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The Washington times., 1917-01-26

ChiIdren's Corduroy Hats. in
brown. black, and navy. various
sizes. Formerly 800 and Coz
$50; reduced to .-....-..... wv
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
IndehnIte Restraint.

The company is not only restrain
ID for year from going into court
% legally protest against confisca-
lion OF its property and the fixing OF
abnormally low rates. but an indef-
mite restraint is provided by the
clause which says the experiment IL
not to be disturbed until the Postmas-
ter General is satisfied II has had a
fair, adequate. and complete test"
Commenting on the fact that sec
ton Z would give Washingtonians
the right TO call up farmers at a low
rate, but did not provide for the same
rate for farmers calling up Wash
ingtonians, Attorney Swayze said:
The Washington times., 1917-01-26

81 and S. Coats, at $3.49.
Little Tots White ChinchiIa
Coats, in belted models, sizes l
to 8 years.
The Washington times., 1917-01-26
Gives Police Powers.

The attorney also argued that the
Lewis bill not only. sought to take
over the telephone company's prop
erty in the District, under the right
Of eminent domain. but also proposed
giving the Postmaster General police
or regulatory powers now vested in
public service and corporation COM
missions in Virginia and Maryland.
Referring to te phrovision OF the
bill which he said denied the COM
psny its constitutional right, Attor-
pey Swayze said:
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
WHAT MACHINE GUN CO.
Is Doing Down In Alabama Soldiers
Hard at Work and Well
Disciplined.

Writing to this paper to enter his
subscription one of the Lieutenants of
the Machine un Company from Annsp-
oils, saws:
1--WE cannot do without the Capital,
we have realized that right now, so
please mail US a copy daily
1--WE had fine trip down and sill
the boys are feeling fine and working
like the deuce. They miss the old
town though and will be glad to get
back. &c.
Just watch the goth Division in
action, if we ever get there. We have
"some" General over US. Hesbelieees
in nothing but work and discipline, and
believe me, we are going to show him
that we will be right with him.
"Bishop Murray was here yesterday
and made short but very interesting
talk to the regiment.
"We are fitted up fine in the way OF
kitchens and say. that company fund OF
ours has sure come in handy.
Zach company has been issued an
ice box which is some" affair and
very useful.
"Please don't forget my Capital. =
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
A SHOW AT LAST
VERY GOOD EDDIE. I"
Pleases Large and Fashionable Audi
ence At The Colonial Theatre
Saturday.

That people are growing tired OF
moving pictures with which they have
been surfeited TO the exclusion of all
else in the way OF entertainment the
past three or four years, and that
they welcome a change in the way of
musical comedy, was conclusively
proven Saturday night at the Colonial
Theatre.
The occasion was the presentation
by the Marbury- Comstock Company
of that great New York success, Very
Good Eddie The house was packed
and the. sign standing Room Only
found a place in the lobby The au-
dience was not only large but fash
ionable. and appreciative as well,
Judging from the applause that
punctuated the performance at close
intervals.
The company is a good one, well
chosen. well balanced as to numbers
OF male and female members, and as
to voice The choruses were well
taken, as were the solo and duet
parts, and the music was that catchy,
tuneful sort that sends the audience
away whistling or humming the tunes.
There was a freshness and newness
about the costumes that suggested
just-starting -out -en-the-road-fo the
season sort of thing. but that added
ali the more to the attractiveness of
the performance, for if there is any
thing the theatre-goer loves, ii is
fresh and new costumes.
Taylor Graves, as Eddie Kettle. in
the title role, was a scream, and his
song (even if he hasn't much of
voice., when You Wear 13-Collar
and a Shoe That's No. g." called forth
encore after encore.
Barrett Greenwood, inpersonating
Dick Rivers, has a good voice, dances
we'll and sings we'll He is the
veritable style of a matinee-girl's idol.
1t is refreshing to know that at least
all the stage men haven't gone to war,
as the public needs to be amused and
entertained to make it forget the hor-
rors of war. at least for time
Sylvester Carothers made a SPLEEN
did Monsieur de Rougement." His
accent and mannerisms were perfect,
and he is extremely well cast. Dave
Ferguson as the Hotel Clerk was
show in himself, and he kept things
lively throughout the acts in which he
appeared
All the female parts were well
taken Miss Ollivotti sang and
danced well and made hit with Mr..
Greenwood. especially in "Nodding
Roses" and "Old Boy Neutral"
The entire show was highly pleas
ing, full of fun and catchy, tuneful
music. and afforded a delightful eve
ning's entertainment and welcome
change from the movies.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
FOOD WILL WIN WAR;"
is CAMPAIGN SLOGAN
Electric Light Companies Cooperate
In Nationwide Displays To
Present Waite,

