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The Washington times., 1916-04-15
Bible to Cost More
Because of the War
American Society Gives Warning
That Price Will Have To
Be Put Up.

The American Bible Society has sent
out a warning to It's friends and patrons
that the price OF Bibles and other pub
locations issued by II are likely to be
advanced in the near future.
The European war, through increasing
the prices Of paper and other raw ma
terlal used in publishing houses. 10 given
as the cause.
The Bible Society officers state that
they recently have placed orders for q
large quantity of paper at the price they
have been accustomed to pay. But all
materials used in printing Bibles have
advanced from 10 TO 100 per cent and fu'
ture purchases probably will cause ar
increase.
Announcement H. made that the stock
OF Bibles and books printed In foreign
Languages, previously purchased from
Germany, IL being rapidly exhausted
and the society Is unable to fill all or
ders received.
There is no indication at present wher
the stock will be replenished, according
, to the announcements that have beer
sent to the members and patrons OF thu
society.
The Washington times., 1916-04-15
Holy Week Services
At Douglas M. E. Church

Services will be held every night next
week. except Saturday. at Douglas Me-
mortal M. e. Church. Eleventh and II
streets northeast. the Rev. C. c. Nc
Lean. pastor.
Tomorrow will be red letter day at
the church, a reception to probationers
into fun membership in confirmation
service will be held at II o'clock, when
the sermon will be delivered by Bishop
Earl Cranston.
At the 7:30 p. m. services the Rev. j.
Henry Smythe, who has preached be-
fore every President OF the United States
from Lincoln TO Taft, will deliver the
sermon on Turning Points in Young
Mans Life"
At the services next week DIR. Smythe
will preach Monday and Tuesday nights
DIR. James Shera Montgomery. Wednes-
day night the Rev. G. A. Shreve. Thurs
day night, and the Rev. j. p. Wright.
Friday night.
The Washington times., 1916-04-15

A concert was given last night at the
Westminster building. under the aus
pices Of Westminster Troop. No. l, boy
Scouts. Selections were given by mrs.
and others on the program were Alvin
t'rle6lander. Miss Bertha SENDER, Miss
Evelyn Howard, Master robert Yates.
and A. ]. Jones.
The Washington times., 1916-04-15

the car was stopped before striking
her
three trees were blown down, one. on
the Bladensburp road, near Hickey
lane; ono on ! street. between Ninth ana
chusetts avenue and Second street. :.
A trolley pole was loosoned at It's
base nv the wind In Georgia avenue
near sheridan street. It was Guyed up
by railway employees,
Robert Hsrrod, driving a Merchants.
-rarfcr COMPANY truck. struck one OF
- ropcs. damaging his machine. last
nIe'> ~, ,....
nut street. Takoma Park also struck
81 - 1 ,Ouc, " ~ ni.i iiIn, n.i.s, oar
a",ns :.
Charles s. Dulanev reported to the
police that while running his machine
East CAPITOL and A streets southeast.
70 h'~wn dcnn by the
wind. and damaged his machine.
Woman Blown Down.
Mrs. d. T. Gordon was blown down
by the wind at Eighteenth street and
Florida avenue. sustaining injuries to
her hips. She was taken to her home
In the Decatur APARTMENTS In the auto
mobile Of A. c. Horton.
Travelling on the heels OF the rain
storm which passed over the city yes.
terday, the northwest wind storm
swept down on the District yester-
ing at times a velocity of forty-eighi
miles an hour. hile the storm ranged
from forty to forty eight miles ar
hour most of the afternoon and even.
Bureau showed that one puff of wind
which came about 12:45 yesterday y
reached a velocity of fifty-eight miles
an hour. 1t only lasted a few seconds
however. adm then dropped back tC
The wind reached a velocity Of sew.
enty-two miles an hour in New York
and was higher even than this alons
the north Atlantic coast. Storm warn.
ings had been issued by the bureau
early yesterday, however. and IL II
believed that no serious damage tC
shipping resulted,
The Washington times., 1916-04-15
GREAT WIND STORM
DOES MUCHDA%AGE
TWO MEET DEATH
@a and Woman, Blinded by
Dust, Killed by w., B. & A.
Electric Car.

