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The Washington herald., 1914-05-05

The President and Mrs. Wilson will
have frequent visits during the sum-
mer vacation from members of the
Cabinet who have chosen New England
fon their summer homes. The Postmas-
ter General and Mrs. Burleson. who re-
turned to Washington yesterday, have
taken a house at Watch Hill. and the
- Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs
Houston will have house at Woods
Hole, Mass, during the season. 1t is
probable that the Secretary of the
Treasury and his bride will settle al
some point less than a days journey
from Cornish, and one or two other
Cabinet members will go TO New Eng
land, IL only for a short time.
President Wilson, accompanied by MT
Tumulty and Mr.. Sloane. occupied box
at B. F. Keith's Theater last night to
witness the Washington premiere Of Mile.
Dazie and company in the new J. M.
Barrie fantasy, "Pantaloon."
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall will return to the Capital this
morning. after spending several days
in Virginia near Roanoke as the
guests of Senator and Mrs. Kern, or
Indiana, who have a large farm In
Virginia. Senator Hoke Smith ana
Miss Callie Hoke Smith, and Senator
and Mrs, Swanson, all of whom went
10 virginia Friday with the vice fres-
ident and Mrs. Marshall, also Will re-
turn to Washington today.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Gar
rison will have as a guest this week
Mrs Sherman Hoar, Of Concord, n. H
Mrs. Hoar is the cousin of Mrs Garr-
son and the wife Of the late Representa-
tive Sherman Hoar, nephew of Senator
Hoar, who was at one time District At
torneY for Boston. While Mrs. Hoar
is In mourning and her visit will be
quiet one, she has hosts Of friends in
the Capital who will meet her.
The Secretary Of Agriculture and Mrs.
Houston returned yesterday afternoon
from a motor trip for pleasure, upon
which they started on Sunday.
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson has as a guest
Miss Fern Ragsdale, of San Marcos,
Tex, who arrived yesterday afternoon
to remain for a week
The men who will attend Mr.. Chauncey
Hackett at his marriage to Miss Kath
crime Jennings on May % will be Mr..
Minturn de Suzzara-Verdi. of New York,
best man, and the ushers will be Mr.
Coleman Jennings. brother Of the bride:
Mr.. William H. Y. Hackett brother of
the bridegroom; Mr.. Franklin H. Ellis.
OF Washington. and Lord Eustace Percy,
of the British Embassy staff. Miss Jen-
nings has not yet announced her attend
ants.
Miss Nancy O'Donoehoe. Of Philadel-
phia, will arrive in Washington today
for a weeks visit to Senator and Mrs
Ollie James
The Washington herald., 1914-05-05
TROUSERS AND WRIST WATCH.

DIR. Mary Walker appeared yesterday
wearing a gold wrist watch in addition
to her usual masculine attire. The watch
was presented to her by the Woman's
Franchise Club of Chicago in honor OF
the first organization of a woman's club
in America. This first club was organ
lied by DR.. Walker during the civil war,
and was located next door to the house
in which Lincoln died
The Washington herald., 1914-05-05
BENEFIT FOR CLUBWOMEN.
Musical Program Given by District
Federation which Meets Today.

A musicale and reception was given
in the oak room of the Raleigh last night
for the benefit Of the District Federation
Of Womcn's Clubs, which will open a
session today at the Jewish Temple from
10 until s o'clock.
The program was arranged by Mrs.
Henry Churchill Cook. chairman Of the
committee, and Mrs. George Metcalf,
The Washington herald., 1914-05-05

musical dircctrcss. Mrs. Ellis Logan,
president of the District Federation, re-
ceived the guests.
Those who took part in the program
were Miss Marie Hess. pianiste: Miss
Elizabeth Leckie. soloist; Mrs. Metcalf
and daughter. Miss Sylvia Metcalf, who
sang a solo. 20 Moments that l Bless"
Miss Isabelle MCGEE. Miss Florence Nc
Donald. Mrs. A. D. Melvin, soloist. and
Mrs. Bertha Lincoln Heustis, soloist-
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Divide
Days HONORS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-05

NewClarion ksn'"esg S% Ss,,a AVE- .:1,,I5 "a a01,s
street: open all year. Booklet s. K. BoNIFACE
The Washington herald., 1914-05-05

