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The Washington times., 1915-03-02

CONRAD H; sYME, JAMES FRANCIS
pisTRicr couRT. II RE: The "iden!ns
ause ss IN the sfe. mn2T 6f
District Court No lls4. Notice is hereby
given that the Commissioners OF the District
of Columbia. pursuant to the provisions Of
section ZOOS to section 1908 !. inclusive of the
code OF law for the District OF Columbia
the condemnation of the land necessary for
the widening Of Columbia Road, minor
of Columbia, as shown on a plat or map filed
with the said petition as part thereo, and
dsinterested men. not related to any person
interested in these proceedings and not In
Columbia Col e or " Of the United mite u states. be sum. n
moned by the United States marshal for the
District OF oSinm6'a 90 TO b assess ,an tns damages
by reason OF the widening of said minor
street. aud the condemnation Of the land
necessary for the purposes thereof, and TO
assess az benefits resulting therefrom the On
tire amount OF said damages. including the
or part of lot parcel OF land In the square
or block in which said minor street is to be
parcel of ground In the squares blocks
confronting the square in which said minor
and by the aforesaid code OF law. 1t Is.
by the Court @ i, S Ibis lSth day Of February; A. d
lslS. , ORDERED ,h That dnssts AL persons having
they are hereby. warned aud commanded
TO appear In this Court on or before the 18th
day OF March. A. D. 1915. at ten o'clorb 4.
NJ. and continue In attendance until the
Court shall have made its final order Tati-
Tying and confirming the award of damages
and the assessment Of benefits OF the Jury To
be- einpaneed and sworn herein; and II is
further ORDERED, That copy OF this
tice and order be published twice Meek
| Tor two successive weeks In the Washington
Evening star. The Washington Times amt
l!shed in the said District. before he spid
18th day Of March. A. ID. 1915 It is rurther
ORDERED, That copy OF this noti'" aud
order be served by the United States mar
shall or his deputies. ;pon earh OF the own.
ers of the fee Of the land TO be condemned
herein as may be found blythe said marshal.
or his deputies. within the District OF 90
lumbia before the said 18th day OF March
A. ID. 1875 by the Court. THOS. IA. An
DERSON, Justice iSeaD a true ropf
Test: J. II. YOUNG, Clerk by +. + CLN-
NlNGHAM. Asst Clerk.
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OFFICE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DIS.
TRICr OF COLUMBIA. February l.. 1876 -
Notice is hereby given that in CONFORMITY
to law, the pamphlet Cunta ining n list %,
taxes in arrears on real property in the Dls-
triCt OF Columbia the LIST day OF July
1914, also all assessments subject to sale has
been printed. A copy thereof will he de
iirered to any taxpayer applying therefor
at the office OF the collector of taxes OF the
sessments due. together with the penalties
ana costs that may have accrued thereon.
shall not be paid prior 10 the day named
fer sale. namely. the 9th day Of March IL j.
the property involved wi be sold unIe: our
direction at public auction. at the Office VI
lumbia. commencing on the said Sth day o.
March. 1915. between the hours OF 10 O clock
in the forenoon and 4 O'Clock In the after.
noon. and continuing each following dav
Sundays and legal holidays excepted. until al
such delinquent property In sold. OLIVE +
=. NEWMAN. LOUIS BROWNLOW. .. W
KUTZ. Commissioners OF the District q
Columbia.
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE

FARM 10 acres, fair buildings. well watered
some timber and good pasture: mile from
Potomac; miles from District: assessed at
over 5000, price. &c. 500: small cash pa yinent :
also equities IN small well rented house ;
and some clear lots In city and suburbs: u!ll
sell any OF this property cheap. Or viii eN-
change the whole for tract of cheap unim =
proved land suitable for colonization Ad-
dress BOX l0J. Times Office owners ,nly .
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Marriage Licenses,

=. Cad Bryan Morehouse and Marion Edith
Elliott.
Robert E. Rogers and Ina y. Bentley
Frederick W. Metzger. OF Baltimore. and
Augusta NJ. Wiley
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BUSINESS PROPERTY

