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The Washington times., 1913-02-08
WASHINGTON YOUTH
GETSL|EUTENANCY
Commission in Marine Corps Is
Accorded John B. Stack, Who
Passed Examinations.

Among those who gained commissions
as second lieutenants in the Marine
Corps in the examinations held last
month was Vincent Z. Stack, of 3f2l
Fourteenth street northwest. lie is a
son of John b. Stack. a United States
postoffice inspector, and is twenty-five
years old. He is a graduate OF Central
High School.
The names of the successful candi-
dates in the order OF their standing in
the examinations are as follows:
Norman c. Bates. Alameda. Cal.
Douglas 3. Roben. Big Rapids, Mich.
Harry X. Pickett, Ridgeway. S. c.:
Maurice s. Berry, Philadelphia. Pa:
Harold McLac chlan. Fort Monroe. Va;
John B. Sebree. San Diego. Cal; VIM
cent E. Stack Washington. D. c.: Thco-
dore A. Secor. Los Angeles, Cal, and
Thomas NJ. Luby, Jersey City, y. Y.
The Washington times., 1913-02-08
"CapitaI of Tomorrow
Is Topic of Lecturer

The Capital City OF Tomorrow" will
be the subject OF a lecture by Victor
Murdock. Congressman from Kansas. at
the annual banquet CT the Monday
Evening Club. TO be held at Rsuschers.
February II. at 7:30. Other speakers
scheduled are Glenn Brown. who will
sneak oil Beauty AS a City Asset"
Col. William v. Judson. on THE Eff
cicnt City" and Miss Julia Lathrop, on
The City for the Child"
Ernest =. Bucknell. director of the
Red Cross. win De toastmaster. The
banquet In charge Of the committee IN
cludes Charles J.. Nesbit. chairman
George $. Wilson. Myron J. Jones. Mrs.
K. Thomas West and Mrs. Edna h.
Buskee.
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Carnegie Gives Away
S2.25 and Goes 'Broke''

Andrew Carnegie went broke yes
tcrday in giving away S2.25.
IL happened at Ellis Island, where
the millionaire philanthropist went with
several friends. The party was being
conducted through the Immigration sta
lion when Carnegie espied a rosy
checked Irish boy about nine years old
What is your name, my little mar? ?'
asked Carnegie.
Andrew" said the boy proudly.
Tis grand name" admitted Car
negie.
He dug into his pockets and pulled
forth a two-dollar bill. This he gave 10
line boy, telling him to give it TO hi;
mother
In q few minutes a swarm of immi-
grant boys and girls were about the
negie rummaged in vain through his
pockets for more small change.
The Washington times., 1913-02-08
Near-Urban.

Linthicum Estste-Alicc J. NJ ScaIy ct vir.
Sid H.. TO Theodore J.. Theoiosia l.. Ham
bIetun. part lots (. :. and q. 81
IngIeside- e--Row land NJ FOncs TO Charles f.
Banes. lot 81. block -. SO.
Twenty second street and Massachusetts, ave
nue. northwest-Allce 7. Miller to william
i. Dennis. part lot ]. llOck :. Kslnrama
Heights, SO.
woodIcy Park-Mse g. Kimberley ct vir
Samuel O.. TO Samuel !. and Caroline c.
Shoemaker lot r. block I6 $40
Whitensven-Clayto u. Smig ct uN. to
James NJ. Drysdale. lots I. TO 10. east half
lot II. block II, SO
Columbia Heights-John q. Slater et uX. to
NAV H. Ismson. lot -. block II. $40.
Columbia EeightS-Ella J. Csrptnter to May
n. Lamson. lot 81, block 81. so.
Columbia He.ahts-Frank y. Br-elcv ct uN
to Thomss p. and John ]. Lane. lot :,
block "5. SO.
MI Pleasant and Pheasant Pisins-Thomss
J. Lane ct al. 10 FTa1k y. Greeley. lots
n and I5. block Is. So
Moure Barbpur's Addition Washingt on
Loan and Trrst Company trustee. to Marie
The Washington times., 1913-02-08
Swayze, Bailey Firm
Is to Be Dissolved

Byron L. Graham has been appointed
receiver OF the Swayze. Bailey & Cos.
business pending litigation looking to
the dissolution of the firm. The suit
was filed by Max oppenheimer and the
defendants are William L., Swayze and
Ralph S. Bailey. The firm was estab-
lished In May. 1904, and the assets are
listed at $4,000.
1t is stated that the company is en-
tirely solvent, the litigation simply
being for the purpose OF bringing about
the dissolution.
The Washington times., 1913-02-08
J. W. Shaefer Enters
Local Realty Field

J. W. Schaefer. for some time cons
nected with the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company. in Baltimore, and
also connected with the National Press
Association in this city. has entered
the local real estate field
He is connected with the office of
William +. Matteson.
Mr.. Schaefer will make speciality Of
suburban real estate.
The Washington times., 1913-02-08
Southwest.

