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The Washington times., 1915-04-13
SUPPORT VOCATIONAL
TRAINING PLANS
Nd-City Association Also Urges
New Method Of Selecting
Board Members.

The appointment of members of the
Board of Education by the District
Commissioners rather than by the Dis
trict Supreme Court and the introduce
ton of vocational training in the in
stit,,tions of the District are to be
sought by the Mid-City Citizens AS
sociation whose committee on schools
and educat' on will present the question
to the next meeting of the Federation
of Citizens Associations. Favorab!e
action on the questions was given py
the midcity citizens last night at the
meeting in 1907 Seventh street north
west
The cooperation of the association
was pledged to the paint up, clean
up" campaign and members Of the as
sociation were urged to take a pride
in directing the cleaning up Of their
respective neighborhoods. A. J; Drls
COLL president Of the association, IN
bringing up the matter, declared tnaI
clean city means a more healthy, ana M
more beautiful city and he urged tne
members to put the Mid-City Gitizens
Association on unanimous record taEor-
able to g. thorough cleaning ol 'neh
section of the city
Half-and- Half Probe.
In passing a resolution favoring the
assembling of all information possible
for the use of the half-and-half inVestl-
eating committee. the association went
on record as recognizing the great
harm that has been done the DistIicl ny
reason Of the agitation when mas eN-
listed in and out of Congress concern
ing the relations between the Federal
Government and this District ana I've
feel that the result of this tnvestlgation
will be fruitful of lasting and salts
factory results" The resolution was
presented by Charles S. Shreve, and
will be sent to the half-and-half com
mittee. the Commissioners ana the FED
GRAFTON Of Citizens Associations.
The necessity for adequate space 1or
wagons Of farmers and hucksters at the
X street market was made plain IN the
report of Chairman Geir of the COM
mittee on markets. and the recommen-
dations of the committee will be pre-
sented to the Commissioners with the
request that the improvements be MADE
Seventh Street Work.
The report that the Commissioners
had made provision for new lights in
Seventh street from New York to
Florida avenues. and that the work
will commence as soon as awning and
other distractions are removed, was
greeted with applause. In this con-
nection the Commissioners will be ASK
ed to hasten the start of the new paving
in Seventh street in order to give work
to the unemployed.
The address of Major Raymond Pull
man, superintendent of police. was in
terrupted by applause when he referred
to the manner in which the police and
citizens should cooperate. The major
placed the blame for street accidents
equally between the 'automobile fool
and the pedestrian fool and urged
safety first principles. A number Of
the officers of the Second police pre-
cinct We're in the audience.
DR.. c. r. Dufour and Jesse Mann
were enrolled as new members.
The Washington times., 1915-04-13

In Europe ''Crystolis, the New English
Hair Grower. has been called the most Won
derful discovery of the century.
The judges of the Brussels and Paris EX-
positions enthusiastically awarded gold med
ais TO this marvellous hair srower,
Already since We secured the American
rights hundreds O. men and women have
written telling OF the phenomenal results OBJ
tained by It's use. People who have been
bald for years tell how they now glory in
beautiful hair. Others who have had
dandrufr all their lives say they have got a
clean healthy scalp after n few applicatio
of this wonderful new treatment.
We don't whether you are bothered
with falling hair. prematurely gray hair
matted hair, brittle hair or stringy hair
dandruf itching scalp, or any or all forms
of hair trouble, we want you 10 try "CRYS-
Tolls at our risk.
We give you binding guarantee without
any strings or red tape. that 1t won't cost
you cent if we do not prove to YOU that
"Crystolis' will do all we claim for 1t, end
what's important, we have plenty of money
to back our guarantee $1,000 has been de-
posted in our local bank as Special Fund
10 be forfeited II we fail to comply with this
contract. Cut out the coupon below and
mail It today to CreslO Laboratories. +O5 s
street. Bnghamton, n. Y.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-04-13
Religious Union Subject.

