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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Anybody who has been educated up
to the cabaret standard will know how
badly the orioles and thrushes sing
these mornings.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

A new boat in New York had as
sponsors fifty red-haired school girls
The boat must have been launched
with vim enough to last two ordinary
lifetimes for vessels.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Why does your neighbor's dog with
. passion for scratching up plants
choose the geraniums and spare the
dandeliOns?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Another tradition ia exploded. The
majority Of sweet girl graduates now
adays can cook acceptably.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Surely 1t Ia a gay world in which no
body can propose universal peace
without raising a universal smile.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Too bad the swat the fly" slogan
was not being Haunted when Noah
took up his residence in the ark.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

What the Burbank school OF wizards
should now seek to evolve is a hay
eating ultimate consumer.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Still II a baldheaded man does not
mind being joked about It. why are
there 80 many toupees?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02
There a Limit,

Every man boasts of his self-control,
though there never was a man who
had SO much he could hold lead pen
Gil in his hand without marking with
1t.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

What a woman can dress for de-
ponds to a great extent upon whom
she dresses for
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Another thing besides motorcycle
races that there's no use trying to get
all worked up over Is fly swatting.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Some women should start move
ment to conserve the country's hus-
bands
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Grown people as rule do not be
lieve fairy tales, unless they are print
ed In seed catalogues.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

OF course a canoe is perfectly safe
craft when 1t is upside down in the
back yard
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Temperamental baseball players ng-
ure picturesquely in the percentage
columns.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

Besides Ajax defying the lightning
there are the fans on the bleachers
defying the sunshine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

A gnat may annoy giant. but after
all It's only a gnat
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

When divorces are abolished all
matches will be safeties.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02

XFORD has been much written
of since Cecil Rhodes made
his beQuest and the flower of
Americas young men have
hoop cont thora az "R hodaS
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
Foreign Builders
To Bid on Warships

other foreign builders to get work on
the new battleships for the United
States are expected to follow the re-
cent award by Secretary Daniels Of
contracts for turbine drums on battle
ship No. 50 to q British concern.
The foreign company bid about 81, 900
for work for which the only two Amer
lean concerns bidding wanted not less
than 5000 1t is known that follow
ing this award several shipbuilding
concerns of Europe made inquiries Of
be encouraged to bid against American
builders on larger items Of battlesh!p
construction.
! That Secretary Daniels will invite
their competition now seems probable.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
Bureaus Getting Ready
To Enter New Homes

The Bureau Of Navigation. and other
bureaus of the Department Of Com
merce. distributed in the annex on
Louisiana avenue and in other rented
structures are to be moved within the
next week or two to the new Commerce
building at Nineteenth street and Penn
sJlvauia avenue northwest. Moving
plans are now under way.
Bid for the necessary drayage have
been asked Uf Washington express
and dray men. These are to be opened
Thursday. All arrangements for the
moving had been made for the latter
part of August, but because the Depart
ment Of Labor could not be left to carry
the Willard building the moving was
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
Nance, Whs's Slayer,
Is Adjudsed Insane

George Nance, son OF Mrs. Ellen
Nance, of seaton place northwest. and
brother OF Charles r. Nance, a navy
yard empioye, has been declared ifisane
by 4 North Carolina alienist.
Nance murdered his wife In North
ICarolina without any apparent reason.
HIS mother declared then that she De-
iieysd re was insane. and an examfna-
tion just completed by an alienist proves
her contention. .
Nance, after striking his wife with
bottle, attempted to set fre to the hotel
where he wss stopping. He is book
keeper, but has been suffering from
nervous trouble for more than year.
His wife WAS q demonstrator. and came
Of an Alexandria family
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
Tells Slit Skirt Wearers
To Seek Shady Side

CHICAGO. Sept 1s.-In q vigorous de-
fense of the slit skirt before the Chi
cago Dressmakers' Club convention to-
day, Mrs. r. H. Street. a leading mo-
diste. declared it absurd to say that
women were having their gowns slashed
to attract the attention Of men. The
slit, she said, was made for comfort.
"A bit of ankle Is not immortality"
said Mrs. Street, but do not believe
that women should go on the street
without petticoats. would advise
those who do to seek the shady side Of
the street"
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
AMATEURS PRESENT
COMEDY IN PARISH
Members of Arguers' Club Ap-
pear in "TroubIes of a Man.
aqer" at Carroll Hall.

