davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01
DIES FROM EFFECT OF FALL.
Frank Hickey Drops Forty Feet From
Torpedo Boats Deck.

Frank Hickey, forty years old. a cop
persmith in the United States navy,
was killed last Wednesday by falling a
distance of about forty feet from the
deck of a torpedo boat in dry dock at
the Brooklyn navy yard. Funeral serv-
ices were held in this city Saturday
morning at st. Stephens Catholic
Church. Rev. F. H. McGraw officiating
at solemn requiem mass
A detail of bluejackets from the
Washington navy yard acted as pail
bearers, and the body was taken upon
a caisson to Arlington National ceme-
terry for interment.
Mr.. Hickey was a native of this city,
and two weeks ago he visited his only
surviving sister. Mrs. ]. D. Quigley
1927 22d street northwest. He was I'M
married
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01

work of the National Anti-Tuberculosis
Association and my hope that its work
is growing in efficiency and extent from
year to year? May 1 not particularly
express my interest in the Red Cross
Christmas seal, whose sale has been
the means of raising funds for the
work? 1t seems to me that this is q
particularly interesting and sensible
way of enabling the people of the coun-
try to give this great work their sup
port"
More than $4,000, 900 Red Cross seals
are on sale today in every state in the
Union, except Nevada. and even In Ha-
vail. the Canal Zone and Vera Cruz.
Christmas Seals in Every P. o.
Red Cross Christmas seals are to be
placed on sale in every post Office in
the United States this year; in fact. the
seals are already being sold in a great
number of post offices throughout the
country Secretary McAdoo of the
Treasury Department, which department
controls the use Of buildings rented for
post office use, has issued an order per-
hitting the sale Of the little anti-tu-
berculosis stickers in all rented build
ings, and Postmaster General BurleSon
has granted permits for the sale Of the
seals in all post office buildings owned
by the government.
headquarters in the Chamber Of Com
merce rooms contained a letter from Grace
W. Billiard, little girl living at Spring
field, Mass, inclosing cents for six
seals. and another letter from the Riggs
Bank of this city. inclosing a check for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01
PLEASURE BOATS LAID UP.
Some Are Housed In, Others Covered
With Canvas,

The power launch Rosalie. belonging
to Capt. Jack Hendley. has been hauled
out on Regan's railway to lay until
spring. Within a day or tow the aux
iliary sloop Truant, belonging to G. H.
Schnaitmann. will be placed in winter
quarters at Regan's. When the Truant
comes out ten boats will be laid up at
the Regain yard. About as many are
out at the foot of 9Th street, and
Gregory soon will have twenty-five or
more boats. Pleasure craft are also
being taken from the water at the
boat and club houses on the Eastern
branch and at Deans boatyard at Alex
andria. r. L. Cats steam yacht Cour-
Ter lies in the X street dock covered
from stem to stern and out to the end
Of her bowsprit with wooden casing.
The steam yacht Roxana. belonging
to Larz Anderson, lying at 9Th street
wharf, has been shrouded in canvas
from stem to stern, and will remain at
this city until next spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01
Those Present.

Among those present were the Ma
sonic masters of 1914 and ladies. senior
and junior wardens and ladies, mem
bers of the Eastern Star and a large
number of brethren.
The joint committee which had charge
of the arrangements for the base ball
game consisted of Robert H. Young,
chairman: Calvin 7. Milans, vice chair
man: l.. Bert Nye. secretary: Edmund
S. Wolfe, treasurer; Charles d. Shackle-
ford, Leonard p. Stewart, c. H. Claudy
and William Mcdonald.
The officers of the Masters Associa-
ton of 1914 are Rufus Z. Pearson,
president; w. Grant Lieuallen, vice
president; Charles Boyd. secretary and
treasurer; L. Bert Nye, Robert F. Ment-
gel. Otto B. Roepke. w. Maurice Hoff-
man, Charles D. Shackleford. Everett
H. Taylor, Theodore T Moore. Calvin
T. Milans, Robert E. Harvey. Leonard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01
Remarks Misunderstood.

