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The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
CENTRAL GRADS ELECT.
Robert Green President-Number of
Vice Presidents Increased.

Vice Presidents Increased.
The following officers were elected at a
meeting Yesterday OF the Central High
School Alumni Association, at Central
High School:
Robert Green. president: John Nc
Laughlin vice president; Miss Mildred
Dean, treasurer, and Miss Olive NJ. Keys,
assistant secretary and treasurer. Mem
bers voted to increase the number of
vice presidents. and the following were
elected to vice presdencies:
Miss Helen Coolidge. in charge of class
secretaries: Miss Emily Slemen, in
charge of the college bureau; J. L. Pratt.
in charge of college records: Miss Airline
Pollack, in charge OF entertainment;
Harry English, in charge of histories
and archives; Miss Sara Stephens, IN
charge of catalogues; Miss Helen Sturte-
want, in charge of school activities: Mrs.
Farr, in charge of vocational and en-
ployment bureaus. and George Hodg-
kins. general vice president. Fred l..
FIshback. retiring president. was made
vice president in charge Of plans for
the new Central High School in recCg-
milton OF the work he has done
Addresses were made by Emory Will
son, principal Of Central. who was chair
man of the nominating committee:
Ernest L. ThurstOn. superintendent of
Schools: G. A Lyon, Stephen Kramer.
assistant superintendent of schools; Mr..
Fishback and Vice President Hodgkins.
A dance followed the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
DAILY SHORT STORY.
TWO UNCLE JOHNS.
By BYRANT c. ROGERS.
lCopyriEht. lsli.l

Copyright, lsIl
An east-bound train had left Chicago
an hour behind when an oldish, pleas
ant-faced man rose up from his seat II
one OF the coaches, and after a vigorous
yawn and utterlng 'hohum!" he walket
down the aisle to scan the faces of hi:
fellow passengers.
He found a kindred spirit in a mar
about as old as himself, and some oi
the passengers noticed that they bore q
close resemblance.
Hello
Hello! Have a seat?"
Il don't mind. It's kinder lonesome"
Mighty lonesome. Coin somewhere,
take it?''
Yes. goin' East to see my niece"
Isn't that odd. Why, I'm goin' East
to see my nephew"
My niece lives in Franklin"
You don't say. Why. my nephew
lives right there. too"
And my niece has had trouble with
her husband and left HIM"
Gosh all hemlock, And my nephew
has had trouble with his wife and left
her.
MY niece. name Is Marshall"
And so is my nephews wife's."
Il got letter tellin' me about it and
askln me 10 come on.
Just my case"
said: I guess I'll have TO job along TO
Franklin and help Nellie out Of her trou-
ble.'"
And I said the same thing when I
got my letter. and now we are on the
way there together. l never could be-
lieve that the whale swallowed joiner
until this very mint. But l shall now
believe it the rest of my life. and Dan'l
in the lions den on top of il. What
does your niece charge agin my nephew"
'Extravagance."
Aunt Jimmy. but that's what he
charges agin her. Say, we've got to
have a long talk and see what can be
done
The trouble had come about logically
Britt Hope was a Good-looking young
mas. Miss Nellie was a good-looking
and attractive young girl. They moved
in the same set and presently fell in
love
Nothing wrong about that whatever
Failing in love is one of the laws Of ma
turc.
Miss Nellie Marshall had a well-off
father. Britt Hope was a widows son
and had to care for her.
Mr.. Marshall allowed his daughter 800
a week pin-m"ney. Young Mr.. Hope
earned a salary of SIS a week
When Mr.. Hope asked Mr. Marshall
for his consent the former ought to have
asked. Young man, how can you sup
port her on your salary"
But he didn't ask it. He knew that II
would be a waste of time and breath.
The father who does ask it only hurts
the young mans feelings by mixing the
sordid with the romantic. A bank clerk
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
FIRES OF YESTERDAY.

A defective electric wire caused a 500
fire early yesterday morning in the cellar
Of 10ls Fourteenth street northwest. occu-
pied by the Goodyear Rubber and Tire
Company.
A lighted match dropped into some rags
caused small fire at l02O New. Jersey
avenue northwest.
Children playing with fire set ablaZe a
Christmas tree, at 1914 Fourth street
southeast, doing so damage.
Fire Of unknown origin did 500 dam
age to the building at 9S3 B street north
west, and 5000 damage to the stock Of
Willis Worster, commission merchant
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
IN THE DISTRICT COURTS.

