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The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Says SULPHUR
DRIVES ECZEMA
FROM THE Skin
Use like cold cream to in
stantly stop itching and
clear the skin.

Sulphur. says a renowned dermstoI-
ogist, Just common bold-sulphur mads
into a thick cream will soothe and heal
the skin when irritated and broken out
with Eczema or any form or eruption.
The moment 1t Is applied all itching
ceases and after two or three applica-
tons the Fczema disappears, leaving
the skin clear and smooth.
He tells Eczema sufferers to get from
any good pharmacy an ounce of bold
sulphur cream and apply II TO the irri-
tated parts the same as you would any
cold cream.
For many years common bold-sulphur
has occupied a secure position in the
practice of dermatology and cutaneous
Affections by reason Of It's parasite-de-
stroying property. 1t IL not only para
siticidal, but also antipruritic. anti
semitic and remarkably healing In ali
irritable and ihfammatory conditions Of
the skin. While not always effecting a
nermanent cure 1t never fails to in
stantly subdue the angry itching and
irritation and heal the Eczema right
up and 1t is often years later before
any eruption again appears on the skin.
-Advt-
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Say Panama Locks Are
Of Fraudulent Quality

PITTSBURGH. May 2.-Charging five
employees or former employees of the
Carbon Steel Company OF conspiracy to
defraud the Government by furnishing
inferior steel for use in the Panama
Canal lock gates, the grand jury has
The men named by the grand jury
are Samuel NJ. wetmore. David j.
Simpson. Dennis K. Bullens. Henry
Lutz. and James E Lacy.
1t Is alleged that the inferior steel
was actually furnished, and that the
ends of the large beams and plates were
tempered highly. so that when the Gov
eminent inspector would chip off an end
to analyze. he would get a sample that
was of the best kind of steel, while the
balance of the beams and plates were
of inferior quality.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Col. Porter To Be Buried
Tomorrow at Arlington

Funeral services for Col, Carlisle Pat
terson Porter. L. S. NJ. c.. retired, who
died at the Naval Hospital Wednesday,
will be held tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock at st. Johns Church. Lafayette
square. The funeral will be a military
one. with the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith
officiating both at the church and at
Arlington, where the intcrment v i'll be
made
e., In Arlington is buried Colonel Pcrter's
father, Admiral Porter, of civil war
fame. his grave being In front of the
mansion near the Sheridan tomb. Tie
grave of Colonel Porter's grandfather,
Commodore Porter, Of the war of 1872, is
at Chester. Pa.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
GRADUATION SEASON
IS ON IN FULL SWING
BeIcourt Seminary Class Will
Receive Diplomas Tonight.
Other Events. ,..

with social functions being held
nightly in connection with the gradua-
ton exercises of several of the leading
private schools, preparations are going
on for a full. quota of teas. matinees,
class dav exercises, musicales, and COM
mencement exercises for next week.
On Tuesday next exercises will start
a Miss Maderia's School and those at
Gunston Hall will also be held. On Fri
day the Misses Eastman's School and
the Timlow school will have their OBJ
servances. while the Lucia Gale Bar
bour school will hold its annual ever
cises on the same day.
Invitations have been issued by the
Sisters of the Visitation and the grad
uatinc class of sGeorgtown Visitation
Convent for the annual commencement
exercises. to be held juno /.
Members of the Bristol School grad
uating class were entertained yester-
day at a French matinee. On Sunday
the Rev. c. p Sparkling will deliver
the baccelaureate sermon at ST. Mar
garct's Church, and on Monday the
prize exercises and studio exhibit Will
be held on Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week. the class day and graduation
exercises will be held.
Bryan Addresses Seniors.
The graduates of the Bristol Schooi
are Eloise Porter Anderson, Jean
Campbell. Margaret Louise Coffman.
Thelma Dargan, Marie Louise Galway.
Gladys Armstrong Graham, Dorothy
Elizabeth Hompe. Evelyn Kollett Knote.
Frances Rebecca Miles, Laura Talbot
Neal. Mary Ellis Walker, and Louise
Elizabeth williams.
Members Of the graduating class OF
Pelcourt Seminary will receive their
diplomas tonight. Commissioner Fred
erick L. Siddons delivering the address.
Clas night exercises were held Wednes-
day night. The prophecies were elivered
by Miss Margarita Morena, vice presi-
dent, of the class.
a piano solo was played by Miss Eu-
lalia Mcfarland. vocal solos were given
by Miss Marion Edwards and Miss
Hester Littleton, and instrumental
solos bv Miss Ethel Eldridge end Miss
Mary Dale Briggs. The Charge TO
the Juniors was given by Miss Ruth
Shaw. president. Miss Marjorie Lam
beth responded. Other seniors are Miss
Marguerite Christian Miss Anice
Doughty, and Miss Ruth Westnore-
land.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Tailor Reports Effort
To Burgularize His Shop

