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The Washington times., 1914-01-09
POLICE FOLLOWING
CALF. FIRE SUSPECT
Think They Have Under Sur
VeilIance Man Responsible
For Feed Store Blaze.

The police have under surveillance =
man suspected OF having set fire to the
hay and straw warehouse Of William NJ.
Gait & Co, First and D streets, ana
It is probable that when Fire Marshal
Nicholson completes his investigation
later in the day an arrest will be made
Both the police and the fire maTshal
say there is little doubt but that the
fire was of incendiary origin, and they
believe the man unuer surveillance may
have some knowledge as to who fired
the building The police decline to say
what evidence they have against this
man.
Three engine companies are still pump
ing water into the ruins of the ware
house The fremen say il is practically
impossible To completely extinguish a
lire Of this kind, and Chief Wagner mas
given instructions that sat least one
engine company remain on duty untII
all the smoldering bales have been
pulled out of the ruins and danger o.
the fire breaking out again is over.
Capt. George L Helff. of No. en-
CINE company, who fell through the
skylight Of the roof Of a building ad-
joining the warehouse and broke his
right leg, will be confined to Casualty
Hospital for some time.
Capt. George H Reynolds, of No :
engine company, who broke two ribs
in fall from ladder, left the hospItaI
last evening and went to his home buI
y will be several weeks before he can
report for duty again.
Fire Marshal Nicholson and r. L.
Gait president OF the company. toCg
took up the question Of the amount O.
damage done by the fire. The fire mar
snal places the loss at approximaIe.,
The Washington times., 1914-01-09

exofbitant figure A bulletin has Just
been issued by the department as Il
warning to the buyers OF this conn
pressed food"
Unfortunately, prosecutions cannot
be instituted, officials say, as no mis-
representation is made of the contents
of the cubes. and the pure food Law is
not Violated In the highest grade of
CUBES only an eighth of an ounce of
meat extract is obtained for 10 cents
Homemade meat and vegetable soup
contains more than four times this
amount of nourishment. Meat extract
ranges from to IS per cent in this
compressed form of food, and the yege-
table extract. useful only as iavoring.
from to. 80 per cent. The bouillon
made from these extracts is entirely
pure food" officials declare,
but it is also practically worthless as
food
The Washington times., 1914-01-09
Hides Experience
In "PIane of Death"

CINCINNATI. Jan. 9.-A. J. Thorne,
business man and Christian Scientist.
who testified at a Scientist meeting
that he had died suddenly last Satur-
day and was brought back to life by
the prayers OF a Christian Scientist
practitioner, was at work in his Of
flce today.
He had recovered from what he as
serted was a journey into the plane
Of death"
He declined TO talk Of his expert
ence, other than to say he was un-
conscious of what was going on in
lhe material plane" in which his
body lay.
'The experience is sacreGIy nv
own" be said. Death is a continu-
alton. ] do not fear it. But ] wanted
10 live to do what I can to work out
my problems here. That is the reason
] am glad 1 was brought back to
life"
The Washington times., 1914-01-09

Salem Lodge, No. %, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, considered plans for
the celebration of its twenty-first anni-
versary January . at a meeting on
The Washington times., 1914-01-09
Claim BouiIIOn Cubes
Are Weak Articles

y cup of high-priced salt water, nicely
havcred and colored, is about all the
consumer gets in a cup of bouillon made
from most OF the "bouillon cubes on
the market. according to Department of
Agriculture experts.
These cubes fall far short of being
the concentrated meat essence they are
supposed to be, many consisting of more
than one-half ordinary table salt,
Sometimes the production is as high as
10 per cent salt. Prices for this luxury
range from 10 to 20 cents an ounce,
purchasers practically buying salt ct an
The Washington times., 1914-01-09
Loan Shark Companies
Demand Jury Trials

Pleas of not gully and demands for
jury trials were made by the Union
Loan Company. Si1 F. street northwest.
and the Capitol Loan Company. COZ f
street northwest. in the District branch
of the Police Court today. The COM
panies are charged with violating the
loan shark law in loaning money for a
greater rate of interest than L per cent
per month without license. Bail bonds
in the sum Of $500 were put up by each
for appearance when Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel NJ. X. Varnen sets the time
for trials.
The Washington times., 1914-01-09
Steel Corporation
Suit Is I'm

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Jat
Of testimony before Special (
a. Brown in the government
suit against the Steel CoFpc
here today.
The defense brought out
evidence as to the exact
the Tennessee Coal and Iro
Special Attorney ]. NJ. Di'
his assistant, Harry Coulter,
ent for the Government. and
for the Steel .strust."
The Washington times., 1914-01-09
Too Much Education.

