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The Washington times., 1913-09-01
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, SEPT. /

L.
Alexandria county school authorities
have appointed a committee consisting
Of Trustees Trimyer, Handy and Up
man to urge upon Congress the passage
of a law which will admit children
residing In the county to the Washing
ton high schools without charge. 1t is
claimed that one-fourteenth Of the area
Of the county Is exempt from axation
because 1t Is owned by the United
States Government, and that for this
reason free tuition should be provided.
The resources of the county will not
permit high school facilities for its
children, who are now compelled to Sc
cure their higher education in the
Washington schools.
The committee will confer Immediate
ly with the Virginia Senators and Con-
gressmen as well as the members of
the District Committee Of the House
and Senate. -.
Labor Day was quietly observed In
Alexandra today. While all of the
banks and a number Of the public Of
hces were closed for the entire day,
stores remained open until 1 o'clock.
There are q large number Of people
absent from the city. many having
gone last week for a short vacation at
nearby resorts. The trains to the
Dyke, four miles south Of Alexandria,
were crowded from early morning with |
the members Of the Alexandria Trades
Council and their friends. The pro-
gram Of sporting events began there at
lo o'clock with baseball game. The
Official program will begin at 4 o'clock,
when j. w. Collins, president of the
council, will introduce the speakers of
the day, Carter Glass and J. Fred Bir- |
rell.
The Rev. Edgar Carpenter rector of |
Grace Episcopal Church and chaplain |
Of Seminole Tribe Of Red Men, viii de- |
liver the invocation at the sixty-sixth /
annual session Of the great council Of /
Red Men Of the United States, which |
will convene In the Hotel Willard In |
on next Monday. A large |
number of members of Seminole and /
Oseola tribes of this city, accompanied |
by the band of Lone Star Camp No. /, !
American Indian Guards, will be pres
ent at the opening exercises. The band, |
which which S Is composed ns ss. Of young boys be
4 concert In the lobby of the Willard
previous to the opening of the sessions
of the great council.
A civil service examination to I'LL a
vacancy as fourth. class
postmaster at Fort Hunt, Va. win be
held at the Alexandria postoffice on
September 10. The Office pays s2A per
snnum.
The Alexandria county schools will
open this year on September q Az
-angements have been made for a ten
months session similar to that of the
,chools of Alexandria city and Wash
ngton.
Twelve cases Of fighting and disorder
y conduct were disposed Of today in
,olice court by Police Justice Thomp-
ION. Smith Roy, Enok Roy. L D.
Ashton. and Richard Price. who were
engaged in a pitched battle in Alex
lndria county, were turned over to the
authorities Of that county. jerry Mil
or. who was charged with carrying q
,istol, was fned $50, In default Of which
lie will spend the next three months
N the road. Norman FERGUSON, James /,
Reeves, James Lewis. Wesley Wash 4
ngton, and Clarence Green were each
The Washington times., 1913-09-01
Stakes Mark Old Trail.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. Mrs. John n.
Booth. chairman Of the old trails
committee Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, drove the first
of the stakes that are to mark the old
trail from st. Louis to Kansas City.
They are to be replaced with concrete
markers. '...
The Washington times., 1913-09-01

| Ahtu ~. ScNcEdi CdScb WcEs COutiuucd
until tomorrow.
Walker Bove. Of wiliiamsport, Pa.
while endeavoring to board south
bound freight train at the Union sta
ton yesterday afternoon, fell under
meath the cars and had his foot badly
crushed. After the accident the man
hobbled to Spring Park station, sew
eral hundred feet away. He was later
taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where
Dr.. w. NJ. Smith amputation portion
of his foot. 2
A number Of members of Alexandria
Lodge of Elks left here this afternoon
for Richmond. where they will attend
the annual reunion of the Elks' State
Association. which meets In that city
tomorrow. In the party were Exalted
Ruler James w. Bales, Past Exalted
Ruler Robert 8. Barrett, James B. Mar
tin. esteemed loyal knight; the Rev.
Edgar Carpenter, State chaplain; J.
Gwen Lynch. and ]. N. Walker.
The Washington times., 1913-09-01