Sister Devamata. OF Boston, will lee
ture on East and West-the Unity Of
Religions tonight at o'clock in the
lecture hall Of the Public Library. Tie
meeting will be under the auspices Of
the Vendanta Society OF WASHINGTON
which invites the public.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20

Of about eight hundred people. This
called for a good deal of executive
ability and tact as well as a knowl-
edge of the art and practice of dress
making and the work was rewarded
with very large salary. When this
work of reorganization was accom-
plished Caroline was sent abroad as
Paris buyer for the same dry-goods
concern.
At present Caroline, with an estab-
lishment of her own, is one of the
most prominent dressmakers in the
country, and has on several occasions
retired from business on her savings
for several years at time. In the
course of her experience she has had
as patrons hundreds of the best
known women of the stage and of So
ciety among them Emma Eames,
Sara Bernhard, Mrs. Potter Palmer
and the duchess of Chaulnes. To
talk with and study these women of
talent and beauty, of wealth and in
f1uence, is Caroline's diversion, where
as planning and creating the clothes
in which they act their varied roles
is the serious work of her life.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
His EuIogy.

An old farmer who was widely
known as the crossest, closest and
most generally nonlikable citizen in the
whole state died
"Now it is customary, in the case of
rural funerals, for those who attend,
as they stand by the coffin, to murmur
some eulogy of the dead. A number of
farmers came in and said things which
didn't square at all with the old mans
life.
Finally an aged man, who had
known the deceased all his life, hob
bled in and stood by the coffin The
aged man was known as the most
truthful man in the county. Hence the
other people present waited with in
terest to hear what he would say.
"The old man gazed down silently
for while. He paused. Finally he
spoke: Wall he said earnestly, mo-
body kin deny that he was a great
hand for closin his stable door O
nights 50
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
BROUGHT HIM HOME IN STATE
Ordinary Street Car Not Good ENOUGH
for Man Who Was Restoring
Lost Pet

A man who lives on One Hundred
and Sixth street and Riverside drive,
New York, recently lost a fox terrier.
The animal isn't much of dog from
the strictly dog point of view-he is
decidedly lacking in lineage and class
and all that sort Of thing. But he's a
nice little plebeian dog, and he is very
popular with the children of the house
hold. So when Tango-that's his
name, and he has it engraved on his
collar-got lost recently, the owner
advertised reward of $5. The ad-
vertisement said that the dog, which
would be recognized by the collar,
was a children's pet and therefore
valued.
Nothing was seen of Tango for a
week Then one night a seedy indi-
vidual arrived at the apartment with
Tango-also most seedy-under his
arm.
Here's your dog" said he. "T found
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20

Jays Was Besieged From Morning Till Night

line was Lily Langtry-then at the
high-Water mark of her beauty and
fame. She, like the duchesses and
the countesses and the princesses,
wanted to show her sympathy for
mourning royalty by donning black
II loathe black" said Mrs. Langtry
to the little Frenchwoman who was,
with amazing deXterity, taking the
measurements of her customers won
derful figure, 'but l suppose l must
wear it"
81 should think that black might
greatly become madame" said Caro-
line, already projecting in her imag-
ination the vision of Ioveliness that
the famous beauty would make in the
exacting tones of deep mourning CA
demure mode will suit madame's
beauty"
"Oh, but l don't intend to look de-
mure,' said Mrs. Langtry. Il want to
look as striking-as outrageously
striking-as l can. I want the skirt
to stick out like a ballet dancers
tarlatan. Put twelve breadths of
material in it. That won't look de-
mure, will it?"
"But madame" gasped Caroline,
lone does not wear skirts that way
nowadays If | made a gown with
twelve breadths, what would Colonel
Jay say to me? He would surely dis
charge me. Surely, madame, you are
not serious. It would be preposter-
GUS"
That's just what want to be" said
the actress laughing at Caroline's ex-
citement eff l must go into mourn
ing | insist on doing it with spirit. I
want people to think of ballet dancer
when they see me. Really insist. :"
With characteristic responsiveness
and Imagination Caroline caught the
idea that Mrs. Langtry had in mind.
When the gown was done it was a
rare success, and when tho beautiful
actress wore it with the crimson
girdle, which constitutes full court
mourning, no one could deny that it
was outrageously striking. Yet any
one could tell at glance that a
master hand had designed and exc
cuted the dress. 1t was gossiped
about in London for weeks and con-
gratulations were many. Mrs. Lang
try's friends congratulated her on her
costume. the actress congratulated
Colonel Jay on having Caroline in his
employ and Colonel Jay sent for Caro-
line to congratulate her on her skill.
Established in America.
In the course of a few years Caro-
line came to America and was en-
gagged by one of the leading dry
goods merchants of New York to re-
organize his dressmaking department
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
BUILDING LINES IN ALASKA
Calls for Engineering Skill That Rivals
That Displayed by Engineers
of Panama Canal.

