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FEW VERY GOOD, FEW
VERY POOR SPOILERS

| Ninety-three out Of every 100 third
grade public school children spell has"
correctly. How the other seven mis-
spell 1t 10 not pointed out. but DR.. Leonard
P. Ayres Of tho Russell Sage Founda-
ton. in a pamphlet just published. says
they do misspell It. and he ought to
know. because he has had the matter
| tested more than 100000 times.
As a result Of combining the four
most extensive studies that have been
made to identify the words commonly
used in different sorts of English
writing, DR.. Ayres has selected the
1000 words that constitute 90 per cent
OF the language ordinarily used.
Cooperating with the city superin
tendents in eighty-four cities Of the
United States. DR.. Ayres had tho 1000
commonest words tested by an aggre-
gate Of 100000 spellings. secured from
10000 public school children. The re-
suit. according to DR.. Ayres, made 1t
possible to accurately measure spelling
ability, and to compute the amount of
Improvement in spelling the same
words from grade to grade
BY a scale arrangement. extending on
a line from to 100. spelling ability"
is easily and scientifically determined.
For example. nine words Of most fire.
quent use. viz. ''the," 'in.' 49," mo. :"
now" man." "ten," Bed" top re-
vealed that second-grade pupils, on an
of these words. At the other extreme
Of the scale the words Judgment"
recommend" and "allege" were found
to be spelled correctly by Just so per
cent OF eighth grade pupils. Percent
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THE EVENING STORY.
THE LOVING GIRL.
Copyright. 1915. by W. werner.)

The whole creed Of Marietta Scully's
life was expressed by these three
words. Love begets love" 1t was her
creed because she could not help it,
Love had been born with her. the de-
sire to love had grown up with her:
the need of being loved was vital with
her. If she loved enough and patient
ly. would not love be returned unto
her? She believed that it would. She
hoped. she prayed that it would.
Marietta Scully was twenty-three.
and she had no home. no relatives. no
tender friends. She had been door
step baby: the home had received her.
and the home had sent her forth to
find place in the heart of Mrs. Scully.
1t was not Marietta's fault that Mrs.
Scully. who kept a boarding house. had
no heart at all. Marietta soon learned
that she must grow fast. SO as to be
useful and active. She was willing to be
both if only she could earn somebody S
approval Mrs. Scully had to send her
to school, where she showed a pro-
digious capacity for learning. She
loved all her teachers. who delighted
in her intellect, but were too busy to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23

particularly heavy in the past week and
while other varieties Of fish are reported
scarce the abundance Of fish named COM
biped with very light demand has made
prices low. Good catches are being made
by the nets on the Jersey coast as well
as along that Of Virginia, and the Chesa
peake bay fishermen are also aiding in
keeping the supply ample.
This morning there were quite a number
OF buyers on hand at the wharf market
and prices on fresh fish ranged about
as follows: Bluefish. 10 to II cents a
pound rock. Is to Is cents; halibut, 12h
to Is cents; founders, to cents carp.
to cents; seabass, 6 to cents white
perch. % to 40 cents bunch: catfish. so
TO 20 cents; yellow perch. 40 to so cents:
gray trout. large. SO to $12 a barrel: gray
trout. small. 81 to IS: croakers. 81 to SIS !:
butterfish. So to 81; cells, to 10 cents
each, Crabs. botn soft and hard sheled
continue extremely scarce and are SELL
ing at unusually high prices for this sea-
son. when they should be plentiful and
cheap. This morning soft crabs brought
from IS cents to $1.25 a dozen; hard
crabs. $3.50 to $500 a barrel, and clans,
so cents to $1.00 hundred.
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ages above and below these would In
dicate, variations from the normal In
spelling.
DIR. Ayres fincs that intellectual abil-
titles are distributed in much the same
! way among people as are physical
| traits. Just as there are few dwarfs.
| many people of medium height and
very few giants so there are few ex
! ceedingly poor spoilers, many medium
| ones and very few excellent ones. Few
| words do most of our work when we
write. Fifty words constitute. with their
| repetitions. one-half OF the words
written. The child who masters the
| 1000 words on the scale given will
! make no spelling errors in nine -tenths
of his writing
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Anton Kuepferle.
from tie New York Globe