The Rev. william Oscar Roome. jr.,
rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
announced yesterday a series Of meet
ings for the co:ning week. On Tuesday
evening the first meeting Of the Boys
Athletic Association will be held In the
parish hall. with J. c. Winterwerp in
charge. This club includes boys and
young men of the Sunday school who
arc over twelve years of age The as
ISOLATION was started last year. On
Thursday evening a special meeting of
the teachers and officers of the Sunday
school will be held, and Superintend-
enI J. F. Hagan has asked that all
be present as the work for the fall
will be outlined. II was also announced
tiIst the regular choir would begin its
duties on Sunday next, after vaca-
ticn of two mcnths.
An interesting game of baseball was
played yesterday afternoon on the
The Washington times., 1913-09-01
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTLA, d. c., SEPT.


Labor Day is being celebrated by
Anacostians in various ways today, and
numerous affairs have been arranged
for their enjoyment. At the German Or
phan Asylum, in Good Hope road, the
annual picnic of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety was begun at Q o'clock. Buses
met the street cars at Nichols avenue
and Good Hope road. and carried the
visitors to the grounds. This evening
supper will be served, and tonight
dancing will take place in the large ball
room. Music is being furnished by
part Of the Marine Band.
The motor buses, which left the car
line at Congress Heights every fifteen
minutes, beginning at o'clock, TO con-
yey persons to the annual tournament
of st. Ignatius' Church, at Oxon HILL
Prince George county, Nd, have been
crowded. This church is under the su-
pervision of st. Theresa's Church, in
Anacostia. The proceeds of the affair
are TO be used to reduce the debt on
the new hall which has recently been
completed.
At the Forestville Driving Park 4
horse show had been arranged for the
late afternoon, and. beginning at 2
O'Clock this afternoon. series of five
interesting races were begun. A base
ball game was also played this morning,
and tonight a dance is to be given in
Odd Fellows Hall for the benefit of
Epiphany Episcopal Church. DR.. John
E. Sansbury is in charge of the events
which are taking place at this park to-
day.
At the Government Hospital for the
Insane those in charge have permitted
as many employees as possible to enjoy
the day from their labors. The large
of patients at this institution
makes it impossible for all to have a
holiday, and only those who assist in
the meals for these inmates
were required to perform their duties
today.
The Washington times., 1913-09-01

Notwithstanding several OF the own
ers of property along the Eastern shore
line Of the Anacostia river between the
Anacostia and Pennsylvania avenue
bridges have refused to donate a small
strip of this property-to the Govern
ment,g In connection with the reclama-
ton OF the Anacostia fats, the authori-
ties are not delaying the work IN what
Is known as project No. 2 and will pro-
ceed to take the necessary land, and
afterwards determine its value In order
that settlement may be made. This
has been made possible by the wording
of the last appropriation bill for this
work. which said that the land should
be obtained from the general fund.
1t Is said that only three of the owners
have given their land willingly, while
the others are holding their property
at a much higher price than the au-
thorities are willing to pay. Those
familiar with the proceedings In cases
similar to these say that those who are
to sell will gain little by their
attitude.
The Washington times., 1913-09-01
WANT ADMlSSIONTO
CITY HIGH SCHOOL S
Alexandra County Officials viii Urge Upon Congress Free En-
trance to Those Desiring Higher Education-0ther
%> i. Interesting News Notes Of Section

fined 8. Several cases were continued
until tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1913-09-01

This month viii mark the re-opening
of meetings of various civic organiza-
tions and members of all Of them are
eager to get together for the purpose
of making known to the District Offi-
ctals their various wants. These asso-
Citations will meet as follows: Anacostia
Association, second Wednesday in the
month: Randle Highlands Association,
second Tuesday: East Washington
Heights Association, second Monday:
Garfield Citizens Association, second
Thursday; Public Improvement Asso-
citation of Congress Heights, second
Wednesday; Hillsdale Citizens Asso-
Cation, the second Monday. The re-
cent visit of two of the Commission
ers of the District. which visit covered
all of the territory represented by the
above associations, II is believed will
be of much benefit to the associations
as the Commissioners will be personal
ly familiar with the places where the
improvements are desired.
The Washington times., 1913-09-01

open this year on September q Az
rangements have been made for q ten
months session similar to that Of the
schools of Alexandria city and WASH
ington.
The Washington times., 1913-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Simpson, of
Valley place and High street. are spend
ing a few days In Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1913-09-01

