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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
SHOWS BENEFITS OF
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
George FoWIds, New Zealand
Statesman, Explains How
System Would Aid District.

Ownership by the municipality, of ev'
cry public utility. Is possible in the
District II the New Zealand way vii
be followed. declared George Fowlds
of Auckland, New Zealand. former
member of the New Zealand parlia'
ment and minister for education and
public health of the Dominion.
Let the local government appoint
one valuator and the public utility con-
Germ another, and both select an UNI
pire and arrive Mt the value OF the
plant" suggests Mr.. Fowlds. 1.-The
municipality may issue bonds for the
amount necessary, and public owner
ship Is thus made possible
Advocates Single Tax.
Mr.. Fowlds Is an advocate of the
single tax. without going into the
manner of taxation in vogue in the
District of Columbia, he made the
blanket statement that II the land
values Of the owners Of private prop
critics would be taxed sufficiently high.
and no tax be assessed against the
buildings and. improvements thereon
Washington would raise sufficient tax
alton for operation of all municipal
functions.
AT the same time" he argued. 1.-THE
absence of taxation on improvements
would be an incentive to every prop
erty owner to make his buildings the
maximum In beauty"
Mr., Fowlds explained that in New
Zealand, the dominion owns and sue
cessfuIly operates all the railroads.
telephone, and telegraph lines. coal
mines, life, accident. and fire insurance
companies.
The rate for each to the consumer
may not be any cheaper than in this
country" he commented. but the
buyer gets better service in the utilities
and positive assurance Of payment
from the risk companies"
His home city of Auckland. Mr..
Fowlds said. has the only street rail-
way company operated in the dominion
by private interests. He said in Well
ington. the capital city. the Transports
ton companies are operated by the
municipality and adequate service Is
the principal characteristics.
Get Sufficient Cars.
"In all cities. towns. and counties
where street railways are present" he
said. 1.-THE municipalities are the oper-
ators. and public opinion demands that
sufficient cars be provided and in
operation, especially at the rush hours.
This condition does not exist in my city
of Auckland, where the private COM
pany has a franchise.
We raise Is per cent OF our national
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
kHEPER-KA.Ri

presenting to II a palm branch, and
behind Is mouse bearing a fan.
A third is a picture of cat herding
geese.
An Ancient Prescription.
Even the scientific and precise
catalogue of one museum states that
the Egyptian. doctor was called
upon not only to heal his patients,
but to beautify them. and we find
prescriptions for removing. scurf
from the skin. for changing the coll
or of the skin. for making the skin
smooth, and for removing wrinkles
from the face
These prescriptions were written
In symbols. and contained directions
for use, Just as the modern physi.
clans orders. One prescription, re-
Gently deciphered, for removing
wrinkles, called for a ball of in
cense. wax, fresh oil, and cypress
berries. 1t bore the following d.
rection: Crush. and rub down and
put in new milk. and apply 1t to
the face for six days. Take good
heed to this"
The Egyptian did not spend all
filling the soil. While the wives
of the higher class Nile dwellers were
reading novels or reclining in bou-
doris with the beauty doctor work.
ing over them. the man OF leisure
might have been found playing
draughts. The general love of this
game was proven by the frequent
expressions of hope that he might
play the same game in heaven.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06

BY his side there probably was
huge tankard of the beer made from
barley. A sweet beer also was made
from honey The Egyptians discov-
ton"
cred a method of making wine from
grapes. and the poorer classes used
a cheaper wine made from dates.
Crossing the River
Even Egyptian theology Is
echoed in the Christian sacred
writings" said DR.. Fewkes. when
the Egyptian died he believed he
was to be transported to the, river
which he imagined the sun trav-
ersed during the night to get
around again to Its starting point
for its daytime trip over the Nile.
Hence the frequent references to
crossing, the river and the River
Jordan in the references to death
in the Jewish Bible"
Though the Egyptian. like all
oriental peoples. speculated much
about the hereafter he was far
from an austere being, even in his
more serious moods.
In the famous dialogue between a
man weary of life and his soul, the
soul says. Follow after pleasure
and forget care" The same Epi-
curean suggestion is given in the
classic Song Of the Harper where
happy Let there be perfumes and
sweet doors for thy nostrils. and let
there be wreaths OF flowers and
lilies for thy neck and shoulders
of thy beloved sister who shall be
seated by thy side"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
Rivals Her Daughter
In Youthful Beauty

