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The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
XHITE

Owen B. Lewis, .. Of PhilIdelphs. Pa, and
Frances Washington, 3. Re-. c. r. ststsoo.
Edward R. Reynolds. =. and Florence NJ Dunn.
2. Rev. J. n. JsnrieS
William HGner. u. and Florence Faulkner, S.
Judge Robert Terrell.
Hylton Norfolk. 2 and Catherine Dunbar q
Rev. james A. Smythe.
James NJ. Skinner. - and Estsne Miles. a Rev.
d. II. Martin.
Jsrry o. Burton. 2. and Anne B. Martin. Rev.
Howard L Stewart.
Sam BulraIa. . and Bessie RIboy. % Rev. G.
SiNeTStons
james / Raun. L. and Mildred A Taylor. Is.
Rev. J. H. 5etries.
Hugh A. Grety p, and Msrgie SbllmXn, Il
Rev. d. II. Martin.
Henry L Patterson e and Elizabeth Lowe, =.
Rev. John c. Bail.
LyuWuod Z. Stutz 2. and Lottie B. PHyne, 4
Rev. E. Hez Sven.
william NJ West. Es, and NelBe ?. Moss Rev.
G. W. Van FoEsen.
CoLoRED.
James Z. Brown. a. and Jos~phins Z. Burke, =.
Rev. o. l.. Mitchell
Jessie ". Tate, =, and Harriet B. Jones, = Rev.
". X. Dean.
Beverly Fisher g. and Elizabeth Harrison, 5.
Rev. Holland Powell.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
ATTORNEYS TO ASSIST
RED CROSS FINANCES
Committee Appointed to Canvass Local
Lawyers for Subscriptions.

Further substantial assistance to the
Red Cross fund was assured by the an
nouncement yesterday that the lawyers
Of the District have organized a commit
tee OF representative attorneys to can
vass the Bar Association for subscrip-
tions for relief work.
Julius /. Peyser Is chairman Of the
committee. and the other member are:
James S. Easby-Smith. Eugene A. Jones,
Fred Mckee. John Doyle Carmody, Ro-
ger ]. whiteford. Joseph T. Sherier.
John Lewis Smith, Hugh II. Obear.
william H. Linlins Seton Darr. John
7. Taylor and Michael ]. Colbert.
Eugene T. Lies. for the past i've years
general superintendent OF the United
Charities OF Chicago. has been placed in
charge of the relief work among the de-
pendent families of enlisted men. He
has been granted leave OF absence from
his Chicago Office to assume his new
duties here.
The suggestion that the American Red
Cross afhliate with similar associations
Of hte allied countries has met hearty
response, and during the coming con-
ferences with the British and French
commissions. it is expected that arrange
ments for such cooperation will be made.
Government employees are contribut-
ing generously to the Red Cross fund.
and 1000 employees of the Department OF
Interior have Joined the District of Col
unbia chapter within the past week.
The gift made by the united artists
Of Washington through the Arts Club, the
society OF Washington artists and the
Washington Water Color Club, by the
executive committee OF which Richard
n. Brooke is chairman, over 100 paint
ings all framed having now been given
absolutely to the Red Cross for sale at
the New Willard Hotel. April 30 to May
5, was a straight donation very much
appreciated by the Red Cross finance
committee. as the most effective offer
ing the artists could make. There will
be no admission charge or sale of tickets
in connection with this exhibition.
Additional contributions to the fund
announced yesterday were:
DR.. James G. Mckay, from a patient
$500; Admiral and Mrs. W. L. Capps. $50;
Evening Star Newspaper Company, $1,000;
Edward 7. LOCKER, so Sidney W. Straus,
800; THE LouvszSs$25; Alfred Tucker
man. 800; 'P. H." SIS; Arthur Bradley
Campbell, $3.50; William c. Cloth, SIS a
year; Miss Katherine r. Pike, IS a
month; Mrs. L. G. Hine. SIS; Mrs
Francis Howe johnson. $50; Miss X. Lee
Jones, S; Mrs. ]. w. MacMurray. $25;
c. N. o., $50; J. c. Watson. $50: J. NJ.
Winnemore, S; Mr.. Denny Brereton. SIS;
Mrs. Denny Breretoni SIS; William R.
Ellis 81 a month; Mrs. w. K. Ellis, 81 a
month; H. p, SO: ]. E. Mayfeld, $780,
Everett Partridge, SEQ; Elizabe G. Ford
80; A woman employe OF the War De-
partment, 500. and Flatiron Club, 800.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
TRADE COMMITTEE TO MEET

