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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

In public life Of such sustained ac-
tivity as his has been the strain Of con-
stantly seeing people and talking with
them is very telling, and he gained a
respite from all such turmoil on these
hunting trips to Mexico, for it was his
habit to spend whole days in the noun
tain Businesses hearing no sounds but
those of nature or the occasional crack
of his rifle. But the revolution took all
that away and now he must turn to other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

Il have vivid recollection of the
hospital that stood near the rear of
SlOcum, for on the morning of July II.
1854. I hid my watch III the ashes Of
our ward stove. hoping tc save il from
Earlys men. for We believed that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

fectiye valves on fire hydrants. The re-
suits Of the pitometer service last year
gave q total OF 5. 115 $40 gallons daily un-
derground leakage found and prevented;
The total underground leakage found and
stopped during the previous year was
1921 900 gallons per day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

conditions generally returning in May.
1911. In this trip his itinerary took him to
Hawaii. Japan. the Philippines, Hong
kong. Java, Singapore. Burma, India.
France. England and Holland. Shortly
after his return he published a book on
The New Industrial Day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

work be well executed and the subject
interesting. Still there are certain favor
ties who stand little higher in his
estimation than others.
Among the works OF British writer's he
is partial to those of George Meredith
in particular. The Russian author Tur-
genier is another fayorite of hts. OF
books from the pens OF Americans ne has
leaning to the works of Henry James
in the field of serious literature and of
Theodore Dresser in that Of fiction.
However fond Mr.. Garrison is Of the
printed page, he Is far from giving all
his leisure time to 1t. He is a golfist,
whist fiend, likes tennis and attends the
theaters as often as a good play is
staged.
AT present he says. my hobby is
the army
When Secretary Daniels was a boy in
his teens he was elected captain of a
fast little base ball nine Of VIII
son, n. c., called the ''Swiftfoots" That
was in the old days, and the "Swiftfoots .
like all the other teams Of that period,
played bare handed and served up base
ball minus the frills. Masks, spiked shoes
Of Their only piece Of snowy equipment
was their uniform, a marvellous creation
Of bright red flannel turned out by their
doting mothers. This uniform was their
particular pride and they wore it upon
all possible occasions.
Secretary Daniels tells, with face
wreathed in q reminiscent smile, OF the
trip his team made to play a game in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
The Pitometer.

y
The Pitometer.
TEMPORARY portable houses III the
streets of Washington do not at
tract much notice. Builders set them up
a great deal Of building is always going
on In Washington. Sometimes these lit
tie frame structures are set up in the
streets by the sewer and water depart
ments Of the District government, and
1t Is one Of these which is now In view.
No doubt I'm going home late at night you
have observed one of these houses hung
with red lantern, with lights burning
ments and unfamiliar tools. Young men
are busy in and out of this house. One
of them may be square away and flash
ing signals with a red light. Inscribed
on the side of this house is "PitOmeter
Division, Water Department, ID. c.
Comparatively few citizens know any
thing about this service. The word pit
Ometer" has such a scientific sound or
appearance that 1t deters inquiry Yet
this service. which is relatively a new
branch Of the District government. having
been instituted only few years ago. has
proved its efficiency and is saving to the
District more money than Is required to
maintain It, and is postponing the time
when 1t will be necessary to build Sec
ond conduit from Great Falls to furnish
Washington with water.
X X
Between the years 1896 and 11s1 there
lived a French physicist and engineer
named Henry Pilot. who devised an in
strument for geographically registering
and recording variations of velocity OF
flowing water. 1t was called a Pilot tube
From this. with numerous amplificatiOns
and improvements. has been evolved the
pit0meter, and the name OF the measure
perpetuates the inventor. though probably
for the sake Of euphony or pronOuncabil-
ity, il was called not Pitot-meter, but
pitometer.
The pitometer service of the District
has been engaged in making a survey OF
the water flow In the gravity and high
pressure areas OF the District served by
the aoueduct. II determines the mean
daily consumption of water and the night
rate in prescribed areas. 1t detects waste
in houses due to wiilfulness or defective
fixtures and ii detects and corrects un-
derground leaks. due mainly to bad sery-
ice pipes joints on mains, blow-of valves
that are partly open. abandoned services
and Ieaky taps, defective couplings on
services leaking valves. defective stop
cocks, defective pubic MIGRANTS and de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

