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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-11-18
Silk PetticOatS.

Women's pure silk messaline and taffeta petit.
coats. Sl9S. over 100 of this seasons newest
style silk petticoats. in the choicest colors and
black. with patent elastic wastband, deep founce,
ruifled with dust ruflers. Values up to SO. Extra
special at $l.9S
Twenty dozen women's black and colored sateen
and cotton tafeta petticoats extra special at Csc
The Washington times., 1915-12-09

Get a pair to during the Christmas shopping.
Kanns-Fourth Floor
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
MRS. THOMPSON BURIED
In ARLINGTON CEMETERY
Flag Which Was Used by Gen 'Stone,
wall" Jackson's Command En-
shrouds Her Body.

Mrs. Mary Taliaferro Thompson
who died in Sibley Hospital Monday
was laid at rest in Arlington Gene
terry yesterday. She was the first
woman ever to be buried in the Con-
Tolerate section of the national burial
ground.
The services in the Confederate Me-
mortal Home in Vermont avenue were
| attended by the officers and many
members of the District chapters of
the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy. Mrs. Thompson was the
life president of ''Stonewall" Jackson
Chapter of the organization and an
honorary president of the national
organization. Mrs. Odenheimer presi-
dent general of the national organiza-
ton. attended the service.
The body lay in state in the me-
mortal home from 10 o'clock until 2,
when the sermon was preached by
Rev. DR.. James II. Taylor, of the
Central Presbyterian Church. A guard
of honor composed Of two women
from eight District chapters Of the
United Daughters and two children
from the Children of the Confederacy,
which Mrs Thompson organized. was
stationed about the body.
Mrs Thompson was buried with her
body wrapped in a Confederate battle
flag. which had been in service under
Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson in the Shen-
andoah Valley. She was buried near
the monument to Confederate soldiers.
which she was instrumental in having
erected.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
MILLIONS In WAR GUNS
LOST IN STEEL FIRE
Blaze at Bethlehem Caused by Crossed
Electric Wires. According to
Company Officials.

South Bethlehem. Pa, Nov 1o.-with
an estimated damage from three to four
millions, the fire which today destroyed
the number four machine shop at the
bethlehem Steel Company. in which war
guns were being made for England. and
the United States, was gotten under con-
troll, although heavy streams OF water
are still being poured into the ruined
building with its valuable machinery.
The steel company ISSUED a statement
saving the blaze was due 20 n crossed
circuit wire which ignited oil in the bore
ing mill on the first floor. No statement
of damages has been issued by the COM
pany. The DESTROYED building was re-
Gently rebuilt. enlarged and equipped
with a cost of more than three million
,iollars. Eight hundred guns were In pro-
cess OF manufacture among other ma
terial. These guns are valued at nearly
n million dollars. As she building is ruin
ed. and machinery and guns also ruined
or badly damaged. n conservative estf-
mate win place the loss at from three
TO four millions. All Of the men en-
ployed i'm the machine shop will be given
work elsewhere in the plant
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
SECRET OF PERSONAL
MAGNETISM" HER THEME
Mrs. Vance Cheney. of League of
Right Thinking. Speaks at
Woodward & Lothrop's.

Mrs. Vance Cheney spoke on The
Secret of Personal Magnetism at a
meeting OF the Washington League of
Right Thinking and Right Living, held
yesterday morning in the Woodward &
Lothrop Auditorium. She said in part:
Personal magnetism might be defined
as the assembling OF forces-physical
forces, mental forces. affections pas
sions in a dynamo. The secret of its ex-
preston We find IN the large interests.
Personal magnetism is the meter of
our desires and purposes. Thoughts and
desires fixed on small purposes narrow.
wither. vitiate original energy and the
human being shrivels TO the small meas
ure of his ideals. The man or woman
who seeks to develop personal magnet
ism as an end in itself will fail for the
simple reason that energy centered on
self minimizes power.
Personal magnetism grows with en-
larged interests, the great world inter
ests. II increases with large endeavors,
which demand physical vigor, warmth
Of heart. great sympathy. courage and
enthusiasm. And all these may be had
By anyone who will take the trouble to
grow them.
THE greatest OF all Prophets an
nounced the secret of personal magnet
ism when He said: And l. II be lifted
up, will draw all men To Me-"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
RAILWAY MEMS
Charge DENIED
Officials Say Complaint Of
Mistreatment Is With
out Foundation"
MALICE Is SUSPECTED
Letter Sent to Public UTILITIES Com
mission by "Disgruntled En-
ployc," Is Belief.
MALICE Is SUSPECTED

