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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-23
New Style Ideas in
Silk PetticOatS
Make Them Especially Desir-
able for Gifts.

Silver, embroidery pointed
Hounces, insetS of lace, ruch-
ing and cordings are some of
the trimmings used to make
silk petticoatS more beautiful
than they have ever been. We
are showing a splendid assort-
ment of styles and materials,
including the famous "Klos-
fit."
The silks are striped satin,
taffeta, Dresden, soiFee< silk,
Roman striped, plaid and
changeable silks, silk jersey
and wool jersey with taffeta,
meSsaline or satin hounces,
also the soft crepe de chine
silks. Every plain and fancy
color is shown. ~
Priced from SITS to $500 each
Third noor-F st.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-23
Sweaters for
Girls of All Ages

Wool Sweaters, in many
styles and colors; $3.95 to
$1,000.
Fiber Silk Sweaters, mat
tractive plain colors and striped
effects, and plain colorS trim
med in other colorS; $500 to
$16.75.
Shetland Yarn Sweaters,
with sash, in violet and white,
rose and white, black and white,
and all blacks; $5.75.
Hug-me-tightS, in white,
black, gray, and violet; without
sleeves, $1.75.
Padded Silk Vests; without
sleeves, $1.25; with sleeves,
1925.
Breakfast Shawls, SIPS to
1878.
sink ShawlS, $3.75 to $6.75.
Small Crocheted Shawls,
Use to SIPS.
Wooden Shawls, $6.75 to
$1O.75.
Cap and Scarf Sets, of An
CORA wool, in orange, emerald,
rose, and Copenhagen; $1.95
to SOS set.
Third tloor-G st.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31

and looked at US with his little, twink.
ling eyes.
"Ach, Himmel! Two babies. pom
my soul! Jost two little vuns."
Have you a room for us?"I asked
him eagerly.
ia, ia, jar And he beamed upon
US, patting our heads with his large,
plump handsA "Vere iss YOUR mutter
this New Years Eve? Two babies.
dots all you are-two leetle babies.
My mother is with another COM
pany,"I explained. Were travelling
alone. This is my sister Lottie."
Still muttering, Zach, Cott! Two
lcetle babies, travelling all by der
selves" to himself, he waddled out Of
the room, "likc great, fat duck,"
whispered Lottie to me. And as VIC
watched him, we gigglcd and held our
hands up to our mouths for fear he
might ovcrhear US and come back
without that broad, welcoming smile
Of his.
A Fearful Suggestion.
"You don't suppose"-and Lottie's
eyes grew suddenly serious-"we have
got into a robbers den and he might
steal all our money, do you, Mary"
l felt the leather purse which hung
around my neck excitedly, confident
that my twelve dollars in one dollar
bills was still there. 81 don't think
so. Lottie, DEAR" 1 said, trying to
calm her. "He seemed to be very
nice gentleman"
you can never tell about robbers"
warned Lottie. They're awful sly
people, Mary"
When he returned, he brought with
him a tray and on it were two large
glasses of warm milk and some of
the best buns and German cakes l
have ever tasted. Oh, how we chill
dren gobbled that New Years Eve
spread! And how warm and cozy we
were in this little roadhouse, for such
it was, with our kind German host.
There was no ringing of bells or
blowing of horns or throwing of con-
fetti on this, our New Years Eve.
But it was one of the happiest nights
we had spent since we had to leave
our home and travel on the road.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
NAVY YARD WORKER
DYING FROM POISON
Machinist Said to Have Confessed
to Suicidal Intent in Taking
Corrosive Sublimate.

