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Evening star., 1916-07-17
Chauffeur Is Acquitted.

John Hutchinson, driver of an auto
mobile delivery car that Friday ran
down Frieda Pullman, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Ferdinand Pullman
was cited to appear in police court to-
day. Hutchinson testified that his car
an hour and that the child stepped in
front of the machine and he stopped the
machine as quickly as possible. He was
acquitted by the court
Jumbo" Bryant, colored, was made to
face three charges in the police court
today and fine of s. was i'm
posed in each of the cases. The first
charge was assault and battery, and
the second, failure to return S5.S5 for
fish sold, and the third, for keeping
tools from man by whom he had been
employed Bryant asked the court if
there were any additional charges that
were to be brought against him.
Capt. William B. Smithers went to the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, yes
terday afternoon, where he will under
go operation for a growth on the
tongue. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Smthers.
Mrs. Catherine Pettey and daughter.
Miss Catherine. and sons, Lewis and
Frank, have gone TO Norfolk, Va
where they will spend the next ten
days as the guests of Mrs. Pettey's
sister, Mrs. l.. kitcherer
Miss Rose E. Mccormick of Berry
vile, Va. who has been visiting her
aunt. Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis, Braddock
Heights, Alexandra county, has re-
turned to her home.
Evening star., 1916-07-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Poker and love are both games of
bluff
There are more heroes on the stage
than in real life.
You can't push ahead by patting
yourself on the back.
Divorce is getting to be as painless
as modern dentistry
Only a man who is wise doubts his
own wisdom.
It's hard to believe some things, even
when we want to believe them.
Evening star., 1916-07-17
Ends Five-year Fight.

The adjustment of the railway pay
problem is designed to end fve-year
fight of Representative Moon and the
postal service for the space basis sys-
tenn The bill provides that if the
space system proves to be unfair the
basis will not be continued.
The conference report will be taken
up in the House tomorrow.
AS agreed to and reported. the rail-
Evening star., 1916-07-17
CAR SPACE BASIS
FOR MAIL CARRYING
Conference Report on Post Office
Appropriations Submitted to
House.

The conference report on the post
Office appropriation bill. carrying s3oo.-
2o6.57s. and making permanent the car
space basis of compensa ton to rail-
roads for carrying the mails. to be put
into effect when the Postmaster Cen
eral orders and the interstate COM
merce commission assents, was sub
mitted to the House today by Repre-
sentative Moon of Pennsylvania, chair
man of the House post Office committee
Evening star., 1916-07-17
CARD OF THANKS.

GARRETT. 1 wish to express TO my
many friends sincere appreciation for
the, care and kindness. together with
the many letters. cards of sympathy
and beautiful floral tributes on the
occasion of the death of my dear hus-
band. GEORGE r. GARNETT.
MRS. VIRGINIA r. GARNETT,
1743 11th street northwest.
Evening star., 1916-07-17
Miss Malaprop.
Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript
Phyllis-Aren't the new Boston traffic
rules just lovely for us girls?~
Ethel-How so?
Phyllis-Why, didn't you know they
were going to have sophomores station.
cd at every downtown street corner?
Evening star., 1916-07-17

way mail pay section of the bill, over
which the fight with the railroads all
over the country has been waged, is
amended so as to include all of the So
cal lied Moon bill as it passed the House,
with some Senate amendments.
Evening star., 1916-07-17
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
IS OPPOSED BY COMPANY
Attorney for Potomac Electric Power
Is Overruled, However, at Com
mission Hearing.

to the value of real estate owned by
the Potomac Electric Power Company
developed into new source of dis
agreement between the company and
the public utilities commission today
when the commission resumed the hear
ing on the tentative valuation it has
established on the power company's en-
tire property.
Assessor William P. Richards. who was
on the witness stand throughout the
morning. testified that the board OF
assessors did not take into considera
ton the adaptabilty of real estate tc
particular uses when it rated the realty
holdings of the power company. Sales
OF property in the neighborhood and
general information established a basis
Tor determining values he said
Evening star., 1916-07-17

cia1 master affirmed.
In re George Sacks: continued before
E. S. McCalmont.- referee.
In re John H. Nolan; continued before
E. s. McCalmont, referee.
PROBATE DIvISION-Justice Gould.
Estate of Amelia A. Helbig: order
appointing guardian ad Item; attorney.
F. c. Handy.
Estate of James H Hamill; petition
for probate Of will filed; attorney, H. G..
Kimball.
Evening star., 1916-07-17
Objection Is Overruled.