Denial of the charges of mistreatme nt
contained in an anonymous letter re-
ceived yesterday by the Pubic Utilities
Commission. ostensibly from employees of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. was made last night by Of
ficials OF the traction company.
| Two were greatly surprised TO learn
of the complaint" said one Of the Of
ficials- and We are inclined to believe
that the letter was framed either by a
disGruntled employe. who has been dis
lcharged, or else by some outsider prompt
ed by heart of malice.
Employees Do Not Complain.
We have had no complaints from
I Amy of the employees and we have been
Of the opinion that working conditions
were generally satisfactory. The charges
OF mistreatment are absolutely without
foundation. II employees srn compelled
at any time to surrender their days of,
| Il is solely because of The necessity Of
running additional cars to meet the
heavy demands OF the traffic at special
hours"
The letter to the commission read in
part:
We are sending this statement to you
to see IL there can be my Improvement
for us men. II there is no Improvement
! by December l We will have 70 do like
the man OF other large cities-all get to-
gether and make an improvement. An
other thing Is we regular men are sup
posed to be assigned of every eight day,
and very often II goes two Or three
weeks before we are of. This is not the
only division that is kicking about these
things. All the rest of the men CT the
different divisions OF the company are
in the same boat. and we arc going to
get out OF II one way or another''
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash Away All the stomach, LIy-
or and Bowel Poisons Be-
fore Breakfast.

To feel your best day in and day out.
to feel clean inside: no sour bile to coat
your tongue and sicken your breath or
duh your head: no constipation. bilious
attacks, sick headaches. colds, rheuma-
tism or Gassy. acid stomach. you must
battle on the inside nike you battle out
side. This Is vastly more important. be-
cause the skin pores do not absorb i'm
purities into the blood while the bowel
pores do. says a well-known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins well
flushed from the stomach, liver. kidneys.
and bowels, drink before breakfast each
day, a glass of hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in It.
This will cleanse, purify and freshen the
entire alimentary tract. before putting
more food into the stomach.
Get a quarter pound Of limestone phos-
phate from your pharmacist. 1t is mex
pensive. and almost tasteless, except a
sourish twinge which is not unpleasant
Drink phosphated hot water every MORN
ing to rid your system of these vile poi
sons and toxins; also to prevent their
formation
To feel like young folks feel: like you
felt before your blood, nerves, and mus
cles became saturated with an accumula-
ton of body poisons, begin this treat
ment. and above all. keep il up! As soap
and water act upon the skin, cleansing
ard sveetening and purifying. so lime
stone phosphate and hot water before
breakfast. act on the stomach. liver. kid
neys. and bowels.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
CHANGES IN PERSONNEL.

Secretary of Commerce Redfeld has
announced the following changes in per
sonnet in his department:
Arnold J. Haak. laboratory assistan,
in the Bureau of Standards resigned
temporary appointment of Eugene Bling
ham as assistant physicist at $3.50 ex-
tended: probationary appointment given
John IT. mellow as clerk. and Clyde l..
Hrege as Junior laboratory helper.
Henry ]. IAforst clerk in the Bureau
Of Navigation. transferred to Navy De-
partment.
Miss Fannie f. Hopkins and George
NJ. GRAHAM. clerks in the Bureau of the
Census. resigned.
Joseph f. Buckley appointed proba-
tionary messenger.
In lighthouse service Casper f. johann
sen appointed probationary assistant
engineer of light vessel No. IS. and George
A. Russell appointed labOrer In charge
of Wilkinson Point shoal light. North
Carolina
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11

