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Increase In Exports and Imports.

Observation-Disclosures given in the
annual report for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1914, Of Maj. George
P. Howell, corps of engineers, q. S.
A., in charge Of the Charleston dis
trict, show a healthy increase in the
tonnage and value Of exports and i'm
ports at Charleston for the year just
ended owe the previous year. The
total tonnage of imports and exports
for the fiscal year just ended amount
ed to 1,O43, 05S as against 9s6,206 tons
for the previous year, an increase in
favor of the year just passed of So
852 tons. The value of exports and
imports for the fiscal year just passed
was s79, 225, 772, against ~$73,440,4S6
for the previous year, an increase OF
s5,7s2,296 for the fiscal year just
passed.
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Open Model Community.

Columbia.-A model good health
community will be opened in Spartan
burg county under the direction OF DR.
F. M. Routh.
A community with from TOO to
1000 inhabitants will be selected and
a complete survey Of every house and
it's surroundings will be made and
the health history Of the inhabitants
will be investigated. For the next
year a health officer will live in the
community, and everything will be
done to make the place a mode
health village.
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prepare Premium Lists.

Lexington.-The premium lists OF
the Lexington county fair are now IN
the hands of the printers and will
shortly be off the press. The man
agement has already begun an active
and energetic campaign to make the
coming fair the best county fair ever
held in this section Of the country.
Col. M. D. Hartman, secretary of the
association, has requested all sub
scribers to stock to pay up their sub
scriptions at once in order that their
names might be printed in the pre-,
MUM lists.
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.CheraW,s First tobacco Sale.

Cneraw. - Charming Cheraw" Is
happy. The first tobacco sale for this
section was pulled off in the new
warehouse recently and not only the
farmers but the merchants are smiling
at the prospect of more spending
money" for the people of this section.
1T is rather early for this section, and
only a few Of the tobacco growers had
tobacco on the floor, but this brought
"a fair price, and gave an object lesson
of the good times coming. The best
to1acco sold was grown by knight
& Boykin.
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Architects In Session.

Charleston.-With members repre-
senting practically every section OF
the state present, the regular semi
annual session of the South Carolina
Association of Architects was conven'
ed at II o'clock at the Isle of Palms,
President A. w. Todd presiding. The
meeting of the association was pre-
coded by the annual session of the
South Carolina chapter of the Ameri-
IAN Institute of Architects, conTen-
I'd at 10 o'clock for the purpose OF
e!ecting officers and choosing dele
rates to the national institute.
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IMPORTANCE OF ROAD MArNTE.
NANCE AND REPAIR.