Receivers for Lewis johnson & Co,
bankrupt brokers, yesterday asked the
District Supreme Court to stop the sale
of certain securities advertised by the
District National Bank for default under
collateral note Of J. William Henry for
$4,000 The receivers contend there should
be no sale until a trustee has been Sc
l,Cted by the creditors OF Lewis johnson
E: Co.
Julia Wheeler Harris filed suit for the
recovery of Sl,99616 in deposits 20 her
credit with Lewis johnson & Co., bank
rurt brokers.
The Pennoypr- Ketncr Company trad
ing as James II. d. Ketner Company. re-
tail Jewellers. SIC Ninth street northwest
Yesterday filed petition in bankruptcy,
listing debts at S5,79434 and assets at
sS.S25.
Joseph g Flood, charged with turning
iu a talse fire alarm on December . in
Tenth street northeast. failed to appear
fer trial in the Police Court yesterday
and forfeited so collateral.
Herman G. Waterholter sued the City
and Suburban Railway for $4,000 dam
ages. He alleged that on July !, 1914.
v hile crossing tho railway : tracks in
North CAPITOL strcet he was struck by
car and received INJURIES which left him
Partially paraIyzed in the face.
Held Cor the aruoE of the grand jury
in connection with the accidental killing
OF Howard Ryon, fourteen years old, son
Of Police SerEt. Ryon, on Christmas
night. when a sled on which the boy was
riding crashed into a motorcycle ridden
by him. " enjeII p. White yesterday was
released 9A bond of 1900 fixed by Chief
Justice Cov!Lgton in the District Supreme
Court.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
MANNING HELD FOR MURDER.

slayer of BrOther-in-law Now Re-
Grover c. GIassCOcke. grocer at 2202
Fourteenth street northwest, died at Gar
field Hospital yesterday morning from 4
bullet wound in the abdomen inflicted
Sunday afternoon in the Isabella apart
ments. 1883 Meridian street northwest, by
his brOther-in-law, William p. Manning.
cOrOner's jury held Manning for the
action of the grand jury. The police
have placed a charge of murder against
him According to the police, Manning
was under the influence of whisky at
the time of the shooting. and now regrets
having killed his brother-in-law.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
OBITUARY.

Funeral services for Price Claf1in. who
died at Garfield Hospital yesterday
morning after a short illness OF Bright s
disease. will be held tomorrow afternoon
at O'Clock at his late residence. Ill7 .
street northwest. under Masonic auspices.
Mr.. Clafiin was born in OcOnomowoC,
Wis. near Milwaukee, siXty-tive years
f<aEo. lie came to this ci.y about twenty
six years ago. founding tn" Clafiin Op-
tiCal Company.
He was q thirty-s' cOnd degree Mason.
being a member of Temple Noyes Lodge.
No g. Z. a. A. NJ: Columbia Chapter.
r. \. NJ. and Columbia COmmandery,
X. r. He was also attached to a Mil
waukec Consistorv.
lie is survive by his wife. Mrs. Eliza
beth IA. Clafin: son, Harry l.. Clafiin.
and two daughters Mrs. Melville Dyer
Lindsay and Miss Marguerite Clafiin, all
of this city. and another daughter. Mrs
julius \. Payne. Of Philadelphia, Pa.
Funeral services for Abraham Lincoln
Fletcher. son Of the late Henry and
Sarah Fletcher was held yesterday
afternoon at thu residence of his daugk-
ter. Mrs. Sarah Jones. 1913 Fourth street
northwest Mr.. FIetrher died last Fri
day following Il long illness. a son.
Robert. and a brother, Robert II. Fletch-
er, also survive him. IntermCnt was
made in Harmony Cemetery.
The funeral Of Miss F'Iorcnc" King, six
ty-fivc years old. who died Sunday. will
he held today at her residence. 3lI2 y
street northwest. Interment will take
place in Oak Hill Cemetery Miss King.
who has been resident of this city all
her life. was a sister Of William King,
ir., of the firm of William King & Sons.
Services for Miss Mary A. Wefers,
mother Of Bernard Wefers. world-famous
sprinter. who died Sunday at Emer-
gency Hospital, will be held this morn
ing at the Hindlc undertaking establish
ment, Fifth and II streets northeast. The
body will be taken to Lawrence. Mass,
for burial
Requiem mass for Hugh F Griffen will
Pc celebrated tomorrow morning at st.
stephens Church following preliminary
funeral services at his late residence,
sf Twenty-siXth street northwest. Mn
Griffen died at ShamOkin. Pa, last Sat
urday.
The funeral Of Mrs. Sarah ]. Watson,
widow Of Walter J. Watson, will be held
'at IL o'clock this morning at her late
residence. 1911 Lamont street northwest.
1nterment at GlenwOod Cemetery will
follow.
Services for Mrs. Julia A Montgomery
will be held at o'clock this afternoon
at her late residence, 1908 Twenty-first
street northwest. Mrs. Montgomery, who
was the widow of Mai. Robert H. Mont
GCmery. L. S A, retired, died yester-
day. Interment will be private.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan, wife of Michael
Sullivan. will be buried today following
services at her late home, 923 Twenty
second street northwest, at $50 this |
morning Mass will be celebrated at st. |
Stephens Church at 9 o'clock, Mrs. Sui |
iivanrdied at Georgetown University Hos |
pital Sunday.
= Funeral services for Mrs. SalIie Ann |
eitt. wife Of Robert A. Heitt, will be |
tld tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at |
rthe residence of her daughter, Mrs. r. |
L. Cone. Bellevue Dairy Farm, and later |
at d. A. Memorial Church Interment /
at GIenwoOd Cemetery wiz follow.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

