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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
The Merry Little Breezes Do
Good Deed.
Just 10 do some little kindness
That Is all We ask:
Just To be Of some small service
Is our daily task.

Every morning when Old Mother West
Wind comes down from the Purple Hills
and shakes her children. the Merry Lit
tie Breezes. out of her big bag to play
all day on the Green Meadows while she
spends the day doing her share in the
work of the Great World. they sing that
merries kind of a dance. Then off they
race to see what they can find to do for
others. They never expect to do a great
deed They are quite content to do little
deeds. for Old Mother West Wind taught
them a long time ago that life is made
up mostly of little deeds
This particular day there hadn't been a
great deal to do. They had blown away
CLOUD or flies which had been bother
ing Bossy the Cow. They had warned
Peter Rabbit that Reddy Fox was trying
TO steal up behind him. They had car
RED the scent of Old Man Coyote to
johnny Chuck Just in time for Johnny
to dive into his house. Then they hadn t
found much of anything to do but to
play and have a good time generally
mat Is what they were doing when they
happened to race down the Lone Little
Path Just as Black Pussy sprang on lit
tie Mite, the runaway baby of Danny
Meadow Mouse. The Merry Little
Breezes didn't know who he was You
see they didn't know that Danny Mea-
dow Mouse had any babies. In fact. they
didn't even know that Danny and Nanny
had home together in the middle of the
pile of old corn stalks on the edge of
Farmer Browns cornfield, which shows
how well Danny had kept his secret.
But though the Merry Little Breezes
didn't know who little Mite was. they did
know that he was in terrible trouble.
and right away they wanted to do
something to help him. Black Pussy
would let little Mite think that she had
let him go. She would even turn her
head away. Little Mite would start to
edge of the tall grass down would come
her paws on him making his squeak
with pain and fright. But always she
took care not to hurt him SO that he
couldn't run. 1t was great fun for Black
Pussy. AT least she acted as if she
thought But to little Mite, poor lit
tie Mite. who never before in all his
short life had known anything but kind
ness. it was terrible. He kept hoping and
hoping that he would be able to get
away. only to have those terrible paws
of Black Pussy land on him at the very
last minute.
The Merry Little BreeZes felt terribly.
They blew angrily in Black Pussys face.
but. of course, Black Pussy didn't mind
this at all. They tried to find dust to
blow in her face so she couldn't see and
thus give Mite chance to hide, but
there was no dust in the Lone Little
Path What could they do for that poor.
helpless, little Meadow Mouse? Just then
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Mz

small extent in this section. it is stated.
hut Savage says il is necessary to use
an entirely different bait for the large
catfish. He thinks mill-roaches should
, Trout are running we'll and rockfish
and white perch are being caught by the
hundred +. y. Stonestreet wrote Ward
Savage from Rock Point.
Tell John Hurley if he saw what the
fishermen were DOING he added. he'd
swim down here,
Many Washington anglers have been
at Rock Point this week and number
of them spent their Fourth of July vaca-
tion there. In addition to roekfish and
trout, ii is stated, a number of large
croakers. the kind that are so much in
evidence lat Benedict are also being
caught at Rock Point.
Bass fishermen We're delighted this
week when they learned that mad toms
probably will be scarce no more. Early
in the season the question Of supplying
anglers mad toms for bait was a serious
problem, a Maryland law serving to pre-
vent the shipment OF such bait from
open streams in Frederick and Washing
ton counties.
May 80 the opening of the season.
mad toms We're not to be had and great
was the disappointment experienced by
the scores of anglers who wanted to go
to the upper Potomac. Even later IN
the season dealers were unable TO sup
ply the demand and it was feared that
sportsmen would he unable to get any
more of the favorite bait
But they need have no more fear.
said William p Bowie. who fought hard
to prevent the signing of the .ant-ship-
ping law. Local dealers have been
promised all the mad toms they can han
die in the future. and the new shippers
are sending first-class bait
Detective Jim Springmann. who is fond
of fishing. has not had chance to in
dulse in his favorite sport this season.
He planned fishing trip for Benedict
for the Fourth of July, and went there.
But" he afterward stated. lit was
fishing trip without fish,. Children were
taken along and the day was given up TO
them Fishermen Were much in evidence
on the river. the detective stated, and
fish seemed to be plantiful Members OF
the automobile party with Detective
Springmann We're Franklin Mades,
Charles Mades. Sallie Mades. Ralph
Springmann and Maurice Brashears.
John A. Donald reports that few trout
have been caught in the bay off Chesa-
peake Beach Many rockfish have been
caught. he says. and this week Few
spots were landed.
..Tailors have not Yet appeared. SAID
the enthusiastic fisherman. July 10 is
the earliest they have ever been caught
at the beach. Trout should be plentiful
on the shell beds some distance from
shore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
NAMED TO DIPLOMATIC POSTS.
President Wilson dominates Secre-
taries of Embassies and Legations

