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The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Funerals
John Bartlett Patterson.

John Bartlett Patterson. aged seventy
nine years. for more than half a century
a resident of Washington. died Monday
at his residence. 462 X street northwest,
following an illness of several months.
Private funeral services. with interment
In Oak Hill Cemetery, will be held to-
morrow.
Mr.. Patterson was born in Lowell,
Mass, and came to Washington when
twenty-one years old. He leaves one
brother. Charles H. Patterson, New
York banker; two sons. Charles II.
q former wife, and several daughters,
Mrs: William /. Milburn, Mrs. E. ].
Taylor. and Mrs. Hattiet P. Lowell, ell
OF this city Mrs. Sumner Prescott, of
Seattle. and Mrs. ]. Morgan Smith, of
San Francisco, whose husband is a
nephew Of the late J. Pierpont Morgan.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Railroad Men to Observe
Mothers Day on Sunday

Sixty thousand employees Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, together with
other thousands Of workers throughout
the country. will observe Mothers Day
next Sunday. In accordance with their
custom, the officials of the road have
urged the men who operate trains, those
tracks to wear a white carnation on
May ..
Passengers on the Baltimore and Ohio
trains next Sunday will also be afford
ed an opportunity to participate in the
Ing been issued that a supply Of carna-
tons be carried on all dining cars, and
boutonniere will be given to every
traveller with the compliments of the
road.
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Here Is Way to Make
Grape Juice at Home

Any housewife familiar with fruit can
Ming processes can make grape juice
at home, according to the latest from
the fruit juice experts of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture
The principle is the same in eacn In.
stance-sterilization Of the product be.
fore it is stored away. In the case OF
grape juice sterilization prevents fermen.
tation which, in wine e-making, turns the
sugar in grape juice to alcohol.
Fermentation Is caused by fungi
Yeats, and bacteria, which adhere to the
skins and stems of the grapes. II these
are killed by sterilization fermentation
Is impossible.
Only clean. sound well-ripened fruit
should be used. the experts say, and the
Juice should not be heated as high as
200 degrees Fahrenheit. 1t should not
be permitted to come to a boil The
full process Is given in a bulletin on
grape juice just issued.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Five Civil Service
Tests Will Be Held

Five civil service examinations to NIL
positions in the Government service
paying as high as 5000 a year are To
be held by the Civil Service Commits
sion June s. 9. and 10. The first OF
them Is to secure eligibles for appoint.
ment as examiner of accounts in the
valuation division of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, positions that
pay from y, 800 to $1,000
The same day an examination will be
held for metallographists for service
In the engineer experiment station at
Annapolis.
On June 9 and 10 examinations Will
be held for scientific assistant In
the Bureau Of Fisheries. inspector OF
clothing in the Quartermaster corps OF
the army, and aid In chemistry at the
Bureau of Standards. Department OF
Commerce
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Doesn't Just Remember
How Husband Looked

LIMA, Ohio. May 5.-"I'm your long
lost husband. II. w. Troxler." said a
man to Florence Mackin. twenty, on
the street the other night. i've been
living in Allentown. Pa, for three
"Uh. huh. mebbbe." replied Florence,
but you gotta show me-"
Florence had lost a husband by de-
sertion, but she sort of forgot how he
looked. she said. She put on a mans
makeup and followed the suspect"
shadowing him for, r,several days.
Not him /" she eays
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Divorce for Mrs. Merriam

SAN FItANC1SCO. May 5.-Mrs Bessie
G. Merriam. it was announced. has de-
49, :,Cr ap a decree of divorce from
Capt. Henry c. Merriam L. s. A, on
the charge of desertion. Captain Mer-
riam recently was denied a petition for
divorce, and his attorneys were prepar-
ing an appeal
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Bursts in on Willard.

OKLAHOMA CITY. May 6.-Deputy
Sheriff Fate Sanders smashed the win
dow in Jess Wizards private car when
entrance was denied him. The cham
pion was sued for $50. 900 by Phillips &
Curtell. who say they have an old con-
tract for Willards performances. VIII
lard paid his fine and costs. amounting
to $3.50. assessed against him here four
years ago for prize fighting.
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John l.. Daily.

Funeral services for John L. Daily
will be held at the residence, 5l3 Mas
sachusetts avenue northwest, tomorrow
At $3.50 o'clock. thence to ~ Patrick's s
Church. lnterment in Mt. Olivet Gene
tery
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Mrs. Bessie Reed Astinwall.

