davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1913-01-06
SANITARY SURVEY
Of THE POTOMAC
NOW UNDER WAY
Experts Will Cover River
From Point of Rocks to
Mouth. y

The sanitary survey of the waters
and watershed of the Potomac river to
determine. the amount of sewage and
trade wastes dumped into the river and
carried by the stream without assim-
ulation or publication, was begun py
the Pubic Health Survey today.
The examination will cover the river
from Point of Rocks, Md, to its mouth.
The full scope of the survey has been
determined by Surg. Gen. Rupert Blue
and Prof William T. Sedgwick, OF the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technoiosy'
advisory officer, after a tour OF the
lower river and study of geologic
data
Get Full Volume.
Point of Rocks was selected as the
point for beginning the survey because
the river reaches practically It's 1uii
volume at this point. the Monocacy, the
last of it's really big tributaries IN the
watershed, flowing in nearby.
The inspection tour for mapping or
the work was made on the vessel Oh the
Virginia State board of health.
The first samples of water were 90,
tanned at Point of ROCKS TO-DAY Ano
the investigating party, headed by SUB.
H. S. Cummings. of the Public HeaIth
Service. will work it's way down stream
to Piney Point. When the investigating
party reaches the head, of Navigation at
Georgetown, 1t will board the vessei
loaned by the Virginia authorities, ana
complete its work afloat.
Will Make Other Tests.
Aside from a sanitary survey, the in
vestigating party will make detailed
METEOROLOGICAL study and chemical ex-
animation of the waters. All the lab
oratory work will be done at the ny
gienic laboratory here.
All work up river will be done from
the shore line, and in hired bateaux.
AS soon as taken, samples Of water will
be bottled and sealed and forwarded to
the hygienic laboratory to be placed
under chemical and meteorological ex-
animation.
The survey will not be pushed past
Point OF Rocks. because it Is believed
that the full volume of any alleged pol
luton will be present at that point
The Washington times., 1913-01-06
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA VA IAN

The creditors of the Mercantile Rail-
way Building and Loan Association of
Alexandria, which closed its doors two
years ago following the failure of the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration, will receive an additional
dividend of 20 per cent within the next
few days. A decree was entered in the
circuit court of Alexandria today by
Judge ]. 3. T. Thornton, ordering
Douglass Stuart, receiver for the asso-
citation, to pay the additional dividend.
The first dividend of 30 per cent was
paid June Is, 1912. The creditors are
composed of large number of persons
who had small savings accounts in the
savings department of the company. In
all probability another small dividend
will be paid before the final settlement
of the affairs of the company takes
place. The stockholders will not re-
ceive anything upon their shares.
The suit of Mrs. Alice McMenamin
and her husband against the Southern
Railway Company for $500 for damages
alleged to have been caused by smoke
from the railroad company's engines,
WHICH, mas DeeIl lTltQ III lHe AleAduOiAo
court on two occasions and has also
been before the supreme court of ap-
peals of Virginia, was settled today, so
far as the Alexandria courts are con-
cerned, by a decree entered by Judge
Thornton in the circuit court of Alex
andria, sustaining the demurrer to the
evidence made by the defendant and
placing the cost of the suit upon the
plaintiff.
More than a hundred men from all
sections of northern Virginia were in
Alexandria today to attend the Janu-
ary term of the United States District
Court for the eastern district of Vir-
ginia, including court officials from
Richmond, Norfolk, and other points.
The court did not commence business
until nearly IL o'clock, when the selec-
tion of the grand jury was taken up.
Judge Edmund Waddell, jr, presided,
and the Government was represented
by District Attorney d. Lawrence Gro
ner, of Norfolk, and Assistant District
Attorney r. H. Talley, of Richmond.
Today and tomorrow morning were to
taken up by the grand jury.
Tomorrow morning the trial of II.
Linden Wheatley, a former clerk in
the Alexandria postoffice, charged
The Washington times., 1913-01-06
ALEXANDRIA FOLK
TOGET DIVIDEND
Creditors of Building and Loan Association Which Clos
ed Its Doors Two Years Ago Will Receive Additional
20 Per Cent by Courts Decree.

