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The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Lynchburg to Honor
Congressman Glass

Arrangements have been made by the
commercial bodies of Dynchburg. Va,
for a dinner IN honor OF Congressman
Carter Glass OF Virginia on January II.
The banquet is being arranged as a
mark of appreciation for Mr.. Glass
work in connection with the recent
currency legislation After the dinner
it is planned to have the Congressman
address his fellow-townsmen at a
Lynchburg theater.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
Discuss Use of Schools.

The public schools committee of the
Board of Trade will hold a meeting this
afternoon at 4:3O in the rooms of the
board to discuss recommendations for
throwng open the schools for an extern
sion in use as ccnters for civic gather
inGs. and for other purposes of sup
Elementary education
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

ST5fTeI-0ntarIp SoUaWU. jtah and
Wyoming at Hampton Rrads South
Carolina and Delaware at Hampton
Roads. Glacier IT Nara Island
Sailed -Outario and SunHiuU. from New
York Vard for HAMPTON Rpuds. Crl-
u". from B"Slol. FOR New York
EaTG. Oncida from Port i;uvaL for
Charleston. Grurgia. from limnItua
roads. for Yer" cruz. NnI@i oils.
mn@ton. from Canton for IIpu-kr1.
PaduCIh. from Cualro RcalcS chan
me-
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
LOCAL EXCHANGE
DOES BIG BUSINESS
Transactions Chiefly in Railway
and Potomac ISSueS-Re-
giOnaI Bank Committee
Meets.

The largest volume OF business IN
-llnths was transacted today on the
-rral Stock Exchange, amounting to
S15WNG in bonds and 30 shares Of stock.
The. pond trading was entirely in
Washington Railway IS and Potomac
Electric first and consolidated SIS. \
total Of $4,000 OF the Railway sofa
1T 70. There vas a bid Of 1875 for any
Tart Of 100000 If the bonds following
these transactions, and the bonds were
offered at 50, but no more came out.
VIC $1,000 Potomac Consolidated S
sold at gla and 5000 block at an eighth
advance. OF the first SIS 5000 were sold
al IG5.
The stock trading was largely in
y aSFingtOn Railway common, 100 shares
OF which sold at S6ls and twenty-five
more at an eighth advance. fffty-tiVe
shares OF the preferred sold at S7i2. MeT-
ECnthaler was also active, fifty shares
Sc ing at 2l2@s. fraction lower and a
traction higher. The opening and last
sales were at 2l2as. Five shares Of
Gas sold at &7s
IT, special Clearing House Committee
v Ork.ng on Washington's arguments for
he location here of a regional reserve
uauk held another meeting his after
Icon at the Commercial National Bank.
The Beard of Trade, the Chamber of
Commerce AND the Bankers Associa-
tICE Of the District of Columbia. are
all now assisting the special clearing
EOCse committee in its fight to secure
q regional reserve banE for Washing
Ton.
The Bankers Association will hold
special meeting Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. at the New Willard to in
Gorse the proposition. President D.
j. Callahan. Of the Chamber of Com
Gerce, today appointed a committee TO
assist the clearing house committee
The executive committee of the Board
Of Trade has the matter in charge for
that organization.
The Bankers Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia today selected Sat
urday night, January q, as the date
for the banquet 20 be given by the
association. The dinner will be at the
New Willard. a committee cOmpo-ed of
.lohn Poole, chairman; George ".
White and William a. ATearns, have
the arrangements in charge.
Walter H. NARROW. jr., will be elected
= member Of the board OF the National
Capital Bank at the annual, meeting
next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08
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The Washington times., 1914-01-08

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LOCAL AND NEW YORK FINANCIAL NEWS
New York Market.

Quotations received by W. r. IIibbs & Co.
members New York Stock Market, Wash
ington stock Exchange. and Chicago Boar
OF Trade. Hibbs Building.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08

Walter H. NARROW. jr., viii be elected
\ member Of the board of the National
Capital Bank at the annual meeting
next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1914-01-08

tt G special Clearing House Committee
v 0rk.ng on WashingtOn's arguments for
The location here of a regional reserve
Uauk held another meeting his after
Icon at the Commercial National Bank.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
NUDE ART CAUSES BITTER
CONTROVERSY IN GERMANY
MORALiSTS GET BILL BEFORE
PARLIAMENT AND ARTISTS
ARE ANGRY.