FLUSHING, L. L. Jan. 9-'NO In
glis.'' said four foreigners arrested as
drsorGerly. when arraigned. Then Louis
Levinskv shouted. You're a lar,' at
the complainant, and all four went back
to jail.
The Washington times., 1914-01-09
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ANACOSTTA- d. c, JAN. 9.

Employees of the Washington Steel
and Ordnance Company. at Giesboro'
and members of the District Fire DE
partment fought a fire at the works
for several hours on Thursday night.
The grounds have been dotted win
weteT plugs and a great tank, ElIeG
with water, enabled the volunteer hre
brigade to hold the flames in check
and served water TO the District fire.
men when thc-- reached the plant.
The flames were confined to the lab
oratOry, a two-story brick building.
After the employees had started to
work, No. % Fire Engine Company ar
rived from Congress Heights. The
damage will reach g, 900.
Scouts of Troop 80 have established
Headquarters at the home of Clarence
elliott, assistant scoutmaster, at 140
V street
They marched in 4 body to the hall
of the AnacOstia Methodist Episcopal
Church Tuesday night where a drill
was held.
Scoutmaster Frank Crawford and As
sistant Scoutmasters elliott and HIT
bacher were in charge of the troop.
Bugler Stehr sounded the calls The
next meeting will be held on Janue-y 13
The Washington times., 1914-01-09
PLANT
SAVED FROM FIRE
Employees and District Femen Conne Flames to Laboratory
of Steel Frm-SaIem Lodge InstaIs Officers for Year.
Employees of Insane Hospital Have Dance.
night in Anacosha Masonic

Thursday night in Anacostia Masonic
Hall.
Installation ceremonies were held by
the lodge, the new officers beng in
ducted. E. w. Bradford was the in
stalling officer.
joseph X. Dawson was chosen record.
ing secretary for the sixteenth consecu-
tive wear. The officers installed are:
J. w. Kidwell. noble grand; Henry
Stehr. vice grand; Joseph x. Dawson.
recording secretary; James NJ. England,
financial secretary; John w. Payne,
treasurer: John T. Dent, James NJ Eng
land. John w. Payne and John Taylor,
representatives TO the grand lodge.
Miss Christine L. Birmingham, OF
Washington. and John F. L. Fitzgerald,
Cleveland lawyer. were married on
Thursday evening in the rectory of st.
Teresa's Church. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Father Charles
NJ. Bart They left Immediately for
Cleveland. where they will reside.
The bride attended the Business High
School several years ago while Mr.. Fifty
gerald is a graduate of Georgetown.
The Washington times., 1914-01-09

George Webster, who was overcome
ty gas and taken TO CASUALLY HospitHl,
has recovered.
The Washington times., 1914-01-09

Employees of the Government Hospital
for the Insane gave n dance on Thurs
day night in Hitchcock Hall. The mUsi-
cal program was in charge of Paul
Schilke. The asylum employees named a
committee 10 manage their dance with
William S. Thrall as chairman.
The Washington times., 1914-01-09

Mr.. ana Mrs. Joseph X. Dawson, I25c
Talburtt street.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01
NEED A REGULATING VALVE
Use of Water With Gasoline Means q
Considerable Saving Of Fuel to
the Auto Owner.

With the exhaust gas heater some
form Of regulating valve should be
used and q few cross partitions In the
inlet pipe at the point where the heat
is applied help heat the center Of the
column Of the entering mixture. Case
line will stand about eighty-five pounds
compression without preignition.
Kerosene, however, will not stand over
seventy pounds unless small quantity
of water is taken into the cylinder
with each charge. The customary man
ner of doing this is to employ either
a separate small carburetor for the
water or a email valve attached to the
regular carburetor. In a few engines
the water is injected directly into the
cylinder.
The proportion Of water employed
is about one and one-half pints of wa
ter to each gallon of kerosene. If the
water is not used when the motor has
the usual compression employed for
gasoline the motor will pre-ignite and
is very apt to burn out the connecting
rod bearings. It Is not generally known
that water may be used to advantage
with gasoline In about the same pro
portion with considerable saving OF
fuel
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01
Preserve Car Body.