ION Ice SeW 1otA SSooo.
1t Is most distressing to learn that
the public records show that Anton
Kuepferle, who committed suicide in
British prison after writing a let
ter confessing that he had acted as a
spy for Germany. was an American
citizen. He came to the United States
in 1906. and in 1909 took out his first
papers and In 1912 his final papers. for
swearing allegiance to all princes. po-
tentates, and powers. particularly Will
helm II, Emperor Of Germany"
The good faith of the naturalization
of other mon IL drawn into question
by such as Kuepferle. No condemnation
OF him is to be expressed because he
was a spy. Spying. according to the
usages Of nations. 10 an honora BILE
service. In our city stands a statue to
Nathan Hale, who regretted that he
had only one life to give to his coun-
try. But condemnation of Kuepferle
cannot be too severe as a perjurer
when he took the naturalization oath.
A special obligation is laid on our fel-
low-citizens who are natives of any
Of the nations involved in the present
war. Through personal association
they are likely to know what mem
bers Of their class are forsworn. It
Is their duty as Americans to expose
all such and to assist in securing a
cancellation Of fraudulent citizenship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23

olates and q gorgeous array Of paper
dolls. There on the broad stone be-
tween them she and Frances played
and chartered the whole afternoon.
Four or five days passed. during
which the weather smiled upon their
lovemaking. 1t was a wonderful ex-
perience for both girl and child.
Then one afternoon when Marietta
was reading a wonderful rhyme about
Polly and the whale and Frances was
watching her face with rapt eyes, a
man climbed up the cliff. He was quite
near before they heard and perceived
him.
CDR. Dwightw exclaimed Marietta
recognizing the man who had sent her
to the sea.
But Frances hoped up on her one
good foot. ''Oh. Uncle Sam! My Uncle
Sam" she shrieked
So three sat on the rock all the rest
happy and genial three they were. DR.
Dwight had como to stay fortnight
with Frances.
Exciting times followed. There were
sails, automobile rides, pleasant trolley
excursions along the coast, and long
beautiful hours on the rocks. until
Frances and tho doctor and Marietta
came to be looked upon as insepara.
BILE.
And In time they were. for the doctor
married Marietta, and she and he and
Frances all went to live together. Love
had indeed begotten love.
(THE END)
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POINT JUDITH WINS.
Takes First Contest in Tourney for
Polo Cup.

NARRAGANsETT PIER. L. L. July
23.-1n the first match for tho Ran.
dolph cup for all teams. with a handi.
cap Of eight or less. at the Point judith
Polo Club. the Point Judith Whites de.
feated the Chagrin Valley team. ss4 tc
an. For the Chagrin Valley team Hip
ping starred. making four Of the goals
and was, besides. conspicuous on the
defensive. John r. Fell played the best
game for Point Judith in the NTH
period, making q run the entire length
of the field for a score. Early In the
fifth chuckker Wister Randolph, In
warding off Hopping. received a deer
cut in his leg. which, however, had nc
serious results, he being able to con.
tfnue the game. Summary:
chaxrin valley-1-Birch. 2c-Hoppins. 4: g.
Baldwin, 1: white. 0. Total, Z.
Point Judith-1-Phiip Stevenson, 2; 2@Joh1
R. Fell. 3; 3-Wister Randolph. 2; 4Rober
strawbridge: o. Total. 8:
4: John Fell. /: Hopping 4: Birch. i. safeties-
Robert Strawbridge. 1; Birch. !.
In the second match the Aiken Redbirds de
feated the Camden Grassboppers. 1871 to 81
Aiken RedDirds-1-eoodwin,. 2: s-ooels,. 2
Camden Grsssheppers.l-L. Anderson. Q: =
Goals:Goodwin. 8; Cooley, 4: Fleishmsn. S
Whitney, 2; Preece. 8: Kinney, 2. Safeties-
Cooley. 1; Fleishman. 1: L. Anderson. I.
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FISH PRICES ARE LOWER.

