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The Washington herald., 1914-05-15
Society Dcinss In aao Around
Ole ylotio,ol Capital
D sALLr vAwrrR HARnIs.

Mrs. Jewel Kenney. Mr. end MrG J. G
Sheehy. Mr.. and Mrs. Phiiander C. John
son. Mr., and Mrs H. W. Mclean. Mr.
ID. II. Waters. Mr.. l. n. WaterA Mr.
Alfred c. Palmer, Mr.. e. H. Pilson, Mr.
p. l.. Waters. Mr.. Pedro Rafael Cuadra
Mr.. Frank p. Wood. Mr.. }. H. Rsberts
Mr.. F. n. swacker. Mr.. 7. II Gordon
Mr.. Charles II. Wlnslow, M and Mrs
E. A. Howell and Mr.. 7. l. Stevens
Miss stapleton entertained the fresh.
man and sophomore classes Of the Wash'
ington Seminary at q the dansante q
the Hotel Powhatan on Wednesday AFT.
crnoon from to o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson David Broad
head have sent out invitations for the
marriage Of their daughter. Leonie. %
Mr.. John Gibbon Mccoy. on Thursday,
June 4. noon, at the Church Of the Holy
Infancy, South Bethlehem, Pa.
Miss Broadhead Ii well known In WASH
ington. having spent several years here
while her father was In Congress.
Senator and Mrs. Works and Senator
and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson win be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans At
the initial performance Of the Fire
Regained." Saturday night.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Brownson have
returned to Washington after spending
the winter abroad.
Miss Fuller, niece OF the Secretary of
Commerce and Mrs. Redfield. who has
been visiting them for some time. re-
turned yesterday to her home In Brook
lyn.
Mrs. John A. Campbell and children, Of
Asheville. N. c.. are visiting the family
OF Chief Justice Campbell Of the Court
Of Claims.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. z. Pence and family.
OF Minneapolis, are at the Hotel Pow
hatan for a short stay, after which they
will leave for home.
Mrs Edward d. White entertained at
young peoples luncheon at the Shore
ham yesterday. Each guest received q
bouquet OF lilies of the valley.
They were Miss Leita Montgomery.
Miss Hinckley. Miss Wilmer. Miss Whit
ing, Miss de Rena, and Miss Draper.
Mrs. Edward N. Judd, Of Greenwich,
Conn. and Miss l. Louise Knapp, OF Bos-
ton. have arrived in Washington and are
stopping at the Shoreham for few days.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15
Mrs. La Toilette Laughs
At Victory Oper Volcano
Wife of Senator Says Her
: Feat Of Scaling Costa
Rican Peak Was a Mere
TriAe.
BY MILDRED DILLON.

'I accomplished q wonderful feat climb.
ing high volcano in Costa Rica, you
say?"
Mrs. Robert NJ. La Toilette. wife OF
the Senator from Wisconsin. laughed in
a modest way.
1T is true" she said, that did climb
a 12,ooo-foot volcano-but on hosse back
Yes, I did get off once and walk 2 bit.' ''
she reflected. But it wasn't necSssary
even to do that as mountain climbing in
the tropics is not difficult and the horses
can carry a rider easily up the sides OF
the steepest hills
Mrs La Toilette returned to washing-
ton yesterday from a trip to the Canal
Zone and Central America Her COM
panion was Mrs. Elizabeth Glendower
Evans of Boston. Together they spent
week in Costa Rica, the same length
OF time in Panama, beside four weeks of
travel in South America, and returned by
the s. s. Sixaola.
The Panama Canal Is really a wonder
full and remarkable achievement" Mrs.
La Toilette, who is noted for her patriot
ism and enthusiasm for everything
American, said.
THE achievement is wonderfully sug-
gestive of the American people," she re-
marked. Tine canal. seen from any
point, Is tremendously impressive I was
deeply moved by the sight
1t was one Of the plans Mrs. la
Toilette and Mrs. Evans had mapped
out for their six weeks tour, to go 10
the top of Mount Irazu. as IT is said to
be the only point from which the ATTAIN
tic and the Pacific oceans can be seen
at the same time.
II have done much mountain climb
ing in California" Mrs. La Toilette said,
"and this attempt could in no way COM
pare to the real mountain climbs thai I
have had in the United States. We ex-
pected a much harder trip. and both my
self and Mrs Evans were prepared for a
real climb. but cannot say that we were
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15

