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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

saturated leather disk and a cord? When
YOU stamped the water out OF the
leather and pressed the disk closer to
the brick you made an intimate seal, in
cidentally forcing out by means of the
exuding water the film of air between
the leather and the brick. What hap
penedo You transferred atmospheric
pressure TO only one side of the disk, the
upper side. and fifteen pounds weighed
down on every exposed square inch of
that leather, and for the time being made
the brick and the leather one. When you
pulled upon your cord you eNerted the
same force directly upon the brick ana
thus dislodged it,
This smile applies to the case of the
sunken Titanic. provided Kindred ~
innate seal or contact has been effected
between the hull and the bottom sand
or mud So long as the wreck rests
unburied upon bare rock the task of
raising her would be that of providing
sufficient buoyancy to overcome her sub
merged dead weight-a weight probably
considerably less than when afloat at
the surface.
But if, on the other hand, the wreck
has been eripped by the surrounding
bottom the problem for Mr.. Smith Is
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ments that every Spanish gentlewoman
must claim.
Her mother taught the Sonora Riano 10
make wonderful curtains OF squares Of
hlet lace alternating with squares of EN-
hroidery. These exquisite curtains
checkerboards, as il were, Of the rarest
teXture-adorn every window OF the Span
sh embassy on the Avenue OF the Presi-
dents.
Another needleworker and lace
maker Of the diplomatic corps is Nine
Naon. wife OF the Argentine minister
She makes the fine Irish crochet lace
with which her children's clothes are
trimmed and which edges the pillows
piled high upon the dirans and settees
OF the legation. Madame is an adep;
also at making the wonderful convent
embroidery.
The dean of the diplomatic corps. NJ
Jules .Jusserand. ambassador from
France is well known as an author OF
historical books and essays.
The Countess de Chambrum, wife OF
the former military attache Of the French
embassy-an American by birth and a
sister-in-law of Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth-is also literary. She recently pub
lished commentary on the works OF
Shakespeare.
Unusual for woman is the hobby Of
Lady Prabha I<aravongse. wife OF the
pert of great talent and is famed
throughout the diplomatic CORPS as
wonderful judge of the value of precious
stones. Her ability along these lines is
said to be equal to that of any jeweler
in the city. She has made no collection.
having developed her skill simply for the
quiet pleasure which she. personally de-
rives from II.
Another talented oriental is Ora Chang
liang-jen, the little daughter OF the
charge daffaires OF China. She embro.-
ders upon satin most lifeiike birds and
most wondrous landscapes
In the person of the Sonora Beatrice
Monica Calderon. wife of the Bolivian
minister. diplomatic society has its only
trained nurse. The sonora is an English
woman. who has resided in America
great deal of her life. She comes OF
English church family. the Ainleys OF
Wakefield, Yorkshire
II took my course in nursing IN New
York" said Nine. Calderon. with a View
to taking a degree in medicine. | grad
uated from the Mount Sinai Training
School and the Willard Parker Hospital
where I had my training in contagious
!, diseases. ] also took a course at tire
Infant Hospital. i did practical settle
, ment work III New York slum districts
and applied my training. But about tbs
time I was married and that cut out any
future work in medicine. ] keep my IN
terest IN the medical journals and follow
all OF the new discoveries
Copyright, 1914. by john E;freth watkinsJ
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| MADAME, N
4 DUnBA N
Y WIFE Or
AMBASSADOR TRCTIA[
NAUSTRIA Hy1NGARM\
HAeR,S EWING g

the auspices OF the French Drama So
ciety He is also an artist of note, his
eanvasses having been displayed at art
exhibitions in both Washington and New
York.
1t has been enormously reported that
the Viscountess Benoist DAY, wife of
the naval attache of the French embassy
is playwright.
1T Is not So she said, a character
istic French shrug emphasizing her de-
NAL. '.r have never written play. But
my book, 'D1eval,' has just come to me
from the publishers. I have written it in
French. and it is in the form of a letter
to a distant uncle. The story is abso-
lutely true to life. 1t is based upon my
experience while in Constantinoplein 1898
during the Turkish revolution and de-
scribes scenes which I visited while being
shown about by young Turkish officer.
who took me into private places where
| could never have gone with any one
but g Turk.
My husband at that time commanded
the French flagship and ! had en-
viGble experience there with him. L had
several luncheons and dinners in the
harems where none but women are al,
lowed to trespass. Thus had an unusual
opportunity to observe Turkish customs
and ] felt that | must give my informa-
ton to the world in book form
one day. While .On the street With thls
young Turk, his mother approached US.
and although she was yelled. I recognized
her. because we had met before. My es-
cort very excitedIy asked me not to look
at her. I asked in amazement, Why.
She is your mother Then it was eN-
blamed to me that it was not custom
airy among his people for a man to speah
to a woman on the street (even husband
not recognizing his own wife, it would
be embarrassing for me to salute hef
when he could not
1T was extraordinary to me-. remarked
the viscountess ''ln my book | have de-
scribed also the scenes around the Bos-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