President Wilson has made these nomi-
nations:
George L. Lorillard Of Newport, R. l..
secretary Of the legation at Buenos Aires,
to be secretary of the new embassy there.
Secretaries of embassies: Sheldon l..
Crosby of New York city. lately secre-
tary of the legation and consul general
at Bangkok, at Madrid
Hugh R. Wilson of Evanston, ILL.,.
lately secretary Of the legation at Gua1e-
mala, at Buenos Aires.
Secretaries of legation: Robert B.
Davis OF Petersburg. Va. at Port au
Prince. Haiti.
William P. Cresson of Nevada, now
secretary of the legation at Quito. at
Panama.
Oscar L. Milmore of the District Of
Columbia, at Asuncion. Paraguay.
n; F. Arthur schoenfeld Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. now secretary of the
legation to Paraguay and Uruguay. at
Montevideo, Uruguay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
ARMI-NANY.



Ma john " ura,rN. irrrt' Dol 70
ii"' ed from du,, a. n-r.r,ot ln.trur'o'
with IA" organized mluua "f Marsa,hu
s"'ts and viii repair CO. thi- ,r, Tor du,'
IA III. diNi~iun Of ruliua srnIr=
tn" l'av" ~ ah~'u,e granted second
Lieut. Arthur hanIur s,h Infant
is extended I" August =. 1914
capt Robert FINN ,,h Irfarir, 10
relieved from Treatment at the Nslt'r
Reed General Hospital and VIII iou ms
regiment.
Capt Henry II CASEY. Coast Artillery
Corps. is transferred from the 1t1th o.
tn" i6lst COMPANY
First Lieut. Rufus L NadduN. coast
Artillery Corps. viii proceed 10 tn" head
quarters. coast defenses Of Long Island
| sound. for duty
| First Lieut.. Thomas 4 Clark. Coast
| Artillery Corps. is transferred from III"
lss'th Company TO the l+:d Company al
Manila. +. l.
| First Lieut.. Marshall q. Randol 6;h
Field Artillery. will proceed TO Sparta
Wis. for duty with Battery II. 9Th Field
Artillery.
The leave of absence granted FRS,
Lieut.. Richard d. La Garde. 9TH lnfan-
try. is extended three months on sur
geon'S certificate of disability.
Mai Harry q. Bishop. 9TH Field Artil-
lery, is detailed for service in the Quar-
termaster Corps. vice Maj. Willard r.
Newbill. who is assigned to the 9Th Field
Artillery. Maj. Bishop will proceed Il
San Francisco for duty.
| Sergt. Joseph NJ. Dougherty. Quarter
master Corps. Fort Myer. Va. will he
sent to Douglas. Arz for duty.
First Sergt William Tomnay. Company
A. Sth Infantry. is placed on the retired
list and will repair to his home.
| Capt. Henry c. Jewett, Corps of En-
gineers is relieved from duty with the
1st Battalion of Engineers and will re-
port to the commandant, Enginee,
| School, Washington Barracks. d. G. fol
| duty at the school.
Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Capt James NJ. Fulton. Coast
| Artillery CorpS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
FAVORABLE REPORT ON BELL.
Colonel Now Likely to Be Made 3
Brigadier General. +,

The Senate military affairs committee
has ordered favorable report on the
nomination of Col. George Fell, jr., to be
brigadier general
The committee also ordered favorable
reports on a bill authorizing the loanins
OF military property of the government
to military colleges in the various states
and on bill authorizing a survey for 4
military road along the Texas-Mexlce
border 400 miles long. and making S2o.ooC
available for the survey
The House joint resolution providing
OF the original ordinance of secession, now
in the War Department in Washington,
was ordered reported favorabIy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
Burntisland Industries.