Washington, D. C.. - There is no
phase Of the road problem more i'm.
portant than that Of maintenance. The
general impression that there are GER
tain types Of roads that are perma-
nent is erroneous. No permanent
road has ever been constructed or
ever win be, according to the road
specialists Of the q. s. department Of
agriculture. The only thing about a
road that may be considered perma-
ment are the grading, culverts, and
bridges. Roads constructed by the
most skilfu1 highway engineers will
soon be destroyed by the traffic, frost,
rain, and wind, unless they are prop
erly maintained. But the life Of these
roads may be prolonged by systematic
maintenance. A poor road will not
only be improved by proper mainte-
nance, but may become better in time
than a good road without 1t.
The first and last commandment in
earth road maintenance is to keep
the surface well drained. To insure
good drainage the bitches should be
kept open, all distractions removed
and a smooth crown maintained. Ex-
cept for very stony soil the road ma
chine or scraper may be used very
effectively for this work. The ma
chine should be used once or twice
a year and the work should be done
when the soil is damp so that it will
pack and bake into a hard crust. Wide
and shallow side bitches should be
maintained with sufficient fall and
capacity to dispose of surface water.
These bitches al in most places be
constructed and repaired with a road
machine. g.
All vegetable matter such as sods
and weeds should be kept out Of the
road as they make a spongy surface
which retains moisture. !Clods are
also Objectionable for they Don turn
to dust or mud and for that reason
roads should never be worked when
dry or hard. Boulders or loose stones
are equally Objectionable If a smooth
surface is to be secured.
A split-log drag or some similar de-
vice is very useful in maintaining the
surface after suitable bitches and
cross section have been once secured.
This drag can also be used to advan-
tage on a gravel road as well as on an
earth road. The principle involved in
dragging Is that clays and most heavy
soils will puddle when wet and set
very hard when dry. The little atten-
ton that the earth road needs must
be given promptly and at the proper
time if the best results are to be OBJ
tanned.
In dragging roads only a small
amount of earth Is moved, just enough
to fill the ruts and depressions with a
thin layer of plastic clay or earth
which packs very hard so that the
next rain instead of finding ruts, de-
pr~essions and clods in which to COL
lect runs off leaving the surface nv.
little affected.
The drag should be light and should
be drawnfover the road at an angle
of about As degrees. The driver should
ride on the drag and should not drive
faster than a walk. One round trip,
each trip s%traddling a wheel track, Is
usually sufficient to fill the ruts and
smooth the surface. If necessary the
road should be eyed after every
bad spell of weat--er, when the soil is
in proper condition to puddle we'll and
still not adhere to the drag. ;
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that | did not see The afternoon pa
per and consequently did not know
until Friday morning what had been
said at the campaign meeting on
Thursday. AS soon as I saw on Fri
day morning the certificate set out in
The State purporting to have been
read from the platform by Governor
rBlease / imediately sent my father,
DR.. James Mcintosh, and a friend to
the governors office to request that
he send the certificate to the Knowl-
ton Hospital by his private secretary,
Mr.. Aull that I might have an oppor-
tunity of seeing and inspecting 1t. MI.
Aull told these gentlemen that the
certificate was not in the office, but
that Governor Blease had it in his
pocket at the Lexington campaign
meeting, but that he would obtain it
and that 1t would be in the governors
office on Saturday morning.
On Saturday morning, IN applica-
ton at the governors office, Mr.. Aull
told my father, DR.. James Mcintosh,
that Governor Blease had come to the
city Friday night but had not come
to the capitol and consequently he
had not secured the original certih-
cate.
The only certificate I signed in this
case bears date Of January 9, 1912,
that being the date Of our visit to The
South Carolina penitentiary and OF
our examination Of R. A. Richey. 1t
was prepared and signed in the office
of the South Carolina penitentiary i'm
mediately after our examination. It
is written with pen and ink and Is on
one of the letterheads Of the South
Carolina ~penitentiary. 1t Is in my
handwriting, and it contains no rec
o~mmendation of pardon or parole. 1t
was signed by both DR.. Knowlton and
myself, and I understand that 1t was
turned over by DR.. Knowlton to Mr..
w. R. Richey.
When this true certificate is pro-
duced I will identify it and. will stand
by it's statement. And this is the
only certificate that l have ever sign
ed in the Richey case. Unfortunately,
tfere is no copy of this certificate in
existence to my knowledge-we made
no copy Of 1t that Afternoon, and have
not seen the original since.
This certificate as written by US
was not satisfactory to Mr.. ". R.
Richey, and on several days subse-
quent to our examination various
typewriter notifications Of our GER
tifcate were submitted to DR.. Knowl-
on and myself for u approval and
signature. Each Of these, after read
ing carefully, I returned unsigned, as
in my opinion they did not cover the
case properly.
The certificate published in the
newspaper as having been read by
Governor IBlease, purports to be writ
ten on the letter paper of the Knowl-
ton Hospital and bears the date Of
January 10. 1912, whereas the only
certificate I signed was written on
letter paper of the p~enitentiary and
bears date of January 9, 1912. The
certificate set out in the newspaper
is not the true certificate: 1 did not
sign it and any signature thereto pur-
porting to be mine is not genuins.
(Siged) James H. Mcintosh
The governor, after this statement
was issued, sent the original state
ment to the hospital for inspection
by DR.. Mcintosh. The physician
stated that he did not sign it, and said
that it was a clever forgery.
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Got His Discount.

A New York ma who sells jewelry
to the country t,ade tells of an Incl
dent he witnessed in a Pennsylvania
town.
Just as the travelling MAI entered
the general store of the town in ques-
ton a farmer was saying to the pro-
prietor:
Give me a half pound of tobacco,
three bars Of soap, five yards of blue
singham and a pair Of good suspend
ers."
The articles enumerated were pro-
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duced, inspected, approved and
wrapped up. They came to As cents.
"Ninety-fve's all right" said the
farmer, "but there's the discount. You
advertise a five per cent discount
don't you?".
YES" said the proprietor, "but only
on purchases of one dollar or over"
On the counter lay a basket OF
pocket combs marked at five cents
apiece.
We'll, then" said the farmer, I'll
just take one of these. That'll make
US square,"
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BREAKING Il GentlA:

Said the little boy who stood at !
door of the ~spinster, would you hl
ly let me get my arrow, madam?
has fallen in your garden"
Certainly, my little man. But
you know exactly where It fell?"
"Yes-in-the side Of your cat
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a Daily Bath fer the Eye.

