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The Washington times., 1914-09-03
HOUSE TO CONDUCT
INQUIRY ON SCHOOL
Investigation Of Charges Made
in Times To Be Made by
Broussard's Committee.

A thorough inquiry into the charges
alleging mismanagement of the National
Training School for Boys. published ex-
clustvely In The Times of last Sunday,
today was decided upon by the House
Committee on Expenditures in the De-
partment of Justice. A full membership
OF the committee was present Chair
man B. F. Broussard, of Louisiana. pre-
sided
The Times article, setting forth allie
CATIONS of mismanagement. lax disci-
pine. and immortality, was read to the
committee The committee thrashed
out the question OF its Jurisdiction. 1t
came to the conclusion that its super
vision of expenditures included the right
TO see that funds were properly ex-
pended, and that such a scope included
most of the allegations made against
the present conduct Of the institution.
Chairman Broussard read letters
from William NJ. Shuster. president OF
the board Of trustees, inviting members
OF the. committee to make an inspection
or the school. The chairman also re-
ported a call from an official of the
Public Health and Marine HOSPITAL
Service who was interested in the
charges concerning insanitary condi-
tons
The committee went into executive ses-
sion to determine the exact scope Of
the proposed inquiry. 1t is probable
that the committe will conduct a hear
ing at an early date.
The Washington times., 1914-09-03
hNACOST|ANS SEEK
MORE CAR SERVICE
Present Claims to Utilities Com
mission, Which Will Be Given
Consideration.

Request for additional service on the
Anacostia line of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company was pre-
sented by committee representing the
AnaCostia Citizens Association at a
hearing before the Public Utilities Com
mission today Charles r Burr. presi-
dent Of the association. stated that on
occasions he has had TO wait at the
Union Station from fifteen to twenty
minutes for q car to Anacostia. SINH
lar statement was made by Maurice
OtteTback. The committee asked that
the headway on the lire be increased.
Reading from a report made by the
commissions inspectors as the result Of
observations made May u at Ninth and
F streets northwest. Engineer Commits
sioner Harding. chairman. stated that
il showed that the Anacostia cars had a
beadwav Of from four to six minutes
and that the seating capacity exceeded
the number Of passengers. The report
showed also ne stated, that during the
rush hours the cars were not more
crowded than on other Ines. The losiGal l
conclusion 10 be drawn from this, he
said is that the service now furnished
g reasonable
II. {. Eddy. engineer of the commits
sion. testified that during the rush
hours the combined headwav on the
Anacostian routes. by way Of the Cen
ter Market and the Union station. is
from two-and-a-half to five minutes.
His testimony was verified by J. 7.
M0ffett superintendent Of tran5porta-
ton of the railway companv Mr.. Mof-
fett stated that the excess seating ca
pa city on the Anacostia line is greater
than on any other of the cOmpany's
lines.
The commission announced that the
arguments presented will be given con-
sideration.
Announcement was made TODAY that
on September Il. at ~ a. m. hearing
will bc given on the question OF an i'm
proved service on the lines of the
WASHINGTON Railway and Electric
Company. connecting with the Pureau
Of EnCravIng It is proposed 70 eX-
tend the Fourth street line from
Fourteenth and 3 streets southwest.
south along the tracks Of the Washing
ton-NirEinia railway. thence east on
l. street to the tra ks of the NaShing-
ton RAILWAY and Electric COMPANY on
Eleventh street and To construct tracks
from Fourteenth and + streets north
west TO Pennsylvania avenue.
The Washington times., 1914-09-03
ANTWERP IS READY
FOR ALONG SIEGE
~ Persons Not Registered Or
dered From City-Guards
Watch for ZeppeIins.
PO0ULACE NOW is CALM:
KING AND STAFF CONFER
British Troops May Be Sent to
Aid Garrison OF Belglums
Temporary Capital.

