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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08

CENERALLY people consider IL
" worth while to follow family
wishes or tradition or conN"n-
ton when they name their children.
For II dog they seek to choose a name
suited to his appearance and pedigree
and there is a limited choice Of
FOR other pets.
But in the case Of a yacht il -
different. There fancy, free and un-
trammelled. may range the universe to
find a name that pleases,
In n list Of some $40 yachts in com
mission this summer II 1913 there
are names of curious variety, Can
you guess what, 10y actual count, is
the most favored name? 1t is Alice.
There are seven yachts named Alice,
and IL We include other forms ~ his
name, Alys and Alicia t2), there are
ten,
II We classify these $50 names We
shall find that one-eighth Of them are
NAMED after the Best, the Dearest
III Nv y NJ ''As fA' w AAAA 7''
Josephine ,3). or Annette, or Irene
90. The list is long with familiar
names, After Alice the favorite is
Katrina a.. Then come Ellen and
Dorothy. each three; Emily 90,
Grace go. Constance 90, Betty and
Sally, each >. We are not surprised
tina Betsy Ann, Emily Jane, Iris-
ella, Roxana and Ruth come from
down Boston way, though Lois Ann
* from st. Louis, In the mlds OF
this long list of feminine names We
note Bill and Francis,
The favorlte association of u for
rames comes from birds. There are
80 in this class, Of which the best
liked are Petrol I3). Osprey ,3l
Eagle ,2). Mavis t2I. Egret and
his seem beautiful and appropriate,
Next in order comes the grouI
named after iish-fcllow members OF
the same element, about II in mum
her, the most popular name being
GraylinG 49,. The Dolphin is familiar
and the Narwhal and Swordtisf
cloavc the waters like their proto'
TYPES.
Then come the flower names, ahou'
10 in all, of which Iris and Lotus are
both peculiarly ft, Rosebud, Narcis'
sus and Larkspur, Glover, Gladiols
and Wisteria are other favOritss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
CARDS IN PLACE OF SHOES.

NNE of TN" very latest of the in
genious devices continually APP
pearing in practical business,
has just been introduced in the shoe
trade. and has already been adopted
by more than a score of manufacturers
who realize the great saving il ac-
composites in llbor, material and time.
Like many another contrivance for the
reduction Of expense, ii is extremely
sImple-so simple, in fact, as to ex-
cite surprise that it was not thought
of long ago.
II ~ mercy n card, designed for
the use of statesmen, and serving as "A
substitute for the sample shoes that
have hitherto been a prime necessity
in selling goods, The card bears on it,
not "A picture, but an actual reproduce
ton OF the shoe to be sod. only II 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
CAPTAIN ISAIAH JAMESON of

NAPTAIN ISAIAH JAMESON OF
ST, Louis. bridge engineer and
steamboat owner, paid IA visit
10 New York recently and tool IA trip
up the North River. For pleasure?
Not at all! He only went from the
Battery TO Yonkcrs in a motor boat
and he paid little attention to scenic
Beauty, Somebody had told him there
was a great chance for the establish
ment Of W. or three ferries between
Manhattan and Jersey, and he came
TO look over the ground. Let him tell
the story:
"A slick fellow | met at a st. Louis
cub one night not long < got me in
'erested in the subject of ferry cstab-
Ashment between New York and New
Jersey. He talked so c~onvIncingiy tina;
FELT sure all the shrewd bright chaps
IN New York had missed a sure bet in
ferries and | felt like getting right
so"n 10 signing papers with Mr.. Slick.
He said he was in a position TO get
Concessions from the municipal gov
eminent These concessions would be
equivalent to subsidies, although they
mustn't be called that right out OPEN
" ! had a vivid picture Of at least
nv. ferries in operation. of which, ]
may say, was to be the chief on
UoUer and director. The slick fellow
convinced me that ! was better than
any New York man for such a job
because New Yorkers-he said-were
not SO virile and were too overcon-
'e!l"d 10 make a success Of the thing.
Wei. I'll own he got one hundred
o'lars out Of me-he called il sort of
an option clinCher on the concession
and subsidies that he could engineer
Wroush. lie advised me to go on to
New York AZ once and look the ferry
sites over. He was too busy to go
'a'h right away, but would join me
uhon' when | had completed my in
Vpect.on
This suited me to a IT. and ! was
N New York within the next twenty
'our hours, 1t may seem strange "a
= you TO find there Is such a man, but
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Baby Speed Demon II.