A report was made to police OF the
First precinct this morning that an at
tempt had been made during She night
to enter the tailor shop at 10 Eleventh
street northwest, by cuttidy a hole
through the wall of the adjoining build
Ing, 7I2 Eleventh street. which is va
can't
The would-be thief or thieves had only
gotten a little way with their job when
they had apparently been frightened
off In the vacant building were found
two sample cases which it il belieN ed
were to have been used to carry away
cloth from the tailor shop.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Wealthy Woman Weds
Her Young Chauffeur

NEW YORK, May 22-Mrs. Pauline
Starr. wealthy daughter OF the lase
Peter Gilsey, who founded the great
Gilsey fortune, mas married her chauf-
,feur. Oscar F. Gheenwald. according to
advices received here last night from
New London. Conn. The ceremony 10
said to have been performed at wes-
terly. r. l., on May "a.
Mrs. Starr, widow of Daniel E. Starr.
Is fifty-nine years old, and lives at Il
West Tenth street. Greenwald Is
twenty-five, previously had been a
gardener on Mrs. Stars estate at New
London, and prior to that was an en-
listed soldier at Fort Wright.
The Gilsey estate, of which Mrs. Starr
claims large share, includes the site
of the Gilsey House, Twenty-ninth
street and Broadway.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Gonzaga College Alumni
Association to Dine

The annual dinner OF the Gonzaga
College Alumni Association will be held
Thursday. June 4. at p. m, in Gonzaga
Hall. street northwest.
The dinner will celebrate the close %
the successful year at the new college
which was erected by the present rector.
the Rev. Eugene De L. Mcdonnell. and
HIS associates.
Among the speakers at the dinner will
be Champ Clark, Senator Ashurst. and
Nelson O'Shaughnessy. late charge d'af-
flares at Mexico City.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Anacostia, HyaHspille

board poster, or handbill along the
fences or on trees and poles bordering
the public roads.
The pupils of the Bladensburg public
school will give a play entitled "A
Case of Suspicion in the Bladens-
burg town hall tonight.
A Memorial Day service will be held
in the Memorial Methodist Church, on
johnson avenue next Sunday morning
by the pastor, the Rev. +. F. Lowe.
The choir is preparing special music.
The ladies of the Sunday school OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
met last night at the home OF Mrs. NJ.
H. B. Hoffman. and organized Phila-
thea class. Mrs. Mankin. of Washing
ton, world secretary of the Philatheas.
assisted in the organization. The Of
ficers chosen were: Teacher, the Rev.
)Sles L. DeLong; assistant teacher,
Mrs. L. II. Hasson: president, Mrs.
James Severe; vice president, Mrs. NJ.
II. B. Hoffman; secretary, Miss Amy
Stelfox; assistant secretary, Miss Ethel
Little; treasurer, Mrs. Alexander Gude.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Employees of Kann & Co.
To Go on an Excursion

S. Kann, Sons & Co. announces that
the second annual excursion to their
employees will be held May 2s.
The excursion, which is confined
strictly to employees of the firm. will
be held to Marshall Hall. An interest
ing program has been arranged. which
will include dancing.
Steamer Charles Manchester will
leave Seventh street wharf with the
eXcursonists at I p. m, returning TO
washington at II d. m.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Boy Scouts Find Lost
Lad After Police Give Up

WATERBURY,. Conn. May 22.-Lying
under a clump of bushes fast asleep.
his faithful dog watching over him,
little Peter Pepovich. three. was found
in the woods near Lakewood Park.
Peter had eaten nothing for eighteen
hours. Police had searched the woods
all day and night without success. Then
the Bov Scouts determined TO find little
Peter, and they did.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Lees Grandson Invited
To Monument Unveiling

Robert z. Lee, grandson of General
Lee. has been invited to speak at the
dedicat on exercises of the monument
TO the Confederate dead at Arlington
emetery on June 4. according to the
announcement of Col. H. A. Herbert,
former Secretary Of the Navy.
Paul Herbert Micou, grandson Of Col
onel Herbert will draw aside the fla Ss
At the unveiltng.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
EVANSVILLE.