Markets Heavy Receipts Force Fall
ing Off in the Quotations.
Receipts of butterhsh. small tsout
croakers and small founders have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
TWO RACES ARE WON
BY POP" GERS HORSES
Veteran Driver Pilots Brace of Win.
ners in Grand Circuit
Meeting.

CLEVELAND. July 23.-Thursday wa
Pop Geers' day at the North Randall
track. the veteran plotting his trotters
to victory in both the Tavern stake and
the 2.17 trot. Both were the sort OF
races that have made the name Of Geers
famous wherever tho light harness
game Is followed.
In tho Tavern stake Pop had the
mount behind the Guide. his own trot-
ter. It was Geers' first appearance in
the local classic and he celebrated. TAX
ing the second and third heats. Ben
White drove Lettie Lee, the first heat
in 2.o6%. a record for the race. Four
teen horses were entered in this event,
but Ave we're dropped after the first time
around.
Gives Talent a Rap.
In the 2.17 trot Pop gave the talent q
rap by winning with st. Frisco. STRAIT
ford. the favorite. after winning the
second heat went lame in the third and
could not como back. The Proof. a ranl
outsider. took the third heat by a nose
but was easily beaten by Geers in tn,
final.
Ben Whitehead entered the 20 pace
tho days first event, with Pat Carmody
who proved to be 4 real PAGER. Their
was nothing to the battle but Pat, tn
talent receiving a stih Jolt. as they ha
played Grace Ongale and Hal Pick E.
Tommy Murphy found the going cas-
in the 2.15 trot, driving Mirthful to
| straight heat victory. The mare out
classed her field and won as she wouls
The Fasig three-year-old trot was post
poned to Friday.
Senator James P. McNichols Roy Mi
Ter finished fifth. just outside Of tn
money, in the Tavern stake feature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23
the soverness was old and grumpy. so

the governess was old and grumpy, so
she was often lonely.
But now I've found you I shall not
be lonely. for we're going to love each
other very much, are We not?" she
cried.
For the first time In her life Marietta
was offered love. and love Of the finest
quality, without any seeking of her
own. That night she lay long awake,
thinking about little Frances. and next
day they met at the foot Of tho cliff
and climbed together to their trysting
place. Marietta was prepared for COM
pany this time. She had brought a
wonderful book, game. box of choc-
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love her When she was about eleven
years old Marietta made the passion
ate resolve to be teacher. just for the
sake of loving forlorn little girls like
herself There was this about Mari
eta, that once she sighted her goal
nothing could keep her from II. sne
got an education in spite of Mrs.
Scully. 1t seemed, too. that, secretly.
Mrs. scully had chuckled at the girls
pluck and perseverance. for when she
died suddenly it was found that she
had left Marietta $1,000 to go to nor
NAL school with. So now. at twenty
three. Marietta had been teaching
three years and earning what seemed
to her like great deal Of money. But,
though she loved her pupils zealously.
foreign blocks that they were. to re-
gard her as necessary evil Of the
machine-made type. So much loving
is hard on the body as well as on the
souI and it came about that Marietta
was sent by the kindly. growing-el-
DERBY doctor whom she consulted to
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Some Driver!
rom ippineott's Magazine

A South Dakota congressman tells q
story Of the old coaching days. when .
certain Pete Mccoy. one Of the most
skillful Of the old stage drivers. oper-
ated q conveyance that made q circuit
OF Deadwood. Carbonate, Spearflsh and
Bear Gulch. Pete was famous for his
fast. furious. daring driving.
One day. the story runs, Pete tore into
Carbonate on his usual dead run. Up to
the hotel" door clattered the stage.
There, suddenly. As IT stopped. one of
the four horses fell dead.
kinder sudden. that. Pete" said q
bystander.
"Nuthin' sudden about It," said Pete.
That hoss died at the top of the hill.
ten miles back. but / wasn't goin' to
stoppin' p1aoAs
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Convicted of Attempted Murder.

