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Evening star., 1914-08-16
Red Rush" Jackets.

A visit to the ming room Is l1teIeStiHS.
More than 30 per cent of the Jackets in
which papers are filed are of a brilliant
red. The rest are yellow.
"The red Jackets said Maj. Boggs.
"are the rush orders. You can plainly see
they equal the number of yellow ones.
Every red jacket in the files meant work
good, hard work. 1t was imperative
that certain items should be rushed to
the isthmus Sometimes this was not
difficult task. At other times 1t was
hard to accomplish. 1t was always I'M
portant.'
The inspection of the material pur-
chased by the Washington office was
also of the greatest Importance and
corps of twenty or more experts under
the direction of the engineer inspector
were in constant employment.
The bureau of standards has also
been of valuable assistance to the
known to be most serviceable and
needed by the Panama engineers in
great quantities. such as cement. has
been kept until the present time In
large quantities, the latter in 100000
barrel lots, inspected and ready for
delivery at moments notice. Cement
was the toughest task of all. said Maj.
Boggs. The demand was tremendous.
A vast amount of correspondence was
handled annually. For the twelve
months just passed 10000 letters were
received and $4,000 were sent from
the Washington Office. In the file room
it is recorded that the file cases were
handled 100000 times in the past year.
There are twenty clerks employed in
in the department of appointments and
correspondence
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DIES AT THE AGE OF 118.
Passing of Capt. Goddard E. Dia
mond, Veteran of Civil War.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. August Is
Capt Goddard Ezekial Diamond, who,
according to his own statements and
evidence, was 11S years old. died here
late last night. He claimed to have
been born in Plymouth, Mass. in 1896.
His father was a veteran of the war
of 1872, and he himself served through
the civil war, enlisting in st. Louis in
the commissary department.
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papers and ruins the reputation of the
others. You never see a careful crauffeur
in print
Idiots have their uses"-the cigarette
man said it with the cheerful philosophy
of one who takes life easy. They fig
ure up as the dramatic exceptions to the
monotonously excellent rule. Good peo-
pie seldom make interesting copy. 1t is
the exception you must look to her head
lines
And as they talked. the preoccupied
woman touched the bricks just as
blue-black machine had slowed up to
save the general disagreeableness of
moving her down.
She was of the beloved brown that God
gave to the NANNY who mothered the
south. And she was standing before a
tree-a big tree, with wide-branching
arms and a mighty trunk girdled with
sash Of what looked to be varnish
When another woman loitered by the
green and silent place she stopped her
with the confabby friendliness character
istic of her class.
I'm steddyin' these here cattahpills.
t'gether under this here glue, but amt
nair che Of 'em tempin' to crawl onto 1t
b cawse they know they gwine git stuck
up. ifh'n they do. You don't see nair
stuck-up wum for them cattahpills to go
by-but they knows without no patron
patch de glue gwine gittem. So they
stops their jimmy right there. How they
come to act like that onless they got
sense? Course they's got sense, amt
that so LADY,"
Lady said. But why bother over
ordinary remarks when there's metal
more attractive?
"Yessum. That's exactly what I says.
too. An I oughter know b'cawse I cum
fun down yander in Merlen whar we has
all sorts: chill-an-fevah wums, an anglers
what you fishes with. an tapes an YUM
merfugers, an medjurin wums. Law,
Evening star., 1914-08-16

The gold medal of the Royal Institute
of Public Health has been awarded to
DR.. Niven for the present year. The
medal is conferred annually on a public
health official in England or abroad.
The seventh international aeronautical
congress is to be held at the Lyon ex-
hibition, September q to October 1,
under the presidency of Lieut. Col. P.
Renard.
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Fires This Season Exceed 1000.

