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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
Contest Brings Out
Ripaky of Schools
Hardest Job Ever Tackled" Says Mckinley Stu
dent, Who Declares Information Gained Made
Effort Well Worth While.

Answering these questions was one of the hardesr
jobs have tackled but learned more about Washington
than ever knew before And have '1unch am going
to win The Times contest"
This from Mckinley Manual Training School boy,
who is out to win The old rivalry between 'ech" and
Central High School is much in evidence in The Times
Educational Competition as is on the gdiron and track
Centraes working hard to capture the gold medal
and right in the running with them are groups from East
IN, Western, and Business
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28

dressed in the same way. These az
swers should be sealed. and they WI.
De opened by judges Of the contest
wednesday night, remember. is the
time limit for sending answers in the
competition. All replies must be in The
Times office by midnight. Wednesday
Any arriving later will not be consider
ed
Pupils are Cautioned to be careful I'm
the wording and writing of their an
swers. Because of the keen competitiol
1t Is highly probable that there will
De TWO or more sets of answers that are
correct. II this happens the award viii
be made on basis of English compost
ton and neatness. This decision VII
be entirely in the hands of judges, and
there will be no appeal from their YER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
Freezing of Punch May
Beat Daniels Order

Did slice of punch? Probably for whoever
heard eating punch by blocks and slices? And of the
United States according whispers official circles will show
how it de bone.
Most everybodyand especially few admiras captains
manders and that Josephus
Secretary Of the Navy bbr and he turned
dry here few months No DRINKING in the navy,
quoth the Secretary.
Well? Now, from the Jones there has al
been bit of punch aboard ship New Year Day. Bu
can't drink this time" said
Lets freeze the punch and eat it. There's rule
eating liquor suggests resourcefu officer who likes
thing invigoraing the first day in the year.
And is rumored quietly in official cubdom today
aboard certain ships the navy Friday thee drinking
but the department certainly object eating of
punch.
pass slice of the punch, please will be the request
less the plans afoot mscarry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
Rifling Hubby's Pocket
Burglary, Declares Court

CLEVELAND. Dec. 2S--A wife has no
right to rih" her husbands pockets
while h" Is asleep. and practically com
mits burglary los So DOING. Judge Phil
lips ruled in refusing ~ divorce to Mrs
Sophia Ericsson. active suffra gist and
we!far" workcs. and granting one to
her husband August +. Ericsson
Tn" Judge declared there was M
doubt that Mrs. Ericsson wore The
male apparel In her home"
Mrs. Ericsson was a good woman
and had good motives but she forgot
IN her zeal TO aid others that charity
ought TO begin at home" said Judge
Phillips. she put in too much time I'm
the sutfragiSt cause. to the neglect Of
her home. II is on IN" ground Of gross
neglect that ] grant her husband a d.
vorcc."
Mrs. Ericsson testified that she cv-
tracted so from her husbands pockets
while he was asleep. but gave Il back
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
own Is Established
Almost in a Night

HANDAN. y. D. Dec. 2S.-AT recent
r"~ords Of town building have been
: Uttered by the growth Of Kndeer,
. minus Of the north line branch out %
y lndan. A month ago the townsIte
' bare prairie. Today FIVE elevators
? I'm course OF construction tba
; rihern Pacific Railroad Company Is
b lding a roundhouse and small shops
banks. a newspaper Office. a nun
I'D residences and thirty-hve stores
2 being built.
here are al least 90 persons there
q =. making their homes in tents or
, shanties until adequate quarters
IAN be built
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
Iame Warden Would
License All House Cats

FARQUETTE. Mich. Dec. a-The
using OF domestic cats. already in
-sed by the Michigan Audubon So
~. the lansing cat League. ard
ny women's clubs Of that State.
1hibiton of the use of purQpguns iu
ling water fowl. removal OF bounty
IN English sparrOws and prohibi-
of shooting game birds from au-
mobiles are four subjects on which
MON varies widely. as shown by the
tiers which are pouring into the de-
-tment in connection with the rec
lmendations to the Legislature in the
nnnial report Of William r. Oates
ate game, fish and forestry warden.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
Experts Urge Cotton Men
to Take Up Dairy Farming

