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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-11
BRIEF BITS OF KENNEL NEWS.

The Baughfeii Kennels of Newark. Y. !,
have made a number of important sales in
Nirrd.u" terriers recently. Among them Is
the sal" OF that good bitch Baurhfell
BELLA to W. 4. ONrrman of indianapolis
aud Of Chestnut blossom. the dam Of the
American bred champion Alton queen
oorang and many other noted winners to
the Bri-rglte Kennels NJ Dceriield. III.
BaughfeIl Ballet, Il utter sister Of the sen.
Clty. Nc.
TIE ]annmaI MEETING o. tHs pelayare
Wilningto Til" officers FOR the coming
Wear We're elected a. follows: President,
nr. VI. y Harris vice president, Holstein
treasurer, Dr, l. A Trainer At this
meeting IT Vas decided to hold a show
With the DelhNare state fair. which il
held IN Wilmington the week "i september
Til" Allentown Kennel club has decide |
not To- hold Its annual bench show this
year, hut II planning 10 support the
Del High Kennel clubs show. which VIII
take place ~ Etston. Pa, october -
Mrs j Wallace Of Rrook,yr is pleased
hy the advent oi a inter OF tnrr" rnc
rckiugsse by Chun Chun of Eitinge. which
is a very good SON Of Champion Chun OF
hghdm.
The Ladies Dog club Of Massachusetts,
Is busy arranging for a charity show to be
Pridcs Crossing, Mass on saturday, sep
temher 8 THIS will take the form OF an
amateur anair and the proceeds VIII be
given Ia %charitS. Many special prizes
will he offered and a larg entry Is ex-
prcted.
william Decay of Chicago has imported
recently II line elrVpu-months-uld Airedalr
terrier from the kennels of Holland Buck
ley IN England, This dog WAS a winner in
the open and limit classes At the joint
Terrier SHOW held in i.uudon recently and
gives promise Of developing into a good
show dog.
The Noswal Kennels Of French bulldogs
owned hy Mrs. Arnold Lawson have been
reducing their breeding stock owing to
mnnN puppies having arrived In the ken
mel this spring and summer. Three fine
wal Nevn and Noswal Mama have been
purchased by the Boston fancier Mrs.
Ruth laCaillads.
TIN" Lancaster Kennel club will hold It's
annuh ilNtnre ON Thursday. September 80.
\ full classification viii he given and the
American Kennel club.
Clarence Mnckay has purchased a prom
Using feke puppy by Fo of i.lenrud from
Miss Margaret Quackenhush
Mrs. Carl Ehlermann. Jr, who Judged
the ~Peklngese In such an able manner at
the Charity Dog show. has accepted tine
invitation Of the Atlantic city Kennel Club
to judge this breed at its coming show.
Among the new members recently en-.
rolled In the German Shepherd Dog 'luh
OF America are Herman tde. Sufield,
Conn, Miss Ruth Shaw Kennedy. Glen
Head. \. v, Norvin Harris, Lyndon, ~.
| and Mrs. Il. *, cassatt, Rosemont, Pa.
man OF Lexington, KY, has become a Ger-
man shepherd dog enthusiast. and recently
| purchased a fine specimen bred by the Oak
Ridge Kennels.
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CONTRACTION USUAL
CAUSE OF DISTEMPER
No Proof Exists Of the Theory
That It Can Arise in Any
Other Way.

