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The Washington times., 1916-08-19

In no year OF Mexico's history
were exports so large as 1915-16.
The chief articles Of export, in the
order of their Importance. were sisal;
silver, petroleum, copper, hides, gold,
coffee, lead. chicle.
Mexico's trade with the United
States is six times greater than with
any other country.
American investments in Mexico
are calculated as considerably over
a billion dollars. Great Britain, the
second largest investor there, has
from a third to a half as much.
The chief investors after these
two are France, Spain, and Ger
many. But, even before the war in
Europe began, the overwhelming
preponderance Of Mexican foreign
transactions, importing, exporting,
and money-raising, was with the
United States.
An impressive idea of the increas-
ing intimacy which must develop be-
tween the United States and Mexico
is conveyed by little pamphlet Of
condensed and accurate Mexican in.
formation that has recently been is.
sued by the Mechanics and Metals
National Bank Of New York. Europe
will for many years in future be
unable to provide money for Mexico
because it will need all it has fol
home development. Mexico will have
to get capital from the United States
or do without it.
The country is naturally one Of
the richest in the world, and despite
all its troubles its debt is compare.
lively small. Including guarantees
by the national government, it is cal
culated at $190,o00,000, mostly helc
in England and France, plus $134,
600, 900 of internal debt. This is 9
total of 1924, 100000 for a natior
one-fourth the extent in area of the
United States, with over 15,O00,00(
population, and almost unparalleled
native riches. It makes Mexico, by
comparison with the debts thai
European countries are now pilinl
up, seem almost free. Moreover
although Mexican bonds have beer
in default for two and half year,
past, defaults have repeatedly oc
Cured during revolutionary period,
of the past, but invariably every OBJ
legation has been religiously met
Mexico has been second to no grea
power in punctilious regard for it.
national obligations.
The revenues of the Mexican fed
eral government have increased
steadily, even in recent troublet
wars. Thew are set down thus.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
Holy Name Society Plans
Part in Baltimore Parade

A meeting OF the Holy Name Society
of Washington was held In the parish
halh of the Church Of the Immaculate
Conception. Eighth and N streets north
west. last night to make arrangements
for participation In the Holy Name pa
President gohn Haley povie' 81 ths
Washington branch. and spiritual ad-
visors and presidents representing about
twenty societies were present. Awaiting
information from the Baltimore COM
mittee, the meeting was adjourned sub
ject te the call Of President Doyle.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
Pictures in Politics,

Moving pictures will be extensively
used In the coming Presidential cam
paigns. and William N. selig has been
approached by leaders of various po-
litical parties with requests that he pre-
pare special films presenting the propa-
ganda of the organizations.
Some OF the more important political
films may be prepared by the selig Com.
pany for use In the forthcoming cam.
HAiNA,
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
Our observation IL that many
a girl who needs chaperon
marries a man who needs a
guardian.-Galveston News.
A Failure.

A steel magnate. anxious to get on
the right side Of Andrew Carnegie. once
attacked him in his well-known soft
spot, namely. his love for the bard OF
Tam O'Shanter.
"Mr. Carnegie said the willy mag
nate. IT see you've got several fine edi-
tions Of Burns on your shelves. Geor-
gle Burns! Dear old George Burns!
He's my favorite poet
Mr.. Carnegie glared at the steel mag
nate.
George Burns'' he snorted. Jimmy
Shakespeare! Harry Dickens! Billy
Carlyle! Get out with ye. man!'-New
Orleans States.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
State Department Makes
Protest on Cargo Seizure

The state Department has made pro-
test TO the British government against
seizure Of the American cargo on tho
British steamer Kafue consigned to the
Philippines. The British government In
asked to release the cargo, now de-
it's delivery to the Manila consignees.
Seizure OF the cargo was ordered by
the British government under opera.
tions of the blacklist on the allegation
GAsanan asms In the Philippines.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
After Church.