For the particular man, one OF the
most trying things is to have the body
work Of his car get shabby. The fol-
lowing mixture makes an excellent
"restorer" for the body work: One
pint Of turpentine. one pint Of wood al
cohol. one quart of distilled or rain
water. one quart of kerosene oil. Mix
the alcohol and turpentine together,
then mix the water and kerosene oil
together. In order to defy the old
adage about oil and water not min
ing. 1t is necessary to place the kero-
sene and water in a gallon jar and
shake briskly until they mix, then add
the alcohol and turpentine, which
have been previously mixed. and
shake the whole until thoroughly mix
ed. The mixture is apt to separate
after standing. but can always be
brought together again by brisk shak-
ing. The mixture should be applied
to the body work with the soft side
Of q flannel cloth and polished with q
dry one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01
Each Year Shows That the Ma
chimes Have Achieved an Adj
vance in Popular Favor.
CONTRIBUTE TO JOY OF LIFE
That They VIII Ever Go Out Of style
Or Use Is Beyond Consideration
Prominent Manufacturer Tells
Reasons for Optimistic
Outlook.

AS early as 1898. when The Haynes
Automobile Company was still in Its
infancy. we decided to build for the
following year about fifty cars. About
the same time learned that another
Arm was expecting to build 100 ma
chimes for the same year, and we won
dered IL both companies would sell the
entire output Of $50 cars, relates Ell
wood Haynes.
It was not q question In my mind
whether the American people could
buy these machines, but whether OF
not they would buy them To my sur
prise we sold all we could make, and
the public still clamored for more
notwithstanding the tremendous
strides which have been made in the
business. this experience has been re
peated each year without exception
ever since.
The automobile has so established
itselfin thousands Of American homes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01
New Auto safety Device.

The municipal authorities of Paris
have under consideration an ordinance
making it obligatory for all motor cars
to carry device by means Of which
passengers in the interior of their car
may stop 1t instantly without the az
eistance Of the chauffeur. Such q
measure would prevent accidents sim
liar to that in which the two children
of Isadora Duncan met their death.
Another preventable accident Of the
same kind was caused in Paris short
time ago by chauffeur fainting on his
box. The proposed device which the
technical committee of the prefecture
Of the Seine has before it for consid-
GRAFTON is said to be easily applied to
any automobile at cost Of about $40.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01


timing OF The valves or the ignition;
the manufacturer knows best. Treat
your car as you would an expensive
watch, A lot Of trouble may be avoid
ed by having an expert examine the
car about once every two, months
There are many little wrongs that may
quickly develop into big wrongs IL not
discovered and checked
Don't patronize the cheap me
chanic-~his work is usually in keep
Ing with, his price. Keep your car
out Of the hands of the schoolboy
who offers to work free Of charge. The
manufactures is always ready to adj
wise and help you. His reputation 10
In your hands and don't be too much
inclined to, blame the car when the
first little trouble arises. Each ma
chine has peculiarities Of its own and
no matter how experienced you may
be in the operation of motor cars in
general, 1t is essential that the manu-
facturer's instructions be carefully
read and followed.
THE idea that there is no particu-
lar care necessary for the successful
operation Of car, aside from filing
the tanks and radiator is erroneous.
There Is no more carefully designed
mechanism in existence, and as is usu.
ally the case with all complicated
machines, careful inspection and at.
tention to details win prolong its life
and insure successful operation to an
unreasonable degree
Treat your car well. lubricate 1t
regularly, The result will be efficient
service at minimum upkeep. And
then. when the emergency comes.
when something does go wrong, don't
just tinker Be systematic. First
find where the trouble IS; second, de-
termine what It Is; third, what is the
remedy; and last. how this remedy
may be applied"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01

and go endeared itself to those who
use 1t that it will not be given up ex-
Cepting In certain cases where dire
necessity demands It.
Not only does the owner Of a ma
chine take his own family out for
pleasure driving. but frequently takes
the children of his neighbors. so that
It is now rather difficult to find boy
or girl in the more populous districts,
who has never had q ride in an auto
mobile.
The motor car win no more go out
Of style or out Of use than the beauti-
full home. the plano. the Brussels car
pet. or hundred other things that
contribute to the Joy of life. It has
become the basis for outdoor life for
thousands Of families, contributing not
only to their enjoyment, but to their
health. peace Of mind, and general
well-being, affording. as it does, q
long wished for pleasure and utility
which it has only been possible to
realize within the past ten or twelve
years.
The automobile buying season is in
full blast, and many purchasers will
be car owners for the first time. H.
q. Doty. manager of the Haynes Mo
tor Car CO.. gives the following timely
advice to such owners. which should
be very helpful indeed:
Zone of the most important things
for the automobilist to learn is not to
tinker. There is no mystery concealed
under the hood Of a car. there is moth
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01
carelessness Of chauffeur.