Hunting in his treatise on distemper
says There are certain circumstance
favorable TO its origin. the congregation
together OF large numbers of dogs. the
transit of dogs through the same
places. contact with strange dogs. all
conveyance and transmission OF the
specific poison of the disease. Dog shows
and field trials are Il fruitful cause OF
the spread of distemper. No matter how
well managed they may be the mere fact
OF collecting from various places a vast
number OF dogs renders "A large snow
almost certainly a focus from which the
disease is disseminated widely.
Even healthy dogs having an i'm
munity from the disorder because OF a
previous attack may carry the germs In
their coats If they have been in contact
with diseased animals and SO spread the
malady without being suspected. Dis
temper may be transmitted easily from
"A diseased to a healthy dog by Il nasa;
discharge. IL often is spread by means
OF o which a disea sed dog has lef:
Its contagiousness no one disputes. but
most men believe that there are cases
which rise Independently of any CON
taSion. The basis OF such a theory is
the mat in some cases the exact method
o. oininunlcatio is not traceable. Until
a case is found undo circumstance
which render the conveyance OF the
specihc poison an impossih'lity this
theory has absolutely no facts to sup
port II.
Tad sanitary conditions, crowded or
poorly drained kennels, exposure 10
dampncss. insufficient or overlooking, i'm
proper diet, lack of fresh air and exer-
cls', all conduCc to the DEVELOPMENT o.
distempcr. There are innumerable chan.
nels through which a healthy dog ear
contract the disease. The germ retains
it' vitality a long time and can be con.
VeSed through the air or ON a PERSONS
''"thes or a dog which has had the dis.
ease and thus been rendered unassall.
an'e can convey the germs In its coat
from n sick to a well dog. The use of
the same kennel feeding dishes or shin.
pIng crates are common modes of inocu.
lation.
Therefore the danger OF contracting
the ulstase is directly Increased by the
iuhhper or dogs and places with which
the animal is brought in contact. Tn
true primary cause Of Nstrmper IL un-
doubleday "A specific organism. writes an
atthoflty in the BuIctN Of ne Doc in
h'dHh ana disease, and the disease is
most commonly contracted either by
actual contact witt another Infected
animal or by the CONVEYANCE OF III.
virus IN some of the eNcretions OF IN.
same secondary or predisposing causes
play AN important part in the spread OF
THIS disease. Many animals have the
disease so slightly that II IL unrecog.
ilH'u except to the experienced eye.
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BOSTON ANCESTRY
HARD TO DETERMINE
Breed Probably Is Result Of Il
More or Less Vnin-
tended Cross.

An inquiry has been received by this
Office signed 20. V. T." asking 'as to
what the ancestry Of the up to date
I'oston terrier is"' What crosses were
used in obtaining this breed OF dog &?
aud "as TO when the screw tail was
1rst perfected in the breed
In "A general way the up to date
Boston terrier may be said TO represent
the evolution OF a distinct type out Of
IN almost "incongruous ancestry. His
advocates agree that his orisin was
from an unprecedented cross or vari-
ols crosses between the bull terrier and
the mall English bulldog. Out of these
tame an uncertain collection, eacn fav-
.red by individual breeders. one breed
e" had AS his type 4 small dog. s%notrcr
"A large one, one favored q square
black muz2lt and another chung to tn"
distinctive bulldog type. while still an
other worked to perpetuate the terrier
nuzzle.
While these rival ideas were in the
minds Of several dog fancicrs, Robert
&. Hooper OF Boston got possession Of 4
dog which was supposed to be an Eng
l.sh importation and now known to dog
h,story as Hooper's Judge. lie is de-
sCribed as a cross between the English
bulldog and English bull terrier. the
former type being In the ascendant. He
had Il strong frame. high station. and
weighed about thirty-two pounds. 'His
color was dark brindle with "A white face
stripe. He had . square, blocky head
oGd AN even mouth. in the latter point
resembling the present acceptcd TYPE
Of the breed.
lie vas bred to Gyp, owned by Ed
ward Burnett of Southboro. Mass. whicl
vas "A white dog, low stationed. with
stocky build. short blOcky head AMI
weighing about twenty pounds. From
this mating came Eph. and he was
mated with Tobin's Kate, this producing
Earnard's Tom, which IL said to be the
iirct In line to have II screw tail. This
line became known as Hoston terriers.
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v,,,.r p,drcway Das,lcr. Hest Son Of
Ch' I,.b, ipassicr. Pee $40. The Imported
romeranians al stud; Kidssw.y ", r",t
Nugget. %3ta-pound black; Pr",n.r v
sms.hsr. :,.pound oranxc-shadcd sable.
Big international winner. re. Sso ,,dre.
,.a" i<inycrnft. A Zig Winner In Enxianu
and America. Grown stock and rnpp,ss
Tor sale NJ Al Times. GEuMsr w.
0IINTARjj. Owner. Charles Button. Nen-
ne, Nanoscr. T.. u. Box 81 Bayssde, ,ons
Island. y. Y. Ridgewny Kennels '"""e
2i5t Flushing.
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Mrs. Clarke Owns winning P-ke.

Fairfax Moy Fla 10y, the reserve win
ming bitch at the Pekingese match held
at Mrs. Hastings's estate. Bagatelle. last
week, belongs to Mrs, Frank T. Clarke,
and not &c Mrs. a. NJ, Hunter. as was
reported at the show. In all of the re-
turns of the show Mrs. Hunter was
given as the owner, n mistake that
would not ave occurred had there been
a catalogue. but when 100 dogs are out
at a match OF this kin II Is unusually
hard to get the names and owners of the
different entries.
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Mrs, Herbert 80 the Nrwuhlu hru-
nclS of England, who has been At the
Grcgoriau for the past few weeks with
a select consignment of I'ehing,sr, has
sold about AL her stock and Will leave
this city next week to go to Calgary,
Alberta, where she will visit her cN-
trusiye oil interests in the Northwest.
Mrs. Ashford. who came over with Mrs.
Herbert ard has been in charge OF the
dogs, left for her home IN England yes
,erday.
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KENNEL DIRECTORY
EON TERRIERS.

