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The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
CIVIC Spirit IS
ABUNDANT HERE
Unique Conditions Make Pride
in Capital Stronger, Says
H. B. F. Macfarland.
OLD INHABITANTS MEET
Committee of Citizens Presents Asso-
cation with Portrait Of Theodore
". Noyes, Its President.

The charge that the people Of Wash
ington lack civic spirit was denied by
Henry B. z. Macfsrland, former District
Commissioner, in an address before the
Association OF Oldest Inhabitants at
Rsuscher's yesterday afternoon
The occasion was a special meeting
called by a committee Of prominent cItI-
Eens for the purpose Of presenting to the
association a portrait of its president,
Theodore W. Noyes, in recognition OF his
lifelong efforts in behalf of Washing
ton.
Great Civic Pride In Capital.
"ws Of Washington are sometimes
charged with lack Of public spirit and
civic PRIDE" said Mr.. mcfarland, who
made the presentation address. The
unique conditions OF the National Capital
are said to be unfavorable to civic pa
triotism. but these statements are made
BY those who do not know the facts.
Many Of them are strangers to the life
OF the city, even though they may be
resident here
Taking no part themselves, they do
not know what Is done by others. Be
cause such statements cast a serious re-
-hection on the reputation of the city,
they should be met with the facts by
those who know. A sharp challenge
should be given to all such statements,
for they misrepresent the facts
Those of US who know most about
the cities of our country will agree that
nowhere is there greater public spirit or
civic pride than In the National Capital.
Its unique conditions, including the na-
tionsl citizenship OF its inhabitants, are
favorable rather than unfavorable to the
strong civic patriotism which we know
TO be here, and which shows itself in
such varied ways for the common good"
Paw. Trfbufe To Moves.
The portrait, painted by R. N. Brook,
connected with the Corcorsn Art Gallery.
was accepted for the association by Vice
President Henry L. Bryan amid the
cheers Of the Bhite-haired audience. John
Joy Edison, who was a member Of the
committee that had the portrait painted,
presided. Chaplin Brown, local attorney,
paid tribute to Mr.. Noyes, who responded
with a short address.
Mr.. Noyes urged the people Of Wash
inEton to prepare for the battle against
those who would hamper the growth and
beauty Of the National Capital by chang
ing the present form OF government. At
the end Of the program the venerable
gathering, with a young face here and
there, sang Aud Lang Syne" standing.
At the business meeting preceding the
presentation exercises, these were ad-
mitted to membership: Alfred c. Parker.
J. F. Hood, Henry B. Bennett. George
n. Acker and Joseph J. Griffith. As
ISOLATED with Mr.. Edison on the commit
tee that arranged the affair were for
mer Commissioners Henry B. F. Mac
farland and Cuno Fl. Rudolph, James F.
Oyster. Brainard Warner. Thomas w.
Smith. Chaplin Brown, Henry L. Bryan
and George c. Truesdell
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
OF NEW STUDEBAKER
Six and Four-Cylinder Models, to Sell
at 1915. Are Completed by
Designers.

Announcement just made Of the new
series II Studebaker six-cylinder and
four r-cylinder models comes in the ma
ture of a double triumph for the
Studebaker corporation For not only
has this giant organization maintained
Studsbaker quality in its latest prod
uct. while enecting eleven added re-
fnements and in several instances re-
ducing prices; IL is further startling
the public by announcing that ship
ments of the new cars have been going
forward for the past two weeks, SO
that more than 5000 dealers already
are able to show the series II models.
The basic design of the series IL
cars shows no radical changes The
mechanical principles that have proved
successful are retained intact
The new rennements have been in
the direction of securing greater
roominees. and comfort. along with
still further conveniences. In spite Of
these added features, however. the ne W
series IL four-cyiinder seven-passen-
ger touring car now sells for ss4s. The
three passenger roadster 10 priced at
SSss. The six-cyiinder seven-passeneer
touring car 10 priced at s1.eso, and the
three-passenger roadster at s1.ess.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
MISS RICHARDS WILL
REVIEW WORLD EVENTS
Issues Discussed by Scientists to Be
Dealt with in Lecture at Wood
ward & Lothrop's.