The fire department will hold lawn
fete on the Presbyterian Church lot on
the evenings of June and 3 TO raise
fUnCs TO send delegates to the annual
convention of the State Firemen's AS
sociation at Westminster on June 10
II anG Il.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
}COUT THASTER- OF
BIG TROOP QUITS
N. FiIkins Dissatisfied With
the Way Organization Is
Conducted.

Dissatisfaction with the manner in
hich the Boy Scout organization of
ashington is being conducted has led
--outmaster G n Filkins, of Troop
O. IS, 10 hand in his resignation to
-Cout Commissioner Edgar 5. Martin,
I'd Scoutmaster Fred IL Harries,
Troop No. q. Takoma Park,
rs announced that he expects 10 sever
INJECTIONS with the Washington Cuun-
of the Boy Scouts of AmericP and
Eanize an independent council IN Ia
oma Park.
This information was given out last
lEht at an open meeting of he Ia
,oma Park troop. at which Mr.. i'ilkins
1embers of Proops No. i3 apd No. I
Z hensington, of which Mr. Filkins is
so scoutmaster, were present.
Largest In City.
Troop No. 43 is by far the largest in
he city, more, than sixty boys being
enrolled, while Troop No. l, of Ken
sington. has about twenty-eight MEM
ners. Troop p is one of the crack
,roops of the United States. and has a
higher efficiency rating and more merit
hadSes to its credit than any other troop
OF the District As most of its boys live
mere is nothing to prevent them organ
ling separate council and deanns
With national headquarters direct.
Much of the dissatisfaction in local
scouting circles has grown out of the
= tctiOn in headquarters here last fall,
which resulted in the resignation of
Hr. w II. Leonard as acting field
ecretaTy of the washington organiza-
on. DR.. Leonard was very popular
ith scouts and scoutmasters alike, ans
Ils resignation came after he and
Scout Commissioner Martin disagreed
IS TO how the work should be con-
Icted.
When the local council charged 50
q week for accommodations for a scout
n Camp Archibald Butt last summer
and other scoutmasters thought that
as too high" said Mr.. Filkins in ad-
ressinc the. scouts last night. ''and
,e have been planning to lower the cost
o where il would be in reach of every
-cout in the District. But, in spite of
nese protests the local council has
aised the price TO 81 a week, which is
q Dsolutely prohibitive for the very class
Of boys that need the camp most.
No Camp de Luxe
We do not want camp de luxe
7 It'll steam heated tents and fancy
kings Nor do we believe it is right
% bring a camp director here from
ome distant state and pay him a high
,alary 10 manage the boys. They don't
ke il and it is no advantage to them.
We scoutmasters, who give of our
me and often of our money with
othing in return but the knowledge of
. work we'll done. were given to under
-tand that if we raised as much money
mis- wear as we did last We would be
r ell iixed. On tag day we all had our
oys out and worked with them and
raised 81 30 more than we had last year.
and the net result seems to have been
nat the price of camping has gone up
one dollar a week for the boys"
Mr. Filkins also claimed tint Scout
Commissioner Martin; who Is also su-
of Fairgrounds for the District,
mad too little time to give to the scout
work. The scout commissioner receives
= 600 a year for his work with the
scouts and is the only, salaried scout
pfficer in the District.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Blaze in Stove Store
Does Damage of 81 400

Damage estimated at $500 was done
by fire last evening to the stove store
and tin shop Of George NJ. Yeatman.
sos Maryland avenue southwest. Cause
Of the blaze was not determined The
property is owned by DR.. NJ. r. Thomp-
son, 4s4 Maryland avenue.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
Cannon Seeks Old Seat.

DANVILLE, ILL.,, May 2.-Joseph G.
former Speaker, has formally
announced his candidacy for Congress
for the Nineteenth Illinois district
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

The State board of forestry has re-
quested the observance. of Saturday,
June 20, as Sign Board Day" by tea
iLg down all ugly. disfiguring. and un-
authorized signs from roads and Lines.
State Forester F. w. Besley has an
rUunced that under the new law il =
unlawful to place any kind of sign
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

The George NJ. Emack Camp of Prince
George County, U. C. v. will attend thc
unveiling of the Confederate monument
at Arlington on June 4.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22
ANACOSTIA.