A daily EYE bath" is an excellent
means of preserving the sight and
beauty of the eyes, and is particularly
valuable for persons who motor a
good deal, for nothing is more injurious
to eyes than frequent contact with
dust. Dissolve one t%easpoonful of bo-
racic acid powder in one pint of rose
water. Every night pour some Of the
lotion into a glass eyebath, add
enough hot water to render 1t tepid,
and battle each eye in turn by open.
ing and shutting it in the lotion.
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crop production advanced from s27.-
070,0OO to $59,0S 900. Speaking at
the same function at which these fig
ures were made public. the governor
Of the state, Sir Gerald Strickland,
said New South Wales compared ia
vorably with the greatest of the Do
minions in agricultural prosperity.
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What Causes the Trouble.
Half the trouble in life Is caused by
the fact that a man will marry a living
picture and then kick about the cost
Of the frame.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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New South Wales Prosperous.

New South Wales Prosperous.
Some striking figures showing the
increase in value of New South Wales
pastoral production were recently
made public by the state minister for
agriculture, the Hon. J.. L. Trefie. The
minister said that the value of the
states present pastoral production
was $4,000, 900 as against S66, 1865, 900
in 1906. The value of the states pro-
duction from all agrarian industries
is at present s195, 500, 900, an increase
of nearly sS5, 100000 since 1906. Dur
ing the eight years under notice the
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HANFoRD'8
balsarll of MYrTfl.

For Calls, Wire
Cuts, Lameness,
Strains, Bunches,
Thrush, Old Sores,
Nail Wounds, Foot Rot,
Fistula, Bleeding, Etc. Etc. ~
Made Since 1916. - sb ssIi /.
Price zse, Soc md 800
hDnaIerS &C. asaigrd ia.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
ANACOSTIA.

At the meeting of Mineola Tribe,
No. II. Improved Order of Red Men.
last night. announcement was made
that Henry W. Tippett. past sachen
Of the tribe, has been elected great
representative of the great council
Of the District. Mr.. Tippett will at
tend the great council of the United
States in Portland. Me-. in Septem-
Der. Mineola Tribe conferred the
chiefs degree upon several candi-
dates. and the degree team. headed
by William c. White. participated.
The tribe will give a dance soon
after Easter.
The election of officers of the great
cornell of the District resulted as
follows: G. E. Gartrell. great sachem;
John ]. Bunch. great senior saga
more; William Hummer. great junior
sa sagamore: J Il. Altman. great chief
OF records; Charles Limbach. great
keeper OF wampum. Henry W. Tip
petit great representative.
st. EliZabeth's Theater was opened
again last night for a moving picture
show.
Miss Carrie Secrist. of st. Eliza
beth's. is in Philadelphia to attend the
funeral of her father.
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DEATHS

DUGAN-On Friday. February "a. 1874 sr
his residence. 30 c street northeast, JOHN
JAMES DUGAN.
Funeral from his late residence. Mon
day. March 9. 1914 at $40 q. m: thence
to 81. Joseph's Church, where mass will
be said at a. m. for the repose n his soul.
Interment at Mt. Oiivet Cemetery. Reia-
tives and friends invited.
HARvEY-On Saturday. February IS. INA. at
$50 a. m, at the residence Of her daush-
ter. Arp, Rose McEllin. Is W street north
west. ANEIE ELIZABETH, widow OF VII
liam H. Harvey.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
JOHNSON-On Friday February a 1914, I'm
Chicago. At the resrlence Of her dauSateS.
Mrs. Harlan Kent Bolton. LCCRETIA =.
READ. widow of Otis johnson, and mother
q OTIS N. Alexander Y. and Nelson Read
Funeral services Monday March Z at II
Q. m, Oak Hill chapel. Friends and rela-
tivcs invited. Interment private.
sMITH-At her residence. SIS Eye street
NELLIE E. SMITH. widow Of the late T. J.
Smith.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
WHITE-on Friday morning, February y,
1914. at her residence. 1875 New HampShirs
avenue. NARY BELL WHITE, widow q
Nathaniel Gilman White. Of LaMrsucs.
Mass, and daughter OF Hon. James Beli
and Judith Cogseswell Upham. Of New
Hampshire. -
Funeral services will be held on Saturday,
February 3. at the house at go O'clock
and the interment will be at Lawrencs,
Mass. IL
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Lane Asks AViator's Views
On Patent Law Revision

A revision of patent laws is to be
undertaken by Secretary Of the Interior
Lane.
The Secretary has called upon Orville
Wright, ae-oplane inventor. for his
views AS to further safeguards for
American inventors and simplification
of the present patent system. This re-
quest followed Secretary Lanes read
ing of an interview with Wright. IN
which the aviation expert criticised the
delay and the expense which arise from
the present system, and expressed the
view that revision is necessary.
Secretary Lane sent Mr.. Wright a
copy of the new German law. with re-
quest for recommendations
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
ALEXANDRIA,
RANDLE HIGHLANDS,
ANACOSTIA.
ALEXANDRIA.