been entered. This course IS a TRAN
ee. Ave miles in length. and the races
will 90 round that six times, making
thirty miles In all. The turns are
made at angles which will enable most
Of the racers to take them without
slowing much. and the whole course
will be in full view Of those who Will
gather AT the houses II tho Manhasset
Bay. Fort Washington and kniCkcr-
booker Yacht CLUBS, and in view, too,
Of the MANY who will watch the con-
test from the shore and from the hills
around this sheltered piece of water.
II will he the first time that boats of
such high speed have raced as near
70 New York, and 1t Is expected that
IN enormous fleet OF oto boats will
be in the harbor and there may he
some trouble in keeping the course
clear for the racing craft.
To W and to run "A high speed
motor boat is a costly luxury. but i
u through the fads of such men as
support this sport that the marine
easolene engine has been developed to
It's present high state of efficiency and
has become practicable for use IN com
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cup the only limitation placed on them
is thai they shall not exceed forty
feet. The engine Is tae mos. delicate
and most complicated piece Of ma
ohinery. II will turn up all the way
from l,500 t. 1000 revolutions a min
ute. that l.. when the engine is run
ming at full speed the propellers are
turning around in the water 1000
times to every inmate. II this is lone
10y an eight cylinder engine il WI
mean that in that engine there are
1000 explosions of Gasolcnc in each
cylinder. or 5000 explosions in the en-
tire engine every minute that il is
running at full speed.
1t will use about two gallons Of
~gaso,ene a minute and L will carry
enough fuel to take II around the
curse Of thirty mics safely and per-
haps ten miles more. II a o is
overloaded with gasoleno il is nat
url.ly Handicapped because the gaso-
lcnc increases the weight that has to
he carried.
The Gold Challenge cup was won
last wear by a twenty-siX foot boat,
named Baby Speed Demon H., owned by
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Coming Regatta at Manhasset Bay
Bids Fair to Show Several Speed
Marvels and New Marine Records

-HE ambition Of every motor boat
man. ever since the first speed
i boat was built less than ff-
,.or wears go. has been to W
a mile A minute boat. The mile
o minute boat is one that will for a
.bor, burst of speed. moi more than a
milo make such fast time that it will
.hov an average OF 60 miles
m hour. There have been many
boats built which have been said
10 make this speed in private,
hut In public have failed mis-
srahly. This year, however. the reports
from the different centres where high
.need boats are tried indicate that the
mile a minute boat will be seen thi
wear. and some predict, too. that these
boats will he able to maintain their
,peed for a distance Of thirty miles or
more.
The races for the Gold Challenge
FIN Of the American Power Boat As
ISOLATION will begin c * Saturday az
t.rnoon over a course laid on Man
hssset Bay and fifteen boats have
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for The captain feels sur he ought
to build four ferries that New York
ought to have.
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merce. The high speed motor hoat is
Il machine pure and simple; its hull is
built as lightly as it is possible to
make II. hut at the sime time 1t must
bp strong enough to stand a severe
pounding of tho water and to hold the
engine, the %gasolcne tanks flied with
fuel and the hclmsman and the mecha-
nician.
Each owner or each designer has
his own ideas about the model, but
while the forms Of the boats may
vary. al are designed with the idea
of Swimming over the surface of the
water rather than through the water.
and some of the now ones N this
planning" as 1t is called. take the
same action as a stone thrown from
the beach and seem to ricochet from
one ripple to another. The only thing
that remains permanently in the water
is the propeller which is driving the
boat along.
These high speed h~ydroplanes vary
in length from thirty to fcrty feet,
and in the races for the Gold Challenge
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
G., A. R. ENCAMPMENT:
COMMIT TEES NAMED
Isaac Cans and J. Harry Cum
ningham Head Decorations
and Transportation Bodies.

