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The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
THE CLARK FAMILY.

The numerous Clarks of America
the Weir family in the South-Some-
thing about the Williams family.
the Looneys, and the Ewells-the
Gwynnes. the Peters family and the
Wheatleys.
The name Clarke, which is one OF the
most distinctively American names, is
of English origin. 1t is derived from the
word clerk, from the Latin clericus, and
was originally applied TO a person who
could read and write, quite a distinction
in the days when last names were first
used in England. The names appears
as Glorious in the DOmesday book Of
William the COnquerer.
In Massachusetts alone there were at
name before the year 1850. Some of these
spelled their name Clark and some
least thirteen distinct first settlers of the
Clarke. One Of the most prominent Of
them all was Thomas Clarke, who was
mate of the Mayfower. and was the
first man Of that famous company to
land in Plymouth. The small island in
the harbor where the landing was made
was called Clarke's Island in his honor.
The coat OF arms of the Clark family
here illustrated is as follows: Or bend
To Mr. NJ W, who asks for informa-
tion about the Weir family Of South
Carolina and Kentucky:
The name Weir is derived from the
older form We're. and many of the name
claim descent from the baronial family
of De We're, which was founded in Scot
land by Baltredus de We're in the reign
Of King Malcolm ". in the middle Of
the twelfth century. The name was not
uncommon among the Norman settlers
Of Scotland. and for that reason it is
supposed to have been of Norman origin.
There is another possible derivation-one
that holds good for some Of those who
bear the name-and that is the name
was derived from the Scotch word weir.
meaning fishing dam. The coat Of arms
of the Weir family is described as fol-
lows: Azure. a fess ermine, between
three mullets in chief or, and a crescent
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
REPUBLICANS TO name
OPPONENT TO CARLN.
Alexandria Delegates to Congressional
District Convention VIII Be Elected
at Meeting September z.
PRoEIBIrIoNIsTS FILL PULPITs

Alexandria, Va, Aug. IA mass meet
ing Of the Republicans OF this city viii
be held September at o'clock in the
evening az Odd Fellows Hall, North CO.
lumbus street for the purpose Of elect
ing delegates to the Congressional dis
trict convention, which will be held here
September O. The purpose of the Con-
Rressional convention is to nominate a
candidate for Congress from the Eighth
district TO oppose Representative c. c.
Carlin, the Democratic nominee.
Fourteen delegates, with an equal num-
Der Of alternates, will be CHOSEN to rep
resent this city In the convention.
A call for q mass meeting was decided
on by the city Republican committee at
q meeting last night at the Hotel Ram
mel. Owing TO the absence Of Harry B.
Quinn, city chairman. who is III, David
E. Robey was chosen temporary chair
ran.
Before a congregation whiGS filled the
superintendent of the North Carolina
Anti-Saloon League of Raleigh, N. c., to-
night delivered an address in the inter
est Of the Statewide prohibition move
meat
Services in several of the Protestant
churches were disposed with tonight in
order TO give the members of the congre-
gregation an opportunity to hear Rev.
Mr.. Davis.
Rev. c. r. strausburg, pastor Of the NJ
P. Church, tonight delivered the second
Of a series Of temperance talks at his
church.
Rev. Mr. CampeII. Of Richmond, occu-
pied the pulpit at the Second Presbyter-
ian Church. Services at ST. Pauls P. e
Church were conducted by Rev Paca
Kennedy of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary, while the pulpit at Christ P E
Church was filled by Rev. David Barr, Of
Washington. At the First Baptist Church
Rev. 7. B. D. Clark, of Manassas, Va,
occupied the pulpit.
A squad Of police under Chief Goods
arrested five colored men last night,
charged with carrying pistols. They will
be given a hearing in the police court
tomorrow morning.
The funeral of Mrs. Frances Taylor
took place at o'clock this afternoon
from her late home at Virginia High
lands. Services were conducted by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter. rector Of Grace Epis-
copal Church, and burial was in Bethel
Cemetery.
Fire destroyed a small ark on the river
at the foot Of Gibbon street late last
night.
The Columbia Steam Fire Engine Com !
pany and Alexandria Nest of Owls will |
give excursions tomorrow to Marshall |
Hall 1t is expected it will be we'll pat !
roniZed.
Mrs. Marjorie c. Adamson, of this city. |
and for many years past matron Of the |
Alexandria Hospital, is reported to be /
critically I'll at the Peninsula General !
Hospital, Salisbury. Md, of which in
stitution she is matron.
Thomas W. Thorpe, wife and children.
Of Jersey City. n. J., and Miss Sarah
Baxter. also OF Jersey City. are the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs William H
Thorpe, 207 South Alfred street.
+. ?. Marbury, president of the board
Of aldermen, has returned from Atlantic
City
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
MISS BoARDMAN TO SPEAK.
Red Gross Head to Address Work
ing Committees Today.