Hcrlin, April 25.-Gorman moraiists
ana artists arc Wuging baltic over the
question of what are the limits of pro-
prrty in nude art.
Niior Ions campaign for the pro
lection of the youth AGAINST 9Th i'm
word and picture" as the movement
IS termed, the moraliats have succeed
ed in getting = bill before Parliament
Tor law stamping as indecent pie
lures which might arouse the phan-
tastes Of unripc youth"
The Goethe association. am org9ui-
cation Of artists ana literary men and
"omon, has risen i'm protest. At a re-
cent meeting. Dr Ludwig Fuida re-
Ieired To the recent decision of The
imperial Supreme court i'm the cases
arising from the conGscatiun bv the.
police Of q great Quantity of postcard
reproductions of famous paintings
This court held that the provision IF
IN" law stamping as indecent works
which tend 10 cause offense To or i'm
Jare the feelings of modesty of a nor
mai person clearly contemplated
normal adult person, ana that pic
lures were not necessarily Indecent
from the mere fact that they might
arouse the phdntasies of unripc
Youth The court also ruled that
nudity is not i'm itself indcccncy. This
latter ruling said DR.. Fulda. was un-
dubltably vote of confidence I'm the |
Greater of all thin.s.
The measure to which the Goethe
association objects seeks to countcract
lhe ruling of the Supreme court. II
provides that adults may legally
take ofIense' at pictures books. etc.
which they consider a menace to
youth. The term normal person" is
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
Smelling of Vera Cruz Is no New
Experience for Ancient City

tie Wild winds have driven away the
fever which is the most real and
dreaded zoe. of the $4,000 dwellers of
the city
When pestilencc has left the place
alone for a time. history shows that IL
has been the mark for bold. swagger-
ing pirates and more than once has
ere sought to wipe il from the face Of
the earth. The worst fire in the his
cory of Vera 'ruz was i'm lGlS. when
not vestige or il WAS LEFT. but ii rose
somehow from the ashes, and Went
along with only pirates Ia dread until
lN23. when the Spanish bombarded and
took il. In 1888 the French took a
ling at the Inflated town and nine
years later the Americans came along
and did exactly what they are threat
ening to do now-hombarded and took
the town which was thoueht 20 he tbs
key To the control of Mexico.
such are. a few of the disasters bv
rand and attacks by sea that Vera
cruz has survived and sin lives on. |
bitten lay tlcas, tormented by mosqu-
toes. married 10y plague that will hard |
y give it a chance Ia lift its sick head |
ma look out ON the sunkissed seas |
hat stretch ont hazy and dreamy be-
ond the dismal fortress of San Juan
le Clloa, which Cost $4,000 pesos T.
luild, and where HucrNa's prisoners
re living death in life i'm slimv. drip
ling, darhcncd DUNGEONS. where thoy
ave 10 stand for hours wl;on the tide
$ high-thc fortress which is the
ride of Mexico. ON IL coral rcei,
tound which the shiny sharks Shnpt
n ana out, ana with its walls a dozca
Get thick and It's hristling cannors
hat would probably moan death To tho
lcn who tried 90 ire them.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
LANGUAGES IN MICHIGAN.