Mrs. Bessie Reed Astinwall, widow of
the Rev. John A. Astinwall, a former
rector of st. Thomas Church, this city,
died Monday at Berkeley, Cal.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Mrs. Mary A. Walliuy.

Funeral servit for Mrs Mary A.
Walling will be held from the residence
OF her son. DR. l.. d. Walter, 1884 G
street northwest. tomorrow at o'clock
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Mrs. T. F. Clancy.

Funeral services for Mrs Thomas F.
CLANCY will be held from Deals funeral
parlor tomorrow at 2 o'clock, with In
terment in Congressional Cemetery
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Frederick BENJAMIN.

Frederick Benjamin. for years a rat
ent attorney in this city. died at his
country residence. near Nunica. Mich,
yesterday. He is survived by his wife. a
daughter and four sons
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Phil w. Chew.

Funeral services for Phil w. Chew,
who died Yesterday at his home near
Upper Marlboro, will be held tomorrow
IN Trinity Church. Upper Marlboro, at
IL o'clock
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
CIRCUS WOMEN'S
LOT IS HAPPY ONE
All Pay Homage to Little Mother
of Sawdust and SpangIes
World,
"A sawdust ring
And a flying steed.
A tinseled gown

| A tinseled gown
And a daring deed:
And that's the way OF the circus"
But it's only one side OF the circus
| life. True. 1t is the phase which the
| men, women, and children who crowd
up the main entrance and hand in their
checks to see the glamour and glitter
under the big top" look for and ap-
plaud.
But there is another and a gentler
side to this fascinating world OF the
sawdust and spangles. 1t lies beyond
the great red curtain which separates
the arena from the dressing tents.
What exists beyond Is not revealed ex-
cept to those favored few who are ao-
mitted during the hours Of perform
ance.
But any may learn. in a less intimate
way. Just what the mysterious red
curtain conceals by following the drawn
cavalcade from the railroad yards to
the show grounds whenever the circus
never experienced this rare treat an
opportunity Is to be given next Monday
and Tuesday. when the hosts of Ring
ling Brothers Worlds Greatest
Shows" exhibit in Washington.
Supreme in the womens department Of
Mrs. George Hartzell. known far and
wide as the Little Mother Of the CIR
Gus" No boarding school mistress ever
kept more careful watch over her
charges than does this low-voiced, oil
ver-haired woman who reigns over the
hundreds or ballet girls. the pretty
eQucstriennes, the picturesque women
of the 'butterfy' dance. and the fun-
dreds Of women who take part in this
seasons RinglinF spectacle Of Solomon
highest salaried women performers or
the circus resent her supremacy.
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Little Circus Mother Loved.

Mile. Tilly Bartik. the high-spirited
Russian. who depicts the role OF Queen
Balkis in the massive wordless play. is
her close friend. Proud Josephine"
Clark. who many say is the most beau
tiful rider In America. loves the little
circus mother. Madame Hodgini an
other of his women equestriennes, in
sists that Mrs. Hartzell must go to her
home In Switzerland at the close of the
circus season and spend the winter
The Washington times., 1915-05-05
Flowers For All Occas;o,u

Have GUIDE furnish the flowers and floral
decorations. Estimates given. 1914 F.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31