The membership committee Of the
Board of Trade will meet today in the
rooms of the organization at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west. George H. Macdonald is chairman
At AS this afternon the Board of Trade
Glee Club will begin practice.
Tomorrow at noon the public health
committee of the organization will meet.
DR.. D. Percy Hickling is chairman. At
4:45 tomorrow the committee on public
schools. Frederick Fenning. chairman.
will meet These committees will pre-
pare reports to be submitted to the main
body of the organization when it meets
at the Willard on Friday night.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
Employees Photographed
For Identification Cards

Picture day" was celebrated in the
State, War and Navy Building yester-
day.
From early morning to late afternoon
the official State Department pho
tographer popped his camera bulb at a
merry clip. ''mugging'' the 5000 who are
employed in the building.
Not having the time to stand for indi-
vidual pictures, the clerks were taken in
groups Of from twenty to fifty. The pic
lures are being taken to be pasted on
Identification cards in connection with
the new Photographic pass system which
goes into effect May /.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
LEAGUE RALLY
WITH ANNAPOLIS BAND

To stimulate enlistments for the mill
tary service Of the United States, the
Navy League will stage a great rally
day ceremony at Keith's Theater to-
day at noon.
The Naval Academy Band from An
napolls will be in attendance and naval
recruiting officers will speak on the mat
ter OF responsibility which rests upon
the young men OF the country to enlist
special inducement is held out to re-
cruits who enlist as a result Of this
meeting They will be taken immediate
ly to the Ninth street naval recruiting
station, examined. sworn in and sent
away to a command as soon as they
desire
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
BIRTH RECORD.
WHITE.

OArrnce Z. and Margaret Weeks. Roy.
Joseph r. and Katherine L. WGlling girl.
GioTsnbattista and Maria Yirsr, girl
GiorEio and CoucrttA Toriero, girl.
PIsquAle and GrazieIls TodAro irl.
Giovanni and Rosans ManGni, Eirl.
ElbTidge B. and Edna A. Murray, girl
Samuel and Rose Madeoy, by.
Edward and MAry Jones, girl
Allison And Man Hancock. boy.
William A. and Nan Gruman, girl
BENJAMIN Il. and Margaret NJ. BAbcock, girl
CODORED.
Richard and EmirH WGre. boy.
Lewis and Martha Z. Key girl
Edward and Hattie JSmts, girl.
George and Mary L Hall, girl
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
LOCAL MENTION.

Sweet Wrinkle peas, 12ScI red kid
ney beans. l5c; asparagus, 15c; fish
roe, 15c; Regina peaches, 14c; n. o.
molasses, Sc: Wonder tea, sc; Perfection
blend, 4sc; Wonder coffee 2oc; peanut
butter, Ice; fat Norway mackerel 12h G.;
large Jars mustard. l2c: evap peaches.
wheat food, l2hc: - lbs. Old ne
flour, $3.50. The ]. T. D. Pyles ste es.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
DEATH RECORD.
WHITE.

Ida V. McKeldin. 65 years. Emergency Hospital.
VIII r. Plry, 81, Emergeny Hospital
William o. Drew SO. sz3 Prospect St NV.
Elizabeth Fuller, g. Washington Asylum HOSPITAL
Michael Clarke. s. sl6 Kennedy st. NV.
Henry Baum, "a, LIZ Lamont st. NV. -
Helen v. Hills, 81, sosI Legation st, Chevy Chase
D. G.
COLoRED.
William Gibson. %, Emageny Hospital.
Charles Porter. /, rs Parker st ne.
Mary Robinson, %. IS Logan place. NV.
Walter Henson, 2. Potomac River
Sylvester Washington, q tuberculosis Hospital
Stephen Moore, 2, Freedmen's Hospital
Louise Belt $. Freedmen's Hospital.
John Trustee. 81. Stanton I'd. Anacstia.
Loretta Lcanax, months. Z2lo sth st nv.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
NEW SUFFRAGE APPEAL.

Suffragists adopted a new method of
enlisting President Wilson's aid in their
cause today. A delegation Of 40 women
representing the Just Government League
of Baltimore, called at the White House
and asked the President to write a per-
sonal letter to the Governor of Maryland,
advising that the women of the State be
given the ballot.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
MARRIES AT 7s YEARS.

