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| ming of the civil war until its finish
a larger number of important engage
ments. Mr.. Parsons was in the battle
of Cedar Run, Bull Run, Antietam
I Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, and
Cold Harbor. He was in the siege OF
Richmond and finally, with the rest
of his command. surrendered at Apo
mattox.
Il went in the Confederate army a
private and came out a private said
Mr. Parsons proudly to a Herald repre-
sentative. thus sustaining the pride OF
| a great general who once said that the
greatest credit in all wars belonged to
the privates-the men who obeyed rather
than the men who commanded.
Takes Horace Grecley's Advice.
Soon after the close of the civil war,
like many other young men of the day.
Mr.. Parsons took Horace Greeleys ad-
vice and went West. He got as far as
Leavenworth, Kans.. and there he
stopped, partly because he didn't have
the money to go farther and partly be-
cause he was given an opportunity in
that Western town to learn the trade Of
n carpenter in the Quartermaster's De-
partment Of the Federal government at
Fort Ueavenworth, and for two years
was engaged in the construction OF large
government buildings at that point. At
that time he worked under Col. Hazen.
subsequently chief signal officer for
the government.
Years of Work Bring Success.
1t was in 1872 that Mr.. Parsons at
tached himself to this town and became
a general contractor. which means that
he has been more or less prominent in
the progress and advancement of the
city for forty-three years. In this nearly
half a century Of energy and enterprise
Mr.. Parsons has been connected with
many notable contracting achievements.
The most notable buildings <he has
erected are the District Building, Penn
sylvania avenue and Fourteenth street:
the College OF History at the Ameri-
can University, the Stoneligh apartment
building on Connecticut avenue, and
Washington's newest and most palatial
department store on Thirteenth street.
between F and G streets. The latter
building IL owned by g. Kann 4 Sons and
its construction represents an outlay Of
$4,000. Mr.. Parsons took the contract
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trict Building. because Of its being de-
voted to the public service. is undoubt-
! eddy the most important. 1t cost 5000.
600. and is everywhere recognized as a
model municipal building
In the speeches made that day Mr.
Parsons was eulogized as the contractor
and his work complimented as II has
been complimented many times since not
only in respect to the District Building
but many other important structures.
Personally Supervises Work.
One reason for Mr. Parsons success il
that he personally supervises every con-
tract he undertakes. A representative
OF The Herald recently found himself
IN the company of several prominent
architects, and when Mr.. Parsons abil-
lily as a contractor was referred to one
of the architects said: I always feet
easy when Mr.. Parsons obtains a con-
tract for the construction of any build
ing l have designed. because I feel con-
hdent that 1t will be done right. and not
only right. but honestly. II a dollars
worth of material is delivered to Mr.
Parsons. which he considers below the
standard he will reject il absolutely,
and, more than that, he will go out Of
the way to do more than his contract
really calls for il it seems necessary to
bring the standard of construction up to
his high idea
For many years Mr.. Parsons has done
practically all of the Capital Traction
Company's construction work, having
done over $4,000 in construction work
FOR this company alone.
Among many magnificent residences
erected by him in Washington Is the pa,
latial home of Mrs. Babcock, at Thirty
fourth street and Massachusetts avenue.
Another Of his notable achievements was
the construction of the Administration
Building at Fort Meyer. To consider Mr.
Parsons work from the standpoint OF,
cost alone, 1t may be said that the build
ings he has constructed in the District
Of Columbia represent in value millions
and millions or dollars. and yet his hon
esty In construction Of all these valuable
buildings has never been Questioned for
moment by any one, and his work has
always given an unusually high per-
centage OF general satisfaction. "a.
Mr. Parsons Is married and has four
daughters and three sons. He has a
fine home at 1912 Massachusetts, avenue
northeast. and his business Office Is In
the Munsey Building on Peansylvania
avenue. Mr.. Parsons Is president Of tho
Builders League. president of the Man
ufacturers' Exchange. q member of tho
Engineers Society and a director in the
National Capital Bank OF Washington.
He is a prominent Mason and Is held In
high esteem. both In private and puAlls
life,
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on a percentage basis and the owners
shook his hand when a final statement
was made in token of their entire sat
isfaction with the work and with the
manner in which Mr.. Parsons had kept
| the accounts.
Treasury Department Trusts Him.
One OF many tasks assigned to Mr..
Parsons which reflects great credit on
him was the construction of a large
number OF additional vaults at the
United States Treasury. For this work,
costing $4,000, Mr.. Parsons was chosen
by the government without the question
of competition entering into the matter
at all, and it is the more to his credit
that this important undertaking was also
executed on percentage basis. This
means that the government trusted Mr..
Parsons to make an accurate and hon
est accounting of the cost of the work
and the materials and of his time and
services. all Of which he did to the en-
tire satisfaction. Of Treasury officials.
A remarkable construction feat was
that embraced in the building OF a roof
over the immense Pension Building in
little more than a week previous to
Clcveland's first Inauguration in order
that the inaugural ball might be held
there. The building was not constructed
suficiently toward completion to make
the ballroom available for the ball, IL 1t
only had a roof on 1t. Mr.. Parsons was
engaged to put a temporary roof on the
big building. He employed 800 men night
and day for eight days and astonished
the city by completing the immense job
in that short length Of time, and the
ball was a grand affair
Among other special tasks OF impor-
