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The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
COMMITTEE TO MEET
President Moran Names Committee to
Look for New Quarsen for
Organization.

The executive COMMITTEES OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce viii meet tomorrow at
noon TO consider q number Of matters to
be presented by P. T. Moran. president
Of the organisation The conformation Of
committee chairmen probably viii be
made, # being expected President Moran
viii submit his selections.
He named yesterday the special COM
mittee directed to look for new quarters
for the organization, which has out
grown its present ofsccx. The commit
tee. which is asked to report promptly.
consists OF Isaac Cans. chsir1naas
William. f. GUIDE. Charles L. Howser.
Winfield Jones. II. B. z. Macfariand.
James r. Oyster. Joseph !. Weller and
George Y. worthinsSon-
: A special committee 10 consider the
plans for an Americanizstion Day dinper
was also appointed as follows: MesSrs.
Louis Gutenberg. William f. GUIDE and
John G. Cspers
Announcement is made at the chamber
Of the success Of the Joint conventions
committee Of the chamber. Retail Mer-
chants Association and Board Of Trade
IN having Washington chosen as the place
OF convention OF the 1915 conference of
the national Organization Of brickiayers.
plasterers and masons- The National
Association of Photogrs pliers will meet
here In March. The Joint conventions
COMMITTEES is making an effort TO raise
funds 70 carry on It's work Of securing
such conventions.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District Of Colmba-Rsin and warmer
sunday. Monday partly cloudy; moderate east TO
south winds
For Maryland-Rsin and warmer Sunday. Mon
day partly cloudy. colder In west portion; moderate
east TO south winds q
Fer firEinia-Rain ard warmer Sunday. Monday
partly cloudy. colder IN extreme west portion
moderate east to southwest winds
There win be rain snow over the northern,
snd rain over the southern districts east Of the
Mirsissippi River on Sunday. except In the south
Atlantic States. followed By generally fair weather
Monday. except from the Lake region eastward
wh1e there viii, be local SHOWS
II Will be warmer Sunday in New Ensi.pd The
Middle Atlantic States. and the eastern lower
Lake region. and colder In the Upper Lake region.
the Lower Ohio Valley. Tennessee. and Northern
Mississippi. II will be colder Monday In the
East Gull States. the Ohio Valley and the Lower
Lake region. -
Cod wave wamiugs have been ordered for the
Upper Mississippi Valley. Minnesota, Western
Tennessee. Arkansas. Northeastern, Te1as Northern
Louisiana and interior Mississippi =
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
WILL HANDLE FUNDS FOR Jews.
ce~.ift~e to MAKE R~s.fsss.~~s %
Russia and Austria.

The Provisional Execntive Committee
for General Zionist Affairs, with o9lce<
at y East Twents-third street. New YORK
City. has announced that II 10 ready to
make remittAncef Of money for Jews to
relatives In Russia and Austria free OF
charge.
: Following the outbreak Of the war the
committee arranged for such a service
TO Palestine. and during the period from
October %. 1914 70 January 1s. 1875. more
than .xssS. e. was transmitted Julins L
peyser. with of1ccs IN the Southern
building. has been appointed washington
representative for the COMMITTEES and is
authorized 10 accept orders for the send
ing Of remittancek.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
URGENT DEFICIENCY
BILL PASSES SENATE
After Short Speech-Makins Session
Saturday. Adjournment Is Taken
Until Tomorrow.

The Senate had short and unpro-
ductiye session yesterday.
An hour and twenty minutes were de-
voted to determining whether the water
power report from the Forest Service
should be printed with or without Illus
trations, and the matter was not con-
cluded even then. fa
seantor Martin called up for passage
the urgent deficiency appropriation bin. a
privileged matter. and II was passed sub
stantially as 1t came from the House.
Senator Mclean, of Connecticut, spoke
on the Philippine bill, and at the con-
ciusion OF his speech the Senate ad-
journed until tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
TROWEL CLUB HOLDS
ANNUAL ELECTION
Retiring President. George S. Pope.
Receives Diamond STUDDED Jewel.
Philip NJ. RcifIus Elected.