A well-known society matron whose
youthful beauty Is so well preserved
that she Is regarded as her daughters
rival in this respect--though she
does not pose as such-attributes her
girlish complexion chiefly TO two things.
She says:
81 am convinced that many cos
metics. by overlooking the skin and
pores. tend to age the complexion.
Mercclized wax has jus. the opposite
effect. 1t keeps the pores clean, permit
ting them to breathe. md removes
dead particles OF cuticle which are
constantly appearing and which give
the complexion that faded look. When
ever my skin begins to get the least
bit off color. muddy or tanned. I 60
to my druggists for an ounce of
mercolized wax. I apply this nightly,
like cold cream. for a week or so.
washing 1t OF mornings. This is what
keeps my complexion SO fresh. white
and velvety. even during the trying
days OF summer.
The absence OF wrinkles and flab-
bincss I owe to the use OF a simple
face bath prepared by dissolving one
ounce of powdered saNolite In a half
pint witch hazel. This keeps the skin
tight and firm.-Social Register
Adyt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06

fiction and travel" DR.. Fewkes con-
tinued. land the works that have
come down to us show the imagina-
ton of a Boccacio or of a Mum
chausen.
Magician Stories Popular.
Stories of magicians also were
popular and the catalog of the Brit
fish Museum recounts In detail many
of the these stories. In one there
is told the story of a famous magi-
clan who made a figure of a croco-
ollie in wax, which, when thrown
into the river, became a huge. liv-
ing crocodile, and devoured the man
who had done the magician an in
jury
THE Tale of the Two Brothers"
was one OF the Egyptian best SELL
ers' about GOO b. C, and many por-
tons OF this work are said to re-
semble the Arabian Nights" Of a
much later time.
These novels contain examples Of
delicate satire, showing that pun
ming was not the highest order Of
Egyptian wit.
But the most striking precursor Of
modern humor lay i'm the pictures,
closely resembling our Cartoons,
found in papyri now in the British
Museum.
Though these pictures denote a
rare sense of humor," said Dr.
Fewkes, they always held A seri-
GUS lesson for the Egyptian. much in
the same manner as the best OF our
modern cartoonists' work
One of the pictures now in the
British collection depicts a fox play
ing the double pipes for a flock Of
goats 10 march TO. Another shows
a mouse seated on a chair, with a
table OF food before it. A cat Is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
By 7. R. HILDEBRAND.