7ts Eighth street southNest-John p Javins
let al. to Michael shushrue, part original
lot Z. square i5s. $40.
I'll Eleventh. street southwestern Hill 10
Milton c. Clarke, part original lot s.
square 225. $40.
Sixth and School streets southwest and
Saurs AddItion-Samuei VI. Walker trus-
Zee. TO. Ella Barnhart, lots - and 30 and
part original lot 4, square fsi. and lot TO-
square SOS 'Saul's Addition. 80 D..
G street southwest. between Hslf and First
streets-Francis Leonard 10 Thomas r.
Brown. original lot II. square 64s, so
street southwest, between SIKH and Sew
enth streets--Anna r. Murphy ct a. to
The Washington times., 1913-02-08
Porter's Will Leaves
Estate to Daughter

Written with lead pencil on note
paper, the will OF Charles w. Porte.
dated February ,. 1915. leaves his es-
tate to his wife and two daushters. and
names Mary X. Porter. one OF the
daughters as eNecutriN.
The will of James III. whitsker. dated
December 81. 1872, leaves his estate TO
his wife. Eleanor Whitaker and names
George A. Provost as executor.
The Washington times., 1913-02-08
Family Age TIA Years.

GENEVA. Feb. s.-The Canton OF
Schwyz boasts of a family of eleven
brothers and sisters whose combined
ages total IA years; all Of them are
still vigorous.
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Look for Labor Bill
To Pass in Senate

The passage of the Department OF
J abor bill through the Senate is expect
oj AT an early date. Senator Borah
'ailed up the bill late yesterday after
loon and IL was made the unfinished
business. II viii be kept before the
Senate until passed.
The Washington times., 1913-02-08

quick relief from bilicusness-fgu
its headaches, its sour stomae1s
hiccoughs, fatulence, unpieasnnt
breath and the general feeling q
good-for-nothingness il cause
Thousands-through three gcn1-
atoms and the wide world ovef--
have found, as you viii find, ~
The Washington times., 1913-02-08
At TRACT|VE HOMES
/ Bull N SIXTEENTH
STREET HIGHLANDS
Detached Houses on Spacious
Lots Show Winter Activity
in Suburb.


The recent disturbance OF the real cs-
tate -business caused by the agitation
In Congress Of q new method OF taxa
tion In the District has held in
check man, building projects which may
be expected to develop in the spring.
now thnt the matter has been prae-
tIcal settled and continuation Of the
half -snd-haIf system Of taxation is az
sured-
There are few sections. particularly
in the suburbs. that have not been az
fected to any great extent by the fears
that larger investors have entertained.
and q section Of notable activity for
the winter months - Sixteenth Street
Highlands
Home builders who are determined 70
have their homes despite the fear OF a
slight raise Of the tax rate. have taken
advantage Of the open weather, and
within the last few weeks several at
tractive homes have been completed in
the Sixteenth Street Hishiands-
Attractive ro-Room Home.
Mrs. Mary c. Held has taken possss-
sion Of her new home at 141 Kennedy
street completed at cost, including tire
lot Of about $11.e0a This house cor
tains ten rooms and two baths and the
Interior arrangcment IL particularly at
tf active.
The construction material IL hollow
tile covered with stucco. This makes
the building semi Greproof.. The Ham
NETT Fireproofing Company did the
construction work.
Adjoining Afrs. Heid.s property ii that
Of George p Myer. The exterior Is Of
stucco dashed with pebbles and trim
med with green woodwork. The cost
Of the property. including the lot, was
about 800 The dwelling contains
nine rooms and bath C;aughton West
is the architect and walter B. Avery
the contractor.
More Than 100 Lots Sold.
At l4ls Kennedy street Ms. Margaret
z. Thorn has had built another attrac-
tive home Of ten rooms and two baths
The building II frame and there Is q
large garage in the rear OF the same
architectural design. The property cost
about 1.5o0. Albert E Langnaugh was
architect and James c. Marsh builder
Each Of the lots on which these
houses were built. are spacious, con-
tanning from $500 to 1850 feet Of ground.
The Holmes Central Realty Corpora
ton. developers OF Sixteenth street
Highlands. have sold more than 100 lots
In the subdivision within the uast year.
Fifteen houses have been completed and
all except four of these were finished
within the year. Eight more are In pro-
cess Of construction. and there are a
number Of purchasers who have had
their plans drawn and are waiting for
spring.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26