A meeting to reorganize the Parents
Teachers Association was held last
night at the residence of Clifton How
ard. Mrs. T. Clifton Howard was
chosen S temporary president. and
Conrad Johnson, secretary and treas
urer. 1t was decided to call a general
meeting to organize permanently. The
committee on organization consists of
Capt. W. H. Sweeney. chairman: Con-
rad johnson, Mrs. William Morton,
Mrs. John Leadbeater. Mrs. Kate Wa
Ter Barrett. Mrs. T Clifton Howard,
and Miss Griggs.
The first meeting of the parents of
the different rooms will be held next
Tuesday in the high school at $3.50
o'clock 1t was decided that the men,
bership dues shall be 10 cents a year.
and 1t is hoped that all parents will
join
The Aloysius basketball team, of
Washington. will meet the Cardinal
Athletic Clubs team for the second
time this season, at the Armory Hall,
tonight.
The Alexandria High Schol basketball
team. in the charge of Prof. Stanley
Blanton, left this morning for Front
Royal. Va, to play Randolph-Macon
College this Afternoon.
The twenty-sixth annual convention of
the Negro Teachers Association and
School Improvement League was con-
cluded last night with an address by
DIR. Ollie, Of Philadelphia Prof. Cox.
Of Tuskegee Institute, invited the men,
bers to the Southern Educational Con-
ference in Savannah newt autumn.
a final decree for divorce has been
issued in the corporation court in the
case of Gertie l.. Wean Carroll against
Charles E. Carroll.
Frederick r. Russell was appointed by
Judge Barley in the corporation court,
this morning as receiver for the Mt.
vernon stables, at the request of at
torneys for the Covel Supply Company
and others.
Mrs. Anna Harvey, widow of William
Sharies J.. Neal, died last night in the
nome OF her daughter, Mrs. Daniel Nc
Ellen, in Washington
The body of Mrs. Virginia Davis. who
oied In Washington yesterday, has been
brought to Alexandria for burial. Fun
eral services will be held by Rev. John
Allison at 4:30 O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery.
X. Gordon Filney. trial justice of
Alexandria county, has been awarded
sl,SS.f8 by the legislature for services
from June. 1912. to December, 1919.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

WHY NOT SPEND a few days a week or
more at the LEESBURG INN. LEESBCRG.
VIRGINIA. For a pleasant recreation take
the W. & o. ID. Railway at Both and NJ SITS.
y. w. Comfortable large rooms. good table:
plenty of chickens. country butter. eggs and
milk: rates reasonable. b. ID. ADELSBER-
GER. Proprietor
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LEGAL NOTICES
p L RYAN Attorney

=. J. RYAN, Attorney.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. Howard X. Hig-
bee VS.. Margaret NJ. Higbee ct al Equity
No. 32, 3Sl. The object of this suit Is to OBJ
tain a divorce from the defendant Margaret
NJ Higbee, on the grounds of adultery with
the co-defendant. Normand G.. Roland. On
motion Of the plaintiff. it Is. this 18th day Of
February, A. ID. 1914, ordered that the de-
PENDANTS. MARGARET NJ HIGBEE and
NORMAND G. ROLAND. cause their ap-
pearance TO be entered herein on or before
the fortieth day, exclusive of Sundays and
legal holidays, occurring after the day Of the
fist publicatio of this order; otherwise the
cause will be proceeded with as in case of
default. Provided a copy of this order be
published a week for three successive
weeks in The Washington Law Reporter and
The Washington Times before said DAY.
ASHLEY NJ. GOULD. Justice tSeaD A true
copy Test: J. r. YOUNG, Clerk. By +.
E CUNNINGHAM. Asst Clerk.
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PROPOSALS

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office OF the
Supervising Architect, Washington, D. G.,
February 20, 1yH.-SEALED PROPOSALS
will be received in this Office until ) o'clock
p. m. on the 6th day OF March, 1914. and then
opened for the reinfoi cement of floor. and
changes in mechanical equipment in room
4I3. Office of the Supervising Architect. in
accordance with this specification and the
drawing mentioned therein. copies of which
may be had at this office. o. WENDEROTH.
Supervising Architect
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
RANDLE HIGHLANDS.