Miss Mabel Boardman will address a
meeting OF committees this morning at
10 o'clock in the offices OF Commissioner
Newman, chairman of the District of
Columbia branch Of the National Red
Cross.
Ways and means Of carrying on the
tremendous campaign OF raising funds to
aid the wounded in Europe will be dis
cussed. The National Red Cross hopes
that the women of Washington will fol-
low the leads of those in Newport and
other cities where they are raising funds
by bazaars and entertainments for the
work of the Red Cross.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
LOCAL GIRL IN CAST.

Miss Mabel Wynn. Of this city, will
play her first part at Polls today. At
the rehearsal for "Girls'' last night Miss
Wynne was told to take the part Of Mrs.
bennett. and she had to prepare in
twenty minutes to take the part Of the
principal, who is I'll. Miss wynne has
been an extra member of the company.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
JAMAICA TO GIVE SUGAR.

London, Aug. 22-SeveraI more funds
for war sufferers were opened TODAY
The newspaper Cleaner started one fund
with 81, 900.
Jamaica probably will make present
OF big quantity of sugar to England.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
BRING PHOTOS ALONG.
for Civil Service Exams
Must Be Ident cd.

Must Be Ident ed.
Photographs will be used as cards OF
admission to the examination for stenog-
raphers a. 4 typewriters to be held by
the Civil S>rvice Commission on Septem-
Der 4. TIrtypes will not be accepted by
the commission.
There will be cutie a collection Of the
photographs, and they will be filed with
the rest Of those used, under the new
ruling of the commission. to prevent
fraud and 20 furnish better identihca-
ton system for civil service employees.
The examination to be held Is for per-
sons OF either sex to MI temporary POSI-
tions- The residence and domicile rule
has been set aside, and no applicant will
have TO prove legal residence.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
DARDANELLEs OPEN.

Special Cabls to Ths Washington Herald.
Constantinople. Aug. 1.-The Porte has
sent a circular TO the foreign diplomatic
representatives here declaring that the
Dardanelles are now open 10 all COM
mercial vessels.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
RAID POKER GAMES.

A quiet little poker game was rudely
interrupted at T1S Eighth street southeast
early yesterday. when Lieut.. Yulee
Hodges, Detective Wise, and several men
from the Fifth precinct suddenly loomed
in sight. Sixteen men were seated at two
tables. The police made a clean job,
taking them all in for witnesses. Fred
Stuhman was charged with permitting
gaming on his premises, and put up $50
collateral for his appearance In, court
today.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24

The reason why opals are so often
lost from their settings is that they ex-
pand with heat more than other precious
stones. and consequently force open the
gold which holds them in place
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
GERMANS SEIZE ANOTHER TOWN

Amsterdam, Aug. 23.-The Germans
have seized the railway station in Nuy-
ser, near Mechlin- They destroyed the
telegraph and telephone stations.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24
DARIUS MILLER DEAD

Glacier, National Park. Mont, Aug 3.
Darius Miller, president of the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy Railroad. died
here today. Mr.. Miller was stricken two
days ago with abdominal trouble.
The common fly Is said to have 5000 lit
tie eyes.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24

Mrs Marjorie C. Adamson, of this city.
and for many years past rnatron Of the
Alexandria Hospital. is reported to be
critically i'll at the Peninsula General
Hospital, Salisbury, Md, of which in
stitution she is matron.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24

The Columbia Steam Fire Engine Com
pany and Alexandria Nest of Owls will
give excursions tomorrow TO Marshall
Hall 1t is expected it will be we'll pat
ronIZed.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24

Fire destroyed a small ark on the river
at the foot Of Gibbon street late last
night.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24

Thomas W. Thorpe. wife and children.
Of Jersey City. n. J., and Miss Sarah
Baxter. also OF Jersey City. are, the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs William H
Thorpe, 207 South Alfred street
The Washington herald., 1914-08-24

The funeral of Mrs. Frances Taylor
took place at ? o'clock this afternoon
from her late home at Virginia High
lands. Services were conducted by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter. rector Of Grace Epis-
copal Church and burial was in Bethel
Cemetery.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
Buy at Home
By WALT MASON

kersmith & Kickshaw deal in wax and Chinese eggs and carpet tacks. They are good sports in every way; they cough up money every day to make the town better place in which to live and push your face. They hire dozen clerks more who wait patrons in their store. Our crossroads burg they would upbuild, and with glad peo- pie filled, and to that end they blow their like truly patriotic lads But when We need of eggs a few, send away to Timbuctoo; when car tack wish. it's shipped from Ypsanti, Mich. Each has the notion in his dome things away from home and order hods and hats. and hummingbirds and Maltese cats, from strangers in town remote who would know goat. We ship away our hard earned kae, and get our fourth rate junk by mail. Say. seers. are We fools? Those strangers don't support our schools, keep the peeler his beat, help to pave Commercial street They do paint the viii lage pump build fence around the dump. If old burg were blown away they wouldn't bale of hay. Kersmith X Kckshaw ought to get the local trade already yet
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
One Master Rather Than Many