by government and District officials was
that involved in the inspection OF Ellis
Island, the appraisement of 25I buildings
which were condemned to make way for
the House Office Building. the appraise-
ment OF property values and buildings at
Fort Leavenworth and at Atlanta, all of
which tasks Mr.. Parsons discharged in a
manner that won him high praise.
District Building . Model.
When a Herald representative suggest
ed to Mr. Parsons that the District Build
ing was his gr test monument as a con-
tractor Mr.. Parsons deprecatingly said
that the College of History might more
properly be considered as a monument il
any building that he had constructed
were to be so designated. Nevertheless.
in the eye of the average person the Dis
trict Building will stand most promi-
nent, although ii is difficult not to in
ciude Stoneleigh apartments as most de-
serving Of that honor since there are
few more magnificent structures Of the
kind In this country. However. the Dis
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Of his funny little tail. he turned and
made off through the woods unhurriedly
and indifferently as if I, too, had been a
woodland creature Perhaps l looked it.
! After his departure I examined the
meadow more closely. 1t was a little
| gem of its kind, sloping from ledge of
granite that was covered with gnarled
and crooked jumpers. At the. first
glimpse I thought it an unbroken sheet
of the tniest blossoms of yellow MINI
illus. but. on kneeling down, eleven spe-
cies of flowers revealed themselves, all
the daintiest and most delicate of their
knd-yellow violets. white forget-me-
nots. gilias. white saxifrage. and the
smallest pink pea I have ever seen.
A knapsacker's camp is a simple af-
fair-a bed of pine needles, few stones
rolled together to make a fireplace, a
pile of firewood gathered together; and
there is home. By O'Clock next morn
ing We we're astir. AS our energetic
leader busted himself with the breakfast
fire. doe came out of the woods and
stood motionless for a long minute
watching him before she quietly stole
away.
Where ones possessions are so few
washing dishes and packing is a matter
OF scant ceremony. In less than an hour
We were ready for the trail. or for the
march. rather. as we expected to leave
trails behind US and strike across coun-
try to the base of Mount Clark.
We held it to be but a tribute to our
skill as mountaineers, however, when We
found an old sheep trail following the
very route we had planned to take. For
many miles We followed it through the |
rolling forest east of Mount Starr King. |
through Starr King Meadow. and out
near tHt crest VI Il SidI4tc iIh5@ AedL :
Clark Fork. Here We left it behind and
struck across the open country. over
ridge after ridge. across stream after
stream, until we came TO the northerly
fork Of Gray Creek, where we made
camp. We had reached the altitude of
u hon, & IN foot aud SpoudriftS law dean
all about us. But firewood was abund-
ant and our little nook among the tall
frs promised every comfort that a KNAPP
sacker need expect
In default of extra bedding we took hot
rocks to bed with US. II
The night passed comfortably and we
were up at dawn ready for the assault
on Mount Clark, confident also OF sue
cess AS We climbed the snow lay even
deeper about us. The forest OF fir and
mountain pine gave way to the harder
pine. the tree of timber-line.
Up TO the top of the ridge it crept, at the
top L mere shrub. bent and twisted be-
meath the winters weight of snow.
As We climbed. our horizon to the south
and west widened. We We're looking :
across the valley OF the Illilouette to-
ward the snowy divide separating us
from the South Fork OF the MERGED :
where lies Wawona and the splendid
grove of sequoias. Yosemite !:
Valley was but blue rift in the forest !:
With only its great domes, Half Dome. !:
Sentinel Dome. and Starr King, rising !:
INTO any prominence. {:
Far different was our view to eastward !:
from the crest. Our ridge ended on the 3:
EAST in an abrupt precipice. Through a :
broken chimney" or windowlike aper- !:
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Statesmen. scholars and other no.
| tables die and men erect monuments to
| their memory. which may also be done
in respect to building contractors. but
a contractor erects monuments for
himself in buildings that perpetuate
his ability as a master builder.
OF all the monuments erected to
notable men in Washington. could one
have greater than the District
Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, the
College of History. or the Stoneleigh
apartment building on Connecticut
avenue? Yet these are the monuments
erected by James L. Parsons, general
contractor. whose activities for nearly
half a century in Washington have
been connected with the grandest and
greatest projects of Washington's ma
terial and substantial prosperity.
There has been nothing spectacular
about Mr.. Parsons life or his business
career. Throughout the sixty-eight
years OF his extremely active life. the
course OF his career has run consis-
ed and the results achieved were the
natural outcome of we'll laid plans
honestly made and legitimately exc
cuted.
Came from ''the Backwoods."
Like the majority Of self-made men.
Mr.. Parsons is rather proud of the
fact that he came from the tall tim
bers." as the parlance of the street
would put it. The tall timbers" sur
rounding Mr.. Parsons home We're at
Thompson's Cross Roads. five miles
from Lewiston. Va. Mr.. Parsons was
born at that place March 1s. 1S47. and
he lived there with his parents, doing
honest toll on the farm until the civil
war began. Imbued with patriotic fer
vor for the Southern cause and fill
ed with enthusiasm, Mr.. Parsons en-
listed in the Confederate army in 1852.
As he was born in 1s47 you will read
lily ascertain by a mental calculation
that he was only fifteen years old
when he became a soldier. Seeking
the hero of the time, Mr.. Parsons en-
listed with Stonewau Jackson and he
followed the fortunes of that famous
Confederate general from the begin
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Climbing AMID
SUMMER SHOWS
Woman Pioneer of the Sierra
Club Describes an Early
Yosemite Tramp.
IN PICTURESQUE ATTIRE
Astonishment of Staid Tourists in the
Valley at Sight of Short-skirted
Pack Carriers.
By MARION RANDALL PARSONS
Treaeursr Of the Sierra Club.