when the historian of the ages
writes the story of the Panama canal,
he will doubtless include that great
work among the wonders of the
modern world, but doubt if the build
ing Of the canal is greater than the
construction of the Alaskan railroads
will be-" said Col. w. P Richardson,
the road builder of Alaska, while on
a visit to Washington. "The construc-
tion of the Panama canal has been
wonderful work, and the engineers,
the sanitary officers, and operators
deserve all the credit that can be
given them; but after all, the building
of the canal was merely big engi-
neering construction and sanitary un-
dertaking. The men who built the
canal knew they had to cut through
tons of earth and clean up the country
and solve engineering problems as
they went along.
'Up in Alaska it is an entirely diff
ferent undertaking. The mere build
ing of railroads would not be a diff
6cult task, but the construction of the
Alaskan railroads involves not only
the surveying of lines, the laying Of
ties, and the building of roadbeds, but
it means the development of an un-
known country. Alaska is unknown,
except specifically. The building Of
railroads is a big job, but the con-
struction work is only the beginning,
and, in my opinion, when the railroads
of Alaska have been completed, under
government supervision, ownership,
or otherwise, the historian will write
that the job was a big, if not bigger,
than the building of the Panama
canal"
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20

dreSsmaker Worth in Paris, and she at
once took liking to Caroline and
proved to be an excellent instructor,
though she never dreamed how close
ly Caroline watched her in everything
she did. Caroline kept her eyes and
ears open to everything that her SUI
periOr said and did and worked early
and late and every minute of the day.
If she had told Colonel Jay she was
inexperienced she would have been
started as an errand girl at a wage
she could not possibly have lived on
in London, but as it was she was
able to send something home to her
family from the first. If she hadn't
told this pardonable fib she would
have wasted long months learning
how to pull hastings, thread needles,
sew labels into finished gowns and
pick up pins-and it would have taken
two or three years for her to work
up to the position she now held from
the start
At the end of her first season Colo
mel Jay called Caroline into his Of
flee one day and told her that Mile.
Manx was going back to Paris and
that he wanted Caroline to take her
place. This meant that she would
come in daily contact as a filter with
the aristocracy and royalty of Eng
land; it meant that in whatever she
did or said in working hours she would
have the reputation of Jay to uphold.
1t also meant more money-a better
lodging house, more money to save
and to send across the channel to
her family in France.
Just at this time occurred the death
of Alexander III, czar of Russia, and
as the widowed empress was a sister
Of Alexandra. the wife of Edward,
who was then prince of Wales. the
English court went into deep mourn
ing, which meant lightning change
into fashionable Grape attire
For few days Jays was besieged
from morning till night, and coun-
tesses, duchesses, marchionesses and
princesses clamored with each other
for early fittings. jays workrooms
were sea of gloomy Grape and Caro-.
line and her associates were working
twelve hours in the twenty-four
Lily Langtry's Mourning.
One of the first patrons in search of
this royal mourning to come to Caro-
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
Brave Deed of Fireman.

A fve-year-old girl had a narrow
escape from death on the track OF
the Houston & Texas Central rail.
road at Corsicana, Tex. The child
was walking along the track of the
road directly in front Of the switch
engine. When discovered by the train
men they were within a few feet OF
the little girl, and the whistle blew
and the child seemed not to hear it.
The fireman stepped to the foot
board, reached around the drawhead
caught the child and threw her from
the track and the engineer caught
her and lifted her out Of danger
When the fireman took hold of the
child the engine was within six inches
of her
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
Probably Sorry He Spoke.