The advantages OF dairy farming in
the South and the best means Of mar
keting butter and cream on Southern
farms are detailed in two special bull
letirs prepared by dairy experts OF the
Department of Agriculture for public
distribution. They point out that
dairying will give the cotton grower
n profitable cash crop that can be easily
handled. which will improve the sofi,
and consequently improve production.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
Hitchcock to Urge Senate
To Stop All Contraband

Senator Hitchcock is preparing to
soon address tho Senate on his bill to
shut of shipment OF contraband to
warning countries. This bill, along
with others OF like nature. has caused
some adverse.
1t is the contention of Senator Hitch
cock that the time has come when the
laws OF neutrality should change.
These laws, he holds, were made for a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
Dinners and Dances.

Major and Mrs Malvern Hin Bar
nun will entertain at dinner at the
Army and Navy Club on New Year
eve.
Col. and Mrs. C. II. Macdonald Will
be dinner hosts this evening at their
home in twenty-second street.
s.
The tea dance given in aid OF the
Working Boys Home will take place
this afternoon at Rauscher's rom I
to I. In addition to the general dane
ing. there will be exhibition dancing
with Miss Minua SaXtOE and Mr.. Dowel
and Miss Irma Gibson and CarmenCita
taking part.
Mrs William Burr Harrison enter
tanned informally at supper last night
Mr.. and Mrs l.. l.. Nicholson will give
a small dinner this evening in COmpii-
Iuent 10 Miss Mary Wheeler Vest, the
party attending the Georgetown as
scmbly later.
Miss Helen Hopkins viii entertain,
according TO her usual COstum at
dansant at her home on Park road in
compliment to the Class OF '13. West
ern high School, Of which she was
vice president.
Miss Hopkins will be assisted by the
other class officers and her house guest,
Miss Annie Edge Massey, Of Virginia.
The dance which Mrs. Stephen Z.
Elkins is giving this evening in com
Ulmcnt 10 her schoolgirl niece. Miss
Halle DavI-. will be one Of the most
interesting Of the hospitalities arrang-
ed for the members Of the younger set.
The members OF the Yale Dramatic
Club and the Yale men In town for the
holidays will attend in body.
Mrs. Eikins' niece. Miss Edwina
Bruner. will come TO Washington for
the occasion. and be the guest Of her
aunt for a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Wharton E Lester will
be hosts at a dance at Rauscher's this
evening for their daughter. Miss Ruth
Lester.
Congressman and Mrs. Joseph Howell
will give a dance this evening at the
Congressional Club in compliment TO
their daughters and son, Cadet Howell.
who is home from West Point for the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Roosevelt were
dinner hosts last night
.
The floor committee for tho ball to be
held on Wednesday evening January 30.
al the navy yard, for the benefit of the
District auxiliary of the Navy Relief
Society. will include the following Off
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
British Sailors Tattoo
Identification Marks

LONDON, Dec. 2s.-Both English and
German soldiers have each little met
al Identification disk, so that whatever
D "Opens their friends and kin may
knSw at the last.
The sailor, whether in kings ship or
m rchant ship. has the same natural
C~aving that IL the worst happens his
io.K may know. But the sailors great
+ envy In peace or war is the sea, and
u. sea makes little OF identification
. rs. The sailors Identification must
y" marked indelibly on his body. and
~ b why sailors go in for tattooinK.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
Socialists Meet Tonight.

The close Of another years activity
is TO be celebrated tonight by Wash
ingtOn Socialists at an entertainments
In Oriental University Hall. Four
teenth and Chaplin streets. under the
auspices OF the. local northwest. DR.
II. =. Moore was the principal sneak .
er AT a meeting at Socialist head
quarters. Sll T. street northwest. Ia II
Thoughts on Crime and Criminals"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
Brings Bride Home.

Henry T. Lowell, OF 10 L street north
west. and his bride. who formerly was
Mary NJ Chiseldine. also of Washing
ton. have returned from FrcderiCks-
burg. Va. where they were married by
the Rev. DR.. r A. Williams.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28

time when war was the organize
method OF settling disputes. Now Thu
country is urging peaceful adjus
n ents. and the laws on neutral
should be remodeled accordingly, uc-
clares Senator Hitchcock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28
False Alarm Costs $50.