A nation wide advertising campaign
is being carried on by the Food Adj
ministration. without cost in coop
Grating with advertising companies
the Treasury Department, municipal
authorities and electric light ccm-
panies. The slogan adopted is, Food
Will Win the War-Don't Waste 1t"
and this message soon will appear on
posters and electric light sign in all
of the larger cities.
The Federal and municipal -authori-
ties throughout the country have con-
scented to the use of public buildings
on which to set up the display signs,
and in most instances the post Offices
and city hall buildings will be select
ed. The electric light companies are
installing the signs and furnishing
the power with which to light them
without compensation.
Trenton, " j., was the first city to
erect signs on post office and city hall,
and bulletin boards and electric signs
are being installed now on the public
buildings in Philadelphia. Plans have
been perfected also for installations
in New York.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
COL. "JIM' OWENS
MAKES SCATHING ATTACK
Upon The Management Of COnfederaet
Home at PikesvilIe, Balti-

Writing 70 the Baltimore sun, Col
James W. Owens, OF this city, for
mer Confederate. who knows whereof
he speaks. has the following to say:
Il read an account in your paper
this morning of the exercises at the
Confederate Soldiers Home at Pixies
vile. yesterday. This all looks very
nice in print, but it has been my mis-
fortune OF late TO visit that institution
three times-twice to see sick
brother and the last time to attend
his funeral. on the first occasion one
of my old comrades invited me, when
the dinner bell rang for Sunday din
ner, 10 take dinner with him, and my
brother said. No. he is used to good
food and can't stand this stuff that is
dished to us here Out of curiosity
/ went to the dining-room and saw
this Sunday dinner, which consisted
OF two boiled cold potatoes, some
bread, coffee. a piece of pie and
piece OF beef, which | should like 20
have had to half sole my shoes;
whether it was boiled baked, roasted
or fried l could not tell On the
second occasion / found they had
some fat pork. cabbage, and, believe
a cup of decoction called coffee, with
bread, of course
ION the three visits there l never
saw the superintendent, but saw 4
lot of decrepit cid soldiers sitting
around the ground. When my brother
died they did not notify me, nor his
daughter, who lived in Cambridge,
and il was only by accident that
found out in time to pay him the last
rites. | do not pretend to say that
there is graft. but / do say, that since
the death of William H. Pope, the
succeeding 10 superintendent were
not competent to run first-class hash
house. The building is free, the
rooms have been furnished by chart
table friends and are kept in fairly
good order
THE State appropriates $4,000 for
this institution, and there are now
about so in it, 10 having died this year.
OF course, they have to pay a superin-
tendent and feed his family, pay for
services of a man to NOW the grounds
and keep them in order, for house
maid, a nurse and a physician. This
should not cost over $4,000, and would
leave 5000 apiece for feeding and
clothing the inmates, though except
the uniform, the friends of the in
mates generally furnish them with
other clothing. If the expenses above
referred to were done away with, the
$4,000 appropriated would give $500
apiece to each inmate, with which
amount they could easily obtain pri-
vate homes where they would be well
taken care of. If this appropriation
is to be continued / submit that the
Governor should make the appoint
ments to the institution of persons
competent to fulfill the obligation.
Il shall advocate this action at the
next session of the Legislature. III
the men in our county Jail and county
almshouse on much smaller appropri
ations were not better fed and taken
care Of, | should move that a new
regime be established.
II have visited many public insti-
tUtions and this is the most damnable
that / have ever seen"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
COLD is GREAT APPETIZER
Exceedingly Low Temperature causes
Violent Hunger in Both Man
and Beast