Z. 900 SO. FEET OF floor space. md floor:
corner building light on sides: with de.
tached Office room: heat furnished: location
End and B sts. y. w. Phon" Main S303
The Washington times., 1915-03-02
PUBLIC NOTICES
CONRAD II. SYME. JAMES FRANCIS
SMITH, Attorneys.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
ThICT Or Col:GMBIA. hoLp1Ng A
eoRnec, %R Ss ash os stSeet; Northsas, With Hamin
Street, District Court, 30 nss, Notice is
District OF Columbia, pursuant to the pro-
visions of section l64 to 'section l6dS l. in
Coiumb,s % have as eG ed petition M in his Court
praying the condemnation OF The land neces-
sary for the opening Of a minor street through
east with Hamlin street. in the District OF
Columbia. as shown on a plat or map filed
prasing w also that a jury OF ave iudcious,
disnterestcd men. not related to any person
interested In these proceedings and not IN
tho service or employment OF the District Of
Columbia or OF the United States, be sum-
moned by the United States marshal Tor the
District Of Columbia TO assess the damages
each owner OF land to be taken may sustain
by reason OF the opening OF said minor street,
and the condemna ion OF the land necessary y
for the purposes thereof and to assess as
benefits resulting therefrom the entire amount
OF said damages. including the expenses OF
lot or parcel OF land in the square or block
In which said minor street is to be opened.
ground in the squares or blocks confronting
the square in witch said minor street is 10
be opened. provided for in and 10y the
Aforesaid code OF law. II is. by the Court,
this 9th day Of February, A. d. 1916. OR
DERED, That sii persons having any inter
est In these proceedings be. and they are
hereby. warned and commanded to appear in
this Court or before the 23rd day OF
March. A. y. 1915 at ten o'clock A. M. and
continue in attendance until the Court shall
have made its fnal order ratifying and con-
frming the award OF damages and the as
peneled and sworn herein: and it is further
ORDERED. That a copy OF this notice and
order be published twice a week for TWO .Suc-
cessive weeks in the Washington Evening
Star The Washington Times and the Wash
ington Post NewspaIers published in the
said District. before tie said o3rd day OF
March. a. ID. 1915. 1t Is further ORDERED.
That a copy OF this notice and order be
served by the United States marshal or his
deputies. upon each of the owneSs OF the fee
OF the land to be condemned herein as may
be found by the said marshal. or his depu-
ties within the District OF Columbia helS-e
the said 22rd day OF March, a. -. 1915. by
the Court. THOS. II. ANDERSON. Justice.
CSean \ true COPY. Test: J. Il. YOUNG
CLERK by AI.F. G. BUHRMAN. Asst Clerk.
Evening star., 1915-11-28
SLAUs JUST ARRIVING
IN The LAND Or L1BERrY.,

the reason for it all, and the general
trend of opinion seems to be that the
children begin to respond to the i'm
proved conditions of living from the
time of their arrival, while their
American-born brothers and sisters
forge far ahead of them by being vir-
tually born Americans.
There are students of anthropological
problems who contend that it is not
just the better food. the more sani-
tary homes and better methods of
living, but that it is the spirit of the land
the composite spirit of liberty and
equality that gets into their blood and
infuses them with it's atmosphere Of
progress.
The poor. bewiIdered, foreign born
mother finds her family a succession
of surprises. Her older children, born
in the fatherland, manifest no such
marked tendencies to depart from the
traditions of family and race as the
youngsters seem possessed of. To the
younger ones America is proudly their
birthplace: they quickly despise and
discard the odd customs of their
fathers and grandfathers, and even
the native tongue for that of their
schoolmates. Mother and father must
perforce, midst many pangS and mis-
givings, yield one by one their cher
ished household gods of habit, from
generations of ancestors, to the ruth
less hands of the modernized boys and
girls who have but one ambition-to
be all American.
In the schools they feel keenly the
criticism OF the other children over
their old world clothes and manners.
and they are the teachers surest ally
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in getting themselves relieved of the
sewing-up process that marks the ad
vent of winter clothes. Bathing their
bodies and clean clothes come natural
ly. and the haste with which they ac-
quire a knowledge of American Gus
toms and abandon their own tongue
for the language of the new land is
both a joy and a sorrow to the mother.
who pathetically watches her little
flock drift away from her and all of
the fixed moorings of their family life.
Compensation comes in the realiza-
tion of their rapid progress, and she,
too, presently joins the ranks, dis
cards her many skirts and old shaw
and falls into line with American
clothes.
Many of the investigators of these
wonderful changes in the bodies of
immigrant children have endeavored
to attach some Importance to the man
ner of caring for the babes during the
first few months of their lives. In
eastern Europe the Slavs. as well as
the Jews. swathe their newborn infant
with roller bandages from the shoulders
down to the ankles. The child is then
usually placed fiat on his back on a
soft pillow or cushion, and the swath-
ing is continued for at least three
months, sometimes as long as six and
even longer. if the child is a weakling.
This position may be given some
credit for influencing the shape of the
childs head. In New York city the
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Going the Limit.

