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Evening star., 1914-11-26
FOR THREE-sT0RY BUILDING.
Plans for Structure for Hygienic
Laboratory Are Altered

The new building. known as the ami
NAL building for the hygienic labora-
tory Of the public health service, at
25th and E streets northwest, now in
course of construction, is to be three
story instead of two-story structure
The original contract has been amend
ed. and the additional story is to be
put on by the contractor at an increase
of $4,000 on the original price.
The new building will cost approx
mately $4,000. Within it the hygienic
laboratory will house many animals
of various sorts to be used in scientific
experiments. Quite zoo of monkeys.
rabbits, birds and other beasts OF the
earth and fowls of the air will be ma n
tanned 49,. ,
awarded for road building and grad
ing. This amounts to $500, and has
heen given to Charles H. Tompkins of
Washington A driveway is to be con-
structed, and the grading covers a
large area of what was the Old op-
seryatory site.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
MEADE POST INSPECTED.
Grand Army Hall the Scene of a
Local Gathering.

The annual inspection of George G..
Meade Post. No. 5, G. A. r.. was held
last night at the Grand Army Hall. Fol-
lowing the formal ceremonies of in
spection the post was opened for a
celebration of the event. The inspec-
ton was made by: Assistant Inspector
e. D. Godfrey
Addresses were delivered by Depart
ment Commander j. X Gleeson, De-
partment Inspector Stanton Weaver,
Department Mastering Officer H. A.
Johnson, Past Commanders George Da-
Wis. r. B. Harlow, Senior Vice Com
der L. II. Patterson. Past Department
Commander Hendricks.
Other features of the program were a
piano solo by Miss Lynch. vocal solo
by Mrs. Nellie B. Kelser, recitation by
Prof. John Saggs and songs by Prof.
Albert Laing.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
DIES AT AGE OF s8.
Mrs. Hannah Polkinhorn Leaves Two
Sons and a Daughter.

Mrs. Hannah NJ. Polkinhorn, eighty
eight years old. widow of r. 0. Polkin-
horn, who conducted a printing estab-
lishment here for many years, died last
night at the home of her son-in-laW
and daughter, DR.. Lewis J. Battle and
Mrs. Battle, 1401 Kennedy street north
west, following an illness of several
months. Funeral services have not
been arranged. but probably will be
held Saturday or Sunday.
Mrs. Polkinhorn had been a resident
of Washington all her life. Her father
was the late John Thompson Of Annap-
oils, Md In addition to Mrs. Battle.
she leaves two sons-Joseph H Polkin-
horn and Charles r. Polkinhorn-and
two sisters. Mrs. NJ. f. Scott and Mrs.
Rudolph Johnson; six grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren
Evening star., 1914-11-26

squarely and plumply, as If we had
tried to do 1t, and the boat part of the
hydroplane was crushed like an egg
shell.
THE contact was so great that 1t
threw me- forward; and my shins got
badly treated by an inch-thick iron
bar of the hydroplane. 1 was dazed
for a moment by the impact. but just
then 1 heard. the fellows on the wharf
shout:
"'Gasoline"
That reused me, and I jumped.
realizing that there might be an ex-
sometimes in automobile accidents. My
shins were bruised and bleeding. but
Joseph Lehman took me in his automo-
bile to the Emergency Hospital, where
I was fixed up all right
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Congressional Committee Gets Busy

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, November
26.-The congressional committee ap-
pointed to investigate the feasibility OF
the government erecting its own armor
plate plant visited the Bethlehem steel
works yesterday. Operating officials of
the works were sworn. but were not
examined, it being explained that ques-
tions they are to answer will be mailed
to them from Washington. After in
specting the plant the committee left
for Philadelphia, where the Midvale
steel works armor plate mills will be
inspected.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Fox Seeks Police Protection.