oke some one told you this morning.
ar from it. Some ancient Egyptian
-robsbIy split his sides laughing at
lat one six or seven thousand years
go.
And that cartoonist had an original
1ea. you chuckled. You probably
" III End similar picture among the
papyri rescued from the Egyptian
combs now in the British Museum.
That the Egyptian had a keen
sense of humor; that he was joVial
md fun-loving fellow. is attested by
~. ]. Walter Fewkes. ethaologist OF
- Smithsonian Institution.
II you yearn for highly Joyous
= ening, sparkling with merry jest,
s7livened By dizzy dancing. and con-
r.udiEg with enough foaming brew
% make the fun fast and furious, II
e our misfortune not to have Eeen
live in the DAYS of the Egyptians.
or they had the French dashed TO
ne testers mast and antedated even
Nc Irish, hitherto holders of the
"a orld's humor record, by some lew
cars. And for general jOviality,
.-nwd of German university students
- ould have looked like added start
rTs.
In mHder form and in more scien-
life diction. DR.. Fewkes covered that
found. But those few paragraphs
express the general Egyptian idea.
Had Beauty Doctors, Too.
Moreover. did you know that the
nesuty doctor idea Is as old as
Egypt? The prescriptions, only re-
entity deciphered, are preserved IN
riuseums. al.
%ot even the problem novel, with
rs eternal triangle, is new. There
vas The Story of the Doomed
Prince" and the Possessed PTin-
ess of Bekhten" that Cleopatra
probably had read to her Whlle she
waited for her beauty doctor 10 GET
round and doll her up for Marc
AntouSs Sunday night call. And
10th these pieces OF fiction were
Egyptian classics, with the approval
or several thousand years, in Cleo
patra's time.
'.The cartouches tor symbols) of the
kings of Egypt indicate that the
Egyptians resorted 70 Puns, d.
Geographic writing, before the
Egyptians had any set characters,
considerable ingenuity was exercised
IN making their meaning clear.
For example, the indication of the
royaI line is an ingenious continuance
based on the idea that the emperor
was a son Of the sun. Now the word
for SON in the spoken tongue of the
egyptian was the same as the word
for goose So before the cartouche
Of each king appears the sign for
sun a circle with a dot in the
center, and a sketch of a goose,
which literally meant the son of the
sun
This combination of symbols, DIR.
FeEkes explained, became a sort of
family crest, and II appears in con-
nection with the cartouches of all the
PharaoiIs cartouches.
The Egyptians loved works of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
Wife Charges Pastor
Deserted Home Saturday

James W. Cobb, colored. pastor OF the
Beulah Baptist Church. is named as de-
PENDANT in suit for maintenance fled
In the District Supreme Court
Mrs Cobb alleges that her husband de-
serted her last Saturday taking with
him all his personal effects
John r. Gillian. jr., filed a suit for
an absolute divorce from Edith B. CIT
lam. He charges In the petition that his
turned home in an intoxicated condition
on several occasions The couple were
married October q, 1906
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
Arguments Are Deferred
On Insurance Election

Arguments on the controverted points
embraced In the tellers' report submit
ted in special election of stockholders
OF the Commercial Fire Insurance Com
pany. held to determine whether the
capital stock of the company shall be
reduced by one-half and the surplus
increased proportionately. which were
to have been heard In the District Su-
preme Court Yesterday. were postponed
until next week.
Justice Wright. before whom the argyll
ments were to have been made, plans to
leave tomorrow on a vacation trip. and
he directed counsel for the contend
ing factions to defer the case until
Justice Stafford shall have taken the
bench. Justice Stafford will return
Monday. and the attorneys in the case
will Immediately ask him to set date
for a hearing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
Dr. J. Walter Fewkes of the Smithsonian Institution
Vouches for Statement That Folks of 5000 Years
Ago Had Irish Lash ed to the Mast When
1t Came to Humor
1t Came to Humor.

Egyptians the original sonpure humori punes and
'keh All Others since literally the merest iniaors
Walter FeVkes ethuoIogit of the Smithsonian Institution,
for rope w shoW pictures and tell
of those jopa oous funoping people of 5000
vars ago.
from dustere mechanical serious minded suggested
papyuS pictures mummy relics the children of the Nile
Intensely fond pleasure In this article Dr. Fewke
Dodes many traditions relates interesting facts recently dis
vered, about these aHcieHtS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06

CASUALTY HOSPITAL WILL. INAUGI-.
RATE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
NURSES SEPTEMBER H. 1914. THOSE DE-
STRING TO-ENTER THIS SCHOOL SHOULD
MATRICuLATE WITH THE SUPERIN-
TENDENT BEFORE SEPTEMBER /, 1914
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06