An audience which represented nearly
every Catholic family in ST. Patrick's s
parish last night saw the comedy, The
Troubles Of a Manager" admirably
portrayed by eight amateur actors. re-
cruited from the Arguers' Club, and
though the rain prevented dancing on
the new roof garden of Carroll Hall,
the dance was held in the hall proper
after the conclusion of the comedy
sketch.
The entertainment program which
will conclude the "housewarming" OF
the improved st. Patrick's Academy Will
conclude with concert and dance In
Carroll hall tonight, and the school
work will begin next Monday morning.
A mixed quartet, composed OF Mrs.
Katherine Rogers, soprano; Miss Elise
A. Davies contralto; James X Young,
tenor, and James Nolan, bass. will sing
The Merry Miller" and other num-
bers. A male quartet, composed OF
Messrs. Young. Nolan. Grover Leech,
and Michael Peter. will also sing, and
most of the atove-named singers Will
give solos. Miss Jennie D. Glennan,
leader of St. Patrick's choir, has ar
ranged the program.
Mgr. William t. Russell. rector Of
St. Patrick's, was present at last
the audience briefly regarding the work
of the school. He anticipated that tie
enrolment next Monday would eclipse
that of any other opening day in the
history of the Institution. Because Of
this increase four lay teachers have
been engaged to augment the work of
faculty, which has heretofore been
composed entirely of Sisters of the Holy
Cross
Miss Mary O'Brien will have charge
of the seventh and eighth grades. Miss
Lulu Darr and Miss Edith Leduc will
Teach 1nwQr grades h.
crime Lackey will have charge of the
musical courses
II weather permits. the dancing to-
night will be on the roof garden. but
in case it is too wet or cold to allow
this, the floor of Carroll Hall will be
used. A section of the Marine Band
will furnish the music for the dancers.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
CORCORAN GALLERY
BARS CUB|ST ART
"September Morn" and KinfoIk
Absent When Display Is
Reopened.

Cubist art-the kind that looks like a
in the exhibition at the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art More than that, II 10 not
likely to have any place in the collec-
ton this winter.
September Morn and her ilk also
are conspicuous by their absence. The
gallery officials rather frown on the
sensational. and it's a safe bet that II
Miss September Morn" or Miss Nude
Descending Staircase done in cubist
arD present themselves for admission
to the gallery, they will be told politely
but firmly that there is no space 1or
them.
Sidesteps Question.
c. p. Minniserode, in charge Of the
exhibition in this famous gallery, care
fully sidesteps the question Of the ad.
instability Of cubist art, and declares
that the question Of its admissibility
has not yet come to the attention Of
the gallery officials. However, II II
does, the trustees will have to decide
it. And from intimations at the gallery
1t IL a safe wager that cubist art will
not be recognized just now.
OF course, the impressionist school
fifteen or twenty years ago was scoffed
at, yet now it il well recognized and
has q prominent part In the Corceran
Gallery exhibit.
But cubist art. requiring a tourist
guide to decipher it, has not yet been
accepted, and consequently 1t Is likely
to have the cold shoulder when 1t raps
on the gallery door.
Twilight" Is Missing.
twilight 10 the only picture missing
from the collection since the summer
closing. This picture by Harrison 10 now
in Buffalo. N. Y, in q retrospective ex-
hibition, and will reach Washington
probably in the early spring with the
entire exhibit for special show here.
With Twilight gone. hickering, the Gal
lery officials had to rearrange other pic
lures in the collection, but no additions
were made.
There are at present only q few nudes
in the collection. and Mr.. Minntgerode
does not anticipate that there VIII oe
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
District Marksmen
Break World Record