They all had been to church that day.
But at the dinner table
Not one OF them could give the text
Except dear Uncle Abel.
Beulah remarked that Mrs. Brown
Had worn a brand-new bonnet.
And Sally said there surely was
Some last years trimming on It.
Father had met a college chum:
Fine fellow! Name Is Arno."
Then mother said she thought the choir
Had got q nice soprano.
And Jim scoffsd. Huh: that girl can't
sing!
Such noise is only screeching."
Then Uncle Abel sighed and guessed
They hadn't heard the preaching.
"Oh, I did uncle." now piped UP
Their eager. wide-eysd Benny;
And when the man passed round the
change
I only took a penny"
A. NJ. GORDON, st. Louis Globe-Dem
A. NJ. Gordon. st. Louis Globe-Democra,
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
All Languages without Q Struggle.

Our boarding house Is far from merry;
They always fry our pommes de terre.
With unclean cloths upon the tables,
I'm sure we are Les Miserables.
Bean. In New York Evening Sun.
Itch liebe dich, ich liebe dich!'
She cried to him, munching nsh;
Und liebst du mich. mein Abey
She cried: he replied. "Quien sabeT"
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
AmuBements.

x.itb.s-yaudeviiie. 2:l5 and s:l5 .. m.
ioews Columbia-Photoplays. 1910 q n -
Glen Echo-open-air amusements. danciag.
and free movies.
chevy Chase LAke-Dancing.
Great Fails, Va.-concerts. dancing. muats.
ossrden~Continuous motion pictures. 10 O. a,
stEndYcontnuou motion pictures. 10 Q. u.
70 II D. m.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
WHAT'S GOING ON IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
Today.

Meeting. National Women's Hughes Fs,r-
Concert, United States Marine Band. whsss
House grounds, p. m.
Neeting Capitol Hill Literary Society, Iool
n street northwest s p. m.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
Tomorrow.

Mating. Columbia typographical Union,
No. loi. Typographical Temple. a;so
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
In Which the Editor Moralizes.

Whenever a town girl gets too proud
to marry a man with 100 acres Of land
and twenty red pigs. just because he
can't tell the tango from sloe gin
rickey. you can set II down as fact
that she will either die an old maid
or marry a $s-a-week clerk with head
full of ozone and only one change OF
hole proofs. We would rather see her
hooked up with some fellow who wears
4s-cent overalls and knows when to
hit the top OF the market than to be
yoked to some Cuthbert. who plays the
mandolin, smokes Turkish cigarettes
and lives off his fathers pension. Still.
there's no accounting for tastes. That's
why they are establishing courts OF do
mestic relations here and there.-Great
Bend (Mo.) Tribune.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19
At the End of q Perfect Roll.


When you come to the end OF q per-
feet roll
And you sit alone with your thought.
And you see in the bank but the empty
hole
That your two weeks trip has
wrought,
"tcns' YOU had
And wish for their sight once more !
Do your vanished greenbacks leave you
sad
When you're glad vacations o'err
Well this Is the end Of "A perfect roll
At the end Of a journey. loo,
And It leaves a thought that is bis and
strong
For tho coin that 20 quickly flew.
Now mem'ry has painted his perfect
In colors that never fade.
And we find at the end that wo need
that dough
For the bills that we left unpaid.
Detroit Free Press
The Washington times., 1916-08-19

Superintendent II. W. Kline, Of til
Gospel Mission, is in Stony Brook. L. 1
in attendance on the conference OF mis-
sion workers. He will visit Philadelphi
and Atlantic City before returning I
Washington.
The Washington times., 1916-08-19

The Rev. ]. 8. McLemore. Of Braden
town. F1a.. will occupy the pulpit at
Temple Baptist Church, Tenth and N
streets. tomorrow. and have for his
subject in the morning ''Transforma-
ton. or Giving God a Chance" In tho
evening at o'clock his subject will be
Harmony"
The Washington times., 1916-08-19

The Rev. Sam Small will preach at
Clarendon NJ. E. Church at II o'clock
tomorrow and at 8 o'clock he will preach
at Ballston. filling the engagement of
the Rev. G. w. Gather. who Is on his
vacation.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