John S. Barbour, attorney for the
company. objected to the realty ratings
being accepted on this basis, claiming
that the particular value and adapta-
b1lity of the property to utility pur-
poses should be taken into considera
tion: Chairman Kutz overruled the OBJ
lection and admitted the testimony
Mr. Richards testimony is expected
to consume the remainder of the day.
There is every prospect that the com
mission by the end of the week will
have finished with the direct testimony
by which it is establishing the meth
DDS used in arriving at the tentative
valuation of the company's property
Evening star., 1916-07-17
BORN.

HARTRANFT. On July II. 1916. at
Homeopathic Hospital to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Hartranft boy.
Evening star., 1916-07-17
Seek Man Who Called Firemen.

Efforts are being made by the police to
locate the man responsible for turning in
a false alarm of fire at Is O'Clock Sun
day morning from the telephone of an
office at Prince and Royal streets. The
alarm was transmitted to police head
quarters and they were informed that
foot of Franklin street. The fire depart
ment responded. but could find no fire
An investigation made by Police Sergt
Wilkinson developed that the call came
from an office phone at Prince and Royal
streets and that the party turning in the
office and stood the sidewalk and used
the telephone and walked leisurely away
David GriilbortZer, seventy-siX years
oid, we'll known resident, died at 9
o'clock last night at his home 719
South Patrick street, after a long ILL
ness. The deceased was unmarried and
was engaged in the truck gardening
business. Mr.. GrillbortZer was native
of Germany. but had lived here most of
his life. He is survived by a brother,
Jacob H. GrillbortZer, this city. The fu-
neral arrangements have not yet been
completed.
With a solemn high mass the funeral
of Mrs. Mary Duggin. fifty-fve years
old. who died Saturday at the Holy
Cross Academy, Dumbarton, Washing
ton. took place at $50 o'clock this
morning from St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Rev. Louis Smet, pastor, was
the celebrant, and Rev. Michael Daily
deacon and Rev. l.. F. Kelly subdeacon.
st. Mary's cemetery. The deceased was
a sister of the late Rev. H. J. Cutler,
who for many years was pastor of St.
Mary's Church, this city.
Evening star., 1916-07-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Work on King Store Building Is
Nearing Completion.
LARGEST BUILDING IN CITY
Death of David Grillborter, Aged 76.
Jumbo Bryant Faces Three
Charges in Court.
LARGEST BUILDING IN CITY
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. July 17.-Work-
men are now busily engaged in putting
the finishing touches on the big four-story
brick fireproof building with basement of
Charles King & Son Company. incorpor-
ated. located on Lee street between Cam
eron and Queen streets. 1t is expected
that the structure will be completed with
in the next thirty days. It will be the
largest building of its character in the
city of Alexandria and strictly fireproof.
Work on the structure was started last
April. 1t is ninetyeight feet on Queen
street and ninety three feet on Lee street.
with four stories on Lee street and five
stories on Queen street, and this with the
old addition, which had also been remod-
eled. gives a total of 65 feet on Lee street
and 130 feet on Queen street and is ap-
proximately 50 feet in height.
The entire floor space of the building is
10000 square feet, which includes 1890
square feet of two brick warehouses on
Union street.
a feature in connection with it's con-
struction is that it is divided off by
brick partition walls into six sections,
making il. practically speaking, six
separate and distinct buildings a pre-
caution against fire. These partition
walls are in accordance with the fire
underwriters specifications. There are
also four large elevators in the build
ing for freight. two being electric and
two operated by hand power. It's floors
are Alabama edge grain flooring, and
are so constructed as to carry 500
pounds to the square foot
The light of the building has not been
overlooked. for on the roof over the
sample room is "a skyIight which is
siXtyfive by eight feet, and in addi-
ton there are also thirty-two other
smaller skylights. The roof is of tin
surrounded by brick walls. which are
covered with terra Gotta.
A goodly portion of the King establish
ment was destroyed by fire October 16
and II, 1914. and since then plans have
been under way for the erection of a far
larger structure
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26
THE ARMY AND NEWSPAPERS.
How Correspondents Are Provided
 for and Governed.
(The Army and Navy Journal.)