When President Wilson accepted from
the country the highest honor in Its
gift he declared at the very outset
that. with other things. he intended
10 devote as much of his time as might
he necessary to healthful exercise and
recreation. in order to insure his
physical fitness throughout the period
of his term of office. He has been
religiously following out this plan ever
since he took possession of the White
House.
While a professor at Princeton Uni
versity the President took up golf as
a pastime. Day after day he would
repair TO the links near. the university
and there. with his trusty bag of chosen
clubs. would follow the elusive white
sphere from hole to hole learning the
fine points of teeing-off. driving and
putting and delighting in the exhilara-
ton of the exercise and the close-hand
contact with nature which the game
brought him.
He played even while being nominated
for governor of the state of New Jersey.
and rested from the strain of cam
paigning by frequent trips to the links,
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methods OF amusing himself and resting
his overworked nervous system.
he might take up riding. but such
riding as Is done in the city has no ap-
peal for him. He comes from Texas.
where mon sleep in the saddle. and he
sees no sport in straddling horse for
a short hour or 80. When he rides he
wants to ride whole day at a time.
Anything else looks pale to him.
UP walking in order to obtain needed
exercise from day to day. He walks
wherever he goes If time and the con
ventions permit. Mr.. Burleson is very
partial also to swimming. He likes to
play around in the water doing all sorts
OF wonderful aquatic stunts.
Mrs. Burleson says that she has often
seen him plunge into the surf with HIS
children clinging to his back. and swim
over the waves with them the while they
howled with glee.
This summer Mrs. Burleson will lay
her plans so that the Postmaster Gen
eral may be able to spend his week ends
at the seashore with his family and re
ceive the benefit Of the sea baths which
he SO much enjoys. 20 this end tie
Burlesons will make their summer home
at a nearby resort. probably on the Jer-
sey coast.
The Secretary of War INDUCES in no
fixed hobby. He likes to take his amuse-
ments as they come, but if there is any
one thing that he may be said to enjoy
more than another it is the reading of
books. In the realm of literature his
tastes are unconfined. Any good book
satisfies him. He asks only that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

The blue jay and the catDird, the robin.
the woodpecker and the flicker and the
bullfinch are there One can also study
the cardinal bird. the bobolink. the blue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

When the Secretary of Commerce
wishes a simpler form Of enjoyment than
that offered by his hobby he goes to his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

Mr. Wilson'S estate is situated in Tioga
county, Pa. 1t supports dairy.
poultry yard small garden, several
acres of hay fields horses enough to dc
the work of the place and a fine dairy
herd Of some fifty cows. To this refuge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

out his new administration is over the
President will return again to golf.
Pending the time when he will again
he able to don knickerbockerS and swing
n driver the President is obtaining his
fun in another way. He is taking long
walks. Rambling through the streets
of the city and about the countryside
gives him almost as much pleasure as
solfing, and has been a mild hobby
with him for many years. Just now he
is finding much to interest him in the
sights about Rock Creek Park, and
often of an afternoon dismisses his car
through it's we'll kept drives and by
paths If time permits, the President
thinks nothing of walk of ten or twelve
miles.
When a friend can be found, the Presi-
dent likes nothing better than to walk
in congenial company, commenting on
the various points of interest that catch
his attention by the way. He is especi-
ally fond of strolling through the great
thoroughfares of large cities and study
ing human nature as portrayed in the
faces of the men and women passing by.
Shut up in his big offices at the State.
War and Navy building Secretary Bryan
is wading through mountains OF cor
respondence and greeting hordes of
visitors every one of the six working
days of the week Since his advent
in Washington he has scarcely had time
to draw breath. and. so far. has been
unable to see daylight ahead for some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