The Imported Wire
Haired Fox Terriers
at Stud Wireboy Of
I'aignton. Fee $50.
Oh. Raby 1Dnyytev.
Zee S25. The scnsa-
ton Of England and
America.
R;dgeway Banicr. Fee
$50. EulI Brother tom
Raby IDaysicr. Ridge
way Nutcrncker, zee
500. A grand young
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-30
No Muddying OF the Waters

Is uncomfortable that men like Alderman
l Barton H. Grundy and his associates Of
the committee of Council, named to investi-
gate the Police Department, will permit the
committee to be diverted from it's serious
purpose to the trivial and indecent purpose OF
muddying the waters.
The committee is expected to find out
whether certain charges against members of
the Police Board we'll or i'll founded.
Under the terms Of the resolution by which
it was created, it is to inquire into the Of
fetal conduct OF the whole department. 1t is
its duty to learn and to report to Council
what are the deficiencies of police policy. and
who are the incompetent or unworthy in po-
lice personnel.
1T is natural enough, perhaps. that some Of
those at whom the finger of suspicion points
should be anxious to show that they no
worse than some others. This is unques-
tonably true. but nothing will he gained by
demonstrating it, even mathematically, to the
Investigating committee It is better to ad-
init it. as a general proposition. and proceed
to the more serious matters the committee
faces. With mems private lives, unless they
affect the administration of law, the commit
tee can have nothing to do. Even the pri-
vate life of member of the Police Depart
ment, save it illustrates the manner in
which he discharged or failed to discharge
his duty, is not within the scope Of the COM
lulllee = interest.
Richmond desires capable Police Depart
ment. honestly manned and fearlessly and in
diligently directed. If some surgical work
should prove to be necessary in attaining
this desired result. it will be for the COM
mittee to recommend to Council the operation
that seems appropriate.
minimum of scandal with Il maximum
Of betterment, is the ideal the committee
should keep in mind when it holds its meet
ing tonight. The investigation is not de-
signed to supply prurient entertainment, but
to contribute TO public security and impartial
enforcement of law. Unpleasant and per-
haps revolving evidence will be adducet, but
there should be just little Of that sort of
thing as circumstances will permit. The
main facts are enough, without dragging in
the details.
1t is inconceivabe, we say, that men
like Mr.. Grundy will permit the committees
powers to be perverted and used to cloud the
real issue or to advance some scheme of
revenge. For one thing, that method Of in
vestigation leads nowhere and results in
nothing. The community has a right to eX-
pect, and does expect, that this committee
will take itself and its function seriously
nor is there substantial reason to apprehend
that this just expectation will be disappointed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-30
WAR STILES GERMAN UNIVERSITIES

WASHINGTON, March 2S.-The war in
Europe. while not completely closing
Germany's twenty one great universe
ties. has practically dcpopulatcd their
ciassroomS and their professional chairs
These institutions had. before tn. war
a total OF more than $4,000 matricu-
lated students. the one ut Berlin hav-
Ing nearly 10000 alone The part
played BY the German universities in
national and international life Is de-
scribcd by the National Geographic
Society in the following short sketch:
Among the faculties OF GcrInany's
twenty -one universities were scattered
at the beginning OF the war In Europe
many OF the biggest men in the world
OF learning. The German university
was thoroughly cosmopolitan COM
munity. all nations. all manner of Gus
toms, and All habits OF thought being
represented. Americans have been
represented at German universities
since benjamin Franklim's day That
great printer statesnan- PHILOSOPHER Is
looked upon as the founder of the
loosely organized student corporation
with a wealth Of traditions extending
over more than 100 years
Large American Colony.
Hundreds Of young Americans at
tended the universities Of Germany
'''N'' ES'i' '''ih til' Nal :
OF the plans OF this student stream
will not be tho least OF the hardships
that the great struggle Is forcing us
TO share. The influx OF American
students regularly began in the early
part OF April and continued through
tho summer until the opening of the
autumn semester. At such universe
ties rs Berlin. Leipzig, Munich. Held
elbcrg and Gocttingcn, the student
contingent from the United States
forms q considerable body.
THE German university IL an i'm
pcrium In tmpcrio--a state within a
state. Upon being matriculated in one
OF these universities. the student be-
comes member Of an ideal republic
OF learning: he is responsible alone TO
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-30
Wants to Be a Cowboy

