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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-01

A little tented city sprang up on the
drill ground at Fort Myer today. the
occasion being the regular monthly
field inspection Of the mobilized militia
Of the District by Major w. p. jackson
OF the Inspector Generals Office at the
War Department
The three battalions of infantr ywere
taken to the drill ground in heavy
marching order at 8 o'clock and few
moments later the open plain was cover
ed with 400 little shelter tents.
Major Jackson complimcntcd the offi-
GERS on the quick time made by the mill
tiamcn In converting the drill ground
into a first CLASH temporary camp.
The tents are about four feet high.
Of them holds tow men when their
commands are bivouackod on the field
Of battle. Every man carried In his
blanket roll one half of tent. ~
Use Experimental Tents.
A number Of olive drab Experimental
tents were used. No poles are neces-
sary to support them. a soldiers rife
is used to hold them up In the front
part OF the tent. while the rear Is sup-
rorced by n Saconel- Because Of
their small size. these tents are not
popular With the militiamen.
All OF the m.litiamen. except members
OF the band. were equipped with the
new baby doll" Of papoose" pack
sacks. II was observed that they made
blankets with the new equipment than
with the old circular blanket rolls.
General Harvey. Col. Glendle b.
Young and Lieut.. Anton stephan ac-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-01
EXPECT ARRESTS m
JERSEY / BLAST CASE
Railroad Presidents Concerned.
Bomb Plot Hinted at by
Barge Owner.
BY J. P. YoDER.

N7W YORK. Aug. 1.-Arrests Of high
er-ups In the s2o.0O0.000 explosion on
Black Tom peninsula weer expected to-
day as a result of long night con-
ference between Prosecutor Hudspeth
and Commissioner of Public Safety
Hague, of Jersey City.
According to these officials, at least
two presidents of railroads with Jersey
City terminals are Colfc,rhcd.
These officials, before the expected
arrests today. refused to say whether
the inen would be charged with man
slaughter, ase were the three men ar
raigned and held In S5,0O0 bail yestcr.iay
or whether they would merely be
charged with violation Of statutes regu-
lating shipment ana storing OF a,nmuni-
ton and explosives.
Prosecutor Hudspeth's proposed re-
quests for warrants follow twenty
foil hour Investigation w'fch rhowed
that approximately 2,Oo0,0oo pounds Of
explosives are handled at the Black Tom
peninsula and in the Jersey Central
yards, near by. daily.
$3.50, 100000 Shipped in Year.
From Hudspcth's figures and those
w W. ~ AioppiuSs Siici VI thV
bureau Of explosives. organized by the
railroads. II was also shown $33.S42, 4sS
worth Of explosives were shipped from
this port during May. and that more
than $3.50. 100000 worth of munitions for
the alliec hal been shipped from here
d. ring the twelve months ending June
30. last.
While Hudspeth's desire IL to prose-
cute alleged violations in the past. his
ultimate aim is to force munttion makers
and railroads to find some other place
than Black Iom, or In fact. the state
OF New Jersey, as a shipping point. tie
Will be packed up by Representative
hamill. who Is said to be planning Con-
gressional action toward prevention OF
another such series or explosions as
shook five States Sunday.
The known death list increased today
70 five. when Patrolman William y Nell.
or Jersey City. reported he had found
a womans head on craven Point road.
near Black Tom. The woman was sup
posed to be Mrs. Freda wilson. wife OF
barge captain. The two Wilson chill
dren are among eight known missing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-01
THE TEMPERATURES.
~, 8, Bureau.)"
TIDE TABLES.