Frederick H. Saunders. Thomas n.
Walsh, Grenville Lewis, John Ridout D:
Britwell. l.. N Chapelle. Mrs. Calf and
c. J. Ortlep."
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time to come but amid all the re-
lentless toll under which he is forced
to bear UP he still finds time to look
forward with pleasure to the day when
his duties will permit him to run away
and play awhile.
The Secretary is fond of horseback
riding. and though he likes other things
as we'll. this especial pastime VIII re-
ceiye his attention during his stay at
the capital. Like the President. he Will
take his fun as a sort of duty: he will
ride not only because he likes 1T. but
because his physical welfare demands
some form of exercise. In order 10 take
I'D riding, the Secretary is bringing with
him from his estate In Nebraska ms
favorite riding horse. Rex. mag
nificent chestnut sorrel. Mr.. BRYAN
takes particular delight in bestridding
this animal, but so strenuous nave been
the last three years OF his lie tnat ne
has ridden the horse less than once q
month on an average. The Secretary
saws that so soon as his official duties
tighten a bit ne hopes to make up In
measure for lost time.
Hunting ducks with twelve-gauge
shotgun is another recreation that has
very strong appeal for the Secretary. OF
recent years he has sometimes slipped
AWAY from political and business cares
long enough to spend day or two on the
,,ulf Of Mexico near Galveston, Tex,
wsyiaying the birds as they fly south.
Mr.. Bryan's love for hunting dates back
IN the days when he was a boy roaming
the fields Of Illinois with dog and gun
and baRging many a hapless rabbit to
grace the festive board at home.
At Fairyiew, his Nebraska estate, the
Secretary INDUCES his strongest hobby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

Ene average man nave NIUE tndt Is HoiHc-
IKE about them. and the increase in the
humber of splendid apartment houses
fleming with tenants. The citys growth
hcrthwestwardly has indeed been remark
able But II is also interesting to reflect
that rowsand squares Of houses. mostly
homes, have been spread over the woods
and fields of the northeast In rummaging
through the files of The Star the Ram
bier found. in the issue of October q.
1885 this:
Those driving out Lincoln avenue may
notice when a short distance beyond
Boundary a newly made street extending
east. This IL r street. But for the old
Beala place lying between boundary and
Lincoln avenue. and as yet not subdi-
vided, the course of the street is to be
continuous. the new section of the street
from Rock creek to the brentwood road
= ninety feet wide In spite of the irreg-
ular character OF the land-the varied
heights and declivities- this broad street
has beer. laid down, its smooth, even sur
face presenting a striking contrast to the
broken but picturesque stretch of coun-
try which traverses and L to the north
and Q streets have beer graded also
though not to the same distance as K
street
The rolling stretch OF lawn and forest
which extended from the old lexington
House 10 the bounds OF the city is stead
fly yielding to the transforming touches
Of modern enterprise lexington. as Jo-
seph Gales, the well known editor of the
National Intelligencer called his country
place, in the midst of forests two miles
from the heart of the city according 10
The description of one of his cotem-
poraries. is rapidly becoming an addition
10 the city. Nearly two years ago Eek
sngton vas purchased by Mr.. George
Trues6eii. The subdivision which he
MADE conforms in every respect To the
plan 81 the city. Tie tract OF land known
as lexington contains some eighty-seyeli
acres and has 2 frontage q: tie narrow :
sst pat o. Boundary street. New YORK
avenue extended passing through TIE
southern portion of the grounds. :.
standEipe has been erected near the old
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"a sional OPPORTUNITY 10 indulge III tHe11
personal fancies. Each has a leaning
toward some particular pastimes which
for him transcend all others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

and suit Of old clothes and take q
hand at really helping with the actual
work.
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France and Germany by his reckless
speeding.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-10