More than 1000 national forest fires
have been fought this season, of which
about a thousand have been in Montana
and Idaho, 200 or more in California and
$50 in Oregon ana Washington. Those
are the regions of greatest exposure,
though conditions are reported to be
growing serious in the Black hills of
South Dakota and parts of Wyoming.
Near Glacier Park a fire is burning
which. though now believed to be under
control, with fire line forty-four miles
long, menaced the destruction of bill
lion feet of green timber.
In northern California one very bad
fire was recently fought for days by a
force gathered from far and near by
the forest service, until thousand
men were battling to keep the flames
from the towns of Sisson and Castella.
which were in imminent danger. In
oregon fire is threatening the national
forest watershed upon which the city
of Portland depends for its water sup
ply, and the condition in the woods
generally is SO dangerous that the gov
ernor has been asked to suspend the
usual open hunting season at this time.
Many of the fires are considered to be
due to the presence of hunters in the
woods. Loss Of lives has been reported
from several points.
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Drouth Is Main Cause.

The explanation of the unusual fire
risk which is making protection of the
national forests difficult in spite of i'm
proved methods of fire control is given
as drouth following spring of abund-
ant moisture, which caused a luxuriant
growth of surface vegetation. In the
threatened forests an almost rainless
summer, accompanied by exceptional
heat has brought this vegetation to
state of tinderlike dryness. While
every effort Is made to secure utiliza-
tion and removal of the surplus grass
and weeds by extes.ive grazing of
livestock in the national forests, it is
said to be impossible to prevent in
fiammable conditions when a moist
spring Is followed by dry summer.
Emergency Fund Rapidly Depleted.
The Secretary of Agriculture has
available to meet the extra expense
involved in handling emergency condi-
tions special fund of 100000 This
fund is now being drawn upon at a
rate of $1,000 a day. 1t is used both
to place in the field and maintain the
large emergency forces already there
and to I'LL the gaps left in the pro-
tective forces of the national forests
from which help has been summoned
to the points of greatest danger.
Until the fall rains begin, the gov
ernment foresters say. the danger of
q general outbreak will continue.
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spent 100000 a Month.

During the past year there has been
such a rush demand for material from
the isthmus that more than $l,Wo.uV
a month was disbursed from the wash
ington Office. At present material IS
being bought in smaller quantities.
The tremendous amount of work ac-
compIished by the Washington office can
readily be seen by the records OF the
office, which show that for the fiscal
year ending June, 1912, $500 orders were
received and filled in this city; in le13'
7,OS7, and in 1914, 1,426. These orders
consisted of material, of which there
were more than 10000 separate items.
The usual method used by the govern
ment in procuring material being to call
for bids. advertising and circular let
ters were used by the office here when II
was possible, but many OF the huIry I
orders necessitated the sending OF ON.
Gals to the states where such material
was manufactured, so that the orders
could be filled at once, and so TO keep the
we'll laid plans of the engineers on the
isthmus supplied with working material
There were many orders. according to
Maj. Boggs. which gave the local corps
trouble, but SO we'll has the work here
progressed that the local office carried
out its share of the work on the great
enterprise without hitch.
Any delay In the delivery OF shipments
has been checked up by the Washington
office by system OF what are called
"punchers" The punching and shipping
department has played no small part In
the building of the canal. according to
Washington from the zone record Is
made in the punching" department.
These consist of follow ups" in from
five to seven days. By this method the
Office Is in touch with the hundreds OF
items of material for which they have
received hurry orders.
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Washington Office Bought All
Materials and Furnished
Skilled Workers.
MAJ. F.. C. BOGGS OUTLINES
SOME OF ITS DUTIES
Kept the Materials on the Job All
the Time by System Of Punch
and Follow Up"

