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The Washington times., 1916-02-01
GENERAL HARVEY TO
APPEALTOCONCRESS
FOR D. c. ARM0RY
WI Appear Before House Com
mittee in Interest of Home
For National Guard.

Members of the Chamber OF Com
merCe, the Board of Trale, and sew
eral other civic organizations will ap-
near before the House Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds tomorrow
with Gen. w. T.. Harvey commanding
the District militia. to urge upon the
committee the necessity Of providing
for an adequate armory for the Dis
trict National Guard at this session
OF Congress.
II is the desire of President Wilson
and Secretary Garrison to have a
model National Guard armory erected
In Washington, General Harvey has
been informed. And it is also the
desire of the Federal officials to see
that this armory contains just the
features that are to be incorporated
IN armories erected in various sec
ttons Of the country, that will make
them of great educational value.
Will Push Matter.
The Chamber of Commerce commit
tees on schools and on National Guarl
have both shown an interest in the
armory proposition and will help
push the matter through Congress.
The school committee Is interested
because 1t expects to see incorporated
in the plans provisions that will en-
able the high school cadets to utilize
the indoor rifle range, the drill halls
and varyious other parts of equip
ment in the larger military educa ion
planned for the cadets.
The history of the movement for the
construction of an armory In the Dis
trct dates from the organization OF #
the militia in 1857, but up to the pres
ent time no armory has ever been built
in 1908. Congress authorized the prep
aration of plans for a model armory
which were twice prepared and submit
ted In 1912 the Senate twice passed the
bill providing for the erection of an
armory, but the bill has never been
passed by the House.
THE armory is greatly neded-how
greatly it Is almost impossible really to
estimate" said General Harvey in dis
Cussing the proposition. The progress
Of the organization is retarded and the
The Washington times., 1916-02-01
Mems Shoes

Prs SELF Wei Blucher. English
leather lined; double soles; 90 ~
sizes So to II; widths G. -
and r. We're $3.50. Special. WOs i ~
Prs SELF kangaroo Bluchers. Eng
lish: sizes to L. on F. 90 0r
wide only. We're $500. Af -
spcci al.........................YOsAO
Frs CraddoCk Patent Button and
RInChers on Greensboro
{ f.; ''::; $Ss E. t" We're ':; ''&;s' a% 81.
Special. WIZ VIZ
Prs. Farnum Gun Metal Button
s.; ~5;s: %?': Ell soi rs s Y vsF s $2.45
Is Prs. Burt Packard Gum Metal
grades size 5h to II in lot; ~ W
widths b. G and f. Special. WAs w
Prs. Hevwood Gun Metal Balls. on
Bancroft toe: sizes ~ to 60 Ir
IO'o: widths to d. Were N1 -
500 SpeCial.................. ~Os AZ
10 Prs. Haywood Russia Balls, on
s: s: "S% %s:s E T'@h' ::55 E fnd $3.l5
The Washington times., 1916-02-01
Seventh ST. Store Only Wednesday Only
Women's Shoes

q Prs. Patrician Patent
Button. Kid top: plain toe
and tin. Gabv last. Sell
$3.50. Spccial.................
IA Prs. Carthean Blue. Sid
Button: 3 to !. \ to ID: sci
$3.50. Special l.................
IA Prs. La France Blue
Kid button; sizes ~" to 6.
B 10 d; sell $50. Special
16 Prs. Colmnry Blue kiC
Button. Belmont Pattern
sizes 2l2 to :. b to ID. Sells
$500. Special. ...............
II Prs. La France Patent
Button. Blue Kid Top: 4 &c
7; B to D. Sell $50. Spe-
Clal ..................
90 Prs. VIM. Henne Coz
Button, cloth top, turl
sole; 2l2 to i: r to y. Sell
$40 SpeCial.................
3 Prs. PatriCian Patent
Button. Newport last: 81
to j: \ to -. Sell $40
SpeCial........................
lS Prs. CinCinnati-madt
Patent Button Duh Quartz
Cloth Top; 3i2 20 :; G, d, +
Sell $50. SpcCial..........
The Washington times., 1916-02-01

list. MIR. Grant says. whenever a suffi-
cent demand for an article is Cres ted
by the members. Members are required
to submit their orders accompanied by
the cash not later than Tuesday OF
each week. The goods are ready for de-
livery on Wednesday between II and 1
o'clock D. M, or after 4:3O y. M, at the
District building.
The Washington times., 1916-02-01
Cavaliers Smoker.