Two persons we're instantly killed, an
eleven-year-old boy was seriously burn
ed. two horses were crushed when a
stable was blown down. and much prop
crty was damaged during the windstorm
yesterday.
The dead are: Herbert r. Orr, OF
Conway Station. Md. and Mrs jessie
Patterson Watson. of Bonneville, Ind,
visitor at the Orr home.
The injured boy Is Barney Rubin, who
lives near Thirty-first street and Bunker
Hill road. He Is at Sibley oHspital, his
arm and body badly burned.
The boy was near his home yesterday
afternoon when he discovered a wire
brought down by the wind trailing from
a nearby electric pole. Not knowing
that the wire was "alive." he grasped II.
He was found and carried to his
home. Then. in semi-conscious con-
dition, he was hurried to the hospital.
He Is reported as having a fair chance
OF recovery.
Dust Causes Death.
The accident which resulted in the
death OF Mrs. Orr and Mrs. Watson oc.
CURED shortly after Z o'clock at the
Conway station, In Prince George
county.
Witnesses declare the man and the
women were blinded by a sudden swirl
OF dust which also kept the motormar
of a Washington. Baltimore. and An.
napolis car from seeing them in time
Mrs. Watson was struck and dragged
under the wheels. Her body was man:
gled almost beyond recognition. The
impact OF the car threw Orr to one
side of the track but his body wat
also badly disfigured.
The man and the woman had just
alighted from car and we're on the
tracks when the accident occurred.
The bodies were brought to Deals un.
dertakinR establishment. Funeral ar.
rangenlents have not yet been made
but II Is probable that interment will
be IN bonneville, which was Mr.. Orr's
home before he came to Washington
several years ago to accept employ
ment In the War apartment For tat
last two years Mr.. Orr had been EN-.
ployed by a local typewriter concern
Two horses. belonging to John T
Howser, were lost when the brick
stable belonging to John Sweeney. ir
Bladensburg road. near Hickey lane
was blown down yesterday afternoon
One Of the horses was killed instantly
and the other so badly injured that Il
was necessary to shoot It.
High Fence Blown Down.
A high board fence at Seventh and I
streets. where a building was blowr
down in the July storm three years
ago. was blown down yesterday. A
number of automobile tops were blown
OF and robes lost. and windows wore
broken at a number places.
A. woman was blown In front OF a
street car in Fifteenth street opposite
the Treasury building by the wind but
The Washington times., 1916-04-15

Tho Bull Line steamer Dorothy, load
ed with cargo OF phosphate rock from
Boca Grande. Fla, consigned to the
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical
Company. has arrived.
The Washington times., 1916-04-15
MARSHALL TO SPEAK
TO ALEXANDR|ANS
viii Be Guest Of Honor Of Ran
doIph Chapter, Scottish Rite
Masons.

ALEXANDRIA. April 1b.-Vice Presi-
dent Marshall has accepted the invita-
tion OF Randolph Charter OF the Rose
Croix. Scottish Rite Masons. to be a
guest OF that organization at the
Maunday Thursday mystic banquet 10
be held at the Young Peoples Building.
1t is expected he will be accompanied
by Mrs. Marshall. The Vice President
will deliver the principal address. taxi
ing as his subject "Our Country"
other guests who are expected and
will deliver addresses are George r.
Moore, OF Washington. sovereign grand
commander OF the Scottish Rite for the
Southern Jurisdiction OF the United
states, and John II. Cowles, secretary
general OF the same body. The speak
ers from this city will include Henry
X. Field. Charles II. Callahan. Robert
s. Barrett, ChesteF-A. Gwinn. ]. Il. w.
Timberman. and ]. Johnston Green.
Owing to the absence OF william 3.
Connolly wise master OF the chapter
who has been called out OF the city by
the illness Of his father, the ceremony
will be under the direction of II. Noel
Garner, past wise master.
The jaunt OF the representatives OF the
Chamber of Commerce to the lower
Potomac river landings commences to-
night at 8 o'clock. when thirty members
OF that organization. headed by John w.
May, president, and James T. Pres
ton, its secretary and treasurer. Will
board the new steamer Majestic OF
the Potomac and Chesapeake Steamship
Line for a two days trip as the guests
of c. H. st. John. vice president and
general manager of the line. The trip
Will be made to Nomini and return, and
tat the various river landings literature
concerning Alexandria trade opportuni-
| ties will be distributed. The party Will
return home on Monday morning, reach
ing mere at o'clock.
| ty: A. II. Thomas. Michael Woods, r.
{. Reeves. Robert L. Payne. M. r.
Aogers, A. c. Moss. d. c. Richardson
w. 8. Royster, II. II. Burke. c. 8. Tay-
lor Burke. George T. Burroughs, d. N
Hulfish. William Brooks. w. T. Dun
can. M. L; Price. r.. Hunt Russell
Kirk. Wallace Lindsay. John w. May
r. f. Power. George d. Hopkins
Samuel w. Pitts. Smith Williams. Clar-
ence w. Rose. and J. T. Preston.
The city Democratic committee met
last night at the ocice of Howard w
smith. and selected the representatives
this city at the state Democratic con-
vention to be held in Roanoke on June
| 2, at which time a State platform Will
| prepared and delegates to the National
Convention, to be held In ST. Louis. Sc
| lected.
Under the law of the state convention
| Alexandria Is entitled to ten votes, buI
| as there were twelve names presented
! as desiring TO be named as delegates
| the twelve were selected. and each will
The Washington times., 1916-04-15