While the whole world is applauding
the opening of the Panama canal. four
months ahead of time. as shown by the
practical operation of ship through
the great new waterway yesterday. the
interest of washingtonians in the great
event is no less keen.
This interest has been particularly
heightened by the fact that a number
of Washingtonians have contributed no
small share of the work that has re-
suited so spIendidly. While the eyes
of the world may be turned on Pana-
ma today. it is said by those who have
a knowledge of how the canal was
built that it is also proper to look
upon Washington. and the canal office
workers here. to gain knowledge
of the organization that brought about
the present result.
Maj F. C. Boggs, the United States
Army officer in charge of the Panama
canal office in the Mills building. fur
nishes an optimistic view of what is
to become of the canal office force IN
Washington, now that the canal 1s
completed. In an interview he de-
scribed some of the work that this
force has done. That. in so far as can
be determined now. there is no end to
the work in the future for this branch
of the canal forces, was made plain Dy
Maj Boggs.
The Washington office of the Panama
canal is divided into three departments.
While all are of great Importance. the
purchasing department has been of the
utmost necessity. Every article of ma
terial necessary to the engineering force
was purchased in this country through
this office under the direct supervision
of Mai. Boggs. The department OF cor
respondence and appointments played an
important part in the early opening OF
the waterway. and the auditing depart
ment has handled and disbursed millions
of dollars
Evening star., 1914-08-16

And as they talked. the preoccupied
woman, touched the bricks just as
blue-black machine had slowed up to
save the general disagreeab bleness of
moving her down.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

This final clearance of Women's Waists and
Blouses offers an opportunity of securing the
latest styles at but fraction of their value.
Materials include organdies. silk null, plain
and fowered crepes, and voles; daintily trimmed
with val laces AND insertings.
None sold for less than 81, and some high
as S1.5O Comparison Sale price, 44c.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
Burt's
Summer Sale

Children's PLAY Shoes, i'll tan
and whitc-sizes 9 to ?.
Sizes 2H to AZ, in tan. 2.35.-
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
Anac0stia, HyattSpille

for the alarm system is composed of
William II. Anglir, chairman. Stephen
J. Kelly. Dr. charlie: y. Wells and
=. L. Burn. Tn" entertainment com
mittec in charge of the smoker is
comprised OF Stephen J. kellT. chair
MAJ. John Adams. A !. ". Schofield,
Albert u. clark. Paul S. Herring. J.
&. Hawkins. +. r. Burn and William
&. SOulcs.
Mrs. Carrie IcII has returned to
her home i'm Washington after n pleas
art visit with her siste;. and brother
in-law Councilman and Mrs. John
Fainter. Sibiey avcmuC.
The "Current Topic club of River
dale will he entertained this after
lnCn by Mrs. James l.. Place AT the
norHe of Mrs. r. 4. Bennett IN the
u ashing ;oG-BaltimorC boulevard
Rain this morning caused the cam
collation. OF the game between the
Maryland Agricultural College and the
team representing the Baltimore Poly
technical Institute.
Carleston Jones. Of Wine avenue eX-
tended. is visiting in and around Han
cock. Nd
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
Police Court Record

District Branch. Judge Push-Jemes Clark.
dsorderiy. s. or l. days: Raymond Csilan.
dsorderly, sl0'or so days: Charles +. Kinney
and John G. Harves. unlicensed pool room,
$40 forfeited; Robert Cumberland. autcmo-
bile colliding with patrol wagon. Continued
indefinitely: William A. Hsmel. automobile
collidng with horse-drawn vehicle dis
missed: Willis d. Allen. pool room open on
Sunday. continued indefinitely; Morton j.
Luchs. fail to stop automobile when street
car discharged passengers. trial April, y;
Edward Bateman. speeding automobile. con-
t'nUcd for sentence; John r. Kenny, TN
licensed hackman, continued for sentence:
David Watson. traffic violation. continued for
sentence; George LuNcn. traffic violation,
continued for sentence: John Logan. Frances
Clark and Jennie Banks unlicensed h1r. trial
April -: Kirk White. traffic violation. s.;
James Braxton. disordcrly, $. forfeited: Err
nest Carter. disorderly. s.. forfeited; Martha
Nelson, disorderly, s.. forfeited: Frances
Hsll'ns. disorderly continued for sentence;
Annie Washington. disordcrly, s.. forfeited: {:
George Wilson. disorderly. s.. forfeited: WI
liam Smith. disorderly. IS. forfeited: Daniel
r. Casley. speeding automobile g. forfeited;
James Crenshaw. collidinE s.. forfeited: John
Dcsppolos. obstruc.ing street. $. forfeited:
Nathaniel H. Luttereli. no light on autono-
bile. s., forfeited: John English. traffic vio-
laticn. 81. forfeited: Louis Mont. traffic vlo-
The Washington times., 1914-04-15