District Of Columbia shooters 1t ssa-
girt broke the worlds record for ~
yards. with seven bulrs-eyss In the
opening Of the Dryden trophy match,
but finished third in the final stage.
They scored a96 out Of a possible 10
in the first stage, and obtained m Tn
dividual average of 49x. MaSsachu-
setts won, with an aggregate Of 1.1la:
New York was second, with 1,l40, and
the District third. with LIS.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18

other nudes Of the sensational type
of September Morn
number of special exhibits are plan
ned for the winter months. The first
VIII be water color showing by an Al
hany. N. T., artist, but the date Is not
determined. The Sunday free exhibitions
Will probably open about November ].
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
Lawn Fete to Help
Work in Mountains

In the interest of the mountain work
Of the South . lawn party will be given
Saturday at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Clay ". Davis, Silver Spring, Md. Should
the weather interfere, the fete will be
held In Gannan's Hall. The treasurer
Of the fete fund Is Miss Sallie s. Beach,
Of Silver Spring.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18

postponed, though the new Commerce
building 10 ready for occupancy. The
tiray men declined to execute . contract
for the August dull season at the same
rates IN September, and II seems likely
q new contract viii have to be made.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
Noted Pilot Dead.

WHITE PLAINS. n. Y, Sept 1s.-
George w. Horton, He'll Gate pilot who
took 1900 vessels through this danger
Gus channel and eloped when he was
eighty-flve years old. is dead.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18

Heart trouble overcame Maurice Cox.
thirty-six years old, a resident Of Oxon
Hill, Prince George county. Md, while
he was a prisoner in the Anacostia po-
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
ANACOSTIA SEEKS
WHARF OF ITS OWN
Citizens Believe Increase Business When Dredging Is CON-
pIeted viii Necessitate Improved Facilities to
Handle usiness.

lice station last night. He was sent to
Casualty Hospital. 1t was doubtful
whether he will be able to appear In
court today on account Of his attack Of
Illness
The Washington times., 1913-09-18

Miss Fannie Gator, who was in Ocean
View, Nd, for several weeks, has re-
turned and has resumed her duties in
the Anacostia Bank.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18

Frank Isaac. assistant cashier of the
Anacostia Bank, will leave on his en-
nual vacation on Saturday. He will visit
Baltimore, among other places, to o're-
main with the Rev and Mrs. Charles o.
Isaac, his parents, for q time.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18

Miss Clara Byram. who spent her
vacation in Atlantic City. has returned.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18

The Mems Club of the Congress
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church will
begin its fall and winter program to-
morrow night. when J. o. Manson, Of
the Treasury, will make an address on
Money Issued by the United States"
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ANACosTIA. d. c.. SEPT. is

ANACOSTlA, ID. T.. SEPT. IL.
With the certainty that commerce on
the Anacostia river will be increased
greatly when the pumping from the
stream onto the river fats provides a
deep water way, the question Of wharf
age facilities is occupying the attention
of people along the river front, and, in
some instances, Of business firms. The
amount of commerce on this stream has
not been inconsiderable even with the
shallow water and the fats to interfere
and at one wharf alone, that of the
Washington Gas Light Company, there
were delivered last year products val
ued at $4,000. At other places south
of the Anacostia bridge shipments Of
cord wood and other material have been
made from year to year.
Anacostia people believe that at least
one wharf should be established for this
suburbs business. The plan is to have
it maintained by the District and the
Commissioners views will be asked on
the subject by citizens interested Al
ready because of the improved condi-
tions in the river schooners have come
here to deliver cord wood in large guam
titles. 1t is pointed out that coal, fish,
melons, and such material as is required
by business people here and in southeast
Washington might be conveyed in boats
or barges much cheaper than Is the case
now.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
Dubbelwear Suits, $500
Pennsylvania
Avenue
your own convenience.

