davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1914-08-08
PLANS SHIFTING ARMY WORK.
Secretary Garrison Would Have En-
gineers Handle Construction

Secretary Garrison is considering tho
advisability of recommending legislation
Tor the transfer of all construction work
pertaining to barracks and quarters.
roads, walks, sewers. piers, storehouses.
and. in fact, all construction work of the
army now performed by the Quarter
master Corps. to the Corps of Engineers.
In recent report Mai Gen Leonard
Wood made strong recommendation to
that effect.
Il believe" said Gen Wood that this
transfer will result in real economy, and
in marked Improvement in construction
work. Construction work is now often
under the charge of officers who have
had no adequate training in this line
of work, and its transfer to the Corps
of Engineers will result in its falling un-
der the charge of men who are specially
trained for shis work. Moreover, as the
engineers now do great deal of con
struction work for the different depart
ments Of the government, public build
ings. monuments and public works of all
descriptions. there seems to be no suf-
ficisnt reason why construction work of
a similar character for the army should
not be done by the officers of fhis corps,
who are thoroughly trained for 1t. There
will be no real difficulty in putting the
system in operation.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Births Reported.

The following births have been re-
ported to the health department with
in the last twenty-four hours:
James d. and Annie Spencer, boy.
William d. and Margaret T. Shoe
maker. boy
Giuseppe and Adeli Romolo boy
Maurice ID. and Annie Murphy, boy.
Maurice G. and Jeanne NJ. A. Jacquet,
girl
John j.. jr, and Winifred w. Hurley,
girl.
Edward f. and Ariel 3. Farley, boy.
Domenico V. NJ. and Rosina Cappar-
rotta. boy.
Giovanbattista and Francisco Cue
chiaro. boy.
c. Edwin and Irene Gallon, boy
Benjamin F. and Mary c. Bratcher,
boy.
Harry l. and Helen +. Berry, girl
Robert W. and Olive E. Burroughs,
boy.
Antonio and Concetta Anastasio, boy.
Louis and Clara Dickerson, girl
Melvin and Elizabeth c. Barnes, girl.
James L. and Susie z. Anderson, girl.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
SWISS OPPOSE GAMBLING.
Federal Government Must Consider
Petitions to Change Laws.

BERN, Switzerland August s-The
federal government has received a petit
ton signed by 1880 voters, demanding
a change in article 95 of the constitution
which permits gambling. About the only
gambling in Switzerland is in the casinos.
patronized by tourists, and with book
makers on English and French races.
Public opinion on the subject has been
growing steadily for several years. An
anti-gambling committee with members
from all the cantons- has organized the
petition. which must be considered by
the government as it has $1,000 sigma
lures and under the law this is sufficient
to bring the matter to the attention of
the authorities.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following:
Nat NJ Summers of Baltimore, Nd.
and Beulah Furman of this city
Thomas Walker and Mary Sherman.
Joseph E. Mcdonald of this city and
Mary V. Kyle of Chicago Ill
John c. Norwood and Irene B.
Weaver
Alexander D. Crawford and Nettie
E Wills.
Harold X. Craig of this city and
Besse Durham of Belton, Tex.
Avery G. Marks, jr.. and Harriet II,
Ennis.
George E. Krug and Margaret E.
keane.
Frank P. Davey and Cornelia v
Duyer.
Nick Gorcheff and Emily Beck. both
Of Mitchellville. Md.
Casper w. Hall and Helen W. Bulmer.
John N. Poloni and Florence l.. Poore.
James Jenifer and Fannie Nichols.
both of ST. Louis, Mo.
John J. Newman of lockwood. Pa,
and Mary l.. Martin OF Bealeton. Va.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
sIDELIGHTs ON ALFONSO.
How the King of Spain Treated Two
Different Cab Drivers.

MADRID. August Son one of his re-
cent visits to Biarritz King Alfonso had
to use one of the ordinary railroad station
cabs. Arriving at his destination. the
king asked the amount due.
oh. j recognize YOU WELL" said the
driver. For the King of Spain it will
be 10 francs so
His majesty smiled glanced at the
meter on the vehicle, and handed the
driver the sum indicated thereby. plus an
ordinary tip. .-.
Some days after Alfonso returned 10
Biarritz to consult his physician. This
time Ne also made use of cab, but with
a different result When the king in
quired what the bill was the driver re-
piled:
Your majesty owes me nothing for this
small service which / have hid the honor
to render" whereupon the king handed
him a new one-hundred-franc $50 bill.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Sammy Jay Loses His Ap-
petite.