From the London Chronicle
Burntisland. which has witnessed a
Flying Scotsman disaster. was for
merly able to avoid any such possi-
bility; for, before the building of the
Fourth bridge. all trains slowed up for
the ferry; and. of course. no trains
from the south dashed at headlong
pace down the slope from the northern
end of the giant cantilevers. The ferry
was a formidable incident in the jour-
ney north or south; storms were not
infrequent, and the crossing cold and
dismal But the bridge has practically
abolished the ferry, except for heavy
goods. Burntisland supports itself on
whisky and golf. and one or two other
industries. although its fame goes
back to the time of Agricola, who made
it his jumping-off place for his at
tempted conquest of Caledonia.
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one of them spied something not far
away. 1t was a dog. a little black-and-
white dog. He was a stranger on the
Green Meadow. Right away the Merry
Little Breezes wondered if he liked to
chase cats as some dogs do. 1t was
worth finding out, anyway. If it had
been Bowsr the Hound they wouldn't
have bothered because they know that
Bowser and Black Pussy are very good
friends. But with this stranger dog it
might be different.
Right away some of them hurried
down to where he was and they carried
with them a little of the scent of Black
Pussy. He threw up his head and sniff
ed. Then he softly tiptoed up to the
Lone Little Path in the direction from
which that smell of cat came. Black
Pussy was just about to spring on little
Mite once more when there was a sharp
bark behind her She forgot all about
little Mite She whirled about to face the
dog, her tall several times as big as
usual. She spit and growled and show
ed all her claws.
run. Run and hide" whispered the
Merry Little BreeZes to little Mite. And
he did.
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= Yarmouth Bloaters.

From the London Chronicle
Yarmouth. which has lost its pier pa
vilion. has been famous for its bloat-
ers. And the origin of the Yarmouth
bloater" is as startlinsly mythical as
the better known origin Of roast pig.
Nash tells this story in his ''Lenten
Stuffe": "At a time when chimneys
were not and when coal was unknown
a fire of wood was placed in the centre
of the principal room of the house, and
the smoke was allowed to escape
through the roof. a fisherman who had
hung up several row of fresh herrines
and forgotten to take them down for
some time. found them. when he di
SO. of golden colour and the meat
delic:ruslA cured"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
CALAMITY IS RECOGNIZED.
Capt. J. L. Cochrun Appointed by
Executive Order to Position

In recognition of Capt. James L..
Cochrun's gallantry in the Philippine
campaign President Wilson has ap-
pointed him. by executive order. to be
a field agent in the Department of
Agriculture. In the final campaign
against the Moros. Capt. Cochrun, while
leading company of constabulary at
Sahipas, Jolo, received a serious bolo
wound on one arm. but he continued to
advance at the head of his command
until he was completely disabled by a
bullet wound.
Under a civil service order Capt
Cochrun's appointment to the classi-
fed service in the War Department,
bureau of insular affairs, was author
lied. but as there was no vacancy there
he will be ASSIGNED to duty with the
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Misguided.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Probably most public speakers have
at one time or another suffered the an
noyance of being unsupported. A pc
culiarly unfortunate instance is re-
called by Mr.. G. W. f. Russell in one
of his books. "A clerical uncle OF
NINE" writes Mr.. Russell. took the
pledge in his old age. and at a public
meeting stated that his reason for SO
doing was that for thirty years he had
been trying to cure drunkards by max
ing them drink in moderation. but had
never once succeeded. He was thus re-
ported: THE rev. gentleman stated
that his reason for taking the pledge
was that for thirty years he had been
trying to drink in moderation, but had
never once succeeded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
Federal Relief for Salem Assured.

Two hundred thousand dollars from
the United States Treasury is assured
now for the relief of Salem, Mass, fol-
lowing a vote of 161 to 90 on the Senate
amendment to the sundry civil bill, when
that measure was sent to conference from
the House yesterday. The Salem amend
nent was the only Senate change in the
bill accepted by the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
Something Better.
From Judge

From Judge.
Then you can't get me govern
ment PLUMB"
NO." said Senator Wombat: but
what's one paltry government plum?
have secured for you some plum seeds
from the Department of Agriculture
Go home and start an orchard OF your
own. my friend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. July 11.-Money was quiet
and discount rates were firmer today.
The stock market was quieter and less
depressed than yesterday. although the
tendency was again easy. Consols lost
3-16 on sales to meet losses in other di-
rections
Mexican rails were a fraction harder.
but the rest of the market declined from
lack of support. Grand Trunk and Bra
lillian bonds finished weak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
LIVERPOOL Cotton.