economical preparation for the emer-
gency Of war.
Every great naval power with the ex-
ception of the United States has a. well
organized naval reserve. England, lGer-
many, Japan and other military powers
include in their naval reserve honorAbly
discharged men from the service and the
seamen of their merchant marine. A
step has been taken toward securing a
naval reserve in q recent bill pasAed
by Congress whereby the State Naval
Militia which n.w includes 5000 men are
subject to the call of the President lin
time Of war for service either within br
without the country and for such Ia
time as the President may deem nece8-
sary.
There are now nearly 5000 enlisted
men In the navy. From 5000 to 7,0p0
men are hcnorably discharged from the
navy each year and naval officers eski-
mate that fully Is per cent of these men
would be glad to return to the navy lin
case Of national extremity.
II $500 honorabiy DISCHARGED men of
the service now In civil life could foH a
modest sum. for instance $40 a year her
man. be enrolled as a part of. the naval
reserve. 1t would be an economical In
vertment. for the government In atAi-
tion to the Naval Militia and the nataI
reserve. which would include honorable
discharged men from the service. there
should be enrolled seamen from the
American Merchant Marine
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15

Mrs. Wilson is recovering RAPIDLY from
| the indisposition. which suddenly cut
short her social program at the end Of
the oficiaI season. She spends the great
/ err part Of each; day In the open. motor
| ing with Miss Margaret Wilson and Mrs.
Francis Bowes Sayre. or accompanying
/ the President and DR.. Cary Grayson to
! the eolf course. 1t IL her intention to
remain in Washington with the Presi-
dent as long as the weather win permit
before going to her Summer home at
! Cornish. 49,
/ DIR, Theodore Constantin Dumba will
return to washlnston tomorrow. after q
| few days visit In New York. He will
close the Austrian Embassy early in
June, and. accompanied by the counselor
of the Embassy and Baroness Zwiedinek
and other members OF the staff. will go
to Manchester to open the summer Em-
bassy. Baron and Baroness Zwiedinek
also have taken place at Manchester
for THE season.
The German Ambassador will leave
Washington tomorrow and will spend the
week end at Rock Rose. Radnor, Pa, as
the guest OF Mrs. Edward X. Rowland
who is established there for the spring.
Countess Gixycka will also be q member
Of the large house party, and Mrs. Row
land will give a. dinner In their honor
Saturday night.
The annual ball game between MEM
bers Of the Metropolitan and the Chevy
Chase clubs For the benefit of the free
wards of Providence Hospital. will be
played on Friday afternoon. May g. at
the American League Park. Mrs. James
F. Barbour. who for years has managed
the sale of boxes and seats. has charge
OF the event, and the boxes will be filled
with fashionable folk.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Spring-Rice entertained Informally at
dinner last night
Mime. Christian Hauge will leave WASH
ington today for New York and will
shortly sail for Europe to spend the en-
tire summer.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels will leave WASH
ington today for a visit to Mrs. r. n.
Reynolds at Winston-Salem, N. c.
Mrs. Samuel Nelson Barker gave a re-
ception yesterday at the Chevy Chase
Seminary in honor of Mrs. Gore and Mrs.
Paige. having among her numerous
guests a number Of women from WASH
ington society.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15
Mexico by a Mexican.

Senior Don Alberto L Godoy, Mexican
consul at Washington. will deliver lee
ture at the Columbia Theater Sunday,
May II. at Sis O'Clock. The lecture,
entitled, Mexico by q Mexican" viii
be profusely illustrated. and VIII cover
all of the chief points OF interest in
that country.
York. from Washington during the past
week have been MR> and Mrs. J. a.
Bishop. Mr. o. n. Gore, Mrs. George +.
Becker. Mr.. G. d. Horning. Mr. A. A.
King. Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Ecker. Mr.. and
Mrs George A. Rock. Mr.. and Mr.. p.
G. Knox. IT,. M. Boyd rayler. M. ana
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the possibilities Of arriving at a better
understanding.
This proposition was simply for an
interchange of traffic, passenger and
freight, and on just about the same char
acter and basis as was suggested to Mr..
Hayes in negotiations half a dozen years
previous"
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15
This Leaves the Skin
Smooth and Hairless
(Boudoir secrets.)

