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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

Upper lc't SQUARE Position, related. a
numcral, understood
Upper right squarc-Traued. charac-
ter In a PLAY. other, very low
Central square Air ir motion 81
thought, trim. the day OF the month.
Lower left Square-A wild plant. a girl -
name. one of twin brothers mentioned iu
the Bible. a splash Of color
Lower right sduarc-Nrons. sin. very
cold things 10 eat FOR fear that.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

their Leaflets and droop down their leaf
stalks u this strdus" fashion. or what
benefit docs the plant derive by these
tactics? are Questions which naturally
occur to the observer.
How shall We answer such difficult
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09

boys. but now every one sends every on.
valentines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
HOW 1T ACTS.

So sensitive is this delicate plant that
its leaves assume different positions dur
ing the morning and afternoon, or We
might say. they go to sleep.
II has what we call compound leaves.
There are four partial leaf stalks starting
from one common petiole. II We touch a
leaf or shake il in any way at the apex
or point IL viii Immediately begin To
move upward. and the opposite leafict viii
act in exactly the same way until the
upper surfaces of the two leaflets come
directly together Then, the next pair ct
leaflets. lower down. will likewise follow
the same course Of closing, and so on, one
pair after another. increasing IN rapidly
till every pair has closed. Then the par
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
STRANGE PLANTS
By RoYal Dixon.

First, let rs consider the Sensitive
Plant" OF. if We Want to know It's botani-
cal name, the Mimosa pudica. II Is Il na-
tive of Brazil but Is very often 10 De seen
growing in our lighthouses. II is a very
well known instance Of plant that
feels" for the slightest touch to one Of
its leaves causes all the leaves to gently
fold over and droop. just as though II
were frightened, like an animal Every
part of the plant seems to feel, but the
main seat Of feeling or sensation is
located in "A swelling at the base OF each
leaf. and certain veins that go out from
il arc extremely sensitive-iust like nerves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
THE WOLF
AND THE FOX

From, Grmm's Fairy Tale.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-09
BURIED PROVERB.
Puzzles

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
FIVE MEET DEATH
IN CINCINNATI FIRE
Scores Fight Rescuers as
Flames Consume Salvation
Army Home.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Dec. I6.-With
five bodies recovered from the ruins
of the Salvation Army Industrial
Home, a dozen injured roOmers in
hospitals, and firemen searching the
debris for bodies of others believed
to have perished, police today began
an investigation into their theory that
the fire which early this morning de-
stroyed the lodging house was caused
by an incendiary.
The dead:
OSCAR B. SUNDELL, foreman Sal
walton Army Industrial Home.
THEODORE SHoDDLEN. fifty eight,
roomer
JOHN REED, sixty-two, roomer.
Two unidentified men.
Seriously injured:
Unidentified man, fractured skull
and crushed leg
JOHN RAISE, thirty-eight, head cut
and leg bruised.
The fire was the second during the
night. The first blaze was discovered
early in the evening, and was eNtln-
auished,
The second fire was discovered by
Wally Mayer, a member of the Chicago
White Sox baseball team, who turned
in the alarm and then rushed into the
blazing building and rescued eight chill
dren at the risk of his own life. 1t was
dawn before the fire was under control.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Bill Vetoed by Taft
Again Before House

The Burnett immigration bill, which
precipitated a bitter fight in the last
Congress, and which will bring about
the same sort of struggle this session,
was today placed on the House calendar
with the understanding that the minor
ity views shall be filed within three days.
The Committee on immigration reported
the bill to the, House Monday afternoon.
The bill again contains the literacy
test which caused President Taft to
veto the measure last February. Mr..
Taft contended that an educational test
fer arriving immigrants was not in ac-
cord with the American idea The Sen
ate overrode the veto and the House
lacked only seven votes of the necessary
two-thirds majority.
President Taft based his veto largely
on the recommendations of Secretary
Nagel, who said that the people who
come from the countries named are fire.
auently illiterate because opportunities
have been denied them. The oppression
with which these people have TO contend
In modern times is not religious, but it
consists of a denial of the opportunity
10 acquire reading and writing. FIRE.
quently the attempt to learn to read and
write the language of the particular peo-
pie is discouraged by the government,
and these immigrants in coming to our
shores are really striving to free them
selves from the conditions under which
they have been compelled TO live"
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
SEEK LEGISL ALTON
ON IMPROVEMENTS