The pendulum swings back and forth When the interstate commerce vitalized in the Roosevelt administration the power of the state commerce commission was believed to be su- preme all matters affecting interstate com merce directly and indirectly. The activities of railway commissions corporation commits sons believed have been confined to the control of corporations and railroads operating clusively within the and whose operations could not in any way, affect interstate traffic.
 For time state commissions generally cepted that supposed limitation and such conflicts arose between state and federal authority usually disposed of in federal against the contentious of the state.
 It therefore, with surprise to the country that the United States supreme court years ago reversed the circuit appeals in the Minne- and decided in favor of the state commission whose order fixing an inra state rate had affected rate between Minnesota points and Chicago Thereupon ensued activity by several state commissions and various fixed intra- prescribed regulations affecting roads engaged in interstate business. Among such others by the Texas commission the supreme court last Monday sustaining the dominant power of the interstate commission setting aside that order.
 A statement by MT Justice Hughes who wrote the opinion in the Mennesota rate indicates that the result might have been different in that case if the railroads had proceeded differently; if they had directly the interstate commission instead Of appealing the In the Texas the shippers affected by the order went directly the commission which serted it's dominance and ordered the relief asked for
 The decision in this will undoubtedly per manently remove conflicts and put the roads under one master instead of many the only way by which discrimination may be avoided, and the regulation of the roads the things which is aimed to prevent oppression and discrimination. Members of the interstate commerce commission chosen by appointment with sole reference to their familiarity with the duties they will have perform. State commissioners elected frequent ly, because of their popularity rather than their ability. However honest and able they may be they subject local influences from which in- terstate commerce commissioners are free.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
A--ExTRAVAGANT WOMEN

T do my own shopping because I get one hum dred cents worth for every dollar. If more people did that there would be less talk of hard times and the high of living.'-Mrs Hetty Green.
 "A lack of knowledge of the value of money on the part of women is the most powerful enemy to domestic happiness that exists declared Judge Arthur Lacy, of the Domestic Relations Court in Detroit recently when he made public figures show ing that 26 per cent of the cases that come be- fore his court due extravaganza on the part of wives and that in another 49 per of the cases in which faults of both and wife responsible, extravagance of the wife is the pinci pal trouble.
 We proud of the American woman her in teigence, her charm and her achievements, bVt it be admitted that many instances she is far from careful saver wise spender.
 In most probably this is due to faulty training in early life to the value of money and the importance of spending it wisely and saving a portion of income systematically
 It is entirely love of ease and luxury that lays women open to the charge of travagance, although that is important factor in the case. Perhaps more frequent cause is inef- ficiency in the business side of housekeeping.
 Mrs. Julian Heath president of the National Housewives League endorses this declaration of housekeeper:
 T believe that my husband could home better than I if he were compelled to do it. because he would it he his business"
 Charge the stores, ordering goods the telephone and free delivery of the smallest packages all fruitful of extra vagance and higher of living
 Alfred D. Woodruff of the New York City Bur of Food Supply gives startling of what happens when the grocer charges it. We have found says Mir. Woodruff, that only about 30 per pay their bills promptly in thirty days 2S per take from three months pay; 40 per pay in full, and per never pay all With such drawbacks the credit system is astonishing that grocers bann- rupt in spite of high nominal profits MT. Wood ruff thinks that if will pay much atten- tion to domestic economy to dress bridge par ties and tango teas' if they will pay cash, but in large quantities and test short weights mot less than 25 per cent might be deducted from the gross profits with corresponding benefit to the consumer and his savings bank account
 This of common sense thrift does not apply only the city housekeeper. It is of lmpor tance the farmers wife we'll As James J. Hill put in speech to agriculturists:
 When I talking to the farmer I remember that the farmers wife is one-half of the family, and she is the bigger half, too The farmers sue cess failure, his going up down in his scale of accomplishment, depends upon her.
 "A helpful. thrifty wife, who is conserving his
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
The Proposed Referendum