The Palatinate of Maryland Chapter.
Society Of Scions Of Colonial Cavaliers.
will be the hosts at a smoker to be
given St Valentines night at the New
Lafayette Hotel. A special program Ia
to be presented.
The Washington times., 1916-02-01
LOyal Women to Meet.

Mrs. Ada H. Weiss. president OF the
District branch of the Legion OF Loyal
Women. has called a meeting for .
O'Clock Thursday afternoon, at the audi
forum in Woodward Il Lothrop's
The Washington times., 1916-02-01

- Prs. Rronzc Kid Gypsy
Button; sizes 2la to s. A to
d; sell 500. Special......
u Prs. Carthean Shoe
Soap Kid Button Boots:
sizes 2io to .; B to ID. Sell
$3.50. SpeCial.................
Il Prs. Radcliffe Mat Kid
Butt. Tuxedo last; plain
toe and tin: 20 to :: c. ID.
+. Sell $500. Special........
81 Prs. Cincinnati-made
CaIfskin Button: patent
quarter cloth top; 3 to S: G.
d. r.. Sell $50. Special.
700 Prs. Ladies' Tan
Shoe: all styles: most anv
size in lot; $50. $500 and
500 values. Special.......
~ Prs. Valois Gunmetsl |
Lace. Gray Cloth top: 3ia
to e: b. c. d. Sell $500.
SpcCial........................
- Prs. Blue and Black
Kid: $500 values; side lace,
2ls to s; b to -. Special.
u Prs. American Girl
Brown Lace. Gray Cloth
ton; 8 to 6; 6 and d. Spe-
clal.....,'... ..'...'...
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14
PORTER COUNTY CLAIMS
site OF ''HooSIER nest

dignity and endeavor to wrest the
honor from Porter county. but until
they come forward with substantial
data to prove the local theory wrong,
Porter county will stick. But this
corner Of the state is not selfish. The
poet is entitled to his share OF the
glory.
Shepard Sells Out.
Time passed and Shepard sold out
to Lansin and "Nosie" Green.
brothers. Lansing played the fiddle
and the settlers came in to dance
and to take their toddy. Finally the
Greens gave over the reins to Jere-
miah Burge of New York state, and
with one of his defendants. Henry
Burge, the "old Hoosier Nest" remains
today.
True, the building had to get out
Of the way of progress and the old
Sac trail gave place to wide dirt
road, and finally to one of stone
Now the scudding automobiles throw
dust all over the old scenes. The
"Nest" was moved back for stable,
and big brick mansion lords over 1t.
Only four posts of the old building
remain today. Few people passing
that way realize what a big part Il
played in the history of Indiana. Per
haps some day they will take notice
and erect a monument there for John
Finley's "Hoosieroons" that were cuff
fed up the ladder to their bed In the
loft to give room at the fireplace for
Finley or his friend.
Was Old Landmark.
The old "Hoosier Nest was
landmark here in the early days.
Now old men like to sit under the
shade Of the big trees In the court
yard here and tell stories OF it-and
all of the stories were not good
stories. 1t is alleged that a number
of men were traced as far as the
door of the "Hoosier Nest" and
were never seen afterward. But the
same tales were told on every tav-
ern in this part OF the state. Per-
haps the taverns told them on each
other expecting to injure competition.
There are all manner Of theories
of how Indianians got the pet name
that has endeared them to all of the
world. But where is the proof for
one of them? Who knows but what
"Hoosier" was a slang epithet in some
old eastern community and tumbled
into Shepards brain as a name for
his tavern.
The favorite theory here for the
foundation of the word is that It is
derived from husher. and originated
when the Erie canal was being put
through New York state. Big, strong
men from Kentucky and Indiana came
east to work. If one annoyed them,
they told the offender to hush. Dis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14
bama to West Virginia to be voted in
the election Of that state