PORTLAND, Me-. July 23.-John H.
Grondin. a druggist. formerly Of Los
Angeles, Cal. lost his fight to avoid
punishment for the attempted murder Of
his wife leila, when the exceptions in
his case was overruled by tho supreme
court yesterday. A sheriff has gone to
Waterville, where Grondin has been at
liberty on bail since his conviction last
September, to take him to prison to serve
a sentence Of ten years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23

Lamb, lsc to 3Oc ID.
Beef, roast, lSc to 2sc
ID.
Beefsteak, 2Sc to 3Sc.
ID.
Beef. stewing. l2Nc to
20c ID.
Veal. 15c to 3bc ID.
Bacon. piece, Csc to
2Sc lb.
Bacon. sliced. 30c to
35c h.
Pork roast, &c to Csc
ID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23

DR.. Albert ]. Laciar. nfty-two years
old, died in Baltimore after a weeks
illness of pneumonia For many years
he had been a physician at the local
Hebrew Hospital.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-04
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 4. 1918.

10 the east line of Wabash avenue
haa been fully completed: and N'
Whereas. said avenue has been ex
amined by the Department. OF Pubic
Works. and the paving Of said ave.
nue. has been found TO have been
and specifications for the. same
therefore
Resolved. First. That the said paw
ing within the limits above men,
TONED be- and In hereby accepted.
Resolved. Second. That the City
Controller be, and In hereby author
ICED To draw his warrant ON the city
sections. etc. OF said avenue To the
amount OF $3.50, the same being the
full amount due the contractors from
the city for paving said intersections,
etc, and for the sum OF $1,000, the
same being the cost or advertising,
blanks. and inspectors salary.
Resolved. Third. That the city Con
to prepare street paving bonds" In
accordance with the provisions OF
Secs ~ and +3 OF Chapter IL OF the
Charter OF the City OF Detroit az
amended by an Act OF the Legisla-
ture approved June 9th, 1901, such
bonds TO bear interest at the rate Of
four. per cent. per annum.
Yeas.-Ald. Ashe, Barnett. Bell
Case. Cranshaw. Dill. Ellis. Field
Freiwald. Gilman. Guthard. Hindle,
yakeI. Heating. koch'er. Kronk. kunz
Lempke, Lodge, Nowc. Owen. Richert
Robinson. Rollo. Rutter. schultz
S ysrnor wartsl %.nae ThGgmp WI
son. W. J. Wilson. link. zoeiler and
the President--37.
Nays-None.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-04

To the Honorable the Common Council.
Gentlemen-About eighteen months
ago the contractor for the erection
OF Pavilion No, OF the Herman
Kiefer Hospital completed that build
ing. but in manner not satisfac-
tory nor acceptable to the Board of
Health for the reason that the finish
on many OF the walls was defective
by reason OF having been frozen. but
the necessities OF the Board OF Health
were so great at that time that IL
building for the use OF scarlet fever
patients. on the understanding and
written agreement with the contrac-
tor that the acceptance was only
condt tional and that ms soon IA
another building was completed so
that the patients might be taken out
OF ms SulS Sn;a then III the defects
the building completed according TO
the plans and specifications and con-
tract therefor.
TO remove the patients from this
builotng, AZ which time the contrac-
tor was notified TO proceed with the
work Of completing the building, and
isfactory manner, but II is found that
the other parts OF the interior of
this building including ceilings,
walls and woodwork. do not harmon
ize with those parts lately refinishod
by the contractors so that for these
reasons. and also for the reason that
the usual wear and tear upon the
building during the time OF It's occu-
pancy by the Board of Health--de-
facing, discolorine and otherwise
blemishing the parts mentioned--it
is found that the only way In which
to make a complete and harmonious
interior finish for this building is to
wash. paint and enamel these parts:
and the cost OF this work, outside OF
that properly belonging to the con-
and YOUR Honorable Body is respert-
fully requested TO authorize this
work. the cost thereof to he paid out
OF the maintenance OF Herman Kiefer
Hospital fund, that being the only
fund out Of which this amount might
apparently he paid.
Respectfully submitted,
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
BY JOHN +. MK1NLAY.
Secretary.
Referred to Committee on Ways
and Means.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-04
From the Department Of Public
Works.