When ordinance No. 6 can be definitely prompt Iy and economically amended the commission has stated it's willingness to it, it is hard for us to understand good citizens be ured into the support of the referendum movement against the ordinance. is almost unhnkable that any considerable number of voters would place upon an already -burdened city, struggling der financial difficulties which have upon it from years of and extravaganza the needless expense of a referendum election when equally good results be secured by amendment
 We think there is something under the surface of this movement We suspect that it is not the taxation feature of the ordinance that is often sive the regulatory feature; that if the liquor selling restaurants restricted that they could drinks all hours the day and night. We should hear less of the referendum. We believe there enough good women and men in town to insist that the which sell intoXica ting drinks shall be put under restrictions at'leas as severe as those that are imposed upon the saloons which are less of menace to the young men and girls of the city.
 We feel sure that business sentiment of Phoenix is behind this referendum movement. Business feel htat the town cannot af- ford, especially this me the dangerous agitation that referendum campaign would involve. Enough damage has already been suffered from the agitation of the last week The merchants of the city through their representatives have entered into under standing with the commission for amendment of the ordinance where it needs amending and wherever it may be found need amending, make it equitable.
 We are now to see whether the v0ters of Phoenix who will endorse this movement whose chief benefciaries would be half dozen restaurant proprietors who do search light turned upon their booths and wine-rooms among whose occupants have been young girls and boys who could buy drink bar
 We believe that if the good citizens of Phoenix will take firm grip their common sense, co-operation and progress can be soon substituted for the present turmoil.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
The Branch Board oI Trade

Again the question of maintaining the Los Angeles branch of the board of trade has been raised That this branch has been of great value to this valley we do think will be denied by any familiar with the operation of it. Since it was established years ago have had greater number of and inquiries from that direction than before. The exhibit mantaIned by the branch has been by thousands of visitors to Los Angeles whose impressions of Arizona were distorted, gained from passing through the state the other of the two transcontinental lnes and both of them pass through as unpromis- ing sections of the state could be chosen.
 Outside of a few such pleasant places as Tue son. Flagstaff and a very few stretches of forest in the north or a small irrigated sections in the south they lack everything suggestive of region for home making. They lacking even in pie turesqueness The traveller, unless he is of pecu- liary inquring of mind, gains idea at all of that part of the between those lines of travel or the parts beyond them. To him Arizona is nothing except place he is obliged to pass through and which could be eliminated to the ad- vantage of the railroads and their patrons.
 Even we'll informed travellers have very super fical idea of the state They know that it contains great mines the fact is not appealing to the average home seeker from the east. They may have heard of the Roosevelt dam and of the fertile val- leys of the state but the average man dam is dam and nothing more. Valleys are usually mar row strips of lowland bordering streams. If the agriculture of the eastern and middle western states were confined the valleys there would be little of them fit for habitation. An Arizona valley, they do not know, is very different thing, an imperial domain as large eastern states and whose producing power is much greater than that of some states.
 Many of those who do not know these things find them at the Los Angeles branch of the Phoenix board of trade This branch is mQEe than representative of this valley While We derive greater advantage from it than any other section or the state it directs the attention of tourists to the whole state. We believe that the maintenance Of it will keep in closer and friender relation with the whole state
 The suggestion has been made that the immi-
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
Whipping, Skipping and Spanking

We have been asked by humane society, not d local one assist in furtherng the anti-whp- ping anti skipping and anti-spanking propaganda. We would gladly take part in movement to cruelty toward children but indiscriminate attack upon the practice corporal punishment is another matter. Such a proposition is s broad loose and indefensi5e the doctrine, spare the rod spoil the child
 Generally enough ntegenty directed kind is employed in either the management of child horses and other domestic animals which be brought within certain rules of conduct to make them of the greatest use children, society and the domestic animals to the service of
 Whipping however, should be attended by cruelty and cruelty may be inflicted by a word look well by physical violence. Punish ment administered in anger is necessarily cruel though there may be no accompanying physical pain It is than correction all. It either incites the child obstinate rebellion breaks his spirit. He becomes either a chronic insurgent d coward, and coward may become anything than he already is
 Many parents never whip their children Other parents whip some children and correct others of the same family in different manner. This is favoritism but discrimination child should never be subjected to corporal punishment for trivial offense, the result of thoughtessness for getfulness
 Our fathers who had great respect for the wis dom of Solomon wielded vigorous casion for the punishment of outbreaking offenses such wlful disobedience and the breaking of such of the Ten Commandments it possible for youngster to fracture. For the part the children treated grew be sturdy. God fearing men and women. The punishment deliberately and conscientiously administered.
 But, skipping is essentially wrong It is al ways the exercise of superior brute strength in spasm of Spanking is humiliatng though not always intended be Kind hearted and cautious mothers frequently resort it because they believe that part of the anatomy which it is inflicted is the least vital sport Injuries there not likely to be of permanent character. But spanking like skipping is impulsve and impulse in the correction of child is always wrong
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10

We do not believe in poisoning in any crcum- stances but it appears that the Winsow who in love with Banker Dagg of Winslow and sought relieve him of his existing family tangements that she migh marry him. about her work unsystcma tcaly. She not to have taken the trouble to inquire whether he would ry her in the event of his freedom. That is a de- tail that any reasonable woman would have inquired into before investing her money in bi-chloride of mercury and chocolates