Failure to appear in Police Court to-
day to answer to the charge of turnin
in a false alarm Of fire in Tenth stree,
northeast, December 2. Joseph C. Flooi
forfeited $50 bail bond. Flood was ar
rested by Policeman J. Fl. Houser.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28

Congressman and Mrs. Joseph Howell
will give a dance this evening at the
Congressional Club in compliment TO
their daughters and son, Cadet Howell.
who is home from West Point for the
holidays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28

MI. and Mrs. Wharton +. Lester will
be hosts at a dance at Rauscher's this
evening for their daughter. Miss Ruth
ester
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs Robert Roosevelt were
dinner hosts last night
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

for many minutes s~pellbound by the
lovely picture.
l crossed the river on the Karls-
bruecke, the Oldest of the seven
bridges which span the Moldau, and
the most beautiful. 1t also was built
by Karl ~, and is a monument to
medieval architecture. At intervals
across the bridge are placed huge
statues of saints and ancient kings,
and there is also a beautiful gilded
statue Of the crucifixion.
Arriving on the other side OF the
Moldau one is carried back into the
middle ages. The sidewalks are
barely wide enough to allow a single
person to pass, and the high walls OF
old palaces, with heavy iron doors
and gargoyles grinning from the cor
nices, rise on every side. Here in
the middle OF the quarter, surrounded
on every side by buildings ancient
and modem, is a gem of seventeenth
century architecture-the W~allenstein
palace. The outside walls are plain
and uninvlting, and one would not
DelleNe tnaI tney lnClOSe sucu ndnu-
some rooms. ! walked unchallenged
through the doorway and into a big
square court, Here a rosy-cheeked
German woman answered my sum
mi and consented to show me the
rooms which are open to the public.
The way to Hradschin led through
a tangle of narrow, twisted streets,
and finally up a long flight OF stone
stairs, which I climbed heroically with
out, but l am sure there seemed to be
twice that many. But ! felt more
than repaid for my trouble when l
reached the top and turned 10 look
at the beautiful view spread out be-
low at the river, and, beyond, the
spires of Prague's 105 churches. The
blue haze of the late afternoon shroud-
ed the horizon, and the yellows and
reds of the autumn-clad trees along
the river made a brilliant spot of col
or in the foreground. The quaint
tower on the farther side of the Karls-
bruecke lay directly beneath me. to
the right the handsome new Bohemian
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

a FTER one has seen the beau
IN tiful old city of Prague with
A its countless points Of inter
est, one wonders why it is
that so few of our European
tourists turn their steps in that direc-
ton, writes Edna Machotka Chaplin in
the Los Angeles Times. Surely no
other city has a more fascinating his
tory or more quaint and beautiful
uments Of the middle ages. The his
tory Of Bohemia is comparatively IN
familiar to most English and Ameri-
can travellers, and in consequence n
OF the most magnificent of the old Eu-
ropean cities is often passed by for
those which are better known and bet
ter advertised. But the traveller who
does pay a visit to the "h~undred-tow-
cred Prague" will find himself well
repaid for his trouble and will come
away with some unforgettable mind
pictures and impressions.
The new section Of the city, the
"Neustadt," presents a brilliant and
evsr-varied street picture. Not only
the feminine half of humanity contrib
utes to the life and color, for the
streets are full Of soldiers and army
officers in their striking uniforms.
Crooked Streets of Old Town.
The shops are very attractive and
have as pleasing an array of wares
and as well displayed as it would
be possible to find anywhere. The
three principal streets, Wenzelsplatz,
Gaben and Ferdinand, are wide and
beautiful, and one is the more i'm.
pressed by them on account of the
neighboring streets of the "Altstadt,"
Or old town, which are truly a mar.
vel Of narrowness and crookedness.
The unwary traveller will often wan.
der up ONE much-twisted way only
to find it end in a solid wall of houses
from which there is apparently no
exit. In a dark corner will be a low
archway leading to a narrow passage
underneath the houses from whence
one enters onto another street. A
stranger quickly loses his bearings,
and n cannot help thinking, as one
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
peruersltx of Human Nature.