In his address at Montclair, n. j.,
last Friday night ex-President Taft
said that while the landing of troops
in Canada by enemies of Great Britain
would not constitute violation of the
Monroe doctrine. any effort to establish
new form of government in case of
victory would violate that policy. Mr.
Taft said:
"All that the Monroe doctrine would
consistently require of us would be to
insist that when the war is over, if
Germany were successful, she could
not take over the territory of Canada
and overthrow her government and es-
tablish her own there. or take any OPP
pressive measures which would have a
similar effect. But we would not OBJ
she were the victor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01

p Stewart, Charles f. Hood. william
A. Conner. Albert A. Glaze. Charles F.
Granholm, Alfred T. Grimes. Reuben
A. Bogley. John c. Gordon. Philip y.
Brown. George NJ. Siebert, Alvin II.
Hathaway. Frank w. Groh. william {.
Parry, Enos s. Harnden. Anthony NJ.
Ray, James T. Casebeer. Leroy w. Her.
ron and William T. Hackett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01
OFFERS JOHNSON $4,000
Owner Weeghman of Chicago Feds
Tenders Three Year Contract
to Walter.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
CHICAGO, December Walter
Johnson. premier pitcher of the Wash
ington team of the American League,
has been offered a fortune to sever his
connection with that club and join the
,Federals.
1t became known today that Charley
Weeghman, owner of the Chicago team
of the so-called outlaw circuit, has
rendered johnson contract calling
for $4,000 for his services for three
years. johnson has not as yet made
any reply to Weeghmans Offer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01
Suit for Maintenance Filed.

Suit for maintenance was filed today
by Tinnie c. Clement against William
Clement. They were married July 3,
1908, and have two children. The wife
says she was forced to leave her hus-
band by reason of his drunkenness and
cruelty and that she is now living on
the charity of relatives. Attorney Fred
Beall appears for the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01
Will Study City.

In order to afford the delegates op-
portunity to study the national city
and become acquainted with it's plan,
and to observe the beauty and care OF
the streets, there will be no session OF
the convention Wednesday afternoon
but Wednesday evening with Repre-
sentative James l.. Slayden OF Texas
presiding, the convention Will devote
itself entirely to 1.-The Federal CITY.
President J. Horace Mcfarland Will
make his annual. address on. wanted
American City Planning for American
Cities: Col. William w. Harris. U. S.
A.. in charge of public buildings and
grounds Of Washington. will give an
illustrated talk on The Washington OF
Today and a Vision of the Washington
of Tomorrow" and H. B. F. Mcfarland
will give an intimate discussion of the
Relation of the Nation To It's Capt.
tall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01

To enable ships officers to detect
their approach to icebergs there has
been invented a microthermometer so
delicate that il registers changes in
sea water temperature to one-thou-
sandth of q degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01
Right of Railroads. to Build.

The Supreme Court of the United
States yesterday reversed the decision of
the ninth United States circuit court of
appeals that railroads cannot be con-
structed across reclamation projects,
even with the authorization of the en-
trymen, without the consent of the
Secretary of the Interior. The decision
was announced in the suit Of the gov
eminent to enjoin the Minidoka and
Southwestern Railroad Company from
extending its line across the South Side
Minidoka pumping project in Idaho.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01

$50, the banks annual contribution to the
Christmas seal sale In the same mail
was a letter from Jordan Valley, Ore,
tho writer Of which sent for q dimes
worth of the seals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01

1t is asserted that more children are
employed in dangerous occupations
now than thirty years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01

Yokohama's export trade for six
months ending June 80 amounted to
$70.452.537.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-01

One Of the largest
Grand Rapids facto-
ries has discontinued
the making of these
solid m a h o 6 a n y
pieces and we bought
their output. That's
why you pay SIS for
Sewing Tables, solid
inside and out.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-14

know it is almost impossible to cure.
myself, I suppose shall go on taking
it until 1 die or cannot get it any
more, and then what will happen to
me?
81 am still young man and with
some prospects before me if could
get rid of the habit. Don't you think
it would be blessing if some place
were to be opened to such as l to be
cared for? And God knows I'm will
ing enough, as have not gone too.
far to see my folly"
This letter was referred to DR..
Charles r.. Sceleth of the House of
Correction Hospital, the only hospital
in Chicago where the drug habit is
treated free. This is Dr. Sceleth's re-.
ply:
81 have treated as many drug cases
as any one in the country, and man
who seriously wants to be cured we
can positively cure. The best thing
for the writer of this letter to do if he
wishes to take treatment here would
be to go to some police station and
have an.arrest slip issued against him
under an assumed name and come
out here and within a week or ten
days will discharge him. We can
positively take anybody off the habit
even if he is taking 100 grains day
within week, though in some cases.
a second week may be necessary for
tonic treatment.
81 can remove any necessity for the
drug, but after he leaves here it is
a matter of his own will power, and
it then depends upon how he acquir-
ed the habit as to whether he remains
cured.
eff he acquired it through vicious
environment and is going back to the
same the chances are not equal to
cases where he acquired the habit
through seeking relief from pain.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-14