The English and Celtic Gncluding
irish. Scotch, or Welsh group was the
largest among the l.5GU. I0G persons Of
foreign white stock in Michigan in
1910, who represented 80 per cent #
the total white population OF that
state. according to the mother tongue
bulletin recently issued by Director
William j. Harris, of the Bureau of the
Census, department Of commerce. By
mother tongue is meant the native
language or that spoken before i'm
migration, ana the report covers all
white persons Of foreign stock, includ-
ing the foreign born and also the ma
tiFcs, one or both OF whose parents
were foreign born
As thus reported. the total foreign
white stock whose mother tongue was
English and Celtic Including Irish.
Scotch, or Welsh was 53S.594. This
number represented Il per cent Of the !
total white population of Michigan, |
which was 2,7S5.247. The German |
group numbered 3s6.5l3, or II per
cent, the Polish 132,222. or , per cent: |
the French, 1886. or per cent: the
Dutch and Tristan, $685., or per
cent the Swedish, 64,39l, or 2.3 per
cent, and the Finnish, 55,O22. or per
,ent. The number Of persons in Mich
lgan of foreign white stock reporting
other principal mother tongues were
Italian, IBIS; Norwegian, 1881: II
Danish. l5,i54; Yiddish and Hebrew,
l4'"ia. Bohemian and Moravian, TO- n
100; Flemish, S,216; Magyar 7.7O2: II
NeIb"-' roatian, G,529. Slovenian. o.
500, Lithuanian and Lettish. p
i1t: Sloyak, 2,S93; Syrian and Arabic. II
1913: and Russian, liza.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Calumet News:--
The early closing movement appar-
entity has become permanent, despite
the refusal of "A few merchants To con-
cur i'm the agreement. The copper
country is but following the example
of other cities of the country where
this early closing has been i'm force
for some time and has worked salts
factorily. Now II seems strange that
a few merchants. especially those who
after signing the early closing agree
ment, should still continue tn do bust
ness after six o'clock Is this what
you would call far and honest compe-
tition? These merchants are very
few. indeed, but let us hope that they
viii alter their course and help along
the good movement--A CLERK.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
WOOD ALCOHOL
AFFECTS SIGHT
TeasponfuI of Liquid May Cause
Total Blindness

ST Louis, Mo-, April 25.-Carolyn C.
Van Rarcom. Secretary Of the New
York committee for the Prevention OF
Kindness, speaking before the or
ganization for Public Health Nursing
here today ON 'preventablc blindness"
recommended that the label may
cause blindness or death if swallowed
or inhaled be universally used i'm the
sale of wood alcohol
In one year in New York city alone
twelve persons were blinded and three
killed by wood alcohol" she said "a
teaspoonful of this poison may cause
total blindness, larger quantity often
causes death. only within recent
) ears has wood alcohol become so dan
gerous To life ana sight. Formerly Il
was a dark bad-smelllnr. bad tasting
iluid which no one was tempted 20
drink. y process is now known by
means of which This color. taste and
odor are removed. Wood alcohol whom
purified in this way looks. tastes and
smells like good (grain) alcohol and
may easily be substituted for it i'm
white Whiskey cordials, brandy, es-
senses, extracts, patent medicines
etc. As much blindness and death
have been caused also by BREATHING /
tho fumes Of wood alcohol as by swaI- |
lowing the liquid. These fumes come
tiom wood alcohol used in various T
trades for example in vanishing .
furniture, lead-pencils ana the inside .
II watts; i'm dyes for colorina artificial |
lowers; in shellac for strening hats;
n the manufacture OF photo-cugrav-
ngs; and from stoves and lamps in
which wood alcohol Is burned"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

The Washington correspondents are
saying that Macdonald is soon 10 re-.
turn To the upper peninsula for the
purpose OF liking his political fences.
Ihey are in mighty bad repair. COM
mehts the lshpcming Iron ore. The
'rosts at the past winter have heaved
'hom all out Of line The frosts of win
Ter nave been very damaging, but they
van be as nothing compared with the
l'"S'S 81 TINS summer. The summer
lrosis are the ones that kin
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
this is MY 62ND BIRTHDAY"