pie had been married by contract be-
cause they did not believe In a religious
ceremony.
Mr.. Page added. Marriages by con-
tract will soon become an old story.
The BRIDES mother is Mrs. Mary
lIutcheson Page, one Of the leading suf-
frage workers in Massachusetts ana
former president Of the Massachusetts,
Equal Suffrage Association.
The Washington times., 1916-04-15
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

One size smaller after usins Aliens root=
Ease. the antiseptic powder for the feet.
Shaken into the shoes and used into the
foot bath. Aliens Foot=Ease makes tight or
new shoes feel easy: gves instant relief TO
corns and bunions. prevents Biisters. Callous
and Sore Spots. It's the greatest comfort
discovery OF the age. Try IT TO-DAY. Sold
everywhere. sc. For FREE trial package.
Address. Allen s. olmsted. Le Roy. n. Y.
The Washington times., 1916-04-15

The recently elected officers Of vir-
Einia Lodge. No. 1915. Loyal Order of
Moose. were installed last night by
District Supreme Junior Past Dicta-
tor W. J.. Ramrnel, as follows: ID. O.
Brown, dictator; NJ. ii. Summers, vice
dictator; A. L. Gray prelate; Robert
Maddox. inner guard; William II. Me-
Bride. outer guard: J. II. Harrington
recretary; J. II. Bettis, associate Sec
retary: J. A. nulfiah. treasurer; r. l..
Wood, sergeant-at-arms; w. l.. RAM
mel, j. T. Ashton, and s. n. Barn
house, trustees; II. r. Chichester, past
dictator. On April 2s the lodge will
hold a class initiation and banquet
which will take place in the Eagles
Home. Forty candidates will be
initiated and 100 members of the or
der from Washington will be present
The Washington times., 1916-04-15
Retreat to the Rear,

Sentry (to McDougal, returning from
wedding festivities)-PasA friend,
McDouEal-Thank ye, laddie. But We
dinna ken the guild wife or yo
wouidna' be SO sure.-London Opin-
ion.
The Washington times., 1916-04-15
Thief Smashes the Dishes

NORTH VERNON. Ind. April ia
thief who invaded the homo of Edward
unable to find any money that he broke
all the dishes In sight.
The Washington times., 1916-04-15

have five-sixths OF vote. The deIega-
tion will vote as a unit.
The delegates selected are as follows:
First ward, Howard w. Smith ana Rob-
ert Barrett; second ward, &. G.. Car
lin Robinson Moncure, and w. G. Fos-
ter; third ward. Samuel q. Brent, Gard
ner l.. Boothe, J. FRED birrell, ana
James w. Bales; fourth ward, Charles
Bendheim, G. Lee Moore. and Capt. VIII
liam n. Sweeney.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
LATEST OF ALL THE BIRDS
Feathered "Weary Willie" Sleeps All
Day and Absolutely Refuses to
Go After Food.

LATEST of birds is the frogmouth.
He sleeps all day, and instead of flying
about in search Of food he sits still on
a limb and literally waits for the in
sects to come and feed him. He's
such sound sleeper that you can
knock him off his perch with a club
and he'll not wake up. He inhabits
the islands of the Indian ocean and
Australia.
He's about the size of the whippoor-
will and gets his name from his wide
mouth, which also serves as his insect
trap. Too lazy to fly for his food, like
other birds, he crawls along the limb
of a tree, opening his wide mouth and
swapping it shut, catching what flies
and gnats come within his range.
At night he's found perched with
his mate on the roofs Of houses, on
fences or stumps. Only after the sun
goes down does he show any inclina-
tiOn to move about All day he sits,
feet glued to the limb of a gum tree,
Indifferent to rain, tropical sun or the
call of the woods.
One species of frogmouth has tufts
of hair rising from the top of his head
like ears.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
SUPREME AT CHESS BOARD
Paul Charles Morphy, American, Was
One of the Greatest Players the
World Has Ever Known.