with taking money from letter, will
| be commenced.
| The Circuit Court of Alexandria,
which met this morning, set the dates
| for the hearing of a number of cases
| which will be taken up during this
term.
On Wednesday the suits of the b. F.
Board Motor Truck Company and
Board, Armstrong & Co, to recover
s25.OOO from the Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of New York, on two poll
cies, one for $4,000 issued to Board,
Armstrong & Co, and the other for
, $4,000, issued to the truck company on
the life of b. F. Board. former presi-
dent of both companies, will be COM
menced Payment on the policies was
refused by the insurance company on
the ground that Mr.. Board committed
| suicide. The plaintiffs are represented
by Gardner L. Boothe, c. E. Plummer
Of Petersburg; Judge c. E. Nicol. and
Samuel G. Brent, and the insurance
company by John NJ. johnson.
On Wednesday the suit of c. B. Tai
bott against J. H. Crilly for 5000 for
damage, which the plaintiff alleges
was caused by Crilly's- team, will be
tried.
Thursday is set aside for the COM
mencement of the suit of E. L. Sinclair
VS.. Fairfax Co., for $4,000 for damages
said to have been caused by the re-
fusal of the defendant to take a ship
ment of whisky. :.
Lawrence Pope, an engineer on the
Southern railway, and brother-in-law of
}. owen Lynch, of this city, died last
night in Manassas.
The body of Miss Julia Dixon, who
died on Friday, was shipped this after
noon to Palm Point, Va, where the
funeral will be held.
William ]. Bayliss. an engineer of
the Southern railway, who sustained
a compound fracture of his left leg,
when struck by a portion of the roof
of the round house, which was blown
off during the storm last Thursday
lad the lower portion of the leg aol-
putated yesterday afternoon at the
Alexandria Hospital.
Final arrangements for the annual
banquet of r. E. Lee Camp, Confed-
crate Veterans, on Lees birthday will
be made at meeting of the camp
tonight. Owing to the fact that Lees
birthday this year falls on Sunday II
has been decided to hold the banquet
on January 20.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Collingwood Club was held yester-
day at the club house on the Poto-
mac and a number of visitors were
entertained.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-23
SEEKS TO AMEND
HOMESTEAD Law
STEVENSON OFFERS BILL MAX
ING CHANGES IN cULTIVA-
TON REQUIREMENTS.

washington, Aug. 23.-Representa-
tive STEVENSON today introduced a bill
to amend the new three-year home
stead law in the following particulars:
The clause authorizing the secretary
OF the interior in his discretion to re-
duce the amount OF cultivation re-
CURED at the time of final proof,
which now must be at least twenty
acres. is stricken out. and in lieu there
OF it is prescribed that where land is
covered with timber 1T shall be suff-
Gent cultivation for the entryman to
snow that an amount equal to $3.50 an
acre for the whole area entered has
been expended. in clearing, breaking
and preparing the land for cultivation,
although the area actually put under
cultivation may be less than the
amount required.
Second. that where the land is too
Wet to permit cultivation without
drainage it shall be sufficient for the
entryman to show that he has expend-
ed an amount equal to $3.50 an acre of
the Whole area entered in drainage and
preparing the land for cultivation: and,
third. thai where the homestead settler
entering the homestead period, has
served as a teacher insthe public
schools it shall be deemed residence
upon his homestead. although. to make
iiAt1k plOol, one year residence In such
cases is required. ,
In explaining the bill Mr.. STEVENSON
said: "A great many contests have
been Instituted against teachers who
have taken hou1esteads and were alb
sent teaching school. Such settlers are
very desirable. and If they come and
take up hoYnesteads in the new coun-
try and snarsd part of their. time teach
ing in the public schools, it ought to
pc considered equal to residence on
the homestead to the extent mentioned.
A large percentage of the contests
against homestead settlers for aban-
Comment in The frontier districts have
bee nagainst teachers who have done
good work In building up the country.
and who have been more valuable in
that way than if they had spent ali
their time on the homestead.
Another feature Of this whole pub
lie Land question is that the public
lands now remaining unentered are
either clt-oYer, stump lands, or swamp
lands. where it lis -in1practicable and ia
most cases impossible to meet the re-
squirenlent OF cultivation exacted. and
the climatic conditions are such ais To
make it q menace to health to- live ON
the lands,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-23
Protect the MeadowIark,