CHANCE TO KEEP NEEDY AND HONEST
EUrkmen at hnme-HaVng purchased 90 rolls Of
fine Wallpaper at SIrh low PRICES ! will Offer It
for the month Of January at actual cost Of hang
ing and scraping. giving you the paper sbolutsly
free. OatneIlS heavy ingram, imported tapestries
silks and stripes which cost % and . cents TO
hang I viii furnish the paper and put IL on the
wall in hrst-elAss workmanship manner for % or =
cents price Of scTAping and pointing extra. VIII
be pleased 10 call at your convenience To estimate
the number Of pisces required. ARTHUR ].
HOUGHTON. nF Connecticut avenue. Phone
North g63
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
DermatoIogist Institution.

Have you any Objectionable feature on
your face? Is your nose mishapen in any
way? Do your cheeks sag? Have you
YOUR cheeks hollow? Have you freckles
or moles or other discoloration OF the
skin? Any or all of these defects which
are so annoying. can be remedied
promptly by our painless method without
Inconvenience or loss OF time. Call and
investigate for yourself Office. 1872 II st
nv Phone NJ 1853
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
PERSONALS.

MICH MAY BE COUNTED IN FAVOR
OF doing business with Us. it's a dead
sure certainty that our offers will be
the very best for mems worn suits,
shoes. pants. etc as We buy extensively
and will keep 1t up JUSTH'S OLD
STAND 6lg ID.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS
THE WASHINGTON HERALD |
LOST.

LOST-ERMINE FUR SCARF. > YARDS
long at RauscheT's on Monday after
noon. II finder will return same TO l325
18th st NV. SO reward will be given.
LOST-A VERY FLAT. THIN. GOLD
cigarette case. inscription inside Pres
ton Gibson" Metropolitan Club. A liberal
reward II returned.
LOST -sTHAYED FROM III Vt. AVE. ABER-
den hrindls isrrieT Reward.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

Public Stenographer and Teacher,
Miss L. Fowler. SO F st. n. W.
Lowest Prices, References furnished.
PURSUANT TO SECTION !. ARTICLE
TX, of Bylaws. notice Is hereby given
that the annual meeting of the stock
for the election of directors for the en-
suing year and such other business as
may be brought before the meeting. will
be held at the office OF the company.
Thirty-sixth and NJ streets northwest,
Washington. d. C., on WEDNESDAY,
January Is. 1915. at 1915 o'clock a. m. The
polls will be open from II O'Clock a. m.
until IL O'Clock noon. H. D. CHAMPION.
Secretary
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

- Funeral services for Mrs. SalIie Ann
eitt. wife OF Robert A. Heitt, will be
Id tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at
Tthe residence of her daughter, Mrs. r.
L. Cone. Bellevue Dairy Farm, and later
at d. A. Memorial Church. Interment
At GIenwoOd Cemetery wiz follow.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
HELP WANTED-MALE.

WANTED-BOY FOR REAL ESTATE
office: S to start Apply T2l Bond Bldg.
WANTED-COLORED BOY IN TAI
lor's shop to run errands. 6O5 7th st. NV.
room 2.
WANTED-BRIGHT BOY ABOUT FIF-
teen years old. with bicycle. Apply IL
a. m. today TO Mr.. REYNOLDS. Wash
ington Herald. 100 \ Y. ave.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

Requiem mass for Hugh F. GTiffen will
Pc celebrated tomorrow morning at st.
stephens Church following preliminary
funeral services at his late residence,
si Twenty-sixth street northwest. Mn
Hrinen died at Shamokin, Pa, last Sat
urday
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
TYPEWRITERS.