The electric needle for removing hairy
or fuzzy growths is fast falling into dis
favor among beauty specialists. because
quicker and better results are obtained
with the aid of a paste made by stirring
together . little powdered deiatone and
water. This is applied on the hairs not
with 1t comes every trace Of hair. The
akin should then be washed to remove
the remaining paste and II Will be left
smooth and spofiess- Buy delatouo n
original packages only.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15

Bath. Me-, has q cittzen Who live. In
an sxciustvsay bsan diet
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15
VACATION UNDECIDED

President Wilson told members of the
New Hampshire delegation yesterday he
would attend the EIks' Flag Day cele-
bration at Manchester. N H, on June
Is, provided his family had moved to
Cornish before that time. He said his
family desires to remain with him in
Washington as late as possible.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15

The fog almost spoiled the real pur.
pose of eour expedition. and for a time
after reaching the lsummit we could no,
even see the crateA of the volcano. but
the atmosphere soon became clear and W.
got a splendid view of the oceans"
the Canal Zone, including Col. Goethals
personal staff, and tthey were given
every opportunity to view the big ditch
Mrs. Goethals entertained them at din
ner. and a number of other attentions
were shown them.
But with all her enthusiasm for South
America and even the Americans new
p!aything, the canal, Mrs. Va Toilette
expressed her satisfaction to be home
again.
And they haven't anythingt to COM
pare with our Grand Canyon" she
laughed good-humoredly.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15
NAVY LEAGUE URGES
$4,000 RESERVE FORCE
Says IS Per Cent of 1000. Men Dis
charged from Fleets Each Year
Would Gladly Re-enhst.

The Navy League of the United States
believes the country should have naval
reserve Of at least 5000 men. 1t esti-
mates that such a naval reserve could
be organised and maintained at a very
sman relative cost and would be an
The Washington herald., 1914-05-15
MELLEN BARES
RAILWAY DEALS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
BRADY'S ESTATE
 SHOWS S3I7,85O IN BPT. GAS 60.
Traction Magnate Owned 2,445 Shares, Which Are App
 praised at $13O Each.

Anthony N. Brady. the gas and traction magnate whose daughters were burned to death in the Westport train wreck of 1912 owned $317, $50 worth of stock of the Bridgeport Gas Light Co. He held 2,445 shares and the appraisers of New York state place a value of $13O a share upon the stock. the value of which has been discussed at great length in many quarters.
 MT. Brady who started life as a bootb1ack in Albany left 3. fortune of S77.072.443 His death came only 3 few months after the death of his dau ughters, Mrs. E. F. Gavitt and Mrs c. s. Ranson who were killed with his daughter-in-Iaw, Mrs. James Cox Brady, and relative, Miss Mary Hamilton of Albany while they were travelling from Hartford where they had been attending funeral z All four women were imprisoned in the parlor car when it left the rails and met. their death in the flames.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
BARGE MASTERS
 LIFE IN PERIL
 AS CRAFT SINKS
Five of String of Six Barges Weather Northeaster
 Last One Is Lost
MAN AWAKENED JUST
 IN TIME TO ESCAPE
Skipper of Adjoining Craft, Realizing Peril of Doomed
 Barge, Rouses Sleeper.

Overwhelmed by giganticA waves and a northeast sale that threw Stons os water clear over them, six loaded coal barges comprising the tow Of the tug Owen J.. .McWilIiams, of New York, struggled with the clements in the dark hours just before dawn yester- day between the eastern end of the Norwalk Islands and Bridgeport Light and five of them were finally landed safely in this harbor.
 The Owen passed the Norwalk Is- lands under d clear, star-lit sky with moderate winds and the conditions were so favorable that Captain "Bob'' Wflmotts often referred to as the commodore of the Blue Line fleet, nat uraIIy decided to hold his course for Bridgeport to- which place three of the barges were consigned, the re- mainder being bound for New Haven.
 Or the Eastern Passage, the wind suddenly came out of the northeast with great force, bringing with it a driving rain and rapidly rising sea Under the conditions, there was -noth- ing for the Owen tD do but keep going and pick the nearest shelter, as to turn around was out Of the question.
 The six boats W Were making heavy weather of it and for a. long time there was doubt if sIry of them would survive, although tie steamboat cap tain put forth all his skill and en~ ergy, realizing that many lives hung in the balance Near Pendeld Reef, the barge R. C. McNei1, Captain Fred Pitcher, of South AnlAoy, N. J., with cargo of 500 tons of hard coal con signed to the Sprague company, of Bridgeport, and being the last boat of the tow, was Iaboring badly and the skipper of the Blue Rock, the ad- Joining boat, awakened Captain Pitcher and warned him to save him. self. This timely act probably saved the life of the latter captain as off the reef the McNeil, unable to longer withstand the pounding of the seas | disappeared in a smother of foam Captain Pitcher Jumped to the boat alongside and escaped, although he lost all his belongings.
 The ocean-Eoing tug Charles Henry Mcyilliams, which was in Bridgeport waters, steamed out to the assistance Of the Owen and aided tht tug in pull ing in the remaining five boats. All of the barges were badly shaken up lNalthough not seriously damaged, and one reported two feet of water in he1 hold.
 After spending the night in shelter. the east bound boats were started out early today, headed for New Haven It is understood that .- the Baxter WreckinEA company of New York will raise the R. c. McNeiI and save at least part of her cargo and prep arations will soon be under way for the task Of locating the sunken boat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
LICENSE HELD UP
 UNTIL HE LEARNS
 NAME OF PA-IN-LAW