of the problem involved in dealing with
the subject. and it forms, in the judg
ment of the Commissioners. an addi-
tional reason for the enactment of the
bill into law.
Referring briefly to the structure
of the bill, il may be said that it has
the merit of brevity and clearness.
Perhaps the requirement in section >.
that the Commissioners shall institute,
by petition. before the utilities COM
mission a proceeding OF condemnation,
is unnecessary. and the matter might
be simplified by directing the commits
sion to proceed to a condemnation of
the railroads for the purpose of their
acquisition by the municipal govern
ment.
1T is suggested also that authority
should be given to the Commissioners
to raise sufficient money. by the sale
of bonds as proposed. in addition to
the amount required to pay for the
properties acquired to provide a fund
available for current expenditures dur
ing the first months of municipal op-
eration.'
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
HOW | MADE
MYHAIR GROW
Woman With Marvelously Beautiful
Hair Gives Simple Home Prescrip-
tfon Which She Used With Most
Remarkable Results.

I was greatly troubled with danIruff
ard falling hair. | tried many adypr-
tised hair preparations and various pre-
scriptions. but they all sicnally failed; |;
many Cf them made my hair greasy so
1t was impossible 10 comb il or do ii UP
properly. ] think that many of the
things l tried were positively injurious
and from my own experience j cannot
too strongly caution you against using
preparations containing wool alcohol
ard other poisonous substances. l be-
Neye they inture tn" roots of tho hair.
After my long lisc OF failures. ] finally
found n simple prescription which ] can
unhesitatingly state Is beyond doubt the
mcst wonderful thing for the hair |
have ever seen Many of my friends
have also used II. and obtained wonder
ful effects therefrom. 1t not only is n
powerful snmulant to the growth of the
lair and for restoring gray hair to its
natural color, but il is equally good fo.
removing dardruf. giving the hair life
and hrll1iancy. etc, and for the purpose
of keeping the scalp in first-class CON
dition. 1t also makes the hair easier TO
comb and arr3nG@ in nice form. | have
a friend who used it two months and
during that time il has not only stopped
the falling of his hair and Wonderfully
Increased its growth. but it practically
restored all Of his hair 10 it's natural
color. You can obtain the ingredients
for making this wonderful preparation
from almost any druSSist. The prescrip-
ton is as follows:
Bay Rum, OF: Mcnthol Crystals, 1:'
drachnl: LaVOna de comp 1scc Or II
you like il pcrfumrd. add 1rachm ot
your favorite perfume. This. however. is
ing: rub thoroughly into the scalp
Adyt
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
Funerals

J. Frank Bayne, at Al w street
mort Invest. tomorrow at A. IN. Mass
at st. Martins Church. 1nterment In
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Charlotte Louise CaZenove Bergman,
at Paul's Church. Alexandria, Va, to-
morrow at II a. m.
Maude Schweitzer. at SEQ Twelfth
street northeast, tomorrow at a m.
Mass at Holy Name Church.
Dr Ernest A. Sellhausen. at lsA
wyoming avenue. tomorrow at p. m.
Interment private.
Catherine Slevin. at 1907 street
southeast tomorrow at $50 a. m. Mass
at Holy Comforter Church. lnterment
n. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
ANACOSTlA.