J NTwERP Via The Hague). Sept.
.-Antwerp is ready for an extended
ieEe. The decree ordering from the
it. all persons not officially regis
|ered went into effect today. Many Of
b. refugees have left, most of them
feeding to Holland. Others are to
sent to England.
1ere are some fears that Germany
Is rs an organized attempt TO destroy
h city by a feet Of zeppelins. a
lumber of the dirigihles have been To-
a-ed inside the German lines near
l-ouvain. Because of this fact the gar
fsons on the outer forts have been re-
n creed by detachments of picked
jns -ksmen. who will be depended on to
revent the Zeppelins reaching the city.
II addition the guards and lookouts in
|he church spires and on the taller
fu iings have been increased.
Defense Plan Complete.
: city itself is calm. King Albert
r. the general staff are in almost con-
t. consultation. The plans for the
e. 7se are complete. The sensational
|ev rts circulated in Holland that the
|or are Undermanned and that many
u
l IL d in position are Indignantly
: ere is not q single one of the forts
|h= is not in proper shape. with guns
D. ned and with an adequate reserve
~. oly of ammunition.
at there exists a complete under
T. ling between the Belgian and the
Fr sh general STATS is considered GER
|Ei~ While details naturally are with
|e there is a general belief that
|h0 ID it be necessary British troops
II be SER direct to Antwerp to aid in
|hs city's defense. They could easily
|e 7rought in by steamer. as even
b. gh the city Is invested by the Ger
z : 1t will be impossible for them TO
|o up the harbor so long as the
Br. sh feet controls the waters of the
Eo-rh sea
Increase Food Supply.
Everv effort is being made TO increase
b. food supply. Special steamers have
|roGEht in large quantities during the
p, few days and all has been taken
W by the government. The city is
nGer. military control. the civil guards
'orking in conjunction with the Tegu-
ar troops.
Many of the women have already
zen sent TO places of asylum in antici-
alton of the coming. siege. However.
? TO the present the canal dykes have
o. been opened This will be reserved
s he last move and will be resorted
D only when the German siege trains
r. reported approaching
attitude OF the King and the
IN is one of quiet confidence.
The Washington times., 1914-09-03
C. A. R. At DETROIT
LAUDED FOR PARADE

DETROIT. Mich. Sept. 3.-On every
street corner, in hotel lobby and other
public place and private residence here
today the battles OF the sixties are be-
ing refcught in words by the thous-
ands of Grand Army of the Republic
veterans attending the national en-
campment Detroit has been storned
and captured by the old soldiers. every
man. woman. and child OF the city pay
ing tribute in one way or another to
the veterans.
Receptions and camp fires attracted
the veterans and THAR ladies last night
Talk for the most part centered on the
grand showing made when the Grand
Army of the Republic. 5000 strong.
passed in review through the streets of
the city yesterday.
More than a quarter of a million peo-
pie applaudcd-and many wept-as the
old soldiers. doing their utmost 10 con-
Ceal faltering steps. passed down the
main business thoroughfare of the city.
The line of march was mile and
half long.
The Washington times., 1914-09-03
T0day's War
Summary
By John EDWIN NEVIN.

ENGLAND - Communication
With the Continent in darger Of
Interruption. Published casualty
usts indicate English losses only
bout S per cent of totals en-
aged. New troops being in
rtructed in use of guns. all
8nges being used every day
lght hour. War office considers
General situation satisfactory.
FRANCE - With government
stablished at Bordeaux. Paris
0as been completely prepared
or siege, forts are manned and
oilitary in control. Heaviest
+ ghting today is alcng line from
Mont Didier to Roye, to Noyon,
With cavalry fighting between
ompiegne and Scissors. Ger
nan aeroplane which dropped
hnmbs on Paris shot Down at
Ompiegne and two German o.
GERS killed.
RUSSIA-Attempt of KOnigs-
0erg garrison to execute sue
~essful sortie reDulsed with
7eGyy losses. Austrian defeat
-cported conclusive and Aus
rrians rctreating in disorder to
heir fortified positions along
the San river. Russians report
d having assumed the offensive
all along the line.
BELGIUM - Indications that
Germany really intends 10 at
'empt to bcsiegc Antwerp multi
ply. Hing Albert is understood
10 have arranged with the Brit
ish general staff TO cooperate
"Ith the Be!gians in certain con-
'ingcncies.
GERMANY-GcneraI staff Of
tCial announcements insist the
~ampaign is progressing as
planned. New lists of casualties
as posted indicate the Losses
nave been even greater than was
feared, among the killed being
many well known officers.
AUSTRIA-War office, while
admittirg that LembeTg was
evacuated to the Russians, it,
sists that this action was taken
10 permit the occupation Of a
more advantageous strategical
position.
1T A L Y-Dsputation repre-
senting all political parties ap-
pealed to the government to join
with the United States in a pro.
test against alleged German vio-
lation of the rules of interna-
tiaaal wiacfare-
The Washington times., 1914-09-03
372 Building Permits
Issued During August