The program Of the memorial services
to be held on Sunday afternoon Ly Miles
Camp, No. /, Spanish War Veterans,
Is as follows: Selection, band; opening
remarks, c. W. McCaffray, commander
of Miles Camp, and Charles ]. p. Weber,
chairman of the memorial committee;
prayer. Stephen S. Ball. chaplain; mu:
sic, band; address of welcome, DR.. Will
liam A. White, superintendent of the
Government Hospital for the Insane;
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Major L.
r. Campbell; song, The Vacant Chair,
Miss Bernice Knott; address. Senator
James K. Vardaman OF MISSISSIPPI; Sc
lection. band; address, Lieut.. Cen Nell
son A. Miles; solo, THE Rosary" Ar
thur Witcomb; address, Department
Commander ]. K. Gleason, Grand Army
Of the Republic; address, Gen. II. NJ.
Peter: recitation, 1.-The Whistling Regi-
ment," Miss Mabel Burch: The Star
Spangled Banner" band: benediction,
Chaplain Ball; Taps by bugler United
States Marine Corps. In the work OF
decorating the graves on May 80 Miss
Mary O'Leary, Miss Lessie Browning,
Mrs. M. MCGUIRE. Mrs J. Milliken, Mrs.
NJ. Dixon, and Miss Florence Coswell
will assist the camp.
The country circus and carnival of
Emmanuel Church will be brought TO a
close tonight, the special feature being
war dance by members Of Mineola
Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men.
No. l Chemical Engine Company was
called out to a fire last evening about
1870, when a freight car of the Pernsyl-
vania railroad standing in the freight
yards near Benning, was destroyed.
No. Is Engine Company was called out
yesterday to a brush fire along the rail-
road tracks.
Fairlawn defeated the Steel Plant
team in the Potomac League yesterday
on the grounds at the Government Hos
pital. The score was l. to :. The game
today is at Congress Heights.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

Tie musical entertainment that was
to have been given next Wednesday
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Pinkney Memorial
Church has been Cancelled.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

Fairlawn defeated the Steel Plant
team in the Potomac League Yesterday
on the grounds at the Government Hos
pital. The score was l. to :. The game
today is at Congress Heights.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

No. 10 Engine Company was called out
yesterday to a brush fire along the rail-
road tracks.
The Washington times., 1914-05-22

No. l Chemical Engine Company was
called out to a fire last evening about
1870, when freight car of the Pernsyl-
vanfa railroad standing in the freight
yards near Benning, was destroyed.
The day book., 1914-09-29

facts that the ining of women who
live by the sale of their bodies not
only falls short of being a corrective
measure, but actually forces a con-
tinuance of the barter to pay the
fine. But the reasoning of a person
who is on the outside never carries
quite the weight of the bare state
ment from one who knows, and
therefore talked to some of the girls
fined yesterday in the Morals Court.
The first one was very pretty and
young, and, am so glad to say, hope
full
'Of course it means you got to
go out and earn the money again"
she said, quietly. Sometimes have
it and sometimes l borrow it from
a gentleman friend. think some day
it's going to come out all right. I
hope it is"
"How many times have you been
fned?" asked her.
Quite a few times, but when it
was in raids the landlady paid the
fine. Pm working for myself now
and Pm going to keep on alone as
long as I'm doing it.
''It's easy for a girl to get into this
life. There's some fellow she cares
about and he gets the best of her and
then he throws her over. Only one
in a thousand ever makes it right by
marrying the girl.
"And then she gets another fellow
and if she lives in a small town they
talk about her even if she's all right.
"And if you haven't an education
you cannot earn enough money to
live on. I didn't have much educa-
ton. I worked at housework. You
know what that is?
''And then a girl figures she's gone
wrong anyway, so she might as well
get something out of it, so she starts
this way"
'Do you think fining does any
good?" l asked her, after a little
The day book., 1914-09-29


ed, she can't get back. There's no
other way she can earn her living.
She's got to keep on and if she's
fined often then she has got to make
it up in the same way"
1t was such a simple story and it
told everything so clearly that per-
haps l should not have talked to the
second girl if she had not half-smiled
at me in the courtroom and later as
we stood beside the elevator she
turned and frankly smiled. So told
her what 1 wanted to know.
81 didn't think you were that kind, -
she answered. Then she f1ared: I'm
sick of women asking me my busi-
ness. live my life as 1 please and
it's my life"
There was something about her
that liked, perhaps her very defiance
because l knew l should have felt
the same way, so apologized and
turned away. But she relented.
eff you'll come down on the next
floor where the rubber necks can't
see us, I'll talk to you," she said, and
we both laughed.
waited for her to answer without
repeating the question.
TITS Hell" she said. eff you want
to put anything away so you can
start straight, what chance have you
got? You never know when you'll
get caught and then you're soaked
for all you thought you might save
if you could. Every time it gets
higher. Some day weI be out hust-
ling to pay the court and we won't
have time to figure on living"
"And it doesn't in any way stop
soliciting, does it?" 1 asked timidly.
How could it stop it? What are
we going to do? Oh, don't say we
can get honest work. A woman gave
me a job out of the kindness of her
heart once, but she wouldn't trust her
husband with me and because he was
l. L
The day book., 1914-09-29

