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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-09

Gov. Francis e. McGoVern of Wis
consin and the magnificent new
$1,000, 900 state capitol at Madison.
Madison, Wis.,, Nov. Gov. Fran
els E. McGovern of Wisconsin is
ready today to show to the govern
ors of the forty-seven other states
what he believes to be the most COM
plete state government plant in OPP
. Grafton anywhere in America.
The occasion will be the opening
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-09

of the governors conference, which
begins its four-day session tomor-
row in this state, which is known as
the experiment station of democ-
racy."
+, The magnificent new state capitol
is ready for the visitors, and special
arrangements have been made for
them at the university.
Social affairs, including a ball and
a banquet, will be added to the Of
fetal program of discussions, which
is as follows:
Report of committee on rural
credit-Gov Emmett O'Neal of Ala
bama, chairman.
State control of natural resources
Gov. William Spry of Utah.
Uniformity of laws fixing the con-
ditions to be met by foreign corpora
tons doing business in state-Gov.
Charles r. Miller of Delaware.
Extradition-Gov.S S. V. Stewart of
Montana.
Submission in the governors rec
concentrations in bill form-Gov.
Frank M. Byrne of South Dakota.
Uniformity of safety and santa
ton laws for places of employment,
including administrative machinery.
Gov. Edward F. Dunno of Illinois,
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MY latest Is a trousers skirt made
by bringing a straight fold of the goods
down in front between the feet and up
the back The feet come out of two
openings in the side seams. The skirt
looks just like any other skirt until she
walks, and then 1t gives between the
feet, and you get the trousers effect,
though without any split, Of course. 1t
is made OF blue serge and is as near a
tailored suit as l ever get. The blue
Elton coat flares out from the waist in
the back and has Japanese collar cut
almost to the shoulder with a straight
stand up fold Of the goods put on.
I'm really proud Of the hustle dress
Of gray MORE, for the skirt is all in one
piece. The hustle comes out from under
deep draped fold that runs down over
the hips. In spite of all this fulness the
skirt fits well around the feet. The coat
IL shirred up ON IA cord above the high
waist and finished with a taffeta rufi,e
that runs round the sides. in the front,
and finishes with high Medici collar.
1.-THE sleeves have the same rufIle, and
she wears gray suede Colonials with il.
We didn't have time to arrange a hat
for that suit. don't exactly trim hats.
hut ! tell her where the trimming ought
to go and she holds 1t on with her finger
until she gets 1t sewed.
II suppose I shall go right on making
Mrs, Bowkers clothes even when she
gets to playing leads, now that I've got
the habit and the hang Of it, 1t isn't
very much trouble, ana imported things
are desperately expensive. III can save
u hundred dollars by an afternoons
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Night Calls Then and Now
NJ WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