bills providing for these projects in
cIuded in which are: Construction Of
the fish wharf and market, s2l5,S00; re-
construction of wharves, $4,000; prepa-
ration of plans for new municipal mar
ket, 5000; central purchasing and store
house system, including warehouse, sal
aries. etc, slS5,O00; viaduct and bridge
to carry Benning track over railroad
tracks, $4,000; bathing beaches, $S7,396;
new Municipal Hospital, $4,000; new
Municipal Lodging House, $4,000; Hos
pital for Inebriates, 5000; Patterson
tract for public park, s375,0oO; public
convenience stations at Fifteenth and
II streets northeast, sl1,0OO; public con-
venience station at Wisconsin avenue
and NJ street northwest, 10000.
May Get Money.
If measures authorizing any of these
improvements are passed prior to the
passage of the District appropriation
bill the money may be obtained this
year. If favorable action is taken af-
ter the District appropriation bill be-
comes law, the District must wait
until next year for the appropriation.
While the bill. as reported to the
House, fails to carry the proposed al
lowance of Sli0Gt0 for physical valua-
ton of street railways. and other public
utilities, the understanding is that this
amount will be appropriated in the
general deficiency bill and will be made
Immediately available.
Washington will not be without a
bathing beach r.ext year. An appropria-
ton for the maintenance of the old mu-
nicipal bathing beach, in the shadov
of the Washington Monument remains
in the budget. Unless the item is drop
ped in the course of the bill through
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

/ Congress, the pools will be opened next
summer.
New legislation will be sought by the
District Commissioners providing for
practically all the improvements elimi.
mated from the District budget by the
subcommittee of the House Appropria-
tons Committee in the preparation OF
the District appropriation bill reported
to the House Monday. This assurance
came from Commissioner Newman to-
day.
The estimates according to statements
of Commissioner Newman in the hear
fngs before the subcommittee, were pre-
PAL ed with the understanding that II
vas the desire of the committee that
the budget should contain no items OF
new legislation. The fact that similar
items have been eliminated from the
District appropriation bill on point OF
order raised on the floor of the House,
led the subcommittee to believe that il
was useless 10 include them in the bill.
raised by Congressman Ben Johnson,
chairman of the House District Commit
tee. in relation to an appropriation for
a municipal asphalt plant during the
consideration of the current bill.
Hope For Legislation.
At the same time. provision was made
by the Commissioners in the estimates
for projects which will require new leg
islation, in the hope that they would be
able to obtain the legislation in time
to get the appropriation this year. 1t
was hoped 20 get the authorization fo-
new projects from the District Com
mittees before the appropriation was
made
Endeavor will be made now by the
Commissioners to obtain the passage Of
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

And still they come! Letters, tele
phone messages, and personal calls
all from boys and girls. as well al
their parents, who are interested ir
The Washington Times auto-biks
offer. It is the sincere prediction OF
the most popular Christmas gift ir
Washington this year 1t seems thai
almost everyone wants them. and once
the desire Is created, there is no stop
ping. until the auto-bike is obtainSS
1t is certainly varied mail that The
Auto-Bike Editor receives, and II is a
pleasure to let The Times readers have
a little peep at 1t from time to tim
For instance, here is a letter from lit
tie Kenneth Leizear, who succeeded ir
obtaining his machine, and at the same
time pays the circulation departner
of The Times a delicate compliment
Here 1t is, so see for yourselves:
Dear Auto-Bike Editor: I want to
thank you for the auto-bike received
by getting ten new subscribers for The
Times. It might seem easy. but I ar
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body in Washington already takes The
Times, Very truly,
KENNETH H. LE1ZEAR."
Thank you, Kenneth. You must re-
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a
in getting the ten subscribers Wnen
most of the people N his neighoornooC
we're already Times readers But .ne
other boys and. girls must not De dls.
couraged. as the editor still fnsfsts tnat
II ia yery easy for anyone 10 secure
ten new readers for so good a paper
as The washington Times.
"Auto-Bike Editor: / received the
AUTO bike. and my little boy Is very
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We knew your little boy would enjoy
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bike? LOUIS hANDohrH'
Certainly, Louis. The Information has
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Dear Editor: Please send me full
regarding auto-bike, as al
iea6y have eight people who said they
would take The Times from me. An
swcr at once, as l want II Tor CHRIST
mas. Yours truly.
That is certainly a fine start, Clinton
We hasten to send you the blanks so
you will be sure to get your machine
by Christmas.
Dear Auto-Bike Editor: As have
seen so many of my friends with your
I have decided that would
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All right. Catherine. Our letter con-
tains full Instructions.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
JOY RIDERS INJURE
man, WRECK WAGON