In Series of Personal
Interviews Its Dis
tinguished NJ e m bers
Discuss Their Artistic
and Literary Pursuits
Nine. Dumba, Wife
of New Ambassador
From Austria-Hungary.
Interested in Her Work
as Architect and interior
Decorator - Peruvian
.Attache a Professional
Dramatist Italian
Ambassador Also Has
Play on the Boards
Viscountess Day. an
Author. Actress and
Water Colorist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08

Denver. Col. Man
Has Ambitious Plan to
Clear Lost White Star
Liner From Resting
Place and Tow Her to
Shallow Water - The
Many Difficulties He
Has to Overcome.
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EMU . SlsiS al
this seasons diplo-
matte corps-tha I
brilliant coterie of
foreign officials &C
ere d { e d to our
republican court.
Washington wei
comes these exotic
geniuses MOI so
much for their rank
and titles as for
t h elr cleverness.
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phorous. and told of the wonderful spring
that I saw in that region. Oh. the roses
how wonderful they We're, and all the
other flowers, too.
4 have written some theatrical crit
cisms for French Journals and an article
Of mine, describing the mines and scenery
of Alaska, which | saw a few years ago.
is soon to be published In journal at
home.
In her girlhood days the viscountess
was quite accomplished water color
painter. She also found time to do some
etching. "avec une plume as she put it.
But talent which particularly endears
Eiscountess DAY to society here. and
which she is generous enough to exert
for the benefit of charity. is one for act
ing. For more than two seasons she has
played and managed amateur perform
ances for the pleasure of the official
circle.
mo, l have never had training in die
ton She explained. Il have been fire.
auently complimented upon the way in
which | throw my voice and enuncate
ny lines, SO that every one can hear and
understand, but it is not the result of any
dramatic training. My father always for
babe my taking lessons. He said that
adopt or learn the methods of profess
sonal actors. For this reason l could
never act with professional player.
Il like the French roles best. I have
acted at SOHStdp WHeTe tHS
bands cruises have led U.S. and at tbs
homes of my friends in Paris. My first
appearance on a stage was when a friend
asked me to appear III one of hei
tableauN. l succeeded well enough 10 be
asked again. Now l am. oh. entnusi-
astic about acting.
Although an American. the wife of the
Spanish ambassador Sonora Alicia de
Riano. is one of the most exotic types in
the entire diplomatic circle. She even
follows the feminine occupations of her
husbands native Spain-those of lace
making and needleworl - accomplish
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AN the Titanic be
raised7 The Ques-
ton has been ask
ed more than once
since the ship sank
two years ago.
Nearly every time
the subject has
been preached some
one has come for
ward with an ar
ray of figures that
apparently placed
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ed from the Italian Of Giuseppe Giocosa
and translated into French verse.
When the writer called at the Italian
embassy the marquis was leaving for
New York to arrange final rehearsals for
his drama, which is being produced under
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the project in the realm of the impossi-
BILE OF late the idea has been revived
and now comes an engineer with
scheme that can boast an element Of the
probable. provided the circumstances ass
quite as favorable as he imagined them
10 be
Paradoxically. the man that offers the
present solution has his home pretty
nearly as far away from the sea as it is
possible TO get here in the United States.
Charles A. Smith, the author of the plan.
lives In Denver. Briefly it is his purpose
to make use of great many powerful
electric lifting magnets. which when en-
ersized win cling to the steel body of the
Titanic like SO many monster leeches.
When these magnets are firmly attach
ed 10 the skin of the Ship lines leading
surfaceward will be secured to buoyant
caissons or camels of steel built especial
Is for the purpose. and then the inventor
counts upon the cumulative lifting force
of all these cylindrical tanks to raise the
Titanic clear of the bottom so that the
wreck and the floating camels can be
lowed into shallower water
Each time the Titanic Is halted bv the
rising sea bed the connecting lines will be
shortened. the vessel raised a few feet,
and with this clearance she will be towed
nearer land. Thus step by step the foun-
dered ship is to be raised and moved
shoreward until the next to the last stage
of the operations finds her in water of
such moderate depth that the ordinary
diver can be employed.
This would involve bringing the Titanic
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By JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-09-05
CUPID MAKING HIS
LATE SUMMER ROUND
Miss Adams Weds Mr.. Higgins,
and Miss Middleton Becomes
the Bride of Mr.. Piez
RIGGIN NS-ADAMS.