AS everybody knows, there have
been devised various methods where
by exceedingly low temperatures have
been obtained.
While the arctic regions provide
some fairly cold weather-say, sixty
or seventy-f1ve degrees below zero,
Fahrenheit-the scientists have been
able to surpass natures achievements
In this line, and when they wish one
hundred and fifty or two hundred and
fifty degrees below zero they can OBJ
tain 1t. How this is done it is unne-
cessary here to state. 1t is interest
ing to note the effects of such low
temperatures on animal life
Dogs, when introduced to such an
environment. Withstand 1t well, pro
vided they are covered In blankets and
wool and provided the experiment is
of short duration. But curious fact
is that when they emerge from such
a temperature they are fearfully hun
CRY
Having seen that dogs stood the ex-
periments well, one experimenter
tried the effects Of intense cold upon
himself and went down into his cold
pit carefully dressed in warm cloth
ing and furs. The temperature was
maintained steadily at one hundred
and ten below zero, Centigrade-one
hundred and sixty-six, Fahrenheit.
After four minutes the experiment
ter felt very hungry and was more so
when he put an end to the expert.
ment, coming out Of the cold after
eight minutes. He took a hearty
meal and enjoyed it thoroughly; and
this seemed all the more strange.
since for years he had not known
what it meant to be hungry. Appe-
tite had been word without meaning
to him, and the digestion of each meal
was commonly such a painful process
that be ate very little and never en-
joyed It,
He repeated the cold experiment"
daily for week. and. after eight cold
baths OF eight or ten minutes each. his
pain and distress after eating vanish
ed Appetite was restored and diges-
ton became painless. - Harper's
Weekly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
o. D FISHERMEN PREDICT
AN EARLY WINTER
Sea Gulls Make Appearance On Patap-
SEQ River Flats.

Old residents and fishermen of
Brooklyn, this county, predict an
early winter this year because of the
early migration of sea gulls TO the
section.
The first flock of the season, num-
bering probably several thousand
birds. made its appearance yesterday
over the flats and lowlands near the
old Light street bridge over the
Patapsco river, and attracted consid-
cradle attention from the hundreds
of persons passing over the new Han
over street bridge.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
Personal MENTION.
Those Who Come And Those Who Go
Our Floating Population.

Miss Caroline LUtz, VINO has been
spending month at Hett's Cottage,
Braddock Heights, mas returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder, of Chicago,
III. who motored here in their Packard
car. are visiting Mrs. Snyder's father,
Mr.. William Larned Marcy, Market
street.
Mrs. William Small is spending
some time at Brdadock Heights. Fred
erick, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence l.. Clemson
motored TO Uniontown, Frederick
county, where they spent the week
end with Mrs. Clemson's aunt, Miss
Laura Clemson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Linkins, and
family, returned TO Washington this
afternoon for the winter. having spent
the summer ia their cottage at Arun
del-on-the- Bay.
The Misses Harris. and Mrs. Maley
sisters OF Mr.. W. H. Harris, of Hotel
Harris, Washington, d. c., closed
their summer homes today at Arundel
on-the- Bay. and returned to their re-
spective winter residences inv ashing
ton.
Mrs. George T. Feldmeyer. wife of
DR.. Feldmeyer and their daughter
Miss Nyce, and aunt Mrs. Curtis j.
Nyce, have returned from Werners-
vile, Pa, where they were registered
at "Grand View" and are again &C.
cupying their home on Murray Hill.
Miss Eleanor Owens is visiting Mrs.
James X. Brashears, at Oak Villa.
The family of MIR. C. A. Mccarthy,
who have been spending the summer
at Marta Lodge, Arundel-on the Bay,
motpred to Washington yesterday to
take up their residence there for the
winter at 40S Seward Square
The family of MIR. George Saul.s-
bury closed their cottage at Arundel
on-the-Bay today and motored to their
home in Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Linkins,
who have been summering at Arundel
on.the- Bay, motored to Washington to
their home yesterday.
Mrs. Arthur Lee Bosley, State
Regent of the d. A. r closed her sum-
mer cottage today at Arundel-on the
Bay and returned to her home on Mt
Royal Ave. Baltimore.
Miss Lou Taylor, of The Chase
Home, is spending several weeks with
relatives in Baltimore.
MIR. john w. Hyde, of Washington,
ID. c., has been ordered to Princeton,
N. j., to the Military School of Aero
nautics as candidate for fist lieuten.
ant in the aviation corps. During
his absence Mrs. Hyde will remain
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
GottlIeb.
Miss Florence Gottlieb returned
home after spending the week with
her sister. Mrs. j. W. Hyde, of Wash.
ington, d. C.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
BORN.