Three hundr~d and sevcnty-two build
irC permits. involving an expenditure Of
si9l57s. w=ro issued during the month
cf August. according 10 the monthly re-
Tort Of Morris Hacker, Ruilding In
spcctor The permits include s..vcnty-
eight brick dwellings S2i9 $50. IO4 brick
repairs 1856. two stores and dwell
jrgs. SO O0O: two churches. s3i a25. one
apartment house, Sli C25. rtne frame
dwellings, s23l00 AMI ffty-two frame
repairs, sll g39.
Tho following summary shows the
distribution of improvements in various
sections Of .hc District and their cost.
Eep,irs
The Washington times., 1914-09-03
British Captured German
Liner. Bennett Thinks

NEW YORK. Sept. 3.-The North
German LLOYD steamer kronprinz Will
helm has been captured in nearby wat
ers by a British cruiser and taken to
Bermuda as a war prize, in the belief
of sir Courtnay Bennett. British consul
general at New York.
The kronprinz wilhelm sailed from
New York with darkened lights, and all
the coal she could carry a day or so
The Washington times., 1914-09-03

before the declaration Of war between
Germany and Great Britain. and has
not been reported as arriving at any
port It Is believed her mission was
to furnish coal to German cruisers IN
the north Atlantic.
The British cruiser suffolk reported
that she saw the Kronprinz Wilhelm
about ten days later, transferring coal
to a German cruiser in midoceen. The
Suffolk gave chase. but both the Ger
man cruiser and the kronprinz wilhelm
fled. This was the last news received
OF the Kronprinz Wilhelm
The Washington times., 1914-09-03
Daniels Goes to Stump.

3s7,250T
The Washington times., 1914-09-03

Secretary Of the Navy Daniels will
leave tonight for Maine to stump for
Democratic candidates. He will speak
Friday night at Bar Harbor. and Sat
urday night az Watertown. He will
then go TO Lake Champlain to speak
at the centennial celebration Of the
Land and sea victories over the British.
The Washington times., 1914-09-03
Ban on Observers.

France. Germany and Russia have re-
fused to permit American military OBJ
servers to accompany their armies, an-
cording to Secretary of War Garrison.
They replied that they would allow no
observers except those Of their allies.
England and Austria will permit OBJ
servers.
The Washington times., 1914-09-03
Moratorium on Rents.

LONDON, Sept 3.-The Duke o. Dsv-
onshire has notified his Eastbourne
farmer tenants that the coming years
rent will not be collected
The Washington times., 1914-12-06

2ec Eight-piece China Tea Set.
without tray. choice OF three other
designs of flower decorations with
gold trimmings; extra large size;
fast coloring: EACH neatly packed,
ready for giving. !QD
The Washington times., 1914-12-06

800 Tea Set, with tray, consist
ing OF cups and saucers. cream
er. sugar bowl and tea pot:
made of prettily decorated chiHas
extra large size; japenned 40,
tray. Special ......... tCC
The Washington times., 1914-12-06

75c Little Folks Col
or Kit, consisting Of
10 different cOlored
paints. ten crayons. =
mixing cups, . designs.
boxed SSSi, "i .'...... Acc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