EEtlE
The United States department of
agriculture has come out in defense
of the meadow lark, Investigations
showing that the blithe little sorlgster
is a great aid to farmers in des-
troying insects that destroy crops.
The meadow lark is killed as a game
bird in some states, and the depart
ments is interested in stopping that
practice.
Here in North Dakota the meadow
lark is essentially the state bird.
There are many of him, and every
child knows and loves the dashing.
optimistic, untroubled song with which
he fills the ummer days. There is
no bird song more distinct and orig
inal than the meadow lark's and his
unfailing cheer in all kinds OF wea-
Their makes him a symbol OF happi-
ness. The meadow lark may be sport
for guns in some states, but not in
North Dakota where he should be.
venerated as an old inhabitant and
friend.
The agricultural department in de-
tending the meadow lark is only
doing what North Dakota sentiment
always has lone. There are, or used
to- be, some people In England who
believed in shooting the sky lark.
Such folk have never been highly,
henored. The meadow lark. while
less famous In song than his English
brother, is no less worthy of honor.
and regard, and here where Ne Isl
known as In few other states He is
SO honored. and always will he.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-23
improving the
Country Fair

New York Post: An experiment
in cooperative recreation was the
sub given to the fourth annual
field day at Armenia, New York, on
Saturday. The time-honored name Of
have gone the vulgar sideshow, the
sheL-game fakir, the, roaring barker"
and a. another feature that has
distinguished the old-fashioned fair Of
late. Even pink lemonade is reported
to have been absent, and a dearth Of
peanuts is said to have ceased Won
derment whether the drought in Kan
sas had not affected other sections.
Not a single professional fiat lady
was on the grounds, nor a living ske1e-
ton; and most careful search Is de-
clared to have produced no trace of
a midget or Of any bedizened short
skirted dancer straight from the ca
sino on Broadway. New York" Al
together, 1t was a hygienically ster-
ilized and novel entertainment which
lured by the thousand the jewellers in
the Harlem valley from their usual
Saturday occupations.
BY this it must not be thought that
all interest leaves the county fair when
its old name and everything which
suggests a touch of w~ickedness disap-
pear. 1t Is merely a wholesale substi-
IuLlOu WHICH ldS, SOllS Ou-p1ISH pGeE
in sanitary bottles drunk through
sterilized straws in place of denatured
pink lemonade in dirty glasses, auto
mobiles by the hundred for farmers
wagons, and safe and sane athletic
sports in lieu of carefully pulled or
p~re-arranged trotting races. Trap
shooting, tug-of-war, broad and high
jumping, sack, obstacle, and three
legged races-these are som of the
O ttranffHrc nf h+hn 4 v11n1or1, E Sn11 ~ Soxy
together with folk dancing Con Sat-
urday, "by girls and boys from
Armenia, Wassaic, Sharon, and Pawl-
ing)." Between the dancing and the
.tug-of-war at Armenia were 15-minute
speeches by a real United States SEN
ator. and a genuine suffragist leader
in the big tent by the road, and these,
like all the other attractions, were
free. Money, so runs the report, was
the least useful article on the. grounds.
Even the ten most beautiful girls in
Duchess county, in suffrage tab
leaux, were to be seen without any ex-,
pense whatever. For those more stu
diously inclined there were agricul-
tural demonstrations by farm experts
and state employees, including alfalfa
planting. and. let it be thought that
there, was q lack Of patriotism, the
national anne vas not neglected. Phil
mont and Pine Plains fought for the
Harlem Valley championship.
Altogether, this is a serious and i'm
portant effort to put the spirit of play
into rural life. which a city man, Prof.
Joel e. Spingarn, has started In
Armenia because he, like so many 9TH
ers, feels that the country must be
made as attractive socially as the city
If the young folks are to be kept on
the farms. Their doctrine is that there
is a good deal of work in the coun-s
try, but most Of our boys and girls
have forgotten how to play and that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-23
Notice of chatteI Mortgage Sale.