but sleep anyway in Wilmette, so it
was pie for Doc Evans.
1t was all a blind, starting the war
in Ravinia and Glengko. Ravinia
never had any mosquitoes. All the
mosquitoes RaVfnia ever had belong
ed to Wilmette. They just went to
Ravinia to see what the noise was.
Ravinia hadn't even a noise until the
Wilmette mosquitoes went there to
investigate. They found that the only
noise of any account on all the north
shore was BERTHE Taylor of Glengko.
Now, we are massed in regiments,
waiting for Doc Evans next move.
The question is: Is the Tribune afraid
to attack our village and thus lay it
self open to the charge of helping The
Day Book advertise Wilmette?
If Doc Evans really invades Will
mette he will have to fight or dicker
with The Day Book Club, and the
Tribune will be forced to mention The
Day Book. We live in hope. For we
know The Trib would Sooner bite it's
own head off than say DAY Book"
once in it's 705 columns of pure read
ing matter.-AIfred Gordon, Will
mette, III.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-14
ANSWER TO A LETTER FROM A
DRUG FIEND

Editor Day Book.-"I was very
much interested in the piece by Jane
Whitaker about the drug habit, as 1
am also drug f1end,' but am not
anything like person would picture
in his mind from reading her article.
l have had the morphine habit for
almost year and God knows would
like to stop for several reasons. One
is that it is running my health and
also turning my friends against me.
Another is that the druggists who sell
it know it is getting harder to get it
and they are taking a greater chance
now by selling it, so they have raised
the price and cut down the amount,
SO that 1 am paying almost double
what was two months ago. l have
inquired the cost to take a cure at
any sanitarium for that purpose and
find. it will take from $3.50 to $500.
rs cannot raise that amount and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
Georgia's Tax Rate
IF Cut to 4 IL Mills;
State Finances Good

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 3o.--Georgias tax
rate has been fixed at four and a half
mills, a decrease of a half mill from
the former rate Of five mills
This rate was fixed by Governor
Slaton and Comptroller-Genera will
liam A. Wright, and announcement Of
IT made to State Tax Commissioner
John c. Hart late Monday afternoon.
1t shows that the States finances are
in excellent shape and carries out a
policy Of the governor to tighten up
the tax burden on the people OF the
State.
The 1914 report of Judge Hart shows
that the total increase of Georgia prop
erty values subject to ad valorem tax
amounts to sss.ooo0 600. This Is the
face value Of the returns. while actual
increase in revenue will exceed that
Il believe you may safely conclude
in fixing tho tax rate this year" re-
commended Judge Hart, that Geor-
gfas values have Increased this year
approximately 100000. 0oo"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
REV. JAMES A. SMITH
DIES IN Wilmington

Wilmington, n c.. Aug. so.--Rev.
James A Smith, one of the best-known
Baptist ministers In this section of
the State, died at his home in this
city yesterday afternoon Mt o'clock
and the funeral was conducted from
the First Baptist church here this at
ternoon. Mr.. Smith was native OF
Red Springs, n. c., and was sixty
eight years old. In his seventeenth
year he enlisted In the Confederate ser
vice at Fort Fisher and served for
time "a courier for Major Gen Whit
ting. When the fort fell on Jan
uary Is. 1865. he was captured and
taken to Point Lookout, Maryland,
whore he was confined for nearly a
year.
After the war he returned to school
to complete his education. going frs
to the. University Of North Carolina
He graduated In theology at the Theo-
lorical seminary, Columbia, s. c., in
1871. and entered the ministry the
following year.
He lived for many years at Fair
Bluff, in Columbia county, where he
was pastor of several churches, served
as chairman OF the county board of
education for four. established and
published the first newspaper and was
the main factor in organizing the State
line Chautauqua Sunday school. Sur
viving him are his wife and nine chill
dren
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

be deposited In State banks and trust
companies not members OF the federal
reserve system as well as IN the men,
Der banks OF that system.
During tho financial crisis occasion
ed by tho outbreak of the European
war many people. especially in the
large cities. sought to deposit their
savings in the postal banks in sums
far beyond the totals which post
masters were permitted by law to &C
cept. AS money offered the postal
banks for safekeeping returns at once
to general banking circulation, 1t was
deemed advisable by the managing Of
ficials of the postal bank system that
the deposit limit be increased and
that the monthly deposit restriction
be removed. Congress has now sane
toned this proposal
The amendment to tho federal re-
serve act Ia designed TO prevent the
withdrawal OF about s17,000,000 OK
postal savings from State banks and
trust companies which have not yet
applied for membership In the federal
reserve system.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
MRS. ROPP HAS FINE
MEETINGS ALL WEEK
"SILvER ToNCUED ORATOR." STTRs
CROWD AT IRvINGToN-THIs
WEEKS DATES.