n EFORE the telephone became a
~ public nuisance medical practi-
- TONERS found no small degree Of
satisfaction in responding to
night calls The doctor always held
a preliminary parley through the speak
ing tube with the humble messenger at
the door. Lying comfortably in his
warm bed he made detailed inquiry
about the patients history. present
symptoms. social state and real estate.
| Then. too. ne had company to cheer him
on the way. And most important Of
all. the symptoms had time to develop
into something worth while before he
got there.
But the telephone has rendered the
speaking tube and its manifest convent
ences obsolete. No more shall the doc
tor forearm himself for a call in the
night. The voice on the wire at 2 A.
NJ. Is sure to break in on pointed in
quiry about the duration OF the illness
and the whereabouts Of the regular
medical adviser to reiterate that they're
afraid the party is going to die and
please come just as quick as you can
they've already called up seven doc
tors and every blamed one Of them was
sick abed or something.
1t must have been i'm the speaking
tube era OF medicine that the village
doctor was aroused one cold winter
night by a stranger who desired him
to go six miles in the country.
I'll have to charge you $3.50 cash"
announced the doctor frankly. You're
a perfect stranger to me- and besides
don't care particularly for night
work"
There's your money-now hurry"
urged the stranger. can I ride with
you?"
Gladly. only too pleased to have his
company. They made it in less than
an hour. and the stranger hoped right
out and handed the doctor a good five
cent cigar to smoke going back. In
explanation he informed the doctor that
nobody was sick as far as he was aware,
but he simply had to get home that
night and the livery people wanted IS
| to bring him out.
That must have been before the tele.
phone era. say. Under the present
system of practice "a doctor rarely fares
so well: he either turns down the call
or else turns up at the bedside as soon
as the roads will permit. And after his
services have relieved the stomach
ache the head of the house promises to
call and pay something ON account next
spring il everything turns out all right
There is no denying the fact that
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her voice, naturally a very good one
She had a place in The Whirl of the
World chorus, though she had had no
experience or training. And Ellis let
her wear black gown I had made for
her instead Of the one he had intended
for her.
1T was OF black charmeuse with a
bodice Of jetted net. 1t had a straight
girdle and tunic of the net. and the skirt
was straight with a hem that lay on
the floor. This year l made it over.
pulled II up on the front seam and
tackled It and gave 1t a minaret hOunce
with bead border and IA big butterfly
bow Of tulle. 1t has Turkish turban
to match.
"She IL with the Little Cafe COM
pany this year-she appears under the
name Of Genevieve Dawes-and Julian
Mitchell wants to copy her last winters
suit for one Of his choruses--yOu see
how far ahead OF the styles l am.
1.-THE suit Is a Dutch boy costume Of
lacquer red cloth with an uncut stripe.
1t has pegtOp skirt, though a French
man would never insult II by such q
name. and short Elton coat above a
wide Roman striped girdle OF Chinese
blue and dull gold. She wore round
cap OF civet fur with II and choker
collar and big mum. cut the furs
too. fitting the cap on her head.
'The skirt Is perfectly Hat In the back,
and though the fulness over the hips Is
little longer than l should make II
now. 1t beat the spring styles by about
six months. There IL ~ much cloth
In It that she can hold the folds almost
up to her shoulders.
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nave oeen quite beyond me- OF course
i even have to have my model just
so. Three or four years ago Mrs. Bow
ker began to grow fat. wasn't used to
hips ana they were terrible trial to
me- l managed to get one skirt. full
, around the hips and buttoned over tight
around the feet that looked well. but
several others were failures. So when
we went away Tor the summer l made
MIS- bowker go swimming every day.
ana worried ner ABOUT eating TOO much
ID! IAN ner nps naa u'sappeaIeu'
Hut ! Io"hu OUT theh tnat ! never
cou'u 20 "'o inns worh as business no
matter now mus" money 'neIe Ihisn' DE
III H. Irieho u ours auh'rea tha'
SHIT ana wan.eu 10 COPY IT, one was
very 'an anu INN anu Nhe" "ha'
"ou,u 'ook hhe On her'
nu' she wou,ah oe som.lhced and
hao u cop'eu' one Iooheo IKE clown