revenue by a tax on land values alone
not including buildings or improve
ments on land. The balance Of the ma,
uonal revenue comes through our in
come tax and tariff. In cities and
towns, local option law Is operative
by which an additional tax Is levied
on land values. but all buildings and
improvements are exempt. The polio
Ing and the educational institutions in
all cities and towns are furnished BY
the dominion out Of the national
revenues"
Mn Fowlds said II England retains
supremacy on the seas, the present war
In Europe will greatly benefit his coun-
Try. our exports Of wool. mutton,
Dutter and cheese are marketed largely
west coast has some trade with San
FRANCISCO and Vancouver. Let England
continue supreme on the seas and our
London market will demand all our ex-
ports"
Has Been Touring Europe.
Mr.. Fowlds has been touring Europe
for the last four months. He resigned
from the New Zealand parliament in
1911, but declared he expects to be a
candidate on the liberal ticket again.
He left today for the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Fowlds delivered an address last
night at the Public Library on taxa
ton reforms. in his country. Among
the organizations which attended the
lecture in a body were the Woman's
single Tax Club Of the District: headed
by the president. Mrs. Jessie L. Lane,
and the Tax Reform Association of the
District. with II. Martin Williams, presi-
dent. Louis F. Post. Assistant secre-
tary Of Labor. introduced Mr. FowIds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
Send Money to u. S.Agent.

The Department Of AgriculturA
through the State Department. has
cabled funds to J.. A. Summers. who has
been representing the department IN
entomological Investigations in = Ger
many. and found himself without
money. due to. the delay In Transports
ton. The American embassy 1t Ber-,
lin was instructed to provide funds for
the AGRICULTURAL officials. t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
Safe Home Treatment
for Objectionable Hairs
(Boudoir secrets)

The electric needle il not required for
the removal of hair OF fuzz. for with
thu use Of plain delatone the most stub
born growth can be quickly banished.
A paste IL made with water and a little
Of the powder. then spread over. the
hairy surface. In about minutes II 10
rubbed or and the skin washed This
simple treatment not only removes the
hair, but leaves the slkin free from biem-
ish. Be sure you get genuine delatone.
-Adyt -, !.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
Draws Fire of French.

PARIS. Aug. e-The admiralty has
advices that a. German warshlp which
attempted q hostile movement against
the French seacoast on the Mediter-
ranean has been engaged by the French
beet. No details are obtainable
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03
FREDERICK BERGER DEAD
Industry Pioneer Passes Away AT
His Home Here, Aged 20 Years

Frederick Berger, IA years, a
pioneer resident of the county and
for many years prominent in Indus
try and vicinity, died early Sunday
morning at his home in Abilene,
Alb East Enterprise street. He had
been in poor health for years and
since coming to Abilene, about two
years ago, was unable to move about
very much. Mr.. Berger was born IN
Switzerland. His widow and five
children survive. Two children live
in Abilene: Miss Ida, clerk at the
Theo. Nusz store; Miss Clara, clerk
at the Case store.
The funeral was held this after
noon at 2 o'clock from the home.
The Rev. DR.. F. S. Blayney was in
charge of the services. Burial was
in Abilene cemetery.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03

this district we found many needy
families, which we supplied the
best we could with groceries, coal
and clothing. The sick and despon-
dent we tried to point to a higher
power, who could tide them over
the rough road of life. A few OF
us made fourteen calls in ten days.
Mrs. s. C. Cartner, Mrs. ]. A.
Wayts.
District Alive sacks Of flour
were distributed, four at Christmas
time and one later. Eleven pairs OF
shoes were purchased for needy
school children. Seven pairs CT
overalls were given to boys ana
saved the mothers much patching
and making over clothes. Groceries
were sent to these families. In two
of these families there was no man
to provide. Underwear was pur-
chased for two girls. Small loads
of coal were sent to two homes
Much used clothing, suits, under
wear, and some bedding was asked
for and provided.-Mrs. J. q. Keel.
After these reports Mrs. Musser
took the opportunity to thank the
kindergarten children for their
splendid Thanksgiving offering
which was distributed on Wednes-
day.
She invited anyone who was dis
couraged or Discontinued TO go with
her into homes where children were
barefoot and but thiniy clad with
insufficient covering, she though
they would go home thanking COO
as they never had before.
We want to say MRS. Musser de-
serves much praise and thanks from
the people Of Abilene for the
thought, time and prayer she has
given TO this work.
Any contributions will be gladly
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03
REPORT OF CITY MISSION
Mrs. w. ID, Nichols, Secretary, Makes
Annual Accounting