The story Of John Thomas has been
a favorite In the forecastles OF British
ships for a hundred and fifty years, 30
It naturally has developed numerous
versions, and no man can say which
is the correct one. A few facts touch
ing the strange adventures OF John are
of official record, showing that the
story has a foundation Of truth; but
most of the details are tradition. One
weak point is common to all the YER
sions. The hero Of the story was
hanged for numbering the boatswain,
although the body of the boatswain
was not found, which Is In conflict with
British law; yet this weak point is the
one part of the story that has the
strongest backing of official record.
It was the day before Christmas, In
one Of the latter years Of the eight
eenth century, when John Thomas,
sailmaker, set forth to visit his moth
err, who lived near Deal. Reaching
that town In the evening, he was toe
tired to finish his journey that night
so he put up at an inn presided ovel
by a businesslike landlady, who in
formed him that the house was crowd
ed by reason of the Yuletide festivi
ties, and he couldn't be accommodated
unless he was willing to share room
and bed with her uncle, who was th'
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

sleep, which accounted for his thrash
ing around so much. He had faint
recollection of stranger climbing
into bed with him, and also vaguely
remembered the departure OF the
stranger during the night. Then he
awoke to find that the wound made
by the surgeon had broken open. and
he was bleeding profusely. Fearing
that he would bleed to death, he has
tily donned his clothes, and set forth
from the inn, hoping to find the sur.
geon, but no sooner had he set foot
in the street than he was seized by a
press gang and carried away to the
beach, where a man-of.war's boat was
waiting. In this he was conveyed to
the ship. and sailed away to the East
Indies, where he had been ever since.
little dreaming that his abrupt depart.
ure had imperiled human life.
Here the chronicle ends. The sail.
maker and the boatswain step out OF
history as abruptly as they stepped in
and even the fate Of the buxom land
lady Ia shrouded In mystery.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

boatswain of large ship Just arrived
from India.
John agreed to this arrangement
without hesitation, and, after slowing
away a good supper and quafflng few
iiagons of brown October ale, he was
shown to the room, where he found
the elderly boatswain already in bed.
The sailmaker disrobed, blew out the
candle, and climbed into the downy
couch. He found the boatswain a
wretched bedfellow. The old man
groaned and ground his teeth as
though troubled with an ingrowing
conscience, and the way he kicked
with his feet and clawed with his
hands was q sin and shame.
After standing Il for q while. the
sailmaker concluded to take q walk,
thinking that the old man might be
Quoted down by the time he returned.
1t was late at night, and the inmates
of the tavern were in bed, so John tip
toed quietly to the back door. only to
find that he couldn't open 1t with his
fingers. He remembered that he had
seen the boatswain's knife on the win
dow ledge In the room. so he stole
back and secured 1t. With this he was
able to lift the latch OF the door. He
stepped forth into the cool. refreshing
night and enjoyed good walk.
Returning quietly to his room, be
found to his astonishment that the
boatswain was not there. But the bed
clothing was stained with his blood
and there was blood on the floor. on
the door. almost everywhere. He was
scared stiff, and followed his first i'm
pulse, which was to fly. Securing bis
bundle, he left the inn, and walked e
his mothers home.
There he was arrested the day aftei
Christmas. The boatswain's knife wa:
| in his pocket. and bis story sounded
| improbable. Save for the absence o.
the victims body. there never was
stronger case OF cireHmstantial evi
| eence against a man. II vas SO stronl
| that John was promptly tried and con
| victed Of murder It vas shown TIA
the bloodstains had been traced iron
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

the end projects from the surrounding
brick. This breaks up the otherwise
plain surface In a pleasing way.
The many windows of several differ
emit sizes, with their white frames,
form an effective contrast with the
darker shingles and roof. Easement
windows are provided in the living
room, dining room and kitchen.
The living room and the dining
room are particularly good features Of
the room arrangement in this plan.
The living room is entered from the
porch and extends along the front OF
the house, with big fireplace located
in the end. It's general shape and ar
rangement is specially well suited to
house OF the bungalow type. 1t is
quite a little longer than It is wide
and the fireplace in the end makes II
seem even longer than II is.
The dining room is connected TO the
living room by q wide cased opening
and colonnade. AS these two rooms
blend in together, the woodwork and
general plan of the rooms should be
designed to match so as to form 9
harmonious combination. The design
Of the built-in furniture, such as the
buffet and the bookcases on each side
of the fireplace, should be planned II
advance and a,style selected that viii
be suitable to both the rooms.
The lighting in these rooms will
make them the envy of everyone
Four windows open out from the din
ing room, and a nice decorative effec
Is obtained by the window box. Tit
two outer windows Of these four ar
easements. In the living room wild
window with a easement window Of
each side opens onto the front porch
Smaller windows are also placed owe
each of the bookcases thanking tn
fireplace.
The kitchen Is placed directly be
hind the dining room and is arrange,
SO as to be as useful and convenien
as possible. The design Of this par
Of the house has received as much al
tention as any of the other parts.
is unusually we'll lighted, which wi
be appreciated by anyone who ha
ever worked in dark kitchen. TIL
stairs 20 the basement are in thi
room.
The two bedrooms and bath o.
cupS one side of the house. The bat
is placed between the two bedrooms
which are in the corners. By placin
the bedrooms in this way window
facing in two directions are possible
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