The subjects upon which Miss Janet
Richards will lecture tomorrow morning
at the Woodward & Lothrop auditorium
will include review Of the most lnpor.
tant issues discussed by the Pan-Ameri-
can Congress and the Women's Auxiliary
during the past week; an outline Of the
European situation to date, and the
presentation of that vital Legislative
question, THE Pork Barrel or the
Budset-whichT" The talk will begin al
lo:45 a. m.
Miss Richards announces that the regu-
lar Monday morning Talk on Public
Questions for January 10 will be omit
ted, and that a special historical lee
ture" will be given that evening al
Rauscher's on the subject: Peter the
Great, Frederick the Great; Two Pro.
genitors of the Present World War"
In this lecture Miss Richards will at
tempt to prove that these two militant
and ambitious eighteenth century mon
arehs actually created the conditions
which have logically led to the present
European war.
The interest of the lecture will be
outline map of Europe, showing the
scenes of the military operations of these
two epoch makers OF history.
The regular Monday morning course on
public questions will be resumed on JAM
Uary Il.
The historical lecture of Monday even
ing, January 10, will be given for the
benefit of the Trinity College scholar
ship fund for the District of Columbia.
Its patronesses are Mrs. Ashurst Mrs
Aleshire, Mrs. Burleson, Mrs. Blackburn
Nine. Cslderon, Mrs. Carter, Miss Der.
sey. Mrs. Donohoe. Mrs. Evans, Mrs
Thomas w. Gregory, Mrs Mark Hanna
Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Victor Kaufrmann, Mrs.
Henry l.. Myers. Mrs. Theo. w. Noyes,
Nine. Pezet, Mrs. Scrivner, Mrs. Sadiier
Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Tillford. Mrs Thomas
Walsh. Mrs. John ]. Walsh, Mrs s. M.
B, Young and Mrs. Washington A.
Youcg.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
Answers to Corresp ndents.

To ]. B. B., who asks for IAN account
of the Southern Burwells:''
The founder of this family in the South
was Major Lewis Burweli. who was born
in England and died in Virginia in 1858.
The date Of his coming to the new world
does not seem to have been recorded and
apparently most of the light thrown on
his life comes from his tombstone. The
inscription on the tombstone reads:
ITO the lasting memory of Major Lewis
Burwell of the county of Gloucester, In
Virginia. Gentleman, who descended from
the ancient family Of Burwells of the
counties Of Bedford and Northampton, in
England, who. nothing more worthy in
his birth than virtuous in his life, ex-
changed this life for better. on the
18th day Of November. in the sd yeer
Of his age, A. D. 1855"
Additional Information about Major
Lewis Burwell states that his wife was
a Miss Higginson. whose father wax q
famous Indian fighter.
Major Burwell. before his carly death,
had two sons-Nathaniel and Lewis. Ma
thaniel married daughter OF Robert
Carter, commonly called King Carter,
and had three sons and one daughter.
The daughter. Elizabeth, married Presi-
dent William Nelson, and became the
mother Of General Thomas Nelson.
Nathaniefs three sons were Lewis,
Carter and Robert Carter. and their
names suggest that their parents must
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
DEMAND YIDDIsH SCHOOLS.

Warsaw, Jan. L-Not a little disconten,
has been aroused among the Jewish pop
ulation here by the doubtful concessions
made by the Germans In occupation.
While the Germans have promised then,
civil and political rights, they have ex-
cluded the Jews from national rights and
made 1t a rule that the children in Jewish
schools must be instructed IN the Ger
man tongue only.
The Jewish people here, both amons
the educated classes and the masses, con-
slider this an injustice, and deputation
has been appointed to walt on the War
saw cttixens' committee and appeal on
behalf Of the rights of Jews. In the
meantime q petition signed by 300 0o
Jews has been handed to the COMMITTEES,
demanding q national school with Yid.
dish as the language In which instruction
shall b givsa.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
By FRANCES COwLEs.

Wright is name derived from the
Anglo-Saxon wyrtha. Like the Latin
word ''faber.' 1t means a workman of
any kind, especially an artificer in wood
or hard materials. Wright. at this day.
means carpenter in Scotland.
In Canterbury Tales. Chaucer says:
He was a well good wright-a carpen-
ter"
Wryde. lie Wright, Ie wricte, lie wrytte
and wrighte are old forms of the name.
1t appears as surname In conjunction
with many other words as Albright.
Goodwright, Arkwright, Wainwright,
Wrightson and wrightworth.
One of the first of whom we have any
record was John, Lord of Kelvedon
Manor, Essex. He died 1851. His son
was Robert of the Moat House. and Lord
of the Manor of Great and Little Rop-
ers. PIX. ... '.-- ~
His direct descendant was Thomas,
whom we find deputy to the general
court at Wethersfield, Conn, In 1913,
whose wife was Margaret, widow Of John
Elson. s.s Il. rt,s ,,..sE
An earlier pilgrim father was William,
who came over in the Fortune, 1890, with
his wife Priscilla =
In 1645 Benjamin, who had come from
England, was large landowner at Gull
ford, Conn. He was granted permission
to put up tan-mill ito take wtaer vt
issueth from ye waste gate, provided II
hurt not ye town MILL
He had nine children, and from him
descended SiIas, Governor of New York
and United States Senator, and William.
Governor of New Jersey. and also Sem
ator.
Nicholas who was living at Lynn,
Mass, in 1881, was a surveyor. a large
landowner and town schepen or magis-
trate He also held many other offices
of civil trust.
The wrights have notable record as
Governor of States. Besides Silas and
William, already mentioned, there was
Sir James Wright. the last royal Gov
ernor of Georgia. He was born IN South
Carolina, 17l4, and son of Benjamin, who
was from Durham, England. Robert
Wright was Governor of Maryland, and
Joseph, of Indiana.
OF Governor Silas Wright 1t has been
said that he never sought IN office,
and never felt at liberty to refuse one. !"
Nsthanisl Wright, an active member
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
MUSIC And MUSICIANS