Miss veryl Watson and Charles WAL
son. children of George o. Watson.
president Of the Anacostia Bank. are
enjoying vacation in the Bluemont
section of virginia
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

seventh street, New York, A regular
course for women has been put on as
a result of the good work of the e.;per
mental class for women
The women meet on Monday and
Thursday mornings when there are
no mems classes. The regular staff OF
twenty instructors will teach them
Even to grinding valves and crank
ing up" the women will receive the
same instruction as men. Hunting
trouble" is feature OF the instruction
in which the women students will
share.
Instructors purposely queer" an
engine by disarranging some part and
then the students are set to work to
find and remedy the trouble and get
the motor to running. The first class
Of women students proved themselves
adept in this phase OF the work. Road
lessons in operating cars also will be
the same as furnished the men and
each woman student will be taken out
for individual lessons.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11
Getting the Most from an Acre.

A public review of the great need
of intensive farming" is being widely
noted in the press. 1t is said that
Europe beats us about so per cent on
grain stuffs produced per acre. Even
Russia beats us in raising potatoes.
The coming profession is agriculture
and the new discovery the riches OF
the soil.
Our government should exercise its
constitutional powers to develop agri.
culture-the basic industry. No other
government in the world has done so
little for the farmers They need co.
operative loans with their land and
crops as security.
Distribute our more than 100000
a year immigrants on the soil; so per
cent now 60 into the cities. Many
take their earnings to Europe-$6O0,.
100000 a year-and invest them in
land there; money that should be in.
vested and developed here.
We Americans have no market sys.
tenn. Valuable stuff wastes within a
few miles of our great cities. In our
distributing methods we are behind
all other civilized nations.
The hight cost of selling makes liv.
ing high. The farmer gets 40 cents a
bushel for his beans on which he paws
10 cents commission to sell them and
in some places he pays 25 cents a
pushed to pick them. The consumer
pays Is cents a quart or $3.50 a bush.
ell Frequently the more our farmers
sell under our present system of mar.
keting the worse they are off
Lack of sense in buying, lack OF
| scientific knowledge how to cook, the
telephone, credit delivery, package
goods, false weights, all these help to
make high prices.
In New York, for instance, from the
time an egg lands at the railway and
gets on the breakfast table eight men
have handled the egg and made a
profit out of it. If the consumer wants
lower cost of living he must cooper.
ate with the farmer.
There is great economic waste
where six grocers or six milkmen are
delivering goods in one block.
For potatoes used in New York City
last year the farmers got $S,437, 900
but the people paid s60000,O00 Out of
every dollar we spend today for food
the producer gets 35 cents, the rail.
road Z cents and the series of middle
men So cents-Beaumon Enterprise.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11
rhe Definition Of a knocker.

