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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
CAPITAL LAD WRITES
OF SAILORS HARDSHIPS
Donald Wilhoite. Stationed on U. S. S.
Salem at Puerto. Tells of Con-
ditions Aboard Vessels.

Donald Wilhoite. q Washington boy
stationed on the United States ship 3D.
lem, at Puerto, Mexico, south OF Vera
Cruz, has written to his mother. Mrs. +.
E. Wilhoite. 2iD 8 street northwest. tell
ing of shipboard life and lack OF home
comforts which are not found on the
coast Of Mexico.
II am on watch from midnight to
o'clock, SO take this chance to write.
Received your letter last night while
was asleep. The mail came by tug, the
first in eighteen days. and I'll have to
have this letter ready in case II leaves
today. US funny we can't get mail .
little oftener. because there are plenty Of
tugs and torpedo-boats at Vera Cruz do
ing nothing. Here we are down here Just
watching and waiting, and the only ex-
element We get il when the men at the
masthead reports something moving up
the river and then the captain and the
rest get excited, call all hands to quar-
tiers. thinking II Is the Bravo or the Ear
gossa coming out. Then II turns out to
be a foreign steamer.
I'VE have no fresh water. Our evap-
Orators have been indisposed since we
left Philadelphia, and now they won't
make fresh water at all We had to
scrub out our buckets yesterday and set
them to catch rain water tthis Is the
rainy season and II rains twelve times
In twenty-four hours). Tonight the watch
on deck is working reliefs, pumping wa
ter out of a spare bumper because the
engines are being repaired.
THAT steamer the Ypirango was al
lowed TO run in here past US and land her
cargo OF guns and ammunition. Pretty soft
for Huerta- Before the Mexicans didn't
have enough guns to protect the town.
40 Law
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
TO ORDER FIREWORKS.
Fourth Committee Takes Chances
that Funds VIII Ne Subscribed.

The citizens COMMITTEES in charge Of the
arrangements for the Independence Day
celebration met in the office of Commits
sioner Newman yesterday afternoon and
decided to take a chance" on the pub
Hes readiness to subscribe the necessary
funds SO the fireworks and Examinations
committee, of which z. c. Graham Is
chairman. was directed to contract for a
brilliant display of aerial fireworks for
the evening Of the Fourth.
Chairman Graham has called a meeting
of his committee for noon today In the
rooms of the Retail Merchants Associ-
alton when the proposals of the five lead
ing fireworks companies that submitted
bids will be considered and a program
selected. Only 500 has been subscribed
to date.
Commissioner Newman requested that
subscriptions. both large and small, be
sent at once to the headquarters of the
committee, room 500, District Building
addressed to Treasurer e. s. Wolfe.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
BRYAN EXPLAINS DELAY
IN REPLYING TO JAPAN
Failure to Answer Last Note on Anti
Alien Question Due to Discussion
Of Other Phases.

Secretary OF State Bryan yesterday de-
clared that the delay in answering the
last note Of the Japanese government
protesting against the California land
ownership law on the ground that II vio-
lated the treaty rights Of Japan was due
to discussion Of other means OF adjust
ing the trouble.
Japan is preparing to force the issue.
Another note will be sent by the State
Department as soon as possible. Secre-
tary Bryan, speaking of the matter yes
terday. declared:
THE note Of August % will be an
swered as soon as the matter can be
reached. Answer to Il was delayed by
discussion Of other means of adjusting
the differences"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
WILL DECIDE mo MANS LAND.

The American delegates to the spits.
bergen International Conference. William
NJ Collier. Of New York, and F. X.
Bealson, Of the State Department. ar
rived at Christiana, Norway. today. &C.
cording to a cable dispatch received at
the State Department The conference
will adopt rules for the goyernment Of
Soitzbergen, referred to as No Mans
Land and ali nations interested viii
Participate. Valuable deposits Of coal
have been discovered there.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
AND SON END QUARREL

Mrs. Annie Craerin and her son, Ray
mond G., have settled a difference over
the ownership of building association
stock worth SO, 100 The son had managed
his mothers affairs and also deposited
money earned in his own business with
hers. but after his marriage his mother
lost confidence In him and 1t became
necessary. he said. for him to seek the aid
Of the court. Attorneys Leon Tobriner
and Charles Cowies Tucker. Of Tucker.
Kenyon & Mcfarland. were appointed
trustees by Justice Gould to carry out
the terms Of the agreement The settle
ment gives the mother SO a month out
Of the fund for life and provides that
$50 shall be paid by the trustees to
whomsoever she may appoint in her will.
Mrs. Craerin Is an octogenarian. The
remainder Of the fund at the death Of
the mother is to 60 to the SON.,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
DUGAN CLAIMS "TRICKERY."
Wires Denies Knowing for What
Use Money Was Intended.