TIDE TABLES.
O.. 8. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High tides-9:23 a. M, height 20.
$3.50 p. m, height 20.
Low tides-3:4J a. m, neisnt 90.
4:U p. m, height U.l.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-01
Church Declared Exempt
From Tax on Bank Stock

TRENTON. N. =. Aug. l.-sank stock
owned by a charitable institution or
church whose other property is exempt
from taxation may not be taxed In this
state. the department OF taxes and as
sessrnents ruled today. reversing the Es-
sex county tax board.
The cases at issueaffected the Protest.
ant Foster Home society. the FIRST
Presbyterian Church. Trinity Protestant
Episcopal Church, and the Newark Or
phan Asylum, all OF Newark.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-01
Will of Maria S. Lyman
Disposes $4,000 Estate

An estate valued at $4,000 was left by
Maria Spalding Lyman. according to a
petition for letters testamentary fled ny
Philip F. Larner In the probate court
today.
The heirs include Fannie d. Larner, a
sister. and Charles H. Lyman. a nephew.
The estate includes real etsate in TWEEN
tieth and streets northwest. assessed
at $3.50. and In Harper Ferry, w. W.,
valued at 500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-01
MEXICAN SECRETARY
IS CRITICALLY ILL
His Condition May Affect Joint
Commission Personnel.

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 1.-Jual Neftali
Amador. subsecretary Of foreign rela-
lions. Is critically Ill from an attack
of heart disease. First Chief Carranza
ID In almost constant attendance at his
bedside, with other cabinet members.
II he fails to recover. cabinet re-
adjustments which may possibly affect
the personnel Of the commission to dis
cuss the border situation with Ameri-
can representatives may result. 'E'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-01
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Forecast for District OF Columbia,
Maryland, and Virginia-partiy CLOUDY
night and tomorrow; light. variable
winds, becoming north to northeast.
The mirror., 1916-12-28


IA streams and the rugged mountains
~ of the United States have in numer-
Gus instances received their names for rea-
sons calculated to give a shock to the Ma
tional Board of Geographic Names. The
most grotesque accidents and condolences,
the results of games or wagers, the grim
efforts of the pioneer mind to be satircal at
the expense of his new home, all have oper-
ated to determine the name by which proud
municipalities or imposing physical features,
appear upon the map. In general study
OF the origin and significance of place
names of this country, made by the United
States Geological Survey, the following
oddly given names have been picked out:
The naming of the populous city of
Portland, Oregon, was decided by tossing
up copper coin by two settlers, one from
Portland, Maine, the other from Boston,
Massachusetts,. The Maine man won, else
we should have had another great Boston
on the Pacific.
The city of Tombstone, Arizona, was
named as bit of grim humor. Its founder
had been advised, when starting on his
prospecting tour, that he would "hnd his
tombstone. In order that the prophecy
might be fulfilled he gave the name to the
city he established.
The city of Bangor, Maine, bears the
name of an old psalm tune which our fore
fathers sang to the tremor of a tuning-fork.
The name was given by the Rev. Seth
Noble, who represented the district in the
Maine legislature.
Wheeling, the metropolis of West Virgin
ia, owes its name to the circumstance OF the
Indians having displayed the head of
white man on a pole at this point. The
name is from the Indian weal-ink, meaning
'place of human head.
map of Colorado is Ouray. 1t has been
applied to city, county and an imposing
mountain Yet the name means nothing
more nor less than Willie, and is the result
of the Ute Indians attempt to translate this
SYNONYM of Harold and Percy into their
own tongue.
The city of Norwalk, Connecticut, is
said to have been so named because, when
purchased from the Indians, the northern
boundary of the land was to extend north
ward from the sea one days walk, accord
ing to the Indian marking of the distance.
The mirror., 1916-12-28
the experts of the bureau think, to the local

