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The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Mrs. Effie Darling Leffingwell.

The funeral of Mrs Effie Darling
Leffingwell. who died suddenly in st.
Louis last Wednesday, will be held to-
Wrights chapel 1897 Tenth street
northwest. Interment will be in Glen
wood Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Francis V. Walker.

The funeral of Francis v. Walker will
be held Tuesday morning at Ii o'clock
from the residence. 1926 Corcoran street
northwest. Interment will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Spencer G. Jones.

The funeral of Spencer c. Jones,
who died last Thursday in New Or
leans, will be held tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock from the residence
in Rockville, Md. 1nterment will be
in Frederick. Md.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Funerals
William GaYot Barnes.

The funeral of William Gavot
Barnes will be held this afternoon
at o'clock from the residence, s07
u street northwest. The body will
bc taken to Hamilton, Va, for inter
meDt
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Mrs. Annie Waters.

The funeral of Mrs. Annie Waters,
widow of Charles i. Waters, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the Grace NJ. F. Church, Savage,
Md. Interment will be at Savage.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Mrs. Wilhelmine 8. Miller.

The funeral of Mrs. Wilhelmine s.
Miller, widow of Jacob Miller, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock
from the residence, 1919 Belmont road.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Peter Wallace.

The funeral of Peter Wallace. who
died last Sunday at Asheville. N. c.,
was held this afternoon from the Third
Baptist Church.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Edward w. Dom.

The funeral of Edward w. Dom
Will be held Tuesday morning at II
o'clock from the residence, 1908 Six
teenth street northwest Interment
will be in Rock Creek Cemetry.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Saws He's Not Dead.

William Trover, forty-two. railroad
brakeman, who was reported killed in
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad acct
dent near Huntington, W. Va, two
years ago, has returned here. II am
much alive and want the impression I
am dead corrected" he said.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Mrs. Joseph T. Moore. jr., has re-
turned to her home at Sandy Spring.
after having spent the winter in Will
mington, Del
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
BULLETIN OF AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES

Issued by the u. s. Department of Labor
following opportunities
be of charge application to
United States Department Labor, SOL Mills Building
board and
month PWPer board
will a
mature and the !
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

An examination to fill the vacancy of
fourth class postmaster at Colling-
ton will be held in washington April "a.
The compensation OF this office was
1921 last year.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

There will be a special meeting OF the
mayor and common council tomorrow
night to discuss the Issuance of a per-
init to the Standard Oil Company Tor
the construction of an oil tank here.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Miss Jackie Mcdonald has been visit
ing her brother, DR.. Thomas Mcdonald.
in Cumberland.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Mrs. Charles @. Holland had as her
guest her sister, Miss Belle Clark. of
Baltimore
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Miss Katherine Dobson, Of German
town, is a visitor at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel 3. Hege.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

8. Marvin Peach has announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomina-
ton for States attorney.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Miss Hadassah Moore has returned to
her home at Sandy Spring from visit
to Riverton, n. j.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Pres
byterian Church, at Boyds. has elected
the following officers: President. Mrs
Cora L. Pollock; vice president, Mrs
Dorothy M. Hoyle; treasurer. Mrs. Ida
Small.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs Robert n. Bayliss will
reopen their home here during the week
after spending the winter in Washing
ton.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

The annual Easter ball of the Rock
vile Assembly will be held in the
opera house tomorrow evening
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Harry McKim, who conducts a saloon
at Suitland. was fined 500 and costs by
Justice of the Peace Cox, charged with
selling liquor on Sunday. The arrest
was made by Sheriff George w. Hardy
and Deputy Shertn Otho Pumphrey.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
Virginia.

Fairfax County. s7O-95S0. One married man
for general farm work. Swede ur German
preferred. Other ES necessary Rather not
have any children. SIS PM. house rent
garden and fusl.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. jackson H. Ralston, who
have spent the winter months in Wash
ington, have removed to their home
here.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Miss Bessie Tayloe, Of Virginia, Is a
visitor at the home OF her brother-in
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Philander
r. Stansbury
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