On sl'.e III IT. iou ca"n't ues'sn c'o,"es
III d ~o"i"n '""e. Annno "e' "ne.
s"e wants A'ner'.an women are spo"eu
uS ie"us maui e'o,"co' i"ey seeI' "
'hlnh '"eS are d" 'u" III '"e same
mum"
~ we hau more soou cheap uress-
makers win IDEAS II wouidnt he 80 OF
course, nu. .he eoou ones are ap. 10
w nisnuunS .~pen'',e, ia' was now
! nappe"eu !" ~ '"'o ureSe"'""'"s
myself. M,
never me" Mrs' oowkers c,o'nes
when we were al ART SCHOOL anu sne
'"'eo mem, out sue eou'uh' a"o'u 10
nave VIVA. sue wan.eu nnuue. At.er we
were married sue oiu wen enough WIN
,rIy n'ue waists, pu. skr's were
u"erenI !"auer ~ was VINE" .ney wore
tube shlTts Win seam on each sue
| she had pattern cut. but / had to
hang the skirt. did pretty well for
beginner, and as the style changed
changed the pattern here and there. The
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coat with n skirt Of another color. Men
always consider the general effect, and
women always look at the stitching. ]
don't have to bother about that because
there isn't any. But ! do like to have
seams straight and smooth and some
times Mrs. Bowker has to rip out her
sewing two or three times before II
suits me. \ tailor made suit would
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not only to stand up in the gown. but to
walk, sit down and bend over. I want
TO see every line In relation 10 every
other line. The gown IN going to be
worn In motion and 1t ought to be tried
that way
u look AT the gown the way would
at drawing, ] suppose, for ] never
'ry ON skirt without the coat, or the
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restless and threatens to disturb tn
slumbers OF the household the dociO
can re summoned post haste w.thoI
the slightest trouble.
In wireless times some responsbl
person made 1t his business TO 90 an
get the doctor before dark while h
going was still good, or If the rat.en
wasn't in desperate condition the ca
could he put of till daylight. tbs va
bad for the doctors business. hocaus
very often the patient was all reh
again BY morning anyway; but bushes
was lively enough in the ante t"l'phon
era even il u night call got ave. ro7
and then.
Another very serious objection 90 tn
telephone is it's bad habit of su.c.'..
medical advice for nothing. y part
calls up and inquiries what wou lee
good application for neurolog, ~
liniment for sciatica OF the shoulder
The doctor has to choose the 'rt-' 81
three evils--he may suggest urdi
refuse to be accommodating or agl-s
deplorable degree OF ignorar.r. i
either case he is pretty certain 'o 'u>
the business. And he never s.., lee
The telephone company is o.. ur.
party that profits on the trans ,..n =
any event
a doctor who received "A spcah uN
summons never had any dif'icu.' arvl
learning precisely where and d. wh ~
and for what he was wanted Tn.i Isn'
always the case with teleph.r. ais
One fine summer MONDAY lag
practitioner received a tclop' mes
sage from n man up in the o'...', tr'
or six miles. The man deSired .GnV
If the doctor would come to l- h.us'
and II so at what time. tn wiS
ball game scheduled for the az. rH''0
SO the doctor replied that h. H.s iuS
rushed to death and ne couldu- rr 1l.,'
to come before 6 o'clock. The 1920 20,
him to he sure and come any Tt
game ran into extra inn VIII
briefly. the doctor reached g. ..'cr
at o'clock in the evening .hH-
was over but the shoutiug 49,
nine pound hoy.
snow, Frank. demanded ...''
as soon as he could corner o.. cad 1
the house. "why the deuce '.- '"
tell me what was going lr
could have put off other W.. .r .h :
And here 7 came with no.
hand case of medicine. W ii'
YOU eNplain?"
ooh I dunno. I haieN t. "N.r' .'
II over the telephone. do,t.r' \Hi
was Franks sixth, at thar. ,a''
To say that he wouldn't hoe. ,r
bashful about 1t IL there w. o
phone central sNitchhuarlS
Surgeons HAY. found TIE, ~
great boon for their husin, ,lf
geon preiends to have an, Of
all he generally kceps '.' aN'
extension instruments all ..r
Well, he knows the lmp,r'..
action in surgical om.rt.
appendicitis. for insrln, ."
something suspicious aLuu. tW
ache i'm the night. snm,. .r'.r
different from "A little lr. u
broad DAYLIGHT. Given o., .'f'
cases of stomach nrh, ,,.. t-
during daylight. the other a q
some unreasonable hour .-h.
and the chances ar. fen q. 'F
latter will H., rushed Off a
and spearel h.fnr, suur.- cpd
former will he ,xnn,f,r,.. % ~
n while. A thorounhly ,r.r u-'n
doesn't like IA TAX, ,.h.u, =
in the night. Thr HASN'T. ,l'''
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is COST OF LIVING-AND HIS WIFES CLOTHES