Notice is hereby given that default
has been made in the conditions of
that certain Mortgage made by Will
bur Cigar Company a corporation Of
the County of Cass and State Of North
Dakota, Mortgagor, to Salary Loan
Company a corporation of, the Caun-
ty Of Cass and State of North Dakota,
Mortgage, dated the 18th day of
January, 1913, to secure the following
Indebtedness, to-Wit: A certain
promissory note for the sum of $2,-
68S and interest from date at the rate
of ten per cent per annum n which
Mortgage was duly filed in the office
Of the Register of Deeds of Cass Coun-
ty, State of North Dakota, on the 9Th
day of July, 1913, at 1926 O'clock a.
M, and which default is Of the. fol-
lowing nature, to-wit: Failure of said
Mortgagor to- pay said Mortgage debt
when the. same became due and pay
able and that there is claimed to be
due on said Mortgage, at the date of
this notice, the sum Of $2,S55 for
principal and interest.
And that said Mortgage will be fore
closed by a sale OF. the personal
property in such Mortgage n herein
after described, at public auction,
agreeably to the statutes in such case
made and provided, at No. 619 First
Avenue North in the City of Fargo in
the County Of Cass, State of North
Dakota, at the hour of one O'clock p.
M. on Saturday, the Both day of Au-
gust, 1918. That personal property
which will be sold to satisfy said
Mortgage is described as follows, to-
wit: All the manufactured cigars and
leaf tobacco now on hand in the Far
go and Bismarck factories Of the
mortgagor; also all cigar boxes, tools
and fixtures in said factories; also all
book accounts due and owing to the
mortgagor; also all stock n goods
purchased by the mortgagor and ac-
counts receivable on cigars manu-
featured by the mortgagor for a
period Of n year after the date of
said mortgage.
w. q. MAHoN,
Agent.
Nv. r. Lowell,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Fargo, North Dakota.
(Aug. as, 1879
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-23
EAST SIDE NOTES

Mrs. L. A. Huntoon has returned to
the lakes after spending a few days in
town. She was accompanied by mem
bers of her Sunday school class who
are to be her guests next week.
Minneapolis where he went to attend
the organization meeting Of the state
league Of municipalities.
Leslie Welter made a business trip
to Lake Park this morning in on
nection with arranging for the com
ing buying season at the firms potato
house at that point.
A monster threshing machine
engine, located in a field a short dis
lance north of the courthouse was
heard Whistling for bundles this morn
ing.
Cement tile walks are being laid
along the front and sides Of the st.
Joseph's Roman Catholic parochiaI
school-an improvement which will DE
quite prominent at the corner of
Fourth street and First avenue north.
Cashier. Costain of the First Ma
tional bank will spend the weekend
at the lakes with his parents, who
have been spending a few weeks there.
Former President Bogstad of Con-
cordia college spent the day in the
city on his way to Spokane. where he
is now he president of Spokane col
lege of the Norwegian Lutheran
church, also he has executive charge
of the college at Everett, Wash. Mr..
Bogstad has been attending different
board meetings at Minneapolis and
stopped off today in connection with
his farming interests. He says Rev.
H. O. Shurson Is in college work at
Spokane and likes the western coun-
try very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nesheim and
family are visiting grandparents at
Battle Lake n will remain for two
weeks.
1t is stated that DR.. V. E. Verne and
his brother are to move to the offices
In the Glettne building, formerly used
by the late DR.. Louis Nelson. and tina
DR.. Leo P. .Moos, dentist, who is NOV
ing here from st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Littler have
returned from their visit to Fort
Dodge. Ia. "
Among the guests at the Comstock
were: Marion Conklin Of jamestown,
N. D.; w. A. Guyette of st. Louis; H.
O.. Anderson of Superior, Wis: Andrew
johnson n N. E. HOLLAND of Haw-
ley; George L. Bonney of Fergus Falls:
Lynn r. Sarles, Hillsboro, N. D.; C. G.
Selvig of the agricultural, school at
Crookston and F. H. Sargent of
Crookston; Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones
of st. Paul, n JIM. Pearson Of Man
kato.
The local weather station of the
government bureau promises a warm
sunday tomorrow and it is to be. fair
with light winds. The temperature at
7 o'clock this morning was 56 degrees.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-23