The Trovei Club. the original Master
Masons Club Of the District Of Columbia
composed Of over 40 employees Of the
Department OF the interior. held Its an
nusl meeting yesterday evening
The retiring PRESIDENT. George S. Pope,
was the recipient Of an appropriate dia-
mond-studded Jewel
The following officers were elected and
Installed for the ensuing year: President.
Philip NJ. Riendn. president pro tenn.
Walter 7. Paine: secretary. Roscoe c
Bangs: treasurer. George W. Evans; vice
presidents. Cyrus Root. w. W. Adams
ID. NJ. Greene. c. E. Prey. H. =. Barbour.
W. l. swsnton. p. X. SWEET. ID. W. Edolin
and W. Carter Ryan
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

Chase Rogs 50 years. Government Hosps, Insane
Milton T. Slater. 6s. rs Fourth St &C.
John WiDkler. 50, U. 8. Soldiers Home Hospital
Bernard H. Dyer, 2. ruberrulosis Hospital
Milton ]. McNemar. Is. Govt. Hospt Insane.
John b. Campbell, &C. lI23 Seventh st. ne.
Rosella G. Wheelock. s.. ISIS Monroe St NV
William Arundel, 90. Emergency Hospital
Mary e. Baldwin. q. ls4 Kenyon st nw.
Susan J.. Buekler. n. 2ss2 Thkty-siIth st. NV.
George koptmsnn. IS. 2As @ St NV.
Marjorie L. Push, months. supt. Home, Wash.
nston Hebrew Cemetery. -.'..
CoLoRED.
Gilbert Smith, % years. s.S Sixth st nv
Rosa ]. Brookings, $ BlAgdeu court
Mary Thompsou. g. Tuberculosis HospItal
Eliza Washington, 70. Freedmsn's Hospital.
Elizabeth Fletcher. 6. Garfield Hospital
Carrie wisgins, IS. 81 st sw.
Miles ii. Jones. "a. Home for Aged and Infru.
James h Lee. Is, 10 Leonxlds court Nv,
Henry jackson, 20. TS Massachusetts, ava M.
Mamie Hicks 8. Emrsency Hospital
James Thomss. 50. Garfield Hospital
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
H1sslssPP1AHs Will Dine.
socisty's First Banquet to BE HELD
February "a.

Febrsary 2s.
The Mississippi Society Of Washington
win hold its first annual banquet at the
New Ebbitt House on Saturday right.
February :6. The banquet com mittee 10
composed of James l.. Mccormick.
chairman; w. 8. Erwin. Orlando II.
Smith. DR.. Clifton p. Clark. Charles w.
Mortimer. Harry Peyton, Represents tive
3. G. Humphreys. Col. Joseph z. Cotton.
William l.. Austin. Miss Lillian Cheno-
wefh, Mr. and Mrs- w. p. Ramsey, Mrs.
4. H. Herndon. Mrs. II. O. Cutting, Miss
=. e. Nabers, DR.. Oscar wilkinson and
Van H. Manning
Representative Humphreys will be the
toastmaster. and a number OF toasts viii
be responded to by the Congressional del
esaton. The Bloomingdais orchestra of
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
For Single six-Yesr Term.

A. sinsie-term Of six years for the Presi-
dent and Vice President. with the latter
in the Cabinet was proposed In a reso-
luton yesterday by Representative Hays.
Of California He also proposed that aft
er retirement the President become a
member of the Senate and the Vice Pres
ident a member of the House
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
Mrs. Parker to Give Reading,

Mrs. James Parker. wife of, the Repre-
sentative from New York. will deliver
several readings at the National Library
for the Blind. 172s II street northwest
next Saturday afternoon,
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
GOAL TEMPERATURES
Higbestr q; Iovest,

Relative hunaidity-s a. m. 70; 2 .. n., q; 8 p.
m, y. Rainfall s'p. N. to y. mi, o.. Hours
OF sunshine, Q. Per cent Of possible sunshine O
lowest, Is.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE.