By MARION RANDALL PARSONS,
Treasurer Of the Sierra Club
Yosemite, June Sin June Yosemite
Valley is at the very height of its beauty.
The deciduous trees are in new leaf,
NAPLES and dogwood in tenderest. bright
est green. oaks tipped with pastel shades
OF pink and red in prophecy of their
autumn glory, azaleas in full bloom, and
the meadows ripping mass of exquisite
grass frightened with flowers. In June,
too, the rivers are at their highest and
the falls in widest beauty while the fast
melting snow still lies deep in the upper
forests and on the higher mountain
slopes
After week or more in the valley,
following the better-known trails, getting
muscles in condition again after city
bound days. we were anxious to see what
try. Accordingly. as pack animals were
not to be obtained for love or money, we
prepared to make pack animals OF our
selves, and knapsack over to Mount Clark
Gl.50s feet on the southwestern bound
airy of the park, the most prominent peak
of the MERGED group.
There were four of us in the party two
men and two women. and we planned to
lie out two nights with a comfortable
margin of provisions for third night, if
necessary. Bacon. bareback. and that
the bulk of our commissary, REINFORCED.
however, by raisins chocolate. dried
fruit. beans. spaghetti and cheese. Our
personal outfits. Of course. were reduced
10 bare essentials. A sleeping bag, !.
weighing about eight pounds. a sweater,
a change of hose, toothbrush. hairbrush.
towel, box Of matches, and a tiny roll
of adhesive tape would about complete
the list. Tin buckets, a small frying pan,
and tip cup and spoon apiece comprised
liz. camp equipment.
We women who ''kuaF sack pride our
selves on being able TO do our share. so,
while we do not pretend to carry such
heavy pack as the men, carry our
own outfits and a part. at least of the
general commissarv supplies. Short
sIirted. tiarnsl-skirted. with hobnailed
boots to thu knee and shocking bad
hats" "" ar a. easy in our own cloth
irr and As regardless Of wind or weather
- thu Imcn themselves.
1t wa. .arhc, hard for us to nerve our
- .,"S t" meet the srares and queries Of
tEr tourists NJ met atoms the valley trail
eyer viii Ii oar "trip must begin. All the
vn> ~ to Little Yosemite We were beset
win qrlrstions--Nhrre were We going?
l'.4,t W. md il very hard work?
N'uIIdrt We get lost? Weren't We afraid
{, citing s,unurned? We had an incli-
l'i"n !" link shamrfa"ediy 10y these
ri"Iv' -i"9'.nH i'ik-
Ia Litt!" pSrnite We made camp
l. -.'.'' lie @'""othI> flowing MERGED. and
after .a.A ."t on, on rambIc up to-
WA:d IL" has" OF Half Dome. Up the
load Rest trail "" ciimh"d. and then ,
1'SAe" t~'oaeh tn" forest t" the brink ,
OF T'""EA CAM VI. SorE@ almost as
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WILSON REVIEW
 GREAT ARMADA IN
 NEW YORK HARB0R
(Continued from Page D