Theodore C1ewell, e. a navy yard ma
chinist. is in Casualty Hospital receiv.
ing treatment to counteract 10 grains
of corrosive sublimate which it is said
he drank in a draught of whiskey. Ply
sicians do not believe he will live.
Clewell lives at 3o6 Eleventh street
southeast. and Wednesday morning is
said to have told friends he was i'll.
Later in the day Dr. ]. Albert Potter
90 Second street southeast, was called
in. DR.. Potter did not know the circum-
stances of the case until yesterday when
Clewell, whose condition was growing
more grave. was forced to reply to ques-
tions.
He said he had determined some DAYS
ago to make away" with himself, it is
said. and Wednesday purchased the cor
rosive sublimate. He wrote a note to
him wife. mixed the poison with whiskey
and drank 1t. it is said he confesses
His wife is expected to reach this city
today from Allentown. Pa.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31

How different our New Years Ewes
of today are from those of yester-
day! Today we ring in the new year
with joy and gladncss in our hearts,
but l can remember, when we were
children travelling alone on the road,
Lottie and / were terrified by the din
and confusion of it. Lottie was nine
and l was ten when we were doing
one-night stands with seeond-rate
company, our vehicle being The
Child Bride"-one of those rare and
rank old melodramas constructed to
give one alternately chills and fever.
but winding up as prescribed by all
optimists-"happy ever after"
Two. or three of the actresses had
faithfully promised our mother when
she put Lottie and me on the train to
look after US, care for us and see that
we stood in no imminent danger. But
they cared nothing about US, and We
two little tads were given neither at
tcntion nor kindness, but left to wan
der around and shift for ourselves.
Our greatest terror was the land
ing in small towns and going to ho-
tells, where invariably we were given
the poorest room in the house. Then
going back and forth to the theater.
through strange, dark streets. we
would shrink from every shadow and
run from lighted lamppost to lamp
post, like scared rabbits. l was al
ways the guardian of our resources,
which seldom amounted to more than
twenty dollars, but I stored it in a
secure leather purse and hung it
around my neck. This was guarded
as if it contained the capital of the
Bank of England.
Left to Shift for Themselves.
One night, reaching town We had
never visited before, the company
slipped away from US while We were
busy trying to locate our suitcases.
We hurried in the direction they had
taken and found they had gone in a
machine and had completely forgot
ten US.
Lottie and l could hardly keep the
tears from our eyes when I asked the
station agent if he knew to which ho-
tel they were going. His abrupt
"Nope-I amt no mind reader.
There's a dozen hotels in this here
town." sounded as violent as if he
had ordered us to prison.
The buses were gone, so we took
the street car. AS we rounded a cor
ner many blocks from the station, We
saw the first electric sign that read
Hotel" Lottie and l both jumped
off the car and hurried into strange
little inn, old and dilapidated and al
most deserted. But cheerful fire
was burning in the crate and we
warmed our cold hands while waiting
for some one to come down stairs.
Finally the door opened and a big,
fat, jolly-looking German waddled in
to the room.
well, vot ist"
1--WE arc two theatrical children" I
began timidly. I'VE would like to
stay here tonight, if you don't mind"
He twisted his head on one side
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
sllR MRS WILL BUILD
$zoe, 900 TEMPLE HERE
Almas Members Plan 70 Star. Work
Upon Masonic Monument Dur
ing Coming Year.

Members Of Almas Temple. Order Of
the Mystic Shrine. will erect during 1915
q c0.ooo temple here as another local
monument to freemasonry. Plans for
the structure were discussed at q recent
meeting Of the organization 1t National
Riflcs armory.
Ofncers elected were: L. whiting Estes.
INDUSTRIOUS potentate; Edmund 8. Wolfe,
chief rabban; Sydney r. Jacobs. assist
ant rabban: Louis II. Meyers. high priest
and prophet: John A. Ellinger, oriental
guide; Francis A. Sebring. treasurer, and
Harrison 'Dingman. recorder. RepreAen-
tatives to the Imperial Council were se-
lected as follows: L. whiting Estes,
James T. Gibbs. Henry Lansburgh. and
Virgil N. Fookes. Harrison Dingman,
who Is past imperial potentate, is Q
life member of the Imperial Council and
virtually adds another representative to
those elected from Almas Temple.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
SAYS IRISHMEN
BEAT COLUMBUS
Speaker Tells Americanists
Scores Of Sea Captains Got
Here Before l402.
MANY ARE ON PROGRAM
American Folklore Society Elects
Oficers-Anthropolosieal Body
Also Chooses Heads.