r, The thirty-first semi-annuaI entrance
examination for singing. plano, organ,
violin and other orchestral instruments
Of the National Conservatory OF Music
OF America CBIrs. Jeanette NJ. Thurber,
founder and presidenD. 136-12S West
Seventy-ninth street, New York City,
will be held Saturday afternoon. January
s from 2 to and Wednesday evening,
January L. from s to 9 o'clock. For
further information, address secretary.
126 West Seventy-ninth street. New York
City.
The Rebew Orchestra. under the
direction Of H. W. Weber. will give q
public rehearsal In the lecture room OF
the Keller Memorial Church, corner
Ninth street and Maryland avenue north
east, tomorrow night Miss Mary
Trusler elocutionist; Mrs George Corbet,
soprano, and Miss TrusFer, contralto, will
be the soloists- Admission Is free.
The Washington College of Music takes
Pleasure in announcing that Mrs, Sus-
anne Oldberg, the well known vocal
teacher Of this city, has Joined its faculty,
having given up her studio in the Belasco
Tneater and arranged to do all her teach
ing at the college, after January l. This
arrangement does not alter the present
stan OF vocal teachers, but adds to that
a
enyiable reputation
The Washington College Of Music held
its first quarterly violin examinations
last Tuesday. Mr.. Henry Kaspar and
Mr.. Robert Stearns acting as examiners
and Mr.. c. E. Christiana, head OF the
violin department conducted the exam
nation Fifteen students were examined
and all gave most excellent work.
Mrs Huron w. Lawson has recently
returned from southern trip, where
she gave q recital in the Artist Course
-of Birmingham, Ala, and in Forsyth,
Georgia.
The second Psn-American Scientific
) Congress was opened during the past
week with choral numbers sung by
the Home Club Chorus of the Interior
Department of 125 voices, under the
able direction OF Otto Tourney Simon.
The opening chorus was selection
from The Messiah" which was effect
lively rendered, and was followed by
the "Pan-American Hymn" the words
of which were written by, respectively,
Eduardo Poirer and Tnriaue soro.- of
Chile Mr.. Soro came from Santiago
especially for the purpose of assisting
in the first rendition OF the hymn as
adopted and recommended to the gov
ernments OF America for all proceed
irgs Of pan-American character.
The Home Club Chorus was aug
lneated by a few members of the
Motet Choral Society, of which Mr..
Simon Is director: Misses Brooks, r.
R. Dalton. Louise Beamer. Cnaney
Houchen, Mrs. Sara Beamer, Mrs.
Charles Roberts, and Messrs. A. "
Lawson. Robert J. Hall. Albert Thuras,
and William X. Voigt being members
r Mrs Simon was the accompanist for
the occasion The success of these
numbers were evidenced by the hearty
applause of the delegates.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
Millionaire Saves
Nine Babies from Fire

Glen Cove. N. Y. Dec. 81.
Fire swept a section of the
business d ..rict Of Glen Cove
this afternoon. doing extensive
damage.
Nine babies and small chill
dren were rescued from one of
the burning buildings by Frank
Brown, a millionaire lumberman,
who leaped from his automobile
to aid the 6remen.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
HEARING AFTER 81 YEARS.
Case Involving Title to Real Estate
VIII he Considered at Last.

