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New York July IS 1915 KUHN, LOEB & co.
RmdamaM Managers
DEPOSITARES.
GuAMNrYT r COMPANY or Nw FORK BANnsI T CoMMY
IOB Broadway lew York l6WM Street New York
Frs Stock. For All Their Scuhtau
CENTRAL 4Wsshh Street, Me- yS%Sw Yong o'"A"T iS Bros Ss%ASsy New ~ Y Y" fo.
For Sub Dpo...d.u fu.ne.h mad. e. the modified Plan.
The sun., 1916-09-01
tinted states can l~i.trict.,,

In the following table 1rc SUNNI arizcd re-.
ports OF all important American steam rail.
ways-compnnics now Oferat. rg a total Of
approximately 1000 miles OF road. The
mile average - obtained by dividing total
earnings by total milcage.
The Washington times., 1916-11-01
Servant in a .Fan1ily
For Fine Generations,
Committee Is Told

bered that he used to bow to me with
great politeness" every morning when
she met him In the hall.
After telling the story Of several
maids who have been In her family for
years years. she concludes 49,, ,
trbubles?"
People have. the federal ton thinks,
but they hope to go a little way toward
nolving the difficulty by offering re-
wards for long tenure. -.
with more than forty letters from
their maids for such n contest, the
home economics committee will meet
this afternoon to discuss rules for Civ
ing the awards and what the awards
shall be.
Stories Like Fiction.
The two letters referred to tell. in
interesting fashion, stories worthy Of
fiction:
Mrs. Walker wrote:
Elizabeth Bagby, my old colored
nanny, now my cook. has been in
my family forty-tive years, performing
faithful and continuous service to three
generations.
"She came to my grandmother, the
late Mrs. M. II. Stevens, in 1871. a few
months after the death OF my grand
father, taking the place of Aunt Crissy,
who found II impossible to stay, she
declared, because her late master met
her In the hall every morning and
bowed to me with great politeness.'
NANNY. after sharing the years Of
my mothers girlhood at the old home
stead. 325 Missouri avenue. and assisting
at the marriage of the late Capt. ID.
Pratt Mannix. L. S. NJ. c., accompanied
my mother to every post where my
father was stationed
This included five wears stay In
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the north OF China, where my father
was detached on special duty. During
this time Nanny saw but one colored
person. a sailor from the old Aschelot.
Taku and Tientsin that plans were be.
ing formulated to steal our 'beautiiui
black devil Nanny was unterrined
by these threats, and ruled over our ten
Chinese hou-e servants with roo ot
iron.
Claimed as Own.
Nanny was the only nurse that
my brother. Lieut. Com. ID. Pratt
Mannix, u. s. A.. ever knew. Accord
ing to the old Southern custom. she
claimed us as her own children, SELL
Ing me. at my birth. for silk dress,
arid my brother. at his birth, Tor
gold ring.
although ceaselessly seasick she
made a complete circle of the globe
with us. Her irst husband. named
Turner. went into the civil war as
ssss,msier and vas w meyer Ysr, heard arc OF
sumed alike his masters name and
tltle) did not wean her from the
family. Returning from their wedding
trip they made their home with us.
Nanny IL still In excellent health
for my table that she cooked for my
grandmother and my great-grand-
mother"
Mrs. Mary J. williams writes:
81 have read with great interest
the accounts OF your plan to recog
nize In some way the faithfulness
shown by domestic servants, and
think you may be interested to know
Of one in Culpeper. Va. Dlnah Hart,
who has served our family for five
generations and for more than 100
years with love and faithfulness
which / am sure never before has
been equaled.
Born a Slave.
she was born q slave of Capt. James
Williams. OF the revolutionary war my
Grcat-grandfathcr) in 1914, and has
been In the family ever since. first as
nurse. then she began cooking for my
father, George NJ. Williams. at Red
wood, In 1883. and continued to cook
on the same place until 1912, when she
became too feeble to keep II up any
longer. though she Is still living there
and being tenderly cared for.
She cooked the dinner when mother
was brought home as bride and fifty
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One. Washington woman today told
the story Of a cdiored servant who has
been in her family for five genera
lions. who cooked the bridal supper TOT
the writer's mother. and. fifty years
later prepared the dinner for a golden
wedding anniversary. 49,.
Another told the story. Of an old col
ored nanny" whose service for her
family covers three generations, who
went around the World with her employ
ers. fearlessly stayed on with them IN
kidnap the beautiful Black Devil" Of
the Americana, and who, according. TO
an old Southern custom claimed her
masters children as her own and sold
one to her mother for a silk dress, and
another for a gold ring.
Letters that tell OF long service OF
colored folk In the same family came TO
Mrs. J. Edison Briggs, chairman OF the
Home Economics Committee Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Federation OF Wom-
ems Clubs. which is conducting con-
test for the maids Of longest and most
faithful service In the District.
Away Only Three Months.
Mrs. Mary ]. Williams, of the Louise
Home, who wrote the first letter. re-
lates that her servant was absent from
the family only three months In her
whole life. Then she went to Pitts
burgh, and when she returned she said
"lf the good Lord will forgive me
for going away this time. never will
go again"
Ernest George Walker. tells OF one old
servant. now dead, who left the family
after her masters death because she
was heart-broken when she remem-
The Washington times., 1916-11-01
MILLION POSTED IN
ELECTION W.AGERS
Betting Characterized as "ouiet
and Heavy" by New York
Brokers.