\ red fox appeared in the yard at
the home. of Mounted Policeman j. E.
Bryan, High View. this morning The
animal was fatigued and showed evil
dences of having been pursued. A
neighbor assisted the POLICEMAN to cap
ture the fox, and was bitten on the
hand. -
Policeman Bryan suggested that the
fox probably had been started by hunt
ers in Maryland, and pursued into the
District, but two hours after the cap
ture was made he learned that the
fox, a petsin the family of w. "a. Fair
child, 1911 9Th street northwest, had
escaped last night. = ;
Evening star., 1914-11-26
ONDON BANK STATEMENT.

LONDON, November 26.-The weekly
statement of the Bank of England:
Total reserve decreased f349,O0O, cir
culation increased f1,0O0, bullion de-
creased f347.21O. other securities in
creased f4.212,0Oo, other deposits in
creased f9.12S.0O0. public deposits in
creased f2,4O5.OO0, notes reserve de-
creased f4O1, 900, government securities
increased f7,6S5,00
The proportion of the banks reserve
to liability this week is 31.60 per cent :
last week it was 34.04 per cent. Rate
of discount, 5 per cent.
Bar silver, 22Md per ounce; money. ]
per cent discount rates. short bills and
three months bills 23sa2A per cent.
Evening star., 1914-11-26

First Politician-Say, Bill, wot's this
bloomin' mortuarium they be tarkin
SO much about?
Second Politician-Well. ye see, it's
like this. You don't pay nothin' to no.
body and the government pays it
for ye.
First Politician-WelI, that sounds a
bit of all right. doan't it?-Punch.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Aim to Arouse Public Interest.

Primarily. however. the lecture is ar
ranged for in the hope of arousing pub
lie interest in the subject of practical
housing reform in Wash ington. toward
which a beginning has been made by the
recent enactment of law forbidding the
maintenance of alley houses after a
certain date.
The committee consists of Gen. George
NJ. Sternberg. honorary chairman; Mrs.
Albert N. Wood, acting chairman; !;
Thomas Grant, secretary treasurer;
Frederick l.. Siddons. District Com
missioner; Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
chairman of the woman's department.
National Civic Federation; Charles F.
Nesbit, superintendent of insurance;
Mrs. Ernest P. Bicknell. president of
the Monday Evening Club; Mrs. Louis
F. Post. Henry Nolda, Central Labor
Union: Elizabeth B. Leech, president of
the Washington branch of the Asso-
citation Collegiate Alumni; Miss NJ. K.
Conyngton. Mrs. Ellis Logan, president
of the Federation of Women's Clubs:
DR.. Royal Meeker. commissioner of
labor statistics; E F. Colladay, presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations: Mrs. Thomas Sidwell and
Mrs. Eugene Stevens, president and
vice president of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club: Richard Watrous, secretary
of the American Civic Association; G..
A. Lyon, Rear Admiral George H. Stock
ton, Z. S. N, retired, and DR.. George
Kober.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. November 26.-Cotton-
Spot in fair demand: prices firm:
American middling. fair. 5.48; good
middling, $50; middling AS; low mid
ding. 3.92; good ordinary, 3.23; or
binary. 2.7S. Sales. 5000 bales. includ-
ing $500 American and 500 for specu-
iation and export.
Receipts, 1920 bales, including H.
1893 American. Futures. closed quiet.
May and June. 4.18; July and August.
4.24k: October and November, Asa;
January and February, 40.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Donations to Home for Blind.

Inmates of the Home of the Blind |
maintained by the Aid Association for !,
the Blind. at 1850 r street northwest !
were made happy today by the receipt
of a number of donations to go on the
Thanksgiving dinner table. During the
afternoon it is expected there will be
a number of visitors at the home.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Kings Messenger Not Known Here.

Per Ostberg is man of mystery. as
far as the Swedish legation here is
concerned. He arrived in New York
the other day. announcing himself
as a special messenger from King Gus
tav. bearing an important royal prop
osition. Minister Ekengren and other
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Women's Alliance to Meet.