Tomorrow case involving title to
real estate which has lain dormant on
the court docket for twenty-one year,
will be heard by the District Court OF
Appeals. The case was decided June L
1894. and on application a rehearing was
granted, but has never been prosecuted
About 1880 DR.. Louis w. Rftchie
brought suit for the specific performance
Of a contract made with John M. Waters
for the sale Of three-fourths interest in
land in Georgetown known as warehouse
property" DR.. Ritchie owned a fourth
interest and the other shares belonged
to Mr.. Waters and his sisters.
Motion for rehearing was made by
Or. Ritchie as to the interest owned by
Mr.. Waters. The court Of its own motion
has directed that the case be called
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
RULERS ONCE oUARRELLD.
Ferdinand Dtdn't Like kstsera
Bo,sterous Method of Joktns.

London, Dec. 3.-The German Kaiser
and King Ferdinand OF Bulgaria were not
always the bosom friends they are today.
Ferdinand once was staying with the
Kaiser at one of the lstters shooting
boxes. The King was leaning out OF the
window gazing around the besutiful
stretch Of country and listening 10 the
military band.
The Kaiser, who happened 10 be in one
of his boisterous moods. spottins the
broad back of the Bulgarian monarch.
gave him a resoupdtns slap with his pow
erfui right hand Ferdinand turned round.
furious at the insult Seeing who II was.
he chokeo down his wrath and ero~ied
between his teeth. Il must beg your
majesty 10 abstain from practical jokes. -
For a long time sfterwsrd Ferdinand
could not endure the sight Of the Em-
peror.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
Don't Whip Children

Or srusd older parsons who vet the bed or are m
fbr i Is NOT A HABIT BUT A DISEASE. II
,79 have any Kidney. Bladder or Urinary Weakness
yrfte todss for FREE PACKAGE OF OUR
Q4nALEsS REMEDY. WHEN PERMANENTLY
k14nskp tel Jour friends about it. send No
1s6sss Cs- De,t res. Milwaukee, wis.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
American.Made Pistols Seized.

Rome. Jan. 1.-The police at Genoa
have seized part of consignment OF
Browning sutomstic pistols OF American
make which were concealed In boxes
labeled sardines. The boxes were con-
signed to Switseriand. but 1t is believed
Germany wss their real dsstinsttoa.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
Cal, for Special Expert skiN

The magnetic and the speedofeter head
should not be taken apart or any attempts
made TO repair them when they are out
of order. They call for special expert
'skill not found In ordinary repair shops.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02

concealed switch included in the
ignition circuit makes a good way to
safeguard a car against automobile
thieves.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
THE WRIGHT FAMILY.

Wright Is of Angio-Saxon Deriya-
tiOn-Five of the Family Have
Been American Governors-The
BurweIi Family of the south.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM

By the United States Sosdie-s home
Band, John s. NJ ZinmGm,nn, direotor.
at STANLEY Hall this evening at SIS o'elors-
M1rch, The New York HipEtdrome"
...,.......-..-.--..--..-.--. .--......-s..-..so .soouss
Ovsrturv, "Piqus Dame .Suppe
Entr'scte, 'f0b Du Mir Liebst" -LpcSe
C''within Your Eyes Love."1
Der Veg uum HerBcn' ........-..-Lincke
c'rbe Way 70 the Heart
Selection, Wars Of the Word" "...--..-k -kloin
Chsnceistie patrol, 'whistlins John
ntes --...-..-.-.-..-.--.--hASrf
Se-rnade Esxxnole. la Bella Sslsn-
cana ..-......-.....-hAempte1
E1csrps from 'Hip-Hip Hooray .Huboen
New YORK Hirpodrone Prcductioo-l
Finale, Sooner or Later .olensn
The Star spsnsied Bsnns."
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02

Mrs. Huron W. Lawson has recently
returned from a southern trip, where
she gave a recital in the Artist Course
of Birmingham, Ala, and in Forsyth,
Georgia-
The Washington herald., 1916-01-02

The Washington College of Music held
its first quarterly violin examinations
last Tuesday. Mr.. Henry Kaspar and
Mr.. Robert Stearns acting as examiners
and Mr.. c. z. Christiana, head OF the
violin department. conducted the exam
nation Fifteen students were examined
and all gave most excellent work.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16

Got Some Fine Farms for Sale
Near B.u.r at Farm PRICES Don't ehare. anything extra
& a. IGtaaOa which is IN Ii. heart Of the mining district
Q. MARTIN '.'''''' go
q H., ,le-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16

The following young people
attended a dance At the Elk's
Club ia Galena Friday night.
Misses Hazel Goodwin, Audrey
Smith, Margaret Opperman,
Swannie Smith, Irene Dent, Mrs.
Opal Hesser, Messrs Frahk
Brewster, Arthur Johnson, G gorge
Good win, Clare Youse, Ed Good
win, Ted Mason and Bill Good
win,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16