The regular monthly meeting e he
SuitlanG Improvement Association Will
take place tonight at the hUmr "f r. l..
Jenkins. The association is Interested
in the outcome OF the hearing b"'ure
the utilities commission. which. If grant
ed, would give street railwa" facilities
To- them. as well as other suburbs IN
that section of the District. The asso-
citation feels that the commission has
been sufficiently advised Of IN" urgent
NECESSITY of the proposed CNtcEStnn, I"
report favorably on it.
additional trees are TO he planted IN
Congress, Heights. according to letter
received by Warner Wright. secretary
of the Public Improvement AssoClaupn'
from the parking commission.
The school committee of the Original
Garfeld Citizens Association is puT-
chasing additional apparatus TO he
placed in the backgrounds surrounding
the public school there. The none: IS
the balance of fund whichSwas raised
several months ago 70 equip the grounds
The cleanup committee OF the .Aua-
costa Citizens Association is making
much progress, according TO the reports
received by DR.. Thomas ID. Mudd. chair
man of the committee, and il is believed
cided Improvement will be seen in all
property in the suburb.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Guild of Emmanuel Episcopal church
was held yesterday afternoon in the
parish hail. in street. with Mrs. Eliza
be tn King. president, in the chair MIS-.
N r. Harnish was elected president;
Mrs. \. B. Frisbie. first vice President;
Mrs J. w. Tolson. second vice presi-
dent: Mrs. W. E. Johnston, secretary:
Mrs. Mary Miller. treasurer. and for the
eighteenth consecutive term, Mrs. S. &.
Thorne, business manager. \ supper
will be given bv the guild April %.
Electra Chapter No. ., Order of the
Eastern Star, met last night in the local
Masonic hall. with Mrs. Edna Rauchen-
stein. worthy matron. presiding. assisted
by William Scantlebury, ir.. worthy
patron. and the other officers. Candi-
dates were admitted to membership.
The Washington times., 1914-04-15

lstion. s.. forfeited; Martha F. Peek. un-
tagged automobile, So, forfeited: Jsoue ".
Smith. speeding automobile. $. forfeited;
Chester Stewart. traffic violation. 81 fer
feited: Ernest swanson. traffic violation. 81.
forfeited: John Thomas, speeding automobile,
s., forfeited.
United States Branch. Judge Mullowny-
William Washington and William T.. whit
tey. grand larceny. trial April 2s: Willi1m
Washington, assault with intent TO kill. rtai
April IS: Paul Miller. larceny. dismissed: ::
Alice Mercer. larceny, dismissed; John
Jones. assault dismissed: Raymond
Hall. assault. S. forfeited: Thomas Carr.
assault. 30 days; Martin Rich. depreciation
Of property dismissed: Citation Harris. lar
ceny. dismissed: Joseph Spear. larceny. sent
to training school for boys: Minnie Hawkins
alias Minnie WashiSSton, grand larceny.
bound over to grand jury: Minnie Hawkins
three charges larceny, I5 days: Archie Nash
alias Archie Taylor. false pretenses. trial
April l6 Edward Bumbrey. Robert Gwinn
and Ralph Budd. larceny. jruy trial demand
ed: Cephas Fletcher. unpaid board bill. dis
missed; Haywood Newman. robbery. bound
over 10 grand jury: George r. Smoot. George
Jarboe and John Dickerson, larceny $50
days each.
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
HYATTSVILLE.

The fire department is endeavorinS
to obtain funds for a fire alarm system
to be connected with a large bell OH the
top OF the fire department building. In
order to acquaint the citizens of the
town with the project the department
is going to hold what ii calls a Fire
Bell Smoker next Saturday evening.
The committee that is soliciting funds
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
Obituaries

CHARLOTTE LOUISE CAZENOVE
BERGMAN, at 12n2 Grayson avenue.
Norfolk, Va, April 1S
ERNEST PROSSER HODCOMBE,
April Is.
FANNIE ADELAIDE LOWE. at lS25
Ccrcoran street northwest, April 13.
MATDE SCHWEITZER, at $40
Twelfth street northeast, April 13.
DIR. ERNEST A. SELLHAUSEN, at
1910 wyoming avenue, yesterday.
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
NAVY.