VINO plans thing that's underhand
Or mean. or crafty, bad or small.
Is IN the end quite apt to find
Ihere is no gain for hi mat all
sammy Jay ought to have found that
out long ago. But somehow he never
mas. Sammy is a lot smarter than a
great many other people of the Green
forest' but that Is one thing he never has
learned, and I am afraid he never will
You see, he has done mean things so
long that it has become a habit and
habits. particularly had habits, are very
nard to break. Now nothing could be
meaner than to steal eggs from his
neighbors and there is no one in all the
Green Forest who would make more of a
russ over having his own eggs stolen
than Sammy himself. If he should catch
any one stealing his eggs he would tell
within hearing of his voice
his opinion of the thief, and it wouldn't
be pleasant to hear. Yet nowhere is
there worse egg thief than Sammy Jay
himself
So as soon as sticky-toes the Tree Toad
told him about the home of Cresty the
Fylcatcher. Sammy made up his mind
that ne would have the eggs he felt sure
must be there. But he didn't want any
one to know that he had stolen them.
That is the way with people who do
mean things-they do them in secret.
They want to be thought honest and re-
spectacle. So all the rest of that day
Sammy kept very quiet and as much out
Of sight as possible while he watched
the tree in which Cresty had made his
home, and studied how he could get
those eggs without being found out. AT
last he thought of a plan, very clever
plan. At least Sammy thought it very
clever.
Early the next morning he hid in a
thick hemlock tree and began to scream:
Thief, Thief at the top of his lungs.
1t wasn't long before he saw Cresty the
Flycatcher hurrying in that direction to
see what the trouble was about, and aft
er him came Mrs. Cresty. Sammy knew
by their anxious looks that they were
worrying about their precious eggs and
had come to see who the thief was and
to help drive him away from that part
Of the Green Forest. He screamed loud
er than ever. and then when they had
almost reached the tree in which he was
hiding he slipped out on the back side
and keeping the tree between him and
them SO that they could not see him. he
flew away without a sound
Evening star., 1914-08-08
AMERICAN ART CRITICISED.
Painters Lack Nationalism, British
Experts Declare.

LONDON, August 1.-American painters
lack nationalism; they are content to
initiate the French; their one ideal is
prettiness and often prettiness without
meaning, according to some of the criti-
cism passed by British experts on large
and representative collection of American
art which has been ON view in a gallery
here. The one thing they find to praise
is what one critic terms the thigh level
of technical excellence"
Eliminating a half dozen paintings OF
cowboy scenes, prairies and skyscrapers,
this critic declares 'the rest might we'll
be an exhibition of French pictures and
those better by far than may be found
in the Reaux Arts. Nor is there any in
dividual development of French impulses.
The roots of American art are not fixed
In its own soil. but in Montparnas$e."
Evening star., 1914-08-08
IN SESSION UNTIL OCTOBER /.
Senator Hoke Smith Believes Wa,
Will Hold Congress Here.

Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia today
predicted that Congress would be in ses-
sion until the war situation in Europe
cleared up He said that in his opinion
Congress would undoubtedly be in ses-
sion until October 1.
II regard it as a providential thing that
Congress was in session at this time and
could quickly pass the emergency cur
rency act and the other relief measures, .
said Senator Smith. I'VE would have
been summoned to Washington il Con-
gress had been in recess
Senator Smith predicted that the Senate
would take up and pass the rivers and
harbors appropriation bill as soon as the
trust bills are out of the way.
Evening star., 1914-08-08


TREE
Then while Mr.. and Mrs. Cresty and a
lot of their neighbors who had hurried
over there, too, were talking it all over
and wondering what il all meant, ammy
silently hurried to the tree where
Cresty's home was. As he drew near he
chuckled wickedly. for he saw the door
way was plenty big enough for him to
enter. He was still chuckling he
reached the doorway and made ready to
aIight. Just then a Merry Little Breeze
happened along. Sammys sharp eyes
caught a glimpse of something long and
slim hanging out of Cresty's doorway
and it moved. To Sammy it seemed to
wriggle. though really it was simply
swinging back and forth as the Merry
Little Breeze blew it,
With frightened scream Sammy
almost turned a back somersault in the
air as with frantic beating of his wings
he tried to get away as fast as possible.
Cresty and Mrs. Cresty heard him, and
came hurrying to see what was the mat
ter. Sammy couldn't stop to talk. MI
Blacksnake is over in that tree! You
bitter watch out" he shouted over his
shoulder and hurried on.
Cresty looked at Mrs. Cresty. and Mrs
Cresty had left it hanging out of their
began to laugh. They knew that it was
the tail of Mr.. Blacksnake's old coat
that had frightened Sammy so. for it
was for just such purpose that Mrs
Cresty had left it hanging out of their
doorway. And up in the tree top Sticky
toes the Tree Toad fairly hugged himself
for joy His little joke had worked just
as he planned it should.
"Funny" said Mrs. Cresty to Cresty
that night, that no one else ever has
thought to use Mr.. Blacksnake's Old
clothes to scare people away from their
homes" But no one else has.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
AID FOR CHINESE IN LONDON
Guild Formed to Look After Sailors
Off Ships. {. 4