Plans are complete for the meeting of
the Women's Alliance OF All Souls
Unitarian Church tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock In the lecture room Of the
church. Conditions in China and Japan
are to be discussed.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Runs Into Brick Wall.

Opposite the float FROM which we
started Mr.. Beach turned east toward
Water street, and we shot over the float
and into brick wall at the lumber
wharf. at high speed. We hit that wall
Evening star., 1914-11-26

legation officials are yet mystif,ed as to
his identity. Cable communication
with. the foreign office in Stockholm
has failed to throw any light upon
the individual or his mission.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Takes Photographs.

We were going about sixty miles
an hour. and. realizing the difficulties
of speech. we gave up trying to talk
and just made motions. Besides, 1t was
too cold to talk. 1t seemed to be freeZ-
ing cold up there.
L got out my gloves. and after found
my hands a little warmer. so that 1
could manipulate my camera, I began
to focus it. getting ready to take pic
lures. and then took number.
We were by that time half way be-
tween Washington and Alexandria and
! wasn't paying much attention to the
hydroplane, devoting my time to the
camera focus. Then I noticed we were
flying back over the War College. COM
ing toward the city.
II looked down at the city. trying to
distinguish buildings and other land
marks. The buildings looked like pen
ell marks. set as they were along the
streets and avenues. or, perhaps l
should say, the streets and avenues
looked like pencil marks.
Washington looked to me from the
hydroplane exactly like the picture
printed in the picture section of last
Sundays Star, which was a part of the
commission of fine arts exhibits which
are to be sent to the Panama exposi-
tion. That picture was taken from a
height of 5000 feet, and 1 can bear wit
aiS'S eilh IL Siio" just "Hdl w
ington looks like from the sky.
Il could distinguish big buildings in
the foreground, such as the War Col
lege. but the little houses and other
small buildings all ran together in my
vision. They looked like criss-cross
lines.
About that time Mr.. Beach pushed
the lever forward and we shot toward
the earth. We were above the river,
and he made beautiful landing on
the water. AS / watched our flight
down, we descended so rapidly that
l expected to take a ducking and got
ready for it. But we landed in the
water all right. and then we came
lSting up the channel on the surface
OF the water at what seemed to be
about fifty or sixty miles an hour.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
TO AROUSE INTEREST
IN HOUSING REFORM
Thomas Adams, Adviser to Canadian
:: Government, Will Make
Address.

A meeting was held in the rooms of
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
afternoon to arrange for the delivery
of lecture in this city, the afternoon
Of December 8. by Thomas Adams. ad-
wiser on housing and town planning to
the Canadian government and for
many years a member of the local gov
ernment board of England and Wales.
The meeting was called by the Wash
ington branch of the Association of
Collegiate Alumni. Mr.. Adams, who is
regarded as one of the best equipped
men of today on the subject of housing,
is to be present at the Washington
convention of the American Civic AS
sociation next week and is scheduled to
address that organization then. He
has consented to speak to a represen-'
tative Washington audience on the
general subject of housing. with spe-
cial reference to the local problem.
and will illustrate his lecture with Ian
tern slides showing conditions in Eng
land.
Yesterdays meeting was called to ef-
feet an organization to make the nee
essary arrangements for the lecture
and it was attended by representatives
of various organizations interested in
the solution of the housing problem.
An organization was effected by the
election of Mrs. Albert n. Wood as
chairman, Gen. George NJ. Sternberg
U. s A. retired, honorary chairman,
and Thomas Grant, secretary treasurer.
1t was decided to cover the incidental
expenses Of the lecture. which is tr
be given at the New Masonic Temple
at o'clock Sunday afternoon, Decem-
Der 6. by charging small admission
fee, and all surplus over the actual
costs will be given to the Belgian re-
Of
Evening star., 1914-11-26