The Randle Highlands Citizens Asso-
citation reviewed the plans for the i'm
provement of the Anacostia river last
night and recorded its satisfaction at
the progress which is being made. There
Will pe no cessation of work on the
sea wall when ii reaches the Pennsyl-
Tania bridge. but il will be continued
to Massachusetts, avenue extended ac-
cording to the report of the committee
appointed to investigate.
Robert T. Bradbury said the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has started
work on the bridge which is to take the
place Of the one now used.
The Public Utilities Commission will
be appealed to for a waiting station
for street car patrons at Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east. The association has asked the
railway company and the Commission
ers to build a station, but there is a
question as to jurisdiction.
1t was decided to make no further ef-
forts for several months to have Len
FAINT circle, at Pennsylvania and Mime
sofa avenues, given over to the care of
the engineer officer in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds.
The association Endorsed the George
bill unanended, and will present its
resolution to the House District Com
mittee asking for the passage Of the
original bill
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
Deaths

Louis Appiebaum. "a years. Government Hes
pifal for the Insane.
James w. Wyckon. 70 years. Pruvidence
Hospital
Ralph l. Walker. a years. Garfield Hos
pitaL
Virginia Davis. IS years. H and Third streets
northeast
May G. Walters. % years. 1913 First street
northwest.
Walker Jenkins. -Providencs Hns-
pital.
Bertha Anderson. yea-s, Providsnce Eos
Marion E. Gibbon. 75 years. .oos Columbia
road
Mary b. White, 81 years. 1915 New Hamp-
shire avenue.
Clara V Bane. Sc years, q sea.oa place.
John T. Simons. 81 years. hoo Florida aye-
nue. northeast
Thomas Marcellino. months, III Pemgyl
vania avenue northwest.
Infant aI Alice and Louisa Smith. Gays,
Columbia Hospital.
Charlotte Z. Marvin, hours, the Toronto
Apartments
Hannibal Allen. 60 years, Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Mary A. Harris. a years. Government Hos
pital for the Insane
earah E. Butts, a .-ears, Douglas avenue.
Anacostia. d. q.
Gertrude Neverson. 10 months. Freedmen's
Hospital.
Infant OF Regina and Frederick Fickiins..
days. Homeopathic Hospital
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
FOR RENT-OFFlCES.

LARGE OFFICES and stores In business
section. electric lights. elevator. steam.
1anitor, So to xa5. Dental offices. SIS 10 325.
yICToN BLDG. 9th and Grant Vi. Gail nh
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
Vital Records.
Births.

girl.
sasiiios and Caiiope vasilicos. 10y.
Elmer y. H. and Ethel Z. Pierpont bcr
James r. and Ainnie r. Mrsnea. bey
John U. and Llian C. Moornead, boy.
Francis N. and Mary L. Mudd. boy.
Harry Fl. and Ruth e. Lnusey, girl
Edward J. and Aida A. Juenemann, gfrl,
Frank and Ethel @. Hinelrignt, Sirt.
James Is. and Nettie Greenweli, GIRL
Enscie and Elizabeth G. Dilien, boy.
Thomas W. and Mararet z. Dowden, giri.
Joseph and Addie Dewbery. girl.
Timothy J. and Susana u. DAILY, boy.
Antonio and Roma 5ongiaruo, gill
Herman and Mable Tibbs girl
Ennis g. and Carrie Syphax. girl.
Taspeh and Genie Harris. boy.
Harry and Bertha Cottrane. boy.
Charles and Katherine Carter, boy.
James and Rosa Bullock, girl
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
Marriagea

Rufus d. MacKnight and Hazel c. Yeatman,
Of Washington
Ernest e. brown and Jennie NJ Dousherty.
of Washington.
George L. Fowler and Emma Loornis, OF
Baltimore
The Washington times., 1914-02-28
FOR SALE-MISCElLANEOUS.

DAVIS SEWING MACHINES
SIG UP; easy payments; 81 up cash. Repair
estimates free. sl3 9Th st. n. ". Phi. NJ 26sS
THREE SINGER SEWING MACHINES In
first-class condition drophead all attach
ments guaranteed. sl5 so. Sz2.5O. S2lOo 2l0s
18th st. Ph. n. 1866.
The Washington times., 1914-02-28

The body of Mrs. Virginia Davis. who
oied In Washington yesterday, has been
brought to Alexandra for burial. Fun
eral services will be held by Rev. John
Allison at 4:0 O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
burial will be in Bethel Cemetery.