bama to West Virginia to be voted in
the election Of that state.
Hundreds of negroes are going north
and the explanation usually accepted
has been that northern Industrial con-
Germs are finding it difficult to secure
cheap European labor because Of the
war and are drawing on the negroes.
Governor Charles Henderson recent,
over the movement of the negroes.
from Pike county, his home, were at
depot in Montgomery, waiting the
arrival of labor agent to purchase
them tickets to the north He advised
the negroes to go home and paid their
railroad fare that they might return.
Throughout Alabama, Mississippi,
and Georgia there is much concern
over the movement of theh negroes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14

The following claim of. Porter coun-
ty to being the home Of the -Hoosier
Nest" immortalized, by John Finley,
Richmond. was recently published IN
the Valparaiso Vidette:
At this particular time when every
town and city In the state 10 making
a scramble for piece Of the big pie
OF centennialism, 1t is only natural
for this seQuestered northwest cor
ner to want morsel too. There.
fore. Porter county Is going to lay
claim to the honor OF giving Indiana
people that pet name OF Hoosier.
John Finley. the first poet OF which
Indiana could boast. had q hand in
It, but were it not for one certain
FIRST settlement here he perhaps
would not have succeeded TO fame.
Describes The Site
Some ten miles west of here, on
the line Of the old Sac trail, is the
site of the old "Hoosier Nest" 1t
was this nest OF which Finley sang
In his greatest poem He may have
stayed over night there. No one
knows. But one is inclined, upon
reading his production. that one Of
his friends lodged there. and then
came home to tell the poet the ad-
venture.
The Holsters nest was the first
frame building erected In Union
township, and the lumber was haul
ed many miles through the woods
and swamps from .Iaporte. James
Snow was the builder IN about 1885.
Two years later Oliver Shepard came
in from Connecticut, bought the
place and hung out his sign. Hoo
sier Nest" Farther east along the
old trail was Yankee Nest" kept
by another .easteTner. and Shepard
was not to be outdoDe. He would
have a nest as we'll. That was the
birth Of the name Hoosier so far as
this county is concerned.
Nestled by Stream
"Hoosier Nest" was a romantic
spot. It nestled on the edge of
small stream. The Indians camped
nearby and traded with the wayfor-
ers who stopped at the tavern. The
fame OF "Hoosier Nest" spread over
radius of 500 miles. old history
here tells us, and finally John Finley
was inspired by it's romance and
wrote the poem. Then the seeds OF
Hoosierdom were sown broadcast
over the state from. Finleys publica-
ton of It in the Richmond Palladium
and the name "Hoosier' was per-
petuated
No one is denying that the word
was unknown before. But for all
anyone knows it was never used in
Indiana until Oliver Shepard hung
out his shingle. OF course there
are critics that will up with their
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14

obedience to the command was the
signal for forced hushing, and this
came so often that the Indiana men
were called hushers. The word grad
ually turned into "Hoosier." Shep-
ard got the name, and then brought
it here. But even this is all guess
work on the part of the natives here.
That Porter county Is the birth
place Of Indiana peoples nickname
will be claimed here until some other
community comes across with the
proof against It, John Finley's poem
is an excellent description of the old
"Hoosier Nest" so no description here
is necessary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14
QUAKER VILLAGE
BREAKS ALL RECORDS

COLUMBUS, Ind, Oct 1.-THE
staid old Quaker village Of Azalia is
near a pennant in the Law and Order
League" The town has had no
saloons and no jail and has had less
than a dozen arrests since the war of
81. Now the women Of the town are
converting the public square, laid out
when it was thought Azalia would at
tain the name Of the county seat, into
a beautiful flower garden.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14
SUE JAPS FOR USING
AMERICAN INVENTION