They truly will give double wearand the many patterns
all effects. All sizes.
Here the features:
COATS-Non-sagEfnE Doub twill
CIinchon Buttons.
PANTS-Ful veg knckerbOckers band
just buckles. Full lined Watch
Norfolk Norfolk
Cheyots; Tiers
others pairs Of win TWO pairs OF 1uH peg
Knckerbocker ed and made. ten IN,
'orced throughout.
The Washington times., 1913-09-18
Fright Posture" Suits

The accurately describes the special feature of
the Suit Every boy is athlecay inclined these days-and
Right Posture Suits help him stand and sit erect It's
compelling force But gentle, constant reminder that
he will heed
In Plain Blue and Fancy Cheviots--Norfok Styles with
peg-top knckerbockers. All sizes to 18 years.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21

piled also in the establishment Of four
other commissions, each Of which per-
formed its task without salary or ex-
pense for its members, and wholly with
out cost to the government The other
fC ur commissions were:
Commission on public lands. commis-
sion on inland waterways: commission
on country life, and commission on ma
tional conservation.
All of these commissions were sug-
gested TO me by Clifford Pinchot, who
served upon them all. The work OF the
last four will be touched upon In con-
nection with the chapter on conservation:
These commissions by their reports and
findings directly interfsred with many
place-holders who were doing inefficient
work, and their reports and the action
taken thereon by the administration
strengthened the hands OF those admin
istrative officers, who, in the various de-
partments, and especially In the Secret
Service, were proceeding against land
thieves and other corrupt wrongdoers.
Moreover the mere fact that they did
eficient work for the public along lines
new to veteran and cynical politicians OF
the old type created vehement hostility
to them. Senators like Mr.. Hale and
Congressmen like Mr.. Tawney were es-
pecialIy bitter against these commits
sions, and toward the end Of my term
they we're followed by the majority ct
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
Part Twenty-The Presidency; Unpaid
Commission: The Postoffice and
Land Frauds: The Japanese in Cali
fornia: The Third Term Question.

One of the ways in which by inde-
pendent action of the Executive We were
able to accomplish an immense amount
of work ror the public was through VOL
unite unpaid commissions appointed by
the President. 1t was possible TO get the
work done by these volunteer commits
sions appointed by the President. 1t was
possible to get the work done by these
volunteer commissions only because OF
the enthusiasm for the public service
which, starting In the higher offices at
washington, made itself felt throughout
the government departments-as 1 have
said, never knew harder and more dis
interested work done by any people than
was done by the men and women OF all
ranks in the government service. the
contrast was really extraordinary between
their live interest in their work and the
traditional clerical apathy which has SO
Otter been the distinguishing note OF gov
crnmental work in Washington Most OF
the public service performed by these
volunteer commissions, carried on WITH
out a cent of pay to the men themselves
and wholly without cost to the govern
met, was done by men, the great major
itv of whom were already in the govern
ment service and already charged with
responsibilities amounting each TO a full
mans job.
Tho first of these commissions was the
commission on the organization of gov
fhE4
was Charles D. WaIcott. Appointed March
lS, 1903, its duty was to report directly
to the President upon the organization
present condition, and needs OF the
executive government work wholly or
partIv scientific in character, and upon
the steps which should be taken, If any,
to prevent the duplication Of such work.
to coordinate its various branches, to
increase its efficiency and economy, and
to promote its usefulness to the nation
At large" This commission spent four
m 7ths in an examination which covered
the work of about thirty Of the larger
scientific and executive bureaus of the
government. and prepared a report which
furnished the basis for numerous i'm
provcments in the government serv
Departmental Methods.
Another commission. appointed June 2,
1866, was that on department methods
Charles H Keep, chairman-whose task
WIS to lind out what changes are need
ed TO place the conduct OF the executive
business OF the government in all its
branches on the most economical and
effective basis in the light of the best
modern business practice" The letter ap-
=. int.ng this commission laid down nine
Principles of effective governmental
work. the most striking Of which was:
The existence of any method, stand
ard. custom. or practice is no reason
for its continuance when better is Of
fered." This commission. composed like
that just described, of men already
charged with important work, performed
its functions wholly without cost to the
government. 1t was assisted by a body
of about seventy experts in the govern
ment departments chosen for their special
The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
HApIE6 q p0S|pI AUTOBIOGRAPHY GRy y ii

+sconvinced that the handspring Of their
motive lay In the intrigue for securing
the pardon of certain Of the men whose
conviction Heney had secured,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-14
w. c. 7. U. Meeting.