work ought to he willing to do 1t. and
we could have good deal Of fun with
the money.
"I'd like the chance to costume
whole show: but I wouldn't make the
gowns just as I would for the street.
I think stage costumes ought to he ex-
aggerated to bring out their effects.
And the chorus couldn't interfere with
my ideas as real customers would"
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telephone connection gives a doctors
patrons an unwarranted feeling Of as
surance. Illness in the household
doesn't seem 81 alarming toward eve
ming as 1t did in the old wireless DAYS.
A family with phone. even IL they
i've twelve miles in the country. can
safely experiment with nostrums and
domestic cureals and left overs from Ia 81,
seasons epidemics until far into the
night; and then II the patient becomes
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Rodman Bovvker Finds His Art Has ittedm to Be Des
of Dresses-Mrs Bowker, Ceneveve Dawes on ST
Feels Perfectly Comfortable in Husband Made Cow
ODMAN BOwKER's speciality is
sidestepping the mOdiste. He
l has learned to cut the high cost
a Ak ,tfoso n1nthna

~ ODMAN BOWhEN specWiy 10
sidestepping the modiste. He
IN has learned to cut the high cost
of living--and his wife's clothes!
And his gowns are real creatiOns. He
takes a sportsman's pleasure In antici-
pating Poiret In new style.
81 suppose it's because we were both
trained as artists"-Mr. Bowker does
decorative drawings which haven't the
rcmotest connection with styles-"but
once in a while by studying the French
magazines l can see what Poiret Is up
to and beat him TO II.
"For one thing, we're neither Of us
hampered by tradition. A woman thinks
she has to cut piece Of goods to pieces
and sew 1t together again. spare the
scissors in favor Of pins.
mo, l don't put them In my mouth
I might swallow thehi. Only goes to
show how really inexpert I am, I sup
pose. keep my pins In box and I
use about 1000 on one skirt But
often get all my effects with one seam.
Poiret has shown lot Of one piece
skirts. / couldn't sew a seam with n
needle or a sewing machine to save my
soul. and I don't believe he could.
MRS. Bowker stands up and take a
long piece OF goods and begin pinning.
I have my idea in my head. Of course.
and I know pretty well how TO get my
effects-or how I get them. But some-
times it's two or three hours before they
come right. My model never faints. be-
cause every now and then bring her to
by sticking pin in her by mistake.
When I've finished ! cut OF the end Of
the goods.
I'm never permitted to for
get that I've got real live
model. however. oh, dear,
aren't you through YETI she :
asks. Do you want to rest?'
! reply. NO. I'd rather get
through, but you are so Slow
she says Well, you're not the only one
that's tired I warn her.
"She stands up at that. for once in
while l do give things up for good,
though not often. Usually when I get
stale on a thing I throw 1t aside and
try over again next day. Just as would
with drawing. Some material is hard
to work with and sometimes you get
hold Of a piece that Is bewitched. I
don't know the names OF any materials
and ] don't believe Mrs. Bowker does.
We simply go shopping and buy what
strikes our fancy. Or IL I'm too busy
she brings home samples.
But wouldn't exactly call our dress
making a bond OF union between US:
it's more apt to be bone Of contention,
for We never agree. though Mrs. Bowker
has learned to have more confidence in
me than she had when I began. She's
come to believe that I'll get my effects
II time and the pins hold out She has
The Washington times., 1914-12-17
COCKTAILS EXPLAINS
REQUEST FOR SHIPS
Except for Reports, No Neutral
ity Rule Has Been Violated,
Canal Governor Says.

Secretary of War Garrison, in
statement clearing up the Panama
Canal Zone neutrality situation. an
nounced receipt of a cable from Gov
ernor Goethals that, excepting for re-
ports of the misuse of wireless. no neu-
trnl,ty rule is known have been vio-
lated. His chief purpose in asking for
the ships was to use them for investiGa-
ton of the suspected violation.
Governor Cocktails visit to the United
States has nothing to do with the neu-
trality situation. Garrison stated. but Is
merely in connection with the canal
approximation before Congress.
Garrison gave out this statement: 81
received this morning a cable from Gov
ernor Goethals in reference to matters
OF neutrality on the isthmus and his
earlier request for destroyers. In the
cable he states that, excepting for re-
ports Of the misuse of wireless. no neu-
tral'ty is known to have been violated.
He suggests that under certain circum-
stances. rules of neutrality might be
violated without detection or procure
ment of tToons. unless there were
ships there to be used for the pur-
poses of investigation.
The Secretary of the Navv informs
ne that he has ordered one ship to pro-
coed immed' ately and probably Will
order others. if necessary. to handle the
wireless situation. am informing
Governor Goethals TODAY of this fact
and also that the Secretary of the Navy
will give instructions to the commanders
IF the ships to aid the Zone authorities
= any needed way to preserve neu-
trality. The President by executive
order last August placed the entire
matter Of radio-communicat'on in the
jurisdiction of the Secretary Of the
Navy. and all INQUIRIES concerning this
ri',tter will be directed 10 him"
Secretary of the Navy Daniels SAID
'o6ay that. although he had made no
Tral decisiNss about the sending Of
second warshin to enforce the radio
r-i'es on the Pacific side Of the isthmus.
II was probable he would detail a de-
stroyer from Santiago.
The Washington times., 1914-12-17
Senators Pronounce
Eulogies on A. o. Bacon