- GREW Up with such an adherence
of debt that learned 20 get along
= with very few clothes, and now
that i can afford more / do not have
as many ,: most girls who are de-
pendent on oyerworked and hard-push-
ed fathers for every cent they spend.
do not think II good sense to spend
money foolishly. and II is surely spent
foolishly when squandered on garments
that are hung in the closets to feed
the moth
A good. plain suit. never in extreme
style, witt. a neat little hat. good
gloves, clean collar and waist. and
shoes well polished are in far better
/ taste than the dress so far beyond
ones mfans that IL must serve as a
best dress one year. and with tawdry
and torn adornment appear as street
dress the year following. With good
judgment one may buy a suit of very
good material for SIS. in which the
wearer always looks well II she keeps
it well pressed and well brushed.
Girls with round. cnvious eyes tell
me what they would do II they drew
my pay check every Saturday night.
more one receives the more one has to
pay. so that the possibilities and limi-
tations remain proportionately the
same. I try to save. j have always
done that. With the larger income.
and the tasts for Injuries that has
grown with it. want to save as large
a share of NY salary as l saved when
il was less.
4 Matter of Conscience.
This is one reason do not spend
much on clothes: another is that ] have
no respect for the woman who hangs
clothes on herself as IL she were moth
ing more than a Christmas tree. l
would rather give my money to a bet
ter cause. and could never be happy
In a SIS hat knowing that some child.
whom l might relieve. is hungry.
1t is a sin to go in debt for clothing
which one can do without. From Ala
bana comes a letter from a girl who
thinks the gods will be kind to a bride
who goes to her husband in pretty
clothes she has borrowed the money to
buy She doesn't know that happiness
was never bought that way.
Il know you receive letters every
day asking different questions and
favors. and / know that you are tired
Of them. but I hope you will see fit
not to refuse me. 1 am to be married
in a short time. and you know a girl
loves pretty clothes at such an time.
My parents are poor and cannot give
me many clothes and / am wondering
II you will lend me the money to buy
some. or give me clothes you do not
need. / have one pretty evening dress
that cost $1,000. 1 don't know how
we are to pay for my wedding dress.
l could be married in a suit that cost
S25 II / had IL. Mother is making me
a sweet little lawn dress with net
sleeves, the first l have ever had. and
my sister gave me n sweet little lace
waist Miss Pickford, please don't re-
fuse me will pay all express
charges"
The Mary PlckfOrd Fly.
A pleasanter impression is left on
the mind by the following letter from
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
PEACE ADVOCATE AT
WHITE HOUSE ARRESTED
Brooklyn Man Wanted to See Wilson
About Calling International
Meeting

George Young. OF Brooklyn, wanted
peace in Europe. He also desired the
President to consider the matter He
was arrested and taken to Washing
ton Asylum Hospital, where his men,
tai condition will be observed.
Young, who says he is Greek
waiter. had pondered over the mat
ter for some time. il is said. He
came to Washington yesterday Ia
call Oh the President. In the Execu-
tive Office of the White House. he
told Secret Service Agent Joseph Muir
ply he wanted the President to call
an international conference and es-
tablish peace in Europe.
The plan SO startled the White
House guards that they arrested
Young and sent him to the Sixth
police precinct, from which he was
transferred to Washington Asylum
Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
Nw-foR x:
O.O.MsNTYRE.

in Gaby's coat and out jumped a Mexican
hairless puppy.
i Gaby says she is very fond Of New
York. which of course makes the patr
of life much brighter for the cave.
jewellers.
Down in the Waldorf corridors the
other day page boy made the rounds
calling for MIR. Rockefeller" No one
seemed to reply but he kept 1t up.
Finally Harry Brown, of the Times. who
| was waiting for a luncheon engagement
called the boy over.
What initials is your Mr.. Rockefeller"
'Oh. no initials at ALL" replied the boy
Il just didn't have anything to do and
was killing time"
Frank Tinney is back from Chicago
for few days. He has been playing
in 4 musical show there and brings with
him one of the best stories of the week
The famous alderman. 'Hinky-Dink''
McKenna. is building a big lodging house
there and one evening met Tinney. He
told him about his plans and asked
Tinney what he thought would be a good
name.
Right away Tinney suggested: ''VermIn
Castle"
The Evening Sun tritely suggests that
the gentleman seeking divorce from
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and the lady who
may or may not marry Al Davis join
hands and take a long wedding trip to
Kamtchutka.
Homer Croy. the humorist. gave q
unique party last week at his home at
Forest Hills for a group of writer's and
artists. The game of the evening was
fan-tan and the house was appropriately
bedecked In Chinese curios and hang
ings.
Croy was dressed in a Chinese costume
and burning incense was concealed all
about the house. During the evening
a young reporter who was present nudged
his neighbor and said:
81 smell punk"
We'll. can't see that it is anything
to brag about was the snappy re-
joinder.
Charles F. Zittel is an illustrious eX-
ample of what a young man can do in
New York without capital-but an idea.
Several years ago he was second as
sistant to a dramatic critic and he con-
ceived the idea of reviewing, vaudeville
shows in the same style assis used in
the race track charts. It became in
stantly popular, thousands of dollars
worth of advertising poured into the
newspaper and the originator is said to
command a salary that exceeds that of
any managing editor in town.
Fred Stone Is learning to ride a buck
ing broncho at his home at Amityville
with the assistance OF VIII Rogers. the
iariat thrower. Stone has a record of
STAYING fifteen seconds in the saddle
and is getting 50 he can land on his
feet instead of his head.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
WANT SIGNS FOR
CITY'S STREETS
Alexandria Auto Club Will
Urge Council to Secure
Them at Once. -.
TRADE CAMPAIGN CLOSES
Improvement of Fire Conditions Dis
eussed by Underwriters. Agents. and
Officials of Virginia City.