The city mission makes the 1ol-
lowing report:
After a most inspiring Thanks
Giving service at the M. E. church
the annual report Of the city mission
was called for. In the absence Oh
the treasurer Mrs. Musser gave the
renort in which she gave the amount
collected and disbursed.
She spoke of the efficient work
done BY the ladies from the four
districts in which the mission WORK
"a divided. The following are the
reports as given:
District There are about SIX
families in our district, two OF wnlcn
have children. These have been CIV
en- food and clothing, also bedding'
Four widows have been helped with
coal. food and other things which
thew. needed, amounting in all 10
about $40. There was food sent from
a class OF the Christian church
These things we gave to, our district
We have some clothing left which
we will be glad to distribute to any
one in need.-Mrs. Daily, Mrs, Kru'
ger. -,
District 2-We have assisted II
the interest Of the city mission five
families. We found that most o.
them had received considerable aic
from churches and individuals. VIZ
bought five pairs Of stockings and
one pair Of shoes. All Of these lam
pies received something for Christ
mas. coal, flour. ete.-Mrs. Ber'
Wolfe.
District s-when We eanvasSet
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03
AUTOMOBILE PROSPERITY
NOT AFFECTED
Reports Indicate a Volume OF Sales
Far In Excess OF Corresponding
Periods OF Last Year

Commenting on the talk OF Euro
Epean war influence on business, au-
tomobile men assert that the effect
has been small so far as the home
market is concerned. Further, they
see no reason whatever why 1t
should affect the rush selling sea-
son opening with the first fine days
of next spring.
Jasper, the well-known financial
authority of Leslie's Weekly says,
reports from manufacturers and
dealers all over the country indicate
a volume of sales far in excess OF
that OF the corresponding period of
last year, some of these increases
ranging as high as 200 to 800 per
cent"
Leading manufacturers point to
the uninterrupted prosperity OF the
industry through other periods OF
pessimism.
Even 1907 and 1908 showed a
substantial increase in car sales.
Failures, they assert, have been few
er in proportion to the capital en-
gagged, than in any other industry.
Commodore William Livingstone,
president Of the Dime Savings bank
of Detroit, we'll presented the per-
manent solidity of the automobile
market in his address to the Amer
lean Bankers association at Rich
mond.
at is worthy to note" said he
"that at no time in twelve years has
the industry as a whole taken a
backward step, the records showing
that each year an increasing num-
Der Of cars has been made and sold
From less than a thousand cars IN
1902; when the business may really
be said to have begun, to 436,OOO
cars during the fiscal year OF June
iSO, 1914, the latter having a total
valuation of about $425,00O,OOO.
Coupled with these figures are the
products of the parts and accessory
makers, with sales during the past
twelve months running into big fig
ures. Attention at this point is call
ed to the fact that AZ per cent OF
the cost of an automobile is in the
labor.
while in the early days, the
automobile was luxury, it is now
a necessity for a large proportion OF
owners, and has taken its place
among other utilities like the tele-
phone and telegraph, with broad
Iening field because of the increas-
ing demand for commercial OF
freight-carrying power-driven We
hicles. 1t must be appreciated that
to the farmers, doctors and bust
ness men generally, the automobile
is now a dependent part OF their
equipment for doing business"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-12-03
MICKEY AFTER ANOTHER ONE
Solomon, School Superintendent Did
Not Like Disturbance at Game

J. L. Mickey, superintendent OF
the Solomon schools, has sworn to
a complaint against Tim Mahoney'
living near Solomon, on the charge
of disturbing the peace. The dis
turbance, Mr.. Mickey says, took
place at a football game near Solo.
mon recently. William Rice was ar
rested on the same charge last week
and pleaded guilty.