per Marlboro May 2.
Miss Mary Alice Dandy has resigned
as n teacher in the Hyattsville high
school.
The Junior Phlathea class of the
Brentwood NJ E. Church met last night
at tho home of Miss Evelyn Earnest. in
Mt. Rainier. Those present were Miss
Margaret Harlow. Miss Ruth Foxwell.
Miss Dorothy Earnest. Miss Grace Van
Horn. Miss Alice Payne. Miss Eva Rid
dick and Miss Evelyn Earnest, and
Messrs. William Thomas, Charles Huff
man, John Crone Lyster Hough. and
Omer Hawk. The next meeting of the
class will be held May at the homo of
Miss Ruth FoXwel.
The county tax rate has been set at
S.10 on 500. This Is an increase of D
cents. The board also awarded the pub
lie printing to the Marlboro Enquirer
for S15S.5C
Miss Sarah Rome, of Baltimore, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lyman
Brown, in Bladensburg.
The Oriole Club of Bladensburg. will
give a dance April II The two-act
play. IAN Charles Fault" will be
given, and those who will take part will
! be Miss Ida Volland. Miss Nora keane,
and Miss Nellie Rhorback. and Messrs.
| George Gibbs, Cleo Radman, William
| Haber. Elmer Burgess. Vincent W.
| clima, and Bowen.
| The Woodville Social Club will give a
dance in the Woodville hall tomorrow
| night
| o. +. Cook OF Lanham, has gone to
| Peru. being a member of the joint ex-
pedtion from the National Geographical
! Society and the Geological Society OF
| Yale University. He Is the botanist
| representing the national society
| The Woman's Study Club OF Lanham
| was entertained last week by Mrs Guy
s: Meloy. The club is engaged in the
study of various periods OF Russian
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
AnacoStia, Hyattspille,
Rockville

history. Mrs. c. s. Schotield read o
paper on Peter the Great"
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
ANACOSTIA.

The Women's Missionary Society OF
the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church has outlined its program for the
year. Meetings are to be held on the
second Wednesday afternoon In each
month. and at each of these meetings
two addresses will be made by members
concerning foreign mission fields. The
assignments follow:
April, Mrs. II. Norton and Mrs. Lin
coin; May. Mrs. e. Z. Entwisle and
Mrs. w. J. Mitchell; June, Mrs. A. b.
Garden and Mrs. X. K. Henning; July,
Mrs. II. L. Robey and Mrs. w a. Smell;
August, Mrs. S. c. Swindell and Mrs.
Elliott Hopes; September, Mrs. Z. E.
Entwisle and Mrs. Edward Parker; Oc-
tober, Mrs. l.. j. Smith and Mrs. IL. l..
Robey; November. Mrs. George M.
Cummings and Mrs. Meyers; december,
Mrs. c. T.. Entwisle and Mrs. X. b.
Anderson: January, Mrs. g. NJ. Cum
mings and Mrs. W, J. Mitchell; The
ary. Officers of the society are Mrs.
A. b. Garden, president; Mrs. w. l..
Henning, first vice president: Mrs. ii.
Norton, second vice president; Mrs. S.
&. Swindell. secretary and treasurer;
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, secretary OF lit
erature.
st. Teresa's baseball team, in the Po-
tomac League. Is In Alexandra toGay
where the first game of the season will
be played with the Cardinals. Thomas
and Mcbride will be the battery for
the Alexandria nine. while Becker and
Phipps will do the honors for the local
team.
The adjourned quarterly conferences
of the Anacostia and Congress Heights
Methodist Episcopal churches will be
held tomorrow night.
This afternoon, in the chapel at the
Government Hospital for the Insane, q
special Easter service was conducted by
the Rev. George NJ. Cummings. pastoi
OF Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Frof. Edward r. Davis was II
charge OF the music.
The election of vestrymen Of Emman
uel Episcopal Church and the Esther
Memorial Chapel will be held tomorrow
night.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
HYATTSVILLE.