the bedroom down to the beach. and
II seemed certain that the murderer
had carried or dragged the body of his
victim there, and thrown II into the
water. In those days men were hanged
for stealing spoons, and the only thing
to do was to hang John Thomas, even
II his victim could not be found.
It happened that a new executioner
had Just been inaugurated in that dis
trict. and John was his first patient.
He probably was overcome by stage
fright for he bungled the Job. He
gave John too much rope, so that his
toes rested on the ground, and when
he was cut down 1t was found that he
still lived. Friends and sympathizers
struggled the body away and revived
him. Kept In close concealment. he
soon recovered from the shock, and
was as good o man as ever.
Then, under an assumed name. he
went down to Portsmouth, whore he
secured a Job on warship that was
about to sail for the West Indles.
There he remained for three years,
and distinguished himself for dill
gence, valor and sundry other admit.
rable qualities, 80 that he was promot-
ed to the position Of masters mate.
and was generally liked and respected
aboard ship as we'll as on land.
At the end of the three years he re-
turned home and drew his pay. Then,
after visiting his aged mother, and
leaving her little roll Of real money.
he at once embarked upon another
ship that was about to sail for foreign
parts. AS he lounged about the deck,
waiting for the vessel to get move on
her, he saw an old mariner whose face
was strangely familiar He knew he
had seen that ancient, wlnd-bitten
countenance somewhere. but where?
He puzzled over II long time, and
suddenly illumination came Laying
an agitated hand on the ancient mar
iner's shoulder, he cried
Didn't you sleep at the Bears Head
inn at Deal on the night before Christ
mas, four years ago?"
"Ay, marry" quoth the ancient mart
ner. "Shiver my timbers and bust my
pinnacle toplights, or words to that
effect, II ever forget that night"
The ancient mariner was glad to tell
his story. He had been trying to tell
1t for years, and nobody would listen
to him, and here was young man who
really seemed impatient to hear the
facts.
Before going to the Inn that evening
the boatswain had been to surgeon
who extracted quantity of blood from
him. He was weak and sick when h'
went to bed, and fell into a troubled
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
MAKING a Hans Nest.

Next time you find q nest Of eggs
which q hen has stolen away, take q
lesson in the proper architecture OF
such a structure. It may save few
broken eggs or q poor hatch the next
time you proceed to set hen in your
own clumsy, human fashion. The key
note OF the stolen nest Is its fatfened.
shallow design. This Is the way ma
ture has demanded 1t should be con-
structed to give the best result. How
different from the deep, followed out
contraptlon into which so many peo-
pie pile the eggs they expect Biddy
10 transform into downy chicks. A
nest. to prove satisfactory, should be
shallow enough 10 permit a hen 20
turn her eggs properly. It should be
Cat enough to permit the newly
hatehed chicks to lie where they are
when released from the shell. instead
OF sliding down into the bottom and
having the eggs roll on top Of them
Farm and Homo
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
rha Ereadom of tha civ.