TOKYO. Oct. 1.-THE General Elec-
trio company is suing the Japan Elec-
trio Lamp company on charge that
patents covering the invention Of the
tungsten lamp by DR.. William D. Cool
idge, an American, are being infringed.
DR.. S. Kishi and DR.. S. Kimura, two
leading Japanese attorneys, have left
for the United States to assist in a
similar court action there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14
SHIP VOTERS
FROM SOUTH

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct 14.-That
negroes are being shipped north to be
voted in the coming presidential elect
ion is the belief of many people in
the South. F. B. Freeman, hotel
man Of Birmingham, has sent word
to Vance C. Mccormick. chairman of
the National Democratic Committee,
that negroes are being taken from Ala
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14

The greatest migration has been from
those sections of the South where the
boil weevil has destroyed the cotton
crop. leaving the negroes practically
destitute.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14

Nellie Powell, who died in Cleye-
land, left $1,000 for the support Of four
pet cats
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14

st. Paul now has 1854 public
school pupils.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-14
First Picture Taken of German

.s % he
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27
campaign they are concrete eyi
dences of peace and plenty.
THE DRIFT FROM WILSON

Speaking words of sober wisdom
the New York Evening Post, which
has been Wilson supporter, says;
"Wilson will be elected or defeated
according as the drift has, on the
whole, been towards him or away
from him, not among the Progress
sives of 1912 or any other special
element, but among the people of
the United States as a whole. In
determining this there can be but
one opinion. In 1913 Mr.. Wilson
had the good wishes of all. Today
he has alienated many of his party
friends by one means or another
and he has driven from him such OF
the other support which was then
given to him in the hope that his
words would fructify into deeds
| beneficient to the country. The
drift on the whole, as the Evening
Post puts it, has been away from
him and the current is setting
stronger in that direction every day
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27

lima said: 81 visited some of the
factories and it made my heart sick
to see the little children, thin, white
and wan, working in dirty work
rooms so dusty and foul that l
could hardly breathe. Yet these chill
dren, some of them only eight and
nine years old, boys and girls, with
no chance to attend school, spend
long days there tending machines
and furnish the wealth that is max
ing milionaires of the owners. 1t
was the most pitiful sight ! ever wit
messed and it does not seem posi-
BILE that such things are allowed in
our country"
President Wilson has done right
in demanding that congress put a
stop to child labor-but he has the
big end of his party against him fol
the policy of the South is always tt
use child labor. 1t is the modern
form of Southern slavery and this
nation should be brave enough an6
humane enough to stop it.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27

The fact that Congressman Nick
Longworth of Ohio is to purchase
silk tiles for all Democratic mem
bers OF the ways and means com
mittee of the next congress, II the
Republican majority OF that body is
not at least 100, has caused a grea.
deal OF comment about the capitol
as to the makeup OF the 65th con-
gress. Several other small wagers
have been made that the house
would be so Republican. while one
man has figured that 1t will be 1926.
That 1t will be Republican is con-
ceded by many Democrats. optim-
ism among the Republicans con-
tinues in regard to the senate. The
belief lie growing that the chances
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27

Edward Trefy, formerly of Kan
sas, field secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
urges the election to congress of
men who have looked a pay roll
in the face" He was loudly ap-
plauded at the close of a half-hour
plea before the electric contractors
association for vThe meek and
lowly business man, the burden
bearer of civilization, who pays 50
per cent of the taxes in this coun-
try and still is considered menace.
England has awakened" said Mr.
Trefz, and in the last ten years
her parliament has passed only 1900
laws, but we are law-crazy. In the
last five years our national and
state law-making bodies have pass.
ed $3.50 laws, forgetting perhaps
that God Almighty has made very
fair success out of this universe
with only ten laws
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27
SOUTH AND CHILD LABOR