About 200 tons of wpod pulp are alb
sorbed by a twelve,plonth supply OF
tickets for the London county council
tramcars
Evening star., 1914-11-26

excursion wharf we began to rise in
the air. We climbed for about 200 feet
at first, and then we were over the
forks of the three channels in the
river and Giesboro point, 1 saw. We
continued to climb. up and up, above
the War College, and 1 got my camera
ready, and as we rose photographed
that building.
We made a complete circle high in
the air. in order to rise higher. The
wind was blowing toward the south
west and in order to rise Mr.. Beach
had to direct the machine against the
wind. We described another complete
circle. and then did so again, going up
in spiral. with an area of about a
mile. I judged, by familiar buildings on
the ground.
''As we made the second turn, going
up, Mr. Beach made signs to me that
he did not seem able to make the
engine pull the machine higher up.
l couldn't hear a word he said. and he
couldn't hear me, because at that ele-
walton we foun1 there was wind
roaring through the wings, which made
a noise. added to by the noise of the
propeller. Also. the rapid movement
of the machine created wind on its
own account.
Evening star., 1914-11-26
Trip Down River.

Nevertheless, Mr.. Beach tried out
tile machine, and we sent out for an
2 Id tional supply of gasoline. He
wound her up as the aviators say, and
pushed off and got out into the middle
o. the channel of the Potomac. Mr..
Beach gave her a spin, and We went
about three miles down the river,
toward the arsenal. like a shot.
Slight off the 7th street River View
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
EFFICIENCY IN NEWS STYLE"
Columns OF the Modern journal Cor
tsla. 70 10 Claimed. the Beet ~
Gagiish Phrasing.

II Is seldom that q good word 10
said Ia academic circles tor what 10
termed nswepa per kagliah." meaning
the terss. trsnehant style in which thu
best journalists are 10 be habit 0f eI.
nr~saing themselves The College OF
Journalism. however. recognizes tho
salas OF this style. aud PROF r. w
Hsskmaa. we'll known educators.
says
With all lie faults stili believe ia
the news style AZ the most efficient
style Of this nauderu day OF presenting
Information through the written Sofd.
u has baan hammered out In the heat
and stress Of newspaper work 20 meet
he demands Of the millions Tor .oms-
thing 10 compel their attention inter
rst thsfn ard awe them Information
In the quickest. cleaFest ~Ry possible
There h much truth in this. but not
all the truth so.eailed new spa per
EsREliAh" has left lts indelibls mark on
he literature and especially the 40.
ton % our sim@. The most success
fai atoriea are those told in the few.
cat wor,im The old taahioned aoWins
periods Shtch produced verbal melody
INSTEAD Of Fecordius facts have laHt
their eharm tor novel readers Nhone
eager brains are ANXIOUS TO absorb the
tale rather than llnser over ane
sritiak
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
NOT SPOILED BY POSITION
President OF the French Republic
Pleased to Greet Humble Com
panlon Of His Boyhood.

pretty little incident that throws
pleasing light upon the character OF
the president OF France occurred re-
Gently at a banquet given by the
French bar 10 President Poincare
Al the close Of the dinner NJ Poin.
sars called up the waiter who had
watched over his comfort Thank
you jacques. he said quietly. and
shook him by the hand Al the same
time the president managed to slip a
bank note into the walters palm
Il won't have a." cried jacques
and 70 tho amusement and astonish-
nent OF the guests there ensued a
friendly struggle between the waiter
and the president Of the republic
NJ Poincare ended the AMIGA ble dis.
pute by pushing the note into the
mans pocket and good uaturedly slap
ping him on the back The waiter
could not resist this sincere genlality.
and finally. after another handshake.
retired wreathed tn smiles
When the president turned back 10
the table he noticed the perplexed
looks on the faces OF the guests. who
did not know what TO make OF the
scene
You see" he explained simply. Il
was ., school with jacques at sam
piEny Youths Companion
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
CITY COUNCIL