Alien E. and Minnie n. Wilson. boy.
Henry B. and Dorothy wurdeman. boy.
James +. 7. and Mabel L. Spindle, boy.
Fehce and Giuseppina Ridolfo. girl.
Henry G. and Ethel Z. Policy, boy.
Francis 5. and Edith ]. afiloTich, boy.
Carl Z. and Lois c. Lesher. girl.
David s. and Mary e. Lasomsrsine. boy.
Lee D. and Nettie King, girl.
Joseph and Millie Kshsnov. girl.
John A. and Bessie Z. Golihes, girl.
Haszn and Matte Husste, boy.
Morgan and Rachael s. GiIley, girl
COLoRED.
Edward snd Esther Smith, boy.
Albert and Carrie Norwood, girl.
JOSEPH and Emma Ashton, GIRL
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30

The first extensive deposit of slate in
Australia has been discovered in New
South Wales.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
wHrTE

Chsrses d. Lamps. y. and Mar Il. L5ttor. Z
Rey. v. W. Smith.
william 4 Perry. a. and Emihs n. Fhulcro-r 3.
Of Silver sprfns Md. Rev y. ". suith-
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30

Early sprsg Ff~ssers-
The first flowers OF spring make their
debut at GUIDES. 1910 + St-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30

Daily and Sunday Herald. 30 cents .
month. delivered to your home.
Shaner. the Flori u. s0a 18th.
The finest of flowers in season.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30

Regulation wax candles for Candle
mas Day. yoigt's. .727 7th st. N. w
Phone NJ. 2435.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
Alumni Holds Reception.

The Washington Section of the Alumni
Association Of the Kansas State Agricul-
turai College. an organization of about l2o
members, held a reception last night at
the Raleigh. - -
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
LOCAL MENTION.

Charlie Chspfin in "Trysting Place. I.
two reels, Va. Theater today. with great
European war pictures direct from bat
uehefds. Soon, Charlie in Carmen"
Reliable Dentistry. Years of Experf-
DR.. Vaughan's, Su7 7th st. NV.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30

New Novelty Blouses of
mercerized G a e a, in
plain white or with ALL
color collars and cuffs;
made with roll buttons,
silk cord laced fronts,
braid strappings and two
hip pockets: girls and
women's sizes.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
$3.50 Silk Dresse.

100 misses and wome
Silk Poplin, in pretty sha
hagen blue, green, brow
models, one having lace
style showing the yoked
broad belt and Persian
flared skirts. Cleanup pl
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
A Useful Coffin.

A writer In an English church maya
kline once found In a GOLFERS cottage
In Staffordshire a coffin used as a
bread and cheese cupboard. Notwith-
standing bis wife's remonstrance, he
told the story of the coffin as follows:
Eighteen years ago / ordered that
coffin. The wife and me used to have
q, good many words. One day she
said, I'll never be content till I see
thee In thy coffin We'll, lass said.
If thatn content thee it'll soon be
done
Next day I gave directions to have
the thing made. In a few days it
came home, to the wife's horror. 1 got
into and said, Now, lass, are thee
content? She began to cry and want
ed the 'horrid thing taken away. But
that l wouldn't allow. In the end she
got accustomed to seeing it, and as we
wanted to turn it to some use we had
some shelves put in and made it into a
bread and cheese cupboard. We have
never quarreled since it came"
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
Where johnson Made a RIunder.