NEW YORK. Nov. IA cool million
or more has poured into the betting
ring in Presidential election wagers SO
far, according to William Marco, OF
Wasserman Brothers. brokers, today.
He sized up the betting thus far as
being quiet and heavy" with the en-
phasis on both the quiet and the heavy.
AT the outset" he said. the bettors
were so sure of Hughes election that
they were willing to offer almost any
odds. For that rcaeen. they were
giving ~ to l, or to !, for quite a
while. Then Wilson money became
more plentiful and lot of folks, especi-
ally the little fellows. got scared. and
hedged. That made the odds shift
around until they got to even money.
Now they've hedged by betting on
Wilson, the odds are shifting again.
All the bets are not getting into the
papers. either know of one bet of
$4,000 on Hughes"
Much is heard about betting this
year. but Marco, who Is reputed to
know the betting game from the ground
UP. says it's no more open than In
previous campaigns.
The prevailing odds were ten "a
eight and one-half today, with some
netting at ten to eight on Hughes and
some at even. Estimates OF the bet 8
placed, in the past twenty-four hours
varied, from $4,000 to $125,OOO
Tex Richard said today he has plac-
cd approximately 100000 since the
campai gn opened. mostly on Ohio, lie
Offered ten to eight that Wilson
would carry Ohio.
The Washington times., 1916-11-01
New Way to Curl Hair
Has Many Advantages

You will find the following to be a
simple and excellent method OF curling
the hair. Apply little liquid silmerlne
with a clean tooth brush. drawing this
down the fun length of the hair. Then
let the hair down and you will be quite
amazed at the result. You will have the
prettiest curls and waves Imaginable,
altogether fiaturai in appearance. Aside
inc method are that the hair is curled
SO quickly, that II remains In curl long
time, that II has such n lively sheen or
lustre. and Is so beautifully nuffy when
combed out. few ounces OF liquid sill
merine from your druggist will last for
weeks. II is Of course perfectly harm
less-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-11-01

years later the dinner for their golden
wedding. During all these years she
mas only stayed away from us three
months when she went to Pittsburgh
TO visit her SON."
Men as well as women are interested
IN the servant problem. Several letters
nave been received from men telling of
me iaithful service Of maids In their
Today Brig. Gen: H. O. Gibson, U. 8.
enter Louise Oscar. who has been In
MS family since 1891.
, MRS. w, II. Andrews, one Of the best
nnoWh club women Of the District.
years. and of a laundress she has en-
pioyeo Tor ten years. All her servants
nave been with her more than ten
years, she stated.
Thirty-four Years. Service.
Mrs. Joseph .Saun. 1917 NJ street, went
personally to Mrs. Brlggs home last
evening. to tell of the thirty-four years
service OF Margaret jackson, and also
offered financial assistance to the eff
tort to reward the servitors OF long
tenure.
M Mrs, Rudolph Kaufman, writing from
f nsr country home. "Aairlie," at Chevy
Eleanor Golf came to me as child's
nurse thirty years ago last February
ana mas continued In my service as a
maid since then. IL is needless to say
she is an invalua BILE member of our
FAMILY. and a sterling Christian char
be done by"
Mrs. John f. Gaynor. 1874 Columbia
road, reported Esteile Ballard In her
service seven years
Mrs. r. NJ. Patrick, 1872 Clifton
street, told or Rachael Freeman. who.
she stated. Is so punctuai that people
rot 'h"i" clocks. or could, by her break
fast bell"
ats. Msrgaret n. Shugert. 1922 Thirty
first street northwest. reported Mar
garet Robinson has been with her
thirty-two years.
Mrs. Minnie Frye Coleman, of T34 Rock
Creek Church road. told Of the faithful
service of Fannie Matthews, who cared
for her during years when she was
crippled.
Mrs. J. Eakih Gadsby. entered Maggie
Taylor, with her eighteen years, mot 80
long. but she has made up In faithful
ness In devotion already for the other
eighteen years we hope to have her."
Mrs. w. ID. Clark, 5O7 II street north
The Washington times., 1916-11-01
HIRES FRIEND TO WIN
WIFE BY CHRISTMAS
A. F. Shore Will Pay ST 900 for a
Helpmeet.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-Albert r.
Shore, goth Century Miles standish."
and George A. Holman, present day
John Alden" might well be attached
to the cards of the gentlemen named.
Shore wants q wife. He II Il wealthy
inventor But he doesn't care to fritz
ter away any time counting. He has
asked his friend, George Hoffman, TO
The Washington times., 1916-11-01