| Alexan dria, Va. Nov. Io-The AIexan-
dria Automobile Club Is anxious to have
the streets of the CITY posted with signs
bearing their names. Autonlobilists Wis
iting the. city are unable To tell one
street from another owing to the fact
that not a single one Is Indicated With
this object In view. the association has
appointed a special committee to urge
| council TO take favorable action in the
matter. The question of securing suit
able lettered signs has been pending be-
! fore council for long time.
This associa ton has opened up quar-
tiers at Ill North Washington street.
where visiting automobIliSts will be
welcomed. Conveniences for visitors
have been arranged. The association
has also withdrawn its membership
| from the Virginia Automobile Asscci-
alton. Hereafter the CLUB will hold its
annual meeting on the third THURSDAY
IN january, instead of In June
Representatives of the Fire Under
writers Association today conferred
with members Of the fire committee of
city fSSScil and representatives Of the
nre Al relative to having fire
conditions fnproved. They aIIeEe
there is shortage of apparatus no
modern FIRE alarm system. inadeouate
water supply and imperfect building
laws. The city has just ordered addi-
tional apparatus.
w. A. Smoot, jr., presided. and X.
W. Ogden was secretary = Others pres
ent were Aldermen c. J. W. Summers
George Robinson: Councilman William
Desmond and e. q. wiIdt, Richard
Mumford. ]. II. Trimyer. s w Pitts.
W. w. Payne. Joseph r Schwarzmann.
r. e. Knight. John Monroe. w. w.
Ballinger, Harrie White. James Dun
can, and City Engineer f. G. Dunn.
The trade campaign inaugurated by
the chamber Of commerce on Monday
was concluded today. The visiting
merchants this afternoon were shown
the manufacturing establishments of
the city and also the points OF inter-
est. The members of the chamber of
commerce are grstifed over the result
OF the campaign and believe il will re-
suit in additional trade being brought
here.
Arrangements have been completed by
Alexandria Lodge OF Elks for its first
dance of the season tomorrow night in
the auditorium of its nome. For the ben
eft Of the Washington visitors a special
car will leave for Washington at a. IN
Tho Elizabeth Lucas Jackson Home for
Aged and Infirm Colored People will
soon he Established in Montgomery street
between Patrick street and the old cor
poration line. An agreement for transfer
of two houses and four lots between r.
J. Fleming and Elizabeth l. Jackson has
been recorded in the Corporation Court
Charles Bendheim, who has just been
q appointed councillor of Cancellation in the
Department of Labor. left tonight for
GTrensviile. =. G. this being his first
assignment. MIR. Rendheim was formerly
assistant United States district attorney.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11

Special Correspondent # The Washington Herald.
New York. Nov. 10.-Gaby is back OH
Broadway. The terpsichorean fashion
plate brought with her a chauffeur, a
Japanese servant, two maids, asecretary
and her dancing partner. Harry PiIcer,
who used TO be an East Side dancer.
Gaby also brought some trunks. The
steward lost track of them somewhere
I'm the twenti~s and the custom officers
sent out for an adding machine. Mile.
Deslys has been singing and dancing for
the soldiers in the hospitals. She calls
II the ''periscope fund
The money she collected was partly
used to buy periscopes for the fighting
men. While talking to the news hounds
at the pier. a shrill bark was heard
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11