LIVERPOOL, July 11.-Spot steady
good middling. 19e: middling. 7.4o: low
middling. 6.92: sales. 5000 bales: specu-
lation and export. 200 bales: receipts. 1000
bales Futures steady; July, f-l2l2: July
and August. 7.12ia; September and Octo-
Der. 6.73; December and January. 6.61
February and March, 6.62i2; April and
May, 6.641a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
NOW

Today there are
1926 officers and
enlisted men in the
United States Ma
rine Corps. In
these days of peace
they are guarding
the millions of dol
lars worth of pub
lie property in the
United States navy
yards. naval sta
tons and arsenals.
They are scattered
about the earth
wherever the Amer
lean. flag is flying
in the Philippines.
II a w ali. Guam.
Porto Rico and the
p a n a m a Canal
Zone. Today they
are w a I C h f u | y
waiting the out
come of the situa-
ton in Mexico.
They form at least
: per cent. a regu-
lation of the navy
so providing. of the
crew aboard all
y a t t | eships and
first-class cruisers.
While fraterniZing
socially with the
sailors they are the
official police" of
the ship, having
authority to en-
force regulations
and order. In times
of war they are
the first soldiers to
land on foreign
shores, frequently
in the face of dead
~ fire. They were
the first to brave
the fire at Vera
Cruz, in Nicaragua
in 1912 and at
Guantanamo bay,
Cuba. in 1898. The
modern marine is
equipped with the
latest invented i'm
PIGMENTS of war.
They are trained to
transport and oper-
ate the wireless
telegraph and tele-
p h o @, portab BILE
searchlight. sub
marine mines and
torpedoes, rapid
fire guns and light
artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
Closing Prices.

American securities We're quiet and ir-
regular. The only feature was Canadian
Pacific which advanced point. The
rest of the list closed from Il above to
4 below parity.
Consols for money. - 7-16; consols for
account. 1872; Pennsylvania, 57ss: United
States Steel. 63: bar silver steady. 2oa.d
money 1aa14 per cent; discount rates,
short bills, 2a21s; three-month. 21sa2h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
THEN

One hundred and
| sixteen years ago to-
/ day the nited
| States Marine Corps
came into existence
by act of Congress.
This act marked the
reincarnation of that
gallant body of Con
tinental Marines who
won the first fight
in the history OF the
regular navy on the
island of New Provi-
dence in the Bahia
mas at the begin
ming of the Ameri-
can p vol u t j o II.
They fought the
Britt s h tars all
through the war.
manning the Long
Toms" which poured
frightful broadsides.
while the American
soldiers handled the
! sails of the priva-
| teers. When peace
came. they, like all
other branches of
military service. We're
retired by the Con-
| tinental Congress.
The modern marines
| took their places
when war with
France threatened
the United States in
! lT?S. The act estab-
fishing the corps
| provided for TO pri-
Yates. 129 officers
and thirty-two drum
mers and fife play
ers. clad In uni
forms similar to
those OF land solb
1iers, they roved the
seas in all parts of
the earth. They sup
ported the flag in!
the war with Trip
oil. They fought gal
lantly in the war of
1872 and waged war
against the Mex
leans both aboard
ship and as a part
of the land army UNI
der Gen. Scott. They
won gallant distinc-
ton on land and sea
in the American civil
war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
FLOWING LAVA CUTS
PATH THROUGH SNOW
Capt. Mullin Gives Details of Vol.
canic Activity in Alaskan
Peninsula.

SEWARD. Alaska. July 11.-Details of
a tremendous volcanic activity in prog
ress along the Alaskan pesinsula west of
Seward and reaching to the Aleutian
Islands are given by Capt. McMullen of
the steamer Dirigo.
Observations made by the crew of the
Dirigo July 1 showed that a new crater
had opened on the north side of Mount
Shishaldin. the most westerly of the
three peaks reported. in eruption.
Flowing lava had cut a wide path
through the snow for miles down the
side of the mountain A strong
westerly wind blew heavy cloud Of
smoke from the mountain. Mount Shis-
haldin. which is on Unimak Island. is
one of the most active volcanoes in
the world. and has been in almost
continuous eruption for years
Pavlof volcano on the Alaska PENN
sula west of the Shumagin Island 100
miles southeast of Mount ShishaIdin,
was also active when the Dirigo passed
The action of Pavlof was peculiar. the
mountain throwing out a black ash. a
light fall of which was noticed on the
Dirigo. Pavlof which is less active than
ShiShaldin, has not been in eruption since
1912.
The passengers on the Dirigo said that
fishermen reported two of the six craters
in the mountain ridge west of Cook inlet
known as Mount Katmai have been emit
ting dense volumes of sulphur-laden
smoke. but none of the other craters
has been active.
When the Dirigo was at Cold Bay,
thirty miles west of the volcano, a
week ago the smell of sulphur was
strong. but the smoke coming from
the mountain was so thick that the
extent of the eruption could not be de-
termined.
For more than six weeks the sky
had been overcast with heavy clouds
high in the air and there has been
more than the usual amount of rain
After heavy rain three weeks ago a
yellow deposit was observed on the
surface of the sea. This is believed to
have been sulphur dust thrown out
by the volcano and hundreds of miles
west Of here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11

Despondent because of ill-health. Paul
SchrQeter- sixty years old, enoeu ms
life by inhalinS sas in his room at
Baltimore some time early yesterday
morning. 1t is said he had been IN
railing health for the last twenty years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-11
Liverpool Grain.