James O,Day, employed at the strat- field, stepped into the town clerks of flee this morning and sought a license to wed Miss Bertha Malone. Mfr. OfDay said he is Ss years old and that he has charge of the check-room at the Stratf1eld.
 His bride, he said. is 30 years old and Is employed as housekeeper Then .sCooney's Winton, assistant town clerk, brought sadness to the prpspec- tive groom
 What is her fathers name?'' he asked.
 Do you have to know that?" in- 'quired the applicant.
 That's the law replied the official Why. may ask, do you hesitate?' ?'
 Well, to tell the truth,'' came the answer, ''I'm not sure what his name is myself
 James went out to ascertain the name of his prosp pective father-in-law and promised that he'd return later in the day and get the license.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
ARCHER 6. WHEELER DISCLAlMS CREDIT
 FOR 6. O.. P. GIFT
Lifelong Democrat Did Not Give To Republican Campaign Fund, As
 Published

Archer c. Wheeler, treasurer of the Fairfield Rubber Co.,, disclairns ali credit for having aided the RepubIi- can party in the recent campaign. MT. Wheeler received a letter from the Bridgeport Republican town commit tee, a few days ago, thanking him for his generous donation. Then he Iearn- ed, for the first time, that he was be- ing credited with having donated s2,- 300 to the G. o. P. campaign fund. Later, when the list of contributions was returned, by the party treasurer, and the principal donors were pub 1ished, MT. Wheeler was erroneously named as the chief giver to the fund
 The Wheeler in question, however, is Arthur C. Wheeler of Norwalk, who handled the pool of certain man ufacturers in the interests Of B. J. FIill's candidacy against Congressman Jeremiah Donovan. Of this pool. S2.- 900 was turned over to Bridgeport
 MT. Wheeler has been a lifelong Democrat. is a Democrat by tradition, and he told the Farmer today he probably will continue to be a Demo- crat as long as he lives.
 MT Wheeler is a son of the late Nathaniel Wheeler, the sewing ma chine manufacturer whose name is so intimately linked with Bridgeport's $ progress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
CONGRESS TO PROBE HUGE FUND
 USED TO EFFECT HILLS ELECTION
JURY, IMMUNE TO
 FLIRTING, DISAGREES IN WASHERS. CASE

Chicago, Nov. 2o-A jury of men who, before they were accepted swore they were immune from flirting, early today were unable to agree as to the guilt or inno- cence of. Louis J. Weigle, a broker and clubman, who was charged by Miss Mary Mckinney with annoying her on a suburban train.
 The disagree1hent is the climax of a case which se- cured some notoriety when Weig1e dodged publicity at the time of his arrest by us ing the name of John Jones. He refused to appear in court when his case was first called.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
FRENCH

Paris Nov. 20-The French official communicatfoD issued this afternoon says that yes terday there were hardly any infantry attacks the part of the enemy and that their artillery ac- tivity also waa largely reduced
 ss"The weather has been very bad and snow has fallen. All the region of the Yser canal to the east of Dix nude is invaded by the waters.'' Says the report
 'In front of RamscapelIe we have withdrawn frSnn the water two 1S centfmetre mortars abandoned by the Germans. There has been a very fairly intense artillery fire to the south of Ypres.
 -on the center there have been no important actions to report In the Argonne three vigorous attacks on the part of the eneIny's infantry have been repuIsed.
 On our, right wing the Germans have re-occupied the destroyed section of ChauVoncourt. Further to the east we have made some progress."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20

The literary program comprised the 150th wedding anniversary of MT. and Mrs John Ladon of Virginia The following historical characters were impersonated. Catherine of Aragon, Margaret of scotland, Mary of France; Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Butcher, Ju- lius Caesar, James Synpson of Eng land and Patrick Henry.
 l.. J. Jordan, as Sym posiareh; E. M Williams as the Arbfter bfbendi and William Piper as the master, corapris- ed the program committee; Miss Mary E.. E. E4ey directed the musical pro- gram, assisted by Prof. Fred Stew ems There was an address by Rev. w H Eley, pastor. in which he thanked those assisting in the occasion. Lee Smith and Louis Butler assisted in the ar engagements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
BRITISH