The custom of granting to distin-
guIshed visitor the privilege connect
ed with municipal citizenship" which
is known as comforting ''the freedom
of the city" obtains in both America
and European cities. The practice is
to enter the names of such honorary
citizens" upon the register OF munich
pal electors, but they are not actually
entitled to exercise the franchise or
to become members of the citys gov.
erning bodies. The custom amounts
nowadays to little more than a pub
lie expression of esteem, but its his
tory goes back to the medieval days
when It was q notable and valuable
gift. When the custom originated
there was no general recognition OF
the right OF freedom of domicile, and
cities were more like private corpora
lions with restricted membership
than our modern cities. Such mem
bership-municipal citizenship : was
usually obtained only after ions
period of apprenticeship to one Of
the recognized guilds. followed by ex
animation, and enrolment as a mas
ter workman" In such circumstances
the immediate and unencumbered gift
of ethe freedom of the city, by thu
vote of the magistrates was con
siderable favor, and 1t was only grant
ed to persons whose wealth or re
nown made their citizenship substan
tally desirable to the other burghers
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

The English soldier on furiough from
the front was pressed for reminis-
cences Of France.
well. sir, the biggest shock ! got
over there was going to the firing line
first time. Who should | see but
Rooney-d'ye mind old dot-ancarryl
one, who used to be on this beatf
There he was. as large as life, In the
military police. Jim, me lad SEE he,
I've pinched you few times at homo
for scrapping. but, Lord save Us, I'll
have to shoot ron here If you don't
scrap, so keep up your reputationl'
It's q rummy world"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

required when the floors are at the
ground level. This method Of con-
struction illustrates one Of the many
changes that have been made in
bungalows In fitting them to condi-
lions.
A basement in connection with a
bungalow that is to be used the year
round is of even more Importance
than o cellar In larger house. Bunga'
lows are made as compact as possible,
SO that there is 10 extra space for the
many things around house. For this
reason the room that is provided In q
cellar is more appreciated than II
would be otherwise. The bungalow
generally covers more ground than Q
house, which makes 1t possible &c
have a large basement that can be
partitioned of into rooms for different
purposes. A cold storage room, laun
dry and furnace room and bins for fue
should be provided. Very often a cor
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
HE FLIES FOR FRANCE

According to recent advices from
Paris, Sergt. Elliot C. Cowdin Of New
York has been transferred from the
reserves to the battleplane squadron
at Verdun. When he received his
orders he exclaimed:
"Thank heaven! / am going
where there's something doing. What's
the use Of being French army avia-
tor If you can't be In the biggest scrap
the war has produced2"
Cowdin Is well known In New
York society. A graduate of Harvard.
he is a polo player and an all around
sportsman. He has distinguished him.
self in the French army flying corps,
having won promotion and the war
cross. When Cowdln, Second Lieu
tenant William Thaw and sergt.
Norman Prince returned to New York
on leave to spend last Christmas,
German sympathizers told Secretary
Of State Lansing he would violate
American neutrality II he did not hold
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
Is without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to william A. Radford, No. 1877 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, Ill. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The bungalow shown here Is de-
signed to be very suitable for cold
climate This result is secured by
building the bungalow far enough
above grade 30 that q good basement
can be constructed, with the necessary
heating plant.
The low effect OF the bungalow is
retained in way that is used consid'
erabiy In all bungalow construction in
the colder climates. The foundation
Is not carried UP to the level Of the
main floor but is stopped at grade
with the woodwork used from this
point up to the caves. This type OF
construction often saves money, but
the main object in building in this
way is to hold the building down as
close to the ground as possible in or
der to retain the best features of arts
tic bungalow construction.
The rooms are thus raised wei
above the ground, which is a good fea
ture, as 1t makes 1t possible to keel
the rooms dry with less effort than II
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-06-02
in TIE TWILIGHT
C. R. CRANE AND HIS MONEY

Charles r. Crane of Chicago IS
one Of the oldest millionaires America
owns. He finds more funny ways OF
spending his money than anyone else.
can think OF. A young man with am.
billions to be q poet once went to,
Crane with a sad story Of how he was
Obliged to devote himself to mere COM
mercial pursuits, when II he only had
an assured income he would write a
really great poem and hand 1t down
to posterity. Crane was telling .
friend about the incident
And did you stake himT the
friend inquired.
Certainly" replied Crane; he
didn't want much-only $50 or $50 a
month and / was afraid to turn him
down for fear he really might have .
good poem in him."
Once MIR. Crane was travelling In
Russia and happened to stay over
night in town where there was being
built an elaborate monument to some