I'm just Is years young and I want
license" said William Haner to Col.
Kron at the marriage license bureau
yesterday afternoon.
i can fix you up" said the colonel
And he did. Haner is to marry Florence
Faulkner. of this city. His bride is S..
Haner says no man is ever too old to get
married. He secured Judge Robert Ter
rell to perform the ceremony.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
ASKS MARRIAGE ANNULMENT.
Ruth Wilson Alleges Husband Is
Married to Another

Alleging that her husband, Benjamin
Wilson, already had a wife from whom
he had not obtained a divorce, Ruth
Wilson, nee Curtis. through NJ {.
O'Brien, yesterday fled in the District
Supreme Court a petition to have her
marriage annulIed.
Mrs. Wilson states that they were
married in Rockville April 20 1915, and
not long ago discovered that her hus-
band has another wife residing in Ken
lucky. She asks the court to allow her
to resume her maiden name
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
Equestrian Stunts Not
In Dorsey's Talents

Michael Dorsey, colored, aged 5. Of SIS
Springmsn's court southwest knows all
about mules, but when Il comes TO flying
horses he is not among those present
Michael, who, the police say, was bent
on learning to ride cavalry fashion, was
practicing last night on the flying mounts
which run about a circle out on the Bla-
densburg road
The dspple gray on which Michael was
seated went too fast for the rider. with
the result that Michael was picked up
from the dust about the track and hur-
riedly transferred to the Casualty Hos
pital Later he was removed 20 the
Ninth precinct station.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
J. 7. Laws Is Appointed.
Pullman's New Secretary

]. T. Laws, Of the ONCE of public build
ings and grounds, and formerly an en-
ploye of the public utilities commission.
yesterday succeeded Ringgold Hart as
secretary to Major Pullman. Mr.. Lewis
is native Of the District and a graduate
of the Eastern College, OF Front Royal,
Va
Mr.. Hart, who has been appointed to
succeed George R. TaggaIt as assistant
corporation counsel, entered upon his
neB duties yesterday morning
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

For the District Of Columbia, Maryland and Vir-
Einia-Overrast and continued cold westher Wednes-
day and probably fhurSday; fresh northeast winds
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25

Relative humidity-s a, m, s; 2 p. m. IS; p.
m, g. Hours Of sunShine-l36 Per cent Of pos
xibe sunshine, 100
Temperature same date last yeAr-FiShest. 6;
lowest. a.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25

Beautiful Homegrown Flowers.
Consult Gude about flowers for wed
iings and all social events. 1914 r St
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-25
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TIDE TABLES.

TIDE TABLES.
Today-Low tide, 45s an. and So p. m higi
tide. 1917 e. m and II II D. m
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
=. Finance, Real Estate Insurance ..
World of Finance
NEW HAVEN SECURITIES.

. Holders Of New Haven" securities
will read with interest the following
answer made by the Boston News
Bureau to an inquirer, e. II. H., OF
Torrington:
New York, New Haven & HARTFORD
g per cent. debenture bonds should De
a. sound as government bonds. Tne
New Haven railroad cannot be duph-
Gated for 5000 per share today. II
has Specifically an unmortgaged main
line between New York and Provl-
dence. only 81, 100000 of Shore Line
bonds outstanding. This line could
carry per cent. mortgage TOT $zou'-
OOO, 900 in ordinary times and $lo0,-
900 600 of such bonds issued would
pay the floating debt and give the
company more than $50,0O0,OO0 Tor
improvements and expansion, new
and improved terminal
facilities for loading and unloading
which are very much needed!
The drop of NEW Haven 6s to par
has set a good many investors Won
dering whether these are not q cnolce
purchase and also why they have
dropped. There is a quiet notlon
that the stock Of the road may some
day turn up under the control or the
Pennsylvania. which Will soon have
direct connections. Many stockhold-
jers. who would have resented an Of
Ter Of 8 per cent dividends, would ac-
copt now cheerfully.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

{ STOCK MARKET :