Irvington.. Va Aug S0.--Mrs. S.
Hortense Ropp. Virginian by birth.
and citizen OF the United States, In
her national efforts for the WON an s
Christian Temperance union, condo
seconded to pay this Outside row a
ten days visit, reaching here on last
Monday night from Norfolk. On Tues
day night she spoke to big audience
at Weems. and on Wednesday night
to n good one in the Methodist church
at Irvington. going Thursday night to
kilmarnock to speak.
We cannot frame words TO illustrate
the intense interest she arouses in her
audiences While her meetings are
public and free. it Is truly worth the
price OF dollar and twenty lie
drive to hear this inirnitahie woman
even f one be nt,t-tr- accord with her
temperance views. which Is not the case
In this section, where we are almost
overwhelming for Statewide. ANY who
missed her wonderful flow Of ora
tory during the hour here will never
realize what q treat they Stunned.
Mrs. Ropp's appointments
Calvary church fRichmond county,.
Monday night
Sharps, Tuesday night. September /.
Warsaw Tin courthouse), Wednesday
night.
welcoms Grove (Newland9, Thursday
night
Tappahanrock. Friday night, septem-
Der T.
From this section she goes to Rich
mond to hold rally mass-neetinEs to
wind m the last week or two of the
Statewide campaign.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
WAR CHECKS RAPID
INCREASE IN EXPORTS

Norfolk, Va, Aug. s0.-That the ex-
portation OF cotton from Norfolk di-
rect to European ports was rapidly
growing before the outbreak of the
European war. is shown by the fact
that total of 136,383 bales of cot
ton sweepings and liters. weighing
S7.2ae,sS0 pounds and valued at So
32S.s16. We're exported from Norfolk
September /. 1913. to August 25.
1914. according to figures compiled by
Norman r. Hamilton, collector of GUS
toms for the Virginia district.
The expectation during the different
months OF Mr. Hamiltons report
were: September. 1919. 1852 bales
T27 bales cotton and S25 bales sweep
inRs, valued at s47.s42: October. 1913,
24.6s2 bales "a, 3oi bales cotton and
261 bales sweeaings. valued at $3.50
s96; November. 1919, 2s,sls bales.
.23,s2t bales cotton and IS bales
sweepings valued at 81 .567.s5s: De-
cemher. 1919, 9.042 bales cotton. IT,
+ 5o DHies, ftHters. Sts bales, sweep
ings s74 bales. valued at s1.I33,9 +;
January, 1914. 14,31l bales cotton.
*a11. 9s3: February, 24,2si bales. 23.l
232 bales cotton. $50 bales linters. $40
bales sweepings. valued at $1.430, $50:
March, l22f4 bales cotton, s74l. 422;
April. $500 bales, 1929 bales cotton,
827 iinters and s4s bales sweepings.
valued at s331, sol; May, 2.b12 bales,
J., 400 bales cotton; 7o2 bales linters
and sol bales sweepings. valued at
500, s44; June, 1899 bales. 1859 bales
cotton. AN bales linters and 600
bales sweepings, valued at s88a.717:
July, 9s5 bales. $50 bales cotton, %
bales lInters and 3lc bales sweepings,
valued at S449i5. No transactions oc-
CURED during August.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
ONE LORD ROBERTS
IS VISITING CITY
HE rs NOT CELEBRATED SOLDIER,
ALTHOUGH HE BELONGS TO
IILLIPUTTAN ARMY.