Paul Charles Morphy, the famous
American chess player, is classed as
perhaps the most remarkable chess
player of modern times" He was
born in New Orleans in 1897 and was
notably precocious as a child; he
showed his precocity particularly in
games of chess, and before he was thir-
teen had defeated many well-known
amateurs. For several years he stud.
fed law at the College of South Caro-
lima, and played chess only occasion
ally. But in 1857 at the first Ameri.
can Chess congress, held in New York,
he easily defeated the best players
that could be brought against him.
In 1858 Morphy went to England,
and there defeated Loewenthal, Boden,
and Bird, and performed the most
astonishing feats in simultaneous
games without the board. When he
was in Paris, the same year, he won
five out of eight games with Harr'
witz. and gave many exhibitions of
blindfold playing. 1t was these last
that were responsible for the early
breakdown of his health. After his
return to the United States, in 1859,
he defeated the visiting German ex
pert, Andersen, in seven out of eleven
games. He was admitted to the bar, and
began to practice law in New Orleans.
But the strain of his blindfold CON
tests had been too great for his mind
and he was forced first to give up
chess altogether, and then to abandon
all mental occupation. He lived in
retirement until his death, in 1884.
His activity thus covered a compare
lively shorl space Of time. Morphy's
skill is described as inexplicable. He
never was a close student of chess.
He played his games easily and quick
ly, with no preparation and little hesi-
tation. Yet his combinations were
remarkable for finesse, depth, ele.
gance, and soundness." He also pos
sessed q phenomenal memory.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
PRETTY GIRLS AND OTHERS
After All, the One Who Is "Nice" Is
Apt to Be the Most Popular
With Everybody.

We all know the old joke Of the
pretty girl who is presented as saying
to the homely girl, 'Tt's too bad not to
be good-looking, isn't it?" and the
homely girls response: eyes, because
one has to be nice, and that's hard;
did you every try it?"
OF course we enjoy the reply, espe-
cially as we know how much greater
the impression that is made by being
nice, the Milwaukee Journal observes.
The pretty girl who doesn't think this
necessary is away behind the homely
girl who has really learned to be what
we describe so satisfactorily and in.
definitely by the word mice"
But do we ever think Of this as one
of the definite accomplishments of life
that can be acquired, not so easily per.
haps as a knowledge of algebra or his.
tory, but just as surely? Every day
we meet someone, often several per.
sons, whose lives exemplify the beauty
of being nice. Very soon we learn
to know them and we are ready almost
without thinking to go little out OF
the way to see that we do meet them.
They are not all homely girls; some
of them are pretty, and many of them
aren't girls at all. Most of them al.
ways seem to be mice" by nature.
But anyone with an atom of justice in
his reasoning knows that at some time
and probably often, there has come
to these persons who make life bright.
er the question, Does it pay?" Maybe
they never really proved that it did
That doesn't matter so much, for
they have kept ON with the CHEEKY
look, the pleasant greeting, the friend
hness and graciousness that are the
worlds greatest joy bringers. And
that is enough to make them far better
remembered and far more beloved
than if they had been named the reign.
ing beauties of their day.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24

To THE SHERIFF OF NEW CASTLl
COUNTY GREETING:
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
Both Were Trying.

"Well, WELL" exclaimed the million
aire, what do you want this morn.
ing?"
1--WE come again to ask you for
your daughter"
Haven't 1 told you six times over,
on as many different days, that it is
out of the question:"
IF l seem to be more persistent
than circumstances warrant, you, sir,
are to blame"
II" shouted the indignant man.
There" said the man who loved his
daughter, as he pointed to a motto over
the bankers desk, "is my excuse for
coming day after day, If at first you
don't succeed, try, try, try again. Do
you not believe in that sentiment?"
After he had scratched his head q
while, the mean plutocrat said
Eyes, believe in that. haven't sue
ceeded yet in making you understand
that my daughter shall not become the
wife Of fool, but l am going to keep
on trying till l do. Good morning."
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
WHY CHILDREN HATE MUSIC
Too often They Are Taught With Lit
tie Regard to Capacity Of Their
Understanding.