Edwin Jackson, a veteran of
the Spanish American war, died
at his home in the town of Bay
view on the afternoon of July
4th from tuberculosis, of which
he has been a sufferer during
the past year.
Mr.. Jackson has been a resi-.
dent of this city for a good many
years and was we'll known
throughout the city. Years ago
he conducted a business in the
city but of late years has been
engaged in farming east of the
city.
The funeral was held from the
Estabrook undertaking parlors
Sunday afternoon and services
we're held at the Methodist
church, being in charge of Rev.
Galloway and the members of
the G.. A. R., members OF Com
pany K. and members of the
Washburn Naval Militia. The
services at the church and at the
cemetary were very impressive,
a military funeral being held.
At the cemetry at the lowering
of the body into it's final resting
place volley was fred by the
members of the Naval Militia
and final taps were beat for the
departed soldier.
The floral designs donated by
the members of the different
military organizations were most
beautiful.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-10
Washburn and Bayfield, Send
ing out Much Fruit
Big, Luscious Berries are
Bringing a High Price on
the Market.

There is every indication that the
strawberry crop from the Washburn-
Bayfield, district will exceed all ex-
pectations this year and that the
record for the number of cars of fruit
shipped from this territory will be
broken this season.
Berries are now going out from
the two points by the carload and on
one day a train load of the fruit was
shipped out.
The district around Bayfield, is the
heaviest producer of the fruit but
Washburn's percentage of the crop is
growing with each year.
To date nine carloads OF straw
Ferries have been shipped out by the
Farmers association of Washburn
and in addition to this express ship
ments totaling another three or four
cars have gone out. On Wednesday
of this week the heaviest shipment
of fruit went from the Washburn dis
trict. nearly 1000 crates of berries
being shipped on that day. The
berry season will continue for another
week or more and the records for the
two districts will be broken this year.
The fruit has been bringing the top
notch price and growers are satisfied
with their returns.
The Bayfeld-Wsshburn district is
now one of the largest shipping points
in the state of Wisconsin in the berry
business and it will not be long be-
fore it will also come into first rank
as a producer of other fruits. 1t is
wonderful how the business is grow
ing in this section.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-10
BIG Time PLANNED
At ExPER|MENTA FARM
Saturday, July 10Th, to be
Made a Big Day at Ash
land Junction.
Ashland, Wis, July 7, 1918.

Ashland, Wis, July 7, 1913.
"Washburn Times"
Dear Sirs:
On Saturday, July 18TH, we are
planning on having farmers picnic
on the Branch Experimental Station
at Ashland Junction, Wis. All farm
ers and their families as well as city
folks interested in agriculture are in
vited and urged to be present.
Prominent speakers have been en-
gagged to speak on different topics.
including Animal Husbandry, Farm
Crops, Horticultural Crops, and Soil
Management each of these topics to
be discussed by specialists in their
particular line. There will be an
opportunity to visit the Branch Ex-
pertinent Station snd see what is
being done along different lines on
this farm. This meeting should prove
to be of great value to the farmers in
the northern section of the state.
The Branch Experiment Station,
ocated at Ashland Junction, Wis, is
designed primarily for solving prob
lens that confront the North Wiscon-
sin farmer, to produce grain and
forage crops adapted to the climatic
conditions peculiar to this region, to
test out different kinds of grains and
crops and demonstrate the best
methods of growing these. Soil fer
tility and soil management studies are
carried on as well as work with horti-
cultural crops. A dairy herd is being
established at this station. Methods
of clearing land are being investigat-
ed and particular notice should be
called to the use of flock of sheep
in clearing land. Indications are
that the sheep can be used to very
good advantage in clearing land of
brush and getting it ready for
growth of crops. Every person in
terested in agriculture should become
familiar with the work being conduct
ed at this Branch Station and be in a
position to derive help from it as
occasion demands.
Very truly yours,
] E. J. Delwiche,
Asst. Prof. of Agronomy /.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-10
County Board Members
Make Investigation
And Decide to Wait for Re-
port of Engineers as to
Cost of Same.