the experts of the bureau think, to the local
schools
The bureau of education has traced the
school savings bank to an origin in France
in 1884, but they were not extensively used
until placed in operation in the schools of
Belgium in 1873. Now, it is found, the
savings plan is in use in all of the schools
of France, was in all of the schools of Belgi-
um before the war, and is in force in
many of the schools of Germany, Italy,
Denmark, Australia, Switzerland and Can
ada. In the United States, school savings
banks inspired by the Belgian work, were
first adopted by the schools of Beoit, Wis
consin, 1876. 1t was not until 1885, how
ever, when the savings banks were installed
in Long Island City, that the real growth
began. Now, the bureau of education finds
as a result of its study, savings collections
are made in more than 1000 public schools
of the United States from over 200, 900 pu-
lion dollars have been deposited in these
schools since the beginning of the move
ment in this country, and more than one
and one quarter million dollars is now on
deposit.
Recently another government agency has
become interested in school savings banks
as means of national preparedness. The
reclamation service, through its publica-
tions, has advocated the use of the plan on
the irrigation projects of the west, and
number of the fast growing communities
have needed the advice.
Still another government activity-postal
savings-is greatly affected by the school
savings movement. Educational experts
point out that now the postal savings banks
are patronized much more extensively by
our residents of foreign origin than by ma
tive Americans. The continuation and de-
velopment of the school savings plan, it is
suggested, will probably bring the postal
savings bank into more general use by our
own people. Other results which advocates
of the school savings plan expect to flow
from there general use, are the creation of
more substantial and thrifty citizenship, an
increase in national wealth, and great de-
crease in the percentage of paupers and
even criminals in the population.
Let us never forget that an act Of
The mirror., 1916-12-28

Z,A of the most important activities in
bringing nation to condition of
real preparedness, and this is being re-
cognized by Uncle Sam, whose energies are
by no means centered solely on military
preparation. Through the bureau of edu-
cation he is advocating the general adoption
of school savings banks, which are already
in existence in more than 200 cities scatter
ed over the country, and which have been
the means of adding millions of dollars to
the national savings account.
In placing the advantages of the school
savings bank before the educators and par
ents of the country the bureau of education
points out that as a nation Americans are ex-
ceedingly wasteful, and that while it is we'll
nigh impossible to overcome this tendency
among adults, impressionable school child
rem can Se taught thrift and economy as
easily as they can be taught grammar and
arithmetic. The plan, as already in use in
numerous schools and as advocated for gen.
eral adoption, has more than one aim. 1t
also to teach business methods, to conserve
health by eliminating constant small ex-
penditures for such needless and unwhole-
some things as candy, soft drinks, chewing
sgum and cigarettes, and to strengthen char
acter and moral stamina by encouraging the
sacrifice involved in refusing to satisfy these
petty present desires for the sake of future
advantage, and by arousing and developing
individuality and responsibility.
Though the detailed plans followed in
operating school savings banks differ some
what in different localities, the general plan
is the same, and involves cooperation be-
tween commercial bank or banks and the
educational authorities, the teachers acting
in most cases as agents of the bank and COL
lecting the deposits may be as little
as one penny-from the children. Careful
accounts are kept, and the children are pro-
vided with pass card. When their depos-
its reach certain amount, depending on
the policy of the cooperating bank, pass
books are issued and the account is segre-
gated to draw interest.
The aggregate of school accounts not
large enough for NATURALIZATION is deposit
ed in the name of the school principal, and
HE interest which it draws goes into a
school fund which may be used for various
community purposes. The children are
encouraged not to expect their money for
savings to be donated by parents, but to
earn II The details of the school sauinns
The mirror., 1916-12-28

Let us never forget that an act Of
kindness is of itself an act of happiness.
No reward coming after the event can COM
pare with the reward that went with it.
Some men invest in hair tonic as soon
as they begin to come out on top.
always try to share your happiness
with others, but it's good policy to keep
your sorrows to yourself.
The main reason why some people are
not as wicked as others is because they had
not the same chance.
The mirror., 1916-12-28
Some Odd Place Names
Neac Years, 1917

y The thriving cities, the picturesque
IA streams and the rugged mountains
of the United States have in numer-
The mirror., 1916-12-28
Thrift Taught To Pupils
From The Advance

The encouragement to thrift is one
of the most important activities in
bringing a nation to a condition of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
MOTOR TRUCK PAMPHLET
READY FOR DISTRIBUTION
Volume -Four of .MotOr Trucks of
America" Can lie Secured Mt Good
rich Agency.