tax that, as has been promised in the
case of all those earning below 5000,
would never touch them, but would
fall upon the wealthy alone. Besides.
it appeared to be fine chance to
"gouge the other fellow" and there
was not the slightest objection even to
inquisitorial methods.
There are scores of Congressman
who would never dare tell their con-
stitutents at home why they had voted
for measure, which sent Federal tax
gatherers into every home or every
store in town or village or to promi-
nent office-holders. And yet this is
just the kind of tax that the country
ought to have since some sort of in
come tax has become necessary. If
there is to be one it ought to be uni
versal in its application. But how
many Congressman are ready to face
this question squarely on its merits?
Mr.. Hulps task is a difficult one, in
deed, if he expects patriotism to aid
him to make his proposed bill a prac-
teal success. A statesman-like bill
might wreck the party enacting it (un-
less it has the support of all sides of
but time would vindicate
such action before the next election
comes around.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
Ii B R A R Y
By GEORGE FITCH,
Author of "At Good Old Sfwash,~

A library is a cold storage warehouse
for knowledge.
After knowledge has first been can
ned in books It is then placed on lib
rary shelves where II can be gotten at
any hour Of the day by a tall young
lady with spectacles, for the benefit of
the public 1t is great comfort to
know that wisdom is immortal, and that
even though the man who produces a
throbbing thought may forget 1t and
afterward be run over by a taxicab
while begging for his dinner, his i'm
mortal words will sleep forever on some
library shelf.
Libraries are pleasant, sunny places,
lined with rows of books. and are rarely
overcrowded. This is one of their finest
features. No one ever had his toes
trampled on while trying to get into a
public library. No lives have been lost
by panic stricken mobs. fighting to get
out Of a library. Libraries have burned
down, 1t is true, but the seething at
tendance inside always puts on its hat
and walks out without harm.
People seem satisfied to know that all
the wisdom ever produced is safely
stored N the libraries and do not insist
on going and seeing for themselves. 1t
is a great comfort to a man to realize
as he walks into the moving picture
theater that no matter IL he should for
get all he knew he would learn 1t over
again by going to a library and drawing
out an armful of books.
Libraries were once very rare and in
frequent Only the big cities had them.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
Wise Action.

Secretary Redfeld may not please
the job-hunters, but he will certainly
give an evidence OF good faith to the
country if he carries out his an
nounced intention concerning the head
of the Bureau of Fisheries.
The work OF maintaining and in
creasing the food supply is certainly
far removed from politics II is vital
to the whole country and should be
administered by those who are
eminently qualified. In the past, the
heads OF the bureau have been entirely
dependent upon their scientific sub
ordinates and it is but fitting that the
splendid services OF the latter should
now be recognized.
Secretary Redfeld seems to be more
OF a business administrator than a
politician, for which let the country
give thanks
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
STA ESMEN-REAL AND NEAR
By FRED c. KELLY

the gasoline in their auto ran out and
they found themselves stuck In the mud
al midnight, several miles from the
nearest white settlement. They walked
Until they found q farm house. but a
dog barke1 at them and they dared no.
enter the gate. Sweet talked to the dog
with much composure and in a clear.
logical way that impressed Redfeld-
When II came to recommending q man
to b. Assistant Secretary OF Commerce.
here recently, Redfeld at once thought
OF the midnight adventure with the dog,
and recommended Sweet.
William Kettner, one OF the new MEM
bers of Congress from California Is a
highly enthusiastic lodge man. Ee Is a
thirty-third degree Mason and II they
had any more degrees he would aim TO
be in on them, too: he is also an Odd
Fellow. 4 Knight of Pythias and an
Elk. Sometimes he'll wear one lodge
emblem on his lapel. another for 4
watch charm, still another IN his cuff
buttons and one more for a scarf pin.
tCoTrright, lel3 by Fred C. Kelly. AL Rish:s
ReServedl
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
Peace Almost Assured.