Declaring he had been -tricked." VIII
lam J. Dusan took the witness stand In
Criminal Court. No !. yesterday to an
ever the charge against him, and
Thomas H. Pickford of attempting to
bribe witness in q damage suit, brought
by the late Henry Hudson against Pick
ford. He testified that John H Walter.
The missing co-defendant. gave him 81. 900
DO give TO the wftness Ferdinand Hopp,
but declared he had no idea that 1t was
Intended as a bride. He said Walter
gave him the money, and Dugan ad-
mitteed having made 800 by paying 1t
pver.
Central once detectives testified last
Friday that when they caught Dugan
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
JUDGE UNMOVED BY
divine HEALER'S PLEA
Tears and Ehheaties Fail to Stop Ex-
tradition of Woman Charged
with Embezzlement.
HER ACCUSER ALSO A MEDIUM
HER ACCUSER ALSO A MEDIUM
81 am a divine healer.

81 am a divine healer
So saying, Madeline W. L. Curtain. who
was arrested by Central Once detectives
last Saturday on the charge of embezzling
81, 900 worth OF stocks and bonds. intro
duced herself to Justice Anderson. of the
District Supreme Court. yesterday when
hailed before him on requisition papers
from the governor of Delaware
After her lawyers pleading had failed.
the woman herself addressed the court
in one OF the most hysterical pleas ever
heard within those walls. when Justice An
derson picked up his pen to sign an or
der surrendering her to the Delaware
authorities for trial
rs this the sort OF justice a woman
gets who was born In this country and
who had six brothers in the war for this
union she cried. Please don't send
me away. am sixty years old and alone
In the world"
Justice Anderson had dificulty keep
ing the woman quiet long enough to ex-
plain that he had nothing whatever To
do with the merits Of the case. that he
was bound to surrender her for trial. She
went out weeping on "A detectives
shoulder and a few moments later was
being taken to Union Station
1t was the second time Miss Curtain
had been before the District Court on
the same charge. Only few months
ago Justice Barnard refused TO honor a
requisition from the same governor be-
cause OF defect in the form of the
papers.
The woman's accuser il Edward /. Rip
ley, a spiritualist. Miss Curtain said the
only difference between them was that
he rejected the Bible and she did not.
The man SAYS he gave the woman
power OF attorney In Boston, Mass, and
along with 1t about $4,000 worth II stocks
and bonds to deliver. 1t is alleged she
kept the securities. She has been re-
siding in this city about eleven years.
She made various accusations against
Ripley In court yesterday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
MR.. WILSON SIGNS TOLLS BILL
President Uses Famous Quill Pen, the
Incident Reins Very Informal.

President Wilson signed the Panama
Canal tolls exemption repeal bill in his
ONCE this morning. The incident was
without ceremony, the only person pres
ent being Assistant Secretary Rudolph
Forster. Only a few minutes before he
signed the measure the President declar-
ed to callers that 1t was obvious that
there was an unnecessary delay on the
part OF the Senate In considering the
subject Of tolls
which had been used by President Harri-
son in signing the International copyright
law In 1891 and by President Taft in
signing the lincoln Memorial bill ana
other measures. II Is the property OF
Robert Underwood johnson. of New
York.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
NEW RATES IN EFFECT.

