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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06

the National City Bank, of New York
directly in front of her Bellair cottage.
A close study Of the picture will show
that Mr.. Allies is holding up for in
spection. much as he would toast a Bit
Of bread before a hot fire, a large group
er, said to weigh fifteen pounds. Other
groupers Of like and less weight are
grouped around the group, of which Mr..
Allies is the dominant figure.
Further inspection of the picture will
demonstrate to any fair-minded man
that Mr.. Allies is costumed just as a
real Walton should be, coming from the
grouper beds. The conundrum suggested
to the casual observer is this: ''Why is
Mr.. Allies looking so angry? Did the big
grouper get away?"
Seriously, though, 'the evidence in the
case seems to support the contention of
the banker and clubman that the group
ers actually were caught. and in fair
way, for furnishing a feast for the
guests Of Bellair.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06
TRADE BOARD PLANS FUN.
River View ExcursiOn VIII Take
Oh Sunragist-Police Row.

A burlesque on the suffragist parade
on March will be one of the features OF
the entertainment programme OF the an
nual shad bake of the Board of Trade
on May "a at River View. This was de-
cided last night at meeting of the shad
bake committee in the Board of Trade
rooms.
DR.. Frank f. Gibson. chairman of the
general committee. appointed E. r.
Brooks, chairman of the committee, to
stage the reproduction of the suffragist
parade.
Two old friends were appointed chair
man of the suffragists and the police, re-
spectively. George II. Judd was selected
the suffragist leader and William II. FL
lis. chief of police.
1t also was decided to establish post
office at River View on the day of the
shad bake. A letter addressed to each
guest will be delivered on May "A. 1t
will contain an application for member
ship in the Board of Trade. and an ef-
fort will be made to sign every one up
before he gets out of the postof1ce.
DR.. Gibson will announce other chair
manships at the meeting of the general
committee next Saturday night.
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Miss jean Vincent Cooper above,
and Miss Eulalia Bright Cannon,
at the bottom IL Prof. kIibansky.

New York. April AFTER trying out
multitude of owners of more or less
promising voices, Sergei Klibansky, a
former teacher in the Berlin Conserv-
atory of Music, has reported to the New
York society woman, who, three months
ago. commissioned him to find the prom
Use of "a great American voice." that
he has discovered two young women
who, he believes, will one day rank
among the worlds great operate stars.
They are Miss Jean Vincent Cooper, of
Jackson, Miss, who is in her early TWEEN
ties, and Miss Eulalia Bright Cannon, of
Atlanta, Ga, who is only seventeen. The
young women will receive tuition in
voice culture for as long as 1t is neces-
sary to prepare them for grand opera.
Three thousand dollars a year is to be
allowed each aspirant for such prepara-
ton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06
REPORTS FIND OF vELAsQUEz.
London Observer Says Old Master
Has Been Located In Sweden.

London, April 5.-The Observer an
nounces today the discovery of a paint
ing by Velasquez in the country house
of q prominent Swedish family where 1t
has been unrecognized for over a hun
dred years. The family history of the
owners of the painting indicate that. it
was probably taken to Sweden at the
time Bernadotte was elected heir to the
Swedish throne, early in the nineteenth
century.
The subject is the PROSTATE figure of
a nude man, whose attitude tustifies the
title given by the present owners, THE
Dying Gladiator"
The painting has been carefully ex-
amined, and there is no doubt as to
its Spanish origin. 1t is at present in
a studio in ST. Johns Wood, but will
shortly be placed upon public exhibition.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06
PLAY DAMAGED GOODS"
TOBE GIVEN TODAY
Almost 1000 Persons Have Tickets to
Witness Drama on Social
Conditions.

Cabinet officials, legislators, and per.
sons in religious and educational life
will witness today the performance al
o'clock Of Damaged Goods" at the
New National Theater. given under the
auspices of the District Society for Social
Hygiene. Four thousand applications for
seats have been received by Arthur J.
Parsons, chairman of the invitation COM
mittee. AS there are only LOO seats in
the theater, 1t has been necessary to re-
fuse a large number of applications.
Clergymen, legislators and physicians
have given the production their hearty
approval. The cast, which will come from
New York, is headed by Richard Bennett
and comprises Charles Stevenson, Miss
Grace Elliston. Miss Amelia Gardner,
George Nannery; Miss Laura Burt, John
Warner, Miss Margaret Wycherly, Clar-
ence Handyside, Miss Mable Morrison,
end is working under the auspices of the
Medical Review of Reviews.
Several officials of the sociological
fund board of the Medical Review of
Reviews will accompany the actors to
Washington. The board is bearing the
expense of the production of the play.
Tickets for the performance cannot be
bought. The play is stated to be "a
sermon" on medical and social condi-
tons of present-day life.
Rev. DR.. Donald c. Macleod will de-
liver the preface. Stage Director Guy
F. Bragdon arrived in Washington yes
terday. The play was written by Eugene
Brieux, a French iconoclast, so-called,
who could not have it produced by any
theatrical manager. Mr.. Parsons stated
last night that it would be impossible
to answer all the letters requesting tick
cts. Only those to whom the PASTE
boards were forwarded will receive re-
plies.
Tickets will be held at the theater for
those invited to attend until o'clock this
afternoon. There has been some misap-
prehension in regard to this.
Tickets may be had at the box office
upon presentation OF invitations between
8 30 a. m. and ] p. IN.
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milton F. allies AS
DISCIPLE Of WALTON
President of Commercial Club Makes
Catch of Groupers of the
Florida Coast.
PICTURE EXHIBITED PROVES 1T