Little Lord Roberts arrived IN this
city yesterday. Little Lord Roberts is
not to be confused with Lord Roberts
of Kandahar. field marshal of tho Brit
tsh army, and hero TO everyone who
has read Rudyard Kiplings soldier
stories and come to know "Bobs." Lit
tic Lord Roberts Is no soldier and
would never get by a recruiting offioer
save in Lliiputian army.
To be precise, Little Lord Roberts Is
the midget comedian known TO fame by
that name. He says that he is per-
feetly willing to give his official meas
urements. heigh. chest measurement
and weight in street attire, or at the
ringside, to anyone who Is Interested
enough to make a personal inquiry.
but he reserves tho publication rights.
-."rha: Ia ana of tia leading questions
I am asked st my receptions he said
to Virgiutan reporter who CHANGED
to meet up with him. Invariably
those who meet me want TO know how
tall am. how much I weigh and US
uallv how old am. They ara inter
ested In the sizs OF my hat and possibly
the shoes wear, go It seens to be
that I should not balk curiosity by
stating for publication the facts that
folks are so eager to learn by per-
sonal inquiry.
1T Is customary At many of the
theaters whore I appear for the man
agemeut to arrange reception after
each matinee performance and ! under
stand that Manager Rex. of tho Lyric
where / appear this week, has done
SO. The receptions are always de-
lightful and diverting. for there is al
WAYS something new cropping up, some
particular instance OF the cordial and
charming attitude of children of n
larger growth to little ones like me-
Little Lord Roberts said that his
; title was merely complimentary He
has great deal of admiration for
his celebrated namesake
THE great Lord Roberts Is little
man, too" he observed. MANY great
men were not over large. Napoleon
| was short and IN hts younger days
slight and even boyish looking. Alex
ander. am told, was not a giant and
stature does not always make a man a
big man Alexander Fl. Stephens was
, not what you would call a big man.
taid Little Lord Roberts. smilingly,
but have heard him referred to az
an Intellectual giant I would rather
be a big man OF small proportions than
small man OF big proportions"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31
CHRONOLOGY OF
THE WEEK

Following Is summary OF the
weeks movement In the financial
markets and of events having in
ruence on the market:
ay-E barge on exchange
raises level OF sterling bills above SIS
after decline TO S4-s4 IL In preceding
week Money rates frm~-t'ash wheat
at New York st.21 a bushel.
Tuesday Cash wheat rises to s125.
speculation brosdens owing to keen
foreiSn demand Money rates and
sterlErg exchange rates advance
Gnesda Wv heat up to Sl32 In
this market nterliag exchange $500
Steel trade outlook reported to be
gre@'}Y c}0uded ny war
TA1't @tav-Wheat reaches SAP "a
highest price since 1909, at New York
-~sf eF'inR exchange s5.04 f~2--rm-
horfant German victories make out
i@cf f"v carry peace uncertain.
Fr5da~-- Reaction In wheat market
--Sterli1E exchange rises TO 1907. In
spite of liberal Offering Of wheat bills
made possible by record shipments 10
Eprore
SATURDAY. Sterling exchange rates
continue strong.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

speaker aeserted that the question
was the lowest standpoint from
which the pending question could
be discussed. He said further that
the man who knows all the harm
that the saloon does cause and who
then votes for its retention Is the sort
OF man whose vote can be bought
every thirty days,
Though the tax question was an
unworthy standpoint from which TO
argue n matter that affects lives and
souls. Mr. Baker proposed neverthe-
lees TO show that even from the tax
standpoint the local optionists have
no argument He took up the tax
rate matter and asserted that in
every State where prohibition had
test The tax rates had been re-
duced. This was especially true, of
Kansas, and he told an incident that
occurred on railway train In the
North where the speaker got into
converse ton with n big, forceful APP
pollo-l!ke Kansas farmer. Stranger.
said Apollo, in respapse 20 a query.
",n Kansas rs safer to steal horses
than to sell booze" Mr.. Baker said
also that there are very few blind
tigers in Kansas and that those few.
according to William Allen White.
mean always eventual trouble for
their proprietors. The people OF
Kansas enforce their laws. They have
officials who enforce the laws After
you abolish the saloons in this State.
which you will do on September "a.
abolish the officials who won't en-
force the law you have made"
The state Of Virginia gets s64s,oo0
from the tax on saloons. said Mr..
Baker II expends In return si.oos.-
600 for the cost In running them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-31

decided on NJ : meeting In this city
OF standing committee, Of which B.
r. Huske. OF New Bern, 10 chairman.
Rev. DIR. r.. b. Drane. OF Edenton. II
president OF the council, ana win pre-
side. NJ Bothea, OF Williamson. IA
secretary Of the council Several clergy
men have been mentioned as possible
successors of Bishop Strange. Rev.
DR.. II. Milton. rector Of st. James
church, this city. has been prominently
mentioned by many Wilmington friends.
1t Is understood that DR.. Milton will
nominate and urge the election Of Rev.
Findley, OF Columbia, 8. c. Rev. Mr..
Huske. Of Greenville, N. c.. and Rev.
Mr.. Barber. of Raleigh. have also been
mentioned.