Tho committee that will arrange the
decorations and direct the details Of
TRANSFORMATION for the fiftieth annrhl
encampment OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic that will bc held in Wash
ington in September. has been named
The Comr>ttee on decoration is COM
posed OF Isaac Cans. chairman; Fred
erick Fc1lning. vice chairman; SaineS
Cahill, vice chairman; a. G. Chaplain,
Snowden Ashford. Leo {. Brooks. Rob
<rt Dove. jr.. harold Davis. Morris
Hacker. Fred V. Murphy. George Min
nigcrodn. Frederick u. owen. Arthur
Peter. r. :. NARROW. Julius Peys"r. DR.
W. NJ. Barton. Max Fisher, b. Leonard.
T.. w. Nick kcnzi". Samuel Ganss, sydney
Rcizenstein, Alexander Wolf. William
Freose. Frederick Mcrtens. jr., Joseph
Strasburger. Judge Mu'iowny. A. r.
Prince, George V. Buck, Or. j. NJ. liell-
er. II. s. Reesidc. a. r. Orutt. NJ. j..
Rosenberg. George Wainwright. FRANK
Gillcn. John Espey. and Oliver Sands
The members Of the Transportation
committee are j. Harry Cunningham,
chairman; John Poole, vice chairman
J. Maxson Cunningham, secretary: 7. l..
Lipscett, George NJ Bond, w. II. Gala
han. E. ]. Lockwood, George p. James.
Frank f. Mast, G; w. Westhury. A. N;
keppel, H..R. liawser J. Lewis. Ed
Birch. Charlie Corts. q. T.. Weideman,
c. r. Evans, F. Mertins. tr.. D. 8. CARL.
c. 5. Kimball, and w. s. Niles
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
PRESIDENT BLESSED
BY BLACK ANGEL" L"
CoIored Preacher in Letter Con-
graduates Administration
Upon Achievements.

blessings were hcaped upon President
Wilson today in letter which he re-
ceivcd from The Black Angel OF
Peace" The angel the Rev. l.. &.
Moore. Colorcd. of this city. sent the
President "A letter In which he said:
"fOr my race | take the liberty to
congratulate you and your advisors for
tn" peaceful. patriotic, and human fl
d"IltH, and GOd-tearing Carel illness, IN
working tor the relief of all the people
and bett"rment of all the States.
'No President since the Great Father
of Our Country George Washington
has ever guided the old Ship of State
through such troubled waters AZ YOU
have during the first two years Of your
administration, Notwithstanding your
domestic troubles and political disad-
vnntagcs, for all OF which you are en-
titled to the highest praise Of all
patriotic Americans. We pray that God
may continue to guide you in ali the
from the shedding Of blood"
RoV Moore then praised the work OF
the Cabinet and Senate, and said:
'Al' my race wants, Mr.. rPesident, Is
manhood rights and a fair chance TO
prove ourselves worthy Of the highest
consideration of honest, peare-lOving
God fearing Americans, We love you
honor YOU. and praise your name, and
will continue to pray for your future
success, for peace at home and the
good will OF all the nations of the
carth.'
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
Paris Claims Gain All
Along Line in Belgium,
France and Germany

PARIS, March Stains all along the
battle line in Belgium. France, and
Germany are claimed for the allies.
Official dispatches today state that the
Germans arc being forced back step by
step in every locality.
In at least eight different spheres of
operations the allied troops have neen
successful. Successes are claimed on
the North Sea coast, near Ypres, north
Of Arras. in Champagne. in the Ar
gonne. along tho Meusc. in the Woevre
district and in Upper Alsace.
The battle raging all the way from
the Swiss frontier to the North Sea has
been in progress twenty-five weeks.
Violent night attacks by German
troops northwest of Beausejour. in an
attempt to halt tho French advance in
Champagne have resulted in desperate
lighting. The official communque
states that all the German counter
were repulscd. and also claims that
the French progress in the region of
Perthos is being maintained
In Belgium. in the region of Nieuport
and Ypres, lighting was confined on
Friday to q lively artillery engagement.
while farther south there was an in
ternittcpt cannOnade between the Lys
and the Aisne.
The communicate adds that the heavy
artillery fire OF the French batteries at
Vieville-en-HaYe. northwest of Pont-a-
Mousson, caused Il panic among the
German soldiers. and that they aban-
doned farm upon which they had
taken their position. fleeing into a wood
near the forest of Parroy Later Ger
man forces attempted to attack the
French advanced posts in that region
but their efforts were wholly unsuccess-
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
CAPITOL s CHOICEST
OFFICE FOR CANNON
Although Just Plain Member,
Uncle Joe XiII Enjoy Best
Rooms Under Dome.