WASHINGTON. March 23.-Secretary
of War Garrison Is willing and anxious
TO do good turn for an ambitious
Irish boy in Dublin, who wants TO he a
cowboy. But the secretary halls from
New Jersey, and knows neither cow
boys nor ranch owners. He would like
TO receive an offer from any ranchmnn
who Is ready TO transform this Irish
boy into cowpunchcr.
These offers when received at the
War Department will be forwarded to
the Dublin lad III response to q letter
sent by him to Mr.. Garrison, reading:
Dear Sir.--1 would be very thankful
If you would try and get me into the
cowboy ranch. l would like to be a
cowboy and ] would be very glad If you
would do your best and get me into
the cowboy ranch. ! am boy Of ten
years Of age. am : foot. and would
make fine man, and I would do my
best and work hard at the cattle and
drive them wherever you want them. I
would like to be 4 cowboy 'ranchcr. |
am very fond OF Govt boys. That is why
] would like to be one"
Mr.. Garrison was puzzled to under
stand why tho boy had written, but Is
ready to aid him in his ambition The
boy gave his name and address, but
these were withheld by tho secretary
today, when he made public tho letter.
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4 Great DrillinaStcr

a JtST-PUBLISHED memoir OF Scott
4 Shlpp, from the pen OF Jennings G.
wise, calls attention again to one of the
greatest administers Virginia ever produced
Scott Ship graduated from the Virginia
Military Institute in 1859 and immediately
became an instructor in the institution He
was present with detail OF students al
1arper's Ferry at the time of John Browns
Raid, and in 1861 entered the service as adj
lutant-general Of the Virginia Provisional
Army. lie was, la er appointed {; major in
Colonel Gilhams regiment, but was ordered
back 10 the Virginia Military Institute
nevertheless, Shipp accompanied Jackson on
ms Romney expedition. and served with CON
spicuous efficiency.
HIS next work in the Confederate service
was done at the Virginia Military Institute as
instructor oil officers. The men sent out from
lhe school were far better trained than the
average Confederate officers, and Shipp
showed great AFFINITY in beating raw students
into soldiers in a very limited space of time
lie wearied, however, of academic duty in
the midst OF war, and failing to secure an
appointment to a field command left the in
slitute on leave Of absence and Joined the
army as a private soldier
Later he had opportunities for larger ser
vice He commanded the cadets under
Imboden in opposing the Federal cavalry. and
in the evci-memora BILE battle OF New Markei
as wen as on the Wchmond lines in the
winter of lSG465.
In 1889 Colonel Shipp became superinten
Dent OF Inc institute in which position he re-
NAMED until his resignation in 1907 In his
long career at the Virginia Military Institute
Scout supp succeeded in raising il to be one
OF the hrst military schools of the world
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-30
Smokeless Powder in War

According TO writer IN the Youths
Companion, only As per cent OF ordinary
suHpowd.r is converted into gas when
II eNp!odes, The remaining 81 per cent
uhcohsuncd residue. which we see
IN The form Of smoke In the way
mat is now going on IN Europe, how
ever. all the combatan,s are USING
another kind OF gunpowdcr. which /.
sh"keiess On ignition It is converted
Wholly into gas. y much greater vol.
"ihe OF gas is produced, and the ex
pIosivc effect is proportjonately IN
crca sed ga
ihe:c are many kinds OF smokeless
s"hrowder. One Of the best known /,
IN" hhSlis corditc, which. when forced
az nuSn hoies IN perforated meta
piate whiic In plastic condition. takes
the FORM of thick strings that look
iiNc Drown rubber The striprs ar.
CUT UP into short cylindrical pieces
o" can safely hold a string OF cordite
IN your nand and light one end OF II.
NJ nu'h slowly with bright lamc
y charact"rlstic of smokelcss powdcrs
Is mat they burn very slowly: on that
account modern guns are very long In
"'"cr that All the powder of n charge
may nave time to be transformed inc
S"s peiore the projeCtlc driven bv I,
sIn"kcless powder used by our army
ana navy is made by soaking nitro.
COTTON III mixture OF ether and alec
mol; II is thus converted into n plastic
substance that may be nodded or cut
| INTO any shape required For small
arms, II is manufactured in form
resembling spnghctti-long strings tina,
are chopped into little pieces and
packed into the cartridges. For bic
guns, II Is made in long rods. which.
aitcr being perforated from end to end
win number Of holes to insure
quicker ignition, are cut into short
lengths. That kind of powder, which
might be called an explosive cellu.
ioid, Is of horny consistency: MS In
me case Of other smokeless powders.
INC slowness with which 1t burns is
owing mainly 10 its density.
The very cloth Of the bags used 10
contain charges Of gunpowder for the
Dig guns has Itself been made of smoke
| less powder-that is, woven Of threads
OF exactly the same substance That
Is an invention of the Germans The
bag thus becomes part of tho explosive
charSe, and when the gun Ia fred is
wholly consumed The cloth used is
an artificial silk OF n glossy white
color
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-30