LIVERPOOL. July 11.-Wheat-No.
Manitoba, IS AID; No. >. IS 224d; Octo-
Der. is Cd: December. is 93sd.
Corn-American mixed. 6s Il2d: July.
5s 41sd.
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Echo Often Repeated.

The whistle was sounded again and
again. The echo was as often repeated.
The Isle of Null steered away from her
course until the echo could no longer be
heard. The master of the steamer reg
lstered his opinion that his vessel had
had a narrow escape from collision with
an iceberg.
Capt Quinan found reason to be
amused at this account. There were no
icebergs in the vicinity. at the time. he is
certain. by reason of his Investigations.
The same experience has frequently hap
pened to him. he states. when he has
been sure there were no icebergs within
fifty miles. The reverberations resemble
echoes so pronouncedly as to be startling.
he remarks. This effect Is obtained only
when it is calm or the wind very light.
Could Not See 100 Feet Ahead.
Fog conditions on this third and last
ice patrol cruise of the Miami made diff
ticult her duties. On one occasion the
fog was SO dense one could not see a
hundred feet ahead"
I'VE were not anxious to find bergs
in such weather. says Capt Quinan.
and were more anxious lest they find us.
So we ran southwark again"
Waiting for instructions to end the ice
patrol. the Miami steamed in on the
thirty-fathom bank of Newfoundland.
and everybody went to fishing.
We were successful, having caught
about 100 cod and haddock, some of
the cod weighing fifteen pounds. Every
man to his own trade. We had procured
hooks of proper size and some valuable
pointers from the French fishermen"
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S AND $50 MONEY
to Loan on D. c. Real Estate.
JESSE L. HEIskELL. I4os II 1t. NV
THE COURTS.
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO 2-Justice Ander-
son.
Brown agt. Brown; contract ratified.
and Owen c. Ryon appointed trustee.
bond, 500: attorney, George +. Havill.
Smith agt. Smith: rule continued to
July 16 and rule as to alimony return
able July 10: plaintiffs attorney. w. J..
Lambert: defendants attorney Harry A.
L. Barker
Ready agt Ready: rule continued to
July Il; plaintiffs attorney. ID. Edward
Clarke: defendants attorney, J. A.
OShea.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. a-Justice Ander-
son.
Dibble agt futile: judgment for plain
tiff under seventy-third rule for 81 .4@:
discontinuance as TO certain counts;
plaintiffs attorneys. Hopkins ~ Hopkins
and Peyton Gordon: defendants attor-
neys Douglas. Ruffin & Obear.
Daetz agt. Mckinley: judgment of April
30 vacated and judgment per stipula-
ton against defendant and New England
Casualty Company. surety. for si.131:
plaintiffs attorney. !. A. Burkar; de-
PENDANTS attorney, L. J.. Giles.
United States eX rel. Louisville cement
Company agt. interstate commerce com
mission: appeal noted from judgment OF
July 2 and bond for costs liked az SlG or
Lyon: defendants attorneys. J. W. Folk
and c. W. Needham.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Anderson.
Estate of George w. Greason: letters of
administration granted to Mary 4. Nc
Greedy: bond 5000; attorney. f. A. New
man.
Estate of James +. Stake; will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary
granted to Henrietta Stake: bond $500;
attorneys. Gordon * Gordon.
Estate of Richard A. Bennett: will adj
mitted to probate and letters testament
ary granted to Henrietta B. Bennett:
bond 500: attorney. Lemuel FNgitt.
Estate OF Eva Mills: order confirming
sale: attorney, George c. Gertman.
Estate of John O'Malley; petition for
probate of will filed; attorney, &. w.
Clagett-
Estate of Henry Sayles: order commut-
ing dover: attorney. Irving Williamson.
Estate of lydia X. Edwards order for
conveyance and distribution of personal
ty: attorneys. Maddox & Galley.
In re Andrew r. Frey: order raufying
loan: attorneys. Cuttings * Chamberlin.
Estate of George w. Gladman petition
to revoke letters of administration filed;
attorney, l.. 4. Bailey.