CIR ERNEST CASsEL, the English
~ financier, who was very close
friend of the late King Edward, said to
a reporter in New York:
Food spectators have made food
dear and scarce in Germany. so that
they've had to adopt maximum prices
and no-meat days in the fatherland"
Sir Ernest smiled.
IF Cleopatra lived in Germany to-
day." he said, land Chairman or Iris
were to ask her if she'd like another
pearl dissolved in her chalice, she'd
very likely answer:
mo, dear. l think TIL go the limit
today. Bring me a beefsteak'"
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ness of perception that has made the
school children recruited from homes
of foreign-born parents in many. many
instances forge ahead of the native
American children of corresponding age
and vastly greater opportunity
So remarkable and so noticea BILE have
these facts become that some years
ago, the government appointed a group
immigration commission for the inves-
tigation of all phases of immigrant life
and the intricate problems their absorb
tion into our national life involved.
x K
The immigration bureau now has a
collection of ponderous tones and a
wealth of publications devoted to the
reports of it's Investigations. While
much has been ascertained, but a small
part of the data is conclusive, for the
simple reason that the passing of the
years adds to the fund of research, as
many of the immigrant peoples who
seek homes in our land are yet to be
factory conclusions are obtainable only
among the races where family immi-
grafton has occurred, which Is among
European immigrants.
What Is most astonishing in the
changes in bodily form which had been
found so frequent among the children
of immigrant parents, is the fact that
the stubbornest racial traits are subor-
dinated and modified in conformity
with the American type; hence the
children who are born just few years
after their parents come to this coun-
try not only acquire a new tongue. new
standards. new ideals and new ambi-
tions. but they likewise change in the
matters of height, weight. shape of the
head and face, and even eyes and hair
have been found to depart from the
type of their nationality.
Thus. while the facial and physical
features of the parents and adult mem
bers of the families remain true to
their nativity. the children who were
either in infancy or very young de-
velop into a different type from the
father and mother. but not to such a
contrasting degree as has been found
to be true Of the children who are
born after the parents have been ten
years or more in America.
In such instances the facial and
physical differences between brothers
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the exhibit was a display of the gifts
which this gorernment makes to Off
GERS and crews of foreign vessels who
rescue shipwrecked American seamen.
1t is not generally known. l think.
that the government makes gifts of
this sort. but it is a fact that numerous
presentations are thus made
Mrs. Blandford exhibited correspond
ence relative to a Sift which the State
Department is about to send to a Dutch
crew for heroic work in rescuing ship
wrecked American merchant marine
men These gifts are usually binocu-
lar marine glasses, gold watches. with
chain and compass charm, and gold
medals.
At the exposition it was necessary
specially to lock the case which con-
tained samples of these gifts. \ num-
ber of ouslooking young men
were seen gazing with covetous eyes
upon the case for a succession of days;
it was suspected that they were plan
ming theft. so Mrs. Blandford took
the precaution of adding a few extra
locks.
The last part of the exhibit" said
Mrs Blandford in conclusion, showed
the general nature of decorations and
gifts which foreign governments have
conferred upon American officials. 1t
Is unlawful for officials of the United
states to accept any titles or gifts;
nevertheless, number have been con-
Ierred These are filed in the State
department until authority is granted
by Congress for their acceptance or
until the death of the recipient permits
their transfer to the legal heirs"
The Thomas Jefferson writing desk
on which the original draft of the
Declaration of Independence was writ
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6NHE bureau of fisheries is doing its
best to exploit the commercial
possibilities of the goosefish and
has recently issued bulletin upon this
unappreciated fish in which it gives ten
different recipes by which it may be
converted into delicious and appetiz-
ing food.
SO little is this fish valued by the
fishermen of the Atlantic coast that
every year they throw away about 10,-
600, 900 pounds. But goosefish is of a
higher nutritive value than the famous
New England Goldfish.
This angler or monkfish, as it is also
called. is a most unsightly monster. 1t
has A very large head and mouth. en-
tireIy out of proportion to the rest of
its body. 1t is abundant along the At
lsntic coast down to the Carolinas. and
on traWl lines and in nets with other
Ash there are gathered more than 400-
600. weighing on an average of twenty
five pounds each. and giving, when cut
into steaks, food that in building
qualities is equal to sirloin steak. All
of this splendid food is either thrown
overheard or left on the shores to de-
cay, and if it were sold even at the low
est price it would pay the fishermen,
for they take 1t without extra trouble.
The appearance of the fish is against
it, 1t averages a length of about three
feet, with broad depressed body, and
the powerful jaws are provided with
double row of strong teeth.
The first spine of the dorsal fin is de-
tached and inserted on the Snout, and
bears a tuft. which serves as a lure
for it's prey. Its loose, mottled brown
skin is covered with numerous short
flaps, which are regular in size and
arrangement around the edge of the
laws Because of the enormous head,
on which there is little neat, there is
a good bit of waste to the fish, only 35
per cent of the whole body being used
for food. Most of this is edible-in
fact. 80 per cent may be used, as the
skin and bones form such a small part.
One of the advantages In its use as
food for man would be to lessen the
extent of its destructiveness to other
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THE TABLE