(The Army and Navy Journal)
 Secretary Baker has adopted rules and regulations concerning correspon- dents in the field. Each correspon- dent, in order to obtain permission to go with the army, must deposit certified check of 1000 to be drawn against equipment and maintenance. The newspaper to which the cores pondent is accredited must give a bond of $200 for his good conduct in the field, which, in the event of in- fraction of any of the rules, shall be forfeited to any charity that the sec retary of war may name.
 The correspondent must further take an oath of loyalty of the usual military form and agree to abide in letter and spirit by all the regulations laid down for his guidance. If at any time the mum Der of correspondents becomes so large as to be an incum- brance the secretary of war will re- fuse other passes until such time as he deems eXpedient, when other ap- p1icants who fulfil the conditions will be received in the order of their ap- plicatiOns Not more than one cor respondent will be received from any one publication of syndicate of pub licatiOns or press association with the same field army. Men who have evil dcntly secured credentials with view to adventure rather than serious work ar correspondents will not be received.
 Their employers must show that they have been working mem bers of their profession. In addition to the requirements for home correspon- dents, a foreign correspondent must have served in other campaigns, pre- sent credentials as to his character from high officers of the army to which he was attached, and accom- ranying the letter from his employers must present letter from his em- bassador in Washington personally Vouching for him. An official photo- grapher will accompany each field army. His films and plates will be sent promptly to Washington, where prints will be issued at nominal cost to the press. No professional photo graphers and moving picture men will be received
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26
Mans Real Nature.
(NeW York Sun

We dep1ore strikes, lockouts, in dustria disputes of all kinds. Were we OmnipOtent in this best of all worlds we should abolish them by a encouragement of affairs that would give to every man a portion of labor sufficient to flavor his rest; an hour a year, for example. Cultivation of the art of loating-toO much neglect ed as things now are-WOutd be the principal pursuit of mankind. There would be universities to impart it's higher mysteries to those to whom they appealed; common schools to teach the proper methods to those who aspired only to be practical loafers; efficiency experts to tell the wasteful loafers how to conserve and improve all their opportunities; boards of control to enforce loaf1ng on restless, dissatisfied spirits. The jails Woud open only to the weak and wilful, who dissipated in labor, neg lecting chances to practise incidence, and thus disturbing the serenity of the restful community.
 Labor is fat and kicks. Tn the last six months there were more strikes than in the whole of the pre- ceding year. In spite of a contrary
 
 shown the true instinct of the race. For 8 long time 1t has been almost impossible for a healthy man to es- cape work. Scheming. plotting enn- ployers have laid traps for him in the highways, pursued him along the lanes lured him from the true luxury of improvidence. With fair words and glittering promises they have sought him out, and persuaded him to bend in toll the unwilling back, to callous with pick and hammer the hands that should be given only to fishing. A general conspiracy has been in operation to deprive the lazy of his birthright, to eXpel rest from the world, to make lying late abed impossible Subjected to this impO- sition, robbed of the privilege of in dulging in slothfulness, is it to be wondered that great hearts and clear minds have rebelled, and set forth on the crusade against toll?
 But the curse of Adam is on us Had he possessed 8 little strength Of character, all his children would have lived without exertiOn. It is thought filled with bitterness Only loyalty to the family and respect for our an cestor keep us from uttering the harsh words the effects of his mis- conduct inspire. Yet there is some thing to be said even for the author of all our mischiefs; had he not given way to Eve, we should be deprived of that pleasure. next in order after the matchless delights of loafing, watching the other fellow work
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26
HAVE \ CARE.