Washington merchants are now able TO
ship freight to points in the South over
the Southern Railway and allied lines
under the new scale OF lower rates which
went into effect yesterday. Tariffs were
filed by the railroad with the Interstate
Commerce Commission several weeks ago
and in accordance with the authorization
of the commission the rates are now in
effect
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
1ulIAI or av1rs, 4 Puxzzx.



cenfederass dead may b buried o
Arlington and the q. A. r. viii probably
not take any action to stop II - a
outcome Of the discovery Of IN emsrssne,
measure rushed through CONGRESS abou1
. year ago providing for the burial Of
the Confederate dead in the Confederate
section of the cemetery. But the q. A.
R. may take steps to prevent buria
with military honors since the law does
not refer to this.
It - pointed out by Col. John AcElroy.
department commander Of the q. A. r.,
and editor of the National Tribune, that
the newly discovered Law does not even
require honorable discharge papers TO b
shown with the body Of Confederate
veteran as 10 necessary In the case Of
Union soldiers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
TO STORM WHITE HOUSE AGAIN

MRS harvey w. whey WIZ ieao oeie
cation of suffrasists of the Congressional
Union to the White House on June 30.
the day before the House Committee
meets to consider suffrage and prohibi-
ton, with the hope of obtaining a hear
ing from the President.
A suffragist outing to Great Falls is
being planned for June q. Several Rep
resentatives and Senators from suffrage
States will attend.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
GEORGE LAMAR FOR JUsTIcEi

George Lamar, of Montgomery County.
Nd. was yesterday urged as NOMINEES for
justice Of the District Supreme Court be-
fore President Wilson by Senator Blair
Lee, Of Maryland. The President would
make no promises. The Senator and the
President. both Princeton grads, talked
over the big time" st the allnai ~
union saturday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
ADMIRAL DEWEY BETTER.

Admiral George Dewey. who has been
III for several days. Is said to be much
better, and hopes soon to be able to move
to come cooler place than Washington.
Admiral Dewey is seventy-seven years
Of age, but has always taken punctilious
care Of his health, with the result that
he IL In Is fine physical condition Is
most men years younger.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
MAY CAMP BESIDE THE SEA.

II rates can be arranged. the District
National Guard will hold its encampment
this year at the Virginia seashore, not
many miles from Fort Monroe. Lieut.
Col. A. l. Parmerter. U. s. A. adjutant
general Of the National Guard, will in
spect the site this week
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16

paying out the money he exclaimed.
Gee. this Is pretty mess I've got into"
Dugan testified that he said, Gee. this
is a pretty trick they have played on
me-"
This morning Pickford may take the
stand,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16
TO SHOW CONVICT SHIP
AS HOSPITAL BENEFIT
After Visit by Distinguished Company
Capt. Smith Names Friday as
Emergency Day.

The old British convict ship Success
was crowded yesterday morning with a
DISTINGUISHED visiting party. there at the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-06-16

Chicago in 1913 handled more than
s57, 2Ss, 900 bushels OF grain.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
Everybody Good Looking

Girls dear, and married girls, I
am not trying to encourage the tiny
spark OF vanity that grows in every
human heart, but | am trying TO
swell the tiny spark Of self-respect
that should grow in every human
mind. II the gracious Father above
had wanted us TO be ugly, he would
have made us without hair or teeth
or compilations or eyelashes; but
instead, he made almost every one
with at least one attractive feature
If you are plain, | think that 1t is
easy to acquire charm by the neat
ness and becomingness Of your
clothing. And, girls dear, il you are
pretty, il is your duty TO make the
most Of Gods gift TO you.
The Christian Herald
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20

loving lad. saw q dog Looping down the
street snarlins and barking A CRY
of mad dog was raised. The young
man. says the Louisville Courier-Jour.
nal. showed his contempt for the pop
ular view by remaining In the line OF
the dogs progress to speak kindly to
IT, The dog BIT him. but he paid no
attention to the wound. Three months
later hydrophobIa developed. and ran
It's course to a fatal ending. Dogs
should be looked after at all times.
and especially In hot weather. and pro
vided with access to water as we'll a.
sufrcient food. II is unnecessary. and
extremely brutal, to assume that every
dog that 10 sick or out Of sorts 10
mad" and treat It accordingly. Bat
It 10 unwise to court contact with a
swapping suspect In order to show that
your belief as to hydropbobla is at
variance with the popular view. That
form Of argument may prove costly. as
well as unconvincins.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
RECIPE FOR BEAUTY.