The Secretary OF Agriculture and Mrs
Houston returned yesterday afternoon
from a motor trip for pleasure. upon
which they started on Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-05

Miss Nancy O'Donoehoe. of Philadel-
phia, will arrive in Washington today
for a weeks visit to Senator and Mrs.
Ollie James
The Washington herald., 1914-05-05

clair Bowen's gelding. Billy. was third.
| Carmen Lenda Green Hunfera
The Washington herald., 1914-05-05

Miss Agnes Hart Wilson has as a guest
Miss Fern Ragsdale, of San Marcos,
Tex, who arrived yesterday afternoon
TO remain for a week.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-05

Lieut.. and Mrs. Thurston Hughes are
the guests for a few days of Mrs.
Hughes parents, Mr.. and Mrs John
Diedrich Leech
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
Some Sweet Day.

In about 1885, we will have
made our stake and can print a
paper just as we please, and our
personal culumn will be a great
deal more interesting than it is
now. Specimen locals then to
appear.
Ike Adler has finally married
off his last daughter. The groom
has the sympathy of the entire
community.
The reported elopement of Ira
Simms and Bertha Coll last week
was untrue. It was only another
of Bill Skandel's lies.
Bill Kredit has bought new
seven passenger touring car.
Bill might now try paying some
of his overdue store accounts by
delivery and transfer business.
Mrs. Ina Leader gave another
of her semi-weekly social func-
tons Tuesday. 1t is reported to
have been even more of a bore
than the one last Friday-iI that.
were possible.
We were pleased to announce
the death Of old John Grouche,
which occurred last night. The
body will be sent back to his old
home for burial. 1t is believed
this was because no local minis
ter would preach funeral SER
mon for him. You have read all
the obituary he'll ever get from
us.-EX.
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
How HadIey Proposed.

The way President Arthur Twining,
Hadley. according to Yale legend
asked his prospective father-in-law foE-
permission to marry his daughter was.
characteristic. At the time this gentle
man. LuzOn B. Morris. occupied an an
OmalOus political position. He had rs
Gently been elected governor OF Coz
necticut. but his claim was disputed
and the state was in political turmoil
MIR Morris" was the way Mr. HE6
ley approached the subject of his caIA.
Il hope that l-at leaSt-may be per
mitted toto cali yOu-gOvernOr. -
Worlds Work.
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
Spead of the Street Soma

One of the curious things about the.
popular song is the rapidity of its Is,
semination among the street children
Few of them can ueaT IT at first hanCS
at the music halls, yet long before th,-
latest catchy tune has found its way IL,
the barrel organs or Sunday newspaper-
you will hear it rendered with amazing:
accuracy by tiny boys and girls AZ
seems to travel like rumOr through az
East Indian bazar London standard
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29

The reason a woman knows
her husband would use bad taste
if he selected her clothes is be.
cause she can go out and buy
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29

him a necktie that looks and
sounds like an Apache massa-
ere. You might get a woman to
admit that her husband is smart
er than she is, but no woman ev-
er admitted that anyone ever
moved out of a house and left it
clean.
What has become of the old
fashioned boy who believed you
when you told him he had a
chance to become President?
Of course. Mother wouldn't
think of knocking Father but
she always expresses hope thst
her daughter will marry better
than she did.
Somehow or other you just
can't keep a Black Sheep from
chasing Fatted Calf.
A woman may be compelled to
wear the same dress she bought
four years ago. But that doesn't
keep her from putting in four
hours a day reading the fashion
dope.
After a woman has fused a.
round all morning and given the
poodle and the canary a bath
and watered the fern and fed the
goldfish, she sits around and
knocks the lazy woman next
door who has nothing to do but
look after four kids.
Some lads get up with the lark
so they will have time to take a
few swallows before breakfast.
Ican't see what the English
suffragettes are kicking about.
They see King Mary and her
husband out driving almost every
day.
Curiosity sells nearly all the
chop sooey and all the marriage
licenses.
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
THREE T0ASTS.
Giant Strides In Fixing the Boundaries
of Our Country.