The present Blackfriars bridge is
comparatively modern structure, which
replaced the bridge of Robert Mylne
after the latter had endured, with much
alteration and repair, it is true, for
nearly a hundred years: Mylne's de-
sign, it will be recalled by those famil-
lar with their Boswell, was attacked
by Johnson with that arrogance and, let
me sadly add, ignorance which he was
too wont to display in subjects of
which he knew very little. Johnson.
with a weight Of words which might
have tested any bridge, declared that no
structure with elliptical arches could
bear heavy weights. Mylne's bridge
has gone, but the elliptical form of
arch remains, and very beautiful it is
and adequate for a weight of traffic of
which Johnson never dreamed-West-
minister Gazette.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
The Honse Upstairs.

Not long since we were riding on an
elevated train in Chicago. We looked
out Of the car, and there, right at our
elbow, was a horses head, thrust
through the upper floor window of
brick building. 1t was a startling
thing. We felt like saying, Now, what
on earth are you doing up here, old
manT But the horse appeared to be
very much at home. No doubt he hyed
there, twenty feet or so from the
ground. 1t was like jail. He had no
barn lot or pasture. When his days
work was over he was taken direct
from the wagon to his upstairs stall.
Rents were too high for his owner to
furnish a stall on the ground BE
never had a chance to roll over or to
nibble at a bit Of fresh plowed earth.
Yet that horses life in the city was no
more artificial and abnormal than the
life Of the average city man. The man
goes Of his own accord, however, and
the horse has no choice in the matter.
Probably the horses wonder why men
want to hive together like bees.-Farm
Life
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
Aaiti,a Sans Souci.

The palace Of Sans Souci, erected
by Christophe, the black leader Of
Haiti, is situated in the hills above the
level vale of Milot, with background
Of forest and a foreground sprinkled
with the palms and huts Of simple cul-
tivators. Dilapidated ruins and a tan
gle Of tropical trees are the rueful rem
nants Of the glory that was once the
palace without care and the garden of
delight of the king Of slaves.
1t was off the coast of Haiti, near the
site of this palace, that the flagship of
Columbus was wrecked, and here he
left most of his men when he returned
to Spain for aid. Upon his return to
the settlement, which he called LA
Navidad," he found the whole party
dead, including an Englishman named
Allard and an Irishman, who was en-
tered on the Santa Maria's books as
William of Galway.-National Geo
graphic Magazine.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
Aztses and Human Sacrifices.

Human victims were sacrificed by
the Aztecs in various ways and rela-
lively in large numbers. Hubert Howe
Bancroft, in his History Of Mexico"
says: "The victims were for the most
part captives taken in war, and war
was often made solely with a view to
obtaining them. A large proportion,
however, consisted of condemned Grim
inals or slaves, and even of children,
bought or presented for the purpose.
Moreover, persons sometimes offered
themselves voluntarily for the good Of
the people or for the honor Of a god.
The greater part Of the victims died
under the knife, but some were burn
ed alive, and children were often bur-
led alive or drowned, while we hear
Of criminals being crushed to death
between stones. But the most cruel
sacrifice OF all, and yet the most COM
mon, was performed by tearing out
the heart tof a living human creature
at the sacrificial stone" q
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
Lakes of Blood.

The name Lake of Blood or its equiv
alent has been given to places as far
apart as England and South America.
"Sanguelac"-i. e., the Lake of Blood
was the name given by the victorious
Normans to the battlefield at Hastings,
where the SaXons were overthrown
and slain with terrible carnage.
For a similar reason Lake Trasimene
has borne the name ''Sanginetto" be-
cause its waters were Redeemed during
the second Punic war by the blood of
some $1,000 Romans who fell before
the troops of Hannibal.
Yet another Lake Of Blood, called
also "Yaguar Cocha," is situated in the
state of Ecuador. 1t is one of a series
Of lakes formed by the extinct craters
of volcanoes on the towering heights
of the Andes range of mountains.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
Lobster and Butterfly.