Thc'us w. Sims, one of the vctcran
members OF the Tennessee delegation
in the national house Of representa-
tivoS, WAS horn in Wayne County.
Tennessee, April - 1852. After
spending his boyhood ON a farm he
entered Cumberland Univ1sit, aud
was graduated in 1876. The same year
he was admitted to the bar ANA has
since pactigod law i'm the town OF
Linden. Tenn. I'm 1892 ne served ass q
Democratic presidential clcctur. Five
years later he was elected to Congress
from the Eighth Tennessee district
aud is now serving his ninth consccu.
tive term
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

replaced by person" and the provis-
ION Oh the existing law requiring that
criminal intent be shown is dropped.
br. Fulda, as we'll as the speakers
VINO followed him at the protest meet
ms declared that the proposed law
would put all Germans into the nur-
sefy' 1t constituted an unreasonable
guardianship Of adults i'm its efforts to
Euard children. 1t would mean that
works of art would be judged from the
viewpoint of the immature. and that
would mean in turn that art would be
thrCttled
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
NEWS FORECAST OF
THE COMING WEEK

Washington, y. G, April 25.-Fjnoi
arguments on the duplication of tbo
Eastern railroads FOR a per con,
freight rate increase will BEGIN Mon
day before the Interstate Commerce
Commission A decision in the case 10
expected at an early date. II the
commission holds that the added In.
come is not needed the case will fer.
inmate automatically ON the othn,
hand II the commission decides the
roads have established the necessity
Tor additional income. the commission
Viii proceed Immediately to determine
how the additional income should 20
raised.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
this DATE IN HISTORY"

lNi!-Spaiu rocoeuizrd the independ-
cncc of chill.
lN4H-PoltiCal riots i'm Toronto ANA
Montreal over the rebellion loss
cs hin.
INb--The Confederate forces with
drew from New orleans.
HG3- steamship Anglo Saxon wreck
ed off Cape Race, with loss Of
300 lives.
lNS2-handi the capital of Tonquin,
captured by the French.
lNHN-Queen Victoria received Prince
bismarck i'm special audience at
Berlin.
I9o3-F irst stone Of the new Campa-
nile of ST. Marks, Venice. laid.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

who use the marine corps. The Unit
ed states marine corps is modelled aft
er that of Great Britain.
In june. 1776. the Continental Con,
gress, by an act, founded the United
States marine corps under the com.
mand of one major, samuel Nichols
3 captains, 10 first lieutenants and :
second lieutenants. This force gained
laurels in the naval and coast actions
i'm the revolutionary war.
Al the close Of the war the marine
corps died. probably Of inertia In The
war of 1872 the urgent need al sea
soldiers drew the marine corps to-
gether again as If by magic, and in
the terrific lighting of the lakes. n
New Orleans, in all of the coast bat
lies this branch of the service bore
the hrunt of the fighting and impress
ed the needs Of this kind of body on
he people of the country.
With BainbrIdgc in the war with
rripoli went FUN quota of this
marine corps. They did the heavy
lighting with the Beys and brought
.ictory to the American arms. Again.
when Japan insuted the United
states a Gordon Of these sailor sol
iers brought the apology and atone
lent.
In the civil war the marine corps
endered service i'm the blockading
Gets and in battle. like Fort Fisher
nd other coast actions.
And now the war cloud looms black
sainst the horizon. And the marines
ave been called back To their job.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Birmingham, Ala viii use wire in
'''rai"rS in parks. Incinerators are
S'"'r'y wire cages; when filed with
paper ana rubbish "A match is appIied
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
JUST CAUGHT IN TIME.

II hear there is going To be Con-
gressional inquiry into Backnays bus
mess" II had no idea he was so
PROSPEROUS as that."--I.ife.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

'ui''as Johnson has been bellringer
iior 90 years FOR the parish church Of
Sandwich Eng. He is II.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

No true American will cry down the
American flag at time like this. or
our form Of government. This is a
time Co stand by the United States.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

layton ." will hereafter flush
streets semi-weekly at night.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Greenville, $. c.. is spending ss.5Oo
Tor a municipal garbage incinerator.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
WHIT OTHER
PEOPLE THINK

Subscribers Are Invited to Con-
tribute to this Column. A
communication should be
signed by tho writer's own
name, not necessarily for pub
iication, but as evidence of
good faith.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Walking from Hope to Hayfeld by
path over the moors. writes n cor
respondent of the Manchester Guard
l"n' found the hills covered with
snow.
\ freezing east wind made things
any lining but pleasant. NJ one point I
had T." admit that had lost my way.
ana 1t was with relief that | found
lRh-poSt. The inscription was blotted
out with frozen snow.
climbed the post, aud with great
and personal discomfort
haWod the snow with my already
lalr-irozen hand, and succeeded I'm
Ieciphering the inscription. 1t said:
Keep to the path"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

ST. Paul now employs an auto street
sprinkler.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Spring housekeeping has started in
Mexico.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25
MExico's POPULATION.