Giant Strides In Fixing the Boundaries
of Our Country.
At a dinner party given by Apert-
there were proposed sundry toasts COD
cerning not so much the past aDC1
present as the expected gIOries of the
great American nation. In the gen
eral character Of these toasts geo
graphical considerations were very
prominent. and the principal facE
which seemed to occupy the minds Of
the speakers was the unprecedented
bigness OF our country.
Here's to the United States" sai6i
the first speaker. bounded on the
north by British America. ON the
south by the gulf of Mexico. On thu
east by the Atlantic and on the wesE
by the Pacific ocean"
But" said the second speaker. this
is far too limited view of the sub
ject In assigning our boundaries We
must look TO the great and glorious fO-
ture, which is prescribed for US by the
manifest destiny of the AnglO-SaxOEs
bounded on the north by the north
pole, on the south by the south pole
on the east by the rising sun and OKi
the west by the setting sun"
Here the third speaker arose. a very
serious gentleman from the far west
''If we are going" said this truly pa
triotic American, Ito leave the history
past and present and take our mani
fest destiny into account why reStricH
ourselves within the narrow limits as
signed by our fellow cOuntryman who
has just sat down? ] give you thS'
United States. bounded on the north:
by the aurora bOrealis, on the south by
the procession Of the equinoxes. OF
the east by primeval chaos and on thss
west by the day of judgment" t"-Phis-
adelphia Press.
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
WORKED HIS WEAK POINTS.
Mr.. Ape Had No Memory, but Lots or
Curiosity and Cowardice.

Curiosity and Cowardice.
Curiosity and cowardice," said the
one legged veteran. ARE the CHEZ
characteristics of all monkeys and OF
most men worked In a zoo afteS
the war. was the keeper OF the MOD
key house My biggest charge was al.
ape the size of a twelve-year-Old boz,
and it was through his curiosity amos
cowardice that used to manage him.
I'VE exercised this ape n the big
room every day. but when we wanteGs
him to go back to his cage he'd climb
up to the roof of the big room. anCI
even with food you couldn't tempt hiro'
down
$50 1 would go to Jack Lover anC'
take him gently by the arm and direeE
his attention in quiet. mysterious
manner to the dark passage under the
steam pipes.
Lover and / every day tiptoed tc.
the pipes. We pretended to point o1a
to each other some horrible. unknOwIs
creature in the passage, and we'd say
Look out! There be is. There he is
LAS we held each others arms aD,4
bent over and peered into the darkDe>
we'd hear very soon the delicate pGl
ter of small active feet The upe'-'
curiosity had rot the better OF hliD-
He crOuched beside us. lie. too. peer
ed into the dark passage fearfully
Then suddenly Lover would shOnE-
Look out. He's coming out! He'~s
coming out" And we'd scamper away;
in the direction of the apes hOuSe--
But the ape would be ahead OF Us
He'd rush into his house in perfecz
whirlwind Of excitement and terror
Then-click! We'd snap the door tO'
on him. and he'd look very foolish
Every day we fooled the ape In this
way. He was long. you see. on curiOs~
ity and cOwardice, but very short Ola
memory. y."-ChicagO Herald
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
One on Kentucky.

If there is one thing a COM
mercial traveller dislikes more
than another it is elaborate Ger.
emony, and if the spirit of his
profession is in him he generally
finds some way to let his pref.
udices be known, says the Phil
adelphia Public Ledger. One
evening a travelling salesman
from Cincinnati, happened to sit
down at a hotel table in Frank
fort, KY, in company with half
a dozen State Legislators. who
talked with excessive formality.
1t was "Will the gentlemen from
Hardin do this?" and Does the
gentleman from Franklin want
that?" the ordinary form of d.
rect address being carefully es-
chewed.
For nearly ten minutes the
commercial traveller suffered in
silence. Then he turned to the
waiter and said in a deep or
atoricle tones:
''WilI the gentleman from
Ethiopia please pass the butter?
The remedy was effectual.
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
OvarWOrksd.

He had "arriPd cue nine miles
around hiliiard table and pushed a
lawn mower once across his 80 by 20
lawn
Then he collapsed.
"OverwOrk said the sympathetic
doctor and put him to he'd Cleveland
Plain neaiST
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
wnere the Soft Snot Was.