A special meeting of the county
board of Bayfield, county was held in
this city yesterday, having been
called for the purpose of taking some
action toward building a new bridge
across Sioux River in the town of
Washburn.
After being called to order the
board members made a trip out to
the bridge where they made a thor
ough investigation, afterwards re-
turning to this city where they
thrashed out the problems in session.
The majority of the members of the
board were in favor of constructing
new bridge over the river but many
wanted to know what the cost would
be and after some time a resolution
was introduced providing for the re-
pair of the old bridge at cost of
800 and giving the road and bridge
committee power to hire an engineer
to figure out the cost of new bridge
across the creek at the present site
and also on the section line. AS soon
as this information has been gathered
the board will be able to act with
more intelligence.
The board also recinded their ac-
tion at the last meeting in which they
attempted to abandon as part of
the county system of highways the
road between Bayfield, and Cornu
copia. A few changes were made in
in the route, cutting out that portion
of the road running through the Red
Cliff reservation, and connecting by a
cut off at the Four corners.
A few other minor matters were
taken up by the board.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-10
Hyper Resigns

G. D. Hyper, who has been
principal in the high school in
this city during the past two
years, has rendered his resigna-
ton to the Board of Education.
Mr.. Hyper has been rendered a
good position in the public
schools of South Milwaukee and
upon his release by the local
Board of Education will sign up
with the Milwaukee school.
During Mr.. Kyper's two years
in the Washburn school he has
made an excellent teacher and
there will be many who will re-
gret to see him leave.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-10

By a special arrangement
made with the Lake Superio'
Farmer, published at Ashland
we are enabled to offer that ex
cellent paper, together with the
Washburn Times. for a period
of one year for only $3.50.
Every farmer in the dis.
trict surrounding Washburn
should have their local paper and
here is an opportunity to also
secure the farm paper of the
Lake Superior region at a
low price. Take advantage of
this opportunity by subscribing
today. Remit the amount s1.6O
to this office,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-10
Washbu Wisconsin, Thursday, July 10th, 1913


Mrs. Hilda Caroline Larson
age 49 years, 9 months and 10
days, wife of Peter J. Larson
died at her home on east Bay
field street last evening short
ly after six o'clock from a
complication of diseases, in
aamatory rheumatism and
heart trouble being the i'm
mediate cause of death.
Mrs. Larson has been feel
ing quite poorly for a year or
more but it was not until
Tuesday that she was taken
to her bed. Death came un-
expectedly.
Mrs. Larson was born in
Sweden Sept. Goth, 1863. She
came to this country about
twenty five years ago and has
been a resident of this city
for twenty two years. She is
survived by a husband and
five children, three boys and
two girls, the youngest nlpe
years of age and the oldest
23.
The funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon at two
O'Clock from the family resi-
dence and at 2:30 from the
Congregational church, the
services being in charge of
Rev. John Gibson.
The family have the sympa-
thy of the community in their
sad bereavement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-10
Plan to Make 1t Biggest
Event in History of City.
Meeting ofPioneer Associa-
tion to be Held Next Mon
day to Lay Plans.

The next big event of importance
in the city will be the picnic of the
Pioneer Association of Washburn
which will be held at the Picnic
grounds on the lake shore east of the
city. This big event promises to
eclipse any event ever before attempt
ed and it will go down in history as
big day in the history of the city.
AT the meeting of the Pioneer
Association which will be held at the
Commercial Club on Monday evening
OF next week the date for the big
event will be set and the committees
will be selected to make plans for the
picnic.
Last year when the first annual
picnic was held hundreds of persons
from out of town were in attendance
and this year it is planned to make
the day a sort of a homecoming
event in which old friends and neigh
bors can get together to talk over old
times.
As soon as the date of the big pic
mic has been set begin writing to old
friends and relatives, urging them to
be on hand to join with the settlers
in the big event. By beginning early
hundreds of former Washburnites Can
be urged to be present and it can be
made the biggest day that Washburn
has ever seen.