Probably scores Of different sea cap
tains from Europe independently visited
America in the thousand years preceding
the voyage of Christopher Columbus. de-
ciared william H. Babcock. Of this city,
/ his address yesterday before joint
meeting of the Americanists and the
American Historical Society. The meet
ing was in the National Museum Build
ing. and he spoke on the subject, In.
dications Of Visits of White Men to
America Before Columbus."e
''The Irish probably preceded the Morse
in reaching New Foundland." said he.
land the Icelandic Norsemen certainly
discovered America in about 1000, q
Breton expedition almost surely reached
a point on our coast at some underlined
time before 1856, and some navigator
from the Iberian peninsula almost GER
tainly coasted along Cuba and a few Of
its neighbors not later than 1853. Also
there Is strong evidence that some nav
America before 144s."
The speakers at the meeting were:
DIR. Bruno Oetteking. of the American
Natural History Museum in New York
City: Leslie Spear. reading for Clark
Wissler, OF the same museum; w. X.
Moorehead, of Philadelphia: W. E.
Meyer. OF the Tennessee Academy Of
Science: G. c. MacCurdy. of Yale Uni
versity: Prof. Charles Peabody, Of
Cambridge; Amos w. Butler. Of the In
diana Charities; Bernard Moses. of the
University of California: Alphonse
Gagnon. of Quebec; F. w. Hodge. Of
Washington. Bureau OF Ethnology; DR..
Admus Johnson. of the University of
Pennsylvania, and Bishop Currier. of
Hetalonia.
Folklore Society Elects.
In the ethnology division the follow
ing spoke: DIR. John r. Swanton. Of
Washington: E. Sapir. of the Canadian
Geologic Survey: H. X. Haeberlin. DR..
r. H. Lowrie, of New York: DIR. Tru-
man Nicholson. c. NJ. Barbeau, of the
Canadian Geological Survey, and W. J.
wintemberg. OF the same survey.
The evening. so far as the Ameri-
canist Congress was concerned. was
devoted to the dinner given by the
organizing committee and the local
mos Club.
Officers Of the American Folklore So
ciety were elected yesterday. with DR..
r. H. Lowrie. of the National History
Museum. as: president: Prof. G. l.. Kit
tredge. of Harvard. first vice president:
Dr. j. Walter Fewkes. second vice presi-
dent; DIR. Charles Peabody. of Harvard,
secretary: Prof. A. H. Tozzer. OF Har-
ward. treasurer: DIR. A c. kidder. Of
Harvard. assistant secretary; and Prof.
Franz Boaz, of Columbia University,
editor-in-chief of the Folklore Journal:
F. w. Hodge. of the Bureau of Eth
nology. is the new president Of the Amer
ican Anthropological Association. Other
officers are secretary. George Grant Mac
Curdy. of. Yale University; treasurer,
Neil NJ. Judd. of the National Museum of
Natural History. New York City.
Sessions OF the Americanists will con-
tinue today at the National Museum. The
Historical Association has meetings in
the morning with the American Political
Silence Association in the Shoreham.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
ART EXHIBIT OPENS.

Paiatinss By washinEton Water
Color Clsb Placed On Display.
Beginning today and continuing until
January 70. the exhibition Of the WASH
ington Water Color Club at the Corcoran
Art Gallery will be open for the general
public.
The places of honor at the exhibition
are held by pastel sea scene by Birge
Harrison and a mountain theme done
In water colors by William II. Holmes,
president of the club. A picture Of Fifth
avenue at night was also contributed
by Mr.. Harrison.
Among the other features Of the col
lection are Miss Leslie Jsckson's pictures
made on trip around the world: three
pictures by Lucien Powell. and pastcls
by Mrs. N. Leisenrins.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
HOLY nAln RALLY