of vessels. There were GA ships in the fleet. 4s sss
 The shores of the Hudson on both sides were black with people, while every window. roof top and other vantage point was occupied The cheers echoed and re-echoed across the river.
 This evening the president dined on board the Wyoming, Admiral Fetch CTS flagship. The eVaer diners in- cluded the admiral staff, the four bat tleship division commanders, seven teen captain of battleships, Capt, Sims Of the torpedo flotilla, Commander Stirling of the submarine flotilla, Com mdnGer Holmes of the auxiliary divi- sion and Rear Admiral Usher, com mandant of the New York navy yard.
 After the dinner the president wit messed the boat races Of the crews of the fleet. which were Illuminated by the WarshpS' scarchliShts.
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C.tNlDEN TEACHERS
". (. Abbott of ElDorado Succeeds \. N. Whaiey aJ Superintendent:

Camden, May 16.-The msmbers of the School B ard met Saturday night and elected the following teach rs: High school, V. E. Sa9moas, princi- pal: Misses Minnie billiard. Annie ,Rraine and Hazsl Johnson: Cleveland lAvsnue school, Miss Lalll Thornton, principal. Misses Margaret Hardy Nellie Glcnd ming, Fannie McGill and Martha Bragg. Professor w. C. Abott of Fl Dorado will succeed Pro- lessor IN. N.. Whaley as superinten dent of the city schools. Professor Abbott has served as superintendent of the Fl Dorado schools for six years. Professor Whaley rendered his resignation recently. He has ssrvad as superintendent for four years.
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GLASS 0F EIGHT
 TO RE BE CONFIRMED
Jewish Services Begin This Evening with Elaborate
 Program " ednesday.

Scrv.o.:. vii: be he.i at lne J wish temple this venl lg, bzginning az 7:+3 o'ciGsk, and tomorrow for noon, beg. nninG al h o'clock. in co1nectil ln with the ocAtelring of tA. r.tes of confirmation upon a class Of tight children of the Congregation Ansh. Emeth.
 The imEr ssivf ness of th service s indicated by the following prc 5raa E which has D en prs pared for the oc- casion. and in one number of which, What Judaism Teaehes,' each of the confrmants will mak. response
 After the reading of the regular festival service. Un4on prayer book pages 165-201. the confirmants are led in and the following program car ried out:
 Prccs ssional, "Blesssd B2 Ye Who Come,' NHymnal No. 96). choir.
 Invccaticn, Anna May Reinberger and Dorothy Levine.
 O.f:ring of the flowers. class'
 Flower Offering" fHymnal No. 90 Sunday Sehcol chorus.
 Reading from Scriptures, Rabbi ssisted by the class.
 What IU'd ism T.aches''; (a> 9Th H'undamentai ! wish Doctrin s', liar. cid Rutstein; tb) "How We Know Ahou; Ged'. Herbert Bluthenthal; tc) "How w. Think of God Gabe Meyer; ld) God IA Relation to the World sidnsy Max; co God in Relation tc Man" Anna May R in- berger: Cp "The Divine Nature of Man Dorothy Levine; lg) Nan's &mmortai Soul." Leslie ThalAeimer;; th) Jsrael's Place n History" Jack Dante
 T Will Extol Tree" (costa). Miss Rroadstr o;.
 Sermon to the confirmanis, Rabbi Joseph Jasin
 Prayse after ,the sermon, Jack Dante
 Holy Fat' r. Guide Our Footsteps" lWailaCeA. Mss Brcadstreet and MT. nr yfus.
 P~ofe ssion Of faith, Gabe NJ yer. Sidney Marx and Lesl' Q Th2lhoimer
 Pray 9fter rhe profession Har- old Rutstein and Herbert RlHthen- thai
 "Fath r. Sec Thy Children" (Hym- nal No. 101) Sunday Scnool chorus.
 'Pl ssing aHd dismissal of tn class, Rabbi Joseph ] sin. (Vielin obligata by Professor Seibert; organ. Mrs. Renfrowl
 i'Sna Aloud aud Rejoice" Larov), Mss Bro9dstTeet Miss Schloss. MT Dreyfrs and Mr Traweek
 Concluding srviee, Y. P. B, page 224.
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Motorcycle as Chaff Cutter.