. According to a scientific observer,
the lobster Is akin to the butterfly.
The kinship is not merely that of two
members Of the animal kingdom. The
lobster and the butterfly are actually
In one and the same great group OF
the Kingdom, like the clam and the
snail or the whale and the giraffe.
whose spheres Of activity are so wide
~ separated. 1t Is simply, as Darwin
pointed out in the case of other crea-
lures many years ago, that the lobster
and Its friends, the crab, the prawn
and the shrimp, chose one method of
life, while the butterfly and its set
chose another. So the first group de-
veloped characteristics suited to the
conditions In which it lived, including
as one OF the most important, as its
members do not move rapidly, a coat
OF armor to protect them from their
innumerable enemies, while the but
terf1ies and the great host Of winged
insects shed every bit of superfuous
weight, trusting to swiftness to carry
them out Of danger and to protective
coloring to conceal them when flight
Is unavailing.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
Orkney Islands In Pawn.

The Orkney islands. says Parsons
Magazine, do not really belong to
Great Britain in the sense that they
were ever coded by treaty or acquired
by conquest. They were simply trans
ferred by Denmark to Scotland In 146S.
In pledge for the payment Of the dowry
Of the Princess Of Denmark, who was
married to James I'LL, king Of Scot.
land. In the deed OF transfer, which is
still In existence. II Is specially men
toned that Denmark shall have the
right to redeem them at any future
time by paying the original amount
of the dowry with interest to date.
There is no likelihood. however, that
Denmark will ever attempt to exercise
her right of redemption. because Co.
600 forms, the original amount Of the
dowry, plus compound interest for AS
years, would amount to perhaps FL
OO0, 900, 100000. and that is a bit more
than the islands are worth.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
The Vampire.

This Is the vampire: Always inert,
sitting still, spending five to seven
hours a day looking out the window
on the street Nothing to give, and al
ways giving it. Seeking amusement.
entertainment. but never affording any.
Taking. but never giving. Sitting
quietly and listening to others con-
verse and confer. even when her pres
ence Is unwelcOme, but saying nothing
but an occasional yes or no. Primitive
minded and narrow. with nothing to
give, she drains others of ideas with
out retaining them-like Il sieve.
Thought passes through and beyond
her without stopping. She acquires
nothing, gives nothing, takes every
thing. One person alone with her be-
comes exhausted while she Is reyivi-
fled.-New York Globe.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
Largest Village In the World.

Open, unprotected, utterly indefenSi-
BILE, The Hague has basked. smiling.
just behind the storm swept edge of
the ocean for centuries. Bleak. shift
ing downs roll up TO the very gardens
of its suburban villas; ancient hiStor-
ical forests prOffer mild memories of
their vastneSs in woody parks and
winding shady ways. it is essentially
place to be at peace.
Although so mingled with the dOingS
of the house of Orange that every
square has a historical association.
every old palace and park its story,
though the parliamentS of the Dutch
states have met there since 1466 and
suave ambassadors have brought it
weighty questions and strange faces
since the sixteenth century. there is u
pretty responsibility about this lar
gest village of the world that has en-
deared il to the pleasure lover of all
ages.-New York Telegram.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
STAGE Name. and Rsal.

The extent to which favorite ac-
heeses are somebody else or the stage
81 not well understood. Actors gener-
ally play under their own names, but
the woman who has achieved a repu-
tation before marriage prefers 10 re-
tain the name under which she became
known rather than assume that Of her
husband Some women, too, play
while unmarried under another name
than the real one.
For instance, Maude Adams Is really
Miss Kiskadden, and Marie Dressler
L. Leila Koerber. Jack and Ethel Bar
rymore are properly called Blythe, and
Truly Shattuck Is Clarice Etrulia de
Bucharde, a name rather too long for
the stage. Theater goers seem to like
short names easily remembered. Trixie
Friganza is really Della Edna O'Calla-
han, and Mary Mannering is Florence
Friend; Elsie Janis was formerly Elsie
Bierbower. and Margaret Anglin is
Mary Warren. And so it goes through
the nst-Boston Herald.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
HARVARD MAN FOILS
sun With INVENTION
Presses a Button In Bed and the
Window. Shade Goes Down
as if by Magic.