vesDsr sesvses - y HELD sssAey ~
InnaeGIase cosesDtsss.
Not less than ssee men Of the Holy
Name Societies Of the District. WI a.
tend the Holy Name rally and solemn
vesper service next sunday night. u wns
announced yesterday BY ofacers Of the
organization. The services are - b heAd
In the Church Of the Immaeuiate Con-
ception. Eighth and N streets northwest.
His exceIiency. Mgr. John Bousano.
papaI delegate to the United States. VIII
preside, and leading priests and ecciesias-
tics of the District win be in attendance.
Rev. Ignatius smith. o. p. OF the
Dominican House OF Studies. one OF ths
foremost Cstholic pupit orators In the
country, will deliver the sermon.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
lmulES0fA.S c0vERn0R
IS STRICKEN ON STREET.
". S. Hanhond Diss ssddeaIy on
Visit to Louisiana in Consress
-Four Terms.

: New Orleans. I.a. Dec 81 Gov. w. L
Hammond. OF, Minnesota, died suddenly
today. falling TO the pavement outside
the Going Hotel in Clinton. La. where he
has been for several days on private
business Death resulted from stroke
Of apoplexy superinduced by ptomaine
poisoning
The body was taken to Wilson at noon
and placed on an Illinois Central train
for the north. Gov. Hall and part of
his military stan will accompany the re-
mains through Mississippi and Louisiana
to Vicksbuig. where Gov. Brewer, of
Mississippi Is expected to accompany the
party through his State to Memphis
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
DU1nrY lol1xp d oE0rIEB.

rAiet Ssssps Aeas, ae UD staiss
CsstAss Csopssy stsre.
A thief With passion tor gray over
coats ard brown suits on Tuesday
night stripped the wearing apparel
from . dummy in . display case Of the
Up Stairs Clothes Company. Sot Ninth
street northwest and. upsetting the
naked model. escaped.
The robber had cut small hole In
the window glass. In fact. 20 small
was the opening that police and em-
ployes IN the shop were pussled as to
how the thief manipulated himself IN
undressing the dummy and drawing
the clothes out.
The robbery was the second at the
shop within q week and the third
within . few weeks. The first theft
netted the robber . brown suit Of
clothes. the second q gray overcoat.
and In Monday;s theft another gray
overcoat and q second suit OF brown
clothes were 6olen.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
Fishback Resigns from I. C. C.

In order to take up the practice of law.
especially departmental work involving
commerce matters. J. Fl. Fish
back, for twenty-eight years connected
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. and for the past seven years assist
ant to the Secretary and chief Of the
division OF correspondence. yesterday
his resignation to become effec-
tive January Is.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
SHOT Woman BY Mistake.

Hagerstown. Nd. Dec. oo.-John- Brown:
colored. charged with having shot ana
killed aged Mrs. Susan Dixon IN neI
home, near Mount Briar. on Cnrisenss
Eve, today confessed 70 Sheriff isaAc 2.
long He said that he shot her through
mistake for Elias Griffith. who, the
negro claimed, owed him money for work
and refused to pay him.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
STEWARDS STUDENTS DANCE.
Business College Pupils and AIansni
Give Entertainment.

Give Entertatn"ent.
The annual dance and reception of stu
dents and alumni of Stewards Business
College was held last night at Carroll In
stitute Hall Several hundred students
attended.
The grand march was led by Z. C.
Stewart. president Of the college, and
Mrs. Stewart Music was furnished by a
full orchestra.
During intermission students OF the
school rendered program OF entertain
ment. Farris English sang several
popular songs: Mrs. +. c. Stewart sang
"A Perfect Day. Miss Nothe gave a bal
let dance; and Leo c. Terry and Randall
Fl. Saunders contributed several Ha-
waiian musical numbers.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
Police Seek "Jack the Bear"