New York, Feb. 16-Opening:
Measures adopted by the leading rail-
roads to relieve car shortage and
freight congestion at eastern ports,
together with other over night de-
velopments. impaired general firm
ness at fractional advances, but these
soon were extended to point or
more in some of the popular issues,
including United States Steel. Sugars,
metals Central Leather and other
equipments and specialties also mani
tested underlying strength. Shippings
hardened only a trifle and railroads
moved within narrow limits.
Noon-The early promise Of i'm
provement was not fulfilled, prices re-
acting before the end of the listless
first hour as. a result Of pressure
against railroads. Leading shares
of that group averaged one point
losses, with New Haven at the new
low record Of 36 3-4. The setback
spread to Steel and some Of the more
speculative issues, including motors,
Mexican Petroleum and Gas shares.
Utah Copper and Central Leather
were almost the sole features of
strength, the. former gaining 2 ga
points. Rallies were general before
midday, Marine preferred and metals
scoring substantial advances. Bonds
were irregular.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
I'M. QUAD"

Fashions change in humor, as In
everything else, and such writers as
George AIDE, the Hoosier fabulist;
Finley Peter Dunno, the creator Of
the philosophic "Mr. Dooley," and
Stephen Leacock, the McGin profess
sor who has become the lion of lat
ter day humorists, have usurped the
thrones formerly occupied by Bill
Nye, Josh Billings "M. Quad 'and
their contemporaries. The last dis
tinguished survivor Of the old nine
teenth century school OF humor,
Charles Bertrand Lewis, better known
as IN. Quad was born in Liverpool,
Ohio, just three quarters of a CEN
tury ago, today. It is true that ''Mr.
Bowser'' and his estimable spouse,
and Brother Gardner" Of the Lime
Kiln club, still have many admirers,
but they are mostly old people, and
the rising generation knows little Of
them.
I'M. Quad" started his career as a
printers devil in Michigan, and, at
ter graduating from the Michigan
State Agricultural College found en-
ployment on the staff Of the Detroit
Free Press. He soon became promi-
nent as a descriptive writer and as a
humorist, and adopted the pen name
Of I'M. Quad the lem quad being
the basis of type measurement.
The Bowsers, the most famous Of
the literary creations of Mr.. Lewis,
were originated lover forty years ago.
BoWser was just a plain, ordinary
man and husband, who could never
open his mouth without putting his
foot in it, and he had a strong ap-
peal for married folks. Husbands
sympathized with Bowser, and wives
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

HOTEL BRISTOL, at 122-124
West 49th Street. New York, Be-
tween Broadway and Fifth Avenue.
seeks the patronage Of Bridgeport's
travelling public. It is most con-
veniently located for the accommo-
dalton Of those who wish to make
the most Of short stay IN the city.
It guarantees quality and service at
most attractive rates. Special terms
for tourists or parties of four or
more friends.
without Meals:-Single rooms,
running water, $3.50 per day; dou-
BILE, 81; with private bath. $3.50 and
50: sitting room. bedroom and bath,
So to IS.
With Mea1s:-Single room, rum
ming water. So: for two, SIS per day;
with bath, Sc: sitting room. bed
room and bath, 81 to So.
The Bristol Is within easy walk
Ing Of the Grand Central and Penn
sylvania terminals. all the theatres,
Subway and Il" stations and i'm
portant stores.
Write for map and booklet.
T. e. TOLSON. Pres. and Mgr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
HOTEL FIRES.

The latest hotel fire horror will
make travellers uneasy as they go to
rest in their sky bedrooms. The
thirteen or more people who lost their
lives in such a fire at Minneapolis,
were exposed to no greater risks than
are taken every night in thousands
of inns. The same thing with even
more fatal results may occur in al
most any city.
# American hotels are careless on
the fire question. The majority are
not well provided with fire escapes.
Often the fire stairs are connected
only with sleeping rooms instead of
corridors. In case Of a fire the
guests would not know where to find
them, or perhaps could. not get to the
escape through locked door,.
Various devices for escape from
the windows on ropes are used. In
case of a fire people would be so
confused that they could not make
intelligent use Of them. 1t would
take a circus performer to get out
safely on the ordinary plain rope that
is placed in many rooms.
The only secure protection is a well
constructed system of fire escapes
reaching corridors In each section OF
every floor well marked by red
tights.
Many old fashioned people would
never lodge at hotel in a room above
the third floor. If they couldn't get
a room at that level, they would go
elsewhere. Nowadays people are
less cautious, and they trust them
selves wholly to the hotel people. But
in the smaller hotels, particularly,
there may be no competent Waterman.
The man who is supposed to keep
awake may spend mos. of the night
snoring on a couch.
If a hotel can't afford adequate
projections, it should not be per-
mitted to let rooms on high floors. 1t
is wise business policy, however, to
provide good fire equipment. It gives
such an impression Of security and
thoroughness that it is a splendid
advertisement of the business
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
DUKE OF ATHOLi
DIESLEAv|NCA AN
IMMENSE ESTATE
Owned 100000 Acres of
Land in Scottish High
lands Of Parthshire.