Mr. Brown was one of those fussy
boarders who have always got some
thing to grumble at and who make the
most of trif1es. And, in addition to
this, he was invariably behind in his
payments.
One evening at dinner che guests
were all seated when Brown came in.
Directly he sat down at the table he
started.
Good gracious, madam, my servi-
cite is quite damp! Why on earth is
that?"
But on this occasion, at least, the
landlady got her own back
Il suppose, Mr.. Brown" she said,
'it must be because there is SO much
due on your board"
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20

him wandering around the ash barrel
in Brooklyn about an hour ago."
The owner handed the man $5.
Five dollars and forty cents more" ,"
said the seedy one.
What for?"
For the taxi"
"Taxi?" What taxi?"
"Why, the one l brought the dog
home in. I supposed you'd want him
brought home the fastest and best
way, so | took taxi"
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
Rich Land Unexplored.

Andros island, among the Bahamas,
is 90 miles in length and 20 to 40 miles
in breadth, and most of its extensive
area has never been explored. 1t is
an unbroken wilderness, inhabited
solely by about $500 negroes. 1t has
great forests, seldom penetrated by
white men, of mahogany, mastic,
ebony, logwood and cedar; swamps,
creeks and bayous teeming with wild
fowl, including the flamingo, which is
found here in vast numbers. No real
effort has been made to exploit its re-
sources. 1t is said to be the only one
of the Bahamas which has running
streams of water, and is surrounded
by series of barrier reefs, which pro
vide sheltered waters ideal for yacht
ing. 1t is splendid field for the sports
man.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
No Business for Railroad Line.

A remarkable instance of railroad
building where no traffic was to be
obtained is found in Scotland, in the
Paisley and Barrhead line. 1t was
authorized by parliament in 1897 and
was finally completed. From the
day of its completion to the present
not a single train has ever run over
the line.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20

is then forced back into the supply
tank by compressed air and the tram
cars drawn, their places Immediately
being taken by another train. When
the ties have sufficiently cooled
(Which takes place very quickly),
they are transferred from the trans
to railroad cars and forwarded to sec
tions on the line where needed
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
CATHOLIC CHURCH

From the first Sunday in November
to the first Sunday in May services at
the Catholic church will be held as
follows:
First Mass at 500 a. m.
Second Mass at $50 a. N.
Evening Devotion at 1880.
From May 1st to November I, First
Mass 7:30 a. M, Second Mass a. m.
Services will be held here every Sun
dav in the future.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Corner AspinWall and Winslow ave-
nue..
Bible school 10 a. m, Lords Day.
Morning sermon and communion, IL
a. m.
Evening service, p. m.
Mid-week devotional meeting, We'd
nesday evening, p. m.
You are cordially invited
FRED S. CARTER, Minister.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
Ornamented Fly Trap.

With an eye to the artistic Con
necticut inventor has patented a fly
trap in the form of vase for arti
fetal flowers, flies being attracted tt
a LIQUID poison in its base.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
Out of Harms Way,

'If you had to go to war, what po7
sition would you choose?"
"The drummer's, l think"
why SOP"
when a charge was ordered, I'd
pick up my drum and beat It"
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH

Services every Sunday at II a. m,
and p. m. Sunday school at 18
o'clock. All are invited.
REV. JACOB M. WHITE.
The Winslow mail., 1915-03-20
CHURCH DIRECTORY
THE M. E. CHURCH

Third street, between Winslow and
Berry streets, invites you to attend its
services, which are as follows:
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning
worship at II. Epworth League, p.
m. Evening worship, 8 p. m. Mid
week prayer and praise service, We'd
nesday, 8 p. m.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

Secretary Daniels responded to a toast to President Wilson, paying a high tribute to the executive and de- claring that the president had left nothing undone to put the country in proper condition of defense. Dur ing the dinner telephone connections were established with Sacramento, Cal, so that Governor Walsh of Mas sachusetts could exchange greetings with Governor Johnson.
 Too Many Governors.
 Governor Winfield s. Harmond of Minnesota, who addressed the gover- nors' conference on Efficiency and Economy in State Government" said that one reason for the present lack of efficiency was that. in effect, most states have several governors instead of one.
 Discussion of Address.
 Former Governor William T. Haines of Maine opened the general discus sion that followed Governor Har- mond's address. He thought it unfair to charge the governor with responsi- bility for every act of subordinate of ficers, and suggested that the gover- nor's term of office be extended and that he should not be eligible to suc- ceed himself.
 A suggestion that the governor be given greater appoint!ve power was opposed by former Governor Albert w. Gilchrist of Florida.
 Favors Governors Budget.
 Governor Charles s. Whitman of New York favored a governors budget, but questioned the wisdom of provid ing that the legislature should have no authority to appropriate money in additional to that recommended by the executive. Governor Harmond suggested that the executive be given authority to reduce, or veto in it's entirety, any specific item in the budget.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26