Whites-15 per cent.
Mixed--j4 per cent.
lndians-.3O per cent.
Blacks per cent.
Illitcracy has been variousiy
estimated as running from 90
To 81 per cent.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Huerta has purchased an aeroplane.
Getting ready, no doubt. To tly.
War with Mexico would not be a
picnic. our experience might be much
like that of the British in South Afri-
ca, even though we are close neighbors
Of Mexico. I'm South Africa the Brit
ish Went forth as on lark. The Beers
were small in numbers, but the British
soon found they We're sharpshooters
and sturdy fighters. Britain trium-
phcd ultimately but it cost her many
lives and millions i'm money. 1t has
not yet recovered from the shock to its
finances.
Now Huerta is "watchfully wait
ing"
rs
Pronounce it Oo-ayr-tah. but call it |
anything YOU please
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

In response Ia a call issucd by the
NatlGn1l Woman's Suffrage associa-
li"n the advocates Of woman suffrage
iH cities and towns throughout the
United States are expected tn engage
in paiadcs and outdoor ADMINISTRATIONS
on saturday. These demonstrations
are intended as prelude TO the ma
l-'""I demonstration which is to he
held IN Washington one week later.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Thursday, which will he the 125tb
anniversary of the Inauguration cr
George WASHINGTON as first president
of the United States, has been selected
as the day for the formal dedication Of
the memorial blocks sent by the States
of Colorado, Idaho and Washington to
be placed in the Washington monu-
ment i'm this city. ON the same day an
Interesting ceremony will take ploce
In Statuary Hail of the Capitol-tbe
unVelllng of statue of DR.. John Cor
re presented To the nation by the
state of Florida. DR.. Gorrie earned
fame by inventing the first ice-making
machine I'm the world.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British
ambassador in Washington. accom-
panied 10y Lady Sprng-I,ice, will leave
Washington for Ottawa on Monday 10
be the guests Of the Duke Of Con-
naught, Governor-Genelal of Canadl.
ON Friday next the Duke of Connaugrt
WIZ celebrate his sixty fourth birth
day.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Pronounce it Oo-ayr-tah. but call il
anything YOU please
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

With The rebels neutral and Vera
Cruz iH The hands of the American
forces Huerta is securely bottled up.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Huerta has purchased an aeroplane
Getting ready, no doubt. to tly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

The executive council of the Ameri-
can Bankers association will meet
Thursday in Hot Springs. Va. IN
make mp the proSrammc for the assoc
cations annual convention to he held
In Richmond next fall. Another i'm
p"rtant gathering OF the week will be
the annual convention of the National
Lumber ManufaC turers' association.
which will begin its sessions in Chi
cago Thursday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-25

Now Huerta is "watchfulIy wait
ing
The Washington herald., 1914-09-05
PLAN NEW SERIES OF MEETINGS

At the tent meeting of the Seventh DAY
AdyentistS. at First street and Randolph
place. tomorrow evening Rev r E. HaT-
ter will speak on The Darkness Of
Miliennial Dawn" From the Bible ne
will answer The questions: Shall the Jews
again become a national power? VIII
there be another opportunity for saliva
ton after DEATH Will all the world oe
converted to Christ before or after HIS
coming TO earth the second time
The usual chorus and orchestra will
render a program Of song. beginning At
: % O'Clock The present series OF meet
Ings will close with rally on Sunday.
September l2. movement is on foot 10
arrange for another series Of meetings on
a larger scale in Washington