Why do children hate music? asked
IN English contemporary some time
ago, and then proceeded to answer its
own propounded question by saying,
according to the Musical Leader, that:
"The truth is that children are too
often the helpless victims of incompe.
tent or ill-trained teachers, whose
chief idea seems to be to stuff their
luckless pupils with such knowledge
as they themselves possess, forgetting
that the child is, in this respect, but
a baby, who needs foods specially
adapted to it's digestive powers. Con-
sequently Indigestion follows and the
child's musical health suffers.
1--WE believe that nearly all children
enjoy music. 1t is natural to them to
love singing, and it is through sing
ing that their musical sense should
be developed"
But not through such singing as we
noted some three Of four years ago in
some of the public schools. AS the
English writer says:
"If children hate music it is be-
cause they are so often taught un-
psychologically and with SO little re-
gard to the intellect"
These same children from the public
schools who were singing driveling
pif1e parrot wise are the young peo-
pie of today who should be attending
our great concerts given by the or
chestras and choral societies, and yet
how many can be seen at classical
concerts and fine recitals? Here is
a question for the head of the public
school music system. 'Tis about time
music for children got out Of Vut.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
Couldn't Read.

They were discussing the rights and
wrongs of a strike, and stout and
strenuous were the arguments on Ell
ther side.
Look here! Say l amt tellin' tn
truth! Look there" said Bob Pellet,
producing a newspaper, and flourish
ing it under Joe's eye.
But Joe ignored the proffered liter
ature.
81 don't want to see no newspaper"
he said. loftily. "Wot 1 knows, ]
knows"
And that amt much" said Bob.
Don't want to see the newspaper,
e don't Why? Cos e can't read.
Unedicated-that's wot he is"
Immediately Joseph's ire rose.
I'm as well edicated as you, Bob, .
he said, with dignity. But as learnt
it in a night school, O. course can't
read in the daytime!"
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
New Castle County, SIS.
THE STATE OF DELAARE

To THE SHERIFF OF NEW CASTLE
COUNTY GREETING:
Whereas, Bernard ]. McEntee by his
Petition to the Judges of our Superior
Court, filed in the office of the Pro-
thonotary of said Court in and for
New Castle County, for the cause of
complaint therein alleged, has made
application to our said Judges that a
decree may be pronounced dissolVing
the marriage existing between the
Petitioner and Regina c. McEntee.
We Therefore, Command You, as you
were heretofore commanded that you
summon Regina c.. McEntee that she
be and appear before the Judges of our
said Court at the next term thereof to
be held at Wilmington, on Monday, the
First day of May next to answer the
allegations Of the said petitioner,
Bernard ]. McEntee according to the
Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided, and also to do and receive
what the Court shall then and there
consider concerning her in this behalf
as to the Court shall seem meet and
consistent with the provisions of the
said Act of Assembly.
AND HAVE YOU THEN HERE THIS WRIT
Witness, the Honorable jam S
PennewiH, at Wilmington, the Sixth
day Of March A. D. nineteen hundred
and sixteen.
Issued March 16, 1916.
JOSEPH WIGGLESWORTH,
Prothonotary.
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24
Couldn't Blame Him,

''You were pretty well picked when
/ brought you in last night" said the
copper to the man who had been ar
raigned in municipal court.
WAS I?' replied the man, whose
humping head was also telling him
that he had drunk not wisely but too
well.
You sure were. You gave the desk
sergeant your name and address, but
you couldn't for the life of you tell your
occupation. You tried and tried, but
you couldn't say it"
We'll, no wonder! I'm a statisti.
cianl"
Middletown transcript., 1916-06-24

ESTATE OF ELIZA DANIELS DE-
ceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters Of Administration cum testa-
mento annexo upon the Estate of Eliza
Daniels late of Appoquinomink Hundred,
deceased, were duly granted unto
George W. Hurd, on the Both day of
March A. D 1916, and all persons in
debted to the said deceased are request
ed to make payment to the Administra-
tor c. t. a. without delay, and all persons
having demands against the deceased
are required to exhibit and present the
same duly probated to the said Admins
traitor ct. a. on or before the 30th day of
March A. D. 1917, or abide by the law
in this behalf. Address L. Irving
Handy, Esq, Attorney-at-Law, Will
mington, Del.
GEORGE w. .HURD. Administrator eta.
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