that romantic and perfect love.
But Queen Marie Is a, grand,
daughter of. the late Queen Vic
toria of England, and she has
turned her husbands thoughts so
completely toward the passing
events that he has forgotten his
hopeless love and now spends his
time in. keen analysis of the Eu-
ropenn situation, trying to, deter:
mine his country,s relation to the
great events that are transpiring.
SIMILAR. SITUATION
ARISES IN. DENMARK.
And beautiful Queen Marie's3
heart is glad, too. for her splendid
knowledge of the political situa-
ton. coupled with an education
which even taught her many Of
the principles of warfare. make her
an interesting and even valuable.
listener and commentator. IA
Much the same situation has
arisen in. Denmark, where King
Christian y, nephew; and his
Queen, who lisa niece by marriage,
OF Queen Alexandra of England,
take such q deep interest in what
is going on, about them that they
have forgotten, all other issues III
this new and powerful activity.
Formerly. 1t Is stated, Christian
did not take his wife into his con-
fidence to any great extent in State
measures. He wanted her to be
the queen OF his home and not theS
queen of the Stale.
He wanted her to make the home
pleasant for herself and him. But
Denmark's Queen, like many of her
sisters of today. wanted to be some
thing in the world She wanted to.
have a career. She wanted her
opinions and idans and analyses to
be taken seriously by her husband.
And now he. Is finding that his
counsels and opinions are taken
with greater seriousness because
he has taken his Queen into his
confidence and submitted his ideas
and plans to her feminine inspec-
ton.
with her woman's intuition, per-
haps, she has been enabled to point
out gaps and weaknesses and the
result has been that she has risen
enormously In her husbands esti-
- y
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nation.
In this new bond Denmark re-
joices to the. full. finding in it
token of her own solidarity and
completeness.
There is no question but that a
united family in the royal house
hold of Belgium has been of tre-
mendous psychological advantage
to the little kingdom in the recent
defense of her neutrality when the
check she administered to the Ger
man Army will go down in history
as the movement OF greatest his
torical import of modern times.
At the recent fete in his honor
held in London, King Albert, his
Queen and his three children.
Princes Leopold and Charles and
Princess Marie Jose, received a
brilliant ovation.
England felt that she owed a
debt to Belgium which she could
never repay and she took the most
obvious means of expressing her
appreciation and gratitude then at
her command-the honoring of the
family OF the royal head of the lit
tie kingdom. :
King Christian Of Denmark and
Queen Alexandrine. who was puch-
ess of Mecklenburg, recently at
tended the maneuvers OF the. Dam
ish forces.
They were hailed with eclat by
the people, and 1t appeared that
the Queen is now beginning to. equal
the popularity of King Christian,
than whom there has never been
more popular Danish monarch.
An example of his democratic
ways was recently noted when.
while reviewing the Danish troops,
the King, very tired, stopped at the
residence Of Madame Steinmann.
rich Danish woman, who brought
the King some sandwiches.
Christian devoured them greed
lily. lying against meadow hay
stack while he did SO, to the great
delight Of the photographers. whom
he did not order away but received
Hospitality.
In 1907 the newspaper Die Zeit,
famous diplomatic publication, con-
i tanned Brussels dispatch, accord
ing TO which the Princess Eliza
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-31
Young People Wearing Glasses.

There is a current belief that
-sightedness runs in families,
and this, while partly true. is real
ly an unfortunate misconception.
Certain families have softer tissues
in the eye than others. and their
eyes stretch more easily to GER
tain degree of strain. This should
only make such people more eau
tious to avoid strain, and does not
by any means imply that itsis me-
cessary for such children to be
near-sighted. The cause OF this
strain In the young child is astigma-
tism.
There are other contributing
causes. such as a too short eyeball,
poor general health. which makes
the tissues weaker and less resist
ant. and also the disposition of the
child. some children preferring to
sit and read all day rather than
go out and exercise In the open air.
All these questions must receive
proper attention, II near-sighted-
ness is to be prevented; but that
astigmatism is the principal cause
is we'll known. This word is be-
coming rather familiar, and yet its
meaning is constantly misunder-
stood. Many people suppose that
astigmatisnn means a difference in
the two eyes, which is en- irely:
wrong, It Is an irregularity OF the
front part of the eye. where the,
curves should he symmetrical but
are not This irreRularitv or In
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would embrace each other. for to-
day they are fighting on the same
side and helping each other care
for tho wounded.
It was not known the Japanese
were nursing the wounded until,
several of them were found by
Germans near Warsaw. The Eu-
ropean allies so far have refused to
accept Japanese soldiers in Eu-
rope, but they have not refused to
accept the nurses
There is nothing like grief to
bring people together. Royal fam
lilies have been reunited by the
troubles OF the nations.
Not so long ago as things go,
the news was heralded broadcast
over Europe that discussions were
likely to terminate the integrity OF
the family of King Albert Of Bel
GUM. Albert was only q Prince
then, and he hadn't yet. come to a
realization OF the importance OF the
position which he represented.
Hasty denials ensued, but the ru-
NOR was only stilled after the pas
sage OF several months.
Now Albert is hero Of world
fame-perhaps of immortal fame
and all his family look upon him
a. having come fully up to the
mark.
While his nation is not directly
involved in the war Ferdinand I
of Roumania and his Queen. who
was tho Princess Marie of Sake
Coburg- Gotha, are paying much
attention to the succession Of
events.
In their case, too. II is expected
that all previous difficulties be-
tween themselves and the nation
will elbow over completely. be
lost in the new theme, and be
buried with the dead Of the bat.
ties.
Ferdinand married Princess Ma
rle when she was hut II years Of
age. She had been brought up In
England. Her talents were many.
8 But Ferdinand did not appreciate
her. Re married her only because
King Charles refused to allow him
DO marry Helen vacaresco, maid
of-honor to Queen Elizabeth Of
4 Roumania And he did not forget
- > u VI .
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sIIPPE The Czarira.
~ Upper right The En-
press of Japan. Below
Japanese nurses on the way
to the Russian frontier to,
treat wounded and sic!. Rus
sian SC Tiers