The W. Z. T. .. ladies met last
Friday afternoon at the pleasant home
of Mrs. NJ. A. Reed and the meeting
was very enjoyable one
The evidence of thought and atten-
tion given by Mrs Reed for the en-
tertainment and "A welcome" was
appreciated by all who were present
Devotionals were conducted by
Mrs. Eastman and Mrs. Reed. Dis
cussions on different subjects of i'm
portance was the substance Of the
meeting.
Before closing it was voted to con-
tribute to the Ohio flood sufferers
from treasury fund. Mrs. Louisa
Rumble invited the meeting of June Is
to be held at her home.
May all come and help the meeting
to be profita BILE one. Cor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-14
TRAGEDY At ST|TzER;
SUICIDE OF FRED BRUN
Cut His Throat With a Razor
Saturday Night.
Was Well Respected Blacksmith and
Rash Deed Was Apparently
Result of Dependency.

The people of Sitter we're greatly
shocked on Sunday morning to learn
of the death by suicide of Fred Brun,
who for a number of years had con.
Quoted a blacksmith shop in that
village.
He had been acting strangely of
late and was much disturbed over
financial matters growing out of the
purchase recently of some southern
lands.
Mrs. Brun was away from the
house for a while Saturday evening
ard in passing along the street noticed
her husband in the hardware store.
He had not returned when she retired
for the night
About midnight she awoke and
found he had not came to bed.
Thinking he had laid down on the
couch and gone to sleep down stairs
she arose and made search for him,
and not finding him she became
alarmed, dressed herself and notified
some of the neighbors.
They searched all about the
premises and finally one man peered
into the chicken house. There he
saw pool of blood that was dripping
from the loft above, and in a hurried
search their worst fears were con-
frmed. Poor Fred was lying stretched
out, cold in death. with a terrible
cash in his throat and bloody razor
still clenched in his right hand Be-
fore infiicting the fatal wound he had
attempted to sever the arteries in each
of his wrists but in the dark these at
tempts we're unsucce ssful.
There being no resident justice of
the peace in Sitter, District Attorney
Carthew of this city was notified by
phone and he notified Sheriff Dyer
and Justice G. w. Burrows, who went
to Sitter with an auto early in the
morning. A jury was secured as
quickly as possible. consisting of the
following persons: W. H. Finnegan,
Ed Lind, L. FL. Briel, Frank Eisele
and Adolph Janke. Their verdict
was:
I'VE find that the deceased came to his
death by his own hand, from a wound in
the left side OF his neck, inflicted with a
razor, which was found in his right hand
The deceased was a we'll respect
ed citizen and had a fine home
in the village. He leaves a
wife and five children, his
mother, a brother, VIM. Brun,
of Beetown and a sister, Mrs. Cnas
Brandemuehl at North Andover.
Interment will be made at Sitter
this afternoon.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-14
LANCASTER TO HAVE
CITY MAIL DELIVERY
The Preliminary Steps Now Be-
ing Taken.
Expected That The Experimental Stage
of the Work May Begin About
First of July.

1t is expected that Lancaster may
have city delivery of mail in the near
future. beginning, perhaps. about the
first of July which is the commence.
ment of the governments fiscal year.
Through the efforts of Postmaster
j. T. Webb postofice inspector was
sent here last week Co investigate the
proposition, and himself and Mr..
Webb walked all about the city and
made estimates upon the work. On
leaving, the inspector stated that he
would make favorable recommends
tion to the department and had no
doubt that the recommendation would
be accepted. If this is done it is the
intention to establish an expert.
mental service and if results are
satisfactory it will be made per-
manent.
The service would probably give
three deliveries a day in the business
section of the city and two in the
res1G ence sections and should prove
very popular. developments in the
matter will be waited with interest