Cambridge, Mass. - Every morning
at z o'clock Henry R. Guild of Boston,
q Harvard senior, rolls over In bed
Seven o'clock is too early for a senior
to get up, so Mr.. Guild presses a but
ton and the shade at the distant end
Of his chamber rolls down as If by
magic.
No rising sun Is going to make him
leave his bed unseasonably. Some
morning he may miss four alarm
fire by pressing the button, but he's
willing to take the chance, he asserts.
Getting up at a. m. Is high crime
ut Harvard, the same as admitting
Yale has a good football team this
year.
Henry Guild framed up a motor, at
tached to the curtain string and laid
wires to his bedside. When the sun
throws its rays into his bedroom every
morning, weather permitting, he
presses a button and the curtain hops
faster than in a vaudeville theater.
Mr.. Guilds next invention probably
win be a trap door to throw tiresome
professors into the cellar by means Of
q button that any student can press.
LIES attendant Inconvenience aren't
going to bother him while electricity
can do the work.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
He Used His Head,

In the American Magazine Charles
NJ. Schwab says:
Andrew Carnegie first attracted at
tention by using his head to think
with 1t was when he was a telegraph
operator on the Pennsylvania railroad
under Colonel Thomas A. Scott. One
morning series Of wrecks tangled up
the line. Colonel Scott was absent and
young Carnegie could not locate him.
Things looked bad.
Right then Carnegie disregarded one
Of the roads strictest rules and sent
out a dozen kilograms signed with
Colonel SCOTS name, giving orders that
would clear the blockade.
Young man. said the superintend-
ent a few hours later, do you realize
that you have broken this company's
rules?
"'Well, Mr.. Scott, aren't your tracks
clear and your trains running?' asked
the young telegrapher.
Colonel SCOTS punishment was to
make Carnegie his private secretary.
A few years later, when the colonel re-
tired from Office, he was succeeded by
the former telegraph operator. then
only twenty eight years old"
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
The Thespian's Fiasco.

Among Italians, a correspondent in
Rome tells me, the origin of the term
"fiasco" for failure is believed TO have
originated in the remark of an old Ital-
ian actor. He had in the course of
play to deliver a somewhat lengthy
monologue, In which he invariably
scored a great success. 1t was his
habit to always hold some object or
other in his hand, changing the article
every time he appeared and never US
ing the same thing twice. One even
ing, seeing a wine battle called in
Italian fiasco), he seized it and pro-
ceeded on the stage to pronounce his
soliloquy. Whether it was that on that
occasion the audience was extrIordi-
narily difficult 10 please or whether it
was that the actor was not up TO his
usual form, the fact remains that for
once he did not obtain his customary
applause, from which time the phrase
fare fiasco" has become general in
the Italian language.-LondOn Chron-
icle.
The broad ax., 1916-11-18
Camera Men and War Pictures.

-Oamera wen and war Ftcture6
The camera man In search Of lively
war pictures often enjoys the protec-
don OF a special guard, which Is espe-
cially detailed to protect him. Since
the camera does not shoot as far as a
gun, the photographer often works at
an immense disadvantage. The cam
era makes conspicuous target and
often draws the enemy's fire. The spe-
cal camera guard, which originated In
one OF the early villa campaigns In
MEXICO, consists Of two picked men,
perhaps more, who accompany the pho
to<npher or skirmish ahead Of him to
H1ndar his position as safe as possible
&oR tie camera 10 set up. Many
E61nde. OF feet Of war film have
made while sharpshooters on
|0e9 kept up q steady and effec-
III a guard Of two American In
II both crack shots. were employed
- May weeks to protect L, NJ
I'D IN American camera man, who
fcc6|npanied villa In one Of his cam
etiEne. The Indians stealth and dar
1nS - reconnoftering the ground In adj
vance often proved Indispensable
The Camera Man, by Francis Arnold
Collins.