served her and her mother for fifty
years
Clara ". Burroughs. 1888 Adams Mill
road wrote an entertaining letter
about Lucy" OF whom she says, IHer
record is only sixteen years, but I
don't believe any maid has done so
much In that time"
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act ss middiemsn for him. n George
makes good by Christmas. George VIII
get the profuse thanks OF Shore--and
$1,000. Shore announced today. ~
The Washington times., 1916-11-01
Voiles, Nets, Etc

Good Quality Scrim white, cream and ecru, witt
taon drawn work border. Zoe yd
Plain Wolfe and Marquisette, white, cream and
fine quality. 35c yd.
Quaker Lace Net, 40 in. wide white or cream;
tiful designs 45c yd.
Lever Lace, fine quality, al-over patterns, $1.Oo
Ecru'Scotch Madras, new importation, s5c yd
3on. Poplin in all colors Coo yd.
o0n. Poplin, in all colorS, $1.00 va.
Plain Sunfast Madras, rose, blue, brown, green
75c yd.
Plain Cotton Rep in all colors, SO in. wide
and SIPS yd
! ~ Cotton Velvet, so in wide; brown, blue, rose
| and mulberry. $500 and SIPS yd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
PaCihStS at Columbia
Plan War on PIattsburg

Despite tho fact that plans are al
ready in full swing at Columbia for
sending large delegation Of students
to Plattsburgh during the coming sum
mer. few students who feel that the
camp is a scheme 20 breed militarism
purpose 10 hold mass meeting next
Tuesday, at noon, TO decry the camp
and national preparedness in general.
The meeting is not approved about
the campus, and it Is thought that
some such scene as met the efforts Of
pacifsts at c. c. y. Y, is likely on
Tuesday The general sentiment Of the
students was expressed a week ago at
the preparedness mass meeting address
ed by Mayor Mitchell ard Major Cen
eral Wood. and il was Overwhelmingly
in favor Of the Plattsburg camp plan
and the measures now before the coun-
try for national preparedness.
Silas +. Seadler. u, an editor OF
"Challenge." who attacked Plattsburg
in the first issue of that paper has an
nounced he will tell THE Truth About
Plattsburg" on Tuesday provided
Barnard students are not present. The
student president of tie Anti-Prepared-
ness League. states that he. unaided,
will convince the other students or the
folly of preparedness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01

the shore a few feet away. Then. in
true melodrama fashion. he counted of
ten PAGES 20 the north, and uncovered
q few inches Of sand. Under this was
the remnant of what once mad been "a
dish pan. About two feet below this
he revealed. by industrious use OF a
sharp pointed stick, a rusty sardine TIN.
Here il is Take II, quick. he mail
~ said in voice that shook with ex-
element.
The detective took charge OF the box,
dumped its contents IN mis- lap and
counted its contents three times. by
the most energetic counting he could
not make more than $500 out OF the
roll of $500 and 500 notes.
A visit vas made 20 the First Ma
/ tional Bank. but it had been closed Tor
two hours. 4 search was made for
officers Of the institution, but they
I could not be reached Neither could
/ anybody else who would permit the de-
,ective 70 deposit the money in safe
or strong box.
II was now Kane's turn to smile,
while Cuniff became more and more
worried. Then he discovered that A.
/ Y. Youngs possessed safe of respect
able proportions in his home. A visit
was made to Youngs's house. and II was
arranged that detective, embalmer and
cash should remain there overnight.
I Two guardians were arranged for. how
ever. who agreed that nobody would be
permitted to enter or leave he house
at night
After Cunf had safely deposited the
cash and Kane had been received by
/ the residents of this, his former home,
as prodigal son. the embalmer be-
came more communicative. II became
known that Kane came down here last
Tuesday night for the sole purpose OF
getting rid of the money in his pocket.
Arriving at Greenport after dark he
hired a rig and drove out 70 the Gil
lette estate, sought spot he had
known years before as being seldom
visited, and decided 70 bury his treas
ure there. In the darkness Kane found
il unnecessary TO light matches in order
10 identify the spot. He simply counted
a certain number Of PAGES from tree
at the top of hummock in the sand
covered waste and deposited his sardine
box. over that he placed the remnant
of dishpan that identified the spot
yesterday and removed the evidences
of MS visit by spreading on the sand
with his hand he had learned 10 do
in boyhOod.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
GLAD DECLARES MRS. WAITE
Wants Imprisonment, Not Death. for
Husband.
lBy Telegraph 20 Tie T1sune