Senators today pronounced eulogies in
memory Of the late Senator Augustus Q.
Bacon. OF Georgia, who died February Il.
Senstor Bacon as one of the oldest
members OF the Senate in point OF ser
VIC eat the time Of his death. He had
many Close friends in the body. and the
suloEics today were Of more than ordi-
Iary cloquenco.
Senators Smith o. Georgia, Lodge,
stone. Nelson OvcTlnan. O'GOrman, TIL
man. Galiingcr. and Harfwick delivered
add Ia-ScS. Senator Hole Smith pre-
scented the resolution expressing the re-
ETet Of tho Senate.
ono of the most earnest tributes was
paid by Senator Lodge, who said For
eighteen years We served together in the
Senate. For sixteen years we sat facing
each other as members Of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, where assOcia-
ton is close and constant, and where
political divisions rarely enter. ] saw
much Of him, also, outside the Capitol,
and / met him more than once in Eu-
rope. for he Travelled wisely and widely
when Congress was not in session. Thus
7 came 10 know him well. In this way.
DC grew TO be a part of my daily life.
We belonged 20 different political par
ties; we had been bred in widely differ
ent schools Of political thought: on
questions involving party principles We
were always opposed. Outside of party
rOliJics there were many matters. many
aspects Of life and Of the conduct Of
life. upon which we agreed and sympa-
flized. We mad, as was inevitable
many clashes in debate. but nothing
ever affected our personal friendship,
which became constantly closer and
more snoctionate with the passing of
the Gears
The Washington times., 1914-12-17
LOCAL AND N. Y. FINANCIAL NEWS
GAS LIGHT BONDS TO
BRING lO3 MINIMUM
Public Utilities Commission Re-
ceives Bids for More Than
Four Times the Issue.

Acting upon the suggestion of How
ard S. Reside. president of the Wash
ington Gas Light Company, the Public
Utilities Commission today determined
upon 103 as the minimum price at which
the 100000 issue of per cent gold
bonds of the gas corporation recently
authorized may be disposed OF.
Bids for the bonds, totaling $3.50. 600.
or more than four times the authorized
issue. were submitted to the Utilities
Commission yesterday. OF these bids,
however, only S127, 900 worth were at
or above the minimum price. Conse-
duently, the remainder OF the issue will
have to be put on the open market. The
fixing of a minimum figure will. how
ever, eliminate the necessity for z re-
advertising of the securities.
When the gas company determined to
make new bond issue II applied to the
Public Ut.aties Commission for permits
sion. and asked that an order be issued
granting the directors the right to place
the bonds with stockholders of the COM
pany at par. The commission felt that
the bonds were worth more than par,
and, desiring TO have as much money
as possible, turned into the company's
Golfers from such sale. directed that
the bonds be advertised and sold TO the
highest bidder
Finding that there were not sufficient
bias at a satisfactory figure, Mr.. Reside
proposed 4 minimum price, and the
commission approved his proposal The
oids made for the bonds were made by
individuals and bond houses OF this city.
New York, Philadelphia, and Balti-
more. They ranged up from bids for
single bond TO bids for the entire issue.
Mr. Reside said today that the mini
mum price fixed is perfectly satisfactory
to the company, and that there was no
pressure making immediate sales Of the
bonds necessary.
Trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange today was limited to Capital
Traction per cent bonds & 800 worth
of which sold at 1854 or fractionaIly
below recent sales. The quotations on
other issues remained practically the
same as the figures fixed yesterday,
Washington Gas Light per cent bonds
being the exception. AS a result OF the
fixing of 103 as n minimum for the sale
of the new issue OF these bonds, the bid
price for bonds listed on the exchange
was lowered to lGS, and the asked price
to 1857.
The Merchants Transfer and Storage
Company has declared a semi-annuai
dividend of IS, payable January !.
The regular quarterly dividend Of "a
per cert has been declared by the
Security Storage Company, payable
January II to stockholders of record
December 81.
The Washington times., 1914-12-17
LEGAL NOTICES

SUPRE1IE COURT OF THE DISTRICT o.
COLUMBIA, holding Probate Court. Esta.r
OF Ida Hammel. deceased. No. q. 300 ADM
stration Docket 30. Application having bee
made herein for probate Of the last will AM
testament OF said deceased. and FOR letter
testamentary on said estate. by Carl Ham
mel. 10 Is ordered this 18th day OF Decer..-
Der, A ID. 1914. that Joseph Hammel. JHls-
Gauch and Anna Elder and all others cor
cerned, appear IN said Court on Tuesday. tEC
18th day OF January, a. ID. 1915, al 10 o'cloc
A. NJ, to snow cause why such applicaSio-
should not be granted. Let notice here
be published In the ''Washington Law Re
porter and The Washington Time
once in each OF three successive weeks be
fore the return day herein mentioned. tt
first publication TO be not less than thirJ
days before said return day. WALTER T.
MCCOY. Justice tSeaD. Attest: JANE
TANNER, Register Of Wills for the Dfsrri
OF Columbia. Clerk of the Probate CCu-r
RUDOLPH II. YEATMAN. Attorney.