Two small fires last week gave
the Baxter FIRE department work
which the boys did well. The
first was the residence of Dick
Stallsmith in the south part of
town, which was damaged about
$l50. The next day the home of
E. A. Haiues near the Willard
elevator was partially burned,
loss about $50. The occupants
were away at the time and neigh
bors turned in the alarm. Fire
caught under the stove.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16

Monday afternoon Mrs. Covey
entertained the Camp Fire girls
in celebration of her daughter,
Louise's birthday anniversary.
Those present were Misses Sara
Kelsey. Dorothy Cook, Dorothy
Smith, Helen Humphrey, Grace
Opperman, Viola SchlOeman,
Helen DivelY, Verita Simpson,
Julia Allen, Bessie Dively,
Dorothy Plumb and Bernice
Hodsou.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16
Still ANOTHER
ELECTRIC ROAD
BartlesviIle to Joplin. via Baxter
Springs is Route Surveyed
Looks Like Real
Thing.

Reliable information gives The
News the opportunity to state
that Baxter Springs Is to have
still another railroad, in addi-
tion to the Southwest Missouri
that already is building here from
Galena.
The new competitor for Baxt-
er's rapidly increasing business
is the Oklahoma G. Northern
Traction company that is going
to build 4 line from Bartlesville.
Okla, to Miami, thence north
through the mining district to
Baxter Springs and Columbus
and on to joplin.
It is we'll known that for sever
al weeks the W. K. Palmer En-.
gineering Company has had q
crew of engineers working close
to Baxter on the west and north,
locating a railroad. A. s. Had.
ley has had charge of this work.
Last week W. K. Palmer, head
of the company, was down and
spent several hours in Baxter
Springs, in company with Mr..
Hadley. While here Mr.. Palmer
announced that the Oklahoma &
Northern Traction company was
going to build an electric line
from Bartlesville to Joplin and
they expect to have all the pre-
liminaries out of the way so that
construction can be started about
the first of the year or shortly
thereafter.
This Is not 4 promotion scheme
of John R. Rose. The impres.
sion might be such, due to the
fact that the Palmer Engineer.
ing company, also did the sur.
veying for the Rose proposition.
The road now proposed Is being
financed by wealthy oil men in
Bartlesville.
"The northern division Mr..
Palmer says, will extend north
from Miami, through Commerce,
Car1in and Picher, to Colu mbus,
with a branch from Picher to
Baxter Springs where it will con.
meet with the Southwest Missouri
company's line which is geing to
be extended from Galena to this
place within the next few months.
The Oklahoma G. Northern
Traction company Is composed of
two men, Mr.. d. r. Mason and
F. M. Overess both wealthy oil
operators of Bartlesville. They
have no stock to sell but probably
will ask Columbus, Baxter
Springs, Commerce and Miami
for small bonuses and may also
ask for some assistance in pro-
curing rights-of-way, although
Mr.. Palmer said these matters
have not been determined defin.
ately.
According to Mr.. Palmer, all
of the surveys for the main line
have been made and those for'the
northern division are just being
completed. Mr.. Palmer admits
the company has not been In.
corporated but he says that is 4
matter that will be attended to
very shortly.
"The reason that / did not
have much to say when / was In
Columbus with Mr.. Mason and
Mr.. 0verlees 4 short time ago,
and l might saw 1t Is also the
reason why We have not yet
Incorporated" said Mr.. Palmer
to a reporter late yesterday after
noon, was that We were not
seeking any publicity until We
knew definitely just what We
were going. to do. Now We know
We are going to build and look
for construction 70 be started at
Joplin and BartlesviIle about the
first Of the year."
i
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16

At Picher Tuesday evening the
NJ. o. & G. train ran into
Beasley's taxi loaded with miners
for the night shift. The auto
was demolished but all miracu.
lously escaped death. Jason
Jordon was painfully injured in
the region of the stomach and
Hunter Gregory's knee was in
jured, besides a number of other
bruises.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16
Notice

Dead and valueless stock takes
care Of free within 8 miles oi
Baxter. Phone N. A. Patton Al
McAboy's Neat Market. Phone
15A
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16

If-It-If Wilson hadn't Get
50 many vOtes Hughes might
have Ven. {
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16

Money at zpSr cent beats
any rate y0n will be able TO
Sa0Hr0.--A. Y. Smith.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16

Mr.. Gilman and Charles Ferris
went to Kansas City Monday and
expect to bring back two Fords.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-16

D. Martin, the live wire real
estate man, has sold Eve farms
near Baxter and two residences
in Baxter In the last eight days.