BOW ERS.-At the Naval Academy
Annapolis. Nd, on Monday, Septen-
Der II at a. m, to the wife of
Lieutenant Commander John Bow
ers. U. 5. N, son, RICHARD
HARDWOOD.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
JACK FROST HERE
NIPS LATE CROPS
Farmers In Anne Arundel Near Patux-
emf Suffer From Recent
Cold Spell

Several sections of Anne Arundel
county. during the recent cold spell,
were visited by frost This is a rec
ord spell of weather as stated by per-
sons who have trayersed the county
in the last day or two The unusual
condition. it is said, prevailed in the
section of the county near the Patux-
ent river Several instances have
been noted of extensive fields of corn
and late peas being "nipped,' and in a
number of other instances sweet pota-
toes also suffered. The frost prevail
ed particularly in the lowland sec
tions, and it is said that in some cases
the late corn and other crops will be
complete failures.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
BLUE JACKETS ON GRIDIRON
War Hasn't Checked the Athletic Spirit
AT The Local Station

If coaching, practice and material
gets a team anywhere. this season
points toward being the most success
full of any yet enjoyed by the boys on
the u. S. S. Reina Mercedes, at the
Naval Academy.
The squad is composed of two col
lege stars, along with five other men
on the famous Missouri, fleet cham
mons for three consecutive years, and
others. The team will average about
rs pounds.
There are a number OF dates open
for strang teams. Address J. A. Mar
kell. L. S. S. Reina Mercedes, Anna
nolis. Nd
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17
At the Republic Theatre Tonight.

NJ LHc hcpuDilc lntdtFt 1OUlgnIs
The tragic story of 'Hesrt and
Soul" founded on Sir Rider Tag.
CARDS famous novel jess" displays
ss no other film drama has ever done
the inexhaustible versatility of the
worlds greatest film artistic, Miss
Theda Bara. In this latest William
Fox super de luxe photodrama. Miss
Bara, who portrays the heroine ess. ;.
q girl in her teens, sacrifices her love
and even ber life. for her younger sis
ter. In it she shows all of that rare
perfection which has marked her inter-
probation Of more mature roles
Under the direction of Director
General j. Gordon Edwards, an entire
Hawaiian village was built in st.
Augustine, Florida, and more than two
thousand people were used, in addi-
ton to regiment of United States
regular troops to make this production
one of the greatest Miss Bara has re-
Gently appeared in Her remarkable
feats of daredevil horsemanship was
revelation to every one who had the
good fortune to see Miss Bara, at the
head Of the United States troops, lead
in spectacular charge and later when
shot fell to the ground while her
mount was still racing at a furious
pace.
See the picture at the. Republic
tonight.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17

A son was born this morning to
Lieutenant-C Commander and Mrs. John
Bowers. at the avail Academy. Mrs.
Bowers was, before her marriage,
Miss Evelyn Green, of Annapolis, a
sister of States Attorney Nicholas H
Green.
The baby is named for his ma
ternal grandfather, Richard Harwood
Green.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-17

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-01-05
What's in a Name2

It is interesting to know how certain
flowers got their names, observes Lon--
don Tit-Bits. Many were named after
individuals. For instance, fuchsias were
so called after Leonard Fuchs. Dahlias.
were named from Andre Dahl, who
brought them from Peru. The camelia
was so called from missionary named
Kamel, who brought some magnificent
specimens of the flower to France from
Japan. He called it the Rose of Japan.
but his friends changed it to camelia.
Magnolias were named in honor of
Professor Magnol de Montpelier, who,
first brought the beautiful trees to-
France from America and Asia. The
Latin word for ito wash" is '.lavare,'
and lavender received it's name because
the Romans put the flowers into the
water used for washing to perfume
their hands.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-01-05
MORE THAN NONSENSE MAKER
Edward Lear, Known to Most as GEN.
tie Humorist, Was Also Famed
as Painter.

Most of us when we think of Edward
Lear think vaguely of someone who
wrote delectable rhymes of nonsense
and fun, a man who made queer pic
lures of impossible creatures to go
with his rhymes, who compiled a weird
natural history and botany all his
own, and spent his life making odd
jokes.
We have sung, or heard someone
else sing, his "Owl and the Pussy
Cat''-and- and-WeIl, that's about
all.
But Edward Lear'S nonsense books
were the very smallest part of the
work of long and busy life, and his
real labor was that of a painter rather
than writer.
More than what he did, even, was
what he was-a lovable and charming
man, adored by children, with the gen
tlest heart in the world, a great lover
of beauty and devoted to his friends.
Lear's real character and work have
been described in st. Nicholas, by Hill
degarde Hawthorne. Though Lear's
work was in general so serious, to
the end of his life in 1888, Miss Haw-
thorne says, he continued to write his
ridiculous verses and make his funny
sketches in letters to his friends.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-01-05
DISPOSED OF DREAD ENEMY
Remarkable Intelligence Shown by
Prairie Dogs in Buryino Rattle
snake Alive.