STORIES OF GIRLS FINED IN MO- AIS COURT ANSWER QUESTION:
"WHAT GOOD Dc ES FINING Do?"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-13
has been with horses.

has been with horses.
Very few of the great race
horses have been great sires. Ham
over was the great exception. He.
was wonderful race horse on the
track and wonderful getter OF
other great performers. Iroquois
was heralded as the worlds greatest
sire. when Croker paid quarter
of n million dollars for a half in
terest in the horses at Belle Meade.
was retired from the track when he
was a 4-year-old and never got a
good colt until he was rising 10.
Ten Brock was great race,
horse. but he was not great sire.
Bitten. the Iron Horse, left no de-
scendants. Little Minch. a mar
vel OF speed, was no good as sire.
Blarneystone. Jr.. was the best
handicap horse OF his time. but he
was failure in the stud.
RILEY. Proctor Knot. Spokane,
Tenny and McChesney were grand
horses. but where are their de-
scendants2 When Napoleon Bona
partc replied to the CUP that he
had no ancestry with the observa-
ton, r am an ancestor he was
applauded. but he failed to show
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-13

er, Is Edmund Z. Hatton. In, adsis
ton to defraying all expenses In
Connection with the building OF tiie
house, Hatton Is supporting a wife
and nine children. He works dur
ing the night on u railroad. ana de.
votes the greater part of the day
time on the house.
With the completion OF the strnc.
ture. Hatton says he will be exg
trenaely happy. because he Will have
realized the ambition OF his tlitesl
That is, TO build and own a home
OF his own, and be independ dent or
the landlord. He still owes $4,000
on the house, and expects to DO out
of debt within year or Two. h
The Hatton home is three stories.
high and stands on a half aero of
ground. The structure. which IL or
concrete block, is lighted by. elec.l
tricity. There are a number OF Ere
prooting devices. and an up-tn-dafe
steam heating plant makes II COSY
in winter. The house. with aeveiis
teen living rooms and two bath
rooms. is the second largest In the
community.
Nine years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Hat
ton and their five children were. liv-s
ing in a little house In Daylesford.
The owner attempted to raise the
rent. 1t5was then that Hatton des;
cided to build a home of his own
He borrowed enough money to piirsI
chase half acre of land. Them he
built a shack on the grounds and
used it as his house while building
the present structure. Before he
moved his family into his new
home, four more children arrived.
Hatton made molda for the
blocks, mixed his concrete and mans
ufactured the blocks himself: He
dug tho excavation for the founda-;
ton and also laid the Foundation
stones. He fitted ana laid the. joista
in a sufficiently large space 70 en-
able him to build a few temporary
rooms with the lumber from the
shack. The builder gradually
raised his walls. set in the joists and
supports for the second and third
stories and then for the roof
He paid for his material on ninety
day notes. The notes had to be paid
out of his monthly wages.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-13

to be respectively in honor Of the
diplomatic corps. the Judiciary.
I. Congress and the army and navy.
have grown,to such proportions that
the compliment OF the invitation is
lost. while its absence is still a mat
ter OF grave concern to hundreds OF
worthy citizens and their families
among the invited.
Should the State dinners be omit
ted there will DO a marked falling
or in the .brilliancy OF the season.
So long as the dinner party is the
recognized way of. complimenting
the stranger within our gates, the
highest officials Of the nation and
The personal friend e1d supporter.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-13
a worlsman,s s2o, ooo Homo.

That the average wage-earner
ran build and own a home of his
own is evidenced by the results
achieved by a railroad brakeman
living at Daylesford. on the main
line of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
This man. with q salary less than.
500 a month, after nine years toll,
has virtually completed a handsome
seventeen room home. The estim-
ated value Of the structure is. $780,
900.
The brakeman. who had been his
own architect. contractor and build
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-13

navy. inafull, uniform, were always
present in a body. marching from
The War, and Navy Departments.
The entire judiciary. headed by the
Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court. and the Speaker OF
the House all called to pay their re-
spects to the Chief Executive in a
fashion that was both democratic
and ossnified. The Justices were
accompanied by their wives and
daughters. as also were the diplo-
mats. In recent years, with the
! growth Of the official circle, women
guests from the congressional fami-
lies becames-are. but the mistress of
the White House always welcomed