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The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders u the Washington Railway & Electric
Company for the pIrTsse Il Clc'tinS Board Of In
rer1oTs to serve for the .nsIns ytEr and Ia
act sIch other btIsincss a. may IT"Tr-ly come hH-
fOrr the meeting will h. held al the Office a the
Company, 18th and O Sircyts y W. Washing on.
d. G. on SATURDAY. January IS. 1915. Al =
o clock noon. In ConnertiOn thereWith. the book
for the tranfer Of stock Of siid COmIany tpuuSian
to the by laws will b. closed from the clfss Of
husincss on Dccrmhsr II. 1914, to the orsninE of
brsinrss January . 1915 :. X BOWEN, So
Trfary.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE sTOCN-
holders of the Potomac Electric Power Company
for the purpose Of elccting Board Of Directors to
serve for the ensuing year. and TO transact Sich
Other business a may properly come bcfore the
meeting, viii be held at the Office Of the COMPANY
18th and O streets n. W, Washington D. c. on
SATURDAY. January Is. Isl5. al L O'Clock noon.
In connection thereWith the books for the tnnns-
Ter Of stock Of said CUmpany pursuant to the by
lAWsl will be closed frum the close Of business
December 81, 1914. to the opening of business
January g. 1915. s. r. BOWEN. Secretary.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

Mrs. Mary Sullivan, wife Of Michael
Sullivan, will be buried today following
services at her late home, 923 Twenty
second street northwest, at $50 this
morning. Mass will be celebrated at st.
Stephens Church at o'clock, Mrs. Sui
ivanrdied at Georgetown University Hos
pltal Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

Julia Wheeler Harris filed suit for the
recovery Of s1,996.16 in deposits 20 her
credit with Lewis Johnson < Co, bank
ruTt brokers.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

The funeral Of Mrs. Sarah ]. Watson.
widow Of Walter ]. Watson, will be held
'at IL o'clock this morning at her late
residence. 121l Lamont street northwest.
1nterment at GlenwOod Cemetery will
follow
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

Services for Mrs. Julia A Montgomery
will be held at o'clock this afternoon
at her late residence, 1908 Twenty-first
street northwest. Mrs. Montgomery, who
was the widow of Mai Robert H. Mont
Ecmery, L. S. A, retired. died yester-
day. Interment will be private.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29
AGENTS WANTED.

WASTED-BY RELIABLE NEW YORK
house. the services Of a retired army Officer pre-,
feraby Of high rank. willing TO hccUme associated
with u in obtaining army contracts from the gov.
eTnnents Of the hclligcrrnt forces in Europe and
70 invest equitable amount with services AIDE
QuAte compensation win bs Arranged. Apply Boz
2. care DoREMUs co. q Broad St. New
York
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

Services for Miss Mary A. wefers,
mother of Bernard Wefers. world-famous
sprinter, who died Sunday at Emer-
gency Hospital. will be held this morn
ing at the Hindle undertaking establish
ment, Fifth and II streets northeast The
body will be taken to Lawrence. Mass,
for burial
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

The funeral Of Miss FIorcnc" King, six
ty-five years old. who died Sunday. will
be held today at her residence, 3l12 y
street northwest Interment will take
place in Oak Hill Cemetery. Miss King
who has been a resident of this city all
her life, was a sister Of William King,
ir., of the firm of William King & Sons.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

NU-BONE CORSET HAGASIN, 1888 II
-. nW., IN now open for the fall sea-
son, showing n complete line OF French
models tailored TO order COrsetB. Our
trained eOrsetIere will call and take
your measurements, A card II all that
Ii necessaH
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-12-17

then-it came to pass that we loved
one woman, your mother. I won her
all but her heart: too late she real
lied 1t was Law she loved. He never
forgave me, nor l him. Though he
married another woman, still he held
from me the love Of my wife. l could
not sleep for hating him-and he was
no better on. Each sought the others
ruin; It came to be an open duel be-
tween US, in Wall street. One of US
had to fail-and l held the stronger
hand. The night before the day that
was to have seen my triumph, I
walked in Central park. a. was my
habit to tire my body &C that my brain
might sleep. Crossing the East drive
I was struck by a motor-car running
at high speed without lights. was
picked up inSensible-and lived only
to be what I am today. Law tri.
umphed In the street while I lay help
less; only q living remnant OF my
fortune remained to me. Then his
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CHAPTER 4.
Tho Message Of the Rose.