National Leaders Raise Large Sums to
Boost Britons in Olympic Games.
London Cor. New York Times: An
appeal for 100000 ($5o0, Oo0) to en-
able Great Britain to pay a proper
role in the next Olympic games has
been issued by Earl Grey, Lord Har-
ris, Earl Roberts, Lord Strathcona,
the duke Of Westminster and Lord
Rothschild.
The signatories ascribe the failure
of this country's representatives at
Stockholm to lack of funds. saying
that the money then available vas in
adequate for the purpose of finding
the best men and giving them real
preparation, or eve caring for them
properly in Sweden.
1T is a national duty" runs the APP
peal, ito provide funds which will
enable us TO make a careful search
throughout these islands for suitable
athletic talent, to allot trainers and
coaches In every district, to give
standard medals for good perform
ances at trial meetings, to organize
and endow the efforts made by all
the leading associations controlling
British sport, to specialize training in
those events of the Olympic program
which at present are unfamiliar to
British athletes, and, finally, to secure
unity of purpose unhampered by lack
Of e among all those connected
with the various branches of sport In
which we shall compete in. Germany
in 1916"
A COMMITTEE appointed to control
the funds consists of r. E. K. Studd,
B. J.. T. Bosanquet, Theodore Cook,
Sir Conan Doyle, and Sir Claude Mac
Donald.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-23
DUN and T..
BRADSTREET
- OPTIMISTIC
New York, Aug. 23-Bradstreet

New York, Aug. 23-Bradstreet
says: ,..
Optimism concurrent with good
buying furnished the keynotes for this
weeks trade report, visiting buyers
have held sway in most of the coun-
try's markets., and while those from
parts of the drouth- AFFECTED southwest
have operated rather, c~onservatively,
the general run nave bought with
more or less liberality. In consequence,
house trade, especially in dry goods
and allied lines. has broadened percep-
tibly. !
Taken by and large, the situation Is
encouraging, and it is patent that, the
prolonged policy of buying from hand
to mouth has stripped shelves, as the
result of which a reaction toward
rather extensive buying has set in.
Advices from textile mill centers indi-
cate that idle machinery is. starting
up n at the same time complaints Of
slow deliveries abound.
Failures this week numbered BAT In
the United States against 279 last year
and thirty-eisht in Canada compared
with twenty-one o year ago."
Dun's Review.
Dun's review today says:
Recent expansion in commercial
activity is generally maintained al
though more or less irresularity is
manifest IN reports from the leading
centers. Movement of merchan-
disc continues liberal and the low posi-
tion of stocks at all points leads to
increased preparations fer future re-
quirements. notwithstanding tie de-
terioration in corn, agricultural pro-
spects are favorable and confidence Is
fully sustained, sentiment responding
to the Improvement in the monetary
situation.
Enlarged offerings of accommoda-
tion are noted at a recession N rates
and the forthcoming distribution of
government funds is expected to pres
vent any financial stringency this fall.
The trend of security values was
somewhat uncertain because of con-
ficting advices from Mexico, vet
standard issues show. substantial gains
over the low point yea
"Business failures for the week end
ing Aug. 81 We're 27s which compares
with 264 in 1912.
Wheat, including -four exports from
the United States and Canada, for the
week ending, 7,032,587 bushels against
&. 33S. $50 last year"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-23
Inter-O Ocean,.

Chicago, Aug. ga crop Of cars
has been created in corr by the
markets action in the past few days.
and the local short interest increased.
Many of those in the bearish condi-
ton however, appear to be working
hard to talk the price lower than by
short sales. A majority of those who
are bearish have been on the bull side
and would like a break Of 2 to &c or
more to get in again. While the wheat
market appears to have many friends,
they are giving it little support, being
disposed to let it take care Of itself.
Some of the bulls had it last night
that the market was shaping for an
upturn, and that the movement Of
winter wheat will be light until there
has been sufficient advance to induce
liberal sales by farmers. Cash sales
were 300, 900 bushels wheat; 100000
bushels corn and 800, 900 bushels oats.
Sea-board report freight room taken
for IL, 900 bushels wheat.
Inter-Ocean.