The city council met in regular
session Monday evening, all member,
heing present except Councilman
kadletH.
TIE usual bills and con munica
items we're taken care of, and the
Annual report vas accepted ard or
dered published
Or Carpes flied petition to have
water aain put IN TO extend to the
building re is erecting 90 the Oar.
TIE petition was Sled for future
reference.
Licenses Sere granted to all the
saloons OF the city Ter the ensuing
quarter Chris Van strait asked the
council en- reduce the saloon licenses.
Tor the city bat his request vas de-
led
resolution VS. hled with REFER.
ence to the matter OF the sever tax
assessed RgAiuSt the Methodist
church. Allowance VAS -. AIDE for tn.
part in Trent NJ the church buildins
~hhh reduced the tax to slar. -.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
NOT LIKE THE PEAL THING
Critic Of Novelist CowpiaInf Ih@t
Writers % Not Properly Rep
resent Life 80 Il ls

Mrs Dugutord vas known TO dl'sp'
prove II literary people writes Ars
Mary e. T. VEINS in People Of
Popham. and her proud boast "as
thai she never read novels can
see iife az II H. EithOJt It's being
made ridiculous By people Nho know
nothing about II sus would declare
You see. Miss Hope. bat ] object
70 10 wTitinE Is this aaio Mrs DlFh
ford You set out 20 write book
which hsA Cd OFDil Io- a'..r s2o1i
me Well. you haven't the least ldes
what am thinking about You say.
Mrs DurufoTd VAS very much
touched when told her about old Mr.
Tubb's death Her syes filed with
tears Wen. they didn't wanted 70
saseze, that was all See
Well, that would BE- called literary
license / am sure you would feel
the death OF a Mr. Tubb dreadfully.
can imagine any one would ! said
Il Just happened 70 think OF the
name don't suppose a name makes
any difference" she replied And IN
describing love. my dear. You may
have had proposals. Of course. II you
have, you viii know that not one
man In nfty knsels shouldn't have
respected Doctor Durnford's lntellf
gsnce II he had Now take proposals
In books Pages and pages, chapters
sometimes. whereas the real thing
happens like this Doctor Durnford
met mo at the corner OF the road, by
ths sign post. and he asked me what
was going 10 do, aud said | was
going for a walk And he said very
naturally. I thought May come
too? bowed Then he said nothing
Till We got to Dyer's Pond and then
he said. May wall with you through
life'' said. Yes That was all lie
rave me the ring il was Ia his peck
ct Diamonds and sapphirea small
but large enough
She went on.
What could be simpler, We had
an oak suite in the dinlngroom, ma
hogany suite In the consulting room
q satinwood suite In the drawlngroom
and ash In the bedroom We had
good carpets throughout changing on
tho stairs from pile 10 cord at my bed
room They are all as good today al
they we're then
said | thought she had chosen
most wisely. both TO husband and fur
niture.-- Youths Companion
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
PRESBrrEsIAN CHURCH

The Ronshly social OF the Endaay
~ ss~isty sill ~ held a. ,h- nome
~ Mr.. ani Mrs Dick Aware or t,s
l'sr. Friday evening. Nav sth. A
c1Frlsl invitation u sxtsrCea To al
the sounv p~opls Of ,hs church g.
this social
TIE Ladies aaXil.sry gill n Get win
Mn. " G. Charles SMITH this after.
neon.
nu-'nE IRE pAst week sorku.n
tsvs 0e~n busy piskins ren.irs m
me usuSs.
Newt sunday afterraou At S d, clock
Rev. Qul>i wij, prsach - tarusn.
~ ths ast neetirE SUndAy
s'hca. sas organized ana : commit.
ts~ r,s 'oooiosed &c purv a. an CT.
ssn. Some of tie aic-rs far the
- 3sy school SilI b sle, ted ostt
Saadty. 4 fan sitsndAace IL.
PseIsd Al SIAt ;iDs Rssuair pr.ach.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
Valuable Horse.