John II. Groves, grocer at Wisconsin
avenue and Belt road. Tenleytown. was
badly hurt shortly after 4 o'clock this
morning when his wagon was demolish-
ed at Seventh street and Pennsylvania
northwest by an automobile containing
party Of Joy riders" who, II Is said.
did not even slow down after the acci-
dent. but continued at full speed down
the Avenue toward the Capitol.
James Worthmuller, who was in the
wagon with Groves, was hurled from
the vehicle. but escaped with minor
hurts.
A general alarm has been sent out by
the. police for the driver and three
other occupants Of the automobile. The
police were told that the machine bore
District Of Columbia license No. 15.Oes.
This IL a dead" number = -
Groves, accompanied by worthmuller.
who lives at 41is Chesapeake street, was
on his way to Center Market to pur-
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
HATCHET CLUE IN
BURGLARY ARREST
Tenth Precinct Policemen Take
Young CoIored Man for
Stealing Grocers Safe.

Accused of breaking into the store of
the Sanitary Grocery Company, at 2414
Eighteenth street northwest. carrying
the safe to the rear yard and attempt
ing to hammer the door off, George
Johson, alias Elmore Turner. colored.
twenty-three years old, of 170eh Tenth
street northwest, was arrested today on
a charge of housebreaking.
A hatchet found in the yard was
the clue which resulted in the arrest
of Johnson by Policemen Rout, Car
roll. and Davis, of the Tenth precinct.
After finding the hatchet, the police
made, inquiries which led them to be-
lieve II belonged to johnson. They went
to his home and showed him the
hatchet. They reported at the station
that he had admitted the Job.
The store was entered during the
night by removing panel from the
rear door. The safe is rather small
one, but heavy. and the police were at
loss to understand how one man
could have dragged II out to the yard.
johnson. however. told the police that
he was alone. and got the safe out by
himself. He said he had q chisel and
hammered on the door Of the safe for
nearly half an hour when he gave It
up as a bad fob.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

chase his daily supply Of market stun
He was going south In Seventh street
The automobile, u four-passenger tour
Ing car, was running east I'm PennsyI.
vaHfa avenue at a high rate Of speed
IL struck the side OF the market Wagon
with much force. smashing the body and
hurting the two occupants out.
An ambulance Vas summoned and
Groves was taken TO the Emergency
Hospital. where II was found he had
a fracture of the collarbone and was
suffering from bruises about the body.
He declined to remain at the hospital.
however. and after having the broken
bone set was removed to his home.
Worthmulier did not receive any in
5urfes of serious nature.
Alfred u. Krouch. thirty-two years
old. OF f233 New Jersey avenue south
east, huckster, was thrown from
his wagon at Twelfth and East Can
itol streets when the horse took frfxht
at an automobile and boited He was
treated at the Casualty Hospitaf for
bruises about the body.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
POETS MAKE CHARGE
OF FAME SW|NDLE
Testify Promoter Offered to
Make Them Renowned, But
Did Not Deliver

| NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-In the United
States district court Robert J. Kel-
logg. of the Kellogg Music Company,
of 14S1 Broadway. is on trial for us
ing the mails to swindle young poets,
whom he Is said to have promised to
make famous at prices ranging from
S14 to s21.
Ihe court room is crowded with the
| rhymers. There are pastoral poets
fresh from the virgin soil; city poets,
black poets. white poets, poets who
depend on versification for their .liv-
ing, and look It: amateur poets with
other sources of income who look
better fed; girl poets with dreamy
eye, lawyer poets, doctor poets. and,
lastly, widow poets-each with
story to tell Of how Kellogg offered
to set their lines to music, give them
one hundred printed copies of the
same Free, attend to copyright mat
ters and thereafter sell their songs
to high class musical concerns, insur-
ing them two cent royalty on each
song.
Prominent among the bards is the
lawyer poet from Louisiana who
wrote THE Ocean Severed the Tie
That Bound the Two in Twain" a
tragic poem written around the IT,
tanic disaster. He is too modest to
give his name, and as he hasn't been
called as witness as yet the Gov
ernment authorities also keep 1t a
secret. He vouchsafed the informa-
ton anonymously, however, that
when he played the tune composed
by Kellogg to fit his Titanic poem he
found that 1t sounded suspiciously
like "There'll be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight" Other poets say
they had similar experiences. One
OF them insisted that he had a love
sonnet set to Hail Columbia"
"Widow Lady" Is Victim.
Mrs. Offie Kline, VINO ascribes half
her fame to the fact that she came
from Petersburg. Ind, and the other
half to her poem, won't You Come to
Me. Dearest Mother" told Judge Grubb
that she is "a widow lady trying to
make some honest money out of
poetry. She modestly protested tha.
she never really expected to sell her
songs outside Of her kome town.
Mayme Schneider, Of Reading, Pa.
pleaded guilty 10 numbering the Kings
English in IF Yor Knew" She said
she sold ninety-five copies to her
friends. This. she declared, was 10.
her first venture. as she said she placed
a song with another musical firm and
got dividends of 25 cents in tho hrst six
months. Kellogg, she said, didn't even
pay that much.
Frank Brown, a negro from Savan-
nah, Ga, testified that he wouldn't have
said a word about not getting his hun.
dred sample copies or a cent in royal
ties after paying his SCI. but he reaIry
had to draw the line when his love song
"Rurneas Nine" came back to him with
number Of words deliberately forged
into it."
y X. Hutto, a street car conductor
ot savannah, Ga. said that after he had
been assured by Kellogg that his Aero
plane Joe" would make '.tremendoIs
sensation" ;a. he sent on 81 extra to have
a picture of himself sitting in ar aero
plane displayed on the cover of the
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Complete Sketch of
Capitol Park Hotel

A: 2. Mullet & Co, architects. have
completed sketch of a proposed hoteI
20 be located at North Capitol and L
streets northwest The building will be
owned and conducted by the Capitol
Park Hotel Company, will have 1S
rooms, and cost approximately Sl35,OS
The site was recently purchased from
Albert Carry for So 0O9 through Thomas
]. Fisher g. Co. real estate brokers
II fronts 140 on North Capitol and lit
feet on 4 streets.
Officers of the company are +. g.
Henry. president; J. J. Hamilton vice
president, and L. J. Hilly'er. secretary
and treasurer.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Kate CareW Still Very III.

LONDON. Dec 16-Kate Carew is
stiii seriously III at the Samaritan Hos
pital. in London, where she underwent
an operation on Friday. The noted carl
caturtst has been in London some
months making theatrical drawings for
a society magazine.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Panama Canal Today
Opened End to End

PANAMA. Dec. 1s-rhe Panama canal
was actually open from end to end
today. The dredges have removed the
Cucuracha slide sufficiently to allow the
passage Of medium-sizsd steamers.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Many Unaccounted For.

According to one of the officers of the
home there were 1SS men, women, and
children in the place when the blaze
started. While many of these are still
unaccounted for it is believed they
sought shelter in nearby homes, and will
report later
The fire was in a thickly settled tene-
ment district, and many exciting rescues
were made by firemen and volunteers.
Nearly dozen of those rescued were
overcome with smoke, and are now in
the hospital
When the police and firemen entered
the building shortly after the alarm
and attempted rescues, women. and chill
oren ran through the smoke-filled halls.
panlc-str1cken, screaming, and fighting
their rescuers.
Seek Former Inmate.
Officials of the Salvation Army say a
former inmate made threats to get
even" because he had been denied ad-
inittabce to the home.
Sohn Murphy, one of the inmates, was
founo by firemen hanging to the ledge
OF the third story. He had been trapped
IN the burning building for three hours
and had tainted several times before
he got to the window. He said water
thrown on the fire had revived him.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Three persons
we're killed and four injured, one prob
ably fatally, in a fire which destroyed
an apartment house at 366 Amsterdam
avenue. on the upper west side
score of other tenants had narrow
escapes Ten were trapped by the
flames, but were rescued bv prompt
action on the part of firemen and po-
lice. Mrs. aMrgaret Maurer threw her
infant son, Joseph, from a third-story
window. Police and firemen failed to-
catch the child, and il probably will
die. Then Mrs. Maurer jumped and was
seriously injured.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-17
WELL DONE