HSo long as only a sporadic case of BY sickness makes it's appearance Pw and then in New Britain, pro- Hded the intervals between such seppenings are far enough apart, sere is not so much danger of all sidemic. The case of infantile sralysis apprehendcd here is not Be over which too much anxiety Bed be eXerted because of the com 2rative isolation of the patients ksidence. And yet every precaution Sould be exerted to prevent a further sread of this dread disease. By ap- sying the necessary rules and regu- SEions now the future safety of citl- Ems will be guarded. Casting care the four winds will invite danger. I New Britain has been very for mate in forestalling up to this time R disease that has visited almost Aery other community in the state. bis holding off of the I--sg expected As been due in large part to the stivities of the Health Department. rigid inspection of premises has Zen under way for some time with Ae result that in the near future &rrants will be served on those Noperty owners and tenants who Eve not lived within the regulations.
 Panliness is the only thing that Ell save the town from a scOurge. aeanliness, then, should be the first &1er of the day. All back yards, Sey ways, side streets, and places aere germs are liable to breed and Ed their way into the human fam must be kept in good sanitary andition. Otherwise the penalty al1 be a heavy one. Clean up and Aevent an epidemic.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26
Lower California Once
 Hailed as AdamIess Eden

Washington, D. C., July 25.-Lower been many conflicting reports since the relations between the United States and Mexico reached a crisis, is the subject of war geography bulle- tin issued by the National Geographic society from Washington Concerning this undevelOpcd territroy of Mexico, whose governor is reputed to have de- clared himself neutral with respect to the two republics and also as wish ing for annexation to the United States, the bulletin says:
 Tower California, once a land of fable, romance and thrilling adven- ture, is one of the most sparsely set tied regions of the Mexican republic. It has an area corresponding in size to that of the Atlantic coast peninsula of Florida, but with nearly 700 miles more coast line, owing to its extreme length of 76O miles Florida has more than fourteen times as many people.
 Varying in width from thirty to 150 miles, Lower California is rugged, barren strip of land with a mountainous backbone largely of vol Canic origin. For nearly two hundred years after it's discovery by the Span 1ards it was thought to be an island.
 The southern portion of the pen 1nsula has some rain, but the northern section is dry and arid, producing Cer- calls, tobacco, grapes, cassava and su- gar cane only after being thoroughly irrigated. The mineral resources are valuable and varied. Gold silver, lead, copper salt, gypsum, turquoises, Opals, and garnets are profitably mined. The silver mines of La Paz were worked by the Jesuits as early as 1700, three years after the famous padre, Salvatierra, established the first permanent Spanish settlement in the land.
 'Lower California owes it's early ex- ploration at the hands of Cortez' lieu tenants to the fact that the region was supposed to be the home of a won derful race of sirens and amazons whose majesic cities were paved with
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26

gold. In writing to his sovereign in 1524 the conquerOr of Mexico said: They tell me that Ciguatan is an isl and inhabited Ey women without any men, although at certain times they are visited by men from the main land, and if the women bear female children they are protected, but if males they arc driven from society. They also tell me that it is very rich in pearls and gold, respecting which I shall labor to obtain the truth and give your majesty a full account of it.
 '"rhe name California Is derived neither from Ciguatan, by which the region was known to Cortez nor from Calida Fornax (Hot Oven), the apt descriptive phrase employed by some of the early explorers. The name was used In Las Sergus de Es- plandian', widely read Spanish TO- nance of Cortez day, to designate an island on the right hand of the Indies very near the terrestrial paradise. Some commentators suggest that thls name was adopted in derisiOn, for the barren shores and desolate black mountains of the peninsula could hardly have suggested elysian fields to those seeking fertile valleys and
 