Gladys-Jark really has soft spot
n his heart for me Muriel-How do
you know NJ mas: GladyS-He says
ne is always thinking OF me Muriel-
Why. II man doesn't think With mis-
heart. fhr >ntI Spot must ne IN mis-
nead-Judge
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
Her Coaxino Way

She-Oh. sweet hubby. de so good
as TO make me present of 100 marks.
He Well. if you need them you mag
have them. She-Oh. how nice. Now
you need to give me only 300 marksa
more for my tailoPs bill!-Fliegende-
Rlatter
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
His Kick.

why don't you go to the doctor Win,
that cold?"
Cant afford it,
You buy pair of shoes when y1us
heed them?"
Yes. and that ends the transaction
The doctor keeps telling me to come
again. Courier Journal.
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
Mot CatisfactorN

Betty Van l,ocks- hid yon nave a
satisfactory interview with papa: Jack
Brokeleigh-- Not very; be said all he
would give was his consent Boston
Transcript.
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
Flower and Meerf Hast.

How to tell the flowers from Thea
weeds: Pull them up by the roots. IL
they are flowers that will be the last ca.
EN-: If weeds. only the beginning
Chicago News
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29
Luke McLuke Says,

Any old time a fellow calls on
a girl and she remarks that she
expects to die an old maid. he
might as well hold up his hands
Did take his medicine.
The old-fashioned woman who
was named Mary Jane now has
a daughter who has front name
like Pullman car.
Some cay when we treat one
another Honestly, we will extend
Sympathy TO the bride and groom
and cut out the fake gratula-
tions.
The Adair County news., 1914-07-29

The greatest man Is he who chooses
right with the most invincible resolu-
don Seneca.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-26
VILLA AND ZAPATA
ARE NEAR BREAK
Reports from Mexico City Tell of
Serious Friction Between Rev
olutionary Leaders. -.
EXECUTIONS IN PARTY CONTINUE
villa, in Address to Business Men of
GuadaIaJara, Says Convention
- Government Must Have Money
II IT Is to Survive.

Ell PASO, Tex. Dec. 25.-Stories of ex-
ecutions in the patio of the penitentiary
or by mysterious shooting in the streets
were brought here today by arrivals
from Mexico City. These Mexicans. who
declined to be quoted, told of rumors
current in Mexico City that partisans OF
Francisco Villa and Emiliano zapata
feared a break between the leaders.
These same reports credited many of the
reported executions to Colonel Rodolfo
Fierro. member of Villas staff.
julian c. Medina. blacksmith has been
appointed governor Of the state of Jalsco
by General Francisco Villa. according to
advices reaching here from Guadalajara,
the capital. Miguel Dieguez, the Car
rama appointee, who was deposed when
Villa forces captured Guadalajara re-
Gently, was a carpenter.
During his recent visit to Guadalajara
General Villa sought the loan Of 1000 600
pesos from the people of the state The
major part of this sum, 1t Is said, will
be supplied by the church party, which
(Confinued on paDa Tbraa CoIuro,, CT \
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-26
Russian Women Still Haze Thirteen
Days to Do Christmas Shopping

PETROGRAD CVia London, Dec 20
While all the western world is celebrat-
ing Christmas. the Russian goes blaudly
about his business, stlll having thirteen
days in which to do his Christmas shop
ping This is due to the Julian calendar,
which sets back Russian time nearly a
fortnight behind the rest OF Chrstendom.
Probably I'm no other warning nation has
the war brought such marked change
in the observance Of the holiday season.
Religious ceremonies. always the dlstinc-
tive feature OF the Russian Christmas,
alone will be unchanged. and doubtless
will be observed with more than usual
fervor
The Christmas fcastng Of former years.
tho animated street and cafe life which
customarily turned the holiday season
into a carnival lasting we'll on toward
the new year, will be lacking, This is
Petrograds first Christmas without
vodka.
Families brokon TN b. the fortunes OF
war are unable to rcunlte on tho one
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-26

occasion which usually brought home
ward the absent members
Most foreigners who have resided for
a long time In this country have fallen
into the custom OF observing the Rus
sian holiday Hence, for them. too. the
Christmas season is Just getting under
way Here and there among the more
recent comcrs who, notwithstanding the
hardness Of the mails, keep in touch with
thcir relatives In othcr lands, the Christ
mas of the modern calendar Is observed
today.
Among the few celebrations today was
MONDAY dinner given TO the Russian
wounded at the new American hospital
by Mrs. George r. Marye, jr., wife OF
the American ambassador. Most OF the
patients are only slightly wounded. CON
sequently they were able 60 gather at the
table, They showed n pathetic eagerness
TO partake Of tho good cheer provided by
tho Americans.
Tho only official observance of the day
was n staff dinner by the British ambas-
sador Sir George Buchanan.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-26
Five Arrests Made
In Connection with
Alleged Opium Plot