1t is entirely characteristic of the
southern domination of congress
that the Southern congressman are
against any child labor legislation.
It is stated that such legislation
will split the Democratic party
wide open" The South is in the sad
die in congress as at no time since
the Civil var. Southerners are at the
heads of all important committees
and are in a majority on such CON-
mittees. All the Northern members
can do is to tag along and let the
South manage things. Child labor
is the South's great business asset.
In the factories that are scattered
along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
through the South the most degrad-
ing conditions exist.
A personal letter to the writer
from q friend who recently made =
business trip through North Caro-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27

The war is estimated to be cost
ing the belligerent nations over
sos million dollars per day. In
its last days the Civil war cost per
day to the federal government was
3 million dollars. Great Britain is
now paying out so million dollars
per day for war expenses. At $780,
100000 per day the war would be
costing Great Britain for year
nearly II billions OF dollars ($10,-
$50. OO0,000). The income of the
people of Great Britain is estimated
at $12,5OO. 100000 for 1916. The
war then, is costing close to the to-
tai yearly income of the British
people. This is a tremendous bur
den. but it is being borne in a way
that admits of no question of failure
20 sustain il.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27
THAT ROAD MONEY

Kansas will receive $143, 2O7.4O
from the road appropriation by
congress. To obtain this money,
the legislature Of the state, II it is
in session, OF the governor other
wise, must officially accept the pro-
vision of the federal aid law, which
means that it must agree to pay at
least half the cost of the road on
which the federal funds are used
and to conduct the work as pro-
vided by law and under the rules OF
the secretary of agriculture. Then
the state highway department must
submit to the secretary information
concerning the individual roads on
which it is proposed to use national
funds. If these projects are approx
ed, the state highway department
must submit to the secretary for
his approval, the plans, specifica-
tions and estimates for each piece
of work. After these have been APP
proved. and rot till then, does fed
eral cooperation begin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27

fiscal years of 1885 to $454 $685.
"a during the year 1915, exclusive of
automobile license fees. Almost ey-
cry session of the legislature has
added some new duty to the office
of secretary of state. And here is
the story of efficiency. Except in
the automobile department, the Of
flee work is handled by the same
number of people as twenty years
ago. Recently when the secretaries
of state met in their first annual
convention, it was found that Kan
sas operated her automobile depart
ment at the lowest per capita ex-
pense. The work of the department
is under Botkin's personal super
vision This showing has been made
since Botkin entered the office of
secretary of state. He is now cam
didate for denomination in the Re-
publican primaries and his record
for efficiency and economy in the
handling of public business will
doubtless mean his denomination by
the largest majority accorded any
contested candidate before the pri-
marieS
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27
CHARGE REFINERS OF SELL
ING NAPTHA FOR "GAS"

Topeka, July 25.-Kansas oil re-
finers were charged with the sale
of napthta to motor car owners at
gasoline prices. Frank Cumiskey,
state oil inspector, came to Topeka
and had a conference with Governor
Capper, and then issued an order to
all local inspectors to stamp all re-
fined petroleum testing less than So
degrees gravity as naphtha. A cir,
cular letter is to be sent to all deal
ers in the state, notifying them that
when they receive barrel of what
was purchased as gasoline and find
it stamped 'Naphtha' that it must
be sold as naphtha. The price for
this is about three cents less than
for gasoline.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27

Justice Silas Porter has opposi-
ton at the primary for justice OF
the supreme court. He should not
have. Judge Porter has served on
the bench since 1906 and his record
is one of great credit to the state
and to himself. He is a lawyer who
seeks only the right and his opin-
ions have been among the most SEN
sible and fair of any in our court
record. Dickinson county voters
should not forget to vote for JUS
tice Porter. His name is second on
the ballot in this county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-07-27
CONSCIENCE FUND INCREASED
$498, 1884 IN YEAR

Washington, July 25.-Contribu-
tions to the treasurys conscience
fund" for the fiscal year ending
June 80 amounted to $54,923.15,
making a total of $49S,763.54 re-
turned by persons whose consciences
were uneasy over frauds against the
government
Figures compiled at the treasury
department show the returns were
much larger during the last year
than ever before, chiefly because of
the unusual contributions, one for
$4,000, and one for 100000.