beth had left her husband. then
heir to the Belgian throne. and
would not return to Belgium.
She was with her parents in
Munich at the time, where she had
had been for some months.
WHEN ENGLAND AND
AMERICA BECAME FRIENDLY.
American friendship with France
was made in the Revolutionary
War when Lafayette came to Amer
lea and offered his services to the
Colonial Army at Valley Forge
Only few years before these same
colonials had fought the French.
The friendship cemented In the
Revolution has never been broken.
Because of our two wars with
England we learned to hate our
mother country. but several Incl
dents have happened since which
have made us friends. Itswas an
American who took the initiative
in the matter.
New light has Just been shed
on the incidents preceding commo-
dore Josiah Tattnall's famous
statement, Blood is thicker than
water" when the American Cap
tain, went to the aid of the sorely
pressed British fleet in the Peiho
River, China; June %, 1853. The
new. information comes from the
private papers of the late Rear
Admiral Stephen Decatur Trench
ard. United States Navy, who was
Lieutenant under Tattnall.
England and France at that
period were having considerable
trouble with China. In 1857 the
Taku forts, at the mouth of the
Peiho i'm the Gulf of Pechili had
been destroyed. Two years later
the allied fleet appeared again.
New forts had been built.
After some delay. occasioned by
diplomatic notes. the British ADJ
miral, Sir James Hope. decided to-
force q passage up the river. To
the amusement of the allied forces,
1t was found that the Chinese had
constructed three. barriers across
the stream. The heavier ships OF
the fleet had to remain out of guns
shot distance because OF low water.
All efforts to dlslodgo the bar
riers failed. Commodore Tattnall
was interested in ascending the
stream also, and accordingly he
chartered a small schooner, hoisted
American colors on 1t and tried to
pass Taku. His schooner was i'm
paled on an iron spike. one OF
chain OF such thrown across the
channel.
Sir James Hope now decided to
attack the forts. destroy them and
then clear the river. Europeans
held the military proficiency of the
Chinese in low esteem. Their mud
forts looked formidable. but the
British. thought a few hours, we'll
directed bombardingi would reduce
them. Accordingly the shallow
draft vessels OF the British fact
started up the river on June IS.
The work OF dismantling the first
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river barrier had started when the
Chinese. began firing. One cannon
roared out alone. Then cleverly
constructed blinds on the mud forts
were raised and ninety guns belched
shot at the British feet. The Chi
nese had figured the range before
exposing their guns. for nearly
every shot took effect.
Commodore TattnaH on the Toey-
Wan. his schooner. was incensed
when he saw. the action Of the
Chinese. Like the British officers.
1t is probable that he believed Rus
sian officers were directing the
Chinese fire. The engagement went
on for some time when, suddenly
Tattnall exclaimed:
Blood is thicker than water. I'll
be damned II stand by and see
white men butchered before my
eyes. No, sir; Old Tattnall isn't that
kind. This is the cause OF human
ity. Is that boat ready2'
He jumped in small boat and
started for Admiral Hopes flagship.
On the way across the American
! flag was shot from its staff on his
boat. Tattnall was paying an of
fetal visit" On board the British
flagship he offered his sympathies
to the wounded Admiral, Then,
turning to his boats crew, he said:
Meantime. my good fellows, you
might man that gun forward until
the boat is ready, just as you would,
inyour own ship"
For more than an hour Tattnall
and Hope were together and the
Yankee sailors manned the British
gun. Tattnall then decided to re-
turn to his ship. His boatmen were
summoned. They were powder
stained and sweaty. AS ir unaware
of their part in the battle Com
inodorc Tattnnll roared out at them
asking where they had BEEN
Just lending a hand up forward,
an old tar replied. And . every
shot hit,
: Commodore Tattnall now took his
schooner out to- deep water and
: lowed in a. string OF sampans carry
ing 500 British marines to reinforce
the fleet. He landed the marines
near the forts and waited nearby
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aside the glasses hen they nave
attained their full gk0sxtt: The
greatest amount of strain Is durileS
reading of SEWING. On use 'Gk
the eyes for close Il X;
therefore. much better to allow tlteiI
child torise glasses during thu grow
ing period at least and foia strain;
than It Is to run the dan ger OF de-
veloping sa uear-sit te da6 Ill which
Is 2 permanent .cDnd Ion andx
which issapt to progreH to- point \
of damaging the vision! s.i ~
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until their attack was made. The
attack failed and the American
ships towed the survivors of the
charge back to their ships.
The incident caused considerable
diplomatic palaver. Ever since the
phrase of the old Yankee Captain
has been favorite toast of British
and American naval officers WI On
entertaining each other.
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~ g. - O. y 4 = ~ . .i|
War breeds hate and 1t also ce-
ments friendships. Tho war be-
tween Russia and Japan made the
two nations hate each other Just as
this war has put the English and
the Germans in position of hating
each other. Now comes the great
war of the world and. the Japan.
ese are sending nurses across the
trans-Siberian Railway into Russia,
where they are nursing the wound !
ed soldiers.
When the Empress OF Japan
sent her army of nurses to the
Russian frontier the Czarina took
charge of their work and sent a
letter of appreciation to the Elm
press OF the mystic Eastern isle.
II the Czarina and the Mikado's
wife should meet they doubtless
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nation.
In this new bond Denmark re-
joices to the full. finding in it
token of her own solidarity and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-13
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered from All
Around the World.