Grand Rapids, Mich. March al
"Now that the indictment has been
drawn against Arthur am very glad,"
declared Mrs. Clara Louise Peck Waite
to-day to DR.. A. ". Wishart. Il knew
that it would follow. and yet at times
feared that something might slip and
he might evade the law.
u hope that everything goes along
speedily to the end now. The suspense
worries me. I'm sure he will be con-
victed Of the murder Of father and
mother. Perhaps his pleas will insure
leniency. I hope so in just one way. |
don't want 20 see him go 70 the electric
chair. II ought TO be a life sentence.
Every one thinks that ! would be
better off "a q widow. | don't think so.
Securing divorce will be odious, but
believe I would rather do that than
90 through the experience OF the cleo
trocution Of my husband
Mrs Waite IS still confined 70 her
room AZ the Peck home, but as soon
as .he is physically able will be taken
20 a retreat FOR a rest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Evil Sign of Pyramid
Traced on Waite'S Face

Or. Arthur Warren Waite is not
alone in his belief that It was "the man
from Egypt" who forced him 10 muir
der
"Of course, there is man from
Egypt" yesterday wrote a woman who
declared that she had studied the &C.
cult deeply at the old British Museum
in London" and who asked that her
name be concealed. directing her mes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Progressive Demurrage
Charge Approved by Com
merCe Commissions.
AIM TO DISCOURAGE
SPECULATIVE SHIPPER
Merchants Association Urges
Opening Piers at Night to
Relieve Congestion.

To reduce the accumulation Of
freight 1T the ports Of New YORK,
Philadelphia and Baltimore the rail-
roads. starting to-day, viii enforce for
two weeks progressive demurrage rules
approved by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and will charge for cars
left standing az terminals after the
free time has expired. All cars other
than refrigerator cars will be taxed 81
day for the first three days and - a
day for all succeeding days, excluding
holidays and Sundays.
The temporary progressive demur-
rage charges have also been approved
by the state commissions and are m
tended TO induce consignees 10 unload
cars more promptly. thus releasing
equipment and cleaI iuf, yards for the
service Of other patrons.
The new rule is also expected 20 dis
courage the practice Of shipping com
modities TO tidewater on speculation
anc without having made previous ar
rancements for disposing Of them on
arrival.
A suggestion to keep open piers and
terminals until midnight was submit
ted Yesterday 70 the Eastern freight
accumulation conference Of representa-
tives from the local freight association
the shippers and the trucking interests.
The suggestion provides that merchants
call for incoming shipments during the
evening instead Of having the goods lie
At terminals and piers overnight, thus
clogring incoming and outgoing freight:
1--WE believe. said J. c. Lincoln. OF
the Merchants Association. who IS also
chairman Of the Shippers General Com
mittee on Freight Congestion. that ire
railroads and ship lines Will be Wiling
N keen omen their terminals for the re-
moval Of incoming freight If the rer-
chant shows a disposition TO receive II
at night"
officials say there are many hundreds
Of cars Of freight outside OF the Ne"
York piers and terminals which carno'
be moved because OF the congest' or.
More than GO per cent of incoming
freight. they say, is allowed 20 lie
about for two and three days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01

have never disappointed in ny lie.
Just say that won der Go.tz - 2 fakerI.
4 clock began 20 strike 7. The ele-
vatcr gate stood open and the reporter
stood aside. Captain Hans Tauschcr u
still a man a. his word.
Captain Tauscher had spent most OF
the day in conference with his lawyer,
Felix II. Levy. Of 81 Liberty street,
while the government was filing its
formal complaint against him. In the
complaint IL is charged that be and
Alfred 4. Fritzen "unlawfully, feloni-
ously and wilfully did begin and set
on foot and prepared the means for
military enterprise 10 be carried on
from the United States against the
territory, property or dominions OF a
foreign prince with whom the United
States is and was at peace"
The arrest Of FIVE more German plot
ters is expected By the Department OF
Justice as a result Of, tie disclosures
made by Horst Won der Goltz. the Ger
man spy released By the British 10
testify In this country. One and pos
sibly two OF those sought are under
stood 10 be German consular officers
Two Of the arrests expected are IN
connection with the Welland Canal
plot. the other three being in the pass
port frauds Agents Of the Department;
Of Justice said yesterday that the three
concerned in the passport cases were
under surveillance In Baltimore, and
could be taken into custody AZ any
rnomeuf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
ALL COMPOSITE CARS
GONE FROM SUBWAY
Steel Coaches Have Replaced
Lighter Coaches.