Captain w. W. GILMER. to comman-
dant of naval stations at Olongapo
and Csvite, Z. J.
Lieutenant c, W. EARLY, to bath Iron
Works, Bath, Me. as inspector OF
machinery.
Lieutenant WINFIELD LIGGETT, to
temporary duty Montana.
Lieutenant Cjunior gradeD A. NJ. Z. AL
LEN. to navy yard. Norfolk. Va.
Lieutenant Gunior srade) J. d. SMITH.
to navy yard. Norfolk. Va.
Ensign p. T. WRIGHT, to command
The Washington times., 1914-04-15

Members of the George Washington
Alumni Association meet tonight in tie
assembly hall of the Arts and Sciences
building. The annual banquet is sched-
uled for April q at Rauschey's. A large
attendance of women graduates is ex-
pected.
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Arrived-Benham at Hampton Roads;
Arkansas. New Jersey. and Vernon,
at Hampton Reads; Saturn at Ii
bur0n, Cal: Supply at Manila; Cal
10 at HongkUng.
Sai!ed-South Carolina from Port au
Prince for Tampico; Arkansas. New
Jersey, and Vermont from southern
drill grounds for Hampton Roads:
Hancock from New Orleans for
TampiCO.
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
TAkOMA PARK.

Prof Louis D. Bliss. president of the
Bliss Electrical School, delivered lee
ture to the student body last night. He
outlined his trip to the convention of
American Electrical Engineers held
last week.
The Washington times., 1914-04-15
ALEXANDRIA TAX
RATE TO Be Sl.80
City Boards Elect Harry Ham,
mond to School Board
Position.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, April hillary
school board last night 20 succeed DR..
William NJ. Smith, resigned. 1T A joint
session OF common council and the
beard Of aldermen while. also. the
board OF aldermen elected Leonard
Chesser as messenger TO fill the va
cancy caused by the death IF John 2.
Laphen. \ communication from Harry
D. Kirk, clerk of the school board,
stating that s4.Ol5.S5 Is needed for school
expenses until the end of the present
term, was referred to the joint COM
mittee on finance and schools. For
plans and specifications for the new
high school building $1,000 was appro-
priated.
The aldermen fixed the annual tax
rate at s1.S0 per sl0o, less the usual
discounts, and action was deferred by
the lower board until the next meet
ing.
A resolution. directing the joint COM
mittee on streets and general laws to
prepare an ordinance requiring rail-
way, telegraph, telephone. and other
companies to obtain permits before
placing, replacing, renewing, or remov-
ing street poles, was referred to the
joint committee on streets and gen.
eral laws. A communication from the
Alexandra Free kindergarten, asking
for an appropriation of $500. was re-
ferred to the finance committee. Judge
J. K. NJ. Norton submitted n proposal
to pay the city $500 toward the paving
OF the alley in the square bounded by
Prince, Duke, Washington. and St
Asaph streets, providing the city will
pay the cost OF the paving. about $500
The Washington times., 1914-04-15

The Review and Herald Publishing
Association has recently completed the
arrangement of the Bureau Library.
Nos. ! to II. which includes several Of
the standard publications issued by the
association. such as Daniel and the
Revelations.'' Bible Footlights." Here
and Hereafter" Capital and Labor -
and others. These are issued in paper
covers A shipment of $500 was re-
Gently made to Portland, Ore. being
consigned to the Pacific Press Publish
ing Association.
c E. Holmes will address the Review
and Herald Literary Club at the Church
school building next Sunday evening
on the subject OF "Chaplains in the
United States Army and Navy
The Washington times., 1914-04-15

The marriage of Miss Anna Eliza
beth Barley daughter of Judge and
Mrs. Louis c. Barley, to William Fra
zier Baldwin. will take place in Christ
Church tonight.