A knocker is a moss backed, swivel
healed, penurious. selfish, suspicious,
withal an obpjectable, hesitating, near
sighted fellow. His eyes have fond
ness for scarecrows and skeletons, his
ears seem to itch for grunts, groans
and shriekes of distress. His voice
seems a strange combination Of the
squeal Of pig, the bray of an dom
key, and the growl of an old coffee
mill. Perfume to him is nauseating
but his nose laughs at touch OF car
rion. He delights to tell the inequali.
ties Of life's business failures and is
a great prophet of evil. To him the fu.
ture is a great dungeon Of horrors. He
says conditions have grown worse for
long time and will do so more rap
iwly In the future. He has all the hor.
rors of memories Of hope. He's miser-
able when he is happy. The sugges-
ton of any improvement gives him
the nightmare. Stagnation is his ideal
condition. He does not believe in any
other outlay for the building Of
schools, churches, roads and bridges,
waterworks, sewers, sidewalks. pave
ments or any other public improve
ments, because our fathers did not
have all Of them, and he does not be-
lieve In leaving things for children,
but wants them to take care of them
selves, like he has done. He dwells
among the tombs, holds communion
with mummies. seems sorry that he is
alive, and is glad that he is going to
die.
A knocker is a wart on the public
nose. He is cancerous growth on the
face Of social beauty. He is the tuberc.
ulosis of life. He is crick in the neck,
catch in the back, the string-halted,
balky horse in the team. A break upon
the wagon going up hill. The leak in
the steam chest of an engine, the
short circuit of the electric battery.
the discordant note of music. Men
with healthy spirit for public improve.
ment shun him is they would leper,
tread on him as a serpent and despise
him as bowling coyote.-Author I'M
known.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

The rural schools of Brazos County
are fine and are getting better every
day. 1t is a matter of great gratifica.
ton to the people when they compare
the schools of today with conditions
existing only few years back. Bet.
ter school houses, better equipment,
more thoroughly trained teachers. and
longer school terms are now the rule
with all our rural schools. At the
present rate OF improvement 1t will be
only few years until the children in
the country in Brazos County, will en-.
Joy equal school privileges with the
children of the larger towns and
cities.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11
REGULAR ADVERTISING PAYS.

The merchant who takes It fol
granted that everyone knows him be
cause he has been established in bust
ness for many years and occasionally
does little advertising is doing him
self grave injustice. We have out
grown the time when it was consid
cred sufficient for a merchant to have
his card in the paper now and then
and the successful merchant of today
advertises regularly and seeks to build
rather than to get business for day
w. Holt Harris.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11
Eastbound
Westbound
daily except Sunday.
s-Flag stop.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.

Easbound
will H
II. b. "
will H. ". r.
Caldwell, Giddings,
will wait 80 minutes Junction
10 will freight perhable.
c., H. B. " and C. T. trains All
will full expecting occupied
The will carefully
of their
will miles
the track.
All conductors will call the office (Pone
leaving Bryan Bryan Junction Should the conductor
fail the office by otherwise
but must clearance before leaving
Should
Central at Bryan trouble
rights under flag.
T. of the H. & B. " and
T. C. for their information
Approved
GAMMIIL, I. M HEWITT
Vice Pres and GenI Mgr. Traffic Manager
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley has said, so 1t
to cook a sweet potato well than to
paint the frescoes of the Vatican. We
are unable to give the Doctor any as
will hollow out place in the ashes
in the chimney jam, place in it a gen.
uine Dooley yam about the size of a
cocoanut, cover it over with hot ashes,
place few live Goals on top of the
ashes, go on to his work and
forget it, then he gets ready for his
next meal, rake his potato out of the
ashes, he will have the real article,
baked to n turn and fit for king.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

We have just returned from Hous.
ton where we tried one of Col. Geo.
Bailey's individual 20-cent chicken
pies. Col. Bailey in his Nominations
of praise for the said pies, has either
been imposed upon, or is particeps
criminis. Our pie had in the center
one small piece Of chicken which was
thanked about with Irish potatoes to
keep the top crust from falling in.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS and
SUBSCRIBERS

Hereafter all copy for display adver.
tIsements will have to reach our office
by 10 a. m. In order to appear in The
Eagle on that day. Owing to the short
winter days, and In order to give the
best possible service to subscriber
and advertiser alike, this arrangement
Will be strictly adhered to. Parties
not receiving their paper by 6 p. m.
will please notify the office. Telephone
No. SO. Local and want ads must be
brought or teIephoned In not later
than 2 p. m.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

Pansy keeps we'll and Mrs. Peavish
keeps quiet" The families of Mr..
Peavish, Mr.. Crouch, Mr.. Pouty and
Old Man Pussy will have something to
be thankful for II these gentlemen will
realize that cheerfulness, like charity,
should begin at home.-Houston
Chronicle.
Give the old dyspetic hand-out and
let him sit on the woodpile and eat
by himself.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11
Women's Auto Class.