Milton r. Allies, president OF the Corn
mercial Club. offers what he calls proof
positive that he caught a fine bunch
of groupers in the Gulf Of Mexico. off
Bellair. on the west coast of Florida,
during his recent vacation.
The picture was taken by Mrs. Frank
A. Nanderlip, wife Of the president of
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06
THIEF USES BICYCLE.
C0lOred Man Steals POcketbOOk And
Rides Away.

The police are looking for thtief
who, last night at $50 O'Clock, pulled
Off one of the cleverest steals known to
the department. Riding on a bicycle in
H Street Northeast, close to the edge OF
the sidewalk, an unknown colored man
dashed by Mrs. Mary Walsh, who lives
at Is II Street, grabbed a bag containing
50 from her hand, /and rode away.
1t is believed by the police that the
thief, before committing the robbery,
figured out his plan. stole a bicycle be-
longing to some one else, and carried
out his scheme.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06
LOCAL SCHOOLS STUDIED.
Ottawa Authorities May Adopt Sys
tenn Here.

The schools of the District, and in
particular their relation to the Federal
government, are subjects of study which
have brought ]. H. Putnam, superin-
tendent of schools in Ottawa, Canada, to
Washington.
A federal district probably will be Gre
ated in Ottawa, the capital of the Do
minion, and the Ottawa authorities are
concerned as to just what the fate of
their public schools will be, should the
federal government of Canada assume
more control of Ottawa affairs than it
now has.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06
OUR INFLUENCE IN CHINA.
r. r. Wong Says United States Is
Neighb0r.

The United States will have it's share
of influence in Chinese affairs. it was
stated by T. T. Wong, secretary Of the
Educational Indemnity Fund, in an ad-
dress before the Foreign Missionary
Seminary, Takoma Park. last night.
'The United States is the only country
that has paid its share of the indemnity, y
Mr.. Wong said. This country is re-
garded as sort Of next-door neghbor.
There is an opportunity in China for
missionaries, as a result of the Chinese
revolution. Old customs are being abol-
,ished. Christianity is taking the place
Of Buddhism and Confucianism."
Mr.. Wong stated that these new condi-
tons are the result in part of the work
Of missionaries from the United States
and Chinese educated in this country.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06

Comptroller OF the Treasury Tracewell
yesterday decided that the employees of
the Government Printing Office, who
were compelled to work on the night
of New Years Eve, will receive double
pay for their work. Also those who did
not work on this night because a holi-
day was declared. will be payed the same
as If they had worked.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06

The District lost s1s.5s2 by fire during
March. The loss was covered fully by
insurance. according to the monthly re-
port ~ Fire Chief Frank ]. Wagner,
MAJ public yesterday. One hundred and
LHty-eight occurred during the month.
efhe number of alarms received were
1R. Of which eleven were false
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06

When Mrs. Giles Stafford. Of schuyl.
kill. Pa, opened the door of spare
bedroom in her house she found that
more than 100 sparrows had made the
room their meeting place since it had
been closed for the winter.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
Youngest Patentee Of Record.

Prepared by The editors Of the Scientific American
for this paper. COPYRIGHT. isI3. b. Mum & Col
There is no age limit to patentees- Take
the patent. No. 4s5.06S Of December Is,
1881. to Donald NJ Murphy, of St John,
Canada One might think from his Y
mark signature to the specification that
Donald could not write his name, and he
could not. for he had no book learning.
but he did have the inventive ability to
produce a sounding toy for which the
United States Patent once granted him
a patent But do not blame him for his
lack Of schooling. for Donald was only
six years old when he filed the applica-
ton. and as far as Is known the young
est applicant for patent In this or any
other country. His picture formed a part
of the Patent Office exhibit at the Chi
cago Worlds Fair in 1856 The toy
patented to him Is a simple contrivance
including a bar with handle knobs at
its ends and two clapper disks slidable
along the bar so they can sound against
each other and against the handle knobs.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
BANANAS ARE WHOLESOME.