London, Feb. 15-The Duke of
Atholl has just died leaving an estate
Of 202, 900 acres in the Scottish high
lands Of Perthshire. At $40 acres to
the square mile, this is over 315
square miles, or about the size of
those sections in southeast Europe
which desire to be liberated and ma
tionalized." It compares also with
some of the Indian reservations in the
Western States, but is not as large as
any of the American states. 1t is not
all fertile land, however, but is noun
tain and valley with the intervening
sections of farm land, towns and vii
lagos, all maintaining the old-tiHe
feudal loyalty to the lord Of the
manor. A
Although the United Kingdom
has comparatively small in extent of
territory, it has more Of these vast
properties than any country In Eu-
rope or the world, due perhaps to the
law and custom of primogeniture by
which estates are kept Intact and pass
to the eldest son. There are 10000
comparatively large holdings. running
into the hundreds of acres, and aver
aging about 400 acres, whereas the
average holdings in France is 81
acres, Germany 81 acres, Belgium 1S
acres. Italy SO acres, and in continent
tai Europe at large 4S acres. The
average in the United Kingdom is
about eight or ten times that of other
parts Of Europe, and about three
times as great as the American aver
age.
The very large properties are es-
timated to number about 10000 with
an average Of 1900 acres, and value
Of 40,000,000 pounds. Then among
these, there are comparatively few
OF vast extent, running into the hum
dreds OF thousand acres, as the Duke
Of Atholl estate. Mr.. Money, the
member Of parliament who is an au-
thority on land, claims that one-sev-
entieth part Of the population owns
two-thirds Of the entire land. AM
other authority estimates that the
10000 larger landlords own ten
elevenths of the total area.
Lord Masham, whose Ceath also
was announced recently was the for
mer owner Of the Jervaulx estate Of
$4,000 acres, or about 55 square
miles, part of which he disposed Of
on the ground that ''35, 900 acres Of
English land is too large holding to
be prudent"
The still more recent death of the
Duke Of Norfolk further reveals the
extent of big land holdings among the
nobility. He was possessor Of inn
mensely rich estates, chief among
them that Of Arundel Castle, which
dates from the time Of King Alfred.
who mentioned it in his will. The
late Dukes income from his estates
amounted to about $1,500,000 a year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
AN UNWILLING HERO

An unwilling hero, with violent
distaste for the notoriety that has
been thrust upon him, Lieut.. Patrick
Barrett is said to be suffering keenly
from the unwelcome attentions thrust
upon him since the publication of the
findings of the court of inquiry which
brought disgrace to Mrs. Corvallis
West, mother of a princess and a
duchess, and long one of the reigning
society leaders of Great Britain. Pat
rick Barrett, the innocent victim OF
this "petticoat scandal" is twenty
sen years old, and has been in the
army since 1902. He was serving with
the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at the out
break of the war, and was Immediate
ly dispatched with his regiment to
France. He played a gallant part in
the retreat from Mons and in the
bloody battles of the Marine and the
Aisne. In the latter he was severely
wounded, and after a period in a
military hospital, was sent to Eng
land. There he was installed in the
Birch mansion at St. Asaph, convert
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Birch into a
home for convalescents. The gallant
young soldier, then sergeant, soon
attracted the attention of Mrs. Corn
wallis West, and she showered atten-
tons upon him. Although well past
middle age, the society queen was
evidently smitten with the shy, bash
full soldier boy, and wrote him sew
eral letter switch may best be de-
scribed as "mushy'' When he was
able to be about Mrs. Cornwallis-Wes
invited him to Ruthin Castle, the
home of the Corvallis Vests Even
tually the lady used her influence to
have him promoted to the rank Of
lieutenant, but she soon regretted her
action, a letter from the soldier In
which he frankly stated that he did
not like TO have her kiss him and
call him darling apparently chang
ing her liking to hatred. In any event
she again used her influence to have
Barrett transferred to another batta-
lion, under circumstances which
made 1t seem to him that he was In
disgrace. He became mentally UNI
balanced, and made an attempt on
his life. This resulted in the Off
cial inquiry which resulted in the
public justification of Barrett, and
the disgrace Of Mrs. CORVALLIS West.
Since then Barrett has been popular
hero-muc-l to his dislike.