To the Honorable the Common Council
Conference.-The Department OF
Public Works, to whom is referred
the petition Of VIM. J Labadie ct al.
(t6e2) for the paving OF Vancouver
avenue. Lockwood 20 $3.50 feet
west OF w. T. Ironwood: Of John Blu
chaiski ct al. tso6?) for the paving OF
Lyman street. st. Aubin to Chene; OF
Gabriel Riskin ct nj. t4sssD for the
paving Of Delmar avenue Holbrook
to Westminster. and OF chas. Has-
gerty 81 al t6otD for the paving OF
Hart avenue. from al0 feet south OF
3. l. Edlie 20 3. l.. Jefferson. respect
fully report that the petitioners are
the owners OF the greater number Of
feet OF real estate abutting the
streets proposed to be improved. The
department therefore recommends
that tho prayers Of the petitioners be
granted and the streets namd within
the limits stated be paved. II In
estimated that the cost of these i'm
proponents will he as follows:
vancouver avenue-From Beech
wood to s3s.2s feet w. Of w. L. Iron
wood. 20 feet wide. with asphaltic
concrete natural lake asphalO on
concrete foundation and Berea. Me-
dina or any other curbstons that may
cost n nersa curb $3.50, In Medina
to4e vvsvvVs y. ~ Ell Il =. ....., ID. 4. -
The Detroit times., 1915-08-04

Lyman street--From ST. Aubin TO
Chene. 26 feet wide. with asphslte
concrete natural lake asphalO on
concrete foundation and Berea. Me-
dina or any other curbstone that may
be bid upon and ordered. estimated
cost Ia Bersa curb 1885. In Medina
Delmar avenue--From Hoibrook to
Westminster. 26 feet wide. with as
phaltic concrete natural lake as
phalD on concrete foundation and
Berea, Medina or any other curbstone
that may be bid upon and ordered;
In Medina curb $l0S27.
Hart avenue--trom 210 feet = OF s.
Ia Edlie TO y. l.. Jefrefson.. 20 feet
wide. with asphaltic concrete natural
and Berea. Medina or any other curb
stone that may be bid upon and or
dered, estimated cost In Berea curb
5000, in Medina curb ss.oos.
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE III. FENKELL.
Commiss ioner
BY Aid. Heating:
Resolved. That Vancouver avenue
from the east curb OF Beechwood to
5000 feet west OF west line OF IRON
wood; Lyman street from the east
curb OF ST, Aubin TO the west line OF
Chene; Delmar avenue from the norm
curb Of Holbrook TO the south curb
from 2l0 feet south of south line OF
Eddie to the south line OF Jefferson
avenue, be. and the same are hereby
ordered to be graded and paved with
materials named and widths stated
In the foregoing communication. In
accordance with the petitions re-
ferred to and the specifications
adopted by. the Common Council. and
the provisions OF the Charter and
Ordinances of the City OF Detroit.
and further be II
Resolved. That the Department OF
Public Works be, and is hereby or
dered and directed to advertise Ave
times for proposals Tor improving
said streets In accordance with the
recommendations contained in the
foregoing communication and said
Charter and Ordinances.
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald. Ashe, Barnett. Bleil,
Case. cranshaw. Dill. Ellis. Field.
Freiwald. Gilman. Guthard. Hindle.
yakel, Heating, Kocher. Kronk. kunz.
Lempke. Lodge. Move. Owen. Richert,
Robinson. Rollo. Rutter. Schultz.
Starkey, Stcfanowski, Thompson,
Vernon, Wartell. Wenzel. A. II. Will
son. ". J. Wilson. link, Zoeller and
the Tresident-37.
Nays--NOne.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-04