Not every truck owner realizes how
much more efficient trucks can he made
ny the adaptation OF the proper devices
for handling the load. These me-
chantcal aids are now so numerous
that there is practically no class az
merchandise which cannot I've hcudlcd
better by their assistance. Whether II
he coal or lumber. dry goods or huild-
Ing material there is an efficient way
to load. carry ana deliver.
Such devices have boon described
from time TO time IN various maEa-
zines. newspapers and trade publca-
lions MI OF the most important OF
these have now hccn collected and arc
Sc, forth I'm ono article, appropriately
illustrated under the title Devices
That Make fur Motor Truck Efficiency
and appearing as an Introduction ."
Volume ~ OF Motor Trucks %
America" published by the T.. Z. Good
ricl COMPANY. Akron, @. This lii-
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published annualiy-iS now ready for
distribution. and u capy can he secured
on application 20 the Richmond Good
rich Erauch ~ -, Wcs' Eroad street.
Everv man in Eichmoud and vicinity
interested i'm motor ;r0chius - all is
Interesting phases Shou,d make +:
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Goodrich branch ard n'asc s0p'.ra'icn
for this authoritative reference "ork'
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
KLINE KAR MODELS FOR
1916 VERY ATTRACTIVE
Lon. Graceful Car, With Ever. I.inc
Birndinr Perfectly. Creates
General interest

Tn. Kline Car corporation. of this
city. which * manutacturin. for the
1916 season = tVe-ras>"nccr touring
car and passenger roadster.
known as Model I-3S Kline kar.' has
one OF the most graceful and beautiful
ears among tn. many a'tractiv" models
for this SEASON.
Each ear is equipped with a Kline
Continental motor, which will Develop
road speed of from TWO To hfty-nve
miles an hour ON hi=h gear The Vest
mghouso system of ignition and star;-
ug IS used
In Announcing these models the
Kiln" '.r Corporation SAYS:
we offer YOU the 1915 Kline kar
With full confluence that there is mol,
more beautiful car on the market,
To appreciate the harmony OF Kline
Kar design and The beauty Of Kline
kar iuish yen must this car for
yours"N. il cannot he adequately de-
scrihcd bI printed words.
no matter what your choicc-~;ive-
passenger touring car or TWO passou-
-cr roadster you have n long grace
fIl car, with every line blending pc,-
f.ctly, with tn" exterior unmarried Ivy
unsichtly moidin@s, sidcl.ghts or OH
uusiv" hardware.
Among two pnss"uu.r cars THO
Roadster. with its spacious tire and
luggage apartments !u tho rear deck.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
GRATIFYING RESULTS OF
WORK OF CREDIT UNIONS
'Np"r'mc"t Proves Very Satisfactory
"Sr !" the Old North state.
Growing Interest