LONDON, August Raids on the
opium dens in London's Chinatown, a
district near the docks. have thrown
new light on this, quarter, which was
little known until nineteen Chinese
We're brought to answer in the police
court The place is mass of opium
dens and gambling houses. where the
Chinese sailors Off the oriental ships
in port have been robbed of their
earnings. There are about 500 of these
sailors and cabin boys in port at a
time.
lharliaple societies are now organic
ing a fund to build in this district a
motel. social club and institute, with
classes in English and seamanship
Arrangements will also be made by
Mhich the sailors may send home part
of their earnings. The name OF the
new organization. is the Chinese Mer-
chant Service Guild
Evening star., 1914-08-08
ORDERED TO PORTSMOUTH, NJ
Gunboat Dubuque Is Assigned to
Duty at Atlantic Ports,

phe gunboat Dubuque. training ship
on Lake Michigan. has been ordered to
the Portsmouth. n H.. navy yard, to be
assigned to duty at some Of the Atlantic
ports.
The burden of maintaining neutrality
on the great lakes falls on the revenue
cutter service. which will prevent any
attempts made to get contraband ar
uoles into Canada and then to England.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
FROM EAST GATE OF zoo
THROUGH Birdie PATHS
Part of the Itinerary Laid Out for
Washington Hikers Tomor-
row Afternoon.

Walter W. Paige. who, assisted by c. M
Stearns. is to lead the wanderlusters of
Washington tomorrow afternoon, has
outlined the route of the proposed walk
1t is to be SO arranged that those who
care to do not have to make the entire
trip. At several points along the route
the car line will be reached and those
who desire to do so may drop out.
Describing the proposed hike, Mr.
Paige today said
The start will be made from 18th
street and Columbia road at 2:45 pm.
From here we will enter the Zoo PARK at
the east gate. take the first bride path
and follow the creek until We come to
klinsle road. Thence by devious routes,
leading in part through Rock Creek
Park. Connecticut avenue will be reached
to continue the walk will be extended
across the avenue at Albermarle street.
Will Follow the Creek.
From this point the valley and creek
will be followed, past the old dam, the
blacksmith shop and into Broad Branch
road at Pebble bridge This part Of the
walk is about mile long. Crossing Rock
Greek JUST DeioW tne ford Inc woods trail
will again be taken in the neighborhood
of Blagdon avenue and lead for about a
mile and Il half through the woods and
open country just west of 18th street
bridge and into 18th street to the Mount
Pleasant cars. After We reach Broad
branch several endings can be made to
suit the crowd, the walk being shortened
or heightened according to taste. The
walk is one of the prettiest yet taken.
ITO those who contemplate taking the
longer route l suggest light luncheon be
provided
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Pie Company Cited to Court.

\ libel under the pure food law was
laid yesterday afternoon by Assistant
United States Attorney Howe against
eleven barrels of dried apples and one
barrel of dried huckleberries found in
the possession of Washington pie
company. Justice Gould authorized the
seizure and directed the owner to show
cause Why the contents Of the bauels
should not. ot.beedestroYeda
Evening star., 1914-08-08
DOUBLED IN TWENTY YEARS.
$1,000 Vessels Now Afeat Have O.
pacity Of ~, ,O00, COO Gross Tous

The worlds carrying power practically
has doubled during the past twenty years
There are now afioat about 81 600 vessels
with an aggregate capacity Of 100000
gross tons. according to figures today by
the Department of Commerce. In num-
ber. however. this commerce has de-
creased slightly. the tendency being to-
ward larger carrying units.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Dr.. Davidson Here ON Way North

DR.. William NJ. Davidson, former super
intendent of the public schools of this
city, and present superintendent of the
schools of Pittsburgh, visited this
city yesterday. He was on his way to
the great lakes, where he is to go on a
cruise. He visited a large number of
his old acquaintances.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Gen. Bailey Ordered to Philippines.