Men who think that women cannot
manipulate Monkey wrench, screw
driver, hammer or pair of pliers are
invited to scan the record of a wo
mans class which recently completed
course in the Automobile School OF
the West Side Young Mems Christian
Association, Eighth avenue and Fifty
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11
TEXAS INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
(By Commercial Secretaries.

Austin-Orders have been placed
with the eastern manufacturers, &C
cording to information given out here
by the officials of the International &
Great Northern Railrod, for additional
facilities to be used over their Texas
lines. The order consists Of 200 un'
derframe ventilated box cars, 200 box
cars, 400 stock cars, 200 flat cars
and 10 oil-burning freight locomotives
The consideration is $1,245,5SO.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

King Notice Of the Houston carni-
val, as he rode up Main street in Hous-
ton yesterday in his regal equipage of
tinsel and gilt, looked like twin
brother to an Egyptian mummy we
saw at the st. Louis Worlds Fair.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

The Eagle is strictly in favor OF the
Interpretation of the law as held by a
Houston court, that deputy sheriff
has no right to carry pistol beyond
the borders of his own county unless
Oh official business. The fewer guns
carried, regardless of who carries
them, the better it is for the country.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

The Ferris Wheel says Uncle Sam
has at last decided to take the Next
can situation by the horns Uncle
Samuel seems to have grabbed for
the horns, but found the situation to
be muley.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

The Beaumont Enterprise advocates
little paint and little brushing and
frightening up for fair week. That's
good advice, and is applicable to every
town in Texas, not only for fair week,
but for any of the fifty-two weeks of
the year.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

If the United States should inter
vene in Mexico, which now looks in
evitable, it will be the saddest day
this country has seen since the first
gun of the Civil War was fired at Fort
Sumpter.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

Those senators and congressman
who have been hitting the ball since
the special session Of Congress con-
vened last April. have had a reminder
of their boyhood days down on the
farm.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11
TELEGRAPHIC FLASHES

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. ia feature
of the National Association OF Miner
League Baseball Clubs convention
here will be game between convicts
OF the State penitentiary and an out
side club.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

Temple-The local Chamber of Com
merce is endeavoring to raise fund
of $4,000 by public subscription, to be
used in constructing gravel highway
twenty feet wide and about mile
and half long. The road will be built
from the Santa Fe Hospital to the
public square in this city.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

There is no better all-purpose coun.
try than Brazos County. In writing
your friends in the old States, don't
fail to tell them about II.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

AS the Corpus Christi Democrat puts
it: "Mr. Peavish says he doesn't ex-
pect much of Thanksgiving dinner,
but he will enjoy it all right if little
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

The United States seems to be a
little lenient with Mexico, but Presi-
dent Wilson is not. hesitating a mo-
ment in telling the other powers that
we will boss the job. There was no
grape juice in his latest note to Eng
land.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 1.-THE nine
teenth annual convention Of New
York State Federation Women's clubs
meeting here has forbidden women to
sport new winter millinery by issuing
order prohibiting the wearing OF hats
during the meetings.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

Governor Colquitt was present at
the opening of the carnival at Hous-
ton Monday, and to the joy of the peo-
pie of Houston, did not veto any
of the proceedings.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

These beautiful balmy days will not
last. Moral: Get your wood pile In
shape.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

Observation-Disclosures from five coun-
ties were present at the good roads
meeting held here recently, which re-
suited in the "Dallas-to-Gulf-Airline
Association" being formed. The pur-
pose of the organization is to con.
struct 6O-foot highway from Dallas
to the gulf A party began the logging
of the proposed route October 10.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

place recently voted an $4,000 bond
issue. or this amount $4,000 will be
use in installing a sewer system, and
the remaining $4,000 for street i'm.
provements.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

II under the Democratic taraiff any
prices have dropped, they did not fall
far enough to make much noise.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11

Bryan is having altogether too many
burglaries and sneak thievery in gen.
eral. A few doses of cold lead would
help the cause.