A pretty wedding was solemnized
at nine-thirty Tuesday morning at the
home of the bride, 80 E. Verona ave-
nue., when Miss Olive May Adams,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Preston B.
Adams, became the bride of Mr..
Ralph G. Higgins, of Bridgeton. Rev.
Hugh r. McC1elland, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, officiated.
The house was beautifully decorat-
ed in golden-rod and catkin greens.
In the reception hall a white altar
was erected, banked in back with cat
kin greens sand golden rod. The
satin prayer cushion before the altar
was one used at the wedding of the
brides parents.
The bride was attended as maid of
honor by Miss Edna B. Higbee, of
Somers Point. Mr.. Norman F. Rig
gins, of Camden, cousin of the BRIDE
George F. Baner, of Bridgeton, play
ed the wedding march.
The bride was attired in dark blue
eordelene travelling costume with a
black velour hat. She wore bou-
quet of orchids and sweet peas.
Miss Higbee wore brown cloth
suit and brown maline toque. Her
corsage bouquet was of yellow tea
roses.
After the wedding breakfast the
bridal party motored to Philadelphia
where they were entertained at lun-
cheon at the Ritz Carlton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Higgins then left on an extended
tour through New York State.
Mrs. higgins is very popular among
the younger set of Pleasantville. She
was graduated from the Atlantic City
High School in 1912 and later attend
ed the Trenton Normal School.
Mr.. Higgins is a well known busi-
ness man of Bridgeton, and of him
the Bridgeton Pioneer says: "Mr. Rig
gins is one of the most popular
young men of this city and is espec-
tally well known in musical circles, he
being director of the First Baptist
Church Quartette."
Mr.. and Mrs. higgins will be at
home after October 1st, at Bridgeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston B. Adams en-
tertained house party over Monday
night in honor of their daughter. The
guests at the party who attended the
wedding were: Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gas
kill, of Collingswood; Mr.. and Mrs.
Warner l. Risley, of Ventnor; Miss
Edna Higbee, of Somers Point; Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Higgins, Miss Mar
tha Higgins, Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood
Wentzell, Miss Ada Wentzell, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Baner, all of Bridgeton;
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Norman Higgins, of
Camden.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-09-05
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS.

The Board of Education held their
regular monthly meeting on Tuesday
evening, President Adams in the chair
and Members Leeds, Fieldhouse, Reed,
Zane and Mcconnell being present.
There was but little business and the
meeting was short one.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the rental of the Sunday School room
of Asbury M. E. Church for the en-
suing term at $25 per month.
The Supervising Principal was au-
thorized to purchase 18 chairs for the
typewriter department.
Bills amounting to $285.63 were or
dered paid as follows: Lake & Risley
Co., $82.40; Ernest Boyer, 81; M.
Randolph, So; J.P Adams, $3.50; Miss
The Pleasantville press., 1914-09-05
PIEZ-MIDDLETON.