Brig. Gen. Charles J. Bailey has
been detached from duty at Fort Totten.
N Y. in command of the North At
lantic Coast Artillery district, and
ordered to proceed to Manila, T. L,
for assignment to command of sta
tiop in the Department Of the Philip
pines.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Honest Advertising

Far the protection Of its read
ers, The Star carefully censors
all advertising submitted for
publication, and SO far as Is pos
sibIe bars all false and fraudu-
lent statements.
Readers are requested to assist
The Star in protecting the pub
lie and all legitimate advertis-
ers by bringing to the attention
of the paper any statement that
they might ind "a b fs&uaulAAt
Evening star., 1914-08-08
BORN.

SLATER On August = 1914. al 10 pm, At
Sibey Hospital. 10 G. Arthur and Doris Cissel
Slater. a daughter, JANE SLATER.
Evening star., 1914-08-08


The reserve requirements OF the ma
tional bank act are to be lowered for all
ubscribing
Plan as Outlined banks. With
in National Bank Act. reased
facilities for replenishing their reserves
at any time by the sale of commercial
paper, it is no longer necessary that they
should be compelled to hold inactive in
their vaults large quantities of cash. The
reserve requirements for New York, Chi
cago and St Louis, central reserve cities,
according to the classification Of the ma
tional bank act, are to be 18 per cent OF
their demand and per cent Of their
time deposits. The banks In the forty
seven reserve cities will be required to
hold in reserve Is per cent Of their de-
mand and 5 per cent of their time de-
posits: while the rest of the banks in the
system, classified as country banks, will
be required to keep reserves of IL per
cent of their demand and 8 per cent of
their time deposits. 1t is provided in the
act that these reserves are to be held
in given proportions in the banks own
vaults and in the federal reserve bank
of their district, while with another given
percentage, it is optional whether it be
kept in the bank whose reserve 1t is or
in the federal reserve bank, or divided
among both.
The new banking act allows national
banks possessing capital and surplus
Of $1.O0O.OOO. or more to establish for
eign branches. under certain regulations
to be adopted by the federal reserve
board. 1t is provided that bank examiners
are to be henceforth paid salaries instead
of fees, the amount Of these salaries to
be assessed upon the banks examined in
proportion to their resources.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Straw hats shipped abroad from British
s,aO0, ,ooo5 ysIue, ss. .t0o. .AOA nv
Evening star., 1914-08-08
:.
Measure Provides
Twelve Districts.

measure froVldeS excluding Alaska,
T,uaIy. n;.+,;o4, should be divided
4"ei'e OIseiicts. in from eight 10
twelve banking districts In each of
which there was to be organized a bank
ers bank to be known as a federal re-
serve bank. 1t provided that each re-
serve bank should begin business upon a
minimum capital of s4.O0oOOo. This cap
ital was to be made up in stock subscrip-
tions by member banks If such sub
scriptions were to prove insufficient stock
was to be offered the public and. If
still the amount should be insufficient, the
balance was to be taken by the United
States to be paid for from funds in the
Treasury. The subscribing banks were
TO be known as member banks, and their
subscriptions were to be equal in amount
to per cent of their own capital and
surplus. The law further provides that
national banks must subscribe, or forfeit
their charters within certain time, and
that state banks and trust companies
might subscribe.
The chief business of these reserve
banks is to be the rediscounting of com
mercial paper for member banks and for
each other. When member bank is IN
need of currency, it may take it's assets
in commercial paper Whose date of ma
tufltS at the time Is nOI more tHtIl
ninety days distanD to its reserve bank
and turn it into cash. a certain
amount of other paper may be discounted
at maturity of eighty days
Each reserve bank it to have board of
nine directors. three of whom are to be
appointed by the federal reserve board
and six to be elected by the member
banks. The Secretary of the Treasury
is empowered to deposit the general
funds in the Treasury with the reserve
banks and these institutions are to act
as the fiscal agents of the government
The reserve banks may establish branch
es in districts for the better conduct OF
their business. Their earnings are to be
divided between their member banks,
surplus fund to their own account and a
franchise tax to the United States.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

One variable star doubles the hesamouptsot
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 8ninuteG>
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Wooley Named for Federal Judge.