London, Nov. 2oABoth in London and Berlin the present stage of the campaign in Russian Poland is re- garded as highly important and Ger many's advance in the Wartha-Vis- tula country is being watched with in terest, according to official information here.
 Army headquarters in Petrograd an- nounces that two great battles have developed along the eastern front one on the line between Czenstochowa and Cracow, apparently extending along the railroad between these points and the second the Wartha-Vistu1a. region but Russian observers do not appear to attach much significance to the out come in this latter region.
 A general survey of the reports re- ceived here. from various quarters conveys the impression that the Ger man advance on the Vistula has met at least with temporary check while the Russian invasion of East Prussia has suffered a like fate near Anger burg where the German defenses con sisting chiefly of vertical lines of wire entangIements are reported 10 be very strong.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
 ABUSED BY HUSBAND
 GRANTED DIVORCE

How a frat1 stenogranher was bru- tally treated by her 210 pound hus- band was related in the superior court this afternoon, when Ellen L. Bell wood. a former Bridgeport girl, se- cured a divorce from Frank B. Bell wood of Huds&n, S. B. The-s Bell woods were married in this city De- cember 31. 1910. Shortly afterward they went to Hudson where Bellwood opened a restaurant
 In 8 short time the husband became very cruel. He made her live in e shack which offered little protection against the cold Dakota weather and in spite of the fact that she was in a delicate condition dragged Mrs Bell wood out of bed on several occasions in order that she might act as cook at the restaurant. Once when she re- naonstrated he poured boiling water on her.
 Mrs. Be1wood said her husband did not want any children and he forced her to consent to an illegal operation, saying, T don't want any brats around here.''~ This treatment made Mrs. BelIwood so i'll that her life was in danger and she finally left her hus- band November 24, 1912.
 At present Mrs Bellwood is work ing as a stenographer in Darien.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20


 Congre Donovan's campaign fund was $1s127. .O4.
 The campaign fund used to promote the election of MT. Hill was $9,5S3. .25.
 There are three reports on file with the secretary of State, Hartford, penses:
 One frorn< MT Hill as candi- date, showing the receipt Of cer-
 tain donations to his fund, the total being $500.
 One from Wheeler. as political agent, showing the receipt from MT. Hill of $500. apparently the
 amount of the donations. One from Wheeler as treasurer
 of a political committee. for the
 Fourth district. showing that he i
 had collected a fund of s9, ,583, Of
 which s9,527 was expended.
 The list of contributors is very in teresting. It embraces names of many men who are officers of corr porations.
 An example is the followings>s F. Rhodes contributes $500; Fred D. Rhodes is secretary of the Salts Tex tile Mfg. Co., Bridgeport and Kipp is president.
 Other contributions are made by F. J. KinEsbury, who is president of the Bridgeport Brass CO; $50 by W. Har- T 4 wis. who is an officer of the Locono- bile Company of America; $2o0 by E. M.E Bassick. of the Burns 6 Bassfck Company; $100 by W s. McFar1ane $10O by C. P. Harmon; $500 by O. G. Jennings; $1o0 by Charles L. War ner; s160 by c. A. Mallory, Danbury $100 by w. H. Greene of Danbury; $10O by A T. Tweedy. Danbury; $150 by Richard Muller; s100 by Hugh L. Cooper, twice; $100 by Henry K Me Harg of Stamford, formerly director of the New Haven company; $10O by Charles P. Wells; $500 by Charles Wimpfheimer; $250 by Sidney Blum enthaI silk manufacturer Of Shelton Others who donated were: A. w Burritt. $25; J. D. Murphy, $50; w F. Hobbs, $z5; J. P- Frisbie, $10: c D. Davis, $25; L. Weid1ich, $50; W ] Lashar. $100; James P. Patterson $25; E. c. Converse $200; l.. H H. Baker, $1o; H. B. Cheney, $250; George N. Mead, $500; Charles N Mead. sg.
 Money was distributed to the var. sous towns in the Fourth district, as follows:
 Bridgeport, g, 300; Norsya1k, sc5o Greenwich, $34O; Newtown $14O Danbury, s65Os New Canaan, $50
 Wilton, S8O; Easton, s25; Monroe l, s75; Ridgehead, $50; Bethel, %15O l Darien, $2O0; Westport, $50; Fairfield $50; Stratford, S155; Huntington $50; TrumbuIl, SIS; Redding. $150 New E Fairfield, S75; Wes1la, $50. The amount distributed among Fair | field. county political workers is re, l ported as s6,466-
 l 2 Other sums were expended enough I to make the total reported including l $1o00 to MT. Roraback.
 l Arthur c. Wheeler. who handled this fund, is 8 straw hat manufacturer ir l Norwalk, and is associated with MT FIdll in various ways. He is director 1 of the National bank in Norwalk. and was formerly mayor of Norwalk.