NEW YORK, Dec 25.-with five men,
including several sailors, already under
arrest here in connection with the uncov-
ering OF what the federal authorities be-
lleve Is a wholesale opium smuggling plot,
the crews quarters of incoming vessels
from England are being searched for fur
ther evidence, according TO report pub
lished today.
1t was stated that a woman. declared
to be the head of a conspiracy. Is on
the Baltic, now nearing England, and
that a wireless message has been sent to
the White Star liner and a cablegram to
the Scotland Yards authorities, looking
toward her arrest in Liverpool She Is
said to have $4,000 worth OF opium with
her which she and others found they
could not smuggle into this country owing
to the discovery of the plot.
The federal authorities declined TO dis
close her identity.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-26
Mrs, Turner Pays
A Visit to Omaha;
Was Mrs. Brandeis

Making a flying visit without sdvance
notice. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w, Turner
spent part OF Thursday in Omaha, coming
almost straight from London, where they
had sprung a surprise party by being
married last summer.
Mrs. Turner made the trip to see her
father, Ben Edelman, and TO attend 70
personal business matters. and while here
called up by phone several of her friends
who used TO know her as Mrs. Hugo
Brandeis. As far as can be learned the
visitors left again on ar evening train,
expecting TO stop over IN Chicago on their
return TO New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-26
German Crown Prince
Sends Picture and
Pipe to Each Soldier

BERLIN. Dec. &.-(Via London THE
crown prince has issued the following
address to his troops in the field:
THE celebration of Christmas i'm France
is in closest contact with the enemy
such a celebration none OF us is likely
to forget ] wish for all members of my
brave army the blessing Of God until We
have with the good luck of a dutifu
soldier established a peace of which We
and our beloved fatherland may be proud
MY grandfather Crown Prince Fred
erick william. on Christmas, 1870. sent
to every man of his brave army. your
fathers and grandfathers, a pipe with
his picture. 1 do the same. May this
humble token to my loyal companions in
arms be a souvenir of our common Christ
mas celebration in Germany's greatest
days"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-26
Signal Operator
Is Frozen to Death

VALDEZ, Alaska, Dec 95.-Francis e.
Johnson. aged IS. of Meadow Valley,
Wis, United States signal corps operator
at Donnellys, Alaska, was frozen to
death Wednesday night on the trail near
his post. He left Donnellys lightly
dressed, on horseback, for relief cabin
on the military telegraph line TO install
stove. Johnson's body was found near
large rock, about which he had tramped
down the snow in his efforts to keep
warm. Apparently his horse went
through an overflow and the rider, be-
coming wet, started for safety and was
oveTtsken by a snowstorm
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-26
Berlin Paper Warns
Against Feeding of
Grain to Animals

BERLIN (Via London), Dec. 25-The
Norddeutsche zeitung issues warning
against using grain TO feed animals, es-
pecially rye. which is needed for bread
stuffs. 1t says the empires food supply
must be carefully husbandcd TO guard
against a possible shortage, which would
force upon the people difficult problem.
Professors OF economy in Berlin uni
verslty issued a similar warning a few
days ago. They drew attention TO the
nutritious qualities OF potato meal and
advised greater consumption of milk prod
uets and pork They suggested limiting
the consumption OF beef and wheat and
pointed out that conservation OF these
resources was necessary 20 Illustrate
England's plan Of starving Germany into
submission.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-26
FAMOUS FOOT BALL BACK
LOSES LEGS IN BATTLE

Correspondence Of the Associated Press }
DUNKlRK, France, Dec. l2.-Jean
Caujolle, O famous French international
foot ball player and track athlete, who
was mentioned early in the war for a
charge which won him the military
medal is In a field hospital with both
legs amputated. The bones were shat
tered by a shell.
When Caujolle recovered consciousness
and learned the extent OF his wounds,
ho dictated a letter to his superior Off
Ger, asking that he be sent back to the
front as a typist.
Caujolle was adiudged last year by sew
eral English critics TO be the finest foot
ball back IN Europe