The following tribute tv the
memory of Judge Bonnifeld is TAX
en- from the Humboldt Star:
With the passing of Judge Bonni-
field long and useful career has
been brought to a close and a re-
markatle character removed from
our midst.
Coming to Nevada at time
when society was in the rough,
laws uniformed, courts not yet es-
tablished, and when the nearest ap.
proach to justice was to be secured
only through vigilance committees
the ambitious young lawyer found
fertile field for pioneer builders
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-17
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
PASS THROUGH

A special train carrying the fol-
lowing railroad officials passed
west last evening over the Western
Pacific:
B. F. Bush, president of the Mis-
souri, Pacific; A. Robertson, Assist
ant to the President; j. M. John
son, Vice President in Charge of
traffic; c. L. Stone, Passenger
Traffic Manager; E. L. Brown, Vice
President D. & r. G.; A. S.
Hughes. General Traffic Manager ;
F. A. Wadleigh, General Passenger
Agent. Mrs. Bush and daughter
and Mrs. Robertson were with the
officials. They remained in town
but few minutes.
The party was on the way to San
Francisco to attend the meeting of
the Western Pacific directors TO-
morrow. Superintedent OgiIvie
met the officials in Salt Lake City
and accompanied them as far as
Gerlach returning this morning.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-17
GREATER HUMBOLDT
IRRIGATION PROJECT

E. C. Mcclellan returned Tuesday
morning from five months trip
away in connection with the pro-
posed reclamation project in Hum
boldt Valley. He reports that he
had very inter esting time, and
very successful. The Greater Hum
boldt Corporation plans are of
such far-reaching character, and
will mean so much to the Valley
and the whole State that it is nec-
essary to consider every move care
fully. The principal matter to in
terest the irrigator is that the
plans will automatically stop near
ly all litigation over water; par
ticularly litigation between the
lower aDd upper users. All indi-
cations point to years of expensive
litigation over water if NOT opposed
and the proposed plans will stop it,
and are the only ones that can
stop it.
The first object to be accomplish
ed is to arrange for delivery Of
more water to the irrigators of
Lovelock, This will be accomplish
ed by fixing the channel of the riv-
er. At present, 55 per cent Of the
water in, the valley is lost in 40
miles distance, and it can nearly
all be saved. After that will come
the construction of storage reser-
voirs and distributing systems to
cover more land.
The intention is First, TO pro.
vide present water users with full
supply Of water every year. Sec.
ond, Sell water, for more lands
the sale of which will pay the costs
of all the necessary works. Third,
--Give present land owners a
chance to secure water for more
lands than they now have under
irrigation. This can all be done,
as there is sufficient water in the
valley, now lost, that can be con-
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-07-17
PURELY PERSONAL

Mrs. Huntson, mother of Mrs.
Thorn, left for Salt Lake this
morning to visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Currey have
returned from a weeks visit in the
northern part of the county.
Mrs. Sproule returned on Tues.
day evening from a three week.
visit at Lone Mountain.
Mrs. Milton Reinhart, of Oak
land, is visiting with Rob Critch-
ey, and wife at Tuscarora.
Miss Alma Plumb, of Tuscarors,
is in Elko on business today.
Luther Butler is in from La
moille today.
Fern Bush left this afternoon to
visit in the northern part of the
county.
Judge Castle returned from his
hunting trip last night and this
forenoon he sent Peter Murphy
and Indian Dick to the county jail
for 60 days each, Murphy went
begging on the hill yesterday and
cursed and abused those whu did
not respond to his appeal. Dick had
more whiskey aboard than he could
carry.
Mr.. Burrell G. Moreheart and
Mrs. Louise M. HiRhdeld. both of
Carlin- we're married Wednesday
by Rev. Chas. McHarness. The
bride was formerly Miss Lou Lane
of Elko, and her many friends
wish her the very hest life has in
store. They left for California
last night to visit relatives.
Why is governor Oddie so timid
about calling a special session of
the legislature? Does he think that
Judge Langan and Receiver Widles
have not done enough to the State
Bank and Trust Company deposit
ors, or is he afraid that public sem
timent will J. force hin to give the
session opportunity to act on a
good roads bill, reduce the tax
rate repeal the sl50,000 silk hat
exposition bill? Is it fear or favor
or just simple weakness?-C Clark
Review.