 "The magnificent Magdalena bay, on whose protected waters, forty miles long and twelve miles wide, the Pa cif1c fleets of the American navy have conducted their target practice in re- cent years, was discovered by Fran cisco de Ulloa in 1b89 while on voyage of exploration seeking the pearls and gold of the 'Amazons.
 Lower California has two capitals La Ensenada, with a population of 2,000, sixty-five miles by sea from San Diego, Cal, and La Paz with 5000 people, many of whom earn liveli- hood from the ports pearl fisheries which are among the most important in the world.
 "In addition to it's pearl oysters, the waters of Lower California yield sponges, tortOises, sperm and gray back whales, while in the bayOus and river mouths of the east coast many alligators are to be found.'
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26

party out to the Republicans he was to be admired. Now that he has as- sumed the very tactics he once de- rounced so bitterly the rank and file have been deserting the colors with avidity. Neither George w. nor Theodore, the First, can hand over in one great bulk the entire voting ma
 chinerv of the Progressive party. If these giants of past era do not un- derstand this to be the case it is be- cause they are not keeping in touch with the trend of present day events. Yet the significance of the stand taken by progressives in New York, Maine, Michigan, Massa chusetts, Missouri, and other states should soon dawn upon them. Those higher up in the Progressive party and those who con- stitute the reception committee of the Republican outfit should sense the danger, especially if Connecticut and other New England States are soon tc he added to the growing list.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26
Not Rich Enough to Be Rude.

Newspa per readers have all been told that the one requisite for being very much "in society" in New York is to be very rich. And the view finds support, it is said, inside the charmed circle itself At an evening party with song birds from the MetrOpoH- tan one of the proudest queens left in the middle of the program. A ri val whose dislike of music was equal ly genuine, rose to follow her, but was detained by the gentleman by her side himself a wit and and a noted arbiter of the e1egancies.
 No, my dear lady" he said, you aren't rich enough to leave early. Mrs. A. has ten times your money-it's all right for her, but you must be polite and stay till the end!"-Harrison Rhodes in Harper's Magazine.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26

eight pages contained any printing, and the first page, g by 12 inches, carried just eight words in moderate sized type; another page contained only 23 words, and the entire text spread over four pages could easily have been printed on one page with out emitting a single word. Here then were eight large pages, of which four were white paper, where one page would have answered. And the burden of the story told was that somebody had increased his reve- nue. a certain per cent! And a days mail brings to most business men an armful of paper wasted, most of which promptly finds it's way into the waste basket.
 Time was when the printed page, whatever its message, was almost sa- cred, simply because it was printing on paper. But our children know it not,
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26
Rejected Guardsmen.
Minneapolis JOurnaD

More than 10 per cent. of the men of the Minnesota National Guard were rejected as physically unfit by the United States Army examiners. While no record is available, it is assumed that a still larger proportion were found wanting among the men who originally offered their services, as only those passed by the militia exam iners got as far as the final tests at Camp Bobleter.
 Remem Der, these rejections were among men who thought themselves fit, men who felt sure they were able bodied and without important physi- cal defect. How many more there were who would have liked to offer themselves, but who did not because of known imperfections, there is, of course, no way of knowing.
 Perhaps army physical standards are higher now than they were in the nations earlier days. But it is more likely that the average of phy- sical condition among our younger men has fallen. It may be due to present day hurry up' methods in business and social life, with their consequent penalty of "nerves" Bad nerves mean weak bodies, the doctors say. It may be that our diet has be- come too 'fancy." It may be that we are not getting the fresh air an1 exercise our ancestors had forced up on them by their daily existence. Whatever the cause, there is food for thought in the recent examinations at Camp BobIetcr.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-26
Long Branch Has High Hopes.
 Philadelphia Bulletin).
Long Branch is eagerly anticipa

Long Branch is eagerly anticipating the advent.Of the president in the lux uTj0us inland mansion of "ShadOw Lawn.' The authorities and the pro- motors of the old resort have been fOndly prOclaiming that it is once more to be the summer capital" The presence of MT and Mrs. Wilson in it's immediate vicinity is regarded there as an altogether likely cause of g. restoration of the "palmy days" and the old glories," Or at least it is so spoken of in the highly earnest anG even impressive announcements which am bilious denizens of Long Branch have put forth concerning the boOns and blessings which will come to it because of the proximity of the presi- deatial house hold.