a 12-year-old girl in the hills of Ar
kansas. After expressing her love for
me in a frank. girlish way that delights
me because of its disinterestedness and
sincerity. she says:
Let me tell you something funny ]
! do not like to take money from moth
er and papa to go to the picture shows
and so l work for IL. and. oh. bet
you could not guess In a hundred years
what l do TO earn II. Well. as long
as l know you can't guess. l win tell
Iyou; Mother gives me ] cent for every
! fly / kill. and cents for every June
bug. Every time mother sees a fly
she will call me and say: Aileen, here
is Mary Pickford fly Now isn't
that funny way to make money?
1t would be lovely to get a letter
from you. Some say your eyes are
blue. and some say they are brown.
Won't you please tell me which Well.
/ will have to so set the table for din
ner now. SO l will close this silly let
ter"
There is such a CHEEKY spirit of in
dependence in her refusal to take
money from her parents that she did
not earn by her own efforts that I can
not help signing because all girls are
not like her These are Pollyanns
times. when a girl makes independent
effort cheerfuIIy. goes without uncom-
plainingly. and it Is quite the fashion
10 laugh over old clothes instead of
crying for new.
am more than proud OF my ento-
biological namesake. Because of the
effort 1t stands for in earning money.
and the extremely complimentary man
ner In which the money is spent, 1
wish there were more Mary Pick
ford flies" in the world. Even an ugly.
Gravity. scratchy June bug become San
OBJECT OF admiration when it's capture
means so much toward replenishing
such a treasury
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

what. asks girl who works in
department store in st. Paul, do
you think the best color and texture
for dress for a working girl?" Black
Is desirable because no amount OF
cleaning fades the color: gray is per-
haps the best of all. but d trife old
looking for a young girl Navy blue
is always good 1 find 1t serviceable,
and prefer IL TO any other color. No
texture wears as well as serge.
How long"-and this question comes
al! the way from the Philippine
should a widow wear mourning ="
Frankly. I do not think she should
wear mourning at all It is heathen-
ish to add to the depression of a
household by draping all its female
members in Grape, and what makes II
greater crime is that this is done
at time when the family treasury
is at its lowest point Sincerity of
grief is never dependent on attire
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
SAYS HUSBAND IS NEGRO.
White Woman Seeks Separate
Maintenance

Suit for separate maintenance was filed
yesterday by Anna J. T.inney, a white
woman, against Thomas L. Linney.
Mrs. Linncy. who before her marriage
to Mr.. Linncy was n widow with two
children. alleges she was led into belieV-
ing the defendant was a Caucasian until
shortly before the birth OF their child in
October. 1914, wher she discovered that
the husband was "a negro and that she
had been deceived as to his race"
The wife alleges that because of the
discovery of her husbands race she has
been ostracized by her relatives and for
per friends.
The petition sets forth that the couple
were married December II. 1918. In Phila-
delphia.
Justice Mccoy cited the husband to
show cause by November 70 why he
should not pay alimony to the wife. At
tOrneys W. I. Hawkins and A. W. Gray
appear for Mrs. LiDSey.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
NINE. AIDA TO SING AT
SUFFRAGE RECEPTION
operate Star to Grace Program at
Event Given by Mrs. Belmont for
Western Women.

Nine. Aida, the operate star. will sing
at the reception to be given December :
by Mrs. o. II. 7. Belmont at the head
quarters Of the convention of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman Suffrage in
honor of the two ENJOYS from the wom-
en- voters convention at San Francisco.
who now are crossing the continent in
automobiles with resolutions and peti-
tons for the President and Congress.
Miss Helen Todd. OF California, will
speak at the reception.
Among those to speak at the dinner
to be given December II at convention
headquarters. in honor of the delegates,
will he Frank p. Walsh, former chair
man of the United States Commission
on Industrial Relations. Miss iona Gale.
of WISCONSIN, and Mrs. Glendower
Evans, OF Boston
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
Evans Elected Cashier.

Joshua Evans. ir.. has been elected
cashier of the Riggs National Bank to
fill the vacancy caused bv the resigna-
ton some weeks ago of Henry III.
Flather. Mr.. Evans has been connected
with the bank for nineteen wears ard was
assistant cashier for seven year, lie
has been prominent nienbcr " the
American Institute Of Banking.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11
British Destroyer Wrecked.

London, Nov. 1o.-The British torpedo
destroyer Louis has stranded and been
wrecked In the Eastern Mediterranean,
the admiralty announced today. The
crew was saved. Tine Louis was q YES
sci OF go tons
The Washington herald., 1915-11-11

Charles Bendheim. who has just been
appointed councillor of Cancellation in the
Department of Labor. left tonight for
GTrensviile. =. G. this being his first
assignment Mr.. Rendheim was formerly
assistant United States district attorney