fish. 1t is voracious. eating almost
every kind of animal of a suitable size
that lives in the sea. Besides fish, il
feeds on worms. starfish, mollusks.
Holsters, crabs and various water fowl.
including ducks and geese. 1t is eN-
ceSSively greedy. as single meal
sometimes weighs half as much the
fish itself
While its good qualities are only just
becoming known in this country the
goosefsh has long been favorite III
Europe 1t abounds in the North SEA
and other waters of Europe, and its
annual consumption amounts to mill
lions of pounds.
Though called the sea deyil' in Ger
many it Is highly esteemed. and there
are many ways of preparing it. II is
equally popular in Great Britain and
Italy. 1t is also prepared for sale by
smoking. cut into small strips and
boxed.
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cause they represent a number of the
most distinct European types
The Bohemians. Slovaks. Hungarians
and Poles. representing the type of
changes. Among the American born
children of these people the height In
creases, both length and width of head
decreases, the latter little more
noticeably than the former, and the
width of the face decreases very mark
edly.
With the Hebrews, however, there are
changes peculiar to themselves. Height
and weight increase, their heads be-
come decidedly longer. and their faces
grow narrower.
The Sicilians and Neapolitans show
their physical changes in different
manner. They grow neither taller nor
heavier. In the former the long heads
round out. and the round headed Nea-
politans develop more in length of
head and face. These south Of Europe
people lose in stature. as American
born children do not attain the height
Of their foreign born brothers and sis
ters.
Among all of the east-of- Europe
Hebrews the American surroundings,
even under the least favorable condi-
tions Of living, have produced gen.
orally favorable development of the body.
for the children grow taller and
stouter. This is not true of all fmmi-
grant children born in this country.
for the little Italians seem to lose
somewhat in vigor under the condi-
tions of the new life. 1t is supposed
that the rigorous winters and summers
of America are too severe for them to
respond in growth. as all other chill
dren of foreign parents seem to do.
With all of the wonder of this phe-
nomena full upon them the scientists.
who have thus discovered that there
who are marveling over the evident
Elasticity of the human race in the
very respects in which it has always
been considered most fixed and regu
lar, have not yet actually figured out
the reasons for this ready and sus-
tanned divergence from the native type
of the universally acknowledged
American form.
Many ideas have been advanced as to
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AZ n I