whole gathering of aeroplane bats had been tied outside by good witches who had entered to take part in the revels. Through the openings in the tree house Julia could see passing fig ures which terrified her, even while she rejoiced that she was looking upon things such as not one of the little girls attending the earth-party had ever even dreamed of
 And the dancing, singing people at the party were dressed according to what they represented in life. The witches wore short black, or red skirts, high peaked caps, red or yellow capes and, as if their own witch-faces were not ugly enough, hideously painted masks and dyed hair IT some green, some bright orange and some sky blue in color.
 The gnomes were so fat and puffy, and so squeezed into their tiny, brown velvet tights and short jackets, that Julia laughed right out at the idea of their attempting to dance so madly or to roll pumpkins down an alley at carrots which stood In row, for ten pins.
 No one noticed her merriment; and the bat told her to go in and enjoy herself, because she had been allowed to come to the party and nothing could harm her that night. There were phantoms robbed in sheets which glided in and out among the jolly, laughing Brownies; and capering gaily among them she noticed head of let tuce, bunch of grapes, an ear of corn, tomatoes, radishes, pumpkins, potatoes and peaches.
 "why, how can vegetables dance ?' Julia asked.
 She was told that these little people had the power to turn themselves into whatever form they desired, and to grant any one wish which a person might utter. Julia decided that, when the time came, she would wish to be allowed to sit up late of nights and to never, never have to go to school again. But she did not express it. By this time, most of the guests were crowding into supper room where there were some of all the fruits of the earth, with weird faces cut in them and candles shining through---and some of them shone without any lights in them at all, A pumpkin, larger than the moon, was in the center of the table, with smaller ones at the four corners. and there was a circle of baby-sized pumpkins about the middle one like hazy ring around the moon.
 Wolf-men, angel-faced spirits with gauzy wings, witches from the Frozen North in heavy furs and young hob goblins. dressed like baby boys with knitted suits and caps, were singing and laughing together as they ate such fruits and ices and nuts and cakes as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

From the tadpole period of their ex- istence until they hop their last hop, frogs seem to lead a joyless life. AL though they have been of great assist ance in scientific research, and made possible the wonderful electrical dis coveries of@Galvani, they take little interest in worldly affairs and flop along through life ,sad-eyed, friend less and apparently homeless.
 Occasionally a frog breaks into frivolous literature like the frog who would a 'wooing go, and he Is often puffed up, but not with a sense of his own importance. He is generally looked upon as a pessimistic croaker. of no use except as an exterminator of destructive insects.
 In spite of his seriousness the frog has a well-developed humorous side He couldn't sing for sour apples, but his talent as ventriloquist becomes apparent If you try to locate him by his "jug O rum" cry. Not even the vainest frog would dare to make a claim to beauty.
 The flying frog is the real wonder of the frog family. He has no wings, but the toes of his front and rear feet are bound with strong web which, when extended, serve as planes like those of the flying machine and en- able him to take sailing or gliding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

as well as they could, for their size was so great that the room was scarcely large enough for them. Then they dropped gently to the floor
 "Get on my back, Julia, and take a long ride to Halloween Land," the bat nearest to her whispcred--at least Julia did not HEAR it whisper but somehow, she just knew it was tell ing her so. She trembled under the bedclothes and wished somebody would come upstairs-but nobody did, for it was not grown-ups' bedtime and wondered whether she would be worse off if she went or stayed.
 Climbing out of bed, she climbed up timidly onto the bats broad, vel vety back and, with the other one flying alongside to see that she did not fall off, they flew out of the win dow on a wonderful ride through the night.
 Ahead of them and way up, thou sands of miles above them, was that immense yellow pumpkin moon. All over the land little lights were shin ing through windows, music was play ing, babies were crying and children were frolicking with Halloween games.
 This is like riding in an airship," she thought. And at once the bat thought back We are airships, or aeroplanes-for the witches. They like our velvet-soft bodies and the big speed we make in the air. and they use us to go on express trips to Moonland."
 Just then whir-rr-ing of wind caused Julia to look around. There, riding almost by her side, was a little old hook-nosed, sharp -chinned witch woman in a high pointed cap, with her tiny feet hanging over the broomstick which she used for a horse. Tucked under her arm was a coal black cat whose green eyes glowed in the moon light. Julia shivered.
 The witch-woman glared at her but rode past; and so did many, many others, all bound for a midnight witch party away over in some older part of the world where there were no electric lights and fewer, people.
 With each mile of cold, tingling air, the moon grew larger and nearer and Julia saw that what she had always
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