John D. Rockefeller, Sr., celebrated
his 10th anniversary at his home al
Tarrytown, n. Y, Thursday.
A threatened strike of $1,000 gar
ment workers Of Philadelphia, and
so, 900 in New York, is to be settled
by arbitration.
VIM. ]. Bryan has been invited by
the Neutrality League of ST. Louis, to
deliver an address on neutrality. Mr.
Bryan informed the league that he
would make the address for $500 and
a guaranteed audience of $4,000. The
league hasn't yet accepted Mr.. Bry-
ans proposition.
While the parents of a 7-year-old
boy engaged the attention of clerks
the boy crawled under and behind the
counter of Philadelphia jewelry
store Thursday evening, lifted small
box containing $4,000 worth Of un-
set diamonds from Il table, and passed
it to woman, who concealed 1t be-
meath her coat and got away with the
Jewels.
Figures given out in London by the
French Relief committee, compiled
from official sources. show that since
the beginning of the war there have
been 2,22S,300 men killed: 4.S37, SIC
wounded, and 100000 missing and
prisoners from the armies of all the
belligerents, making total Of casual
ties of S.770,S10. The following are
figures of killed for the various ma
tionS except Italy, up to June 1st
France, 100000; Great Britain. 49,
900: Russia, $4,000: Germany, 1872
600; Austria, 341.00; Belgium, Al
900: Servia, $4,000; Turkey, $4,000;
Japan, 800.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-13

He wanted Money.-The magnate
looked up impatiently from his work
relates the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
We'll, my good man." he snapped
at the diffident and rural looking Wis
itor who stood twirling his rusty hat;
what can I do for you? Talk. fast
please-my time is valuable"
II guess you don't remember me
Hank" faltered the caller.
The money king frowned as hs
heard the old name, by which none
had dared to address him for years.
You an me ulster go swimmin' to-
gether in th'old town." went on the
rustic. I'VE was boys together. an in
purity much the same circumstances
Your dad and my dad"
"Yes, yes,' interrupted the Croesus
impatiently.
"Well, you got job in tn bank an
I got job in tn grocery store. That
made all the diffrunce."
"This is all very-er-interesting
but get to the point. / seem to re-
member your face, but"
"Yes, Hank, you got a better start
an left tn old village. But I KEEP a
pluggin' along in tn grocery store. 1t
was purity hard to make both ends
meet an"
"Well-well? 1 sesame old story
You want money I suppose, and"
you always a smart one, Hank
When you left the village you owed
$7S.62 on a grocery bill. Here's where
you come across, you burned old
skinf1int!"