A farmer at Bantnall, Salop, Eng land, has hxed his motorcycle on a stand against the wall of the farm buildings, and it drives chaff-cutter and turnir cutter at the same time. 1t does not cost much to work t. Ths turnip cutter is on the same llvel as the cycle, and Is connected by kind of bicycle chain. The chaff-cutter is placed above the turnip-cutter oh an. other floor and connected by two-inch belting. After it has been on some little time the engine gets hot. so a tan :e made to revolve by the side to keep 1t cool. 1t Is also used for churni-g milk. This saves great dea; of time for yne work men because tt ,,an do tha two I0ha at once
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4. f. VANDERBlLTS
 WIDOW ABAND0NS HOPE
Steps Taken to Probate MilsiOnaire'S Will in New Jersey to Save
 S,3 GOO.GG0 Tax.

New York, May 17.--All hope that Alfred G. Vanderbilt may have sur vived the Lusitania disaster has been abanadoned by the young millionaire's widow. and finally Harry B. Ander- son has taken the preliminary steps leading to the probate of the will.
 It is reported that the heirs will establish residence of the deceased in New Jersey. thus depriving New York state of $3,C00 ,000 inheritance tax.
 Vanderbilt was a yearly attendant at the Long Branch horse show and may have established legal residence there.
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PASTOR LOSES pTiPIl.
Abuses United States First, Then Sma!, Boy; Pays Fine,
 Quits Town.

Champaign, H., May 16.-Because the Rev. w. W. Weidhaus, pastor of a church at Broadlands, village in this county, worte a letter to Chi cago paper abusing the United States, new minister appeared in his pulpit today. The letter aroused much re- sentiment.
 Why don't you leave if you don't like it here?" asked small boy. The pastor lost his temper and kicked the boy. Then he entered plea of guilty paid fine and left the village.
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 A we'll known Liverpool solicitor was questioning a police officer recent ly as 70 the condition of horse. Do you really mean to say pressed the advocate ic his best cross-examining style. that the animal had shore solders-1 mean to say sore soldiers -I mean" Still there was some thing wrnng, and the solicitor paused a moment to regain his oratorical bal ence, while the witness wondered du- biously whether it was conundruM or trap. Steadying himself for third attempt, and deliberating over every syllable, the advocate asked whether the horse really had sore shoulders, and then expanded into smile of triumph. When the familiar tongue-twister about Peter and his peppercorn becomes stale, suggests the Lis serpool Post, here is another one: Say sore shoulders dozen times vapidly without a mlstAke-
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Condiments Have Value.

II Is saic that hunger is gooo sauce; but the condiments are by no means to he neglected if food is tc 0e celished. The various havorng seeds and leaves. truftes, mushrooms and the like, even if they hava no food value. render fccd more 1aiasa, ble. Every housewife should get ac uuslnted with variety ot them
 1ylms-- -'IsulIo, cua uI ps,oBI, .uo., pRr aq stlo!u!do esInl pug ssoIpn faid sosuo! au! 5ntLno IT dn ueNv2 si GIT s.ugm aslm yo 2Jgd .-sl}gI auJ.
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Humane Week.

Philadelphia, May 11.-The Ameri- can Humane association has designat- ed this week as "kindness TO animals week." during wnicl, the organization las interested people throughout the country in the more humane treat- ment of animal The association has also designated Sunday, May 23. as Humane Sunday" Clergymen have been asked to preach sermon on kindness to animals on this day.
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Dog Brought Murder to Light.

A cog detective caused the arrest ,f F'edor KnoTeschko, charged at Bla. sodate. near Odessa. Russia, with the iulrder of his brcther. The animal aad attracted attention by visiting daily for three weeks the same spot ln a garden where, hnwling dismally. It scratched up the soil until the dead body ot the missing man was discow cred.
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Yo HsaI chappcd Skins,

Skins that have been chapped and made rough by exposure can be re lieved by applying with bit of old linen lotion consisting Of one ounce of rose water, half an ource Of gycer the. half . teaspoonful of borax. Anc three drops of benzotn
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A Tongue Twlster.

Only three. games scheduled.