On the night Of his wife's incarce-
ration in Occoquan workhouse Lucien
Mines. colored. was shot and instantly
killed in his rooming house at 331
Missouri avenue northwest. Police
are hunting for Jack the Bear" Jack
Wilson, colored, who fired the fatal
bullet, they say.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31

An instrument 20 delicate as to record
q temperature change Of one-millionth of
degree is used by the United States Bu-
reau Of standards to measrre the heat Of
the stars.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
III Health Leads to Suicide

Hagerstown, Nd. Dec. 3o.-Ill health
is believed to have caused John Snecken-
berger. 81 years old, to commit suicide
by hanging himself in a stairway Of his
home In this city this morning.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
Answers to Correspondents.

A. E. - can write pri-
vately. if the letter is bearing upon
any Of the subjects l have agreed to
answer. All letters reach me sent to
the newspaper or direct to the
Famous Players Studio. New York
City.
Edna W's descrip-
ton of herself is very alluring, but as
she is only thirteen, / cannot advise
her to give up school, even though
she is ambitious to make money in
pictures. 1t is such an uncertain life
that if she is forced to go to work
she had better be sure of something
else and keep pictures in the back
ground until she has discovered
whether she is desirable type or not
You can always give up one position
for a better one. There is not much
chance for a girl of thirteen unless
she has remarkable ability, which has
been developed through years of
stage experience as a child.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31

Judge J. A. c. Bond. of westmin-
ster. Nd. general counsel for the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, is stopping
at the New willard.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
@"11.:%t4t%' I
Hold Funeral of Brother Dositheus

The funeral of Thomas B. Sheehan
known among Christian Brothers as
Brother Dositheus. formerly Of Washing
ton. who died at st. Joseph's Hospital
Baltimore. was held yesterday from De
Sales ColNge. Ammendale. Brother
Dositheus was recent prefect at Rock
Hill College, Md.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-31
NEW YEARS EVE.


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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-01-20
ADJUSTMENTS
BUTLER THEATER.

At the Butler this evening another
interesting program will be shown,
as follows Pathe Weekly of current
events from all parts of the world,
together with many war scenes; a
Vitagraph comedy, "The Band Lead.
err" with Wallie Van and Hughle
Mack, and a two-reel Selig drama,
Rosemary, That's for Remembrance
Sake" A poor mountain girl is left
an orphan, and is being raised by
family, friends of her father; their
only son has just returned from col
lege; the two young people become
very much interested in each other.
when the son leaves home to accept
a position in Washington, Harvey
becomes busy with his new duties
and forgets his former sweetheart.
AT an embassy ball he becomes at.
tracted at the first sight of beau
tlful girl he later returns home for
weekend visit with his family and
is delighted to see the beauty OF the
Washington ballroom in the congre-
cation at church; he attends recep'
ton to which his former sweetheart
is not invited. and through an open
window she sees Harvey upon his
knees before the Washington beauty
making an avowal of his love. Events
pass quickly, and Harvey finally dis
covers that it is his former sweet
heart that he loves; there are many
scenes involving emotion and sus
pense. which in the finale has
happy ending On this same reel vii
be seen Doc Yak with the neighbor
hood cats. Friday the first episode
of 1.-THE Exploits of Elaine (Pear
Whitel, who has just finished "Th'
Perils of Pauline" which Will b.
shown every Friday.-Adv.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-01-20
SOLDIERS
IN GERMANYS ARMY
SAVINGS FROM SALARY SHOW
so5RlETY AND STRICT
ECONOMY
Nv Annocinted Preas. ,