The heroic defense OF Adrianople
has brought about the situation which
promises early peace in the Balkans
The allies have accomplished prac-
tically nothing since their termination
OF the peace conferences at London.
Janina has surrendered to the Greeks.
but fighting along the TchatalJa lines
has not brought the Bulgarians any
nearer to Stamboul. On the contrary
the Moslems have shown something OF
their ancient doughtiness and have
sturdily held their ground The elation
which followed early successes no
longer inspires the Balkan arms, while
the Turks have recovered from the de-
moralization which characterized them
in the first part of the war. Their
trouble is that they have no money to
continue the fight.
The difficulty between Austria and
Montenegro should not effect the ne
gotiations for peace. The powers
have agreed that Scutari shall be i'll
corporatcd in an independent Albania.
which is to be carved out OF ceded ter
ritory. King Nicholas will find him
self without any tangible spoils OF war.
even if his army should capture the
7ity Montenegro will hardly dare to
DEFY the powers OF Europe. Russia,
in fact. his most powerful hacker, has
advised the King to Yield to the Aus
trian demands. Apparently Monte
negro has been fighting for nothing.
Turks and allies. alike, are without
funds. The conflict at the front has
resolved itself into sullen struggle on
the part OF tire combatants to hold
their own lines. The disappointed
allies. therefore. probably will find it
advisable to accept the terms proposed
by the powers. even though the de-
mand for indemnity is refused. All
OF that territory west OF a line TO be
drawn from Enos to Midia. following
the courses OF the Martha and Ergene
rivers. is to be ceded to the allied
states. except Albania, the delimita-
tions OF which the powers will decide,
Turkeys claim TO Crete is to be aban-
doncd. The powers will determine
the disposition OF the Aegean Islands
These are the basis OF negotiations
proposed. with the understanding that
hostilities must cease when they are ac-
cepted They are not Just what the |
Balkan states desired. but they repre- |
sent very tangible fruits OF victory |
The proposals may have been drawn |
by the powers with the idea that when
the allies undertake to distribute the !
ceded territory among themselves.
j Jealousies will be aroused, which will |
prevent the formation of a permanent
Slav confederacy and the growth OF a
formidable military power above the
but the states themselves !
can checkmate such a scheme by their
own forbearance. Their resources at
this time are too limited to make re-
sistance feasible. The outlook for
peace is brighter than it was when the
futile armistice was signed.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
Is Sleep Only a Habit

Prom the BOSTON bIocr
That more than six hours sleep in
twenty-four is only a habit, and a bad
habit at that, is the contention Of a
Brooklyn physician who comments on the
alleged experience OF an unnamed Har-
ward professor in successfully substituting
sort of trance state for the genuine
article.
During his professional life of more
than half a century the Brooklyn doctor
declares that he has never slept more
than six hours a day, has never made
up for lost sleep, has gone entirely with
out sleep for two weeks at a time con-
tinuing his labors just the same, with
only such snatches of sleep as he could
take while walking or driving on the
road or in the streets while visiting his
patients. He holds that sleep is a func-
ton of the ego or the personality rather
than of the brain or body; that as a rule
''one who sleeps the most works the
least" and that for continuous work
the brain needs nutrition rather than
sleep"
All Of which may be quite true in the
doctors case. but his experience is ex-
ceptional, II not phenomenal
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
Tax on Prosperity vs.. Tax on the Pros
porous.

Congressman Hull of Tennessee. to
whom has been assigned the task of
drafting the new Federal income tax
law, finds himself worried by partisans,
who tell him that the proposed reduc-
ton in the tariff will decrease the ma
tional revenue by SI5oooo,ooo, instead
OF by only SIoo.ooo,ooo
1t seems true that the one per cent
tax, with an exemption OF the $1,000
income, so much talked about when
the State Legislatures were being per-
suaded to accept the sixteenth amend
ment to the Federal Constitution, prac-
tically has been discarded as made
quate. and substitute plan for two
per cent levy with $4,000 exemption,
is being considered.
The imposition of any kind of in
come tax is against Democratic prin-
ciples as long as it is to provide for
any exemption whatsoever. A tax on
prosperity is one thing, but one upon
the prosperous is quite different mat
ter. The form of government in the
United States is intended to encourage
individual initiative and to offer 4
compensatory reward to those who BY
their ability and activity have made
their mark
The only plan so far proposed, a
graduated income tax, seems to appeal
to thoughtful citizens. 1t is urged that
such a tax should begin with a levy of
one-half of one per cent on incomes
of $1,000 and increase to two per cent
on incomes of $1,000 Men, as a
rule, are quite content to support a
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
THE CURIOUS KUKUHUHus.
Remarkable Ethnoloxical Wonders
of New Guinea.