II an automobile is leased for Z
pleasure ride, and the chauffeur mere.
ly obeys the instruction of the lessee as
TO the route to be taken, the owner Of
the car is responsible for any damage
which might be caused by the chaue.
feur's negligence. This is the decis-
ion OF the Supreme Court of Wiscon-
sin. in the case Of Gerretson VS.. ga-
rage company, in which the lessee Of
the car sued the garage owner for
damages. because he was injured In
an accident caused by the carelessness
Of the chauffeur. The court held that
in such case the driver is the SER
want OF the garage owner. and not OF
the lessee Of the car
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01
FLETCHER HOSTS FLAG.
Formal Occupation Of Vera Cruz BY
American Forces Is slanaIlzed.

Vera Cruz.-With all ceremony, the
firing of salute and dress parade, the
American flag was raised Monday over
the division headquarters of Rear-Ad-
miral Frank F. Fletcher.
Over the custom house the flag has
been flying since the landing Of the
American forces, but until now there
has been no ceremony indicating the
formal occupation of Vera Cruz,
Capt. Harry Mel. P. Huse, Rear-Ad-
miral Fletcher's chief of star. who
gave the command to raise the flag.
is the officer who raised the Stars and
Stripes over Porto Rico.
With the lowering of the flag on the
Fortress of San Juan de Ulloa in the
afternoon the last Mexican flag disap-
]peared from Vera Cruz, almost CO
incidentally with the raising of the
American colors.
With the arrival of General Freder-
lex Funston's brigade, the Navy is
ready to surrender its control over
that port to the Army
Vera Cruz is the advance base OF
suen operations as may be undertaken
against the City of Mexico in the event
of the collapse of mediation. AS is
usual after the seizure of an advance
base, the Navy will step out as soon
after the Army steps in as can be con-
veniently arranged.
Brigadier-G General Funston's com
mand is made up of the Fourth. Sew
enth, Nineteenth and Twenty-eighth
infantry regiments. These regimentS
are commanded respectively by Coils.
Robert c. Van Vliet. Daniel Cornman,
Willard F. Waltz and Edward H. Plum
mer.
The next army troops to reach Vera
Cruz viii be the first battalion of the
Fourth Field Artillery. The Fourth Is
commanded by Col. Lucien G. Barry
and in the First battalion. commanded
by Major George LeR. Irwin. are Bat
teries A. B and c.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01

This ls the oldest automobile In ex-
lstence, and ls now on exhibition at
the Smithsonian Institution, United
States National Museum, Washington.
D. c., duly labeled as follows:
"GasoIine Automobile, built by e.
wood Haynes, Ia Kokomo. Ind, 1893
1894 Successful trial trip made at d
speed Of six or seven miles per hour,
July 9TH, 1894. Gift Of Elwood Haynes,
1910. 265.135."
ing that should be kept secret from
the car owner. but the temptation to
tinker usually becomes too great; q
delicate adjusting screw is turned or
wire is disconnected and then
trouble begins.
Talk to the repairman. study the
instructions. learn all you can. and
then when the emergency comes,
you'll be prepared But wait for the
emergency. Do not tinker. Don't Try
70 make adjustments when the car Is
already In adjustment Don't begin
tearing down until you have located
tie trouble Don't " to improve the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01
FLAG-RA|SING
IN VERA CRUZ
Banner Over Admiral FIetcher's
Headquarters.
FIRE SALUTE TO OLD GLORY
Funston and Fifth Brigade Arrive.
Americans, Unframed BY Huerta's
Forces, Pouring Out Of
Mexico.