A conspiracy" was discovered aS
the Capitol today when keys to Q cer-
tain office were turned over to l. White
busbey. former secretary to Uncle
joe Cannon, of Illinois. who had quite
career as Speaker Of tho House.
Mr.. Busbey. at least for the present.
Is to act as secretary to Mr.. Cannon,
VINO is coming back when Congress
reassembles and whose term actually
began March 4 at noon. One of the
duties or secretary to a new Con-
EressInan is to get an office for him.
therefore. Mr.. Busbey saw various
House officials, including the Speaker,
Minority Leader Mann, Clerk Trimble.
and Chief Clerk Jerry South, about
"Uncle Jocs' office.
I'D like to get an office for Mr.. Cam
non. l presume I may pick one in tho
Office Building" said Mr.. Busbey.
You will not go to the Office build
preached. There's been a conspiracy
around here for three months to save
for Uncle Joe the room occupied by
Serene +. Payne before his death, and
occupied for Il short time by Mr.. Can
non after he left the Speakership. He's
It's being fitted up specially for him.
The office which Democratic and Re-
publican leaders have been saving for
Uncle Joe" Is one of the choicest in
the Capitol building proper. 1t Is only
ton feet from the Republican cloak
room, consists OF two light and com
Portable rooms. with such trimmings a.
crystal chandeliers. and is far ahead OF
the office building offices FOR just plain
members.
, "uncle ,s Joe" % is Just a plain member
office opined that veteran OF thirty
eight years service in the House do
served something goo"
And when Mr. Cann"n returns he Will
find renovated carpets on the floors. a
lounge where he may take n nap oc-
casonally and office knick -knacks
pleasing to the Sage of Danville," who
Is now more than eighty years old.
Nobody has been permitted to file on
the Serene +. Payne room since the
death Of the Father of the House" in
December and when ambitious members
got wind OF the conspiracy" they
drew off and said nothing except:
Saving 1t for Uncle Joe? Sure, that's
the stuff"
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
BATTLESH|P MAINE
COMES NEAR SINKING
Breaking Of Pipe Fills Hold With
Water and Vessel Tits and
Settles.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The breaking
OF pipe in her engine room filled the
engine hold OF the battleship Maine
with water as she lay in whitney basin,
at the Brooklyn navy yard today.
One thousand bluejackets were aboard
the Maine when the break occurred.
Within half an hour the fighting vessel
tilted to port slightly and settled down
a number of feet.
According to Lieutenant Hutchinson.
aide to the commandant, no lives were
lost, no one was injured, and the ship
Is In no danger of sinking.
The Maine has been In use at the
navy yard as a receiving ship for sew
eral weeks. She was lying. close to her
dock when the accident occurred. Naval
ofhcials said the accident was not at all
serious, and that q loss of life under
the circumstances would have been. out
Of question.
Nevertheless they were puzzled over
the reason for the break. Lieut. Louis
&. Richardson was appointed to direct
an immediate investigation.
The Maine was built to replace her
famous namcsake. whose destruction
precipitated the Spanish American war.
She was completed in July, 1901, and was
one of the first of the big ships built
at that time. Her length overall Is 1856
feet, and her displacement 1850 tons.
Wild runnors were circulated at the
navy yard OF the flooding Of the battle
ships engine hold were first received.
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
KAISER IS FOR PEACE,
BARTHOLDT CLAIMS