Thy Associated FFe@&.s
BERLIN, Jan. 19.-That the Ger
man soldier has carried with him
into the war his well-known habits
of thrift is shown by the amount Of
money that he is sending home to
his family. A postoffice official OF
Dresden has recently shown in a
public address that the amount OF
money sent home by soldiers for the
Dresden postal district in November
reached $55O,000 Assuming that the
like ratio prevails for all the rest OF
Germany, he estimated that the sol
diers sent home $24.O00,000 in No
yember. This sum appears all the
more striking when it is recalled that
the pay of the German private soldier
is only about IL cents a day. The
amounts sent through the postoffct
are often less than $3.50, and in moi
few cases less than one dollar.
A Socialist paper, commenting
upon tHcSS iai sc oo' mss ~
"The large sum of $24 100000 re
fleets the sobriety of the German
soldier, his intrinsic decency and his
strength of character; even in thu
widest turmoil of the bitterest strug
gle of history he does not forget Thu
good habits of his home which hi
formed in times of peace.
Among the laurels that our troop
are winning before the enemy it is
high title of honor that they us'
their petty wages economically ant
do not forget their families or t.
look forward to times of peace"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-01-20
FINE SHOWING MADE
IN 4 NEW DISTRICT
PROPERTIES AT HAYSTAck GIVE
GOOD RETURNED NEAR
THE SURFACE

w. ]. Merryfield and George Kron'
have encountered Is inches
of ore that runs 800 in gold to the
ton in the shaft they are sinking on
the Garfield claim. This claim is
part of the property of the Haystack
Mining company. On the Wheatfleld
claim a shaft on four-foor body of
ore that averages 500 to the ton in
gold has recently been started. For
the purpose of reducing the ore on
the property the Haystack Mining
company will install five-stamp mill.
c. ]. Haggerty and NJ. Smith have
leased 100 by 300 feet on the Grain
field claim from the same company
and have sunk shaft 40 feet. Al
the 50-foot point they plan drifting
Is feet to cut the vein opened on
the surface. Two feet of milling ore
that runs between $1S and $40 to
the ton has been opened by Kali &
Cook. who have lease on the Horn
ed Toad claim belonging to Montgom
cry, Osler and Douglas of Winnie
mucca. Two shafts have been sunk
one so feet and the other 20 feet
which are connected with a crosscut
They also have opened small streah
of ore that runs in the neighborhood
of 800 to the ton.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-01-20
PERSONAL

DIR. PENNINGTON, Joseph Gull
foyle and Charles j. Blumenthal were
visitors to Goldfeld by auto yester-
day.
DEPUTY MINE INSPECTOR HUI
Der left this morning by the south
ern route for Phoebe, where he was
called on business.
HENRY FIFE, the musician, was a
passenger for Carson City this morn
ing, where he goes for medical at
tendance, being threatened with blood
poisoning.
LOU WALKER was passenger
this morning for Springfield Missouri,
where he goes to visit the old folks.
Mrs. Walker may return to Tonopah
with him.
j. w. CONLISK, general agent Of
the Las Vegas and Tonopah railroad,
left this morning for Los Angeles,
where he will meet with the heads of
the road.
MRS. J. l.. SIMMONS, who has
been visiting in Los Angeles for the
past two months, returned to Tono-
pah this morning. She was accom-.
panied by her aunt. Mrs. Craft.
L. j. CANNARD left this morning
for his home in Modesto after visit
ing his daughter Mrs Emery Marty.
MRS. W. WHITMORE returned
from Goldfield this morning after
spending yesterday in the neighbor
city.
/ T. +. SHAUGHNESSY who accom-
panied his wife to San Francisco sew
eral weeks ago for surgical treat
ment, returned to Tonopah yesterday
morning. The operation was per
formed at the Lane hospital three
weeks ago. He reports Mrs. Shaugh
messy as on the road to recovery
She expects to be discharged from
the hospital in about 10 days. which
will be good news to her many
friends here.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-01-20
THREE PRISONERS TO
BE TAKEN TO CARSON

This morning Judge Averill SEN
fenced G.. w. Mcdowell and Harry
Atfield each to not less than one year
nor more than two years in the
states prison, upon conviction of
passing fraudulent checks On Mon
day Charles Parsons, convicted OF
grand larceny, was sentenced to not
less than one nor more than three
years. Sheriff Slavin will take the
three prisoners to the penitentiary
Friday morning.