specifications for the same; therefore
Resolved. First. that the said paw
Ing within the limits above men
toned be. and IL hereby accepted.
kesolved. Second. that the CITY
Controller be. and is hereby author
ized To draw his warrant on the city
Treasurer In payment OF the inter
sections. etc. oil said avenue To the
amount OF yoio.2i. the same beins the
full amount due the contractors IRON
the city for paving said intersec-
tons, etc. and for the sum OF sl5;oo
the same being the cost OF advertis-
ing, blanks and inspectors salary.
Resolved. Third. that the CITY Con,
troller be. and he IL hereby directed
to prepare street paving bonds, IN
accordance with the provisions OF
Sccs. az and as of Chapter III OF the
Charter OF the City OF Detroit as
amended by M Act OF the Lesisia-
ture approved June 9th. 1901. sucn
bonds TO bear interest at the rate OF
four per cent per annum.
Adopted as follows. .
eas-Aid. Ashe, Barnett. Bieii,
Case. cranshaw. Dill. Ellis. Field,
FreiwaId. Gilman. Guthard. Hindle.
Jakei. Heating. Kocher. kronk, kunz
Lempke. Lodge, Movie. Owen Riehert.
Robinson, Rollo. Rutter schultz.
starkey, Stefanowski. Thompson'
Vernon. warteli. Wenzel. a. y. VII.
son. ". }. Wilson. link, Zoeller ana
tie Ir.sident--37.
Nays---None.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-04

To the Honorable the Common Councils:
Gentlemen " our committee on
Ways and Means 10 whom was re-
ferred communication from the
Fire Commission requesting trans
fer of funds. respectfully report we
have had the same under oonsidera-
ton and seeing no objection thereto.
recommend that said request be
granted and the following resolution
adopted
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT w. RUTTER,
JOHN g. LODGE,
GODFREY FREIWALD,
JACOB GUTHARD,
w H. G. HINDLE.
VIM r. ZOELLER
Accepted. and on leave. the follow
ing resolution was offered.
BY Aid. Burton:
Resolved. That the Controller be
and Is hereby authorized and directed
TO make the proper entries upon his
books to effect the transfer or $500. =
90 from Account No. 40 known as
site for Engine House In vicinity OF
Hamilton and Taylor avenues to Ac-
count No. IS. known as site for En-
gine House In vicinity OF Linwood
and Iothrop avenues
Adopted as follows
Yeas--Ald. Ashe. Barnett Bleil,
Case. Cranshaw. Dill. Ellis. Field.
Freiwald. Gilman. Guthsrd. Hindle.
Jakel. Heating. Kocher Kronk, kunz.
Robinson, Rollo. Rutter, schultz.
Vernon. Wartell. Wenzel. A. r viii
son. w. j. Wilson. link. zoeller and
the President-37
Nays---None.
The Detroit times., 1915-08-04
Public Utilities.

To the Honorable the Common Coun4
Gentlemen--Your committee
Public Utilities to whom WAS n
ferred the petition OF Detroit uut&I
Ry 4S93), for permission to ~
bull and Stanley avenues and a0r1
alley between Commonwealth IN
Trumbull avenues, being q ree0l
struction of tracks used In conn@I
ticn with the Trumbull line r.
house, respectfully report we he5
had the same under considerattono ~
after due elaboration, rec0mrpe4
that the above request be denied N
Respectfully submitted. B.
JAMES VERNON,
MAURICE J, KEATINQs
GODFREY FRE1WALQ X
JOHN l.. JAKEL. x,
CHARLES A. ASHE.
WIN. r. ZOELsLER rs
Accepted and adopted.