The perversity of human nature will
assert itself even with the best reg.
ulated disposition. When we should
work, we want to rest, and when we
are enforced to rest, then work is
craved. In the midst of pleasure days
or vacation days, the exhilaration of
busy days seems more alluring. In
sweltering summer the cool winds Of
winter are recalled as a welcome mem.
DRY, and in the biting frost Of winter
the sweltering days of the good old
summer time" mellow into a pleasant
recollection. The days of leisure, long
anticipated as a haven of hope when
It was planned to do so much of the
neglected work and reading, slip away
under the spell of doing nothing-and
again we realize the age-old truth that
the lash of necessity and pressure of
the duties of the present accounts for
many things accomplished that would
not have been achieved If one fell I'm.
der that inherent impulse to loaf that
inspired Omar Khayyam, and the fas-
cinating spell of lethargy captures its
willing Observation-Disclosures Depart
ment." In National Magazine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

The thoroughly ripe banana (or less
ripe fruit, after cooking) is a very use.
full and wholesome addition TO the
dietary. In hot weather the baked
banana makes an excellent substitute
for meat-in fact at any season n
may be used as al extra vegetable"
To prepare the fruit for baking, wash
the bananas cut half an inch from
each end of the banana, and then ar
range the bananas on a tin plate (pie
plate), and place in the oven to bake,
They will be ready for use when the
skin wrinkles and juice flows after
pricking the skin with a fork. They
are quite done when the pierced
fruit is soft. They may be eaten as
one does a baked potato-seasoned
with butter, Pepper and salt.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

follows the sharp turnings Of the dark
and high-walled streets, what lovely
places they must have made for rough
and unlawful deeds in the days when
Prague was a center for the most no.
BILE as we'll as the most ignoble of Eu-
ropes bold spirits. Here in the old
town n finds also the "Carollinium,"
the oldest university on the cont.
nent, founded by Karl " in 134s. and
somber enough with its high and
gloomy walls.
From the Wenzelsplatz one follows
the Ferdinand strasse down to Maldau
river, which flows through the middle
of the city. Never shall l forget the
view which burst upon me as ! came
abruptly onto the wide and beautiful
quay. At my feet flowed the wide
stream, bordered on the other side by
low-hanging trees gorgeous in their
autumn foliage. White buildings
shone through the open spaces, mills
and factories using the river power for
their machines. Behind clustered the
roofs and spires of the "Klein-Seite,"
the oldest portion of the city, and
above it all, a picture never to be for.
gotten, rose a high hill crowned by the
great clustering buildings of the
Hradschin and the noble towers of
the st. Vitus cathedral rising against
the rosy evening sky. The Hradschin
is the ancient palace of the Bohemian
kings, begun by Karl " in the early
part of the fourteenth century and
later renovated by Maria Theresa. No
more magnificent site for a palace
could possibly be found, and | stood
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
MaahInn Soda For nurn..

For a tiny burn dip a crystal Of
common washing soda in water and
rub 1t over the injury. This eases
the pain almost instantly. Extensive
burns may .be covered with a paste
OF washing soda and water (this is
best when the skin has not been
broken. II the skin is broken mop
the surface with a solution of sodium
carbonate washing soda), a teaspoon
full dissolved In q pint OF clean boiled
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
wAERO,AMERICAN CULL|NCS

According to the preliminary report
Of the census bureau, although the
population Of Negroes in the United
States has increased 993, 769 since
1900, in 1910 they formed only 1917
OF the total population, against 11.6
per cent In 1900. The total number OF
Negroes in the United States In 1910
was 1927, 763, compared with $685.
944 in 1900. The increase for the dec
ade was 11.2 per cent. In the same
time there was an increase of POS per
cent among the native whites and 30.7
per cent among the foreign born
whites. The Negroes are the only race
in the country showing a larger per-
centage of females than males.
1t Is gratifying to note that the Ne
groes form 14.5 per cent of the rural
population of the country. For years
Negro leaders have urged their people
to stay on the farm and avoid the con
gestion Of the cities. The Negro in the
country is self-supporting, healthy,
and in many cases better provided
with this worlds goods than his white
neighbor on the same economic foot
ing. This is particularly true among
the small farmers of the South, where
the training OF the Booker T. Wash
ington school at Tuskegee has resulted
In making some highly successful Me-
gro farmers, in addition to the other
industrial pursuits for which students
T fitted. The total value Of farm
property operated by Negroes is shown
to be S1,144,1S 900 in 1910, which is
no inconsiderable sum and is a large
increase over the valuation OF $780,
941, 900 in 1900.
These figures are highly significant
as showing the large number of Negro
farmers there are in the country and
the rapidity with which they r de-
veloping. OF the total Negro popula-
ton more than seven million live in
the country. In the ten years illiteracy
has decreased from 57.1 to 30.4,
while the death rate has de-
creased in the registration area from
29.4 per cent to 25.5 per cent. In
every way the Negroes seem to have
made substantial progress during the
last decade.-Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Oil Prevents Foes.