Miss Helen l. Middleton, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Middleton, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Charles Piez of
Hammonton at two-thirty o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at the country
bplace of her sister, Mrs. John NJ. Bew-
ley, 18 East Edgewater avenue, Pleas
antville.
Rev. Thomas ]. Cross, pastor of the
Chelsea Baptist Church, performed
the ceremony in the presence of the
immediate families. Mrs. Maurice
Risley was matron of honor and Mr..
Ernest PieZ was best man.
China astors and snap dragons COM
bined with ferns formed a lovely set
ting for the bride who is the young
est of the four attractive Middleton
girls who have always played a prom
inent part in the social life of the
community. Her sisters are Mrs.
Charles Elmer Dietrich of Tunkhan-
mock, Pa; Mrs. Willard S. Reilly, of
Grantwood- the Hudson, and Mrs.
John NJ. Bewley, of Ventnor.
A reception followed the ceremony
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Piez left on
the four forty-five train enroute for
New York, where Mr. Piez will re-
join his team, the New York Ma
tionals. Mr. Piez has an enviable
reputation as a baseball player and
has helped his team to many a we'll
earned victory. Mrs. Piez will travel
with the team.
At the close of the season Mr.. and
Mrs. Piez will return to Hammonton
where the bridegroom plays the role
of farmer when not engaged on the
baseball diamond. Mr.. and Mrs.
Piez will be at home after December
1st at the White House Poultry Farm.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-09-05
Those You Know
Who Come And Go
Personal Chronicle Of Things So
cial and Otherwise.

Mrs. Maude Achey has been very ill,
but is recovering.
Mrs. Clark, of Park avenue, is i'll
with typhoid fever.
Mrs. John Clark, of West Park ave
nue., has been seriously i'll for the past
few days,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smith are en-
tertaining their granddaughter, Miss
klttie Smith, of Ocean City.
DR.. A. Adams, of Trinity College.
Hartford, Conn.,, was in Pleasantville
this week looking our city over
Miss Mary McCann, of Philadelphia
is spending two weeks as the guest
of her sister, Mrs. w. w. Whitman.
DR.. William H. BricKer, of Phila-
delphia, was the guest of his son,
DR.. Robert Osborne Bricker, on
Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Helfrich are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of daughter, Elizabeth, on Wednes-
day, Sept End.
Mr.. George w. Newcomb and wife,
of Wilmington, Del, have been visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. J. P. Martz, and j.
w. Martz, at Maple Inns
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Risley are
spending this week at the town resi-
dence of Capt. and Mrs. D. B. Fair
brothers on Verona avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Collins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Carton were
Philadelphia visitors on Tuesday, ,mak-
ing the trip in Mr.. Collins car.
Mr. and Mrs. Granville Steelman
and son Andrew are lecturing and
singing for the Temperance cause in
various places throughout the coun-
/ ty.
Misses Rose Flood and Marion
Tighe have returned to their homes
in Philadelphia after delightful Wis
it to MIR. and Mrs. Raymond G. Ire
land.
Mrs. H. Kirscht and daughter, Miss
Clara Kirscht, with her cousin, Miss
Wilhelmina Alisch, of Philadelphia,
spent part of last week in Pleasant
vile.
Mrs. w. l. Newell ,Jr, was visitor
at the home of her father, Capt. ia
phet Champion, at Scullville, on Mon
day Mrs. Newell's father is serious
ly i'll.
Mrs Mary B. Campbell and son,
Charles, have returned to Pleasant
vile. after a two months stay with
her daughter, Mrs. James NJ Brooks,
in Chicago.
Miss Edith Parker daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. H. F. Parker, has re-
turned to Philadelphia to resume her
work with one of the Department
Stores in that city.
Mr.. E. w. Madison, the popular
agent of the Prudential Life Insur-
ance Co., has been transferred to
Woodstown. His family will follow
him in few days.
Mrs. David Myers and her charm
ing daughter, Miss Adeline, have re-
turned from their Atlantic City
apartments and opened their pretty
home on South Main st.
Rev. Wright Eckersly, pastor of
Salem NJ. E. Church, and daughter,
left on Tuesday for Watertown, N.
Y, where Miss Eckersly goes to re-
sumo her chosen professionalism of
teaching.
Miss Kathryn Mckinley, who spent
the weeks end with her aunt and un-
Gle, Mr.. and Mrs c. Hackney, has re-
turned to her home at North Wild
wood. Miss Mckinley has made sew
eral appearances in Opera, and dur
ing the musical festival at Willow
Grove she was one of the leading So
loists. She also sang at the Chelsea
Hotel Sunday evening, where she met
with her usual success.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-09-05

E. Churton, $500; Mervyn Wilson,
$25; Del. & All. Tel. & Tel. Co., S.;
M. Register, $3.50; F. Blackman, So
"a; P. B. Adams, $7.15; w. G. Pier
son, $55.15; A. F. Foreman, So; Fen
nacre Co., $79.20.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-09-05
The Workingmen's Building and