The time given the lnterborough
Company TO remove the composite cars
from the subway expires to-day: \
report from the engineers OF the Pub
Tic Service Commission announced tina,
all such cars had been removed and
all-steel cars placed in operation.
The original order for the removal
Of the 478 composite cars was adopted
January y, 1915. They were taken OIL
gradually and the all-stecl bodies CON
structed on the old heavy trucks, when
the company was allowed to retain.
subsequently the commission gave the
company permission 70 mount the COM
posite bodies on lighter trucks and use
them for operation upon the elevated
limos.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01

paredness. either When he came -
home. 1893 Fifth Avenue. he received
several invitations to physical combat
All of these, however be C4p.Omat.c~..y
declined.
Il told them" he said, chat they
were college men and should be willing
20 reason. But ! am not the sort OF
pacifst who turns the other cheek.
will fight if have to-
Then. with the air Of Socrates. he
delivered himself Of the following cpl
gram:
Il am one" said he. who believes in
finishing. not starting.
Overcoat Returned.
Samson was called from his French
class yesterday morning TO the deans
Office. His Overcoat was returned "a
him. Il had been brought there the
day before by one of the senior mar
shals at the time Of the young paci-
lists rather hurried exit from the great
hall. Samson described in glowing
terms an alleged interview with Dean
Brownsou. lie insisted that he hac
been struck by an officer from the
deans Office. although this statemea'
was vigorously denied by number OF
the seniors.
At the end Of a two-hour session the
senior council gave out statement
painstskingly typewriter. i pre-
scented the facts that the board of trus-
tees had sanctioned no course IN mill.
tary training; that the students had in
no wise rebelled against the faculty
that the so-called riots" were "in nc
way representative Of the sentiment OF
the student body as a whole" and that
practically all the excitement had re.
suited from a distribution Of special
edition Of Socialist newspaper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
WAITE'S BRIBE
SHRANK In CACHE
Continued from page !

but nobody else must see" Kane mail
Iv whis. cred TO the detective, when
II appeared that the entire town. as
we'll as many visitors from New YORK,
were abou: 10 accompany him 10 MS
. sure spot
So the detective chartered an auto
mobile and. accompanied by the ner-
vous embaImer. started out IN the
General direction OF Orient Point
LIGHTHOUSE. But they had not gone
more than 2 mile when muddy roads
caused tho machine 70 break down, and
thew were compelled 10 turn back.
Treasure Hunters in Boat.
rotorboat was found. and Kane
.riuunhsntlv announced that u wou.i
no much better, az he could more
easily throw off the pu.suers. IL
looked "a IL no means Of conveyance
would be equal 10 the trip, however, as
the motorboet baked after few
feeble explosions. Another craft was
obtained in few minutes, and, much
70 the delight Of Kane, X soon was
under way. leaving crowd OF dIsAp-
pointed curiosity seekers watching
from the shore. ,..
house and tho town hhh'' WIZ "ae NC.
eagerly watching the shore, suddenly
told the man az the wheel 10 turn tow
ard shore. i, may have been chance. or
I, may have been design, but the EN-
balmer had selected the loneliest spot
on the estate OF William Gillette, the
stage personihcation OF Sherlock
Holmes. 20 conceal his cash.
Accompanied by the watchful Cunif.
Kane sprang from the boat and hur-
ried TO a tree that stood sentinel on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
AGED BECGAR, FREED,
RUNS HONE TO MAMMA
Court Startled by Old Mans
Whining Plea.

Detective Cole Of the Mendicancy
Squad, lea an agreed. decrepit, gray
haired man before Magistrate Groehl
in the mems night court last night.
He was John Ledwith. Of SO Park Street,
found begging in Wall Street
"Do you plead guilty. asked the
magistrate.
81 want 10 90 home to my mother"
whined the old man.
your mother" repeated the sur
prised magistrate. "How old is She :"
"Nine;y-nine,' said the old man.
"All right" said the court, run along
"a mamma. and don't beg any more"
The old man shuffled out.