Judge Victor Wooley of the Delaware
state courts has been nominated by
President Wilson for federal Judge on the
third circuit to succeed Judge George
NxagA -mha sesisnsd soma TINA aga.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Reserve Banks
Control System.

cation committee" The reserve board
which is to have control OF the new sys-
tenn is composed of the Secretary of the
Treasury, the controller of the currency.
together with five other members to be
appointed by the President by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate.
Each of the five appointiye members re-
ceiyes a salary of $12.OOO a year and
travelling expenses. and following the
first memberships upon the board. each
member will serve for term of ten
years The controller of the currency re-
ceiyes 5000 a year additional for his
services upon the board. The powers of
in fact, that it will probably depend
largely upon the character OF the men
chosen whether the new act is to prove
a complete success. A federal advisory
council, with powers of making written
or oral representations to the reserve
beard of conference and of calling for in
formation, is provided. This council will
be composed of one member from each
reserve district. elected by the board of
directors Of the reserve bank there.
To increase the responsiveness of the
country's currency to the needs of its
business, the act provides for the issue
OF federal reserve notes to the reserve
banks at the discretion of the reserve
board. These notes are to be secured by
commercial paper and other obligations
acceptable for rediscount at reserve
banks. The notes are to be obligations
of the United States. and will be redeem
able in gold at the Treasury. As an ar
rangemeut for their retirement, it is pro-
vided that no reserve bank may pay out
the notes of another reserve bank. eX
cept under penalty of a tax of 10 per
cent. The reserve banks are to maintain
against their deposits a. reserve in lawful
money Of !at-least -85 tper-ce Against
Evening star., 1914-08-08
ANNIVERSARY OF BURNING
OF STEAMBOAT WAWASET
Disaster Forty-one Years Ago Today
Believed to Have Been Worst in
Potomac River History.

Today marks the forty-f1rst anniver-
sary of what is believed to have been
the worst disaster that ever occurred
on the Potomac river-the burning OF
the steamboat Wawaset. which resulted
in the loss of eighty-f lives.
The Wawaset caught hre about forty
five miles below Washington and was
beached near Chatterton's wharf on
the Virginia shore, nearly opposite the
Maryland point lighthouse. Among the
passengers were g large number of
negroes. many of whom became frantic
when the fire was discovered and
crowded into the lifeboats, from which
they excluded the other passengers.
While one of the boats was being
lowered frightened negro, in order to
hasten the fall, cut the front rope with
razor and dumped the occupants in
front of the revolving paddle wheel of
the steamer. where they were either
killed or drowned.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

their federal reserve notes in actual cir
culation, they are to maintain a reserve
in gold OF 10 per cent. The act also
provides for the gradual retirement OF
the old national bank notes and their
replacement by notes Of the reserve
banks.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
One Man Loses Entire Family.

The fire was discovered shortly after
the boat left Smiths wharf
1t is believed that the heavy loss of
life could have been averted had the
boat been beached instead of continu-
ing to Chattertons. three or four miles
below on the opposite shore.
A resident of South Washington by
the name of Reed lost every member
of his family in the disaster, the bodies
being inferred in one plot near the main
entrance of Congressional cemetery.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

II you want work. read .the.Want-EoH,
luaus znG The-Stan
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Miss Rhea Levy of 1881 Vernon street is
in the Catskill mountains with friends
from New York.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Mr.. Chaplin Brown of Washington is
spending several days in New York.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

DIR. and Mrs. D. M Mcpherson will
spend the month of August at Marion
Mass, on Buzzards bay.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Miss Hereford was recent guest Of
her cousin, Mrs. William S. Smoot, a
"Salona Hail." Fairfax, Va
Evening star., 1914-08-08

VINO plans thing that's underhand
VI mean, or crafty bad or small.
Is IN the end quite apt to find
There is no gain for hi mat all
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Prescott and the
Misses Prescott have returned to the
city from a motor trip to Atlantic City
and the White mountains.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

The reserve requirements of the ma
tfonal bank act are to be lowered for all
Evening star., 1914-08-08

The act named the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of Agriculture
Evening star., 1914-08-08
+. DIED.

CHISM On Saturday. August s. 1914, at $50
am, TII.LY A. CiISM. beloved husband OF
Mary ]. Chsm.
Funeral from his daughters residence. Mrs. ].
L. Yates. 62I Irving street northwest. Mon
day. August 10 at 3 o'clock pm Friends
and relatives invited 10 attend. %
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Mrs Rose E. Clark has left the city
and will visit friends in Philadelphia.
New Brunswick, N. j.; Brooklyn, n. Y;
returning to this city September -.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-10

WANTED - Homework or work as
nurse girl, by neat 11-year-old col
ored girl. CaIl a 1928 First avenue.