From the Journal of the American Medical Assoc1a-
ton
With the increasing demand for fresh
fruits at all seasons of the year has
come the difficulty OF supplying them
in. a condition in which the dangers of
contamination arc largely averted. De-
cay is one of the limiting factors in the
use of fresh fruits. Among the many
fruits there is one which is equipped
in its native form with a protective
covering that calls for more than pass
ing mention.
Some time ago this journal emphasized
the advantage afforded by the banana as
r wholesome food and ventured the sug-
gestion that this fruit, though growing
in popularity, is still underestimated I'm
American households The banana con-
sists, in its green state. largely of starch
and water. The essential change during
the process OF ripening is a conversion
of the starch into sugar. The rate of
ripening is dependent on the temperature
The edible portion OF each fruit is packed
away In a peel which serves a more use
full purpose than has hitherto been
realized. Experiments on the fruit in diff
ferent stages show thay the inner por-
tions of the pulp of sound bananas are
practically sterile.
The peel is singularly resistant to in
vasion by bacteria. Even when bananas
were immersed in fiuids containing
disease germs they did not penetrate
into the interior. The probability of in
fection through the peel is therefore
slight, though germs one the peel might
be transferred to the consumers fingers
and thence to the mouth. This Is an in
teresting example of food delivered by
nature in practically sterile packages.
Natures wholesome service should not
be undone by careless methods Of mar
keting such foods
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

To this request. Abraham Lincoln re-
sponded in the following terms:
Born. February L. 1893. in Hardin
County, Ky.
Education, defective.
Profession, u lawyer.
Have been a captain OF volunteers In
the Black Hawk War.
Postmaster at very small ONCE.
-Four times a member OF the Illinois
And was a member OF the Lower House
Of Congress.
Yours &c.
4. LINCOLN.
Such was the simple story Of the life
OF the great emancipator UP to 1855, as
told by himself.
Abraham Lincoln enjoys the distinction
Cl having been buried more times than
any other man that ever lived. He was
busy man through his life; other peo-
PIE have been busy with his remains
since his death.
On the twenty-sixth day of Septem-
Der, 1901, the coffin containing his body
was moved from its resting place the
thirteenth time-each previous removal
having been supposed to be the last
The casket was chisseled open at SPRING
field. Ill, and eighteen persons gazed
upon the features of the long-dead Presi-
dent. Then II was re-sealed and placed
inside an iron case embedded in a huge
block of solid cement beneath the tomb
of the Lincoln Monument in -Oakridge
Cemetery.
There was some argument as to
whether the casket should be opened or
not. Some Of those present, who were
members OF the Lincoln guard OF honor
and the Monument Commission, said that
they did not care to look upon the re-
mains. Others insisted that II was not
q matter Of wishes, but one of identifica-
ton. to be made 4 matter of record for
all time to come. 1t was finally agreed
to open the coffin, and the body was
exposed to view for the first time since
May 13, 1857. 1t was in a remarkably
good state of preservation, and tho fea-
lures were recognizable.
RENE BACHE.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
A Typewriter for the Blind.

(Prepared by the editors Of the Scientific American
for this paper. Copyright, lsl3 By Mum & Col
In view OF the highly developed sense
of touch in blind persons, the idea natur-
ally suggests itself to construct type
writer especially for their use, with the
keys marked with the characters in
raised type. A machine Of this character,
shown in the accompanying. illustration.
is the invention Of NJ. Cayzergues, of
Paris. Needless to say, when the opera
tor has become proficient, the marks
upon the keys are no longer necessary.
and in fact the provision of raised char
acters upon the keys is the least of the
special features required in a machine
for the blind. What is needed is some
arrangement whereby the operator is
able to check up his work as he goes
along and to correct any mistakes that
may occur. With this in view, the ma
chine which has been built is a COM
bination of two separate printing me-
chanisms, both operated simultaneously
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indigestible substance, taken into the
stomach with the food, as a measure OF
protection and to render II harmless, It
was gradually coated with q concretion
of mineral substance, just as the oyster,
coating an intrusive particle with ma
creous matter produces the much-admired
and costly pearl. Sometimes the coat
ing consists of superphosphate OF lime,
and sometimes OF phosphate of ammonia
or magnesia-
In many instances, the hair carried
into the stomach in the course OF the
licking process by means of which these
animals cleanse their coat. would be in
corporated with the mineral deposit and
felted into q mass OF great solidity, the
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