, Julia had never heard of before Most of the refreshments she tasted and liked without knowing what they were. But the three she preferred were Wisdom Cakes, which very old woman gave her and told her to eat because then she would grow up wise; Ghost Apples that looked just like those in Grandma's orchard except that they had strange blue flame burning on top of them that did not go out until they were bitten into, and a Hobgoblin Cup.
 This latter was given Julia by one of the boys in' the crocheted suits, and she told him his face was so much like the one on the cup that she would keep the cup as a souvenir of him. But 1t must have been a fairy potion for, after a while, she began to be 90 very sleepy that the phantom dancers seemed far of, and she said drowsily, "Oh, wish I were at home in my nice little bed!"
 Instantly she was on the bats back and riding madly to her own room and Into her own bed. As she snug gled down she opened her eyes-and there was the same old laughing moon she had thought so mean earlier in the evening. But it wasn't pumpkin any more!
 When Mamma told her next morn ing that she had been a good little girl not to fret because she had been forbidden to go to the Halloween party, she only smiled--for she had been to really-and-truly one in the Land of Dreams-C Come-True!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

had seen before--resting against a wall of space that looked like the end of the earth.
 "I never knew there were two moons," she whispered to the bat.
 "Oh. this pumpkin is the Halloween moon and always shines for this night each year."
 Julia would have said how queer that was, only just then she saw a shock of corn, in the distance. so big around that if all the shocks in all the world had been put together they would not have equaled it in size. And the bats told her it was full of roast ing ears" for all the witGhes from everywhere to eat on Halloween.
 While they were talking a shape slipped from behind that wonderful corn shock and Julia screamed, for it was a huge grey Wolf. But the bats promptly swooped down and drove him bowling away.
 Then they turned to Julia and told her not to become frightened at any thing she might see, that they would take good care of her. And the bat on whose back she was riding told her it was because she had gone dutifully up to bed and had not been q bad girl when her mother kept her from the party that they were going to give her such a Halloween as no other child had ever enjoyed.
 After that Julia climbed again to the back of her airship-bat, and off they started for unknown lands and delights.
 They travelled what must have been several thousand miles, although it seefhed to take only very short while and gradually Julia realized that they were approaching a forest, in com pany with hundreds of other travellers such as she had often read about in fairy tales.
 In the middle of the woods was a great cleared space. and in the middle of that what appeared, from it's many windows. to be house made of trees connected with one another by mys- terious. leafy branches. The roadway was lined with fat, laughing little Brownies trudsing along to attend the party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

was dalloWe'en ana great big
 yellow moon was shining brightly
 into Julia's room. Julia was cry VI ing because her mother would not let her go to a party a schoolmate was giving in honor of the night.
 little girls will never grow to be big girls if they sit up late" her mother had said, and then sent Julia up to bed. But Julia felt she would not wish to grow up and leave behind all the girl friends whom she believed would never be any larger because they had sat up late and attended the party.
 The moon kept shining so brightly that the closer she shut her aching eyes the palmer she seemed to see 1t! What did it remind her of? Oh, yes, suddenly she remembered-it was just like great big pumpkin such as she used to see down on Grandmother's farm last fall when she was there for Thanksgiving.
 And she shivered with fright, for Nthose pumpkins had been lying on the frozen ground broken to pieces be- cause they were so old; and she knew the moon was dreadfully old, so per- haps 1t, too, would soon come apart and drop from the sky!
 The face in the moon seemed to be laughing at her because she was so unhappy and could not go and bob for apples and pull taffy and walk backwards around the house and play all the many Halloween games she knew the other girls were enjoying.
 The forehead of the moons face looked like a dark shadow of bangs. But, as she looked at 1t, two other shadows passed over the mouth and nose-shadows that f1oated and had wide, outstretched wings with claws Tat the end of them and were shaped iike-yes and were = great awful gleaming-eyed white-toothed bats! On they came. straight down from the yellowness of Moonland, on through the sky and air, past the blowing trees and into the window of Julia's room.
 "Ohi" Julia screamed. "They will bite me with their awful teeth! And stick their cat claws into me! am 70 afraid!"
 But the bats flew around the ceiling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25

IMAGINE a Halloween party with
 out gamesl Why. it wouldn't seem
 like Halloween at all, would 1t? = And yet boys and girls do become tired of the old stand-bys such as bob ping for apples and roofing for a ring in a bowl of flour, don't they?
 So, little hostess, here are a few games for your Halloween party which, we think, your little guests will enjoy:
 Have you ever played "Faces?" No? Well, then. fasten a clean white sheet to the wall. Then extinguish all lights in the room save one. This must be placed somewhat to one side and so that it will throw onto the sheet the shadow of boy or girl sit ting in chair in front of the sheet A few experiments will show you just the proper positions for both the light