30 many ladies'. especially the young
ones. one meets on the streets. are
rouged up and powdered up to make
themselves beautiful. OF course, II
doesn't II makes them rather look
sickly. weak and wretched. These
powdered faces-how deathlike 30
many Of them seem! and the painted
cheeks-what a travesty on female
beauty OF course, they are not all
20, possibly most OF them. but there
are enough TO make sensible men feel
that the other sex Ia guilty OF worse
things than chewing tobacco or play
ing pool SO important is this matter
from a medical point OF view that the
Journal of the American Medical as
ISOLATION gives this prescription for
beauty: For giving the face a good
color. get one pot OF rouge and one rab
bits foot. Bury them two miles from
home, and walk out and back once
day 70 see II they are still there
There Is advice worth minding. There
is more beauty In following this than
In taking q ton OF the drug beauty
stun. The article goes to say: The
average man OF rational. clean MIND
would prefer TO see colored wigs and
rouge on the women OF the chorus ant
the public .angoist rather than on hi'
own feminine kinsfolk."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
INNOCENT QUESTIONS.
They Sometimes Yield Surprising Re-
suIts-Hsre's One That Did.

They Soretimes Yield Surprising Ne
suits-Hsre's One That Did.
"VIToN'T you sing something's he
wv asked when they were alone
together.
please excuse me-" she replied. "I
don't feel like singing this evening.
would much rather sit here and have
you talk TO me. Tell me about your
self"
There's nothing Interesting to say
about me. have not had an exciting
career"
But I should like TO hear about your
work. your Ideals, and all that, you
know"
"why do you care what my ideals
arer
81 am always interested In every
mans ideals. Men are so interesting.
They always have some aim In life
aside from marriage. Girls generally
think only Of that II seems so silly
and so embarrassing"
"MarriageT
Eyes"
Haven't you ever thought of getting
marriedT"
"Oh. IL you insist on dragging In the
subject suppose may as well give In
first as last. But what made you think
cared for you f"-Chicago Herald.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
Questions Answered

BEREA FRIEND OF WORKING STUDENTS. College with
its affiliated schools making institution
fees but expnds thousands dollars benefit
of its students giving highest
far possible for students every
OUR SCHOOL is LIKE FAMILY regulations pro-
tect the character and reputation of the people students
who be sick the College provides doctor and without
charge
All those with Beea College buildings
assist in work of boarding hail. receiving valuable
training and getting according the of their labor
pinter expected that all H hare
Write to the Secretary before
PERSONAL EXPENSES clothing laundry postage books etc,
with different Berea clothing
students regardless weather.
COOPERATIVE STORE books articles uniforms
umbrellas and other necessary articles
LIVING EXPENSES really below The College asks rent
for the fine buildings which charging
cleaning lights washing bedding
towels For table without
and $3.50 in winter for furnished with lights washing bed
ding, 40 to 60 for each person.
SCHOOL FEES DEPOSIT" GUARANTEES
for return of key library books This paid
returned when the student
Second INCIDENTAL FEE help school
buildings hospital library (Studn nothing tuition
vices Of achersa our instruction free g The Incidental Fee
for most students $500 Academy Normal
$500 in Collegiate
PAYMENT MUST BE IN ADVANCE, incidental
the board by the half Inaments
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
DEATH FROM HvoRoPHoelA.

There Is generally a happy mo
dium." and It can be arrived at by
persons who are reasonable. Persons
who want to kill every dog that is sick
or suffering from thirst upon me
ground that II may be mad" commit
atrocities. But those who do not
be convinced that the bite OF dog 10
attended by more or lees danger some
times let themselves In for heavy PEN
alties. A case In point is that OF q
young man who has just died OF rabies
In a New York hospital as a resuit oil
his fondness for dogs aud his convio'
tion that hydrophobia was mythical
Three months ago the boy. an attn
ietic. out Of door. sport loving. dos
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
Battlefield Surgery.

As the Maine troops were leaving the
battlefield OF the first Bull Run sol
der stepped up to one OF the officers OF
the Fifth regiment and requested tts-
loan OF a knife. The officer took out q
common pocketknife and handed II To
the soldier. who sat down at the side oil
the road. pulled up the leg of his tron
sers and deliberately dug muske'
ball out of his leg. Then he jumped
up ana resumed his march
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20

The easiest way 20 make fruit butter
Is TO cook fruit. press through colan-
der. add sugar. pour In large crock or
jar and place In a hot oven. At FIRST
put on bottom OF oven and when u
commences TO boil place a slide under
IL requires no stirring and does not
splatter stove or burn the hands and
makes richer. better butter. When
canning peaches use Feelings for but
ter. Feelings from one bushel will
make four quarts Of butter.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
Special Hosiery Offer
Guaranteed Wear-Ever Hosiery" For
Men And Women