The Workingmen's Building and
Loan Association of Pleasantville will
open its fourth series of stock on Mon
day, September IA. The series is op-
en- to public subscription; shares so
cents per month each; no entrance
fee. Subscriptions are now being re-
ceived by the secretary, Doughty c.
Turner, and the treasurer, D. S. Le-
Compile, at the Pleasantville Trust Co.
building. adv.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-09-05

c. A. Beitel has removed his jewel
ry store to 55 N. Main street.
The Pleasantville press., 1914-09-05

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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-06-26
Rosemary VS. Roanoke Mills

A merry game of romping bat
tiers; they made rings around"
Hayes andPace, garnering twenty
three hits in the nine innings and
h'isting several batting averages.
If there had only been somebody
on first base to take tickets, the
league would have been out of
debt.
In the first inning it was three
up and three down for Rosemary.
Kelly, Cunningham and Hayes
popping out. For Roanoke Mills,
Barr singled, Harrison got wound
ed and Barr advanced to second,
W. Grimmer singled and scored
Barr, Harrison taking third.
Barber went to first on feeders
choice, Grimmer being put out at
second, Harrison scoring. Bar
Der stole second, Gordon singled,
scoring him. Pace went to first
on fielder's chico, Gordon making
second and stealing third. G.
Grimmer pops out to short and
Gordon scores on wild throw.
Bennett famed.
In the second inning Rosemary
scored five runs: (Kelly, Cush-
ing Welsh, Sox and Hinson) on
four singles kelly, Gushing,
Welsh and Sox), one double, Gun
ningham's, and a base ON balls,
Hinson. Parker for Roanoke
Mills, went to second on SoX's
error, Barr famed, Harrison flew
out and W. Grimmer popped out.
Neither team scored in the
third and fourth; Pace and Hayes
each tanning couple. Welsh
for Rosemary got. a single, and
Pace for Roanoke Mills what
would have been a three Dagger
had ump' not ruled him out for
not touching second base, the hit
only counting for a single,
In the fifth inning Rosemary
scored another run: Cunningham
went to first on Barber's error,
Hayes flew out to right, Davis
singled, advancing Cunningham
to second, took second himself on
the play at third against Gun
ningham and scored on Gushing S
single. For Roanoke Mills: Barr
famed, Harrison and Grimmer
grounded out second to first -.
Neither team scored in the
sixth. In the seventh Rosemary
scored one run: Kelly popped out,
Cunningham fouled out to third.
Hayes doubled and scored on
Davis single, Gushing flew out
to right. Roanoke Mills put two
runs across: Parker got a pass to
first, stole second. Barr famed.
Harrison took first on fielder's
choice, Parker out at third, W.
Grimmer got, four balls, taking
first and advancing Harrison to
second. Barber got four more
balls and filled the bases. Cor
don hit for a two Dagger, scoring
Harrison and W. Grimmer and
advancing Barber to third.
In the eighth nobody scored.
For Rosemary, Dobbin singled,
Welsh hunted and went to first
on felder's choice, Dobbin out at
second. Sox grounded to first
and Roanoke Mills doubled, put
ting out Sox and Welsh. For
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-06-26

Great times we live in,
How now?"
Heard a farmer today telling
the druggist his soil was impov-
erished. And the druggist had
something good for it, by gum!'
Il louisville Courier-Journel.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-06-26
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

How They Play Tomorrow
Patterson Mills vs. Roanoke Mills first game)
Rosemary VS. Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-06-26
ROANOKE VALLEY LEAGUE GAMES

Eighth Series Played Last Saturday Proves Disastrous TO
Pitchesr Batters Pound all Four Numerically Roanoke
Rapids Defeats Patterson Mills to g. Rosemary
9, Roanoke Mills 6. All Hands Sluggers
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-06-26
Fixing the Blame

He found his own front porch
with wonderful accuracy, navi-
gated the steps with precision,
and discovered the keyhole by
instinct. Once in the dimly light
ed hall, there was an ominous
silence followed by a tremendous
crarn.
why, what has happened,
lIenry?' came voice from above.
It's all right, Mary, but pll-
III learn those goldfish to snap
at mew- Everybody's.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-06-26
Nearly Spoiled

We'll said the editor, "how
about that high-life scandal
story? Is it true"
mo, SIR" said the reporter.
No facts at all?"
Not a chance.
Everything denied?'
Absolutely"
Good Heavens! Cut it down
to half a page then. Yale
Record.