From IN. japan Daily Herald.
DR.. Bruno Beheim gives the following
description OF the mysterious and little
known race OF the Kukuhuhus of New
Guinea: The Kukuhuhus live in a part
OF English territory through which runs
the river Lukekcmu and which is sitV-
ated near the German boundary. This
territory rs looked upon by the said
race as their inalienable birthright and
every usurper is regarded with hostile
eyes. No European has been able u
meet the KukuhuhUs in their dwelling
places. Prospectors and English officials
have made repeated attempts TO approach
them. but their camps were invariably
found empty, often with the camp fires
still burning
Many time have Europeans left pres
ents highly priced by other natives, sucn
as coraIs, red cloth. looking-gIasses.
axes. &c. in the deserted camps. in the
hope Of establishing friendly relations
with these people. But on returning &c
the same places a few days or a few
weeks later although the camp showed
recent traces of occupation. such as 1--we
cinders and fresh footprints. the goods
intended for presents remained untouch-
ed where they have been placed.
Other races of New Guiena fear Ii.
kukuhuhus as poison. They have learnt
to their cost what il means to cross the
boundary. Some disappear for all time.
while others are found dead. thrust
through with spear wounds. The KUku-
hUhus. however. do bartering trade
with other natives in the following way.
The latter brings salt. earthenwares,
dried fish. &c, and deposit them in a
certain indicated place. They then re-
tire for a few hours. being notified to do
so by a curious cry from the distance
The timid mountain dweilers then de-
scen6 to view the goods offered for sale.
II they want them they put down other
goods. such as skins. feathers and other
jungle produce, next TO those articles
wanted by them. Then they retire in
turn. and when the way seems clear,
the coast dwellers approach again. y
the latter are satisfied with what is OF
fered in exchange they take the goods
put down by the mountain people and so
away: if not satisfied they retire again
as before with empty hands These bust
ness transactions between wild races
show a sense of honor that resembles
careful thought.
DIR. Beheim regards the Kukuhuhus as
the most remarkable of the ethnologiCa!
wonders OF New Guinea and he was not
successful in discovering the secret Of
their origin.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
The Complex Metropolis.

The revival OF the perennial ques-
ton whether the great metropolis may
be classed among modern hells," as
one OF the wickedest cities on the face
OF the earth is naturally causing resent
ment among that class OF citizens and
visitors who seldom see anything OF
the seamy side disclosed by occasional
outbursts of crime and the accidents
that befall less pure-minded persons
with an inquiring mind.
Like Paris, New York is undoubted-
ly composed OF diverse clements, and
it does not necessarily follow that
gross materialism and graft have the
whip-hand of spirituality and disinter-
estedness. One thing, however, is GER
tain-the mixed population of recent
years has brought about not only soma
OF the worst forms of materialism. but
has alienated from their own city hun
dreds OF born and bred New Workers
who find themselves lost in the foreign
horde
The New York of today is a mon
ster. not only in extent. but in pos
sibilities of vice and crime compared
TO the comparatively small community
OF the days that followed the civil war.
The excuse given by those New
N1vhn
taste by the spectacular half-the-nig
restaurant, with its cabaret perform
ances copied from Paris, is that this
form OF entertainment is expected and
relished by strangers and by an in
creasing number OF adopted New
Workers themselves.
1t is regrettable fact that, from
having been one of the most religious
of communities. the metropolis has
hard time TO induce people to attend
the churches at the Sunday services,
and IS compelled to resort to all sorts
of possibly sensational methods to Sc
cure anything like considerable con-
yet like an oasis in the
desert of doubt and indifference, GER
tain parishes arc doing a noble work
and far from the cabarets and frivol-
Gus entertainments of Broadway are
museums and art galleries and other
refined institutions that appeal to the
=, 1y Na,,, 4
strangers IN short, the metropolis
supplies exactly what the resident or
the visitor is looking for, and if its
manners have deteriorated, its thor
oughfares become a menace to life and |
limb and the ;dleness that leads to |
poverty and the poverty that conducts
straight to crime are manifested bY
occasional hold-ups, startling in their
still New York, on the whole,
5 no worse, if as bad in this respect,
han either London or Paris. That the
ime, to use the Shakespearean phrase,
S out of joint everywhere, is an ad-
nitted fact, and in the Generalization
hat spares no community, it is only
latural that the Western metropolis
hould take her share. The situation
nay be summed up in these words
Iany of those New Yorkers not bound
lown to the counting house by busi-
less indefinitely, prefer to reside some
rhere else
The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
THE HIKING sUFFRAGETTE.

She loves 10 hike along the pike
When il Is for the cause
1t makes her smile to think each mile
Will help make future laws.
She sets goal. then takes a stroll:
To reach IL is her plan.
And We confess this does impress
That arch oppressor. man.
The surragette. she may be met
On all our roads to-day.
To freedom she, with girlish glee,
Perambulates her way.