i'Nht'fiI. y. G., March aJ.-ouc OF
the most gratifying results OF ,wcn-
t'"ih-cen;ury effort IL the rap!d prn.-
resS shown in the formation OF crcdi,
unions IN this state. Generally fin.
farm-lIc schools are tbr f,r,i ,r ,,;
important new movement. 70, which,
nv '''e'S'aturc last year provided.
We " these arc already doing bust
ness iAShs along. two Of which ar. in
M"cki.nhurg County. Two i'm Union
COUNT and one in Durham county
wv" "'ncr Mecklenburg communities
"'' hppaEihe Ia organize. 50 j. Cary
~ Wake: and Eahar,r. in Durham,
county North Carolina now leads All
'he states in this respect. If the or
SaniationS among Hebrew farmers il,
'nc North are not taken into account
MI this work is in charge of " !.
CAMP. who is the State SUPERINTENDENT,
e! cooperative enterprises and EN-
Sele T.. Cnlhreth. Of Raleigh is an
pointed examiner. Seventeen .,hnr
COUNTIES a'e IN the m"Xt sixty DAYS to
~ .aeSe unions There are now in
the state seventeen farm-lirc schools
ana in March. state Supcr;nt,rd.u, Of
puhi'c instruction j. Y. JONES: Prosi-
dent -. ~. Hill of the North Caroliu,
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
and the writer are 10 iuspcc, nil Of
them.
To this date. s2S MOONLIGHT"
schools have been in operation i'm
NORTH carolina since last October. with
Goa teachers and i."aO studcij $. This
state Is trying TO wipe out adult nit
.thcH THESE schools are IN nifty cuun-
ties Wake County has ,wcnty-eicht
OF these schools Great enthusiasm is
shown In them. and 1000 teachers
volunteered their services when Coy
""nor Craig made his call
The Raleigh Chamber OF Commerce
and the North Caroliua Division of
Markets Will make an important cN-
pertinent here in cooperation Tho
farmers OF this tWakcp County viii
be asked 10 list their products for sale
and the Raleigh people will in til"
same WAY max" known what th.v
want in they of farm products. These
communications are to be printed
weekly in Raleigh paper. Il is on
pectcd tina; big local market wiil
thus I've developed. Last year Halcici,
cut its outside purchases "f meats -
per cent. buying Of local growers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

IN. Nm Han Coon. formerly of the
MaSsa cltusett> state Board of Health.
The FiSI concern is one of the first
/ of the large Industrial concerns IN
. Massachusetts to recognize the i'm
iportHnC. 90 conserving ths health and
well being NJ it's employees. and ~
take these matters NJ III Il scientific
AMI comprehensive manner.
IN" new department viii provide for
safety and health "f all the thousands
of employees at tho Fisk plant for
III" inciraSir" and bcttcrinC Of tn"
hospital service and win include a di-
vision given over TO the study OF all
questions having Ia do with industrial,
relations.
In aGLtiou the Fisk Company has
provided free health INSURANCE. to all
cmployccS at tho factories and pro
visions arc made for f,cc life iuSur-
auc" rs Il ward FOR continuous SER
vice. The latter. Startin. at $5n0 in
ono year, increases slo0 each Year To
u maximum o: $1,000 IN i've wears
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
100000 ADDITIONS
to STUOEBAKER FACTORY
Sork started Inst October l. Vow
t'rarticail! completed. nnh nrari>
* Increased

IS = move ot PREPAREDNESS fur t0r
ials demand Tor StIdehaher cars. od-
di,,onS costing = rNo.oco have Just
hecu made 20 The Detroit Factories
az tho S,udchake- Corporation TIL.
work on these extensions. begun Lest
October j. now practiCaliv cOwrlet "'i
,und will cnanlc ;he manufacturers nf
Studcbal>cr cars ~ carry oUt tN@ti
plans OF producing 100000 cars during
ihjs year.
Win the completion OF the 'nerss sd
ri7n facilities. the production schedule
VIII shortly he jumped from SEQ cars
= Jay % 500. thus placiug the Stuoc-
nake- Corporation IS the largest build
crS ~ ears ~ o. above the prices OF
;no StuIvbaksr Fours and Sizes
lrclud Il ua tn. plan extensions IS
IN cutilci! new hu'idiuC for tho 'naru-
throw crank shafts and front aNi". lr
Ih. heat treating ana cIrhoui7!n@ de-
pa-ttnenl> seven large doullr-Ch2u-
rcred furnaces have been built 10 70
pIaca smaller -ypcs and iUcreaL pro-
dUctioO accordiU=ly
Seven tor=inc machines for iroduC-
in.- GEAR blanks are bctrg added. the
power plant Is being increased 10y TWO
500 horse yuN-s-- watar tube boilers
AND = oo"- ',vr--. power low U-rsSUr,
turbine generator Is being Installed TO
10 operated H. exhaust steam available
from tho forge ulaut.
Another addition IS that 81 ware
house 'hrea stories h.vh. '.N3a5 feet
>i- II accommodation Tor $50 carloads
90 such material ~ must to, kept
under cover. this 10 take cav" 81 ir-
orrH,ed production requirement." Tn"
'nrHe story addition 10 tn. man build
Ing Increases Ih" Huor space 2t.rNn rc.t.
and Nl %" used far wheel. chassis
painting a'@ A-S.nhiy -eN-uty-nys
u'-oaS ut 'Gri.f'rHt """ ".'-, .t'..y5 =,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26