were also regarded as especially efica-
cious as an antidote to poisons and even
against the bites OF the venomous rep
tiles with which tropical Asia abounds
They were mounted, according to their
dimensions, for display or for suspension
from the person, special care being taken
TO leave the bezoar substance plainly
visible. In many instances, as the ac-
companying illustrations, made from
photographs of gold-mounted specimens
preserved In the Court Museum at VI
cnna demonstrate. they were even IN
Europe thought worthy of being inclosed
in costly and artistic settings, by which.
Of course. their value was enhanced to a
corresponding extent.
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from the same keyboard. One set of
levers produces a record in raised char
acters on a paper cylinder. while an
other set at the back produces the usual
written copy upon a separate sheet The
copy thus obtained represents the or
dinary letter form as employed for busi-
ness and other purposes, while the record
on the paper cylinder is made in the
special character used by the blind, con-
sisting of a combination of small dots.
In this way the blind writer is furnished
on the one hand with a copy of his let
ter and on the other hand with a means
for reading his writing as he goes along.
The new typewriter Is not very much
more complicated than the usual form.
Each paper roller slides along a toothed
rack in such a way that every time a
key is struck. both carriages move along
the distance of one tooth. The spacing
of the lines is effected by hand by push
ia" a lever so as to shift the roller car
gcs one space. The front carriage is
'anSed to operate the rear carriage
ough a rod and gear coupling. The
led record is so placed that the oper-
n can run his fingers over il prac-
lly without interfering with his work.
Ihen desired. the special mechanism
the blind can be disconnected and
Ter part of the machine used separ-
.ly-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
Stairway Skids
for Baby Carriages

Prparsd By ths edition. Of ths Sdsutihc AmR1Rn
for this paper. CopyTisht. lsD By Mum . Col
It Is always precartous task to take q
baby carriage. step by step. down q stair
way Not infrequen.ly the handle gives
way and the Carriage Is dashed TO the
bottom
Furthermore. the jar Of humping down
the steps cannot be entirely avcided and
Is injurious 70 the child. A better scheme
seems TO be to employ a device such as
illustrated herewith. which consists Of a
pair of skids that slide smoothly down
the steps. The skids are permanently Sc
cured to the carriage and normally oc-
cupy the position indicated by dotted
lines.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
NOTES FOR INVENTORS.
A Sensible Might SIGNAL for Aut

A Sensible Night Signal for Autos.
prepared by the editors Of the Scientific American
for this paper. Copyright, 1918. by Mum d CoJ
Many Of the most serious automobile
accidents are due to a misunderstanding
or ignorance OF the drivers intentions,
and so a system of hand signaling has
come into vogue, which, although crude,
answers many purposes so long as the
driver of Ine car is enabled to see that
of another. At night such communities
ton between the car operators is i'm
possible. A rear signal has beeI devised
for the purpose. 1t is electrically oper-
ated and consists OF three lamps and
horn. A red lamp is lit permanently,
while above is a green lamp. which, be-
ing flashed, signifies that the driver is
about TO stop. To the right and left are
white lamps, signifying his intention to
turn to the right or left. These signals
are all electric and are operated by but
tons, conveniently placed for operation
by the chauffeur. AS any one OF these
signals is made, the horn is sounded TO
attract the attention of any one who may
be following.
An Illuminated Life PreservC-.
An illuminated life saver has been on
trial for some time in the German navy
and so highly Is 1t regarded that 1t is
likely to be adopted for use on the war
ships. It consists OF two long floating
cushions which are secured on the chest
and back passing over the shoulders,
and which are strapped In place some
what aft". the fashion Of knapsack.
This shape is said to support the body
in the water much more comfortably
than the .Ife preservers OF older form
This apparatus is equipped with an cleo
trical lamp, supplied with current from
a battery, and the lamp Is automatically
thrown into action upon the buckling
OF the belt around the person This fea-
tUre is regarded as of great value in
some kinds of accident, especially those
at night, and in times OF peace, although
IN warfare il would not always be de-
sirable.
Street Car Letter Boxes.
1t was objected to early letter boxes for
use on street cars for the collection or
mail matter that where the openings were
of sufficient size to permit the deposit of
mail conveniently. they also permitted
the entrance Of rain. which generally had
a serious effect, causing the envelopes to
become unsealed and addresses effaced or
at least rendered iIlegible. The postal
authorities are conducting some expert
ments at Washington with a street car
equipped with a letter collecting box
which is proof against the entrance of
rain. The box has a large Opening with
slcping sides, which facilitate the passage
of mail matter without regard TO size nr
number of pieces deposited. The sides OF
the opening are supplied with a double
arrangement OF cutters which catch all
raindrops and carry the water away from
= . wall 111atfer IN the hnx
Humors of Patent Specifications.
The ideas Of different people as to the
usefulness " a device necessary to sup