The talk In the bobby 81 Washing,
tor hotsi the other evening turned 10
horses and Congressman Thomas w
HardSick OF Georgia recalled an In.
eident that recently happened In the
south
Rambling along the road one morn.
Ina a eolored party named Rastus met
hts beiKhbor SAmbu Instantly II was
seen that Rastus bad large tidlu9s to
impart
Look yeah sambo, be exeitsdly
remarked did SO know dat some
body done gone steal Deacon Whites
hoss las nightH''
Yo doan mean Il. Rastus," ex.
claimed Samho with an exnrassiv ~
cast Of couoteusnee hid day and
anr clue 60 do lief dat done de
ertnef
YES, dey sush did answered Ras.
tus ia De stable whaF dey took de
eoes from d~y and = quot bottle null
ph gtn
auot bottle full CD Sin shs'' re-
turned Sanba Coed Den de pea
eoa dosn lose auttin on dat boss.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
LEAVE RING WITH FORTUNES
spanish Bull Fighters Make Immense
Suns Catering 10 Pleasures Of
tire popuiacs

bombita, the famous spanish bull
Fighter, 10 retiring from the ring.
Though only thirty four. he has been
Sighting since he pas nineteen and
hAa killed In ali 3 400 balls When he
gave hs last night AZ Madrid. be lad
made over 1900 900
The average fee for fight ~ 81 $50
for q famous toreador A. BombitA
took place In &c lights year bis in.
come. since he became the idol OF
spain. has been over $50. 900 year
fees. and 40 Of have brought BON
bitas annual income % 10 $3.50 100
during the last fe~ years II II we're
not that . mAtador spends az freely
Ms he saruA. Bombitas fortune would
have amounted TO faF more than $780,
900
The ~ most famous bull fighters in
Spain ssrn best weeu them 81 900 00o a
year When a bull fighter visits a the
alter he 10 given the beat boz ia the
house. liz Is provided With the most
expensive and luxurious suite of
rooms in the lsading hotel IA ths town
ln fact. he is treated ike sng and
srsetsd evsryw here ss . great ceisb
rlty
Run fighters begin ~ chalos, the
men who wave red cloths to madden
the ball when qualified they BE-
come bsnderilIos and stick darts into
the bull Finally they become mAt&.
doris like BombitA
Antonio FuenteS who retired In
sos figured 10 about 500 bull hshta.
and made . fortune u $1,000 200
Rafael Guerra. generally known as
GaeFifta who killed s0o0 bulls. retired
year later vith = snug little fortune
~ ~ 600 BOO all made out OF hull
nghtink MaKxantini. one Of the most
am6us OF all bullfiEhters. left the ring
In 1909. During his career Of Is years
ne killed more than $500 bnlis
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-05-07
SHARKS SEIZE LIVING PREY
Man Who Has Had Experience TestI-
nee to Voraelousness Of the
Sailors Deadly Enemy.

The question whether sharks at.
tack human beings in the water when
the persons are In action seems TO
have stirred up a lot of discussion"
remarked Capt Ben Michel, repre-
sentative Of the American Pilots as
ISOLATION. Il read recently In the
Washington Post that Representative
Collier OF Mississippi was In doubt
about Miss Beckleys statement that
sharks do not go after persons swim
ming In 1878 at South Point. on
the Louisiana coast. Gulf OF Mexico.
a gig with four men aboard. put of
In pilot boat to meet a large vessel
To pilot her into port When near
the vessel the swolls from the steamer
upset tho sig and threw the men into
the water One OF the men went down.
though he was good swimmer There
was particularly strong fellow, a
giant In stature. and an expert swim
mer, who went to his companions rec
cue Ito needed not the sharks that
were plainly in view until one mon
ster caught him and drew him under
the water.
There never was any doubt in the
minds Of the men who saw this trag-
edy about sharks devouring human
beings. Ample proof OF II was fur
nished a few minutes after the man
disappeared beneath the water for the
sea was red with blood
Miss Beckloy may have discovered
a new species OF shark In the Ha
waiian waters but there can be no
doubt that in the Atlantic, and in
other waters. sharks do 20 after and
deyour living persons"