The annual educational rally day for
Prince George county will be at Up
per Marlboro May q
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Read The Times
Noon Edition Monday for big suburban
list-AdVt.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

The Woodville Social Club will give a
dance in the Woodville hall tomorrow
night
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

uel Episcopal Church and the Esther
Memorial Chapel will be held tomorrow
night.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

The adjourned quarterly conferences
of the Anacostia and Congress Heights
Methodist Episcopal churches will be
held tomorrow night
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

The Woman's Study Club OF Lanham
was entertained last week by Mrs Guy
s. Meloy. The club is engaged in the
study of various periods OF Russian
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Miss Mary Alice Dandy has resigne
as teacher in the Hyattsville his
school.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

Scottish Rite Masons gathered in
Masonic Temple this afternoon, when
the ceremony of rellghting the lights
which were extinguishe ed on Maunday
Thursday was performed.
The annual meeting of the Colling
wood Club was held this afternoon at
the club house on the Potomac.
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
FINANCIAL

Issued in denomination of ST 900
Payable in dollars in New York, or, at the option
in francs in Paris, at the rate of 5.1S1
The Washington times., 1915-04-04
FINANCIAL
$4,000
French Republic [


Dated April 1, 1915.
Interes
The Washington times., 1915-04-04

The county tax rate has been set at
$l.10 on 500 This Is an increase of )
cents. The board also awarded the pub
lie printing to the Marlboro Enquirer
for Sl5S 30.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05

ever met His clothes were shabby
and his linen was frayed. 1t was
worse when. he departed than when
he came in, for she spilled coffee down
his left arm, onto his collar and on
to his neck. The poor man didn't
scold her, or didn't even frown. He
mopped the coffee off his coat sleeve
neck. And after that he gave her a
fve-cent tip.
She didn't remain in that restau-
rant long. 1t was not her fault. She
was fired. She went out then and
looked for another job. So far as she
knows, 40 one had recognized her, but
in the department store two or three
persons from st. Louis looked at her
sharply, and she believes they recog-
nized her, or thought they did.
In a Sweat Shop.
Her third job came through an ad-
vertisement. The ad called for rip
pers. That is a trade term in the
tailoring business. She got an en-
gagement in sweat shop in Allen
street. Of all the congested sections
of New York there is none that is
worse than Allen street. The shop
in which she got employment was a
wretched one. Most of the employees
knew no English. Nearly all spoke
Yiddish or a Polish dialect. She went
to work by the piece. A good ripper
could earn so cents a day. Miss Hurst
was no better as a ripper than she
was as a ribbon girl or waitress. She
earned her car fare and a little over.
She probably was considered as a
hopeless subject. The boss discharged
her.
After leaving the sweat shop she
plunged into writing. She had gath
cred a lot of material. She had kept
her eyes and her ears open, not only
in the department store, the restau-
streets, in the subway, in the Il"
trains, everywhere. She was gathering
impressions, studying life, thinking Of
people, creating situations. She wrote
story after story, and sent the articles
out. She sent various manuscripts to
a publication that has the largest cir
culation of any in America. They
came back regularly She sent them
elsewhere. Occasionally she sold one.
She was sure that she was going to
succeed sooner or later One day she
got a letter from this publication OF
great circulation. 1t asked her to call
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05

Mrs. Christian d. Hemmick wearing
The gown OF the French empire as
she appeared at the benefit "soiree
in Washington Mrs. Hemmick wrote
and arranged the Greek idyl Dispute
of the Muses." which was the feature
OF the soiree.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05

at it's New York Office. 1t also in.
formed her that one of her stories
which she had called Power and
Horse Power" had been accepted. She
went to the Office considerable exer-
cised. She had made up her mind
that she would ask big price for that
story. She would insist on getting a
hun red dollars. The gentleman was
very polite. He told her the editor was
very much impressed with her work,
that he had been watching her for a
long time and that she had been show
ing steady improvement. The publ
cation wanted her to submit all her
stories from that time forward, he
said.
Nov, what do you think your work
is WORTH" the gentleman inquired.
She tried to say one hundred dol
lars, but the words would not come.
She hesitated, and hesitated, and final
ly said:
"I'll leave it to you"
"Well,'' he said, suppose we start
at three hundred dollars an article"
She nearly tainted.
That was two years ago. She has
been writing, writing, writing ever
since. She gets far more than three
hundred dollars a story now. She is
one of the highest-priced story writer's
in America. If she keeps on as she is
doing at present, she is in danger Of
becoming disgracefully rich on her
own account. Half a dozen maya
zines have offered more money to her
than she is getting from the one to
which she contributes regularly. Play
producers have been after her to
dramatic various of her stories.
Book publishers have wanted to put
her stories in book form. She has
turned deaf ear to all of them. She
works harder now than she did at the
beginning. Writing to her is not easy.
Some days she works five or six or
eight hours over paragraph. She has
written and rewritten story twice
or three times; has put it in an en-
velope ready for mailing, and then
has torn it up and rewritten it again.
She is-not altogether convinced that
she would not have been a success az
an actress. But she is pretty wei'
satisfied with ner success SIS NJ q
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05

