy. Jesus
Christ. In view OF
his claims. was
either God or the
most CO 10 SIS a ]
FRAUD d, or h e
greatest impostor
that ever lived.
His claims stand
uneQualed In the
history OF the hui
man race. and on
the absolute full.
hllment. even to
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-01-04

an old man soon
TO go the way OF
all the earth. and
he gathers the
leaders OF the
people about him
TO have them re-
new their cove
nant with God.
That renewal 70
practically sum-
med up in the
words OF the text.
"a Let US lay
emphasis upon
tho word serve"
Religion Ia serv.
ice. whether It be
a false religion or
the true one that
- sAn oh
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-01-04

Have you the once-a-week backache>
Do you know what causes it,
Simply long, continued bending and
strengthening over washboard
But you cannot afford to have a wash
erwoman or send clothes to laundry.
What are you going to do?
Do your washing the Fels-Naptha way
and Fels-Naptha will loosen the dirt so that
few light rubs will take it out easily.
No boiling needed-only cool or luke
warm water, winter or summer.
Full directions on the red and green
wrapper.
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Religion a
Choice of
Service
BY REV. JAMES NJ. GRAY. D. D..
Dssa Il The Moody Bible institute.
Chicago

TEXT: Choose you this day whom -
will servc."--Joshua. M:i5.
These words were spoken by Josh
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Anty Drudge on Washboiler Dangers.

Miss Carrie Nec- Isn't it too bad about Mrs. Blanks
little boy? He fell in steaming washboiler and was
scalded'
Anty DyIdge-"Yes it is pity. Why women will boil
clothes, when it is not only dangerous but useless
nuisance, can't see J must tell Mrs. Blank how
much easier and better she wash her clothes with
Fels-Naptha in cool or lukewarm water without
boiling"
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The Resunec-
ton of Christ
Its Results
By REV. WILLIAM EVANS. D. D..
Director Il Bible Couns IL the Moudy
Bile lss,iiv,e. Chicago

TENT: Cor 49,
!. The resurrection OF Christ was
the seal Of Gods approval upon the
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
FIVE INITIATED BY
SONS OF JONADAB
Gain of Forty Members During
Summer Made by John C.
Daley Council.

Five candidates were admitted to
membership into John c. Daley Coun-
ell, No. 3, Independent Order Sons OF
Jonadab, last night. This makes a
gain of forty during the summer
Those admitted last evening were
Donald E. Leslie. John W. Mcmahon,
Francis J. Pearson. William ID. Ying-
ling, and c. L. Roberts.
The committee on the winter cam
paign reported that they had planned
to arrange for lectures with Secretary
of State Bryan and Congressman Hob
be devoted to a sick benefit fund.
Grand Chief Daley will attend the
convention of the Army and Navy
Union in Philadelphia next month. The
good of the order exercises were in
charge of John F. LeBarnes, one OF
speeches were made by Joseph d.
Buckley. Wayne W. Cordell. James
Foley. Thomas T. Hurdle, William II.
LIE Strange. John c. Moore. James Ma
lone, J. +. MullOy. John w. Mcmahon,
Theron ". Newman, Thomas W. Scott.
Pearson. Joseph c. Eller. Thomas Ma
loney, T. II. Billings. Walter Spriggs,
c. L. Roberts, John w. O'ConnOr. W.
d. 1ingling, jeremiah ONeill, John
W. Lloyd John F. LeBarnes, A. o. AL
len, Russell Allen. Donald L. Leslie,
Francis J. Pearson. and John Mangan,
of Hope Council. No. l.
Friday evening Hope Council. No. |.
initiated J. u. Garman and DR.. Frank
McCallum. Plans were inaugurated to
establish a ladies auxiliary to the
order Speeches were made by Messrs.
Beller, Hanen. Somerset, Garman,
Buckley. Reiley. Brady. Johnson. Man
gan and others.