victions. His whole Indictment is conclusively
proved he vocifcrously maintains, by the fact
that the interned German vessels speci-
hcally exempted from the operation of tho gov
eminent ship purchase bill Every who
has looked into tho matter at ALL" he adds
knows perfectly we'll that literally
purchasing quarrel with every ship that
purchased from any of the corporal ions owning
the German informed ships In other words
the President and Mr.. Bryan wero working "in
the interest of Germany and German corpora
tons although they perfectly we'll knew that
in doing they were purchasing quarrel with
Great Britain and France with every such ship
The statement OF Mr.. Roosevclts proposition Is
Its own refutation. ff they were working "in
the interest Of foreign firms. and with perfect
knowledge that they working against
the interest of the United States must set
them down as couple OF arrant fools. as we'll
arrant knavcs because such transparent
conspiracy against their own country must
inevitably have ruined them. From the vche
mcncc of his Geographic argument II is evident
that the Colonel realizes that he has put his
foot into 1t badly and that he can only save
himself from utter confusion OF countcnance by
making Il loud noise. is Mr.. Roosevelt losing
his political Judgment. well as his sense Of
public decency? IT looks very much as If he
failing and did not play the game with
his former skill-Baltimore Sun.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-30
Flower Carnival for Reunion

THE suggestion made by one of our CORE
spondents, whose letter appears in an
other column to-day, that there be a flower
carnival in connection With the Confederate
Reunion in June is excellent one, and
The Times-Dspatch hopes it will commend
itself 10 the committee in charge
Richmond in June is beautiful with flowers
and better season for flower carnival
could scarce have been chosen The thought
submitted by our correspondent that such an
affair would give opportunity for a general,
if not universal participation OF the people,
is worthy of attention.
Or course, the details of the carnival
should be planned carefully, with proper at
tention 10 its artistic possibilities. There are
many men and women here in Richmond under
whose direction its success would be certain
and memorable. The possibilities are almost
lmitless, and there could be no sweeter
tribute to the old heroes who wore the gray.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-30

the heads OF this republic, and tbov
are responsible for him to the state
The card Of membership which the
university authorities Issue 10 him is
ms passport. II protects him from ar
rest ana from the inpositions OF
! tradesmen. and establishes his lden-
tity beyond question before all serv.
ants of the state. This card also pro
cures theatcr and concert tickets for
MIN at significant price reductions
Furthermore, IT establishes his credi,
with local trndesmen
Held FOrcmost Rnnk
From before the beginning OF mod
crn times. Germany has held foremost
educational rank. Her universities
have enjoyed international renown
since the Middle Ages. while many OF
the names most prominent In the media
goSical world are German. To-day the
Fathcrland is distinguished both for a
diffusion OF knowledge through all
classes. diffc-ion that has practically
eliminated illiteracy, ana for the sm-
pcriori,y OF its specialists In the var!-
Gus fields OF learning.
Educntion In Germany costs less
than daily fare; In fact IL is regarded
by the Germans as necessary rs bread
and meat Tho matriculation fee at
u German university Is IS marks about
Si.3V. The lecture courses, as rule.
cost from Sl.25 TO IS. according as
ther" are one or four hours "A week
Laboratory fees are extra, but reason
able; and the classes held by the pro
fessors are generally gratis. Since 1913
tho scale or prices has been increased
somewhat for students from foreign
, lands, but they are sim more easily
borne than university charges outside
OF Germany
There Is no more genuine democracy
/ in the world than that prevailing in the
German university community. During
his student years the German puts
away the irksomc responsibilities and
the outward conventions Of caste. ami
lives and chooses his friends according
10 his fancy. But he seldom carries
! this democracy beyond his university
years"