Women are queer creatures. They
buy ribbons of odd lengths. Some
times they want ~ yards, sometimes
1914 yards. When a lady would order
71a yards of 171a-cent ribbon, Miss
Hurst would have a terrible time.
She couldn't figure out 71a times 171a
in less than half an hour, and then
nine chances out of ten the result
would be wrong. All the salesgirls
keep a book of their sales. Miss Hurst
was short in her accounts that first
day. She was short in her accounts
the second day, and the third day,
and the fourth day, and the fifth day.
At the end of the fifth day the floor
manager called her aside and Informed
her that she was discharged.
When she got home she didn't know
whether to laugh or to cry. She be-
lieves she never would have been dis
charged if it were not for the abom-
Unable custom of selling things on the
fractional plan. She made lot or
acquaintances in the store. None OF
the girls had an idea of what she was
there for. Some of them are her
friends today. They do not know she
is a writer.
After her ignominious dismissal she
sought some more experience. She
got job in popular cheap restau-
rant. She was to get seven dollars
and half week. Incidentally, there
was a chance for tips. She wasn't q
success as waitress. She tried to do
as the other girls did. but she didn't
have the ability. She never could
master the art of racking up plates,
saucers, cups, knives, forks and
spoons in great pyramids on her left
arm and marching serenely down the
aisle. She did the best she could, but
her best was very poor. Several times
the load was too much for her. for she
had not been skillful in stacking the
stuff up, and she let the pile fall.
She served men and she served
women. She never got tip from a
woman. Maybe it was because she
was such a bad waitress. She got
tips from the men, however. Maybe
they sympathized with her In that
restaurant she met a man whom she
considers the kindest. politest and
most generous human beiIs she has
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05

rang her bell her heart sank. The
maid would come in with bulky en-
velope in her hand and with the an
nouncement: Here's another one
come back, Miss Fannie" would hand
it to her.
But one day the postman brought,
not rejec ed manuscript, but check
for $50. A second or third-class maya
zine had accepted one of her stories,
entitled ''The Seventh Day." She was
so Joyous that she kissed the check,
figuratively Rugged herself, danced
about the room and acted as only a
girl can act when greatly excited.
That one acceptance revived all her
hopes. One of her friends who knew
the editor of a magazine took her
down to that gentlemans Office and in
troduced her. He was very kind, but
didn't waste words.
What have you to submit?" he
asked. She had gone to him empty
handed.
go home and write something and
bring it in,' he told her.
She did. He read the manuscript.
Then he gave it back to her.
Young lady," he said, you can
write but you do not know how to
handle story yet"
Then he made lot of rapid-fire sug-
gestions. She rewrote that story
three times. The third time the edi-
tor accepted it. He. accepted two 9th
er stories, but he made her rewrite
them, and rewrite them and rewrite
them.
Going After Material.
To get material for stories she did
some astonishing things. She wanted
to develop field of her own. She
hand about the shop girls. She ap-
piled for a job in big department
store. 1t took her six weeks to get
an engagement. She had her heart
set on being assigned to the ribbon
counter. AS luck would have it, that
is the work to which she was as
signed. She was to get $3.50 a week.
If anyone thinks the girl at the rib
bon counter has an easy thing of it,
he will be disillusionized by Miss
Hurst. With all her education she
never has mastered mathematics. The
first day at the ribbon counter was
one of terror to her. Some of the
stores sell their ribbons at all sorts of
odd prices. Some of it is ten cents a
yard, some 171s, some 221a, and so on.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05
DOG BRINGS DOLLAR HOME
Finds Money Lying in Street and Car
ries 1t to His Masters
House.

Muncie.-Edward Gottlieb of Mum
Gle has a shepherd dog which for in
telligence he believes cannot be sur
passed 1t is not unusual for the ami
NAL to bring home things it finds in
the streets, but the other day it sur
passed all it's previous endeavors by
coming home with a brand new one
dollar bill in it's mouth. 1t is said the
dog picked up the money in South
Walnut street, in the center of the
business district. Mr.. Gottlieb is now
endeavoring to find the person that
lost the money.
"Shep does not mean to be dishon-
est" said his owner, "but he thinks
that everything of value he sees
should belong to me-"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05
RUE JEANNE D'ARC!
All, HOW ABOUT IT?
Tragedy in French Town as
Overheard in Cafe of the
Golden Lion.
SCENE AT APERITIF HOUR
Nine. "a Patronne Tells How the
Uhlans, In LorGiy Fashion, Paid
for the Drinks She
Served Them.