Unhampered by the neutrality admon-
itions of the President, Richard Bar
tholdt. former Congressman from Mis-
souri, today is an avowed believer that
the Kaiser is disciple Of universal
peace. and that he will insist at the end
or Europe's war upon disarmament
He. with Senator Theodore l.. Burton.
who also has since Thursday joined the
ranks OF the lame ducks" and who
also sees universal amity as an after
math of the great conflict, appeared last
night at dinner OF the American Peace
Society. Former Senator Burton and
Dr. Bartholdt were the guests Of honor.
Simon Wolf also was among the speak
erS.
The terms Of peace are certain to be
written not by men Of peace, but by the
war parties. by men Of war" DR.. Bur
ton said. y feel confident, however.
that II the Kaiser has potent voice
In deciding these terms. he Will favor
marked reduction in armament. | had
an interview with the Kaiser a few
years ago. and he told me of his love for
peace; he told me how the Ger
man nation had steered clear of entan-
clements for many ycas, how It had
remained at peace while other nations
We're at war. how 1t had remained pas
siNe While other nations were enlarging
ihelN territories. And he climaxed the
peace Kaiser. and l hope l shall take
that appellation with me to my grave.
Gentlemcn. ! believe that.
THE Kaiser longs for peace, and
eventually we shall have peace. This
war Is the strongest argument in blood
ever written In advocacy of general dis
armament and universal peace"
senator Burton who is about to leave
on tour of the world, and who was
introduced as presidential possibility
Within recent years there has been
revival of warlike spirit among
americans, said senator Burton.
Most people seem to think that we
navy. But the persons who are foster
ing such ideas are the representatives
or those selfish interests that arc sup
plying the warring nations with arma
lne.ts, It Is easy to play on the tears
Of the American people. and the com
inerc!ai interests ara doing so. But
despite this warlike spirit the day is not
far remote when the efforts of peace
advocates will be topped with glorious
success"
That l2W0U0 members Of the He
brew race are all for peace in sDite of
the prosecutions they have endured for
centuries was the statement of Simon
Wolf
Those present were Senator Burton,
Representative Rartholdt Representa- :
NV" SlaNden, DIR. Benjamin +. True
blood, George W. White, Jackson II.
RHlSon e. The Rev, Dr; Jay T: Stocking,
phia; Or. James Brown Scott Repre-
sentative William d. Il. Ainey OF Penn
sylNania. Arthur Deerin Call. Repre-
sentative Andgew Jackson Montague of
Knowles Cooper. Simon Wolfe. Repre-
sentative Martin Madden Of Illinois
and senator George W. Norris of Ne
braska,
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
CANADA STARTS SHIP .
SERVICE TO FRANCE
Eighteen Vessels To Be Used.
Food, Arms, and Clothing
Will Be Carried.

OTTAWA, ontario. March 6.-The in
auguration Of e. tri-weckly steamship
service from Canada to France for the
conveyance Of war supplies for the
british war department is announced by
the Canadian government. The ad-
miraltv has undertaken to supply
eighteen freight boats for this service
until the end of the war.
Immense quantities of supplies for the
Fsp1tish and the French armies are be-
ing obtained from Canada and the
United states. Cargoes Of food. cloth
ing, transport vehicles. ammunition.
and horses are being sent forward daily.
This traffic has reached such a volume
that the authorities feel warranted In
inaugurating 4 regular steamship serv-
ice to handle II. It Is explained.
In addition to the eighteen vessels
which the admiralty has undertaken to
supply for regular sailings. the colliers:
witch carry steam coal from England
to Halifax for the use Of cruisers com.
posing the North Atlantic patrol VIII
be used on the return voyages FOR the
carrying Of army supplies to France.
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
j. s. PROBES HINT OF
GERMAN PR|VATEERS
"Neutrality Squad" Searches
Ships in PUt-Destroyers
PatroIing Coast.

NEW YORK. March 6.-Federal in
Vestgation was begun today of charges
that German ships at Hoboken have
been armed and provided with coal for
dash into the Atlantic to attack Brit
ish and French shipping.
The neutrality squad of the New
York customs house was sent to Ho-
boken to inspect the Hamburg American
liner Natcrland and the North German
liner George Washington.
The squad, consisting of twenty men,
was ordered to make complete search
OF the vessels.
1t was also reported at the customs
house that one or more United states
destroyerS had been ordered by the
Navy Department to patrol the waters
off New York to prevent the escape OF
the German shipS
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
No More u. S. Ships to Sail
For Britain Till March II

NEW YORK. March 6.-No British or
neutral steamship will sail from this
port for Great Britain, after today's de-
partureS. for eleven days. According
TO veterans in the steamship business
this Is the first time in thirty-five years
when a week has elapsed without ves-
sci sailing for England direct. Some of
the old-timers declare that next week =
deficiency will be the first of its kind
since steam vessels began regular
service between New York and Great
Britain.
Strikes in the port of Liverpool and
the heavy demands made upon the
trans Atlantic lines by the British ad-
miralty for transports have been re-
sponsible for the susDcnsion of service
There will be no direct mail steam
ship leaving New York for England
next week. The first departure will be
the White Star liner Arabic, which, Is
scheduled TO leave for Liverpool on
March II.
Six steamships carrying malls and
passengers will leave New York for
Europe next week. but none carries
mails for Great Britain.