Guaranteed Wear-Ever Hosiery For
Men And Women
Ladies Special Offer
For Limited Time Only
Six pair of our finest 3sc value ladies'
guaranteed hose in black, tan or white
colors with written guarantee, for 81 90
and Ioc for postage, etc.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR MEN
For limited time only, six pair of our
finest age value Guaranteed Hose any
colorw with written guarantee and pair Of
our well known Mems Paradise Carriers
for one dollar, and Ioc for postage, etc.
You know these hose they stood
the test when all others failed They
give real foot comfort. They have no
seams to rip. They never become loose
and baggy as the shape is knit in, not
pressed in. They are Guaranteed for
fneness, for style for superiority Of
material and workmanship, absolutely
stainless and to wear six months with
out holes, or new pair free.
Don't delay, send in your order be-
fore offer expires. Give correct size.
WEAR-EvER HOSIERY COMPANY
Dayton, Ohio
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
Why Girls Like to Look Pretty

In the August Woman's Home
Companion appears a friendly talk
TO girls who love beauty. The auth
or explains, as follows, why as a
girl she wanted to be beautiful and
the reason that is generally at the
bottom OF a desire for beauty:
II wanted the power which, al
ready, without reasoning about it,
knew beauty TO possess.
"And that is, am sure, at the bot
tom OF every girls wish for beauty,
though she herself may not know it.
And all this claptrap talk about van
ity is very claptrap indeed reside
this real reason. We want beauty
because il is a power, and let all the
mothers and older people shake
their heads at me il they like-it
is right and normal and healthy
for a girl to want power, and !
would not give a snap Of my finger
for the girl who did not want it.
I'VE all have, as Stevenson says,
a great thirst for consideration"
Tragedy Of Cleaning Our Shoes.
In America as l Saw It. Mrs. Alec
Tweedie, writing of our home life,
says:
"But home life where Is II? The
poor man who pays 81 heavily for
everything cannot even get his boots
blackened at home. and he has 10 20
into the streets To the nearest shine
for the purpose. At the street corners
OF every town are high, strange look
ing chairs under an awning. and there
the men-aye. and women, too-sit sol
EMMY. with foot reposing ON each
leg rest placed there for the purpose
aud while they read their morning pa
pers darky browns boots for i've
pence or blacks them for twopencs
halfpenny. Even In hotels II Is din
cult 10 get boots cleaned, and they
have 20 be put on dirty and worn by
their owner down 10 the boot room
where. In the larger hotels. they are
now kind enough TO have separate
department for ladies. IT'S the land OF
luxury, but not OF comfort. Those III
tie comforts. which TO US In England
are the necessities OF life, are not to
be found in America. Why? Because
there are few people to render serv'
ice."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20

Young Belts had just told his mother
of his engagement to charming
young woman who was not blessed
with much Of this worlds goods, and
he met with immediate objection.
Snow, mother. dear" said the young
man. don't be angry with me for fall
ing I'm love with her. Besides, you
were poor girl when you first met ia
Their"
"Yes." replied Mrs. Belts, $50 was
But so was your father poor. And 4
married him because | knew he would
succeed"
"Well, mother" he said, "and she Is
going TO marry me because he did.
Don't you seef"-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
Sense Of Aloofness.

"Don't you think your choice of
words is rather likely to prevent your
thoughts from being understoodT
'Of course" replied Professor Deep
trouble as | do In getting thoughts to-
gether he doesn't feel like scattering
them around for any and everybody TO
understand. Washington Star.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
Wiawaqqinq.

Each OF the ladies' wore n brilliant
wig. Strange to say, no two were
alike I'm hue.
Lets accomplish something worth
WHILE" said the lady who preferred
green.
"But what can we accomplish ask
ed the lady In blue.
"women can accomplish anything II
they put their heads together"
So they put their heads together and
accomplished rainbow.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-08-20
Cantaloupe Split.

Chill cantaloupes, cut In halves.
lengthwise. scrape seeds away, all hol
low with vanilla Ice cream. Place
halves firmly together and lay on Ice
10 freeze. When ready to serve run
silver knife between the halves. which
separates the fruit. also slicing the
cream evenly over each half. Sprinkle
with chopped nuts. preserved berries.
minced pineapple or any fruit or tutti'
frutti preserves.