1t would not seem very easy thing
to bury snake alive, but that is what
an Oklahoma man saw some prairie
dogs do.
He was resting under tree when he
noticed commotion among some prai-
RE dogs near him. They would run
up to certain spot, peep at something,
and then scamper back. Looking more
closely, he saw 10 to 20 dogs about
a rattlesnake, which presently went
into one of the dogs holes.
No sooner had it disappeared than
the little fellows began to push in dirt,
evidently to fill up the hole. By the
time they had pretty we'll covered the
entrance the snake stuck his head up
through the dirt, and every dog scam
pered off to safe distance, all the
time barking.
Tbe snake >craWIed to another hole
about rod distant, and went in. Then
forward came the dogs again, and all
went to work to push up earth to the
hole. This time they succeeded, and
completely covered the entrance. This
done they proceeded to beat the earth
down, employing their noses for this
purpose. When they had rendered the
earth quite hard they went away. The
observer examined their work, and was
surprised to find that they had packed
the earth in solid with their noses, and
had sealed the snake inside.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-01-05
QUEER FREAKS OF NATURE
River Of Pure Ink in AIgeria-Siberian
Streams Flow over Beds of Solid
lce-Singing Well.

A river of ink is formed in Algeria
by the union Of two streams, the water
of one being impregnated with iron
and the other, which drains a great
swamp, with gallo acid. This combina-
ton of iron and acid forms pure ink
In Siberia rivers flow over ice, old
and solid as rock A tributary OF the
Lena river has underneath the soil
which forms the bed of the river, bed
of pure ice, over nine feet thick. A
freak OF nature is the lost river in
Kentucky, 1t is known as the Hidden
river, because no one knows its origin,
and it vanishes into cave leading no
one knows where. It flows without
ripple, and is of a pale, blush color.
A singing well is one of the natural
curiosities of Texas. In fine weather
a sound like that of an aeolian harp
is given out by the well. At times the
sound is clear; then it recedes, as II
far away and then it reaches the ear
very family. These changes take place
every few minutes, and with great reg
ularity.
With an east wind blowing the wa
ter in the well gets very low, and the
mysterious musical sound is faint. A
strong west wind causes the water to
rise and the sound to increase in vol
uIne and clearness. Before a north
wind the well plays its widest FRANKS.
The water rises nearly to the top OF
the well. which is about sixty feet
deep, and gives out Wild weird noises.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-01-05
Plants That Give Heat.

We do not, as a rule, think of plants
as giving out heat, yet at certain times
some flowers show an astonishing rise
of temperature. Most remarkable in
this respect are certain kinds of arum.
just at the opening of the flower, in
these cases, there is great liberation
Of heat; this is due to the fact that the
respiration, or breathing, is at such
times very vigorous. Some very inter
esting experiments have been carried
out in connection with these arums by
means Of placing a thermometer just
inside the spathe. One Of the most re-
markable cases was that of species
growing on the Mediterranean coast,
! and known as arum italicum. The
temperature of the air was 60 degrees
at the time of the experiment. That
inside the spathe was 10 degrees! At
that time the blossoms; which when
expanded are practically scentless,
gave out a fragrance suggestive of
wine. It is said that plants of this
type are practically common in Mexico.
st. Nicholas.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-01-05
Hard to Cure Suffering.

A prominent physician says elocu-
ton exercises usually aggravate slut
tering: he has never known hypnotism
to effect a cure, and pyscho-analysis
used alone cannot succeed. The efec-
tive treatment is very complex and
delicate, and the slightest mistake may
make cure impossible. It involves
thorough study of the bodily condi-
tons, minute regulation of home in
fuence and business habits, relaxation
of mind and body, spontaneity of ex-
preston, equilibrium of emotions, pre-
cision of thought, correction of charac-
ter, development of confidence, read
justment to environment and the learn.
ing of a new method of speaking.