diately trained on the attacking ship and thundered away. The destroyer. however, came on and when she had approached within 5000 yards, dis charged a torpedo.
 The missile was seen to strike the water and then, submerged, made her way towards the flagship. The latter, however, on the instant had been put slightly to starboard under full head of steam with the result that the speeding torpedo passed a few feet astern.
 The governors aboard appeared inn mensely interested in the sham attack and with close attention followed the orders from the bridge. which were interpreted by bluejacket through a meeaphone into understandable language.
 Al &IIouccstcr and Marblchcad.
 Following these exercises, Secretary Daniels met with the governors and made the address quoted above Late in the afternoon the party left in launches for Gloucester, where they stopped for a moment at the home of John Hays Hammond. Thence they went in automobiles to the Eastern Yacht club at Marblehead, where they were entertained at dinner by the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
P(JIL.AR
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AERONAUTIC EXPERTS <. < TO HOLD EXHIBITION
AviatOrs and Engineers Plan Event
 For Next May to Become Familiar  With Various Motors.

New York, Aug. 6.-The Aero club of America and the American Society of Aeronautical Engineers are plan n;ng te hold here next May a com bined aeroplane exhibition, aviation meet and convention of aeronautic engineers. The purpose is to bring together the engineers, aviators and aeronautic experts to enable them to become familiar with the various mo- tors in action as we'll as on eXhibi- tion and to see all types of aeroplanes air boats and flying craft.
 < There are twelve or more aero- plane builders making standard ma- chimes and more than thirty concerns manufacturing and developing mo- tors. Scores of other concerns man. ufacture magnetos, radiators, stabil- izers, fabrics for aeroplanes and bal Icons, scientific instruments and oth- CT articles that go to make up a fly ing machine.
 " The Aero club of America issued d statement saying there are many problems vital to aeronautics to solve which require the combined consider ation of the engineers who have not convened for four or five years.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
TO ABOLISH MARTIAL LAW.
France Will Return to old Regime
 After September 1.

Paris, Aug. 6, 10:45 a. m.-Martial law will be abolished everywhere in France outside of the zone of military activities after September 1. The de- cision of the government in this re- spect is interpreted on all sides as q sign of confidence in officials circles that the interior administration of France will not be disturbed again by military operations.
 Police officials. whose prerogatives lave been somewhat confused during the period of military rule show great satisfaction at the removal of all danger of conflict of authority and at the possibility of pursuing recon structive measures.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
Governor Samuel

Governor Samuel l.. a Montana said that in manJ supreme court had held thd ing of any item in an ap| bill constituted a failure the bill and former Gover| of Maine opposed any step| take the government from of the people.
 The extension to the g| power to veto any item or an item in appropriation bl proved by Governor D.. Fl Illinois.
 Gov. Whitman's Add
 Conservation" was the the formal address which, by Governor Whitman of The speaker maintained q as state boundaries did nj reckless waste of natural beyond the state they ser1 stacles to progress in consel cited the federal migratof) as an instance where the nd ernment found it necessarJ and save the birds from ext He urged uniformly of Id prevention of forest fires| pollution and for water sew}
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
SUFFRAGE WORKERS
 AFTER TROLLEYMEN
Posters Distributed at Car Barns Make Several Promises if Women
 Secure tho Vote.

New. York, Aug. 26.-Speakcrs for the woman suffrage rarty made tour of car barns today to hold Se- ries of meeting in which they hoped to reach every conductor and motor man with an appeal to vote for wom- an suffrage in the fall election. The automobiles in which they hurried about the city were loaded with bou- uuets, campaign buttons and suffrage ribbons
 Posters were distributed at all tho car barns reading as follows:
 "Conductors, nlotormen: Forget your grouch at us. Give us the Vo~e and we will try never to fall off the car backward, never to climb on Tn front while in motion, never to for get our transfers and never to say Johnnie is three when he is ten