tuO VVScoooS ~ NV w.
Tapped deep in the le~ather-bound
luxury Of an ample lounge-chair.
walled apart from the world by the
venerable solitude OF the library OF
London's most exclusive club. Mr..
Alan Law sprawled largely on the
nape Of his neck) and, squirting dis
contentedly down his nose, admitted
that he was exhaustively bored.
Now the chair filed so gracelessly
stood by an open window, some twen-
ty feet below which lay a stable
walled garden, an old English garden
in full flower. And through the win
dow, now and then, a half-hearted
breeze waited gusts of warm air,
sauve and ~enervating with the heavy
fragrance OF English ose
Mr.. Law drank deep Of 1t, and In
spite of his spiritual unrest, sighed
slightly and shut his eyes.
An unspoken word troubled the
depth Of his consciousness. SO that
old memories stirred and struggled to
its surface. The word was Rose"
and for the time seemed to be the
name neither of a woman nor OF q
flower, but oddly Of both, as though
the two things were one. His mental
vision, bridging the gap Of a year, con-
jured up the vision of a 1.-the. sweet
silhouette in white, with red roses
at her belt, posed on a terrace OF the
Riviera against the burning Mediter'
ranean blue.
Mr.. Law was DULY conscious that
he ought to be sorry about something.
But he was really very drowsy indeed;
and SO, drinking deep Of w~ine-scent
of roses, he fell gently asleep.
The clock was striking four when
he awoke; and before closing his
eyes he had noticed that its hands
indicated ten minutes to four. So he
could not have slept very long.
For some few seconds Alan did not
move, but rested As he was, incredu.
lousy regarding a rose which had ma.
terialized my~steriously upon the little
table at his elbow. He was quite sure
1t had not been there when he closed
his eyes, and almost as sure that II
was not real.
And In that instant of awakening
the magic fragrance of the rose-garden
seemed to be even more strong and
cloying sweet than ever
Then he put out a gingerly hand
and discovered that 1t was real beyond
all question. A warm red rose, fresh
plucked, drops Of water trembling and
sparkling like tiny diamonds on the
velvet of its fleshy petals. And when
impulsively he took 1t by the stem, he
discovered a most indisputable thorn
which did service for the traditional
pinch.
Convinced that he wasn't dreaming
Alan transferred the rose to his sound
hand, and meditatively sucked his
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-12-17

thumb. Then he jumped up from the
chair and glared suspiciously round
the room. It was true that a prac-
tical joke In that solemn atmosphere
were a thing unthinkable: still, there
was the rose.
There was no one but himself in
the library.
Perplexed to evaporation, Alan fed
the club, only pausing on the way out
to annex the envelope he found ad-
dressed to him in the letter-rack.
It was q blank white envelope Of
good quality. the address typewriter,
the stamp English. and bore Q Lon
don postmark half illegible.
Alan tore the envelope open in abb
sent-minded fashion-and started as
II stung. The enclosure was a sim.
pie playing card-a trey Of hearts!
As for Alan Law, he wandered
homeward in q state Of stupefaction.
He could read quite well the message
Of the rose. He would not soon for
get that year-old parting with his
Rose Of the Riviera: you say you
love me but may not marry me-and
we must part. Then promise this,
that II ever you change your mind,
you'll send for me-" And her prom
ise: II VIII send you q rose"
But the year had lapssd with never
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THE PANTRY HOSPITAL

"Pm feeling mighty tough today" de-
clared the sirloin steak.
II wish had a pint or SO of m
thing good to take"
when l got stewed this morning"
said the melancholy prune.
Il landed in the cooler and they kept
me there till noon"
"Oh, I've been full a lot of times" re-
marked the two-Quart cup"
me, too" the catsup bottle said,
"but had to cough it up"
well. l have never yet been drunk"
declared the oolong tea.
Huh, I've been pickeld for a year."
the pigs foot cried in glee.
1--WE grown so weak" the coffee said.
Il fear I'm going to die"
And I get stronger all the WHILE"
the onion made reply.
"My eyes are full of sand and dirt"
the new potato said,
And the cabbage kicked about a
badly aching head.
"I'm sorry for the celery" remarked
the jelly tart.
Its badly bleached and withered,
but it's rather good at heart"
Were all as thin as shingles" said
the short cake to the pie.
But what a lot of crust we have"
it answered in reply.
Pm feeling mighty awful bad" the
storage egg remarked.
and everything In me is wrong"
the summer sausage barked.
"We're all shot full Of holes our.
selves" the doughnuts did declare
And then the butter said It's life
was hanging BY q hair.
NAL Rose In Oskaloosa Herald.