and driver of the car. left The 81
| Francis Hotel. san Francisco II Il
Chandler SIN for ii trip into the NoSc-
| mite valley, viz, the coultcrvillc Road
I "rhc total distance To Yosemite and
return was exactly 500 miles SAYS
the san Francisco Chronicle in tell
ing the story OF the tour. NO en-
gin" troubles or mechanical troubles
OF amy kind were encountered either
going or coming.
"rhc au,omobilr making the jour
ncy was Il Chandler type ID seven
passenger touring ear. Prior To this
run the owner OF the car. Nicol. had
driven The machine over zoe" miles
in 4 period ot about four months du-
ration.
During the l2.5oo miles covered 10y
tn. machine not one mechanical diff
iiCuity has been encountered either
with engine or ,rtnsmisSion not one
cent required FOR repair work. not -
spark plug changed Upon the com
ple,iou of the Yosemite trip the mo-
Tor WAS examined and found in per
feet condition throughout.
1t should he noted that this car at
tn" time it made tie ran WAS the only
vehicle of any kind whatsoever that
the middle OF November. over .,
MONTH before. rt!s statement is m
authentic one. made by the park OH
Gals themselves. AND easily verified by
any on" Interested
IT. l.. Hubbard, district sales manager
OF the Chandler Motor Car Company.
while in Richmond this past week.
stated that the amazing thing about
the Chandlcr six is that ii has The
quality as we'll 80 the size. |; has
the roomiucss. Ii" power. the sturdy
,,n, he Ia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
MICHELlN TIRE COMPANY
PERFECTS NEW TYPE TIRE
rests a.; tho "MirhriIu Universal
Tread" Have Been Made Bnriu.
ImSt Three Years

y genuine sensation has been caused
IH The tire trad" to!low.UY AN an
nouuccwcut ny the Nncheiiu Tire
'onran> that q las perfected an en-
tr"iN ",w type a: tire. known rs the
'NicheNn Universal Tread This new
casing has been developed SO quietly
That nothing has hcen known about it
,Neu i'm tn" trade. yet tho company
states that Il is 'h" result % expert
men;S and tests covering - uerioi u
over three years
ThcS" tests were conducted ON the
public roads IN tn" vicinity Of tn. fac
tory. ana were most thorough ana in
;ercs.inl For example during The
t"sitn" Ieiiod AL the husscs owned hy
the brunswick Motto" Corlpa.y were
equipped with these nov casinos
Fines. vehicles cover lo9 miles daily.
not only over tine fine macadarn roads
between New Hruuswick Mctuchcn
and hlainioli y T.. hut also over the
rough and sandy roads on tn. south
EN"r. old Bridge. Spotswood. English
town ari Freehold rout. Thcs. Sc
we're tests wer" continued dai!y. ho;h
summer and winltr. Then again uri-
N2tc cars belonging 10 executives Of
IN" company wCrr fitted with J'ui,.r-
sal Trends. one OF these a $cven-raS-
senser l.o2'cr usel IS a testing car.
having hc.n driven over leo miles
GAi'!. executing sundays aud holidays.
for over two YEAR:
In describing tn, nev Nfch.lfn cas-
Ing. the Taiman Auto SuprIy CON.
many. ~" local representatives Of The
Ni'hr!ln Complain. states ihut tho
Universal Tread i really Il co,ub,.ls-
zion "f the Mjch,lm racing type n.,
read. haF'ng tho Same character sijr
heavy added tread ard the Michcliu
plain tread. fun round tir. OF Tho
p-s.