The tenseness of the Mexican situa-
ton was relieved by the progress OF
the mediation plans.
Formal acceptance by the Huerta
Government of the mediation offer was
cabled to Washington.
The attitude of the Administration
has long been established that elimi-
nation of Huerta is an essential to any
final settlement of the Mexican
problem. T.,
European diplomats in Washington
are apessimistic over the successful
outcome Of mediation proposals.
Germany, France and Great Britain
urged Huerta to yield to the American
demands.
General Villa declared he was
heartily in favor of the mediation plan.
The Navy and War Departments
continued their preparations for any
unexpected turn in events.
The American flag was hoisted over
the headquarters of Admiral Fletcher
at Vera Cruz.
Secretary Bryan announced t1st no
Americans had been killed or injured
since the crisis of the last two weeks
began.
Order now prevails in Mexico City.
Arrangements were completed for|
getting all Americans out Of the capt.
tai.
Sentiment in the capital is said to
be growing against the dictator.
1t was reported that after an anti
Huerta demonstration the usurper be-
came so frightened that he hid hirnx
self in a foreign legation, fearing as
sassination.
Rebels are said to have been gain.
ing ground in the territory close to
Mexico City.
The Japanese Ambassador secured
permission for the Japanese in Mexico
who wish to leave that country to find
temporary refuge in the United States.
Washington, d. C.-Formal accept
ance by the Huerta government of the
offer of Argentina, Brazil, and Chile to
use their good Offices to bring about
an amicable settlement of the diff
Guilty between the United States and
Mexico was cabled to Spanish Ambas-
sador Riano here by Portillo y Rojas.
Foreign Minister in the Huerta Cab
met
The tenseness of the Mexican situa-
ton was distinctly relieved as the
representatives of Argentina, Brazil
and Chile supported by pressure from
all Latin-America and from the fore
most powers of Europe, concentrated
their efforts toward a specific adjust
ment of the crisis.
Secretary Bryan, on the part of the
United States, having accepted the
offer Of good Offices when rendered
Saturday. the first step now is COM
pleted and the way paved for actual
negotiations looking to peaceful
clearing up Of the situation.
Neither Ambassador Riano nor the
peace ENJOYS would make public the
text of the Huerta acceptance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-01
Tells
ABOUT FLETCHER
Career Of the Rear Admiral Who
Took Vera Cruz.
YEARNED FOR SEA WHEN BOY
Forced 70 Remain at an Executive
aDesk During the Spanish War, He
Became an Expert on
Ordinances.

Chicago Admiral Fletcher,
who captured the city OF Vera Cruz
Tuesday, has never resided in Chi
cago, he has been frequent visitor
here at the home Of his brother, Thorn
as J. Fletcher, 5237 Cornell avenue.
The latter Is treasurer of the Coop
erative League of Chicago. ]. Fetch
er. son Of the Chicago Fletcher. is a
lieutenant on Admiral Fletcher's flag
ship.
I'VE Fletchers do not come of a sea-
Earring breed" said the civilian Fetch
er at his home "On the contrary, we
are Iowa men and we should by all
rights have lived and died landlub-
bers.- My brother is an admiral now
because our representative in con-
Gress in Marshalltown, Iowa, decided
he would I'LL vacancy at Annapolis
by holding a competitive examination.
Tom, said my brother when he
saw the notice Of the examination,
I'm going to be sailor. That's the
life for me. Inever thought Of it be-
fore. but see now that was meant
to be a hero Of the deep"
Leads In Examination.
He entered the examination, just as
he said he would, and took first place
over rs other boys. That was in 1870
and he has been in the navy service
since.
According to the Chicago Fletcher,
1t was one Of the bitterest disappoint-
ments of the admiral's career when
he was compelled to remain at an exec
utive desk in Washington during the
Spanish war. But the admiral, as the
result Of that experience. became an
expert on ordnance.
Secretary Long promised him that
If he would remain as assistant chief
of the ordnance department until he
could get things in order, he could
have anything he wished. But be-
fore his work was done there the war
was over. You see, the country was
totally unprepared for war and the
ordnance department was placed I'M
der terrific strain"
lnvents ReeoII Apparatus.
Admiral Fletcher had been in the
service but a short time when he in
vented recoil apparatus for quick
hrers. which has been in use ever
since. He also improved the Farcot
breech mechanism, thereby insuring
the success OF the system. Whereas
to open the breech of the big guns it
had been necessary before to depend
upon power from the engine-room,
the admiral's Improvement made It
possible to move the huge blocks
with one hand. AS commander
of the torpedo boat Cushing the ad-
miral, then Lieutenant Commander
Fletcher. conducted an Investigation
Of the behavior Of torpedoes and dis
covered many errors In range and in
almost every instance the correctness
of his deductions was proved. He is
regarded as one of the first ordnance
experts Of the navy.
Born In oskaIoosa-
admiral Fletcher" said his kins-
man In Chicago. was born In Oska-
loosa. Nov %, 1855. He was only
fifteen years old when he took the
examination and entered Annapolis.
my brother was graduated in June.
1875. one Of the honor men OF his
class. He served as q midshipman for
one year and then was promoted to
the rank of an ensign. On April 1,
1852. be became q junior lieutenant.