Paris.-We were sitting in a cafe
a. the aperitif hour-an hour that sur
wives the war. We were in a city of
good size in northern France, famous
for both cathedral and cheese. 1t was
then principal haven for refugees
and an evacuation center for wounded
The Germans had been there, as the
patronne of the Cafe du Lion dor
narrated constantly, but now the bat
tie lines were some distance away. If
the wind happened from the right di-
rection, when the noise of the city was
silenced by military order at night
fall, the haunting boom-boo-o-m of
heavy artillery could be heard family
No one who has heard that sound ever
forgets it. Dynamite blasting sounds
just about the same, but in the sound
OF artillery, when one knows that it is
knell of DOOM
The cafe was crowded. The fat face
OIL the patronne was wreathed in
smiles Anyone is mistaken who i'm
AGNES that all northern France is lost
from human view in a dense rolling
cloud of smoke. At any rate, in the
Cafe du Lion dor one looked upon
life unchanged. True, there were
some new customers in the place of
old ones. There were a half dozen
soldiers in khaki, and we of the
American ambulance column, dressed
in the same cloth. In corner sat a
young lieutenant in the gorgeous blue
OF the Chasseurs d'Afrique, drinking
vermouth with grizZled captain Of
artillery. Other French uniforms dot
ted the place. The honest bourgeois"
were all there-the chief supports of
the establishment in peace or war.
They missed the evening aperitif dur
ing the twelve days of German occu-
patton, but now all we're in their &C.
customed places. For the places of
old-timers are sacred at the Lion dor.
Took Husbands Place.
Nine la Patronne acted in place of
her husband, who was now safely serv-
ing in the cooking department of the
army, some kilometers from the firing
line. Madame sat contentedly at the
caisse experimenting the activities of
two youthful, inexperienced garcons.
The old walters, Jean and Andre, van
ished into the zone of military activ-
ity" on the first day of the war. After
several post cards Jean had not been
heard from. Andre was killed at the
battle of the Marine.
We had heard the garrulous tale of
the German occupation many times.
1t was thrillingly revealed both at the
Restaurant du Commerce and the Ho-
tel du Soleil At the Lion dor it was
madame's absorbing theme when not
haranguing the new waiters-or count
ing change. Madame remained
throughout the trouble. But yes, to
be sure" She was not the woman to
fee and leave the Lion dor to the in
vaders. Her ample form was firmly
ensconced behind the caisse when the
first of the uhlans entered. There
were officers, and-wonder of won
ders-they spoke French. The new
walters were hiding in the cellar, so
madame clambered from her chair
with dignity and placed glasses and
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05
SHOT TEN TIMES, is UNHURT
Bullet Holes Were Found in Clothinu
of Detective Fighting
Thieves.

Hammond, lnd.-Friends of Frank
for the Huntington-Chicago division,
says he bears charmed life. After
thrilling revolver battle with car
thieves, he found ten bullet holes In
his clothing, but he escaped unhurt
Wiroski surprised ten men who were
stripping an Erie freight car in the
Griffith yards. He opened fire on them
and in running battle 80 shots were
fired. The thieves escaped.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05

tell her-you said the market place.
But how about the Rue Jeanne dare?
her sister lived there. She re-
NAMED"
How about the Rue Jeanne dare"
the other repeated. He clucked his
tongue alphabetically. THAT was
all destroyed in the morning"
The second man drew a handker-
chief from his pocket and mopped the
sweat from his forehead. Then he paid
the waiter.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05

Miss Vera Akwrigh Cambridge at left
Whitney hospital Paris
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05

London.-The British soldiers slang
for death is going west" and London
papers are trying to end out it's
origin, but antiquarians, philologists
and literary men have been unsuccess.
full in explaining it.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-03-05
Use Conner Bullets

Petrograd.-The war has made the
price of lead SO high some of the ma
tons have been compelled to make
bullets from roper, particularly Rus
STA