Everyone knows the influence oil
has upon stormy seas, but only recent
" has the experiment been tried OF
preventing fog with the use OF oil.
The fogs which are said to be sus-
ceptible to this treatment are those
caused by the condensation of water
yapor over certain rivers, such as has
been observed on the Rhone and
saone. A French scientist suggests
pouring oil into these rivers. The cost
would apparently be small, since a
very small quantity Of oil spreads out
until 1t covers a large area, with a
film only one two-hundredth of a MILL
meter in thickness.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

officers of the Colored Workers
conference are as follows: President.
Ven. Henry Baird Delany, DID,,
Raleigh, N. c.; vice-president, Rev.
Walter Dorsey McClane, BID, Cam
bridge, Mass; secretary, Rev. George
Freeman Bragg, DID, Baltimore, Md;
assistant secretary, Rev. James X.
Satterwhite, Raleigh, n. c.; treasurer,
Mr.. Archie s.. Nicholson, Philadelphia,
Pa; historiographer, Rev. Freeman
Bragg, DID,, Baltimore, Md; necrolog'
list, Rev. Emmett E. Miller, Petersburg,
Va.
The academic year at the General
piciously. Six fellows are in resi-
dence and one is at oxford, England.
The new junior class number 80 and
the total student body is 142. 1t has
been found necessary to make use OF
the old west building and a number Of
graduate students are now quartered
in 1t. The dean and all the faculty
are now in residence except Professor
Miller, who was detained in Italy by
the illness and death of his mother.
On the morning of September 27,
Bishop Burch, acting for the bishop
of New York, instituted Rev. Charles
w. Baldwin Is rector of st. Mary's
church, Beechwood, Scarborough, N.
Y, and preached the m The
new rector succeeds his brother, the
late B. Oakley Baldwin, who died a
few months ago.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21

National theater, and behind the huild-
ings and towers of "Altstadt" and 10
sephstadt" clustered in picturesque
confusion.
The buildings of the palace on
Hradschin are mostly empty now or
reserved for the use of the palace
guard, and there are comparatively
few of the 440 rooms which are open
to the public. My guide led the way
into an immense saal, the Tourney
Hail." where tournaments on horse
back used to be held and which is
said to be the largest hall in Europe.
We then entered the throne room. a
large, high hall with a collection of
Prague student flags over the door
way. The council chamber, on the sec.
ond floor, was one of the most inter-
esting rooms in the palace.
Cathedral Is Magnificent.
After seeing several other rooms of
minor interest, left the palace build.
ings and went down a narrow street
to the entrance to the cathedral. 1t
is a beautiful structure in the purest
French Gothic style, with five grace.
full towers. 1t was begun In 1914 by
Karl w, and even now, after six cen.
turtles, it is still unfinished. The in.
side is magnificent, and nearly every
stone bears a history. Probably the
most celebrated of its contents is the
beautiful silver coffin of St. John of
Nepomuk, weighing about four thou
sand two hundred pounds, and with
a large canopy held by four life-sized
silver angel figures given by Maria
Theresa.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
HOW TO GET THE BOYS coNFI-
DENCE.

Not long ago a boy was arrested
In New York and tried in the chill
dren's court. The first thing he said
to the ofhcer was: Don't tell Mr..
Watkins" Mr.. Watkins is a man
who had taken a special interest in
this boy from the slums and was try
ing to help him. He would often call
at the boys house and invite him
out for a good time. or take him
with him to his home. While in
court the fear that Mr.. Watkins
would find him out seemed to trouble
the boy most. He did not seem to
care much that his parents knew of
his arrest, because he had been scold-
ed and nagged by them until he had
become calloused. He knew that Mr..