fN ~ ST startling of all the many
lNNHiI wonderful results of inmiera-
UAJJl tion is the effect of America n
life upon the children of the
peoples of Europe. for they actually
change their type under the potent spell
of the new land
America has long been called the
melting pot of the world. the vast
crucible into which the Immigrants of
the earth pour themselves with CRATE
ful abandon. to come forth vitalized
and modernized and ready to compete
with our native sons in all lines of in
dustry. Their adaptability and the fa-
cility with which many of them attain
enviable success offers profound indi-
cation to the advocates of the theory
Of race amalgamation as advantageous.
Even the earnest patriots who beseech
Uncle Sam to close the doors of the
United States to all foreigners keep
Ing America for Americans only, must
stand awed and abashed before the
convincing proof that America does
most thoroughly and completely Ameri-
canize not only the children of inmi-
grant parents who are born under the
Stars and Stripes. but also those born
in the fatherland of the parents and
brought along with the family
The process begins with their arrival
upon our shores and continues through
life, being most apparent. of course. in
the infants and young children. The
older boys and girls also respond, but
not so rapidly nor so completely as is
true of the toddlers.
Not only does their bodily form re-
epond In some marvellous manner to the
compelling influences of the new life,
but their minds also awaken to a keen
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In Vino Veritas.

A WELL known detective had just
~ told New York reporter how one
of his assistants had extracted a crooks
very discriminating life story by means
of alcohol.
"Alcohol!'' said he with a chuckle.
alcohol Is a marvellous preservative
Of everything but secrets"
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a large illuminated seal was also
shown to represent the design which
was finally adopted.
illustrating the formality which
marks correspondence between ma
tions on occasions of ceremony. actual
copies OF letters signed by President
Wilson were shown, which follow
the prescribed rules of etiquette
as applied to diplomatic correspond
ence. Copies of commissions issued
by the Department of State to a min
lister, ambassador. secretary Of an em-
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ALICE M BLANDFORD Has Had Charge
N Her Work There Quite UnusuaExhi Presents Graphically the the
Department. Pape-4ow
Observation-Disclosures Other State Papers and Methods.
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bassy, a consul general and a cabinet
member created great interest
Due to the recent violation of pass
ports issued by the Department of
State. people were attracted to the pass
port exhibit as. I dare say. they would
fore declared. "a general passport. a
passport which has been viseed by a
foreign government and a special pass
port issued chiefly to government ON.
perhaps the most unusual part Of
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or the most interesting treaties which
the United States has drawn up There
was shown a portion of the treaty Of
peace between the United States and
Spain at the close of the Spanish war.
which was negotiated and signed at
Paris. copy of the Panama treaty,
by the terms of which the United
States built the Panama canal, was
shown in full, together with photo
graphs of Secretary Hay and Minister
Bunau -Varilla of Panama
Another case which attracted con-
siderable attention." Mrs Blandford
went on to say. was that one which
contained different forms of proclama-
tons which the Presidents have made
Ihe most important of these was the
emancipation proclamation Of Presi-
dent Lincoln. The odd feature of this
~ )clamation--Which announces that a IL
slaves are to be freed except those in
two parishes of Louisiana-seemed to
arouse especial interest This fact
seemed to be little known by the people
of the country.
In August. 1914. the State Depart
ment performed an unusual work in
relieving American citizens who were
stranded abroad at the outbreak of the
European war. Through it's foreign
service the department inaugurated
measures of relief and exerted all of
IFS eHoTt III supplying fundS and trans
portation of Americans to their homes
Unique in this exhibit is the first page
of cablegram of 500 typewritten
words, which transmitted an aggregate
of two and half millions of dollars
to thousands of our stranded citizens.
Under the title The Making of a
Law the exhibit represented the vari-
Gus forms through which a bill passes
from the time of it's Introduction into
Congress to its completion as a law.
when the approved copy is neatly print
ed on parchment and filed in the
archives of the State Department for
permanent and authentic record.
Various designs of the great seal of
the United States from the inception of
the national government to the present
time were illustrated In the exhibit, ana